cmotherofpirl Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 (edited) If you have ever read the stuff Luther wrote about the church right before he died you would never use the word saintly. Edited March 25, 2004 by cmotherofpirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God Conquers Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 I figured EVERYTHING he wrote he wrote before he died! hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Huether Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 [quote name='God Conquers' date='Mar 25 2004, 09:14 AM'] I figured EVERYTHING he wrote he wrote before he died! hahaha [/quote] LOL! I just noticed that. Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce S Posted March 25, 2004 Author Share Posted March 25, 2004 Martin had some things right, .... . Alcohol cures all evils Luther thoroughly approved even advocated drinking heavily. When a young man wrote to him complaining of despair at the prospect of going to hell, [b]Luther wrote back advising him to go and get drunk. That, he said, was what he did when he felt despair.[/b] . Sex Luther also thoroughly approved of sex; he said that a woman had the right to take on a lover, if her husband wasn't able to satisfy her in bed - and the husband should look on this with equanimity. So, women, make Martin YOUR patron saint... Grin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 ok I improved it. Its hard to type and hold a cat at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Bruse thats just disgusting. You know that drunkeness and adultry are sinful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce S Posted March 25, 2004 Author Share Posted March 25, 2004 Indeed I do, but Martin had flesh too, he fought them to the point where his confessors rebelled against his mining them for tidbits, so I guess, after his release from bondage ... he remained in other bondage. It makes him real to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 He's plenty real to me. I just don't think its a good idea to advocate sexual sins and drunkeness, even if it is only in jest. So behave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God Conquers Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Let's not forget his eminent fascination with all things fecal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Who should we roast next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoketos Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 [quote name='tobk2000' date='Mar 24 2004, 03:03 PM'] funny fact: I heard that luther was constipated [/quote] When he had his "Tower Experience" he was relieved, um I mean God reveiled stuff to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoketos Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 OK, so enough of that. I think I need to be more charitable even to dead confused theologians... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 There are actually some things about Luther's writings that I like. He had some legitimate points even if he was too extreme in some areas and turned into a heretic. He was a smart guy too, if he hadn't gone off the deep end he might have been a really good theologian in the Church. And the Church officials could have handled things better when Luther was starting to get rowdy but wasn't yet a formal heretic. I'm not trying to justify anything, just pointing out that things could have been a lot different and he was not all bad. Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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