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  1. Augustin56

    Plane crashes

    I saw an article that compared plane crashes in Biden's first year in office to the current first month for Trump. There were 53 crashes in Biden's first month, and 35 in Trump's. The media, however, thinks the public is stupid and can be led like sheep to believe whatever they want us to...
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    Natural Health

    My wife and I just started taking Beef Liver capsules. What a game changer! We've noticed an increase in energy and an increase in cognitive clarity. Supposedly there are other improvements coming, but we just started this week.
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    Why trust the "Early Fathers?"

    The canon was not set until the late 4th centuries at the Councils of Rome (382 A.D.), Hippo (393 A.D.), and Carthage (397 A.D.). The documents actually fell into three catgories: 1) those they knew should be Scripture (Gospels) 2) those they suspected may be Scritpure but weren't sure...
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    Why trust the "Early Fathers?"

    Not the same. God did inspire the Scripture writers. But that's not what Jesus set up to spread His truths whatsoever! He founded a (ONE) Church in which to do so. The Bible under one cover didn't even exist until the late 4th century. And the vast, vast majority of humanity was illiterate...
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    Why trust the "Early Fathers?"

    None of those even come close to implying that you ONLY need Scripture. What does St. Paul say in Scripture is the "pillar and foundation of truth?" (Hint: Look to 1 Tim 3:15) Jesus didn't write a book to spread His truths. The Bible under one cover didn't exist until the late 4th...
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    Why trust the "Early Fathers?"

    Where does it say that in Scripture? What does Scripture say is the "pillar and foundation of truth?" (Hint: It's not the Bible.)
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    What is Modesty Really?

    Modesty is the virtue that moderates all the internal and external movements and appearance of a person according to his or her endowments, possessions, and station in life. Four virtues are commonly included under modesty: humility, studiousness, and two kinds of external modesty, namely in...
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    Is this place overwhelming just the typical run of the mill conservative Christians who ignore science and biblical scholarship?

    Really, there is no such thing as a "conservative" Christian or a "liberal" Christian. You are either IN the truth of Christ or you are not. The terms conservative and liberal are political terms.
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    Is the Bible the word of God?

    No, that's your personal interpretation of Scripture, not what Paul meant at all. Or, maybe you accepted someone else's personal interpertation of Scripture. Again, you guys made up your own religion apart from the one founded by Christ, Himself. Good luck with that.
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    Is the Bible the word of God?

    First of all, the Catholic church does not forbid marriage. It asks those who are to become priests to be celibate. There are married priests, but they were married before they were ordained and usually came from Protestant denominations. It is a discipline, not a doctrine, meaning it could...
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    Is the Bible the word of God?

    Ah. So you not only hold to an English translation of a Bible created in 1604 A.D., but not all of it. Only those epistles written by Paul. The rest (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Peter, etc.) are in error, according to you. If I may ask, by what/whose authority do you make that claim?
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    Is the Bible the word of God?

    So, the earliest Christians (Early Church Fathers), the ones closest to the time of Christ and the Apostles, have no sway with you. Instead, you rely on personal interpretation of Scripture (which Scripture warns against in 2 Peter 1:20), of a translation of the Bible created in 1604 A.D...
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    Is the Bible the word of God?

    So, you rely on a Bible created in the 17th century over the original one. Got it.
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    Is the Bible the word of God?

    You do realize that the original Bible wasn't written in English, right? It had no punctuation, paragraphs, chapter numbers, verse numbers. etc. You also realize that the Bible is a Catholic book, right? The Catholic Church wrote the New Testament, which it declared worthy of being called...
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    Is the Bible the word of God?

    amadeus, that's in interesting thought. It is more a matter of God chasing us (He is often called the "hound of heaven") than us chasing Him. We all suffer from the effects of Original Sin, namely darkness of intellect and weakness of will. But think about this for a minute... The...