Recent content by Lindsey

And there's me trying to tell you about Catholicism! I moved away from Christianity in my late teens and didn't go back until my mid thirties; I'm 51 now. I focused on Buddhism in my Religious Studies degree and MA, and although I admired the philosophy I never found a meditation practice which...

I've drunk alcohol regularly in a social context for most of my life. I'm not going to engage with the discussion about physical health benefits or detriments, because I don't know enough to comment. It's probably bad. I am also aware that alcohol limits the ability to focus, concentrate or...

I understand what you are saying, and essentially I don't disagree with you. The Bible is a complicated and difficult collection of writings, which is why the Catholic Church has always taught that it needs to be interpreted, and our understanding needs to continually evolve. I don't know anyone...

It is to the great credit of the Sikh teachings that this is so. Your comment shows that you understand the influence of patriarchy in the formation of religious institutions and practices, so I wonder why you don't apply the same argument to the development of Christianity. As I pointed out...

Similarly I could find verses which challenge that, but I think it's pointless quoting things out of context. The Christian church and scriptures are affected by the patriarchal middle eastern cultures from which they derive, I'm not saying otherwise. Christian institutions, like the societies...

Christianity derives from a patriarchal culture, as you say. Where in the world do we not have patriarchy? In some ways historical Christianity has contributed to and reinforced patriarchal roles, in other ways it has challenged them. A few points; there is no necessity to ascribe gender to...

I have difficulty thinking of God as an 'entity' to be honest because, in Western philosophy, this then raises the question of the existence or non-existence of such an entity. God would therefore be placed on one side or another of a dualistic category, which infers a limitation. God, by...

I am new to this forum, so please forgive my comment for being four years late. Some observations which may help: my understanding (from Catholicism) of the Trinity, is that it embodies the idea of relationship in the godhead itself, as the nature of God is essentially love. The Trinity also...