RE: is the bible a universally binding contract?
July 17, 2014 at 2:12 pm
(This post was last modified: July 17, 2014 at 2:14 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(July 17, 2014 at 1:45 pm)Lek Wrote: That's really great revisionism.Point out a single item that isn't 100% factual.
Quote: I don't see any evil in Mother Teresa's efforts to help those who had no help from anybody. Mother Teresa's aim was to provide for the immediate needs of the people on the street and to spread christianity.Her aims were to spread christianity, yes. She failed to provide for any immediate needs, despite having the funds (and then some) to do so. What she gave people, in the most generous reading, was a place to die amongst the dying.
Quote: She was right that India needed christianity. One huge reason that the street people were not getting any help was the hindu religion. It was believed that they were paying for bad karma and thus shouldn't be helped. They would never get ahead under the hindu caste system and were just left there to suffer and die.
So along she comes, with christianity......... and they suffer and die under her roof. The only thing that changed was the landlord.
Quote:She did believe that poverty was spiritually helpful, but dedicated her life to taking care of suffering people.No....again, she didn't take care of them...and that's what's so mystifying about it. She actually never made any qualms about this when asked so I don't understand why you're doing so now in her stead.
Quote:Why doesn't some person go over there and build modern, clean hospitals and nice places for these people? Maybe they can create job opportunities for them so they can rise out of poverty. While we're waiting for that to happen, Mother Teresa's organization is continuing to feed, clothe and treat them.People have gone over there and done so, with a fraction of the money she collected under the guise of...you know..doing so.
Look, lek. I'm sure she was full of good intentions...but what is it that you christains say about roads and intentions?
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