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Jesus was going to be arrested anyway, even without the betrayal. He proclaimed a political Kingdom and was associated with zealots i.e. the Hebrews who wanted a violent revolt. (Getting my information from <em>The Politics of Jesus</em> by John Howard Yoder as well as <em>Christian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel: Abridged Edition</em> by Alexandre Christoyannopoulos. If Judas was doing anything, it would be fulfilling prophecy like how the the disciples were to get swords (two only) so Jesus can be counted amongst criminals.
"For almost thirty years, M. James Penton’s Apocalypse Delayed has been the definitive scholarly study of this religious movement. As a former member of the sect, Penton offers a comprehensive overview of the Jehovah's Witnesses."
https://www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Delayed-Story-Jehovahs-Witnesses/dp/1442616059
Vatikaani ja koko katolinen kirkko on ollut noin olemassaolonsa ajan piilopaikka miehille, joiden seksuaaliset tarpeet ovat olleet yhteiskuntakelvottomia. Heterokardinaalit ovat aina olleet vähemmistö, jne. Tästä tarve häivyttää epäilystä osoittelemalla sormella muita.
TJEU: In the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy
I do apologize for coming across snarky. I give no excuse for that. I will read your response in more detail tomorrow. I do suggest you check out this book by Taylor Marshall. It explains a lot about what has happened & is happening to The Church. https://www.amazon.com/Infiltration-Plot-Destroy-Church-Within/dp/1622828461/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2TFMG0TOPUVAI&keywords=infiltration+taylor+marshall&qid=1565754268&s=gateway&sprefix=Infiltration+t%2Caps%2C367&sr=8-1 I’m an adult convert so I’ve had to do a lot of studying myself. Maybe we can assist each other. Again, I apologize. Patriots don’t attack Patriots. WWG1WGA! Good night.
You can also look at the BCP online to get a feel for the service if you’re nervous about heading to a new church (I get nervous and like to scope out the BCP and also their website).
If you want to read more about the Episcopal Church, I would recommend Walk in Love
Those are all legitimate points. It was much better when Frederic Martel (In the Closet of the Vatican) hung out with the Vatican cardinals and the Roman sex workers. He was very compassionate to all of the people involved (and their closets). And since he was a gay atheist he could see many of the subtleties that a straight True Believer would miss (such as a particularly loving long-term relationship between two Curia cardinals, the existence of which was common knowledge to everyone in the Vatican).
But yeah, to the Pillar folks we're all deviants who need to be kept away from children.
I recommand the below book. It is written by Father Amroth - Chief Exorcist of Vatican. He goes in details about it.
An Exorcist Tells His Story:
I like your response. It’s very funny. Bongs aren’t popular here. The popular stuff here are more like Cannabis Infused Edibles like gummies. Not really my kind of thing but thanks for the suggestion.
Well, if you have time between your bonging (if that’s a word) or during your bong may I suggest you listen to the podcast (also on YouTube) “Bible In A Year” with Father Mike. It’s great and not boring.
Or maybe if you want to read more about the supernatural, there’s a book written by the Chief Exorcist of the Vatican called “An Exorcist Tells His Story”
An Exorcist Tells His Story https://www.amazon.com/dp/0898707102/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_VE47YZPJHKMH7SQT1PM0
Anyways, my prayers to you and I hope you’ll be open to checking this stuff out.
This was a very helpful book for me when I went through my adult confirmation class. It’s easy to read and explains a LOT about the Episcopal church. 💖
https://www.amazon.com/Walk-Love-Episcopal-Beliefs-Practices/dp/0880284552
Not from a Catholic point of view, but from each their own points of view, expertly edited: https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Denominations-United-States-14th/dp/1501822519
If you're Catholic yourself, then you'll have your own Catholic point of view all you like.
Yes, they have a long history of opposing Catholicism. Masons were prominent in the French Revolution and the Irish rising of 1798. They helped lead the South American revolts against Spain as well as the unification of Italy. Discarding even the pretense of Deism, Grand Orient Lodges ceased to revere the Bible or any Volume of Sacred Law. They dominated the bitterly anti-clerical French Third Republic (1870-1940) that confiscated all Church property in France. They persecuted and slaughtered Catholics after the Mexican Revolution and during the Spanish Civil War. Even in today's European Union, Masons favor radical secularization. If you can, you should put this book on your reading list.
In Taylor Marshall's book he traces the history of the infiltration of the church by globo homo pedophiles. If you look into the history of Cardinal Bernardin and Cardinal Mccarick you can find their parts in that power structure working to dismantle the church and corrupt its sanctity by satanic ritual abuse and corruption of its sexual ethics and also by supporting Democrat pro abortion and LGBT politicians.
It is known that cardinal mccarick, a notorious sexual abuser who is now defrocked, worked against bishops to help politicians like Joe Biden to still be admitted to communion despite their living in obstinate grave error. This is documented. Do your research.
If you want a complete, thorough, and most scholarly referenced history of the JW's which spells all of this out, please see James Penton's book, "Apocolypse Delayed." It is the absolute best book on the history of the JW's that was ever written.
The most scholarly, well researched, and references sited book about JW's was written by James Penton:
Apocalypse Delayed: The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses
A good crash course in basic beliefs is Walk In Love by Shobe & Gunn. I haven’t finished it yet and I’m also new (3 months) to being Episcopalian. But I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve read so far.
I'm a convert (complicated religious background with some trauma).
Our priest used this book for this year's Episcopal 101 class and it is very clear and easy to understand: https://www.amazon.com/Walk-Love-Episcopal-Beliefs-Practices/dp/0880284552
I hope you are able to connect with a church in your area. If you aren't able to attend in person, the priest generally will be able to visit you in home to administer the Eucharist. I'm not sure what could be arranged to baptize you, but I'm sure first the priest will want to meet, answer your questions.
These are both imperfect, but these books are really helpful for a newcomer on liturgy, polity, history, and theology.
Walk in Love: Episcopal Beliefs & Practices https://www.amazon.com/dp/0880284552/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_2GTZF0X1V1R4S1MCJHY0
The Ultimate Quest: A Geek’s Guide to (The Episcopal) Church https://www.amazon.com/dp/0819233250/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_4N7N0G8CHGVD6FT55QXR
Watch this (free on Youtube), it gives a brief history and is very good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE3zp9FiyiQ&t=1178s
Than read this book from James Penton which is the most thorough and academic history written of JW's - EVER.
Frédéric Martel did years of research on the vatican, and concluded that almost everyone there actually is gay. It is not the problem you are gay as well, the problem is demanding reform instead of joining your fellows having gay pleasures in silence.
https://www.amazon.com/Closet-Vatican-Power-Homosexuality-Hypocrisy/dp/1472966147
I beg you to go buy and read Carl Sagan's The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God.
Awe, worship, and community are powerful human impulses. Religion has enjoyed the position of coopting those impulses for millennia. Especially in our times the methods and many of the conclusions of religious thinking and religion are toxic and dangerous; and they put individuals and societies at risk of clouded decision making at best, and violent destabilizing delusions at worst.
At some time in your past you cultivated, perhaps through no choice of your own, an appreciation for an unfit system for evaluating the world and your place in it. You now can cultivate a better fit, more timely system for evaluating the world and your place in it and Carl Sagan has done a lot of the groundwork. As a bonus you can discover how those powerful and important impulses of awe, worship, and community can be directed at genuine articles that, IMO, are more worthy of worship than any god.
The most accurate, scholarly, well-researched (with works/ref cited) history of Bible Student / JW history was written by James Penton, and it is titled:
Apocalypse Delayed: The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses.
The most academic and scholarly written book on the history of JW's was written by James Penton, and entitled "Apocalypse Delayed: The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses". He cites all of his sources as well.
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My comment is in regards to a child reading Harry Potter, not an adult.
Demons aren’t superstition. The Bible addresses Jesus fighting Satan in the Desert. The Book of Tobit talks about Sarah being plagued by a demon. The Book of Luke 22:3 talks about Satan entering Judas. Jesus spent his ministry healing, preaching and exorcising demons.
Here are some books: 1) Written by the Chief Exorcist of the Vatican addressing demons, the occult
An Exorcist Tells His Story https://www.amazon.com/dp/0898707102/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_DS9XEXBRN29PE9S53GYN
2) Article by a Doctor:
I recommend the below book written by Fr. Amroth who was the Chief Exorcist for the Vatican.
https://www.amazon.com/Exorcist-Tells-His-Story/dp/0898707102/ref=nodl_
It explains Catholic Theology in relation to Deliverance and exorcism as well as examine real cases.
The quintessential Catholic book on exorcism is probably An Exorcist Tells his Story, by Fr. Gabriele Amorth. It will tell you everything you ever wanted to know.
temos de nos preocupar com tudo.
inimigos internos primeiro mas não esquecer os externos.
qto aos inimigos internos já se sabe o que a casa gasta qto ao Vaticano - Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within: Taylor Marshall: 9781622828463: Amazon.com: Books
An Exorcist tells his story by Gabriele Amorth is an excellent insight into the realm of angels and demons.
It was quite horrifying to learn that the only things in horror movies that really frightened me were real, demons however are utterly broken at the foot of the cross by Jesus. Possessions used to be far more common before Jesus was sacrificed but Satan's power was broken at that point so even the weakest Christian can now defeat the most powerful demon in hell.
This doesn't work if the Christian is not in a state of grace though, giving oneself over to the demons by commiting sin gives them greater power and control over you. You still get demonic possession today but its far less common, its much more common to experience suppression and oppression from the demons.
Fr Ripperger is a great source of info, God bless.
That would depend entirely on which Christian denomination you’re asking about. Although they’re all based on the teachings of Christ, they vary greatly.
This is a book that’s recommended for newcomers to my church:
https://www.amazon.com/Walk-Love-Episcopal-Beliefs-Practices/dp/0880284552/
I read about it from Fr Gabriele Amorth, the exorcist from the Vatican. Hes written a few books I think this was from An Exorcist Tells His Story but could be from a different one.
I think the term is a familiar or something like that, they used to use them to keep watch for them too.