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To: Boogieman
the Bible forbids ALL occult activity involving any type of communion with the dead.

It does? What about asking saints for help? Or talking things over with long-dead ancestors? Or parents? Or siblings? Because the family members, at least, are part of one's life and living memory. In many cultures, they are honored.

239 posted on 07/23/2013 12:01:07 AM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely expressed as advice)
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To: Veto!

The Catholics who allow praying to saints don’t consider them to be dead, because they believe that they have been resurrected to eternal life. As for family members, or other cultures honoring ancestors, those issues are immaterial as to whether it is sinful or not.


243 posted on 07/23/2013 6:39:45 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Veto!

Asking the saints to pray for us is not part of it.


244 posted on 07/23/2013 6:41:29 AM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Veto!
Or talking things over with long-dead ancestors?

Necromancy.

Why waste your time conversing with demons?

Jesus tells us to pray to the Father, who hears us and answers us.

The time you're praying to *saints* (demons) you are NOT spending talking with the Father.

247 posted on 07/23/2013 10:35:51 AM PDT by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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