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Graphic video -
by ixthis in
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graphic video: muslims slaughter convert to christianity in tunisia by raymond ibrahim.

gatestone institute.

june 4, 2012. .
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Advent 2011
by ixthis in
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the virgin now comes to bethlehem to give birth to christ .

who has become an infant in the flesh.. .

christ has voluntarily become poor.. christ has become visible.. let heaven and earth rejoice.
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Doxologia ...
by ixthis in
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the great doxology .

the great doxology is an ancient hymn of praise to the trinity which is chanted or read daily in the eastern orthodox and greek-catholic churches.. .

the hymn is based on luke 2:14 in which the angelic host appears to the shepherds and announces to them the nativity of christ.
Cockatiel Tilly praying ...
by ixthis in
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"bird prayer".

http://blip.tv/natsense/bird-prayer-4583601.

cockatiel tilly "praying" before the photo of st. seraphim of sarov and the kursk root icon of the theotokos.. learn from the bird how to be persistent in prayer!
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Concerning your behaviour towards others
by ixthis in
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2. friends
wikipedia has an article on rudeness.. rudeness (also called impudence or effrontery) is a display of disrespectfulness by not complying with the social "laws" or etiquette of a group or culture.

these laws have been established as the essential boundaries of normally accepted behavior.

i have noticed a high level of rudeness in this forum ... i was wondering the why.. what do others consider "rude" behaviour wrt this forum?do others have any thoughts about the obvious rude behaviour?do others have any thoughts if the aggressively rude posters have this personality as a by-product of watchtower indoctrination?if no, what could be causing this aggresion?
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God: the central question
by ixthis in
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of all the issues affecting every person's picture of reality, nothing is more fundamental than questions about god.. is there one god, creator and sovereign of all?could there be more than one god?

or no god at all?if there is a god (or gods), then what is that god (or gods) like?nothing determines your worldview-and the course of your life-more than how you answer those questions.

yet some atheists like to make light of the god question.
Book review: Christ the Eternal Tao
by ixthis in
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christ the eternal tao is a book which teaches that the precepts of taoism (which pre-dates jesus' birth) foreshadow the coming of christ, the messiah, who is jesus.

it is not a book which sets out to say that a christian can learn about "the truth" from taoism (the author would not be happy with this sort of conclusion).

what the book sets out to do is to show those who are taoists, or who dabble in eastern mysticism, that the truth they seek in these religions is more fully revealed in christianity, and in christ himself.. it is specifically a missionary tool for those westerners who had left behind mainly protestant or evangelical churches to pursue eastern religions (the author grew up in california, where such cults are popular), pointing out that the truth they seek is in jesus christ - just not perhaps the jesus christ they were taught about in their previous churches.. .
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Devotional to the Bridegroom - Christ
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scripture.

awake!

awake!
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Original Sin
by ixthis in
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good-morning friends, i noticed on another thread the question "what is cardinal sin".

the replies, naturally, follow a latinised philosophy originating through the catholic church ... i wanted to propose an alternative "view" to "sin".

one that many people on this forum may not have ever considered ... this view originates from the orthodox christian church and it really is not an "alternative view" as it is the thinking and teaching of the authentic and early church.