tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30535100.post5876350186950350939..comments2023-10-19T06:23:31.919-04:00Comments on Miami Vision Blogarama!: Monocle Man On Volunteering and LutheransUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30535100.post-10343202893969463092007-07-13T12:28:00.000-04:002007-07-13T12:28:00.000-04:00Socrates was alright but a bit bombastic. May I su...Socrates was alright but a bit bombastic. May I suggest the much more recent and succinct German existential philosopher Shultz: "I know <I>nothing!</I>" Sgt. Shultz, "Hogan's Heroes"Verticus Erectushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517198789956611017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30535100.post-59122360355628613252007-07-12T10:32:00.000-04:002007-07-12T10:32:00.000-04:00Vert, I respect all religions and believe they rep...Vert, I respect all religions and believe they represent the most positive aspects of the human spirit, but I am under no illusion regarding the abuse of religious systems and ideals for self-serving and often destructive purposes. <BR/><BR/>I think Socrates, that stubborn Athenian, said it best over 2000 years ago: As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.Xavierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697439002734983063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30535100.post-61855728970906269812007-07-11T21:29:00.000-04:002007-07-11T21:29:00.000-04:00Xavier, we've never met but you know I admire your...Xavier, we've never met but you know I admire your blog so don't take this personally but I think agnostics and atheists show a lack of imagination-- although there isn't evidence of that yet in your blog.Verticus Erectushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517198789956611017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30535100.post-61960099404269411372007-07-11T17:05:00.000-04:002007-07-11T17:05:00.000-04:00I don't really care since I'm not altogether relig...I don't really care since I'm not altogether religious(more agnostic than anything), but I was curious because I had heard quite a bit regarding that whole ordeal and a potential schism because of it, but that's right it was Episcopal.Xavierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697439002734983063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30535100.post-30615136948028192142007-07-11T16:56:00.000-04:002007-07-11T16:56:00.000-04:00The last time I checked, and it's been awhile, the...The last time I checked, and it's been awhile, there are at least two strains of Lutherans: Lutheran Church of America (LCA) and the Missouri Synod. The Missouri Synod is the conservative branch and will probably never see gay bishops or pastors. On the other hand, the LCA has had then for years. The church you're thinking about is Episcopal, an off-shoot of the Church of England. Except for a Verticus Erectushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517198789956611017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30535100.post-42466409284150726152007-07-11T16:22:00.000-04:002007-07-11T16:22:00.000-04:00Isn't the Lutheran Church now accepting gay priest...Isn't the Lutheran Church now accepting gay priests or pastors? Or was that the Anglican? Or am I crazy?Xavierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697439002734983063noreply@blogger.com