tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post803333892783433755..comments2023-09-26T09:50:03.781+01:00Comments on Saintly Ramblings: What is the point?Rev. Richard Thornburghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01348972142475605435noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-80147623327527701302009-11-18T19:05:32.823+00:002009-11-18T19:05:32.823+00:00Ah - that wasn't your question. You're mo...Ah - that wasn't your question. You're moving the goalposts and this referee abandoning this game.Rev. Richard Thornburghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348972142475605435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-81693580527042850872009-11-18T07:39:19.703+00:002009-11-18T07:39:19.703+00:00What about Jesus's 'dad', the one in t...What about Jesus's 'dad', the one in the sky nobody sees?Brad Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381562723928616425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-15776370776757753892009-11-17T23:30:17.475+00:002009-11-17T23:30:17.475+00:00I doubt the existence of Sad Brad. No matter how h...I doubt the existence of Sad Brad. No matter how hard I try I just can't imagine a real person could be that boring.MadPriesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120376342802143188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-54206908860673334802009-11-17T23:23:41.603+00:002009-11-17T23:23:41.603+00:00How can you claim to adhere to the teachings of a ...<i>How can you claim to adhere to the teachings of a non-existent being?</i><br /><br />Actually, there's more written historical evidence for the existence of Jesus of Nazareth than for some other historical figures whose existence no-one doubts.Rev. Richard Thornburghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348972142475605435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-62772607007852160862009-11-15T23:40:20.092+00:002009-11-15T23:40:20.092+00:00How can you claim to adhere to the teachings of a ...How can you claim to adhere to the teachings of a non-existent being?<br /> Aren't two thousand years of bitchy dressup enough for adults?<br /> You clergy at least get paid; what's in it for anyone else? You have to pay money, get up early on Sundays to watch grown men swan around in satin and blow smoke while claiming to speak on the behalf of someone they can't hear and can'Brad Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381562723928616425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-27533269808109128302009-11-07T22:11:45.758+00:002009-11-07T22:11:45.758+00:00I'm not convinced you joined in with that whol...I'm not convinced you joined in with that wholeheartedly.Doorman-Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407399232593479871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-59215579640911173892009-11-07T10:09:10.666+00:002009-11-07T10:09:10.666+00:00No, much earlier! I meant the church in Jerusalem ...No, much earlier! I meant the church in Jerusalem not the Roman Catholics!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998340587847511690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-36843558654106299082009-11-06T14:19:30.154+00:002009-11-06T14:19:30.154+00:00To be honest, the Eastern church ended up being ju...To be honest, the Eastern church ended up being just as daft and, definitely, more dualist. If anyone knows of a branch of Christianity that actually sticks, or used to stick, to the teachings of Jesus, please let me know.MadPriesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120376342802143188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-76763234223560455592009-11-06T14:10:17.325+00:002009-11-06T14:10:17.325+00:00Something to do with the Reformation wasn't it...Something to do with the Reformation wasn't it?Rev. Richard Thornburghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348972142475605435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-11797665786078155262009-11-05T12:11:54.432+00:002009-11-05T12:11:54.432+00:00If by "pope" MadPriest means "Head ...If by "pope" MadPriest means "Head of the Church", I agree with him. Why did we ever leave that original church?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998340587847511690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-24741246405974048302009-11-04T19:24:56.376+00:002009-11-04T19:24:56.376+00:00But can you take a bottle?But can you take a bottle?Doorman-Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407399232593479871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-88512578427922528062009-11-04T15:40:29.669+00:002009-11-04T15:40:29.669+00:00Agreed.Agreed.Rev. Richard Thornburghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348972142475605435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33148078.post-48532984100583563642009-11-04T09:32:28.640+00:002009-11-04T09:32:28.640+00:00Saint Peter never went to Rome and the first pope ...Saint Peter never went to Rome and the first pope was James, the brother of Jesus, who never left Jerusalem.<br /><br />Just saying.MadPriesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120376342802143188noreply@blogger.com