[ExI] Atheists catch a break

[spike at rainier66.com]

>… On Behalf Of William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
Subject: Re: [ExI] Atheists catch a break

 

>…The core belief of Protestants is Original Sin.  

 

Bzzzzzt.

 

Well, partial bzzt anyway, because of the way the comment is worded: it makes it sound like the notion is a Protestant thing.  I would call that teaching a tragic carryover, toxic baggage from Catholicism.  The Christian version of it goes all the way back to St. Augustine, in the 4th century, a thousand years before there was much of anything one could call Protestant.

 

>…One of the very worst ideas in history, but one that works well for the church.  Without it the church has no goal.   bill w

 

I would agree with that comment.

 

Islam has a robust version of original sin as well.  Compared to these two, Protestantism generally has a kinder and gentler version of the notion.  The more progressive Protestant churches have recognized the problem and have largely done away with it.  One will not hear a rousing hellfire and brimstone sermon in a Presbyterian church.  One needs to go over to the Southern Baptists if one wishes to made to feel like a piece of revolting garbage.

 

A practicing Catholic friend was explaining to me how his church uses the concept.  They see to it you feel good and goddam guilty for that which you did not do.

 

spike  

 

 

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