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Psalm 37:11
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
 
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'tolerance is a word that came out of the devils mouth!'

And you wonder why more and more people are leaving the church......
I've never wondered this, church is skewed, only very few groups are based.
Tolerance is literal cancer on society.
Dont we tolerate gays? Theyre everywhere now.
Dont we tolerate muslims? Look at germany.
Dont we tolerate criminals? Oh boy look at how full jails are.
Now we're tolerating pedophiles..?
 
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USEFUL in the fight against evil spreading across the USA.
 
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Deplorable.
 
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But the children being used to create these shows and movies and so on, are real human children, who are being affected by these things. There are plenty of examples of Hollywood children growing up and going off the rails with ruined lives, likely due to the way they were treated as children. Some may see that as, "Well it is not my children," but they are still children. And I even saw a Snopes article the other day trying to claim that it isn't harmful to have FBI-recognized pedophile symbols on children's clothing and toys, and I know many people who treat Snopes like their own version of the Bible. I'm not sure that western society is at a critical mass point yet in regards to these things, but it seems to be moving in that direction. I would rather see it nipped in the bud. Do you know that the U.S. government has been arming and training soldiers who rape little children for years?? And U.S. soldiers are told to turn a blind eye to it. Here is an article on the topic: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/w...-ignore-afghan-allies-abuse-of-boys.html?_r=1
 
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I dont want worldy possesions.
Like so

Psalm 37:11
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

This verse is referring to the earth made new.

Notice it is the meek that inherit not the aggressive.

Ephesians 6:11-13 King James Version (KJV)
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
 
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I didn't know about this. Tv's are pagan just like the holidays. I don't own one or a car. I don't own pagan things.

But you worship on the day of the sun which is pagan, I bet.
 
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Didn't Jesus command Peter to put down his sword? John 18:12

Well, he didn't tell soldiers to stop being soldiers. And who wants to live in a society with no police or National Guard?
 
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I've never wondered this, church is skewed, only very few groups are based.
Tolerance is literal cancer on society.
Dont we tolerate gays? Theyre everywhere now.
There was a time when black people were rare and then we started tolerating them...


(this is of course sarcasm)
 
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The only way "were" going to be able to change it, is if it quits being such a sick attraction to most of us, so that, for the media, it no longer "sells" so well, or grabs or attracts so much attention...

Perhaps some of you, especially when you were younger perhaps, how well it works, especially among the youth... I remember a time when I was sickly and perhaps even perversely attracted and entertained, to or by the sick, gross, disgusting, strange, perverse... I remember when i couldn't get enough of it, but, that all changed when I became a Christian and got born again, now I hate it, now it is no longer attractive or entertaining at all, I think it's sick now...

But, we are a minority I think, so it will be very hard to change... People are different... I know one girl who was very attracted and drawn to becoming a surgeon, because from a little girl, she liked to see people animals, opened up and their insides and blood, she was completely, and to this day, remains extremely fascinated about it... Stuff that would repulse and even sicken other people, she is drawn to in a major way...

I'm just going to pray about it...

God Bless!
 
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This upsets me as well. In fact, most things on television are unsettling. Since you and I are apart of the body of christ, it is important to realize the various forms of communication are defiled by the deceiver.Satan seeks to pervert everything pure and holy. He also gets us of Christ by provoking anger and wrath...stirring up hatered inside us as he molests our hearts. I know what you are feeling, and as your sister, I pray that your forms of communication media become more selective. I want you to know that there are some things GOD does not want us to see. We don't have to tune into Satan to know what he is up to.
 
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Dont mix real issues with racism.
You mean, it is sarcasm that should not be mixed with racism, no? It simply confuses the point to be made while unnecessarily risking injury to your audience. We Christians can be nicer to one another.
 
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In your passionate quote, what you are failing to understand is that being the Messiah, is the utmost of all worldly titles. Jesus would not even accept being named King, because he knew our hearts;and it was not in the Father's will. We must spend more time in the word to prepare us for the evils of this world. God bless.
 
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TL;DR: Fight and call out evil and shut them down. Don't let them taint the minds of our children, tolerance is a word that came out of the devils mouth!
Lets fight to get tv programs and anything poisonous to society shut down!

The problem is, how do we define "poisonous"? By your standard? Why yours? Why aren't you playing this to the hilt to get all things not Amish shut down? They consider your very act of being in society itself, using your computer to be "poisonous"? Where do we draw the line? At you? You're the supreme standard of morality now? Should those who think you are not the supreme standard of morality fight to have you shut down, since they would view your intolerence of other standards "poisonous"? What would be allowed by you on television in your "non-poisonous" world? Anything at all? Would media be allowed to exist in any form?

This reminds me of a friend who recently stated the same thing as you, then said he longed for the decent old programs like, Three's Company. And I had to laugh in myself that he chose that specific old program, apparently unaware that there was a "get rid of poison" movement during that time which targeted Three's Company as "poisonous". At one time, married couples could not be shown in the same bed because it was "lewd" and so Dick Van Dyke and his wife slept in separate beds on television. Is this "poisonous" to you, as is was to them? If not, why not?

Jesus said that His disciples could drink any poison and it would not hurt them. Why can't you simply turn off your television if you disapprove? Why this need to force your standard of morality on everyone else?

Here we see a tv program about a gay 6 year old whos wearing an open gag.
This is what your kids are probably watching.

Why are you spreading "poison" by showing it?

My question to Christians all over the world is.. why are we allowing the evil people to win?

Are you saying people who watch R-rated movies are "evil people"? That seems an incredibly heavy accusation.

didn't Jesus go and break all the tables of the money lenders, salesman, etc and even grabbed a whip as to scare them all away from selling in the temple?

It's interesting you cite this action of Jesus. It looks like Jesus found "poison" in the religion of the day, and not the secular world? Perhaps if we're going to shut down "sellers of poison" we should begin our judgment in the very house of God? Which churches should we set our sights on first? Yours? Theirs?
 
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