Tag: Christianity
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Religion: A Tool for Constructing Meaning, but not for Discovering Truth
“Don’t confuse meaning with truth.” — Thucydides I have a religion. Hell, I have a few of them. Honestly, if there was something akin to a “Jam of the Month Club” for religions, I’d join; $120 a year and every month I’d get a new religion to sample—I’d be all over that shit. Yummy yummy,…
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Rethinking My Stance on Christianity
A gay man, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Christianity all of my life. I’ve long argued that contemporary Christianity focuses far too much on the sacrifice of Jesus to the extent that the belief system provides a “Get Out of Guilt-Jail Free” card to its adherents who don’t want to take personal responsibility for…
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Theological Subtleties: Catholicism vs. Anglicanism
Let’s be clear: the variations in Catholic and Anglican theologies are nuanced. However, I’ve devised a simple rule that can assist the student. First, note that Thomist theology begs the question, How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? Yet Anglican theology asks, How many angels can dance on the head of…