Culture wars of unimaginable proportions?

[edwest2]

The weapons for Catholics are prayer and truth. The Church knows what's going on. Pope Benedict has spoken on the Dictatorship of Relativism and Radical Individualism.

As far as debt goes, it's just a game. President Obama warned earlier this year that we will see further market "Corrections" - downturns - as investors cash in to refill their coffers from the Wall Street manufactured, global draining of cash. Housing prices going up forever? It was fraud. Those responsible for valuing homes just decided to add a few bucks here and there for no good reason except to artificially inflate values. Then cut them up and put the pieces into packages called Credit Default Swaps.

My good acquaintance in Germany told me what was going on. The best solution for Greece may be to just kick it out of the European Union. They spent the money they had and overextended themselves, and knew it. They can go back to their original currency and remain a trading partner with limits. Until they get their act together.

There are Catholics who are not heretics, but they seek no fame or glory for themselves. Those who speak up publicly are immediately denounced of course, but that won't change, at least for the short term.

Pray and put your trust and hope in God.





Peace,
Ed

[3DOCTORS]

One thing that has always bugged me - the Civil Rights Movement took place, and we got rid of stupid things like segregation; there seemed to be hope for "diversity" in its real and good sense. I go to the gym with people of all backgrounds, I watch kids playing together and I think, wow, how far we've come.

I know things aren't always perfect; there are still misunderstandings between people of different races/ethnicities in this culture, but I don't think people with common sense question that racial/ethnic prejudices are wrong and just plain stupid.

And I never had difficulty with gay or lesbian friends; we would agree to disagree if necessary; it was perhaps a bit more tricky with vehement pro-choice friends but still civility could be maintained and I felt like I could speak my beliefs. Or the issue of birth control.

But nowadays, I feel like if I say anything against the liberal point of view on these issues, people are going to lump me in with the redneck racists of old. Or say that I don't care about women - which is pretty darn ironic, considering that I am one.