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Posted on 10/25/2007 11:48:44 AM PDT by lilylangtree
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To: highball
Do they consider Jesus to be Mary's mother? HAHA!! I don't think I've ever heard ANYONE assert that belief. : )
To: lilylangtree
I wonder how many of the people being fired speak spanish?
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posted on
10/25/2007 12:20:45 PM PDT
by
Rb ver. 2.0
(The WOT will end when pork products are weaponized)
To: Bluegrass Conservative
She was the mother of our Lord . . . but that is all she is seen as. Gee, you know, that seems like a pretty big deal by itself right there--the sort of thing you might want to honor someone for, maybe even have a little respect for, not just regard as the necessary Messiah Delivery System and then write off as "nothing special." Not talking about installing Mary as the fourth member of the Holy Trinity or anything, but you might want to consider that of all the possible women in all possible universes that the Son could have chosen (or created) to be his mom, it was Mary. That seems to say a little something for the lady.
To: lilylangtree
Here's the stamp for the rest of us:
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posted on
10/25/2007 12:21:18 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(We all need someone we can bleed on...)
To: lilylangtree
where is the Christmas stamp to represent the Christian belief? You do realize the irony in wanting a graven image to represent Christianity?
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posted on
10/25/2007 12:21:33 PM PDT
by
Between the Lines
(I am very cognizant of my fallibility, sinfulness, and other limitations.)
To: Bluegrass Conservative
Well, evangelicals don't much. She was the mother of our Lord . . . but that is all she is seen as. No different from other true believers in the Bible. Your post is dripping with sanctimony. Well, true believer, care to tell the class how St Matthew viewed the Virgin Mary? I'll give you a hint: it has to do with Who she carried, where she went, how long she stayed, the reception she received and what she said.
Or we could look to St John and his vision of Heaven...
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posted on
10/25/2007 12:22:00 PM PDT
by
pgyanke
(Duncan Hunter 08--You want to elect a conservative? Then support a conservative!)
To: Obadiah
With all deference to you, that is a huge, huge point. In fact, the whole of Christianity pivots on this point, for if He was rightly convicted He was guilty of a crime and thus could not be the Christ. Oh, I'm not disagreeing with that. When I said it was a different matter, I simply meant it was a different debate. Personally, I do not belief he was rightfully convicted by any means.
However, even if it was an unjust conviction, that does not negate the fact that he was indeed convicted of a crime.
To: Frank Sheed
I just pulled off a press release from the news wires, read it, formed my question. The title of the stamp comes from the PR: “The Madonna of the Carnation”
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posted on
10/25/2007 12:22:22 PM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: lilylangtree
Jesus and Mary....what is not Christian about that?
To: lilylangtree
Well — since Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus, and an infant is usually with his mother at that stage of life, and since Mary is even mentioned in the Bible at that point, what would be the problem with having her in the picture? Possible problems with Catholic doctrine does not mean that one must deprive Mary of her rightful role in salvation history.
“For behold, from henceforth, all generations shall call me blessed.” (St. Luke 1:18)
To: It's me
In college I dated a girl who was Baptist. I’m Catholic.
Things were going along ok, till about two months into the dating, we started talking about where this was leading...she said that it wasn’t going to go far because I was going to Hell because I was a Catholic.
It pretty much ended the relationship right then and there.
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posted on
10/25/2007 12:22:57 PM PDT
by
Portnoy
(Fahrenheit 451...Today's Temperature is hotter than you think...)
To: lilylangtree
Do any other freepers believe that we are being slighted?
I am baffled by your post, Lily. The USPS officially announced that the stamp was for Catholics? Or is that just your interpretation? As a Catholic, I think it's lovely that the Christmas stamp this year is a beautiful Madonna & Child. Isn't that the meaning of Christmas? Would you prefer an elf or a snowman?
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posted on
10/25/2007 12:23:12 PM PDT
by
Miss Didi
("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
To: JustaDumbBlonde; lilylangtree
Freeper rule #1: ALWAYS use the /sarcasm tag :-p
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posted on
10/25/2007 12:23:32 PM PDT
by
Squawk 8888
(Is human activity causing the warming trend on Mars?)
To: Between the Lines
As long as it’s not a “graven image” of Jesus but a cross or his blessed name would be nice.
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posted on
10/25/2007 12:24:10 PM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: jackibutterfly
We'd better be - WE started Christianity! Silly me, I thought that it was Jesus.
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posted on
10/25/2007 12:25:23 PM PDT
by
Between the Lines
(I am very cognizant of my fallibility, sinfulness, and other limitations.)
To: Miss Didi
Elfs and snowmen (Frosti in particular) harken back to a non-Mediterranean ethnohistory.
Actually, I kind of like the reindeer stamps, but I do draw the line when the artist goes over the line into halucinogenic mushrooms. That's a no-no.
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posted on
10/25/2007 12:25:25 PM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: Dunstan McShane
Please note that I was just explaining some evangelical beliefs, not the beliefs of all evangelicals. Personally, I agree. I think she had to have been a great servant of our Lord to have been chosen for such an important role in the history of all mankind.
She has to have been one of the most devout humans ever. After all, she was probably the only person in history who NEVER had a doubt about the validity of the virgin birth.
To: lilylangtree
I commend the Postal Service for its political correctness. However, as a Christian that believes in Jesus Christ, where is the Christmas stamp to represent the Christian belief?The stamp with Jesus and Mary on it. Go to hell, bigot, for this lame anti-Catholic trolling attempt.
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posted on
10/25/2007 12:26:23 PM PDT
by
manapua
To: lilylangtree
I do wish they would provide more than the annual madonna stamp, I cannot use the stamps and I won’t use the other “pc” holiday stamps. No offense to catholics so please do not post back that i think you aren’t christians because I am not saying that.
To: lilylangtree
I think the problem is that there are simply no surviving photographs of baby Jesus all by himself.
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posted on
10/25/2007 12:27:10 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(We all need someone we can bleed on...)
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