And why does the Anglican Church exist? Henry the 8th wanted to marry his lover. He of course then murders her, and goes on to another woman, and another, etc, once he controlled the “religious narrative”. Ahhhh christianity! So “wholesome”. So worthy of autocracy. So perverse in the needs of civil society. It was always a rat’s nest. And always will be. It’s about power, pure and simple.
And why does the Anglican Church exist? Henry the 8th wanted to marry his lover. He of course then murders her, and goes on to another woman, and another, etc, once he controlled the “religious narrative”. Ahhhh christianity! So “wholesome”. So worthy of autocracy. So perverse in the needs of civil society. It was always a rat’s nest. And always will be. It’s about power, pure and simple.
Well... How about all the weird and wonderful interpretations those very learned jurists have made of the US Constitution?
It's hard to say what's worse when it comes to misinterpreting a text like the Gospel or the Constitution, the confusion of the totally ignorant, the political slant put on spiritual teachings by Emperors and Popes, religious distortions in the reading of basic law at the behest of failed politicians who found material success and an obedient flock by dressing up as priests and pastors...
Any connection between Christ's teachings and what is taught in too many churches is purely fortuitous.
Yet... there's an incredible treasure chest buried under that dunghill... with all those wretched people standing on it moaning and complaining, when they're not spouting hate and toting semi-automatics...
As for the Constitution, one could add to the Litany something like:
From the learned opinions of clever fools and rogues, Good Lord deliver us.
And why does the Anglican Church exist? Henry the 8th wanted to marry his lover. He of course then murders her, and goes on to another woman, and another, etc, once he controlled the “religious narrative”. Ahhhh christianity! So “wholesome”. So worthy of autocracy. So perverse in the needs of civil society. It was always a rat’s nest. And always will be. It’s about power, pure and simple.
Well... How about all the weird and wonderful interpretations those very learned jurists have made of the US Constitution?
It's hard to say what's worse when it comes to misinterpreting a text like the Gospel or the Constitution, the confusion of the totally ignorant, the political slant put on spiritual teachings by Emperors and Popes, religious distortions in the reading of basic law at the behest of failed politicians who found material success and an obedient flock by dressing up as priests and pastors...
Any connection between Christ's teachings and what is taught in too many churches is purely fortuitous.
Yet... there's an incredible treasure chest buried under that dunghill... with all those wretched people standing on it moaning and complaining, when they're not spouting hate and toting semi-automatics...
As for the Constitution, one could add to the Litany something like:
From the learned opinions of clever fools and rogues, Good Lord deliver us.