Quote Originally Posted by JB
So DDT, what is your definition of a Christian? Webster's says it's "a person professing belief in Jesus as the Christ."
Firstly let me point out that Websters Dictionary is only partly right. You see merely having the belief that Jesus is Christ does not make one Christian. An example would be Satan who is well aware of who Jesus is. Does that make him christan? I don't think so. Many people throughout history have professed their christianity but instead followed their own rules.

If you want to call yourself Christian you have to at least make an attempt to follow New Testament teachings. If you add or take away from NT teachings you are not making an attempt to do this but rather subverting Christianity. I have already shown excepts from Vatican teachings that they claim the authority to do this. No man on earth has this right. This pope JP II in particular was big into Mary worship teaching that she is co-redeemer with Jesus. Since Jesus nor his disciples taught no such thing they can not be Christian teachings. They are catholic teachings so it follows that the pope, who teaches catholic doctrine over christian, is catholic not Christian.

Why hell they (the Papacy) even changed the 10 Commandments to suit them. Check it out for yourself. They didn’t like the second commandment so they left it out of their version and made up the difference by splitting the 10th commandment into two. The second commandment is the one saying not to make images or idols. Catholic churches are full of these so they conveniently left that part out. The 10th is about not coveting, so they split it into two commandments. They made the last part of the 10th a separate commandment “Do not covet your neighbors wife,” and put that part as the 9th. Go get your catholic 10 commandments, the one that is usually posted for catholics and check them against Exodus 20 in the King James.
http://atheism.about.com/od/tencommandm ... cath_3.htm

Quote Originally Posted by JB
In the early days of Christianity catechumens were given 2-3 years of instructions in the rules of Christian behavior before being baptized. These instructions included that sexual intercourse was permissible only in marriage and only to conceive children.
It doesn’t matter what so-called Christians did with their “catechumens” because the Bible says nothing about intercourse only for making babies. As a matter of fact if you read the NT you will find it says that a husband and wife should not refuse each other unless by agreement. Meaning sex is OK!

That’s all I have time for now. I have to go out and shoe a horse.