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Wed Feb-04-09 03:19 AM
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| 63. Another alternate view |
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21, 22. (Compare Mt 5:44; Ro 12:20). As metals are melted by heaping coals upon them, so is the heart softened by kindness. http://www.ccel.org/ccel/jamieson/jfb.x.xx.xxvi.html |
| -Obama's biblically-correct way to do in the GOP: |
damonm |
Feb-02-09 04:44 PM |
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Killing with kindness, I suppose? Obama may be on to just that. |
nomorenomore08 |
Feb-02-09 04:52 PM |
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Proverbs isn't Christian, it's Judaic. |
stopbush |
Feb-02-09 05:21 PM |
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Picky, picky... |
damonm |
Feb-02-09 05:44 PM |
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It's very ironic..it's the way Christians |
Cha |
Feb-02-09 05:54 PM |
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If you really want to blow their minds, mention that Jesus wasn't a Christian. |
stopbush |
Feb-02-09 06:04 PM |
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According to historians, Jesus of Nazareth did exist |
chiefofclarinet |
Feb-03-09 08:36 AM |
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Wow, you are absolutely wrong on every account in this post. |
stopbush |
Feb-03-09 12:25 PM |
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There's no proof Cleopatra existed either in that case, anyone with a DNA test confirming her? |
uponit7771 |
Feb-03-09 01:39 PM |
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Bad analogy. Contemporaneous writings exist that attest to |
stopbush |
Feb-03-09 02:24 PM |
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So, do you trust ANY history prior to the printing press? |
chiefofclarinet |
Feb-03-09 07:38 PM |
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Let me address your post as sensibly as I can. |
stopbush |
Feb-03-09 10:58 PM |
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good arguing. I think I'll cut and paste your responses. |
provis99 |
Feb-04-09 02:25 PM |
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Nobody is dismissing... |
snake in the grass |
Feb-04-09 01:16 AM |
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Unsuccessfully? 2000 years later- I'd say it was successful. |
Dr Fate |
Feb-03-09 11:17 PM |
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You don't take my meaning. |
stopbush |
Feb-04-09 10:35 PM |
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ah, so you believe in absolutes - well, that's a start. ;) |
Divine Discontent |
Feb-04-09 04:57 AM |
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Question: did Nazareth exist when Jesus supposedly lived? |
stopbush |
Feb-03-09 02:47 PM |
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Historically he DID exist, and most likely believed in his own principles, so in that respect.... |
demodonkey |
Feb-03-09 10:28 AM |
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There's no historic proof that Jesus existed, so please stop saying that. |
stopbush |
Feb-03-09 12:48 PM |
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You really have no proof that Jesus did NOT exist |
ddeclue |
Feb-04-09 01:08 AM |
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Faith is the most overrated commodity in the world. |
stopbush |
Feb-04-09 12:40 PM |
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Actually, heaping coals was also a sign of charity. |
Why Syzygy |
Feb-04-09 02:20 AM |
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As usual, the Bible wants to have it both ways. |
stopbush |
Feb-04-09 12:49 PM |
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The passage is a fundamental Christian belief .... |
Clio the Leo |
Feb-02-09 06:29 PM |
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Yeah, notice how the action isn't really meant as a good deed at all but |
stopbush |
Feb-02-09 06:35 PM |
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Do you know that there are Christians among DU? |
damonm |
Feb-02-09 06:49 PM |
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One day our fellow liberals will realize.... |
Clio the Leo |
Feb-02-09 07:10 PM |
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hear hear n/m |
EraOfResponsibility |
Feb-02-09 07:23 PM |
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Some day, the religious will realize that their demographic is a demographic of choice, |
stopbush |
Feb-02-09 11:46 PM |
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I'm sorry, but you are showing massive ignorance here |
chiefofclarinet |
Feb-03-09 09:06 AM |
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I don't have time right now to get into it, but I reject your assertion that |
stopbush |
Feb-03-09 09:45 AM |
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And how do you know that George Washington, Thomas Jefferson or John Adams existed? |
ddeclue |
Feb-04-09 01:26 AM |
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Following your "logic," I can't prove that Barack Obama exists. |
stopbush |
Feb-04-09 12:47 PM |
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And being an intelligent person you surely know.... |
Clio the Leo |
Feb-03-09 09:17 AM |
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Our equalities and rights are only granted to us at birth because we have the Constitution |
stopbush |
Feb-03-09 01:14 PM |
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No..... |
Clio the Leo |
Feb-03-09 09:39 PM |
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But what are basic rights? Every country defines them differently. |
stopbush |
Feb-03-09 11:14 PM |
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Very well said! |
tilsammans |
Feb-03-09 09:39 AM |
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I'd like to hear some of the self-righteous "anti-theists" tell |
Common Sense Party |
Feb-03-09 01:48 PM |
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Sure, I'd tell him. He would probably enjoy the debate. No fear there. |
stopbush |
Feb-03-09 03:27 PM |
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Who mentioned anything about civil rights? |
Common Sense Party |
Feb-04-09 02:13 AM |
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I did. I simply asked you a question. |
stopbush |
Feb-04-09 12:58 PM |
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Okay... |
Common Sense Party |
Feb-04-09 01:50 PM |
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That's a decent answer. Let me ask a more-specific question: |
stopbush |
Feb-04-09 02:09 PM |
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I believe I already answered that. |
Common Sense Party |
Feb-04-09 03:12 PM |
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Fine. So what was your point in bringing up Dr King in the first place? |
stopbush |
Feb-04-09 03:18 PM |
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It certainly wasn't civil rights. |
Common Sense Party |
Feb-04-09 03:20 PM |
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So what was special and different about Dr King outside of his |
stopbush |
Feb-04-09 03:30 PM |
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Okay, I'll tell you you're wrong. |
Common Sense Party |
Feb-04-09 03:39 PM |
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So, the "good" that Christianity did in Dr King's case was |
stopbush |
Feb-04-09 03:47 PM |
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Tell it! |
PylesMalfunction |
Feb-03-09 06:53 PM |
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I do no favors attacking imaginary beings? So what? |
stopbush |
Feb-02-09 11:36 PM |
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I imagine a lot of people will... |
LanternWaste |
Feb-03-09 09:20 AM |
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Religious beliefs would deserve the same respect as do |
stopbush |
Feb-03-09 01:49 PM |
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I'm afraid I missed... |
LanternWaste |
Feb-03-09 02:54 PM |
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Perhaps your post didn't accurately portray your position. |
stopbush |
Feb-03-09 03:55 PM |
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I'm afraid I don't see anything demonstrably "better" |
LanternWaste |
Feb-03-09 05:42 PM |
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Interesting.... |
damonm |
Feb-03-09 12:11 PM |
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What I KNOW is that there is no EVIDENCE to believe that any of it is true, |
stopbush |
Feb-03-09 12:39 PM |
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Attacking your fellow Dems and Progressives for their beliefs is disrespectful |
riqster |
Feb-03-09 02:31 PM |
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Blatantly rude? Again, religion gets a special carve out because ???? |
stopbush |
Feb-03-09 03:41 PM |
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Well you really can NOT prove that anything that they believe is a "fantasy" |
ddeclue |
Feb-04-09 01:12 AM |
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Sorry, but religious beliefs demand the term fantasy be applied |
stopbush |
Feb-04-09 10:12 AM |
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No you can't prove your case that it is indeed a fantasy. |
ddeclue |
Feb-04-09 10:16 AM |
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Go ahead and base your life on belief in the Tooth Fairy. |
stopbush |
Feb-04-09 12:34 PM |
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dupe |
stopbush |
Feb-02-09 11:36 PM |
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A jaundiced eye sees everything in a particular tint... |
SidneyCarton |
Feb-03-09 11:35 AM |
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He seems to have a pretty solid "Do unto others" and "Turn the other cheek" approach as well. |
phleshdef |
Feb-02-09 05:51 PM |
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Romans 12 is one of my favorite passages of scripture.... |
Clio the Leo |
Feb-02-09 06:32 PM |
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Okay, I'm reaching back almost 30 years here, but |
madamesilverspurs |
Feb-02-09 07:02 PM |
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if i recall correctly, burning embers were also used in the ancient world to |
mythyc |
Feb-02-09 11:56 PM |
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Well it might at least tweek their conscience. I think it's also a genuine invite Barack has > |
cooolandrew |
Feb-02-09 07:05 PM |
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I always put God in the terms of good it seems to tranlate well for me.> |
cooolandrew |
Feb-02-09 11:29 PM |
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"Thou shalt not kill." |
avaistheone1 |
Feb-03-09 11:37 AM |
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More joy from the "good" book: fuck your adversaries over, and daddy will love you |
PurityOfEssence |
Feb-03-09 02:59 PM |
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The bible isn't a single book - it's 40 something books |
ddeclue |
Feb-04-09 01:38 AM |
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66 books in the KJV |
Common Sense Party |
Feb-04-09 02:08 AM |
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Um...it's common usage, and deliberately colloquial |
PurityOfEssence |
Feb-04-09 02:44 AM |
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But your point is a deliberate straw-man |
ddeclue |
Feb-04-09 10:20 AM |
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balderdash |
PurityOfEssence |
Feb-04-09 02:22 PM |
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Your posts concedes that the books of the Bible were authored by men, not god. |
stopbush |
Feb-04-09 02:25 PM |
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But the 4 Gospels are rife with allusiuons to and quotations from the OT. |
stopbush |
Feb-04-09 02:56 PM |
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I dont get it;.... |
trekbiker |
Feb-04-09 12:56 AM |
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It's due to |
Why Syzygy |
Feb-04-09 02:35 AM |
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Another alternate view |
Why Syzygy |
Feb-04-09 03:19 AM |
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See how well that worked for the Jews. FUCK THAT n|t |
Eryemil |
Feb-04-09 04:40 AM |
#64 |
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