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1 posted on 01/27/2008 7:56:15 PM PST by Manfred the Wonder Dawg
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To: Manfred the Wonder Dawg
Powerful article!

But I don't think I'll try to read through all 5000+ posts. ;)

I think I need to post that Spurgeon quote agian though.

"If your religion does not make you holy it will damn you to hell."

Charles Spurgeon


5,475 posted on 05/10/2008 12:53:39 AM PDT by Fichori (FreeRepublic.com: Watch your step!)
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This is pretty much the picture of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines as well. Our church and Christian camp facility is in an area called “Three Saints.” That is because there are three barangays (villages) joining together, Santo Nino, San Isidro, and San Francisco. So ours is a small evangelistic church in an area 99.8 percent Roman Catholic.

During many feast days and funerals, the Catholic Church bell towers, equipped with powerful public address systems, pump out some of the most morbid, blood curdling sounds, often for a straight 24 hours. All night long — recordings that can be heard in every house and shop in every corner of three barangays — wailing and chanting and dirges. It cannot be called music. They are sound affects like those used in horror films and freak shows at a circus. It is very difficult to get any sleep. And the blaring recordings take place during Sunday mornings, too, and there is no respect for any non-Catholic groups who might be trying to conduct worship or prayer meetings. It is actually demonic; like conjuring up evil spirits.

Comically, though, in Catholic funeral processions, the most widely used music is Frank Sinatra's, “I Did It My Way.” This is also played from powerful PA systems. The family is saying that the departed “did it his own way.” Of course, that isn't God's way. So, not much is being learned I guess.

During weddings, the Catholic bell tower PA systems pump out, at the same intensity, Rock and Roll and other Pop music, including “Sex Bomb, Sex Bomb.” Then 30 minutes before the wedding, some religious music. Then the wedding March, then the wedding mass, then a return to the Rock, Pop and filth.

I'm not making it up, and I'm not exaggerating.

5,483 posted on 05/10/2008 7:10:03 AM PDT by John Leland 1789
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trying to figure out how this instantly became a Catholic thread too.... again Catholicism isn’t mentioned until the comments section. Is there an effort to jump down protestant throats underway here? Or is this a continuation of a previous Catholic thread? I’ve had Catholics pinged to threads that really have nothing to do with Catholicism and they show up to bash well known protestant pastors who also weren’t the subject of the thread. What is going on?


5,771 posted on 05/24/2008 7:13:54 AM PDT by Terriergal ("I am ashamed that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace," Shakespeare)
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