I guess the Left can't act so sanctimonious now. What a shame.
"Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." - Thomas Jefferson
"The Hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked, that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligations." - George Washington
"What is faith? Is it to believe that which is evident? No. It is perfectly evident to my mind that there exists a necessary, eternal, supreme, and intelligent being. This is no matter of faith, but of reason." - Voltaire
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"Ah, well, I am a great and sublime fool. But then I am God's fool, and all His work must be contemplated with respect." - Mark Twain
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September 11th, 2009, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by fool
The war has begun.
What war is that, fool?
"Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." - Thomas Jefferson
"The Hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked, that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligations." - George Washington
"What is faith? Is it to believe that which is evident? No. It is perfectly evident to my mind that there exists a necessary, eternal, supreme, and intelligent being. This is no matter of faith, but of reason." - Voltaire
The one between the human race and it's habit of destroying itself.
It is tragic what happened to this soldier for the Lord. Whether men know it or not, we are in a spiritual war every day:
"Paul likened the Christian to a soldier.* That implies we are at war--a picture used elsewhere in Scripture.*
a) Ephesians 6:11-12--"Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.* For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. "
b) 2 Corinthians 10:3-5--"Though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.* We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. "
Second Timothy 2:3 says we are to be "good" (Gk. , kalos)* soldiers.* We are not to be soldiers simply in terms of function and duty--we are to be excellent, noble, and heroic soldiers.* Those are the kind of soldiers who earn medals of valor and honor.*
The Real War
It's often hard for us as Christians in the United States of America to remember we are at war.* We live in a society that, while philosophically hostile to Christianity, has not been hostile legally or politically.* That's unlike other countries in the world where the battlelines are more clearly drawn.* There Christians have often been required to make extreme sacrifices in every area of life.* Here heroism for Christ's cause is not thrust upon us, so we can forget we are warriors.* Though our warfare may not seem evident, the battle is all around us.*
• Against Demons
I will never forget a battle with a demon-possessed girl one night at church.* She was in one of the rooms of the church kicking, screaming, and throwing furniture around.* When I walked into the room, she said, "Don't let him in!" But the voice that said that wasn't her own.* My first response was, "Fine, I'm leaving!" But I realized that if the demons didn't like me, it was because I was on God's side.* I went in and the girl attacked me, kicking me in the shins so violently I began to bleed.* In the power of God several of us spent hours there until she confessed her sin and God, in His grace, purified her.* As I left that night I realized for the first time the extent of our warfare against demons.*
• The War against Unbelief
A number of years ago a UCLA philosophy professor who was Jewish expressed a desire to know Christ.* I presented the gospel to him and met with him early in the morning for six months.* After that time he told me he didn't want to meet with me anymore.* He went on to attend a liberal seminary, and became an Episcopalian rector.* I don't know his present spiritual state--but he's not where I intended him to be.* Our warfare is for the hearts, minds, and souls of people.* It's often most evident in our discipling relationships because that's where unbelief becomes most evident.*
• Against Sin
In the past I have sought out wayward husbands from places they should not have been.* Our church has experienced lawsuits, threats, and accusations.* Those kinds of experiences affirm that as Christians we are at war against sin.*
First Thessalonians 4:11 says "to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business. " There are quiet times in the Christian life, but they seem to be more the exception than the rule.* They give us time to catch our breath before the next wave of battle hits, for the battle continues to rage..." full text: *Advice to a Young Disciple: The Elements of a Strong Spiritual Life--Part 2 by John MacArthur http://www.biblebb.com/files/MAC/sg55-6.htm
Please don't give me this ludicrous and intellectually dishonest comparison of abortion with slavery. This really disgusts pro-choicers like me. What a stupid and pathetically inapt comparison !
Slavery is stoppable. Abortion is nOT. Abortion is a private decision for a woman. Slavery is something forced on a whole group of"ALREADY BORN people.
And it's so offensive to pro-coiicers when anti-choicers make it sound as though being pro-choice were as morally reprehensible as
being pro slavery. How ridiculous can you get ?
And when children are forced to be born into poverty, hunger,disease and lack of education and opportunity, this is the REAL slavery, not being aborted.
Being born into abject poverty is infinitely worse than being aborted, which is actually far more humane than just increasing poverty and hopelessness in the world .
All the anti-choice arguments for denying women the right to choose an abortion are false ! Nothing but sophistry !
And making abortion illegal only INCREASES the number of abortions which take place.
Fact: Countries where abortion is illegal have much higher abortion rates than countries where it is legal.
This isn't true of slavery . You sanctimonious, self-righteous anti-choicers make me sick !
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"Ah, well, I am a great and sublime fool. But then I am God's fool, and all His work must be contemplated with respect." - Mark Twain
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September 11th, 2009, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by cattyfan
I can't see this getting the same headlines and discussion the murder of "Dr." Tillman got...
It hasn't. Other than Drudge, it's got no coverage at all.
"Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." - Thomas Jefferson
"The Hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked, that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligations." - George Washington
"What is faith? Is it to believe that which is evident? No. It is perfectly evident to my mind that there exists a necessary, eternal, supreme, and intelligent being. This is no matter of faith, but of reason." - Voltaire
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In a world with so many ready to hear, why waste words on the willfully deaf?
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September 11th, 2009, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by BigJohnson
It hasn't. Other than Drudge, it's got no coverage at all.
It's on the front pages of msnbc, fox, and cnn's websites. Today being 9-11 and the police not having identified the victim yet though, I wouldn't expect it to be a headline type story until late today or sometime over the weekend.
"When the lights go out all over the world, when history seems headed only into a dead end and total disaster, God brings forth light. He changes the direction of history and regenerates men and redirects events and institutions to fulfill His purposes."
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Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, Whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report;
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September 19th, 2009, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by BigJohnson
It hasn't. Other than Drudge, it's got no coverage at all.
O'Reilly usually covers everything, I'm surprised.
"Myths are not lies," Tolkien countered, among the swaying trees of Magdalen Grove. Materialistic progress leads only to the abyss, Tolkien said, but the myths we tell reflect a fragment of the true light. He argued the Christ story functions as a myth, just like the Scandinavian myths they had loved, with one difference: The Christian myth was true.
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"A day is as a thousand years" is about perspective. Two hours on the highway, to a five year old, seems like an eternity! To a 50 year old trucker, it's just the start of a good morning
I used to work with a couple guys from Owwasso, they were 7th day YECs, I kinda had a bad feeling when I read the headline but neither of them were elderly and on oxygen.
I wonder if they knew this guy.
Lori Lamerand, president and Chief Executive Officer of Planned Parenthood East Central Michigan, also expressed shock and sadness at the news. "We want to be very clear that we have no idea if this was related to his views, but Planned Parenthood would never condone any sort of violence against anyone, regardless of their views," said Lamerand.
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The buck doesn't even slow down here.
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September 11th, 2009, 10:37 AM
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Lori Lamerand, president and Chief Executive Officer of Planned Parenthood East Central Michigan, also expressed shock and sadness at the news. "We want to be very clear that we have no idea if this was related to his views, but Planned Parenthood would never condone any sort of violence against anyone, regardless of their views," said Lamerand.
...she continued: "...unless, of course, we're talking about babies...and the money is right. But old men aren't our concern. Obama's working on them through a different channel."
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