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  1. L

    Everyone knows what it's like to be dead.

    If we don't have an eternal soul or a soul at all, then how do we exist and how do we, at least in some way, have a spiritual sense about us?
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    Secrets of the Nativity

    What exactly is Spong's argument for a new Christianity?
  3. L

    Everyone knows what it's like to be dead.

    Ok, that makes sense. So, would it be fair to say, based on your theory, that there is no eternal soul? Or even a soul at all?
  4. L

    Secrets of the Nativity

    I think you know what I meant. Nothing gives him the right to attack the Dogmas of the Church. I was merely stating that just because he had certain credentials that does not make what he is doing right.
  5. L

    Secrets of the Nativity

    One priest who disagrees does not mean that all disagree. Just as in any religion, there are the more fundamental people and the more progressive.
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    The Authority of the Church

    St. Athanasius was the Bishop of Alexandria and is an early doctor of the Church. He was also present at the Council of Nicea. Yes, he did attest to being a Catholic. How am I putting words in the mouths of the "ancient?" I am merely telling you who St. Athanasius was and stating how he...
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    Everyone knows what it's like to be dead.

    Perhaps I am misunderstanding, but we have never existed? Does that mean that we do not even exist now?
  8. L

    Secrets of the Nativity

    His credentials do not give him the right to deny a doctrine of the Church.
  9. L

    Secrets of the Nativity

    Depends on the priest. With regard to that priest, I am hesitant in consenting to certain things that he says.
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    Catholic and Protestant faith....

    Understandable, but it is not just Mt 16:18-19. There is also the fact that in Lk 22:32 Peter is told he will strengthen the faith of his people. Jn 21:17 he is given Christ's flock as a chief shepherd. Acts 2:14, he preached to the Apostles on Pentecost, what Catholics see as the "birthday of...
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    Everyone knows what it's like to be dead.

    Perhaps I am misunderstanding some point, but I am not seeing the correlation between non-existence and death. If we ceased to exist, why were we dead? I thought death is a privation of life and therefore cannot have death without life, as we understand it. I don't know that our ceasing to exist...
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    The Authority of the Church

    I don't want to put words in someone else's mouth, but I believe he meant that the bible is Catholic insofar as the bible, as we have it today, is the result of St. Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, who was the first to make a canon of the Scriptures as attested to in his Festal Letter of 367...
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    Secrets of the Nativity

    Who is the "Brown" that this article is using? Also, it is not anything new that people deny those things mentioned. Of course, since we swallow anything the media prints and purport it as truth, I am sure there will not be more than a few that will take it as factual.
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    Histocracy of Christ

    pah and Deut, Would you mind citing sources other than those that any Christian could term atheist apologetics. I see it only fair as you will not let Helpme quote Christian apologists. Also, what do you have in mind when speaking about "contemporary sources?" How "contemporary" do you...
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    Leviticus

    How do your rights have primacy over sectarian obligations? How are we bloodying your noses?
  16. L

    Leviticus

    Become a Unitarian?
  17. L

    Is God Still Learning?

    Lightkeeper, Just because humans are made in the image and likeness of God does not mean that we are God.
  18. L

    Leviticus

    No one can pressure you to do something you do not want to do. If you feel pressure that is your conscience trying to work out whatever it is you feel is right in that situation.
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    Leviticus

    Take over? How are Christians trying to take over, if anything they are being asked to stop being Christians and asserting their beliefs. In other words, be a Christian in name but foregoing one's Christian identity.
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    Should we bless life?

    Right, but what does he mean by "bless?" For example, Catholics bless objects, that is, call upon God to sanctify certain objects. Also, give praise to God in his creation. In what context may be a better question is Nietzsche using the word "bless?"
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