The RCC is like the English monarchy- elegant and bejeweled but defunct. Most of the American Catholics I know are cafeteria-style and very secular in spirit- most despise their bishops, cardinals and the pope. If they have a whacky parish priest they continue to attend church- or shop around until they find one- because his moral relativism matches their own. I believe Joseph Campbell also gave up his faith.//What is fanaticism? It probably started when one guy in the the hunting party always managed to topple a beast and soon he was considered all-wise and a magical person. Or someone invented a tool/ machine/industry/social idea/harnessed resentment and went to war.
On Jul 18, 5:14�pm, Alan Wostenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > "religious fanaticism is a very dangerous thing".... well, one might > as well say secular fanaticism is a very dangerous thing; or > democratic fanaticism is a dangerous thing, or economic fanaticism is > very dangerous thing. > > If one believes fanaticism is always dangerous, and danger is always > bad, of course any fanaticism is a bad fanaticism. On the other hand > if one does not think fanaticism is essentially evil, then some are > fanaticisms are good, some, bad, and we'd need to separate one from > the other. > > I'm fanatical about, for example, every clause in the Nicene creed, > because I happen to believe it's true. A billion Catholics profess it > every Sunday, I figure I ought to do some homework understanding it. I > pray it daily, read entire books by Saints and Popes opening up it's > beautiful meaning. Some might call that fanatic. And I'd agree. Slip, > what's wrong with that? > > On Jul 10, 6:44�pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > No way, there has been much more development within the secular than > > there has been in any religious segment of society, fact is that > > religions are mostly at the base of all the fears that are occurring > > in our time. �Religious fanaticism is a very dangerous thing and it's > > getting worse!! �Take a real look. > > > On Jul 10, 5:32�am, alexandra laughton <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > �Sure bible has it's faults but it just aims at reducing human ones. > > > human mind has not progressed enough to support the developments & > > > inventions around it.H > > > ence the new testament- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
