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#57 Did Jesus have to die?

Posted in God, Philosophy of Religion, Religion, Religious Philosophy, Theology, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 5, 2012 | 3 Comments »

During this, the 40-day Lenten period leading up to Easter, the inevitable question comes to mind:  why did Jesus—said to be the Son of God—suffer and die on a cross? As.a child, theologian and Methodist minister Rebecca Ann Parker learned that God sacrificed his beloved child for the sake of humanity.  Influenced by this teaching, [...]

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#18 God and the Devil duke it out in the john

Posted in Ethics, God, Philosophy of Religion, Theological Ethics, Theology, tagged , , , , on April 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »

WC.  Water Closet.  Privy.  Crapper.  Must stripped-down theology sink to the level of the toilet?  But this is precisely where the ‘father’ of Protestant Christianity, Martin Luther (1483-1546), claimed he had been given his most important of realizations. Luther didn’t stop at the marketplace when talking about the presence of God (and the Devil).  If God [...]

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