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  1. BobRyan

    Pope Leo XIV - on the Defense of Marriage

    This site claims to be quoting Pope Leo XIV I am not sure that this is actually Leo XIV - but it was written very well.
  2. BobRyan

    AI is apparently lying and at this early stage not entirely managed

    https://time.com/7202784/ai-research-strategic-lying/ "Exclusive: New Research Shows AI Strategically Lying" Dec 18,2024 "Until this month, these worries have been purely theoretical. Some academics have even dismissed them as science fiction. But a new paper, shared exclusively with TIME...
  3. BobRyan

    "Anyone Tired of winning"? Trump's "golden age" tour in Gulf states

    This is pretty interesting It is a good turn-the-page illustration from the recent 4 years. I saw another vid on this recently that was even better - if anyone has such a link please post it. Lot's of pomp and circumstance associated with Trump's end of Gulf States tour.
  4. BobRyan

    Pope Leo XIV game plan

    I found this catholic priest's explanations to be very helpful in understanding the Catholic perspective on recent event related to Robert Prevost - Pope Leo XIV starting at 12:30 in the video he gives an informative definition for the catholic view ecumenical discussions.
  5. BobRyan

    How many Catholic adherents? How many for each denomination? How many for ALL?

    In this season of seeing the Catholic Church elect a new Pope - one thing that keeps surfacing in the news is that there are 1.4 billion Catholics. Then recently I saw a program where two non-Catholics were talking -- saying that they are counted as part of the 1.4 billion Catholics since they...
  6. BobRyan

    Pope Robert (Bob) - vs SDA predictions

    Today Cardinal Robert Prevost (called Fr Bob apparently - says the new) (69 years old at the writing of this post) - was selected to be the new Pope (Leon 14th) XIV That makes news because Robert is the first American Pope. For over 150 years the Seventh-day Adventist church understood the...
  7. BobRyan

    The seventh day Sabbath was "made for mankind"

    Christ said -- Mark 2:27 "The Sabbath was made for mankind" (general statement for all mankind - not anecdotal) Matt 4 Jesus said "mankind shall not live by bread alone" -- does not mean "one single individual Jewish man shall not live by bread alone" (general statement - not anecdotal) Even...
  8. BobRyan

    Contacting the dead on behalf of the Living (Isaiah 8) - vs this message

    This youtube vid apparently claims to be a sermon by Billy Graham or an adaptation of one. Does anyone know if this is actually Billy Graham speaking about contact with the dead?
  9. BobRyan

    Catholic vs Evangelical/Protestant POV - discussion

    In this video Charlie Kirk and Michael Knowles compare various views/differences between Catholicism and Protestant/Evangelical teaching At one point it appears that (Evangelical/Protestant) Charlie Kirk argues that doctrine should not matter and then Michael (Catholic) tends to argue that...
  10. BobRyan

    Doug Bachelor interview: Adventists believe in the rapture 1 Thess 4:13-18

    As I have been saying for a number of decades -- Seventh-day Adventists do believe in the Rapture - found in 1 Thess 4:13-18, Matt 24:29-31 etc. See this Q&A as an example - Very interesting Interview. News about his interview in Brazil, Interesting views about what is more likely vs...
  11. BobRyan

    Parents, Theology, and public schools in Maryland promoting LGBT

    It looks like the Supreme court may rule in favor of parents wanting to protect their children from the LGBT agenda. https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-lgbtq-books-religion-maryland-069d155fa862d2a16619fc7f513819ab?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us "The school district introduced the...
  12. BobRyan

    The Bible as well as basic observation - affirm a globe Earth and planetary cosmological model

    1. The Bible says that God has "inscribed a circle on the face of the water at the boundary between light and dark" Job 26:10 -- That is exactly how a sphere intersects a plane. The plane of the light coming from the sun is intersected by the Earth such that there is a circle formed around the...
  13. BobRyan

    Pope Francis' health - when is it time to retire?

    US Conference of Catholic Bishops - reports on several health challenges for the 88 year old Pope Francis. https://www.usccb.org/news/2025/popes-condition-worsened-after-inhaling-vomit-stronger-ventilation While we wish him the best of health - this brings up the issue of retirement and...
  14. BobRyan

    On the Communion Service, Lord's Supper

    Some people celebrate Communion on Sunday - the day Jesus was raised from the dead. It is proclaiming the Lord's resurrection not His death. But in 1 Cor 11 it looks like the church was focused on Friday or Saturday (the day of Christ's death) communion where 23 For I received from the Lord...
  15. BobRyan

    Various denominations on the subject of the rapture

    Rapture - definition - 1 Thess 4:13-18, John 14:1-3 literally taking the saints bodily to heaven - both the living and the dead as we see in 1 Thess 4:13-18 Question: How many denominations view 1 Thess 4:13-18 that way? Lutherans? Catholic? Episcopal? Methodists? Orthodox? Others...
  16. BobRyan

    NAR - New Apostolic Reformation movement vs end time prophecy predictions

    Some folks look to Donald Trump or other political entities to be the primary focus for end-time scenarios But the SDA church has long predicted that instead of political figures being key to the end-time prediction of Rev 13 it is in fact a strong religious element that is focused on some form...
  17. BobRyan

    Jan 6 - Reveals keep coming - Trumps orders to secure/insure safe Jan 6 event - rejected??

    Just saw this one - so I don't know much about the details https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/j6-bombshell-trump-didn-t-just-offer-military-to-protect-capitol-he-ordered-it-but-was-disobeyed/ar-AA1w601T?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=0170f50622a64514a90a9a8c3f67c4c7&ei=27 from "The Western...
  18. BobRyan

    Lutheran Pastor studies certain Bible topics - then becomes Seventh-day Adventist -- Sept 2024

    In this video testimony, apparently given at the North American Division in 2024 - a Lutheran pastor talks about the topics/issues that lead him to become a Seventh-day Adventist pastor in the fall of 2024, and the challenges he faced, questions he had ... The video is focused on his...
  19. BobRyan

    Latest school shooting at Adventist School - children injured by homeless man

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-school-shooting-gunman-identified-as-sheriff-discusses-motive-and-victims-status/ar-AA1vm1X6?ocid=BingNewsSerp from the article above - Dec 5,2024 shooting "The shooter was identified as Glenn Litton, a 56-year-old homeless man with “a lengthy...
  20. BobRyan

    God gives wicked rulers to rebellious nations - And He gives us choice to do good

    God allows bad rulers for rebellious nations They cry out to Me, “My God, we of Israel know You!” Israel has rejected the good; The enemy will pursue him. They have set up kings, but not by Me; They have appointed princes, but I did not know it. With their silver and gold they have made idols...
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