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  1. Albion

    Dispensations for St. Patrick's Day

    I have the feeling that hardly anyone other than people who are Irish-Americans really, seriously, intend to commemorate the work and accomplishments of St. Patrick, or even know what they are. For most people, it's just another day for having fun with a special set of images and events.
  2. Albion

    'Indentured servitude'

    I can't seem to bring up the link, but it looks like the hospitals actually produce nurses. If so, they expect them to work in that hospital for at least some specified length of time. I'd think that this is reasonable on the part of the hospitals so long as the terms are known in advance.. How...
  3. Albion

    What Book are you reading right now?

    Sort of. ;) It would indeed be "sad" if the person did not completely convert to Christianity but somehow held onto elements of his former religion. The meaning of this verse is not that it's a sin to eat food--or some foods--but rather that eating certain food under certain circumstances...
  4. Albion

    Celibacy

    Fair enough, so far as your own interests are concerned, but the Original Post in this thread wasn't about the religious merits of being married or unmarried. That post, which framed the subject for discussion, was specifically about Catholic priests being allowed by their church to marry...or...
  5. Albion

    Celibacy

    Very well, but the issue here concerns a church/denomination having an administrative policy by which only unmarried men may be priests. The only major denomination that does have this rule doesn't apply it to all parts of its jurisdiction anyway, but only to the Latin rite (out of the 20+...
  6. Albion

    Favorite Good Friday song/hymn?

    That's a fun version, I suppose, but I prefer the traditional version that doesn't completely change the spirit of Bach's immortal composition. Give this one a try, Messy--
  7. Albion

    Celibacy

    I'm sure they do. Many such ministers are pastors of independent congregations...or they may even have started their own churches. So, no problem there for them. And as for other Protestant ministers, they belong to denominations that approve of married clergy as you noted, so that's no...
  8. Albion

    Celibacy

    Yes, but "right" isn't involved with this issue. In Corinthians, the issue is not about an evangelist having a right to 'take a wife,' but to take his wife along on his journeys for the church. An argument might be made for being allowed to have a wife in the first place, but there is no...
  9. Albion

    Celibacy

    The reason that clerical celibacy was instituted in the Roman Church about 1000 years ago was not a high spiritual one. It was because of the "problem" of inheritances, of married priests passing their possessions and names along to spouses and children, which led to a variety of concerns. This...
  10. Albion

    Taxing mega churches

    Two problems I see are: 1) if any church is taxed (and the tax would be substantial, I'd guess, since this is a mega church we're talking about), next will come the effort to tax all churches; and 2) the power to tax is the power to destroy, so there will be at least some people in government...
  11. Albion

    Still Struggling

    No, I'm not saying that. This latest news verifies your feeling that there is something of an issue with this doctrine. I thought that was worth noting. But still, what we're dealing with is not an essential doctrine, and you aren't interested in teaching anyway. In addition, you don't really...
  12. Albion

    Predictability

    Sort of like the joke about the pastor who gave a stirring sermon condemning sin and quoting the Bible...but then followed it up by saying "now, in order to be absolutely fair, I will spend the next 20 minutes giving the Devil's side of the issue." :(
  13. Albion

    Still Struggling

    That's interesting, all right. And something of a "red flag" in view of what you were told earlier when you contacted him to ask if believing in theistic evolution would prevent you from switching to his congregation. I know that there are pastors who are liberal when it comes to WHO may...
  14. Albion

    Still Struggling

    Well, you cannot be the only one. You probably are aware that the LCMS convention voted on the matter a little while ago, and while the literal, creationist side won, plenty of official delegates to the convention, chosen by their churches, voted against it. Thus, it doesn't seem that the side...
  15. Albion

    Still Struggling

    Thanks for your reply, Faith. Okay then, you disagree with a variety of Catholic teachings in addition to the one that bothers you about the Lutherans, and you are aware of what all of these are. Birth control, saint veneration, yes, and probably also Papal Infallibility and Purgatory (although...
  16. Albion

    Jimmy Carter Hospice Care

    Yep, it can seem that way, but Carter was elected to his only term in office over 46 years ago, so he'd just about HAVE to be that old now. Can ya believe it? ;)
  17. Albion

    Which Bible chapter do you find the easiest to understand?

    Probably Mark, but I'm balancing easy to understand with importance when I say that.
  18. Albion

    REDEMPTION/ATONEMENT: US vs THEM (the L of TULIP)

    Yes. Your approach to issues tends to be confusing. Initially, you pose a question as though you are seriously in doubt about it, would like more information, or the like. But when you get a reply you switch from acting coy or uninformed to going on the attack. In the beginning, you may ask if...
  19. Albion

    Still Struggling

    First, tell us if you believe every teaching of the Catholic Church, or something that is at least typical or very common among Catholic clergy and laypersons. Then we and you can make a fairer comparison. After all, you are not saying "What church is for me?" You have already narrowed the...
  20. Albion

    What was it that changed your mind from Traditional beliefs?

    One more time...According to Scripture, God inspired men of his choice to convey His revelation to mankind, and that is the origin of Holy Scripture. He did not speak to them in our language with them simply putting it down verbatim as they heard it, word for word. "Could. Could. Could. Why...
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