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I would say to stay out of it. The people cheating know what they do is wrong, but they do it anyway. You dont need to get in the middle of it. If you think telling them something would help, I would speak to them privately, but don't make yourse…
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Personally, I find the death penalty cruel and abhorrent. In my opinion, it may be possible for other countries to say they cannot afford life sentencing, but the U.S. surely has no excuse. And as we can see by how many people have been wrongly co…
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The mormons think that Jesus appeared to their "prophet" Joseph Smith in the 1800s and gave him a golden book. Guess which book? No, not the Bible, the book of Mormon.
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"As far as keeping the sabath, a Coptic may fulfil this by attend one of the following Orhtodox churches, to partake in the holy communion: Coptic, Eritria, Greek, Russian, Armenian, and I'm not sure about Catholic, but I think so." Peter, if I may…
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God doesn't judge us based on what Church we are members of. There are good protestants as well as good Catholics and Orthodox. Just as there are good muslims and jews. GOd judges us based on what was available to us in this life, for us who have…
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The Mormons consider themselves Christian, but the other Churches generally do not consider them Christian. The reason is that their belief on Jesus is different. They believe Jesus is a man who followed and obeyed God so much that God made Jesus …
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Here's the picture
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This miracle happened in India, after Qurbana: http://www.malankara.net/eucharist/eucharist.htm
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I think in English it is simply "Blessed bread" not Conecrated, but blessed for distribution. Maybe the Saint didn't want to be baptised for the right reason at the time, but for his wants (tasty bread)? Maybe she became Christian after the marria…
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University of St. Francis, near Chicago...The school also has other majors, nursing, education, etc...other than theology
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THANKS :D
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church is the basic doctrine and faith of the Catholic Church. The English translation is a bit lacking, but it is good for general use. If you want a copy, just look it up on any bookseller amazon.com , etc. Any lib…
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My church is from the Syrian tradition, I am not Syrian Orthodox, but I have many relatives that are. I am offically of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, this church is in India, with Syrian Traditions. I am currently trying to learn Syriac from…
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even if you cant convince her that it's adultery, maybe you can convince her it is fornication. Either way, she's committing a sin by persuing either act. Ask her what she means by organized religion? I mean if she writes down her beliefs, and …
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Where and what kind of high school is this? I'm assuing this is a private school, since there was a pastor, but why..I would report him to his leadership (if they care). I had a professor in university who was a methodist minister. He told us hi…
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This is from http://www.catholicapologetics.org/ap080300.htm: All Christians believe that Mary was a virgin before and at the time of the birth of her son Jesus. Is 7:14 The virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.…
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Lutheranism came out of Luther's disregard for authority, his psychologically deranged fear of being sent to hell...and after Luther mis-translated the Bible, he added the word sola (alone) to Paul's writing "The just will live by faith (alone, Luth…
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All kinds of dancing is not bad. David danced in front of the Ark of the Covenant. Not to say ALL dancing is good. I think we get into that protestant heresy when we use words like "all" and "only." Lets try not to make blanket statements, that's…
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If we remember, in those days Aaron was the only High priest. The Levites would only inherit the priesthood after that event. When Moses ordered those idolworshippers slaughtered and the Jews to come back to God, the tribe of Levi was the first to…
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Jesus uses symbolism to describe the hardship that is to come. Winter, if you remember, in those days was a tough season. In winter, the journey would have been rougher, there were no heaters, etc. at night. If there was war, or sudden emergency,…
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There are two approaches that can be used to start "ecumenical" dialogue. One is to start with differences and work backward, the other is to compare similarities and work forward. The backward approach hasn't been very effective either within Chr…
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That explanation of the fire of God's energy is also defined as purgatory in Catholicism. The legalism is peculiar to the Latin Church, because of its history during the Middle Ages, but it still fits in the dogma of purgatory. Thanks.
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I know that verse about men not covering their head (or having long hair) but my question is do our bishops have exemption? They cover their heads (and have long hair). I think I know why but Just wondering what everone thinks.
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sorry, I should be more specific...when i say Mary was sinless I meant: that in the West, they use the term "preserved from the stain of original sin," while in the East the terms are "filled with the Grace of the Holy Spirit." Both express how Mar…
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As far as current doctrinal differences between Catholic and Orthodox Churches: Purgatory and Final Theosis have been explained, both Churches agree. On the Procession of the Holy Spirit. The Catholic Church has stated that it is meant in an etern…
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The New Testament 124 "The Word of God, which is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, is set forth and displays its power in a most wonderful way in the writings of the New Testament"96 which hand on the ultimate truth of God'…
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What kind of Roman Catholic is he? Probably not active. (From: The Catechism of the Catholic Church) I. CHRIST - THE UNIQUE WORD OF SACRED SCRIPTURE 101 In order to reveal himself to men, in the condescension of his goodness God speaks to them i…
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Why is it impossible to record something thirty years later? World War II happened over 50 years ago, but I can still talk to those imvolved and record those events...how much more so the Bible- written by men INSPIRED by God.
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Drinking alcohol in moderation maybe good for health, also to raise ones spirits. You say to drink Sprite or soda, but those are also harmful, they erode calcium and are high in sugars. The food we digest in the United States is highly processed a…
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I tend to think if God were standing physically nxt to me I would hug and kiss Him, afterall He is my Father. But first, I would fall at His feet, unworthy as I am. Then I would kiss Him Jesus loved holding children and when Martha was told to st…