How does one make sense of large scale suffering, like that of global disasters, Auschwitz, or even cyclical poverty? Is that God's not-so-fine handiwork?
This TED Talk by Rev. Tom Honey, introduces a different idea about God that is well-known in intellectual theological circles, but not so well known outside of this.
Rev. Honey challenges the traditional conception of God as a "male boss"... a "celestial controller, a rule maker, a policeman in the sky who orders everything, and causes everything Read more [...]
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Making sense of suffering
How does one make sense of large scale suffering, like that of global disasters, Auschwitz, or even cyclical poverty? Is that God's not-so-fine handiwork?
This TED Talk by Rev. Tom Honey, introduces a different idea about God that is well-known in intellectual theological circles, but not so well known outside of this.
Rev. Honey challenges the traditional conception of God as a "male boss"... a "celestial controller, a rule maker, a policeman in the sky who orders everything, and causes everything Read more [...]
Richard Dawkins and WHAT is God?
Interesting interview on SBS with Richard Dawkins last night. Stream it at this address:
http://www.sbs.com.au/dateline/story/watch/id/600352/n/Interview-with-Richard-Dawkins
I left this comment and thought I'd share it with you:
There is a God VS there is no God.. haven't we forgotten to define WHAT is it we refer to as "GOD"???
I was a fundamentalist Christian for 20 years but now having rejected it I am getting closer to "God".
In evolution I see "God". In intuition I hear "God". Read more [...]
The Religion Debate
1. “Is there or isn’t there a God?”
2. “Is my god the True God or is yours?”
These debates are entirely based on one’s definition of the word “God.” So, shouldn’t we be a little more focused on the question as to what is God???
People define God in different ways, and then we call those different definitions “different gods”… but they are not. They are different definitions of God. Different interpretations of God. Different personifications of God – or a decision Read more [...]
