The Landover Baptist Church Forum - This Day in History: January 16th

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Originally Posted by Dennis Lukes

27 BC - Julius Caesar's adopted son Octavian is given the title Augustus and becomes the first Roman Emperor. More importantly, he is later referenced in the Bible (Luke 2:1).

1919 - The United States ratifies the 18th Amendment, prohibiting alcohol. False Christians rejoice, unaware that God is not against drinking, but, on a positive note, millions of pagan Papist immigrants are prevented from getting drunk and causing mayhem.

1936 - Godless, sadomasochistic pedophile freak and cannibal serial killer Albert Fish electrocuted by the state of New York (back when they still had a modicum of morality). Nowadays, liberals would've called this deranged man, who ate several children, a victim and campaigned for his release from prison.

1945 - The completely unprovoked invasion of Nazi Germany by the evil Soviets cruelly forces Adolf Hitler to retreat into his bunker.

1968 - Jesus calls Bob Jones, founder of his eponymous university, to his reward.

1991 - The Persian Gulf War begins as "Coalition Forces" (let's not kid ourselves, America did all the work) invade Saddam's Iraq.

A real internecine battle between idolators 1n 1945! I recall that Tsar, Czar and Kaiser are all variant spellings of Caesar and although individual Romans were commended by Christ on occasions and rendering unto Caesar his own property was endorsed, the idolatrous obsessions of orthodoxy and catholicism (neither of which ceased under either communism or national socialism) are thoroughly condemned with unswerving consistency throughout both the Old and New Testaments.

1945 was not the only schism between idolators. Here is an excerpt from the orthodox's own repository of gobbledygook together with a link for reference purposes. Obviously no Christian would ever suggest that images were “"open books to remind us of God."” or “necessary and essential because they protect the full and proper doctrine of the Incarnation.” (Orthodoxy hived itself off around this time.)

https://orthodoxwiki.org/Seventh_Ecumenical_Council

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The Seventh Ecumenical Council took place in Nicea in 787 AD, and is also known as the Second Council of Nicaea. The last of the seven Ecumenical Councils dealt with the icons.

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Disputes concerning the Person of Christ did not end with the sixth Council in AD 681, but continued through the eighth and ninth centuries. This time, the controversy focused on icons—pictures of Christ, the Theotokos, the saints, and holy events—and lasted for 120 years, starting in AD 726. Icons were kept and venerated in both churches and private homes.….The controversy falls into two periods: From AD 726 when Leo III began his attack on icons until AD 780 when Empress Irene ended the attacks
Again from AD 815 through AD 843 when Empress Theodora stamped out the attacks permanently.….Concerning the charge of idolatry: Icons are not idols but symbols, therefore when an Orthodox venerates an icon, he is not guilty of idolatry. He is not worshipping the symbol, but merely venerating it. Such veneration is not directed toward wood, or paint or stone, but towards the person depicted. Therefore relative honor is shown to material objects, but worship is due to God alone..….Venerating icons, having them in churches and homes, is what the Church teaches. They are "open books to remind us of God." Those who lack the time or learning to study theology need only to enter a church to see the mysteries of the Christian religion unfolded before them.….Icons are necessary and essential because they protect the full and proper doctrine of the Incarnation.

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