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And those here and elsewhere on the right that do the same thing. It's a very common tactic of ideological zealots. Any idea that doesn't comport with their own has to be eliminated by whatever means they can muster ... lies, insults, misrepresentations, slander, whatever makes them look and...

It's interesting to me how dishonest and rude zealous ideologues tend to be in conversation with others. It seems the more ardently they hold to their own self-righteousness the more weak and defensive they become in relation to others. Where the open mind is calm and curious, the closed mind is...

Too bad you didn't have the courage to address the questions I asked you.

Oh, you have plenty of ideas. Anyone can see that. And you have convinced yourself that those ideas are the truth. But the fact is you have no knowledge of anything that's going on beyond your own very limited personal experience. You have no idea what's in the hearts and minds of other people...

No. He was not trying to control anyone. He was not trying to force anyone to believe anything, or to behave according to his beliefs. Jesus was a Jew, and Jews both then and now do not believe that anyone else needs to become a Jew, or follow Jewish religious beliefs, traditions or...

But you don't really know what's going on in society around you. Do you. All you know is what the media you listen to tells you is going on. And we all know that they are often wrong, and that they lie, for various reasons. Do you really think the media you listen to is absolutely true and...

Is there ANY possibility that you could be wrong about ANY of this? Or are you presuming your views and opinions here to be absolutely true and inerrant (as though you are now God's equal)? And if you COULD be wrong, which of these accusations that you're slinging at other people (most of whom...

And taken away, too. But which? And when? You don't know, and neither do I.

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Actually they do. Just as one person has that right, so do 10, or 100, or 1,000, or a million. And your trying to stop them isn't saving anyone. People have to be allowed to choose their own path. It's God's will. And your trying to control everyone else's choices and behaviors not only won't...

Yes. They are the ones that need no labels because they embody the divine spirit of God's love, forgiveness, kindness, and generosity for all the world to recognize. "Christ" is a way of being, not a religious ideologue in someone's holy book. I don't think it's even about that. To be Christian...

They do tend to drive people away from investigating Christianity. And in turn tend to attract would-be tyrants and zealots.

Yet, we still have to make that determination for ourselves. Each and every one of us. Our participation in the actions and endeavors of others. Unless we misinterpret what we read. Which clearly does happen. Millions or people have been raped, robbed, tortured, and murdered for the cause of...

And people who speak in public. Or cough in public. Or sneeze in public,

”Say your prayers, but tie your camels.”

On the other hand, presuming to know what God will do for you is both dishonest and arrogant.

There’s no need. The observation stands on it’s own. I can’t make anyone acknowledge it that is intent on not acknowledging it.

Mine, either. But the virus did happen, and people did get very sick, and die. So I did as I was asked by those who ought to know better than I, and I found that it does indeed help me avoid colds and flu, it nothing else. So, since I'm now used to the minor inconvenience of covid protocol, and...

The fact that you couldn't respond without insults tells me that you are not here for any positive purpose. I think we're done here.

It's our responsibility to determine our own ethical priorities, and to judge our own actions in the world according to those priorities. Of course that will involve having to judge the behavior of others to determine our degree of participation and/or response. The problems arise when we...