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CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
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Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked DHS/DoD Memo Shows: LA "hasn't been perfect" but indicates what's coming "for years to come"
- American Politics
- 76 Replies
per heathercherone
BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration has sent the Texas National Guard to Great Lakes Naval Base outside Chicago, awaiting orders to deploy to Chicago. Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations.
More info:
Pritzker believes staging for federal enforcement in Chicago 'has already begun'
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said his office believes staging for ramped up federal enforcement in the Chicago area has already begun and revealed new insights on a potential National Guard deployment in the city.
www.nbcchicago.com
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What video games are you currently playing?
- By RileyG
- The Kitchen Sink
- 867 Replies
I really like going on emulator sites to play old games like Zombie ate my neighbors, old power rangers games, sonic etc. It's all fun! 
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How the prosperity gospel has driven Nigerian Christians away from Christ
- By RileyG
- General Theology
- 22 Replies
Interesting. I thought Nigeria, an Islam majority country, had mostly Anglican Christians?History has it that in the 15th century Christianity got into sub-Saharan Africa with the arrival of the Portuguese. In 1842, Samuel Ajayi Crowther suffered so much to bring the Gospel to the western part of Nigeria. In 1857, Reverend Christopher Taylor, an Igbo slave, left Sierra Leone to plant the first church in the eastern part of Nigeria. Christianity experienced significant growth in Nigeria starting in the 19th century, especially in the southern part of Nigeria. More European missionaries who were sent to Nigeria were responsible for the expansion of Christianity. These missionaries established various denominations, including Catholic, Protestant, and Pentecostal.
In the early days of Christianity in Nigeria, the Gospel was proclaimed freely. Missionaries sacrificially moved through villages and towns to make people know of Christ and His liberating Gospel message. Hospitals and schools were built, and natives accessed services free of charge. The message of the missionaries and indigenous pastors at that time was nothing but Christ and His love. It was never a product to be purchased or sold — it was a gift of grace offered to everyone.
However, in the 20th century, prosperity gospel theology was imported into Nigeria from the United States, and the message of the church changed, especially in Pentecostal churches. Another brand of Christianity replaced the Christianity that was brought into Nigeria by the missionaries. The message shifted. It was no longer about the biblical Gospel but about get-rich-quick schemes. It was no longer about Gospel ministry but about building a business. What was once a message of deliverance from death and sin morphed into a message about personal aggrandizement and financial success.
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How the prosperity gospel has driven Nigerian Christians away from Christ
When the gospel becomes transactional and is packaged as a commercial product, Christ is obscured, and His cross becomes emptywww.christianpost.com
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Is it just me? (Autocorrect)
- By RileyG
- The Junk Drawer
- 19 Replies
Are you using apple or a Mac? Or windows? android? linux?You can get the most obscure word. God? Nope. Odd.
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