Posted on 03/10/2008 7:34:35 AM PDT by Pyro7480
Allegory, all is allegory, save vanity in her righteous mask.
Deuteronomy 23:13
That is my thought too. Although I have to admit that when I heard this on Fox News this morning I thought, “Oh, I just left the Episcopal Church because of this left-wing bilge and it has followed me!”
That's what MSM want you to think ... Some of the other stories on this subject are even worse. They're clearly written to ridicule.
“Love your neighbor as yourself” means it’s wrong deliberately to mess things up for others. As I said above, this is nothing new.
How does rule translate into dump toxins into the air which can slowly poison creation and your children? How does being given stewardship mean we have carte blance to waste the resources God has blessed us with? Does it mean we have no obligation to consider the impact certain practices might have on the life of the poor?
God gave us care of the earth and creation. He did this because of His love for it and the joy He took in its existence. He did this because as Paul says of Christ “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Creation is a joy and blessing given to us by God. Having care of it does not give us the right to abuse it.
Every mortal sin is a “deadly” sin. The author of the article is mistakenly giving the impression that there are seven new CAPITAL sins. There always will be only seven capital sins.
As you said, this is Reuters. Odds are that Archbishop Girotti will be told to stick a sock in it when it comes to dealing with news agencies that are notoriously conniving, innacurate, and willfully ignorant of the faith.
I have dominion over my house. Is it moral to burn it down if I’m a pyromaniac and I get enjoyment out of it? What about other people living in my house? Isn’t it in their interest that I not destroy it just for my own gratification?
Hmmm. I guess my clarity left something to be desired?
What I wrote: Genesis 1:26 (NIV) Then God said, Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground. is in agreement (before you wrote it) w/ what I said, especially “...over al the earth...”
My next section was a dig against the protacted theological arguments that
occur on FR between Catholics, Protestants, Atheists, Druids, Pre-tribs, Post-tribs No-tribs, KJV-only, NIV, Orthodox Jews, Reformed Jews, TULIP pickers, Reconstructionists, SDA’s, LDS’s, Universalists, etc, etc, etc.
What I wrote....
“But then again, as often seen on here, arguments include include (take your pick...)
A) Its Old Testament so it doesnt count
B) Catholics dont follow the Bible, they follow the Pope
C) Genesis is an allegory”
I was about to add some patristics on the subject of mankind’s responsibility for creation and that it was and is our sinfulness which has distorted God’s perfect creation...but you two are doing just fine! Thanks!
“patristics”
Good word.
I apologize Purple your post caught my eye at a very bad time. I was also muddied headed and a bit snarly. Sorry.
You’re welcome. I’m sure whatever the Greek Fathers had to say would have been interesting, if not concise :-).
This is just the MSM trying to get people who really agree with each other (on many points) to fight with each other. We’re silly if we fall for it.
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