tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492277044204173210.post7257756513366396249..comments2023-03-25T10:06:49.223+00:00Comments on Work Of My Own Fiction: David Cameron On TheologyKaren Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541344386669774364noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492277044204173210.post-50195190496786040792010-02-21T01:38:06.072+00:002010-02-21T01:38:06.072+00:00Here's Peter Tatchell's - admirably balanc...Here's Peter Tatchell's - admirably balanced - take on the issue:<br /><br />http://www.petertatchell.net/religion/jesus.htm<br /><br />Mind you, Karen, if you fancy some more headlines for the Methodist Church, perhaps you could get someone to go on the record agreeing with Sir Reg :)Matthew Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418402814106562272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492277044204173210.post-29855557710132156102010-02-21T01:27:34.242+00:002010-02-21T01:27:34.242+00:00According to no less an authority than Sir Elton J...According to no less an authority than Sir Elton John, Jesus was gay. So it's probably safe to say he was a liberal. A Jewish liberal, even.Matthew Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418402814106562272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492277044204173210.post-90457538240407536162010-02-09T09:54:20.262+00:002010-02-09T09:54:20.262+00:00Ok, well, here's a side that you might not kno...Ok, well, here's a side that you might not know...<br /><br />This is from Matthew 19.8:<br /><br />"Jesus said to them: 'It was because you were so hard-hearted that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but at the beginning it was not so. And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another commits adultery.'"<br /><br />...Sounds a bit like the Pope.Karen Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541344386669774364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492277044204173210.post-40233792462012607122010-02-08T23:37:31.300+00:002010-02-08T23:37:31.300+00:00I'm sure you're right about the values of ...I'm sure you're right about the values of the reader.<br /><br />Everything I know about Jesus tells me that he was a leftie, but then there's plenty I don't know about the man...<br /><br />As for God, the idea that divine justice is something quite alien from my own sense of justice is intriguing to me. But doubtless all varieties of people with a belief in god think that their doing God's workPaul Taberhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105943711370626792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492277044204173210.post-63455994642121469042010-02-07T16:58:14.251+00:002010-02-07T16:58:14.251+00:00I think it depends on which bible passages the rea...I think it depends on which bible passages the reader looks at, as well as the values/political philosophy of the reader. Then there is always the consideration of modern day standards imposed upon ancient societies.Karen Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541344386669774364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492277044204173210.post-3615975489279039792010-02-06T12:03:09.669+00:002010-02-06T12:03:09.669+00:00I don't think the question is: "Is God a ...I don't think the question is: "Is God a liberal?"<br /><br />I think the question is: "Are liberals less spiritual than traditionalists?"<br /><br />And I think the answer is no.Karen Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541344386669774364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492277044204173210.post-66370328252373295922010-02-06T11:39:47.690+00:002010-02-06T11:39:47.690+00:00Do you think God is a liberal? I've always tho...Do you think God is a liberal? I've always thought of him as a narcissist with authoritarian tendencies.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.com