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| Robert. R. Reilly
Posted on 08/04/2002 10:32:32 PM PDT by JMJ333
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An old article, but worth the read for culture warriors.
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posted on
08/04/2002 10:32:32 PM PDT
by
JMJ333
To: Khepera
Can you use the SASU ping list for me? Thanks. =)
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posted on
08/04/2002 10:33:47 PM PDT
by
JMJ333
To: JMJ333
In her book, The Sacrament of Abortion, she calls for new rituals as well as laws to restore to abortion its sacred dimension. Actually its the sequel to "The Sacrament of Kristallnacht"
What a sick, sick women.
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posted on
08/04/2002 11:01:25 PM PDT
by
lizma
To: JMJ333
Reply to post #1: Pot heads are another group who fall totally into this catagory.
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posted on
08/04/2002 11:20:02 PM PDT
by
A6M3
To: JMJ333; Avoiding_Sulla
A truly excellent article, demonstrating the tendency for moral disorder to infect an entire society. A depressing read, for those who hope for moral regeneration.
To: A6M3
Reply to post #1: Pot heads are another group who fall totally into this catagory.
Oh for crying out loud, trying to compare someone smoking a joint in their living room to the slaughter of human children is hyperbole. Trying to link the two only makes the anti-abortion groups look ridiculous.
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posted on
08/05/2002 4:04:43 AM PDT
by
WyldKard
To: *SASU; JMJ333; Tourist Guy; EODGUY; abandon; Khepera; Dakmar; RichInOC; RebelDawg; Fiddlstix; ...
ping
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posted on
08/05/2002 4:12:26 AM PDT
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Khepera
To: JMJ333
My God, what a terrific, terrific piece! Is it really old? Thank you for posting it in any case!
Freedom, Wealth, and Peace,
Francis W. Porretto
Visit The Palace Of Reason: http://palaceofreason.com
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posted on
08/05/2002 5:41:34 AM PDT
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fporretto
To: JMJ333
Bump
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posted on
08/05/2002 5:44:58 AM PDT
by
A. Pole
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Scripture talked about this phenomenon long before psychiatrists and psychologists came along. Christ referred to it as "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit;" i.e., one gets so deeply into one's immorality that he can no longer hear the call to normalcy.
These are all truly lost souls until or unless someone or something breaks through their walls of denial. Interestingly enough, I've seen polls which indicate fully 70% and up from the pro-abortion side of the argument agree that abortion is murder. But then they say, in effect, "So what?"
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posted on
08/05/2002 5:48:00 AM PDT
by
logos
To: Khepera
Thank you, again! =)))
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posted on
08/05/2002 7:30:50 AM PDT
by
JMJ333
To: fporretto
Indeed it is! 1996 was when it was written.
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posted on
08/05/2002 7:31:55 AM PDT
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JMJ333
To: WyldKard
Smoking pot isn't comparable to abortion. I think the reason why the other poster mentioned it is because smoking pot is a vice, as opposed to something virtuous, and can be categorized as hedonistic because the only reason to engage in it is to get high. And of course the effects one gets from smoking, i.e, laziness, loss of sexual inhibitions, gluttony, are also classified as vice.
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posted on
08/05/2002 7:36:11 AM PDT
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JMJ333
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Don't lose heart! I think prayer is more powerful than any amount of sin in our culture, and that God will indeed hear us. We must be diligent. =)
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posted on
08/05/2002 7:38:15 AM PDT
by
JMJ333
To: SlickWillard; EODGUY; ArGee
Ping!
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posted on
08/05/2002 7:39:38 AM PDT
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JMJ333
To: lizma
Perhaps its a sacrament in the Harrapan religion. She sounds like a follower of Moloch and Kali! Child sacrifice was their specialty.
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posted on
08/05/2002 7:51:12 AM PDT
by
JMJ333
To: A6M3
I agree with you. See post 13. ;)
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posted on
08/05/2002 7:52:34 AM PDT
by
JMJ333
To: Kevin Curry
*
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posted on
08/05/2002 7:53:12 AM PDT
by
JMJ333
To: JMJ333
What an excellent post! But I'm sorry to say that this essay stirred in me a feeling of loss. Is there really a way to bring the culture back other than to live one's life according to the standards he expounds upon as moral? I don't think there is, specifically because of the collusion the author touches upon, of so many of our citizens, in the advancement of these evils.
And to my mind their collusion is all the more damning and effective, because it is a collusion of silence in the face of apparent evil for the sole reward of not having to endure ridicule or criticism because of a belief. In other words their collusion is motivated by cowardice, and not a type of cowardice that a person might be able to understand, such as acting in a certain manner because one's life might hang in the balance. It amounts to no more than a fear of popular opinion. And that type of cowardice really scares me.
To: Aedammair
I would agree except that I believe the power of prayer and the strength of our God is so much more powerful than evil and wickededness. He will surely answer us in His time. And we must continue to stand up in the face of deviancy and bang the pots and pans for a return to morality--even if it gets us persecuted--because that is our obligation as followers of Christ. =)
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posted on
08/05/2002 8:05:25 AM PDT
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JMJ333
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