Re:The Truth Shall Make You Free: Catholicism and the CIA
by rbanffy on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @04:49PM
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You make a lot of very good points.
> You are operating under a very peculiar view of left/right
I am using the most current views - for instance, in the US, the "left" (there is no such thing as socialists in the US mainstream politics, or even a "proper" left) wants everyone to have healthcare, regardless of how much they can pay. The very far left of the US political spectrum are mild social democrats and Keynesians.
> Whereas an envious elitist may try to outdo his opponent, the egalitarian will deny or cut him down.
While neither of them is going to Heaven, that doesn't undo the notion that Jesus told people to get rid of all their worldly possessions, give the money to the poor, and join him.
> suggest that what is forgiven is understandable or resolved by understanding.
Not at all. One should understand and accept the other even when there are irreconcilable differences, for God made both and both deserve love.
> Christianity/Catholicism is anything but the Church of Being A Nice Fellow.
It has been used for purposes completely opposite to what Jesus taught, by fallible humans.
> You are operating under a very peculiar view of left/right
I am using the most current views - for instance, in the US, the "left" (there is no such thing as socialists in the US mainstream politics, or even a "proper" left) wants everyone to have healthcare, regardless of how much they can pay. The very far left of the US political spectrum are mild social democrats and Keynesians.
> Whereas an envious elitist may try to outdo his opponent, the egalitarian will deny or cut him down.
While neither of them is going to Heaven, that doesn't undo the notion that Jesus told people to get rid of all their worldly possessions, give the money to the poor, and join him.
> suggest that what is forgiven is understandable or resolved by understanding.
Not at all. One should understand and accept the other even when there are irreconcilable differences, for God made both and both deserve love.
> Christianity/Catholicism is anything but the Church of Being A Nice Fellow.
It has been used for purposes completely opposite to what Jesus taught, by fallible humans.