Is religion a threat to rationality and science?

[Ronn!Blankenship]

At 01:48 PM Friday 4/25/2008, Julia Thompson wrote:


>On Fri, 25 Apr 2008, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
>
> > The ballyhoo sort of brings to mind this verse from the Sermon on 
> the Mount:
> >
> > "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou
> > hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy
> > Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly."  (New
> > Testament | Matthew 6:6).
>
>Yeah, that's one of my favorite bits, that and the giving alms in secret.
>(I think the giving the alms in secret is my favoritest bit.)
>
>         Julia



I have never been a fan of taking time during the service for the 
ushers to pass the plate(s), followed by the congregation rising and 
singing "Praise God From Whom All Ble$$ing$ Flow," and then someone 
counting it up and posting the total on the board at the front of the 
chapel before the end of the meeting.  Handing a small (#6-3/4?) grey 
envelope to the bishop or one of his counselors in his office or when 
you run into him in the hall seems more in keeping with the passage 
you cite . . .


. . . ronn!  :)