This Week's Show (June 2, 2005)

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Why isn’t Eastern Orthodoxy termed a heresy since they reject a truth of the faith (i.e., the authority of the pope)?
• Caller heard that the Eucharist is valid but illicit if celebrated with leavened bread. What does this mean?
• Young caller is interested in becoming Catholic. What should she do?
• Why does 2 Peter 2:4 say that angels were changed in "Tarsus"? What is "Tarsus"?
• What does Jeremiah 17:1 mean?
• Why were Jewish people forbidden to eat pork? Do Jews still refrain from pork?
• What is the Church’s position on yoga and tai chi?
• Why are Protestant and Catholic versions of the Lord’s Prayer different?
• Should we be standing or kneeling during the Lord’s Prayer?
• In Revelation 6:9 it refers to martyrs under the altar in heaven asking when their blood will be avenged? If they’re in heaven, why are they acting in this unmerciful manner? Won’t they have their love perfected?
• Where in the Bible do we find the story of Lucifer and the fallen angels? Where does our common understanding of this story come from?
• How to argue against polytheism for a Buddhist?
• What is the Church’s position on angels in terms of reverence and adoration?
• What was baptism for the dead?

Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live." View all posts by Jimmy Akin