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  1. Michael Luke speaks the truth, God help the rest of you. Have a nice day. And remember, everyone has a mother, even GOD.

    • Wrong, Mark; that would be your Catholic tradition speaking, not the word of God, which says:

      “Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God” (Hebrews 7:3).

  2. When I first saw your post listed after a Bing search for ‘six-pointed star christian’ I thought it was another original post similar to my own until I started reading your obviously anti-Semitic post. You gleefully recollect how you felt after finding my article on the internet because you believe it proves the Jews are Pagan. While I am flattered with your use of my post, I angrily oppose your conclusions about Jews and Judaism. You’re nothing but a hater and may God have mercy on your soul.

    My Blog at Blogspot.com called The Judeo/Christian Tradition
    http://thejudeochristiantradition.blogspot.de/

    • The article and my conclusions about the true nature of the so-called star of David are based on the Bible, which clearly states that many apostate Jews, including King Solomon, worshipped a goddess called Ashtoreth–also called Remphan and Chiun–with a star. If you believe the article to be anti-Semitic, then you are implying that the Bible itself is anti-Semitic. Your own Messiah, the Lord Jesus, by the way, called those Jews who “say they are Jews, but are not,” the Synagogue of Satan (Revelation 2:9, 3:9). Was Jesus also a Jew hating anti-Semite?

    • Mr. Corning….As a woman who was a catholic all of her youth and into her 20’s, I believe I can testify to the illegitimacy of the Roman Catholic church beliefs and doctrines. First of all, Catholics DO worship Mary, often more than they worship Jesus. If a Catholic tells you they don’t worship Mary they are being untruthful. The whole catholic religion is in one way or another based on the belief that Mary is “co-redemptress” with Jesus, and although Jesus is important, somehow he takes a back seat to Mary. Don’t tell me that’s not true, as I lived it for all those years.

      I was never fully comfortable with the church, and always felt something was not “quite right”. I never questioned it until much later, as I knew my family would not take questioning lightly. Some of them still don’t. My eyes were opened while in my early 20’s. Just as scientologist will defend their “religion” until the death, Roman Catholics will often do the same. Scientology was made up by L.Ron Hubbard, who admitted he made it up to become a millionaire. His closest friend was Alistear Crowley, who many thought to be the most evil man who ever lived. Yet the followers will do unthinkable things to defend this man-made, false religion.

      It’s only love for people, no matter what they believe or what religion they belong to, that causes us to want them to know the truth. Telling someone what they believe is false is not a sign of hate, but or love. For those on the fence, questioning what they thought all their lives was true, there is a simple solution. In prayer, ask God if what I and others are a saying is true. Ask Him to show you in a way that only He can, what is true and what is not. Don’t take my or anyone else’s word for it. If you are truly convinced that your religious beliefs are true, you would not for one minute hesitate to do this.

      One false doctrine I recall most is this: As youth, we were given a brown scapula which is to be worn continuously around the neck. It resembles a lanyard. On it is stated that if one is to die wearing that scapula around their neck, they would be guaranteed a place in heaven. Of course, selling those scapulas brings in tons of profits. The bible states that the ONLY way to heaven is to have a relationship with Jesus Christ (born-again). The scapula, among other things, simply feeds into a false sense of security many Catholics have concerning eternal salvation.

  3. Hi, just wanted to clarify something I read in the beginning of this: the seashell is used to represent St. John the Baptist and the sacrament of baptism because tradition holds that John baptized Jesus in the Jordan with (drumroll please) a seashell. In fact nothing is used to symbolize the “idol, Mary”.

    How can this be? There are all kinds of symbols for Mary. This is because Mary is not an idol. Mary was a peasent girl to whom an angel appeared with a message from God: that she would bear the Messiah. Mary is not, and has never by the Catholic Church been proclaimed a goddess. She is called holy because of her role in the life of Christ. She is called divine because of her favor with the Father and the help that has been received by asking her to pray for us. Mary is not worshipped within the Catholic Church. She is honored because of her worthiness to bear the Son of God. She is prayed to, simply as a request that she will pray for us. She is seated in Heaven below the throne of God praying incessantly for her children.

    Now, before you take the fact I called humanity Mary’s children and run, look back to Holy Scripture. Christ, before he died, looked to his friend and his mother, standing at the foot of the Cross. He said to them “Woman, behold your child” to Thomas he said “Behold your mother”. Read the Bible that you claim Catholicism goes against.

    In fact, while you are digging up and twisting facts, look back the Reformation. The beginning of all Protestantism and this endless hypocrisy that has come out of it (I.e. Televangelists, “you MUST give ten percent”, megachurches, Jimmy Swaggart and his promiscuity) began here (however I truly believe it began at the fall of lucifer). The Bible was “edited” to fit Martin Luther’s beliefs, SEVEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE WERE REMOVED.

    I guess I can’t blame you for twisting facts and leaving parts out in order to brainwash people,I mean the very beginning of your particular belief system was born out of this. So, the next time you go to read you New King James version Bible (assuming that you do, you seem to be devout ) consider what its missing. And maybe you’ll then find what you are missing as well, because if you feel the need to spread this much hate, the Love of GOD is not in you.

    Christ sat with sinners and the poor. He died for even thr most unworthy of humans. (However He also said “And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven”-The Gospel According to Saint Matthew, Chapter 16, Verses 18-19, Douay Rheims Version [a Catholic Bible, including all of the books that Jesus intended; aka untailored] and you ignore that, so I mean if you won’t follow His actions, why would you follow His Words? I mean, I’m pretty sure Protestants the Gospel of Saint Matthew out, but who knows, I left Pentecostalism four years ago as of April 11, things may have changed.)

    All differences aside, we are still HIS and I pray that God will bless you with your heart’s deepest desires.

    As Jesum, per Mariam,

    Michael Luke

    • Thank you Michael Luke, for your comment.

      Whew! You said so many incredibly revealing things, that I simply must address your points in as thoughtful a manner as possible. Therefore, Michael, I urge you to keep an eye on the blog, because I plan to do a post (and, God willing, a podcast also) specifically dedicated to the points you raise in this comment. I have a couple of articles I’m working on now, so I won’t be able to get to this as soon as I would like. But, God willing, I will have it completely by next week, and possibly even the podcast also. Thanks again, and please keep an eye open for the article.

    • NO one should be praying to Mary for anything. Your praying to the dead!
      That’s why God gave us a Savior to pray too.
      That Roman Catholic Church (Vatican) is Satan’s playground.

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