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Obama's military- Bible banned, Ramadan a requirement.

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Anonymous

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TexasBred said:
All you know about the military is what you've heard or read. I guess we can look forward to all US forces in every country to also attend Catholic Mass and study the catechism during lent next year. (Only out of respect of course).


So what country has Catholic as their national religion... :???: Bahrain has Muslim as their national religion- written right into their Constitution ...

With this "we're better than everyone else" attitude I am beginning to see where the phrase "the Ugly American" came from ! :wink: :(
 

TexasBred

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Oldtimer said:
So what country has Catholic as their national religion... :???: Bahrain has Muslim as their national religion- written right into their Constitution ...
Not better....but we were invited. You yourself said we are their guests.

:wink:

Christian countries

The following states recognize some form of Christianity as their state or official religion (by denomination):
Catholic

Jurisdictions where Catholicism has been established as a state or official religion:

Alsace-Moselle
Argentina[5]
Costa Rica[6]
Liechtenstein[7]
Malta[8]
Monaco[9]
Vatican City (theocracy)

Other

Andorra
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Panama
Paraguay[10]
Peru[11]
Poland[12]
Spain[13]

The above listed countries also give constitutional privileges to Catholicism without necessarily referring to it as the state religion.
Eastern Orthodox

Jurisdictions where one of the Eastern Orthodox Churches has been established as a state religion:

Greece: Church of Greece[14]
Mount Athos (officially the 'Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain')
Georgia: Georgian Orthodox Church[15] (See Concordat of 2002)

Other

The Finnish Orthodox Church[16] is not the state religion of Finland but has a special relationship with the Finnish state. The internal structure of the church is described in the Orthodox Church Act. The church has a power to tax its members, and receives a share of corporate tax revenue of the state.[17] The church does not consider itself a state church, as the state does not have the authority to affect its internal workings or theology.
* Armenia: Armenian Apostolic Church
Protestantism
Lutheran

Jurisdictions where a Lutheran church has been established as a state religion include the Nordic countries. Membership is very high among the general population, however the amount of actively participating members and believers is considerably lower than in many other countries with similar membership statistics. Furthermore, all of these churches have lately seen decline in the percentage of the population being members.

Denmark (Church of Denmark)[18] Also the Church of the Faroe Islands is the state church of the Faroe Islands, a territory of Denmark.
Iceland (Church of Iceland)[19] (76.81% of population members at 1 January 2012) [20]
Norway (Church of Norway)[21][22][23]

Other

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland has a special relationship with the Finnish state, its internal structure being described in a special law, the Church Act.[16] The Church Act can be amended only by a decision of the synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and subsequent ratification by the Parliament of Finland. The Church Act is protected by the Finnish Constitution and the state can not change the Church Act without changing the constitution. The church has a power to tax its members and all corporations unless a majority of shareholders are members of the Finnish Orthodox Church. The state collects these taxes for the church, for a fee. On the other hand, the church is required to give a burial place for everyone in its graveyards.[24] (77.2% of population members at the end of 2011).[25] The President of the Republic of Finland also decides the themes for intercession days. The church does not consider itself a state church, as the Finnish state does not have the power to influence its internal workings or its theology, although it has a veto in those changes of the internal structure which require changing the Church Act. Neither does the Finnish state accord any precedence to Lutherans or the Lutheran faith in its own acts.

Sweden relegated their state church, Church of Sweden, to a national church in 2000. In late 2011 the Church of Sweden had 68.8% of the population as its members. Memberships are high because until 1996 membership was automatic for children of members. Since 1996, baptism is the basis for membership.[26]
Reformed

Jurisdictions where a Reformed church has been established as a state religion:

Tuvalu (Church of Tuvalu)

Other

The Church of Scotland is recognized as the national church of Scotland, but is not a state church and thus differs from the Church of England. Its constitution, which is recognised by acts of the British Parliament, gives it complete independence from the state in spiritual matters.[27]

At the cantonal state level in Switzerland, of 26 Swiss cantons, 24 give official recognition to both the Roman Catholic Church and the Swiss Reformed Church. The Cantons of Geneva and Neuchâtel have no state recognized church. At the federal state level, Switzerland has no official religion.
Anglican
See also: State religion § Tabular summary and Tabular summary of state religions

Jurisdictions where an Anglican church has been established as a state religion:

England (Church of England)

The Church of England is the officially established religious institution [28] in England, and also the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is the only established Anglican Church. The British monarch is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England and is Defender of the Faith. In 19th century England there was a campaign by Liberals, dissenters and nonconformists to disestablish the Church of England, even when most of its privileges had been removed by Parliament. The campaigners styled themselves "Liberationists" (the "Liberation Society" was founded by Edward Miall in 1853). Though their campaign failed, nearly all of the legal disabilities of nonconformists were gradually dismantled. The campaign for disestablishment was revived in the 20th century when Parliament rejected the 1929 revision of the Book of Common Prayer, leading to calls for separation of Church and State to prevent political interference in matters of worship.

Lords Spiritual, who are the 26 most senior Archbishops and Bishops in the Church are reserved seats in Parliament in the House of Lords. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop of York, Bishop of London, Bishop of Durham, and the Bishop of Winchester sit automatically with the 21 longest-serving Bishops.
 

TexasBred

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garn said:
TexasBred said:
All you know about the military is what you've heard or read. I guess we can look forward to all US forces in every country to also attend Catholic Mass and study the catechism during lent next year. (Only out of respect of course).

LOL, as a practicing Catholic, I was thinking the same thing. Come Lent next year, all Muslims on US military bases world wide must practice fasting on Ash Wednesday & Good Friday, alms giving, prayer and abstain from eating meat on Friday's.

Peace be with you brother. :wink:
 

iwannabeacowboy

Well-known member
0 To: thinks active military should give up freedom of religion they are fighting to protect. Gosh, he's so conservative it's not even bearable. Anything and anyway to trample on another persons freedom of religion.... I bet you've never been so conservative Soap. :lol:

Not allowing yourself to be forced into practicing 0 To:'s religion is being ugly now..... :cry:

A few of those natives up there should force his fat a$$ into one of those sweat lodges for a few weeks and dry his pickled brain out a little.
 

iwannabeacowboy

Well-known member
TexasBred said:
garn said:
TexasBred said:
All you know about the military is what you've heard or read. I guess we can look forward to all US forces in every country to also attend Catholic Mass and study the catechism during lent next year. (Only out of respect of course).

LOL, as a practicing Catholic, I was thinking the same thing. Come Lent next year, all Muslims on US military bases world wide must practice fasting on Ash Wednesday & Good Friday, alms giving, prayer and abstain from eating meat on Friday's.

Peace be with you brother. :wink:

Wonder how many western military in Israel are forced to follow Jewish customs? Their probably not guests huh? :lol:
 
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Anonymous

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Well I was apparently brought up a little differently than most you folks were... I was taught that when you where a guest in someone else's home you respected their wishes and followed their rules...
 

loomixguy

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Philippines is about 90% Roman Catholic. The remainder consists of OT's brothers with bad knees, a few Methodists, some LDS, Iglesia Ni Christo (fashion police), and those ever present and pesky Wehova's Jitnesses.

My second trip over there was during Christmas & New Years. Before I left the States I grabbed some mail and took it with me. After sorting through some membership cards that had come, I cleaned out the wallet of the old cards and left them on the table for the kids to play with. My FIL had some of his buddies over to look at his fighting cocks and then they sat down to enjoy a couple of ice cold San Miguel's. I sort of knew the codgers from my first visit, but they never paid any attention to me, which was OK. They began to look at the expired cards and that's when it hit the fan. A couple of them realized I knew the Widow's Son and they wouldn't leave me alone. I was treated like a God from then on wherever I went, as the word spread. If the bus was packed, I was given a seat. I didn't have to wait in line at the bank. And nobody tried to charge me "Kano price" if I wanted something at the public market.

This, in a Catholic country. I did enjoy the rest of my stay immensely, but my FIL was happy when I got dropped off at the airport.
 

hopalong

Well-known member
littlejoe said:
Folks, I'd like to offer a personal testimony of what's helped me in time of trouble. And this topic seems like a ripe opportunity to do so!

We all go through tough times in life. Maybe you’re struggling at work and filled with self-doubt, or perhaps the loss of a loved one has left you wondering if you’re strong enough to carry on. In those dark hours, it’s easy to fall victim to feelings of helplessness. But, fortunately, there’s hope, and it’s as close as your bookshelf.

I’ve found that when I need strength, I can always turn to the Bible or anything else that’s handy.

Several years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer. During my long battle to get well, I often took comfort in the Good Book or whatever other book was nearby. When chemotherapy left me too exhausted to even get out of bed, I would find myself picking up the Bible, if that’s what happened to be on my nightstand, and reading a favorite verse or two. But if there happened to be a copy of The Hunger Games there instead, a couple of chapters of that would also do the trick.

God is our strength, we read in Psalm 18, and as powerless as I felt during those agonizing months, I discovered courage in His wisdom when it was within arm’s reach, just as I did with Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers and David Baldacci’s thriller Stone Cold.

Throughout my life, in fact, the Bible or some other reading material has been there when I needed it most. When I lost my job and worried about how I was going to scrape together next month’s rent in the middle of a brutal recession, I often relied on the Bible, A Tale Of Two Cities, In Cold Blood, The Audacity Of Hope, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Seabiscuit, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, a pocket road atlas of the Great Lakes region, The Oxford Companion To Ships And The Sea, or Fodor’s Montréal And Québec City 2009.

Anything lying around, to be honest.

Whenever I’ve felt stretched to my breaking point, I’ve found solace in turning to the New Testament, or just turning my head a bit until my gaze fell upon the framed cross-stitch on my wall that reads “Bless This Mess.” Or any calendar.

I distinctly remember one moment during my divorce. I’d just been sitting in my room all day with the shades drawn, crying and wondering if I’d be spending the rest of my life unloved and alone—if I died right there, who would even know? But in those bleakest hours, I was lifted from despair by my Bible and my 2006 Ford Focus owner’s handbook. According to Scripture, “the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9), and according to my car’s manual: “The defroster turns off automatically after 14 minutes or when the ignition is turned to the OFF position. To manually turn off the defroster before 14 minutes have passed, push the control again.”

It’s hard to think of words more comforting than those.

We all wish there was no pain in life. But at least I know the ingredients list on a box of Grape-Nuts, the word of God, or anything at all written on someone’s T-shirt are there for me. I am so, so grateful that I can find peace any time I need it by writing a phone number or drawing a little star on the back of my hand and looking at it, or just by staring at the asphalt on my driveway. Yes, our demons rise up again and again, but we can answer them just as often by turning to the Bible or running a blender for hours on end until the motor burns out or throwing old clothes and hats into a river or doing anything else, without exception.

Try it, whatever it may be, and you might find an inner peace you’ve never felt before


INSECURE??? NARCISSICT???? lots of "I" in this post! Kinda proves that study eh????

HEY needing attention kind post!!!!!

:D :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:
 

Whitewing

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
Well I was apparently brought up a little differently than most you folks were... I was taught that when you where a guest in someone else's home you respected their wishes and followed their rules...

You're a guest here but that never stopped you from breaking the rules.

The allegations of stalking and sexual harassment are very serious matters. If you feel like you are the victim of an internet stalker, contact your local law enforcement agency. If they are not able to help you, they can at least point you in the right direction. These authorities will have my full cooperation. Anyone found to be involved in any of this illegal activity with another member here will be immediately banned. No other warnings.

Conversely, falsely accusing another member of such activities is something that we won't tolerate. We take the allegations of stalking seriously, but we also take false allegations seriously. Any of these incidents need to come with some type of proof. If you do not report it to the authorities, do not report it here, either.

:???: :???: :???: :roll:
 

littlejoe

Well-known member
hopalong said:
littlejoe said:
Folks, I'd like to offer a personal testimony of what's helped me in time of trouble. And this topic seems like a ripe opportunity to do so!

We all go through tough times in life. Maybe you’re struggling at work and filled with self-doubt, or perhaps the loss of a loved one has left you wondering if you’re strong enough to carry on. In those dark hours, it’s easy to fall victim to feelings of helplessness. But, fortunately, there’s hope, and it’s as close as your bookshelf.

I’ve found that when I need strength, I can always turn to the Bible or anything else that’s handy.

Several years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer. During my long battle to get well, I often took comfort in the Good Book or whatever other book was nearby. When chemotherapy left me too exhausted to even get out of bed, I would find myself picking up the Bible, if that’s what happened to be on my nightstand, and reading a favorite verse or two. But if there happened to be a copy of The Hunger Games there instead, a couple of chapters of that would also do the trick.

God is our strength, we read in Psalm 18, and as powerless as I felt during those agonizing months, I discovered courage in His wisdom when it was within arm’s reach, just as I did with Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers and David Baldacci’s thriller Stone Cold.

Throughout my life, in fact, the Bible or some other reading material has been there when I needed it most. When I lost my job and worried about how I was going to scrape together next month’s rent in the middle of a brutal recession, I often relied on the Bible, A Tale Of Two Cities, In Cold Blood, The Audacity Of Hope, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Seabiscuit, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, a pocket road atlas of the Great Lakes region, The Oxford Companion To Ships And The Sea, or Fodor’s Montréal And Québec City 2009.

Anything lying around, to be honest.

Whenever I’ve felt stretched to my breaking point, I’ve found solace in turning to the New Testament, or just turning my head a bit until my gaze fell upon the framed cross-stitch on my wall that reads “Bless This Mess.” Or any calendar.

I distinctly remember one moment during my divorce. I’d just been sitting in my room all day with the shades drawn, crying and wondering if I’d be spending the rest of my life unloved and alone—if I died right there, who would even know? But in those bleakest hours, I was lifted from despair by my Bible and my 2006 Ford Focus owner’s handbook. According to Scripture, “the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9), and according to my car’s manual: “The defroster turns off automatically after 14 minutes or when the ignition is turned to the OFF position. To manually turn off the defroster before 14 minutes have passed, push the control again.”

It’s hard to think of words more comforting than those.

We all wish there was no pain in life. But at least I know the ingredients list on a box of Grape-Nuts, the word of God, or anything at all written on someone’s T-shirt are there for me. I am so, so grateful that I can find peace any time I need it by writing a phone number or drawing a little star on the back of my hand and looking at it, or just by staring at the asphalt on my driveway. Yes, our demons rise up again and again, but we can answer them just as often by turning to the Bible or running a blender for hours on end until the motor burns out or throwing old clothes and hats into a river or doing anything else, without exception.

Try it, whatever it may be, and you might find an inner peace you’ve never felt before


INSECURE??? NARCISSICT???? lots of "I" in this post! Kinda proves that study eh????

HEY needing attention kind post!!!!!

:D :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:

Well, consarnit, ya got me, Loopy!

Gotta roll outa the culvert purty dagnabbed early in the a.m. to get a haid of you! Kudos, etc.
 

TexasBred

Well-known member
iwannabeacowboy said:
TexasBred said:
garn said:
LOL, as a practicing Catholic, I was thinking the same thing. Come Lent next year, all Muslims on US military bases world wide must practice fasting on Ash Wednesday & Good Friday, alms giving, prayer and abstain from eating meat on Friday's.

Peace be with you brother. :wink:

Wonder how many western military in Israel are forced to follow Jewish customs? Their probably not guests huh? :lol:

Religious freedom is very evident in Israel even for muslims.
 

TexasBred

Well-known member
loomixguy said:
Philippines is about 90% Roman Catholic. The remainder consists of OT's brothers with bad knees, a few Methodists, some LDS, Iglesia Ni Christo (fashion police), and those ever present and pesky Wehova's Jitnesses.

My second trip over there was during Christmas & New Years. Before I left the States I grabbed some mail and took it with me. After sorting through some membership cards that had come, I cleaned out the wallet of the old cards and left them on the table for the kids to play with. My FIL had some of his buddies over to look at his fighting cocks and then they sat down to enjoy a couple of ice cold San Miguel's. I sort of knew the codgers from my first visit, but they never paid any attention to me, which was OK. They began to look at the expired cards and that's when it hit the fan. A couple of them realized I knew the Widow's Son and they wouldn't leave me alone. I was treated like a God from then on wherever I went, as the word spread. If the bus was packed, I was given a seat. I didn't have to wait in line at the bank. And nobody tried to charge me "Kano price" if I wanted something at the public market.

This, in a Catholic country. I did enjoy the rest of my stay immensely, but my FIL was happy when I got dropped off at the airport.

:wink:
 

TexasBred

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
Well I was apparently brought up a little differently than most you folks were... I was taught that when you where a guest in someone else's home you respected their wishes and followed their rules...

The host is always responsible for the comfort and well being of his guests and should never impose any hindrance nor hardship on his ability to enjoy his "visit".
 

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