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Pope Francis, "If Mary is not your Mother, you are an orphan!"
Charisma News ^ | 9/5/2014 | Jennifer LeClaire

Posted on 09/11/2014 11:19:06 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski

Pope Francis has been a breath of fresh air for many Catholics seeking greater liberty and a growing concern for conservative Christians who take issue with his comments about homosexuality and other cultural issues.

But the pontiff's latest statement is sparking an uproar from believers around the world. Pope Francis sent a tweet Tuesday that absolutely violates the truth of Scripture:

"The Christian who does not feel that the Virgin Mary is his or her mother is an orphan," Pope Francis tweeted.

As of the time I wrote this column it had been retweeted about 4,000 times and many of the responses were in appropriately unkind. It's not appropriate to attack the pope for his beliefs. It's more appropriate to share the truth...


TOPICS: Apologetics; Ecumenism; Religion & Culture; Theology
KEYWORDS: bible; bigotry; catholic; mary; pope; popefrancis
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To: metmom
Considering the number of threads we see posted about Catholicism when clicking on the Religion Forum, many of which are caucus with the caucus designation enforced by the mods, I hardly think FR is *purging Catholics from its ranks*.

Is there a PROTESTANT caucus area?

1,801 posted on 09/26/2014 10:43:25 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: metmom
What to you purpose people do then if not bury them? Throw the bodies out back and let them rot in the sun?

Well...




 
 
The BIGGEST battle EVER recorded; and not ONE even teeny bit of evidence of it can be found!!
 
 


The Book of Ether

Chapter 15

Millions of the Jaredites are slain in battle—Shiz and Coriantumr assemble all the people to mortal combat—The Spirit of the Lord ceases to strive with them—The Jaredite nation is utterly destroyed—Only Coriantumr remains.

 And it came to pass when Coriantumr had recovered of his wounds, he began to remember the awords which Ether had spoken unto him.

 He saw that there had been slain by the sword already nearly atwo millions of his people, and he began to sorrow in his heart; yea, there had been slain two millions of mighty men, and also their wives and their children.

 He began to repent of the evil which he had done; he began to remember the words which had been spoken by the mouth of all the prophets, and he saw them that they were fulfilled thus far, every whit; and his soul amourned and refused to be bcomforted.

 And it came to pass that he wrote an epistle unto Shiz, desiring him that he would spare the people, and he would give up the kingdom for the sake of the lives of the people.

 And it came to pass that when Shiz had received his epistle he wrote an epistle unto Coriantumr, that if he would give himself up, that he might slay him with his own sword, that he would spare the lives of the people.

 And it came to pass that the people repented not of their iniquity; and the people of Coriantumr were stirred up to anger against the people of Shiz; and the people of Shiz were stirred up to anger against the people of Coriantumr; wherefore, the people of Shiz did give battle unto the people of Coriantumr.

 And when Coriantumr saw that he was about to fall he fled again before the people of Shiz.

 And it came to pass that he came to the waters of Ripliancum, which, by interpretation, is large, or to exceed all; wherefore, when they came to these waters they pitched their tents; and Shiz also pitched his tents near unto them; and therefore on the morrow they did come to battle.

 And it came to pass that they fought an exceedingly sore battle, in which Coriantumr was wounded again, and he fainted with the loss of blood.

 10 And it came to pass that the armies of Coriantumr did press upon the armies of Shiz that they beat them, that they caused them to flee before them; and they did flee southward, and did pitch their tents in a place which was called Ogath.

 11 And it came to pass that the army of Coriantumr did pitch their tents by the hill Ramah; and it was that same hill where my father Mormon did ahide up the records unto the Lord, which were sacred.

 12 And it came to pass that they did gather together all the people upon all the face of the land, who had not been slain, save it was Ether.

 13 And it came to pass that Ether did abehold all the doings of the people; and he beheld that the people who were for Coriantumr were gathered together to the army of Coriantumr; and the people who were for Shiz were gathered together to the army of Shiz.

 14 Wherefore, they were for the space of four years gathering together the people, that they might get all who were upon the face of the land, and that they might receive all the strength which it was possible that they could receive.

 15 And it came to pass that when they were all gathered together, every one to the army which he would, with their wives and their children—both men, women and children being armed with aweapons of war, having shields, and bbreastplates, and head-plates, and being clothed after the manner of war—they did march forth one against another to battle; and they fought all that day, and conquered not.

 16 And it came to pass that when it was night they were weary, and retired to their camps; and after they had retired to their camps they took up a howling and a alamentation for the loss of the slain of their people; and so great were their cries, their howlings and lamentations, that they did rend the air exceedingly.

 17 And it came to pass that on the morrow they did go again to battle, and great and terrible was that day; nevertheless, they conquered not, and when the night came again they did rend the air with their cries, and their howlings, and their mournings, for the loss of the slain of their people.

 18 And it came to pass that Coriantumr wrote again an epistle unto Shiz, desiring that he would not come again to battle, but that he would take the kingdom, and spare the lives of the people.

 19 But behold, the aSpirit of the Lord had ceased striving with them, and bSatan had full power over the chearts of the people; for they were given up unto the hardness of their hearts, and the blindness of their minds that they might be destroyed; wherefore they went again to battle.

 20 And it came to pass that they fought all that day, and when the night came they slept upon their swords.

 21 And on the morrow they fought even until the night came.

 22 And when the night came they were adrunken with anger, even as a man who is drunken with wine; and they slept again upon their swords.

 23 And on the morrow they fought again; and when the night came they had all fallen by the sword save it were fifty and two of the people of Coriantumr, and sixty and nine of the people of Shiz.

 24 And it came to pass that they slept upon their swords that night, and on the morrow they fought again, and they contended in their might with their swords and with their shields, all that day.

 25 And when the night came there were thirty and two of the people of Shiz, and twenty and seven of the people of Coriantumr.

 26 And it came to pass that they ate and slept, and prepared for death on the morrow. And they were large and mighty men as to the strength of men.

 27 And it came to pass that they fought for the space of three hours, and they fainted with the loss of blood.

 28 And it came to pass that when the men of Coriantumr had received sufficient strength that they could walk, they were about to flee for their lives; but behold, Shiz arose, and also his men, and he swore in his wrath that he would slay Coriantumr or he would perish by the sword.

 29 Wherefore, he did pursue them, and on the morrow he did overtake them; and they fought again with the sword. And it came to pass that when they had aall fallen by the sword, save it were Coriantumr and Shiz, behold Shiz had fainted with the loss of blood.

 30 And it came to pass that when Coriantumr had leaned upon his sword, that he rested a little, he smote off the head of Shiz.

 31 And it came to pass that after he had smitten off the head of Shiz, that Shiz raised up on his hands and afell; and after that he had struggled for breath, he died.

 32 And it came to pass that aCoriantumr fell to the earth, and became as if he had no life.

 33 And the Lord spake unto Ether, and said unto him: Go forth. And he went forth, and beheld that the words of the Lord had all been fulfilled; and he afinished his brecord; (and the chundredth part I have not written) and he hid them in a manner that the people of Limhi did find them.

 34 Now the last words which are written by aEther are these: Whether the Lord will that I be translated, or that I suffer the will of the Lord in the flesh, it mattereth not, if it so be that I am bsaved in the kingdom of God. Amen.

 

https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/ether/15

 

And yet the BOOK says...


Ether 14:22
And so swift and speedy was the war that there was none left to bury the dead, but they did march forth from the shedding of blood to the shedding of blood, leaving the bodies of both men, women, and children strewed upon the face of the land, to become a prey to the worms of the flesh.


1,802 posted on 09/26/2014 10:45:09 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: xzins

To protect the identity of the sect’s followers, secret hand signs were developed so the members could recognize each other.

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Mormon+Tokens+and+Signs&Form=IQFRDR


1,803 posted on 09/26/2014 10:47:55 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: xzins

Amen!

I’ve a lot of BIG stones scattered around the edges of the property. A little engraving and we’ve good to go.

My granddaughter has offered to help dig the hole!


1,804 posted on 09/26/2014 10:49:45 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

1,805 posted on 09/26/2014 10:51:47 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: CynicalBear

You use the days of the week, CB.

Sunday Moonday Wodensday Thorsday FreyasDay Saturnsday

Have you sinned?


1,806 posted on 09/26/2014 11:15:59 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: CynicalBear

That’s because many of them are heretical.


1,807 posted on 09/26/2014 11:16:59 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: Elsie

Soldiers from the 82d and 101st used clickers on D-Day.

Was that a sin?


1,808 posted on 09/26/2014 11:18:53 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: CynicalBear

What is your denomination?


1,809 posted on 09/26/2014 11:28:03 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: xzins
Are you sure you,re not Catholic? Those are tactics we typically see from them.

Deuteronomy 12:31 Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God

Render unto Caesar.

1,810 posted on 09/26/2014 11:38:07 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ)
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To: xzins
Denomination? What does denomination have to do with salvation and true worship of God? Can you show from the teaching of the apostles a concept of denomination?

Galatians 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

1,811 posted on 09/26/2014 11:42:55 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ)
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To: CynicalBear

You are simply dodging the question. And you didn’t tell me your denomination.

But, the facts aren’t on your side. Shall we go through the months of the year, about all the cultural past that you have simply adopted because it isn’t an issue in terms of what you believe. Let’s see....January (Janus)...February (Februus God of Purification), etc.

Your easter facts are wrong.

Your circle facts are wrong.

You live each week and month by the gods of Rome

We could go on.

And, by the way, what denomination are you?


1,812 posted on 09/26/2014 11:45:35 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: CynicalBear
"What does denomination...."

Quit dodging. What denomination are you?

1,813 posted on 09/26/2014 11:46:26 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: xzins

Render unto Caesar.


1,814 posted on 09/26/2014 11:52:20 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ)
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To: xzins

Rather demanding aren’t you? Please show where the apostles taught the concept of denominations. If they didn’t why are you concerned with them?


1,815 posted on 09/26/2014 11:54:57 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ)
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To: xzins; CynicalBear
You’re making that up.

Are YOU mind reading?

Really?

1,816 posted on 09/26/2014 12:11:13 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: Elsie
Is there a PROTESTANT caucus area?

It's been tried.

Every time I've seen it tried, some Catholic crashes it and pitches such a fit that the caucus label usually ends up being removed.

Prot caucus doesn't seem to be as protected as the Catholic caucus are, for all the whining about favoritism of the Protestants by the Catholics.

1,817 posted on 09/26/2014 12:14:55 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: Elsie; caww
Do you think Jesus loves you, caww? Do you think he respects your words?

Do you think Jesus loves you, mlizzy? Do you think he respects your works?

Do you think Jesus loves you, Elsie? What did you do with the book of James?
1,818 posted on 09/26/2014 12:30:41 PM PDT by mlizzy ("If people spent an hour a week in Eucharistic Adoration, abortion would be ended." --Mother Teresa)
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To: metmom

Personally, I don’t want a Caucus area of my own.

Our strategy is well documented.

Our purpose is public and our message is for everyone.


1,819 posted on 09/26/2014 12:39:54 PM PDT by kinsman redeemer (The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
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To: antceecee

Leave this thread, do not post on it again.

Take some time to review the rules of the Religion Forum.

http://www.freerepublic.com/~religionmoderator/


1,820 posted on 09/26/2014 12:53:22 PM PDT by Religion Moderator
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