How far up the ladder did the Pier builders have to go for permission to do it this way? There should be a plaque with the details, no?
Here is to humor wherever it is found!
There is no difference, to my way of thinking, between heresy and reformation. Jesus was executed for heresy, but he was leading a reformation of the Jewish church of his day, not a rebellion against Roman occupation. The Romans could find no reason for executing him. They were doing the Jews a favor to put Jesus on a cross. The Jewish leadership threatened the Romans with revolution if they didn't comply.
The church is always threatened by reformation, and is quick to claim "Heresy!" to justify orthodoxy's opposition to reform. Orthodoxy killed Jesus. And has led the charge of "Heresy!" against everyone opposing one aspect of doctrine or another throughout the centuries from then to now, denying the need to "enlarge the tent" by "lengthening the cords" and "moving the stakes," which is always needed and always opposed by hierarchy.
It is the way the game is played. No?
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