Posted by Dr. Bob on September 18, 2004, at 0:19:56
In reply to Re: references » Dr. Bob, posted by Dinah on September 17, 2004, at 11:25:12
> The reference was in a followup post by the poster of the original post
Ah, I see:
> > I interpreted the "cantankerous bearded patriarchal figure" generally to be the image of the vengeful God from the old testament... The emphasis of the poem seems to be that we should focus on love and offer kindness and beauty rather than promoting revenge and war.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faith/20040729/msgs/389675.html
Even if the main idea is love and kindness and beauty, "cantankerous" and "vengeful" could lead others to feel their faith has been put down. Sorry about not appreciating that before, I'll post something there.
Bob
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