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Wow! Everyone’s a seminarian here, fresh out of Divinity School!

Are you saying that only divinity school graduates have a right to discuss religion?

How stupid is that?

That's almost like saying you have to have a degree in nutrition to discuss food.

BTW, what do you know about the Union Theological Seminary and what it teaches? How about Harry Emerson Fosdick? Are you familiar with him and his influence on religion in America?

Here's an article on what goes on in some seminaries. Is this the kind of seminary you are talking about?

Seminary President Admits She Doesn’t Believe in Heaven, Miracles or Christ’s Resurrection.
Here's an excerpt:
Serene Jones, president of Union Theological Seminary in New York, made the comments in an interview with Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times for an article published Easter weekend. Although the author’s intent may have been to inspire readers, it also served to spotlight the leftward drift of many seminaries.
Union Theological Seminary’s founding constitution stated the seminary’s goal was to “promote” the “Kingdom of Christ.” Professors were required to affirm they believed “the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the word of God” and the “only infallible rule of faith and practice.”
But as Jones made clear, the seminary is a very different school today.
She rejects a literal bodily resurrection of Christ.
“When you look in the Gospels, the stories are all over the place. There’s no resurrection story in Mark, just an empty tomb. Those who claim to know whether or not it happened are kidding themselves,” Jones said. “… Crucifixion is not something that God is orchestrating from upstairs. The pervasive idea of an abusive God-father who sends his own kid to the cross so God could forgive people is nuts. For me, the cross is an enactment of our human hatred. But what happens on Easter is the triumph of love in the midst of suffering. Isn’t that reason for hope?”
She rejects the idea that God miraculously heals through prayer.
“I don’t believe in a God who, because of prayer, would decide to cure your mother’s cancer but not cure the mother of your nonpraying neighbor,” she said. “We can’t manipulate God like that.”

“Wow! Everyone’s a seminarian here, fresh out of Divinity School!”

Funny that too! I post an article about one thing and it starts a debate about the title.