DTV's give off lots of radiation. Just stand in front of one for a while and you will feel it. Katara and I sure did the first time we came across an HDTV.

There certainly are rumors that DIG TV's and cable boxes have hidden mics and poss even cameras in them.

Yes, Clare, but many people could (and do) say the same thing about TV, going to the mall, etc.

Also, you'll note that "it's not a sin" doesn't carry a whole lot of weight here. CathInfo is NOT Fisheaters.

We're more interested in God's design for things, the way things should be, etc.

And all the things I mentioned (TV, the mall, and mixing races) is usually not in your own best interest.

God meant marriage to bring families together -- and while it's true the Catholic Faith trumps everything, and can be a great bridge, it's also true that you want to find someone SOMEWHAT LIKE yourself and what you're used to.

Plenty of failed/split/troubled marriages can attest to this. You can't just take two people and make a marriage just because they "hit it off" at one time or another.

In theory, two cholerics could stay married 50 years until death. But usually a choleric seeks out someone more passive, and those marriages work out much better. Same goes for poor vs. rich and many other categories.

That's why classic wisdom advises things like, "What does his mom think of her?" "Does she get along with his family?" etc. More often than not, they are good indicators of how the marriage will go.

God has his ways, the Devil has his, and when you stick to God's plan and ways of doing things, everything goes along more smoothly.

I attended a very mixed-race public high school. And I'll tell you what -- everyone, for the most part, stuck with "their own kind" even though there were no forced segregation rules. You should have seen the lunch room! It looked like 1920's America.

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Yes, Clare, but many people could (and do) say the same thing about TV, going to the mall, etc.

Also, you'll note that "it's not a sin" doesn't carry a whole lot of weight here. CathInfo is NOT Fisheaters.

The fact that the Church does not condemn a thing, and furthermore, actually permits it, should carry some weight!

We're more interested in God's design for things, the way things should be, etc.

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So am I. And miscegenation does not go against God's design.

And all the things I mentioned (TV, the mall, and mixing races) is usually not in your own best interest.

Usually. Not necessarily always.

God meant marriage to bring families together -- and while it's true the Catholic Faith trumps everything, and can be a great bridge, it's also true that you want to find someone SOMEWHAT LIKE yourself and what you're used to.

I'm not disagreeing.

Plenty of failed/split/troubled marriages can attest to this. You can't just take two people and make a marriage just because they "hit it off" at one time or another.

And plenty of failed marriages are monoracial. Race may be a factor, for some couples, maybe even most, but marriages between two Catholics of different races are not sinful. The SSPX conducts plenty of them!

In theory, two cholerics could stay married 50 years until death. But usually a choleric seeks out someone more passive, and those marriages work out much better. Same goes for poor vs. rich and many other categories.

But none of this is set in stone. There is no Church teaching that cholerics are better off marrying phlegmatics! It may be the case, that in general they are better matches. But it is not a sin for a choleric to marry a choleric.

That's why classic wisdom advises things like, "What does his mom think of her?" "Does she get along with his family?" etc. More often than not, they are good indicators of how the marriage will go.

Again, I'm not disagreeing!

God has his ways, the Devil has his, and when you stick to God's plan and ways of doing things, everything goes along more smoothly.

Not necessarily. He doesn't always gives His greatest saints the easiest rides.

I attended a very mixed-race public high school. And I'll tell you what -- everyone, for the most part, stuck with "their own kind" even though there were no forced segregation rules. You should have seen the lunch room! It looked like 1920's America.

No problem. I'm not into social engineering either way.

I was just saying that miscegenation is not sinful.

The Church forbids marriages between Catholics and Protestants, but in practice allows them as well! Marriage between Catholics of different races isn't even forbidden.

If Catholics can marry Protestants, they can marry Catholics of another race!

mi·sog·y·nist  (mĭ-sŏj'ə-nĭst)    
n.  One who hates women.
adj.  Of or characterized by a hatred of women

I think this is the word that was meant.

I might raise hell with this, but I am one hundred percent against miscegenation. I just find it so strange. For example, I know many children that are half-Vietnamese half-Caucasian and they just seem to live in this limbo between two cultures. I think its a bit cruel on the children - they don't fit in with either group.

I think that races should stay where they are.