Blasphemy, in a religious sense, refers to great disrespect shown to God or to something holy, or to something said or done that shows this kind of disrespect; heresy refersa belief or opinion that does not agreewith the official belief or opinion of a particular religion....
in darkness of mind and heart; in pride, avarice, covetousness, envy, hatred, wicked impatience and irritation; in evil despondence, in the abominations of fornication, adultery, theft, false-witness, blasphemy, negligence, slothfulness, and sluggishness. —John of Kronstadt ...
Revelation 2:9 KJV I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews and are not but are the synagogue of Satan. Things to make note of here. Satan does not have a synagogue, but Jews do. However, John ...
What kind of mental image does this give you? To me, it sounds pretty neat, but . . . somehow, not. Please don’t run screaming from the room screaming ‘blasphemy’ just yet – I’m not finished. Give me a few more lines. I recall sitting between a couple of sand dunes, surveyi...
Will Christians shun it as blasphemy? Will non-Christians ignore it as a religious film? Well the initial box office returns have been strong, and the last time we saw a controversial religious film on the big screen The Passion of the Christ ended up being the a huge hit, particularly ...
He discusses the horrible story from Pakistan about how a relatively enlightened state governor was assassinated for suggesting that a Christian woman condemned to death for blasphemy on dubious evidence should be spared . Here is more evidence, from The Guardian which cannot reasonably be accused of...
In their minds this was blasphemy. Perhaps they had the best intentions to protect what they believed to be the truth. But, they were also blinded by their commitment to keep the letter of the law and they forgot the spirit of the law. In essence what we seek is a balance between law...
How will their Booker win affect writers in one of the world's most overlooked literary regions? What does this year's double Booker win mean for south Asian literature? Choosing a service provides a rundown of all our services and can help if you're not sure what you're looking for. ...
you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come...
You stupid, stupid, stupid people, asking God to bless this nation, what blasphemy. I’ll say it again, if you own an American flag, if you display an American flag, if you pledge your loyalty and your life to a nation who by it’s own admission, slaughters innocent men women and ...