Should Traditional Religious Lexicon Be Replaced?
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Are you kidding me whether I throw a brick or a rock at you the effect will still be the same as long as they hit you in the same spot with the same force....
Belindas purpose is to remove/replace the term "God" from the english langauge as that term generally has Christian connotations for english speakers..
I'ld like to know what an "educated modern" is? I am educated and have a computer, a cell phone, drive modern car. Oh!, you mean educated moderns who don't believe in the Christian God. What would be the difference between an educated modern today and one in previous educated modern times who didn't believe in a Christian God?
How bout Allah!!
Why dont we just say, "the "G" word" Belinda?
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I suppose I could agree with that Invictus but its converse is not true that religion inheres in theology. Religion is a wider study than theology and is integral to the smooth running of human societies.Theology inheres in religion, though. No?
Juice, I guess that you are American, and the prevalence of belief in a creator god among so many ,probably the majority of, Americans including otherwise educated Americans, is anomalous although it has been explained by America's lack of an established church.The absence of an established church in the USA has permitted a huge number of free churches and cults to arise unopposed by established belief. I am not beating a drum for the Church of England, but I do think that perhaps an established church is strong enough to accept degrees and styles of unbelief that would otherwise be very controversial.
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Some people choose a religion due to its traditions, history and culture.Whose interest does it serve to change any aspect of those tried and true institutions?
By the way I am an "A" word, of "M" orientation, sometimes called the "N" word who is a "C" word who believes in the 'G" word.
Liberials just want to make things down right Orwellian!
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I love them because they are wrapped up together with my life.Hearing the story of the Birth or an old carol takes me immediately to a time and place long gone, and links me with others alive now who feel the same about the traditions.
But this is a sideshow compared with the work of social order that religion does within a society. The traditions are not sufficient for a religion to remain a living force for good.
Good try, Dellaire! I hope that the new religious culture will evolve spontaneously, alongside the old traditions so that Juice too will be pleased.Religion is after all analogous to art , may be a form of art, and good art is not imposed from above but arises from living concerns.
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