Hey! Baseball is almost back! Very cool!

Sorry, Buck, but you are out of luck. And have been misinformed on many things about God.
Sola Scriptura, as you know, means only Scripture. It won't be found IN the Bible, because it defines the Bible as God's only written Word.
Sola Scriptura means, quite simply, that Christians follow Scripture alone-if something theologically isn't defined/commanded in Scripture, it isn't proper theology.
As for Catholics being Christians-if you are Catholic, by your theology I am NOT a Christian. But I am not a 'confused' brother, or uneducated, or simply misinformed.
I am a Christian. I am one of those whom Catholics used to torture and kill for their alleged heresy. Martin Luther didn't come up with Sola Scriptura- it's on every page of the Bible, and when I say Bible I mean God's Word without the Apocrypha. The one with the Ten Commandments in their proper order.
The one where Jesus Christ is known to have brothers and sisters, not alleged 'cousins' as the Catholic Church teaches to support their idea of Mary as an eternal virgin.
By the way, Buck-I have already been over this road with many Catholics over the years, and I know that
you will reject anything I bring up which bumps up against your beliefs. I'm planning on enjoying the rest of my weekend, and I hope you do the same-where there is no way to resolve a disagreement, it is best to disengage. Believe whatever you want-I couldn't change your mind anyway.

For both Buck and Bat-sarcasm? Emotional rather than reasoned responses?
Sola Scriptura, boys. Meaning that if it isn't in the Bible, it has no theological basis, and shouldn't be done as an act of faith.
Bat, James, Peter, Paul and Jesus didn't make 'pilgrimages' to Jerusalem. They went to the Temple but not as an act of faith-they were acts of obedience. Many Jewish people (including Scribes and Pharisees) would go to the Temple obeying the letter of the law but without faith in God- instead they put faith in their religious acts. (Sound familiar?)
The Pharisees didn't win any special favor from God for their going to the Temple.
And Buck, Works without faith is doubly dead-not only does it not merit favor from God when we add to what God has declared in His Word (look long and hard through Scripture and you will find no mention of God demanding pilgrimages to Spain or Portugal or Plymouth Rock.) It is also deadly because it causes many to believe that they are headed to Heaven based not on what Christ did on the Cross, but what they do in their lives.
That is false. The Catholic church may have decided that church tradition is as valid as Scripture, but it isn't. Man can't add to what God declares. Sola Scriptura has caused much enmity between Catholics and Christians throughout the ages. We won't settle the debate here, but I believe that I am right. You believe that you are right.
I can live with that.

Remember that Crystal, Goldberg and Robin Williams used to hang together for a 'laugh festival'-we shouldn't be surprised if he decides to blast the Republicans.
It's a shame, too. He is talented, and will do a good job hosting, but Liberals can't help themselves-they get 'Republican tourettes' every election year when standing behind a microphone.

Hopefully this comment won't 'go away' as being anti-Catholic (on a site run by a Catholic)...but "works" as in "works based religion" never pleases God. We can't "DO" anything, whether it is walking a lonely pilgrimage or visiting Mecca and Medina (ala Islam, one of the 'other' works-based religions) to please God. He is not moved by 'works'.
Faith, yes. Recognizing that we can add nothing to what Christ did on the cross-absolutely. But we can in no way 'pay' for/expiate our sins or win indulgences by our behavior. That may sound foreign to Catholicism, but there you go.

"Ninotchka"-where Garbo was beautiful and Melvyn Douglas was charming.
I bought the blu when Wizard of Oz came out fully restored and it was beautiful. No reason to ever watch it in 3D.

Lowering the flags for Houston is a class move, and I think she deserves it. I assume that President Obama and family will attend her funeral-this is above politics-they would probably attend even if this were not an election year, simply because of the impact her life and career have had.
May she rest in peace.

I'd give it a try-Farrell is a great actor, as is Winstone. Reading "Gant's thick glasses..." instantly reminded me of "Bricktop" in the movie "Snatch". Great. now I have to watch it again.

I like Curtis, and she is a fine actress, but she might need a 12 step program to overcome her dependence on Liberalism.

This is the first time in about a year that I was tempted to watch a clip of TDS-it really is hateful of non-Liberals, isn't it?
I stopped when I got to the clip of President Obama tossing aside the alleged 'establishment clause' that Liberals are supposed to love. Separation of church and state...unless we can force churches to accept a Liberal mandate like abortion- contraceptives with abortifacient elements kill fertilized eggs-humans in their most vulnerable state, in what used to be the safest place (inside the mother's womb).
With an uproar, he moves it off the church's plate and makes insurance companies pay for his ideology? Is this even legal for him to be doing? Don't we get to vote on something so controversial?
More and more I think that President Obama is so sick and tired of being President that he is torpedoing his own re-election. He desires the fame but can't stomach the job.