You make a very good point and I agree with you 100%. We Catholics do not believe in proselytizing and you will never see a Catholic priest or follower asking someone else to convert. And yet, there are many more converts to Catholicism in any given year than there are for all other world...
Your approach to this argument is completely in the wrong direction. Its not up to me to discredit or disprove the book of mormon. Its up to you to convince yourself and others of the accuracies of this manuscript. There are many fallacious manuscripts that have been written over the years...
I respect your differences of opinion but I just disagree. I don't see anything in the article that can be taken as offensive to non-believers. I am very confident in my Catholic faith and I would never allow members of another religion to make me feel miserable. I'm trying to place myself in...
My point is that praying to Christ in a public school is not hurting anyone. People may find it in bad taste but it doesnt hurt anyone. Those who find it offensive have really lost all perspective. It's like finding the phrase "Merry Christmas" offensive and insisting that people use "happy...
I went back and reread the article and I must disagree. The jewish families were complaining about Christian prayer in school. Public school is a public place. The harassing started AFTER the families had filed the law suit. I actually agree with the families that prayer of any kind has no place...
I used jews in the example because they were the ones who were complaining about how offensive praying in school was for them. But one could substitute any religion in the phrase if applicable. If a Roman Catholic were complaining about protestants praying in school then one could substitute...
I am not trying to argue with you. I realize the no matter how rational and strong my arguments are, I will not succeed in convincing you on the fallacies of the book of mormon. And I gain nothing if I were to succeed in convincing you of its fallacies. We are here to exchange ideas and...
Roman Catholics hold strongly to the belief that you practice your religion by committing yourself to a life of good works. You don't wear your religion on your sleeve for all others to see. That's hypocrisy! You live your religion by doing works of charity, being kind to others, living a...
Whoever wrote the book of mormon relied heavily on text from the OT. In fact, biblical scholars have pinpointed a book in the OT that is very similar to the phrases used in the book of mormon. So, it's not surprising that some references in this book were lifted right out of the OT, edited to...
Im with Switzerland on this one. Pal civilians and the gaza infrastructure are being mercilessly bombed because a soldier was captured. Excuse me but isnt there a war going on between these two people? In wars, soldiers get captured and soldiers fight each other. There is a reason why...
This is a very good point that you make. These people on both sides of this conflict are not Christians. They do not believe in forgiveness or turning the other cheek. Both of these people and their religions are geared towards blaming everyone else except themselves for their misfortunes...
Everyone whom I consider to be a friend is Catholic. My whole family is Catholic and my European ancestry is all Catholic going back to the Roman Empire. Everyone whom I have ever placed my trust in has been a Catholic. It's is easy for me to be this selective because there are so many...
The lyrics are offensive. There is no doubt about that. But I disagree with you that she is doing it for attention or acceptance. She is a popular singer in Europe and she is quite rich. She can do anything she wants and she chose to do this. She was already accepted by large numbers of...
For those of you who haven't heard of her, Alizee is a French pop singer who is much like Madona was in the USA. Being of French heritage, I have followed her musical career for years and I really like her singing and stage performances. To me, she is an artist and a performer.
Anyway, she...
Abortion is a socioeconomic issue and not a legal issue. It would be nice to pass a law that would make abortion illegal and have the effect of actually reducing or eliminating the number of abortions. But, that's just wishful thinking. It's equivalent to assuming that laws against drunk...