Monday, June 18, 2012

SBC Goes Heretic Hunting

Watching from this distance the accusations of "heretic" being tossed about within the Southern Baptist Convention, I'm reminded of something Robert Ingersoll said more than a century ago: “Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy, a coffin.”

12 comments:

amjp said...

Isn't it comforting that I don't (have to) believe in original sin - or salvation for that matter. A person is born with the capacity for both good and evil and has the responsibility to CHOOSE the former.

Anonymous said...

Jerry Wayne,
These clingers with their bibles and guns have elected Fred Luter, Jr to lead their group. You can forget about the "heretic hunting". I wonder if Caesar Obammus will send a note to Luter commenting on his elevation to head the SBC? You might need to pick on some other group.

Anonymous said...

Out of curiosity, who or what taught you the concept of good and evil and what defined it, amp?

Anonymous said...

Who did Adam and Eve's children have sex with?

amjp said...

Anonymous@7:52 AM. Maybe you'll learn something here. What I wrote is one of the basic concepts of Judaism.

Anonymous said...

So, you are offering a religious opinion, just not that of original sin?

Anonymous said...

AMJP, No it is not comforting that you do not believe in salvation. I truthfully find it very sad.

Anonymous said...

Thank goodness we live in America where we welcome Jew AND Gentile; where my neighbor can subscribe to Predestination and I may believe in Free Will. Personally, I also believe human beings may CHOOSE to do good or evil...and for me salvation opens the door for what I believe the correct choice to be (Good - if that's not pretty clear already).

Anonymous said...

Once again, who or what taught you the differene in good and evil?

Carrie said...

Wow, it looks like someone is trying to insinuate that if you're not religious then you are not moral or ethical. Sorry to burst people's bubbles but you do not have to be religious to be moral or ethical.

Anonymous said...

O.K. who or what taught you what is moral and ethical? Where did they lean it?

Carrie said...

Anon,

Cultures teach you. Most human beings have exactly the same moral institutions regardless of if they are religious or not. Let me ask you something, are you "moral" or "ethical" because you are afraid of going to Hell?