Quote# 42670

[On Europe's rapid population decline]

There are countless issues connected to these questions, but in the end, this represents a spiritual problem. Some try to explain the drop in birthrates by pointing to economic factors and the high cost of living. Economic factors play a part, no doubt, but families found ways to sustain themselves with children through far harder times than these.

This pattern seems to reflect, at least in part, a sense of cultural and spiritual exhaustion. Has Europe grown weary as a civilization. It would seem hard to deny that this must be linked to the rapid secularization of Europe.

At the very least, some in Europe now see babies and children as a hobby rather than a national priority. That path leads to a most depressing conclusion. As Carl Haub so eloquently explains, "You can't have a country where everybody lives in a nursing home."

Albert Mohler, AlbertMohler.com 30 Comments [7/11/2008 7:37:12 AM]
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Submitted By: Captain Janeway

Quote# 42678

"Emily" quoting someone else:

"Albert Einstein will not be forever remembered for an argument about how well his, er, banana fit his hand."

Actually, Ray will be remembered on earth as a soul winner for Christ. And in Heaven, Ray will receive crown(s) for everything he did in the Name of our Savior Jesus Christ.

Of course he will always be a mere joke to atheists and other non-believers, because the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing. Speaking of perishing, if you reject Jesus Christ as your Savior, then you too will remember Ray as a soul winner when you're in hell for eternity, regretting your decision.

Emily, Ray Comfort's blog 50 Comments [7/11/2008 7:36:24 AM]
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Quote# 42687

<< In answer to this question:

"Hosea 13:16 says: "because she has rebelled against her God; they shall fall by the sword, their little ones shall be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open."

Does anybody have any ideas on making this verse morally acceptable?">>

What is it about the verse that you find unacceptable?

WarEagle (aka MikeMcK), Christian Forums 44 Comments [7/11/2008 7:27:43 AM]
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Submitted By: Hadron

Quote# 42675

Well, I want to sue the homosexuals for completely grossing me out! Being subjected to their gay pride parades, men kissing men before exchanging nuptials, when they're broadcast on national news stations causes me mental pain and suffering, and I end up with nauseating images in my mind that can't be erased. I want to sue any and all organizations that support homosexuality, as well as the individual homosexuals themselves!

Mountain Girl, Rapture Ready 95 Comments [7/11/2008 3:39:05 AM]
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Submitted By: KatAutumn

Quote# 42634

What is the point of being atheist? Why not beleive in somthing?
I am a person who believes in a god. In my life I have experienced many super-natural, odd things proving to me there is "something more." But even if the bible is all fake, what is the point of being an atheist.

I'm a person who believes in a god but still "sins" daily like everyone else. Now if there was a god, he would realize that EVERYONE sins. As long as you live your life "trying to make the world a better place" rather than being a rotten person committing murder, making it a worse place, you would get into heaven.

Becoming an atheist to me doesn't make sense because I would live my life no differently, and in the end if there WAS a god I would be ****** completely by denying him. If I just accept there is, i have at least a chance to get into this "heaven" rather than guarantee absolutely nothing.

Whats the point in the end in my case?

blackened1212, yahoo!answers 49 Comments [7/11/2008 3:35:18 AM]
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Quote# 42721

[Isn't "your" God one of the biggest supporters of monogamy in history? SO HOW DO YOU JUSTIFY DRAWING NARUTO OPEN - MOUTH KISSING EVERY GIRL IN THE HIDDEN LEAF VILLAGE.]

No! he isn't.
It's just kissing.
They are not have sex.

(then later in the thread LoneWolf says:)

Besides in the Bible day.
21 year old man could marry a 14 year older girl.

(and later on he's still trying to justify his weird cartoon fetish)

Is just good draws. I don't support them LESBIANS or GAYS.

I have to tell you the GOD DOESN'T HATE LESBIANS or Gays.
He just doesn't like what they are doing.

*snip*

This my motto on DA. If you think that Artist did a good job on the piece.
Beside I have friends that are Lebians or Bisexal but I don't have any gay friends.

LoneWolf1984, DeviantART 49 Comments [7/11/2008 3:07:01 AM]
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Quote# 42688

Did you know a good 95% of what we believe isn't based upon evidence at all? Is Canada really there? You haven't been there. Where is your evidence? I'm sorry but I want some solid proof Canada is really there. You see people have rediculous amounts of faith in so many things they cannot prove. But I don't see why God can't exist. The computer program cannot fathom that which created it right?

LifeReborn7, YouTube 77 Comments [7/11/2008 3:05:11 AM]
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Quote# 42659

There already is religion in the public schools, it is called atheistic evolution. Evolution is a religion, a belief system. They don't dare allow creationism to be taught side by side, then the thinking children will see how ludicrous evolution really is. Evolutionary thinking teaches our children that they came from nothing, are here for no reason, there is no one whom they are accountable to and go nowhere when they die. Is it any wonder why they take drugs, seek escapism, kill other kids and themselves? They teach them they are animals and we are surprised when they act like it.
Oh, by the way, the Bible does not prohibit public praying, only when someone prays publicly in order to gain recognition for themselves, wrong motives. Perhaps you should actually read the book before commenting, and not pick and choose passages that you think you can use to support your faulty philosophy.

Christianity - the only logical, rational choice.

BrotherMichael, Yahoo Answers 43 Comments [7/11/2008 3:01:41 AM]
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Submitted By: J Arcenas

Quote# 42605

The prophets spoke the Words of God, and as such each word was lovingly written down.
No new books have been added to the Bible. And any self proclaimed prophet you see on TV are false prophets, all have failed the Biblical Test of the Prophet: 100% accuracy!

That means no prophet has trod the earth since John the apostle died on Patmos.

MrMannn, RaptureReady 24 Comments [7/11/2008 3:01:37 AM]
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Quote# 42626

What makes you assume that humans did not live alongside dinos?

whitebreadnotbrown087, teenspot 56 Comments [7/11/2008 3:01:14 AM]
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Submitted By: dredknot

Quote# 42641

Protestants have done many bad things through the history, while the catholic church has almost never done anything wrong. We should be proud of the heroic crusaders who should role models for us, and for the holy inquisition who saved many from hell by silencing false converts.

[Don't you have enough problems in the "great white North" to keep you occupied?] We have, and the only solution is a coup like General Franco's. The "archbishop" of the Lutheran state "church" are going to speak on Stockholm gay pride, he deserve a nail in his neck!

Zeth, Roman-catholic blog 41 Comments [7/11/2008 3:00:30 AM]
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Quote# 42635

All I here from atheists is don't Force you God on me, Wouldn't that make them hypocrites?
Atheist insist that there is no God, which in it's self is a ridiculous claim, because the Earth, is in the exact orbit with the perfect tilt and axis to support life that if we were any closer to the sun we would melt, and if we were any farther we would freeze, but that is besides the point.

I know why Christians speak about Jesus, because it is commanded by us by Jesus Himself, and it is are job to go and tell the world of Christ.

My question is more centered toward the atheist that are so jaded by life, that they insist on dragging people to hell with them. If there is no God, why do atheists get so offended about hearing about Him?

If it is a fictional story why not just listen to it and move on.

I think they are scared that if they are wrong that they are going to Hell and misery loves company.

Hell is a scary thing; I have heard many people say that Hell is Okay, because that’s where all my friends are at.

What kind of friend would relish that fact that their friend will suffer for all eternity

The belief that there is nothing after death is scary to me. Could you imagine nothingness, just to stop existing as we know it.

I have bet on Jesus not with a blind faith, but to something that makes very logical since, and I thank Jesus everyday that he would die for me.

It’s like you or I becoming an ant, and retaining your knowledge trying to save them from their fates, and being spit on and crucified for loving them, for just wanting to be with them.

So why are you so offended by that extraordinary love story? Shouldn’t you be more moved and bewildered that He would die for an ant like you or me?

skippy_snackbar1, yahoo!answers 41 Comments [7/11/2008 3:00:05 AM]
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Quote# 42630

your stupidity puzzles me more than your questions. And to wrap up your stupid question after question. you commented that Christianity made groups like the kkk. What??? I mean man come on, you have got to tell where did you pull this from. Do you have a book of how to be dumb for dummies? The organization KKK is answered by MATTHEW 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheeps clothing, but inwardly they are raving wolves. You better get on your knees and start praying man because you are playing with fire you don’t want to play with you are gambling with thing you really don’t want to be gambling with.

-brandon

brandon, FSM Hatemail 29 Comments [7/11/2008 2:30:11 AM]
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Submitted By: Don'tLookBehindYou

Quote# 42627

{concerning the McDonald's corporation supporting gay rights}

My co-worker's 41 year old son was so happy being "gay" that he committed suicide a month ago. It is not a "gay" lifestyle! I sympathize with the workers who will be the ones to lose. When McDonald's revenue is cut, so are jobs. Many people depend on their income from you. Ford Motor Co. found out how strong the grassroots of America really is. I and my family and all of my e-mail friends will be boycotting you until you have a change of heart.

Anonymous, BoycottMcDonalds.com 36 Comments [7/11/2008 2:29:13 AM]
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Quote# 42652

One of the demeaning tactics used by religious bigots (those people who have no tolerance for another person's religious beliefs) is to hammer away that this Country was not founded on Judaeo- Christian principles but some other stuff. Well, rather then go into all the Christian beliefs of the Founding Fathers beginning with John Adams, Samuel Adams, comments of Alexis De Tocqueville, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, thomas Paine, George Washington on. on, on,,,

Question:::::::::::If Atheism is a fact, a proven fact as propounded by Loubro the Windbag,,,,,,,,Why didn't all these brilliant men begin this Country with atheistic concepts like they did in Communist Russia?????????

mikpat, AT&T Religion 28 Comments [7/11/2008 2:28:56 AM]
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Submitted By: Rambler

Quote# 42610

peaceofchrist.....thanks for your post, it is so encouraging. I looked at the clouds today and they were so beautiful...i could see the darker clouds hovering near the bottom going east and the billowy clouds up higher going west.....i thought to myself..those would be beautiful clouds to come in Lord Jesus!!!

Zippetydoda, RaptureReady 26 Comments [7/11/2008 2:27:32 AM]
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Quote# 42650

Christianity is the one TRUE religion, and it's WHITE

Ava, facebook 63 Comments [7/11/2008 2:27:25 AM]
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Quote# 42640

Have you heard of Dr. Kent Hovind? He has a book out about Brainwashing in our schools (more accurarate than the one you talked about). He has soundly made evolution look as silly as it is. Microevolution is a fact--true to all. But that doesn't mean I came from dirt. Give me proof that any other form of evolution is true. Thank you.

[Emphasis added]

Patrick Autry, TalkOrigins 46 Comments [7/11/2008 2:27:23 AM]
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Submitted By: Tom S. Fox

Quote# 42624

If There Was A Global Warming, The poor cuntries should have to fix it anyway. It doesnt effect us so its not are problem so we have no intrest to fixing it. Its countries like Indonesia and Pakistan and Bolivia all the libral environmentals are threatning so those places should worry about it or ignore the nutjobs and they should leave us alone. Its not are problem.

But global warming is just a hoax. We al know that. Its for politics and libral shame guilt and its for hurting industrys the librals dont like. The scientsts debate it all the time but theres no agrement at all. They used to say the industrys were causing a ice age back in 1970s and now they say its getting to hot. Sure seems like its cold in a lot of places from what I heard. All those valcanoes have more polution every year than the hole 6,000 years weve been around.

angryxtian, If there was global warming 42 Comments [7/11/2008 2:26:33 AM]
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Submitted By: Kasumi

Quote# 42614

I went by my chiropractors' today for an adjustment (he's also my next door

neighbor) and he surprised me .... we started talking

about how strange things seem to be. He asked me if I knew of some land far

out in the country for sale, he says he can feel

something's going to happen. We talked of all the usual stuff and then I

looked at him and said "Jesus is coming soon" I found

myself saying that a lot these days ..... he said nothing

Hal4511, RaptureReady 30 Comments [7/11/2008 2:24:40 AM]
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Quote# 42646

Hall said he met some atheists who suggested he read the Bible again. After doing so, he said he had so many unanswered questions that he decided to become an atheist.

His sudden lack of faith, he said, cost him his military career and put his life at risk. Hall said his life was threatened by other troops and the military assigned a full-time bodyguard to protect him out of fear for his safety.

In March, Hall filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, among others. In the suit, Hall claims his rights to religious freedom under the First Amendment were violated and suggests that the United States military has become a Christian organization.

"I think it's utterly and totally wrong. Unconstitutional," Hall said.

Hall said there is a pattern of discrimination against non-Christians in the military.

Two years ago on Thanksgiving Day, after refusing to pray at his table, Hall said he was told to go sit somewhere else. In another incident, when he was nearly killed during an attack on his Humvee, he said another soldier asked him, "Do you believe in Jesus now?"

...He also said he missed out on promotions because he is an atheist.

"I was told because I can't put my personal beliefs aside and pray with troops I wouldn't make a good leader," Hall said.

US Military, CNN 25 Comments [7/11/2008 2:24:05 AM]
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Submitted By: Damned at Random

Quote# 42615

[Title: Atheists, if we come from monkeys....?]

NO OFFENSE INTENDED


if YOU come from MONKEYS have you ever had a sexual attraction to a monkey or any other animal???

I mean FOR YOU it would be like making love to another human right, i mean we're all animals in your opinion, so I was just wondering???

remot econtrol, Yahoo! Answers 42 Comments [7/11/2008 2:21:52 AM]
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Submitted By: PWEOTWEB

Quote# 42657

[On attempts to stop same-sex marriage in California.]

I don't think this is going to be able to be stopped because I think this is going to be used as an example to us all eventually, Lot tried to stop all the sin and perversion that was happening in Sodom and Gommorah and was unable to, only to see divine justice rain down on the city. I mean look at all the fires that are happening in California now. While Californians are celebrating in their sin their land is literally burning down in fire in front of their eyes.

PetersKeys, Christian Forums 29 Comments [7/11/2008 2:21:02 AM]
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Quote# 42623

Bunch of Godless heathens over there, probably from being so closed to Europe.

angryxtian, whats wrong with england 38 Comments [7/10/2008 10:29:43 PM]
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Submitted By: Kasumi

Quote# 42669

[On a Massachusetts doctor who helps transgendered youth prepare for the self determined choice to change genders.]

So why are doctors like Spack altering young bodies instead of treating confused minds?

The answer is that many doctors have embraced the modern teaching that sexual identity, rather than being biologically determined, is a preference or a choice. According to this, people should be allowed to choose whatever sex they want to be.

But both science and the Bible teach otherwise: God created us male and female in His image. Shots and surgeries and politically correct teachings cannot alter this fundamental truth.

Tragically, some parents are now buying into this false teaching—and allowing their children to undergo destructive treatments.

You and I need to be spreading the word that legitimate treatment is available for people suffering from gender confusion—and it is a treatment that does not sacrifice the well-being of children to the political agendas of adults.

Chuck Colson, Americans for Truth about Homosexuality 40 Comments [7/10/2008 10:21:50 PM]
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Submitted By: Captain Janeway