tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29041386.post6595165367075292552..comments2023-07-07T04:26:08.872-05:00Comments on RECONnecting to the TRUTH: Should we still "die for the faith?"Joyful Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16763631591924925063noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29041386.post-74545061749097493842009-07-02T04:48:06.192-05:002009-07-02T04:48:06.192-05:00Thanks, TJ. I thought I deleted your comment inad...Thanks, TJ. I thought I deleted your comment inadvertently, but here on my lap top I find it, while on my PC it's not there....weird? Anyway, my thoughts 'exactly!' Why she thinks 'that' is beyond me, but I pray she'll be enlightened soon, because I think it's very a very dangerous worldview.Joyful Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763631591924925063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29041386.post-49609498276905595432009-06-30T07:51:20.580-05:002009-06-30T07:51:20.580-05:00"Not bowing down to an idol gives the idol as..."Not bowing down to an idol gives the idol as much power as bowing down."<br /><br />The Church wouldn't agree with this as there is a long history based in the Old Testament of people who would not bow to idols and they always won God's approval. I think this young person is comparing Christian martyrdom with Jihadist martyrdom, where the goal is destruction of other's lives along with their own. A christian martyr doesn't necessarily set out to be martyred(though some early Church fathers knew their travel to Rome was the end for them) nor would they want anyone else hurt in the process. The murderous act of the person killing the martyr is not the fault or responsibility of the martyr. Wonder where this thought came from?Russ Rentler, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00659833542780220795noreply@blogger.com