We went on a Huntsville Ghost Walk at clan BamaDan’s invitation last weekend. I wrote a little bit about it at Rocket City Mom this week, along with a few words about how we treat the supernatural when it comes to raising the boys.
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I’m more familiar with your commenters here than at rocketcitymom, so I feel more comfortable asking my questions here. I don’t understand how angels and demons are supposed to be metaphors if we believe Luke 1:26-38.
Miria, I guess I look at it in the same way that I look at the story of Noah and the ark. I’m sure something happened, but I’m just as sure it didn’t happen exactly as described, or at least didn’t happen in a way that human beings can understand, a la Isaiah 55:8-9.
I see that distinction, but in the context of teaching children to understand the world around them, I’m not sure it’s helpful, just as I don’t think it’s helpful to teach in a science classroom that two of every species of animal survived over a year in a 540-foot-long boat, and that all of the animals we have today are directly descended from them.
I know you’re not Catholic, but I would point to the Catechism of the Catholic Church where it talks about the ways of interpreting Scripture.
http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/catechism/index.cfm?recnum=467
These are literal, allegorical, moral, and anagogical senses. Noah and the Ark teaches us a moral lesson in obedience to God to be saved, as well as an allegory to Baptism in the waters that wipe away sin. I believe some kind of flood did happen, as it shows up in other cultures’ histories.
Because they did not understand epilepsy, schizophrenia, etc., the people of the Bible might have said such a person was possessed by demons, but that doesn’t mean demons do not exist. I happen to believe that angels and demons do exist, that the angels serve their function in heaven, and that Gabriel the messenger did appear to Mary for the Annunciation.
Anyway, the first thing every angel says when bringing a message to someone in the Bible is, “Don’t be afraid.” Wouldn’t you freak out if you actually saw one. 🙂
No, but some of my best friends are Catholic. Heh! I tell Saintseester the slogan for Catholicism should be “Christian, but a little culty.” 🙂
(I did spend three years in Catholic school, so I have some extended direct exposure to it.)
I will definitely check that out when I have some good pensive time to do so. Thank you for the link.
And yes, I’m confident that would reach freak out threshold.