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Recent content by LANTERN

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    murderer dies on death row- state gives his family $450k

    so patrick cavenaugh- a convicted murder on death row who cut up his victim and spread his body parts all over the place he dies from complications of diabetes while on death row so the state settles out of court with his family for nearly half a million dollars... i wonder how much the...
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    The Media Has Only Two Stories about the Catholic Church

    then offer a counter example: here are two incidents with the media that recently occured in the diocese of reno and how they were reported by the local newspaper: 1) last year a priest took out a restraining order against a decon after he received a death threat, the bishop scolded the...
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    Anglican Bishops joining the RC Church

    you know, what is the deal with the retired bishops ? who 'hires' retired people anyway, i hope the rcc does not end up footing the bill
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    Anglican Bishops joining the RC Church

    guess who is coming to dinner... :|
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    Pray my brothers brain is not damaged

    prayers sent
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    Migraines

    prayers sent
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    Learning recommendations?

    you are welcome
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    Learning recommendations?

    ask your priest or the director of studies first as a lot of times rcia will provide books depending on the program normally free of charge
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    question - walking in front of the altar?

    just a note, cross yourself or bow prior to receiving communion while in line but after receiving communion do not genuflect, bow, or cross the tabernacle- some peoples have been receiving communion at my parish and then side stepping and bowing and crossing the tabernacle of course the Host...
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    What happened to Thanksgiving (in the U.S.)?

    its a harvest festival, national holiday, protestant in orgin..., predates our obliterating the immigrants who migrated across the ice from asia; i am a native american descended from irish and italians- some people are descended from asians and may have been here a little longer=- but let's try...
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    Reproductive Rights?!!! That makes me ill. Just a PC way to say Murder

    actually there is no right to privacy in the constitution which is what the judges fabricated- not interpreting law but subjectively creating social policy
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    What happened to Thanksgiving (in the U.S.)?

    what happened was in 1995 or 1996 jcpenneys decided to hold its 'biggest sale of the year' in the last week of october this cut into profits for competitors like maceys and sears- so the following year everyone ran their biggest sales in late october
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    Reproductive Rights?!!! That makes me ill. Just a PC way to say Murder

    the amendment was a law passed by our elected lawmakers- not imposed by the judiciary- because of what the judges did with roe v wade it makes the issue look untouchable by the voters or our elected lawmakers