{"id":2061,"date":"2013-02-14T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T12:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2013\/02\/in-fairness.html"},"modified":"2013-02-14T12:03:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-14T12:03:00","slug":"in-fairness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2013\/02\/in-fairness.html","title":{"rendered":"In fairness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Yes, Catholics have their fun at Puritanism\u2019s expense. \u00a0And there are serious issues with the\u00a0Puritanical\u00a0approach to Christian living. \u00a0However! \u00a0 On the other side of the\u00a0tracks, Catholics don\u2019t always have the best reputation either. \u00a0In the case of Puritans, it\u2019s because the essence of\u00a0Puritanism\u00a0is flawed. \u00a0In the case of Catholicism, sometimes I think it goes back to my musing yesterday<\/a>. \u00a0Moderation is the message, but at times I don\u2019t think the problems with exceeding moderation are emphasized enough. \u00a0There\u2019s not that push to put the bar higher, and remind us that striving for the perfect is our goal, and not just in warfare and social justice. \u00a0So while people can rightly joke about\u00a0Puritan valentines:<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s also worth remembering what many non-Catholics envision when they think of modern Catholics:<\/p>\n

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Both are probably extreme cases, and unfair stereotypes, but both point to issues that could probably be improved upon. \u00a0And also a lesson about rocks and glass houses. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes, Catholics have their fun at Puritanism\u2019s expense. \u00a0And there are serious issues with the\u00a0Puritanical\u00a0approach to Christian living. \u00a0However! \u00a0 On the other side of the\u00a0tracks, Catholics don\u2019t always have the best reputation either. \u00a0In the case of Puritans, it\u2019s because the essence of\u00a0Puritanism\u00a0is flawed. \u00a0In the case of Catholicism, sometimes I think it goes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nIn fairness<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Yes, Catholics have their fun at Puritanism's expense.  And there are serious issues with the Puritanical approach to Christian\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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