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  1. Politesse

    How many Biblical mistakes did Bernie Sanders make in his public attack on John 3

    Ah, so it was not, in fact, an "attack on John 3", but rather an attack on a Senate appointment he found dubious, which you personally feel to be in disagreement with the way John 3 is interpreted in your favorite hermeneutical doctrine. **mod edit**
  2. Politesse

    Lucifer the hero? God the tyrant?

    I note that nearly every dictator in history rose to power on an upswell of rebellion and promises of a better society. They often even go so far as to genuinely try to build their utopia, albeit over the bones of foe and friend alike. But the question remains - what of the outcome? If we can...
  3. Politesse

    How many Biblical mistakes did Bernie Sanders make in his public attack on John 3

    I notice that you do not bother to explain what remarks you are responding to or in what context they were made. Is there a reason for this?
  4. Politesse

    Paul & Christianity

    I don't see how Paul is any less responsible for the founding of the Roman church than Peter. Paul's words are quoted in every liturgy. Almost all doctrine is tied to his works somehow. Nary an encyclical fails to mention one of his works or hymns. He was a part of the Roman church before Peter...
  5. Politesse

    Jesus or Else

    How could we ever cease to exist? We are made of eternal stuff. A flower doesn't exist any less today because it took the form of a bulb last week. This is true of everything, but I think Jesus was at literal pains to demonstrate that death is nothing to fear.
  6. Politesse

    Is artwork depicting Jesus Christ as nude or with pubic

    Ah, true! When I first read your post, I confess my first thought was that Mikveh was probably not very often depicted in pre-modern artwork. But a quick google search proved that I was quite wrong about this assumption! Once again, Jews are better than Christians at being Christian about...
  7. Politesse

    Is artwork depicting Jesus Christ as nude or with pubic

    I think we should never have eliminated the practice of baptizing nude as was done in the beginning, and I think nude depictions of Christ's baptism and crucifixion are meaningful in part because they call to mind (or should call to mind) that he is the descendant and redeemer of Adam. Jesus, of...
  8. Politesse

    Bizarre Sayings of Paul

    His words stand. If God Himself is writing, he's taking sides in a racial dispute in a major way. If Paul is writing, he has still voluntarily made himself an ally of state violence for the sake of a personal grudge. Epimenides may have been Cretan, but Paul was not.
  9. Politesse

    Bizarre Sayings of Paul

    About the Cretans: Consider that the God of the Hebrew Scriptures called down genocidal judgements on many peoples, often going so far as to clarify that slaves and infants are in no way immune from his wrath. Paul's statements about Crete are a bit bigoted by modern standards, but are they...
  10. Politesse

    Cultural Appropriation, Anyone?

    I generally try to honor my family's gods and liturgies such as I know them. In terms of my direct genealogical relations, that is one of the reasons I name myself a "Christian Pagan" when pressed to claim an ill-fitting label, rather than just a pagan or general-purpose heretic. I do not...
  11. Politesse

    No weapons allowed in to my home.

    Suddenly I wish I lived in Norway! Our local cops won't so much as take their shoes off to raid a mosque/temple, they certainly wouldn't consent to disarm.
  12. Politesse

    Noam Chompsky Rocks!

    I have serious issues with his linguistic theories, but he has always been a kind and well-mannered scholar.
  13. Politesse

    A gentle Christian debate: Is Jesus God, in Human Flesh?

    "In human flesh"? We do not own our flesh, it was always God's and in God's image. He is not a foreign presence in our bodies (nor the Lord's) but belonged and belongs there all along, as it was in the beginning. Jesus gives us the power to come into our inheritance as rightful sons and...
  14. Politesse

    Jesus is not God

    And yet, everyone who looked at him is now dead.
  15. Politesse

    Abstract Ideas

    We could never be as cool as gorillas, not even if we tried. Too carnivorous.
  16. Politesse

    Abstract Ideas

    Bonobos, if we're lucky. Baboons, if we're not.
  17. Politesse

    To what extent are Islamic terrorists inspired by Muhammad and the Quran?

    I didn't say anything of the sort. People are people.
  18. Politesse

    How do you explain AOC's hysterical irrational behavior?

    If shouting at those who run concentration camps is "hysterical", then being hysterical is something to aspire to.
  19. Politesse

    Cultural Appropriation

    Ah, so you aspire to the same level of political maturity as do radical college students.
  20. Politesse

    To what extent are Islamic terrorists inspired by Muhammad and the Quran?

    Follow the money, and you'll have your answer. If "serving God" just so happens to put a man on a throne or make someone very, very rich... they probably aren't really serving God, however many proof texts they can throw at you to justify their actions. Jesus said it thus: "Many who are now...
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