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Charlie Kirk on Mary

RileyG
Valletta said:
Charlie Kirk's pastor spoke at the ceremony, he is the pastor of Godspeak Calvary Chapel which is an Evangelical church. However, he seemed to be leaning toward Catholic beliefs after studying the history of Christianity, realizing what was lost by not venerating Mary and showing great respect for Apostolic tradition.
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I wonder if he would have converted?
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The Eucharist in the Early Church

The Liturgist
Valletta said:
My friend, I think you understandably got that one wrong. A previous poll had indicated most did not believe, a recent poll said 69% did believe.
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Ah, well that’s good. But still, in the case of the Vetus Ordo you’re talking about a figure much closer to 100%, which is why I really strongly believe the RCC should just translate it into the vernacular and allow it to be celebrated in either Latin or the vernacular, along with various other traditional Western liturgies which should also be made more widely available. The Novus Ordo isn’t a bad liturgy, its just … the wording of the older one is so much more florid and poetic, its like the Byzantine Rite (which paradoxically was de-Latinized, particularly in the US, post Vatican II; St. Elias Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church conducts their services in the luxuriant style of the Sabaite-Studite typikon).
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Trump: “I want to try and get to heaven, if possible,”

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Fantine said:
I am not sure someone who dozens of notable psychiatrists believe has malignant narcissism can acknowledge a power higher than himself.
His relationships have been described by experts as completely transactional.
He is described as being shunned by dogs--the best judges of character.
The Bible tells us what happened to Lucifer when he put himself ahead of God.
If the psychiatrists are correct, does God accept an insanity defense?
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Some people should hope so
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Is AI making the human race dumber?

Ophiolite
Tuur said:
Last week, I listened as some coworkers turned to AI to calculate the yards of concrete required to pour a slab. Now, this isn't hard. They recognized that to convert the volume in cubic feet to cubic yards meant dividing it by 27 but apparently it was the slab height in inches that threw them off. Obviously, you divide the depth in inches by 12 and multiply the result by the length and width in feet, then divide by 27 to get cubic yards, then round up and add a little more to make sure you have enough for the job (ground not precisely leveled and packed - stuff happens). But they thought they had to ask an AI.
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The Liturgist said:
In my mind, that’s a misuse of AI.
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In my mind that's an egregious misuse of their brains.
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Trump: “I want to try and get to heaven, if possible,”

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Trump Says ‘There’s No Reason To Be Good’ – Except To Get Into Heaven​

At one point, a reporter asked about a presidential prayer initiative ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary next year.

Trump cogently explained the need for the initiative and the importance he places on it:

We’re dealing – as you know – with all of the different – and not just evangelicals, Christians. We’re dealing with lots of different faiths, religions. And I felt for a long time that if a country doesn’t have religion, doesn’t have faith, doesn’t have God, it’s gonna be very hard to be a good country.

You know, there’s no reason to be good. I wanna be good because you wanna prove to God you’re good so you go to that next step, right? So, that’s very important to me. I think it’s really, very important.
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Such a childish understanding of salvation.

Do good = go to heaven. Do bad = go to hell. It’s like he’s never cracked open a bible once in his life.
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Morality without Absolute Morality

Bradskii
Hans Blaster said:
The law on marital rape didn't exist in some places for extended periods because some people in those societies didn't think it was wrong enough to make it a crime.
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And the definition of absolute morality we are using in this thread says it's without 'regard to...culture'. Plainly it is in regard to culture.
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Can we talk about ADHD... and such ?

Carl Emerson
Yarddog said:
There is medicine to help those with ADHD to live fairly normal lives. My nephew has ADHD and is an Engineer with several degrees. That takes concentration.

Living a faithful Godly life doesn't take a lot of concentration. It takes surrendering to the Holy Spirit and letting that Spirit guide you.
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You have said it takes concentration to get several degrees.

Then you say living a faithful Godly life doesn't take concentration.

Are we to assume the Godly don't need to concentrate to pass degrees ?
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Another look at the moon landing.

Strong in Him
Apple Sky said:
As it is with all Christians but sooner or later one must repent.
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A person can't accept Jesus and believe that he died for their sins without repenting.
Charles Duke went to, and walked on, the moon. Years later, he became a Christian. He now gives talks about his time on the moon AND talks about Jesus, who saved him. Jesus gave Charles his testimony.
If you're saying that Charles is a liar, you are saying that you don't believe Jesus.

I am sure that there are non Christians who go to hear Charles and come away, at least challenged by, or believing in, Jesus.
If they were converted, by Jesus, through Charles' testimony but that original testimony had been false, then their conversions would not be valid.

Are you so stubborn that you would say that Charles, other Christian astronauts and anyone who heard about Jesus through them, are lying/making it up, rather than; "yes, he did walk on the moon, what he says is true and he now has a fantastic ministry for God"?

Saying that men did not walk on the moon is not a sin.
Saying that men who walked on the moon, since became Christians and now tell others about Jesus, are lying, is dishonouring God. Which is a sin.
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Hell doesn't exist and there is no eternal suffering, instead bad peolle just cease to exist

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BelieveItOarKnot said:
Jesus saves all people
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Condemns all devils to the LoF, forever
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I asked if you a question and you sidestepped once again. That verse does not apply to Satan and his angels. We both know they have already been judged to the Lake of Fire. They are not in the book of life. So that verse does not even refer to them.
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Those who promote our neighbors to burn alive forever are WHO?
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Not me. That's not my belief.
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