Stainless, Can you explain why Romish people bow down before statues that supposedly represent the Virgin Mary? If that's not idolatry,then what is it? Worshipping the Pope of Rome IS idolatry anyway! When Romanists say that they are praying to 'God',they are in fact praying to the Devil as well as to the Pope of Rome. Aidan.
dude..they don't worship anyone except god... They simply ask to the Virgin Mary to pray for them Kinda like this...when you are sick, you ask your freinds to pray for you to get better, they ask the saints to pray for them...that is it
Stainless, Roman Catholics worship a 'god' alright - a false one called the Devil! Praying to a statue IS still idolatry,pure & simple! That is a reason why Roman Catholics are going to go straight down into the Lake of Fire in Hell! There's no ifs,no buts,& definitely no maybes! Aidan.
Stainless, It is the Roman Catholics who are an embarrassment to Christianity,considering how far right wing their views really are. By the way,did you know that Pope Bentdick of Rome is a Hell-bound Nazi? Isa, You should read the Book of Revelation,as it contains a reference to the Lake of Fire,which is what Hell is. The word 'Hell' is derived from the Hebrew word 'Sheol',which means that Hell is an ancient Jewish idea,not Greek or Roman at all. Aidan.
The dead merely exist without knowledge or feeling, they for the most part are asleep...perhaps awaiting to be called at the end of days... They is no lake of fire or torture in the Hebrew "Sheol".
Truth above...that is what Sheol means... Aidan, for trying to convince people you are right, you sure don't know much about ancient scritpures...or much about religion in particular...please read up and then get back to us. stainless
Stainless, You should read the Ten Commandments,especially the one which explicitly condemns idolatry. By claiming that the Pope of Rome is to be worshipped on the same level as God By the Hell-bound Cult of Rome,is,in my view,extremely blasphemous! There's no ifs,no buts,& definitely no maybes,pure & simple! Aidan.
Speaking as a Catholic, I can assure you that I have never heard nor has it ever been suggested that we worship the Pope, so to suggest oherwise is a down right lie! I know several of us have discussed staying out of any discussion that involves this idiot but I just wanted to clear up this bit of misinformation he is spreading- Most stupdity comes from bad information as Aidan has just proven.
Stainless, You should read the anti-Taig thread to find out,as that has links to some articles that prove that Pope Bentdick's Hell-bound cult are liars,thieves,bigots,& idolators. David, You have been deceived by Rome! Rome is preaching an agenda that will send you into the Lake of Fire on the Day of Judgement. Aidan.
Let's see now....do I want to keep believing in a faith in which I have witnessed so much goodness or do I want to take the word of a hate-spewing, bigoted tool? Hard choice but I think I'm okay.
David, Your so-called 'Church' has caused a lot of suffering,& it is still going on.Look at the anti-Protestant genocide campaigns in both Northern Ireland & the Republic of Ireland. I've always regarded Roman Catholics as traitors.I have more time for Jews & Muslims though. Romish idolators have even stuffed up New Zealand as well.No wonder why a lot of New Zealanders are leaving the country permanently. Aidan.
What is the name of the church you attend Aidan? I know you said you are protestant, but that covers a wide range. Just curious. Phoenix
Aidan, you might want to curve yourself a bit, as like said, you can and probably will turn people off of Christianity, before they have a real chance, and in that, you are leading others astray. No offense man, but Christianity is about love, not hate. Phoenix
This is what I have been trying to tell him, This is the main reasons why a lot don't believe already... For me, it isn't about any religion, and I never really cared what any human said to me because, well, they are human. It is a matter of whether God exist or not. PS: Phoenix, we agreed on two things in the past ten minutes...should I start running faster? stainless
Phoenix, I am a member of the Anglican Church.I happen to be in agreement with Archbishop Peter Akinola,who is the Primate of the Anglican Church of Nigeria.He did the right thing in pressing the Nigerian Government to not only recriminalise homosexuality,but also to make the forming of 'gay rights' organisations a crime that carries a penalty of 5 years inprisonment. Aidan.
LOL, you just called your homophobic Nigerian hero a "primate." I'm sure he would appreciate your support of his hateful agenda, if not your choice of words..
Invictus,the term 'Primate' is applied to the senior Archbishop who is elected by the General Synod to lead the Province for a 3 year term. Archbishop Peter Akinola is a true Christian who calls a spade a spade.Even some American dioceses & parishes have seceded from the Episcopal Church of the U.S.A. (who should be expelled from the Anglican Communion,along with the abominations that call themselves the 'Anglican Church of Canada') to join up as overseas branches of the various Anglican Provinces in Africa,especially Kenya,Nigeria,& Uganda. Here's an article about him; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Akinola . Aidan.