| BLACK-BLING-MDX |
| :eek: :( ... um that's really sad what your priests are coming to. I just hope that God will give them the power to change their ways... :8: :14: :28: :headshake :1pat: :twak: :whip: |
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| manus1980 |
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Originally posted by BLACK-BLING-MDX
:eek: :( ... um that's really sad what your priests are coming to. I just hope that God will give them the power to change their ways... :8: :14: :28: :headshake :1pat: :twak: :whip:
If god doesn't work try medication. A couple months back a guy in his 30s barged into a New Orleans church a couple miles away from me. The guy blasted the priest with a rifle in the middle of services because that priest molested him throughout his childhood. It still screws with one's mind 20 years later. |
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| BLACK-BLING-MDX |
| :eek: ... heard about that... serves the priest right... i think... :rolleyes: :( |
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| manus1980 |
| Before the New Orleans Church shooting the same incident occured somewhere up north, Boston maybe. Media around here doesn't cover this topic much, too sensitive an issue. :6: :whip: |
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| Fireblade6 |
Kinda make you think about being religious doesn't it??? One commits sins from Monday through Saturday and come in the House of God to ask a "priest" for foregiveness...And yet they called themselves righteous and living under the eyes of God....The very Priest they go to to share their most intimate feelings and thoughts maybe the same "representors/Messengers" of God that commits the most hideous sexual crimes...GOES against EVERYTHING that God want these leaders of religions to represent...
So I ask you...ARe you a religious person because you feel that going to listen to these priests, preachers, evangelists...and "righteous" leaders make you feel that you are religious and protected????
Remember this...live your life as a faithful person..live your life righteously...you are human you are entitled to sin and you are entitled to make mistakes...dont depend on a religion a sector and representor of a religion dictate your life...If you ever is doing anything wrong...Trust me...God will know about it...;) |
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| phins2rt |
Fireblade,
I don't know about entitlements but we have free will. We can make choices. What these choices are is left to the individual. I think this thread could get out of hand pretty quickly (like the Iraqi War thread) so I will just leave it at that.:D |
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| mdxxxx |
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Originally posted by phins2rt
Fireblade,
I don't know about entitlements but we have free will. We can make choices. What these choices are is left to the individual...
Bingo!:4: |
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| ByeByeChrysler |
| If the Vatican would allow priests to get married, like in other religions, this stuff may not happen. |
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| msu79gt82 |
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Originally posted by phins2rt
I think this thread could get out of hand pretty quickly (like the Iraqi War thread) so I will just leave it at that
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Originally posted by Fireblade6
One commits sins from Monday through Saturday and comes in the House of God to ask a "priest" for forgiveness...
I can't let this pass; many have the mistaken notion that sins must be confessed to another person (e.g. "priest") before they can be forgiven. Absolutely not true. Christian truth is supposedly found in the Bible - not in any church policy or words of men. The Bible says confess your sins to God and He will forgive them - we do not need a flawed sinful priest as a go-between. Thank goodness.
I Timothy 2:5 "For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus."
PS: Happy Easter to everyone!:cool: |
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| laborlitigator |
| Don't get me started on religion. . . |
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| mdxxxx |
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Originally posted by msu79gt82
... The Bible says confess your sins to God and He will forgive them - we do not need a flawed sinful priest as a go-between. Thank goodness...
Amen!:4: |
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| mdxxxx |
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Originally posted by laborlitigator
Don't get me started on religion. . .
Oh come on LL... write whats on your mind! :p |
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| laborlitigator |
Again stealing from Mr. George Carlin:
This world would be a whole lot better, if we kept religion to ourselves. |
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| crmsnidol |
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Originally posted by ByeByeChrysler
If the Vatican would allow priests to get married, like in other religions, this stuff may not happen.
Don't fool yourself into believing it won't happen - it will. They'll just be harder to spot and they find some other occupation that's based on trust and surrounds them with young boys. |
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| Warzau |
| So people are going to blame religion for what a weak minded idiot did? |
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| harmonr1 |
| I think the priest scandal opened the door. Around here we're seeing not only members of the clergy (all religions) but others who are placed (or place themsleves) in the position to be close to children such as coaches, teachers, etc. As long as there are people out there who take advantage of children, they will find a way. The problem with the catholic church is the cover-up! :twak: :1pat: |
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| laborlitigator |
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Originally posted by harmonr1
The problem with the catholic church is the cover-up! :twak: :1pat:
It always is. . . ask Jason Williams. |
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| DaleB |
Well, celibacy is only a 'vow'......
I vow to never argue with anyone on this forum...:rolleyes: |
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| hammermdx |
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Originally posted by DaleB
Well, celibacy is only a 'vow'......
I vow to never argue with anyone on this forum...:rolleyes:
LOL:2: |
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| BLACK-BLING-MDX |
| I am not Christian, I am Sikh, but if you would let me, I would like to say something. There needs to be a drastic change in some the "laws" of your religion. Celibacy needs to be done away with. Can someone give me reasoning for having this? Is it to keep the priest pure? What they do because of this isnt really pure. Every other religion allows a priest to have a wife and children. If that priest really did lead a good life, there wouldn't have to be any second-guessing about affairs and pre-marital sex. Someone needs to wake up and change this, because I see this as a big step to stop these molestations. Everybody has needs, so do priests. By doing this, you would stop a lot of other sins... If I have offended anyone, please forgive me. For more information on Sikhism... visit... www.sikhnet.com |
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| msu79gt82 |
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Originally posted by BLACK-BLING-MDX
I am not Christian ... There needs to be a drastic change in some the "laws" of your religion. Celibacy needs to be done away with. Can someone give me reasoning for having this? ... Every other religion allows a priest to have a wife and children.
I am a Christian and Christian Truth is found in the Bible NOT in church tradition/policy!!
The Apostle Paul commended those in ministry who wished (personal choice) to remain single and thus TOTALLY devoted to the Lord. However in I Cor 7:9 he acknowledges that NOT all are cut out for that. Quoting we read, "But if they do not have self-control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn."
The Bible does not get any plainer than that!! Pastors, elders, priests, etc CAN marry according to the Bible, but NOT according to Catholic tradition!
Regarding church tradition/policy, Jesus rebuked the religious leaders of His day for putting tradition ahead of God's law:
Matthew 15:3 "And He answered and said to them, "Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?"
Matthew 15:6 "...And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition." |
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| harmonr1 |
| If the church doesn't want priests to marry, one little "snip" will take care of their urges and self-control. :22: :25: |
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| mdxxxx |
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Originally posted by DaleB
Well, celibacy is only a 'vow'......
I vow to never argue with anyone on this forum...:rolleyes:
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| laborlitigator |
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Originally posted by DaleB
Well, celibacy is only a 'vow'......
I vow to never argue with anyone on this forum...:rolleyes:
But what is life without conflict. . . |
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| manus1980 |
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I never understood this happy face. What is the thing sticking out of the bottom of its head? Is that supposed to be morning wood or a tail?:confused: |
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| DaleB |
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Originally posted by laborlitigator
But what is life without conflict. . .
Well, I still miss the RobSJ days! |
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| mdxxxx |
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Originally posted by manus1980
I never understood this happy face. What is the thing sticking out of the bottom of its head? Is that supposed to be morning wood or a tail?:confused:
:22: LOL, 'morning wood'... It means ROTFLMAO (Rolling on the floor laughing my a$$ off) - I guess the 'part' your addressing is the body... |
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| mdxxxx |
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Originally posted by DaleB
Well, I still miss the RobSJ days!
As do I. They were quite entertaining... |
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| msu79gt82 |
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Originally posted by mdxxxx
LOL, 'morning wood' ... I guess the 'part' your addressing is the body...
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| msu79gt82 |
| ... psychoanalysis of smilies:bonk: |
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| MDXLuvr |
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Originally posted by laborlitigator
Again stealing from Mr. George Carlin:
This world would be a whole lot better, if we kept religion to ourselves.
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| DaleB |
We take a young man, fill him with illusions, tell him he will always be poor and can never have sex the rest of his life.
And then we wonder why he gets quirky years later.
Next time you go for confession say, "You first." |
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| zafer |
A little boy got on the bus, sat next to a man reading a book, and noticed he had his collar on backwards.
The little boy asked why he wore his collar that way. The man, who was a priest, said, " I am a Father."
The little boy replied, "My Daddy doesn't wear his collar like that." The priest looked up from his book and answered "I am the Father of many."
The boy said, "My Dad has 4 boys, 4 girls and two grandchildren and he doesn't wear his collar that way." The priest, getting impatient, said, "I am the Father of hundreds" and went back to reading his book.
The little boy sat quietly thinking for a while, then leaned over and said, "Maybe you should wear your pants backwards instead of your collar." |
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