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I wasn’t implying that you did. That’s the point. I was just trying to discover what you thought, whether all rebellions are unjust or wrong by definition. Well, at least you agree it was a rebellion. And I assume that you’re pretty happy they did rebel and succeeded, right? As to the rest...

You claim it was a “rebellion” but I’ve not seen any reasoning to make the case, while I have explained what it actually was i.e. something quite akin to the original 1776 Revolution (hmm, would a revolution be considered a rebellion? The Brits thought so!) If the South was rebellious, then the...

Dictator and rapist of the South. No he didn’t, he invaded a sovereign country. Though even among Southerners there is an unfortunate tendency to speak of the Confederate “rebels”, it’s not really accurate. It wasn’t even a civil war, because the South had no intention of trying to take...

Yeah, that's probably true. Such would require a rather in-depth discussion about the authority of Scripture and Tradition, and personally I don't have that kind of time right now. Thanks, I understand. And so you know where I'm coming from, I'm a very solid adherent to Sola Scriptura...

Hi Oblio, I appreciate you using Scripture, though, after skimming it, I’m not sure there’s anything in Heb 12 that makes your point. Care to explain? No, and I guess this is where a commitment to Sola Scriptura would become a sticking point. I just have no reason to believe that any dead...

Lux, Assuming that you're speaking to me, could you clarify what you're asking? Really, How, what?

Outside of secularists and Jews who, yes, are on a bandwagon, there are very few "Christians" of any persuasion who have been critical of it. Those of us who are are usually poo-pooed, ridiculed, and dismissed out of hand, arguments unheard. WHO CARES? A number of us! Actually, it doesn't...

Well, she can answer for herself, but if someone asked me the question, I'd say that if you're a Catholic and very informed at all, it seems rather disingenuous to ask, as if there is not a centuries-long bitter controversy over the differing theology of the Mass and what most Protestants...

Well, does the Bible teach it?

mouse, Ok, I agree that it's good and proper to ask living friends to pray for us, but unless you're a Catholic or some other type that accepts Tradition while downplaying the sole authoritative nature of Scripture, what would cause you to believe that the dead even know what happens here...

Gee, that's not very nice. I usually find it telling when someone forgoes rational argumentation in favor of an ad hominem attack. Grow up kid, and learn to defend your views, if they're defensible.

Well, that's calls for a pretty long, detailed answer, but I'll try to serve up something briefer at the risk of oversimplification. Obviously, as has been noted, not all Presbyterians are 5-point Calvinists, so there is a difference there, as there is also in worship practices. Most...

You sure about that? I'm not. I think there probably was.

You're right. It's not the govt's job to teach them anything else either. Private school is a much better option, but not the best. It's not their job either. I know this rarely happens nowadays, but parents should educate their own kids, and no I'm not looking for arguments along the lines of...

LOL, ok. Gravy...

Don't really see why it's funny, but glad I was able to entertain you ;) I meant every word.

What do you expect from a public school? Just another good reason for shutting them all down. Their sole purpose is to inculcate kids with a anti-Christian mindset and values and they use truckoads of taxpayer money to do it.

You been readin' Dave Hunt? Speaking as a Calvinist, I can tell you that you don't have a very accurate picture of what we believe.

Reformationist, I agree that one is not a Calvinist if they don't hold to all 5 points. Maybe you didn't mean it to sound like it did, but you also said they may be Reformed though they aren't Calvinists. I'm kinda scratching my head over it. Personally, I can see how someone can be a...

You sound as if this is a practice of yours, but it doesn't look like you're Catholic. What is the point of praying to saints, asking them to pray for you? What makes anyone even think they can hear or know anything about what's going on in our temporal realm? Tradition? Besides, unless you...