#11172 Society 315 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 30 May 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Questions Covered: 04:15 – Is it morally permissible to 3D print religious art and icons? 19:33 – My question is based on a recent debate a friend and I had: would it technically be okay to wear an upside down cross as a necklace to represent the St. Peter’s cross. We both love the representation of humility and devotion St. Peter had and the symbolism is amazing. But people assume upside down crosses are satanic. It could be a conversation starter, but then again it could send an odd message. So technically two questions: is it okay and would it be prudent? 22:39 – 31:59 – This is a 2 part question: 1. Is God actually involved in the creation of every human life? Or just the “chosen ones”? Meaning, maybe some people are created simply as a scientific effect of the procreational act? 2. If He IS involved in the creation of every human life…and so many people do not make it to heaven…. and God is omniscient …wouldn’t that mean that God is knowingly creating people that He knows will go to hell? If that is true, are there any thoughts/ideas on why He would do that? 39:18 –What was the manna in the desert for? Why did Jesus emphasize that they ate and still died? 43:17 – Can a priest consecrate something else apart from bread such as an apple? 48:25 – I would love to ask Cy and Joe a question! I am part of a Christian Facebook group open to all Christian denominations, and recently someone made a comment about St. Paul being a heretic. I was curious if this is a belief of a particular denomination and what the roots of this claim comes from. I have never heard a Christian claim this and wanted to know the argument better. …

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0:00.0	Music
0:15.0	Welcome back to Catholic Answers Live. I'm Sy Kelly, your host here in America. It is Memorial Day.
0:21.0	So if you're here in the United States with us, happy Memorial Day.
0:25.0	And around the world, welcome or glad you're here. Memorial Day is one of the one of the Mondays in May each year when we memorialize.
0:35.0	We remember all those who gave their lives in the service of this country in the military service of this country.
0:41.0	And that's a lot of people and we have a lot to be grateful for because they made possible the life that we live.
0:50.0	So thank you very, very much. It's also, you know, Veterans Day is the day where we thank veterans, but I always think Memorial Day, you know, you're remembering the military service.
0:59.0	It's okay to thank a veteran on this day. They'll probably be okay with it.
1:03.0	I know that you'll be like, I saved it.
1:05.0	No, I didn't die in the war. Leave me out of this. That's my veterans voice.
1:11.0	They're very respectful.
1:14.0	They tastefully done.
1:16.0	Yeah, so thank God. We do thank God and we pray for the repose of the souls and the glorious entry into heaven of all those who have died in the military service of this country.
1:29.0	I do appreciate this is the one day a year where our brothers and brothers and sisters really pray for the dead pray for the dead.
1:36.0	I got to turn everything in ideological.
1:38.0	It's just a basic spiritual point that they can't help, but it's like a Christmas where they were like, oh, yeah, we should have statues of Mary.
1:45.0	And then they put them away again.
1:46.0	I know. It's just that a statue of Mary is okay as long as Joseph is there and the three wise men are there and there's some animals.
1:53.0	The oxygen aside.
1:55.0	Yeah, yeah, the ox and the what?
1:57.0	Oh, sorry, the ox and the ass.
2:00.0	Show.
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