Let us not forget what the question was that was answered by this parable (as highlighted by the post) – who is my neighbour? The Jews (and Jesus) had doctrinal differences with the Samaritans which I think can be gathered from Jesus conversation with the Samaritan woman in John 4:

Joh 4:20-22 Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
Jesus said to her, Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you shall neither worship the Father in this mountain nor yet at Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know, we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews.

In spite of doctrinal differences (maybe even considered heretical by the Jews?) Jesus chose to use a Samaritan as the example of a loving neighbour. Now that is scandalous!

So to the point that Chris L made, who is my neighbour? The Catholic to Pastorboy, the Slice Lady to Pontificate Frueh, RA to Ken, Pastorboy to Iggy, Rick Warren to Chris R…

You must be under the water for 3 minutes (symbolic)

LOL!

I was baptized… at least 3(?) times… the last time was by a Pentecostal preacher who was known for long winded “Holy Ghost” prayers… I have no idea how long I was under…

When the ambulance came and revived me I felt I was truly “saved”…

OK that last part was made up… but I really do not remember how long I was under water… I do remember the preacher stating just before I gave a short testimony, “Don’t grab the mic or we will both die.”

iggy

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The topics include:

* The water must be chlorine free
* Set to between 70 and 74 degrees
* No pictures
* No applause
* You must dry naturally – no towels
* You must be under the water for 3 minutes (symbolic)
* If genuine salvation does not occur, rinse and repeat

then again, if KS is correct, we’ll all be there eventually anyway.

(Father Frueh)

I suggest the following:

1. Say 10 Hail Marys immediately
2. Find the nearest priest and put $1000.00 down payment on your indulgences to shave off 100 years in purgatory.
3. Pledge allegiance to whatever the pope says and say 10 more Hail Marys
4. Place a statue of Mary somewhere near your front lawn and begin worshipping it immediately
5. Bury St. Joseph statue in your backyard and say 10 more Hail Marys
6. Cut the heads off of 1 bat and 2 chickens (I don’t recall what to do with the blood, but I’ll look it up in the Catechism and get back to you).
7. Say 10 more Hail Marys
8. Burn any bibles in your home immediately
9. Say 10 more Hail Marys (add 1 Hail Holy Queen)
10. Show up with candles next Saturday Night at the Easter Vigil [they’ll almost have to let you sign up, right ]

You know, that makes more and more sense to me everyday.

Catholicism here I come!

The more Pastor Boy talks, the more Catholicism sounds better than Protestantism.

“You guys who talk all about being generous readers are sure being judgmental on this one…”

And you, who can pick a doctrinal fly on the Moon, look the other way when it comes to an attack partner. Can you say duplicitous?

I think I would rather attend Brett’s church than Chris R’s. I, like Joe, look forawrd to your open castigation of Chris R. and his aberrant teachings. (or not)