No problem. I hope it helps.

Our intuitive minds do pull the romance of of many things can you agree?

It's part of my job, after all

Yes! There is always a silver lining. And as long as it's ME, I think it is silver indeed.

It's amazing how far ahead of its time Star Wars was.

You're welcome. I remember my husband being incredibly frustrated by this at one point.

Good work, son.

well put!

Right?

I see where our arguments arent on the same page... I'm having a very hard time getting it into words. I'll move it into God's will thread.

My pleasure always. Im glad you find it useful. Have a good one and thank you for the kind words.

Best salsa of my life...heirloom tomatoes with local organic jalapenos and freshly-chopped cilantro! And a single candy onion.

lol! your boss sounds like me.

As simply put as I can figure it:

• Catholics pray to Mary and the Saints for intercession with God on our behalves, because we believe certain people have a special relationship with God due to how they lived their lives.
• Certain Protestants, usually of the fundamentalist/evangelical stripe, object to this practice as a form of idolatry, and state that prayers must only be directed to God. These same folks typically object to Catholic use of statuary and relics, on the same grounds.
• The Catholic counter is that prayer is not the same as worship, and the idea of intercession acknowledges the supremacy of God.

I was raised Catholic, and although I acknowledge the logic of the Protestants' argument, we're coming from different places on the authority of the Bible, the traditions of the early Church, and so on. It's an irreconcilable theological point, but from my POV a minor one. Not necessarily so coming from the other direction, which I suppose is why you asked the question.

Hoped this helps

ski

This is true about running. It is truly a liberating feeling.

Thank you, sir. I note you seem to be one of the few in the forum who dares voice a conservative slant on things. Kind of a '2% of the 2%'.

That creeped me out man

Your thread got hijacked by the evangelical athiests, so I'm not going to bother posting publicly. If you're interested in a serious discussion about your question, let me know.

"The point was that what kills democracy is liberal fiscal policy. Then the economy tanks and a dictatorship happens when a strong man takes over."

I totally missed the point. I went back and posted something a little more relevant. Thank you for your patience.