Who Said That?

"Obedience is the number one ingredient to Life Eternal; yet, it’s the very least practiced among the religious world.  We will all be sentenced and receive our reward according to our works. Notice first The Book of Yahweh.  Revelation 22:12— And behold, I come quickly, and My Reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work will be."

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Update on Sunday, June 15, 2008 at 06:53PM by Kim Riddlebarger

This is one of many bizarre rants that can be found on the website of Yisrayl ("Buffalo Bill") Hawkins.  A former Abilene, TX, policeman turned "prophet," ole "Buffalo Bill" has been predicting the end of the world (September 2006, June 12, 2008).  He's also been busted for polygamy.

Who Said That?

"Every pastor in America knew who I was because I put all of my sermons on an Internet site and it gets 400,000 hits a day from pastors. And so, instead of me teaching it on the radio or TV, we put it on the Internet and we allow other pastors to take this material and use it."

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Update on Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 06:42PM by Kim Riddlebarger

From the transcript, "Myths of the Megachurch."  (http://pewforum.org/events/index.php?
EventID=80).

The unbelievably humble person quoted is Rick Warren. 

Who Said That?

"These two versions of Jesus--the sketchy historical figure and the abstract theological creation--hold a tragic aspect for me, because I blame them for stealing something precious: the Jesus who taught his followers how to reach God-consciousness. I want to offer the possibility that Jesus was truly, as he proclaimed, a savior. Not the savior, not the one and only Son of God. Rather, Jesus embodied the highest level of enlightenment. He spent his brief adult life describing it, teaching it, and passing it on to future generations. Jesus intended to save the world by showing others the path to God-consciousness."

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Update on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at 07:00PM by Kim Riddlebarger

This is from Chopra's "The Third Jesus:  The Christ We Cannot Ignore."

But then again Chopra's Jesus is a figment of his own imagination, so we must ignore him. 

Who Said That?

"I know, I know, it says in the Bible that homosexuality is an abomination. But isn’t that the same Bible that says you should stone to death heretics or anyone who doesn’t believe the same things you do? Isn’t that what we call terrorists, fanatics, or fundamentalists in another country?"

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Update on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 03:20PM by Kim Riddlebarger

This hermeutically-challenged diatribe comes from Sally Quinn--famous reporter for the Washington Post.  This was Quinn's response to the religious outcry regarding the California Supreme Court's recent decision on gay marriage.  This comes from a regular column "On Faith" which can be found here:  Click here: Sally Quinn: What's Wrong with Gay Marriage? - On Faith at washingtonpost.com

Who Said That?

"A thread of hatred runs through the New Testament."

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Update on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 05:25PM by Kim Riddlebarger

This comes from Karen Armstrong's book,  The Bible: A Biography, (2007), p. 76.  An ex-nun, Armstrong bills herself as a "freelance monotheist," who draws from all three faiths of Abraham.

Who Said That?

"Teachings that pointed the way beyond the dysfunction of the human mind, the way out of the collective insanity, were distorted and became themselves part of the insanity.  And so religions, to a large extent, became divisive rather than unifying forces. Instead of bringing about an ending of violence and hatred through a realization of the fundamental oneness of all life, they brought more violence and hatred, more divisions between people as well as between different religions and even within the same religion."

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Update on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 04:24PM by Kim Riddlebarger

This quote comes from Eckhart Tolle's book -- "A New Earth 2005."  Tolle is Oprah's latest new age guru.

Who Said That?

"It also seemed good that the Eucharist should not be given to the bodies of the dead.  For it is written:  Take, Eat, but the bodies of the dead can neither take nor eat.  Nor let the ignorance of the presbyters baptize those who are dead."

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Update on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 05:13PM by Kim Riddlebarger

This comes from the Council of Carthage (A. D. 419), Canon XX (Gk).  As some of you noted, Augustine was present.

Who Said That?

“Beyond these models of reconciliation, a theology of mysticism provides some hope for common ground between Christianity and Islam. Both religions have within their histories examples of ecstatic union with God … I do not know what to make of the Muslim mystics, especially those who have come to be known as the Sufis. What do they experience in their mystical experiences? Could they have encountered the same God we do in our Christian mysticism?”

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Update on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 08:13AM by Kim Riddlebarger

Yes, the tie that binds is a common experience . . .

This bit of blather comes from Tony Campolo's book, Speaking My Mind, pp. 149-150.

Who Said That?

A noted pro-choice Catholic had this to say:  "I think the church can only do what it believes and I respect that.  [But]  I can't do anything other than what I believe. . . . I always take Communion when I go to church, and I go to church regularly. . . . God gave us all a free will and a responsibility to be accountable and to live up to our responsibilities, and that's how I see it. . . . The church sees it another way."

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Update on Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 05:18PM by Kim Riddlebarger

Madame Speaker Pelosi offered this response when conservative Catholics questioned her about taking communion despite her openly pro choice views.  Pelosi did admit to kissing the Pope's ring when both attended the White House.  Click here: Modern Reformation - Religious News

Who Said That?

[Universal] bishop is “a word of proud address that I have forbidden….None of my predecessors ever wished to use this profane word [‘universal’]….But I say it confidently, because whoever calls himself ‘universal bishop’ or wishes to be so called, is in his self-exaltation Antichrist’s precursor, for in his swaggering he sets himself before the rest.”

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Update on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 09:33AM by Kim Riddlebarger

This comes from Gregory the Great (540-604), who affirmed the primacy of the office of the Bishop of Rome, while at the same time rejecting the title, "universal bishop."  The quotes come from a number of Gregory's letters found in NPNF 2 ser.XII. i. 75-76; ii. 170, 171, 179, 166, 169, 222, 225.