A. Here's a mother of 2 children drinking a strong alcoholic beverage while flying and supposedly taking care of those 2 children.

B. Same drinking woman not only spanks children but explodes at the flight attendant and proceeds to show signs of physical aggression to the attendant.

How is the attendant supposed to tell that the spankings and the follow-up rage aren't connected to drinking? How is she supposed to know that the alcohol isn't making the woman violent? For the safety of everyone, the attendant has to err on the side of caution.

That said, the fact that the children were taken away means that either the woman's drinking is more of a problem than is being conveyed in the article or the "system" is indeed being overzealous in its prosecution of this passenger.

The Article wrote:
The “positio” is a 2,000-page folder containing all the documents testifying to John Paul’s holiness.

William wrote:
Entrapment like this by the police or TV producers does not do anything to solve the problem of sexual sin.

ErnieG wrote:
And what pray tell are the owners wishes?
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As far as I can tell, there are two levels of protection here. There's legal protection - which, as associated with free speech, protects all legal activity and also protects the wishes of property owners on their own property (provided those wishes don't directly violate the law). But when you are dealing with sharing the gospel with someone, there is a Higher Court. If you are relying on the court of the land, there is no guarantee of justice. But if you rely on the Bar of God, there is a final guarantee of justice and there is no need for anxiousness over man's rejection of the Truth. Abiding by the law of the land is not only reason for a good conscience, but also a good testimony to the unbeliever. Constitutional protection should not be what Christians rely on - but it certainly should be taken advantage of.

ErnieG wrote:
How about being asked to leave the store when I went into a Western Wear Store to purchase some goods last week. In the course of my conversation with the store manager that I had given a church tract and invitation, I said, "When a person rejects Jesus Christ, they are sending themselves to hell and not God!"
He suddenly became very offended and said, "Sir, I have to ask you to leave my store!"
I complied, and went outside the store adn told him it is my duty as a Christian to share the gospel with others and give them the truth.
Isn't this a violation of Free Speech and if so, what should I do? I was thinking of returning everything I bought previously ($500+ of goods) and asking him to repeat that statement with a witness present. If he did that, would I have a case to pursue in court?
I sure would appreciate any replies as this seems ridiculous!!!

"Where did JPII teach "Ex Cathedra", that I as a Catholic must believe that Allah and Yeweh are the same? How would that affect me, since I only worship Yaweh\Elohim, the God of Abraham?"

So the church is master of your faith? How can that square with this "least of all apostles":

Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
NOT FOR THAT WE HAVE DOMINION OVER YOUR FAITH, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
II Corinthians 1:23,24

The church and/or the pope has dominion over the faith of all who submit to HER. It is not swayed by the words or wisdom of man whether or not he says "This is true and infallible" or not. Such a declaration can only be made by the Holy Spirit. The pope takes the place of the Holy Spirit by so doing.

And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
I Corinthians 2:4,5

Shouldn't he have said "...but spoken ex cathedra so you would know what to believe. That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men but in my infallible decree."?

"What about all of the Protestant Churches, all of which continue to teach that Christ words are untrue. Jesus said that the "Gates of Hell shall not prevail" against his Church, but Protestants falsely teach that the Catholic Church became corrupt until the time the Reformers appeared some 1500 years later. Jesus must've gotten an 'F' in Church history. "