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Recent content by Cosmic Charlie

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    The Star of Bethlehem

    From a practical storytelling standpoint (and to work as many prophesies into the story as possible) Matthew needed the Zoroastrians to show up for the birth of Jesus. The Priestly caste of the Zoroastrians being, at the time, THE witnesses of record. IF the Zoroastrians showed up for something...
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    Boston-area pastor refuses to remove anti-ICE Nativity scene, seeks meeting with archbishop

    If Ton Homan has stats to show, he’d show them short of that I assume he’s a lying lair
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    Boston-area pastor refuses to remove anti-ICE Nativity scene, seeks meeting with archbishop

    I can see where you’d think that this is political. Given the board were on AND The parties you’re trading posts with AND The general state of things in America But I’d submit this isn’t political messaging, it’s moral messaging. (hang with me – I’m going to get there as quickly and...
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    Boston-area pastor refuses to remove anti-ICE Nativity scene, seeks meeting with archbishop

    The United States Supreme Court. See Frazier v. Cupp (1969) A law enforcement officer has wide latitude to lie about almost anything while interacting with a member of the public, so long as it's not coercive (wherever that line is) and so long as it doesn't trick a suspect into surrendering...
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    Boston-area pastor refuses to remove anti-ICE Nativity scene, seeks meeting with archbishop

    The Eucharist is scared too Riles, and it's been used as a political weapon for decades. Mostly with the people on this board's support. Actually, upon reflection, the Eucharist is sacred and a Nativity scence is just a diorama. Reinterpreting it to make a moral point is nowhere near...
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    Boston-area pastor refuses to remove anti-ICE Nativity scene, seeks meeting with archbishop

    Just a little thing here I'd like to point out. When I put down numbers and percentages, I bring sources. I don't frankly, believe any of this on spec. ICE lies and there are all kinda places where these lies are spread
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    Boston-area pastor refuses to remove anti-ICE Nativity scene, seeks meeting with archbishop

    Hard disagree ICE is separating children from their mothers on the thinnest of evidence and the flimsiest of reasons. We, as Christians, are required to stand up and say something. Recipts so I don't have to put up with people claiming I'm just some kind of lying lair...
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    Leo and Bartholomew in Nicaea A reunification of Orthodoxy with Catholicism could remind each of what was lost in the schism.

    Couple of things: 1) Historically, the break between Orthodox and Catholic seems to have more to do with the Western Church being unable to come to grips with a mystical view of itself. What I mean by this is that the Western Church simply couldn't figure out how to fit the unexplainable into...
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    For the soul of Matt M

    As a guy who's lost waaayyy too many friends to cancer generally and colon cancer specifically. Get a colonoscopy. Yes, it's a little invasive, and the prep is no fun BUT... ...it's way less invasive and way less work than, you know, actual cancer treatment. Just do it. And, sorry for...
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    Rome’s Failure to Correct Germany’s Bishops has Emboldened Their Pro-LGBT Agenda

    Riles: Who's schisming ? Seriously, The Pope is in disagreement (best word I can come up with right now) with the Germans on a (relatively) minor theological issue. There seem to be some people sort of on the side lines who WANT the pope to make a bigger issue out of this but the parties...
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    Rome’s Failure to Correct Germany’s Bishops has Emboldened Their Pro-LGBT Agenda

    You guys gotta help me here. I read the article. What is the crisis ? I'm serious. Maybe as an American my "crisis" threshold has gone up but... .... I see a Theological disagreement and a lot of talk about Islam (which I thought was weird given the topic of the article). But I honestly...
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    JD Vance responds to Pope Leo's comments about immigration policy

    Am I seriously being asked to accept the Theological judgement of J.D. Vance over the Pope on matters of Catholic thinking and judgement?
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    Embryo Jewelry? Catholics React to Frozen Children Encased in Necklaces and Rings

    Can't do it. Too claustrophobic. Too Northern. I'm a Northern Tier residence with a lifetime of experience with the cold. And I live it, but I know how brutal it is and I'm not spending years in a tight coffin with my butt frozen to the silk lining. "Burn my body in the broad daylight and...
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    Embryo Jewelry? Catholics React to Frozen Children Encased in Necklaces and Rings

    Well, I'm willing to roll with it, it just seems odd. Sort of like when (a thousand years ago) Billy Bob Thornton and Angelia Jolie had small vials of each other blood on necklaces. Romantic? Well, I can see it. But odd? Definitely. (Upon reflection - that whole marriage was a little...