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"PROTESTANTS" AND THE POPE

Monday, April 14. 2008


Echoing the concept of the seven cardinal vices -- set to paper by Pope Gregory I in the sixth century… The Vatican has put together a list of seven ``social'' sins.

The seven social sins include

1. [abortion]
2. [embryonic] stem cell research
3. Drug abuse
4. Polluting the environment

The original deadly sins:

1. Pride
2. Envy
3. Gluttony
4. Lust
5. Anger
6. Greed
7. Sloth

I hope that all those who plan on demonstrating this week at appearances of Pope Benedict here in the United States, against pedophilia among Clergy and for “Gay Marriage” and the ordination of women to the Priesthood will also express moral outrage against the personal and social sins listed by the Vatican and perhaps practiced by many of them
NOTE: The common meaning of "protestant" is one who protests- speaks against". It also can mean the opposite- one who, literally, testifies for (pro) something. The 16th Century Reformers were of the latter group, not the former. The spoke out in assent on behalf of the Doctrines of Grace.


Posted by Cal in Current Events at 16:29 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

BEWARE BIG BROTHER

Monday, April 14. 2008


OK, I do not agree with polygamy or child abuse. Granted. But something about the raid and kidnapping and warehousing of children by the federal Government bothers me, too. Shades of Waco.

We had friends we with adopted teen daughters. One of them was angry with her parents for making her doing homework and keeping a curfew on school nights. She made “a phone call” to authorities and charged her loving parents with child abuse. Those authorities were soon at the door and weeks of accusations and investigation followed- all pursued by some over zealous social workers responding to charges trumped up by an angry teen who wanted to go out with her friends instead of doing her homework.



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Posted by Cal in Current Events at 15:46 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

REALITY CHECK: What Crisis? Who’s Crisis?

Monday, April 14. 2008

Another healthy dose of realism from George Will re. the so-called Housing Crisis

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/11/AR2008041103250.html




Posted by Cal in Current Events at 15:44 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
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