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To: Between the Lines

1 out of 4 are Born Again Catholics? There’s no such term.. This writer knows NOTHING.


5 posted on 07/10/2007 8:55:06 AM PDT by Suzy Quzy (Hillary in '08.....Her PHONINESS is GENUINE !!!!)
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To: Suzy Quzy; Between the Lines
1 out of 4 are Born Again Catholics? There’s no such term.. This writer knows NOTHING.

I know someone who claims to be just that. She refers to herself as an "Evangelical Catholic." Her local priest doesn't seem to have any problem with that....

7 posted on 07/10/2007 8:57:51 AM PDT by Gamecock (FR Member Gamecock: Declared Anathema By The Council Of Trent)
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from the Barna Group:

"Born again Christians" are defined as people who said they have made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ that is still important in their life today and who also indicated they believe that when they die they will go to Heaven because they had confessed their sins and had accepted Jesus Christ as their savior. Respondents are not asked to describe themselves as "born again."

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8 posted on 07/10/2007 8:58:25 AM PDT by GCC Catholic (Sour grapes make terrible whine.)
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To: Suzy Quzy
Definition

In Barna Research Group studies, born again Christians are not defined on the basis of characterizing themselves as “born again” but based upon their answers to two questions. The first is “have you ever made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ that is still important in your life today?” If the respondent says “yes,” then they are asked a follow-up question about life after death. One of the seven perspectives a respondent may choose is “when I die, I will go to Heaven because I have confessed my sins and have accepted Jesus Christ as my savior.” Individuals who answer “yes” to the first question and select this statement as their belief about their own salvation are then categorized as “born again.”

17 posted on 07/10/2007 9:08:30 AM PDT by Between the Lines (I am very cognizant of my fallibility, sinfulness, and other limitations.)
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