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Re: Compassion

2009-11-28T01:41:33Z

On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:24:53 -0600, "zayton" <zay...@newwavecomm.net>
wrote:
You.ve lost me. I thought athiests didn't believe in God, so how can
he agree?

Re: Moderation delays

2009-11-28T01:34:41Z

On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:02:14 -0000, "1st Century Apostolic
Was it? How do you know? How do you know that the Israelites didn't
just say God did it to justify their evil.
Ask yourself this. Why did the doors of the Israelites need to be
marked so that death didn't fall on their firstborn. Surely God would

Re: Moderation delays Mod Yourself

2009-11-28T01:10:59Z

[Ken:]
FWIW: it is my intention to moderate according to the charter of uk.r.c,
and I don't think the exact policy Ken describes is consistent with
that. But I would certainly consider being stricter about some aspects
of moderation than Mark currently is. (Note for the avoidance of doubt:
Mark is *the* moderator of uk.r.c, and the hermeneutics of the charter

Re: Moderation delays

2009-11-28T01:13:12Z

A very acute observation.

Re: Sin

2009-11-28T01:16:23Z

I think such cases are best understood as *not* involving
publishing pornographic photographs, even though the law in
its infinite majesty sometimes thinks otherwise.
(None the less, it seems to me about as obvious as anything
can be that publishing pornographic photographs of someone
doesn't always involve abuse in any reasonable sense. That is

Re: Moderation delays Mod Yourself

2009-11-28T01:12:30Z

Ken did not do any moderating during his time on manual, so far as
I know. In any case, since posting to uk.r.c is a privilege and
moderation is a chore, I wouldn't get too upset if he did.
Yes, we are.

Re: Moderation delays

2009-11-28T01:06:08Z

On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:02:14 -0000, "1st Century Apostolic
reveals what will happen to those that reject Christ at the end of the
age
ditto
reminds christians of the need to remain holy and Godly in the last
days.
Nothing there that says that if a christian is disobedient to God he
will make their loved ones suffer.

Re: Christian economics

2009-11-28T00:49:54Z

Quite so. And what if making kebabs for dinner tomorrow summons
a previously unheard-of Kebab God from some far corner of the
universe, who will immediately eat the entire human race (on a
stick, in a delicious lemony marinade)? Perhaps we'll have pasta
instead.

Re: Christian economics

2009-11-28T00:47:40Z

I believe the usual Christian position is that he was absolutely right
but not in remotely the way he had in mind :-).

Re: Evolution Supported by the Bible?

2009-11-28T00:47:08Z

Oh, Ken, you surely know what bollocks you're talking. I do wish
you'd have a try at discussing things in good faith rather
than slinging mud around. (Pun not deliberate but noticed.)
There are lots of theories about the earliest origins of life
(perhaps I should say: of what later became life). They do not

Re: Life on Mars

2009-11-27T23:33:54Z

As the bottle floated ashore we opened it and found the message that - ..
-- Tim .-. had written:
Also, since Jesus defined a religion with no calendar, Christianity is
well designed to leave the surface of the Earth, which implies that we may
meet some of them.

Re: Life on Mars

2009-11-27T22:28:58Z

Giles <g_har...@yahoo.co.uk> was inspired to say
No, God isn't; but the Jewish version is so. The OT is also full of
stories of God's kindness to non-Jews, as well as the ones that you pick
out.
The main problem was that these people worshipped 'other' gods. But, of
course, you can find plenty of texts that prove whatever pov you want -

Re: The return of Jesus

2009-11-27T22:07:49Z

Would explain a lot of things.
Starting with the shape the world is in.

Re: For God's Sake

2009-11-27T22:05:42Z

The poster being spoken of has indicated confidence that his opinions are
precisely those, not only of the first Century Apostles, but of Christ
himself. And once admitted to me in an exchange that he might well be the
only Christion alive today still teachings these truths.
If "thinking he can speak on behalf of Christ" accurately characterises how

Re: For God's Sake

2009-11-26T21:34:05Z

Then should they not comply with the same rules as everyone else does, or
does it give them some addition freedom from being moderated themselves.
I can imagine if I had stated about Mark or anyone else in a post....."If I
was, like you, arrogant enough to think that I can speak on
behalf of Christ," just what his reaction would be....a rejection of the