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I really don't understand what you're trying to say. You're refering to Rome the city, yes? What the church in Rome said essentially became law in Europe. As the decision making centre, perhaps Rome was a large source of courruption, but to say that these corrupt and false doctrines were...

Sure, I understand. I don't think that magic can't exist, I just haven't seen anything that makes me think it does.

It gets up my nose (well, duh) and gives me a headache . I therefore conclude that the practice of setting fire to natural oils for therapeutic purposes is occult in nature! edit: that's not to say that aromatherapy is permissible in big cities. The nature of aromatherapy is occult. You know...

Are the two mutually exclusive? And of course, there's a third alternative; it's complete baloney, insomuch as most aromatherapy has genuine benefits only as far as believing in the effectiveness of aromatherapy has benefits - namely, that of a placebo. And in fact, unless I've misunderstood...

And; Any direct rule or command in the Bible is now not something to be followed, but rather God's way of telling us that we're not perfect? Have you considered the possibility that our interpretation of God and some of the writings we attribute to him a flawed?

Who cannonized it? When, why, on what basis? edit: that colour is worse. Go with default, please?

We don't want their kind achieving salvation?

You're saying that that the Catholic Church's influence was negligible outside of Vatican City? Do you have any grasp of history? I'm glad you're catching on with the the cult thing though. But how does the modern church diverge from your definition of a cult? The Bible is public, but it's still...

The other two threads are about gay marriage, one specifically about a brochure.

As you may have gathered by the controvery in Christian society, there are many different ideas about the morality of homosexuality and the place (or lack thereof) of homosexuals in the Church. On these boards, I expect you'll get ideas ranging from 'gays should be arrested' to 'welcome and...

Was this essay done at school under test conditions? Is freshman the 15/16 year old level in America? Were you provided a topic to write on or was it a free writing exercise? In my opinion, it has too many logical backflips / non sequiturs. You ramble too much where you could simply give a...

Thanks, it was my attempt to respond to Master Plan without compromising my position or seeming a complete pretentious jerk. But it seems obvious to you? I would not have thought you'd find it obvious that there are big problems with the doctrine of 'First believe, then you will understand.' Do...

Mmm, and you can argue it either way. I think it's telling that you need to believe in God first, but then I suppose you'd say that without belief in God one will always explain even the most extraordinary things in a way that avoids invoking God.

I will no doubt be called a scoffer, but nonetheless, I would disagree with you. Look at the amount of malpractice litigation these days. Doctors, even trained intensively, make mistakes. Compared to people who have died at the hands of negligent doctors, a simple misdiagnosis is in comparison...

Oxygen and carbon monoxide can be observed, detected, tested and so on. What magic have you observed and tested? What demons have you come into contact with? And no, the mentally ill do not count; sorry. Here are some good examples of carbon monoxide poisoning.

And here's some numbers from my own native Australia: Wow - there seems to be a trend in developed western nations! Ah, but a miracle seems a little less likely when the survival rate is over 50 percent. Perhaps that 50 percent are alive due to a miracle? Perhaps the fact that the survival...

Since you asked, here are your Canadian statistics - Canadian Cancer Society: Statistics I didn't find a similar survival percentage, but this is probably comparable: What I meant by my other comment was that since God knows everything (he is omniscient), he knows what you're going to do in...

I invite you to go here: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/STT/stt_0.asp If I understood, the survival rate is 63%, where survival means still being alive five years after diagnosis. Argue against 'destiny' from a Christian perspetive, where God is omniscient. Oh, and good job at being more or...

Because none of them involve relationships of mutal respect and love between two consenting adults.

Just to clear up some confusion (Jango), my understanding is that a vaccine is a weakened strain or variant of the virus or bacterium you want to prevent. It makes the body think it's under attack, which causes the body to upgrade it's defense abilities against smallpox for example, or whatever...