tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872862682800741415.post8855435474858410885..comments2023-05-11T02:25:00.451-07:00Comments on Chronicles of a Christian Heretic: Embracing HeresySandra Keehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16979912092987681396noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872862682800741415.post-6555032104654772822011-02-03T20:22:02.815-08:002011-02-03T20:22:02.815-08:00love this.. "It is heretical only to the righ...love this.. "It is heretical only to the right ringers, but who wants to ring their bells?" are those the same bells that were once worn on the robes to show off their piety? ;)<br /><br />Sandra. I like seeing people use that... namasteSisterlisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697215030563741501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872862682800741415.post-50764967750944553942010-07-10T14:19:49.864-07:002010-07-10T14:19:49.864-07:00wouldn't ya know? google can find anything.
...wouldn't ya know? google can find anything.<br /><br />namaste /^\ or /||\Sandra Keehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979912092987681396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872862682800741415.post-59538240046757451412010-07-10T14:13:10.103-07:002010-07-10T14:13:10.103-07:00There needs to be an emoticon for the humble bow o...There needs to be an emoticon for the humble bow of reverent thanks that Buddhists and yogis do. I actually love that gesture for what it expresses to the recipient and what it creates in me when I do it. So much more that the simple "thank you".<br /><br />So, *hands together at the heart center, bowing head, and nodding to Cindy* namaste.Sandra Keehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979912092987681396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872862682800741415.post-74726351931580715802010-07-10T12:43:17.346-07:002010-07-10T12:43:17.346-07:00Sandra,
Thank you for this post. Semantics can b...Sandra,<br /><br />Thank you for this post. Semantics can be such a drag and connotation a quagmire. (Though that can be compelling and fascinating, too.)<br /><br />I love your heart and spirit. In my younger, more authoritarian days (which may have been last week in some sense!), I may have thrown some easy answer Scripture at you myself, all with good intentions. I can be such an idiot, but I am learning.<br /><br />Keep breathing in the divine, and definitely keep writing here!Cynthia Kunsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060294887790881860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872862682800741415.post-20134019887301629182010-06-28T17:31:37.893-07:002010-06-28T17:31:37.893-07:00Terry,
You are probably correct that I am most he...Terry,<br /><br />You are probably correct that I am most heretical to the Evangelicals--although mainline (non-Evangelical) Christianity is not so open-minded as it likes to think, as evidenced by the ferocity with which it reacts to the challenging of such sacred cows as homosexuality, women in leadership, and certain theological assumptions, among other things. <br /><br />Since Evangelicalism is the statistically most well-known face of Christianity in America and certainly its loudest voice, then accepting myself as a heretic must come part and parcel with integrating all the aspects of my heritage as an American Protestant.Sandra Keehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979912092987681396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872862682800741415.post-49270660263071571632010-06-28T10:59:24.165-07:002010-06-28T10:59:24.165-07:00Yes, I think you are in good company with your app...Yes, I think you are in good company with your approach to Christianity. It is heretical only to the right ringers, but who wants to ring their bells? Only recently have I realized how radical Jesus was; too often we don't look at him in the Jewish context of the first century c.e. <br /><br />Don't get discouraged with your journey. You are probably making a whole lot more progress than you realize. Hang in there.<br /><br />Terry GrayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872862682800741415.post-9638713834783734702010-06-27T09:44:29.704-07:002010-06-27T09:44:29.704-07:00Hi, Sylvia, thanks for stopping by. I'm glad ...Hi, Sylvia, thanks for stopping by. I'm glad that you found encouragement.Sandra Keehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979912092987681396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872862682800741415.post-85099780652909170652010-06-27T09:07:53.079-07:002010-06-27T09:07:53.079-07:00Sandra,
Great blog! I'm excited to read more...Sandra,<br /><br />Great blog! I'm excited to read more, because I can relate strongly to your thoughts.<br /><br />I'm a recovering fundamentalist with some very strong heretical tendencies.<br /><br />Many of the people in my life don't realize the extent to which I have changed my thinking. My biggest obstacle in life now is navigating those relationships with grace while staying true to myself and also to those people that I still love deeply. <br /><br />God is Love and Love really covers it all. Freedom is sweet. I'm so glad I stumbled upon this blog. Reading your thoughts this morning was a great encouragement! Thank you! : )Sylvianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872862682800741415.post-50192966539464207162010-06-26T22:15:03.046-07:002010-06-26T22:15:03.046-07:00In defense of the individual who quoted Hebrews to...In defense of the individual who quoted Hebrews to me, I highly doubt there was any malice involved--conscious or otherwise. I see it (now but didn't at the time) completely as an act of fear. Not a fear for me and my eternal destiny as implied but a fear of the individual's own uncertainties of faith. Much less scary to threaten me--however biblically and lovingly it was couched--than to admit to one's own doubts.<br /><br />But I wrote it into the post to highlight yet another example of how the church as it is today so mistakes the whole premise of Jesus--love one another. period--for legalism and fear of the future.<br /><br />Oh, and, as further defense, the lead-up to that point in the conversation was even more heretical sounding descriptions of God than what I wrote in this post. So I imagine from the other person's point of view, it was really just too extreme even to be contemplated. Not that that excuses the lack of grace but did help me to (eventually) be able to extend grace back to the person because--God knows!--I understand reacting from a place of fear.<br /><br />But thanks for so obviously getting my point that it's really only the "loving one another" that has any relevance to anything. You're like my personal cheerleader!Sandra Keehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979912092987681396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872862682800741415.post-66751325521983215012010-06-26T20:18:50.453-07:002010-06-26T20:18:50.453-07:00Are you serious? People are sending you scriptures...Are you serious? People are sending you scriptures like that? I am so sorry. <br /><br />Jesus said the greatest command was to love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind and strength and the second was to love your neighbor as yourself. He also said I say unto you love your enemies and do good to them plus a new commandment I give unto you, that you love one another.<br /><br />Wow! That is an overwhelming amount of commands to love. As soon as I have those down, I'll get back to you about the rest. <br /><br />But don't hold your breath, it could be awhile. n_n <br /><br />Don't let the haters get you down.shadowspringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172112981244682382noreply@blogger.com