There are moments when Lectionaries are a pain. Today I had to wallop on about sodomites and catamites before breakfast. Of course, St Paul had a far bigger target in his sights in this passage in 1 Corinthians (ch 6 v 1-11) - litigious Christian ratbags who went to the secular courts to resolve internal community/church arguments. Hm! ACNA should learn to read the WHOLE passage not just verse 9 !! Verses 6-8 rather suggest that suing TEC for buildings is quite contrary to the plain, literal sense of scripture. I am so glad I am no longer a conservative!
My little noddle unearthed some ancient thoughts which may be worth sharing with the world. Regarding the Inclusive Language debate, here's some John Scotus Erigena from his De Predestinatione Liber:
"Nothing can be said worthily about God. hardly a single noun, verb or any other part of speech can be used appropriately of God, in the strict sense....And yet ever since the Fall, poverty stricken human reason has been labouring with these words, these visible signs to suggest and give some sort of hint of the sublime richness of the Creator."
Trust the Irish, eh! And with regard to Dawkins, Hawking and all them visible atheists, here's a wee nip of Richard of St Victor:
"The problem of our times is the loud mouthed, so-called philosophers who are trying to make a name for themselves by thinking up fictional speculations and searching for novelties." (from Benjamin Maior).
I might take Matthew Paris's advice from the Saturday Times and look at Butler's Analogy which he finds more congenial than either Dawkins or the Bibilical conservative.
"Nothing can be said worthily about God. hardly a single noun, verb or any other part of speech can be used appropriately of God, in the strict sense....And yet ever since the Fall, poverty stricken human reason has been labouring with these words, these visible signs to suggest and give some sort of hint of the sublime richness of the Creator."
Trust the Irish, eh! And with regard to Dawkins, Hawking and all them visible atheists, here's a wee nip of Richard of St Victor:
"The problem of our times is the loud mouthed, so-called philosophers who are trying to make a name for themselves by thinking up fictional speculations and searching for novelties." (from Benjamin Maior).
I might take Matthew Paris's advice from the Saturday Times and look at Butler's Analogy which he finds more congenial than either Dawkins or the Bibilical conservative.
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