U.S. bishops join Christian forum

[lindashaw]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2027&e=5&u=/chitribts/20041118/ts_chicagotrib/usbishopsjoinchristianforum

Following a presidential campaign focused on faith and decided by evangelical and Catholic voters, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Wednesday launched a program to fortify marriage and chose to join an emerging ecumenical alliance that would galvanize Catholics and evangelical Christians for the first time.

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To strengthen their response, they voted to join Christian Churches Together in the USA, a developing ecumenical forum of mainline Protestant, evangelical, Orthodox and minority Christian denominations.


So far, 22 denominations, including the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, have signed on to participate. With 67 million

[Bill McBlueState]

1. pretty vague article

"Fortify marriage" makes me really suspicious given recent events. But if the mainline Protestants are involved, maybe some good will come out of this? Probably not...

[JVS]

4. I was watching the Bishop conference on TV

They passed a resolution to do some heavy "fortification" of marriage

[Larkspur]

2. Sounds like the birth of the American Taliban

or the Puritans Return!

[napi21]

3. The major binding argument between them is abortion.

I don't believe any gov't should have a say in the decision made between a woman and her doctor.

I'm certainly no finatic, but I am Catholic. I don't believe in abortion, divorce, the death penalty, or going to war...expecially pre-emptively! I think all those who are so insistant that the frds overturn Roe, permit the 10 commandments in fed buildings, and all the other federal interventions in the way people live their lives are being very hypocrytical.

For secular laws to PERMIT some action doesn't mean anyone MUST participate in the activity! It=f they really did believe in what they are preaching, they would:

-Not recognize divorce! Remember the "till death do us part line?"

-Outlaw the death penalty. "Thou shalt not kill!"

-Fight against all wars, except a specific enemy who has attacked US! It's the "thou shalt not kill thing again."

-Permit the 10 commandments in public buildings...ALONG WITH...the Koran, the Jewish Shavuot, and any symbol of ANY other faith supported in our country. Seems to me this could get quite confusing, and gee...maybe not even have enough wall space! I do think this is an all or none situation.

-Outlaw abortion. But that includes in-vitro fertilization, birth control pills, etc. Everything that is NOT purely natural.

If they were really honest, they would admit that each individual is responsible for their OWN actions, not the actions of the State! I can just imagine the response from your MAKER when you say, bbbut I only did that because the State told me I could! Doesnt sound like it would be acceptable...does it?

[n2mark]

5. Just wait until there is a new Pope!

There will be a revolt in the Catholic church, there are rumblings going on....

This just tells me everything is all about faith based money which I said a long time ago. This is not about bringing people together it is about dollars. It is not about morality, it is about dollars and the problems with the priests who played around with children. I am a Catholic, I no longer recognize my church, or whatever you want to call it anymore. I say it all comes down to faith based money. The Catholic Church has been bought and that breaks my heart. I never thought they would do this but they did.