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Thank you. Pardon my confusion: What about Mark 9:38-40? There, Jesus concludes with “whoever is not against us is for us.” It would appear He is saying that whoever practices Love Thy Neighbor is involved in the same work, and should not be condemned. What can we say to ethnic Jews (and...

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Thank you for your thoughtful response. Respectfully, I disagree. To begin, we should be able to work with anyone whose faith commands them to Love God and Love Our Neighbors. Thus, Sikhs and those of Jewish faith are, to me, kindred spirits in faith. In a wider context, there are...

Thanks for the response. From what I have read, legal discussions are still ongoing about what does and does not constitute an official act. As a result, some of President Trump’s legal battles have been paused, but not necessarily put to rest. For example, how do we classify phone calls to...

Greetings to all! See attached link (there are many others available). https://www.deseret.com/faith/2024/07/17/prayer-controversy-republican-national-convention/ Some are saying that a Sikh Prayer at the GOP convention was inappropriate. I thought it was fine, but I also think that the...

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Thank you for your post. Regarding the Law of the Land, our Constitution: Article II lists the authorities and duties of the President. For example, the Executive Power rests solely with the President (hence all the Cabinets, to carry out laws passed by Congress), and the President is the...

Excellent response: note, if you find malpractice, be sure to report it to government authorities, faith-based or otherwise. Although not all our charities are as efficient as they could be, bad apples are quickly reported etc., including some nasty doctors and grifting organizations. Here is...

Time to reread the Book of Jonah. Recall, God commands Jonah to go to Nineveh and call the people to repentance. Imaginary conversation: Jonah: “If this is so important to You, God, why don’t you make it happen? Are You not the all-powerful creator of the universe?” God: “Now Jonah, you know...

God may have been working in more ways than we first realized. If the assassin had not been an amateur, President Trump would now likely be dead. (Secret Service snipers took out the assassin quickly.) Have professional snipers already infiltrated this country, via the porous border, and do...

Again, you are misreading Leviticus 14: 3. The leper must be inspected and pronounced healed before a priest proceeds with the ritual. See also the commentaries on this chapter in, e.g., Biblehub.com. Next: All Jewish temple practices ceased with destruction of the temple in 70 AD. Also...

Ha, ha: nice try. The medicinal actions of Hebrew tribes over 2,000 years ago do not count as current practices. Also, verse 3 says the leprosy has been healed; the remaining actions constitute ritual cleansing. Instead, read about Father Damien, who dedicated his ministry to isolated lepers...

Thank you for posting. Exactly how God’s Providence plays out is worthy of discussion. Book of Esther: God does not make an appearance. One decide whether everything that happens is random or coincidental, or can begin to understand the interplay between free will and God’s will. See also...

Thanks for the reply. Governments ”allowing churches to help people” is a far cry from financial support. Please provide a link to a religious charity that claims to cure leprosy with chicken blood. Are you referring perhaps to some native (Aboriginal) healing practices? Are you referring...

To those who believe that a good, all-powerful God would not permit any suffering—- This sounds like nostalgia for a Garden of Eden, “The Big Rock Candy Mountain.” But even a Garden of Eden has dangers, like rivers, for example. Foolish people will take foolish risks and injure or even kill...

Thank you for you reply. So: Your government gives unskilled religious people jobs to care for the most vulnerable and sick? Wow! Examples? I am aware of unskilled government bureaucrats fouling up the lives of people, but unaware of any government entity that assigns religious people to do...

Thank you for your posts. Maybe God is only mostly good, much of the time? (Teasing) How is life for us today versus the lives of people, say, 5,000 years ago? Certainly, we have made vast improvements in technology, improving the quality of life for all, compared to the past. (Thanks be to...

Thank you for clarifying. So, we have yet another excuse for healthy adults who would rather not take any responsibility for their behaviors. Adam and Eve also proferred excuses (but God did not even bother to acknowledge them). (Genesis 3) Healthy, mature adults do take responsibility for...