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On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 5:19 AM, rigsy03<[email protected]> wrote: > > Are we praying for one another in Latin or English? > > On Jul 18, 9:01�pm, Alan Wostenberg <[email protected]> wrote: >> No doubt you do rub shoulders with the Catholic faithful who are as >> you say. But most of the ones I know well are devout, counter- >> cultural, pro-life, receive the sacraments, love their priest, Bishop >> and our German Shepherd the Pope! �We're a big global family comprised >> of saints and sinners, and we have prayed for you for centuries in the >> Mass. >> >> On Jul 18, 4:19�pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > The RCC is like the English monarchy- elegant and bejeweled but >> > defunct. Most of the American Catholics I know are cafeteria-style and >> > very secular in spirit- most despise their bishops, cardinals and the >> > pope. If they have a whacky parish priest they continue to attend >> > church- or shop around until they find one- because his moral >> > relativism matches their own. I believe Joseph Campbell also gave up >> > his faith.//What is fanaticism? It probably started when one guy in >> > the the hunting party always managed to topple a beast and soon he was >> > considered all-wise and a magical person. Or someone invented a tool/ >> > machine/industry/social idea/harnessed resentment and went to war. >> >> > On Jul 18, 5:14 pm, Alan Wostenberg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > "religious fanaticism is a very dangerous thing".... well, one might >> > > as well say secular fanaticism is a very dangerous thing; or >> > > democratic fanaticism is a dangerous thing, or economic fanaticism is >> > > very dangerous thing. >> >> > > If one believes fanaticism is always dangerous, and danger is always >> > > bad, of course any fanaticism is a bad fanaticism. On the other hand >> > > if one does not think fanaticism is essentially evil, then some are >> > > fanaticisms are good, some, bad, and we'd need to separate one from >> > > the other. >> >> > > I'm fanatical about, for example, every clause in the Nicene creed, >> > > because I happen to believe it's true. A billion Catholics profess it >> > > every Sunday, I figure I ought to do some homework understanding it. I >> > > pray it daily, read entire books by Saints and Popes opening up it's >> > > beautiful meaning. Some might call that fanatic. And I'd agree. Slip, >> > > what's wrong with that? >> >> > > On Jul 10, 6:44 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > > No way, there has been much more development within the secular than >> > > > there has been in any religious segment of society, fact is that >> > > > religions are mostly at the base of all the fears that are occurring >> > > > in our time. Religious fanaticism is a very dangerous thing and it's >> > > > getting worse!! Take a real look. >> >> > > > On Jul 10, 5:32 am, alexandra laughton <[email protected]> >> > > > wrote: >> >> > > > > Sure bible has it's faults but it just aims at reducing human ones. >> > > > > human mind has not progressed enough to support the developments & >> > > > > inventions around it.H >> > > > > ence the new testament- Hide quoted text - >> >> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
