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    White Nationalists rally - State of Emergency in Virginia

    There have been ongoing controversies. However the current controversies seem to have started with Dylan Roof in 2015, which was under Obama, but late in his presidency. This isn't all directly a reaction to Roof, but the incident does seem to have started people thinking. On controversies over...
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    I'm morally good. Am I righteous?

    Yup. But it's a goal, not a prerequisite. Jesus teaches that God will forgive us as long as we forgive others. The problem is that Scripture doesn't say this. Paul says our faith is accepted as righteousness. He doesn't speak of Christ's righteousness as being imputed to us. Our doctrine of...
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    I'm morally good. Am I righteous?

    I think this misunderstands righteousness. In the Bible it doesn't mean moral perfection. It means a life that's acceptable to God. That's why Paul can say that our faith is reckoned as righteousness. It's because those who trust in God are his people, and he accepts us all. It's his acceptance...
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    I'm morally good. Am I righteous?

    Being righteous means that you are living a life approved by God. Many are referred to as righteous, in both the OT and NT. Certainly living morally is a big part of it, although at least for Jesus it's more about caring about others than avoiding a list of sins, as well as repenting and...
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    Are Christians More Sensitive than others?

    It's hard to judge all Christians by what you see in the news or even discussion forums. There's certainly a tendency for Christians to want to see themselves as the persecuted remnant, even in situations where there's no justification for it. But how widespread is it? I don't see it in any...
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    13.8 thousand million years ...

    According to modern physics, time is part of space-time. But that's got a finite (though long) lifetime. I've got to wonder if eternity is actually within space-time. If not, then billions of years of linear time may not be applicable.
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    Transgender in military...or not

    Are you suggesting that bullying will occur even in the military? So they should ban trans because they don't think they can keep their own people from bullying them? I'd probably be willing to accept some kind of psychological screening. I think that's done anyway, isn't it? I'm more...
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    Transgender in military...or not

    I think it's possible to disagree without treating each other as non-Christians. I hope you didn't mean the last sentence is the offensive way it looks. (I haven't quoted it to provide you an opportunity to edit it.)
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    Transgender in military...or not

    And conservative Christians have called me apostate for suggesting that we should accept gays. But we're Christians. We're supposed to show a better way of dealing with conflict. I'm not seeing it.
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    Transgender in military...or not

    That was the whole point of my post. While we don't have a complete explanation, a good deal of the negative health consequences are due to discrimination. Do you disagree? I suggested that the military should be one place where people are judged based on their ability to do the mission, not...
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    Transgender in military...or not

    Incidentally, "don't ask, don't tell" was almost the worst possible policy. (I will admit that ISIS has a worse one.) It didn't get rid of gays, but guaranteed that they were offically considered second-class citizens, with no way to deal with any discrimination.
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    Transgender in military...or not

    There's plenty of evidence that mental health issues are more common among the trans population. But I've learned that we need to look beyond that kind of information to see the details. See e.g...
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    Under investigation

    Given current Republican policies, I'd rather have an insane Republican president than an effective one. At least until it comes time to make a military decision. I admit that that gives me pause.
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    Transgender in military...or not

    Are you sure? The problem is that until recently the military didn’t study the issue. Indeed their policies on rape didn’t even acknowledge male victims. Now that people are concerned, social scientists are start to study it. No doubt they’re going to come up with larger numbers than when people...
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    Transgender in military...or not

    There's a common misunderstanding of the mental health issue. Psychiatrists consider gender dysphoria to be a problem. From that people conclude that being transgender is a mental health problem. However gender dysphoria is being unhappy with your gender. Living as a transgender isn't the...
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    The History of Outer Space Programming

    Is this intended to be satire? Perhaps a spoof on creationism claims?
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    Aliens, Sin & Forgiveness

    There almost certainly have been or will be intelligent aliens. Whether there are any now depends upon the typical lifetime of civilizations and how many there are. That's hard to estimate. In theory I guess they could be unfallen, but I doubt it. In theory Jesus' death and resurrection is...
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    Under investigation

    The next in line is more sane but also more damaging. The third in line is as well. I'd rather have a buffoon. At least if you don't consider what might happen in a crisis where troops or bombs could be involved.
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    What is considered women teaching? Is posting studies taboo to you?

    Interpretation of these 2 verses is currently very contentious. I've been assuming largely based on 35 that there was a specific problem in Corinth that he was dealing with. But commentaries are all over the map on this. A number currently think 34-35 is a non-Pauline insertion. Some think he...
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    What is considered women teaching? Is posting studies taboo to you?

    He also says that when they prophesy in church they should cover their hair, so he can't mean they should never speak. From context he means they shouldn't talk disruptively. The only passage that I think really does prohibit women from teaching is 1 Tim 2:16. If you believe in inerrancy...
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