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18. At every point in the evolution of religion

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 08:14 PM

Jan 2012

most leaders and people were horrified at what new was coming.

But the new always broke through. Can you imagine the horror when Luther appeared? Or what was the reaction when King started about the end of religiously sanctioned segregation?
And what about when Jesus said, "You have heard it said of old, but I say to you....."These examples are ubiquitous in church history.

If you resisted the new in science or anything else because you knew people committed to the old you would hardly be a modern person. Why not pay attention to a fresh approach you might find appealing instead of being convinced that the old way in religion is what will happen down the road--or is even now happening? What I described is currently happening. Let me refer you to the most outstanding American seminary; Union Theological Seminary in New York. Have a look art anythttp://www.utsnyc.eduhing published there.

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