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To: Jacvin
Ever heard the phrase "Judeo-Christian" values?

Sure.

it's the duty of every Christian, Catholic or otherwise to try and "spread the good news". ... Official doctrine is that the Jews will eventually come home to Jesus. Therby fullfilling the new covenant.

So... you're saying that Christians and Muslims don't worship the same God because Muslims don't accept Jesus, but Jews do worship the same God because they will accept Jesus? Gee, I wonder how many Jews accept your rationale?

How come I've never heard the phrase "Judeo-Christian-Muslim" values?

According to the dictionary, the term "Judeo-Christian" was coined in 1899. The term didn't exist until then. I'm guessing the term was coined due to the influx of Jewish immigrants to the US beginning around 1880 (they probably didn't like hearing the US refered to as a "Christian country", so "Judeo-Christian" was probably an early PC term).

Ergo, the reason you don't hear "Judeo-Christian-Muslim" is becaues there was no large influx of Muslim immigrants to the US. However, like it or you, I've long predicted that you will hear the term "Judeo-Christian-Muslim" down the road. I've long used it myself.

You refuse to answer any of my questions or challenges of your "opinion". ... You couldn't respond to my last post so you went back to my first. Very Lame.

As near as I can tell, I've answered your every question.

You're not Catholic and have no answers.

Sorry, Jack, but like it or not, I am a (lapsed) Catholic. Baptised at St. Stephen's in Manhattan. Confirmed at age 11 (I think they've upped the age since then; BTW, my "Saint's name" is Peter). 12 years in Catholic schools.

Get this, they made us read one of the Gospels in my senior year of high school, because the teacher lamented that it was possible to get through 12 years of Catholic schooling without reading a single book of the Bible. He figured we should at least read one of the Gospels before graduating. I picked Mark, because it was the shortest. Don't remember it. I do remember that we used the Good News Bible.

Discovered Ayn Rand and turned atheist in my junior year of high school, but gave that up. I'm now religiously squishy, but recogonize Muslims as an equal brother in the Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition (I term I've long used).

Like it or not, I am the face of modern Catholicism. I'm also a libertarian for peace.

586 posted on 11/21/2003 6:37:54 AM PST by Commie Basher
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To: Commie Basher
We should not have gotten so personal in our attacks on each other.

I apologize for my part in it but I knew there had to be a story behind your opinions. Traditional Catholics think like I do.

Glad you finally admitted the following though:

"Like it or not, I am the face of modern Catholicism. I'm also a libertarian for peace."

Sorry, but you're not the face of modern Catholicism, just liberal Catholicism.

I lapsed also when I was younger, in much the same way as you, but one always returns.

I'm a Traditional Catholic and when the American Catholic schism comes we'll be on different sides.

Too bad.

611 posted on 11/21/2003 12:44:19 PM PST by Jacvin
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