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Old 5th October 2009, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by clirus View Post
I believe God intends that those who willfully disobey the commandments/doctrines of the Bible (willfully involved in evil/sin) to suffer disease, death, destruction and poverty. Romans 6:23 states, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
"No man is an island, entire of itself...
any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind;
and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;
it tolls for thee."

I guess Clirus doesn't agree with John Donne. Until we all become the healthy, righteous, self-sufficient Christians of Clirus's fantasy world, we can't ignore our fellows, even if their misfortune results from their own doing. It's just not what a civilized society does, and it hurts the quality of life for all of us.
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Originally Posted by clirus View Post
We Are All In This Together

It would seem the statement that "We Are All In This Together" is most often made by those seeking a handout.
it seems odd to hear this from a fellow Christian... someone who has already been the recipient of the greatest (and most undeserved) "handout" in all of Creation.
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Originally Posted by The Lady Kate View Post
it seems odd to hear this from a fellow Christian... someone who has already been the recipient of the greatest (and most undeserved) "handout" in all of Creation.
apparently handouts are only good if they agree with clirus's theology, anything else is eviiiil
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Originally Posted by clirus View Post
When there is disease, death, destruction and poverty produced by too much wine, women/men and song, I did not participate.
So singing is evil now? That would explain why so many of history's greatest musicians died young. Poor Jimi never had a chance against the wrath of God!
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Old 5th October 2009, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by oldbetang View Post
You started off there actually making some sense....and then went completely off the rails into a river of nuttery.
Well...that is sort of her posting style.
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Originally Posted by peadar1987 View Post
So singing is evil now? That would explain why so many of history's greatest musicians died young. Poor Jimi never had a chance against the wrath of God!
Stick around dude, it gets even more sick. This is a woman that thinks that disobedient children should be executed.
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Stick around dude, it gets even more sick. This is a woman that thinks that disobedient children should be executed.
Having worked with children for the last 4 years, I think she might actually have a point there!
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Originally Posted by peadar1987 View Post
So singing is evil now? That would explain why so many of history's greatest musicians died young. Poor Jimi never had a chance against the wrath of God!
Especially when much of the music represents hate of God.
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I guess no one should be forced to pay for anyone else's activity in a proper country.

The President's Chrismas tree should be paid for privately, with his own money, and people should have to buy their own abortions.
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Especially when much of the music represents hate of God.
Jesus loves everyone. Including Jimi Hendrix. Doesn't hence your hatred for those He loves translate to hatred for Him?
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