No Information Reseachers
I’m afraid I must plagiarize you and coin the phrase, “Low-information Catholic.”
LIE works fine for secular matters, but when the subject is exclusively Catholic (doctrine, liturgy, etc.) we need the term LIC.
Double amen!
At some point, I might reach the point of knowing that others claim for themselves, but not today.
I learn something new almost daily, usually insights as to how what I've read applies to the news of the day, often in ways I hadn't been initially aware of.
As such, I think it will be a long time before I think I know much of anything, and even longer before anyone agrees with me about this status or with my opinions.
Otoh, it sure is fun watching those who do claim to know argue with each other about who is right. So many examples to emulate!
The Gnostic movement got one thing right ... the majority do not have spiritual knowledge. However, this is not because only a few are allow to know it as the Gnostic assert. Rather it is because the majority do not seek the teachings of the scriptures.
I am a life long Southern Baptist Chtistian and when Blackeby’s book, “Experiencing God” came out, it was whole-heartedly embraced by my denomination.
At first, I didn’t know what all the hoopla was about because I had never read the book, but I eventually read a review of the book by Greg Koukl (of Stand to Reason, an apologetics site), which pointed out the ultimate heretical ideas of “hearing messages” directly from God espoused in Blackeby’s writings. I checked out Koukl’s criticisms and discovered that he was absolutely correct.
However, whenever I tried to point out the problems of Blackeby’s views (and other “teachers” with similar themes) with some of my fellow Baptists, I usually got a “deer in the headlight” look and a sort of, well I see what you’re saying, but isn’t that a bit extreme to call it “heresy”? After all, they are not claiming to be writing new Scripture, just that they are having close fellowship and “direction” from God.
It is very upsetting to see the danger, but be looked at as some kind of “nit-picking, legalistic, spiritual kill-joy”.
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My people perish for lack of knowledge.
Hosea 4:6
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.As a Catholic, I don’t think the tone of the article is grounded in reality.
There are far more Low Info Catholics as a percentage of the ‘faithful’ than LIEs... 50% of Catholics voted for Obama... 70-80% of Catholics deny the reality of the Eucharist and the Church’s teaching on sexual morality.
We have lots of issues... And should be careful to avoid judging our Evanglical brothers and sisters.