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How Were Religious Rituals And Customs Started And By Whom?

Discussion in 'Faith & Religion' started by Lon Tanner, Nov 16, 2019.

  1. Bobby Cole

    Bobby Cole Supreme Member
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    LOL…….The river where Jesus was Baptized might have been blessed also but there were fish in it and the livestock drank from it. Seems that drinking water is a step up.

    Speaking of, Baptism is indeed a ritual and often written about in the Bible but the bottom line is if Jesus felt the need to be Baptized then His followers should feel that need also.
     
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  2. Hal Pollner

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    My wife genuflects when passing a Catholic Church while driving. She learned to momentarily steer her vehicle with her left hand while making the Cross with her right.

    If I'm with with her, I'll genuflect also, even though I'm a Protestant.

    Peace...
    Hal
     
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  3. Beth Gallagher

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    You may make the sign of the cross, but I sincerely doubt you are "genuflecting" in the car.
     
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  4. Al Amoling

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    How do you get to your knees while driving
     
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  5. Hedi Mitchell

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    genuflects means :
    1. lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect.
      This is not making the sign of the cross.
     
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    Simply nodding one's head when passing a Catholic church is tantamount to a genuflection or curtsy in Church doctrine.
     
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    Nodding one's head is similar to a bow, not a genuflection. Genuflection is done only when the Blessed Sacrament is in the open and not in the tabernacle. Those of you who attend a Catholic Church will notice that the priest, deacon, minister, or whoever opens the tabernacle will bow when it is open but not when the door is closed. It is appropriate to bow or perhaps make a sign of the cross when the host is not present and open. Genuflecting when passing a church is a bit beyond the pale and not at all within the church doctrine unless you can see the host and it is not in the tabernacle.

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  8. Don Alaska

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    I stand corrected on a couple things after checking with my wife. A bow is an acceptable alternative to genuflection if you are physically unable to kneel, and genuflecting to a tabernacle is okay as long as you in fact know there is consecrated host inside. I do not know how you would know that if the door were closed however unless you saw it being placed inside. Wife is a devout Catholic; I attend a Catholic Church with her but I am not a Catholic.
     
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