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Anglicans and Sexual Contradictions
Answering Protestants ^ | 12 December 2013 | Matthew Olson

Posted on 12/12/2013 4:07:04 PM PST by matthewrobertolson

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To: CynicalBear

It’s all they have when they can’t support their position or answer a question.

Chalk it up as point made and not refuted and shake the dust off.


41 posted on 12/13/2013 7:29:56 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith....)
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To: narses
Do not make this thread "about individual Freepers. That is also a form of "making it personal."

Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.

42 posted on 12/13/2013 7:30:33 PM PST by Religion Moderator
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To: Religion Moderator

See above. They answer questions with questions then “declare victory” as they make this about other freepers rather than engaging in honest dialogue.

“It’s all they have when they can’t support their position or answer a question.”


43 posted on 12/13/2013 7:47:31 PM PST by narses (... unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.)
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To: narses
Answering questions with questions is acceptable in religious debate as is characterizing groups of believers.

It is not acceptable however to personalize the debate, it causes flame wars.

44 posted on 12/13/2013 7:53:09 PM PST by Religion Moderator
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To: narses; CynicalBear; metmom
The "bums" and "bears", huh? You wonder why so few bother to answer your sneering pretended questions?

As usual, the basic question I actually asked gets side-stepped once again. Perhaps you are ignorant that there was no such thing as "artificial" contraception back in the 1930s? The "pill" didn't come about until the 60s. Up till then there were abortion (which we all condemn), condoms, withdrawal method, and, oh, yeah, that's right...the Catholic approved Rhythm Method. I already said I don't agree with ANY type of contraception that destroys human life (such as the IUD and the pill which prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterine wall). Barrier methods don't do that JUST AS the rhythm method and NFP don't also. So the "seed" of man gets wasted even in those cases - but way back then they thought the sperm CONTAINED the tiny baby. Science has since proved it doesn't. Going by your church's guidelines, a man or boy who has a "wet dream" commits a mortal sin!

So are you going to answer the question of the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church in allowing a few forms of contraception - and, yes, the RM and NFP are forms of it - but calling barrier methods or withdrawal "mortal" sins?

45 posted on 12/13/2013 10:10:19 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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To: CynicalBear
Some people really have no intention of discussing differences and only use the guise of these forums to insult, belittle, mock, patronize and condescend. It's best to ignore their little yipping-dog snarkings and take the time to answer the serious ones instead.
46 posted on 12/13/2013 10:17:30 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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To: boatbums; narses; metmom; Jvette

In post #13 when I responded to you, I said there is a difference between a physical or chemical barrier and a barrier of self-control.

The one is an underscored, “we will ascend to the hill of God.” (Is 14: 13 You said in your heart, “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”)

The other is a spiritual prayer saying, “help us, Lord, if it be Your will, with this period of celibacy.” And that temporary celibacy is endorsed by the Apostle Paul who wrote: “1 Co 7: 5 Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.”


47 posted on 12/14/2013 4:49:52 AM PST by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: boatbums

48 posted on 12/14/2013 4:56:42 AM PST by narses (... unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.)
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To: narses; Alex Murphy; bkaycee; blue-duncan; boatbums; caww; count-your-change; CynicalBear; ...

A *sin* so allegedly destructive and damning to the soul that God never makes mention of it anywhere in Scripture other than one alleged verse concerning Onan?

If it was such a sin or big deal, then why didn’t God emphasize it far more in Scripture, like he does for other sins like murder, adultery, lying, cheating, slander, etc?

One verse that can have another legitimate interpretation of why God slew Onan and the Catholic church runs with it. It develops a doctrine and then uses one interpretation of this verse to support their doctrine.

FWIW, NFP is contraception, no different than what Onan did. It’s for the purpose of sexual activity without the risk of getting pregnant, the very thing that Catholics condemn Onan for.

Catholics who use NFP are no different.

The hypocrisy of the Catholic(s) position abounds.


49 posted on 12/14/2013 5:25:32 AM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith....)
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To: metmom

50 posted on 12/14/2013 5:27:58 AM PST by narses (... unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.)
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To: xzins; boatbums; narses; metmom; Jvette
The other is a spiritual prayer saying, “help us, Lord, if it be Your will, with this period of celibacy.” And that temporary celibacy is endorsed by the Apostle Paul who wrote: “1 Co 7: 5 Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.”

Oh, come on now. You can do better than that.

That verse says NOTHING about celibacy for the purpose of birth control. It's talking about NOT depriving each other for the purpose of *PRAYER AND FASTING NOT for the purpose of contraception.

51 posted on 12/14/2013 5:30:05 AM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith....)
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To: metmom

But you are OK with contraception, right?


52 posted on 12/14/2013 5:31:43 AM PST by narses (... unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.)
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To: boatbums; metmom

The hypocrisy of Catholic belief and practice is stunning. It’s not hard to imagine how Jesus felt when calling the Pharisees “a generation of vipers”.


53 posted on 12/14/2013 5:47:00 AM PST by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ)
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To: metmom
>> If it was such a sin or big deal, then why didn’t God emphasize it far more in Scripture, like he does for other sins like murder, adultery, lying, cheating, slander, etc?<<

Add to that the use if statues, images and the retention of pedophiles and homosexuals in the clergy. Then there is adding unbiblical beliefs and practices.

54 posted on 12/14/2013 6:02:14 AM PST by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ)
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55 posted on 12/14/2013 7:24:27 AM PST by narses (... unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.)
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To: boatbums
1. Condoms ARE "artificial". 2. Going by your church's guidelines, a man or boy who has a "wet dream" commits a mortal sin! This is not true. Such would only be a mortal sin if it were voluntary. Since it is involuntary, it is perfectly natural -- it's a God-given function!
56 posted on 12/14/2013 7:26:02 AM PST by matthewrobertolson
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To: CynicalBear

57 posted on 12/14/2013 7:26:42 AM PST by narses (... unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.)
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To: metmom; narses; Jvette; boatbums
The other is a spiritual prayer saying, “help us, Lord, if it be Your will, with this period of celibacy.” And that temporary celibacy is endorsed by the Apostle Paul who wrote: “1 Co 7: 5 Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.”

If you'll read the sentence again, I intentionally wrote that Paul endorsed temporary celibacy. Nothing more. It says "help us, Lord, if it be Your will, with this period of celibacy."

One can be temporarily praying and fasting for any number of reasons, and that to include God's plan for one's family.

The bottom line is that Paul endorses temporary celibacy for prayerful reasons. That prayer could well be God's plan for the family. In fact, a case can be made that bringing even conception before the throne of God is every bit as faithful than trusting conception to random happenstance.

And what is your scripture for using condoms to prevent conception?

58 posted on 12/14/2013 9:16:04 AM PST by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: xzins
And what is your scripture for using condoms to prevent conception?
Indeed. And why are the opinions of those who hold that artificial contraception is NOT sinful in any way even remotely considered "Christian" when all of Christian teaching for 2000 years opposed that until the Anglicans embrace this evil less than 100 years ago?
59 posted on 12/14/2013 11:32:00 AM PST by narses (... unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.)
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To: metmom; RichInOC; Prince of Space; JoeFromSidney; TNMountainMan; alphadog; infool7; Heart-Rest; ...
In the Religion forum, on a thread titled Anglicans and Sexual Contradictions, metmom wrote:
FWIW, NFP is contraception, no different than what Onan did. It’s for the purpose of sexual activity without the risk of getting pregnant, the very thing that Catholics condemn Onan for.
In a stunning attack on Catholic belief and practice, the poster equates NFP to Onanism. Anyone care to offer corrections (yes, plural)?
60 posted on 12/14/2013 12:43:05 PM PST by narses (... unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.)
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