Subversive Christian Unity

In chess theory, it is said that three pawns equal a bishop. In Presbyterianism, it takes more. :)

"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." Wikipedia on Hanlon's razor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor On razor principles in general:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razor_(philosophy)

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Canterbury, 15 Jan. 2016.   Frank Augstein/Associated Press Thinking that Christian doctrine cannot be stretched to encompass the whole of the gay rights agenda is "homophobia," a secular sin, in that what forbids it is the church of fashionable opinion.

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Nice takeoff on the rather vapid "I'm a Christian, but..." theme that is running around on the Interwebs these days. Hat tip to Lutheran Satire  for skewering this silliness right where it deserves.  .

The Emperor of Japan invited the best swordsmen in the land to an audience in his palace in Edo. As it was summer there were flies buzzing around. A swordsman pulled his sword from its scabbard and, with a shout, cut a fly out of the air, neatly cutting it in half. Not to be outdone, another swordsman pulled out his sword and cut a fly into two pieces before it fell. A third swordsman drew his sword and cut, but the fly flew on its way and did not fall. The Emperor glared at the third swordsman. "Majesty," said the third samurai, full of bravado, "That fly will never reproduce!" I put this forward as a cautionary tale for all to ponder. If your efforts do not have evident results, you need not explain. We have enough pretense going on already in the fly-ridden palace that is Christendom today.

Before any Lutherans get mad and leave angry comments, yes, there is misrepresentation of your beliefs in this skit. Broadly, though, as a parody of denominational differences, you might sit back and enjoy it with the rest of us.

So a Catholic priest, and Orthodox monk and a Protestant pastor walk into a bar. The Catholic says, "Pint of beer!" The Orthodox: "Ouzo, not too much water." The Protestant says to the bartender, "Joe, don't tell anyone I  was in here, all right?"

Q. How many Christians does it take to change a lightbulb? A. Eleven: one to change the lightbulb and ten to criticize, saying "We do it differently in our churches."