RE: Do I believe Atheists are going to hell?
January 28, 2018 at 5:37 am
(This post was last modified: January 28, 2018 at 5:42 am by The Grand Nudger.)
I am the way, the truth, and the life. None get to the father but through me.
Well shit, sounds pretty final. Ask a catholic one question and you'll get three opinions. There is no consistent or rational reading of either the foundational underpinnings of all christian faiths or the catechism of the catholic church that would explicitly state otherwise. OTOH, like all things religious, heaven is a product. You don;t get to ride the merry go round forever with jesus unless you pay the man...but some people who would otherwise want to pay the man find that notion abhorrent.
-and so we ambulate forever, with the church and most christian faiths allowing people to be bad christians in order to be decent human beings. This is the intractable problem of faith as it pertains to it's deployment. The institution of faith cannot persist unless it remains relevant and makes concessions in accordance with the changing expectations of the faithful. Failure to do so marginalizes the market share of any given sect, and just makes it's followers look like hateful nutballs...driving them to obscurity.
Well shit, sounds pretty final. Ask a catholic one question and you'll get three opinions. There is no consistent or rational reading of either the foundational underpinnings of all christian faiths or the catechism of the catholic church that would explicitly state otherwise. OTOH, like all things religious, heaven is a product. You don;t get to ride the merry go round forever with jesus unless you pay the man...but some people who would otherwise want to pay the man find that notion abhorrent.
-and so we ambulate forever, with the church and most christian faiths allowing people to be bad christians in order to be decent human beings. This is the intractable problem of faith as it pertains to it's deployment. The institution of faith cannot persist unless it remains relevant and makes concessions in accordance with the changing expectations of the faithful. Failure to do so marginalizes the market share of any given sect, and just makes it's followers look like hateful nutballs...driving them to obscurity.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
