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 Was this really ever OK? Was it ever a good thing that the Church tried, convicted and physically punished people for heresy and sins?? I really want you to answer it.Was it ever a right or good thing that the Church burned people at the stake for heresy or certain sins? Killed them, not just by burning, but some other ways as well. Was that a right and just thing? Now, don't get yourself in a tizzy thinking I'm railing against the Roman Catholic Church because it's all horrible. I am not. I'm not even talking about some particular "church." I am talking about the Church though, of which I am a part, a member, and if you're a Christian, so are you. As I understand it, John Calvin did his share of sentencing some people to death. And let's not forget the Church of Engla... (couldn't help myself) and the lovely Puritans. This has nothing to do with Catholicism vs. anything. So, we've got that straight right? Right. Good. I'm going to leave this short. I will ask one more thing and then make a statement, and that's it. Question: Is it OK, right, or just NOW to burn someone at the stake for heresy or some sinful act that they choose not to repent of? Statement: The phrase "burned at the stake" should not be read in the history of the Church. PS: I'm pretty sure - yeah, I don't think I'm wrong - that I would have felt some fire back in the day - yes, me. technorati tags > heresy, the inquisition, church discipline, christianity, church history ::: ::: permalink ::: e-mail me :::
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three quotes |:: "Then, if we cannot as yet think alike in all things, at least we may love alike. Herein we cannot possibly do amiss." "Keep your eyes on the crucifix, for Jesus without the cross
is a man without a mission, and the cross without Jesus
is a burden without a reliever." "...I am deeply convinced that the Christian leader of the future is called to be
completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her own vulnerable self."
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