Is Western society a mental-asylum?
- By Desk trauma
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No.Is society a mental-asulym?
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No.Is society a mental-asulym?
I said that I struggle with the same stuff you do in my thoughts. Don’t let this hinder you from doing whatever good you can do for others. I don’t try to justify myself with works but I know the Lord wants to see something from us ( Matthew 25:31-46).I dont really know have a good direct response to what you said. I will admit though I'm sure I dont do the best of jobs doing what you said at all even if I pray for them. I just get tired of dealing with this struggle. After a while its such a drain on me mentally to fight it. I don't want to anymore and wish God would just take it away from me.
Agreed, although some would disagree what genuine support looks like, which is fine.I'm surprised you guys didn't expect this at all.
For MANY, this whole thing was a bit of a "Fad". In my mind everything that was happenning sounded like a fad; especially while watching my teenage daughter go through it all. I could see how her and her friends "interacted" with this phenomenon; for MANY of those kids, it is little more than a social "clique" or identifier.
For SOME of those kiddoes, it IS a real thing and THEY need the support no doubt.
Not surprising. It’s not like Davis had any power to do anything to begin with. Her 15 minutes of fame are long gone.Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
The court turned away an appeal filed by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple.
Without comment, the justices rejected an appeal brought by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses because of her opposition to same-sex marriage based on her religious beliefs.
I genuinely hope that in the end God's purpose for it (Ro 9:22-24) is accomplished (of which there is no doubt) by his ordination of it.Take it up with the Reformed Calvinist theologian Karl Barth - who of course did not preach universalism. We are, however, again, according to him, permitted to hope, genuinely hope, that in the end all of God's creation will be brought back to him.
And wow as you are most AUT0CRATIA and also make me AGOG. !!you have to figure that out, don't you.
Three leaders of an unregistered Christian house church in Xi’an city in central China have been arrested by communist authorities and detained on fraud charges, reigniting concerns over religious freedom in China.
Pastor Lian Xuliang, Pastor Lian Changnian and church member Fu Juan were taken into custody last Sunday by the First Branch of the Xi’an Municipal Public Security Bureau, according to the watchdog organization ChinaAid.
The arrests were approved by the Baqiao District Court, and the three are currently held at the Weiyang District Detention Center, the group added.
The arrests mark a repeat of legal action against the same individuals, who were previously detained on similar fraud charges on Aug. 17, 2022. They were held for nearly three years before being released on bail in April 2025.
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Christian house church leaders arrested, detained by authorities on ‘fraud’ charges
Three leaders of an unregistered Christian house church in Xi an city in central China have been arrested by communist authorities and detained on fraud charges, reigniting concerns over religiouswww.christianpost.com
This reminds me of the mystery small holes in a t-shirt I once had...I occasionally did stuff. My chemistry set was banned when I put a snail in a test tube of sodium.
Not a legitimate business. Consider it like this, everything given to us was given to us by God. So essentially, all the money you have is given by God. Using some money for frivolous spending is fine if you can afford it, but using it as a business is not because of what you stated, it can destroy lives. You are gambling your life, your families life and if you have any kids, their life on a regular basis. Gambling has a massive higher probability to fail and like the saying goes, "the house always wins". God prefers people to do an honest work (like farming) and with the stakes being so high, I just can't see anything in scripture that would back up an idea that gambling as a business would be okay but I do see a lot of the contrary due to the priorities that God has already established.Could a Christian also ever be involved in the gambling business? Although some people move on, for others it destroys lives and they wished they never gambled. or is gambling seen as a legitimate business just like farmers?
And measles vaccine.
and penicillin
and radiation as a cancer treatment
And any medication you put into your body.
And every medical treatment you've ever received.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that the mystery of the Holy Trinity is “the central mystery of Christian faith and life” and “the most fundamental and essential teaching.”1 But how can fallen human beings hope to comprehend “a mystery that is inaccessible to reason alone”?2 For those who do not delight in reading theological textbooks, a recently canonized saint offers a practical guide to the truth of Trinitarian theology.
You know I was thinking of this very subject. How would a Christian explain Christianity or the message in the gospel or bible today. It seems a big topic and we hear about all the Christian apologetics let alone secular arguements about God and Christianity.I believe in God.. but I don't know God. I don't know if God corresponds to any particular scriptures. How does one begin to sift through the different ideas to come to the truth.. what is the best way to approach the search?
Or maybe that just means they aren't reading it with Fundamentalist slavishly literalist standards. That could be good.With Millennials and Generation Z leading the way, particularly among men, Bible reading among U.S. adults in 2025 is at its highest level in the last 15 years, according to new data from the "State of the Church" initiative.
The initiative by Barna Group and Gloocollected data from 12,116 online interviews conducted between January and October of 2025. The research revealed that approximately 50% of self-identified Christians report reading the Bible weekly, the highest level of Bible reading among Christians in more than a decade.
Weekly Bible reading among all U.S. adults reached its lowest point in 15 years in 2024 when it hit 30%. In 2025, the figure rebounded 12 percentage points to 42%, according to the latest data.
"Bible reading is rising again across generations, marking a reset to faith engagement levels we haven't seen in a decade," David Kinnaman, CEO of Barna Group, said in a statement. "People aren't just curious about faith — they're opening Scripture for themselves. This trend aligns with other signs of renewal we've seen in our research, like growing commitments to Jesus and increased church attendance."
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More Americans are now reading the Bible but fewer believe it’s 100% accurate: study
With Millennials and Generation Z leading the way, particularly among men, Bible reading among U S adults in 2025 is at its highest level in the last 15 years, according to new data from the State ofwww.christianpost.com