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    American Churches dying

    Things are not as bad as they have been in the past. Historians and demographers estimate that at the time of the American Revolution only about 10% of the population of the colonies was "churched".
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    Noah' Flood Mysteries - Biblical, Scientific and Historical Views & Theories.

    To me both the Hebrew Noah Narrative and the Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic are mythologies based on a the "tribal memories" of the flooding of the Black Sea basin about 7600 years ago or possibly the flooding of the Arabian Gulf about 10,000 years ago. Both these events were caused by rising sea...
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    Noah' Flood Mysteries - Biblical, Scientific and Historical Views & Theories.

    Here we go again
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    Parable of the Mustard Seed Mark 4:30-32

    So, they didn't know the world was not flat? So, they didn't know that the earth was not the centre of the solar system or the universe? So, they didn't know that homosexuality is natural and not a choice. So, they didn't know ----- a whole lot of stuff. I do agree completely! The Bible is...
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    Parable of the Mustard Seed Mark 4:30-32

    But the mustard seed is not the smallest of all seeds.
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    Usury?

    The main audience that Jesus addressed were Jewish peasants and they would have heard the parable in question in a Jewish context. We no longer live in a Jewish context and the vast majority of us are unfamiliar with Jewish customs and laws. That is the issue being addressed in the article I...
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    What happens when we die?

    Thank you hobie --- a very interesting presentation. Also, within the Celtic tradition, and most other indigenous spiritual traditions, is a belief that has become known as panentheism, the idea that the Divine impregnates every molecule of the Universe. Every person, every plant, every buzzing...
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    Usury?

    The parable of the Talents (Mt 25:14-28) is about a servant who acts honorably by burying money given in trust, courageously denouncing an exploitive master, and as a result is consigned to extinction for his audacity. Most people understand the story as Matthew has (cf. Lk 19:12-24). But his...
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    Children afraid the end of the world will come

    Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday tweeted a parody video advertising a helpline for adults angry at her after she made headlines for her speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit earlier this week. In the video, produced by Australian comedian Mark Humphries, a...
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    Children afraid the end of the world will come

    Greta Thunberg is not afraid of the world ending. She is afraid of the effects of global warming if we fail to take effective action. The world will not end, it will go on. Humanity will not go extinct. We will survive in much reduced circumstances and in vastly reduced numbers. This will all...
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    JOHN 20:6 DISPROVING THE SHROUD OF TURIN

    A powerful case can be made that the Shroud of Turin is actually the burial shroud of Jacques de Molay the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar. He was seized by agents of the King of France, tortured and crucified on a heavy door in 1314.
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    On HEALING

    I think that we need to make a distinction between healing and curing. Healing refers to our spiritual and/or mental well being. Prayer can help as can psychological counseling and psychiatry. On the other hand curing refers to the alleviation of physical disease. Prayer can affect our state of...
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    Is Baptism Just an Inert Outward Symbol?

    Baptism is a public celebration of something that has already happened.
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    Felicity Huffman college scandal - 14 days in prison

    Hers was a white collar crime of the rich and famous that has been ignored by our legal system since forever. Granted that it was a slap on the wrist but it at least sends a message ---- "No more!" Let justice be done.
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    3 years into Trump's Presidency and there is no nuclear war!

    Obama left Trump an economy that was so vibrant that in spite of his best efforts he hasn't managed to destroy it yet.
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    Gods 10 Commandments versus the list of the 613 Mitzvot or commandments of Moses...

    All of scripture, every last single word, is an entirely human thought. By the way which of the three versions of the ten commandments that are found in the Bible do you follow? I'll bet that the one you follow is not the only version that actually self identifies as "the ten commandments".
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    U.S. Episcopal Church Shrinking Over Same-Sex Marriage

    When we observe the shrinkage of a church there could be any number of reasons. One reason that is seldom considered is that the church is undergoing a cleansing.
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    How do you feel about female pastors?

    When we look at the bible, both old and new testaments, we realize that they emerged from an extremely patriarchal society. This society devalued women to the extent that they were not even considered to be persons before the law. Not only were they devalued but they were in many ways considered...
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    What is special about your name

    My given name is Scottish/Celtic but is actually a transliteration of a Greek name. It is Alastair and is derived from Alexander --- "defender of mankind". It is also unique in that it can be spelled in a multitude of ways. I have an ancient aunt who I think has never spelled my name the same...
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    Genesis 1&2 The Beginning - Scriptural, Scientific and Historical Perspective.

    I think it problematic to conflate Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 and following. These are two different stories written several centuries apart with two quite different points of view. Genesis 2ff is actually the oldest version and was written around 950 BC. It focuses primarily on the relationship...
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