tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post8431904307276718180..comments2023-09-25T11:18:26.654-04:00Comments on Doug's Dribblings: Deadly "Faith"Doug Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-6444515581748243482014-03-02T03:57:30.163-05:002014-03-02T03:57:30.163-05:00Nope.Nope.Doug Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313588070436300205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-77869809541827794012014-02-25T06:07:32.286-05:002014-02-25T06:07:32.286-05:00I think that is likely what will happen. Will this...I think that is likely what will happen. Will this thing every die out?Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-74835511457656364162014-02-23T02:58:20.775-05:002014-02-23T02:58:20.775-05:00"Coots' son is vowing to carry on his fat..."Coots' son is vowing to carry on his father's legacy." Yep. And he'll die, too. I honestly don't feel about his dad doing that, it's just so idiotic. Mark my words, the son will croak too, and then another person will take the podium. Jeez.Doug Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313588070436300205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-6683694386077638352014-02-19T05:15:57.568-05:002014-02-19T05:15:57.568-05:00Yes, and with quite unfortunate results as usual.Yes, and with quite unfortunate results as usual.Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-72535429605048858732014-02-19T05:13:01.563-05:002014-02-19T05:13:01.563-05:00That's the problem with do-it-yourself theolog...That's the problem with do-it-yourself theology. Not that Coots knew it (but then maybe he had heard it and simply couldn't accept it), but the main passage these folks use (Mark 16:18) does not appear to be in the oldest copies of Mark's gospel. And the other, Luke 10:19, is easily fitted into the tradition of using symbolic interpretation I think of Psalms 91:13, for example: "You shall tread on the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shall you trample under feet." Or the way the Apostle Paul used God's cursing of the Serpent in the Eden story as a symbol of victory over Satan by "bruising" his head underfoot. There is a reason this snake-handling faith is mainly a backwoods phenomenon. .<br />Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-34271328636652570412014-02-19T05:02:58.151-05:002014-02-19T05:02:58.151-05:00Right. When is a "test of faith" not rea...Right. When is a "test of faith" not really a test at all? It seems to me the sad history of religious snake handlers ought to speak to people.Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-36670411971226865542014-02-19T05:00:44.382-05:002014-02-19T05:00:44.382-05:00And the sad thing is that in a lot of other areas ...And the sad thing is that in a lot of other areas Coots probably did use common sense. Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-81514081264655140132014-02-18T15:26:52.327-05:002014-02-18T15:26:52.327-05:00Literal translation strikes again.....Literal translation strikes again.....Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148676728860411325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-84712488804165190072014-02-18T13:03:39.562-05:002014-02-18T13:03:39.562-05:00Of course it's idiotic, but it IS in the Bible...Of course it's idiotic, but it IS in the Bible. Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380432930727921469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-18419826650193924692014-02-18T11:11:09.369-05:002014-02-18T11:11:09.369-05:00It saddens me that Coots' son has learned noth...It saddens me that Coots' son has learned nothing from this tragedy. What possible spiritual boons can come from handling dangerous snakes? It's idiotic.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-46288111737705931292014-02-18T06:56:05.362-05:002014-02-18T06:56:05.362-05:00I think you have to know what common sense is to u...I think you have to know what common sense is to use it.... Zoe ~noreply@blogger.com