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ThomasMT
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Have a good evening, Captain )
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CaptainPrudeman
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Oh, no answer. Great.
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otjm
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I understand your concern about stability. This however is a far more current matter than in the past; and given the grounds you have laid out, you may well never be married as you may not achieve those goals until your 40’s or 50’s - at which point the possibility and/or likelihood of having children may well be gone.
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otjm
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A credit card properly used is not against Christianity in and of itself. Properly used, you stay within the bounds of objectively prudent spending and pay it off each month. If you cannot pay it off, that either should indicate a charge which was necessary/critical at the moment and will be paid off as rapidly as possible, or spending that is outside objectively prudent spending.
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Irishmom2
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Huh? The OP, the person you just quoted, should pay attention to the context of her own thread before commenting? 
Not really sure what you are saying.
Not really sure what you are saying.
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CaptainPrudeman
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He was talking to me.
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Irishmom2
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Well who would know that? He quoted the OP without directing anything at anyone, @Capta(name removed by moderator)rudeman.
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CaptainPrudeman
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I said…
And he responded…ThomasMT:
Fundamentals like “being attracted to members of the opposite sex?” Don’t see how that’s a bad thing.
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ThomasMT
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No, it was a reply to another user that sought to undermine the OP’s admirable objective with his/her own ideology. The quote was a reference for the said user.
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CaptainPrudeman
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One I don’t see as admirable in and of itself.
What ideology? The “ideology” that men and women should have more faith-based spaces to interact with one another?
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otjm
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And whose fault is that - the parish’s?
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ThomasMT
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The ideology that dismisses the OP’s priorites in favor of your own. If you feel so strongly about such a void, you could look into starting your own group instead of being discouraging.
And to answer your earlier question, and I do apologize for my lack of patience, yes there is a potential for carnal elements of human nature to manifest (even if through mear distraction) when members of the opposite sex interact. No, it’s not a bad thing, but it can certainly hinder a range of objectives, including the one that the OP seems to have in mind. Again, it’s just human nature.
And to answer your earlier question, and I do apologize for my lack of patience, yes there is a potential for carnal elements of human nature to manifest (even if through mear distraction) when members of the opposite sex interact. No, it’s not a bad thing, but it can certainly hinder a range of objectives, including the one that the OP seems to have in mind. Again, it’s just human nature.
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CaptainPrudeman
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Am I not allowed to prod and see why those priorities exist?
I cannot be everywhere. More than just I will need to serve the needs of young Catholics in this way.
If one wishes to avoid any carnal interaction at all, why not invite the angels? Young Catholics don’t need more sex segregation, they need less. The Church can still feel very prude at times when it comes to acknowledging the romantic desires of young people, but also the capacity and great benefit of forming inter-sexual friendships.
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ExtraordinaryGrace
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Credit used for business is much different than credit used for personal use. As someone who doesn’t have business concerns and is single a credit card in my use would not serve my best interests. No pun intended. To me it very much contrasts with living a humble christian life as I do not need to spend money I don’t have. I understand and have met those that use their credit cards for basic necessities but I choose not to live that way as it can get out of hand.
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ThomasMT
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Again, your modernistic ideological position is evident and seems, to me, to take us beyond the scope of this thread. Why I was content to just call it good without a never ending back and forth.
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CaptainPrudeman
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What is modernist about anything I’m saying?
Or you were afraid to actually address your ideas which may be incorrect.
Tis_Bearself
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You don’t get a credit card to use “for basic necessities” unless you are paying it off every month. (I do this because I like getting points and I hate carrying cash around and having to get it from ATMs.)
The point of getting and using a credit card responsibly when you are young, in the US anyway, is to build a credit history so that when you need a mortgage or a new car or a loan for something else, you’ll be able to get the loan more easily.
I understand that some people don’t want a card and that others find it too much of a temptation, and if you’re in one or the other categories, fine, but I’m just pointing out why responsible young people who qualify might want to get a credit card and use it sparingly and pay it off every month, or every other month.
The point of getting and using a credit card responsibly when you are young, in the US anyway, is to build a credit history so that when you need a mortgage or a new car or a loan for something else, you’ll be able to get the loan more easily.
I understand that some people don’t want a card and that others find it too much of a temptation, and if you’re in one or the other categories, fine, but I’m just pointing out why responsible young people who qualify might want to get a credit card and use it sparingly and pay it off every month, or every other month.
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CaptainPrudeman
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Wow. I don’t know how you read between the lines like that.Right. A depraved sex-obsessed ideology advocating for even more sexual interaction than our perverse modern era celebrates is the correct idea
All I said was “Let men and women interact more.” In what world is that depraved and sex-obsessed?
The saints all advocated that men and women constantly be separate, or only be allowed limited interaction? If that is the case then, quite frankly, I don’t trust their judgement.
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ExtraordinaryGrace
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I understand these concepts. My parents educated me very well on credit and my christian responsibilities as well. Using money you don’t have on credit is usurious. I know many people with great credit and no credit cards. It is a myth that you NEED credit cards.
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VonDerTann
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You don’t need credit cards but they sure come in handy. I pay mine monthly. I know folks like Dave Ramsey (who I like very much) are vehemently against them, but I’ve actually taken the family to Europe twice on nothing more than credit card points, and I’m not at all one of those points hogs.
EDITING TO ADD: Plus you just never know when you need access to like $2-3k on an emergency basis. Need to fly home? Bail someone out of jail (I’ve done that!)? Stay overnight somewhere unplanned? Gotta have a credit card for things like that.
EDITING TO ADD: Plus you just never know when you need access to like $2-3k on an emergency basis. Need to fly home? Bail someone out of jail (I’ve done that!)? Stay overnight somewhere unplanned? Gotta have a credit card for things like that.
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