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You’re St. Melito of Sardis! You have a great love of history and liturgy. You’re attached to the traditions of the ancients, yet you recognize that the old world — great as it was — is passing away. You are loyal to the customs of your family, though you do not hesitate to call family members to account for their sins. Find out which Church Father you are at The Way of the Fathers! |
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You’re St. Justin Martyr! You have a positive and hopeful attitude toward the world. You think that nature, history, and even the pagan philosophers were often guided by God in preparation for the Advent of the Christ. You find “seeds of the Word” in unexpected places. You’re patient and willing to explain the faith to unbelievers. Find out which Church Father you are at The Way of the Fathers! |
11 comments:
Nicely done. Thanks for the link.
...yes because modern socialist welfare states do so much for the physical health and moral fiber of the poor.
Beck isn't against charity or the church providing help and relief for those in need or Christian living out what Jesus has taught. He stands against Marxist/Socialist views of "social Justice" which are ultimately unChristian and (historically) lead to the oppression of the people.
Mike: You are a wonderful scholar, but on this issue you are a tad naive. Jesus did not preach that the omnipotent state should be the one to provide for every economic, health, and financial need or want of persons. I suspect your convictions are more nuanced than your brief line on this blog entry. Carry on, Brad Green
There are those who are preoccupied by the personal sin of themselves and others at the expense of a concern for political sin. There are also those who are preoccupied by the political sins of others at the expense of a concern for the personal sin in themselves and their friends. Neither understand the nature of sin.
Very good. Gotta love Colbert on religion and politics.
I think Marx can be an instructive lens for reading Paul, though obviously, you've got to filter his atheist assumptions. His critiques of capitalism are profound. His atheism comes from Ludwig Fuerbach who Karl Barth highly recommends. Barth liked Feuerbach because, in Barth's eyes, Feuerbach was the logical result of natural theology. Feuerbach inverted Hegel's dialectic philosophy to say that religion is the best of humanity put in divine terms. All that to say that to respond to Marx or Feuerbach, or anyone we might disagree with, we have to attempt to understand them first. Merold Westphal's "Suspicion and Faith: The Religious Uses of Modern Atheism" is a great read on the idea of allowing atheist to correct our idolatries.
I like Colbert because he points out how must of us respond to those who differ from us. Rather than seeking to understand them, we just grope at any kind of heated rhetoric we can showing they are wrong. Also, he's funny.
Looking at the pages of the NT, at the end of the day, all churches need to talk about social justice if they want to talk about Jesus.
Tim, good words.
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