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What Is The Brown Scapular
Eternal Life Blog ^ | August 29,2014 | Eternal life

Posted on 05/09/2015 7:44:31 AM PDT by RnMomof7

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To: Salvation

I thought he was referring to the yellow star 1930-40’s German Jews had to wear to show publicly “who” or “what” they were, lest the “pure” others inadvertently have personal or business dealings with them. More perverse than the “Irish need not apply.” And, that post had a perfect touch of irony.

I guess I’m one who can’t understand those who seem to do nothing on FR except attack Catholics. Why the obsession? Does anyone seriously think they’re enlightening anyone? Someone like you is suddenly going to “See the(ir) LIght?” Major waste of bandwidth. At best it’s tiresome.


81 posted on 05/09/2015 10:13:20 AM PDT by EDINVA
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To: ealgeone; WhistlingPastTheGraveyard; metmom

When there is no defense ...attack the person...so it becomes about me not the pagan superstitious belief that wearing a brown piece of cloth makes you holy and pleasing to God and is a “get out go jail free card” thanks to Mary


82 posted on 05/09/2015 10:15:10 AM PDT by RnMomof7
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To: ealgeone

“Would you say the same thing if people were facing Mecca five times a day to “improve their lives”?? “

Yes.

If someone is sincerely trying to be a better and holier person, I think that is good.

If however, they rigidly adhered to a dogma that set them to violence or hatred, or even unkindness, against others; I would think that to be a bad practice.

Many people are born into muslim families or societies through no fault of their own, and yet are moved spiritually toward God. Muhammed co-opted many of the religious best practices of his day from Christianity, Judaism and the local Pagan practices. Those practices can be spiritually fruitful. Regular prayer can change people for the better.

I think it is clear that Muhammed himself was a false prophet, who used religion to assume dictatorial power, and indulge his petty desires for power, sex and wealth. But prayer itself is still a good practice, it the intent is pure.


83 posted on 05/09/2015 10:17:38 AM PDT by BeauBo
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To: RnMomof7

Speaking of keeping people ignorant of history, have the Lutherans started doing Sunday readings of “On the Jews and Their Lies” yet?


84 posted on 05/09/2015 10:17:59 AM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (The greatest trick the Soviets ever pulled was convincing the world they didn't exist.)
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To: RnMomof7; ealgeone; WhistlingPastTheGraveyard; metmom
When they attack the messenger you know you've won the argument.

See liberal dimocrats do it all the time. I think it comes out of Alinsky's Rules for Radicals.

85 posted on 05/09/2015 10:19:03 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: RnMomof7

And when understanding eludes you altogether, misrepresent the opponents beliefs in the most absurd manner possible.


86 posted on 05/09/2015 10:19:53 AM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (The greatest trick the Soviets ever pulled was convincing the world they didn't exist.)
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To: ealgeone
"See liberal dimocrats do it all the time. I think it comes out of Alinsky's Rules for Radicals."

I think the FR Protestant caucus has a digital copy on standby to reference before posting comments.

87 posted on 05/09/2015 10:22:32 AM PDT by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Cruz or lose!)
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To: papertyger
Why do you think that is?

Post first why you think it is.
88 posted on 05/09/2015 10:27:48 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
And when understanding eludes you altogether, misrepresent the opponents beliefs in the most absurd manner possible.

Misrepresent opponents?

This IS the FR Religion Forum, correct?

Opponents? That the way you as an RC view other Christians?
89 posted on 05/09/2015 10:30:46 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: metmom

Beats me.


90 posted on 05/09/2015 10:32:04 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard; Salvation; RnMomof7
Speaking of keeping people ignorant of history, have the Lutherans started doing Sunday readings of “On the Jews and Their Lies” yet?

While we're discussing people who are ignorant of history, let's go back a hundred years further, to a day when anger against the Jews was more than just words. Let me know if any of this sounds familiar:

In Salzburg, which was non-secular and ruled by a Catholic Prince-Archbishop not overly pleased about non-Catholic residents of any kind, Jews were expelled in 1492 and prevented from permanent settlement until the 19th century. Emperor Maximilian I banned Jews from Styria and Carinthia on request of local guilds in 1496 and relocated to the Eastern edge of the Empire in Zistersdorf near Eisenstadt. From 1551, Jews had to wear a yellow spot on their clothing every time they entered market towns or cities.

91 posted on 05/09/2015 10:32:39 AM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: metmom

Beats me. Although my wife is Mary and she’s saved me a bunch of times.


92 posted on 05/09/2015 10:32:48 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: BeauBo; ealgeone
“Would you say the same thing if people were facing Mecca five times a day to “improve their lives”?? “

Yes.

If someone is sincerely trying to be a better and holier person, I think that is good.


And so, another link is forged in the Catholic-Islamic chain that binds.
95 posted on 05/09/2015 10:35:59 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: ealgeone

How do you know? Were you there? If you don’t haves pictures, it never happened....or did it?


96 posted on 05/09/2015 10:36:35 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Resettozero

I’d consider another Catholic an opponent if were debating something, too. It’s a common word.


97 posted on 05/09/2015 10:37:29 AM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (The greatest trick the Soviets ever pulled was convincing the world they didn't exist.)
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To: papertyger
Who are you?

No, post first who you are.
98 posted on 05/09/2015 10:38:26 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
I’d consider another Catholic an opponent if were debating something, too. It’s a common word.

Gotcha. Just ordinarily antagonistic, huh?

(And you call this "debating".)
99 posted on 05/09/2015 10:41:02 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero

I think you misunderstand the intent of my “who are you.”

I posted no question to you, neither do I appreciate you intruding to set terms of how or even if someone else chooses to answer a question I pose to them.


100 posted on 05/09/2015 10:45:41 AM PDT by papertyger (Gun fighting is the American martial art.)
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