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CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
Is tech fueling sexual exploitation in America? What you need to know about this dire problem
Porn pushed the PC and graphics cards and color monitors and high speed internet so folks could watch their porn from their PCs. It was the major influencer on all of that. I suspect tech is still prominent in the sex business. VPNs and crypto-payment systems and the like had their part and there will be new technology popping up on a regular basis to advance the sexual perversions.With technology quickly evolving and changing, sexual exploitation is being exacerbated in the process.
Christian Post reporter Samantha Kamman joins "The Inside Story" with host Billy Hallowell to break down takeaways from the recent Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Global Summit she attended.
At the event, attendees heard from various experts, including a former marketing director for Only Fans. Kamman breaks down some of the shocking revelations she heard and discusses her important explainer article.
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With technology quickly evolving and changing, sexual exploitation is being exacerbated in the processwww.christianpost.com
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The Shifting Definition of Sola Scriptura
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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What exactly does sola scriptura mean? That seems to be malleable.
Sola scriptura is Latin for “by Scripture alone,” and it’s one of the key slogans of the Protestant Reformation.
I often explain it by saying that it’s the idea we need to produce Christian doctrine “by Scripture alone,” meaning—among other things—that every Christian doctrine must be explicitly or implicitly contained in the Bible.
This is how I understood it as an Evangelical, and this understanding seems confirmed by experience, as Catholics are regularly confronted by Protestant Christians with the question, “Where is that in the Bible?”—a demand to produce Scripture verses as proof of some particular Catholic belief or practice.
In recent decades, a common response by Catholic apologists is to turn this question around and say, “Where is sola scriptura in the Bible?” The point is, if every doctrine must be provable from the Bible, then sola scriptura also must be provable. If it isn’t, then it’s a self-refuting doctrine.
How can Protestants respond to this challenge? One approach is to point to verses that a Protestant thinks prove sola scriptura, but this has not been successful. There are no verses that state the doctrine outright, and the arguments by implication are weak and unpersuasive.
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The Shifting Definition of Sola Scriptura
Protestants have long held that every Christian doctrine must be contained in the Bible (sola scriptura), but exactly what that means seems to be malleable.www.catholic.com
There are actually verses which directly refute Sola Scriptura as defined by, for example, Seventh Day Adventists, as involving a complete rejection of all tradition. You can specifically cite 1 Corinthians 11:2 , 2 Thessalonians 2:15 and Galatians 1:8-9 , and in my experience you will simply be ignored by whoever is attacking your faith, but these texts are definitive, whereas Mark 7:13 on the other hand clearly refers to the traditions of the Pharisees, that were written down by the Scribes to become the Mishnah, which is the basis for Rabbinical Judaism.
Actually most things that I see Protestants attacking Catholics for on the forum (a) do not originate from the more tradiitonal Protestants such as the Lutherans or Anglicans, but rather come from very low church Evangelical, Fundamentalist or Restorationist groups, and (b) are actually scripturally supported. For example, the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary is supported scripturally, in the Magnifcat, and again later in the Gospel according to Luke ch. 11 v. 27-28, which ironically are the same verses they will try to use to promote the Antidicomarian heresy (the refusal to venerate Our Lady). Likewise there is also scriptural support for referring to priests as Father, for the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, for the baptism of infants, for the celebration of the primary liturgical service on Sunday, for the ordination of bishops, presbyters and deacons, and just about every other thing you might be accosted with on the basis of “Where is that in the Bible?”
Whereas conversely, scriptural support for their doctrines, such as Sola Fide, Sola Scriptura, and so on, is lacking, and some, I would argue the Seventh Day Adventists contradict themselves - they wrongfully criticize the Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church on the basis of the writings of Ellen G White, whose work they regard as inspired and infallible prophecy, despite the fact that it is riddled with historical inaccuracies.
This is why I will always defend my beloved Roman Catholic friends on this forum like @Michie and @chevyontheriver who come unfairly under attack by people who accuse them of believing in things which are unscriptural - it is not right, and most of these attacks are not only contrary to Scripture themselves, but also attack the Orthodox churches as well, and even the more traditional Protestant churches, such as the high church Anglicans and Lutherans, by implication, due to the very substantial similarities in our belief systems.
Also I regard Our Lady of Guadalupe as a Holy Icon, and consider it miraculous, in terms of how through that icon our Lord was able to convert the people of what is now the Los Estados Unidos de Mexico from the Aztec and Meso-American human sacrifice religions, which were among the most horrific forms of paganism ever to be practiced, to a pious and vital Christianity. Furthermore it is an incredibly beautiful icon.
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'God shielded him': 49ers receiver's mom thanks the Lord after son miraculously survives shooting
- By Michie
The mother of a San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver who was shot in the chest during an armed robbery is thankful that "God shielded him" from death as he has been released from the hospital after just one day.
In a statement posted to X Saturday, the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League announced that wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot in an attempted robbery that afternoon. The team indicated that "he sustained a bullet wound to his chest and is in serious but stable condition."
In a Facebook post Saturday, Pearsall's mother, Erin, repeatedly gave thanks to God as she provided an update about the condition of her "baby boy."
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'God shielded him': 49ers receiver's mom thanks the Lord after son miraculously survives shooting
The mother of a San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver who was shot in the chest during an armed robbery is thankful that God shielded him from death as he has been released from the hospital after
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Andrew Cuomo to testify before Congress on COVID-19 nursing home policy
- By Michie
- General Politics
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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be required to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives over his government's policy of placing coronavirus patients into nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, announced Tuesday that Cuomo is scheduled to testify before Congress on Sept. 10.
Cuomo previously spoke with the Select Subcommittee in June for a recorded interview held behind closed doors that lasted approximately seven hours.
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Andrew Cuomo to testify before Congress on COVID-19 nursing home policy
Former New York Gov Andrew Cuomo will be required to testify before the U S House of Representatives over his government s policy of placing coronavirus patients into nursing homes during the
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Suspected shooter in custody after multiple casualties reported at Apalachee High School
- By Michie
Updated at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 4, 2024: The death toll rose to four, and nine others were injured in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday afternoon. The suspected shooter, who is in custody, is believed to be 14 years old. It's unknown whether he was a student at the high school.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp urged residents of the state to join him in prayer Wednesday for the multiple casualties left in the wake of an active shooter incident at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, as investigators confirmed they have the suspect in custody.
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Suspected shooter in custody after multiple casualties reported at Apalachee High School
Georgia Gov Brian Kemp urged residents of the state to join him in prayer Wednesday for the multiple casualties left in the wake of an active shooter incident at Apalachee High School in Winder,
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NY’s Chinese consul general ousted after Hocul aide charged with acting as Beijing agent
- By Hans Blaster
- International Politics
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I'd like to correct the NY post (as quoted in the link): Ms. Sun was not charged with espionage (or spying) but rather as a foreign agent w/o registration (and associated crimes accumulated in those task). No theft or collection of sensitive materials was involved.
NY’s Chinese consul general ousted after aide charged with acting as Beijing agent: Hochul
The departure of Consul General Huang Ping under murky circumstances came as sources told The Post that suspicions about Sun arose after she bestowed a state honor on the diplomat – an action she …nypost.com
Walz too has ties with China. And many Chinese citizens of military age have illegally crossed our border.
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Living ‘Laudato Si’ on an Urban Farm in Tennessee
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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COMMENTARY: As I worked to put my family’s existence into better harmony with nature, something even better happened — I started to feel myself closer to God.
Emily Zanotti poses with her infamous chicken, Kevin, and takes us along for her journey in living 'Laudato Si.' (photo: Courtesy photos / Emily Zanotti)
On a Tuesday in December, just before Christmas, I was given last rites.
That following Monday, my boss called me, wondering why I didn’t show up for work. She was scheduled to go on vacation, and shouldn’t I be fine by now?
I acquiesced, just as I’d acquiesced to cooking Christmas dinner the Saturday before. In my mind, I thought returning to work so quickly after an ectopic pregnancy that resulted in emergency surgery, imperiling the lives of two people and leaving one dead, would impress on my bosses and my family that I was resilient, quick to heal, and had my priorities in line. I had left Christmas Eve Mass in tears, unable to overcome the physical and emotional pain that had suddenly overtaken my life. I couldn’t focus my eyes on emails or text messages. But somehow, I was determined to prove my value. The world would not continue without me, even for a moment.
Six months later, drawn, burnt out, emotional, angry, and struggling to connect with reality, I took a buyout and retired, at the ripe old age of 40. I was useless, completely detached from my life, unable to find my purpose, and suffering from a post-traumatic stress disorder that robbed me of happiness and memory — in that short half-year, I bought and sold a house. I started and ended a company. I watched children grow and change.
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On a Tuesday in December, just before Christmas, I was given last rites.
That following Monday, my boss called me, wondering why I didn’t show up for work. She was scheduled to go on vacation, and shouldn’t I be fine by now?
I acquiesced, just as I’d acquiesced to cooking Christmas dinner the Saturday before. In my mind, I thought returning to work so quickly after an ectopic pregnancy that resulted in emergency surgery, imperiling the lives of two people and leaving one dead, would impress on my bosses and my family that I was resilient, quick to heal, and had my priorities in line. I had left Christmas Eve Mass in tears, unable to overcome the physical and emotional pain that had suddenly overtaken my life. I couldn’t focus my eyes on emails or text messages. But somehow, I was determined to prove my value. The world would not continue without me, even for a moment.
Six months later, drawn, burnt out, emotional, angry, and struggling to connect with reality, I took a buyout and retired, at the ripe old age of 40. I was useless, completely detached from my life, unable to find my purpose, and suffering from a post-traumatic stress disorder that robbed me of happiness and memory — in that short half-year, I bought and sold a house. I started and ended a company. I watched children grow and change.
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Living ‘Laudato Si’ on an Urban Farm in Tennessee
COMMENTARY: As I worked to put my family’s existence into better harmony with nature, something even better happened — I started to feel myself closer to God.
