The Pope's view :- "The consecrated person, chosen by God to guide souls to salvation, lets himself be subjugated by his own human frailty, or by his own illness, thus becoming a tool of Satan." It's...
Having just reread through Naomi's post re: Jesus, I realise that all through my early church indoctrination, I never got any satisfactory explanation about the biblical character of Satan. I got the...
A genuine question. I am not a racist, but feel the necessity to display my credentials. My Sudanese daughter in law is now three days overdue with my ninth grandchild. So to the heart of the...
Sadly, whenever discussing ethnic issues, I have to try and establish the fact that I am not a racist. But of course, the phrase, " I am not a racist but .....", is an open invitation, for the...
(Genesis 8:1-5) (KJ version) And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the...
It seems to me (both on AB and in real life) that the reasons why religious believers and religious doubters differ in their opinions is because of the way that we process information. Either...
According to a NatWest employee.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-47257996
Footnote for cruciverbalists: NatWest is an anagram of Ant Stew ;-)...
Does anyone here feel sad that the Catholic church is still in thrall to superstition? Apparently Cardinal Newman is close to beatification following an alleged miracle that he performed. He may even...
Well,
That's MY valentines day
That's MY way of dealing with lifes ***
That's My way of dealing with an existential crises.
Ive just answered 3 posts in one
What could possibly go wrong?...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-47217878 [Synopsis: Solicitor refuses to unlock Ian Brady's briefcases] Why not release the papers - they might [i] just [i] have a clue to the lad's...
I'm not a big one for introspection - but today I'm feeling decidedly maudlin. Not for myself, but because I'm now exactly the same age that my Dad was when he died. Comparing my happiness (and the...
Can someone advise me whether I should delete my history or I shouldn't be so fussed about it? This is for my laptop and Kindle. I know how to do it, but if it needs to be done it's gonna be a big...
We all consider ourselves to be, "moral beings," who live according to a set of rules and standards. So how do you determine what rules to follow? Do you expect everybody to follow the same rules as...