I understand that. I'm just saying that if a couple is considering family planning (as most do), it might seem a bit off to try to convince them...
I'd say an appeal to space-faring is a bad starting point for family planning :laugh:
I will have to consult the text when I get home, but I was reading a book that spoke to the carrying over of Jewish "misogyny" (I know that term...
That is one possible interpretation. However, it isn't clear that it is the only interpretation. It is debated whether the figure breaking the...
Other than what @Tiffy has already said about Scripture, I would also point you to the following: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopa_Theodora...
That is a bit contentious. It seems quite clear that there were female priests in the early church. They were, however, not common.
Perhaps!
Considering that evolution is true, I assume Jesus would have appreciated it. An odd question though.
An exceptional exception? :hmm:
We can always come up with one-off exceptions. Those aren't typically meaningful.
Not necessarily crucial aspects, but certainly outwards signs worth maintaining (imo). For example, it isn't crucial that one dress nicely for...
"RE-ENVISAGING THE SOCIAL ROLE OF PROPERTY" was vomit inducing.
It was.
I'll be that guy and bump an old thread :p I have just started seriously considering this subject for the first time and wanted to say that the...
Yes. It is to the point where even if one were to conclude that the theology of the RCC was correct, they would necessarily be driven to fringe...
I can't say I have much sympathy for the policies of either. I take the view that my participation in elections is a form of consent to the...
Neither are worth the effort necessary to show up at the voting booth.
Huh, I didn't know the Boy Scouts was started by an Anglican! I wasn't ever involved with it growing up, but I do think it serves an important...
I'd fall into that camp. I am not of the mind that we will die, go to heaven to be in the presence of God, and then be sent back to earth in a...
I can't say I find this line of reasoning convincing, but you won't find me agreeing with dispensationalism either :laugh: