Dr. Bob Wildblood wrote: > Marc Carter wrote: "As late as my youth I can tell you that (at least in the > Catholic Church) it was taught that biblical stories required interpretation, > and as late as my mom's youth, Catholics were not encouraged to read the > bible without a priest handy to help you understand what it was telling > you..." > > Isn't that exactly what Martin Luther was complaining about 500 years ago? I > guess that's why we have Catholics and Lutherans today. > >
Luther probably didn't envisioned Terry Jones as the outcome of his injunction that everyone should read the Bible for themselves. (On the other hand, Luther probably would have been perfectly happy to burn copies of the Koran). Interestingly, Calvin's response to Michael Sevitus interpreting the Bible for himself was to execute him. And Calvin probably had a much great influence on American protestantism than Luther. Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=4781 or send a blank email to leave-4781-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
