> "Robert G. Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snippage> > Was Judas a villain? > > I don't think so myself. If one believes that Christ > was divine and > that God has a plan then Judas was just a part of > the plan and cannot > be faulted for advancing the sacrifice. Indeed, > advancing the > sacrifice and the plan for salvation are grounds for > sainthood.
As a child, I felt Judas was the worst sort of person; that view wasn't challenged until I saw 'Jesus Christ Superstar' - 'you told me to do it!' IIRC. But I have problems with the 'planned betrayal,' as this makes Judas a stool pigeon, and God an underhanded schemer. Indeed, it brings to mind the entire Garden bit as another planned betrayal. As a child, Frankenstein's creature was a horrible monster who probably deserved to be hunted down and burned; as an adult, it is Dr. Frankenstein who ought to be censured for his abandonment of his faulty creation, once it goes from being lovely to hideous. It didn't ask to be made thusly. > xponent > The Heresy Of Rob Maru I find myself more a heretic than ever, as I mature. "Because I said so!" is perhaps appropriate for a 2 year old's petulant demands, else you'd have no time to work, let alone think. But it is a lousy answer to a thoughtful query by anyone over the age of 5. Debbi Experiencing Pissy Mare Syndrome Untimely? Maru __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
