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It's not the U.S. preventing them, it's Israel Although I'll grant you... it's become increasingly difficult to tell the two apart

I read an interesting article the other day that seems relevant. The article correlated the prevalence of several parasites in the human body with homosexuality in men. Correlation may not prove causation, but it sure suggests it. It was further suggested that using medication to remove the...

That repentance would take them out of being "LGBTQ," wouldn't it?

I can relate

It isn't simple. The idea that Iran's government shouldn't be allowed to control nuclear weapons is... pretty well founded. Virtually all terrorism has been sponsored by Shi'a factions. On the other hand, the idea that a certain nation might be attacked repeatedly so as not to allow them...

I saw that when I looked it up. But for me, the 1911 will always be a large, bright-chrome revolver that is more of a deterrent than anything else.

Some people carry as a deterrent and others with that idea. But if you're going to concealed-carry, you probably want something smaller than a 1911, so as to avoid shooting off important bits of your anatomy.

I do remember, and my answer is still the same. God's voice has creative power. What He says doesn't just come true once. It echoes through the halls of eternity, coming to fruition again and again. If the prophets declare God's words, and God's words have that kind of power, then... we can...

I didn't say the covenant was corrupt. I said it was punitive. The Israelites made the Molten Calf at the base of Mt Sinai. As punishment, God gave them a parasite class of priests and Levites who took part of their crops and cattle, recorded their offenses against them, and sometimes...

Prophets deliver messages from God. I put that ahead of recording a history, telling a story, or a collection of wise sayings.

I don't. But perhaps I define my doctrine in terms of doctrine I believe that aren't orthodox? Moses' covenant was temporary and punitive The Levitical priesthood was always corrupt and God never wanted sacrifices The prophets are superior to the other books of the Bible Inspiration is not...

I read it. I actually agreed with the conclusion that they are the same woman... until I read the arguments you used to get there. You're doing a bang-up job of talking me out of it, tbh

More self-contradicting word salad from the AI. Do you even try to understand what it says before you copy-paste it here? Yes, MGDL (tower) comes from the root GDL (great). Ipso facto, any word that comes from MGDL ALSO has GDL as its etymological root. That is not just "visual" (which is...

Is this an AI-generated response? It offers a lot of extraneous information that is tangential at best. That and the formatting usually indicate a copy-pasta job relying on AI. Word salad! No, they don't come from different root words. They come from the same one... even the rest of your...

Mary is common, but Magdala is not. The original post postulates that Magdala refers to her city of origin. But "Magdala' is ambiguous. It could refer to her city of origin, but it could just be ordinary Hebrew. GDaL just means "great" in Hebrew. M-GDL is "of the great." I've seem more...

I have a question... let's see if I can articulate it... Are principles more important, or rules? I find that, when driving, what-is-safe is not always the same as what-is-legal. I prioritize safety over legality. Do you think that applies to Christianity? Am I meant to understand God's...

You don't get to be part of the BBQ or concert. You aren't resurrected with the martyrs. When the final judgment happens, you do not inherit eternal life, you are punished in proportion to your mis-deeds, and afterwards cease to exist.

That part isn't actually in the Bible. There are some places where people DO worship God. There are some where the priests tell the people to worship (with sacrifices that they then get to eat). But if you look up 'worship' in the Bible, the basic teaching on worship is "don't worship other...

My readings of Paul and Aristotle would lead me to say that "appetite" is correct for the lower nature and impulses of man. The higher nature would not be called appetite. I disagree. We all have an animal nature. Upon that, God has impressed His own image. We bear God's image alongside the...