Tag: Truth
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Heresy and Truth
In the early 1980s, the newly appointed Anglican Bishop of Durham, Dr David Jenkins, said he did not believe the gospel birth stories nor that that a physical resurrection had taken place, and that such beliefs were not necessary to be a good Christian. You may remember the uproar in some Christian circles. Many –…
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Why spirituality and religion are so different
Religion and spirituality are not the same. Spirituality is not concerned with myths and fairy stories, but with life. That’s why many people are leaving the traditional religions. They cannot relate to the dogma and ritual that characterises them. They say nothing to them about life as it is lived. To be valid, a spiritual…
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‘Truth’ does not have to be ‘true’
The Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) is largely a symbolic and highly fictionalised account of a people’s struggles and their attempt to understand their world. The New Testament is largely a symbolic and fictionalised account of a small clique’s efforts to convince their neighbours to believe that their crucified ‘prophet’ was more than human and that…
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Don’t be a ‘praying beggar’!
Many religious people believe that prayer is about pleading for miracles or flattering a supernatural being into taking pity on them. They assume that some higher power is able and willing to intervene directly in earthly affairs. A more enlightened approach is to reject the notion that prayer is for acquiring things or having our…
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Surprise, surprise! Adam and Eve never existed!
Surprise, surprise, Adam and Eve never existed! Who says so? No less than the leader of the world’s 1.1 billion Roman Catholics, ‘G-d’s representative on Earth’ – the Pope. Scholars have known for over 200 years that most of the Bible stories are myths, that even the accounts of historical events were written hundreds of…
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Heresy and Truth – Talk to Maidenhead Unity, June 2016
In the early 1980s, the newly appointed Anglican Bishop of Durham, Dr David Jenkins, said he did not believe the gospel birth stories nor that that a physical resurrection had taken place, and that such beliefs were not necessary to be a good Christian. Now you may remember the uproar in Christian circles. Many –…