Posted on 05/14/2008 9:06:42 AM PDT by Religion Moderator
The shocking delusion is in a failure to see such things on both sides.
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That might have been true if the "open" thread rules had not been altered. The "open" threads are now even more "open" than previously, and so this new "ecumenical" option gives us something between that and the "caucus" threads. An option for discussion without rancor affecting the conversation.
FWIW, it strikes me as appeasement to the “squeaky wheel”. I thought conservatives were different than liberals. I thought we could “fight it out” in the world of ideas without worrying about “hurting someones feelings”. The caucus threads are a place for conversation with no disagreement, or devotional threads.
Posters always have the option to ignore those posters they don’t believe offer anything of importance to the discussion.
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Now, now.
Might be the Jesus thing to do . . .
Mary’s caricature, on the other hand . . .
Yeah, verily.
(And it came to pass even.)
If the official Vatican Astronomer isn’t the one speaking for the Vatican regarding astronomy, then who, pray tell, is???
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WELLLLL! HARUMPH!
OBVIOUSLY,
you forgot to subtract 12 igloos X 18 chickens minus 13 DOUBLE SPEAKS X 21 Bingo Games divided by the square root of the whiteness of Mary’s caricature’s hankies . . .
[Unlike the caucus threads, any poster could reply to an ecumenic thread. And the article on which an ecumenic thread is based could include contrasts and challenges of other beliefs. However, on the ecumenic thread, the poster must not argue against any other beliefs. He can only argue for what he believes – or ask questions.]
Basically I believe you are in the process of creating a Balkanized UnFreeRepublic. I understand the motivation and don’t plan to obstruct. I just don’t believe anything but the unfettered search for truth works. But this is a laboratory, so we will see.
If it were irrelevant then you wouldn’t react to it.
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Now, now, Sister . . . in general, it might be profitable to ponder the maxim that
trying to be rational with the irrational about the irrational is akin to trying to teach curly tailed critters to sing . . .
Are you sighted or do you dictate your posts?
Thanks tons for your kind words.
I changed some security settings on Dad’s computer to make it a bit easier.
Praise God for the RM’s fairness.
Love seeing you hereon as well.
Thanks big.
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Not that it matters in the grander scheme of things, but I always thought of xzins as a Brother. Am I wrong?
Bile would be what I taste in my mouth when I read such as your tag line or that of Mad Dawg, or much of the extra-Biblical RCC dogma & doctrine.
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Ahhhhhhhhh, but Manfred . ..
the bad taste in your mouth doesn’t count.
Because Protty mouths are by
RC DAFFYNITION
trash cans to begin with.
So, a bad taste in your mouth would be natural, see.
And RC’s who intensified such a taste would just be doing you a great favor delivered on the whitest of Mary’s hankies. Their version of Sado Evangelism, see.
Perfectly “holy,” perfectly cleared through all the hierarchy of the Vatican political power-mongers . . . etc. etc. etc.
Where’s the barf bag?
he’s neener
That is one of the troubling facts . . .
Some folks are determined to insist and act out the centuries old standard that
The RC edifice is alone right, holy, sanctioned, at liberty to do whatever it’s folks wish in the name of Mary and ‘church perfection’ regardless of how farcically seen by the onlookers.
Yes the thin skinned people as they are referred to who are aware when the spirit of contention is reeling the Holy Spirit is not present.
John 14
30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
Luke 13: 34
34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
2 Pet. 3: 16
16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
D&C 10: 63
63 And this I do that I may establish my gospel, that there may not be so much contention; yea, Satan doth stir up the hearts of the people to contention concerning the points of my doctrine; and in these things they do err, for they do wrest the scriptures and do not understand them.
Rom. 10: 15
15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Eph. 6: 15
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
I have no idea what that means.
Is this what everyone is calling the “Abuse Button”
“Quix” I married a Protestant. Why would I say this?
“Because Protty mouths are by
RC DAFFYNITION
trash cans to begin with.”
(So now in place of Mad Hatters, we have Mod Zotters?) ...enough already, this is maddening!
You said it was “how” things are said. Unless there’s an indication that I meant sarcasm or humor or whatever, you can’t surmise “how” something is said on a post.
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