@residentreformr@bajaturbo We understand that god is god of the living not god of the dead.
Why not ask someone in heaven to pray for you?
Happy to cite scripture but you will just tell me I’m interpreting it wrong. Because you are your own authority and can just twist things.
1. The abuse scandals. The Church did a poor job initially addressing them. In part because of corruption, in part because many great clergymen and leaders (including JPII) just simply could not believe they were true. The Church has – thankfully – reversed course and has made strides to properly address and care for many of the victims, but there is still work to be done.
2. The Church’s teaching on sexual morality. The stances on marriage, divorce, premarital sex, contraception, homosexuality, etc., all run contrary to the dominant sexual ethic of the day.
3. The Church’s stance on women’s ordination. Many people see the male-only priesthood as institutional sexism. The Church's actual theological reasoning, which is rooted in the nature of the priesthood and Christ's own choices – is rarely engaged with seriously by critics.
4. The Church’s wealth and institutional power. Catholic art, architecture, and finances strike many as incompatible with the Gospel's call to poverty. This criticism often ignores the Church's role as the world's largest charitable organization, but I understand where people are coming from to a degree, so I think we should better address these criticisms. For instance much of the Church’s valuable art is priceless, and would lose its inherent value if not directly tied to the Church. Nonetheless the Church in many cases spent a great deal of money commissioning said art.
5. The Church’s opposition to abortion. Our culture treats abortion as a fundamental right. The Church's uncompromising defense of life from conception is seen as an attack on women. There is no middle ground, and that makes the Church a target.
6. Perceived arrogance. The claim that the Catholic Church is the “one true Church” founded by Christ strikes many as arrogant and exclusionary. In our relativistic era, absolute truth claims are inherently offensive, even if they are truthful.
7. Internal scandal and contradiction. Corrupt clergy, lukewarm Catholics, and public figures who claim the faith while living in open contradiction to it give ammunition to every critic. The Church's enemies are often found inside her own walls.
8. Last but not least – spiritual opposition. This one is rarely spoken about publicly, but it is real. The Church is the Body of Christ in the world and the Enemy hates her for it. Some hatred of the Church is not sociological or psychological, but rather diabolical. The most ferocious opposition often targets precisely what is most true and holy.
@jakedell73 Is abortion okay? Your church believes in it so I just want to make sure. If you don’t think it’s okay will you start your own denomination? Thanks
I've shilled Samsara here repeatedly as one of the most interesting tech sales opportunities for the year, particularly as they have a big hiring surge and a lot of opportunities in SMB as well.
Hard ROI business cases, GenAI play, largely untapped TAM.
The on-paper career path for Tech Sales
Enter via the 0 experience required role
-SDR, 12-18mo, $80k/yr
Then climb up the ladder*
-SMB AE, 12-24mo, $100-140k/yr
-MM AE, 12-36mo, $150-220k/yr
ENT AE, $200k/yr+
*you can 1.25-2.5x+ income if you have a good yr
Falcons fandom is like going to the same coffee shop every morning, asking for two creams and no sugars, having every employee in there jump over the counter and beat the hell out of you, and then coming back the next morning.
I don't know what any of us expect
This is a dystopian nightmare.
You don’t get to use freedom as a “carrot”.
You don’t get to incentivize me with freedom.
I’m not free because the government says I am free.
I am free.
heard that ship is still stuck in the suez canal... stopping one of the biggest trade routes... i remember when you put everything on pause for US... it was the biggest thing you could’ve done... hopefully one day we can get unstuck
two very distinct groups in our young age bracket
those who are building
- businesses
- fitness & health
- art, music etc
- connected social life
those consooming
- bad foods
- vid games
- porn
- trash music/content
BE BUILDING.
NO MORE WASTED POTENTIAL.