Most people think when we say that the church or pope is infallible that it means the pope can never be wrong. That is not true. Infallibility...
Fair enough, but I think a good bit of your objection has to do with a lack of understanding of what it really means.
I'm not talking about the faith piece. There is just no historical evidence to support Jesus inventing the samurai sword. It would be hella cool...
Again, I ask how does this diminish the church's teaching authority? Were any of the doctrines of the Church in error? If your point is that...
Yes, by the Spanish government, not by the Church. See above. Torture methods used by the Inquisition were generally mild. The most...
What pray tell was wrong with the Spanish Inquisition? Please do research before you make a post.
That is one of the main reasons I believe in a strong central magesterium that is guided by the Holy Spirit for interpretation of the Bible....
I got one that says "Gore '08" a few days ago, so I'm curious as well.
That's because that's mostly what it is, especially the OT. Job is a play, the Psalms are poems, Genesis is a good bit folklore. Exodus is...
Have you read any of my most? I consider the Bible extremely Holy. I do not consider all the books in it to be literal. I'm the guy saying it...
I agree 100% that the Bible is an anthology of folklore, poetry, drama, and history, but when read in the proper context it is a mistake free...
Its easy to take things out of context and make something appear as a contradiction which is mostly what is happeneing here. This does not...
I can answer a few of these off the top of my head, others I'll have to read the chapters. Only two of these accounts telling of the same...
Ok red, you called me out. Post your list of alleged Biblical contradictions. I will answer the ones I know, and hopefully some of the other...
That's nothing. I knew a guy who was a Catholic Taoist. He beleived after Jesus Died he hung out in Japan for a couple of hundred years and...
There is massive difference. China can hardly be considered a Communist country anymore. All that for the party ra ra stuff is gone. China...
The Bible is flawless, inerrant and contains no contradictions, but in my opinion you are correct that it is not 100% literal. There are...
I got a free 30 gig ipod for staying at Marriott hotels so much this year. Now I have to throw my 20 gig one away.
He could, but the Christian would just say God does answer all prayers, just not in the way we would expect sometimes.
John McCain is for a lot of stupid things like McCain/Feingold. The fact that he advocates something does not make it wise. I didn't say it...