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Nicene Creed, part 2

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, Let’s look up the definition of “Lord” in Webster’s shall we? 1. One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor. … 4. A husband. “My lord being old also.” –Gen. xviii. [...]

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The Nicene Creed: Perpetuating patriarchal autocracy

I’m working on a long post relating the Party slogans in Orwell’s 1984 to practices and doctrine of Christianity, but in the meantime, I’m going to have a go at the Nicene Creed. I attended a Catholic mass for the first time in years yesterday, and the recitation of this creed really got me thinking. [...]

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