A few thoughts, now that this forum will be closed

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I agree with the OP that religion and politics are distinct.

It’s also true that Jesus never advocated for single payer universal healthcare, nor even for universal basic income.

It’s difficult to try to extract from Jesus’ words a specific federal social policy, because Jesus didn’t much concern himself with governmental policies.
 
The forum is closing? Figures, I just came back…Merry Christmas to me.
 
the mask isn’t about being airtight; it’s about stopping direct spray outward of watery particles, and minimizing the amount that come in.
I have a hard time believing this, if air is getting out then germs are getting out. With the rise of case all across the US you would think no one is wearing a mask outside.
 
Certainly I don’t understand how the US handles illegal immigrants. On the one hand, they seem to be welcomed and provided with sanctuary cities and such.
This is all political. I have been against illegal immigration since I could vote. You can not allow illegal immigration and also to claim you support the working class.
 
Yes, but if I just say that you have an interesting opinion and I agree with some of it and disagree with other parts, you just say thanks and that’s it.

It seems to be so much easier to provoke a fight and keep it going for a few hours/days.
 
I wouldn’t say ‘easier’ because that ignores the emotional toll it takes on one.
 
I wouldn’t say ‘easier’ because that ignores the emotional toll it takes on one.
See? If I just agree then our little part of the thread is over.

But I do agree. After a while I just pulled back from World News because it was just getting me all worked up.
 
If, as you say, “there is plenty of faults on both sides,” what are some of the faults of the right, in your view?
 
There is a brand new forum just getting off the ground called “Res Publica Christiana” or ‘The Republic’ for short. It was founded as a place online where Catholics can meet and discuss the Faith. All are welcome, but this site leans Traditional/Conservative. I have been a member here at CAF for over eight years, and have been a member at The Republic almost since day one, and I think that there are quite a few members here that would really like that site. Everyone, especially the founders/owners have been very kind to me, and I would encourage anyone who has a very deep love of Christ, His Church, and authentic Catholic Teaching to at least take a look. What I am hoping for is that we can build a place where we can support and encourage each other to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and battle against the evils and wickedness that have infected almost the entire world we live in.

We as Catholic laity have a DUTY to preach the Word and the TRUTH of Christ and the Faith. There is no mistake that we live in an awful time where the Church and Her Teachings are under CONSTANT attack from without, and sadly, sometimes from within. I am inviting anyone and everyone who is interested in looking for fellowship and discussion to give this site a look.
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I have a hard time believing this, if air is getting out then germs are getting out.
Aside from the fact that germs are several orders of magnitude larger than air molecules, a germ getting out without being on a liquid blob just doesn’t matter.

Masks, even medical grade, don’t stop 100%. However they stop enough to make a significant difference in both how much germ infested moisture globs get out, and also, it turns out, in how many get in. And unlike most other infections, where the quantity received generally relates to chance of successful infection (with geometric growth if successfully infected) , on this one, it seems to affect severity.

But, hey, what to the folks who spent their lives learning and researching such things know . . .

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Righteous posts like this are why the forums are shutting down. So much vitriol, and too little moderation.
A few thoughts, now that this forum will be closed.
Your parting thoughts are that you all suck and have no common sense. You make glaring generalities, accuse people of policizing religion, and then condemn everyone for not supporting your political positions.
 
It would be denial to say that everybody have access to healthcare and there is no problem around this topic in the US…
 
Aside from the fact that germs are several orders of magnitude larger than air molecules, a germ getting out without being on a liquid blob just doesn’t matter.
You mean the Copenhagen or many worlds interpretations are useless in this case? 🙂
 
CAF presents a twisted image of the Church IRL. I have never met people with such extreme views in parishes I have attended.

Most people are more low key- just go to mass- love their families and try to help others.

For instance- your average parishioner is reading medieval Papal Bulls but they get thrown around here like confetti. It’s just weird.

CAF is dominated by the far–right- in some cases the alt right.

Be good to see it go.
 
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Feanor2, your post is not really sympathetic to the posters here.

Just to precise, people who are in the parishes come from all backgrounds of the society.
A parish faithfull are not always the best representatives of what Catholicism is in essence, or should be when a person live it.

People who are only mass-observant, either not regular, or at a lesser degree regular, but whose practice stop there are left on self conscience on many topics. Many topics of christian faith are simply not talk on homilies nor are part of the continuous formation offered to faithfull through the parish or support by it.
One of the exemple among others is teaching on birth control.
The Catholics will let to inform themselves and to form their conscience. Their family environment may help them.

Tracey Roland explain it well. Catholics who tend to follow more this teaching are part of communities, charismatic, traditionalist or any others simply because it’s a choice to be a part of them and their members will benefit to more formation.

CAF give some catholics answers on hard topics to everyone who ask for them. (sometimes the quality of them vary depend on the posters).
People who are regular members of the community want to be faithfull to the Magisterium, have informed themselves, and the forum and the apology work of CA have help them to grow as catholics.

Anonymity also decomplex people: they will debate of topics that people inside a parish will never do.
 
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Most people are more low key- just go to mass- love their families and try to help others.
Is that what we were called to be? Low-key? What happened to the command to spread the Gospel? It is still needed today. Wasn’t interacting with sinners an extreme view in Jesus’ day. There is nothing wrong with an extreme view for the right reason.

Far-right? Do you mean the anti-abortion evangelical, people who don’t side with the intrinsic evil policies of the US house
Be good to see it go.
But the evils will still exist and be growing under the hedonistic lifestyle policies of the US house, Georgia is the key, still a chance to vote your Catholic lifestyle
 
I see plenty of left leaning people here. Not sure what you are talking about.
 
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