(February 29, 2016 at 11:47 am)abaris Wrote:(February 29, 2016 at 11:42 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Catholicism DOES cherry pick from the bible. I'm glad it does.
That's why I have less of a problem with Catholicism than with evangelical bible literalists, whom I consider dangerous in positions of power. It's open for debate what that says about the value of dogmas in general, but the Catholic church adapts when it's losing popularity.
I personally don't know any evangelicals, but I don't think they take the bible completely literally either, do they? I know the Westboro's do, but thankfully, they are a group of like 20 people that exist no where else in the world. Can't imagine what it would be like to deal with them if they were an official world wide denomination.
"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
