previous, related thread: ny catholic church on new gay marriage law.
gay marriage is finally legal in my state.
let the next wave of ignorance begin!.
We had an incident in the UK where a Christian woman working for an adoption agency refused to vote in favour of allowing gay males to adopt a child. She lost her job.
People do have a right to act in line with their conscience but at work they are subject to the rules of the pay master, who has to apply the current laws of the land. (Or mistress - wouldn’t want to be accused of sexism)
The days when western countries used the bible as their law book are long gone – thankgod!
to the household of god, israel, and those who go with... may you all have peace.
some of you may have recently observed some discussions regarding what... or rather, who... the word of god is, truly.
in those and other threads, some participants weren't able to grasp the difference between discussion vs. contention... and defending their own faith... and love of god and christ... vs. ramming their [mis]assumptions as to the "vengeance of god"... down others' throats.
"Shelby v Michelle Game ON!"
Ah yes indeed! You should face each other in the arena and settle your dispute once and for all.
A trident and net against a gladius and shield.
Peace and may your gods go with you and Caesar be merciful
on another thread concernedjw used an interesting quote from jesus at matt 5:5 'the meek shall inherit the earth.
' fair comment i'd say.
but jesus didn't say 'paradise' earth.. now i know some of you don't believe in the bible (which i respect), and i'm not after a debate.. what i'm interested to hear is how you would refyte that jesus was not talking about a jw 'paradise earth'.
Damn it to hell and back. It would appear that it's better to be righteous than wicked, which counts me out.
Shame Godrulz couldn't conquer this board but at least he will inherit the earth. He will probably call paradise - Godzone.
when's the last time you prayed to god?
did he respond?
i prayed to him for years and years and received no response.
He never responded. At times, all I would ask for is a sign. There were no signs.
There is a clue here somewhere.
when's the last time you prayed to god?
did he respond?
i prayed to him for years and years and received no response.
Which god out of the many hundreds of alleged gods are you refering to?
A name might help.
on another thread concernedjw used an interesting quote from jesus at matt 5:5 'the meek shall inherit the earth.
' fair comment i'd say.
but jesus didn't say 'paradise' earth.. now i know some of you don't believe in the bible (which i respect), and i'm not after a debate.. what i'm interested to hear is how you would refyte that jesus was not talking about a jw 'paradise earth'.
"When you die, you inherit the Multiverse."
Sounds a bit like Multivitamin but outside of the bottle.
on another thread concernedjw used an interesting quote from jesus at matt 5:5 'the meek shall inherit the earth.
' fair comment i'd say.
but jesus didn't say 'paradise' earth.. now i know some of you don't believe in the bible (which i respect), and i'm not after a debate.. what i'm interested to hear is how you would refyte that jesus was not talking about a jw 'paradise earth'.
Please let me help out.
This is reference to the magical world of Narnia where dreams come true - as every schoolboy knows.
A quick google will take you there.
according to this video, jesus was just a man, but were can i find these books that speak of this.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m23vv6moyf0&feature=related.
Christians tolerate atheists in the public square, but Christians are generally discriminated against and silenced
Christians were only silenced in the Roman arena.
Since then they have become very vocal and irritating but I love them all - it is what Zeus demands!
according to this video, jesus was just a man, but were can i find these books that speak of this.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m23vv6moyf0&feature=related.
I would question that they are Christians if they deny that the Bible is the Word of God. Nominal, liberal, pseudo-Christians should not be confused with the real thing. Evangelicals have a high view of Scripture. If it is not the Word of God, we have no basis for Christianity. Do these so-called christians also deny the Deity and resurrection of Christ? If so, they are definitely not Christians.
Many atheists and agnostics have also made the same observation. There have been many debates on this forum about this matter.
What confuses many who examine Christianity is the way some Christians believe the bible to be the foundation of Christianity and others don’t. It makes more sense to me to see the bible as a collection of ideas written by man. Christianity based solely on faith in an invisible Jesus is much harder to pull apart.
Until there is agreement on this matter, the Christian message will be lost on most people.
i'm having trouble getting behind the idea of making rich people pay more taxes just because they have more.. aside from the obvious: "i'm not rich so lets tax them instead of me.
" the three reasons i hear most often are:.
1: they may have "earned" their wealth but they don't deserve it!.
Perhaps I didn't make my point clearly. The rich should pay more tax but at the same rate as anyone else. If someone earns $50,000 a year and someone else earns $500,000 the higher earner will pay 10 times more tax. Why increase the tax rate in addition?
