Dec 23, 2010
In this episode, we look at fearful faith and how it can have a negative impact upon community love. Fearful faith usually has an image of God as being angry and judgmental of sinful humans. Unless we believe the right things, we are all condemned to eternal punishment. While this kind of faith is quite common,...
Nov 26, 2010
In the last epsiode, we examined Jane's mistaken belief that she could only be friends with people who shared her religious beliefs. In this episode, we will look at another, but related, mistaken belief. Jane believes that she should be friends with everyone within her religious community.
Many religious...
Oct 14, 2010
Last time we explored the differences between forgiveness and reconciliation. Now we can begin to look at how Jane has gone wrong in her understanding of community. Jane has the mistaken, and dangerous, belief that she can only be friends with people who have the same religious beliefs as her. When Laura would...
Sep 19, 2010
Last time we explored a proposed definition of community love. Forgiveness and reconciliation are key values in community. In this episode we explore how forgiveness and reconciliation are different. Many people think they are the same but they are not. We consider the story of a father and son who have not...
Aug 23, 2010
In the last episode, we looked at the story of Jane and Laura. Jane had recently experienced a religious conversion and had joined a Christian group. Because Laura did not share her specific beliefs, Jane rejected their lifelong friendship. Before we can learn how Jane has gone wrong in her understanding of...