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88. Not at all. In fact it's an attempt to cast the Trinity in the mold of rogid monotheism.

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 06:08 PM

Sep 2012

It holds that the Father, Son and Spirit are but different forms of God, in contrast to the orthodox creed that they are three distinct persons in one God.

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"Magic underwear" - I'm a Catholic and I wear several holy medals - [View all] hedgehog Sep 2012 OP

+1 n/t Bonhomme Richard Sep 2012 #1

If you think the medals nichomachus Sep 2012 #2

Since that is not their purpose, allow me to mock your ignorance. rug Sep 2012 #8

Wow -- can't argue nichomachus Sep 2012 #14

By all means, show the link. rug Sep 2012 #20

Here's one link from Wiki but there are others if you google. Prosense posted a story downthread riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #38

The citation for that is "Mormon folklore". rug Sep 2012 #41

Nope. That cite was under the temple garment's "Purpose" section riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #43

The point of the OP is that it's extraneous to political attacks. rug Sep 2012 #48

Here's one: sadbear Sep 2012 #53

That's from Prosense's link which, naturally, leads to another link. rug Sep 2012 #63

I agree with you somewhat . But when they make their religious beliefs a part of the campaign Autumn Sep 2012 #92

At the aluminum plant, all clothing must be natural fiber - polyester that gets a metal splash hedgehog Sep 2012 #75

Hmmmm. Trying to start a flame war by any chance? HERVEPA Sep 2012 #3

interesting and evocative choice of words el_bryanto Sep 2012 #10

Not really. hedgehog Sep 2012 #78

It's both of yours private business how you choose to acknowledge your religion...not mine... cynatnite Sep 2012 #4

Buy plastic St Christopher, aim at tree! HereSince1628 Sep 2012 #5

No, no, no nichomachus Sep 2012 #17

Sorry, my bad, sort of... HereSince1628 Sep 2012 #22

I hope we have sure good weather tomorrow. rug Sep 2012 #34

A Jew and a Gentile were walking by a synagogue one late afternoon.. whathehell Sep 2012 #31

For some reason bongbong Sep 2012 #6

if you imbue them with magic powers or supernatural abilities... mike_c Sep 2012 #7

Hey mike, do you know what a sacramental is? rug Sep 2012 #9

had to Google.... mike_c Sep 2012 #12

Yes, that's what many of us do when we talk without knowing wtf we're talking about. whathehell Sep 2012 #16

That's correct. Medals are sacramentals that have nothing to do with magic powers. rug Sep 2012 #18

Are the cilice used just for straight torture? That used to be underwear right snooper2 Sep 2012 #23

Ask Stephen Colbert about the "cilice" and "straight torture" and Catholic "underwear" and stuff whathehell Sep 2012 #44

"Are the cilice used just for straight torture?" No. rug Sep 2012 #45

It can be dangerous to stand between a bigot and their stupid assumptions. whathehell Sep 2012 #57

Are you thinking of a "hair shirt"? JNelson6563 Sep 2012 #56

It's "sacramental", not "sacrament"...duh. whathehell Sep 2012 #21

you meant to write "before your next class", not "before you next class" snooper2 Sep 2012 #25

Maybe, but mine is a mere typo...His sent him to the wrong place in the dictionary. whathehell Sep 2012 #40

He doesn't, and he repeats one of the oldest anti-catholic tropes around whathehell Sep 2012 #13

I have a Catholic holy medal blessed by a pope, and I looked up why such things exist: REP Sep 2012 #73

You looked it up, but apparently still came away with a misinterpretation. whathehell Sep 2012 #82

The capitol of California? ohiosmith Sep 2012 #24

Lol. rug Sep 2012 #33

Stephen Colbert is a practicing catholic, but I'm betting whathehell Sep 2012 #11

Nah I doubt it sharp_stick Sep 2012 #26

LOL...Good try. whathehell Sep 2012 #37

I'm with you, hedgehog, thanks for standing up! BarackTheVote Sep 2012 #15

do your holy medals help you run faster? snooper2 Sep 2012 #19

Does your snark help you think faster? rug Sep 2012 #35

BWHAHAHAHA! whathehell Sep 2012 #47

Catholics also wear "magic outerwear" in the form of those little cloth scapulars Cleita Sep 2012 #27

Are yarmulkes "magic" or "holy" Hat Wear ? whathehell Sep 2012 #55

Given that I was assured that if I got hit by a bus while wearing the scapular, hedgehog Sep 2012 #65

I'm Catholic too, and I have learned to keep my rosaries off other people's ovaries, so NO LaydeeBug Sep 2012 #28

JW Marriott thanks Romney for bringing attention to Mormons, praises lifesaving "holy undergarments" ProSense Sep 2012 #29

Thank you, hedgehog, for posting that ctaylors6 Sep 2012 #30

Mormonism deserves every amount of mockery it gets. Alduin Sep 2012 #32

So does atheism. rug Sep 2012 #36

Sorry. Alduin Sep 2012 #39

That's not the mockworthy material. rug Sep 2012 #42

Sorry. whathehell Sep 2012 #66

Every relgion is equally laughable. Alduin Sep 2012 #76

Really?...It's funny then, that I only see one or two of them mocked, then. whathehell Sep 2012 #80

Yeah, because Atheism relies on the belief of magical...oh wait...it's THE absence.. truebrit71 Sep 2012 #49

Atheism relies on the idea that everything that's now known is ALL that can be known....Limited. whathehell Sep 2012 #61

So anything that can't be proven NOT to exist, you're not willing to suggest it doesn't? Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #71

That isn't atheism at all OriginalGeek Sep 2012 #81

Are you sure? whathehell Sep 2012 #83

Yep OriginalGeek Sep 2012 #89

As an atheist, I can tell you that is a complete misunderstanding of atheism... cynatnite Sep 2012 #91

+1 Alduin Sep 2012 #94

Wait, what? Alduin Sep 2012 #96

Really? Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #51

Really. rug Sep 2012 #64

Why don't you define Atheism, first. Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #67

The absence of belief in a god(s). rug Sep 2012 #70

Yes. I think that the absence of a belief in a god or gods, barring actual evidence Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #72

"damn hard" as in not possible. rug Sep 2012 #74

The scientific method is research and evidence-based. Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #95

+1 support. sagat Sep 2012 #87

"That which can be asserted without proof, can be dismissed without proof" Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #46

^^^^This truebrit71 Sep 2012 #50

"Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary proof." hifiguy Sep 2012 #58

That, too. Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #60

Mocking Mitt a little bit is OK. Don't mock so much that people start pitying him. ;) reformist2 Sep 2012 #52

I don't believe they give you super powers though do they? truebrit71 Sep 2012 #54

According to wikipedia they are seen as "either symbolic or literal protection" Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #59

Tell me, what magic beliefs? rug Sep 2012 #68

Wow...Do you find any funny material in Judaism to mock?..What about Holy Hat Wear whathehell Sep 2012 #77

I give magic underwear the same respect I give to Mighty Morphin Zombie Jeebus.. X_Digger Sep 2012 #62

You have stumbled over the concept of Modalism. rug Sep 2012 #69

AKA polytheism REP Sep 2012 #79

To some literal minded people, I suppose. whathehell Sep 2012 #86

Not at all. In fact it's an attempt to cast the Trinity in the mold of rogid monotheism. rug Sep 2012 #88

Are your medals *mandated* by the Church? AzDar Sep 2012 #84

Sure Marrah_G Sep 2012 #85

I pay taxes. Is magic underwear tax deductible? Kind of like tithes? Autumn Sep 2012 #90

I used to wear a St Christopher Medal, a Scapula and a Crucifix Kingofalldems Sep 2012 #93

This OP is in violation of the Statement of Purpose for GD... Spazito Sep 2012 #97