Pagan Origins of the Christian Faith (Phil. Daily Inquirer)

[st.anthony]

i think aristotle wasn't himself when he said that, tonio. ('c',) maybe he was high on marijuana at that time. but then again, it was the church that enforced the geo-centric idea of the universe. and they were quite effective at doing that. take the inquisition for example. a lot of scientists or freethinkers were branded as heretics for suggesting a helio-centric idea of the universe. they were hunted down and killed by the Hounds of God. do you know which order of the priesthood was given the authority of the inquisition, tonio?

DILI bro sayop, you should have known that Mr. ARISTOTLE live before the church was conceived and even JESUS was born, he was propagating his ideas by 384 BC thats too far away from the church period, every one in that time in the western world acknowledge that idea, thus for all the people in that time span. thus the church have acknowledge that since that was the truth of that time.

[regnauld]

strong words mate...hehe!!

Do you know the real reason why it was condemned by the ROMAN CHURCH my friend?

[st.anthony]

grabeha oi...and killed them kai wla gi oppose lang sa church...paeta..and the ever sneaky and dirty land grabbing ploy of the catholic church...hehe!!

HUH where is that in history? that church or the men in authority of the church?

[Ramini]

by all means reg tell me..para mklaro jd

[Ramini]

HUH where is that in history? that church or the men in authority of the church?

the dark times of christianity?..and you're not educated ana?..or wla lang gi include sa curriculum?

[Hellblazer 2.1]

not being an apologist for the church, but i think one must understand that during the time, the Church was central figure in Europe. which means that it was not only responsible in the moral safeguarding of its flock but also it has "obligation" to maintain status quo.

its like the USA now, trying to safeguard the dominant discourse of Democracy, as the status quo while regarding every thing else as "heretical" and must be changed. (Communism, Iraq, etc.)

ergo, the attitude during the time and now are not different, its not about moral or truth or spiritual authority that is the issue.its purely political-ideological in nature.

well said, mr.child. i may have to agree with this. yes, it's true, just to maintain the status quo great political (and/or religious) bodies would often resort to impose their "standards" to the whole world even though their standards are not always necessarily the best.

[regnauld]

not being an apologist for the church, but i think one must understand that during the time, the Church was central figure in Europe. which means that it was not only responsible in the moral safeguarding of its flock but also it has "obligation" to maintain status quo.

its like the USA now, trying to safeguard the dominant discourse of Democracy, as the status quo while regarding every thing else as "heretical" and must be changed. (Communism, Iraq, etc.)

ergo, the attitude during the time and now are not different, its not about moral or truth or spiritual authority that is the issue.its purely political-ideological in nature.

Would you say that that church was GUIDED BY THE HOLY SPRIT when it maintained the status quo for declaring that the earth was the center of the universe and not the sun?

[st.anthony]

i'd rather be a heretic than a hypocrite. ('c',)

Bro defending your faith and truth that is within is not hypocricy, where have you got that idea, what am i telling is all the truth and for that its hypocricy. maybe you havent defended your faith and your truth, maybe you try it then call yourself a HYPOCRITE!!!!!!!!

[regnauld]

Bro defending your faith and truth that is within is not hypocricy, where have you got that idea, what am i telling is all the truth and for that its hypocricy. maybe you havent defended your faith and your truth, maybe you try it then call yourself a HYPOCRITE!!!!!!!!

Are you saying then than you are a TRUE CHRISTIAN because you have defended your faith?

[Hellblazer 2.1]

DILI bro sayop, you should have known that Mr. ARISTOTLE live before the church was conceived and even JESUS was born, he was propagating his ideas by 384 BC thats too far away from the church period, every one in that time in the western world acknowledge that idea, thus for all the people in that time span. thus the church have acknowledge that since that was the truth of that time.

did i say that jesus lived before aristotle? i don't think so.

oh i get it, you're blaming aristotle for spreading this so-called geocentric universe and thus coming clean for your church when the inquisition was hacking heretics' heads and torturing and burning those would oppose the church's "adopted" idea of the geocentric universe.

question: did aristotle murder those who opposed him?

the roman catholic church, how typical. parehas lang mo ni pontius pilate, manghinaw lang dayon.