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AIDS has caused the most deaths in Africa and the CC is there to help them. Getting married and staying monogamous, like the church teaches, would cut that problem to almost nothing.
Condoms. The Church refuses to even allow CONDOMS which will SAVE LIVES. Condoms. Condoms. Condoms. Let's say the word together, shall we? Let us shout if from the roofs of cathedrals so that even the most conservative of Catholics will dare say the word. Condoms. It's not a bad word. Condoms. They aren't tools of Satan. Condoms. They are a life-saving piece of material that the Catholic Church will not allow. Condoms.
And there it is, the root of theocratic fascism. It is a perversion of freedom when someone believes they can express themselves "any way we want."
As far as I'm concerned, your right to practice your religion ends at the tip of your nose. Don't like abortion? Don't get one - you have the right to decide for yourself if your God will turn you into a crispy critter in yon afterlife. The issue with religion is that it isn't content to mind it's own flock - nope. It has to mind everyone else's business as well.
It reminds me of the religious fruitcake that came into our PUBLIC. library and vandalized all of the expensive art books by scribbling out the 'private' parts with a black magic marker. This woman took it upon herself to decide for the entire community, Christian or not, what we're allowed to see because she was expressing her religion any way she wanted to.
Christians would not support vandalism, did you even look at the video the OP posted? That beats scribbling in books by a long shot.
Plus, we all have the right to peacefully assemble and march for our rights. The right to life of the unborn, or brothers and sisters in the womb are a concern to those who are alive today. We should all be concerned about each other. Those are Jesus' instructions to His followers.
AIDS has caused the most deaths in Africa and the CC is there to help them. Getting married and staying monogamous, like the church teaches, would cut that problem to almost nothing.
Yeah, the CC is there to tell them that condoms should not be used. THAT helps reduce the spread of AIDS.
Which is why I only listen to Christians who actually practice what they preach. The Christians who are doing the hard work of following Christ's walk. The ones willing to humble themselves and obey the words of a man who said, "Love one another as I have loved you."
An example would be Pope Francis. Who, I've no doubt, would follow the example of Christ and wash the feet of the women outside that cathedral in Argentina.
The Pope would also tell those women what they are doing is wrong. Do not have an abortion and kill your child. That is true love, telling the truth. To love a person does not mean to agree with them when they do wrong.
Christians would not support vandalism, did you even look at the video the OP posted? That beats scribbling in books by a long shot.
Plus, we all have the right to peacefully assemble and march for our rights. The right to life of the unborn, or brothers and sisters in the womb are a concern to those who are alive today. We should all be concerned about each other. Those are Jesus' instructions to His followers.
And how many of those already born have you personally adopted? 5, 10, 20?
What part are you playing in making sure that they have a loving home?
Oh, I forgot, once they are born they are on their own, especially if they are women or gay.
The Pope would also tell those women what they are doing is wrong. Do not have an abortion and kill your child. That is true love, telling the truth. To love a person does not mean to agree with them when they do wrong.
The fact remains, that the womans body is hers alone. You can say she's wrong, but to deny her rights to her own body goes too far.
The Pope would also tell those women what they are doing is wrong. Do not have an abortion and kill your child. That is true love, telling the truth. To love a person does not mean to agree with them when they do wrong.
True love does not force anyone to do or not do anything either, Janelle. Your zeal for the Lord does YOU justice . . . but your desire to FORCE others to do as you do does NOT! Your zeal is valuable to God because it is voluntary and reflects the desire of your Soul. It would have no value if it were forced. We can try to persuade others to embrace the values we hold . . . but we cannot FORCE them to do so.
They do that for secular reasons involving life on earth . . . NOT life after death. God is concerned with our spiritual development and rebirth as Spirit after death. We have no spiritual development from things we are FORCED to do. That means forcing people to do things has no value to God's ultimate purpose for us. Dictating to others "tickles the ears" of our human vanity and hubris . . . it interferes with our spiritual maturity. That makes it detrimental to God's purpose for us. There is no value to God from forcing others to do anything.
The Church does not force anyone to do anything. The last time I looked it was the other way around. The state is now going to force the Church to do what it tells them to do with the HHS mandate.
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