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Recent content by Dale

  1. Dale

    Progressive government is the antithesis of a biblically based republic.

    Mercy does not mean overlooking sin. Jesus extends the meaning of "sacrifice" beyond its Old Testament meaning. He still commands mercy over sacrifice.
  2. Dale

    Progressive government is the antithesis of a biblically based republic.

    Stevevw: << Yes but human autonomy is the antithesis of Christianity. Christianity is about sacrificing self. >> This isn’t true at all. [Jesus says,] But go and learn what this means: `I desire mercy, not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. --Matthew 9:13 NIV...
  3. Dale

    Progressive government is the antithesis of a biblically based republic.

    I am not sure that one sentence in your first two posts is true. You just pile one assumption on top of another. Israel at the time of the Judges was not a Republic, it was just disorganized. I don't believe that tribal leaders were elected, or at least I don't know of any evidence that they were.
  4. Dale

    How Did Governor DeSantis Pay for Alligator Alcatraz? Or Who Will Pay?

    You make a good point that the Democratic Party is peculiarly weak in Florida. Out of Florida’s 67 counties, eleven (11) counties have no functioning Democratic Party. That is 16% of the counties in the state. I suppose the good news for Democrats is that the counties with no working Democratic...
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    How Did Governor DeSantis Pay for Alligator Alcatraz? Or Who Will Pay?

    For the Governor to spend money that has not been authorized or appropriated is an impeachable offense. For the President to spend money that has not been authorized or appropriated is an impeachable offense. I am waiting for someone besides myself to figure that out. It is especially baffling...
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    How Did Governor DeSantis Pay for Alligator Alcatraz? Or Who Will Pay?

    According to the Miami Herald, Trump Administration officials are saing that any funds that will be paid out are “not specific to any facility” and “not for construction.” That really sounds like they cannot legally pay for Alligator Alcatraz out of FEMA funds. The story says nothing about...
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    How Did Governor DeSantis Pay for Alligator Alcatraz? Or Who Will Pay?

    “In October 2025 … state officials mocked critics who questioned whether the federal government would actually come through.” These “state officials” include Governor DeSantis, who called the claim that the Feds would not pay a “bogus narrative” on Twitter. State Senator Lori Berman said that...
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    How Did Governor DeSantis Pay for Alligator Alcatraz? Or Who Will Pay?

    Where did Florida Governor Ron DeSantis get the money to build Alligator Alcatraz? The same question applies to other things DeSantis has done on his anti-immigration crusade. We know that the Florida legislature did not order these moves, authorize them, or appropriate the money to pay for...
  9. Dale

    How Long have Humans Lived on Earth?

    Firstlightdawn: “No one has heard of your referance and it will soon disappear into oblivion while Usher's book continues.” You seem to have added Bishop Ussher’s book to the Bible, you will consider no other source. Not only are Ussher’s figures debatable, at best, they depend on...
  10. Dale

    How Long have Humans Lived on Earth?

    In two posts, you have used the phrse “the time of the gentiles.” There is no such phrase known to Christiaity. I don’t know what this means and I don’t think it means anything.
  11. Dale

    How Long have Humans Lived on Earth?

    I have talked to an ultraconservative Baptist who had studied anicent languages. He thought it was obvious that the long lives given for people in Genesis came about because the anicent Israelites showed respect by exaggerating their ages. In many cases they just added an extra zero. Instead of...
  12. Dale

    How Long have Humans Lived on Earth?

    Psalm 104 is a creation story in its own right. It gives us a creation story with no mention of days and no mention of Adam and Eve. That is one sign that the “days” in Genesis One are not as important as you think, and also that Adam and Eve in Genesis 2-3 are not as important as you think...
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    How Long have Humans Lived on Earth?

    There is a church near my home where the pastor preaches that there is creationism and there is atheism. Anything else is a fraud and a farce. I have seen the same man stand in the pulpit and say, “What happened to the young people we used to have?” Pew Foundation polls say that the most common...
  14. Dale

    How Long have Humans Lived on Earth?

    Bishop Ussher’s calculations have been lost, we do not have them. No one knows how he came up with the date of 4004 BC for the creation of the world. Your assumption about the age of the earth is no shared by everyone who studies the Old Testament. Jewish scholars reached different a different...
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    How Long have Humans Lived on Earth?

    If you can really calculate God’s timing so precisely, you should be able to calculate the time of the Second Coming. Everyone who has tried to do that has been wrong. Jesus told us not to try, not even the angels of heaven know the exact time of the Second Coming.