I Hate Politics

[Spiritual_Arsonist]

[quote name='Aloysius' date='Jun 6 2004, 04:06 PM'] who hates politics?

i do i do

monarchy is the natural state of government, we've just screwed it all up.

who hates politics?

i do i do

simplicity makes me happy


i wish everyone would just shut up.


the end. [/quote]
If only my family had the same views. Sometimes ultra-conservatism and libertines tick me off.

[Didacus]

Long live democracy...
*sarcasm*


I'm a papist myself.

Back to you Bob.

[jeffpugh]

Old Skewl. I like this thread. I don't like politics either.

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Conduct Politics as Catholics, 'Render Unto Caesar'

It is interesting or perhaps disappointing that there are over69 million Catholics in the United States, one fourth of the population. Morethan 150 congressmen say they are Catholic. In the Senate, the Catholics areone out of four. They are the majority on the Supreme Court.

But, what difference do they make?

It's all about money and pleasure.

Edited November 26, 2009 by apparently

[Didacus]

[quote name='apparently' date='26 November 2009 - 09:36 AM' timestamp='1259246185' post='2009678']
Conduct Politics as Catholics, 'Render Unto Caesar'

It is interesting or perhaps disappointing that there are over69 million Catholics in the United States, one fourth of the population. Morethan 150 congressmen say they are Catholic. In the Senate, the Catholics areone out of four. They are the majority on the Supreme Court.

But, what difference do they make?

It's all about money and pleasure.
[/quote]

Few are the faithful, even in the Church Herself. And that is a sad reality of our times.

[Nihil Obstat]

We should start setting up real Catholic conspiracies to give all the Dan Brown folks a heart attack.

[CatherineM]

I can't stand politicians, my brother Jimmy excepted.

[Sternhauser]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' date='26 November 2009 - 11:21 AM' timestamp='1259248875' post='2009690']
We should start setting up real Catholic conspiracies to give all the Dan Brown folks a heart attack.
[/quote]

Maybe we should start the rumor that during Passover, Coca-Cola stops using that high-fructose corn syrup slime, and uses real sugar for a short run of "Kosher Coke." All for the Jews! Oh, wait, that rumor is factual. And has nothing to do with Catholics. Ah well, we should say that somehow, the [i]Jesuits[/i] are getting a kickback from South American and Caribbean sugar-production labor unions. And that they, like, assasinate people, and stuff.

~Sternhauser

Edited November 26, 2009 by Sternhauser

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Sternhauser' date='26 November 2009 - 11:46 AM' timestamp='1259257595' post='2009747']
Maybe we should start the rumor that during Passover, Coca-Cola stops using high-fructose corn syrup, that slime, and uses real sugar for a short run of "Kosher Coke." All for the Jews! Oh, wait, that rumor is factual. And has nothing to do with Catholics. Ah well, we should say that somehow, the [i]Jesuits[/i] are getting a kickback from South American and Caribbean sugar-production labor unions. And that they, like, assasinate people, and stuff.

~Sternhauser
[/quote]
I was thinking more along the lines of taking over the world, actually......

[Sternhauser]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' date='26 November 2009 - 01:48 PM' timestamp='1259257726' post='2009748']
I was thinking more along the lines of taking over the world, actually......
[/quote]

What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, (or a congressional district) but loses his soul?

~Sternhauser

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Sternhauser' date='26 November 2009 - 12:26 PM' timestamp='1259259980' post='2009764']
What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, (or a congressional district) but loses his soul?

~Sternhauser
[/quote]
Except think of all the profit if you gain the whole world [u]and[/u] your soul.

[Sternhauser]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' date='26 November 2009 - 02:28 PM' timestamp='1259260116' post='2009768']
Except think of all the profit if you gain the whole world [u]and[/u] your soul.
[/quote]

That would be like gaining hot and cold water in the same glass. You end up lukewarm. And ultimately, cold.

~Sternhauser

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Sternhauser' date='26 November 2009 - 12:31 PM' timestamp='1259260270' post='2009773']
That would be like gaining hot and cold water in the same glass. You end up lukewarm. And ultimately, cold.

~Sternhauser
[/quote]
Only if you're assuming that gaining the world = selfish and/or disordered intent.

[Sternhauser]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' date='26 November 2009 - 02:39 PM' timestamp='1259260790' post='2009777']
Only if you're assuming that gaining the world = selfish and/or disordered intent.
[/quote]

There isn't a person alive who would want to rule the world for unselfish reasons for more than 5 minutes.
And no humble (ordered) man would take the job.

~Sternhauser

Edited November 26, 2009 by Sternhauser

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Sternhauser' date='26 November 2009 - 12:41 PM' timestamp='1259260877' post='2009779']
There isn't a person alive who would want to rule the world for unselfish reasons for more than 5 minutes.
And no humble (ordered) man would take the job.

~Sternhauser
[/quote]
Maybe, maybe not. Complicated, yes. Full of temptation, yes. Enormous potential to do real good in the world? Absolutely.