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We don’t do this too often, but judging from the number of off topic discussions that have erupted in some of the threads recently, I decided that some of our commenters might enjoy a post where they could discuss what interests them.   The usual blog rules regarding charity and not engaging in personal attacks apply.  Otherwise, this forum is yours, so long as the topics, broadly speaking, relate to the Church and/or the US.

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e.
e.
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 6:00pm

Will the *Catholic* Church survive in America in more genuine form? Or, given current events, will it eventually morph into a mutated, Protestantized version yielding to the dominant American and even secular culture?

In other words, how will the Catholic Church in America look like 50-100 years from now?

hank
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 6:15pm

“Catholic begins with CAT it’s got to be good”.
Vashi T Cat

hank
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 6:17pm

E.

Both. Pray for the Church.

Joe Hargrave
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 6:20pm

I like Empire Total War.

I played as Catholic Austria today. Does that count?

Phillip
Phillip
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 6:22pm

Another geek. Pray.

On a more important topic, has the designated hitter rule corrupted the American spirit?

e.
e.
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 6:22pm

Hank,

That’s what I was afraid of.

God Save His Church in America.

e.
e.
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 6:26pm

“On a more important topic, has the designated hitter rule corrupted the American spirit?”

As the Gospel According to Matt clearly teaches:

“Our Salvation doesn’t depend on Baseball!”

Tito Edwards
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 6:31pm

I have to admit, I think I’m addicted to Civ4.

Love those Romans!

LOL @ e. about the Gospel According to Matt!

“Our Salvation doesn’t depend on Baseball!”

e.
e.
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 6:42pm

About the “Beyond the Sword” expansion, I find the description of the Apostolic Palace in Wikipedia humerous as well as eerily realistic!

Expanded Diplomatic Victory

The new Apostolic Palace wonder allows the player to win an early diplomatic victory, centuries before the United Nations is due to make its appearance. The wonder is tied to the state religion of the player who built it. Depending on the influence of the Palace’s religion on their civilization, players get votes to cast on decrees like holy wars, trade embargoes, or peace enforcement. It is later rebuffed by Communism and made obsolete by Mass Media.

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_IV:_Beyond_the_Sword#Expanded_Diplomatic_Victory

Dale Price
Dale Price
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 7:13pm

Civ4 is awesome, but you have to have the Beyond the Sword expansion. That way you can–as you must–play the Byzantines.

Joe Hargrave
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 7:18pm

I want to see a graphically up to date game set in the 16th-17-th centuries. These are the neglected centuries of historical strategy games.

One exception was Cossacks: European Wars. But its old.

Dale Price
Dale Price
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 7:41pm

Try Europa Universalis.

Brett
Brett
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 8:38pm

My favorite bumper sticker of all time was not a bumper sticker at all. Someone had simply written on the back of their car with a big black marker, “So many cats, so few recipes.”

Also:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8585196278388210835#

John Henry
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 9:12pm

I’ve always wanted to drive a beat up, rusted out car with the bumper sticker “I Used To Be An Honor Roll Student”

TomSVDP
TomSVDP
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 9:45pm

Brett’s a kind soul, is this website only allowing pre-teens to post??

Brett
Brett
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 9:47pm

Thanks . . I think?

John Henry
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 10:03pm

No, Tom. But you’re allowed to post as long as your parents say it’s ok. I may have to give them a call if you keep being rude….

Elaine Krewer
Admin
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 10:12pm

“I’ve always wanted to drive a beat up, rusted out car with the bumper sticker “I Used To Be An Honor Roll Student”

That’s me to a T… I was an honor roll student and I actually do drive a beat up, rusty old car (just had to spend $400 today to get the catalytic converter, coil, and a couple of spark plugs replaced… oh well, it’s still cheaper than buying a new one) 🙂

TomSVDP
TomSVDP
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 10:24pm

Is this truly an off topic thread then??

“It was a crazy ditty with a swingin’ tune
Sing a boop boop aboopa lopa lum bam boom.”

John Henry
Monday, September 21, AD 2009 10:27pm

Yeah, my car’s nothing to brag about, but isn’t quite old enough yet – and it would just look wrong on my wife’s minivan with our kids in it ;-).

Tito Edwards
Tuesday, September 22, AD 2009 12:48am

I wonder if there’s enough interest among the AC readers to participate in a game of Civ4?

foxfier
Tuesday, September 22, AD 2009 1:37am

Not as awesome as the cat video, but I think it was curt jester that pointed out this cool pic.

Jay Anderson
Tuesday, September 22, AD 2009 9:23am

From the post foxfier linked:

“(not pictured: The Devil pissing his pants)”

LOL! THAT is priceless!

Henry Karlson
Tuesday, September 22, AD 2009 10:00am

cminor
Tuesday, September 22, AD 2009 10:50am

And they keep trying to convince us catnip’s just a harmless herb…

I thought Nora the Piano-Playing Cat was pretty cool. It’s nice to see she’s inspiring kittens out there to follow in her pawsteps. But somebody needs to bring that kid a couple of phone books.

e.
e.
Tuesday, September 22, AD 2009 11:39am

I wonder if there’s enough interest among the AC readers to participate in a game of Civ4?

As the Writer of the Gospel According to Matt preached:

It has to be co-ed so that we can show off more than merely our superior athletic, I mean, strategic skills.

Elaine Krewer
Admin
Wednesday, September 23, AD 2009 7:56pm

I think Nora the Piano Playing Cat has, what, 6 million You Tube views… my daughter probably accounts for at least 1 million of them 🙂

Elaine Krewer
Admin
Wednesday, September 23, AD 2009 8:53pm

As you can plainly see, we are all devout Cat-holics 🙂

Elaine Krewer
Admin
Wednesday, September 23, AD 2009 8:58pm

Nora now has her own Wikipedia entry, which includes the following:

“The Times of London, in its online edition, characterized her music as being “something halfway between Philip Glass and free jazz.” Public Radio International challenged its listeners to distinguish between Nora’s music and the atonal compositions of composers like Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg, and Anton Webern.”

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