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The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct.
Third issue: The lack of an "engine" for macroevolution. Macroevolution requires the emerging of genetics factors not previously present in an organism. Evolutionism presents this paradigm: an organism presented with an environmental barrier adapts to overcome that barrier. That change...
Our God is rational. He defines morality, but he also reasons. Romans (who's divine author is God) makes it clear that homosexuality is an offense against the image of God. A homosexual is one who practices homosexuality, much as a thief practices thievery. Sodomy refers only to male homosexuality.
I do not believe that evolution is the Shebboleth of our faith. My belief in creation as the origin of the species is firm. I do not question the word of God, though I strongly disagree with some of your interpretation as well as your view on facts. Are you puzzled by my use of the terms...
So, there are many politicians and political parties which I disagree with. As a Christian, I am called to pray for them and to treat them with respect. I am called not to be rebellious. In a country with democratic processes, it is difficult, but still commanded of us. Anyone need verses?
Self declared, non-Marxist socialist governments:Bangladesh, Guyana, India, Portugal, Tanzania. Countries with capitalist economies and heavy socialistic programs: Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Ireland, New Zealand, Belgium. Communist countries: China, Vietnam, Laos...
LOL. In American English ignorant has very negative connotations. Untaught does not. So, I apologize if this is not so in Australia,. I would advise you to keep that in mind in communicating with Americans.
In the Greek, there are two words. Kosmos, which almost always is speaking of the worldly system and has a negative connotation, and gaia which means earth and never has a negative connotation. What you are saying is aligned with this.
Our a prioris will always affect our beliefs. In all honesty, if I was not a theist, evolutionary theory would be the most reasonable explanation. having overturned that table, I stand believing in microevolution, but not macroevolution.
I think that it is sad that you equated the untaught with the ignorant. Ignorance is related to the word ignore. An untaught person simply hasn't heard different. The ignorant refuse to receive truth or information. an untaught believer may also believe many thing that are wrong, until they are...
The ultimate answer of the evolutionists: given enough time. Have you ever studied the fruit fly. Life cycle of a few days. A thousand years is the equivalent of 100,000. No genetic change.
One clarification that I want to make, the performing of weddings far predates the issuing of marriage certificates by the government, In America, we had several hundred years of frontier, where the church records were the only records. In a way, the clergy were invited to sign the certificates...
Second reason: Man's poor adaptation. The survival of man is dependent upon tools. Without them we are the weakest link. The problem with evolution is how we got here. We are predatory omnivores by design. We know that we are predatory from the location of our eyes. But we have no claws, useless...
"I do not intend to tell you my personal story or my age or when I became a Catholic. Suffice it to say I am a Catholic now. By the way, the second catechism mentioned was in its second edition when I read it."
Since I asked you those questions, it is only fair that I answer them myself. I...