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In reply to the discussion: Who will be our Rachel now?' Progressives reflect on movement without Held Evans [View all]trotsky
(49,533 posts)1. "living in accordance with the message of Jesus"
How does anyone truly know what the "message of Jesus" is?
The man, if he existed, left no written words of his own.
Everything we know about the man, if he existed, is third-hand AT BEST.
Looking at the history of Christianity, the conflict and strife in the religion has generally been over disagreements as to what that "message of Jesus" is. Christians have literally killed each other over them, and the end result is that we are still no closer to universal agreement as to what the actual "message of Jesus" entails.
Maybe it's time to dump the approach of "living in accordance with the message of Jesus"?
Or do you, guillaumeb, claim to be the sole human being in the world who KNOWS with 100% certainty what that message is?
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Who will be our Rachel now?' Progressives reflect on movement without Held Evans [View all]
guillaumeb
May 2019
OP
I think I have a good handle on the message of Jesus, having thought about the writings for fifty-fi
Karadeniz
May 2019
#39
You mean the article where she describes herself as "pro-life" in the first sentence.
Act_of_Reparation
May 2019
#12
Obviously thought women and their doctors shouldn't be making informed medical decisions
Major Nikon
May 2019
#50
It really is telling that pretty much every "Progressive Person of Faith" he's hauled before us...
Act_of_Reparation
May 2019
#52
and is generally quoted with some statement that excludes the godless heathens
Voltaire2
May 2019
#58
You mean how they try to take ownership of every bit of progress we've made over the years?
Act_of_Reparation
May 2019
#61
She single-handedly converted legions of Evangelicals to a milder, slightly less offensive theology.
Act_of_Reparation
May 2019
#33
You know there are means to knowledge more reliable than guessing, right?
Act_of_Reparation
May 2019
#15
I will never apologize for opposing those who would restrict a woman's right to an abortion.
trotsky
May 2019
#68