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And if this is the case, are Catholic Christians concerned about this change?
Were they ever not?
The public in general has become more individualistic, which drifts them further apart vis-a-vis Catholic Church politics.
It’s just a question of perception: The current pope already had a conservative reputation as "John Paul’s Rottweiler" before he became pope; Benedict also spoke out against secularism, the growth of Islam in Europe, is seeking to reinstate an ultraconservative (and Holocaust denying) bishop, as well as put "Hitler’s Pope" on the path to sainthood.
Now, JP 2 probably was just as conservative theologically and politically as Benedict, but he wasn’t as controversial at doing so.
The Church’s politics used to be about firm anticommunism, which wasn’t so controversial because Americans feared Left Communism too.
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February 16 2010 | Catholic | 13 Comments »
I never thought being a Christian would be a walk in the park, but I never ever came close to anticipating the level of pain and suffering I have experienced as a Christian. It’s been constantly heart ache and pain for me. And even at that level, it’s nothing compared to what some Christian missionaries and martyrs over sea’s have experienced. Thanks in advance for your answers. God bless.
Interesting..
I’m sorry it feels that way. =(
You have my sympathy.
*Hugs*.
..Personally I’m an atheist + a former Christian, but I never really had to suffer through *that* much heartbreak. (Christianity-related heartbreak, that is.) I guess it depends on WHAT exactly one believes, how much emphasis one places on things such as hell and one’s own innate "sinfulness", etc..
May I ask WHY it is that you find it so difficult?
You won’t have to answer if you don’t want to, but you got me somewhat curious, so..
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February 16 2010 | Christian | 21 Comments »
So, I’m still a little unclear on what cross conditionality is essentially supposed to be. Is it just IMF’s stipulations before a country can borrow from the World Bank? Is there a good example of cross conditionality?
Thanks!
Cross conditionality is another way of asking the participating country to meet a condition fr both organization. It has happened that an IMF stipulation is at odds with a condition set out by the World Bank. Lets take management of inflation. Or the money supply. The IMF might ask that inflation be reduced to 10% and the World Bank may want to open the flood gates to credit. These 2 conditions may be at odds with each other. So then the solution is to work more collaboratively and try to synergize the conditions.
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February 16 2010 | Cross | 1 Comment »
Africa has been the biggest area of new recruits to the catholic church, around 50% have aids which could be prevented using condoms yet the pope will still not allow it. Why would god allow this or want this?
Because they think that there’s a magical being living in the sky who might want to give people a baby, whether or not they’re starving or have AIDS, and they think that we shouldn’t interfere with that magical being’s decision to give a person a baby. (Even if that baby is going to die of starvation or AIDS in six months.)
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February 14 2010 | Catholic | 23 Comments »
I just asked about why chairs in Christian churches are so uncomfortable and most answers seemed to suggest they have been designed this way to make people sit up and pay attention to the dogma being provided by the church leader and not fall asleep. This sounds plausible and even Christians themselves answered this way, but of course, this means that the dogma itself is boring and sleep inducing, right? So if it’s boring and sleep inducing then exposure to it is a form of suffering right? Christian dogma is something that Christians force themselves to endure like the dentists drill?
I’ve actually never considered this. It’s an interesting angle.
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February 14 2010 | Christian | 7 Comments »
I am planning a trip to Mexico with a couple friends. We are driving from CT and we will cross through Texas. Is Laredo the best place to cross? That is what Yahoo maps gave as the nearest crossing point. But any advice or information about costs or just general pointers about crossing would be very helpful. Gracias!
ok yea Laredo would be the best place for you to cross.
some pointers? insure your car in mexico, get a permit at the aduana, for you and your car. dont dress flashy, stay in groups, have your passports ready and in a safe and secure place, stay out of the big cities, when reading road maps look for city names and go in the direction the roads point for example when you leave laredo you want to head to Monterrey, when you get close to Monterrey to stay out of the city you should follow the road that says Saltillo.
Just a warning if cross in the day you will have a LONG wait at the border, and at the aduna.
gas in mexico is by the litre, not gallons, SPEED IS BY KM.
if the cops stop you dont argue just say quere habla con el jefe meaning you want to talk to the chief. then play dumb that you dont speak spanish. Stay calm
to get a temp permit it will cost about 250 but you will get 200 back if you go back to the aduana to return the permit. insurance for the US and Mexico is a must.
Take some money for permits or permisso for you to be in mexico.
crossing to mexico and returning be sure to disclose every thing at the border, abide by the laws and do not try to import any thing that is against the law
http://studenttravel.about.com/od/getontheroad/a/mexicodrive_3.htm
this is a good link as to what you may need to know
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/basic_trade/
here is an even better as it has many links, hope this is what you needed to know good luck and have fun
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February 14 2010 | Cross | 4 Comments »
I am currently in RCIA classes and they gave me a Catholic bible recently which has the Apocrypha. I have heard that it is a contradicting set of books. What is the Catholic Defense for it? Since I can’t seem to wait long until next Sunday.
First of all you need to understand that the books called apocrypha by Protestants are not really apocrypha . That is a pejorative term given to the books by the Protestants. the true Apocrypha books were never a part of the Bible and were banned by Pope St. Gelasius in the fifth century. The correct name are the Deuterocanonical books. Here is the correct history of the Scriptures:
In first century Jerusalem there were at least four OT Canons in use by different Jewish Groups. There was the Canon of the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the Ethiopian Jews and the Diaspora/Essene Jews. Jesus and the disciples used the Septuagint which was the Canon of the Diaspora/Essenes. We know this because it is quoted in the New Testament. This Canon continued to be the Canon of Christians until after the Reformation and, in fact until about 200 years ago when the Protestants adopted a condensed version of the Canon eliminating the Deuterocanonicals from their Bibles. Even the AKJ originally contained the complete Christian Canon. It has been said by critics of Christ’s Church that the Deuterocanonicals were never believed to be inspired and just the opposite is true. The decision by Christians as to which books are inspired and useful for teaching was decided at the African Synods in the late fourth and early fifth century. There was never a question about their inspiration.
The OT Canon chosen by the Protestants is actually a Jewish Canon not chosen by the Jews until after the establishment of Christianity as a result of the spread of Christianity to slow the growth of the new group in Jerusalem after the fall of the Temple in 70AD. Until then as I said previously there were many Canons in use. The adoption of the Canon missing the Deuterocanonicals united the Jews against the Christians was decided in the Jewish Council of Jamnia because the Deuterocanonicals referred too strongly to the Messiah fulfilled in Christ.
Some Protestants will claim that only the Jews have the authority to choose Canon but the Church deferred that decision to Christ and the disciples and it is clear through biblical research, that the Septuagint is the Bible used by the first century Church and quoted in the NT Scriptures. The fact that Protestants choose to adopt the Canon that was approved by the same Jews that accused our Lord that resulted in His crucifixion suggests the source of this confusion as from the father of lies who led the Pharisees to accuse Christ and petition for His punishment. It is another way that Satan divides the body of Christ and separates the faithful denying Christ’s prayer that we all be one in Christ through His Church. The Christian Church has always used the Septuagint as Canon and never the truncated version of modernist Protestants.
Some Protestants erroneously believe that Catholics added to the Bible with the Deuterocanonicals but this shows an ignorance of their own history and the history of Christianity as witnessed by Christ’s Church. The facts are that the Protestants removed the Deuterocanonicals and even considered strongly to remove some of the NT books currently in use by Protestants and Catholics. Fr. Martin Luther was in favor of removing the book of James because it conflicted with His heretical man made doctrines of the “Solas”, Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide. The heretic Ulrich Zwingli wanted to remove the Gospel of John because of its teaching of the commandment to Eat Christ’s Body and drink His Blood which contradicted his view of a real absence of Christ instead of a real presence in the Eucharist. Even Fr. Martin Luther could not endorse such a departure from Scriptures and deny that Christ is truly and really present in the Eucharist in Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity.
In Christ
Fr. Joseph
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February 07 2010 | Catholic | 11 Comments »
What are the best sites for a 20-something woman where the site has more men than women (better odds)?
Any other tips/advice/cost considerations regarding christian dating online sites-helpful! Thanks!
Most dating sites have a larger male ratio, except for sites like eHarmony, which are unique, because they have more women, than men. Some websites are even free for women, to attract women to their sites, because they have so few, and are otherwise all male, just like many bars and clubs have ladies night.
You can try almost any website, and specifically search by religion. This is an option available on any major dating site like eHarmony, Match.com, Yahoo Personals, etc. There are specific dating sites that are religion specific like christiansingles.com, but they may not believe exactly the same things you do, since each Christian religion differs slightly. I could list a few dozen here, but honestly, I couldn’t tell you how good they are. You can do a simple google search and easily find them.
Any dating site, will feature a free-trial period ranging anywhere from a few days, to 2-weeks. As I mentioned before, many dating sites will even offer free enrollment for women, because they are mostly male.
My advice would be try a few. Use more than one photo on the site, and actively search the site and respond to profiles you like. Most dating sites are very superficial. They’ll look at your photo in the search, and only if they like how you look, will they even view your profile. You may write a lot about yourself, but often short messages are better, because then they’ll actually take the time to read what you wrote. Quite often, people will ask you questions to things you already answered in your profile, proving they haven’t actually read it, and this is a mass mailing.
Be careful who you respond to, because there are spammers on these sites, although most spammers tend to be people posing as women, not men.
If you do meet, make sure you’ve chatted on the phone first. You can use *67 to block your number on their Caller-ID. This is very helpful to avoid stalkers. If you do meet, meet during the day, in a public place. Tell someone who you’ll be meeting, when, and where. Arrange to call that person at a designated time. Go to the bathroom, before you order food, so that your food isn’t tampered with. Cover your cup, so that it isn’t tampered with. Keep the first meeting short, like coffee, during the day. That way, if its a bad date, it wont last long, and if its a good date, you can continue hanging-out, well into the evening.
You can also try sites like Craigslist.com, which don’t have profiles, but do offer free personal ads. This site has gotten a bad reputation, but there are some religious people who meet there.
You can ask your church which places they recommend. Often, churches will try to cater to singles, because they want you to meet people, get married, in their church, baptize your kids, in their church, and raise your family, in their church, and then have your kids married, in their church. They rely on generations to keep the church open, and so many are catering to singles, and will be able to recommend either websites, organizations or may even host dances or parties for singles. Infact, they may even be hosting something tonight, since its New Years Eve.
Best of luck in life and love. 
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February 07 2010 | Christian | 3 Comments »
How is it that the ancient Bible includes some principles of fluid dynamics?
How is it that the ancient Bible includes reasonably complete descriptions of the hydrologic cycle?
It also talks about during Noah’s time in Genesis 7:11 "…were all the fountains of the great deep broken up….," alluding to the water and hydrothermal vents beneath the ocean floor. These were only discovered in the last few decades.
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February 03 2010 | Bible | 18 Comments »
I’ve heard that one of the bigger is the St. Sava temple in Belgrade, Serbia, but some reports also point to the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russian Federation.
So, which is the biggest orthodox christian church in the world?
Oh, I thought you meant the denomination….
OK, the Cathedral Saint Sava in Belgrade, Serbia. Here’s the Wikipedia link, which combines, I think, Catholic and Orthodox Churches. (If not, there’s a link to Orthodox Churches there.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_church_buildings_in_the_world
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February 03 2010 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
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