Thank God for the Religious Right

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

"My fathers house is not made of timber and stone. I am within you and all around you. Lift any rock and you shall find me, split any piece of wood and I am there."

Gospel according to St. Thomas----Banned by the Catholic Church................
Gee, I wonder why?

Dave

"Where two or more are gathered together in my name, there shall I be also".

It surely must work for He has been very, very good to us.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by merrylander

For all the bible thumpers I can recommend a reading of Matthew 6.

I was going to say, "Or what about Jesus' admonition to pray in secret."

But then I looked up the verse. You beat me to it. Matthew 6:6.

John

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

The group of people I know are among those who want to reclaim the meaning of Christianity to the teachings of Christ, which are utterly inconsistent with the war-mongering, intolerant, greedy attitude displayed by Pat Robertson, Falwell and that ilk.

That puts me in mind of Rev. Jim Wallis and "Sojourners".

http://www.sojo.net

John

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by Boreas

That puts me in mind of Rev. Jim Wallis and "Sojourners".

http://www.sojo.net

John

Thank you for tipping us off on a wonderful website.

You know I needed an excuse to spend more time online.

Here is an article I came accross on one of the blogs included there.

http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/06/big-...nd-social-sin/

The author was spot on when he observed that the social conservatives on the right are most concerned about sins related to sex, but give short shrift to ones having to do with senseless war or greed.

Finally, I guess I was vague when I mentioned a group of people interested in reclaiming Christianity - I was actually speaking of my Sunday School class and other people in the church that I don't attend nearly often enough.

For several years, the church had a program going on that we called the Cultural Bridge group. We reached out for relationships with a Conservative Synagogue and with an African Methodist Eposcopal church. We made some great friends, and overcame a misperception or two. There is now a multi-faith youth group being started in Kansas City that is part of a national program founded by an American born man who was raised in the Hindu faith. There are faithful people of many different religions who believe in peace and service to others.

Regards,

D-Ray

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by Boreas

I was going to say, "Or what about Jesus' admonition to pray in secret."

But then I looked up the verse. You beat me to it. Matthew 6:6.

John

And that was from memory, guess Alzheimer's has not hit yet.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

. . .The author was spot on when he observed that the social conservatives on the right are most concerned about sins related to sex, but give short shrift to ones having to do with senseless war or greed.

. . .
D-Ray

Peop[le look at me funny when I tell them that war is obscene.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Peop[le look at me funny when I tell them that war is obscene.

They may but you are correct.