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    Does Christianity support and/or teach racism?

    These are valid points. I don't see how my response was doing any of that, however. In particular, regarding political ideologies. Human beings are tribal creatures. I'm of the opinion that the Old Testament (or at least parts of it) makes much more sense when taken in the context of the...
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    Does Christianity support and/or teach racism?

    Hmm... so because you heard all these same arguments 20 years ago, they are invalid. And we're all supposed to believe that? Not to mention, you're engaging in ad hom and name calling, while saying the other side doesn't have an intelligent argument? Got it. It almost seems like you should...
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    Former Newsboys Frontman Michael Tait Accused of Sexual Assault, Grooming, and Substance Abuse, Dating Back to 2004

    Sure... people can say they are "just allegations", but they seem pretty convincing to me. Not to mention, the sudden resignation, and the admission to his bandmates that he had been leading a "double life."...
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    Does Christianity support and/or teach racism?

    How so? The old testament depicts a God who is undeniably tribal. And bible literalism does not take into account the cultural context in which those parts of the bible were written, and accepts that as having to be a 100% accurate depiction of who God is. Does tribalism = racism? No, it...
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    “I stood in the White House and told the president of the United States, I’d see him in court. Well we did see him in court, and we won."

    So... first off, the POTUS and his administration should abide by the law. (But we know, President Trump has very little regard for the law). So let me be clear about my position on that. That being said, on the broader issue of transgender sports, which (somewhat inevitably) has become the...
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    Trump establishes new Religious Liberty Commission during heartfelt prayer ceremony in the Rose Garden

    The one I like is "we elected a president, not a pastor." Another thoughtless one-liner that gets repeated without any critical thought. Regardless of whether he is a president or a pastor, he still claims to be a Christian. And the bible says that we are to hold believers more accountable...
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    Trump establishes new Religious Liberty Commission during heartfelt prayer ceremony in the Rose Garden

    I really wish Christians would put away these cliched one-liners. Maybe if they get used enough, we can convince the world that Christian culture is completely devoid of any critical thought. (As if the worlds needs to be convinced any more than they already have been.)
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    Trump establishes new Religious Liberty Commission during heartfelt prayer ceremony in the Rose Garden

    Uh... yeah.
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    Wife getting massages

    41 pages about spouse massages. :D My wife used to go get massages once in a while... I'm not sure why she stopped. I never thought twice about it. So, several thoughts on this (even though the OP doesn't appear to be on the forum anymore) - if it bothered me, I would be concerned that...
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    Fleeing to Mars not of God

    So, I'm also going to offer up an apology for reciprocating with an emotive response. Going back to the OP, here is how I see it: I echo your concern for the poor, and for those who do not have enough to eat. I think there is a case to be made that money spent on space exploration would be...
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    Fleeing to Mars not of God

    I'm not going to bother to address everything bundled in this post, or try to sort through everything in your ongoing rant. But as one of the other posters mentioned, you're ignoring all of the everyday benefits which have come as a result of mankind's exploration of space. And, I would argue...
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    Fleeing to Mars not of God

    Whew... this thread. To be clear: I'm not a fan of Elon Musk by any stretch of the imagination. But now space exploration is evil? How about the development of the internet, and all the money which was (and still is) spent on that? Is that evil and an affront to God, and money which should...
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    Does Christianity support and/or teach racism?

    I'm of the same mind - I just didn't want to distract from the discussion at hand. I would even extend my non-literal interpretation of the bible beyond the pre-Abrahamic narratives. (Although I'm not sure to what extent.) I'm not going to claim to know the bible cover to cover, but even with...
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    Does Christianity support and/or teach racism?

    The sentence that I have underlined pretty much sums up what should be utterly unbelievable and reprehensible to a discerning Christian. (Or to a discerning human being, for that matter.) You're proposing that hundreds of years of slavery for Africans is justified, as long as they are the...
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    Do you believe that Trump has an ACTUAL plan?

    Just so I understand what you're saying here: Are you saying that the curse of Ham being applied to Africans has a biblical basis? The curse was against Canaan. I hope everyone can recognize that applying the curse of Ham to Africans was just a way to make slavery ok (whether it was applied...
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