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Originally Posted by DechanDawa
Thanks for your private message. It was well received. It sounds like you need some help. Like a patient advocate of some kind. It is not right that you are falling on the floor and hitting your head due to a lack of a wheelchair. You could call your local crisis hotline and see if they can help you. At the very least they would be another source of contact for you. They actually will try to help out in any circumstance. They have a lot of resources at their fingertips. No one wants you falling down, hitting your head, and getting a concussion, or worse!
As for St. Paul...anyone who writes that wives should be subservient to their husbands and treat them like they are a god... in all matters... is cracked, as far as I am concerned. I detest the writings of St. Paul. And the fact that this "teaching" was delivered from the pulpit two weeks ago was, for me, the last straw. With all that is going on, within the Catholic church, and with the #metoo movement, I cannot believe these misogynistic words of St. Paul are still being delivered as if sacred scripture. PA---LEEZ.
I am not sure how you can say your are following Christian beliefs and at the same time are a diehard nihilistist. These two are in direct opposition.
Well, carry on! Everyone is enjoying your discourses so really don't mind me. I am just concerned you are falling on your head is all.
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I appreciate your concern. I had a call from my insurance company this afternoon and I’ve been assigned an RN who will attempt to rapidly coordinate my most immediate needs. I’ll speak to her tomorrow afternoon, after my PCP appointment.
Oh, I agree with you about Paul! It’s that nasty Cultural Catholic in me that quotes his less pernicious writings! I no longer follow the mass readings. I tend to agree with some scholars who write that the Church is more a ‘Pauline’ (ha!) construct than Christ-centric. The ‘celibacy’ foisted upon priest comes straight from Paul’s wish that EVERYONE should follow his example; Christianity wouldn’t have had much of a lifespan if that wish had been followed.
I’ve written of my personal experiences with the Church elsewhere — no need to bring up my bitterness here.
No, I don’t mean to imply that I follow Christian beliefs, only that I grasp at the least tarnished metaphysical jewels. You’re quite right: There is no reconciliation between Christianity (however mere!) and Nihilism. And I am a diehard nihilist!