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So, I'm no expert as to the Anglican view on ecumenical councils. From what I understand, they at least accept the first four. So my question is two-fold: do Anglicans believe ecumenical councils to be infallible/inspired? And are Anglicans required to accept the 7th ecumenical council as also...

I was looking into the aspects of the Law which the council places on gentile Christians in Acts 15, and I see that Paul elaborates specifically on the issue of meat offered to idols in 1 Corinthians 8 and 1 Corinthians 10:25-33. My bigger interest is in the second text wherein Paul writes to go...

I was looking into the aspects of the Law which the council places on gentile Christians in Acts 15, and I see that Paul elaborates specifically on the issue of meat offered to idols in 1 Corinthians 8 and 1 Corinthians 10:25-33. My bigger interest is in the second text wherein Paul writes to go...

So I just wanted to confirm something I recently read from the following link: The Doctrine of the Orthodox Church: The Basic Doctrines It reads: So if I'm reading this correctly it says that the only dogma (required belief) about Mary in the Eastern Orthodox church is that she is the...

I'm looking for any good resources that make the best arguments for the egalitarian position. So any books, essays, long blog posts, series, or what have you that you feel do a good job of summing up and clearly laying out egalitarianism. I'd also really love it if anyone had links to any...

While reading the Marian sections of the catechism I read this passage: So if Mary was sinless and pure from conception until assumption, how is it that she needed a savior in Jesus Christ? I'm not looking for a debate or anything, just wanted to get Catholic opinions on this to make sure I'm...

Genesis 3:22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”— 23 therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground...

Barbarism. This happened last year, but the involved party is only now making it public after the hospital refused to deal with the matter internally. Full Story: U.S. hospital refuses to help premature twins born alive, leaves them to die

Abortion conference jokes about decapitated heads, brains, eyeballs Fair warning, I was deeply, deeply disturbed by the conversations in the just the first video. Not for the faint of heart.

A married couple with three children are filing for divorce so their shared girlfriend won't feel left out. The Austin couple met Kuntz at a pet store, and after several dates began to strengthen what they call their "tri-lationship." Austin couple who share girlfriend want three parents for...

If I understand Lutheranism correctly, there are no works men can do to justify themselves before God. Faith alone is the means to salvation. One thing I want to understand is, do our actions matter if works don't matter? Is it possible to have faith and live a life devoid of good works and...

I'm just getting into Christianity in general and in "denomination shopping" this has become a point of contention. Arminianism I understand well enough (though it leaves me with some questions), but Calvinism seems so different from what Christianity I've been exposed to both culturally and in...

I'm sure this has been beaten into the ground on this forum into a nice puddle of featureless gore at this point, but having read a few threads on the subject I just wondered if I could get some concise collection of the different ideas about it. If God has/had foreknowledge of all events...

Having read a few threads around this section of the boards, I suddenly find my feelings and struggle to be terribly unoriginal, lol. But maybe that's not a bad thing, I'm sure you've heard this before and hopefully have some canned answers tested and ready. I was raised in a fairly loosely...

I lurked a bit before joining and this seems like a great forum. I've been a hardline agnostic atheist/apatheist for most of my life, but recent circumstances have me wondering about truth, the nature of belief, and what's actually out there. If anyone has any recommendations for reading...