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**GlassMan** · 6th January 06, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by Sherry

You may then enjoy books by Frances Schaeffer, C.S. Lewis., and Peter Kreeft.

I loved CS Lewis - had the entire Chronicles as a child and read his other works as an adult.

But lately all I've been reading is nonfiction.

**Shay** · 6th January 06, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

1. We don't call priests "Father" because we believe they represent God the Father.

Well, okay, but then why did my grandmom say that? *scratches head* My google-fu is not strong today, I'll have to ask her this weekend if I got the wrong impression from her explanation.

**davedove** · 6th January 06, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by Shay

Well, okay, but then why did my grandmom say that? *scratches head* My google-fu is not strong today, I'll have to ask her this weekend if I got the wrong impression from her explanation.

It's quite possible that is what she believes to be true. Someone back in history may have thought that was the correct reason and told someone else, whotold someone else, etc. Before long it became "common knowledge" with nobody to correct it. After all, priests have been called father for a LONG time.:confused:

**Sherry** · 6th January 06, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by GlassMan

I loved CS Lewis - had the entire Chronicles as a child and read his other works as an adult.

But lately all I've been reading is nonfiction.

I was referring to his nonfiction works--there's lots of them!

**Southern Breeze** · 6th January 06, 10:28 PM

My sister E-Mailed this to me tonight. I got a laugh from it and thought I'd share it.

Wow! This is one to ponder!

Know what this says???

A priest was walking along the school corridor near the preschool wing when a group a little ones were trotting by on the way to the cafeteria. One little lad of about three or four stopped and looked at him in his clerical clothes and asked, "Why do you dress funny?"

He told him that he was a priest and that this is the uniform priests wear. Then he pointed to the priest's little plastic collar insert and asked, "Does it hurt? Do you have a Boo-boo?"

The priest was perplexed till he realized that to him the collar insert looked like a Band-Aid. So the priest took it out to show him. On the back of the collar are raised letters giving the name of the manufacturer. The little guy felt the letters, and the priest asked, "Do you know what those words say?"

"Yes, I do," said the lad who was not old enough to read. Peering intently at the letters he said, "It says, 'Kills ticks and fleas up to six months!' "