Stephen Fry and God'

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Stephen Fry is 'spiritually blind', head of Ireland's Presbyterian Church claims

The reverend's comments followed Stephen Fry's interview about his views on God
ROISIN O'CONNOR

The incoming head of Ireland’s Presbyterian Church has accused Stephen Fry of "spiritual blindness" following Fry's comments on God.
Fry, a staunch atheist, last week stunned television host Gay Byrne in an interview for RTÉ One’s The Meaning of Life, when he explained what he would say if he was "confronted by God".
"Suppose it’s all true, and you walk up to the pearly gates, and are confronted by God,” asked Bryne. “What will Stephen Fry say to him, her, or it?"
The 57-year-old replied: “I’d say, bone cancer in children? What’s that about?
"How dare you? How dare you create a world to which there is such misery that is not our fault. It’s not right, it’s utterly, utterly evil.
"Why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid God who creates a world that is so full of injustice and pain. That’s what I would say."
Byrne asked a second question: "And you think you are going to get in, like that?"
"But I wouldn't want to," Fry insisted. “I wouldn't want to get in on his terms. They are wrong."

When he had finished explaining his answer, a visibly stunned Byrne said: "That sure is the longest answer to that question I ever got in this entire series."
The Rev Ian McNie said: "Until Stephen Fry's spiritual blind eyes are opened he will say what he has said, because he has said what he has said he has only confirmed what the Bibleteaches.
"I felt sorry for the man that his understanding of life is simply confined to the here and now and from his position of atheism there is no hope for the future."
Stephen Fry, who recently married his partner Elliot Spencer, is hosting the BAFTAs for the 10th time on Sunday 8 February.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/p...ands-presbyterian-church-claims-10024330.html

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I feel sorry for people who focus on their own salvation based on 2000 odd year writings that are so confusing that they have spawned thousands upon thousands of denominations and cults with conflicting messages and interpretations.

So we have a multitude of rules that have salvation for a select few to salvation for practically everybody.

We have rules that range in requirements from salvation from faith alone to the requirements for "works".

We have a God made up of a trinity to one that isn't, and we have Jesus who is a God (or god) but not part of the trinity (polytheism?).

And we have an Irish Christian leader pointing fingers at Stephen Fry for being spiritually blind. The leader puts his trust in a salvation that is so full of contradictions that it has created such a bewildering diversity of beliefs that it is impossible in, my opinion, to conclude which ones, if any, have correct versions of biblically based religions.

When people become so focused on a future salvation with such a shaky basis but can't see that Stephen Fry has a point about suffering innocent people with no intervention from a loving God then I wonder who is really spiritually blind.

Given the recent religious hatred in Ireland maybe this religious leader should consider the necessity of helping clean up his own back yard before trying to clean up Stephen Fry's yard.