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Nuts and Bolts - By Tim Staples: Mary Worshippers Need Not Apply
Envoy ^ | Tim Staples

Posted on 02/15/2010 9:07:17 AM PST by GonzoII

The Scenario:

Ever have one of those days when you’re feeling full of energy and vigor? I mean, you’re feeling just obnoxiously happy? Well, this is one of those days.

Driving home from work, you switch on the radio to see what’s happening, and you tune in to a local Protestant radio station just in time to hear a preacher speaking against various Catholic doctrines concerning Mary. The show is called Pastor Bob’s Bible Hour. Pastor Bob proclaims: “Jesus knew Catholics would come along and begin to worship His mother and call her perpetual virgin and absurd things like that. But the Bible says: ‘Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And are not His brethren James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all of His sisters with us?’ (Matt. 13:55-56a). And isn’t it sad, my brothers and sisters?”

Pastor Bob goes on to say: “Jesus dealt with these Mary worshippers in His day. In Luke 11:27-28, the Bible says, ‘A woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts that You sucked!” But He said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”’”

On a normal day you would probably just listen, take a few mental notes and drive on. But not this time. You’re feeling a little bit too saucy. You take the first exit you see and head for a phone. This is just one more reason why you need to buy that cell phone you’ve been talking about getting.

Step One:

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TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; History
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Comment #461 Removed by Moderator

To: Dr. Eckleburg
Wrong on all counts.

Yet another compelling argument from the Kalvinist Kontingent of Kookery.

462 posted on 02/17/2010 11:39:59 PM PST by Judith Anne
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To: Dr. Eckleburg
If your mind is filled with aquatic foul and insects, so be it.

If you've never heard the joke, just admit it.

463 posted on 02/17/2010 11:41:03 PM PST by Judith Anne
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

Please don’t make this thread about me. It would be better to stick to Keith Olbermann, Robin Williams, Maureen Dowd, and Bill Maher’s slanders against the Holy Father, that’s more the Calvinists’ style.


466 posted on 02/17/2010 11:48:09 PM PST by Judith Anne
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To: Dr. Eckleburg
I've never heard you tell any joke.

Well, a sense of humor is required, but please don't make this thread about me.

467 posted on 02/17/2010 11:49:11 PM PST by Judith Anne
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

Post 464.


470 posted on 02/18/2010 12:00:26 AM PST by Judith Anne
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

It would be interesting to learn what the lurkers thought, when they discovered that Keith Olbermann, Robin Williams, Maureen Dowd, and Bill Maher all said that the Holy Father was a Nazi, just like the Calvinists do on every Catholic thread....


472 posted on 02/18/2010 12:05:44 AM PST by Judith Anne
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Of course, Bill Maher DID apologize, unlike the Calvinists. But then, he’s telling jokes about Sarah Palin and her son Trig, so.....


473 posted on 02/18/2010 12:07:54 AM PST by Judith Anne
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I wonder if it’s a coincidence that neither the Calvinists nor Keith Olbermann have any sense of humor? Makes sense, when you think about it...


475 posted on 02/18/2010 12:10:26 AM PST by Judith Anne
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

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477 posted on 02/18/2010 12:21:42 AM PST by Judith Anne
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

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479 posted on 02/18/2010 12:39:27 AM PST by Judith Anne
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