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Uh oh. Trump is in trouble again. This time from part of his (former) base.
Yesterday in Christianity Today;
Repent sinner ! You have allowed yourself to be used by a devil-like scammer
and fooled by Russian publicists successfully convincing you, that Trump was a better choice.
They misled you to believe that lies were the truth and the truth was lies.
Do research from REPUTABLE sources !
Have no faith in those who spout lies and shoot messengers, rather than intelligently discuss issues
without such horrid behavior. Use your brain !
In response to:
Trump Should Be Removed from Office
Mark Galli December 19, 2019
...the facts in this instance are unambiguous: The president of the United States attempted to use his political power to coerce a foreign leader to harass and discredit one of the president’s political opponents. That is not only a violation of the Constitution; more importantly, it is profoundly immoral.
The reason many are not shocked about this is that this president has dumbed down the idea of morality in his administration. He has hired and fired a number of people who are now convicted criminals. He himself has admitted to immoral actions in business and his relationship with women, about which he remains proud. His Twitter feed alone—with its habitual string of mischaracterizations, lies, and slanders—is a near perfect example of a human being who is morally lost and confused.
.... We believe the impeachment hearings have made it absolutely clear, in a way the Mueller investigation did not, that President Trump has abused his authority for personal gain and betrayed his constitutional oath. The impeachment hearings have illuminated the president’s moral deficiencies for all to see. This damages the institution of the presidency, damages the reputation of our country, and damages both the spirit and the future of our people. None of the president’s positives can balance the moral and political danger we face under a leader of such grossly immoral character.
To the many evangelicals who continue to support Mr. Trump in spite of his blackened moral record, we might say this: Remember who you are and whom you serve. Consider how your justification of Mr. Trump influences your witness to your Lord and Savior. Consider what an unbelieving world will say if you continue to brush off Mr.Trump’s immoral words and behavior in the cause of political expediency. If we don’t reverse course now, will anyone take anything we say about justice and righteousness with any seriousness for decades to come? Can we say with a straight face that abortion is a great evil that cannot be tolerated and, with the same straight face, say that the bent and broken character of our nation’s leader doesn’t really matter in the end?
We have reserved judgment on Mr. Trump for years now. Some have criticized us for our reserve. But when it comes to condemning the behavior of another, patient charity must come first. So we have done our best to give evangelical Trump supporters their due, to try to understand their point of view, to see the prudential nature of so many political decisions they have made regarding Mr. Trump. To use an old cliché, it’s time to call a spade a spade, to say that no matter how many hands we win in this political poker game, we are playing with a stacked deck of gross immorality and ethical incompetence. And just when we think it’s time to push all our chips to the center of the table, that’s when the whole game will come crashing down. It will crash down on the reputation of evangelical religion and on the world’s understanding of the gospel. And it will come crashing down on a nation of men and women whose welfare is also our concern.
Mark Galli is editor in chief of Christianity Today.
Trump Should Be Removed from Office
Mark Galli December 19, 2019
...the facts in this instance are unambiguous: The president of the United States attempted to use his political power to coerce a foreign leader to harass and discredit one of the president’s political opponents. That is not only a violation of the Constitution; more importantly, it is profoundly immoral.
The reason many are not shocked about this is that this president has dumbed down the idea of morality in his administration. He has hired and fired a number of people who are now convicted criminals. He himself has admitted to immoral actions in business and his relationship with women, about which he remains proud. His Twitter feed alone—with its habitual string of mischaracterizations, lies, and slanders—is a near perfect example of a human being who is morally lost and confused.
.... We believe the impeachment hearings have made it absolutely clear, in a way the Mueller investigation did not, that President Trump has abused his authority for personal gain and betrayed his constitutional oath. The impeachment hearings have illuminated the president’s moral deficiencies for all to see. This damages the institution of the presidency, damages the reputation of our country, and damages both the spirit and the future of our people. None of the president’s positives can balance the moral and political danger we face under a leader of such grossly immoral character.
To the many evangelicals who continue to support Mr. Trump in spite of his blackened moral record, we might say this: Remember who you are and whom you serve. Consider how your justification of Mr. Trump influences your witness to your Lord and Savior. Consider what an unbelieving world will say if you continue to brush off Mr.Trump’s immoral words and behavior in the cause of political expediency. If we don’t reverse course now, will anyone take anything we say about justice and righteousness with any seriousness for decades to come? Can we say with a straight face that abortion is a great evil that cannot be tolerated and, with the same straight face, say that the bent and broken character of our nation’s leader doesn’t really matter in the end?
We have reserved judgment on Mr. Trump for years now. Some have criticized us for our reserve. But when it comes to condemning the behavior of another, patient charity must come first. So we have done our best to give evangelical Trump supporters their due, to try to understand their point of view, to see the prudential nature of so many political decisions they have made regarding Mr. Trump. To use an old cliché, it’s time to call a spade a spade, to say that no matter how many hands we win in this political poker game, we are playing with a stacked deck of gross immorality and ethical incompetence. And just when we think it’s time to push all our chips to the center of the table, that’s when the whole game will come crashing down. It will crash down on the reputation of evangelical religion and on the world’s understanding of the gospel. And it will come crashing down on a nation of men and women whose welfare is also our concern.
Mark Galli is editor in chief of Christianity Today.
Repent sinner ! You have allowed yourself to be used by a devil-like scammer
and fooled by Russian publicists successfully convincing you, that Trump was a better choice.
They misled you to believe that lies were the truth and the truth was lies.
Do research from REPUTABLE sources !
Have no faith in those who spout lies and shoot messengers, rather than intelligently discuss issues
without such horrid behavior. Use your brain !
What is the purpose of life?
What is the purpose of life? Why are we here on these beautiful earth? are we here just being born grow getting married eat sleep and getting old and die just like that? Why are some of us in hospital, morgue, or grave?
“If you resist change, you resist life.” Sadhguru
“If your body, if your mind, if your emotions, if your energies are not functioning the way you want them to, then this is the worst kind of slavery, because somebody else decides what should happen within you. If somebody else decides what should happen around you, that itself you call as slavery. But if someone decides what should happen within you, is it not a more horrible way of being a slave? But please see, the whole world is in this slavery. The only consolation is everybody is like this.”
Sadhguru, Inner Management: In the Presence of the Master
Sadhguru, Inner Management: In the Presence of the Master
Significance of Easter
Hello Everyone
Does Easter have any religious significance for you personally?
For most of my life it was about chocolate eggs and a few days off work but, following an unexpected religious experience recently, this year I am looking at it through different eyes.
So, who else here is enjoying Easter in a religious way?
Does Easter have any religious significance for you personally?
For most of my life it was about chocolate eggs and a few days off work but, following an unexpected religious experience recently, this year I am looking at it through different eyes.
So, who else here is enjoying Easter in a religious way?
We all know nice, decent Muslims.
But there are some terrorists, and the nice ones should help to suppres these. Plus, the Holy Khoran would be better if a few passages commanding killing infidels woud change. Your thoughtss here? Aa.
don't laugh
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Eid Mubarak
Happy Eid to you all of you , May Allah /God showers his blessing on you and fill your life with love ,peace and prosperity .
St. John's Eve/Bonfire Night
As I look out my window, I see plumes of smoke billowing in many parts of the city.
'Rioting and looting?', you may ask worriedly.
No, it is Bonfire Night or St John's Eve. The fires are lit in every city, town, village and crossroads in the country.
Many who are now laughing and joking as they feel the heat of their fire, may not know exactly why they built it. But it is in their DNA to collect pallets and pieces of timber, and just about any other flammable material for days prior to tonight, and set the communal fire alight.
It is an ancient tradition passed down from generation to generation since times immemorial.
It was hijacked by Christianity probably in the 5th or 6th century, but it continues unabated.
Midsummer was an important time for our ancients the Summer Solstice. A time of long days, growth, and love
Star-crossed lovers used to jump over the fire hand in hand.
Maidens used to fast all day, then put a white table cloth on the table to eat her meal. Her future beloved was summonsed to then turn up bodily, or sometimes in spirit.
People used to gather the ashes from the dying fires and spread them over their fields for a good harvest.
Both communal and family fires were built. Stories were told around them, music played, matches made.
There are at least 5 communal fires within a kilometre of me at the moment.
I must now go and light a little fire of my own to connect with my ancestors, on this important night.
'Rioting and looting?', you may ask worriedly.
No, it is Bonfire Night or St John's Eve. The fires are lit in every city, town, village and crossroads in the country.
Many who are now laughing and joking as they feel the heat of their fire, may not know exactly why they built it. But it is in their DNA to collect pallets and pieces of timber, and just about any other flammable material for days prior to tonight, and set the communal fire alight.
It is an ancient tradition passed down from generation to generation since times immemorial.
It was hijacked by Christianity probably in the 5th or 6th century, but it continues unabated.
Midsummer was an important time for our ancients the Summer Solstice. A time of long days, growth, and love
Star-crossed lovers used to jump over the fire hand in hand.
Maidens used to fast all day, then put a white table cloth on the table to eat her meal. Her future beloved was summonsed to then turn up bodily, or sometimes in spirit.
People used to gather the ashes from the dying fires and spread them over their fields for a good harvest.
Both communal and family fires were built. Stories were told around them, music played, matches made.
There are at least 5 communal fires within a kilometre of me at the moment.
I must now go and light a little fire of my own to connect with my ancestors, on this important night.
Do we really love God
How can some claim to love God and hate their own brother, sister, neighbor, friend, spouses.
1 john 4:20 says, if a man says, I love God and hateth his own brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his own brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen
1 john 4:20 says, if a man says, I love God and hateth his own brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his own brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen
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The Source - Part 1
We are all connected
to that mystical primordial source
which underlies and transcends
all time and space
It floods the consciousness
lifting it to a dimension
that lies beyond
thought and language
To some
the source is manifested as a divine essence
with an attribute of the holy
that instils a sense of awe and worship
To some
the source is the essence of the creative spirit
that seeks expression
in original works of art
The source lies beyond thought and language
As Lao-tse says:
He who knows does not speak
He who speaks does not know
We are all connected to that source
for there is a fundamental unity
of everything in the cosmos
of which we are merely a part
to that mystical primordial source
which underlies and transcends
all time and space
It floods the consciousness
lifting it to a dimension
that lies beyond
thought and language
To some
the source is manifested as a divine essence
with an attribute of the holy
that instils a sense of awe and worship
To some
the source is the essence of the creative spirit
that seeks expression
in original works of art
The source lies beyond thought and language
As Lao-tse says:
He who knows does not speak
He who speaks does not know
We are all connected to that source
for there is a fundamental unity
of everything in the cosmos
of which we are merely a part
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