Recent content by Globalnomad

Ladybug, we are all praying for you and sending you hugs (even I have dropped in from the cold just at the right moment!) What you describe is certainly unjustified emotional blackmail, and I sympathize with those who are telling you to get out. You would have every justification for doing...

The Coptic Orthodox Church still enforces this rule. I don't know of any other Christian churches that do.

Guys, this debate is not even worth having - unfortunately. I wish to God that the Church could find some way of lifting the secret of the confessional in such cases. But it's NOT POSSIBLE. The secret of the confessional cannot admit any ifs and buts. It is total and must forever remain so...

(1) In his autobiography, Before The Dawn, Eugenio Zolli refuted all assertions that his conversion was out of gratitude to Pope Pius XII. Certainly he was extremely grateful for what the Pope had done to protect Jews, but the singular reason behind his conversion was his attraction to the...

Which part can't you believe that he said? That we may wish an evil person dead, to stop the evil? Or that we may not wish him to go to hell?

Has anyone seen this new film? What did you think of it? (I came back to OBOB for a quick visit, to see the reaction to this film - am rather surprised not to see a thread about it!)

Father, You have commanded us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. We pray today for mercy, forgiveness and eternal rest for Your creature, Osama. His sins were great, but Your mercy is even greater. May he have repented and asked for forgiveness before he was killed, may he...

Thanks. As I said, it's all right only if it is done with honesty and respect. Frankly, most of the time it is not: people who try to convert others often fail to be respectful, and most of the time know far too little about the other person's real beliefs. I think that is why our people in...

That papal bull gives me the shivers. Notice the crimes that it lists? It's easy to stop at the first one, procuring abortions, which makes us resonate in sympathy... but look at all the idiotic balderdash that follows it. Causing crops to fail and animals to be barren..... And as JimR says...

P.S. this kind of thing can happen just as well in our Western culture - don't blame them yet....

You can intervene if American law is being broken - either child neglect, or the mother being forcibly kept from seeing the kids. How about talking to the school counsellor? One of the kids is still their responsibility, and the school counsellor may (a) decide to be proactive and (b) know how...

Who said it's not OK for them too? They are welcome to try, as long as they are honest about it and respectful! Rochir, why shouldn't we try to bring others around to thinking the way we do, on something so important? If someone is really convinced that smoking is harmless, aren't you going to...

Doruk, peace be with you in the brotherhood of Jesus Christ. Now let's be practical. Get out of Kastamonou. You need to be in a big city where you are anonymous and where there is a Christian community. And talk to your credit card company. They are interested in getting their money back, if not...

PTC, the ontological argument is a doubtful and dangerous one. And it is nowhere in the Bible, nor in the CCC. Briefly put, the "ontological" difference between male and female is secondary to their fundamental ontological commonality, which is that of humanity. And to argue that only males...

oops... yes.... I had forgotten that little detail! :-) (It's been a LOOOOONG time...)