(December 19, 2015 at 12:56 pm)Stimbo Wrote:(December 19, 2015 at 12:41 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I've been on these boards for several months now. You know my answer to these questions.
Could you reiterate for the purpose of thread continuity? I wouldn't want it thought I was putting words into your mouth. You should know my feelings about clarity of positions and definitions.
Yeah, sure.
My post about things changing over the course of several centuries was actually aimed at Min's comment about Galileo... it was not aimed at you.
Obviously, the words in the bible do not change. Our interpretation of certain aspects of it though, does change. A lot of it, especially the OT, is written in poetry, allegory, metaphor, etc. So it is not taken completely literally by the vast majority of modern day Christians.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
