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MW, I understand your point. But the adoration of icons in Christianity came as a result Constantine's adaptation of many pagan practice of idol worship into Christian venerations with the adoption of Christianity as the state religion. Given the political/religious atmosphere of Rome, it's easy...

No, you don't get my point. I am of the opinion that Catholics are wrong to bow down to statues of Mary and other saints. The bible is explicitly clear on the issue, even in the Ten Commandments: "I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of...

This I am somewhat in disagreement with. I am assuming that this is in reference to Deuteronomy 18:15, 18-19: "The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken... I will raise them up a Prophet from among their...

So when supposedly did the bible become corrupt, if it was at one time not corrupt?

Thanks, that sort of clears it up. So basically what you are saying is that pagans, in order to believe in Muhammed's message, should get confirmation from they hear from the People of the Book, whose scriptures have similar stories as contained in the Qur'an, but are older in revelation. The...

The difference is that the Catholics are specifically told to pray to Mary in accordance to official Church doctrine. I don't see any parallels happening in the world of Islam. The Qur'an is explicit in its condemnation of the worship of anyone but Allah. [3:79] Never would a human being whom...

Schindler's List will put a tear to your eye, especially in the instance of the only color seen in the film that is otherwise black and white.

For someone who claims not to know much about religion, you've certainly dipped you feet in many wells. This forum isn't all about debate, it's a source of learning. I can attest that it has opened up a world of insight for me. Please, ask away! And if you think YOU have got questions, there...

Welcome aboard, Iowanwoman!

An admirable choice. Ernest Borgnine has never played a better villian. (Come to think of it, has he ever played a villian besides this?)

Boy, this is hard. I'd have to go with movies that I can watch multiple, multiple times. In no particular order: The Road Warrior (by far the best of the Mad Max movies) My Name is Nobody (a personal favorite of mine of the spaghetti western genre, starring Henry Fonda and Terrence Hill) Dirty...

Fiddler on the Roof? You DO have some class, Alex. :cool: I couldn't get into We Were Soldiers. It just seemed too much of a blood bath. Children of Men was good. Quite unexpected turns in that one. My list coming forth.

Tell me, is there a prayer that's too big for God?

That's what you get for using my likeness without my permission. You know, I'm rather honored that you melded some Spock in me. I've always been sort of a Trekkie and he is my favorite character. In fact, as a kid, I used to be called Spock because my ears stuck out in such a way that if...

I'd like a Muslim to answer this myself. Anyone?

It's not a lack of common sense, but ignorance of what the Scriptures say. For example, when these TV snake oilers tell their audience to 'sow a seed' they are referencing the Parable of the Sower as told by Jesus in Mark 4:2-8: To the hucksters, the 'seed' is a specific amount of money...

Hey, that is so wrong, CZ. You forgot the steam. I'm keeping the pic, though.

Can you pray that I don't go on a shooting rampage against TV evangelist faith healers?

Well, lets get one thing straight. I have no doubt that God can heal. I may even believe that some get healed at some of these meetings, but it isn't happening because of these creeps. If it is happening at all, it is on the part of the faith of the one's getting healed and the prayers of others...

I don't give a twit about someone's claim to heal. What I can't stand are these bastages that tell people to 'sow a seed' for their healing. Granted, people can be gullible, but when these 'anointed ones' lead so many on, especially in poorer countries, it really ticks me off. Like this story...