On Religion, Christianity and Coyote

[vixenmage]

When I was about... ten or so, my middle school class went to the Mohegan museum, up where Foxwoods is. The guide actually explained to us at some point that Fox-woods was a literal translation of the name of the area. We oohed, ahhed, and I discovered for the first time that no, not everyone can trace parts of their family back to a Native

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[kisaoda]

"I have to disagree with him there. Humanity is Fallen-- is every single one of us inherently evil? We have the potential for good, and the potential for evil. Why should we not assume the same of our brethren?"

To provide the best answer, let me first try to clarify the question: Is Humanity Fallen, therefore inherently evil? The answer, IMHO, is yes, it is. If it were not, what need would we have of Christ's Grace and Redemption?

Here's a few scriptures to ponder:

Ephesians 2:1-3 As for you [now redeemed in Christ], you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air [the Bent One Satan], the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh* and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.* - In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often

[anonymous]

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