Comments on: The fathers (?) of Western Civilization http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/ A forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of Christianity and culture. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:44:53 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jon Rowe http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/comment-page-3/#comment-326597 Jon Rowe Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:37:46 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/#comment-326597 Heh. Yes. Heh. Yes.

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]]> By: Karen O http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/comment-page-3/#comment-326569 Karen O Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:08:14 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/#comment-326569 Teenage Tinkerbell, Sweetie (I say that not condescendingly, but as a mom of 2 teen girls)- If you go back & read the original post, you'll find this...<i>"What do the men on the following list have in common: Ludwig van Beethoven Nicolaus Copernicus Rene Descartes Edward Gibbon Horace Soren Kierkegaard Sir Isaac Newton Blaise Pascal George Santayana Adam Smith Leonardo da Vinci St. Paul "Two things, really. First, they are some of the great minds and talents of Western Civilization. Second, they were all bachelors."</i> That's why the subject of Jesus being a bachelor vs. being married to His Bride came up. :-) Teenage Tinkerbell, Sweetie (I say that not condescendingly, but as a mom of 2 teen girls)-

If you go back & read the original post, you’ll find this…“What do the men on the following list have in common:

Ludwig van Beethoven
Nicolaus Copernicus
Rene Descartes
Edward Gibbon
Horace
Soren Kierkegaard
Sir Isaac Newton
Blaise Pascal
George Santayana
Adam Smith
Leonardo da Vinci
St. Paul

“Two things, really. First, they are some of the great minds and talents of Western Civilization. Second, they were all bachelors.”

That’s why the subject of Jesus being a bachelor vs. being married to His Bride came up. :-)

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]]> By: opinionated teen http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/comment-page-3/#comment-326522 opinionated teen Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:07:50 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/#comment-326522 Um, sorry, Mr. Rowe....you were being sarcastic, I assume? Um, sorry, Mr. Rowe….you were being sarcastic, I assume?

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]]> By: opinionated teen http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/comment-page-2/#comment-326488 opinionated teen Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:01:27 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/#comment-326488 There's a reason Gnostic Gospels aren't in the Bible. It's because....oh, what was it......oh, yeah. THEY'RE NOT CREDIBLE! There’s a reason Gnostic Gospels aren’t in the Bible. It’s because….oh, what was it……oh, yeah. THEY’RE NOT CREDIBLE!

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]]> By: Jon Rowe http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/comment-page-2/#comment-325497 Jon Rowe Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:25:32 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/#comment-325497 Rio, I don't think you heard. Just after God created Adam and Eve, he created "Guy" and "Dude" the first gay couple. It's found in the book of Linus which was supposed to be part of the original canon but was suppressed. Eventually, the Bible will be amended so we can add that and other Gnostic Gospels. Rio,

I don’t think you heard. Just after God created Adam and Eve, he created “Guy” and “Dude” the first gay couple. It’s found in the book of Linus which was supposed to be part of the original canon but was suppressed. Eventually, the Bible will be amended so we can add that and other Gnostic Gospels.

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]]> By: Teenage_Tinkerbell http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/comment-page-2/#comment-325374 Teenage_Tinkerbell Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:01:44 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/#comment-325374 Ok I didn't think being a bachelor was a requirement. And Jesus was a bachelor .Comparing the church to his bride is symbolic. Its a ananlogy of 1st How husbands are supposed to treat their wives and 2nd the type of love Jesus has for his church is like the love a husband has for his wife. Also if we are saying taht to be a father of civilazation you have to be a bachelor than that is utterly ridiculous. I can name many men who shaped civilzation nad were married. such as, Peter or simon peter. The rock on which the church was built Abraham the father of Isreal George washington, the first president Thomas Jefferson who wrote the declaration of independance John Adams a brillant statesman Patrick Henry a firebrand of the revolutionary war Abraham Lincoln, winston churchill, the greatest prime minister England ever had Franklin Delano Roosevelt Louis Pastuer John Bunyan Shakesphere Edward Jenner Charles Dickens C.S. Lewis J.R.R. Tolkien Ronald Regean Harry Truman Martin Luther King Jr. Langston Hughes Martin Luther Ok I didn’t think being a bachelor was a requirement. And Jesus was a bachelor .Comparing the church to his bride is symbolic. Its a ananlogy of 1st How husbands are supposed to treat their wives and 2nd the type of love Jesus has for his church is like the love a husband has for his wife. Also if we are saying taht to be a father of civilazation you have to be a bachelor than that is utterly ridiculous. I can name many men who shaped civilzation nad were married. such as,
Peter or simon peter. The rock on which the church was built
Abraham the father of Isreal
George washington, the first president
Thomas Jefferson who wrote the declaration of independance
John Adams a brillant statesman
Patrick Henry a firebrand of the revolutionary war
Abraham Lincoln,
winston churchill, the greatest prime minister England ever had
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Louis Pastuer
John Bunyan
Shakesphere
Edward Jenner
Charles Dickens
C.S. Lewis
J.R.R. Tolkien
Ronald Regean
Harry Truman
Martin Luther King Jr.
Langston Hughes
Martin Luther

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]]> By: Rio http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/comment-page-2/#comment-325250 Rio Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:29:11 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/#comment-325250 God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. But you all have likely heard that already. Just a refresher. God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.
But you all have likely heard that already.
Just a refresher.

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]]> By: Jon Rowe http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/comment-page-2/#comment-324928 Jon Rowe Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:24:05 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/#comment-324928 Heh. I bet you don't think comic book art is real art either, a position against which I fervently argued <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t0j4PrnwG8" rel="nofollow">here</a>. (For those of you who want to see my face and here my voice, check out the link. Yes, I know God gifted me with a nice looking face but reminded me that beauty is skin deep by having my hair fall out of my head and appear on places I didn't want it to.) Heh. I bet you don’t think comic book art is real art either, a position against which I fervently argued here. (For those of you who want to see my face and here my voice, check out the link. Yes, I know God gifted me with a nice looking face but reminded me that beauty is skin deep by having my hair fall out of my head and appear on places I didn’t want it to.)

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]]> By: Joel Mark http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/comment-page-2/#comment-324917 Joel Mark Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:15:53 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/#comment-324917 <i>Sometimes “the truth” is not appropriate.</i> What is not appropriate, Jon, is an "art" teacher talking about Warhol at all in an art class. There are too many actual fine artists and there is to uch of value to learn about real art to spend time so worthlessly. Sometimes “the truth” is not appropriate.

What is not appropriate, Jon, is an “art” teacher talking about Warhol at all in an art class. There are too many actual fine artists and there is to uch of value to learn about real art to spend time so worthlessly.

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]]> By: Joel Mark http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/comment-page-2/#comment-324915 Joel Mark Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:10:44 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/07/25/the-fathers-of-western-civilization/#comment-324915 <i>"What do you think of Andy Warhol?</i>" Ambulence chaser. “What do you think of Andy Warhol?”

Ambulence chaser.

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