tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post81625685494448810..comments2023-05-25T06:44:40.265-05:00Comments on The Motley Cow: Can Theology Evolve? More trouble for fundamentalists.Mpetersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18399880071535547324noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post-38660124402499634422011-08-19T09:40:30.810-05:002011-08-19T09:40:30.810-05:00By "Christian morality" I meant the mora...By "Christian morality" I meant the moral precepts of most Christians... but most Christians are willing to accept the metaphorical interpretation of the Garden of Eden. <br /><br />Radical? Grin. What makes anything "radical" is the willingness to reexamine the foundations of your beliefs to make sure they're firm. What makes you a conservative is your unwillingness to do that. Ironically, my radicalism, as you call it, is nothing more than Socratic method. It's only scary -- or radical -- to people who refuse to examine what they believe. <br /><br />Which turns out to be a lot of people, don't ya think?Mpetersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399880071535547324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post-84333328184406092672011-08-17T09:02:56.046-05:002011-08-17T09:02:56.046-05:00So you stand by your assertion that accepting the ...So you stand by your assertion that accepting the most basic tenant of Christianity---the need for Christ to redeem you from sin---is a "fundamentalist" position?<br /><br />If that is correct, it truly shows how radical the UWWC philosophy dept. has become. <br /><br />"Christian morality", I suspect I will find your academic definition of this interesting, given that you think one can be a Christian by rejecting the need for Christ to redeem you from sin.Kevin Scheunemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252156440774753037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post-81095708245526031032011-08-16T22:15:12.299-05:002011-08-16T22:15:12.299-05:00You've assumed what you're trying to prove...You've assumed what you're trying to prove. <br /><br />But you're not a Christian Kevin, you're just sort of "Christianist" really. Your comments make you into more of a Marcionite Paulist than a real Christian... although heresy kind of suits you. Of course, since, technically, you don't believe in the one true God, these statements make you an atheist.<br /><br />lol... that probably explains why you can so easily put economics ahead of Christian morality.Mpetersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399880071535547324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32673461.post-15523252615325672232011-08-16T21:33:48.999-05:002011-08-16T21:33:48.999-05:00Denying the Fall of mankind into sin, denies the v...Denying the Fall of mankind into sin, denies the very need for Christ for redemption from sin.<br /><br />Merely viewing Christianity as beautiful metaphors may make you a lot of things, but it does not make you "Christian".<br /><br />A Christian accepts the need for Christ's redemption. That is the basic tenant of Christianity.<br /><br />Anyone not accepting that basic tenant is simply kidding themsleves about being a Christian.<br /><br />The bible considers denying the Holy Spirit and the need for Christ's redemption from sin an unpardonable sin.<br /><br />Your logic that one can be a Christian while committing an unpardonable sin against Christ, and the Holy Spirit, seems to be typical in the academic square these days.Kevin Scheunemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252156440774753037noreply@blogger.com