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I'm not at all sure that you can measure the degree of evil by the resulting body count, but I certainly agree Stalin was no saint. However, as someone once said: 'I know he's a bastard, but he's our bastard.' Best wishes, 2RM.

Such as the entire nation? This reminds me of Putin's so called rationale for invading Ukraine. Best wishes, 2RM.

He would have done, and the plans to do so were in place, and the troops stationed in northern France. Check out Operation Seelowe (sea lion) if you doubt this. However, he needed air superiority to make the channel crossing without taking too many casualties. And that is what the aerial 'Battle...

So, the then British Prime Minister Joseph Chamberlain went to meet Hitler, and returned with a signed document. As Chamberlain put it: 'peace in our time'. Shortly thereafter Hitler invaded Poland, with whom we (the UK) had an alliance. Churchill replaced Chamberlain. What was he supposed to...

No, but you are welcome to state your point of view. Just as I am allowed to reject it as primitive, unjustified and unjustifiable. Best wishes, 2RM.

OK, so how do you get to the point from where the future of Europe was discussed between the allies, that all three leaders were a) freemasons and/or b) communists? Best wishes, 2RM.

I'm not sure you have read the entire thread. Several points have been made against the death penalty, and you have not addressed any of them. Best wishes, 2RM.

Hmmm. I do not know where you get your history from, but if it's a topic that interests you, as it seems to be, I suggest you find some academically sound sources to read, rather than listen to the paranoid delusions of conspiracy theorists. Best wishes, 2RM.

Interesting. Churchill was in no way perfect, but the war against Hitler's fascism was won, and that came out right in the end, also. So what might be your objection? Best wishes, 2RM.

Why does God love us? For the exact same reason that (most) parents unconditionally love their children. Best wishes, 2RM.

Can't answer for HT8, but it all seems to have come right, in the end. Now we just need to sort out our politics, save the world, and, as Churchill would have put it, KBO, or 'keep buggering on!' Best wishes, 2RM.

Welcome to the UK, God's own islands! Best wishes, 2RM.

Are we just talking Christian nation states here, or would you say that of Taliban ruled Afghanistan? Or Putin's Russia? or Xi Jinping's China? Best wishes, 2RM.

So, that's an interesting question. There is us, our nation states, and God. The idea is that God is omniscient, and omnipotent, and omnibenevolent, and will, at the end of days, resolve all our disputes satisfactorily. But we are impatient, and do not want to wait that long. So we invest our...

As I have said elsewhere, these days I confine my reading largely to the Gospels, on the grounds that if Jesus didn't say it, it is either opinion or erroneous or both. Best wishes, 2RM.

So, theefaith, you haven't quite got the hang of this Christianity thing yet, have you? No worries, it took me some time, too. But the truth is, the Christian God is a redeeming God, not a vengeful one. Best wishes, 2RM.

According to the folklore, all the Angels in Heaven sing when a sinner repents. And I think Angels have a tough job to do, and deserve a little light relief from time to time. Best wishes, 2RM

I wonder. Could humanity really be free unless he had the capacity to do evil? Which leads me to wonder further, perhaps Lucifer did not rebel at all. Perhaps he just thought God's thought, that humanity needs freedom to bring about His plan. Which is the voluntary submission to love. Jesus...

Exactly that. Best wishes, 2RM.

Hmmm. If you're willing I would like to discuss this further. I take it that God's love is infinite, just as He is. I see it being composed of depth (how much He loves) and breadth (His whole creation wide). Do you have any comment? Best wishes, 2RM.