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General Category / General Discussion / Re: A Link to make you laugh
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on: September 17, 2009, 03:18:46 AM
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Thanks for that, Pippin--I loved it--so much so, that I had to send the link to a couple people I know, and I might even send it to a couple people I dislike, just to make them feel this good about Washington, too--  --I had to watch it over several times, I thought it was so good, not to mention funny!--
"..the government can, 'cause they mix it up with lies and make it all taste good!"
--and, how![see?--I'm laughing my head right off, right now--hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--yeah, every time I think of Arlington Cemetery.]
The next song he puts together, needs to be entitled--"Can the Government"--done to the theme from, "The Good, The Bad--and, The Ugly".
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Conspiracy Theory / Illuminati Illustrated / Re: Secret Societies and Bible Prophecy
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on: September 17, 2009, 02:36:10 AM
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I did listen to that PID show, and agreed with most of what was said about those 'secret' societies, and their determination to take over the planet 'by hook or by crook'--both of which they follow to the letter, behind our backs--and, even though I was kidding around quite a bit in that thread about Glenn Beck's choice of logos for that gathering on 9/12 in DC, I take at least some of what I said quite seriously--especially where the use of that 3-fisted fiasco of a poster was concerned--why in the world would someone, who is promoting freedom, and a return to our constitution, feel the need to borrow something so blatantly fascist-minded, from the Bolshevik Revolution no less, to use to promote their cause?!
That definitely was disturbing for me to see--I hadn't known about that until I saw it in that thread by RR--so, who but God--and, maybe Beck, himself--really knows what's actually going on with him, and his 'fight back America' shows each and every weekday afternoon now, on Fox--or, better yet--who really cares anymore?--there's so much outright deceit being fed to us like pablum these days, to tell who's on the level, or truthful, you'd need a lie detector the size of the planet Jupiter[with an Eveready battery the size of the planet Neptune]!--
--oh--I need to make a small correction--Beck wasn't wearing a white shirt yesterday, but a light blue one--sorry--I guess, among other things, I'm now going color blind!  --but, 'black and blue'--good colors if you're trying to let everyone know how beat up you are feeling-- --but, a 'Halloween' orange tie--what's up with that?! Black, blue, and orange--nice combination, if you're in a "don't care how I look" frame of mind  --and, I couldn't get over his suit--shiney, like poplin--or, silk?--[ok, that's quite enough goofy, Mr. Blackwell-style 'fashion assessment' for one day, I think.  ]
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General Category / General Discussion / Re: Glenn Beck Poster
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on: September 16, 2009, 04:56:39 PM
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Well, lemme see--perhaps Beck is trying to discredit himself by using that 3-fisted, radical symbology on his sign?--perhaps that's also why he wore a black suit, white shirt[CIA 'stooge'?], and an orange[Gold Angel, in French--supposedly used, and beloved, by the occult-loving 'illuminated ones'] tie today on his show?--hmmmm--
--and, perhaps  that's also why, when played backwards, a recording of Beck, from one of his tv shows, has him saying, "I am a trained Nazi"--maybe?--I dunno--I'm just wondering about all this--like, when he seemed to be trying to discredit himself the time he said that the two brothers, who founded Acorn, looked like 2 "007" adversaries from a James Bond movie--maybe, he was trying to make everyone believe he was so ridiculously shallow that he wasn't really worth listening to--possibly?--or---
--was he possibly attempting to discredit himself by borrowing the image of that famous rattlesnake used on the Revolutionary War flag, "Don't Tread On Me", and using it to help explain the sections of a plan he thought up himself--showing himself to be totally unoriginal, so not worth listening to at all?--
--I am not really totally making fun here, though---at least with some of those I mentioned, above[ok--maybe the 'I am a trained Nazi' was poking some fun--and, maybe mentioning the snake on the flag was, too--and, maybe the suit, shirt and tie color bit, also--but, that's all--I think ]--because, I really am disturbed at seeing that awful 3-fisted 'salute' logo, from the "Meet me in DC" sign Beck chose to use, too--to me, it does smack too much of the 1917 Russian "Bolshevik Revolution" imagery--but, probably because I'm a 'bit' old, and can remember how nervous many of us were during the Cold War years, thanks to those who seized power in Russia after that Revolution was over[remember Leon Trotsky, and the horrid ice-pick-in-the-brain way he died--the revolutionaries hunted that man down to do that to him, too  ]--
--but, does it indicate--[supposedly, like his tie color might indicate, to someone who fears there's a genuine conspiracy going on right under our noses, to kill us all, and take over the country, all behind our very backs!  ]--that he's really just another shill for the CIA--trying to stir up nothing but trouble for our dear, newly elected prezident?--
--well, I definitely hope not!--but, then, I used to like FDR, too, so what do I know?[not to mention Harry Truman!]
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God, the Universe, and Everything / Signs of the Times / Re: Who or What are the Two Witnesses?
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on: September 15, 2009, 05:53:03 PM
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Well, that idea is definitely different, Matureartisan, I have to say that for it--and, if I knew more about this topic, I'd probably say it's well worth looking into--but, I'll need to leave saying that up to those who really do know more about this--so, I'll simply say--Welcome!
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General Category / General Discussion / Re: Americans Stand agaisnt Fascism
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on: September 14, 2009, 10:14:52 PM
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You know, RR--you are now reverting to sarcasm, passing it off as legitimate help with your argument, but all it is, is insulting--and, yes, to revert to using it is asinine--I agree with what Daniel E. just said, when referring to those top 10 cities that have been run by liberal democrats for decades, to over a century, yet are still mired in poverty, but seem never to notice that re-electing another liberal, who offers them a free lunch, and the moon on top of it, is never going to help them--
"All these poor cities are run by LIBERALS. Yet you want to blame Bush. It's a joke. A bad one. And the sad thing is that you can't see it."
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General Category / General Discussion / Re: 'crazy christian guy' kidnaps girl
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on: September 14, 2009, 09:58:29 PM
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In the KJV, in that verse from Numbers 20, God did not say to Moses that "you did not believe in me"--God charged Moses with not believing what He said, with Moses not believing that just speaking to the rock would work to bring forth the water:
"And, the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them."[Numbers 20:12 KJV]
It was not so much a 'crisis of faith', by Moses, in God, if 'faith' means belief in Him--but, it definitely was a 'crisis of confidence' in what God had said he should do--Moses never stopped believing in God--but, apparently, he did stop trusting in what God said to him, in a big, big way--and, yes, that is a sin, and yes, Moses did pay dearly for it, but for a very good reason--
--it was the very same sort of thing when those spies returned from scouting out the land God intended to give to the children of Israel, and 10 of them testified as to how HUGE the inhabitants of that area really were--and, yet, through Caleb, God told them to go back into that area, and He would give them victory over those giants--but, the entire congregation of Israel complained, and turned against God--and, even though they had seen the miracles God had worked in front of their very eyes, and had witnessed Him deliver them out of Egypt, they still turned against Him, and refused to do as God had told them--so, because of that fact, God told them He would keep them in the wilderness until the last of them--from 20 years old and up--were finally dead--and, that, He would bring their children into the land He'd promised them, along with Caleb and Joshua, since they had trusted in God and had tried to encourage the Israelites to do as God wanted--
--I think the one thing that made it really, really terrible for them all to have disobeyed God--including Moses's disobedience--was the fact that, all of them had been witnesses of the miracles of God, and of His majesty, and of His strength and trustworthiness--yet, they still refused to believe Him, and trust Him to see them through what He was asking of them--that's why He said to Moses:
"Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these 10 times, and have not harkened unto my voice; surely they shall not see the land which I swear unto their fathers, neither shall of them that provoked me see it...How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me?"[Numbers 14:22,23,27 KJV]
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General Category / General Discussion / Re: Americans Stand agaisnt Fascism
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on: September 14, 2009, 08:45:59 PM
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Oh, how asinine--what a dodge--billionaires for wealthcare--well, I guess they really should be concerned about that, with the way things are going--if Obamacare comes into being, and they find themselves approaching 60 years old, most especially--not to mention the middle class elderly, and genuinely poor elderly--those groups of elderly citizens should gather en mass in protest, IF they can, too, because their lives might even be more in jeopardy, than the money the billionaires fear losing--
--rationing of health care will quickly become a crime that none of the libs will acknowledge as a crime--in the same way abortion is treated--euthanasia, or "death for convenience sake, with the bottom line being 'money'" is the flip-side of the abortion coin, and we've been warned about that for years now--
--but, it seems that people never quite get themselves moving to earnestly oppose something so terrible, until we are literally at the brink--I only hope "better late than never" can also apply in this case.
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General Category / General Discussion / Re: Americans Stand agaisnt Fascism
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on: September 14, 2009, 06:12:34 PM
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Years ago, they had a "Million Man March" there in D.C.--but, did an actual million people show up for it?--or, was that number just hype?--the Park Service claimed 400,000 showed up for it, and Boston U. claimed the number was 850,000--and, our friends, the British claimed the number was 1.9 million--but, so far, no claim has been verified--but, does that mean the whole effort was a total failure, especially if the Park Service estimate is really the right one?
This fascination with the numbers of people involved, who have the money and the wherewithall to show up at those types of mass gatherings, is almost contemptible--not every one who supports a cause has the time, money or ability to attend them--and, too, sometimes, the number of people who show up is actually artificially created, deflated or inflated, by those who are either for it, or against it--it's become completely ridiculous at this point.
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General Category / General Discussion / Re: TV and the brain
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on: September 14, 2009, 12:11:54 PM
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Well, personally, I am beginning to wonder if members of both political parties aren't merely brain-dead, so that would explain everything.
However, what frightens me about this idea of tv watching somehow 'zombifying' people--I've watched others as they've watched tv, and the completely blank look on their faces, as though they are in some kind of hypnotic trance, has both amazed and repulsed me---and, I've concluded that, if that sort of stupified appearance reflects what happens to them while they watch the tv, it happens to me, as well--now, that idea has caused me to seriously think of never, ever watching tv again--ever!--because, in my opinion, the blank, almost slack-jawed looks on their faces is enough to scare off any Halloween ghoul!
But, is that 'look' due to people concentrating on what they are viewing, and listening to--or, to something else, such as some sinister-style altered-brain state, brought on by the tv emmissions, or the tv picture, itself--or, what?!
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General Category / General Discussion / Re: 'crazy christian guy' kidnaps girl
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on: September 14, 2009, 11:38:28 AM
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Well, it's not that Moses had no faith at all, Daniel--it's that he doubted just enough, the idea that water would come out of the rock, as God had said, once he'd simply spoken to the rock, as God had told him to do--so, Moses' doubting God at that moment was gravely serious to God, who kept him back from entering the Promised Land because of it--he'd come too far with God to suddenly begin giving in to doubt that way--
--however, there is also the serious matter of Moses not only disobeying God by striking the rock instead of simply speaking to it, but the fact that Moses struck the rock twice--but, I'm not sure if him striking it twice that way, was really far more serious an offense to God, than if Moses had just struck it once, instead of doing as God had told him--Moses still doubted, so disobeyed God by striking the rock at all--
--and, as for the man whom Paul healed in Acts 14, the man was judged by Paul to have faith, even though apparently the man said not one word to the apostle Paul about anything--but, Paul did perceive the man's faith as he looked at him--which is why he went ahead and healed the man, [in the name and power of the Lord]:
"And there they preached the gospel.
And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:
The same heard Paul speak: who steadfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked."[Acts 14:7-10 KJV][emphasis, mine]
It's very interesting, though--water did issue from the spear wound in Christ's side as He hung on the cross, and from the rock that was struck twice by Moses, that represented Christ--
--and, I am now wondering if that the whole incident with Moses and the rock, was a precursor to what was to occur many centuries later, when, instead of being trusted, then accepted by His people, as their Messiah, Christ would be doubted, rejected, then 'struck' by them, when they crucified Him.[?]
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General Category / General Discussion / Re: TV and the brain
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on: September 14, 2009, 12:40:12 AM
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That was a very interesting article--and, even if I can't testify to the truth behind the idea that watching tv can rot the human brain, I can testify to the idea that tv is addictive, and when a long-time tv watcher is deprived of it, they seem to experience a type of withdrawal that is like the withdrawals experienced by drug users--because, I always wondered why we suffered so terribly for nearly a year, when we were first stationed in Holland, where the Dutch tv almost never started until evening--plus, for quite awhile, we couldn't even watch that, until we were able to purchase a European-made tv--
--fortunately, our children were under the age of 5, and almost never watched tv, so life seemed to go on for them as though nothing had changed in our lives--but, my husband and I actually began experiencing a type of anxiety that, at the time, we didn't completely recognize as being tied to the fact that we suddenly had nothing to watch every day! We tried radio, but listening to music 24/7, especially rock or pop music, didn't help any--and, Armed Forces radio only had programs on in which people talked, instead of playing music, a few times a day, if that--and, neither of us spoke German, or Dutch, so trying to listen to a German or Dutch radio talk show of some kind was totally ridiculous!
I finally began raiding the NATO compound library, and checking out a stack of books each time, then buried my nose in them every single day, and that actually helped me quite a bit--I loved reading, and not having anything to watch, reading actually did begin to fill in that area of my desperate need to be learning something all the time--fiction, non-fiction--it didn't matter really, since you can learn from fiction things about life and people in general, so that was very helpful in overcoming the 'withdrawals' as well as reading books on British history[one of my favorite subjects]--
--but, when my husband's late mother came up with the idea of sending us one of the very first VCR's, then taping hours of tv shows to send to us--then, she did just that--and, we bought a European tv from an American who was being transferred back home--the day we were finally able to set it all up, then pop in a video tape, it was like a day WITH sunshine had just arrived back in our lives!--
--I can remember the relief I felt as I began watching that video tape that day, too--it was like I was suddenly set free, as though I had been a drug addict who had been struggling and struggling against the withdrawal symptoms for seemingly ever, then I was suddenly given a full dose of the drug, and the struggling immediately ceased--that's the best way I can describe what that experience for me was like!
And, too--I couldn't get enough of watching those videos, either--she had included a 3 or 4 part tv series in among the regular hour-long tv shows, and I sat and watched that thing--then, re-watched it--then, I very happily sat with my children and watched 'Sesame St. in Hawaii', then "Rikki Tikki Tavi'--then, together, my husband and I must have watched the movie "Patton" about 5 times over--and, we just loved every single moment of watching every single tape she could send us, all during that last year or so we were stationed with NATO in Holland--
--then, once we arrived back home here in the U.S., I would even watch every single commercial that came on during each tv show I'd watch, until I was so familiar with them, that, when I played a game with a group of ladies at a Tupperware party during that time, I was able to answer every single question they had about commercials shown during that time period--I was thrilled that I won, but the others just laughed, and laughed, and even asked me if I ever did anything but watch tv?!--and, as weird as this sounds, at that point in my life I think I didn't!--or, rather, I'd get things done quickly, just so I could sit back down and literally 'drink in'all of the tv I could!
So, yeah--I'd say there is something to that idea that withdrawing from watching tv can definitely cause a reaction that really does seem to mimic that of a drug withdrawal--and, actually, thinking about that does scare me more than just a little bit!
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General Category / General Discussion / Re: Child prodigy
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on: September 13, 2009, 10:30:27 AM
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Hi Winter! And, thank you very much! And, yes, I believe I was very fortunate to have been rejected by them, but, at the time, I thought it was like the end of the world, it hurt so badly! And, I remember the Sunday night, while attending the Church's Sunday night services, that I knew God's Holy Spirit was insisting I confide what I had experienced to the Pastor and his wife--I resisted like mad, too!--
--but, God does not like to take "NO!" for an answer, so gradually I realized that, if God wished me to talk to this Pastor about it all, I would, since I didn't know what our heavenly Father's reasoning behind wanting me to do that might be--however, I did make the big mistake of beginning to think, that, if God wished me to trust that Pastor, then--'of course'--it would be a 'good thing'--for me!--but, nope!!!---even though, sure, in the long run, it did turn out to be a 'good thing' for me---to experience--because I learned ALOT--and, it did cause me to draw closer to Christ, so that's always a good thing!--
--but, even more importantly, it, also, gave the Lord a chance to 'clean house', where that little non-denominational Church was concerned--and, He definitely did that, no question about it!--through it all, He was able to help the rest of the small congregation realize that the Pastor 'seemed' to be misusing the Church's money, that they had entrusted him with--and, the Lord wasted no time in exposing that to them, too--
--when the 'info hit the fan', all 'the fountains of the deep' literally broke open over his head!--and, a few weeks later, I actually met most of the congregation over at the local Baptist Church one Sunday--and, when they told me what had happened after I'd left, I could not believe it!--they were so glad to see me, too, and several of the men couldn't wait to tell all about what happened!--one of the guys even went so far as to compare the Pastor to satan, on some level, but I decided the poor guy was just too upset with the Pastor to realize how far he was going with all that[!]--
--but, I was mostly overjoyed because of just one, huge-to-me thing--that, the Lord had kept His Word to me that day--He really didn't let things there "stand", just as I'd heard Him say to me as I left!--plus, He also showed me one other very important thing--that, He cared so much/loved those people so much, that His chastisement was directed straight at the genuine heart of their biggest problem--not at the entire congregation, and not at the building, itself! [in spite of how I misunderstood, so thought the building would be His actual target, for some goofy reason!]
However, after the way the Pastor and his wife betrayed my confidence that day, and how his wife, especially, had blabbed what I'd told them in confidence to her friends in the congregation, not to mention how afraid she was of me, and also, how those she'd told were so afraid of me, I learned at least some of what you learned, about what fear can do to people, who seem to believe God is powerless, satan is all-powerful--and, anyone who had the experiences I did, was a total lost cause--and, they reacted accordingly--according to their weakness of faith, and full-measure of ignorance, especially ignorance of God's Word--
--so, all in all, it did turn out to be a good lesson for me, and even if it did seem like it may have been an unnecessarily harsh way for me to have to learn it, the Lord did accomplish more than one thing with what happened--not the least of which was showing me that He is definitely a man of His Word!--as well as a loving, caring Lord, who only wished the best for that little Church, and He knew, that something needed to be done--so, He did it![Amen!]--
--I was very glad, too, that the Pastor had joined the little Church with the Baptists, once he realized if he didn't, the Church would go under!--so, that, the Baptists were then in charge of everything, including what was taught from God's Word, by that Pastor, as well--and, that was huge relief to me, for one big reason--the Baptists' are far closer to being well-grounded in the truth of God's Word, than that little, non-denominational Church had been--because, I was not the only one who recognized how that Pastor, and a few of the men around him, had begun to gradually teach some pretty glaring errors--so, that congregation definitely needed a new Pastor who was far more Biblically literate, and who walked far closer to Christ, than the one they currently had!
Besides--speaking of things appearing to be way too harsh for one of us to need to live through, once we've come to Christ for our salvation--I will never forget the day, about 5-6 years after I'd asked the Lord Jesus to be my Lord and Savior, when, for some reason I could not understand, God was allowing me to experience some of the worst personal 'trials and tribulations' I had ever known before--and, I'd been through alot by then, so what I was going through right then, had to go some in order for it to qualify as being even worse than what I'd already experienced!--and, at one point, I was so distressed, and literally 'at the end of my rope', that I thought there really must be no hope for me!--
--so, that's when I began wishing I was dead, and even went so far as to begin wanting to commit suicide!--but, as I began to think that way, suddenly, I heard the Lord Jesus say to me[in my head, though--I didn't hear Him with my ears!]--"I thought you were made of sterner stuff than that!"--and, it wasn't only what He said that lifted me back up on my feet, so to speak, and helped give me the hope, and courage I had needed right then, to continue living through that awful crisis, but it was the mere 'sound' of His voice, and the feeling of His love for me, that accompanied it--together, it all served to help me more than I could ever say!--
--and, ever since the day I met Christ, back in May of 1975, there have been many, many times that He, and our heavenly Father, have done something, that I always tell them has "saved my life--again!"--because, what they've done genuine has felt as though they had just re-infused my heart, mind and very soul, with their saving, life-giving LOVE--just 'in the nick of time', too---Amen--again, and again, and again!
And, I'm so glad to have met you on here, Winter, for many reason, but not the least of which is because you also know what it's like to be 'different', and, how, if we let Him, the Lord can help us learn how to help others--and, not just help those who've gone through at least some of what we have, but to help those who try and reject us due to what we've experienced--because, in my opinion, it's those people who genuinely have the bigger problem, and are in a much larger need of help from the Lord.[Amen to that!] 
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General Category / General Discussion / Re: Americans Stand agaisnt Fascism
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on: September 12, 2009, 11:19:01 PM
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I was pleasantly surprised when Glenn Beck decided to read what one member of the 'mob' in Washington had written on a poster--Ephesians 6:12--I just had to grin as he read it, too --and, even though it did seem that it might have been one of the only times he may have ever read it at all, it was heartwarming to watch and listen to him read it, then comment on it, and agree with what it said[!], and then comment on his own choice of "faith", as he put it--
--and, as he spoke about his chosen Church, and why he chose it, I think I was better able to understand, and even empathize--because, I, too, almost joined the Mormons, but not for what they believe and teach--but, as a very lonely person, after my son's death, I stood back, so to speak, and watched how the Mormons behaved--how they treated each other, and how they treated complete strangers, etc.--and, my heart just ached to belong with a group of such loving, warm and wonderful people who also believed in Christ--however, it was the Lord who managed to stop me from going through with becoming a Mormon--and, believe me, He had a rather tougher task than usual, too, since I had such a tremendous need for fellowship with other Christians--I just never realized that I could never agree with the teachings of their Church, until finally the Lord was able to help me keep focused on the truth, and get my eyes off of the fellowship part of things!--
--so, when Glenn Beck mentioned how and why he had decided to adopt the 'faith' he now belongs to[Mormon], for the first time I really saw how easily those of us who are very lonely, and who need that warmth and acceptance the Mormons so readily offer, can be somewhat blinded to what they actually believe and teach, due to how warm, and friendly and loving they really are--and I was far better able to understand things--
--and, I decided right then to let go of ever even thinking of rejecting what a man like Beck has to say on what's going on right now in this country and with this particular gov. we have right now, just because he's a "Mormon"--because, I believed he was totally sincere about why he joined that church--it's hard to explain--but, I decided to stop fearing the man's 'religious' choice--as though he's a closet witch, or something because he's a Mormon--
--or, better yet--it was more like this--"How I Stopped Worrying, and Learned To Love[trust in his motives, as] 'The Bomb'"--because, that is exactly what Beck has become--"Thee Bomb"--especially since, to the liberals/marxists/fascists/communists in this world, Beck is rapidly becoming a version of "Kryptonite", that is quickly sapping their ill-gotten political, and social, strength--[or--maybe he's a version of "Wizard of Oz"-style water--"Help me, I'm melting!"]
--and, I hope and pray he continues on with what he's been doing [and with the Lord's blessings, too], by exposing the total insidiousness, and sickeness of the socialism/communism/fascism/marxism that has literally consumed the minds and hearts of far too many people, especially those who are in positions of power in this country, and around the world.
[You go, Glenn!]
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General Category / General Discussion / Re: Big government.com
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on: September 12, 2009, 10:31:44 PM
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Thanks for that link, Pippin--I had heard about the website and wanted to go over there and take a look--on there right now is the story of how the shameful "formerly mainstream media", for the most part did not even cover the story of the Census Bureau's rejection of ACORN's help with the upcoming census--not to mention how they've also simply ignored the scandal now surrounding that thuggish organization.
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General Category / General Discussion / Re: Child prodigy
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on: September 12, 2009, 07:09:15 AM
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I can agree with Winter's view of what goes on with far too many Christians, and I can also agree with RR's view of what is dangerous about the new agers, and their pseudo-Christian ideas, that smack of being Christian but are definitely not--and, yes, satan loves it when we fight amongst ourselves, and yes, how to give him fits is for us to 'bury the hatchet', just not in each other, so we can see what we have in total common--Christ Jesus as our Lord and Savior--then, try and go from there--I know I come off too often as a very hard-nosed person, and I apologize for being that way--I think I've just spent too much time on the internet boards, and have been literally verbally 'kicked to the curb' so often for my faith and beliefs, as well, that, now, I can be too quick to jump in someone else' 'face' over some issue, big or small--instead of approaching each situation as the Lord would have me do--
--case in point was my stubborn refusal to forgive Obama for allowing the Catholics to cover up the crucifix the day he gave some speech in one of their facilities--definitely, it was blatantly shameful of all involved, but it was Christ who led me right back here to post that apology, because He wasted no time in changing my attitude--after all, this is a public forum, and we, who believe in Him, and love Him, are His representatives for all who read our comments on here--and, forgiving even our enemies is a command of Christ's--not a simple request on His part.
Praying for Akiana and her family is really the best thing any of us can do, as well--praying for each other is also the best thing we can do--and, stop fearing the new age ideas--counter them with the truth found in God's Word--yes, fine, of course--but, ask for Christ's help when speaking to and dealing with someone who claims to be a Christian, yet we can clearly recognize the fact of what they do not see--
--that, instead of following the Biblical Christ, they have [mistakenly, or otherwise] been following along behind the teachings of His very 'antithesis', which is genuinely anti-Christ in it's nature--speaking of Jesus, but not the Jesus who is God's only begotten Son, who is also our Lord and Savior, and God's only way to salvation through faith in Him--so, they have been deceived into thinking it really is the Lord Jesus whom they are following--showing them the errors in their beliefs, but doing it totally in, and through, the love of Christ is imperative, if they are ever to finally come to the genuine, saving knowledge of Christ, and learn to place their God-given faith in Him--not in the pseudo-Jesus of the new agers.
I, too, have been mistreated by fellow believers in Christ, due to my own background which involved my misadventure into the occult through my using an ouija board--that worked!--then, on into 'automatic writing' that, also worked--because, I honestly believed, since those who practiced the 'automatic writing'[in a book I read about this particular group of people who practiced it] also believed in Jesus, that--Wow!--maybe I can even 'meet' Jesus by doing the automatic writing myself!--
--well, nope!---instead, I was met by creatures worse than the one "from the black lagoon", believe me!--and, when I mistook one of them for Jesus, and told 'it' I loved him BECAUSE I thought he was Jesus--well, after that, it all went straight down hill for me, and satan and his crowd of fallen angels/demonic entities, tried to destroy me and drive me out of my mind!--the one who rescued me?--was our heavenly Father!--and, He led me to His Son, Jesus--the REAL Jesus--the one God had those who wrote the Holy Bible speak about in His written Word--[praise Him, and Christ, forever--amen!]
But, every time I've confided in other Christians about even some of what I've experienced when it comes to that, terrible experiences have followed close behind--I've found myself in total tears more time than I can count, thanks to the FEAR that runs rampant among so many Christians, concerning all of that--I've even been given the cold-shoulder by a Pastor and his wife, when I confided some of my experiences to them--I was not allowed to become a member of their Church because of my 'past'--
--because, they FEARED it, and me, because of not knowing enough about the subject, and because of not being close enough to Christ in their walk with Him, and because of their lack of knowledge of God's written Word--so, I was mistreated, and left that church in tears after services one Sunday--but, the Lord said this to me, as I left the church that day--"This will NOT stand!"--and, the building may not have fallen down[which I misunderstood, so thought it would!]--
--but, that Pastor's congregation split apart shortly after I left that day, and due to that, he had to join that little church with the Baptists to keep it going--he still irrationally feared me, though, and I recognized that the last time I saw him--which was right before the Baptist Church transferred him to some church out in the midwest some place--so, at least the Lord still had His hand in the man's life--but the Lord did keep His word to me that day--the church, the way it was at the time I left it, did not 'stand'--it did not remain the same--all thanks and praise to our Lord, and Savior, Jesus Christ, amen.
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