Opus 2025-307: Die Heretic

“Die heretic” is the punch line of one of the great all-time jokes.  If you don’t know it, try to Google it and see what you can find.  It’s funny because it’s based on truth.  We are so quick to demonize others on small issues.  There was a time in history when being called a heretic carried the death penalty.

We are no longer in a time like that. Does that mean that we should be free to use the term again?  I think so.

Why was heresy considered such a serious problem and previous ages?  It’s because people actually believed that having the wrong theology could send you to eternal damnation.  It wasn’t just a laughing matter.  It wasn’t just a difference of opinion.  It was eternal.

And one of the reasons why you were serious about getting rid of people who taught false doctrine was that they had the potential of polluting your children and your descendants.  It wasn’t to defend you.  You recognized heresy when you saw it.  You could take care of yourself.  Your children, however, often go through those times when they are susceptible to false teachings, whether they be theological, political, economic, or history.  If you doubt that, take a look at the kids coming out of school today, who are taught to hate America and how terrible this country has been in history when that is the opposite of what they should be taught.  It’s not a laughing matter.

So I would be willing to start using the term heresy again.  I don’t know that I’m ready to start killing people over it.  Even in Bible times, the death penalty was not administered frequently.  But it would certainly lend credence to the seriousness of the issues.

There are other serious words that we need to get back into using.  Treason and traitor come to mind.  How about pervert?  How about liar?  How about lazy?  For that matter we even could start using the word riot again.

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