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Nov 7, 2009 | Posted by: Joe DeCaro

Retired bishop rejects traditional concepts

Full story: dailygleaner.canadaeast.com

There is no God, there is no heaven and there is no afterlife. At least, not in the way we have traditionally thought of such things. But when a retired bishop says it, it's worth noting. "My audience is not the people who go to church on Sunday morning," John Shelby Spong, the retired Episcopal bishop of Newark, N.J., said on a recent visit to Toronto ...

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from dailygleaner:

"'We are related to the plankton, the cabbages and the great apes,' says Spong.

"Instead of the traditional concepts of heaven and hell, he takes a fresh reading of the Christian gospels ...

"But in the rejection of traditional Christian teachings, Spong occasionally veers into territory normally reserved for the likes of Richard Dawkins ...

"'I would much rather be in a dialogue with Richard Dawkins than (televangelist) Jerry Falwell,' Spong says."

Someone tell Spong that Falwell is dead and has been for some time now.

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Sigh, haven't you been through all this already and this is the best you can come up with?
Bitter, obtuse, bitter, unhappy, bitter, pessimist.

Nothing Christians about that mindset you have joie..........
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Joe DeCaro wrote:
from dailygleaner:
"'We are related to the plankton, the cabbages and the great apes,' says Spong.
"Instead of the traditional concepts of heaven and hell, he takes a fresh reading of the Christian gospels ...
"But in the rejection of traditional Christian teachings, Spong occasionally veers into territory normally reserved for the likes of Richard Dawkins ...
"'I would much rather be in a dialogue with Richard Dawkins than (televangelist) Jerry Falwell,' Spong says."
Someone tell Spong that Falwell is dead and has been for some time now.
I guess book sales are slow for the arch heretic. He is out trying to drum up business.

I would have guessed Spong would prefer Dawkins, they both aren't Christian and should have much to discuss.

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I guess book sales are slow for the arch heretic. He is out trying to drum up business ...
... by digging-up (the late) Jerry Falwell; that's one debate Spong will win as long as Jerry remains dead.

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Aww, the bitching twins can rehash the same pissing contest.

Bravo.......
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