(June 21, 2015 at 10:15 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(June 21, 2015 at 9:41 pm)Chuck Wrote: That's an unproven assertion built upon another unproven assertion, which in turn is based on yet another unproven assertion.
Do you actually have anything with any measure of DEMONSTRABLE substance?
Perhaps you might extend your initial assertion a little an arrive at the conclusion if it appears God is letting nature taking its course, it's because there is no God to prevent nature from taking its course.
I'm just here responding to people who address me or ask me questions. I'm not here to try to convert any of you.
I respect your opinions.
(June 21, 2015 at 9:52 pm)KUSA Wrote: It's kind of dangerous for a Christian to say that portions of the bible are not literal. It kind of opens the rest of it as not being literal.
In the Catholic Church, it is perfectly acceptable to view the OT stories as having been written allegorically rather than literally.
(June 21, 2015 at 9:54 pm)Chuck Wrote: All earthly life has intrinsic value except when it is inconvenient for the Catholic Church to let that life be preserved, in which case Catholic Church would just kill it in as painful a way as humans have ever contrived in the name of saving its "soul", while suddenly becoming all quiet about its "value".
The Catholic Church does not condone killing unless it is in absolute self defense or justifiable war.
The past few popes have spoken vehemently against the death penalty.
God commands an army to slaughter people, kidnap virgins, and loot there town, what is the moral of that story. When god gives instructions on what slaves to own, where to buy them, how to brand them, and how much you can beat them, what message is he really trying to get across? Also all of creation, the prophecies, and commandments are in the OT, is none of that meant to be taken literally.
