Don't you even proof read and check your citations or are simply too giddy that you found one apparently corroborating nugget while google sifting through hundreds of sites?
There was never a "John R." Garry Wills associated with Northwestern, but there was a plain old Garry Wills. That Prof. Wills is a historian, not a theologian whose Pulitzer prize came for his works on that highly Catholic subject of the Gettysburg Address.Do you equally support his positions as excerpted below:
“The most striking, resented, and dangerous of Jesus’ activities was his opposition to religion as that was understood in his time. This is what led to his death. Religion killed him. He opposed all formalisms in worship ; ritual purifications, sacrifice, external prayer and fasting norms, the Sabbath and eating codes, priesthoods, the Temple, the rules of Sadducees, Pharisees, and Scribes. He called authentic only the religion of the heart, the inner purity and union with the Father that he has and was able to share with his followers:”
It cleans out the cobwebs mind/body and spirit.
Another practice that many in our community agree is a good thing and the funny thing is those who practice it come from all religious walks of life and even non religious Friends do it.
It baffles me that their is such Christian divisions at FR.
Reality sure is different from some types of posts made here.
God sure did toss out the cookie cutter when he designed humans.
Yet he loves all of us. That is what is amazing. : )
Now if ya’ll will excuse me I have to go refill the Holy Water vessel at our front door.
(no I am not kidding)
Persevere!
And your problem with Augustine is??