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Sunday, December 31, 2006
Requiem for a Bastard
By Hunter: Of all of Christ's teachings, the one Christians rebel against most gleefully is the "turn the other cheek"... the admonitions against vengeance and violence are simply ignored... With due respect -- which is to say, none -- don't celebrate Saddam's death with glee and call yourself a Christian... while I felt no pity for Saddam's death, I did at the least feel pity for us, as a nation and as a world, for all our religions and all our laws. The grim celebrations of the event were yet another reminder: we are not who we claim to be, not even the best of us. We have less honor than we claim, and fewer morals than we profess to. Saddam was caught, practically stuffed and mounted already. The killing blow itself was not justice met, just vengeance satisfied.Labels: Christianity, death penalty, Saddam Hussein
Monday, December 25, 2006
How Religious-based is your Christmas?
By stormbear: The Christmas tree is often explained as a Christianization of the ancient Pagan idea that the evergreen tree represents a celebration of the renewal of life. In actuality, when the Roman Empire was converted en masse to Christianity, many cultures did not give up their Pagan ideals and traditions and so they were incorporated into the Christmas tradition... When the first missionaries began converting the Germanic peoples to Christianity, they found it convenient to provide a Christian reinterpretation for popular feasts such as Yule... versus trying to confront and suppress them.Labels: Christianity, Christmas, yule
