Todd- Clear it up? Yes and no. Thanks for trying.
Can we please go back to something simpler, like sex or food? My two favorite topics <grin> -Ben > -----Original Message----- > From: Todd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 9:45 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Ben (Re: Religious Jews (was: Circumcision article link)) > > > > I hope this comment does not offend anyone. > > Apologies if it does. > > (It probably will.) > > I'm sorry, but I'm offended. I must nuke you now. > > > But the whole "second coming" belief in Christianity sounds > to me like it > > didn't work right the first time, so stay tuned for the > sequel, it will > work > > then. > > > > I'm sorry, to me God is just God. Period. There are > prophets, there are > holy > > persons worthy of great reverence. But to deify them goes completely > against > > my belief in monotheism. > > It's not defying monotheism. In the Christian belief, God > and Jesus are the > same. They are 2 parts of the trinity .. The father, the son > and the holy > spirit. > > > This is especially true re: Catholics. When my son was 6 > years old, he > > pointed to a statue of Jesus in somebody's car and said he > thought that > was > > idolatry and violated the commandment about graven images. > > This isn't idoltry either. Idoltry is when you worship the statue. > Worshiping of God/Jesus through the use of a symbolic item, > such as a cross > or statue is different. > > > And praying to > > the Virgin Mary and Saints strikes me as polytheism. > > I can't speak for Catholics, but as I understand it, they > pray to the saints > to speak to God on their behalf and not praying to the saints > to act in > God's place ... but I could be wrong. > > > Sorry, I just cannot fathom this. > > Clear it up any? > > > -Ben > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
