Comments on: Carnival of Christianity is up http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/09/13/carnival-of-christianity-is-up/ If the foundations be destroyed, what shall the righteous do? --Psalm 11:3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:41:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jennifer in OR http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/09/13/carnival-of-christianity-is-up/#comment-2667 jennifer in OR Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:28:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=620#comment-2667 That's a good analogy, Dana. Thanks! That’s a good analogy, Dana. Thanks!

]]> By: Dana http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/09/13/carnival-of-christianity-is-up/#comment-2666 Dana Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:33:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=620#comment-2666 It would be hard to look at your religion as it seems to fail you and those you thought would come to your defense by virtue of the teachings of Christ turn a blind eye.<br/><br/>Like Christ asking for the cup to be taken from him...and if he did it, it is hard to blame mere humans for doing the same. It would be hard to look at your religion as it seems to fail you and those you thought would come to your defense by virtue of the teachings of Christ turn a blind eye.

Like Christ asking for the cup to be taken from him…and if he did it, it is hard to blame mere humans for doing the same.

]]> By: jennifer in OR http://principleddiscovery.com/2007/09/13/carnival-of-christianity-is-up/#comment-2665 jennifer in OR Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:32:00 +0000 http://principleddiscovery.com/?p=620#comment-2665 You know, I labored over what quote to use for your post. I ended up with something the author wrote, instead of a direct quote from Bonhoeffer himself, because Bonhoeffer's late writings on religion were a little unsettling for me. Eberhard knew Dietrich so well, and understood that everything Dietrich said was framed with the presupposition of Christ as center, but to pull a quote from Dietrich himself would have sounded like a complete abolition of religion. He talked a lot about irreligious christianity, or something like that, but I think it's wise to remember that he was writing from prison under extreme personal stress. And the social/political/religious landscape he was looking at in his last days was absolutely grim and dark. So, I'm just not sure how much of his last writings, especially on the topic of religion, are pure thought - how could he not be shaped by his circumstance? You know, I labored over what quote to use for your post. I ended up with something the author wrote, instead of a direct quote from Bonhoeffer himself, because Bonhoeffer’s late writings on religion were a little unsettling for me. Eberhard knew Dietrich so well, and understood that everything Dietrich said was framed with the presupposition of Christ as center, but to pull a quote from Dietrich himself would have sounded like a complete abolition of religion. He talked a lot about irreligious christianity, or something like that, but I think it’s wise to remember that he was writing from prison under extreme personal stress. And the social/political/religious landscape he was looking at in his last days was absolutely grim and dark. So, I’m just not sure how much of his last writings, especially on the topic of religion, are pure thought - how could he not be shaped by his circumstance?

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