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  1. Wick Stick

    The Strait of Hormuz is “closed.”

    Involving the Kurds makes it more complicated. If I had to guess, I'd say that part of Iran gets "liberated" and given to the Kurds. That isn't going to please the Iranians, even the ones that wanted the Ayatollah gone
  2. Wick Stick

    Absolute truth - Do we know what it is?

    I only know one guy that open-carries. He's 5'3"
  3. Wick Stick

    Do you guys support Trump's war on Iran right now?

    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
  4. Wick Stick

    Can LGBTQ individuals be saved?

    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...
  5. Wick Stick

    Can LGBTQ individuals be saved?

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

    feeling unwell

    I can relate
  7. Wick Stick

    Do you guys support Trump's war on Iran right now?

    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...
  8. Wick Stick

    Absolute truth - Do we know what it is?

    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.
  9. Wick Stick

    Had to look it up. Is a dystheist a mono-dystheist or a poly-dystheist?

    Had to look it up. Is a dystheist a mono-dystheist or a poly-dystheist?
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    Absolute truth - Do we know what it is?

    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.
  11. Wick Stick

    Is your faith defined by what you DON'T believe? - The anti-doctrinal stance

    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...
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    Is your faith defined by what you DON'T believe? - The anti-doctrinal stance

    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...
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    Is your faith defined by what you DON'T believe? - The anti-doctrinal stance

    Prophets deliver messages from God. I put that ahead of recording a history, telling a story, or a collection of wise sayings.
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    Is your faith defined by what you DON'T believe? - The anti-doctrinal stance

    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...
  15. Wick Stick

    Are the repentant woman (Luke 7), Mary Magdalene, and Mary of Bethany the same person?

    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
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    Are the repentant woman (Luke 7), Mary Magdalene, and Mary of Bethany the same person?

    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...
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    Are the repentant woman (Luke 7), Mary Magdalene, and Mary of Bethany the same person?

    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...
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    Are the repentant woman (Luke 7), Mary Magdalene, and Mary of Bethany the same person?

    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...
  19. Wick Stick

    I Don't Like The Beeper

    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...
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    Oh brother

    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.