July 2010
183 posts
fearlesswriter1 asked: Forgot to add, here's a simplified timeline of Biblical canon http://www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/a/canon.html
The Bible was at least originally partly in Hebrew, the language of Christ. Of course, I'm no theologian, but the Latin wouldn't be accurate at all without a source. Cheers!
The Bible was at least originally partly in Hebrew, the language of Christ. Of course, I'm no theologian, but the Latin wouldn't be accurate at all without a source. Cheers!
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“..the real message of Jesus would be more like this:
My message is very simple....”
– Answers Undercover Nun.
Is that not still exclusive? Does that not also say that there is no way to “God” except “choosing” the right religion? Or Any religion? Or even just a belief in God?
Here’s the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
To die in mortal sin without...
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fearlesswriter1 asked: "The gravest of offenses" does not mean the offenses are any more equivalent as one would classify murder, rape, and incest as felonies; they do not automatically equal the same value.
Attempted ordination of women results in automatic excommunication simply because we are not allowed to do so. If Jesus did not ordain any women, and his Apostles followed this in choosing...
Attempted ordination of women results in automatic excommunication simply because we are not allowed to do so. If Jesus did not ordain any women, and his Apostles followed this in choosing...
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Fearlesswriter
fearlesswriter:
Then you are not relying on the source you judge. Please read the letter in its entirety.
Friend, I am not going to read “in its entirety” a 20 page letter on Canon Law. How about I stick with the Catholic Herald. It’s reasonable to summarise the new rules issued by the Vatican as placing child abuse in as grave a category of sin as ordinating women...
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Sin
fearlesswriter:
contrararian:
Severity of sin according to the Catholic Church
Can you cite current, official Catholic teachings/laws (Catechism of the Catholic Church, Compendium of the Catholic Church, Code of Canon Law, etc.) to support this “comparison of severity of sin” bar graph?
I edited this post to include canon law, the oldest legal system in the world, and links to...
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Today's Bible Baloney →
Here’s today’s pompous, self-rightoeus, self-appointend spokesperson for tehbebejeebus pancakesnosyrup:
I think that you can not deny or fault the Bible until you read it in full and understand it. Various interpretations of scripture are your answer choices. You have not studied the material that has the correct answer so you guess at what you think the correct interpretation is....
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posnonrel:
“A Christian and an Atheist” podcast...
strongerthanilook-deactivated20 asked: I'm browsing the Web for my nonprofit internship and I came across this site:
http://www.coastalgeorgiafoundation.org/about-us/about-us
Religious causes get more money than health. Please tell me that bothers you as much as it bothers me.
http://www.coastalgeorgiafoundation.org/about-us/about-us
Religious causes get more money than health. Please tell me that bothers you as much as it bothers me.
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“Bible scholars agree that the first gospels were written decades after the life...”
– Sam Harris (via cocknbull)
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“In America, we love capitalism because it allows the individual to best satisfy...”
– Andrew Tallman (via azspot)
…Because it’s bang in point with my last rant… :)
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Another bogus conversion story... →
davidgliu again:
Holly Ordway describes her conversion to Christianity from atheism as a formerly committed naturalist.
“Nonetheless, “My naturalistic worldview was inadequate to explain the nature of reality in a coherent way: it could not explain the origin of the universe, nor could it explain morality,” Ordway says.
ORLY? So what if we can’t explain the Universe. “God did...
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The biggest consumer of porn in the US is Utah,... →
Religious leaders. Hypocritical. Lying. C__s.
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“How dare you insinuate that since I’m an atheist, I’m not happy, that my life...”
– Happy ending?: To someone who shall remain unnamed.
Staggering, isn’t it? My life is empty so I need an imaginary friend - hey look! look everyone! come and have my imaginary friend! he’s totally great! He loves you! (Oh, and by the way, if you don’t love him back he’ll BURN...
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Bullshit Analysis of the Gospel of Mark →
davidgliu blurged:
“…Jim Wallace’s approach to the Gospel of Mark is an interesting one. Jim is a cold case homicide detective and has specialized skill in forensic document analysis. He applied these skills to the Gospel of Mark to evaluate the source of the testimony. His conclusion is that Mark is not only dated very early, it’s likely Peter’s testimony recorded by Mark. Here’s...
