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Post by adamcsc on Dec 28, 2020 22:00:49 GMT
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Post by joshuaislord on Dec 31, 2020 19:58:47 GMT
Far too risky. It may turn into "the other place" very quickly. aw shucks. |
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Post by u on Jan 1, 2021 2:30:24 GMT
sure have it, people do not have to partake of the world news section if they are against it. people need an outlet and as said above, it will prevent it from creeping in to other sections
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Post by alng on Aug 31, 2021 4:25:15 GMT
I vote yes. World News can be important and even sometimes relevant to Catholicism. Take for example, the question of kidnapping your children. Is it ever justified according to Catholic teaching? There is the case of journalist Tara Brown and the attempted kidnapping by the mother of two children who were held by their father in Lebanon. The news reports that Tara Brown and the mother were arrested in Lebanon and charged with child abduction. A news report like this involves several issues which might be of interest to Catholics. Further, if someone is not interested in world news, he can just omit that section and focus in on other topics. www.linkedin.com/pulse/tara-brown-lebanese-kidnapping-saga-catherine-taplin-www.freedommag.org/blog/abducting-the-truth-for-ratings-aedd21 |
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Post by pianistclare on Aug 31, 2021 16:24:00 GMT
This POLL is from 2017
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Post by katy777 on Sept 3, 2021 14:07:50 GMT
There are 2things I was taught not to discuss.
Religion and politics. Lolol.
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Post by oralabora on Nov 30, 2021 15:52:25 GMT
There are 2things I was taught not to discuss. Religion and politics. Lolol. Hah! Well we're already doing 50% of those two... But I say that's enough! |
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Post by homeschooldad on Dec 1, 2021 8:00:23 GMT
There are 2things I was taught not to discuss. Religion and politics. Lolol. Hah! Well we're already doing 50% of those two... But I say that's enough!
If I could not discuss religion or politics, I would have to take a vow of silence.
Both have been pretty much the reason I get up in the morning since my early teens, and I do not exaggerate by much.
The moment I realized that the world could be improved, and people could be made better, by both spiritual and practical application of the Catholic Faith, was the moment that set the tone for my entire life.
I am, ideally, a Catholic monarchist who would like to see the world ruled (not led, ruled, two different things) by Catholic philosopher-kings (and queens), and I work with democratic systems only because, at the moment, that's what we've got, and it is our civic duty.
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Post by pianistclare on Dec 1, 2021 13:46:54 GMT
Never going to happen. The various Monarchies of the last century have destroyed any image of worthiness in our culture. People are fascinated by them, but surely no Americans desire this. I'm astounded that this thread is still alive, though.
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Post by homeschooldad on Dec 1, 2021 14:13:07 GMT
Never going to happen. The various Monarchies of the last century have destroyed any image of worthiness in our culture. People are fascinated by them, but surely no Americans desire this. I'm astounded that this thread is still alive, though. Quite obviously no Americans (aside from a few outliers such as me) desire monarchy. It's part of our national DNA categorically to reject a monarch. Our neighbo(u)rs immediately to the north, though, who shop at Walmart just like we do, eat the same fast food we do, watch the same movies we do, are raised to accept monarchy.
I refer to Catholic monarchs of whom there are only a few left in the world, and sadly, they are inconsequential on the world stage. Charles Coulombe, who is my "brother from another mother" regarding the issue of monarchism, has written a fascinating short novel on how this monarchy might be established in an utterly destroyed American social order:
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Post by oralabora on Dec 1, 2021 19:38:36 GMT
Our neighbo(u)rs immediately to the north, though, who shop at Walmart just like we do, eat the same fast food we do, watch the same movies we do, are raised to accept monarchy. Yes but it's a Constitutional Monarchy. The reigning monarch does have a reserve power, but it has never been used, AFAIK since Canada was colonized and I don't think it's ever been used in the UK since the monarchy changed from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional one. It would only be used in a serious constitutional crisis. And if it was used, it would end up causing a HUGE crisis. So there's a delicate balance between what either parliament, or the monarch can or cannot do and this prevents excesses on either side. As a result it's a very stable form of government. Legislative power, on the other hand, is vested in Parliament, which is democratically elected, if you can accept a "first past the post" system as being democratic (i.e. you can end up with the majority of seats but not a majority of the electorate; our current government is, however, a minority and depends on the largesse of at least one of the other parties to govern. I presently have no desire to change our system for a republican one! |
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Post by pianistclare on Dec 1, 2021 19:43:27 GMT
Good so see you, Ora!!!!
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Post by homeschooldad on Dec 1, 2021 20:40:03 GMT
Our neighbo(u)rs immediately to the north, though, who shop at Walmart just like we do, eat the same fast food we do, watch the same movies we do, are raised to accept monarchy. Yes but it's a Constitutional Monarchy. The reigning monarch does have a reserve power, but it has never been used, AFAIK since Canada was colonized and I don't think it's ever been used in the UK since the monarchy changed from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional one. It would only be used in a serious constitutional crisis. And if it was used, it would end up causing a HUGE crisis. So there's a delicate balance between what either parliament, or the monarch can or cannot do and this prevents excesses on either side. As a result it's a very stable form of government. Legislative power, on the other hand, is vested in Parliament, which is democratically elected, if you can accept a "first past the post" system as being democratic (i.e. you can end up with the majority of seats but not a majority of the electorate; our current government is, however, a minority and depends on the largesse of at least one of the other parties to govern. I presently have no desire to change our system for a republican one! I could live with a constitutional monarchy, in fact, the US presidency is, in some ways, an "elected monarchy" with a fixed date for change in "monarchs".
I am a huge admirer of the US Constitution, in fact, much (if not most) of it could be "forklifted" into a monarchical framework, with the obvious exception of the executive branch, and even then, there could be protocols in place --- the Cabinet could remain in place as advisers, and so on. In Charles Coulombe's novel, he allows for the Bill of Rights to remain intact. Aside from the amendments for Reconstruction --- those had to be made, to correct a fundamental error in our country's founding principles --- and women's suffrage, I would not have amended the Constitution at all, other than retaining the Bill of Rights. When all is said and done, the checks and balances system works. (Well worth noting, the Constitution did not foresee political parties. Choosing a Speaker is utterly disconnected from a two-party binary that didn't exist yet.)
See here? This is why we need to be able to discuss politics.
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Post by oralabora on Dec 4, 2021 1:44:18 GMT
I don't think there's anything wrong with "World News" per se. The problem is when the discussion descends into partisan politics, especially US partisan politics which is so highly polarized. It probably takes too much moderation to avoid this happening unfortunately.
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Post by joeg on Dec 4, 2021 23:16:49 GMT
"Catholic Perspectives on World News"
An opportunity to share a Catholic perspective on the news.
It is far too risky to not engage the world with our faith and morals! Is our "opponent, the Devil" going to stop engaging the world? cf 1 pet 5.8
It is an opportunity for members to learn Christian perspectives that can be shared in the family, workplace and beyond.
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