On Jan 22, 2007, at 8:13 PM, Ricardo Aráoz wrote: > But of course. What's more. I never understood why do christians > get so > angry when someone kills their children. After all they are innocent, > they'll go straight to heaven. And this wonderful killer who > sacrifices > his immortal soul in order to send all those kids straight to heaven > should be treated right and with respect and thankfulness. Or don't > you > believe in heaven? Maybe you'll tell me he should be punished for > taking > what god has granted. But that's god's business, I think he's > resourceful enough to manage without you. You on the other hand, > should > be thankful with the killer for sending your babies to heaven.
When I got married, it was a Catholic ceremony, since both my wife's family and mine are largely Catholic. A requirement for getting married in a Catholic church is attending a "pre-Cana" workshop, which is supposed to give you the tools for a successful Catholic marriage. On the subject of children, it was stressed repeatedly that once you have a child, your highest purpose in life was to ensure that that child's soul went to heaven. Didn't matter if they became a doctor, a President, or anything else; if their soul was lost, you had failed as a parent. Recalling my catechism from my childhood, I knew that baptized babies who died before the age of 7 were supposed to go straight to heaven, as they didn't have the capacity to distinguish right from wrong until that age, so they couldn't have sinned. It seemed logical at that point that the best solution was to have a kid, get it baptized, and then kill it. You might go to hell, but all those babies would be enjoying eternal happiness, thanks to you. Guess that's what happens when you add logic to matters of faith. ;-) -- Ed Leafe -- http://leafe.com -- http://dabodev.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.