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    Ack, anxiety lock

    Sorry, for your troubles man. Will be praying.
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    Is China evil?

    As countries go, they aren't in the top ten of nicest places to live. They have no intent to move up anywhere on that list. I would say their indifference to the welfare of their own people qualifies as evil, though I don't believe it makes the country evil.
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    Is it wrong to get married because she's pregnant?

    The prognosis is not good in any case. They shouldn't have been having sex if they were doing it without intent to marry, they did, so now they need to figure out how to make a life.
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    War priests - does God favor certain secular factions?

    No, chaplains should be where they are and do what they do. Regardless of whose military they are serving, which "side" they are on . .. Military Chaplains have a "flock" that no one else is really equipped to tend to. Check out John 21:15-17. Who else can feed the sheep in the Military...
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    War priests - does God favor certain secular factions?

    Sounds like you have a fundamental misunderstanding about the role of chaplains (at lest in relatively modern history). Chaplains serve the spiritual needs of the soldiers, regardless of those soldier's religious beliefs. If you think the U.S. Military chaplain corps prays against Islam...
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    Is it okay for Mexico to encourage anchor babies?

    Acts of war are . . . acts of war. If there is an overt statement by their president, legi, or like body of government actually overtly encouraging criminal actions on foreign soil . . . we should treat them like any other little dicatorship that threatens our national security, turn them over...
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    Stoning Children?

    Do you have a transaltion or more specific Hebrew verse that indicates his interp, is wrong? Are you reading in Hebrew? Are you reading in context?
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    Asking forgiveness from ex-boyfriend

    You have reconnected, there is an "issue" between the two of you . . . it is in your hands to make it right. Matthew 5
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    Can I re-marry my ex-husband?

    Not enough info. Remarrying someone you were once married to and get divorced from is frowned upon though. Deuteronomy 24:1-4
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    So after 29 years of marriage to my mom, my dad has recently

    Right now he is creating $100 overdrafts for computer dating (and more likely inappropriate content) sites .. . . . if you go too far treating the symptoms and cut off his access to imaginary infidelity, making the jump to a prostitute or other adultery isn't too hard to imagine. I'm not saying don't do...
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    I'm sure I have blasphemed the holy spirit

    Yes. Even some one very strong in the Holy Spirit can have a dark night of the soul. We all can't be as strong as Job, but we can suffer similar tests. Thank goodness we have a Christ who can pick us up when we fail and fail HARD! I believe the others have given you sound advice in those...
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    I'm sure I have blasphemed the holy spirit

    It is called a "dark night of the soul", they happen. I was recently thinking of how I got past mine. I know where you are coming from, though I would have never said I wouldn't hurt anyone. It was ttruly dark. If I can get past it, you can get past it. I think in part, I got past it by...
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    10 commandments

    You'll find a lot of the things God forbids, actually center on judgement. God is the ultimate judge and ruler of the universe, therefore: When we covet (Exodus 20:17 You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox...
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    Smug behavior

    It is good that you are hearing what Norsk is saying. They may indeed be wrong, but I too have see it is related fields. One prof came right out and said he was only interested in teaching the top 10%, hoped those who managed to pass would at least soak some wisdom up & that he didn't have any...
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    Am I In Hell???

    Simple answer to a simple question, strip away the narrative: Are you in Hell? Is there any good thing at a ll anything that tastses good, smells good, looks good (even if you can't have it) .. . anything good at all? Anything? if yes, even if it is just that your favorite flower isn't...
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    Do Muslims Follow YHWH?

    Yes. Same God, very different understanding.
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    How have you come to hate what God hates?

    Everything God hates is destructive or dangerous or leads to pain, sometimes pain that echoes for generations. It is easy, understand we have a loving God, understand why He hates a particular sin & get on board. You know, depending on when and where you steal, getting caught will have...
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    Hate telling people that I am Christian sometimes

    I never use the term "born again" as certain sects of Christianity have appropriated that term & it can come off as identifying as a member of one of those sects as opposed to merely a Christian. Of course identifying as a "Christian" can also be used to distinguish (will come off as a...
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    Marriage and Intimate Relationships

    You've heard it said that the first three rules of realestate are: location, location, location. But I say the first three rules of intamate relationship are: communication, communication, communication. We can talk about rules # four through infinity, but I have no doubt that communication...
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    I really need some help

    You are an Anglican, so. . . . embrace the ritual. Get out your BCP and try Morning or Evening Prayer, or just do the readings . . . or just do Compline. Whatever fits with your schedule. You'll find that if you do a little on the weekdays, the weekends will really start clicking. One of the...