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  1. quietthinker

    Toxic Empathy

    Child sex trafficking is endemic in all cultures...even that of the US ofA. To use the charge of child rapists to demonise desperate families/ people is pointing the finger oblivious that ones other fingers are pointing back. Poverty to a large extent is the result of oppression. Considering...
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    Genesis as allegory? - History versus allegory

    I would say that Satan claps his hands in glee to hear his views supported....ie, his representation of God.
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    Toxic Empathy

    Could it be that many illegals cross borders because of desperation? If your house is burning and you went onto your neighbours property to ask for help, would it be appropriate for the neighbour to charge you with trespassing?
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    Genesis as allegory? - History versus allegory

    While this is true, Jesus used allegory. Allegory has the ability to present things which give the subject clout and staying power.
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    Is THIS REAL?

    All is not what it seems. This cuts both ways. Stay awake!
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    DECONSTRUCTION - How far is too far?

    ....an old saying, getting the hot air out of a jar is easiest when it is replaced with.......
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    DECONSTRUCTION - How far is too far?

    We can talk about the methods to any destination till the cows come home but who can talk of the one who embodies the destination? ....and what it is that has attracted one to the one who embodies the destination?....if he is attractive at all? The Jews were all caught up with their methods. It...
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    Worship of Christ

    Do we worship Jesus the way Pagans worship their gods? ie, because we feel it's the right thing to do (obligation) or to gain a favour but with no emotional connection? Do we give lip service then forget as soon as the 'ritual' is over? Do we debate religion because we want it proved we are...
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    Toxic Empathy

    Why not go straight to the heart of the matter Bob and ask immigrants, legal or otherwise, why they leave their countries for the US?
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    Was Jerusalem "Babylon the Great" 2,000 years ago?

    The metaphor 'Babylon the Great' encompasses ideas of self sufficiency, of overt rebellion, of exclusivity, of pride, of misrepresentation etc. It can be understood as general and specific. Conversely, 'Jerusalem' is also used as literal and metaphor. Discerning where the applications apply is...
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    Was Jerusalem "Babylon the Great" 2,000 years ago?

    Was Jerusalem "Babylon the Great" 2,000 years ago? The metaphor 'Babylon the Great' encompasses ideas of self sufficiency, of overt rebellion, of exclusivity, of pride, of misrepresentation etc. It can be understood as general and specific. On a global scale it is metaphor for, dare I use the...
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    Is Antisemitism caused by hatred of the Sabbath?

    Is Antisemitism caused by hatred of the Sabbath? Substituting God's rest for man's own ideas, (let the reader understand) has short legs.
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    The Great Second Exodus

    What do you think 'the promises of God' might mean?
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    The Disturbing Reality Of Some Human Beings And Their Mental State

    I think those figures are higher, at least in my observation re the system's focus on get get get. The mindset reveals mental illness; an abiding dissatisfaction even though there is sufficient.
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    Literal or Figurative - versus - Concrete or Abstract

    The explanation sounds pretty reasonable to me.
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    Whose Mark?..... because there is one we all pay allegiance to

    What is a beast? Is it not typified by aggression and violence? The greatest lover the the World has ever seen tells us to love our enemies. Are these two not mutually exclusive? Beasts do not love and lovers do not destroy. You can know whose mark you have by the attitude harboured and...
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    Bible reading plans

    One text read and understood is of more value than having read the whole bible and not understood. Knowledge is greater than cognitive information.
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    THE APOSTLES DID NOT ALL PREACH THE SAME GOSPEL

    The compass is faulty and the winds taking the ship to its unknown destination is building in strength.