Angel Divestment
No Bible story, ancient scripture, or canonical myth calls the devil a “fallen angel” in so many words. So why do people believe it?
No Bible story, ancient scripture, or canonical myth calls the devil a “fallen angel” in so many words. So why do people believe it?
What interests me is less how the devil got horns so much as why. What exactly are they for? The answer I’ve recently come to is: They help.
Theology and fiction sometimes speculate about whether god will ever redeem Satan. This question ignores the more important fact that that’s our job.
The word “holy” means “complete.” But I’m not complete: I’m human. I’m a mess. I’m unholy. And I like it that way.
In its proper historical context, an idea like Hell could actually make a lot of sense. The fact that it doesn’t is on the people who invented it.
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