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The uber-Republican, Schwarzenegger (May his purgatory be long and painful) left California in shambles. Sent from my iPhone using CF

I've heard a good priest explain the fourth condition as this: "you must form the intention of never, ever sinning again." That doesn't mean that you won't sin, it means that you are intending not to.

Sola Scriptura is one of the slogans of the reformation. It means "By Scripture Alone," but not in the same sense as "solo scriptura." Sola Scriptura allows for the existence of creeds and confessions but based on the idea that they are derived from scripture. For exampe, Lutherans call the...

They certainly have a lot of the form of fundamentalism. You have your solo scriptura (not sola scriptura, solo scriptura) fundamentalists and then you have your sola traditio (by tradition alone) fundamentalists. These would be the sedevacantists and other catholics who disregard anything...

When refuted, that's one of the two options left: move the goalposts or put up a straw man. But never, ever admit that someone else could possibly be right.

Yes, which is why I asked, "what about Osiris?" when I first heard of this new ISIS.

There's that straw man. I didn't say I was better or worse than anyone. I said that there areCatholic fundamentalists. Sent from my iPhone using CF

Nope. It's a matter of attitude and emphasis. I would say look to Christ's illustration of the Pharisee and Tax Collector who went in to the synagogue to pray: The Catholic Fundamentalist would pray thus: O, Lord. I thank you that I am not like other men. For I go to mass every day and...

Bear in mind that there are Catholic fundamentalists as well and likely two or three here in OBOB. Of course, Catholic fundamentalists will say that there's no such thing. Riiiiight! :thumbsup:

Bonus points to RileyG for getting the reference! :clap::clap::clap:

Interesting that this is what comes to one's mind when upon reading something, innit? My age is the answer to the ultimate question to life, the universe and everything. I space twice at the end of every sentence and colon. That's how I was taught. Sent from my iPhone using CF

Sometimes, the straw men are funny.

It was covered in lectures in the Poli Sci 101 class I attended. This paragraph from the wiki article summarizes what I remember: "Indentured servants both black and white joined the frontier rebellion. Seeing them united in a cause alarmed the ruling class. Historians believe the rebellion...

In other words, President Jefferson went to the PRIMARY SOURCE. That's exactly what any honest person does.

Has anyone considered the effect Bacon's Rebellion had on the establishment of slavery in the colonies?

The Catholic Church condemns socialism and always has. The Pope has been saying all along what the Church has always taught. He's simply changing where the spotlight is being pointed.

This is most certainly true!

Here's the thing. When I was a protestant, my knowledge of the Catholic Church came from Chick Tracts and the polemic language in the Book of Concord. In order to find out what the Catholic Church actually teaches, I put down the Chick Tracts and the Concordia and took up the Catechism and I'm...

Actually, it's more than that. When one is in a state of sanctifying grace, one shares in the life of the Blessed Trinity Itself (I'm not certain which pronoun to use when referring to the Trinity and not the individual persons, so don't flay me over it). By committing mortal sin, one is...

Straw man. That wasn't what was said. "Demonise all Muslims" was used, not "claim that all Muslims are terrorists."