Demi said...
I wasn't going to post here again, but feel I should point out that the above is religious descrimination. It is no less descriminatory than if you had said "All Muslims are stupid" or "All Jews are thick".
Not so Demi.
There is a big difference between what I said and religious discrimination. It's a legal issue and although I appreciate the advice, in the United States, we still have the right to free speech. What I said it 100% true. Catholic doctrine is repugnant to the Bible.
Some people will take offense to this. Others will listen and learn. I take the Biblical view: "A word to the wise is sufficient." For those with ears to hear: You're welcome.
Demi Said...
I honestly feel not welcome here because I'm Catholic.
Regardless of what you feel, you are welcome here and I've told you that before. In fact, I don't care what religion someone is, they are all welcome here. You are human; You are valuable; You are welcome.
Demi said...
I also feel it makes your American Protestant God look rather stupid in that he would create the male penis in such a way, only for part of it to be cut off at birth, with some degree of risk to the child, rather than make the baby foreskin-free in the first place. This totally defies the existence of a logical and perfect God who makes everything for a reason
Demi, this was done as a symbol. God never said it was a mistake, that's your projection only. You have to study the scriptures to understand that this action was a symbol as was animal sacrifice in the OT.
Demi said...
So, my problem has not been the discussion, but the heaps of insults poured on Catholics.
The quotes about the
catholic church are true. The only catholics that will be insulted are ones that don't understand scripture and how catholic doctrine is in opposition to scripture.
If you want to attend a church whos doctrine is not in harmony with scripture, that's fine and it's up to you. The only thing that I am helping make you aware of is that catholic doctrine opposes scripture and because the catholic church states that they believe the Bible is holy and written by God, there is a conflict of logic there.
Again, a word to the wise...
Demi said...
I am aware of your opinion as me as a Catholic
My opinion of you is not formed by my knowledge of you choosing to be a catholic except for one thing: You are not well-read in the scripture and most likely, not in catholic doctrine either. I would never be hurtful towards you because of these things or for any other reason unless you were toward me.
My personal opinion about you is formed by observing your behavior on this board. Namely, that you have strong opinions (sometimes about things that you know little about), and that you are easily offended because you project meanings into conversations that don't otherwise exist. That's all.
These are personality flaws that I observe in you. I don't mean this in a harmful or hurtful way at all. I simply believe people should be honest and I am.
We all have personality flaws, all except Christ that is, and so we forgive each other for these flaws and move on. I'm not holding them against you. I just tell you the truth to help you know yourself so you can become a better person. We could all use a little improvement, don't you think? And having an external set of eyes is always helpful.
Demi said...
I do find the denigration of Catholics to be a problem here, just as I'm sure a Muslim or Jew would find it to be a problem if it was their religion treated in such a fashion.
As I said before, I have nothing agains catholics as people, nor muslums or jews. I simply am speaking to you about the catholic doctrine.
I have a personal relationship with Christ and have read and studied the Bible for the past 20 years of my life. I have discovered it to be true and I have discovered Christ to be exactly who he claimed to be.
If some other religion claims that Christ is not who He claims to be, I will declare that religion to be untrue, and I'm sure they will do the same to my religion. So the real question is, which one is the real one.
The only way to know?
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"And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world."[/color]
—1 John 4:3
