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Atheists and Theists. Do you agree with this description of Martin Luther(Protestant Reformer)?

The 16th century Protestant Christian version of Christopher Hitchens.

I use the analogy of Hitchens because even though one is religious and the other an anti-theist they both have similar characteristics. Witty, Controversial, Polemical, Contrarian and Acerbic. Both of them used their polemics to attack sacred cows in a very controversial fashion that challenged political correctness.

With Hitchens you see it in his attack on Mother Teresa, Dalai Lama, etc. With Luther you see it in his insults on the Pope saying "You say, “What comes out of our mouth must be kept!” I hear it – which mouth do you mean? The one from which the farts come? You can keep that yourself!”_(From Against the Roman Papacy, an Institution of the Devil)

In his description of Henry VIII Luther said he was " .. a pig, an asss, a dunghill, the spawn of an adder, a basilisk, a lying buffoon, a mad fool with a frothy mouth."

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  • 4 years ago
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    yes, they both seem to be similar.

    I still think Martin was saved, but just slipped a lot with his mouth.

  • 4 years ago

    Why do so many laud people instead of lifting their eyes to God?

    How very sad.

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