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Gideon4God How are they viewed by other Reformed churches? They're generally viewed with great affection. Reformed Baptists have been stalwart defenders of the Gospel, and amazing missionaries. My team leader here in Ukraine just returned from a conference in Belarus celebrating 450...

HopeTheyDance- Exactly. Though there are still some beautiful believers in the mainline church, who are fighting valiantly for the faith. About 10% of the churches (and growing) have joined what's called the "Confessing" movement. My grandfather and my wife's cousin are both elders in...

Edited out. I misread the OP. :) Florida is considering a ban on all smoking outdoors. I'd thought this was the same initially. Anyway...

Blindfaith- Just a quick sidenote, I just had an article published over at the online 'zine Razormouth.com. It's on Baudelaire from a Christian viewpoint. Check it out if you have some time to kill... Night!

rnmomof7- Nice to meet you too! I like your avatar. My wife, the Duchess, usually goes by the moniker "Tulipgirl" on forums. :) Budge- Here's a link to what I believe is the fairest and most gentle response to Dave Hunt's book that I've found. If you do read his book, this site will...

Presbyterian Church in America (PCA.) To clarify, we're the growing, evangelical one that doesn't ordain gays, retains a strong position on Biblical inerrancy, and holds to the doctrines of grace. Hate to put in the disclaimer, but the mainline denom has gotten a bit dodgy in recent decades...

Blindfaith- That is one awesome post there Semper ~ I learned a lot._ In particular, your last paragraph._ Beautifully said, my friend. You and I really have quite a mutual-admiration society going... ;) Thanks for the kind words. Budge- What does Total Depravity really mean...

Budge- Hi there! Thanks for the questions, I'm happy to chat with you about it. :) Im reading Dave Hunts book on it, well just starting. What Love Is This? Dave Hunt's book is really a bad place to start exploring, in all honesty. I've liked some of his other works, but this one...

Blindfaith- *hug!* Digress away... It's undoubtedly a lot more pleasant to read than me being grouchy at OPEC. ;) Hi, btw! It's 3 am I'll definitely email you manana...

OPEC- Were you making a joke, or being deliberately obtuse? Libya was nominated by the African nations (there's a 50-year tradition about the chairmanship rotating between continents and it was Africa's turn.) It was then voted by by the 53-member Council on Human Rights. 30 nations...

The only luck they ever had with anybody was with the French. Hee! :)

blessed one- still sounds like a political oriented "activity". It IS politically-oriented. The Orthodox Church has involved itself heavily in politics, and the persecution of minority religions is one of their key focuses. And aside from this, there is no real understanding of religious...

Caley- I honestly believe that the UN is the framework for the one-world government prophesied in Revelation. A terrifying thought! The Anti-Christ enjoying the support of the world's most feckless, bureaucratic and intellectually bankrupt Debate Society. Enough to make you wake up in a...

blessed one- are they really concerned with the spirituality of the country or is it just because the religions are gaining in power? I'll give an answer to this question, hope you don't mind me jumping in. It depends on how one defines "spirituality." The fact is, the Orthodox...

Brimshack- LOL, you ask me to agree to short summaries after posting 2 separate lengthy responses? To be expected I suppose. I guess I wll just give you the final word. Enjoy. Please feel free to respond to these before we move on to summaries. I only suggested summary statements as a way...

c) Lybia has been a client-state of our enemies, and a persistant enemy of Israel. Our opposition to that regime is geopolotical not an objection to their form of government. Has been. 12 years ago. And it is an objection to their form of government, among other considerations. Washington...

Brimshack- Point 1) Relevant context provided. Not even close. Did Bush say it directly to him? Were the troops actually poised for the assault already? Was the statement made in the context of urging him to work out the matter within one of the regional diplomatic organizations, etc...

Dan- In the true Nixonian spirit of detente and "peace with honor" I'd like to give us an opportunity to end this nonsense. We're the only two people on the thread and we're both wasting loads of time on what we both see is an essentially fruitless discussion. Our positions seem to have...

Brim- It's 3 am, this'll have to be my last one for tonight. I /am/ having fun with you though. I'll pop on tomorrow as soon as I'm able. Point 1) In context, with Saddam poised to invade, the completely novel suggestion that the matter was an inter-arab conlict could only be understood...

blindfaith- *returns the hug* Hi pal! Pray for us if you think to. 3 out of 4 kiddos have come down with a stomach bug. Can't tell you what that smells like. :P I always thought that the UN was a vital part of world politics, but what's been going on over the past few months has...