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NutmegYankee

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37. I guess we got off topic.
Sat Jan 2, 2016, 08:50 PM
Jan 2016

I'm curious what you mean in the context of Psalms. At the end of the day, Christianity is about following the teachings of Christ, not that of some unknown poet who lived long before him. It's no different than the letters that Paul wrote also have no real theological direction - Paul wasn't Christ and was afflicted with the normal biases of his time. He was also contradictory a lot, telling each group different things, mainly because he never thought his letters would be publicly read by everybody.

Tough sell for the ACLU SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #1
possibly. but it is far past time that the woman-hating catholic church either gets out niyad Jan 2016 #2
Agreed SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #3
Then everybody will have to drive 70 miles. rug Jan 2016 #4
possibly. or possibly we can get some decent health care. niyad Jan 2016 #5
Do you know why there are no public hospitals in the area? rug Jan 2016 #6
no. do you? niyad Jan 2016 #7
No. Religion aside, that's the fundamental problem. rug Jan 2016 #9
I do. It's because they've all been bought up by catholic hospitals. cleanhippie Jan 2016 #21
Well, that is certainly one possible reason (actually, I think it is in their charter). jonno99 Jan 2016 #27
No. Once again, when it comes to the RCC, he nailed it. rug Jan 2016 #45
Oh well n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #8
No, it is not a tough sell... ljm2002 Jan 2016 #14
That's why I think SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #16
Agreed... ljm2002 Jan 2016 #17
My point about the goverment money SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #19
Yes and your point is well taken... ljm2002 Jan 2016 #22
As a Catholic I will say that any hospital taking their position pnwmom Jan 2016 #41
And that's a valid position SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #48
Does the hospital take government money? If it does it should comply with government rules. hobbit709 Jan 2016 #43
Here's the Complaint: rug Jan 2016 #10
thank you for that information. yes, the hospital should lose. niyad Jan 2016 #11
why stop at women's reproductive services? sweetapogee Jan 2016 #25
No argument here. rug Jan 2016 #31
You think we should put a trauma hospital within a 5 minute drive to every citizen? pnwmom Jan 2016 #42
Exactly SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #49
LOLWUT? XemaSab Jan 2016 #56
Applying religous law to medicine is like using Holy Water for waterboarding. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #12
Wow - can I borrow this? jonno99 Jan 2016 #26
Feel free. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2016 #29
Sorry, which was the Gospel verse where Jesus denounced tubal ligations? Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #13
Psalm 127:3-5 rug Jan 2016 #15
Psalm's are not gospel. They hold no theological value other than they are beautiful. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #24
Sorry, I'm not a red letter guy. rug Jan 2016 #32
Not sure what you mean by red letter guy. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #34
It's the Bible that prints all of Jesus' words in red type. rug Jan 2016 #35
Haven't run across those. I usually stay with NIV. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #36
Some would argue that it was considered pretty good in it's day...nt jonno99 Jan 2016 #54
It was actually written in an out-of-date style for even the 1600s. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #55
I guess we got off topic. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #37
That quote from Psalms is the basis for the Quiverfull (Duggars) movement. rug Jan 2016 #38
He also broke from contemporary Jewish law in his teachings. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #39
Religion is a way to live not a rule to follow. rug Jan 2016 #40
You practice a religion by following its rules. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #47
You are describing magic or chemistry. rug Jan 2016 #50
Not what I was talking about at all. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #52
For me, the good thief on the cross is what religion boils down to. rug Jan 2016 #53
St. John's in St. Louis (now Mercy Hospital) Moral Compass Jan 2016 #18
This is part of the reason why my fiancee and I, when we do try for a child, are going to... Humanist_Activist Jan 2016 #20
That's why we let it go Moral Compass Jan 2016 #28
I've heard nothing but good about Barnes-Jewish. xmas74 Jan 2016 #30
Yeah, my fiancee is going to go there in a couple of weeks for hip surgery... Humanist_Activist Jan 2016 #51
Interestingly, the Jewish hospital systems were a reaction to anti-semitism in the hospital industry rug Jan 2016 #33
It was 1957. Our family GP was also Mom's OB/GYN. And Catholic. Hekate Jan 2016 #23
Great post, Hekate. Thanks. n/t pnwmom Jan 2016 #44
You are welcome. I believe that if we don't tell the stories of our mothers and ourselves... Hekate Jan 2016 #46
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