From: "Vincent" <vblaz2004@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Theos-World Re: Hi there, I'm Vince and I am new to the group
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 03:57:54 -0000
John-
So does every orthodox organization first originate as a heretical
faction that broke off from a previous orthodoxy? And then when the
heretics set up their own religious system, they consider themselves
to be orthodox, and everyone else to be heretical?
Vince
--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, samblo@... wrote:
>
> Vince,
> One standard definition of Heretic as regards "Heresy" is "away
from the
> Teaching" or "to be outside the Teaching" as regards the Canon of
the Religion.
> It is pretty much the same whether it is Christian, Hindu,
Buddhist, Masonic,
> or others. The context is one who does not abide and remain within
the agreed
> convention of the Dogma. The followers of Mani or Valentinus or a
plethora
> were regarded and declared Heretic by the dominant Religionists.
Though the
> followers of Mani deviated from the Dogma and Canon of the early
Roman Church they
> adhered to the dogma and Canon of their Prophet Mani. So there ya'
go.
>
> Welcome,
> John
>
>
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