That makes a lot of sense, Mr Crabbe.

>>The issue of the relationship between my position and the Church's Creed(s) has been on the back-burner of my mind for some time -- for too long, in fact.<<

It goes a long way to explaining the confusion and anomalies in your article.

I wish you good fortune in your deliberations. And if I may offer a word of advice: don't be afraid of what you find.

A well-written article, and I think you go as far towards making sense as is possible for any theist.

I was just left thinking, that all of what you said still provides no ground for believing anything of the doctrine of the Anglican church, built as it is on the triple-garble of the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the history of the church; and your thesis is indeed probably heresy.

What I can’t understand is this: why can’t you just accept a beautiful or ineffable experience directly for itself? Why is there any need to intellectualise from there to talk about “ego” and speculations on psychology, and the entirety of humanity and “God”? And as far as I'm concerned, to get from there to making sense of the Eucharist is indeed a pious hope.

Hurrah for Peter Hume. he has said it all.

God is. Full stop.

Stop attributing human qualities to Go who is ineffable. It makes a super human being of him. Another but bigger Captain marvel. Shazaam!! Remember him?

socratease

<<All religion is man made, mainly by the politicians of some ancient age for their own purposes of population control or what today would be taxation . If that isn't so why are there so many different religions.

Many religions have died out over the ages and being a non-theist only requires that you ignore one more beside the thousands you already think were or are nonsense.Posted by Foyle, Friday, 24 September 2010 9:59:47 AM>>

Rolex is a real watch, even though there are many immitations

Dear grateful,

You wrote: "Rolex is a real watch, even though there are many immitations"

All watches are real watches, but Rolex was made first. The imitations were all made later. Islam was invented after Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism and Christianity so Islam is an imitation.

However, in one way the analogy is correct. Rolex and its imitations are all manmade.

Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism and Christianity are all manmade.

They are all human inventions.

Trouble is all the religions think they are the Rolex.