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Comment on Mohammad: Sex with 9 year old by RoHa

RoHa — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:24:40 +0000

I trust you are aware that a number of Muslim scholars argue that Aisha was actually about 19 at the time of consummation. http://www.muslim.org/islam/aisha-age.htm However, this does not reduce the moral turpitude of those who accept the tradtional view.

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Comment on Tough Questions: "Can God do evil?" by youllneverknow

youllneverknow — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:37:47 +0000

theres a difference between doing whats GOOD and whats RIGHT.

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Comment on Bible: Messiah replaces animal sacrifice? by hansherke

hansherke — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:29:06 +0000

If he had not done this, we could always respond, "It is easy for you, God, to say how to deal with our lives but you haven't been in our "shoes". By Jesus coming to Earth, He has been in our "shoes" and intercedes for us to His Heavenly Father. He also couldn't just snap his fingers to carry his plans of us having everlasting life if we would not consent to it. The only way that I can truly love someone is to allow them the freedom to make the choice to return my love and to want to be a part of my life. I can't force it! Even God takes on the humility of being a "gentlemen" to only go where he is requested. That is until Jesus returns again. Then everyone will have to bow down to Him and then will serve either in Heaven with Him or Hell with Satan eternally.

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Comment on Bible: Messiah replaces animal sacrifice? by hansherke

hansherke — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:17:23 +0000

I think the term that you don't quite understand is "everlasting" as ongoing annual sacrifice for the atonement of sins. Have you ever had someone said a meeting lasted forever? Did it really? This sacrifice was a fail safe atonement for the cleansing of sins that would annually be carried out as a "price to be paid" for missing the mark of what God, our creator, intended for each of us. Jesus became our Saviour because he became this atonement in place of this religious sacrament and therefore "Saved" all creation (human and animal alike) from having to continuously carry this out. The key to this new-found grace is that we too must accept Him as our Sacrifice and Saviour (Not just know that He exists!).

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Comment on Bible: Messiah replaces animal sacrifice? by Ryan Steed

Ryan Steed — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:49:32 +0000

I am a believer in God, Jesus Christ as His Son and Savior of the entire human race by his sacrifice and resurrection and the complete inerrancy of the Bible. It is imperative not to take a portion from the Bible and establish a belief, one way or another, without taking the Bible in its entire message and establishing what you choose to believe. If you have not yet read the Bible in its entirety, with respect to your intellect, you are making foolish arguments based on small facts rather than whole truths. The High Priest was to make a one time a year sacrifice of atonement for only the Isrealites for only that year for only their sins committed that year. Not a very complete sacrifice. I would encourage you to read in its entirety the book of Hebrews found in the New Testament. But for this single situation of animal sacrifice versus Jesus' sacrifice, please pay careful attention as you read chapters 9 and 10. What the animal sacrifice did was temporary but Jesus' sacrifice was permanent. Everyone needs forgiveness of sins, even today. So my one question to yourself and your readers of all beliefs, how are your sins forgiven?

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Comment on Why Engage in Religious Debates? by Niels

Niels — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:09:05 +0000

I enjoyed reading this very much. I myself am an atheist, and so is my ex. She grew up in a Christian family, and so she has decided that religion is a good tradition for people who can't comprehend the thruth. I only wish I had read this before we broke up and convinced her about how wrong that way of thinking is. After reading this I am more certain than ever that I as a non believer have a moral responsebility to change religious minds for the better of future generations.

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Comment on Jesus: Unacceptable Sacrifice by CharlesInSoCal

CharlesInSoCal — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:06:35 +0000

Interesting essay. Similar essays (but a little harder to read!) at http://losingmyreligion.com/essays/brad/counterfe... (Jesus The Counterfeit Sacrifice & Priest) and http://losingmyreligion.com/essays/brad/lambofgod... (Designing A Human Sacrifice Called "Jesus") Of course, the thing I have a problem with in the first place is why an all-powerful deity who can create an entire galaxy with the snap of her supernatural fingers (so to speak), would need a "sacrifice". Why in the world would she need a goat from a lowly human?

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Comment on Bible: Slavery by Scarlet O'hare

Scarlet O'hare — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:13:47 +0000

God IS against slavery because of freeing the Israelites of slavery because the Israelites are God's special people. The reason that He doesn't stop slavery, abortion, death, war, etc. is that in that Bible, it says that He gives us two choices: that we chose Him and turn from evil, or ignore Him and be punished in the end. We can't serve two masters.

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Comment on Comments for Response to Jesus is Love by johnnyc

johnnyc — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:48:23 +0000

So
an enemy of Jesus is someone who doesn't believe in Him and doesn't obey Him right? so he's a sinner
if Jesus says that you must love your enemies he's in fact saying that he loves sinners right?
according to: Luke 15:1-7
"Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
Then Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent."

Jesus spent his life with sinners and tax colectors (those people weren't pleasent for the Jewish) and he said in that parable that if someone repents, its a big joy for him.

By loving your enemies he means to forgive them, to love them even if they attack you. He gives you the chance (while your ALIVE) to repent and to love Him, that is called mercy, if you die there will be no mercy, there will be justice.
Mercy's definition: compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence.
Justice's definition: the administering of deserved punishment or reward.

greetings

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Comment on Bible: Slavery by Hendrick

Hendrick — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:08:40 +0000

"You are living and searching in error, because God means movement and not explanation." - Elie Wiesel

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