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[dreamer_easy]

Oh, man. Maybe the Valium last night wasn't such a good idea. I've been scrambleheaded ever since, and I don't know whether it's depression, anxiety, the drugz, or some combination of these.

The local fundamentalists popped a brochure in the post box. "True Christianity is founded on a belief on Jesus Christ, and is not based upon any of our works." Various Bible quotes follow. This was Martin Luther's idea, wasn't it? It's brilliant. It gets rid of all that awkward stuff about having to give other people your money and simplifies religion into a pyramid scheme. [ETA: The thing about Luther was a wee bit seriously uninformed on my part - see the comments. Recommend me a beginner's book on theology!]

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[thedorkygirl.livejournal.com]

i agree with your last paragraph so much

[zombie-buddha.livejournal.com]

The corrollary to 'Faith, not Works' is that if you have actual faith you'll do good works anyway. It's a reaction to the prevailing attitude in Catholic Europe at the time that one could buy his way into heaven.

[acelightning.livejournal.com]