tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800715528740636917.post2501675410020216415..comments2023-05-04T09:58:46.608-04:00Comments on Living The Faith On A High Wire: The Mayor, Morality and Pontius Pilate...Carlos Espinosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714149763127456271noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800715528740636917.post-64419227044376626462014-07-26T20:10:50.935-04:002014-07-26T20:10:50.935-04:00Drew,
I agree that we need to have a certain res...Drew, <br /><br />I agree that we need to have a certain respect for one another's perspectives on faith but I do not agree that we have to accept every other point of view as "truth," according to the believer.<br /><br />There is only one truth, and for me, it's as Jesus said to Pilate, "For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."<br /><br />Truth is never changing because God is Truth.<br /><br />It was the same truth during the time of Jesus. It is the same truth today and it will be the same truth tomorrow.<br /><br />To say "coexist," in the context of religion, as the bumper sticker purports to do, is to say there is no one truth but your truth is yours and my truth is mine.<br /><br />I totally disagree with that concept.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your input, however... <br /><br /> <br />Carlos Espinosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714149763127456271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800715528740636917.post-61537914715710219312014-07-24T10:22:40.849-04:002014-07-24T10:22:40.849-04:00I trust you are open to dialogue not only about th...I trust you are open to dialogue not only about the primary point you raise, but also about the material you bring into the argument. Therefore I would like to confer with you over the interpretation you assign to the COEXIST sticker.<br />The gift of life is precious and this is readily understood. Moreover the gift of life bestowed upon another person will be accorded my respect. I would ask that this respect be mutual and when it is, we share a situation of coexistence. This vital point affords us with the secure foothold, which becomes our point of departure on our journey of probing and challenging beliefs outside of ourselves and our immediate experience. Through this process, we also explore ourselves and work our way closer to truths which are attainable to humankind.<br />Coexistence is not the end: not a destination. Yet it is a humble and vital early step. It affords us life in a manner that life is lacking in conflict which does not accept the gift of life outside oneself.<br /><br />Coexistence is not to be dismissed.it is life, though it can not be " life to the fullest" as Christ came to bring it.<br />I would ask you to reconsider what you have stated and implied about coexistence. I would suggest that the interpretation you bring to the term used as a bumper sticker slogan is not a rewarding one.Drew Pawleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800715528740636917.post-3105699267439144952014-06-14T08:13:04.525-04:002014-06-14T08:13:04.525-04:00Great observation, Howard.
Rosa Parks is a perf...Great observation, Howard. <br /><br />Rosa Parks is a perfect example of standing up (or sitting in her case) for what is morally right, despite the consequences. <br /><br />It reminds me of St. Thomas More, who once said, "I am the king's loyal servant but God's first."<br /><br />Thanks.Carlos Espinosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714149763127456271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800715528740636917.post-65666315456008476272014-06-12T18:53:13.959-04:002014-06-12T18:53:13.959-04:00Someone should have asked if he wanted to be quote...Someone should have asked if he wanted to be quoted saying that it is subject to debate whether or not what Rosa Parks did was moral, but it is not subject to debate that it was illegal.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04843514873861242426noreply@blogger.com