tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11718516.post113201238163978355..comments2007-04-14T21:09:01.440-07:00First Christian Churchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14986898524398876274noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11718516.post-1133819705216781762005-12-05T13:55:00.000-08:002005-12-05T13:55:00.000-08:00Oops...even more so when you have to read it twice!<BR/><BR/>Sorry about that.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15043250991096550508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11718516.post-1133819572264246842005-12-05T13:52:00.001-08:002005-12-05T13:52:00.001-08:00(e) All of the above.<BR/><BR/>I think a lot of people with the most serious/reflective/probing questions perceive that the typical church is too absorbed with benign details to take their questions seriously.<BR/><BR/>How's that for a cynical answer?Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15043250991096550508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11718516.post-1133819568986923172005-12-05T13:52:00.000-08:002005-12-05T13:52:00.000-08:00(e) All of the above.<BR/><BR/>I think a lot of people with the most serious/reflective/probing questions perceive that the typical church is too absorbed with benign details to take their questions seriously.<BR/><BR/>How's that for a cynical answer?Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15043250991096550508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11718516.post-1132441295164650272005-11-19T15:01:00.000-08:002005-11-19T15:01:00.000-08:00I'm not sure what's meant by "intrinsic." Historically we have had not only persons who asked questions--like Pascal--but also institutions. Liberal Christianity, for all of its problems, has been successful in prompting a good deal of serious thinking.Andy Mangumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09255992067271934679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11718516.post-1132176209923349032005-11-16T13:23:00.000-08:002005-11-16T13:23:00.000-08:00Is there something intrinsic about church, or Christianity, that promotes questioning?Kennoreply@blogger.com