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Recent content by John G.

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    How old was Mary when she gave birth to Christ?

    The Catholic / Orthodox teaching of perpetual virginity is not found in the Bible. It comes from the so-called "Gospel of James" supposedly written by James, the brother of Jesus, in 145 AD. (Note: James was killed ca. 62 AD). This book was denounced as Apocryphal and was even condemned by Pope...
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    Pastor Sparks Backlash for Saying Interracial Marriages, Including His Own, Are Not ‘Ideal’

    They would do better with other black people from a similar background i.e. middle class. Besides race - and ethnicity - socio-economic status and age also play a significant role. Avoid opposites. Opposites attract... divorce.
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    How old was Mary when she gave birth to Christ?

    Exactly, do you believe someone from the FIFTH century or the Gospel writers who were Jesus' contemporaries? Jesus is always referred to as "the only begotten son (monogenes) of God" but the "firstborn son (prototokos)" of Mary.
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    Second Federal Law Enforcement shooting in Minneapolis

    Sounds like N. Ireland during the Troubles when housewives would bang garbage lids on the pavement to alert people that the army or police were coming!
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    Pastor Sparks Backlash for Saying Interracial Marriages, Including His Own, Are Not ‘Ideal’

    Lots of idealism here but reality is different. Marriage to a person who is different to you is best avoided. Opposition from in-laws and society aside, there are different traditions and expectations involved that can result in misunderstandings and quarrels. The only interracial couples I know...
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    UK Labour Party push for digital ID prompts concerns: 'Step toward mass surveillance'

    Good news! The Starmer government, after massive opposition, has decided to bury its plan to digitilise the British people. This is the second time attempts to introduce digital IDs have gone down in defeat. The first time was under Tony Blair. Let's pray and hope this buries any chance such...
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    Presbyterian Church of Queensland in Financial Difficulty

    The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) went through something similar around 15 years ago when the Mutual Society, they had heavily invested in, went bust. Millions were lost back then but the Church has survived. I hope the same will be true of our Australian brethren. :praying:
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    Jackie Shroyer, wife of US missionary, sentenced to 24 years in prison for his murder

    44-year old missionary wife has an affair with a 24-year old local and gets him and two companions to murder her missionary husband! As Paul once put it: "not even the heathen would be guilty of it"
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    Church is getting difficult

    I carry Halls throat drops with me and pop a couple during the service. They help some, but not a lot, with singing the hymns. I got my eyes tested and changed glasses last month but it didn't make a difference. The thing is, I knew people who attended church well into their nineties and here I...
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    Church is getting difficult

    I am attending the same church I have attended for the past 28 years however things are starting to get more difficult for me. Before, I had no problem sitting in the pews, now they have become a torture for my back. Before, I hardly missed a word of my minister's sermon. Now, I am sometimes...
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    General question: The State of Israel and its relationship with Christian Communities.

    We support Israel as its existance is prophecy fulfilled. We support Israel as it was promised to Abraham and his descendants by God Himself. We support Jews as they are still God's chosen people and the Lord was born into their race. We support Jews as God Almighty / El Shaddai does not change...
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    Pakistan’s Parliament passes law establishing commission to focus on minority rights

    Pakistan's treatment of Christians has been appalling with many stuck in menial jobs, some actually enslaved and everyone of them subject to blasphemy laws that carry the death penalty for the slightest perceived offense of Islam.
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    Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s pastor, Frederick Haynes, launches bid to fill her congressional seat

    That somehow doesn't sound right. The IRS need to tax that "church".
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    Rising number of Brits leaving Christianity turning to paganism

    I don't think it's a question of "trust". It's more a matter of prodigal sons (and daughters) being comfortable in the pig sty.
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    I Remember...

    I remember those as well as those raincoats we all used to wear that made us look like knights!