Michael_Thoma
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I agree you CAN tell, but I don't agree that you SHOULD... I kinda think that its not my business if someone else is cheating, thats between their conscience and God, unless it was someone I trusted or someone who would change their behavior. Othe…
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I don't think the current Mormons teach that Defender, although the original ones did. The modified their stance on marriage and a few other things too.
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your not NC, I am too.
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Your teacher probably accidentally told them you were the one who told. If ou feel you are in danger, tell someone in authority, but otherwise dont sweat it.
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How do you figure life in prison is "getting away" with something? I think that life in prison is punishment. Everyone isn't going "innocent" either. We are just chosing a different form of punishment. Maybe God wants us to take a closer look at…
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I meant murders and wars, etc...not failing a test ;) Usually in my case, failing a test isn't cause of God either, it's cause I am lazy and didn't study.
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God allowing things to happen is not the same as WANTING them to happen. God WANTS us to love Him and follow Him, but He allows evil to happen. God DOES NOT WANT evil, to say so is just plain wrong. God allows evil to take place for greater Good.…
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Salvation is a free gift, but how do we accept that gift? By participating in the Sacraments, and being a good person. Faith and Good Works.
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You can't blame God for man's misconception of justice. God allows for punishment, but what that punishment is can be decided by society. In Islamic countries, Sharia Law is allowed. Is God ok with killing girls for not wearing a veil? You can qu…
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Your in a bit of trouble now... Well, I'd say, if you can't avoid them, try to make sure your friends can watch your back. Remember, if it comes down to fighting, don't start anything, but self-defense is allowed. Next time, dont tell on other pe…
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Mark, that idea of justice works only in theory. In the real world, both sides are out to win. The prosecutors have to win for their promotion, and the defendants are usually stuck with public defenders that are overworked. The system is only use…
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What about the fact that so many people hav ebeen WRONGLY convicted. 13 men released in my state, Illinois alone. Thats only since 1967, imagine all the innocent men sent to death in OUR NAMES, not in my name. I am against it totally. I don't wa…
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I would say to stay out of it. The people cheating know what they do is wrong, but they do it anyway. You dont need to get in the middle of it. If you think telling them something would help, I would speak to them privately, but don't make yourse…
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Personally, I find the death penalty cruel and abhorrent. In my opinion, it may be possible for other countries to say they cannot afford life sentencing, but the U.S. surely has no excuse. And as we can see by how many people have been wrongly co…
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The mormons think that Jesus appeared to their "prophet" Joseph Smith in the 1800s and gave him a golden book. Guess which book? No, not the Bible, the book of Mormon.
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"As far as keeping the sabath, a Coptic may fulfil this by attend one of the following Orhtodox churches, to partake in the holy communion: Coptic, Eritria, Greek, Russian, Armenian, and I'm not sure about Catholic, but I think so." Peter, if I may…
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God doesn't judge us based on what Church we are members of. There are good protestants as well as good Catholics and Orthodox. Just as there are good muslims and jews. GOd judges us based on what was available to us in this life, for us who have…
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The Mormons consider themselves Christian, but the other Churches generally do not consider them Christian. The reason is that their belief on Jesus is different. They believe Jesus is a man who followed and obeyed God so much that God made Jesus …
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Here's the picture
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This miracle happened in India, after Qurbana: http://www.malankara.net/eucharist/eucharist.htm
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I think in English it is simply "Blessed bread" not Conecrated, but blessed for distribution. Maybe the Saint didn't want to be baptised for the right reason at the time, but for his wants (tasty bread)? Maybe she became Christian after the marria…
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University of St. Francis, near Chicago...The school also has other majors, nursing, education, etc...other than theology
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THANKS :D
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church is the basic doctrine and faith of the Catholic Church. The English translation is a bit lacking, but it is good for general use. If you want a copy, just look it up on any bookseller amazon.com , etc. Any lib…
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My church is from the Syrian tradition, I am not Syrian Orthodox, but I have many relatives that are. I am offically of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, this church is in India, with Syrian Traditions. I am currently trying to learn Syriac from…
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even if you cant convince her that it's adultery, maybe you can convince her it is fornication. Either way, she's committing a sin by persuing either act. Ask her what she means by organized religion? I mean if she writes down her beliefs, and …
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Where and what kind of high school is this? I'm assuing this is a private school, since there was a pastor, but why..I would report him to his leadership (if they care). I had a professor in university who was a methodist minister. He told us hi…
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This is from http://www.catholicapologetics.org/ap080300.htm: All Christians believe that Mary was a virgin before and at the time of the birth of her son Jesus. Is 7:14 The virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel.…
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Lutheranism came out of Luther's disregard for authority, his psychologically deranged fear of being sent to hell...and after Luther mis-translated the Bible, he added the word sola (alone) to Paul's writing "The just will live by faith (alone, Luth…
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All kinds of dancing is not bad. David danced in front of the Ark of the Covenant. Not to say ALL dancing is good. I think we get into that protestant heresy when we use words like "all" and "only." Lets try not to make blanket statements, that's…