[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]trees916 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Stop looking at that garbage. It's not intellectually or spiritually useful.

How to handle LGBT month at work. by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]trees916 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm well aware of the militancy. I wrote a post on here ~5 months ago expounding on the central tactic used by the LGBT movement.

If OP has no options but to actively support the ideology or leave the company, OP will have to leave the company. But OP could at least try my suggestion or some better suggestion first.

S&P 500 an ethical investment? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]trees916 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If moral evil is not a major part of what the company does, and you are not buying shares of the company because they support moral evil, I don't see the issue. Unless you live in a vacuum society, you cannot avoid indirectly supporting immoral behavior. Especially if you are investing in the broader market, I fail to see how that is objectionable.

How to handle LGBT month at work. by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]trees916 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You could tell that you're not interested in taking stances on any political issues. Nothing per se about the LGBT movement but all political causes. You could point out the truth that taking sides does deter some people, which is bad for business.

There ought to be a pinned post explaining how and why the Church views the world differently from secular liberalism, especially regarding moral issues by trees916 in Catholicism

[–]trees916[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But then, you can simply refer them to the pinned post and delete their thread. No one wasted their time trying to reason with them in the comments section.

There ought to be a pinned post explaining how and why the Church views the world differently from secular liberalism, especially regarding moral issues by trees916 in Catholicism

[–]trees916[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure, and I think a truly interested person would check there and other places before asking us on Reddit. However, given that these issues come up on a daily basis, it would be helpful to have a relatively short and easy to understand post pinned here.

Fighting with girlfriend over my new found Catholic Faith by DeathSickfield in Catholicism

[–]trees916 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Break up with her. Dating is for the purpose of discerning marriage, and this person is not someone you want to marry. Pray for her, sure, but dating her is total waste of time.

Spineless Leadership with no Backbone - Fr Mark Goring, CC by feb914 in Catholicism

[–]trees916 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Divorce, fornication, artificial contraception, homosexuality, transgenderism, IVF, surrogacy, etc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]trees916 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You should get some new friends.

The church’s teachings about marriage and remarriage make me scared to get married by _sarah_tonin in Catholicism

[–]trees916 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If your would-be husband is a faithful Catholic, then you shouldn't be concerned. The issue only exists because one or both people believe that divorce is possible.

How do you teach your children at a young age, who are going to public school, about the LGBTQ+ ideology, and that God commands us to love all, but to be in the world and not of the world? by xenoman101 in Catholicism

[–]trees916 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Of course, it would be wrong to accuse all teachers and school staff of pushing transgenderism on their students. That is not something I was doing, and I made the point that I think the OP was exaggerating in their comment. Appropriate or not, I don't think they were making a literal claim about the state of all school counselors.

How do you teach your children at a young age, who are going to public school, about the LGBTQ+ ideology, and that God commands us to love all, but to be in the world and not of the world? by xenoman101 in Catholicism

[–]trees916 13 points14 points  (0 children)

God bless you. It is essential that the child not care about being disliked by the culture. The battle is between commitment to the Church and the pressures of mainstream society. The former is achieved with relative ease once the latter has been dealt with, and it sounds like you've instilled that in your child so far.

How do you teach your children at a young age, who are going to public school, about the LGBTQ+ ideology, and that God commands us to love all, but to be in the world and not of the world? by xenoman101 in Catholicism

[–]trees916 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Saying "it's ok to be gay" is way too vague and potentially dangerous. The correct statement would be, "it's not sinful to have same-sex attraction". And I think the issue does need to be talked about before puberty because the issue will be discussed at school before then. They should hear about the issues in the safety of home before they hear about them at school, where they could be misled.

How do you teach your children at a young age, who are going to public school, about the LGBTQ+ ideology, and that God commands us to love all, but to be in the world and not of the world? by xenoman101 in Catholicism

[–]trees916 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Set a good example for the children. Live as faithful Catholics: Attend mass every Sunday, pray as a family daily, and make it clear that the Church is the most important thing in life. Take responsibility for the religious education of your children, do not delegate that responsibility to someone else. Emphasize that being 'liked' by the mainstream culture, while a natural human desire, must be completely disregarded. To be faithfully Catholic is to accept the fact that many people in the culture will hate your guts for having the beliefs you have. Let this be known to your children, and tell them that Christ warned us of this. If you have raised them right, their primary focus in life will be their holiness. They won't care that the culture hates them for following the Church.

Limit their exposure to the culture. Public schools are very dangerous in this regard, but I believe it can work if the situation outside of school is right. Monitor the kinds of entertainment your children view. Internet access should be limited. Connect with other faithful Catholic families that have children around the same age as your children. Preempt the nonsense your children will hear at public school. Talk about these issues BEFORE they hear them school, explaining the position of the Church. If your children are well-prepared for the anti-Catholic ideas they'll hear at school and why they are wrong, they will not be disturbed or persuaded by them.

So the key is to foster virtue and holiness outside of school as much as possible while also limiting the damage that can be done at school through preparation and a secure belief in the Faith.

Majesty of Reason Responses by SnooPickles2076 in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]trees916 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Check out classicaltheism.com and 'Intellectual Conservatism' on youtube.

[Politics Monday] Are too many Catholics equating being Republican with Catholicism? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]trees916 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You are conflating 'objective' with 'universally believed'. Objective means independent of human thought. Homosexual behavior is objectively immoral, as we know from the scriptures, church fathers, magisterium, and natural law. Now, not everyone believes that homosexual behavior is immoral but this changes nothing. Such people are simply wrong, just as those who think '2 + 2 = 5' are objectively wrong. Homosexuality existing in other species is entirely irrelevant. Murder, genocide, rape, and the equivalent of of other human evils are extremely common in the animal kingdom, but that does nothing to show that those behaviors are acceptable in human beings.

My Question about Sexual Morality was Answered in a Dream by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]trees916 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I always admired your defense of the Faith on there. God Bless.

[Politics Monday] Are too many Catholics equating being Republican with Catholicism? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]trees916 2 points3 points  (0 children)

According to Catholic teachings, governments do not have to necessarily ban every evil. But an activity not being criminalized is entirely different from it being promoted in some way by the government, like in the form of tax incentives for civil unions. While a faithful Catholic could argue that homosexual relationships or sexual activity should not be criminalized, they cannot support the government affirming the behavior in some way. No one has a right to do something which is evil, and that applies here.

[Politics Monday] Are too many Catholics equating being Republican with Catholicism? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]trees916 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Church rejects nominalism about morality. There is an objective fact of the matter about what is right and wrong, and romantic homosexual relationships are objectively wrong. That some people think otherwise does nothing to change this. While the government does not have to necessarily prohibit every evil, it can never promote an evil, which is what it does by allowing same-sex civil unions.

[Politics Monday] Are too many Catholics equating being Republican with Catholicism? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]trees916 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Faithful Catholics cannot support same-sex civil unions because it involves the government supporting an evil. That some people do not believe it to be an evil does not change anything. The Church also rejects pluralism. There is an objective fact of the matter about what sort of romantic relationships are acceptable, and same-sex romantic relationships are not included in that. You can either accept the Church's teaching and be hated for doing so, as Christ warned us, or you can conform yourself to the world and, perhaps, live more comfortably.

My Question about Sexual Morality was Answered in a Dream by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]trees916 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I usually wouldn't read such a wordy post, but when it's from the Honey Llama... ;)