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Recent content by Solly

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    Iris Murdoch

    Anyone here well versed in the moral philosophy of Murdoch? I have just read The Idea of Perfection, and find her view of moral development through 'attention' in love interesting.
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    Catholic and Protestant faith....

    It's a generalisation, because it's a general thing. Catholics inhabit a sacramental world where 'grace' is mediated by people and things, blessings, laying on of hands, water, oil, communion wafer. Buildings, things, and people can be holy, like relics, churches, altars, utensils, etc. This is...
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    The Authority of the Church

    But that is on topic to an extent. The RCC at times acts like the WeSaySo Corporation, while at others it turns a blind eye. It's all very well saying that they have a better claim to authority in these matters, but the fact is they have also lived with a broad church as far as interpretations...
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    The Christian Creeds

    We don't specifically use them (Baptist Union of Great Britain), although I think they are there somewhere, as part of our ecumenical stance.
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    Glad so see so many Presbyterians here--ahem

    No Presbyterians in England either, and the ones in Scotland are of a different order to Aemrican ones, I think. I know a PCUSA minister in Grosse Isle MI. Internet friend, I should say.
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    The Authority of the Church

    The main difference is that anyone who ventures to disagree in the RCC gets ceremoniously booted out: Donatists, Jansenists, Martin Boos and others of the Swiss/German 18th cent revival, Hans Küng, Liberation Theologians. A central authority is not always a good thing. Orders Schmorders...
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    Catholic and Protestant faith....

    There are differences, on the one hand matters such as the place of mary, the preisthood etc, on the other the philosophical underpinning of the RCC, its sacramental Thomism, which places it closer to the Anglicans, Lutherans and EOs. However, i have been following the justification debate...
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    The Authority of the Church

    It may look that way, but the appearances can be deceptive. For a start, most of the protestant denominations adhere to pretty much the same doctrinal view, are generally on goo dterms with each other, and often work together. OTOH, the RCC kept different denominations within its pale, ie...
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    The Authority of the Church

    Indeed. But that is not an argument for the RCC, since it didn't exist in the early days. Conversely, the Reformed churches accept a similar view, as seen in the way they put forward their confessions of true doctrine, including the list of accepted scriptures. In the early days of that, the...
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    Speaking for freedom of religion and the responsibilies attendant

    I disagree with some of the things she says - ie practicing the same kind of condemnation of others' values that she accuses them of doing, but her main point is correct. No one view, be it religious or not, should be enshrined as the policy of the state, esp by those who wield the 'objective...
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    Does Man Really Have a Soul?

    Fair dues. :)
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    Does Man Really Have a Soul?

    part 2 Pneuma. Spirit in most EVV. A specifically Chrisitan denotation, and referring to Christians alone. It stands, not in contrast to psyche, but sarx, "flesh", or humanity in oppostion to God; it denotes the whole man as committed to God, the Christian self. (Soul being left to denote our...
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    Does Man Really Have a Soul?

    I posted this elsewhere, last year, apologies for the length, they have a 24k limit on posts Biblical Anthropology: A minority view Sources: P S Johnston, "Humanity", in New Dictionary of Biblical Theology J K Chamblin, "Psychology", in Dictionary of Paul and his Letters D Guthrie, New...
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    The purpose of secular marriage

    I know that over here there are programmes for those choosing to marry, but that is for Christians generally, run by churches. since you don't have to get married in church, you won't necessarily encounter an helpful vicar/minister/pastor who will take you to one side first. It has been a...
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    The purpose of secular marriage

    And since the church is no longer an arm of the state, or vice versa, and since the conditions economically, are different, with much more independance, the requirement to maintain a conservative status quo also disappears. Over on Tweb the comment was made that most homosexuals would not choose...
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