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  1. SaintAugustine

    Is the word "god" meaningful?

    I would say God is the ultimate power which lies underneath all reality. Not always apparent but there nonetheless.
  2. SaintAugustine

    I'm back after a long time away

    bows deeply
  3. SaintAugustine

    The Tale of Pilate

    Wikipedia cites the online Britannica as the dates for the 10 year rule as fifth prefect of Judea. As cited by Jayhawker Soule, both Philo and Josephus were far from pleased with Pontius tactics. Caiaphas was appointed at around 18 A.D. and ended his tenure around 36 A.D, about the same...
  4. SaintAugustine

    In Search of a New Pope?

    He is the current Cardinal Bishop of Velletri-Segni, succeeding Joseph Ratzinger, who became Pope in 2005. Arinze was one Pope John Paul's II top people and was electible as Pope for many......it eventually went to Pope Benedict VXI.
  5. SaintAugustine

    I'm back after a long time away

    welcome back...:)
  6. SaintAugustine

    Wouldn't it be better to get rid of rid of clerical celibacy?

    We know that Peter was married, and Paul hints at being a widower...but as mentioned above both Anglican and Orthodox allow marraige. The RCC view is one marries the church, the service that one must give to God, and fellow man. A family would both distract and drain a priest from that focus...
  7. SaintAugustine

    In Search of a New Pope?

    they are..contenders, but anything is possible...and spiritually the Holy Spirit is really calling the shots on the election. So in the end God does pick the pontiff, faults and all, for that time and place. I suspect there is a lot of praying going on throughout the voting process..
  8. SaintAugustine

    The Tale of Pilate

    Pilate spent about 10 years there, and never did respect the religious landscape there. He chose the iron fist method of rule, probably thinking it would please Rome. It did not..at all. Pilate's balancing act with High Priest Caiaphas is interesting to watch. Caiaphas wants Jesus dead, Pilate...
  9. SaintAugustine

    In Search of a New Pope?

    Age, geography, theological vs administrative skills all play a part in the selection. The contenders run far and wild this time. From Cardinal Dolan..in America..a long shot, to the more popular people's man Cardinal Peter Turkson, from Ghana...a moderate. But for my money keep your eyes on...
  10. SaintAugustine

    The Tale of Pilate

    I was aware of most of Pilate's..dubious reign...what I was looking for was any insight into what happend to Pilate after he reached Rome..and did he ever hear of his place in either by chance or written concerning is role in the Jesus Trial.
  11. SaintAugustine

    How do you feel knowing the Bible was severly edited?

    I would suggest a book by bart Ehrman..and his Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew. He takes us through the very early church and tells us why some books were kicked loose from the canon.
  12. SaintAugustine

    The Tale of Pilate

    a harried middle management in hostile Judea; weak or strong ruler; a man who saw the implications of Jesus's death, or was he oblivious to the young rabbi.....and his place in history... we do know that he was recalled to Rome, for some constructive criticism but Emperor Tiberius died just...
  13. SaintAugustine

    How do you feel knowing the Bible was severly edited?

    ironically enough, it doesn't bother me...I am fully aware of the odd and somewhat bumpy construction, and editorial decisions that were made...but what is left...wow.....no wonder it is the best selling book of all time...
  14. SaintAugustine

    What church is the true church?

    well, of course....mine is...........
  15. SaintAugustine

    In Search of a New Pope?

    here we go...the election of a new Pope..who will it be? where will he come from?
  16. SaintAugustine

    Calvinism vs Arminianism

    the fact is that free grace was what the early christians practiced...from slave to emperor...the gates were opened to all, anywhere, anytime....and while there are verses that make it clear that God keeps you from certain direct attacks on your salvation, your spiritual automony can unnwind it...
  17. SaintAugustine

    Be Offended By the Post Above You

    What gives you the right to be offended by self censorship, you offensivephobic...next you will be offended by Neil Diamond songs, Songs Written by Chicago, and......even songs by the Patridge Family and the Monkees..and from there..tv theme songs.....will the opening song to the Andy Griffith...
  18. SaintAugustine

    Favorite Quentin Tarentino film?

    Your Favorite Quentin Tarentino movie..if you can just name one.... and while you work on that, I will listen to some more Blood, Sweat and Tears...
  19. SaintAugustine

    A Damnable Thread. Simply Damnable!

    The Vatican has officially banned this thread...for its disturbing and herectical content.
  20. SaintAugustine

    when does reincarnation happen?

    my grandfather had a similiar experience laying in bed...was visited by long gone family memebers..he did die...eventually at the hosptial.
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