We should maintain that if an interpretation of any word in any religion leads to disharmony and does not positively further the welfare of the many, then such an interpretation is to be regarded as wrong; that is, against the will of God, or as the working of Satan or Mara.

Buddhadasa Bikkhu, a Thai Buddhist Monk


Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Bad Policy


One of the worst errors of theology and popular religion is to make statements which intentionally or unintentionally contradict the structure of reality.

Paul Tillich
Dynamics of Faith (HarperOne, pp. 39-40)