Latest activity

RileyG · 2025-12-04T00:12:35-0600

martinlb said:
Thanks for the thoughtful replies about the KJV. I wasn't thinking about that version of the bible but I can now see how I shouldn't have entitled this thread "KJV".

What I meant to bring up is how some people actually speak, or try to speak, in King James English. And the to the best of my knowledge King James style speaking is around 700 years old. What's the reason for using it?

Personally? As a young (30 year old) American, I don’t see many people speak that way. Especially in the Midwest where most people speak clearly and plainly.

Maybe people from other areas and countries have a different experience?

RileyG · 2025-12-04T00:10:52-0600

PloverWing said:
And the "demonic" part would have been especially hurtful to the transgender/non-binary instructor reading the essay.

If an instructor is going to give students an assignment to read and write about a controversial topic, then, yes, the focus needs to be on how to construct an argument and clearly lay it out in writing. If the topic is so emotionally charged that students and instructors aren't going to be able to set aside their emotions long enough to construct and evaluate arguments, then maybe pick a different topic for the assignment.

Yes, it can be hurtful, I understand, but I can understand why the student may have felt that way. It’s not nice to call people “demonic,” but people should be free to express their opinion in a kinder, milder way? I don’t know if I am making sense?

RileyG · 2025-12-04T00:09:17-0600

Multifavs said:
Same here!

Do you like it?

RileyG · 2025-12-04T00:09:04-0600

Owlette said:
Here too! Usually we don’t get snow as early as we did this year. Or at least, it would have melted by now.

I actually like it! I cannot stand the heat! Bring on the cold!

stevevw · 2025-12-04T00:02:22-0600

Stopped_lurking said:
Isn't cocaine the main drug coming from or going through Venezuela? The annual cocaine overdose deaths in the US is on the scale of 20000-30000 from memory.

How is the math mathing here?

I don't know and why does it matter. All I know is that theres an aweful lot of deaths.

This is what was mentioned. That theres enough drugs on each boat to kill 20,000 people. That may not happen in one year as not every one will overdose and die.

Its averaged out over a generation where there was around a million deaths. By why does it matter quibbling about numbers. Its bad. Like they said this is more deaths than all the major wars of the 20th century.

Why are not people protesting and shutting down Universities and streets over 1,000s of people being killed by the flooding of drugs from a neighbouring nation.

If all the protests are about living together in peace then if my neighbour or a house down the street was flooding the town or city with drugs. I think most people would be upset and want the drug suppliers stopped.

stevevw · 2025-12-03T23:49:00-0600

Nithavela said:
Well, there we have it. Comitting the textbook example of a war crime is "bold and brave". Extreme solutions are needed to save the lives of your people. You just have to be keep being brutal to solve the problem.

This kind of reasoning has been used to rationalise the worst atrocities of mankind. But with an army as strong as yours and the world too fractured to oppose you, perhaps this time you can kill your way to utopia.

Lol who are you referring to as "yours" and "your people". I am not from the US. So its not about saving my nations people but just saving humans.

Like I said this has created an ethical dilemma. Either we sit back and do nothing and continue to allow 1,000s to die and have theirs and their families lives destroyed. And the community as a result because drugs is alse a family and community problem.

Or we try to negociate and plead or give incentives for the Narcos to stop. Or we plead with Moros to step down and get someone in who will be tough on the Narcos. Because Moros is corrupt and is benefiting form the drug trade.

I am pretty sure the US has over the years been pleading, negociating and even sanctioning Venezuela to stop or reduce the drug trade. But the fact is its actually increased tremendously.

I think the Narcos are so ingrained into the government and Venezuelas economy that there is no way they will stop willingly. Its a bit like Hamas. Its like a religion that is ingrained and part of their culture.

So what is the solution. Just sit back and watch tons of drugs come into the US and another million people die in the next generation and all the chaos that comes with it for families and communities.

Do you think that now that the drug boats have just about stopped and its saving lives is a good thing.

timothyu · 2025-12-03T23:48:58-0600

Mark Quayle said:
or does God (the Spirit of God) generate it within us, fully valid?

What would be the point? Can any father force a child to honour him, or must they learn to base their respect on their own discernment by comparison to others? God has been telling humans since the Garden to put His Will first, but we do not untill we learn why His ways are right and ours as a species is wrong.

samaus123456789 · 2025-12-03T23:33:26-0600

Cave 7 7Q5 fragment original study in Spanish. Dead sea scrolls NT Mark.
that is the original study in spanish. Maybe the other ones were being hidden because I had the word sci hub in the description not sure. Can download the Spanish study, and upload it into DeepL, and translate it into English for free after signing up. I will try upload English one again.

stevevw · 2025-12-03T23:31:17-0600

Servus said:
I think there needs to be a clear assessment placed in the minds of cartels that the United States is the last place on earth they want to try smuggling drugs into.

I think the US is one of their biggest markets being on their door step. It would be hard to smuggle large quantities of drugs further away so they will depend on the US a lot.

This will be a major blow and I think one that will also perhaps have an effect on the nation and its government. Trump has now made the whole drug smuggling problem an international issue and I think it could have a major change on both nations for the better hopefully. As nothing was was being done and that was also wrong.

samaus123456789 · 2025-12-03T23:28:51-0600

Douggg said:
The book of Ester does not have either "latter days" or "latter years" of Ezekiel 38:8 and Ezekiel 38:16 in it either.

I never once claimed that term was in Esther either.

samaus123456789 · 2025-12-03T23:28:27-0600

Guojing said:
So the kingdom was always spiritual since Jesus's birth?

yes. the new Jerusalem is the promise land now not physical Jerusalem.

RDKirk · 2025-12-03T23:18:24-0600

Servus said:
Did you see any low rank noncom Nazis on trial along with Goering?

Generally speaking, no. The same was true of My Lai.

That's because it was recognized the lower ranking troops didn't know or understand the laws their nations had signed to observe, and in the military ignorance of the law is an effective defense.

The US fixed that situation with comprehensive annual Law of Armed Conflict training that is mandatory for every service member.

So, nobody can claim ignorance of the law.

67_Reasons · 2025-12-03T23:09:39-0600

Unqualified said:
Pretty sharp mess of stuff. What caliber is the rifle?

6.5 CM

GodDoesListen55 · 2025-12-03T23:00:08-0600

Maximum.

Reluctant Theologian · 2025-12-03T22:55:08-0600

Forget about Santa Claus - only a worry for people in Anglo-Saxon countries anyway; but St Nicholas is an interesting man - Bishop of Myra. He was present at the famous Council of Nicea (325 AD). There is still a St Nicholas Day on the 6th or 5th December in several countries in Europe. His remains are in Bari in Italy up to this day.

Mark Quayle · 2025-12-03T22:49:06-0600

Do you believe that being born again ("regeneration") is the result of the Spirit of God taking up residence within one (which is what I take you to be referring to as "spiritual baptism"), or is it the cause of the Spirit of God taking up residence.

In other words, do WE generate valid faith, or does God (the Spirit of God) generate it within us, fully valid? (The amount of faith is another question, not related to its validity).

Sara50840 · 2025-12-03T22:43:32-0600

I’ve always struggled with feeling God’s presence. It’s hard having faith in something I can’t feel or haven’t really EXPERIENCED in the way I hear stories about. It makes me scared that my faith isn’t genuine or if I’m doing something wrong.

I’ve been a Christian since I was 4. Yes, this has haunted me for awhile because I feel like that was way too young, but I feel as if I’ve had enough faith since then (and panic prayers) that at some point it really did become genuine. Plus I read “Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart” by JD Grear to help with some of my fears.

But now, I don’t know if I’m just backsliding or if it’s something more serious.

I’ve never been good at prayer or Bible reading. I get distracted. I get busy. I have really good phases where I do it daily and then I drop off and have trouble getting back on it. But even then, it feels more like studying and learning information instead of meditating and sitting with God. I read, do a quick prayer, and go about my day. I’ve tried to sit with Him more, but then my thoughts just wander, and I don’t ever hear Him or feel Him.

I keep trying to pray for God to reveal Himself to me. To ease my anxiety. To give me some kind of answer. But I hear nothing. And then I just become less motivated to read the Bible or pray. I’ve never been good at praying anyway.

I don’t know what to do at this point. Has anyone else experienced this? Is this normal for Christians to just feel distant? I feel like most of my “encounters” with God have just been vicariously through others. I know all the answers to questions at church, am very familiar with the Bible, and serve regularly, but it just feels like I’m following obligation and not living by faith.

It feels like I’m just forcing everything, and I don’t know how to make it feel real.

Douggg · 2025-12-03T22:42:54-0600

samaus123456789 said:
I never once said it mentions the word gog or magog.

The book of Ester does not have either "latter days" or "latter years" of Ezekiel 38:8 and Ezekiel 38:16 in it either.

Apple Sky · 2025-12-03T22:29:50-0600

The story of Santa Claus has a dark origin in the legends of Saint Nicholas, who is said to have resurrected three boys murdered and pickled by an evil innkeeper. This gruesome tale was a part of his mythos in medieval Europe and contributed to his being associated with dark companions like Krampus or Père Fouettard, who punish naughty children. Over time, the modern, cheerful Santa Claus image emerged, largely through Clement C. Moore's poem and Thomas Nast's illustrations, which downplayed or ignored these darker origins.

And don't forget what the name 'Santa' is an anagram of.

Login to view embedded media
Was Jesus really born on December 25th when the sheep were lying low ?

Login to view embedded media

Latest activity

Latest activity

Filter

Forum statistics

Share this page