[Magdalen] She's leaving church

[Jay Weigel]

Funny, I don't have trouble with Space. Well, traditional theology,
yeah.....but when you accept that as a way of trying to make a connection
with The Divine, instead of taking it literally.......I mean, who's to say
that "Let there be light" didn't sound an awful lot like a helluva Big
Bang? None of us was there, after all.

On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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>
> In a message dated 6/2/2015 3:13:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
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> I'm  pretty much over it too.>>>>.
>
> I'm interested in those who are having trouble with the institutional
> church and with those who call themselves Christian.
>
> My problems, as I have said before, are, I think, much more  fundamental
> than that, and have to do with, as John Luc Picard says, "Space.   The
> Final Frontier."
>
> When we are treated, it seems weekly, to more spectacular pictures  and
> information about our universe, and realize that there are probably
> millions of habitable planets and innumerable species habiting them,
> how is it possible for us to buy the traditional theology?
>
> I'm holding on, at this time, but I can see those of less ripe years
> just simply opting out.
>
>
> David Strang.
>