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  1. mark kennedy

    No criminal activity by Comey.

    Comey is cut and dried, the release is clearlly not against the law. With Trump the issue is obstruction and this Congress, especially the Senate, does nothing. Obstruction requires a substantial step, which is a matter of fact that should be determined by a judge or jury. Mueller and the DOJ...
  2. mark kennedy

    No criminal activity by Comey.

    Trump demands loyalty in a private meeting and lies about what was said. What Comey did was against FBI policy, not against the law.
  3. mark kennedy

    No criminal activity by Comey.

    Confidential notes when he suspects corroborating sources for Trumps' version sounds pretty reasonable. Trump reveals classified information to the Russian Ambassador and no one cared. Comey and Clinton have nothing to to with politics , I don't understand the obsession with them.
  4. mark kennedy

    Near complete Australopithecus anamensis skull found; face reconstructed

    It's really cool when they can find a complete school, reconstructions are always iffy. This article left a lot of questions, what's the overall cranial capacity. The morphology hardly looks human, it really doesn't match modern apes which is like Christmas for paleontologists.
  5. mark kennedy

    What should I change to have more Christian service

    I've never been able to do that, I like to take my time in the New Testament. I hope you used a modetn translation for the OT, it can be tough even with a good translation.
  6. mark kennedy

    What should I change to have more Christian service

    Controversy goes with the territory, if your getting no clear guidance don't jump to any conclusions. It's been my experience that these things tend to get clearer over time. It sounds like you need to spend time growing in grace and knowledge before you take a dramatic stand on some...
  7. mark kennedy

    Is the land restoration to the nation of Israel found in the new covenant?

    Does anyone recall the original boundaries? One, if memory serves is from the Mediterranean to the Euphrates in Iraq. I only ask because to my knowledge they were never revoked.
  8. mark kennedy

    The Billy Graham Rule Goes to Court

    I don't so much have a problem witj with him refusing on moral or religious grounds, as calling it thr 'Billy Grahmn' rule. Ministry and law enforcment are fundamentally different. The fact that he has a personal problem is a secondary issue.
  9. mark kennedy

    Everyone got this Parable wrong!

    I think you have the right idea, it seems like faith without works is dead. God saves you with grace, truth and the power of a dynamic fellowship. Your expected to do what you can and notice, the others doubled their money. Personally I would have went to one of them and asked them what they...
  10. mark kennedy

    The Billy Graham Rule Goes to Court

    I think prohibiting male and female officers from being alone at night is unrealistic to say the least. On the other hand someone with an occassional senaibility like this should be easily accomodated. It just seems like a lot of time sense and an odd sort of a law suit. I'll be interested to...
  11. mark kennedy

    Kentucky Supreme Court to hear case on Christian’s refusal to make LGBT pride shirts

    I don't see it extended along those lines, gay marriage is the big one. I understand why people do it but at the same time, I love the smells and unique products you get in bakeries. This controversy spoils that a little for me. Sometimes I think we have evolved as culture into over grown...
  12. mark kennedy

    Kentucky Supreme Court to hear case on Christian’s refusal to make LGBT pride shirts

    I dont know about the US but in Iraq and Afghanistan homosexual behaviour was common. Men are for pleasure, women are for babies. In certain forms like Sunnis it can carry the death penalty, but Shiites don't seem to care.
  13. mark kennedy

    what are you feeling right now? (24)

    Yea I definately get that, I was actually a little moody when I wrote that. After a while they make me drowsy, it always feels better when they have worn off and the pain has subsided. Nothing beats normal.
  14. mark kennedy

    what are you feeling right now? (24)

    Waiting for the pain meds to kick in, it's actually a good feeling when they do.
  15. mark kennedy

    The Rich Man and Lazarus, and Matthew 25:41-46

    He did, the idea he would just make it up is silly. Not only did Jesus speak of things the audience knew, he taught things no one ever heard of. We are used to the idea of heaven and hell, were they? I think people would like to dismiss the reality of hell. It's the worst kind of wishful thinking.
  16. mark kennedy

    Are Christians to Obey the Law of God/Jesus?

    When was it ever going to be ok to worshiip idols, or make them for that matter. If you love God with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength are you going to want to. James 2 talks at length about works and faith, based on the Royal Law which is the far more excellent way. But the fruit of...
  17. mark kennedy

    'Stand Your Ground' Trial in Florida Ends With Manslaughter Verdict

    I certainly don't see the justification for shooting a man dead, over a parking spot, and the other guy is unarmed. Sounds like manslaughter is getting off easy. I've never liked gun control but guns make lethal violence too easy.
  18. mark kennedy

    The Rich Man and Lazarus, and Matthew 25:41-46

    I've often wondered about the Good Samaratian and the Prodigal Son. I'm sure they happened, but did Jesus' disciple approve, would they have done the same? It was believed misfortunes in this life were the result sin. Remember Job, the man born blind? Anyway, there's our lesson, chanting it's...
  19. mark kennedy

    The Rich Man and Lazarus, and Matthew 25:41-46

    Exppsitions are not arbitrary, in order to conclude a parable, you need figurative language. Jesus invariably started off his parables with, 'like' or 'has'. In fact most figurative language has a clear indicator like that. Jesus was the only one who taught anything about hell, right down to a...
  20. mark kennedy

    Jesus was violent one time in the Bible and it was against Capitalists

    Yet Mary of Magdala, one of Jesus' most devoted followers, raised sacrificial doves as a business. She didn't raise the doves in the temple. Commerce being conducted IN the temple was the problem. Jesis said they had turned it into a den of thieves, not a house of merchants.