Introduction

[Harvey]

Hello!

I was born all the way up in the Northeast where I was initially baptized into the Presbyterian Church (my father was a Presbyterian from birth and my mother was a Baptist convert to Presbyterianism), but after my parents passed away at a young age, I received a proper Christian upbringing from my devout Baptist maternal grandparents down here in Kentucky, and was formally received into the Lexington Baptist Church while in middle school. I have been full of religious fervor from quite a young age, and always enjoyed attending church services and reading the Bible and pure literature. Now that my kids have moved out and I lost my wife to cancer, I devote most of my free time to volunteering for my church, as well as scouring the Internet for degenerate websites so that I can report them to authorities.

My favorite Bible verses are Romans 8:38 and 39:" Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

[Basilissa]

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Hello and to our forum, Harvey! You seem like a very pleasant fellow!


Have you ever considered that God killed your wife so that you can marry a younger and more beautiful one?

[Isabella White]

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Greetings to you, dear Mr. Harvey, and to . We are so pleased that you have found us here, in our little portion of the vast interwebs galaxy.

Thank you for such a nice introductory message. Goodness, you have lived a rather full life, haven't you? I'm sorry to learn that your parents died when you were a youngster. Do you know if their deaths were as a result of particular sins that they were enjoying? If so, I hope that you have learned from their mistakes, and that you will not follow down the same path that led to their regrettable ruination.

Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Romans 7:13 "Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful."

My, how nice it is of you to devote so much of your time to helping others in your church. I so hope that your time with us will be a great blessing to you. I should mention that when it comes to studying the Holy Scriptures, we use only the -- none of those watered-down versions for the people here at .

We look forward to getting to know you, dear Mr. Harvey, and may bless you richly.

[Harvey]

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Hello and to our forum, Harvey! You seem like a very pleasant fellow!


Have you ever considered that God killed your wife so that you can marry a younger and more beautiful one?

Thank you for the warm welcome.

Yes, remarrying has often crossed my mind. I'm just waiting for someone like my late wife -- as good a Christian as a woman could be expected to be -- to come by, but most of the women in my church are either already married, too young to be legally married, or over 30. When finding potential wives from my church failed, I tried to look elsewhere in my foolish desperation, but frankly, it's starting to seem like premarital sexual activity is almost a prerequisite for non-Baptist "Christian" women... not that marrying them would even come to question unless they were to convert before the wedding. For years, young women, some of them as young as half my age, have been coming onto me, trying to throw themselves at me like some cheap prostitutes, with seemingly no interest in Christian marriage. As much as their behavior offends me, I have always kept my patience and calmly directed them to my pastor in the hopes that they would let Jesus inside themselves and become proper wife candidates. I have yet to hear back from any of them. It's a dire situation.

[Harvey]

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Greetings to you, dear Mr. Harvey, and to . We are so pleased that you have found us here, in our little portion of the vast interwebs galaxy.

Thank you for such a nice introductory message. Goodness, you have lived a rather full life, haven't you? I'm sorry to learn that your parents died when you were a youngster. Do you know if their deaths were as a result of particular sins that they were enjoying? If so, I hope that you have learned from their mistakes, and that you will not follow down the same path that led to their regrettable ruination.

Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Romans 7:13 "Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful."

My, how nice it is of you to devote so much of your time to helping others in your church. I so hope that your time with us will be a great blessing to you. I should mention that when it comes to studying the Holy Scriptures, we use only the -- none of those watered-down versions for the people here at .

We look forward to getting to know you, dear Mr. Harvey, and may bless you richly.

Thank You for having me. Yes; the King James Bible is the only version I'm familiar with.

I don't personally remember much about my parents because I was so young when they both died; my grandfather mentioned that my mother had turned secular toward the end of her life, but I'm not sure what could explain my father's early death.

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

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You strike me as an interesting character. Any relation to Lee Harvey Oswald? Now tell me, if you were President for the day - which laws would you repeal and who would you put in jail?

[James Hutchins]

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Welcome Harvey! I look forward to a deep and personal sharing of my love for God with you. It is terrific when two like minded men, with just a glance across the room know what is on the others mind.

[Harvey]

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You strike me as an interesting character. Any relation to Lee Harvey Oswald? Now tell me, if you were President for the day - which laws would you repeal and who would you put in jail?

I think the Harvey in Lee Harvey Oswald's name is a middle name, not a second surname, so no; no relation that I know of.

As president, I would repeal (or try to repeal) all (well, most) laws on gay rights, animal rights, civil rights, labor rights, abortion (except the ones limiting it), gun ownership, conservation, pure food and drugs, and of course the law that bans prayer from our public schools. I would also do everything humanly possible to curb all Democratic legislation regardless of how many concessions they make, because at the end of the day, even watered-down socialism is still socialism.

And I would put a lot of people in jail, trust me. First off, blasphemers; I'm a firm believer in the constitution and the freedom of religion it guarantees us, and I happen to believe that people shouldn't be able to infringe our constitutional rights without some kind of punishment. As president, I would put blasphemers in solitary confinement with access to nothing but bread, water, waterboarding and the KJV for, let's say, eighteen months. That should be enough to make them think twice next time they consider incurring the wrath of the Almighty. Other groups of people I would put in jail include, but are nowhere near limited to, sexual predators such as gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transvestites; cultists such as Wiccans, Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses (none of those are real religions, they are all cults); cannabis druggies (on a federal level); about a quarter of the urban population; and other dangerous outcasts who aren't currently being jailed.

[Harvey]

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Welcome Harvey! I look forward to a deep and personal sharing of my love for God with you. It is terrific when two like minded men, with just a glance across the room know what is on the others mind.

Thank you! Likewise!

[MitzaLizalor]

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I was initially baptized into the Presbyterian Church (my father was a Presbyterian from birth and my mother was a Baptist convert to Presbyterianism)

I doubt that anything called "baptism" in a Presbyterian setting would equate to actual Baptism as explained in The Bible. It would explain your familiarity with Celtic traditions however. Often these sects will quote a Biblical idea but then do something altogether different.

EXAMPLE 1

The act of baptism is deceptively simple—but in a handful of water, there is a deep well of mystery and meaning. In baptism, we are called to a new way of life as Christ’s disciples, sharing the good news of the gospel with all the world.

I've highlighted the salient clause which jumped out at me as soon as I read it on their site. It was even accompanied by an illustration which I've outlined [right] shamelessly contradicting not only God but even their own blurb. How can that baby possibly understand being "Called To A New Way Of Life" when it can't understand language? Or even know what language is! Ask it how "The Good News Of The Gospel" transforms "All The World" or which medium would be most effective to "Share" the Gospel abroad, and all you'll get is a blank stare, possibly a plume of vomit, a cheeky smile (i.e. wind) or some incoherent gurgling.


EXAMPLE 2†

HEATHEN Excuse me baby, will the 4G networks’ use of added frequencies and spectrum bands be sufficient for spreading The Gospel to a tech-savvy generation of Gilbert & Ellis Islanders or would the 5G peak speeds of 20gbps enabled by 28 and 39 GHz mmWave spectrum bands enabling 40x bandwidth of 4G LTE 700MHz systems be more appropriate?

BABY g . . . gg . . . . . . . . . . g

HEATHEN I see. One consideration is whether that might exclude my kinsmen, the children of my father and my father's father and my father's father's father, dwelling amongst the sand-dunes of Namibia who may not have access to__

BABY (vomits)

HEATHEN father's father's father's father and my father's father's father's father's father and my father's father's father's father's father's__

THE MOTHER Stop teasing my baby it is not for sale

But she just sold it to the Presbyterians who certainly have their hands out for life with an ineffective baptism directly opposing The Bible and I won't use words like blasphemous or heretics in this context because the baby wouldn't know what those were either. Sometimes these sects will ask to borrow an actual baptistry for adults, such as when one of their congregation wants to marry an agnostic who first needs to be a member of their flock which often requires baptism and confirmation, or they could just use a river (who knows?) but in your case was the false baptism allowed to stand or was it undone by the Pastors of your Grandfather's chapel?

Thank you for a polite introduction; the Presbyterian page is here:

https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/what-presbyterians-believe-the-sacrament-of-baptism/



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† I just looked that up - please do not ask me about "G"

[Harvey]

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MitzaLizalor -- For the record, I do not acknowledge infant "baptisms" as legitimate, I just thought of mentioning my infant baptism for the sake of transparency; it's something that happened and I had little choice in the matter, as you might imagine. I don't even consider myself to have ever been a real Presbyterian, as I was raised by Southern Baptists from the age of four, remember basically nothing about my Presbyterian parents or their Presbyterian services, and had already developed a strong connection to my current church and faith through my grandparents by the time I received my second - and first legitimate - baptism. My false baptism was officially "nullified". My grandfather was a True Christian who did everything he could to ensure salvation for his grandchild. And, for the record, my "familiarity" with Celtic traditions actually stems from the years I've spent digging up dirt on neopagans online and pointing out their grim homicidal roots.

Let us not forget that we are not here to argue, Sister, but to agree on our mutual love for a certain Supreme Being, the Lord, who created the Man in His image and you from that image's rib.

[Isabella White]

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I doubt that anything called "baptism" in a Presbyterian setting would equate to actual Baptism as explained in The Bible ... but in your case was the false baptism allowed to stand or was it undone by the Pastors of your Grandfather's chapel?

Oh, these are such excellent points that you have raised, dear Sister Mitza, particularly the bit about how false those so-called baptisms are. Why, what does a baby know about the true meaning of baptism when he or she is being sprinkled with water? It's not like they understand what is going on; they're just up there because their parents want to put on a show to impress the relatives. So, in those other "churches", the ceremony is just a complete farce. And, there are recorded examples of that to show just what a mockery some of their clergy make of such a holy occasion. Here's one example in the clip below. Is it any wonder that the dear feels so terribly unhappy at times?

John 11:35 "Jesus wept."

[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

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As president, I would repeal (or try to repeal) all (well, most) laws on gay rights, animal rights, civil rights, labor rights, abortion (except the ones limiting it), gun ownership, conservation, pure food and drugs, and of course the law that bans prayer from our public schools. I would also do everything humanly possible to curb all Democratic legislation regardless of how many concessions they make, because at the end of the day, even watered-down socialism is still socialism.

And I would put a lot of people in jail, trust me. First off, blasphemers; I'm a firm believer in the constitution and the freedom of religion it guarantees us, and I happen to believe that people shouldn't be able to infringe our constitutional rights without some kind of punishment. As president, I would put blasphemers in solitary confinement with access to nothing but bread, water, waterboarding and the KJV for, let's say, eighteen months. That should be enough to make them think twice next time they consider incurring the wrath of the Almighty. Other groups of people I would put in jail include, but are nowhere near limited to, sexual predators such as gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transvestites; cultists such as Wiccans, Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses (none of those are real religions, they are all cults); cannabis druggies (on a federal level); about a quarter of the urban population; and other dangerous outcasts who aren't currently being jailed.

Well at least you admit you're kind of a wishy-washy moderate on the political spectrum. I get it - you feel you have to appeal to both sides, but actually you don't. That's the problem with the country today. Without establishing a permanent Christian Theocracy, your Presidency would be no more than a temporary slow-down in the decline. What we need is a strong conservative leader not half-baked political operatives.

[MitzaLizalor]

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it's something that happened and I had little choice
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a strong connection to my current church and faith through my grandparents by the time I received my second - and first legitimate - baptism

Thank you for clarifying that point. I checked the Presbyterian site to see what their position actually was (I don't like guessing!) but was surprised to see they actually contradicted themselves. Probably the doctrine came well before their current method was dreamed up.

Their history I'm just doing from memory, however. Celtic delusion manifested in several forms, Picts, Scots, Gaels, and Presbyterianism (including the Church of Scotland) may be one of the latest. Whatever the origin of their error, be it Celtic myths or an attempt to challenge those myths, what they're teaching now does not accord with The Bible and therefore cannot be called Christian.

Well, they can call it anything they like I suppose, but what sort of communist rejects Marx and Engels, dismissing Lenin and Brezhnev as charlatans to promote John Knox, Adam Smith and the Austrian School of laissez-faire economics? A real snaky one, I'd suggest - or even better, they're not communists at all.

I have no interest in communism though, and despite my Celtic and Viking roots have no interest in their delusions either. It's as well someone keeps tabs on them so we'll know if they start creeping back in, such as through the EMO or the Hogmanay or the Grindcore and Goth with dumb candles and satanic imagery. In the first case, communism never worked and places where it's still carried on fare better or worse according to how little or how much commie dogma they implement. Similarly in the second case: Celtic delusions fail because they are delusions.

Welcome to the forum.