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To: kosta50; betty boop; Kolokotronis; wagglebee
And, perhaps you have a need to throw your belief at unbelievers

On the basis of the above, and other statements of non-belief, if you were in my parish, I'd have to deny communion to you. That is an act of love, but it is also, as Paul would say, a delivering "to satan for the destruction of the flesh that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus."

Unbelief is the unforgiveable sin...IF...it isn't overcome.

917 posted on 01/27/2011 8:07:46 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain & proud of it: Truly Supporting the Troops means praying for their Victory!)
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To: xzins; betty boop
On the basis of the above, and other statements of non-belief, if you were in my parish, I'd have to deny communion to you

And you should, as I would have no reasopn to present myself for one.

919 posted on 01/27/2011 12:55:20 PM PST by kosta50 (Pagan prayer to Mithra: "give me over to immortal birth so that I may be born again")
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To: xzins; kosta50; Alamo-Girl; Kolokotronis; wagglebee; James C. Bennett
Unbelief is the unforgiveable sin...IF...it isn't overcome.

What is particularly aggravating is the marshaling of considerable intellectual ability and resources to "proving" unbelief. Obviously, such a person is not trying to overcome his unbelief.

By now we have a litany of reasons to doubt, or rather reasons justifying unbelief. So we know what such folks don't believe.

But can any of these folks tell us what they do believe?

I would find that fascinating I'm sure.

I understand from my own religious tradition the "tough love" involved in denying communion to a member of one's own parish. But the good shepherd must also look after the safety and well-being of his flock....

Thank you so very much, dear Padre, for sharing your thoughts....

920 posted on 01/27/2011 1:10:21 PM PST by betty boop (Seek truth and beauty together; you will never find them apart. — F. M. Cornford)
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