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Malevolent vs. benevolent dispositions and conservative political ideology in the Trump era

The people decide what's right or wrong and that's a bottom up system. They then vote for people who will run society the way they want.

Democracy, eh? Useless system. Well, until something better comes along (and that excludes theocracies).
But what have we now?
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Curious as to what precisely makes Full-Preterism considered an non orthodox heresy?

Then I don't know how much clearer it can be than to say "He will appear a second time" as the second coming unless you're arguing He didn't come the first time. This is a direct play off of the first appearance/coming. He literally gave His word to those who were eagerly waiting for Him, as He did to the apostles in Matthew 16 and 24 and as He did to the churches in Revelation when He told them to "hold fast to what you have until I come"
Hebrews 9: 25Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, 26for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, 28so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

As to "coming down physically": Since God is Spirit and no one has seen Him at any time, so He did not come down physically, rather He, like the angels can manifest as a man. God doesn't literally "come down" as He is everywhere, He is omnipresent. It's a figure of speech.
Psalm 139:
7Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?
8If I ascend to the heavens, You are there;
if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.
9If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle by the farthest sea,
10even there Your hand will guide me;
Your right hand will hold me fast.
11If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me,
and the light become night around me”—
12even the darkness is not dark to You,
but the night shines like the day,
for darkness is as light to You.​
Hebrews 9:25-28
That is an interpretation not a translation.
Verse 26
5319. phaneroó
Lexical Summary
phaneroó: To make manifest, to reveal, to make known, to show openly.​
HELPS Word-studies
5319 phaneróō (from 5457 /phṓs, "light") – properly, illumine, make manifest (visible); (figuratively) make plain, in open view; to become apparent ("graspable").

Verse 28
3708. horaó
Lexical Summary
horaó: To see, perceive, attend to​
HELPS Word-studies
3708 horáō – properly, see, often with metaphorical meaning: "to see with the mind" (i.e. spiritually see), i.e. perceive (with inward spiritual perception).

Look at it yourself.

As I stated. There is no phrase second coming in the Bible. Only the coming of the Lord and verse 28 is not about the coming of the Lord. In verse 26 it's referring to his ministry in the flesh. In verse 28 everyone who finds salvation in Christ experiences "horao'". Plus the fact that all those who await him will see him in heaven.

That other verse is not talking about seeing him with ones eyes. It's talking about a proper perception of him. Daniel 7 and the other prophets saw him with their eyes. That's why Jesus finished up that verse by saying the son of man has declared him. In other words he is saying. I am giving you the proper perception.
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If I'm a judge, and hear that someone's had a hard life, grew up in poverty, and grew up under negative systemic circumstances,...
None of that was mentioned in the OP's news article. Where'd you get that from?
While I disagree with this judge's lenient decision, I still don't see where it comes from a place of thinking one race is inferior/superior to another.
You're naive. It's not about superiority. It's about asserting power regardless.
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In the case of a judge giving culprits "a break" based on sociological circumstances, I don't know that would even qualify as prejudiced either in all cases.

Obviously there's the strict definition which means "pre-judging based on characteristics", then there's the more contemporary Merriam definition of "The meaning of PREJUDICE is an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics."


...but even going by the strict definition.... If I'm a judge, and hear that someone's had a hard life, grew up in poverty, and grew up under negative systemic circumstances, and that information leads me to cutting them a break or being lenient, that's not pre-judging. Quite the opposite.

That falls into what I mentioned before, which is the concept of social bias.

Suggesting that any inequity (regardless of intent) = "racism" is just conceding to the far left's premise.


While I disagree with this judge's lenient decision, I still don't see where it comes from a place of thinking one race is inferior/superior to another.
I didn't mean in all cases. Would the judge do the same if the defendants were another race?
Favoritism comes to mind
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Is global warming aka climate change man-made??
I heard that many famous climate scientists said NO, that's not my opinion.
Do you want to look it up? Who said no, and why? What their arguments where - and even more important than how their arguments were easily debunked by the actual science - WHO FUNDED their 'sceptical' paper?

You're the one making that argument - how about you ad some specificity. Do your own homework so to speak.


(And why did they change "global warming" to "climate change" ??)

There's this rumour that the term global warming was abandoned and climate change introduced because the warming isn't happening - or something. It's wrong on 3 counts:-

1. Global average temperatures are RIGHT ON TRACK (as even the Exxon climate change studies from the 1980's show!)

2. It was a REPUBLICAN that changed the language. George W Bush's speech writer was told to find a 'less scary' term than global warming. So he went with the more technical 'climate change' - as he later admitted in "The Denial Machine" by the CBC. Great doco!

3. Historically, it was always called climate science. (With more technical phrases for actual climate changes, many of which have their own unique names.)
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When the Church refuses to engage in politics, this happens

It’s one of the great paradoxes of our time. Many conservative pastors courageously preach a biblical worldview from their pulpits — defending life, marriage, and religious freedom — yet when it comes to the political process, they retreat into silence. They will preach about righteousness, but when Christian candidates who share their values ask for help — something as simple as gathering signatures to get on the ballot — they often decline.

This reluctance doesn’t just hurt individual candidates; it weakens the Church’s ability to influence culture. It leaves the field open for those whose values are hostile to the faith.

Pastors on the Left have no such reservations. As The Heart of Apostasy points out, churches aligned with progressive movements openly support initiatives like the Black Church PAC, mobilizing voters and resources for liberal causes. They see politics as an extension of their theology — a vehicle for advancing what they believe is justice. Meanwhile, too many conservative pastors treat the political process as “unspiritual,” as if God’s sovereignty ends at the voting booth.

This is more than perplexing — it’s tragic.

Continued below.
I believe it’s my duty as a Christian to vote, serve, and take part in the life of my country — but I also believe the government must stay secular. Faith should guide hearts, not write laws. Our government cannot serve all people justly — in law, in policy, or in leadership — if it becomes Christian-centered. The moment faith takes the driver’s seat in government; equality takes a back seat. I live Christ-centered in my civic life, but I stand for a secular state — because true faith doesn’t need power to be true, and justice can’t exist where one religion rules them all.
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But reacting to the silly decisions made by woke people doesn't change the nature/definitions of concepts.

You don't win that argument (long-term) by lowering yourself to the other side's re-defining and watering down of concepts. If anything, it concedes to their premise, at which point, the writing is on the wall and they'll ultimately end up winning.
I'm not reacting, I'm simply remarking about what actually goes on, and about the people who want you to tear up your dictionaries.

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If you're disagreeing with my definition, then you're disagreeing with the official definitions.

Various Dictionaries define it as follows:

-the belief that different races possess distinct qualities, especially so as to distinguish them as inferior or superior to one another

-the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one race or ethnicity over another.

-a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior

-the belief that there are different races of people with different characteristics and abilities, and that some races are better than others



If you notice, the definitions all include the theme of a sense of superiority.


A person wanting to handle a matter more "sensitively" due to certain dynamics isn't the same as thinking one's own identity is superior.


For example:
If I were inviting Jewish or Arab neighbors over for dinner, and I made the conscience decision to make sure not to serve any pork products, that's a race-based decision.

Now, it could be a presumptuous, fool-hearted decision that ends up being embarrassing if they say "Uh...we're not strict observant, the pork chops would've been fine bro lol", but that decision still wasn't coming from a place of "I think they're inferior to me based on racial characteristics alone"
Prejudiced is the word he's looking for
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Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made...

Yes, all th
There are many churches. Even in the New Testament, we have the church at Jerusalem, the church at Ephesus, the church at Corinth, the church in Rome, and many more.
Yes, all those were the corporate churches.
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If you're disagreeing with my definition, then you're disagreeing with the official definitions.
Yes, I disagree with lots of "official" things. I'm a realist. We live in a world where Apu was removed from the Simpsons, where there was no superiority referenced, and no bias referenced.
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Congratulations! So you concede that climate change is happening, is man-made, and is serious
Is global warming aka climate change man-made??
I heard that many famous climate scientists said NO, that's not my opinion.

(And why did they change "global warming" to "climate change" ??)
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Evolution conflict and division

Even YECs acknowledge the existence of the tree of life these days. This dead horse has been beating into the ground. The Cambrian bunny has never been found. The order of life, be it in genetics, anatomy, the fossil record and more, commonly known as the tree of life, exists and is well established and understood.
There have of course been many things throughout history that a whole lot of people considered well established and understood, which we now know to be completely false. More than just a few of them, in relation to failed theories connected to the theory of evolution itself. People can perfectly understand "sciences so called" as they may be taught, while they may at the same time be completely wrong about what they are taught. As has happened throughout history many times, and as already mentioned, many times concerning the theory of evolution itself already. Understanding the claims of a theory even very well, has nothing to do with whether a theory is right or wrong.
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There were very hot days in Australia before 1910.
So hot that some people died.
True!

And yet so is this. As I said above:-
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The rest of us are just reading the science. You know - the same science that Exxon discovered and verified in the late 1970's and early 1980's.
Pretty accurate given their model was developed over 40 years ago!
Shame Exxon legally bound all the climate guys they hired and signed them up to the strictest NDA's for decades.
But hey - just goes to show. This climate model stuff? It works!
Many US cities and States are currently suing Exxon for lying to the public for 4 decades.
Trump is lying to the public about climate change as well.
What side do you want to be on?

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There's really been no point when most of it has been about "MAGA".
Congratulations! So you concede that climate change is happening, is man-made, and is serious - but that the GOP / MAGA made it political for you so you can't even see or acknowledge it.

I guess the first step in growing through a problem is admitting you have one.
Good job!
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Hell doesn't exist and there is no eternal suffering, instead bad peolle just cease to exist

Actually, no. Only the blessed go to purgatory, to be purged (hence the name) of the effects of their sins in life. The idea is that no one gets into Heaven still stinking of their former sins. The damned go straight to hell with no stopovers.
That wouldn't be the official position of RCC purgatory
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That is true. It's a desert surrounded by a skid-mark of green.
But the truth you just posted does not contradict the scientific evidence.
"People avoid living in deserts and like the beach" does NOT disprove "Australia's starting to cook in accordance with climate change."
Both statements can be true. Both ARE true!
Unless - of course - you are politically wedded to an anti-science proposition.
Then - being MAGA - you can just believe anything you want to. Apparently. Conservatives used to be about conserving nature, not practicing a radical experiment by altering the atmosphere of the entire planet!

Eunice Foote discovered CO2 trapped heat way back in 1956.
She put thermometers in equal glass jars out in the same sun, and filled them with different gases.
The CO2 jar warmed higher, methane even more.
This is backyard science - but MAGA denies it.
Why is that? Oh yeah - big funding from Koch brothers and Exxon.
Trump gives billionaires tax cuts and kicks the bottom 16 million Americans off healthcare and calls it a "Big Beautiful Bill." Go figure.

REALITY:​
"Australia, on average, has warmed by 1.51 ± 0.23 °C since national records began in 1910, with most warming occurring since 1950. Every decade since 1950 has been warmer than preceding decades. The warming in Australia is consistent with global trends, with the degree of warming similar to the overall average across the world’s land areas."​

There were very hot days in Australia before 1910.
So hot that some people died.

In late1890s, across eastern Australia, over 430 people died due to the heat. Many deaths were sudden and occurred in public spaces—people reportedly collapsed in the streets and died without regaining consciousness.
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