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[teresahrc]

I love this movie. If you don't love it, I think you need help.

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[emily445455]

Lol The Princess Bride....haven't seen that movie in a long time, but it's a good one!!! Well funny at least.

[alfie]

Jun 14, 2009 23:53:26 GMT -5 @teresahrc said:

Very beautiful music. I enjoy listening to that and Catholic chants. I think it's interesting that more and more Catholics are using protestant music. On EWTN the other night I listened to a group play creole music. Just shows you how much protestantism is influencing Catholicism. The Catholic Church knows it can't keep it's young people unless they change their music. Very few young people enjoy music that sounds like you are at a funeral. Personally I like almost any type of music so I enjoy classical but most people aren't like me.

[Cepha]

Jun 14, 2009 23:36:53 GMT -5 @teresahrc said:

I love this movie. If you don't love it, I think you need help.

[Cepha]

Jun 15, 2009 8:37:57 GMT -5 alfie said:

Jun 14, 2009 23:53:26 GMT -5 @teresahrc said:

Very beautiful music. I enjoy listening to that and Catholic chants. I think it's interesting that more and more Catholics are using protestant music. On EWTN the other night I listened to a group play creole music.

Just shows you how much protestantism is influencing Catholicism. The Catholic Church knows it can't keep it's young people unless they change their music. Very few young people enjoy music that sounds like you are at a funeral. Personally I like almost any type of music so I enjoy classical but most people aren't like me.

Actually, it just goes to show you how "universal" The Universal Christian Church is.

We have different rites in Catholicism.

Where a Protestant church will all perform and worship in the same manner, in Catholicism, we have Charismatics, Traditional, Modern manners. There are so many different ways to worship Christ in our Church.

Some like to jump up and down and scream.
Others, like me, are reverent and quiet.

Still, the liturgy remains the same no matter where you go whether it's in Istanbul or Kansas or Tokyo or Moscow.



And The Catholic Church doesn't tailor music or worship services to attract young people. God brings them in to our Church. We don't have to create ways to intice young folks to worship.

All the great music in the world won't save a young person.

The question will always be: Are they getting fed?

If a kid needs to be "entertained" to come to Church, then his/her priorities are wrong.

The true attraction to any church (whether Cath or Prot) should be: Does that church teach the truth?

[alfie]

Jun 17, 2009 10:44:53 GMT -5 Cepha said:

Jun 15, 2009 8:37:57 GMT -5 alfie said:

Very beautiful music. I enjoy listening to that and Catholic chants. I think it's interesting that more and more Catholics are using protestant music. On EWTN the other night I listened to a group play creole music.

Just shows you how much protestantism is influencing Catholicism. The Catholic Church knows it can't keep it's young people unless they change their music. Very few young people enjoy music that sounds like you are at a funeral. Personally I like almost any type of music so I enjoy classical but most people aren't like me.

Actually, it just goes to show you how "universal" The Universal Christian Church is.

We have different rites in Catholicism.

Where a Protestant church will all perform and worship in the same manner, in Catholicism, we have Charismatics, Traditional, Modern manners. There are so many different ways to worship Christ in our Church.

Some like to jump up and down and scream.
Others, like me, are reverent and quiet.

Still, the liturgy remains the same no matter where you go whether it's in Istanbul or Kansas or Tokyo or Moscow.



And The Catholic Church doesn't tailor music or worship services to attract young people. God brings them in to our Church. We don't have to create ways to intice young folks to worship.

All the great music in the world won't save a young person.

The question will always be: Are they getting fed?

If a kid needs to be "entertained" to come to Church, then his/her priorities are wrong.

The true attraction to any church (whether Cath or Prot) should be: Does that church teach the truth?

Did you know that the RCC didn't use hymns in it's church from the 4th century up until the 16th century. The laity didn't sing in church... only the priests. The reason the RCC decided to use hymns was because Martin Luther added hymns to the Lutheran church for the laity to sing?

But the RCC used guitars and other percussion instruments in its services before the protestants did.

[teresahrc]

Do you know what attracted me to the catholic church? Truth of course but also the first time I went into a catholic church I needed a place to pray and that was the only church that didn't have its doors locked. And when I prayed in there I didn't see anyone but really felt such an amazing peace it was like Jesus was there hiding but I couldn't see him.

[teresahrc]

Yeah alfie but which came first,
Music or the protestants? Catholics invented christian music but not hymns. The Jews invented hymns.

[emily445455]

That's interesting, Alfie.

[Cepha]

Jun 17, 2009 15:10:27 GMT -5 alfie said:

Jun 17, 2009 10:44:53 GMT -5 Cepha said:

Actually, it just goes to show you how "universal" The Universal Christian Church is.

We have different rites in Catholicism.

Where a Protestant church will all perform and worship in the same manner, in Catholicism, we have Charismatics, Traditional, Modern manners. There are so many different ways to worship Christ in our Church.

Some like to jump up and down and scream.
Others, like me, are reverent and quiet.

Still, the liturgy remains the same no matter where you go whether it's in Istanbul or Kansas or Tokyo or Moscow.



And The Catholic Church doesn't tailor music or worship services to attract young people. God brings them in to our Church. We don't have to create ways to intice young folks to worship.

All the great music in the world won't save a young person.

The question will always be: Are they getting fed?

If a kid needs to be "entertained" to come to Church, then his/her priorities are wrong.

The true attraction to any church (whether Cath or Prot) should be: Does that church teach the truth?

Did you know that the RCC didn't use hymns in it's church from the 4th century up until the 16th century. The laity didn't sing in church... only the priests. The reason the RCC decided to use hymns was because Martin Luther added hymns to the Lutheran church for the laity to sing?

But the RCC used guitars and other percussion instruments in its services before the protestants did.

I didn't know that.

I know this, Catholics have easily adapted other Christian practices into it because while denominationalism is based on individual practices, Catholic Christianity is based on the common union of any practice that is true.

For example, we have a lot of hymns that are written by great American Protestant writers in The American Church, but in Puerto Rico, we also have hymns from Spain.

Almost every Pentecostal worship song in Spanish Services comes from The Catholic Church.

Protestantism has given us great songs and Gospel groups.

Catholics gave The World The Holy Bible, The Doctrines of The Holy Trinity, of Salvation & Justification.

Everybody that offers something that is true, has something to contribute to The Universal Family of Christianity.

[Cepha]

Jun 17, 2009 15:37:14 GMT -5 @teresahrc said:

Do you know what attracted me to the catholic church? Truth of course but also the first time I went into a catholic church I needed a place to pray and that was the only church that didn't have its doors locked. And when I prayed in there I didn't see anyone but really felt such an amazing peace it was like Jesus was there hiding but I couldn't see him.

I've taken Protestants to Catholic Churches and the first thing they've done is to humble their voices and speak in whispers. Even they notice the Holy Presence of God there.

But in Protestant churches, they speak inside as they speak outside. They've told me that The Holy Spirit isn't there until the people are there.

I believe that The Catholic Church much more resembles what The Bible describes as a Holy dwelling place of God.

What Jesus called His Father's "house".

[teresahrc]

But in Protestant churches, they speak inside as they speak outside. They've told me that The Holy Spirit isn't there until the people are there

Actually, I was going to say that.

When I was in protestant churches, I did feel the presense of God, but ONLY when there was someone else there. Never when I was alone.

[emily445455]

Probably something mental. God is inside us....whereever we are, God is....whereever we are praying or reading the Bible, the HS is with us. It doesn't have to be inside a building.

[alfie]

Jun 18, 2009 10:08:36 GMT -5 @teresahrc said:

But in Protestant churches, they speak inside as they speak outside. They've told me that The Holy Spirit isn't there until the people are there

Actually, I was going to say that.

When I was in protestant churches, I did feel the presense of God, but ONLY when there was someone else there. Never when I was alone.

That makes sense because the Bible says that God doesn't dwell in man made buildings (temples). Instead the Holy Spirit dwells inside each believer (which is a temple).

[teresahrc]

That is true, of course God dwells in believers. But don't you think there is a difference when 2 or more are gathered in the name of Jesus?

And, what do you think the phrase "household of God" means? That's from the new testament.

[emily445455]

Yes, fellowship with God privately and fellowship with God with others is different.

And I'd have to see it in the verse it's in.