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  1. Mister Emu

    Full-body scanners popping up at courthouses

    Full-body scanners popping up at courthouses - Yahoo! News SIAP, did not see it. "If you don't like it, don't x" can't hold up here where people are routinely legally obligated to present themselves. These machines are perverse intrusions into our privacy, they need to be scrapped.
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    Unknown item...

    Greetings, A relative of mine recently acquired an item, that we assume is catholic in nature, that we cannot identify... It is a glass box, framed in wood, it has a statue of Mary holding Jesus after the Cross inside... There is a replica of DaVinci's Last Supper on a door that when...
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    apostle question...

    Has anyone bore the designation of apostle in the Eastern Church since the Twelve?
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    Chalcedonian creed?

    Can anyone point me to an expository on it? Thank you ;)
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    Relative of U.S. coach killed in Beijing attack

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26104003/
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    Chotki questions...

    Greetings, Today I received the chotki I ordered in the mail, and I was wondering if there was a proper/traditional way of holding it while using in prayer, carrying it around during the day, and/or storing it at night... Thank you :D
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    Question: Filioque

    I know the Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church disagree on this issue, I was wondering why the Orthodox view it as unacceptable. Thank you very much in advance for any answers ;)
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    1 Jhn 3:6

    Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. --- How does the Church interpret this... I know every time I read it, it scares the ehck out of me...
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    Bin Laden Says Moussaoui Not Part of Sept. 11 Attacks

    http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20060523164509990001&ncid=NWS00010000000001
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    What do you do...

    When family members think joining the Church is an endagerment of the soul? Yesterday I had some relatives over, wonderful, loving, devout Christians, as far as I know, that I rarely get to see... anyways I overheard a part of a conversation(started by my mom, who thinks I am endagering my...
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    Purpose?

    Does the Church teach that we all have (a) specific purpose(s) for being alive?
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    Church Teaching?

    I was wondering if there is a part of the Catechism, or a teaching of the Church on just what someone needs to believe to be considered, by the Church, a Christian. Thank you.
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    Rites?

    Do I have a choice? Or is there a proscribed way that people are put in certain rites? Thank You
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    I need help...

    I don't know what to do... I hate myself, I would rather be dead than continue living, and dissappointing my Lord.(I am not suicidal) I find myself evil, and sick and repulsive. I want to change but I continually fail, these failures only add to my self hatred. I want to join the Church...
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    Sin?

    I have a question. :D In a recent thread is Christian philosophy/ethics the question of whether sexual sin was worse than other sin was brought up. So I was wondering what the official church teaching is, are some sinful actions inherently worse than others, or is it that sin is sin period...
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    Catholic college with best Psyc department

    I have tried to look this up, but couldn't find anything on it... So I came here to ask... What are the Catholic colleges with the best Psychology departments? Any help would be great... I am trying to decide which college to goto... Thank you very much...
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    Demonic question

    I have a question... One day while I was in my bedroom I heard what I can only describe as a demonic voice... it also seemed to me that while I was in it sinful thoughts came more often and more vivid, this particular effect had been occuring for a while... before this however I just...
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    Orthodox Chruch...

    Greetings... I am planning to attend an Eastern Orthodox Chruch this coming sunday... and was wondering... Is there generally accepted dress code? IE will I be a sore thumb if I wear "normal" clothing? Is there anything that I should expect that might suprise me? Things of this nature...
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    Question...

    I have a question about something the deacon at my local parish taught in an after-mass group... He said that if you truly believe something is not wrong... then it is not a sin... no matter what the action is... Even systematically torturing and murdering people... Is this a teaching of...
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    Higher education and priesthood?

    My first post here I told yall that I feel called to the priesthood... Now I have a question, when one becomes a priest does the Church shoulder the burden of any debts(in this case those of higher education)? When I first wondered it was based on more of a personal questioning, because how...