Chick Tracked

[thessalonian]

Thanks Raphael,

My wife and I think we know who did it. I am going to do a little investigating this week and if it was them see if I can set up a little discussion with the pastor. Your info will help.

[Theoketos]

[quote name='jonno' date='Jul 31 2005, 03:17 AM']C'mon Catholics

What about turning the other cheek? These guys doing the trackting are living up to their christian responsibility to evangelize. Yes, in a pretty misguided way but at least they are being proactive. Maybe this is one to turn over to God - Pray for more ecumenical harmony between all christians.
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I am moved by the sentiment of Love. Let me implore you further with Love. I love the Church and Mary, who is the Church. Neither one should be defiled.

True dialogue happens when people understand what and why the other sides believes what it does. Nothing has ever made me so secure in my faith as when this happens. It also seems to bring about the most powerful conversions (see Brother Adam). I sincerely doubt that chick tracts are with in Charity, even if they were to be right on anything.

I think that FutureNunJMJ should do some tracts she is a better artist than Jack, and like a billion times more charitiable. They would be awesome.

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[Nathan]

Well...

If I ever caught one of these fundamentalist soul-suckers tagging cars with their BS outside of [i]my[/i] parish, it would probably take every fibre of my being to stop myself from knocking him out. I can't stand these people. Why do they have to be like that?

[thessalonian]

[quote name='Nathan' date='Jul 31 2005, 05:10 PM']Well...

If I ever caught one of these fundamentalist soul-suckers tagging cars with their BS outside of [i]my[/i] parish, it would probably take every fibre of my being to stop myself from knocking him out. I can't stand these people. Why do they have to be like that?
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Had I caught them today, I would have just walked behind them praying the rosary out loud. Perhaps after having some gentil conversation with them. If they are going to be on our territory they are going to hear what we do. I had the opportunity to check the 10:30 mass and they didn't show for it either.

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[Norseman82]

[quote name='thessalonian' date='Jul 31 2005, 05:41 PM']Had I caught them today, I would have just walked behind them praying the rosary out loud.  Perhaps after having some gentil conversation with them.    If they are going to be on our territory they are going to hear what we do.  I had the opportunity to check the 10:30 mass and they didn't show for it either.
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They were at the Polish parade in Chicago this year passing out tracts in Polish. I engaged one in conversation (stating that Polish people are already believers).

[Norseman82]

[quote name='jonno' date='Jul 31 2005, 03:17 AM']C'mon Catholics

What about turning the other cheek? These guys doing the trackting are living up to their christian responsibility to evangelize. Yes, in a pretty misguided way but at least they are being proactive. Maybe this is one to turn over to God - Pray for more ecumenical harmony between all christians.
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Have you ever read any of the garbage that Jack Chick prints out? They contain outright falsehoods. Throw in a few bible verses here and there, and people uneducated in their faith might be taken in by them. We cannot just stand by idly; I don't want the loss of souls on my conscience.

Please read the letters to Timothy and Titus. Paul states that you don't turn the other cheek to heretics preaching false doctrine.

[journeyman]

Another source of Catholic leaflets

[url="http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org/leafndx.htm"]http://www.catholicmissionleaflets.org/leafndx.htm[/url]

[tojo]

I wouldn't recommend anyone distributing tracts ina way that targets a particular church congregation. I know they did it, but "two wrongs don't make a right." It is very disrespectful to use another religion's property or services to promote a different religion.

BTW, to give you an idea of the effectiveness of these things: At my last Prot church we distributed literature about our church and the gospel (not Chick-like tracts at all) to more than 6,000 homes. One couple visited our church once in response, that's all. Now to be fait, the fact that we didn't have a building does turn some people off.... but that doesn't account for why there were basically no fruits from our efforts. We spent big bucks and devoted many man hours to this project, all in vain......

[ofpheritup]

[quote name='Laudate_Dominum' date='Jul 31 2005, 01:41 AM']"Why is Mary Crying?" is one of the more absurd and asinine. Most people will think it's dumb, if they actually read it (hopefully).
I was floored by the sheer stupidity of it when I read it.
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Years ago I read the tract called "The Death Cookie." I don't know specifically who wrote it but I would like to thank them.

I NEVER LAUGHED SO MUCH IN MY LIFE. I was laughing so hard I actually fell off my chair.

You are right they are stupid. Laughingly so.
As my floor can verify. Poor floor.

[zabbazooey]

DEATH COOKIE????

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

[quote name='Theoketos' date='Jul 31 2005, 03:32 PM']I think that FutureNunJMJ should do some tracts she is a better artist than Jack, and like a billion times more charitiable. They would be awesome.
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I dunno about that suggestion... there are many who are much better than I am...

But thanks anyways :

And Chick tracts always make me laugh... They really have some ridiculous ideas, and most of it is recycling anti-catholic biogtry from years past... what he is dishing out isn't anything new...

[ofpheritup]

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DEATH COOKIE????


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YEAH, it was a tract about the Eucharist.

[homeschoolmom]

That's a Chick tract...

I think it's their best seller.

[musturde]

maybe you guys should have replaced the tracts with the Catholic ones. The priest should have a talk about anti Catholicism. Thats about it, ignore them and they'll ignore you.... My Catholic friend's aunt was trying to raise money for her Church's mission to Africa so she asked my friends parents for money. They soon found out that she was going with her Church on a trip to "evangalize to Catholics" in England. Cracked them up once they finally found out.