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An Inconvenient Conciliar Truth – Part 16
An Inconvenient Conciliar Truth – Part 16 Some folks seem to find relying on councils a comfort. For these folks, there are some inconvenient facts that they must face. This post is the sixteenth in what has become a multi-part series. Fourth Council of the Lateran (1215) – Jews Officially Persecuted I must immediately qualify…
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Response to Kelly Wilson regarding the Mother of Christ
Kelly Wilson at Kakistocrat has provided a post entitled, “Mary, Ever-Virgin (I).” (link to post) Mr. Wilson provides some rebuttal with respect to typical arguments against the theory of Mary’s perpetual virginity (arguments presented by his opponent, Mr. Schroeder), which I will address in turn. (1) Opponent’s argument “Matthew 1:18’s “before they [Joseph and Mary]…
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Reductio Argument for Psalmody
Jason Robertson at Fide-O has provided what he belives is the “greatest argument for psalmody only.” (link) As much as I am happy for arguments for the Regulative Principle of Worship, I think what makes these videos so glaringly bad is their violation of the third rather than that second commandment: their irreverent and even…
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An Inconvenient Conciliar Truth – Part 15
An Inconvenient Conciliar Truth – Part 15 Some folks seem to find relying on councils a comfort. For these folks, there are some inconvenient facts that they must face. This post is the fifteenth in what has become a multi-part series. Fourth Council of Constantinople (879-80) – Overturned “Eighth Ecumenical Council” You will notice that…
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An Inconvenient Conciliar Truth – Part 14
An Inconvenient Conciliar Truth – Part 14 Some folks seem to find relying on councils a comfort. For these folks, there are some inconvenient facts that they must face. This post is the fourteenth in what has become a multi-part series. Fourth Council of Constantinople (869-70) – Ecumenical Status a Later Fabrication Those who claim…
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Cory Tucholski vs. Matthew Bellisario – Round 2
Cory has responded to Bellisario regarding Mary in a new post (link). I really applaud the way in which Cory has handled the situation. To God be the Glory!
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Russia – Georgia – Plus Two?
Wade Burleson at Grace and Truth to You has an interesting post in which he speculates that the Russia/Georgia conflict was actually Russia using the border skirmishes as a pretext to support Iran militarily by disrupting Israeli plans to use Georgian airbases as launching points for a bombing run. (link) I don’t buy it, but…
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An Inconvenient Conciliar Truth – Part 13
An Inconvenient Conciliar Truth – Part 13 Some folks seem to find relying on councils a comfort. For these folks, there are some inconvenient facts that they must face. This post is the thirteenth in what has become a multi-part series. Council of Jamnia (90) – 1st Century Council Rejects Apocrypha The council of Jamnia…
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Some Bad Egg Puns with a (somewhat blunt?) Point
At the risk of egging him on, I must confess my amusement at this recent egg-related “re-heat” posted over at Steve Camp’s blog (link). It’s a bit inflammatory, but I hope that any adherents of Catholicism who find their way over there take the list with a grain of salt, or at least try to…