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    Patriarchy is better than Feminism

    I present this only as food for thought. Feminism may have an advantage on the personal freedom level, but systemically Patriarchy is superior. 1. It has stood the test of time, lasting across the world for millennia. 2. If people accepted their place, they were protected and cared for...
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    You may not have a calling from God and that's OK

    Assuming this is controversial, I am posting it here. I will probably drop out of the conversation after 2 pages because I don't want to defend this idea forever. And for this discussion "calling" is not about salvation, it's about works of service after salvation. Please don't post about God...
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    More Good News about Omicron

    Omicron Cases Are Hitting Highs, But New Data Put End in Sight "Data suggest hospitalizations are now decoupled from case numbers, and the variant causes less severe disease" "One study out of South Africa found that patients admitted to the hospital there during the omicron-dominated fourth...
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    Good news about Omicron Variant

    Source uPDATE 1: He is Doctor John Campbell Research Paper link: https://www.ahri.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MEDRXIV-2021-268439v1-Sigal_corr.pdf A British Doctor [added: due to complaints I will clarify that he is a retired nurse teacher with a Ph.D.] I've watched several videos...
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    You may be in a cult if

    You self-identify with the words Vaxxed or Unvaxxed (in all their permutations) and identify everyone else as "the others".
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    The Holy Spirit as Living Water within us

    This is a discussion, not a teaching, so feel free to offer your own ideas in a friendly manner. Some claim that one cannot receive the Holy Spirit multiple times, so any seeking of the Holy Spirit after salvation is wrong and dangerous. Others claim that we need a second experience or even...
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    Why we left the Catholic Church

    The mods suggested that this might be the appropriate forum for this discussion concerning ex-Catholics. I ask commenters to not attack or disparage those who have left the Catholic church. I grew up in the Catholic church and it was the only religion I had any experience with. My mother was a...
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    How about one for ex-Catholics who are still Christians

    I once posted (by accident) on a Catholic forum here (OBOB) that I was a former Catholic and now a Protestant. That didn't go over well- and the mods gave me an active strike. I want a forum where ex-Catholics can speak up, share their testimonies, struggles and complaints without being...
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    2 kinds of Holy Spirit Fillings

    I wanted to give a testimony about being filled with the Spirit, but then I wondered if we are all talking about the same thing. I even confused myself by trying to untangle spiritual gifts, the anointing, walking in the spirit, etc. So after a bit of internet research, I found an explanation...
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    NFL announcer: "The other guy who's not playing tonight is ***** Gay.

    I thought that was funny. He could have gotten in a lot of trouble if he left out a word of that sentence. Missing word: Willy
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    How Taiwan achieved "Covid 0"

    I am an ex-pat in Taiwan and we have not had any local cases for over 3 weeks. Here is how we did it (some of the methods may be impractical or unethical in other countries). 1. Control the border. Since Taiwan is an island, the border is easy to control. Everyone who comes to Taiwan must pass...
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    Rittenhouse violated the Media's screwy rules of engagement

    I venture to guess that more than 90% of the people who think Kyle Rittenhouse did something morally wrong have been overly influenced by the media's screwy rules of engagement. Some of them include: 1. Protesters don't have the right to destroy a community, but if they do, the government must...
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    Would you nuke the Russians if God told you?

    That is the hypothetical question my mentor asked me back in 1982. Recently, he had led me to Christ at my college and was training me to follow Christ through Bible reading, prayer, fellowship, evangelism, worship, and obedience. He was a retired nuclear engineer from the US Navy, approved by...
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    Kyle Rittenhouse - hero

    Recently acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse is a hero. Not because he killed people - self-defense almost by definition cannot be heroic. No, Kyle is a hero for two other noteworthy actions. First, he placed himself in danger to protect his community - which was under attack. He defied the bullies...
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    The unaccepted truth about Hell

    Hell has a bad reputation, even among Christians. It is often thought of as a necessary evil, an affront to the goodness and love of God. Some think that God was somehow forced by his nature or circumstance to tolerate the existence of Hell. Even some of the most devout Christians see Hell as an...
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    Great video explaining the consequences of the Supreme Court's Oklahoma Tribal Lands decision

    This 15-minute video chat by Viva Frei (Canadian law blogger) and Robert Barnes (a powerful defense lawyer) explains that the recent Supreme Court decision (that half of Oklahoma is Tribal Land by treaty) will barely impact non-Tribal members in Oklahoma. Also included, in the past 100 years...
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    An Apology for the Climate Scare

    Interesting article from an environmentalist. "Climate Scare" is not new to me, but he's an authority and I'm not. On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare - Quillette "Here are some facts few people know: Humans are not causing a “sixth mass extinction” The Amazon...
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    Is ‘Critical Theory’ Biblical?

    Critical Theory is focused on ending oppression and since Jesus is against oppression, should Christians embrace Critical Theory? Here is a good introduction to the issue: Are You An Oppressor Or Among The Oppressed? Is ‘Critical Theory’ Biblical? The short answer is no. Critical Theory...
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    Key to a successful marriage

    True story: A husband had been fiddling for a while with a doorknob that wouldn't lock, without success. He tells his wife to hire a repairman to fix/replace the doorknob. The wife is skeptical and takes a look at it herself. The doorknob locks perfectly. The wife looks up at her hapless...
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    Why the Left Think They are Better by Peter Hitchens

    Former Leftist, Peter Hitchens explains how the Left thinks about morality and why it is difficult to debate with them in this short video.