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Recent content by Casimir

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    What is the *Real* Threat?

    Actually, this is what the Bible says: the antichrist is not an external threat but an internal one - someone who leads the people astray by assuming the place of Christ. What is more, there have been many such antichrists throughout history, and will be many more before the final one. One...
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    Why is sex such a big deal?

    From what I gather, most people highly value the emotional intimacy and/or the physical pleasure involved in sex. For most people, their inclination to one or both of the above is so strong that they do not wish to deny themselves. In any case, I'm really responding to your point about sexual...
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    Bill bans 'pressing' minors to become religious

    MachZer0 really scares me. You don't believe in freedom of conscience? That's just wrong. I thought the little girl on the YouTube vid that's been making waves lately crossed the line, but if there are really people like MachZer0 out there, well, more power to her! That would be the...
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    NEWS FLASH: War starts between 2 major pro-life groups

    All right. I'll give you an example. The authorities (child "protection" services) decided that an acquaintance of mine might be molesting his son (he had not been, as was subsequently proven), so they took his two year old son, held him down, and did an invasive anal examination. For the...
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    Transhumanism

    On the other hand, if longevity ends up being a big problem, it is easily curable. I agree. One problem with the extreme pro-life crowd, is that they don't seem to know what life is. Mere existence - in agony - is not "life" in my book. In fact, it sounds more like the traditional...
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    Ethics of modeling

    . . . says the lady with the picture of a half-naked cheerleader at the top of her post. :scratch: Anyways, I think modelling can be ethical, and it can be problematic. It depends more on the person who is doing the modelling than anything else, and whether they stay in control of...
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    NEWS FLASH: War starts between 2 major pro-life groups

    Perhaps you weren't aware, but rape is already legal, provided the victim is a minor and the rape is done by a medical professional at the behest of the minor's parents or the state. In fact, this goes on every day - every time someone wants to "prove" that a minor was a victim of sexual...
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    Are homosexuals more spiritual?

    I don't know about "religious" per se, but certainly persecution serves to make a person or a people pause and consider what is important in life and the nature of good and evil. That definitely applied to homosexuals growing up in the '50's and '60's, even the '70's and '80's. As persecution...
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    Anti Christian Teacher

    I also doubt that the teacher is intending to teach her students a valuable life-lesson - but it is quite possible that the teacher does not realize how offensive she is being. I still think that respectfully confronting the teacher should be the first step - though you do remind me of one...
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    Anti Christian Teacher

    PistiEllinida, It is difficult to give advice without knowing the situation exactly. Without knowing you, I have no idea whether you are over-reacting, or whether your teacher is as poor as your description seems to indicate. Nonetheless, I'll make the attempt: First off, as another...
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    The poor and the oppressed was a key moral issue for Jesus

    Hear! Hear! As you say. No one pays attention to the "ordinary" sins - just the ones that other people are committing. Plus, sex and murder are exciting - they get the blood moving - and everyone enjoys hearing of them second-hand. Meanwhile, Jesus told us not to worry about tomorrow -...
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    Polyamory

    First I'll note that polygyny (one man having more than one wife) is implicitly condoned in the Bible - obviously in the Old Testament, but also to a lesser degree in the New Testament - most notably in Jesus's Parable of the Ten Virgins. Also, polygyny has always been allowed in the Ethiopian...
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    Selective-Sex Abortion?

    First off, I'm not a fan of abortion - but having looked at the actual numbers (rather than the rhetoric), I prefer to keep abortion legal because it actually cuts down on the number of abortions. That said, there is clearly a problem with abortions based on the sex of the fetus, because...
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    Is Nudity Okay?

    I am reminded of a missionary I heard talk years ago. She was working among a remote tribe - maybe in Papua New Guinea? - and she had a native assistant. The native men wore . . . a vine around the waist. That was all. While she never really lusted after her assistant, due to her cultural...
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    Have you ever been bullied?

    That's what it looks like to me, at least. Bullies are bullies because they get something out of it. Often, what they get is social approval. They increase their stature in the group. So, if you can create an environment where bullying is looked down on, there isn't much of a problem...
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