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I...... am a sinner but through faith in Jesus Christ... as the Bible says, I am already saved (Rom. 8:24, Eph. 2:5–8), but I’m also being saved (1 Cor. 1:8, 2 Cor. 2:15, Phil. 2:12), and I have the hope that I will be saved (Rom. 5:9–10, 1 Cor. 3:12–15). Like the apostle Paul I am working out my salvation in fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12), with hopeful confidence in the promises of Christ (Rom. 5:2, 2 Tim. 2:11–13). This salvation prevents spending an eternity with Satan in hell where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.... desire to follow the commands of Jesus more and the desires of my flesh less.... don't believe there are "good people", only sinful people who are condemned by the law and in need of a savior who is Jesus.... am determined to keep politics secondary to the Gospel.... believe that salvation is by grace through faith AND works. Salvation comes about by means of faith in Christ, and a life of good works lived in response to God's invitation to believe. Faith without works is not sufficient to merit salvation, for good works show one's willingness to cooperate with the initiative of grace.--- (An important point to remember is that non-Catholics will point to all sorts of passages in the Bible to support their belief in faith alone, but not one will come from the mouth of Jesus! Several times Jesus speaks of faith AND works (Mt 7:24-27, Mt 21:28-32, Lk 10:25-37, Mt 25:31-46, Ephesians 2:8-10, James 2:14-26) but my personal favorite is Mt 7:21, which states, "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who DOES the will of my Father who is in heaven.") --- much thanks to Gene for correcting me on this one :-)... am interested in maintaining a constructive dialogue with any self professing born again believer concerning doctrinal and denominational disputes in order to unify the Church (The Body of Christ) in truth. I grew up in the Roman Catholic Church and received the sacrament of confirmation freshman year of college. Shortly after that I associated myself more with non-Catholic fellowship but have returned to the Catholic Church. I believe the Catholic Church is the only true Christian Church that was originally established by Jesus Christ from which all other non-Catholic denominations and "churches" have separated themselves from.... have other interests outside of faith such as working out and electronic music. A jet-setting international DJ looks like a fun job. The US Navy has owned me since 2001 and I have experienced a wide variety of what life has to offer, including a lot of wild travel and an addiction to incredibly euphoric anti-anxiety pills. I've learned some things along the way. At the same time I'm humble enough to realize that I'm ignorant compared to God and that my calling is to serve God and others.On the responsibility of academic freedom..."Education is integral to the mission of the Church to proclaim the Good News. First and foremost every Catholic educational institution is a place to encounter the living God who in Jesus Christ reveals his transforming love and truth (cf. Spe Salvi, 4). This relationship elicits a desire to grow in the knowledge and understanding of Christ and his teaching. In this way those who meet him are drawn by the very power of the Gospel to lead a new life characterized by all that is beautiful, good, and true; a life of Christian witness nurtured and strengthened within the community of our Lord's disciples, the Church. The dynamic between personal encounter, knowledge and Christian witness is integral to the diakonia of truth which the Church exercises in the midst of humanity. God's revelation offers every generation the opportunity to discover the ultimate truth about its own life and the goal of history. This task is never easy; it involves the entire Christian community and motivates each generation of Christian educators to ensure that the power of God's truth permeates every dimension of the institutions they serve. In this way, Christ's Good News is set to work, guiding both teacher and student towards the objective truth which, in transcending the particular and the subjective, points to the universal and absolute that enables us to proclaim with confidence the hope which does not disappoint (cf. Rom 5:5). Set against personal struggles, moral confusion and fragmentation of knowledge, the noble goals of scholarship and education, founded on the unity of truth and in service of the person and the community, become an especially powerful instrument of hope."Remarks by Pope Benedict XVI at The Catholic University of America on April 17, 2008http://publicaffairs.cua.edu/Releases/2008//PopeBenedict Speech.cfm