The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #87904   Message #1646429
Posted By: Amos
11-Jan-06 - 03:30 PM
Thread Name: BS: Religion=good folk doing bad things?
Subject: RE: BS: Religion=good folk doing bad things?
I've told the story often about the guy who was walking along conversing with Satan, when they saw another man up ahead stop, bend down and pick somethign up from the roadside.

Satan started laughing and his companion asked him what he was laughing about.

"See that guy up there? He just discovered Truth!", Satan replied.

"Well, great," his friend answered, but why should that make YOU, of all people, laugh?".

"Because -- I'm going to help him organize it!".

It is a clear point, and a good one. Spiritual truth, wherever it is found, is very different in its nature from dogma, text, lessons in words, or even instruction of any kind. I could offer an extensive exegisis on the point, but I ain't a-gonna.

I like the story, which is why I repeat it too often! :D

A