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  1. Katzpur

    The mystery behind unmasked people solved at last

    How do you tell if an unmasked person has been completely vaccinated or not vaccinated at all? You ask them who won the election. :D
  2. Katzpur

    Why is salvation the ultimate goal of so many Christians?

    This is a same faith debate -- Christians only: Why is it always about “Salvation”? The idea that from the moment we are born, we are condemned by default to everlasting torment is so abhorrent to me. I find it so hard to accept the notion that to so many Christians, “salvation” means having...
  3. Katzpur

    Utah Interfaith Christmas Project of Hope, Cheer, and Peace

    SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 News) – For 28 years now, Utah’s Muslim and Jewish communities have served the community during the Christmas Holiday. This year was no different as they gathered for their Christmas Project of Hope, Cheer and Peace. Under the direction of the National Council of Jewish...
  4. Katzpur

    Jail Ministry

    As a few of you know, my husband and I have had an LDS Church "calling" for the past year which takes us out to the Salt Lake Metropolitan Jail every Sunday. We teach a Sunday School class to inmates in minimum and medium security and then visit the inmates of maximum security cell by cell...
  5. Katzpur

    United Catholic-LDS Christmas Devotional

    My LDS stake (our rough equivalent to a Catholic diocese) and the Catholic Parish in our area had a beautiful devotional this past Sunday. It was held in the Catholic Church. It was neither a Catholic Mass nor an LDS Sacrament Meeting, but was strictly an evening to unite our two religious...
  6. Katzpur

    What's the difference between magic tricks and miracles?

    Many theists believe in miracles but not in magic. Most atheists I've talked to dismiss both miracles and magic. It seems to be that there's a close relationship between the two. Magic is defined as "the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural...
  7. Katzpur

    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints vs the Westboro Baptist Church

    The following are synonyms for the word "Benign": kindly, kind, warmhearted, good-natured, friendly, warm, affectionate, agreeable, amiable, good-humored, genial, congenial, cordial, approachable, tender, tenderhearted, softhearted, gentle, sympathetic, compassionate, caring, considerate...
  8. Katzpur

    Thoughts on the Fall of Adam

    Christians have some pretty strong beliefs concerning Adam and Eve and their role in getting mankind where we are today. How do you view Adam and Eve? As villains? Heros? Something in between? Did God know they were going to eat the forbidden fruit? What was His purpose in putting the tree...
  9. Katzpur

    Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy

    I have heard many Roman Catholics say that theirs is the "original Church" established by Jesus Christ. I don't know anywhere near as many people of the Eastern Orthodox faith but I can't recall ever having heard them say that. I am vaguely aware of the reasons behind the split between these...
  10. Katzpur

    New calling!

    Wow. My husband and I were just asked to go over to the Stake President's office. Of course we were trying to figure out what in the world it was all about, and we pretty much concluded that we were going to be asked to head up the stake's Live Nativity activity this Christmas. Neither of us...
  11. Katzpur

    Finding common ground

    This past Saturday, I mentioned wanting to start a thread in the Comparative Religion subforum that would deal with commonalities between the various world religions and Christian denominations. I have hesitated to do this in the past because such threads always seem to ultimately turn nasty...
  12. Katzpur

    The God Who Weeps

    This thread is a take off of another one in which the question of God being able to feel sorrow, etc. was raised. Most Christians I've interacted with seem to think that God is "without body parts or passions." (For the purposes of this thread, I don't want to discuss the "body parts" phrase...
  13. Katzpur

    Christians only: Does the existence of a "godly remnant" prove the Church never fell into apostasy?

    This thread was started to pick up where a 10-year-old thread currently stands. I wanted to start from scratch in discussing this topic, but will approach the subject from a slightly different perspective. The original OP asked the question, "Did the Christian Church ever fall away...
  14. Katzpur

    All Abrahamic Faiths: Orthodoxy vs Orthopraxy

    Is your religion concerned primarily with orthodoxy (correct beliefs) or with orthopraxy (correct conduct)? Which do you personally value the most and why?
  15. Katzpur

    Happy belated anniversary to me!

    I can't believe it! I missed my own RF anniversary yesterday. :eek: Eleven years on RF! :D
  16. Katzpur

    Hallelujah!

    This is so incredible! More than 2,000 Christians from around the world submitted digital files of themselves singing the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's "Messiah." Their voices are blended with the actual Tabernacle Choir and video boxes with their faces are seen surrounding the choir in the...
  17. Katzpur

    Hallelujah! Mormon Tabernacle Choir + 2000 other people!

    This is so incredible! More than 2,000 people submitted digital files of themselves singing the chorus from Handel's "Messiah." Their voices are blended with the actual Tabernacle Choir and video boxes with their faces are seen surrounding the choir in the video. Virtual recording of Handel's...
  18. Katzpur

    An interesting article about one Catholic's perspective of Mormonism

    This just came out, and I thought it was interesting: The Catholic Professor Who Championed Mormon Christianity Until His Death. I always see it as a positive thing when we can find the good in religions other than our own. This article is about a man who did just that.
  19. Katzpur

    Tying up loose ends on "odd Mormon beliefs"

    This thread is specifically for the benefit of Thana, who asked some questions in a recently closed thread titled, "Odd Mormon Beliefs." Thana, I answered your first question before the thread was closed, but told you I'd get back to you this morning with answers to your other questions. When...
  20. Katzpur

    Where Justice, Love and Mercy Meet

    (This thread was started for Buttercup. It's a lesson I gave in the LDS women's auxiliary in my congregation. It contains a few references to people and stories in The Book of Mormon, but for the most part, it ought to be pretty understandable to anybody reading it, particularly if they have a...
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