zwergel88 Posted February 7, 2005 Posted February 7, 2005 ^I've never bought Evian water, I prefer Aquafina myself, but no, I wouldn't have noticed that. Bottled water is good. I also, wouldn't buy water for two dollars a bottle, 24 bottles is like 8 dollars. Never buy Dasani water though, it's gross. I am a teen. Phatmass has made my faith stronger. Don't censor anything please.
mulls Posted February 7, 2005 Posted February 7, 2005 it hasn't harmed my faith at all. haha. but honestly i've come to understand what the catholic church really teaches, as opposed to the anti-catholic propaganda. now at least when i disagree with the church, i disagree with what's real about it, not what's fake about it, and i do my share to clear up misconceptions among protestants.
Carnanc Posted February 7, 2005 Posted February 7, 2005 hmmm... overall it has helped me a great deal in my faith, aside from at times taking a way some time I could spend in prayer. As far as these topics go, phatmass does well to keep them in, because unlike other big forums, this one is small enough where if you stick arround long enough you will be able to find out who can give a good take on the Church's Teaching, wheras on a huge forum there can be such a wide variety of opinions claiming to be true teaching that it can be hard to sort out the truth.
IcePrincessKRS Posted February 7, 2005 Posted February 7, 2005 [quote name='zwergel88' date='Feb 7 2005, 06:33 PM'] ^I've never bought Evian water, I prefer Aquafina myself, but no, I wouldn't have noticed that. Bottled water is good. I also, wouldn't buy water for two dollars a bottle, 24 bottles is like 8 dollars. Never buy Dasani water though, it's gross. I am a teen. Phatmass has made my faith stronger. Don't censor anything please. [/quote] 8 dollars? Man... where are you guying your water? Here its like 5. lol
spathariossa Posted February 7, 2005 Posted February 7, 2005 [quote name='dUSt' date='Feb 7 2005, 04:25 PM'] For example, when certain members post about their homosexual lifestyle, or when schismatics post about things harmful to the church, etc. My philosophy is to let these things get posted with the hope that the faithful Catholics on this board will sufficiently defend true church teaching. Another philosophy which has been suggested is to strictly monitor and eliminate these types of topics all together. My thought is that we shouldn't censor certain subjects because this world will not censor them when teens hit the real world. I allow most types of topics because I would prefer my teen (if I had a teen) be exposed to it here first, so that he/she will learn how to confront the issue later. But I could be totally wrong. I have no degrees with this type of stuff. [/quote] Of course it is!
toledo_jesus Posted February 7, 2005 Posted February 7, 2005 Not harmful. Perhaps there should be an adult forum and a kid forum. Maybe even a teen forum. Password protected. Phatmass is a great resource for young and old, not to mention a place where I am sure I will find Catholics of like mind. hard to do where I live.
cathqat Posted February 7, 2005 Posted February 7, 2005 Hm. I'm old enough to be two teenagers, but I will contribute this: I think that many teens are exposed to all sorts of non-Catholic and even anti-Catholic ideas in the media, in their schools, among their friends and family, and even in their own parishes. I think it's safe to say that most of them are not experiencing heresy, schism, materialism, or whatever for the first time when they read posts here. But they do find positive and truly Catholic responses to these things here, and a kind of fellowship with other people who want to foster their faith, and they may not get [i]that[/i] elsewhere. So I think a forum like this can be a very beneficial experience for them, even when we're discussing difficult issues, as they themselves attest.
popestpiusx Posted February 7, 2005 Posted February 7, 2005 I tend to think that things of a sexual nature should not be for public consumption. If they are to be addressed, they should be addressed in a seperate room, entered only with a password. Theissue is not whether the question is being appraoched from a Catholic standpoint, but whether teens should be learning this stuff from a website rather than from their parents.
toledo_jesus Posted February 7, 2005 Posted February 7, 2005 [quote name='popestpiusx' date='Feb 7 2005, 07:51 PM'] I tend to think that things of a sexual nature should not be for public consumption. If they are to be addressed, they should be addressed in a seperate room, entered only with a password. Theissue is not whether the question is being appraoched from a Catholic standpoint, but whether teens should be learning this stuff from a website rather than from their parents. [/quote]
MC Just Posted February 7, 2005 Posted February 7, 2005 Overall..NO... But just those couple of posts..YES..Just those posts dew to the fact that some people were acting as if the topic at hand, was ok and normal..That can be misleading for Teens..
cathqat Posted February 7, 2005 Posted February 7, 2005 [quote name='popestpiusx' date='Feb 7 2005, 06:51 PM'] Theissue is not whether the question is being appraoched from a Catholic standpoint, but whether teens should be learning this stuff from a website rather than from their parents. [/quote] I think their parents should be monitoring what they read, not dUst.
spathariossa Posted February 8, 2005 Posted February 8, 2005 [quote name='MC Just' date='Feb 7 2005, 06:56 PM'] Overall..NO... But just those couple of posts..YES..Just those posts dew to the fact that some people were acting as if the topic at hand, was ok and normal..That can be misleading for Teens.. [/quote] I just want to smack you.
rachael Posted February 8, 2005 Posted February 8, 2005 [quote name='cathqat' date='Feb 7 2005, 06:56 PM'] I think their parents should be monitoring what they read, not dUst. [/quote]
MC Just Posted February 8, 2005 Posted February 8, 2005 [quote name='spathariossa' date='Feb 7 2005, 07:00 PM'] I just want to smack you. [/quote] Now why would you want to do that?
MC Just Posted February 8, 2005 Posted February 8, 2005 Hmmm, is this going to turn against me now?I'm not against phatmass. I was against those posts. I love Phatmass and dUST very much.
spathariossa Posted February 8, 2005 Posted February 8, 2005 [quote name='MC Just' date='Feb 7 2005, 07:03 PM'] Now why would you want to do that? [/quote] Because I'm tired of the ignorance.
dUSt Posted February 8, 2005 Author Posted February 8, 2005 [quote name='popestpiusx' date='Feb 7 2005, 06:51 PM'] The issue is not whether the question is being appraoched from a Catholic standpoint, but whether teens should be learning this stuff from a website rather than from their parents. [/quote] You act as if phatmass is the public school system. This website teaches me better than my parents ever did.
dUSt Posted February 8, 2005 Author Posted February 8, 2005 I challenge anyone to find one person on phatmass that has accepted homosexuality, schisms, or transexuality as normal because of the things posted here.
spathariossa Posted February 8, 2005 Posted February 8, 2005 [quote name='dUSt' date='Feb 7 2005, 07:09 PM'] I challenge anyone to find one person on phatmass that has accepted homosexuality, schisms, or transexuality as normal because of the things posted here. [/quote] Not much chance of that Dust! The people here seem to enjoy calling me abnormal every two or three seconds.
MC Just Posted February 8, 2005 Posted February 8, 2005 I'm not saying anyone accepted them as normal, i'm just saying some phatmassers were acting sympathetic and like they were normal...
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