Europe Returning to Pagan Roots

NewsMax ^ | May 30, 2003 | Fr. Mike Reilly

[ffusco]

See you in Ellysium.

; )

[ArneFufkin]

Ooooops ... $15 TRILLION. That's a lot of cabbage.

[The Grammarian]

...Christianity isn't really a "religion" at all in the true definition of the word.

What exactly is the "true" definition to which you are referring?

[Joined2Justify]

"I can't deny that, but Christianity isn't really a "religion" at all in the true definition of the word. It has only become (falsely) represented as such in this last century."

Finally someone notices! Let's count how many times the Bible mentions religion... and what is the Bible calling religion? Ha!

Years, decades ago when I would see or hear the word religion, thoughts like "nobel cause" might flash upon my brain.

All religion is Evil. Always has been, always will be.

[ffusco]

Welcome Airstrip One!

[ArneFufkin]

Thanks for you gobbledygook shout out.

[metesky]

Phoenicians and Carthaginians were not Europeans.

[ffusco]

Who pissed in your tea?

[The Grammarian]

To clarify my previous post, and to answer yours, Joined: The Bible does mention religion several times (James 1:27, for example, which states that "true religion and undefiled is this"). Also, define religion for me.

Taking my cue from theologian Richard Watson, no one is exactly sure what the etymology of "religion" is. It could be from "religare," how we are bound to God, or "relegare," how we relate to God. Either way, it does not have the modern connotations that many Americans give it.

Therefore, "religion" is not evil, "false" religion is evil.

[EverOnward]

"Christianity is just a neutered, tired religion."

It appears you are a NON-Christian?

[ArneFufkin]

Some guy at a soccer riot.

I missed the gist of your Airstrip reference in the previous post.

My apologies. I should have called it mumbo jumbo, rigamaroll, hoohah, mushmouthing or jibbajabba.

[TheAngryClam]

No way- apotheosis or bust!

[TheAngryClam]

it's from religare, but not about being joined to God. Religio, religionis means "a duty" or "an obligation" - in the context of the Roman religion this describes, it's something like "Go make sacrifice X on the third day before the Kalends of March" or "Don't eat that. Ever."

[ffusco]

What about claptrap, yada yada, baloon juice and hot air?

[TheAngryClam]

Right.

Which is humorous, when I think about a very different path I might have taken not too long ago.

[ArneFufkin]

Christianity is just a neutered, tired religion

Christianity is the greatest inspirational movement in human history.

[TheAngryClam]

Check out Orwell's "1984" to get it.

[ArneFufkin]

I like claptrap! Gumflappin' claptrap!

What was the Airstrip reference?

[ArneFufkin]

Orwell seems to be 19 years late.

Christianity had their painful reformation. Islam is a 7th Century Juggernaut of violence and chaos. The Scientologists have great gizmos.

[ffusco]

From 1984. The name used for England. Just as you proposed there wasThe Angloshere (Oceania?) Britain was named Airstrip One presumably due to US forward bases there. Cynical but true.


Cheers.