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Why would anyone become Catholic?
https://www.indiegogo.com ^ | October 2, 2014 | Indiegogo

Posted on 10/08/2014 11:39:09 AM PDT by NKP_Vet

Why would intelligent, successful people give up their careers, alienate their friends, and cause havoc in their families...to become Catholic? Indeed, why would anyone become Catholic?

As an evangelist and author who recently threw my own life into some turmoil by deciding to enter the Catholic Church, I've faced this question a lot lately. That is one reason I decided to make this documentary; it's part of my attempt to try to explain to those closest to me why I would do such a crazy thing.

Convinced isn't just about me, though. The film is built around interviews with some of the most articulate and compelling Catholic converts in our culture today, including Scott Hahn, Francis Beckwith, Taylor Marshall, Holly Ordway, Abby Johnson, Jeff Cavins, Devin Rose, Matthew Leonard, Mark Regnerus, Jason Stellman, John Bergsma, Christian Smith, Kevin Vost, David Currie, Richard Cole, and Kenneth Howell. It also contains special appearances by experts in the field of conversion such as Patrick Madrid and Donald Asci.

Ultimately, this is a story about finding truth, beauty, and fulfillment in an unexpected place, and then sacrificing to grab on to it. I think it will entertain and inspire you, and perhaps even give you a fresh perspective on an old faith.

(Excerpt) Read more at indiegogo.com ...


TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; Charismatic Christian; Evangelical Christian; General Discusssion; Mainline Protestant; Other Christian; Religion & Culture; Theology
KEYWORDS: catholic; willconvertforfood
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To: CynicalBear

Thank you now that you have been corrected I hope you will have learned your lesson and not continue in your error, but I doubt it.


1,521 posted on 10/14/2014 9:46:01 AM PDT by verga (You anger Catholics by telling them a lie, you anger protestants by telling them the truth.)
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To: CynicalBear
All believers living are called saints as well

by who??? I know many so called believers who are far from being saints....divorsed and remarried....abusers within their families, cheaters on their taxes, liars, etc.

1,522 posted on 10/14/2014 9:46:27 AM PDT by terycarl
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To: Resettozero
I have no problem with the Church (by which I mean all whom are called by the Creator -- to adoption) being spoken of as Bride of Christ...

Yet identities are important, and the Lord's own eternal.

We are not Him and He is not ourselves, even as being born of the spirit we may cry unto Him -- Father.

Sorry about the Rodman wedding dress.

Originally -- it wasn't my idea, but I did laugh when I first heard of it. I think he was playing a big joke on the media due to some amount of speculation as to his future marital status.

A rumor got started -- Rodman has some imagination -- a little light turned on in his brain "hey, I can have fun with this" and the rest was one of those strange moments in popular/celebrity culture.

1,523 posted on 10/14/2014 9:49:07 AM PDT by BlueDragon
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To: verga
Funny you should say that.

Thanks for all the laughs!

1,524 posted on 10/14/2014 9:49:58 AM PDT by BlueDragon
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To: CynicalBear
It's a sad thing to be held under the deception of the Catholic cult.

when He said unless you eat of the flesh of the Son of man and drink of His blood, you shall not have life within you...we took Him at His word.

1,525 posted on 10/14/2014 9:50:33 AM PDT by terycarl (common sense prevails over all)
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To: CynicalBear
can’t believe you just posted that. Without sin yet erred? Had bad thoughts but yet sinless? Say what???

born without sin....might she have had some sexual thoughts toward Joseph with whom she lived, might she not have felt anger when they tortured and crucified Jesus???she was a human just like us, she was, however, concieved without original sin and assumed into Heaven.

1,526 posted on 10/14/2014 9:55:32 AM PDT by terycarl (common sense prevails over all)
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To: CynicalBear
Catholics sure do like to take credit away from God don't they.

there are few, if any books directly written by God...however there are many written by Catholics with God's inspiration....the bible for instance.

1,527 posted on 10/14/2014 9:58:33 AM PDT by terycarl (common sense prevails over all)
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To: CynicalBear
Did Jesus drink His own blood and eat His own flesh?

I have no idea of whether or not He partook of that Passover meal of not....what difference does it make anyway???

1,528 posted on 10/14/2014 10:04:51 AM PDT by terycarl (common sense prevails over all)
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To: terycarl
>>I have no idea of whether or not He partook of that Passover meal of not<<

Matthew 26:29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

Not only did He partake but it was wine not physical blood.

1,529 posted on 10/14/2014 10:11:26 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus info)
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To: terycarl

God used Judas, Balhaam’s donkey, Herrod and others to accomplish His will also.


1,530 posted on 10/14/2014 10:14:14 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus info)
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To: BlueDragon
We are not Him and He is not ourselves, even as being born of the spirit we may cry unto Him -- Father.

Yes...and yet:

We're in Christ as He is in The Father and God The Holy Spirit is in us.

I'm secure knowing that and being assured by that prayer Jesus prayed for us before He went to the cross.

Also, perhaps I missed what you were saying to me.
1,531 posted on 10/14/2014 10:16:25 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: verga

LOL. It was obvious there was NO in depth analysis or well documented reasoning.


1,532 posted on 10/14/2014 10:17:13 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus info)
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To: terycarl
>>by who???<<

By the apostles in several places in their writing.

1,533 posted on 10/14/2014 10:18:33 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus info)
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To: terycarl
>>we took Him at His word.<<

Not much.

John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

1,534 posted on 10/14/2014 10:21:54 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus info)
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To: terycarl
>>might she have had some sexual thoughts toward Joseph with whom she lived, might she not have felt anger when they tortured and crucified Jesus???<<

If she was sinless she wouldn't have had those thoughts.

1,535 posted on 10/14/2014 10:25:06 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus info)
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To: CynicalBear

I have gone over this countless times with you and others. There is no sense in wasting my breath and giving protestants a springboard to launch one of their tirades on.


1,536 posted on 10/14/2014 10:26:31 AM PDT by verga (You anger Catholics by telling them a lie, you anger protestants by telling them the truth.)
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To: verga
>>and giving protestants a springboard to launch one of their tirades on.<<

Aka Catholics fear scriptural and other documentation evidence and proofs.

1,537 posted on 10/14/2014 10:39:35 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus info)
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To: Resettozero
Good follow-up comment.

The "..and yet" which you added portion needed to be included.

1,538 posted on 10/14/2014 10:41:32 AM PDT by BlueDragon
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To: verga
There is no sense in wasting my breath (bandwidth?) and giving protestants a springboard to launch one of their tirades on.

It's probably past the time, and is only fair, to tell you that not everyone you have been arguing against, in support of the RCC, considers himself a Protestant; at least in the way you are using the word/term.

"A believer in and follower of only the Lord Jesus Christ" (a Christian) is a better description label that the misunderstood word/term "Protestant"; misunderstood by at lease a couple of RCC posters on this monumental thread.
1,539 posted on 10/14/2014 10:41:58 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero

...least...


1,540 posted on 10/14/2014 10:43:34 AM PDT by Resettozero
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