Is Christianity getting too controlling?

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Z_Ninja said:
the Eagles have much to repent for with the way they played last season. I am willing to forgive them so long as they do better or show improvement this year. šŸ˜ƒ

I donā€™t find Christianity in general to be controlling. As others have said there are pseudo-Christian cults and such that use the faith of followers in a controlling manner.** I think the other side (liberals) can be much more controlling or trying to take control**. .
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Oh, absolutely! Just try opposing some liberals on a given social justice issue. :bigyikes:

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Fairwinds said:
perhaps, or maybe its a sign that catechesis has gone off the track.
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Well, catechesis always needs a boost, but scrupulosity is just their cross to bear, just as you and I each have ours. It is just that their cross is apparent to us.

But, ā€œbible aloneā€ has produced all sorts of error in that dancing is not permitted in some denominations, and ā€œcommunionā€ wine is replaced with grape juice, etc. It is all error and misunderstanding.
 
po18guy said:
Well, catechesis always needs a boost, but scrupulosity is just their cross to bear, just as you and I each have ours. It is just that their cross is apparent to us. ā€¦
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Iā€™ll take your word for it about scrupulosity, Iā€™ve never really understood it.
 
Fairwinds said:
Iā€™ll take your word for it about scrupulosity, Iā€™ve never really understood it.
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It seems to me to be related to OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). It is a real struggle, and I am thankful for my own cross and not this one. Scrupulosity, if unchecked, can become a sin, as it leaves one in perpetual doubt of Godā€™s mercy. It can sap the joy of being Catholic - even of being alive.
 
po18guy said:
It seems to me to be related to OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). It is a real struggle, and I am thankful for my own cross and not this one. Scrupulosity, if unchecked, can become a sin, as it leaves one in perpetual doubt of Godā€™s mercy. It can sap the joy of being Catholic - even of being alive.
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thanks for that description.
 
Falco said:
It sure micromanages your sex life!
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How is that? By upholding the virtues of marriage, chastity, the giving of life, healthy and holy relationships; by viewing the opposite sex as a person with dignity rather than an object of pleasure? Just how does the Church micromanage your sex life?
 
SteveVH said:
How is that? By upholding the virtues of marriage, chastity, the giving of life, healthy and holy relationships; by viewing the opposite sex as a person with dignity rather than an object of pleasure? Just how does the Church micromanage your sex life?
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great. but no dancing.
 
I think the problem is christianity is becoming less controlling, less impactful on western culture. Suddenly everything which was immoral ten years ago is now moral and the futurist standard.
 
I think itā€™s the exact opposite. More and more christian groups are caving in to inclusivism in hopes of making their gospel more presentable to the world.
 
Falco said:
It sure micromanages your sex life!
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:rotfl: OK. Hereā€™s an imperfect analogy: So a person learns how to drive. That means he would hopefully stop at stop signs, use turning signals, allow enough time to get to his destination, yield to pedestrians, try to be a defensive driver and so on. So do these ways control him, or do they facilitate a way to safely get to work - Do they inhibit his freedom, or facilitate it by helping him, and others, stay out of the hospital due to a collision. Are they nothing, but rules & restrictions - or are they a way to travel from point A to point B
 
Fairwinds said:
perhaps, or maybe its a sign that catechesis has gone off the track.
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Also, a lot of the ā€œis this a sinā€ threads that come about may just be trolls. I lost count of all the ā€œI am addicted to masturbationā€ threads where the person who started the thread has all of 1 post and they are never heard from again.
There may be some that do suffer from scrupulosity, but then again, I wouldnā€™t know for sure the statistics.

As far as if Christianity is getting too controlling, I think it has lost any control it had to the liberal media and those who think they know better than the Church. I have never been told it is too controlling. I have been told that I possibly put God in everything in my life and that the Church needs to change its stance on a lot of things that are now socially acceptable. :eek:šŸ¤·
 
IgnatianPhilo said:
I think the problem is christianity is becoming less controlling, less impactful on western culture. Suddenly everything which was immoral ten years ago is now moral and the futurist standard.
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I think that is certainly true. And on a personal level it seems to me far too many Christians are unwilling to sacrifice pleasure and entertainment for anything. A simple example is with fasting. It seems to me that not just a hundred years ago even Protestants would engage in fasting. And this at a time when people did not have the abundance of food we have now. The frequency, intensity and commitment to fasting seems to me nothing like it was just a hundred years ago. I think today too many lack spiritual and bodily discipline. We have promoted freedom above discipline.
 
Z_Ninja said:
Also, a lot of the ā€œis this a sinā€ threads that come about may just be trolls. ā€¦:
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I agree but I also see a lot of bizarre threads apparently honestly asking, e.g., whether its a sin to french kiss or date for the fun of it. this might be passed off as immaturity, but the number of answers to the effect that dating should only be for chaste discernment of a future spouse, etc. ā€“ given to a 16 year old ā€“ suggests to me that catechesis has gone off the track.
 
KingJohn said:
I came across a board discussing thisā€¦ I think my Religion is getting too controlling. Everyone said Christians should NOT go to amuesment parks and, get this, Sporting events! ā€¦

I think Christianity is getting too controlling. However, Iā€™m open to all opinions.
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Itā€™s always been that way, if you looked for it. I would not want to be a Hasidic Jew, Amish, southern fundi, nor Opus Dei.
 
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