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Recent content by Spinnaker

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    How can Christians be sure that the Koran is not the word of God

    My guess would be probably because if contradicts some things that are discussed in Scripture, at least in the New Testament. I have been interested in picking it up though, if for no other reason than exploring it's poetry.
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    How can insecurity ruin a marriage?

    Insecurity is a cancer. I completely understand how helpless a person can feel when facing insecurities, but it nonetheless will destroy a relationship, be a dating relationship or a marriage or even a friendship. As a man, being constantly doubted and questioned when I didn't do anything wrong...
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    $15 an hour for fast food workers.

    I'm for it. When I first graduated from high school, I worked for a fast food restaurant that started me off at $9/hr, and this was in 2005 when minimum wage was around $6/hr. They have an excellent business model, they give regular raises based on performance reviews, they offer vision and...
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    should catholic priests be allowed to get married?

    No trying to pick a fight, but how much of a correlation is there between the celibate priesthood and the sex abuse scandals that we've heard about over the years? I can understand allowing priests to marry if it would curb that issue. On the other hand, I respect the celibate priesthood and I...
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    The four Empires of Daniel

    You do realize that those kingdoms did constitute the known world according to the authors of scripture, right? That's the whole point. That's also why scholarship is important because we need to understand and consider things like context.
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    HELP! Sex during engagement!

    Get over yourself. I did nothing of the sort. Have you been in their exact shoes? I have, and you know what? Beating the crap out of yourself because you did something you feel like you regret doesn't help anything. The only thing you can do is resolve not to do it again. The question worth...
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    HELP! Sex during engagement!

    I'm sure what I'm about to say will chafe a few people, but... well, here it goes. Try not to let this get you down. I'm all too familiar with that sort of situation and you know what? Lamenting every little screw up doesn't help a dang thing. I'm not going to tell you guys to go off and make...
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    Studying Christian Heresies

    More than just being interesting, I think it's detrimental to the our faith to have a proper understanding of what Christ and Christianity isn't so that we can focus more on what he is. It's funny how often I get in a discussion with someone who is unfamiliar with these ancient heresies and...
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    Citizens of the USA

    The things that frustrate me the most generally have to do with Christians. All too often I'm confronted by my fellow Christian's own bigotry, intolerance and ignorance and since "Christianity" is all too often synonymous with "American" in some circles, it makes me embarrassed to be both.
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    what does this verse mean?

    I think Christ was saying something very profound to the people of his day. I'm convinced that God knew the animal sacrifices that had been a part of the Jewish/Israelite/Hebrew story would never really fulfill anything but because that practice had always been a part of human culture going back...
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    The Parable of the Tares And Wheat

    This post is the correct understanding of the wheat and the tares, the underlined portion is especially important for us to remember.
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    Something I'm curious about

    I read that the Eastern Orthodox Church will marry a person up to three times, but after that it's generally suggested they remain single. My question is, what if a person has been married three times or more prior to converting to Orthodoxy? Would the church recognize the person's current...
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    Online dating profile input

    That looks pretty well put together. I always have a philosophy that "less is more" because then if you are able to go on a date with someone there are still things you can tell them about yourself rather then them knowing everything from your profile prior to the date, so there's potentially...
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    Major fight with girlfriend

    That's a tough situation to be in. If you think about it, strip clubs are ridiculously pointless - essentially your shelling out tons of money to get aroused. Even if your girlfriend didn't mind you going, I think at some level it could drive a wedge between you guys. I don't mean that from a...
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    Recovering from a 'skid'?

    The past 4-5 days have been particularly off and I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the situation. I'm not sure precisely when it started, but since about last Friday or Saturday my girlfriend has seemed exceptionally distant, both in person and via text message (for example, her...