I used to see that often, basketball players, football players.
Anyone notice it?
Seriously I find your passive aggressiveness extremely distasteful.
Growing up in the church and being groomed for the ministry, I was taught/told/shown that Catholic and Mormon were false religions, how to 'combat' them biblically and turn them to the 'truth'. There seemed to be no better convert than turning those, even more than bringing someone new to God.
Even at 14/15/16 years old I knew this wasn't coming from the Holy spirit it was Denomination indoctrination, unChrist like.
Seen a lot of pew sitters go along with this happily, feeling they were in the select group of God's few true believers.
I am on my way to Mass right now. We use the sign of the cross out of our love of the father , son and the holy spirit. It is our tradition. I also use it all the time to bless the moment, others around me etc. This is a very peaceful and unifying thing to do, imo God Bless your Sunday, folks
It was a normal part of every day when we were kids and upward. Our city was a true ethnic mixmaster and many of the folks (neighborhoods) were mainly first generation American parents, or maybe grandparents. Many were Irish, Italian, German, Polish, Ukrainian, etc. and most of those families were Roman Catholic.
So, seeing the sign of the cross was common - when a kid went up to bat, before shooting a free throw, when going on stage to play a musical piece, before diving off the high rock into the river, etc. Always seemed sincere, and a normal event.
The Eastern Orthodox kids (Greek, Russian, and some Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian) rarely made their sign - I did see that when I went to their church activities with them - but they were never very public with their religious gesture.
I didn't have one - but would tap the plate three times with the bat. Hoping for a fastball waist high, or a curve up,
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I think you are on the right track. I attended a party last night and a nice Catholic mother prayed over her son. Consistent with your observations above, she was a first generation immigrant from Mexico of the Boomer generation, but you didn't see her behavior mimicked by the younger mothers. I suspect as more of that generation continues to pass you will see less and less of this behavior in public.
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
You cannot over estimate the unimportance of nearly everything. John Maxwell
ALL our organized religions have been beguiled by Satan and partaken of his fruit.
Satans seed was scattered in with GODs seed in the Garden of Eden and the tares are mixed fully with HIS believers, the wheat, so much so that only HE can sift and seperate them.
All submitted and bowed to Satan accepting his treaty known as the 401.3C restriction due to his infiltration of the churches with his men, when God gave us the Constitution and they could have taken it to the Supreme Court back then and prevented the governments control of the churches tongue. Instead, they complied willingly.
All are in it with the WCof Churches. There will be a great gnashing of teeth when His truth becomes known, for yes, many did come bearing His name and pretending to be HIM, even the most high.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
The Great Awakening is upon us, and the Churches hid from the Wuhun flu and satanic govt with a spirit of fear. HE will not have it. He will send them packing, as He did with Israel in the story of Gideon.
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Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
Crossing oneself is an old tradition from the Catholic Church that was also taught in the beginning of the reformation to the ostracized Church who came to be known as Lutherans.
Martin Luther instructed all Christians to do so in his Catechism. Few besides Catholics do this today but it's just as appropriate for a protestant if they feel so inclined. I have many times, particularly when someone passes and I say a last prayer for their departed soul.
If you don't believe, I really don't care but that decision is on you. (Just crossed myself again for the non-believers here).
