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Posted on 07/23/2006 6:39:58 PM PDT by fruitarian108
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To: fruitarian108
fruitarian108
Since Jul 24, 2006
IBTZ!
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posted on
07/24/2006 5:01:54 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: siunevada
You know, What goes into a person's mouth doesn't profane him, but what comes often does.
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posted on
07/24/2006 5:06:32 AM PDT
by
oyez
(The way to punish a providence is to allow it to be governed by philosophers. --Frederick the Great)
To: siunevada
Sort of like John Kerry is Catholic. Sort of like Ted Kennedy is Catholic.
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posted on
07/24/2006 5:07:54 AM PDT
by
oyez
(The way to punish a providence is to allow it to be governed by philosophers. --Frederick the Great)
To: fruitarian108
This is not the first time a "fruitarian" has dropped by to post this.
Why should I be more impressed by what "Some Catholics" believe than what "Some Episcopalians", "Some Seventh-Day Adventists", "Some Mormons", or "Some Raelians" believe?
And since your excerpt contains at least one factual inaccuracy (etymology of "lentil"), there's no point in clicking through to read the rest. I'm certainly not tempted to learn more about gluten ribs.
To: Coleus
Some Catholics should read the bibleAll Catholics should read the bible
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posted on
07/24/2006 5:31:25 AM PDT
by
oyez
(The way to punish a providence is to allow it to be governed by philosophers. --Frederick the Great)
To: oyez
>>>>Church tradition that started in order to help fishermen. Way back centuries ago in Italy, fish fell out of favor as a dietary staple. Some pope or cardinal made fish an exemption for Fridays.
Bzzt. No. Ever read the Diache? It was written around the year 80 AD. The earliest Christians fasted on Wednesdays and Fridays. The Friday fast is a continuation from the earliest days of the Christianity. Friday is still a day of penance in the Church even now. It's not an order to eat fish, or that eating fish "fell out of favor". That is a silly idea.
The Didache in English - http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/didache-lake.html
To: Nihil Obstat
Silly or not, a very educated priest told me that story. I have no reason to doubt him.
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posted on
07/24/2006 6:47:05 AM PDT
by
oyez
(The way to punish a providence is to allow it to be governed by philosophers. --Frederick the Great)
To: oyez
To: Nihil Obstat
We're short of active priests that have achieved sainthood.
Honestly, It been years since I've read up on church doctrine. I used to read quite a bit, but the internet came along. Time permitting I'll try to catch up.
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posted on
07/24/2006 7:03:31 AM PDT
by
oyez
(The way to punish a providence is to allow it to be governed by philosophers. --Frederick the Great)
To: fruitarian108
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posted on
07/24/2006 9:53:47 AM PDT
by
onedoug
To: onedoug
If I
must eat hotdogs ...
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posted on
07/24/2006 10:07:36 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: WriteOn
fruitarian108
Since Jul 24, 2006
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posted on
07/24/2006 10:09:38 AM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
(Colossians 4:6)
To: Lilllabettt
The funny thing is, I don't think a single one of those saints mentioned were vegatarians in order to not kill animals. They avoided the limited offerings of meat, monastary living, vow of poverty and all that, in order to deny themselves and offer it up. I seriously doubt it was any sort of political statement.
However, I am sure they all would have had something to say about the slaughter of humans on a daily basis.
To: fruitarian108
Matthew 4:19, the PETA Bible (red letter edition)
"
Follow me, and I will make you farmers of men..."
Luke 5:4-10, the PETA Bible (red letter edition)
4: When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch."
5: Simon answered and said, "Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets."
6: When they had done this, they enclosed a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to break;
7: so they signaled to their partners in the other boat for them to come and help them. And they came and filled both of the boats, so that they began to sink.
8: But when Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus' feet, saying, "Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!"
9: For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken;
10: and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not fear. I give you a new commandment: put all those fish back in the ocean once the crowd's gone. From now on boys, we're eating beets."
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posted on
07/24/2006 12:27:40 PM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
(Colossians 4:6)
To: fruitarian108
LOL, my priest sure wouldn't fit into that catagory.
His favorite meal is rare roast beef.
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posted on
07/24/2006 12:29:13 PM PDT
by
mware
(Americans in armchairs doing the job of the media.)
To: Lurker
Yea but the bull was acting in his own self interest. Now if a papal gazelle excommunicated someone for attending a bullfight-that would be news.ROFLOL! Hysterical!
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posted on
07/24/2006 1:28:15 PM PDT
by
FJ290
To: oyez
All Catholics should read the bible >>
they do.
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posted on
07/24/2006 1:38:21 PM PDT
by
Coleus
(I love all of God's creatures, they taste delicious)
To: 2ndMostConservativeBrdMember; afraidfortherepublic; Alas; al_c; american colleen; annalex; ...
Probably a pantheist.
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posted on
07/24/2006 1:49:38 PM PDT
by
Coleus
(I love all of God's creatures, they taste delicious)
To: fruitarian108
Trappists, Cistercians, Benedictines, Franciscans all have had a tradition of vegetarian diet, to which many still adhere. >>>
I know many benedictines and franciscans and they all eat meat, and love it.
The pretzel was says George Cornell former AP religion writer a Lenten bread, symbolizing arms folded in prayer.. >>
So? Man can not live on bread alone.
Lentils were named as such because they were a Lenten vegetarian alternative to animal flesh. >>>
Catholics make a sacrifice on fridays and some on wednesdays & fridays where they do not eat meat on those days. It's because of Jesus' sacrifice for us that we make sacrifices for Him during lent. If we are all vegetarians, then how would we give up meat for lent? Your statement makes very little sense. Would we then give up lentils and pretzels on Fridays and eat a steak?
Meatless Fridays were the last vestige of early Christian abstinence from meat in following Christ's example. >>>
Once again you make no sense, Christ "fasted" for 40 days, he ate no meat and no non-meat products, nothing.
A papal bull once excommunicated anyone who attended a bullfight because the barbaric cruelty in them. This was later amended to excommunicate only priests who blessed bullfighting. >>>
where is your proof, who was the pope and what did he write?
The command to feed the hungry, given by Jesus in His Sermon on the Mount>>
Christ fed thousands flesh from fish that day. an animal protein. try again.
It sounds like you worship the earth, rather satan, and not Christ.
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posted on
07/24/2006 2:04:00 PM PDT
by
Coleus
(I love all of God's creatures, they taste delicious)
To: oyez
If you are referring to Peter's vision, Peter himself
said the vision meant that he should not force kosher
diet on Christians. However he and most early Christians
were vegetarian, as was Jesus.
christianveg.com
all-creatures.org
http://groups.msn.com/catholicveg
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