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This is the Christianity forum, where we discuss issues about Christianity. Obviously, the existence of God/Jesus is a given in such discussions, so arguments against the existence of God are off topic in the Christianity forum. Please confine any such discussions to the main Religion & Spirituality forum.
I would say most assume so, as they have been taught there is one. Truth is however, there either is or there is not. I believe any honest person would have a percentage of doubt, but likely many of those would also admit that there is spirit beings, which have interacted with humans, and some animals sense them as well.
What prompts me to believe it even further is the fulfilled prophecy of the Bible. At any rate, you have to determine for yourself if there is one or not. Keep in mind, your decision will affect your life.
A married pedophile is still a pedophile. Celibacy is not the problem.
Yeah, well, it's not about that. It is about accepting these sorts of men to make up the numbers because the Church doesn't want to do with fewer people to carry out policy. I say, either fall back to a smaller number, and let the condition speak to your people, or change the policy to allow for married priests. You would still screen for whether they were like this. I did not mean to suggest the Church become lax at that, simply because they had found a safety valve of sorts.
But, what, are you afraid to accept this? Or, if it doesn't work, and you find out that celibacy was a myth from the influences of the memes that get started, actually, under the evolutionary paradigm, it might prove that God is not solely with you? Maybe He loves other people than Catholics who believe in Him? That wouldn't mean that He doesn't love Catholics too. I think there is a temptation to come away thinking that there is only the choice to become an atheist, should that be the case, when the voice of God in the situation is saying something else.
Read the TOS and rules for the Christianity forum. God and Jesus are PRESUMED to exist here and you are prohibited from questioning it, period. Do so in the R&S or AA forums if you wish.
God and Jesus are PRESUMED to exist here and you are prohibited from questioning it, period.
WOW talk about censorship. Do you actually live in the United States? A Phd ? really from Liberty?
Ok so in one of 15 posts I responded with a question with and you got especially defensive.
I am just trying to prevent you from receiving an infraction for violating the TOS for this forum. The Religon and Spirituality forum is where your question belongs or in the Atheist and agnostic forum.
The First Law of Thermodynamics states that neither matter nor energy can be created or destroyed. The amount of energy in the universe is constant – energy can be changed, moved, controlled, stored, or dissipated. However, this energy cannot be created from nothing or reduced to nothing.
If you can't create nothing from nothing, then at some point Someone had to exist to create everything - people, animals, the trees, the sun and planets...
Romans 1:20 - For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
And before you go the whole route of asking for proof... no one today has proof. Therefore - these are things taken by faith - not knowledge.
Hebrews 11:3 -By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.
This thread isn't about the existence of God. Within this forum, we have no need to discuss that. You can all read the rules at the top of the forum and the ones in the main R&S forum.
This thread is about: With thousands of pedophile priest cases is the excuse "God works in mysterious ways" the best answer?
God and Jesus are PRESUMED to exist here and you are prohibited from questioning it, period.
WOW talk about censorship. Do you actually live in the United States? A Phd ? really from Liberty ?
Ok so in one of 15 posts I responded with a question with and you got especially defensive.
Yep. That is correct. There wouldn't be much point in discussing Christianity without some basic starting point. The existence (and divinity) of God and Jesus are axiomatic to discussions in this forum. Other points of view can be discussed in the main R&S forum.
Some of us do live in the US. Others live in places all around the world. We censor lots of things. The Terms Of Service starts with "This forum is strictly moderated." Being a privately owned web site, freedom of speech does not apply here.
Yep. That is correct. There wouldn't be much point in discussing Christianity without some basic starting point. The existence (and divinity) of God and Jesus are axiomatic to discussions in this forum. Other points of view can be discussed in the main R&S forum.
Some of us do live in the US. Others live in places all around the world. We censor lots of things. The Terms Of Service starts with "This forum is strictly moderated." Being a privately owned web site, freedom of speech does not apply here.
it always amazes me how many people dont get your last sentence.
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it always amazes me how many people dont get your last sentence.
