Cringe-worthy is the best face I can put on it! I knew of no American man that would claim that it was attractive. All the soldiers I knew dated the shaven women.
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this might be better contemplated in light of the significance of hair in Scripture, and maybe not read quite so literally as a Jew would, since literal hair and beards is surely not what is really being discussed anyway. Similarly, storing milk and meat on diff shelves in the fridge is also a sign that Scripture is not being understood imo
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Thanks for this! My memory is really bad these days so I really did not recall what you may have said in the past. I often do not recognize sarcasm so again it is my failing.
For the benefit others reading, my step father and two of my closest uncles had tatoos visible most of the time from where they had been in earlier years. They regretted having them and I loved them all for who they were in spite of the marks on their bodies.
Give God the glory!
It’s my English humour and banter amedeus - it wasn’t totally obvious that I was being sarcastic.
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So if a person gets a tattoo of a cross or Jesus on them that is not fruitful spiritually? Those tattoos would give an “appearance of evil”?
Sadly, the "beard" either on the face or legs or armpits are used to socially discriminate against a person by using these practices to profile the person. He has a beard therefore he must be a "Pedo. . . . ." etc.
She can no longer smile because of all the injected Botox, she must be so sad. . . . etc.
I chose to not shave my face. I have less pimples etc. because of it, but that is not considered when people look at me and shy away from me because of my beard. People make no effort to see the beauty inside of me.
She can no longer smile because of all the injected Botox, she must be so sad. . . . etc.
I chose to not shave my face. I have less pimples etc. because of it, but that is not considered when people look at me and shy away from me because of my beard. People make no effort to see the beauty inside of me.
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Criminals could get such a tattoo simply to throw everyone off the truth. You've probably seen some people wearing crosses just for show.
My general impression of you has been a favorable one. After a while I get such an impression of a person even when I know that I disagree with him/her on some details. Of course I were to really get down on every person with whom I ever disagreed on anything, I would likely find myself very much alone. The flesh often cannot handle it. So the answer of course is to get in the Spirit and stay there. Do we all do that?
I have always had utmost respect for you amadeus, so I can take our differences without it becoming an issue between us xx
Thanks Amadeus, I am not sure if I am going to stay for much longer, but I appreciate your kind words. I can have fellowship with a few on here, but others just convey pharisaic attitudes that prevent any kind of beneficial interaction. Also with your elections coming up I am not sure I can take all the continuous reference to your politics in the US -it’s only going to get worse as November approaches !!! Lol
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Just think of the place it puts those of us who live in the US! God won't let me quit here yet, but I purposely do not read most of the threads dedicated to politics... I guess I know where I stand on the politics in my country [I guess indeed?], but some of the people posting, calling themselves Christians, don't seem to know God at all. I am also now avoiding most the threads dedicated to Covid-19 as I have neither the expertise nor the patience to wade through the theories and the mess. Just keep remembering the two great commandments according to Jesus. Some people who know the words [memorized?] don't seem to have clue when it comes to even trying to immerse themselves in them...
"Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Matt 22:36-40
@Rita Well, up here we are in Canada... A lot of the posters on the site are in Australia (or NZ...)
For some reason there seems to be a thing about beards among US Fundamentalists; I think it might have something to do with Fidel Castro, who was the official enemy for decades ...
@Candidus Maybe partly because Fidel Castro was also more or less the official enemy in the US, his beard was also regarded by a lot of Fundamentalists as a no-no to emulate. And of course in the 50s women were much less likely to have tattoos; I read of a Hollywood producer who wanted to re-create a 1950s beach scene, but couldn't find enough young women without tattoos; but I saw a quote from the Bible Belt which shows just how widespread they are now.
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