Recent content by Esefreond

I have to confess I don't understand the logic behind the thought that God will respond to prayers/requests from non-Christians even if they are praying to another deity. If God (or Christianity?) condemns idolatrous behaviour with one hand why would he reward it with the other? Do other...

Thank you all, some very interesting replies here. Mr Dave, when you said: Do Catholic priests not have to study those languages, is it primarily just the Anglican church? Frið

Thank you for the replies thus far. Drich, are untranslated copies of the bible not readily available? That surprises me, I thought they would be cherished by the Christian community. I can't stress enough that I'm not talking about Christians trying to make their own 'better' personal...

...for Christians to learn Hebrew and Greek, that they may be able to read the original biblical texts without the influence of the translator who scribed the modern, English-language, bibles? I take a great deal of enjoyment from learning about Old English; early England was one of the very...

Could you delete a couple of PMs please? I'd like to send one to you but can't Frið

I would not profess to be anything like an expert but in England before about 50AD early Brythonic faith would have dictated how often sacrifices took place (and I don't know), from the 50s to the 300s Roman faith would have dictated how often sacrifices took place (and sacrifice was important...

You should bother posting because, even if it can be hard to realise, people do care. Is there an emergency clinic you can get to if you have hurt yourself? Make sure that whatever you do you keep your wound clean and dressed. Depression is a horrible illness; I'm sure you already are doing...

I do definitely see the point, though I was aware of it beforehand it was not my intention to offer a comparison to the OP. Sorry, which thousand-year period are you referring to? The previous thousand years from today, or the previous thousand years from 'the olden days'? I was not alive...

Hey Catherineanne, thanks for taking the time to type such a reply. While I appreciate the sentiment, frið (it's Alt and 0240, by the way :P) is not a name but rather a concept of peace and contentment through a feeling of security and wellness. Thus, 'frið' as a parting word implies goodwill to...

I did not wish to create a contrast, no. I was simply trying to answer the OP's question about how other beliefs and faiths saw animal sacrifice. The sharing of blood is an act of communal bonding, linking the humans present together and to their gods. Is the logic behind Catholic communion...

Hey, I appreciate what you mean, not least because you sound like exactly the sort of person I was worried that I might have offended. I am glad that you would still appreciate the good will behind the good thoughts, thanks. I'm not sure how to word the next few sentences so I hope they...

Thanks! It's nice because, as a result of having been ill since I was a teenager, my immune system is very poor and as a result of that I normally fall prey to viruses extremely easily. There's been a bug in the house for a fortnight but I managed to fight it off up until these past few days...

I find myself stuck somewhere between being comfortable and uncomfortable with the idea of an animal sacrifice, though I must admit outright I have no grasp of the reasoning behind sacrifice in the history of the middle east and the Bible. Throughout northern Europe in pre-Christian times...

Unfortunately I think you might be right.. Thanks, and happy Þunorsdæg today :P Frið

Hello, I apologise; as ludicrous as it may sound I have been very weary of late and I actually forgot to reply to this thread. Raze, ChristianT is correct; Frige is indeed a she and is perhaps more commonly known by the Old Norse cognate Freyja (Old English 'g' between vowels like that is...