The Anatomy of Original Sin: The Sin of Adam was Far More than Eating a Piece of Fruit.

In the Garden of Eden,
As everyone knows,
Lives Adam and Eve,
Without any clothes.

In this garden,
Were two little leaves,
One covered Adam’s,
One covered Eve’s.

As the story goes on,
Never the less to say,
The wind came along,
And blew the leaves away.

At the sight,
Adam did stare,
There was Eve’s treasure,
All covered with hair.

And wonder came,
Under Eve’s eyes,
As Adam’s thing,
Started to rise.

They found a spot,
That suited them best,
A nice big tree,
Where they began to rest.

I only posted the clean part of the poem.....

“God,” said Adam, “Why did you make Eve so beautiful?”
“So you would love her.”
“But why did you make her so dumb?”
“So she would love you.”

A women’s lib speaker was addressing a large group and said, “Where would man be today if it were not for woman?”

She paused a moment and looked around the room. “I repeat, where would man be today if it were not for woman?”

From the back of the room came a voice, “He’d be in the Garden of Eden, eating strawberries.”

In the beginning, God created earth and rested.
Then God created man and rested.
Then God created woman.
Since then, neither God nor man has rested.
AMEN

This thread was a bit to serious.... Please forgive my breaking the ice with a bit of humor.

Re: Your post # 20. Not necessarily my opinion, but a different way of looking at the Adam & Eve event.

Not my opinion, either. Genesis presents an ancient (Jewish) concept of God, very different from the loving Father revealed by Jesus.

I’d disagree with you on that point of view only for the fact the Bible does indicate Eve had a willful conversation with the snake...about what God said regarding the Tree of Knowledge.

I do not pretend to be a serious theologian; although I certainly respect those who make that discipline their major focus.

But I do want to point out, that the methodology by which the serpent led Eve astray, in various forms, has been the prototype of the methods employed by Leftist demagogues, ever since, in leading the susceptible astray.

For a basic application of this interpretation of Leftist techniques: Variations On Demonic Theme.

I do not offer this to challenge in any way your erudite article; merely to suggest some of its contemporary applicability.

William Flax

Actually, you are more on the mark than you think. See post #5. Your observation is more enlightened than you take credit for.

I read a lot of the comments on article news sites and it is amazing to me, to read the guilt-goading and literal blasphemy liberals post as though they pay their taxes to the church of God-erment. And that it is your moral responsibility to do so as well or you are not a good Christian.

One of the ‘keys’ to understanding is that Adam and Eve had a choice in the Garden. Love means you have a choice. The priest that lead our talk highlighted that idea, God gives you choices(free will) to love Him or not. When that choice (free will) is taken away, you move into slavery(tyranny) to things/satan.

So Leftist demagogues, if one listens closely, offer the things of this world...and keep telling us how it is our moral (god-like) duty to make material things more ‘fair’ (hoarding).

None of anything was lost on this Retreat attendant and how those very demonic themes are being applied against our people today. The only question left in my mind is:

Are we going to be like Adam and say or do nothing and willingly participate? Or as believers in Love, Christ, and Salvation protect or people?

A lot of us have been using politics to try and stop this onslaught of evil against the American people, perhaps we’ve been worshiping at the wrong, weak, “savior of our country.” The founders knew we could not be a free nation if we had no morals...the story of Adam and Eve is a great understanding starting point as to why Godly morals make us Free. And how to not fall for the ‘Santa Claus’ syndrome of the leftists.

Thank you. I guess the major distinction between my article and the the thrust of the thread is not any distinction as to what is morally right. My focus differs in that it is on those who embrace the serpent's methodology to lead others astray, rather on how far astray are those who embrace the rationalizations that are offered.

An interesting discussion in the age of MSNBC, "same-sex marriage," and "partial birth abortions."

We see a living demonstration, all around us, of man's capacity to rationalize almost any form of degradation as enlightened.

Isn’t it true that tradition (small “t”) states that Adam and Eve will be the last to exit Purgatory? I thought I read or heard that somewhere.

A lot of us have been using politics to try and stop this onslaught of evil against the American people, perhaps we’ve been worshiping at the wrong, weak, “savior of our country.” The founders knew we could not be a free nation if we had no morals...the story of Adam and Eve is a great understanding starting point as to why Godly morals make us Free. And how to not fall for the ‘Santa Claus’ syndrome of the leftists.

Good post, all of it, especially the quoted portion, IMO. I am believing the same more and more.

An excellent article.