Posted on 03/05/2015 5:26:04 AM PST by marshmallow
The plan of Marquette University to change the name of its theology department into the Department of Theology and Religion seems to be just one of the latest attempts by the repressive juggernaut of the Culture of Desecration and Death to have the truth aborted by ambiguity and moral relativism.
Theology has, as its main point of reference, a discerning reverence for the sacred mystery and objective reality of God . Its primary quest is to allow God to intimately know us in a loving communion. In this way, it allows God to transform our lives and perspectives. As He so reverently, graciously and faithfully gazes into our souls with a gratitude and love beyond all comprehension or manipulation, His Holy Spirit infuses us with the ability to reverently know and love each other as He is loving us. Thus it is that theology does not so much make sense out of life, as it makes the soul more sensitive to life in all its sacred and sanctifying wonder.
In sharp contrast to this sacred science, religion, as it is currently understood by many, tends to be based on the subjective needs of people and societies for a sense of meaning in life. It is also more easily hijacked by tyrants, who can deviously devise ways to promote the spirits of hubris and jingoism among those under their jurisdiction. As these spirits are embraced by people and societies, they are more easily led to seek self-fulfillment by self-assertion against whatever would deny them the gratification they desire. This, in turn, often leads to oppression or even aggression toward those who do not comply to their paradigms or agendas, which are euphemistically called "religious convictions" or "self-realization".
Sadly, as man-made religion distorts the ability of people and societies to appreciate and.......
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Well when I heard that Marquette University—which claims to be a Catholic University—was protecting homosexuals and wanted to fire a tenured Professor (McAdams?) I figured they were no more Catholic than Nidal Hasan is a Jew.
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