Re: Liberal or conservative test

On Jun 10, 7:45 pm, Nicodemus <jacksones...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Let us close out this silly thread with this thought:

"Labeling a person conservative is practically synonymous with social
excommunication, for it means, in today's language, that such a one is
opposed to progress, closed to what is new and, consequently, a
defender of the old, the obscure, the enslaving; that he is an enemy
of the salvation that change is expected to bring about."

-Josef Ratzinger

Much could be written about this modern notion that salvation comes
through change. This is related, of course, to the Oprahist idea that
"life is about the journey, not the destination" - along with all of
the other vacuous slogans of today's dictatorship of relativism.

Also see:

http://tinyurl.com/yorkdt

The inverse of your so-called Oprahist idea is 'life is about the
destination and not the journey' which was used by the early church to
keep the unwashed masses in line and subservient to Rome. Is that how
you want to live your life?

If on departing this world you find that everything taught by the
church was crap and there isn't anything but a big black void, you
might have wished you savored the 'journey' a bit more. Hedge your
bets and enjoy the journey, if there is an afterlife I bet God will
forgive you. Sh/e has bigger fish to fry...

John L.

John L.

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: A Way of Life
    ... you who are just beginning this journey. ... I think about those times in my life, I remember that first year of this ... quit has given me 9 years of smoke freedom. ... I am no longer surprised by the fact that I can breathe deeply and not gasp, ...
    (alt.support.stop-smoking)
  • [HPADM] SUMMARY: omniback 4.1 omnirpt
    ... "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely ...
    (HP-UX-Admin)
  • Re: the worth of an unexamined life.
    ... How much of an examination must be made in order to give this life ... journey, currently examining said journey to give it worth. ...
    (talk.philosophy.misc)
  • Re: 4 years smokefree
    ... yourself and you need this journey to be tough, ... smoking is no longer part of my life, in fact quitting is no longer ... oops 5 mins is up. ...
    (alt.support.stop-smoking)
  • WAY TO THE QURAN
    ... journey to and through the Qur'an. ... has sent to you and all mankind. ... guide you on the pathways of life, to mould your thoughts and actions. ... Whole centuries are involved in its moments. ...
    (soc.culture.iranian)
Loading