Chumley I yahooed and read Robert G. Ingersoll's take on the Bible. Eeish .. the sense I get from his writings is he's not very spiritual and is following the History of Crime through his eyes. If one had to read the Bible with a deeper understanding one will find there are layers of messages. I just get a very one dimensional feeling from his opinions.
He obviously hasn't had a close encounter with a demon (as Don writes above) in the way he relates God to being a demon. The word 'religion' meaning covering says a huge amount and this covering may relate to the Bible. In my opinion it is not covering God as a demon - it is covering 'for those who have ears listen'.
If we read Isaiah, to me, it seems exactly what is happening in the Middle East today. The enemy is known to God, God knows how the enemy operates. (I don't want to sound melodramatic saying this) but I believe the very demons themselves need Christ, and RS talks about this.
I think Robert Ingersoll is following the wrong god - the god of the dead and not the Living God.
Well, my thoughts.
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So I guess I'd better get started observing the behavior of
dogs, then -?
The better to master my groveling and boot-licking skills.
TURN OR BURN!!! Yeppers, Either I gots to become a "Bride
of Christ" (so Jesus can pork my heiney in "Heaven"?) or I'se
GOIN' DOWN...
Righto?
B-man
P.S. Ingersoll LOATHED war, barbarism, and cruelty. If that
doesn't count as "spiritual", then what the heck does? (I guess
groveling, genuflecting, and babbling formulaic prayers is
YOUR answer..?)
Bump I love this post!!
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"Bump", eh? I guess that shoe doesn't fit too bad, come to
think of it. I've been known to make the fundies' ride here
a little less smooth (or at least I hope...)
BTW, I hope that slogan at the end of your posts - the one
about Mother Theresa and Chuck Manson - is STRICTLY meant
to be tongue-in-cheek..! (My idiot best friend has said that several
times (word for word) since he became a Southern Baptist.)
B-man (or is it Bump?)