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“If people aren’t allowed to stand as god-parents, etc. w/o major donations I’d equate that w/ selling goods for sacrifice.”
I am going to confront this bias and hatred head on:
Arkady;
You have no idea what you are talking about. Godparents are NOT required AT ALL to make a donation. I’ve been a godparent twice and in neither case did I have to make a donation to the church. All that is required is that godparents be practicing Catholics, since the whole point of the position is to serve as a spiritual mentor to the child.
You don’t like the RC Church? Fine – that’s your right. No one is forcing you to worship there. Stop spreading lies about it, however.
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rob – That’s an abrasive & will strip enamel from your teeth – inviting decay.
i used it on my caps (my two front teeth which are mostly fake). for some reason whitening toothpaste doesnt get those as clean. the mr. clean magic eraser evens out any discoloring. it was a tiny little piece of the eraser and i mostly wanted to get out one specific spot on one of the caps.
My relationship w/ the Catholic Church. I studied astronomy at Georgetown Univ. w/ Father F. Heyden, SJ when I was four to 7 years old. I knew he had something to do w/ the baby Jesus & Christmas had to do w/ it too & he was little & rotund & I thought he was my astronomy teacher 364 days a year & Santa Claus at Christmas.
True story about my relationship with the Catholic Church.
When I was growing up, the Diocese of Baton Rouge changed the age of Confirmation to 11th grade.
I went through the entire Catholic Religious Education program (including their sex ed classes) all the way until I was about to be Confirmed.
The last thing we had to do was write an essay on why we wanted to be full members of the Roman Catholic Church.
I wrote and handed in my essay on why I did not want to be a member of the Roman Catholic Church. A lay minister had a talk with me about my essay and was very respectful of my option. He told me I would always be welcome there, we shook hands and I walked away.
The next time I set foot in a church other than for a wedding or funeral was my freshman year of college when I had a crush on a Catholic girl. After a few months of that, I have not been back except for weddings, funerals, and a mass in honor of my grandparents’ 60th anniversary.
“If people aren’t allowed to stand as god-parents, etc. w/o major donations I’d equate that w/ selling goods for sacrifice.”
I am going to confront this bias and hatred head on:
Arkady;
You have no idea what you are talking about. Godparents are NOT required AT ALL to make a donation. I’ve been a godparent twice and in neither case did I have to make a donation to the church. All that is required is that godparents be practicing Catholics, since the whole point of the position is to serve as a spiritual mentor to the child.
You don’t like the RC Church? Fine – that’s your right. No one is forcing you to worship there. Stop spreading lies about it, however.
Scott;
Nice story. And thank you for making the important distinction between not agreeing with the Church, and hating it.
As I wrote a few days ago, it’s the distinction between Christopher Hitchens and Bill Maher.
Beloved e-hubby. As always, you got it right 😉
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rob – That’s an abrasive & will strip enamel from your teeth – inviting decay.
i used it on my caps (my two front teeth which are mostly fake). for some reason whitening toothpaste doesnt get those as clean. the mr. clean magic eraser evens out any discoloring. it was a tiny little piece of the eraser and i mostly wanted to get out one specific spot on one of the caps.
*rob*
My relationship w/ the Catholic Church. I studied astronomy at Georgetown Univ. w/ Father F. Heyden, SJ when I was four to 7 years old. I knew he had something to do w/ the baby Jesus & Christmas had to do w/ it too & he was little & rotund & I thought he was my astronomy teacher 364 days a year & Santa Claus at Christmas.
True story about my relationship with the Catholic Church.
When I was growing up, the Diocese of Baton Rouge changed the age of Confirmation to 11th grade.
I went through the entire Catholic Religious Education program (including their sex ed classes) all the way until I was about to be Confirmed.
The last thing we had to do was write an essay on why we wanted to be full members of the Roman Catholic Church.
I wrote and handed in my essay on why I did not want to be a member of the Roman Catholic Church. A lay minister had a talk with me about my essay and was very respectful of my option. He told me I would always be welcome there, we shook hands and I walked away.
The next time I set foot in a church other than for a wedding or funeral was my freshman year of college when I had a crush on a Catholic girl. After a few months of that, I have not been back except for weddings, funerals, and a mass in honor of my grandparents’ 60th anniversary.
any manischewitz wine to wash down the pb&j ?
On matzo Cgar?
YW, PUMA!