The questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XIII

[Meteor Man]

Mkay, I'll buy that. But it is split in the United States. Plus, I think most all Christians have that "Catholic Guilt".

EDIT: Mkay I'll buy that too, shadowplay. The majority do not.

 

[Dachs]

It was called the 30 years war.

Which featured Catholics and several kinds of Protestants on both sides.

 

[Meteor Man]

It was ugly, let's leave it at that. We could all get in a nasty argument over that event.

 

[Dachs]

I'd actually like to, if you want to adjourn to WH; if nothing else, it would boost my postcount.

 

[Meteor Man]

No no thank you. I think it was a nasty war that messed up Europe pretty badly.

But yes, I could use 3 extra posts.

 

[shadowplay]

Mkay I'll buy that too, shadowplay. The majority do not.

Yes, I know. This is especially true in North America where Catholics tend to be more liberal and Protestants more conservative. This dynamic is generally reversed in Europe where Catholics tend to form a more conservative element of society.

Here's a Catholic website that advocates a literalist view, not only of creation but they actually argue that the Earth is the centre of the universe:

http://www.scripturecatholic.com/evolution.html
http://www.scripturecatholic.com/geocentrism.html

 

[Meteor Man]

1) What would you expect from us "progressive Americans".

2) Well that's kinda embarrassing.

While it is permissible for Christians to hold the heliocentric view, heliocentrism can only be advanced as a theory, not a certainty (because neither heliocentrism nor geocentrism can be scientifically proven definitively)

Heh heh, yeah it can.

 

[Tee Kay]

Actually it can't. The sun is not proven to be the center of the universe.

 

[madviking]

Neither geocentrism nor heliocentrism is correct. The Sun and the Earth orbit around each other.

 

[Huayna Capac357]

The world is Thunderfallcentric.

 

[Camikaze]

Further, in a poll a few years ago in Australia found that Australian Catholics are the most tolerant of homosexuality of any religious group.

I'm calling BS on this one, most likely based upon the high number of cultural Catholics. Other church groups do not have as many people identifying with them for tradition's sake.

The study itself would seem to suggest so, by stating that the results are taken from 'among those who declare a religious affiliation'. I dare say the apparently low Anglican percentage is also due to this.

 

[Traitorfish]

Plus, I think most all Christians have that "Catholic Guilt".

Not to this extent, I assure you!

 

[Arwon]

I'm calling BS on this one, most likely based upon the high number of cultural Catholics. Other church groups do not have as many people identifying with them for tradition's sake.

So what? Why wouldn't Australian Catholics be relatively progressive? Lay Catholics are not their high-ranking clergy.

 

[Camikaze]

So what? Why wouldn't Australian Catholics be relatively progressive? Lay Catholics are not their high-ranking clergy.

Sure, that's true. I'm just attempting to dispel any misconception that it is the Australian Catholic Church itself that has the most progressive views out of religious groups here. I think it's important to mention that when you say 'Australian Catholics', you are talking about the lay members, and not the institution.

 

[Meteor Man]

Actually it can't. The sun is not proven to be the center of the universe.

No, not the center of the universe. I thought we were talking about the solor system.

Oh, and I've waited for this forever:

Spoiler :

1000th POST!!!! Finally I've been inaugurated into CFC's veterans. Thank ya'll very much.

 

[Tee Kay]

No, not the center of the universe. I thought we were talking about the solor system.

Heliocentrism is the theory that the Sun is the center of the universe.

Also, technically madviking is correct; the earth does not orbit the sun. Rather both object orbit around a point that happens to be within the sun.

1000th POST!!!! Finally I've been inaugurated into CFC's veterans. Thank ya'll very much.

I'm almost at a 10,000 posts.

 

[Dachs]

I'm almost at 20,000

 

[Meteor Man]

Heliocentrism is the theory that the Sun is the center of the universe.

Also, technically madviking is correct; the earth does not orbit the sun. Rather both object orbit around a point that happens to be within the sun.

Oh so technical.

I'm almost at a 10,000 posts.

I'm almost at 20,000

I'll get there.

 

[Traitorfish]

How do you remove friends on Youtube who've had their accounts removed?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

How do you remove friends on Youtube who've had their accounts removed?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100327140701AATYVBe

Question: This is from an image that got slightly corrupted. I know it says "Rolling Stone" and the last bit says 1987. However I cant make out whats between there which I assume is the month.

If it helps, it would not be any earlier than September based on the content of the rest of the image.