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Still Trading on the Legend of Loreto
You may recall my friend, Dr. James White, mention the superstitious legend of Loreto a few times in the past (blog example, discussing Keating’s use of the legend). In this bizarre legend, angels lift up Mary’s house and transport it to Loreto, Italy. In the version at the link, they stop along the way in…
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Answering Krayon and other Magic Practitioners
Lee Carroll and several others have been promoting something called “Krayon,” via a series of books and other media. There is even a website. What is Krayon? There are two options: it is either a hoax, or it is a spirit being channeled, which is what it purports to be. Krayon (or Carroll, if this…
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Gates of Hell in the Deuterocanon
In a previous post, I explained from the Scriptures why the “gates of hell shall not prevail” in Matthew 16:18 refers to the fact that the church, i.e. all believers, will be raised to eternal life. In hindsight, I probably should have pointed out that this interpretation is also supported in the deuterocanonical book of…
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Bede – the Ark of the Covenant, a Type of Christ
In general, the ceremonial law and its appointments all pointed to Christ and his work. Some of the early church fathers appreciated this more than others. On the other hand, Rome has tried to argue that some aspects pointed toward – you guessed it – Mary. For example, Munificentissimus Deus (Pius XII, 1950, defining the…
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Debate Challenge for "Called to Communion" Team
Dr. James White has offered a debate challenge to the Roman communion group at the “Called to Communion” blog (mp3, you can start around 6 minutes, if you just want to hear the challenge in context). I am laying out an open challenge to any of the people at Called to Confusion: 2013 – let’s…
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Debate Challenge for "Called to Communion" Team
Dr. James White has offered a debate challenge to the Roman communion group at the “Called to Communion” blog (mp3, you can start around 6 minutes, if you just want to hear the challenge in context). I am laying out an open challenge to any of the people at Called to Confusion: 2013 – let’s…
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Reciprocal Links and the Future of this Blog
I really appreciate the many readers of this blog, both friendly and unfriendly, in agreement and out of agreement, foreign and domestic. A lot of you have kindly put me in a blog roll or otherwise posted a link to my blog on your site. I have tried to reciprocate with a link back in…
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Magisterium of Rome vs. Magisterium of One
Taylor Marshall, of the Roman communion, has a post up in which he tells us that the “the proper name of the Holy Ghost is “Gift.” He is the personified donation of the Father and the Son.” Someone in the comment box, using the nick “Kepha,” pointed out that the Catechism of the Catholic Church…
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Why I'm Against the 150 Mile Fence Suggestion
The Scriptures tell us how various family relations crimes should be punished (all verse references are to Leviticus 20): Cursing Mother or Father – Death (9) For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon…
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Why I’m Against the 150 Mile Fence Suggestion
The Scriptures tell us how various family relations crimes should be punished (all verse references are to Leviticus 20): Cursing Mother or Father – Death (9) For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon…