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To: Mrs. Don-o
The point of the post was to show the lack of any Biblical support for any of the Marian dogmas. If the immaculate conception cannot be confirmed by Scripture, and it cannot, then the whole theology catholicism has built up regarding mary comes crashing down.

As noted before the catholic worship and deification of mary is not supported by the Word and in fact, goes against the Word.

148 posted on 05/21/2016 5:37:00 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone
"worship and deification of mary [sic]"

Catholics have explained to you patiently and repeatedly the difference between veneration (honor) and worship (adoration) and yet you prove yourself un-teachable.

It reminds me of a conversation I had years ago with a Muslim soccer coach in my son's youth league. The game had been delayed an hour because of threatened thunder storm, and we were just chatting. Somehow the topic of religion came up (I might have said something like, "I think the weather's clearing, thank you Jesus") and he remarked something like, "Oh, you polytheists."

I spent some time explaining how the Trinity isn't three 'gods' but One True God, of one essence, one in Being, three divine Persons, etc. --- and how even his Koran classed Christians with Jews, Abrahamic monotheists, "People of the Book"--- as any Christian will tell him, we believe in One God. We had what I'd hoped was an amiable, and full and free discussion.

When they finally made the announcement that the game could begin in 10 minutes, he ambled back to his team, but not before he remarked, unsmilingly, "Always the same --- full of deceitful bull**** words ---you polytheists!"

I guess there are people who can't learn, and people who won't.

217 posted on 05/22/2016 11:57:34 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (There's nought so queer as folk.)
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