Posted on 03/03/2005 6:29:40 AM PST by NYer
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The leftys want a "Brave New World" style of sexuality.
But what about diversity? /sarcasm
I think I met this guy! He went to Boston College, I think. I was up visiting my daughter and ran into a protest at a local abortion mill. By this time, of course, I was well aware of what a "Jesuit education" really meant and I was delighted to meet an actual Catholic from BC. Good for him. I'm glad to see he's still fighting the good fight.
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What about catholic teachings on hypocrisy? Or pedophilia?
Bible teaching would be a better choice.
All.
Not so sure about the Philippines. They have pretty large and unhealthy sex industry.
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Philippines sitting on HIV/AIDS iceberg: health minister
Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit said that the Philippines had 2,200 confirmed cases of HIV and 676 cases of AIDS according to latest figures, but officials feared that the true level of infection could be far higher.
"We in the Philippines are sitting on the tip of an iceberg and we don't know how big the base is," Dayrit told the conference organised by various bodies including the World Health Organisation and UNAIDS.
Dayrit said that up to one million prostitutes and an estimated one to two million of their clients were vulnerable to HIV/AIDS but emphasised that the problem was no longer limited to the sex trade.
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full article http://www.aegis.org/news/afp/2005/AF050269.html
The religous atmosphere in the Philippines may only be aiding a state of denial that, as in other 'conservaive' Asian nations, will come back as an AIDS epidemic born in the endemic culture of commercial sex. How often do you see a brothel in the US? In most Asian countries they are part of every town, large of small. I live in Taiwan now, another 'conservative' [by the locals' reckoning] country, but there are 'barber shops' and 'KTVs' on every other street and noone thinks it odd. So far the known AIDS figures are low, but I expect a wave of infection to sweep through the 'respectable' community sooner or later, as the family men who unwind with prostitutes at home and abroad start bringing more than a smile back to the wife.
I tried but couldn't resist commenting on the first paragraph reference to 12-Step recovery culture. Years ago, I was attending an AA meeting and the topic for discussion veered into the informal rule about how a person shouldn't get involved in a "relationship" during their first year of recovery. One guy put into words what I think most in the group were actually thinking. He said, "It means you can sc$#w 'em as long as you don't talk to 'em".
Refreshing to see the truth written without apology or equivocation.
whereas my point is that what is being taught is "Biblical" instruction taught by many Churches.
The Catholic church is not the sole authority on morality, if one at all.
BTTT
Bump.
DainBramage,
What did the Church teach for three hundred years before the Bible was compiled (by the Catholic Church, by the way)?
Christianity did not start, nor does it end, with the Bible. If the Catholic Church is not the original source of the lesson, what praytell, is?
Sorry The Bible is only a transcription and interpretaion of Holy scriptures written down long before the Catholic church.
DainBramage:
What about all the Gospels, letters, prophecies, etc. that were not included in the canon? If the Catholic Church doesn't have authority, how on earth can you be sure you're even reading the right Gospel? There were many more than Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, I hope you understand.
Also, the Catholic Church goes back to St. Peter, the apostle. The gospels, Acts, the letters of Paul, John, James, Peter, and the Apocalypse were written after the Catholic Church began. Peter was the bishop of Rome.
John Mallon used to edit the newpaper for the Oklahoma City Archdiocese. It went downhill when he left.
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