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Ne_OrangeKnight
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So, shall I assume that you are unable to answer the question that I posed to you? I’ll re-post them here for ease of finding. Because as much as I appreciate a good non sequitur or ad hominem, I’d prefer to stay on this off-topic.**I hope this isn’t an addiction.**By the way, Orange Knight, when I think of Orange Knight the Protestants of northern Ireland come to mind. Sorry about that. Now, in that part of Ireland you have had some crazied bigots, both Protestants and Catholics. My late father-in-law was from County Donegal, a devout Catholic, and an avid IRA sympathizer. Thank God the situation there seems to have improved recently. Religion can be such a fomenter of hatred when Christ commanded us to love instead.
Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, and all other non-Christians DON’T have faith in Jesus. Mere benevolent conduct towards others isn’t enough to merit paradise. The Bible is very explicit that we can’t merely work our way into Heaven. Not to mention that the views that you express here are unheard of in the 1.5 millennia of Christianity.Since Christ is filled with compassion I’m sure he won’t hold a grudge against Protestants, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, etc., because of their religion. …] This tells me that Jesus isn’t that interested in our theology but in our faith in him and our conduct toward one another.
So, where does the line get drawn? How far may one take this idea of “different viewpoints”? The authority of the Church? The nature of the sacraments? The divinity of Christ? The existence of Heaven and Hell?That’s all I have time for. I suspect that you will want to quibble some more, but I’m not interested. I am for a ‘big tent’ Christianity where different viewpoints are respected. I am against a tight system of doctrine that takes away substantially from our freedom of inquiry and of thought.
And then, of course, why should the line be drawn there? How do you know?
Sam, the Neon Orange Knight