First, I am Catholic, and so is this other guy.
I responded to him and asked, "Do you remember how you felt when the first news about Catholic priest abuses in Boston broke, a couple of decades ago?"
He replied, "I was sort of numbed with disbelief."
"Okay," I continued, "and have you ever thought about how such a scandal could exist for so long, not to mention other scandals? Have you ever thought about the power structure at the top levels of the church administration that manipulated things to keep all the scandals a secret?"
"I guess I never thought of it that way," he replied.
"Well, " I said, "do you think that the the Catholic church is the only entity in the history of the world to have a power structure, and secret scandals, etc.?"
Silence.
"And so," I added, "by simple extrapolation, I am confident that a relatively tiny number of people in the highest positions among the governments, corporations and other institutions are all busy pushing their agendas, and protecting their secrets. And if that's true, it's probably just as true that an even higher level of controllers are orchestrating things to their advantage and to further their agenda."
Deer in the headlights stare.
Christians are Christians. Not any other name. The Bible makes that clear.
Glad you finally figured it out. Im not one reason with heathenistic cultists and their ritualistic doctrine. That's actually something commanded by the father. Sorry to disappoint. If you actually fixated on the word instead of the world you would know that. I'm just not of this world.
That's actually something commanded by the father. If you actually fixated on the word you would know that.
Christians are only called Christians, the Bible makes that clear? Please, tell me the verse! You know, because you're so "actually fixated on the word"... So Catholics, Lutherans, Baptists... all of them aren't Christian? You keep talking about the word yet fail to ever cite a single verse. You're too busy making up ridiculous assumptions about me, a person you've never met. Once again your username checks out.
My favorite verse is actually Galatians 1:10, which tells you to avoid worldly desires like pleasing other people. I don't care if you approve of my supposed "cult" because God's approval is all that matters to me. This "cult" you speak of was founded by the disciples of Christ, including Peter. The very people who WROTE the fucking word in the first place!
Go eat some more crayons, I think you've had enough internet for today.
And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. Act 11:26
Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf. 1 Peter 4:16
They are called that 3 times to be exact and by no other name.
You seem to think Catholism defines Christianity but that is far from the truth.
That wasn't the apostles that created catholicism Rome did that. The head of Rome became the head of the church. Constantine is the big one who merged early Christianity with paganism to form Catholicism.
Fitting you cry out in pain as your attacking.. Your words betray you.
Ah your crying in pain and referencing fellow members in hopes of garnering support from the collective. I think they are beginning to realize it's much bigger than that.
Haha jokes on you. I love eating crayons and the ink in the smell good markers!