The Eucharist Liturgy The original liturgy of the Eucharist is this… Dismissal — of the unbeliever, the catechumen, and the backslider. Eucharist — The offering (or sacrifice) of praise, thanksgiving, tithes, and firstfruits for the poor. Oblation — The presentation of the Eucharist to God with prayer and spoken “Amen.” …
This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism. See this index. Under my last post, a discussion ensued regarding the early patristic writers and the Roman Catholic Eucharistic liturgy. I made the following claim: Bardelys the Magnificent responded by informing us… …about Roman Catholic apologist Fisheater’s defense of the …
This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism. See this index. In my recent posts, I’ve been discussing the theme of the noble Berean approach: verifying and validating the claims of the New Testament and later church tradition by comparing them against the Old Testament. Over at GunnerQ’s Substack, …
Under my article “On Suffering“, Jack made this comment where he kindly asked me where to put my words. So I responded that he was trying to put words into my mouth by telling me what to do, a thing that he does often. Over on his blog, Jack had summarized… …and …
NOTE: This post is divided into three sections of increasing complexity to suit all reader’s tastes. Stop reading when you’ve had enough. The Short Explanation Over at Patriactionary, the author of “Eve’s Curse” thinks that Matt Cochran’s Twitter thread is a real banger (and, probably, his blog post too). Cochran explains that the …
In “It’s a Military Term,” I had noted that the word translated “helper” in Genesis 2:18 is used in the Old Testament as a military term that refers to that of an ally, rather than that of a subordinate, with no connotation of an implied difference in power or authority. …
Old Testament Additional perspectives on the theme of “It’s a Military Term” on validating theology by looking at the Old Testament. Ambiguity Another perspective on the theme of “Ambiguity in the Bible” on ambiguity in biblical language. On Wikipedia Confirmation of our finding in “The Icons of Feminism, Part 1” and …
The Manosphere is Feminine If the manosphere could be summarized in one long sentence it would be this: Suffering men—mostly divorcees and married and unmarried incels—who have been burnt by women assemble together to talk—and complain—about how naturally evil and essentially broken women are and how they need men to …
This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. See also this index on Sharkly posts. Among proponents of Christian patriarchy, this passage is one of the four most cited (along with “be silent“, “don’t teach“, and “cover“): Wives are to submit to their own husbands as to the …
See this index. One of those common things you often see in the fundamentalist Christian manosphere is the general belief that the Bible must be easy to explain: that the simplest interpretation is the correct one. Most of the time the person making this claim believes that their own arguments …