Neighbor Posted November 4, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 949 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,515 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,022 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted November 4, 2019 11 hours ago, Debp said: On 11/2/2019 at 3:28 PM, joebloggs said: Are most of the Christian's in Mexico Catholic then? Most may be Roman Catholic, but if asked if they are Christian they will say no. They will respond that they are Catholic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted November 4, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 949 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,515 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,022 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted November 4, 2019 On 11/1/2019 at 2:43 PM, ayin jade said: Someone posted about all saints day. Elsewhere in the country all saints day is probably nice. I wouldnt know. In my area, it has a darker meaning ... All Saints Day, Here I thought it is specially for me, celebrating my birth. !!! Different cultures are different from each other. Seems rather wonderfully interesting to me. One of the privileges of having been in the cemetery business at Los Angeles was to be exposed to so many of those very different cultures! And especially how differently they remember their dead. American Samoans were quite expressive, at Memorial Day (USA) as all their interment sites got highly decorated and outlined, covering entire burial site with "decor" Not to be outdone, the Italian Roman Catholics started decorating the entirety of their mausoleum crypts, and that led to the Koreans deciding to decorate any ol' way at anytime. It all played havoc with maintenance, mowing, and even preparation for new burials - our guidance rules not withstanding, people would do what their heart leads them to do, as they remembered their dead. And it always all worked out. It is healing and also simply duty for many, for them to remember and to actually celebrate the life of a dead family member, and I have found it rather endearing, with entire communities celebrating at special festival times too. Most had some sort of Christian affiliation, yet many did not, some thatI got to know were very active in their own local bodies of Christ Jesus. They all had quite different manner of celebrating their faith and honoring the traditions of their own cultures. All th ewhile the more "academic" and stoic white professed protestant Christian that did not go to any church, tended also to not have any deep sense of caring about remembrance of those now gone on. Just seemed to be the way it was. I suggest that Christians are not above any others, and are saved only by the unmerited mercy of God alone. Seeing celebrations that are very foreign, might even become a quite wonderful reminder to be in prayer for the unsaved and to be especially kind to each that seems to not yet know Jesus as Lord God and savior, especially as they live their own culture and remember their own dead. That this may be especially apparent on special days and festivals is an opportunity to show how Jesus affects positively the heart of those called by the Holy Spirit to turn about and repent of sin against God and to praise Jesus for His sacrifice in blood made so that many may be saved to eternal life with God the Father. "Show me the manner in which a nation cares for it's dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness, the tender mercy of its people, their respect for the law of the land and their loyalty to high ideals." - William Gladstone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted November 4, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.84 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted November 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Neighbor said: Most may be Roman Catholic, but if asked if they are Christian they will say no. They will respond that they are Catholic. I have known many Catholics and if asked they definitely would say that they are a Christian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebloggs Posted November 4, 2019 Group: Junior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 105 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 34 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/20/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted November 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Neighbor said: Most may be Roman Catholic, but if asked if they are Christian they will say no. They will respond that they are Catholic. That's interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted November 4, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 949 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,515 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,022 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted November 4, 2019 2 hours ago, missmuffet said: I have known many Catholics... Why me too! How about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted November 5, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.84 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted November 5, 2019 11 hours ago, joebloggs said: That's interesting. Are you Catholic joe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebloggs Posted November 5, 2019 Group: Junior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 105 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 34 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/20/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted November 5, 2019 4 hours ago, missmuffet said: Are you Catholic joe? I only identify as Christian, I dont subscribe to any denomination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted November 5, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.84 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted November 5, 2019 7 hours ago, joebloggs said: I only identify as Christian, I dont subscribe to any denomination. Me neither. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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