Harvard AIDS Expert Supports Pope's Contraception Comments

bmpvg »

Sun Mar 22, 2009 2:08 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 2

Chas:

You start by attacking me, and insulting the protestants. That is an ad hominem. A logical fallacy. The slippery slope analogy they are using is also a fallacy. The Pope and his supporters have had more philosophy than me. They know better than to use that argument. The fact that they are using it tells me they are on shaky ground.

There are Nuns in Africa asking the Pope to ok the use of condoms for married couples where one person has aids. They do the REAL work. Are they less than 100% Catholic? Ala Cartes? To paraphrase Jesus, the heirarchy piles it on but they don't lift a finger to help. I have to ask, do you know if the current Pope has ever done anything to make anyones life easier?

1930? Before 1930 - birth control was primitive. What did they use - IUD's that caused infections? Coat hangers? I agree with your statement on ABORTIFACIENTs.

On divorce, people who use NFP would most likely find divorce unacceptable. Like my wife and I. We're still married.

Somebody else said that we're making this a birth control argument instead of STD's. Well that is what the Pope has done. Clearly, nature is not always kind to promiscuity.

Harvard AIDS Expert Supports Pope's Contraception Comments

bmpvg »

Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:15 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 3

I'm a Catholic, but this is one teaching I struggle with. For starters, unlike abortion, I don't see how this breaks any commandment. The argument, from what I understand, comes down to free will. Is it ethical to make a baby subject to free will? I say yes. You can avoid pregnancy in two ways. People can abstain from sex or they can use birth control. Either way, you're making the baby subject to free will. After that, the argument the church uses appears to be essentially a slippery slope - which is a logical fallousy. They are saying that just because we can, that means we'll start having sex more often. It is true that studies may show that, but that doesn't mean that an individual - in marriage - can't use birth control responsibly. Just because I can have sex with every girl I know, doesn't mean I'm gonna.

Birth control - gives women an option they never had - it empowers a group that has been marginalized. Is it ethical to take that option away from them?

What Makes Abortion Plausible? What Makes Abortion Unthinkable? Part Three

bmpvg »

Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:30 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

To help stop abortions, we have to do more to help women who are having abortions for economical reasons.

Next President Will Leave 'Indelible' Mark, Says Christian Lawyer

bmpvg »

Wed Nov 05, 2008 9:58 am Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

I voted for John McCain, because of his position on abortion. I don't see Obama as a problem. His being elected was in itself a kind of justice.

The fact of the matter is that our government isn't Christian. These are two dedicated servants of the government of this world. I noticed this the most during the party conventions when lies were said by both sides. With a wink and a nod the world looks the other way. Its a joke and nobody cares.

Augustine said that the city of God should be built within the city of men. I believe this can be done on an individual scale - kind of like Kierkegaard says - faith is an individual decision - so alas - perhaps another one of Augustine's teachings is gonna be thrown by the wayside. Can the city of God reside within the city of man? Is the city of man, the ever encroaching antichrist? Is the will of man an ever swinging pendulum between good and evil? With the swing states being a shadow, a secular mockery - where there is no real Right - of the allegiance of man. God help us.

Palin: My Faith, God Have Been Mocked

bmpvg »

Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:42 am Agree: 4   Disagree: 0

Christian are weakened by both sides of the political aisle. We are being forced to choose between the right to life and helping the poor and the marginalized. And this separation is no accident. In our country, the antichrist reigns supreme.

Assyrian Christians Protest Iraq Election Law

bmpvg »

Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:17 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

The U.S. military is doing a bang-up job of protection.

Pope: Modern Culture Pushing God Out

bmpvg »

Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:49 am Agree: 5   Disagree: 0

I agree with Steve. The failure on the part of modern religious leaders to identify the antichrist for what it really is - is for lack of a better word - sad. Also, why call it "relativism" or "secularism"? These words only give it legitimacy

New God or No God? The Peril of Making God Plausible

bmpvg »

Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:55 am Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

Interesting. Is it honest? A rejection of the God of scripture for the God of our friends. The number of real friends that I have, I can count on one hand. The God of scripture is the God of my friends. The rest, I can honestly say, are all kidding - and they know it.

The serpent is an ancient symbol for the world - the secular. It crawls around and eats sand - which from the human perspective adds up to the travel of goods and services across the globe - mammon.

Love ya all,

Pete

Prominent Missiologist Identifies Biggest Trend in Global Mission

bmpvg »

Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:03 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Actually Matt, I think the only thing I did wrong was a spelling error. Jesus refers to the Son of Man in the Gospels. Jerusalem - the Kingdom of Heaven - that Jesus came to preach is referred to in scripture as a woman...and of course a "son" is born of a woman.

Faith is a work of free will. Yer argument against that is, as far as I can see, unsound. I can say "Yes to God." It breaks no commandment - there is no sin in that. If you must boast, boast of (or is it in) God.

What Do You See in Your Clouds?

bmpvg »

Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:48 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

I had a vision when I was twenty. The clouds were moving and the Son of Man came down out of the sky riding an elephant. In fact, he was followed by an army riding elephants out of the clouds. Like some ancient army. What made it different from a dream was the distinctness. The clarity. That vision really scared me. Jesus may be behind (perhaps above would be a better word) a cloud, but at some point you have to allow him to take you from fuzziness to clarity.

God Uses the Wicked

bmpvg »

Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:33 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

If you want to follow Jesus, you have to be willing to carry your cross. Going back to Genesis, as punishment God says the serpent will strike at the heel while the the woman's son will strike at its head. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. God saved Joseph, and He gave Jesus the power to resurrect himself. Do you really expect God to take the serpent away? The devil has been grounded. Its here, lying in wait, and its got no place to go. So when it attacks, sit right and let God make yer enemy yer footstool.

Prominent Missiologist Identifies Biggest Trend in Global Mission

bmpvg »

Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:02 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 2

Hey, you Protestants are starting to sound like Catholics. Since he opened the door, I'll kick it in. What is faith? An act of the will. Saying yes to God... like Mary...a Catholic model for the fullness of faith. What is an act? Why another word for a work. Therefore, faith is a work. So why do we argue? To provide material for that ever growing monument called, "The stupidity of man." So let's be son's of men and get along.

Religious Americans: My Faith Isn't the Only Way

bmpvg »

Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:03 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

God told Abraham he'd be a father to a host of nations. I don't see there being one kingdom here. In fact, I'd argue that it would be rather selfish of me to suggest that my way was the only way. Maybe if we spent more time discussing God. You know faith, love and charity instead of trumping up and defining self (as in my way - whether Christian or not - is the only way) we'd find some way to get along.

Love ya all, Pete

The End of History - The Moral Necessity of Eschatology

bmpvg »

Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:51 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 1

Is eschatology merely the boy who cried wolf. The wolf is here, it runs everything. Pretty much everybody I know belongs to it and nobody believes me - or at least they say they don't. So when do we women get to kill ourselves a serpent. Love ya all, Pete

The End of History - The Moral Necessity of Eschatology

bmpvg »

Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:30 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 2

Is it any wonder that McEwan finds Christians dangerous? I've never met an honest atheist, I'm sure there is one out there somewhere but I can honestly say that all the atheists I've met are kidding. If you're an anti-christ, and you know, as the devil does, that yer not long for this world. Then yer gonna find religion (in general) to be dangerous - even if you go to church. Like there Nietzche said, "What doesn't kill me makes me stronger." Well, we're gonna kill ya. Love ya all, Pete.