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    Why does the Rosary have so many prayers to Mary?And Few Our Fathers

    You don't have to pray the Rosary as a Catholic. It is only recommended. Praying Hail Mary's as a recommendation by the priest at Confession is not a "payment to be made for one's sins." Christ paid the full debt. Forgiveness is free and by grace. Recommendations from Confession are for the...
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    Suddenly sex is an important issue to them.

    Suddenly sex is an important issue to them.
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    oh, haha, I see... I hit reply, but apparently it posted it as a quote?? Oh well, ask for more...

    oh, haha, I see... I hit reply, but apparently it posted it as a quote?? Oh well, ask for more explanation if you want.
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    I see Christian Forums started limiting responses to 420 characters? What's up with that?... So...

    I see Christian Forums started limiting responses to 420 characters? What's up with that?... So, to severely summarize my response... it's the unfortunate result of iconoclasm. Same happening in the world with attacks against culture from the Postmodernists. Now, even mildly traditional...
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    This is horrifiying! Drag Queen "Penny Cost" at a Methodist Church speaking with children!

    The scary part is the pastor in the beginning didn't say one untrue thing. But context says everything.
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    Required and Permissible Beliefs in Orthodoxy

    There are some beliefs among the Fathers that are not considered canonical, and therefore not binding, but at the same time have strong connection to some important beliefs and practices in Eastern Orthodoxy. For example, the belief that the "skins" God gave Adam and Eve after the fall were...
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    Credobaptism vs Pedobaptism

    I can see the argument for both- personally, I lead toward pedobaptism with a strong emphasis on the need for heart conversion as well. My best argument, Scripturally, is that baptism is the New Covenant equivalent of circumcision (Col 2:11-12, for example). Everyone from 8 days old was to be...
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    Will my heavenly computer be Intel or AMD?

    Lol... but they won't pass the 10 commandments if they are that addicted to their phones.
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    Power of the Rosary

    PERSONAL TESTIMONY- I just had a truly awesome experience and I have to tell someone... and I don't know any Catholics, Lol! So I'm going to share it here. I have started praying the rosary daily and have been noticing a little extra peace in my life. Recently, I heard of the idea of praying...
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    Why is pleasure bad? Why do we suffer?

    I can't believe the pleasures of this life are inherently evil. We should not be hedonists, but neither should we go too far the other way and fall into Gnosticism. I believe God made the enjoyments of this life to draw us towards Himself and reveal more of Himself to us so that we may glorify...
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    Protestant Pastor quoting St. Chrysostom

    Thank you. I read the most recent comment first... I suppose the line is that we are putting equal effort towards both endeavors... financial stewardship. We will never have the poor taken care of, but neither will we ever be finished showing honor to God.
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    Protestant Pastor quoting St. Chrysostom

    Of course- but this seems to avoid the question of the poor and find justification for extravagance. We all know the poor will always be among us and we will never have them all taken care of... but I am referring to those who spend so much money and attention on adorning the buildings that they...
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    Protestant Pastor quoting St. Chrysostom

    Homily 50 on Matthew 14:23-24- “Even so do thou honor Him with this honor, which He ordained, spending your wealth on poor people. Since God has no need at all of golden vessels, but of golden souls. And these things I say, not forbidding such offerings to be provided; but requiring you...
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    Trying to find a quote

    Smart lady, sounds like a Proverbs 31 woman :)
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    Trying to find a quote

    I need to start keeping a record of quotes on my computer so they are easily searchable, Lol!
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    Trying to find a quote

    Ah, I just realized I have the book Patristic Treasury. I found it in St. Gregory Nazianzen's Orations (38:12) "Death is a gain, for it cuts off sin, so that evil may not be immortal. Thus God's punishment is changed into a mercy; for it is in mercy, I am persuaded, that God inflicts punishment."
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    Trying to find a quote

    I thought it was St. Basil the Great, but I can't seem to remember where I saw it. It was regarding death being the mercy of God so that sin would not become immortalized... anyone know where it is?
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    Virgins in the Bible

    true... but the Bible doesn't refer to eunuchs as "virgins," though obviously they are not engaging in intercourse.
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    Virgins in the Bible

    I figured it had something to do with how we define "virgin" today and how it was defined back then. The question came back to mind today when I was reading 1 Corinthians 7:25-38. I understand the point Paul is getting at, no need to explain, just that "virgin" is always associated with...
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    Virgins in the Bible

    Why does it seem that the Bible only refers to virgins as being only women? Why does it not consider that men can be virgins?