like a slap in the face for the truth. know what you mean friend
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Evangelism and Hypocrisy
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stvdv
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Thanks for that..."friend"
Before you generalize: not all Christians are hypocrites. Some are.
Piculet
Active Member
I don't think they referred to Christians in general (if at all).
McBell
Unbound
Here in the USA, evangelism is mostly defined as the spreading of the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness.
eik
Active Member
The hypocrisy is not that he believes in the right to abortion, although no Christian could seriously believe, even if they construed abortion as a necessary evil, that it should ever be up to the woman alone to elect whether or not to abort her child. That is crazy. A woman's discretion is not the right political or religious basis on which to make a decision to abort a child.
The hypocrisy lies in the fact that Biden carries on being known as a Catholic and being associated with Catholicism to garner the Catholic vote, and to maintain his democratic credentials, whilst he doesn't really believe in the Catholic doctrine.
in case you did: Not all Christians are hypocrites.
But evangelizing comes with the territory, as I see it. It means inviting to the Gospel.
stvdv
Veteran Member
I agree that it's best not to generalize, and good you emphasize this.
I did not even think of Christians. I thought of a group worshipping God and/or Jesus (so that could be any Religious group worshipping God)
And anyway, we did not generalize here, because we were talking about the "group who promote hypocrisy"
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Portraying an omnimax being as a simian is diminishing, assigning flaws and limitations.
halbhh
The wonder and awe of "all things".
Under Obama abortions in the U.S. fell to an all-time low in 2016 (since records were kept starting in the early 70s).
Since then, though federal statistics are oddly hard to find for 2018, 2019, looking at state by state statistics it appears abortions have risen.
Why did abortions fall under Obama so much, and then rise under Trump?
I think because the moral influence of the president's character -- kindness, humility, respect towards others -- matters by influence on young people.
When the president has been at times lewd for instance, that matters.
The effect of the president's behavior actually affect things like young people choosing to wait to get married or just live for today and use others sexually....
eik
Active Member
My point was that Biden is using his "Catholicism" for attracting the Catholic vote, although he doesn't believe in what the Catholic church says. That is classic hypocrisy, i.e. using religious affiliation for publicity.
As for the abortion argument: it mainly applies to pagans and doesn't really interest me, although I am against women having the discretion to decide to undergo such a procedure. They should be made to apply to a judicial body to obtain an abortion which will decide their motives, and allow others the right to make representations!
doesn't say that
I don't think so.
He said, "Let us make man in our image and in our likeness" - sounds pretty convincing to me. Maybe it is because you are looking at the Creation after sin entered into the world?
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
I don't consider the fables of ancient primitives to be convincing or compelling. I'm simply looking at things through the lens of objective logic.
Who is the greater hypocrite, one who abides by established law, or one who asserts a pro-life facade but in political reality refuses basic human needs post uterus? I would say Biden's faithfulness to his Catholic social justice teaching is obvious.
- A Place at the Table: A Catholic Recommitment to Overcome Poverty and to Respect the Dignity of All God's Children, 2002
- Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence, and the Common Good, 2001
- Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice, 2000
- A Commitment to All Generations: Social Security and the Common Good, 1999
- In All Things Charity: A Pastoral Challenge for the New Millennium, 1999
- One Family Under God, 1995* Confronting a Culture of Violence: A Catholic Framework for Action, 1995
- Moral Principles and Policy Priorities for Welfare Reform, 1995*
- The Harvest of Justice Is Sown in Peace, 1993 A Framework for Comprehensive Health Care Reform, 1993*
- Renewing the Earth: An Invitation to Reflection and Action on the Environment in Light of Catholic Social Teaching, 1992
- Putting Children and Families First: A Challenge for Our Church, Nation and World, 1992*
- New Slavery, New Freedom: A Pastoral Message on Substance Abuse, 1990*
- Brothers and Sisters to Us: Pastoral Letter on Racism in Our Day, 1989
- Called to Compassion and Responsibility: A Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis, 1989
- Homelessness and Housing: A Human Tragedy, A Moral Challenge, 1988*
black and white matthew 10:37
the richman kept thinking of he and his; when he asked abraham to send someone to his brothers. abraham explained why the gulf couldn't be breached.
simple
the service to self has to change their mind and become service to all as self; otherwise there is no meeting of minds, no bridging/overcoming the problem.
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eik
Active Member
Miscarrige != abortion.