Posted on 12/17/2005 7:23:28 AM PST by emiller
yw :)
An open assault on American culture, customs and traditions.
Washington is treading on very thin ice.
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"As for Mexico, watching El Papa decry the commercialization of Christmas makes me want to hurl. When I lived in Mexico, I saw Mexicans following the church's teachings on procreation, literally starving, along with their 5+ kids, but worshipping in gold-laden cathedrals. El Papa likes to preach about the love of money...but in practice the church has failed its flock absolutely by encouraging poverty through procreation. One can be pro-life and not be an imbecile. The church should either advocate the use of birth control or give up some of its gold (it is the wealthiest private organization on the planet) to pay for the kids. I won't hold my breath waiting for El Papa to do the right thing. Too much money to be made with the status quo."
You forgot El Papa's decrying of Christmas commercialization yet being a big fan of Gucci sunglasses and other worldly, material possessions. Other than that, I agree with your assessment above. I've never understood the Christian obsession with worldly materialism in their houses of worship. Jesus needs no money, no gold crosses, no marble alters, no giant stained-glass windows, no million-dollar sound systems, etc. In fact, as I recall, Jesus preaches to cast away one's material possession and follow him. Jesus would weep if he came down and saw the actions of many alleged "Christians".
I agree
Speaking of alleged Christians, here's one who threw a hissy fit on her first class trip to Vail.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1545925/posts
Unfortunately, people will believe her damage control spin over that of the FBI, the flight attendants, and the other passengers.
"Unfortunately, people will believe her damage control spin over that of the FBI, the flight attendants, and the other passengers."
Yep. Because she's a "good Christian woman".
/barf
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