Who Said That?

"Religion is the outcome neither of the fear of death, nor of the fear of God. It answers a deep need in man. It is neither a metaphysic, nor a morality, but above all and essentially an intuition and a feeling. ... Dogmas are not, properly speaking, part of religion: rather it is that they are derived from it. Religion is the miracle of direct relationship with the infinite; and dogmas are the reflection of this miracle. Similarly belief in God, and in personal immortality, are not necessarily a part of religion; one can conceive of a religion without God, and it would be pure contemplation of the universe; the desire for personal immortality seems rather to show a lack of religion, since religion assumes a desire to lose oneself in the infinite, rather than to preserve one's own finite self."

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Update on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 05:53PM by Kim Riddlebarger

This comes from Friedrich Schleiermacher, the father of modern theological liberalism, and is taken from his "Addresses on Religion" (1799).

Who Said That?

“I'm not coming here [to a church service] to ask for your vote. That's up to you and it's not the right place.  But I am coming here to ask you for something very special and more important: I'm asking for your prayers.”

In light of some of the earlier posts about presidential politics, have fun with this one!  Leave your guesses in the comments section below.  No google searches.

Update on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 08:03AM by Kim Riddlebarger

This comes from secularized-Roman Catholic Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, speaking at Sunday services at El Rey Jesus Church in Miami.  He was quoted by the Associated Press.

Ironically, he gets it when the evangelical Mike Huckabee doesn't. 

Who Said That?

“No, you don't need more than one home. But, you know, people in our society today have always had a problem with excess. And we don't have any problems with movie stars having more than one home. We don't have any problems with sports people having more than one home. But, boy, if you get a man of God that has more than one home, then he's got to be doing something wrong.”

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Update on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 08:09AM by Kim Riddlebarger

This quote comes from Creflo Dollar, pastor of Atlanta's World Changers Church International.  His finances are under investigation by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.  He made these comments on CNN's “Larry King Live” on Friday (Jan. 4).

Who Said That?

“I liked gravy poured on top of a big glob of mashed potatoes, I liked biscuits a lot, and a lot of them. I liked going to the state fair and having a fried Twinkie. They were my choices. They were bad choices.”

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Update on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 07:55PM by Kim Riddlebarger

These words come from the formerly chubby man who would like to be president, Mike Huckabee.  Huckabee lost about 100 lbs.

Who Said That?

This was the answer given in response to a question about why 20% of Americans could not find the US on a world map:

 

"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps, and, uh, I believe that our education, like such as in South Africa and the Iraq, everywhere, like, such as.  And I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., er, should help South Africa, and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future for our children."

 

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Update on Saturday, December 29, 2007 at 06:45PM by Kim Riddlebarger

Miss South Caroline Teen USA Lauren Caitlin Upton, answering a question about why 20 percent of Americans can't locate the U.S. on a world map, on the Miss Teen USA pagent

Who Said That?

"Interestingly enough, in this day of traditional family values, this man that we follow was single, as far as we know, traveled with a bunch of men, had a disciple who was known as 'the one whom Jesus loved' and said my family is not my mother and father, my family is those who do the will of God. None of us likes those harsh words. That's who Jesus is, that's who he was at heart, in his earthly life.  Those who would posit the nuclear family as the be all and end all of God's creation probably don't find that much in the gospels to support it."

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Update on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at 07:24PM by Kim Riddlebarger

How far has the Episcopal Church fallen?  This is not some renegade priest implying that Jesus was gay, this is the presiding Bishop!

This is from a sermon entitled, "Homosexuality and the Body of Christ: Is There a New Way?" at Christ Church of Hamilton and Wenham, Massachusetts.

Can you say apostate? 

Who Said That?

"Our loss is gain
In wisdom and in skill
To future dates and other smiles
And so we send into the
Chain of all enduring time
Our heritage
Our hope
our friend.
Goodbye [deceased].
Your people thank you for
having lived.
Earth is better for your having lived.
Men and women are children
are alive today
Because you lived.
We thank you for coming to us.
We do not contest your right
to go away.
Your debts are paid.
This chapter of thy life is shut.
Go, now, dear [deceased] and live
once more
In happier time and place."

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Update on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at 07:10PM by Kim Riddlebarger

This mindless drivel comes from the funeral service of the Church of Scientology.  What a load . . .

Who Said That?

"The descendants of those who crucified Christ... have taken ownership of the riches of the world, a minority has taken ownership of the gold of the world, the silver, the minerals, water, the good lands, petrol, wells, the riches, and they have concentrated the riches in a small number of hands."

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Update on Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 07:20PM by Kim Riddlebarger

Its no surprise that our socialist/communist neighbor to the south, Hugo Chavez, would buy into the Jewish conspiracy theory nonsense.  After all, Ahmadinejad is his best buddy these days.  If socialists like Chavez can't control it, tax it into oblivion, or nationalize it, then they blame someone else for their failure.

Who Said That?

"I do think that Paul actually makes a clear distinction in time between the future justification or judgment (those are the same word, basically), and present justification, which is on the basis of faith. I think he keeps those in absolute and appropriate tension throughout, because the point about justification by faith in the present is that it is the anticipation in the present, on the basis of faith, of the verdict which will be issued in the future on the basis of the entirety of the life led."

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Update on Sunday, November 25, 2007 at 07:52PM by Kim Riddlebarger

The notion of an initial justification by faith and a final justification according to the whole life (works) comes from N. T. Wright.  The quote comes from a dialogue between Wright and James D. G. Dunn (Click here: An Evening Conversation on Paul)

Who Said That?

Who Said That?

"There's always pressure when you go into the family business."

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Update on Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 05:44PM by Kim Riddlebarger

This quote comes from Will Graham, the 31-year-old grandson of Billy Graham and oldest son of Franklin Graham.  He made this comment before preaching at his first evangelistic crusade.  Isn’t preaching a calling and not a family business?  I hope that he was just being facetious . . .