Author Archives
Blogger and bibliophile based in London and the South of France.
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Muslims who join a religion that hates them
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They want us to be outraged that the people they’re ethnically cleansing don’t like them.
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A look at Plato’s views on homosexuality: ‘How to discourage unnatural sexual intercourse’.
In ‘The Laws’ Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a utopia he named Magnesia. His laws not only govern crime and punishment, but also form a code of conduct for all aspects of life in… Read More ›
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Behold! The Jewish Jesus
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Can anyone deny the immensity of this kid’s courage? Can anyone tell me why it should not be exemplary, at least notionally? If he were American he’d have a cruiser named after him.
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Christmas Message from Blogging Theology
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Christmas the Nazi way: Adolf Hitler meets not one, but two, Santa Clauses during a Christmas party given by the Chief of the Chancellery in Berlin in 1937
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Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks on What Jews Believe About the Afterlife
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Christology in the Making and why John’s Gospel does not give us the actual words of Jesus.
I read from ‘Christology in the Making: An Inquiry into the Origins of the Doctrine of the Incarnation‘ by professor James D.G. Dunn, pp 29-30. This text is designed for students and academics studying the doctrine of the incarnation. Dunn… Read More ›
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I say there is NO forgiveness of sins in Christianity. Here is why..
I read from ‘The Metaphor of God Incarnate: A Second, Revised Edition’ by John Hick. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Metaphor-God-Incarnate-Second-Revised/dp/0334040000
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Hate preacher Hatun arrested at Speakers’ Corner this afternoon!
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The Reign of Terror was a period of the French Revolution following the creation of the First French Republic. Secularism on steroids.
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For Christianity in terms of the Parousia, there have been too many years of grace. In terms of salvation history, there have not been enough.
For Christianity in terms of the Parousia, there have been too many years of grace. In terms of salvation history, there have not been enough. The Jesus of the gospels seems to expect the imminent end-times: Mark 13:30-33. Paul predicts… Read More ›
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Oh well, we’re all different.. 🙂
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Jesus said ‘Allah’, not ‘Deus.’
Jesus’ native language was Aramaic. The Aramaic translation of the gospels present Jesus praying to and praising the God Whom he worshiped, naming him AaLah or AaLoh (the ‘Eastern’ and ‘Western’ vocalisations). Jesus surrendered to his Lord, and his words… Read More ›