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We could debate the meaning of Socialism all day long, but it's tenants remain the same from the etymology of the word. You have social which comes to us basically from the old meaning of social which was Middle French social and Latin socialis. I'll let others dig that back as far as they want...

There's some disagreement on it, but it's present in quite a few manuscripts dating back to the around the 4th and 5th centuries. I believe Eusebius quotes the bishop of Hierapolis quoting the passage and this would be in the 2nd century. There's nothing found within it that doesn't agree with...

I think you already have your answers, you just have to find them. Ultimately, faith is a personal decision. If you don't believe in praying to the saints, then simply don't pray to them. No denomination has a monopoly upon heaven and provided that you're studied up and "prayed up" on the...

Welcome Tavs, thanks for joining us.

Howdy and welcome to Christianity Board! :) I think you'll do fine here, but we do like to try and go a little bit deeper than some of the other forums out there. :D

Actually Great Britain/England is regarded as a Socialist country in just about all of the circles I'm aware of including by liberal friends. Even Wikipedia makes that distinction about the Labour Party, as they are affiliated with Socialist International. You folks are on the way; I think you...

I don't see a point in reiterating what I said before because some willingly choose to ignore one part of Scripture over preference for another. However, if our Savior sat down and said not only should you not do these things to break the law, but to not even think them, then I really doubt he'd...

There it is; there's always that second part added to the fulfilled statement of Matthew 5: I have a hard time listening to anyone who says that all is currently accomplished, because we've got quite a bit of prophecy left to go. The fat lady has not sung yet. There is a difference in putting...

If you say so. ;) You've been taught so, right? Keep being a good sheep! (Or you could actually argue your point instead of repeating it until it's accepted. That won't work around these parts.)

Well, it goes back to "Render unto Caesar..." The American political system relies on the people. If you ever want to understand that, I suggest reading Orwell's 1984. The only way that the system works correctly is when the people vigilantly maintain their officeholders irregardless of party...

That's the usual response elicited when you point out those details about the treaty. So be it, I'll leave it up for the reader to decide.

Eh, I take issue with citing the Treaty of Tripoli as concrete proof against a Christian foundation. Making that wide sweeping of a statement totally ignores the context of the treaty, as it was signed with a Muslim nation. So when you include the quote in the context, the intentions become a...

Agreed. Please either help us out and provide English versions of your images - this is an English-speaking forum (It's difficult enough for me to administrate it with one language, let alone adding more.) - or I'm going to have to politely request that you don't post them. ( Also, signatures...

Still stuck on Tetris, eh? ;) I'm still up in the air about the arcade, but I'll take the Tetris thingy into account just for you. :D

Right, but when the fruits are tested and the result known, what we deal with becomes evident. So don't deal with it, but that's distinct from going around and making posts and writing blog entries about how bad of a person they are. Every word spent on that person is one less on God. The...

I'd like to introduce to you the newest members of the Christianity Board team, pastorlesofm and [url=http://www.christianityboard.com/user/5434-gumby/]gumby[/b]! These two fellas are a blessing to help out here. Pastor Les will be in charge of moderating the Spiritual Christian Forum and...

I test the fruits, but no I don't fool myself into going around and making calls about who will and who won't end up in heaven. That's not my call, nor yours. Teach the truth, and stick to that. You don't have to impugn others to do that.

Tom Paine's work is a good one as far as politics go, but let's just say he wasn't as apt when it came to Christianity in particular, given that he did not believe. Unfortunately, Mr. Paine's social position did not afford him the luxury of a scribe, so I guess it can be forgiven that his...

I started out on a reply to this last night rather late, but decided to broach the topic when I was a little more alert and could elucidate my position a little more precisely. Coincidentally, I Googled one of your topics last night when reading this thread. Ironically it brought me to a...