Eating Gunpowder

Click to enlarge: A barrel of gunpowder.

Overheard on May 8, 2013:

"If the [Catholic Church] is wrong... then... what was the fate of millions upon millions for over 1600 years until Baptists appeared?"
-- Nicea325
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That's a very good question.

Similar good questions:
• What happens if you hear but don't understand?
• What happens if you've been so conditioned by others (angry parents, ministers, nuns) that you simply can't see the love of Jesus in anything?[1]
• What happened to Jews that lived and died before Jesus?
• What happens to anyone that lives and dies without any knowledge of Jesus? (Forget the typical response that almost no one alive today hasn't heard about Jesus. That may or may not be true, but it certainly wasn't true 50 years ago let alone 2,000 years ago.)
• Are aliens accountable for accepting Jesus? Or did Jesus visit them and express his love in a way they could understand and respond to?

These are good questions, especially the last one, which is a valuable thought experiment.

Asking is worth the effort aside form the answer you get back.

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Click to enlarge: Rodney Dangerfield was a popular stand-up comedian when I was a boy. He was known for complaining, "I don't get no respect." Watch a little of what was funny in my day > "At my house, we pray after we eat."

Disrespect v. Disagreement

I just heard a progressive radio show host laugh at the statement of a prominent pro-life politician.

We offer more respect for the beliefs of those that killed thousands on 9/11 than one person defending the unborn.

If you choose to mock those that disagree with you, don't be surprised if they don't respect you.

[2013-03-11]

 

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I heard as child that some guard dog owners feed their dogs gunpowder. It makes them vicious. It also eventually kills them. We do that to people, too. We inject so much of our own pain into them, they can no longer feel anything good. Catharsis quickly turns to abuse when the listener is impressionable, and that can be any age.

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