Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for January 19, 2003
January 18, 2003
January 20, 2003
Transcript:
Angel: Oh, my..What's this all about, Bert? Bert: Homer's getting a lesson in political logic. Angel: Ah, yes... Futility 101. Homer: But all I did was save a girl...Who says that's blasphemy? Monks: The bishop! ...And to question him is the same as questioning the infallible word of God! Homer: Uh...Who told you that? Monk: Hmmm...Now that you mention it, that decree was made by the bishop. Homer: Didn't that make any of you a little suspicious about his motives? Monk: Well now, that would be questioning the bishop, wouldn't it... Burn the blasphemer!
KEA over 12 years ago
Dogma = Catch 22?
kaystari Premium Member over 12 years ago
Actually, this has nothing to do with Dogma. This only has to do with human ambition and greed staining the good name of religion. There’s nothing wrong with the Church, there’s plenty wrong with those who run it, but as Jesus said, I did not come for the righteous, but the unrighteous. So makes sense that His Church will have those in it, right? But that its lasted for 2000 years shows there must be a divine influence, and good that comes from it or it would have fallen over 1800 years ago, and fallen every 100 years since. but it has not. It is not overflowing with corruption and evil, but has some corrupt and evil people in it. See, the only dif btween a religious person and a non is the religious person knows that he is sinful, and (should be) looking for help from God.
kaystari Premium Member over 12 years ago
In other words, dont confuse Dogma, the specifically defined teachings of the Church, with man’s personally created opinion. You wont find any Dogmatically defined writing saying that the Biship is always right no matter what and cannot be questioned.
raygun7139 almost 12 years ago
I dunno, but as I see it, the very fabric of the church is composed of those who run it and the people who follow them (usually without question). That was a major dictum of "holy, God-fearing people everywhere — do not question the Bible, or the way the church interprets it.