May 2010

  • 10 Ways the Catholic Church is Like Monsters, Incorporated

    By sarajean on 5/28/10 5:47pm
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    Honestly, you could probably apply this list to most religions, but the Catholic Church is the most obvious fit. Fortunately, Pixar chose to end their film on a positive note, where Monsters, Incorporated changed dramatically, instilling progress and change upon new discoveries and facts; we can only hope the same will happen to the church someday as well.

     

    10. The Title

    While the church isn’t directly called “Monsters, Incorporated,” the acts that it commits—or allows to be committed—and the protection that it receives, coupled with its own city and laws, makes the title pretty accurate.

     

    9. Control

    All of the power in Monstropolis—both literally and figuratively—is at the company, just like the power of Vatican City (and sooo many others) lies within the Catholic Church.

     

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  • God and Sports

    By becksta on 5/25/10 10:55am
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    Richard Franklin, Christian AthleteRichard Franklin, Christian AthleteThis CNN article  discusses the strange relationship between sports and God and asks the rather obvious question of when and how God became a sports fan. Many Christian athletes love to thank God, Jesus, and their mothers when they win without considering why a sports victory would really matter to a deity in the first place.


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  • If we are not suppose to think, why did God give us brains?

    By dfunzy on 5/23/10 5:08am
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    The question for man: If we are not suppose to think, why did God give us brains? What a question!  Yesterday, in Poland, the Church reburied Nicolaus Copernicus.

    Nicolaus Copernicus  is a hero of science, of inquiry, of looking and seeing for oneself truth. He ran afoul of the earthly power that were at his time. He was condemned by the Church, Protestant and Catholic. He was declared a heretic by his own Church, and at his death he was buried in an unmarked grave. Why? Because he used the gift of his mind. He used his ability to think. He used his skills to write down his thoughts.

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  • The Enemy of My Enemy

    By MichaelP03 on 5/19/10 4:39pm
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    Mars Hill Church in Seattle, which has taken many hits from the social and religious left, recently found itself being attacked by its ideological brethren on the right. You'd think that an endorsement of discussion between Christians and Muslims by a theologically conservative church would be praised as a step forward, a celebration of open minds and open arms. Not so, says Ingrid Schlueter of the CrossTalk blog, who blasted the Mars Hill-affiliated Harambee Church for meeting with the Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS). "Useful idiots," is the term she used. 

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  • The Pope has stopped blaming others?

    By dfunzy on 5/11/10 3:04pm
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    Finally, today the current Pope stopped blaming others, the media, and in a round-about-way, the victims for the child sex abuse scandal in the Catholic church. He said that the Church';s own sins are to blame for the sex scandal and called for "profound purification."

    Pope Benedict said,  "the Catholic church has always been tormented by problems of its own making — a tendency that is being witnessed today 'in a truly terrifying way.' The church needs to profoundly relearn penitence, accept purification, learn forgiveness, but also justice."

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  • Islam: Doin it Right

    By selecter on 5/6/10 2:50pm
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    Someone needs to update their profileSomeone needs to update their profileIslam, in my opinion, is the only church that does it right. First off, they defend their main man Muhammad. It states clearly that no image shall be made of their prophet, and they try hard to make sure that is enforced. Most recently threats were made against the creators of South Park for their typically crass presentation of Muhammad, and I can't say I disagree with the scathing review. And everyone remembers the Danish cartoon that caused riots across the world. Or when those righteous Muslims killed Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh for criticizing Islam.

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  • The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ

    By becksta on 5/4/10 3:30pm
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    The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel ChristThe Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel ChristI am really excited to read Philip Pullman's, "The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ" in which the author continues to criticize Christianity in the form of a novel. The book depicts Jesus Christ as twins- Jesus and Christ. Jesus is the good twin who is described by Christ, who tries to increase the number of Jesus' miracles in order to promote both Jesus and Christianity.


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