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Originally Posted by Aquila
My point?
Anyone can exaggerate the evils of a topic to avoid actual dialogue. Lol
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Funny, I didn't exaggerate a thing. But, I simply demonstrated how those who claim to be "Biblical" pull a 180 when it comes to their emotions towards the secular society. That's not exaggerating, it is just the sad facts when people claim to be sola scriptura. Who then take a saint day or a Roman mass to celebrate. Just pointing out how they will say it is all so harmless, but then go into a soliloquy on the holiday's historic "Christian" validity? The saints stories are just that, stories. They aren't Bible. It is like Siddhartha Gautama Buddha, or Ram, Lakshman, Sita, and King Ravana, were these people actual characters in history? Very well could be. Yet, to quote the fictitious Galadriel,
"history became legend. Legend becomes myth."
Same thing with Nick, Patrick, and Valentine, whoever these people were in actual history was white washed away by religious mythology, mingled with sprinkles of truth?
Like I said, Roman Catholic saint days are so prevalent within the Roman Catholic year it is staggering. So, why just Nick, Patrick, and Valentine? Well, because those are the three the secular world still observe. While they removed the religious connection and stayed with the pagan connections. Which free them of any semblance of the so called Christian trappings.
Veterans' day, 4th of July, and Memorial day? While having nothing to do with what we are presently discussing, you make a valid observation of Statist worship. Which Sinclair Lewis and anarchist Larkin Rose would give you a resounding hand of applause to your sarcastic musings towards the State's holidays.
The founders of this country protected religious freedoms by allowing religion to remain separate from STATE. Therefore we as Apostolics cannot have our beliefs trampled by the state religion[s]. We have freedom of worship. Roman Catholic and or Protestant holidays cannot (or shouldn't) infringe upon my religious freedoms. Meaning that I shouldn't have to close my business on a Sunday, or on Xmas, Easter, or even the 4th of July. Because they aren't my holidays. They mean nothing to my religion or the founder of my religion. Therefore having them crammed down my throat blessed by some imaginary papal degree, or commercial marketer, can be rejected. Rejected with no fear of governmental punishment.
Churchanity in America has no creedal statement. Because it morphs with the world around it. The Sedevacantist, and Eastern Russian Orthodox looks at it and just shakes it head. Churchanity shape shifts faster than a reptilian leader in the mind of David Icke. Churchanity is a many armed god accepting and rejecting issues with its ever changing agenda.
I believe I stayed with the actual dialogue being discussed in this thread. I made my points, and how the Roman Catholics view the modern Church's want to keep certain "holidays" and saint days. As it suits their whims.
If I have not, feel free to point out those exaggerations, and avoidances.
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