Theos-Talk Archives (June 2005 Message tt00327)

Morten,
--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "M. Sufilight" <global-
theosophy@s...> wrote:
> Dear Anand and all,
> 
> My views are:
> 
> 1.
> First of all The Theosophical Society is not a religion,
> or at least it is not its intention to be a religion.
> 

Theosophy is not religion and TS does not want to create religion.

> 2.
> I think it is not quite true to say that LCC is based on 
theosophical 
> teachings.
> The following should explain why I have that view.
> 
> a)
> I quote the Liberal Catholic Church International
> "I have heard that the early Bishops of the Liberal Catholic Church 
were 
> Theosophists. What is Theosophy and is a belief in it required in 
the 
> Liberal Catholic Church International?
> Theosophy is a school of thought founded in the late 1800's. Its 
purpose was 
> study comparative religion and mysticism. Some of its basic 
principles are 
> belief in the eastern concepts of reincarnation, karma, 
vegetarianism and 
> abstention from the use of alcoholic beverages. While many of the 
Liberal 
> Catholic Church's early Bishops did, in fact, hold theosophical 
ideals, a 
> belief in them is neither required nor forbidden in the Liberal 
Catholic 
> Church International. The LCCI respects the freedom of individual 
conscience 
> on these issues, as in others. 

TS also does not ask to believe in anything.

There is a branch of Liberal Catholicism in 
> America known as the "Liberal Catholic Church, Province of the 
United States 
> of America," that does require its clergy to profess a belief in 
the 
> teachings of Theosophy. We are not part of that branch. "
> http://www.liberalcatholic.org/about/faq.asp

It is interesting.


> b)
> And also at Liberal Catholic Church Internationals website we have:
> 
> "We teach the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. "
> http://www.liberalcatholic.org/about/teachings.asp

Liberal Catholic Church can be considered as religion with it's own 
beliefs. Teaching of Trinity is there in many religions. No wonder it 
is here also.

> c)
> The Theosophical teachings does not require, that one wears a hat.

It is correct.

> 
> d)
> To say that LCC is not a religion is difficult, since it is not 
quite based 
> on theosophical teachings.

Earlier also I said LCC is religion with very good Theosophical 
background and so it can be a force for good.

Anand Gholap