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Voltaire2

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7. But those aren't new gospels.

Reply to marylandblue (Reply #4)

Sun Sep 23, 2018, 08:37 AM

Sep 2018

As pointed out elsewhere- Joseph Smith had an actual new gospel.

To be an actual new revelatory text, gods have to start a new communication with mortals. (e.g.Smith) otherwise it is just another rewrite of the same old stuff.

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The struggle for a new American Gospel [View all] guillaumeb Sep 2018 OP

And: guillaumeb Sep 2018 #1

It's called... NeoGreen Sep 2018 #2

Has the old one expired or something? MineralMan Sep 2018 #3

People constantly reinterpret the Bible for their own ends marylandblue Sep 2018 #4

Whatever. There's not going to be a new "Gospel," though. MineralMan Sep 2018 #5

It is Christian tradition to break with tradition marylandblue Sep 2018 #9

But those aren't new gospels. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #7

They don't plan to literally write a new sacred text marylandblue Sep 2018 #8

Yeah that's the point. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #10

Who says religious reformations need to be intellectually valid? marylandblue Sep 2018 #11

And so many have that there are literally thousands of Christian denominations. MineralMan Sep 2018 #12

Some people seem to need a god marylandblue Sep 2018 #13

Well, there are plenty of them from which to choose, MineralMan Sep 2018 #14

I don't have a problem with liberal religion like in the OP marylandblue Sep 2018 #15

I guess that means all the current ones are no good. Cartoonist Sep 2018 #6