Over the last few days, during trips of nostalgia, I have noticed a pattern of increasingly infrequent theologically themed entries on my LJ. Back in the days when my journal had a decent readership, I wrote such entries regularly, but now? I haven't written such an entry in months. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact I now believe in ( Read more... )

I am currently working on a couple of politically themed entries, but I can't get them to a standard where I'm happy to post them, especially as I feel one is too inflammatory. So, in the meantime ...

( Attack of the theology! Perhaps not what you'd expect from me, though. )

Wow, it's November already. Where does the time go? I'm struggling to keep up with this year. I do recall asking for a fast year back at its start, and I quite delightfully seem to have gotten my wish. This coming month is going to be chaotic. I'm excited and nervous, and I probably won't be on LJ much, so I apologise if I take forever to ( Read more... )

So, I'm finally continuing the theological pondering that I began a month ago. Wow, has it really been that long? University seems to speed up time.

( Contradictions and context. )

Alright, so this is the continuation of late September's theological ponderings, appropriately renamed for the new month. In this issue, I'm going to write about problems with the notion of faith, and then universalism. I also wished to address historical context, metaphors, and Scriptural inerrancy, but I ran out of room and will tackle those ( Read more... )

( We interrupt the lack of programming on Axver's journal to bring you the More Theological Ponderings Show! )

( More of my ramblings on religion. )

( Some brief recent thoughts on religion. )

One thing that bothers me about human history right into the present day is the willingness of people to accept and submit to a theocracy, or alternatively, the willingness of those with power to distort religious texts for their own gain and the unwavering servitude of those who execute the commandments of the 'elite'. I'm not just talking about ( Read more... )

You know what I really hate? When people pervert the message of the Gospels and turn it into this legalistic, pedantic code of rules designed to trip people up for every minor infringement. I loathe this ignorance of the express commands to love one another, to give to the poor, to help the needy, et cetera, especially when it's simply to attack ( Read more... )