They're all about elaborate humiliation rituals as apologies for arbitrary actions, which they find out they do on the regular.
The actions aren't arbitrary if they are specifically proscribed by scripture or church custom. Or at least they may be arbitrary in the mind of the sinner who might be outside or ignorant of the various Christian doctrines.
There have always been blasphemers and heretics as well as your run-of-the-mill sinners.
You are taking the Protestant point of view here, which is fine. Lots of blood and ink have been spilled to advance the righteousness of works over grace, of individual contrition over official Church-prescribed penance. After all, the Catholics don't have the only game in town.
The actions aren't arbitrary if they are specifically proscribed by scripture or church custom. Or at least they may be arbitrary in the mind of the sinner who might be outside or ignorant of the various Christian doctrines.
There have always been blasphemers and heretics as well as your run-of-the-mill sinners.
You are taking the Protestant point of view here, which is fine. Lots of blood and ink have been spilled to advance the righteousness of works over grace, of individual contrition over official Church-prescribed penance. After all, the Catholics don't have the only game in town.
You can always switch to a denomination that approves of your degeneracy.
My degeneracy? Whassamadda U? You got Tourettes? Are you calling Protestants "degenerates"? Or are you using the generic "you" instead of "one"?
Not you, specifically. I meant it as a generic you, referring to the sodomites. I suppose that wasn't very clear.
I thought so. Just being a wise ass. Thanks for being a good sport.