Welcome to a place where Christ should be exalted and "Self" should be abased!!
Welcome to a place where the BIBLE can be discussed rationally, intelligently, and positively without unnecessary argument!!
Welcome to a place where prayer can be requested and encouraged!!
Welcome to a place where positive and encouraging thoughts from scripture can be shared in a caring and loving way!!
Welcome to a place away from all the arguments, recriminations, and negativity of the outside world!!
Welcome to a place of rest and safety!!
Welcome to a place where Philippians 2:3 is practiced: "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves."
Welcome to this Christian thread.
(Please leave all aggression, bitterness, and philosophy outside the door and please wipe your feet before coming inside!!)
I live in my own little world. But it's OK... They know me Here!
Welcome to a place where the BIBLE can be discussed rationally, intelligently, and positively without unnecessary argument!!
Welcome to a place where prayer can be requested and encouraged!!
Welcome to a place where positive and encouraging thoughts from scripture can be shared in a caring and loving way!!
Welcome to a place away from all the arguments, recriminations, and negativity of the outside world!!
Welcome to a place of rest and safety!!
Welcome to a place where Philippians 2:3 is practiced: "Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves."
Welcome to this Christian thread.
(Please leave all aggression, bitterness, and philosophy outside the door and please wipe your feet before coming inside!!)
I live in my own little world. But it's OK... They know me Here!
Laurie, by the way,
The journey to find each persons spiritual enlightenment is a long and winding road and the journey never is complete until that person passes on to the afterlife.
I have studied Catholism (Having gone to a Catholic school until my mother heeded my pleas to take me out), Was baptised Anglican and learned about the beliefs in that church since grandfather was a Canon in the Anglican church. Became a baptized Seventh Day Adventist because I married an Adventist. Was active in that church for a number of years and I was actually on the board of Directors of the church that I belonged to for a few years.
With all that exposure to different religions, I never was able to fully integrate the teachings of the different churches with my personal experiences and life journey. Those things just did not jive with me.
For me, my personal connectedness with the Creator is just that, personal. It cannot be dictated by the collective teaching and rules and regulations of any particular denomination.
Having said that, I completely respect any other persons personal spiritual journey as long as they don't try to tell me that I am headed towards h*ll because I do not believe as they believe.
May you find what you are looking for in your search.:-x <>
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The journey to find each persons spiritual enlightenment is a long and winding road and the journey never is complete until that person passes on to the afterlife.
I have studied Catholism (Having gone to a Catholic school until my mother heeded my pleas to take me out), Was baptised Anglican and learned about the beliefs in that church since grandfather was a Canon in the Anglican church. Became a baptized Seventh Day Adventist because I married an Adventist. Was active in that church for a number of years and I was actually on the board of Directors of the church that I belonged to for a few years.
With all that exposure to different religions, I never was able to fully integrate the teachings of the different churches with my personal experiences and life journey. Those things just did not jive with me.
For me, my personal connectedness with the Creator is just that, personal. It cannot be dictated by the collective teaching and rules and regulations of any particular denomination.
Having said that, I completely respect any other persons personal spiritual journey as long as they don't try to tell me that I am headed towards h*ll because I do not believe as they believe.
May you find what you are looking for in your search.:-x <>
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Well, one has to wonder... If a person discovered THE TRUTH.... Well, last time someone spoke THE TRUTH, they crucified Him!
🙂 I agree with R - it's a spiritual and very PERSONAL journey. It's a personal choice - one cannot depend on someone else telling you what to do. I do what I do because that's MY conviction - I am not about to tell someone else what to do or to take on my conviction.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then there will be peace.
I agree.
However, I do like to hear about what others think because it can help me to think about things from a different perspective, or to think about something I've never thought about before.
And hearing what others think helps me to understand the other person and thus better relate to that person.
However, I do like to hear about what others think because it can help me to think about things from a different perspective, or to think about something I've never thought about before.
And hearing what others think helps me to understand the other person and thus better relate to that person.
Brothers and Sisters...what at awesome TV show!
Just a quick wave hello & have a nice day! :)
A thought for the day. . ..
Jeremiah 29:11,12
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
Nothing, but nothing, provides me with more security.
Jeremiah 29:11,12
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
Nothing, but nothing, provides me with more security.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then there will be peace.
WELCOME jimoore54rj!!!!!!!!
God bless!
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God bless!
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*waves at Christine*
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Found this article online...
Enough of the Politically Correct Hypocrisyby Bill Barnwell
What is it about the word "Christmas" that is so offensive to some people? And why do the slightest displays of public spirituality work some people up in such a tizzy? I find myself asking that question a lot, but I think I already know the answer. Many people just despise religious faith – Christian faith in particular. That’s fine, people have a right not to like or accept whomever, but it would be nice if the anti-faith brigade would just stop hypocritically pretending like they are the models of tolerance, acceptance, open-mindedness, and diversity while doing everything they can to marginalize Christian expression.
In reality the politically-correct Left is about as narrow and obtuse as they come. Yet they cloak their hypocritical animus in warnings about the supposed threat from those dangerous Christians. While there are some extremely credible concerns about theocracy and religious abuses over the centuries, what we have today is an altogether different matter. And with each passing decade the hysterically politically correct climate seems to get more and more ridiculous.
Today the argument isn’t over burning heretics at the stake, it’s whether or not we should be able to say "Merry Christmas" at work or put up a nativity scene on public property. My girlfriend works in retail at a mall on the eastside of Michigan. It’s a clothing store that sells products targeted towards teens and young adults. She was reprimanded recently because she made the very inappropriate mistake of asking a customer if he was "Christmas shopping." It’s not Christmas shopping she was told by her superior, it’s "Holiday shopping" and she was not to repeat the other awful phrase ever again. Not only that, but she was told that as Christmas does approach, she will only be allowed to use the phrase "Happy Holidays."
Oh, please.
This crazed politically correctness is not limited to this clothing store, of course. It can be found in grade schools, universities, government buildings and corporations all over the country. Private businesses are free to discriminate against Christians if they want to, though it does show their hypocrisy. The majority of individuals pushing for the de-spiritualizing of Christmas and politically correct speech codes are doing so because they want to show how "tolerant," "open-minded" and "diverse" they are. The only problem is that tolerance, open-mindedness, and diversity are rarely ever demonstrated to theologically conservative Christians or anyone else who doesn’t believe in a radical left-wing agenda.
In the modern day liberal lexicon, "tolerance" only means tolerating people and views that mirror ones own enlightened left-wing values. "Diversity" only means various forms of leftism or liberal multicultural madness. It always omits, of course, conservative Christians, Europeans or anyone else who doesn’t meet the Left’s official list of societal victims. "Open-mindedness" means being open-minded to people and points of views as long as they come from the left. Curiously enough, it always seems that these same "open" minds are incapable of being opened wide enough to make room for anything resembling Christian points of view. Instead those values and people are smeared as the backward and silly views of knuckle-dragging Neanderthal "Jesus-freaks" who need to leave their outdated beliefs at the door and enter the 21st century of left-wing moral enlightenment.
Thus is the grand farce. Tolerance and diversity is a one-way street. The cultural elite will tolerate only those views and people coming from the left. While harping on Christians for being "intolerant" and "judgmental" they have proven themselves to be of the most intolerant and judgmental lot themselves. Instead of whining about the supposed ever pervasive hypocrisy of Christians, those on the intolerant left should look in the mirror and ask themselves if they are practicing what they are preaching. Hypocrisy is hypocrisy, folks.
These double standards are apparently OK in the minds of corporate, governmental and educational elites. While they want to bend over backwards to accommodate the extremely sensitive views of a militant and whiny minority, they have no problem offending or discriminating against Christians. This is always very evident every year as the Christmas season approaches.
It also is appropriate to consider those whom the politically correct elite are kowtowing to. Let me just be very blunt, if it offends you that bad to hear someone say "Merry Christmas," if you internally get that worked up over seeing a nativity scene, and if you are a smarmy elementary school administrator that prohibits one of your teachers from teaching 5th graders about the Declaration of Independence because it mentions God (as was made public last week), then it is you and not everybody else who has a problem. You’re the one who needs to have your attitude and values checked, not those nasty and backwards Christians.
The politically correct bias and hypocrisy against Christians is nowhere more evident than in our nation’s schools. While liberals schools and teachers blast creationists for attempting to teach pseudo-science that omits relevant facts, these same people hypocritically teach pseudo-history that gives a simplistic portrait of historical America and the impact Christianity had in shaping American culture. If it’s wrong to teach science simplistically and purposely withhold relevant data, then the same is true is true with history and the other social sciences, which unfortunately have been hijacked by the militant Left at most institutions.
The danger goes far beyond private business discriminating against Christians. The Left has historically attempted to radically reinterpret the law to marginalize Christians. Most notably has been the peculiar interpretation of the "establishment clause" in the Constitution. Somehow liberal elites have interpreted the establishment clause to mean that no one can say anything nice about God in public. I’ve yet to see how anyone has been able to logically show how teaching real American history (not pseudo-history), harmless symbols on public property, or saying "Merry Christmas" are the same as establishing a mandatory State religion. The reason is because they can’t and the obsessed politically correct should just openly admit their biases and hypocrisy instead of putting on this silly show of objectivity.
Those on the libertarian Right should rightfully speak out against excesses of religious conservatives who want to themselves use public policy, law, and government structures to violate the rights of others. But even the most honest atheist, if he is truly objective must admit that the excessive discrimination and hysterical fear of religious faith in our neurotic politically correct culture is downright nutty and hypocritical. Enough is enough. That’s all I have to say. And in case you don’t hear from me in the next few weeks, Merry Christmas. Oh wait, excuse me, Happy Holidays.
--- Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old...you grow old because you stop laughing. 🙂
Enough of the Politically Correct Hypocrisyby Bill Barnwell
What is it about the word "Christmas" that is so offensive to some people? And why do the slightest displays of public spirituality work some people up in such a tizzy? I find myself asking that question a lot, but I think I already know the answer. Many people just despise religious faith – Christian faith in particular. That’s fine, people have a right not to like or accept whomever, but it would be nice if the anti-faith brigade would just stop hypocritically pretending like they are the models of tolerance, acceptance, open-mindedness, and diversity while doing everything they can to marginalize Christian expression.
In reality the politically-correct Left is about as narrow and obtuse as they come. Yet they cloak their hypocritical animus in warnings about the supposed threat from those dangerous Christians. While there are some extremely credible concerns about theocracy and religious abuses over the centuries, what we have today is an altogether different matter. And with each passing decade the hysterically politically correct climate seems to get more and more ridiculous.
Today the argument isn’t over burning heretics at the stake, it’s whether or not we should be able to say "Merry Christmas" at work or put up a nativity scene on public property. My girlfriend works in retail at a mall on the eastside of Michigan. It’s a clothing store that sells products targeted towards teens and young adults. She was reprimanded recently because she made the very inappropriate mistake of asking a customer if he was "Christmas shopping." It’s not Christmas shopping she was told by her superior, it’s "Holiday shopping" and she was not to repeat the other awful phrase ever again. Not only that, but she was told that as Christmas does approach, she will only be allowed to use the phrase "Happy Holidays."
Oh, please.
This crazed politically correctness is not limited to this clothing store, of course. It can be found in grade schools, universities, government buildings and corporations all over the country. Private businesses are free to discriminate against Christians if they want to, though it does show their hypocrisy. The majority of individuals pushing for the de-spiritualizing of Christmas and politically correct speech codes are doing so because they want to show how "tolerant," "open-minded" and "diverse" they are. The only problem is that tolerance, open-mindedness, and diversity are rarely ever demonstrated to theologically conservative Christians or anyone else who doesn’t believe in a radical left-wing agenda.
In the modern day liberal lexicon, "tolerance" only means tolerating people and views that mirror ones own enlightened left-wing values. "Diversity" only means various forms of leftism or liberal multicultural madness. It always omits, of course, conservative Christians, Europeans or anyone else who doesn’t meet the Left’s official list of societal victims. "Open-mindedness" means being open-minded to people and points of views as long as they come from the left. Curiously enough, it always seems that these same "open" minds are incapable of being opened wide enough to make room for anything resembling Christian points of view. Instead those values and people are smeared as the backward and silly views of knuckle-dragging Neanderthal "Jesus-freaks" who need to leave their outdated beliefs at the door and enter the 21st century of left-wing moral enlightenment.
Thus is the grand farce. Tolerance and diversity is a one-way street. The cultural elite will tolerate only those views and people coming from the left. While harping on Christians for being "intolerant" and "judgmental" they have proven themselves to be of the most intolerant and judgmental lot themselves. Instead of whining about the supposed ever pervasive hypocrisy of Christians, those on the intolerant left should look in the mirror and ask themselves if they are practicing what they are preaching. Hypocrisy is hypocrisy, folks.
These double standards are apparently OK in the minds of corporate, governmental and educational elites. While they want to bend over backwards to accommodate the extremely sensitive views of a militant and whiny minority, they have no problem offending or discriminating against Christians. This is always very evident every year as the Christmas season approaches.
It also is appropriate to consider those whom the politically correct elite are kowtowing to. Let me just be very blunt, if it offends you that bad to hear someone say "Merry Christmas," if you internally get that worked up over seeing a nativity scene, and if you are a smarmy elementary school administrator that prohibits one of your teachers from teaching 5th graders about the Declaration of Independence because it mentions God (as was made public last week), then it is you and not everybody else who has a problem. You’re the one who needs to have your attitude and values checked, not those nasty and backwards Christians.
The politically correct bias and hypocrisy against Christians is nowhere more evident than in our nation’s schools. While liberals schools and teachers blast creationists for attempting to teach pseudo-science that omits relevant facts, these same people hypocritically teach pseudo-history that gives a simplistic portrait of historical America and the impact Christianity had in shaping American culture. If it’s wrong to teach science simplistically and purposely withhold relevant data, then the same is true is true with history and the other social sciences, which unfortunately have been hijacked by the militant Left at most institutions.
The danger goes far beyond private business discriminating against Christians. The Left has historically attempted to radically reinterpret the law to marginalize Christians. Most notably has been the peculiar interpretation of the "establishment clause" in the Constitution. Somehow liberal elites have interpreted the establishment clause to mean that no one can say anything nice about God in public. I’ve yet to see how anyone has been able to logically show how teaching real American history (not pseudo-history), harmless symbols on public property, or saying "Merry Christmas" are the same as establishing a mandatory State religion. The reason is because they can’t and the obsessed politically correct should just openly admit their biases and hypocrisy instead of putting on this silly show of objectivity.
Those on the libertarian Right should rightfully speak out against excesses of religious conservatives who want to themselves use public policy, law, and government structures to violate the rights of others. But even the most honest atheist, if he is truly objective must admit that the excessive discrimination and hysterical fear of religious faith in our neurotic politically correct culture is downright nutty and hypocritical. Enough is enough. That’s all I have to say. And in case you don’t hear from me in the next few weeks, Merry Christmas. Oh wait, excuse me, Happy Holidays.
--- Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old...you grow old because you stop laughing. 🙂
Interesting, mlm. I don't agree with all of it, but it's interesting.
Let's be careful that we don't use these things in the same way our enemies would use them.
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Prov 22:4 By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
Prov 22:8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail
Prov 22:11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
While taking a shower I remembered that there are many, many people in this world who have no hot water, no running water, no clean water, no water. I thank God today that I live in a country that is free and that I can take a hot shower and that I always have water to drink.
Let's be careful that we don't use these things in the same way our enemies would use them.
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Prov 22:4 By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
Prov 22:8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail
Prov 22:11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
While taking a shower I remembered that there are many, many people in this world who have no hot water, no running water, no clean water, no water. I thank God today that I live in a country that is free and that I can take a hot shower and that I always have water to drink.
Timely and wise, IMPO.
--- Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old...you grow old because you stop laughing. 🙂
--- Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old...you grow old because you stop laughing. 🙂
The comments about calling Christmas, Christmas I have no problems with and agree. It’s the name of the holiday…..why change it.
What I had problems with is the following:
Left is about as narrow and obtuse as they come. Yet they cloak their hypocritical animus in warnings about the supposed threat from those dangerous Christians.
views that mirror ones own enlightened left-wing values.
"Diversity" only means various forms of leftism or liberal multicultural madness.
Europeans or anyone else who doesn’t meet the Left’s official list of societal victims.
being open-minded to people and points of views as long as they come from the left.
21st century of left-wing moral enlightenment.
The cultural elite will tolerate only those views and people coming from the left.
those on the intolerant left should look in the mirror and ask themselves if they are practicing what they are preaching.
While liberals schools and teachers
The Left has historically attempted to radically reinterpret the law to marginalize Christians.
Somehow liberal elites
This constant ‘left’ and ‘liberal’ comments were more political attacks than anything. I think most people in here would know me as a liberal and other TS members as well as Liberal people or thinkers, yet I and probably everyone of the other ‘liberals’ would say “keep calling Christmas.. Christmas”. The context of the subject matter about those who wish to change or eliminate the word Christmas is worth talking about but not when it’s used to cover up a political agenda. Blogs written by whoever wrote this will give the impression that all Liberal people or left viewed individuals think the same which is totally incorrect….as all Christians do not think the same about other subject matters. My view is stick to the subject matter and leave the politics out of it. That can be easily done if people really want to.
Merry Christmas.
What I had problems with is the following:
Left is about as narrow and obtuse as they come. Yet they cloak their hypocritical animus in warnings about the supposed threat from those dangerous Christians.
views that mirror ones own enlightened left-wing values.
"Diversity" only means various forms of leftism or liberal multicultural madness.
Europeans or anyone else who doesn’t meet the Left’s official list of societal victims.
being open-minded to people and points of views as long as they come from the left.
21st century of left-wing moral enlightenment.
The cultural elite will tolerate only those views and people coming from the left.
those on the intolerant left should look in the mirror and ask themselves if they are practicing what they are preaching.
While liberals schools and teachers
The Left has historically attempted to radically reinterpret the law to marginalize Christians.
Somehow liberal elites
This constant ‘left’ and ‘liberal’ comments were more political attacks than anything. I think most people in here would know me as a liberal and other TS members as well as Liberal people or thinkers, yet I and probably everyone of the other ‘liberals’ would say “keep calling Christmas.. Christmas”. The context of the subject matter about those who wish to change or eliminate the word Christmas is worth talking about but not when it’s used to cover up a political agenda. Blogs written by whoever wrote this will give the impression that all Liberal people or left viewed individuals think the same which is totally incorrect….as all Christians do not think the same about other subject matters. My view is stick to the subject matter and leave the politics out of it. That can be easily done if people really want to.
Merry Christmas.
Good afternoon Julie & Laurie! Just a fly by while home for lunch, Merry Christmas All!
(((CHRISTINE)))
And a fly-by SQUISHIE to send you home after work, luv! :)
--- Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old...you grow old because you stop laughing. 🙂
And a fly-by SQUISHIE to send you home after work, luv! :)
--- Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old...you grow old because you stop laughing. 🙂
