[MitzaLizalor]

Re: Joy to the world

You see, it can be easily argued that the New Testament ideology is more "repressive" than the Old Testament ideology - especially in regards to women's role in society.

Thank you for reminding us of that point. There is no equivalent of Deborah in The New Testament. I will read Judges again today.

Now this meek. I had a question which did puzzle me and I'm happy to link to it again:

Thankyou for all the responses i have had. I respect all people of faith and delight in the idea that there is more to life than the quest for pleasure and the gaining of wealth. I am an agnostic Anglican, and I looked up why.your church uses the Anglican king James version? I found no answer, and chuch members refused to answer. Could be that you are an unrecognized branch of the church of England? Maybe the landrover church could lead me to faith.

Why do you respect the faith of people who think you should be murdered?

That seemed fairly straightforward to me. Not complicated.
Why do you respect the faith of people who think you should be murdered?

There really are a lot of people out there who think I should be murdered simply for what I believe, regardless of whether I act on those beliefs. They say we should all be murdered, and although not all of their creed are tasked with carrying out the murders (just as not all Anglicans are tasked with missionary service) nevertheless the murders are carried out whenever possible. One day, according to their faith, everybody will have been murdered who disbelieves their nonsense and the world will be purely theirs. All of them look forward to that day and strive in their own small ways to make it happen. If they did not endorse the murderers they would repudiate their faith because it is an article of their faith that the murders should be carried out.

Now I do not respect that faith and I do not respect any person.of. that faith. I do not respect them in any way. To inherit a world vacated due to a campaign of murder is absolutely revolting to me and anyone who does not reject such a faith disgusts me. So I was surprised to read in that post that someone could “respect all people of faith.” hence my curiosity. This is the long version. I await clarification on the point.

As I say, it seems fairly straightforward to me. Not complicated.

[Ezekiel Bathfire]

Re: Joy to the world

Christians are expected to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the imprisoned and forgive sins done to them.

We don't get too many naked people around Landover, and as far as I am aware, Jesus never mentioned them.

Is it a big problem where you are?

[MitzaLizalor]

Re: Joy to the world

Maybe to meekly post from ye clothing optional enclave at burning man is as good as it gets now that February is passing by, the effect is wearing off and a memory is all that remains.

God gave his only son to redeem any one who came to him regardless of nationality, gender or race.

A liberal interpretation of "whosoever" John 3:16 because although Redemption is afforded across the broadest platform the conditions of acceptance are not the same for all claimants. Perhaps THE MEEK will include Scripture in any reply. But I am not sanguine; the width of the gate and broadness of the way leading to destruction, chosen by so many, is mentioned for a reason Matthew 7:13-15 and agnostic Anglicans admiring the catholic aesthetic are prime candidates for slithering down ample well oiled gutters. “Glugg, Glugg, Glugg,” says the pope unspeakable slime cloying his airways. But what did Jesus say?

Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Now if Frank Liar advanced posing as a baa-lamb, even if he were empty handed, I'd be very circumspect. Not admiring of the catholic aesthetic. Totally not. I don't make claims without checking out unfamiliar topics. Frank is a liar, sure, we all know that because we've read The Bible. What about his filth gutter? Don't take my word for it. Leonardo did the groundwork, I just added a protractor, nothing really but the results are here for you to form your own opinion.

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