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Recent content by dunkel

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    Iconoclasm

    Saying it was "more influencial in the East" is a bit of an understatement. Iconoclasm in the Eastern Empire radically effected the course of history, whereas any iconoclasm in the West was, at most, a footnote in a history book.
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    Is there any biblical support for killing in The New Testament?

    I won't hate them, but I will kill them. It's just a necessary thing, sometimes. I don't hate the cow when I eat a steak. I don't hate my dog when he's just too old and I have to put him down. It's just a necessary thing...I have to eat, I want to ease his suffering, and if someone is trying...
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    Is there any biblical support for killing in The New Testament?

    A lot of points have been made here, so I'll just say this. If being willing to defend myself an my family by any means necessary, up to and including killing, means that God is going to be mad at me...well, I'm willing to take that chance. If I am to spend an eternity in hell, I can think of...
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    Is there any biblical support for killing in The New Testament?

    Are you serious? If I'm gone, what happens to my wife and daughter? Or should I just hope that whoever offed me will arrange for them to meet me in Heaven?
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    Iconoclasm

    That may be true, but I don't know anything about it. Everything I have read about the big iconoclasm movement was from the Eastern Empire in the 800-900's or so.
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    Iconoclasm

    Iconoclasm was pretty much peculiar to the Greek Orthodox Church, at least in its most extreme. Ok, that's not entirely accurate, as the big split had not yet occured, but you know what I mean. It stemmed not so much from scripture as from long held Oriental though. Remember that Islam can be...
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    Is there any biblical support for killing in The New Testament?

    This would explain why wannabe martyrs were lining up to be killed by Roman authorities and the Roman authorities were like "uh...what the heck?"
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    Is there any biblical support for killing in The New Testament?

    I don't think it clearly indicates anything of the sort. Receiving a slap on the cheek is a far cry from being in mortal danger. What it literally says, since you brought it up, is that if someone slaps you, do not retaliate. How does this literally lead to not defending yourself against...
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    Can a christian be a magician entertainer?

    Basically asking the spirits/demons/the dead/whatever to give you the power to read minds/tell the future/make the rabbit appear in your hat/whatever.
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    Can a christian be a magician entertainer?

    As I said, there are other issues that are having real impacts on culture that we can see every day. When thousands of real babies are murdered every year, I just can't see spending any time and energy on something so petty as a fictional character. If you don't like Harry Potter, or whatever...
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    Can a christian be a magician entertainer?

    Interesting read. Sorry, I just can't get excited about a fictional character. I also didn't get bent out of shape over the DaVinci Code and I watched the Smurfs growing up. Perhaps it's a bit of Papa Smurf influencing me when I hit the snooze button one too many times on Sunday and don't...
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    Can a christian be a magician entertainer?

    I hadn't heard that the Pope came out against Harry Potter. Yes, if it has become necessary for the Church to make an official policy statement over a fictional character, I think that's a bit silly.
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    Can a christian be a magician entertainer?

    Well, since there's no such thing as "real" magic, I think we're all safe doing card tricks and pulling rabbits out of hats. Seriously, just relax and try not to find the devil in everything.
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    Can a christian be a magician entertainer?

    Good Lord, not ouiji boards again. Please, find something else to occupy yourself with...such as pointing out how Harry Potter and Pokemon are tools of the devil.
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    Charging interest: sin?

    Are you willing to give up the interest earned on your CDs, money market accounts, and savings accounts?