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As a Roman Catholic, is it OK to listen to protestant radio shows?
My favorite person to listen to on the radio is Dr. Charles Stanley, a Southern Baptist pastor of his church in Atlanta, Georgia, in his "In Touch" program that comes on my local Christian radio station at 12 every day. I find myself tuning in and listening/watching him preach on the internet during my free time. I don’t agree with everything he says as far as theology, but I find him otherwise very inspirational and encouraging, yet straight-forward and genuine. I learn alot about the Bible when I listen to his show and others. However, I get very annoyed at shows like "Grace to You" by John MacArthur, who I find to be very arrogant, judgmental and anti-Catholic. As shallow as it may sound, I do not enjoy listening to "Catholic radio". Is it wrong for me as a Roman Catholic to get enriched spiritually by this kind of programming?
It’s fine to listen, if you find it enriches you spiritually.
You seem confident enough in your understanding of church teaching.
You obviously are able to discern differences & false teaching.
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December 7th, 2009
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it sounds like a lobotomy, without surgery
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no, catholics and protestants are both christian with a few differences but it sounds like you know the differences so it’s fine.
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I highly recommend Dr. Charles Stanley. He is a wonderful speaker and he tells it in simple terms. God’s Word is simple. It doesn’t have to be complicated. It’s all about a personal relationship, and you can have that with the Lord. God bless.
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What would Jesus do? He’d listen to the person with the right message, and not get hung up on which branch of Christianity the person belonged do. And ignore the anti-Catholic guy.
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I’m in the Church of England, which is Protestant AND Catholic.
It’s fine to listen, if you find it enriches you spiritually.
You seem confident enough in your understanding of church teaching.
You obviously are able to discern differences & false teaching.
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Catholic Deacon
you musnt’t listen to protestant pastors…… they are wrong, and they are more expensive than roman catholic parishers. you should get another hobby, please don’t read the holy bible…..
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I listen to them too but find most are anti-Catholic.
Just keep your "Catholic" ears on and remember everything about the Catholic Church is in the bible in some shape, form or Fashion.
Peace he with you
<<<Devout Catholic>>>
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The bible is God’s word,why would God think it wrong for you to be inspired by Christian’s of other denominations?After all,there are problems with all Christian denominations,this is why you like one Pastor but not another,listen to all and follow this,,,,eat the fish,but leave the bones,have a look for Andrew Wommack,Gospel truth.God bless
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Don’t worry — it is OK to do that.. not a sin.
So long as you don’t get confused over the differences between the 2 or allow those programs to errode your Catholic faith.
Check out the Busted Halo Show on the web OR on XM/Sirius radio. Hosted by Father Dave Dwyer.
Their radio producer is Jewish.. and they occasionally have people from the Christian station on their show and vice versa (mostly to talk about Christian music)
One of the shows favorite guests is Rabi Brad Hirschfield who talks about Religious Cooperation and the similarities between Christianity and Judaism.
IF there was a problem with listening to Christian radio programs..then Father Dave Dwyer wouldn’t have Jews and Christians on his radio show…RIGHT?
The Busted Halo Show along with Rabi Brad, openly discuss how there are re-acuring themes like faith, forgiveness, rebirth, humility, love, devotion, etc. present in nearly ALL religions.. we can focus on these and admit that we share these together without agreeing on everything. The fact that these seem present to some extent in all religions.. may hint that these are the universal truths that God has sown into our hearts..that we can use our commonalities to reassure ourselves that we’re on the right path.
BUT, I do caution you. Just be careful that you are well rooted enough in your Catholic faith that you understand the differences and that non-Catholic Christians have some fundamentally different takes on verses and a much different perspective on things then Catholicism in some areas.
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Try R.C. Sproul at http://www.ligonier.org
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It’s fine. You might wish to pray the rosary often too. See the following promises.
The rosary is explained here:
http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/prayers/rosary/how_to.htm
The fifteen promises of Mary to Christians who recite the rosary:
1. Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary shall receive signal graces.
2. I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary.
3. The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against Hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.
4. It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
5. The soul which recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall not perish.
6. Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its sacred mysteries, shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise him in His justice, he shall not perish by an unprovided death; if he be just, he shall remain in the grace of God and become worthy of eternal life.
7. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the Sacraments of the Church.
8. Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces; at the moment of death, they shall participate in the merits of the saints in Paradise.
9. I shall deliver from Purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.
10. The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in Heaven.
11. You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.
12. All those who propagate the Holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
13. I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire Celestial Court during their life and at the hour of death.
14. All who recite the Rosary are my sons, and brothers of my only Son, Jesus Christ.
15. Devotion to my Rosary is a great sign of predestination.
God bless!
Dave
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