I'm a 22 year old music major at Christopher Newport University. I think I'm getting a handle on this whole growing up thing. In two years I'll be graduated with a Master's Degree in Education and hope to teach High School Chorus.
I'm a pretty easy-going nice guy. A little nerdy. Still nervous around girls. I use big words. I'm a devout Catholic and liberal, but I still have a very open mind on most subjects. I like to help people, I guess that's why I joined. As Eek the Cat put so succinctly, "I'm here to help." :-)
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Gender: Male
Location: Southeast Virginia
Occupation: College Student/Music Minister/Teacher
Age: 22
AIM: musickphreek
Member Since: May 3, 2004
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hey I have a question. What is the diference between a christain or a cathloc? I always thought that they were the same in general. but sence being on this site I have noticed people say they are in fact diferent.
and one more thing can somebody tell me what a pagan is? not to be rude or anything. i know that that is a religion but do magic or something.
so answering my question would really be helpful.
signed
confused Christain (link)
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To answer your question on paganism first:
Paganism is really an archaic term when you think about it. It was used in medieval times to descibe peoples who were not part of the Christian Church. Because most pagans were in Northern Germanic Tribes (ie: Barbarians) they were viewed as uncivilized and evil. Many were persected by governments and the Church, and led to some of the greatest atrocities carried out by Europeans.
Though I understand why you ask about paganism in this question.
It is the way of many ill-informed, and at times hateful prostestant leaders to note Catholicism as a pagan religion. They point to the "worship" of Mary and the Saints as an extention of the biblical worship of Baal and the Eygptian religions that persecuted the People of God in the Old Testament. Because of this, all sorts of insane theories on what Catholics believe and how it can be attibuted from sacrifice to satanism has been explored by the ignorant and bigotious (Mary is really the Goddess Isis, the letters "IHS" stand for Isis, Horace, and Seth).
However, this is very far from the truth of the matter. Catholics ARE just as much Christians as Methodists, Lutherans, and Baptists. They believe that Jesus was the Son of God who came to earth to die for the sins of the world. The idea that Catholics worship Mary and the Saints is proposterous. They pray to saints so that they may intercede to God on their behalf.
The major difference between Catholics (and the Eastern Orthodox Church, which has many of the same traditions) and Protestants are the way in which they express their faith. Rather than get into the nitty-gritty, it's simple to just say that 1500 years of faith has made the expression of faith very different from Protestant faiths only 500 years old (100 years old if you take into consideration some of the more fundamental and charismatic churches that have been gaining popularity).
Please to not let the opinions of others clout your judgement. Catholics and Protestants are two side of the same coin. Both faith systems should be respected and tolerated.
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WOW thanx That was really helpful nad just to let you know I'm mormon.
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