Former bishop-elect: "God sounds like a psychopath"

[The Atheist]

Ahhhh. Warms the cockles of my heart to see christians fighting during dead-god-week.

Thanks, Daily Telegraph

 

[Paul C. Anagnostopoulos]

Christian theology has taught that because humans have sinned, God sent Christ as a substitute to suffer and die in our place.

Ooh, yeah, for a whole day or so. Then he got reabsorbed into the Borg.

~~ Paul

 

[Mephisto]

Ahhhh. Warms the cockles of my heart to see christians fighting during dead-god-week.

Thanks, Daily Telegraph

Hahaha! I thought this statement had something to do with rubber novelties.

In a BBC Radio 4 show, Mr John, who is now Dean of St Albans, urges a revision of the traditional explanation, known as "penal substitution".

 

[LawnOven]

He offers an alternative interpretation, suggesting that Christ was crucified so he could "share in the worst of grief and suffering that life can throw at us".

Except the way that it works he didn't do this, for a variety of reasons.

 

[The Atheist]

Ooh, yeah, for a whole day or so. Then he got reabsorbed into the Borg.

~~ Paul

Hey, come on, he was dead for a whole 2 1/2 days.

Sacrifice is fine, but let's not get carried away with it....

 

[The Atheist]

Hahaha! I thought this statement had something to do with rubber novelties.

Penal substitution, rubrics, censers...

I often wonder what the real agenda is.

 

[Glen.Nogami]

He offers an alternative interpretation, suggesting that Christ was crucified so he could "share in the worst of grief and suffering that life can throw at us".

So instead of dying to forgive our sins, he died to feel our pain?

Pardon me, but what the hell is the big deal? That's a relatively small distinction, isn't it?

 

[The Atheist]

That's a relatively small distinction, isn't it?

On one hand, he's died to forgive the sins of billions of humans

On the other, he's endured a few hours' pain to find out what it's like.

Not really a small distinction.

I always thought he got nailed for being stupid enough to not lie.

 

[Cello Man]

If he keeps being this honest with himself, he'll end up an atheist.

 

[SusanB-M1]

Sounds as if he has taken one small step in the right direction. But the Lent Talks this year have been boring, well, what I have listened to anyway. In some years they have been sharp and interesting, making points that give food for thought - although not agreement with the religious message of course.

 

[The Atheist]

Sounds as if he has taken one small step in the right direction. But the Lent Talks this year have been boring, well, what I have listened to anyway. In some years they have been sharp and interesting, making points that give food for thought - although not agreement with the religious message of course.

I've been waiting for some anglican bloke to come up and give me a random hug, in terms of Rowan Williams' ideas.

When I punch him in the mouth, I'm going to say that I've given up compassion during Lent!

 

[Glen.Nogami]

On one hand, he's died to forgive the sins of billions of humans

On the other, he's endured a few hours' pain to find out what it's like.

Not really a small distinction.

Yeah, it's a few hours pain, but it was apparently a summary of the entire human race's suffering. I'd imagine that'd be pretty intense.

 

[Darth Rotor]

I always thought he got nailed for being stupid enough to not lie.

If one takes the story of the Passion as a documentary, you have to admit, Pilate did give him a few opportunities to change the course of the verdict. It's almost like he was begging for it, like he wanted to be martyred. It's almost like it was planned.

DR

 

[The Atheist]

If one takes the story of the Passion as a documentary, you have to admit, Pilate did give him a few opportunities to change the course of the verdict. It's almost like he was begging for it, like he wanted to be martyred. It's almost like it was planned.

DR

Shhh!

Dan Brown will hear you.