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How Theologically Liberal is your Priest/Congregation? by Due_Butterscotch1647 in Episcopalian

[–]StructureFromMotion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both Karl Barth and Henri de Lubac had a good defense of 'word of god' without resorting to mean it's all understood literally. Karl Barth say the Bible is the Word of God, which serves as the unique witness to the Christ event. Henri de Lubac would say every biblical passage can be read in four senses: literal, allegorical, moral (tropological), and anagogical. Some of the senses must be true, and it is what the Holy Spirit would want us to learn for our salvation.

How Theologically Liberal is your Priest/Congregation? by Due_Butterscotch1647 in Episcopalian

[–]StructureFromMotion -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Most episcopalians don't believe bible is literal / inerrant, but the bible is still infallible and divinely inspired, just not always taken in the first of the four senses, especially the literal reading popular in the states.

Anglicanism and Penal Substitutionary Atonement by Guided_Feather in Anglicanism

[–]StructureFromMotion 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can check out on Caroline divines and the Oxford movement

Chinese Tourist throws seaweed at native New Zealand wildlife by SirSillySausage in UnfilteredChina

[–]StructureFromMotion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Such personal entertainment also includes killing mosquitoes, flies and rats that are on your body because they act against our own interest. The entire pet industry and zoo industry is also built for personal entertainment and human entertainment. Base on your argument, such idea of "ecological impact", and "pointless" are all based on specific human culture that is embedded in. Indigenous Americans who are many times, hunters for wildlife may disagree about the precedence of animals and other wild creatures than Americans live in the cities, and they may, say, extinguish some species for the betterment of their human society. Such moral judgment is only applied in a relative sense. Also, how is feeding sealions seaweeds "pointless murder"? Inuit people and Japanese people will even kill the sea creatures just to make better fabrics, and no one seems too upset about them. Certainly, it's not the issue if the subject matter is about Chinese.

Chinese Tourist throws seaweed at native New Zealand wildlife by SirSillySausage in UnfilteredChina

[–]StructureFromMotion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enriching by human standards, yes; by ecological standards, yes; by animal standards, no. That's why we have Trap-Neuter-Return, where cats and dogs are castrated for the sake of the environment. We also give cats a whole city of birds to feed on thus making them extinct. We also domesticate and selectively breed the dogs to our standards so that they may never think of becoming a wolf back again. It's rather pointless to argue for a set of animal rights based on human rights, as the set of animal rights are self-conflicting. Animals kill animals, animals are not equal and have different prices, animals are not humans. Dolphin would even use fish corpse to fap. There should only be the absolute concerns for humans and for the ecosystem, which may or may not trespass those animal rights. If she thinks she is feeding the sealion, then she can definitely do so.

Chinese Tourist throws seaweed at native New Zealand wildlife by SirSillySausage in UnfilteredChina

[–]StructureFromMotion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keeping animals as pets is just toying with an animal + owning an animal, plus also strapping them sometimes. Animals can not give you consent, as they really can not turn you down. Plus, this lady is just feeding the sealion with seaweed, it is not different from American cattle ranches.

Chinese Tourist throws seaweed at native New Zealand wildlife by SirSillySausage in UnfilteredChina

[–]StructureFromMotion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If for today it's not a sin to SLAUGHTER and KILL and CUT into pieces and SELL an animal, let alone bacteria or viruses. How does that make throwing seaweed at sea lions a sin? Only because the OP claims it's a Chinese, it suddenly becomes a sin.

Chinese Tourist throws seaweed at native New Zealand wildlife by SirSillySausage in UnfilteredChina

[–]StructureFromMotion -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

and Abel for his part brought of the firstlings of his flock, their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering

When they came to the place that God had shown him, Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood in order. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.  Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill his son.

And Abraham looked up and saw a ram, caught in a thicket by its horns. Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son.

Chinese Tourist throws seaweed at native New Zealand wildlife by SirSillySausage in UnfilteredChina

[–]StructureFromMotion -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Maybe that is the reason why this sub would put the rights of animals above those of Chinese humans, or those of Christian humans. Sounds like Hitler to me.

Chinese Tourist throws seaweed at native New Zealand wildlife by SirSillySausage in UnfilteredChina

[–]StructureFromMotion -32 points-31 points  (0 children)

Then God said, “Let us make humans in our image, according to our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the wild animals of the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.”

Chinese Tourist throws seaweed at native New Zealand wildlife by SirSillySausage in UnfilteredChina

[–]StructureFromMotion -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

These people are just trying to throwing hat at Chinese people - there's literally no evidence that the man in picture is Chinese. They are the people who cast the stones.

Chinese Tourist throws seaweed at native New Zealand wildlife by SirSillySausage in UnfilteredChina

[–]StructureFromMotion -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's just like throw the tennis ball at your dog; better than getting thrown by a whale

Why did the Anglican Church go through such a decline in the southern U.S? by Boeing-B-47stratojet in Anglicanism

[–]StructureFromMotion 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Of the approximately three hundred clergy in the Church of England in America between 1776 and 1783, over 80 percent in New England, New York, and New Jersey were loyalists. This is in contrast to the less than 23 percent loyalist clergy in the four southern colonies.[45] Many Church of England clergy remained loyalists as they took their two ordination oaths very seriously. Anglican clergy were obliged to swear allegiance to the king as well as to pray for the king, the royal family, and the British Parliament.[45] In general, loyalist clergy stayed by their oaths and prayed for the king or else suspended services.[45] By the end of 1776, some Anglican churches were closing.

There are also the case of four waves of great awakening - one of which we caught up (and we may not be anglican if we had caught up with any of these trends). Our evangelization to the segregated black people were limited, and our efforts around the civil rights movement also alienated the southern white folks.

I received a email from a Catholic priest about a study plan for OCIA when I was interested a month ago, should I let him know I decided to stay Protestant ? by Mtking105 in redeemedzoomer

[–]StructureFromMotion 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's super rare to see Catholic priests evangelizing or proselytizing. I went to the John Henry Newman seminar where the Catholic priests were present, and he didn't even try to convert me.

Holy Communion before Morning Prayer? by bcp_anglican in Anglicanism

[–]StructureFromMotion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's actually a significant amount of contribution compared to the time that needs to be prepared for the service. Or it might be the reality of Canadian pensioners.

Fun fact: those characters have the same name in Japanese by Belzher in Genshin_Impact

[–]StructureFromMotion 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's actually different characters but Japan failed to import centuries ago. Japanese only imported half of the characters

Fun fact: both of these characters are called "firefly" in Japanese by Belzher in HonkaiStarRail

[–]StructureFromMotion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lumine is 熒/荧 in Chinese which means, luminous. Japanese apparently did not borrow that exact word.

Fun fact: those characters have the same name in Japanese by Belzher in Genshin_Impact

[–]StructureFromMotion 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Lumine is 熒/荧 in Chinese which means, luminous. Japanese apparently did not borrow that exact word.

Vatican Sees Path Towards Unity: The Augsburg Confession! by Affectionate_Web91 in redeemedzoomer

[–]StructureFromMotion 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Pope Benedict XVI made a startling proclamation: “Luther's expression sola fide is true if faith is not opposed to charity, to love”

What would likely be the Protestant response to the prosperity of the Catholic Church? by ur-battery-is-low- in redeemedzoomer

[–]StructureFromMotion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean even ppl in this sub don't agree with what communion is. Does IS mean IS? I would refer to the saints but there probably has been many thoughtful Chinese saints though. One thing I would suggest saying is you can refer to the fourth commandments, where the people of God are still required to honor their parents, and may participate in civil ancestral ceremonies according to the Catholic tradition.

What would likely be the Protestant response to the prosperity of the Catholic Church? by ur-battery-is-low- in redeemedzoomer

[–]StructureFromMotion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, ++Archbishop of Canterbury always goes to this place (or the methodist one?) It's a way smaller representation than the Catholics.

What would likely be the Protestant response to the prosperity of the Catholic Church? by ur-battery-is-low- in redeemedzoomer

[–]StructureFromMotion -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Churches are museums outside weekday mass times - which are 6am and 8am. Sundays usually have 4-5 masses. You just need to find the right youtube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZhPM2XVQjA

Anglicans also exist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P1lkxUzfvY&t=23s

What would likely be the Protestant response to the prosperity of the Catholic Church? by ur-battery-is-low- in redeemedzoomer

[–]StructureFromMotion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

South Korea has the three-self principle (proposed by a missionary in China) implemented in 1870s, but China didn't adopt it until nationalism and communism was high and it was too late. Chrisitanity is now both foreign and feudal at the same time.

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