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    Why has Star Trek ruined Science Fiction?

    One, Lovecraft didn't worship Satan; he didn't believe in worshipping any form of god (if you consider that worshipping Satan, then that is a different matter). Also, I find that if one reads works of opposing viewpoints along with those that coincide with our own, we can better grow in making a...
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    Why has Star Trek ruined Science Fiction?

    I can see where it had some good plot elements; even Harlan Ellison (who I have mentioned earlier) had written what was the most popular episode ever with "The City on the Edge of Forerver," which had some excellent points. I just think that when compare to things like Do Androids Dream of...
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    The Strongest Arguments for Predestination

    I am afraid that I do not understand the summation of what you are saying as it pertains to the discussion. Could you please explain?
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    I would like to know more about home churches

    Yeah, see, my dad is a pastor of a Methodist church, though as of tomorrow (Nov. 7th) he will be stepping down for a sabbatical to rework his priorities with our two elderly relatives that live with us. What you may find wrong with certain denominations, especially ones so heavily connected like...
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    The Strongest Arguments for Predestination

    If you go back to the first paragraph, I believe he was stating how that absolute predestination leaves out grace and mercy, whereas predestination balanced with free will (like we have discussed) is more biblicly accurate.
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    Coming Back to the Word

    Thanks! I feel like an old man. Jk, lol.
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    My Twentieth Birthday!!!

    I turned twenty today, on November 5th. So I am leaving my teen years behind, and am looking to where the future may lie. So many defining points in my growth and maturity have arisen, such as voting earlier this week for the first time ever, and reasoning on the issues for a good candidate...
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    The Strongest Arguments for Predestination

    I think that the issue comes from a synthesis of predestination and free will.
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    The Strongest Arguments for Predestination

    Good articulation of a good point.
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    Why has Star Trek ruined Science Fiction?

    Well, Poe lies more in the Gothic/Horror vein, rather than Science Fiction, but I see what you're saying.
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    Why has Star Trek ruined Science Fiction?

    Excellent point. I do, however, disagree about Lord of the Rings. Sure, it took a while to gain an acceptance even in genre-specific circles, but once it did, it gained a reputation that has kept it taught in many schools and colleges. But otherwise, I agree with you.
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    The Strongest Arguments for Predestination

    This is why I do not believe in absolute predestination nor absolute free will.
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    The Strongest Arguments for Predestination

    Apparently you and I disagree regarding the Bible. That is ok, as we are all Christians, right?
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    I would like to know more about home churches

    My question is of the ministry of the home church. I agree with the two or more gathered sentiment wholeheartedly. It's just that I have been brought up in the conventional church background, and wished to learn more about this new form of ministry that has come up in the last ten-to-twenty...
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    I would like to know more about home churches

    My name is James. I will be 20 as of November 5, this Friday. My dad has been a minister for a church over an hour away for ten years now. He is stepping down because we take care of some elderly family, and he wishes to find a church closeby because of his responibilities. I am a college...
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    The Strongest Arguments for Predestination

    I disagree about the Old Testament, for without it, there would be no New Testament. If we look in the Gospels, for instance, there is a constant referencing to OT prophecies that Christ fulfilled during his ministry here on earth. IF the Old Testament is of no value to Christian theology, then...
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    The Strongest Arguments for Predestination

    Ok, just because God punished those who sinned does not mean he hates them. A father can kick his son out of his house for seriously bad behavior, but that does not mean that he hates him. You talk of God correcting us for our bad behavior--why would the God who created us in His Image, who...
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    Coming Back to the Word

    I have been saved pretty much my whole life. I am a second-career pastor's kid (that means that my dad went into ministry from another job instead of straight from seminary). Throughout my middle school life, I was passionate about studying the Word, and about Christian Apologetics. All day...
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    As A Christian, How Do I Respond to Detractors of My Faith?

    As a Christian, I have come across some serious and harsh opposition. Now mind you, I have never brought up anything about my religious views to people of the opposing view, but every time that religion comes up in conversation, those who are of a different mindset from me start becoming adamant...