rjs330 said:

Standing up for someone who.made a baseless claim isnt a good response. Here was rhe claim:

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??? I was mainly standing up for myself , you accused me of lying and I know that I am not , it simply is not constructive.

iluvatar5150 said:

The only was that including the link has any relevance to whether your post constituted a copyright violation was if the copyright holders explicitly stated that copying large chunks is permissible so long as you provide a citation attributing where it came from. Those sorts of licenses are not common, especially for commercial sites.

There are also CF rules about how much you're allowed to copy/paste.

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I'm aware of the rules and I have seen larger portions of websites copy/pasted here.

ThatRobGuy said:

When that statehood is offered to them, will they take the deal? Or turn it down like they've done in the past?

One of the better two-state deals was offered to them under Bill Clinton (which would've given them all of Gaza, and 96% of the West Bank -- with a land swap to account for the 4% of the WB that Israel would keep, allowing Palestine to be one contiguous territory via corridor systems)

They shot it down.

I've been pretty critical of Israel as of late, but fair is fair... The Palestinian leadership hasn't had a great track record with regards to accepting a good deal when it's offered to them.

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Good point. Palestinian leadership doesn't want a two-state solution. They want to eradicate Israel. Pretty hard to find a middle ground.

Xeno.of.athens said:

All your reply means is that I have not been indoctrinated to "see" it and you have been indoctrinated to "see" it that way. The text however does not SAY what you "see".

The text is about lawbreaking (sin) and death (the consequence of sin). And when it says "Not imputed" that means, people did not know, or made no record of lawbreaking; neither was lawbreaking imputed to them, as it was after the law was given through Moses, when they broke the known and written law of God. Nevertheless everyone died. The text says the opposite of what you say - you say that sin was imputed to them and the text says that it was NOT imputed to them and the text goes on to observe that they died anyway, despite not lawbreaking themselves. They died because death is inherited, it is part of human nature now, we are by nature mortal in this world.

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And , she meant Rom 9:11. ?

dan p

Oompa Loompa said:

So basically, bring everything back to how it was before October 7th?

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No, Netanyahu's most recent return to power (2022) was with a far-right coalition that rejects a two-state solution.

Palestinians furious over Netanyahu claims that Israel must 'crush' statehood ambitions​

The veteran Israeli politician has revealed his true goal, critics say: no Palestinian state and a Palestinian Authority that serves only as Israel’s “subcontractor”​

AV1611VET said:

It's called the difference between getting a passing grade and failing.

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Not really, since scientific theories aren't a pass/fail.

AV1611VET said:

What happens in the meantime though?

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Further study and refinement of knowledge.

AV1611VET said:

True.

They'll just tell you how to answer the questions on the final; and you'd better get it right.

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... that's how all schools work (sadly).

AV1611VET said:

Intellectual honesty can lead to some dire consequences.

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Krista McAuliffe relied on intellectual honesty, and look where it got her.

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I can't sync these two posts together because believe it or not, AV; you are actually right, and I'm also right as well. The history of thalidomide and it's connection to pushing by CORPORATIONS and BUSINESSES over science is well documented, known and has been explained to you multiple times.

But keep flogging that dead horse, or rather, to use an analogy you once used with be, keep being that broken record, no matter how wrong and vulture-like it makes you.

iluvatar5150 said:

That's part of why it's hard to take you guys seriously on the subject of trans people. So confident that you know what makes a man or a woman, and yet you whiff hard on this one.

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I am confident what makes a man or a woman. DNA can prove it.

Side by side comparison of Jean Michel Trogneux and Brigett Macron. For the record, I think she is a woman. I would hardly call this proof, but I can understand why people would be skeptical. Again, a DNA test can answer everything. Ironically, doing so would be a slap in the face of LGBT ideology and anyone who cannot define a woman as an adult human female.

The thing that I wonder is in the Chapter of Revelation preceding the arrival of the AntiChrist the devil or "Dragon: is cast out of the heavenly realm.

Rev 12:9-10 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.

He is then seen alongside the beast, receiving worship on earth.

Rev 13:4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"


However this happens, Satan will be manifest on the earth. I personally wonder whether he will deceive the nations by stating he is an alien from outer space. Sound's comical, but what better deception to use. Strange creatures arriving to earth from space.

Xeno.of.athens said:

In my experience, people who leave evangelicalism turn to atheism, and they generally don't turn back. There are exceptions. But generally, they go to atheism, and that's where they stay. And my observations of people I've known who were Jehovah's Witnesses, and some of them have been good friends, is the same.

This gets me to wondering if the shock of leaving evangelicalism-the transition away from that quite encompassing system of faith, and similarly with Jehovah's Witnesses-is so great that when the person leaves, they tend to reject all religion, and to do so permanently.

After I had become a Catholic, I had an SMS conversation with a Presbyterian minister who expressed fairly profound surprise that I had embraced Catholicism and thus had returned to Christianity. What he wrote in his SMSs gave me the impression that he expected that I would have become an atheist and would have never returned to Christianity, in any way, shape, or form. I can only guess, but I imagine that what he was saying was both based on his reading of Hebrews 6 and possibly pastoral experience as well. He will be one of the readers of this perhaps. I'm not sure if he will read it or not, and he will recognise that conversation if his memory is good. I mention the conversation only as corroborative evidence for what I'm about to say and what I've already observed.

It seems to me that Evangelicalism, along with Pentecostalism, possibly Jehovah's Witnesses, and maybe Mormons and others have a tendency to produce ex members who are atheists. I think the same may be true to a degree of Catholicism and Orthodoxy. But I think it's probably more pronounced in those more encompassing religions, such as evangelicalism. My thinking is that the devastation of the loss of that whole complex and embracing system of religion leaves such a strong vacuum that the person regards all religion as a write off. And if I'm not mistaken, that is the expectation of Calvinism to a degree, seemingly the expectation of those who are very strongly five pointed Calvinists (TULIP embracing Calvinism). But I may be wrong.

If anybody cares to comment, I would appreciate hearing from them. Especially anybody who has some direct experience with this or direct interest in it.

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Is it not a case of inoculation?

...tasting - but not coming to a knowledge of the Truth.

Then being resistant to it ?

Clare73 said:

There's a lot about God we cannot grasp, starting with having no beginning.

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I agree, but there is still a lot that we can grasp, but that might not been able to be fully revealed/known previously.

The Liturgist said:

Indeed, what many premillenial dispensationalists fascinated with the writings of John Nelson Darby, or Hal Lindsay, or books like Left Behind, or other chiliastic Restorationist traditions are missing, is that regardless of when Christ returns, whether we die before then or not, we still face his judgement on equal terms.

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And the correct Greeks for being Caught up. /. HARPAZO. in 1 THESS 4:17 , and the Greek word !

And the Greek word COMING / PAROUSIA. in 2 Thess 2:1 ''

And in Gal 1:4 , RESCUE // EXAIREO

and there are more !!

And there is no Greek word for Rapure in. the Greek Text !!

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Clare73 said:

The truth of the matter is that we won't. . .no born again walks away, because they are kept the Holy Spirit (Eph 1:13-14, 2 Co 1:22, 5:5), whose arm is not too short.

Warnings are one of the ways God keeps the elect, who heed the warnings, while the non-elect ignore them.

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No, warnings are how God warns us. Calling and election are never so sure that they don't need to be made sure (2 Pet 2:10). Just as no one can predict their own election with perfect certainty, neither can they predict their own perseverance. Again, good fruit is the truest indicator.

David Lamb said:

I could be wrong too, but all the references I found say that cloning refers to making a copy of the exact same animal. Let me know if you ever discover the word "cloning" being used to refer to mixing species.

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This particular usage may be incorrect because the one who is being quoted had a tendency to come up with new words.

President George W. Bush brought up the topic in his 2006 State of the Union Address, in which he called for the prohibition of "human cloning in all its forms", "creating or implanting embryos for experiments", "creating human-animal hybrids", and also "buying, selling, or patenting human embryos". He argued, "A hopeful society has institutions of science and medicine that do not cut ethical corners and that recognize the matchless value of every life." He also stated that humanity "should never be discarded, devalued or put up for sale.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human–animal_hybrid

durangodawood said:

Ugh.... please.

Crepes with lemon and sugar for me.

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I prefer the savory German crepes.

Gregory Thompson said:

This may have been why Jesus implied He might not find faith when He returned.

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You might want to take context of that verse into mind: Saying it's because people don't believe Daniel is a preterist book is certainly not its point.

Luke 18:

1 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

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So first, the point of the Parable: That you should continue praying even when it seems like your prayers are not heard or answered when in duress, particularly, under persecution from an adversary. This widow was under duress, and she sought the judge's help, over and over and over.
Until he finally acquiesced and helped her.

Now see how the Lord applies this parable:

6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

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That before Jesus comes, His people will be under duress, under tribulation, and they will pray, and pray and pray, but along the way, some will not be patient, and will fall away (or be martyred)

We see Him go through this concept in the Olivet discourse in Matthew 24 and 25:

12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

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People will lose faith over time.

He shows it in a parable too

48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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People lose patience, and fall away.

Paul expresses the same
2 Thessalonians 2

1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

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1 Timothy 4

1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

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People lose faith during long stretches of hard times, especially persecution.
That is why the Lord muses about finding faith on the Earth when He returns, because He knows many will fall away when the times get really tough. Especially during the 70th week of Daniel.

It has nothing to do with people not agreeing with you that Daniel is history rather than prophecy.
Especially when He himself said that people in the future would see the Abomination of Desolation from Daniel 8, 9, 11, and 12. How that was supposed to be History .. did Jesus get it wrong, did Jesus interpret Daniel incorrectly and it was all in His past?
I don't think so, not when He quotes it.

durangodawood said:

Superior Court of the State of Delaware.

Easily superior to IHOP.

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But I would wager that IHOP has superior pancakes.

perplexed said:

Just take a deep breath and realize you don't know and you are just throwing a tantrum.

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Standing up for someone who.made a baseless claim isnt a good response. Here was rhe claim:

"Do you mean like the photos of him at Epstein's with topless young adolescents on his lap?"

The claim has been shown to be baseless. If you are going to make such a wild accusation then you should have some actual evidence of such a claim. She made a statement of FACT. Yet has produced NO support for that statement. Even the source she used did NOT claim that.

AV1611VET said:

So science charges students thousands and thousands of dollars to teach students what "may have happened"?

Academia writes books, gives out diplomas, certificates, and Nobel prizes for things that "may have happened"?

Darwin is buried in a prominent grave site because he wrote about something that "may have happened"?

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It's called intellectual honesty, AV. Scientists know they have evidence that strongly points to this thing or that thing, but it's not 100%. It might get overturned one day or might get strengthened.
Thus, they do not wholeheartedly commit to something saying "This is definitely, definitively, absolutely, positively what happened!". Because to do so would be intellectually dishonest.

But you don't care. You never have and never will.

prudent_commenter said:

In my personal experience, there is a big difference between women with long hair and women with short hair.

As per the scripture, a woman's hair is her glory. Her beauty comes from her hair, and is a gift from God simply because not all women can grow long hair.

What I've noticed about women with short hair is the desire to go against their nature. The hair is simply a noticeable change, but with the hair comes others changes that one doesn't see. Whenever I see short hair on a woman. I see it as a question: what brought it up? Or who brought it up? In today's society, it is known that after failed marriages|relationships, women tend to desire radical changes that seem to be out of impulsiveness.

It's curious that this should exist because the majority of men love long hair on women. Cutting it short would certainly fit the agendas in place by society. It is bad for multiple reasons: 1. they make women look like men; 2. they make them "forget" their own nature. In both cases, it sin. Apart from the agendas, it also seems to be consuming a lot more. From a logical standpoint, short hair would consume less products, and take less time. But it doesn't. Quite the opposite: more time, and more products. (And we live in a society of consumption.) So women that say it's easier, it doesn't seem right. Easier is going with the nature, and not opposing it.

On top of this it just doesn't look good. I deduced last year that, without their long hair, all of their imperfections are more pronounced. It's the forcing of imperfections, where there are none to be seen. And I have also linked it to their so-called female intuition. It would appear you are at your best when you are embracing your true self, as God has made you.

Thus, the women I've talked to, or have observed them, it seems to be those with long-hair do things naturally, they ease into it, and think before they act. On the opposite, short-hair tends to be impulsive, forceful.

As for me, I am a man with long-hair and long-beard for two reasons: 1. I consider them a gift from God; and 2. God told me to leave the hair alone (for now anyway).

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This entire post drips of self righteousness. Is filled with generalities. Extremely judgmental in nature and delivered in arrogance. And in my opinion, a complete offense to women. Just an unbelievably inconsiderate and ignorant post.

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN said:

Good, hopefully, the French President wins the lawsuit. These people should not be able to spread false news. Candace Owens should be fired for lying. But I doubt anything will happen.

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At this point, if every journalist were fired for lying, there would wouldn't be many left.

Gregory Thompson said:

The church remains a mess, this is not a bad thing.

Before God creating, everything was a disorganized mess. (formless and void)

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Thank you for this encouragement. I think that you are absolutely correct because the best fellowship that I tend to have with other Christians is when I can tell them about one of my issues and problems that I have been wrestling with for years that they can identify with.

essentialsaltes said:

In 2024, Owens — then a host at Ben Shapiro’s outlet the Daily Wire — boldly stated that she’d stake her “entire professional reputation” [well that's not much, now is it] on Brigitte Macron being a man. Since then, Owens has repeatedly insisted that the French first lady was indeed born a man. At one point, she even launched an eight-episode series called “Becoming Brigitte” to further examine the baseless conspiracy theory.

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This should be an easy case for the Macron lawyers. All they need to do is provide a DNA sample to put the conspiracy to rest and prove Candace wrong.

A New Dawn said:

You should not be debating theology if you do not have a basic knowledge of Christian beliefs.

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There are a vast array of beliefs in the Christian church (and cults) no one can know all of them. I have believed in FRee WIll my whole life, have studied the Early Church, and am passionate to bring the Free Will belief back to people enslaved by the teaching of "Predestination". I could say to you: "You have no right to teach Predestination" (opposed by the early church) if you have not studied the Early Church.

stevenb6 said:

Edit: I think it might be okay to mention that I have schizophrenia/bi-polar if this seems like a stupid read.
First off I have a tendency to only post negative feelings or experiences, so let me reiterate that I have indeed had a lot of very good moments in my faith

But. Recently going through a rougher patch and it's not necessarily even my patch.

My family seems to be struggling a lot. I have siblings as well and we all know siblings can argue a lot.

The reason for me doubting morality is rooted in the way Christianity is portrayed through mainstream media. It's very counter intuitive to Christianity. I feel like it tries to over emphasize it without explaining the Word of God and including the Holy Spirit into teachings leaving everyone with less than nothing.

In the same way that growing up my parents never mentioned God once. The time I was trying to believe in Jesus was a horrible time as well. I've had a hard time coming to peace with that and constantly ruminate on the mistakes I made through just going with the mainstream Christianity or lack thereof. In the bible it explains how bad it is for anyone who causes the little ones to stumble, yet in the broken world we live in that seems to be the overwhelming majority of people.

And if parents don't teach their kids anything of spiritual sustonence how can God hold that over them growing up with none? It's a habitual cycle of brokenness as I feel the way to finding God is obviously a hard test of faith because I remember not even understanding how to call on the Lord.

I've just seen the way this leads to absolute brokenness and I have a hard time trying to believe God's morality as anything that is actual morale. Morale is based on clear evidence of right or wrong when we are born into this world missing the very Spirit that tells us right from wrong. Unless I'm just so off and he is always actually there allowing our mistakes to happen. Even so though?

It's just is seeming a chaotic cluster fluff to me right now. Deception has been a big topic I'm studying lately and it's hard to believe we live in a world like this, being hated and a target

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I`m sorry for your mental health. Know that there are good prognosis to get well from borderline with the correct treatment. Scitzophrenia.. I once spoke to a therapist he had bad scitzo, he managed it almost without meds with clean foods, little processed and chemicals. you might want to try unless you already are. Many, even exorcists and spiritual people say people who have this are more sensitive to the spiritual and need guidance how to handle it how 50% of the cases are like that. In other words, prophetic and sense see the spiritual realm.

What we don`t know about God does not give us responsibility for. And God always forgive. Times have changed a lot since the 2000 when people became more selfish and materialistic. I noticed it was medias fault mainly. Even more important who we socialise and what we fill our minds and eyes with. without going fanatic of course. Just being mind ful how we are affected and avoid what affects us. Some people can do more of certain things than other. Note did not say sinning.
I have listened to catholic exorcists talking about how we are not as christian as nation anymore and as such new influences crept in especially the occult and about sexuality. As a result people are leaving God and the church they said , and spiritual warfare and how the evil attacks us, especially our minds, are not talked about often in the churches, but the truth is as soon as we become christian we are in spiritual warfare and we have to learn how to handle that. How the enemy works and what his traps are here I recommend John Ramirez a former devil worshipper and born again and pastor. You can find him online or his books on amazon he has come out with a new one about enemys traps and snares and how to see and defeat.
I grew up in an atheistic family and abusive family had christian relatives. But I had a strong sense for right and wrong. That is God writing his laws in our heart. Just because you have not been taught from family does not matter big not in my experience God came for me anyway. But you can of course be dragged into stuff more due to how society is nowadays and media. God does not work on feelings. He has forgiven you and is with you, no matter your feelings.
The key out of brokenness is to stay close to God and his word, and be close to him and how he wants us to live. It truly gives peace in chaos. He has not said we will not get chaos, but that He will walk us through it. How the righteous fall, but rise up again, sometimes, it is tests. think of Job. Evil uses other people, and the world, even more important stay close.
I am sorry to hear you are struggling. Feel free to reach out. hugs to you also do what you can to create order and routine. in your state you need that