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 1/18/16 2:34 PM |
| N. T. Diluvian | | East of Eden | |  |  |
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I liked the comment about cough syrup containing alcohol (and anti-freeze's main ingredient--propylene glycol) because it shows that people who say they are teetotalers really are not.
And to say, well, 'that's for medicinal purposes' is a very common joke (in other words, it's a lie). Even the Hollywood folks used it in the Andy Griffith Show when they had 2 elderly sisters making alcohol in a still in their greenhouse, saying it was 'for celebratory purposes.' There are probably many other examples of people saying, 'but it's for medicinal purposes' when everyone knows---drinking is drinking!
It also applies to the discussion of what to use at communion services because many people in the church will say that it has to be grape juice since wine might cause someone to fall. But they say nothing about cough syrups!
Anyone can study the history of the Welch's company to find it was started by someone who was concerned about alcohol in communion wine.
As has been said before, scientists who study alcoholism find lower rates among societies where alcohol is used in small amounts without shame, and larger rates among any group who see any alcohol use as a shameful thing, keep it hidden away, or say, 'but it's for medicinal use only!'. |
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| 1/3/16 5:10 PM |
| N. T. Diluvian | | East of Eden | | | |
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I think the Geneva Bible was the version they preferred, since it wasn't controlled by King James, since they were not too friendly with things the King of England had anything to do with.
Or was this just a sign of their general orneriness--they could not get along with anyone else who didn't strictly toe their line, and even threw people in jail for not going to church on Sundays (I know, a lot of posters here are saying, "bring back those good old days!"). They tarred and feathered Quakers who came to 'evangelize' in 'their' colonies. Murray Rothbard's most excellent history of the US, "Conceived in Liberty" is worth consulting on this, to get away from the common misconceptions.
As to govts proclaiming the name of Christ, I don't think Rome agreed much with the idea either, and they have gone 'kaput' though their influence lives on in people like Cicero, Marcus Aurelius, etc. I doubt there ever was a country that wanted to proclaim the name of Christ--and don't say the Puritan govt in New England, since it didn't work, look at how many seminaries/churches are in that area today--and even Harvard was founded for the training of ministers and now is only a secular university. |
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| 1/3/16 12:01 PM |
| N. T. Diluvian | | East of Eden | | | |
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I wonder what early believers did with the Scriptures before the invention of the printing press. Paul wrote to Timothy about the value of the Scriptures, but could he possibly be including all the books of the New Testament, including the letter he was writing? The Bible wasn't put together by the Church until much later. What did the early believers do until then? And then, in terms of getting small bits of the Bible as 'soundbytes'--isn't that what many sermons are based on--a few verses? And don't people interpret them in such different ways? Look at the verse about the woman in the crowd who touched the hem of Jesus' garment and was healed---Jesus knew that his power had flowed out to her, but he said it was because of her faith. And the other example of the Roman soldier whose servant needed healing--he didn't need Jesus to even touch his servant, he knew Jesus had power and authority, and he understood power and authority as a soldier, so he had faith that Jesus power and authority could work healing. Jesus said he had not seen such a great faith in all of Israel! How many take these 2 examples to show that our faith is what counts? And others dispute the value of our faith, because it makes us 'man-centered.' |
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| 1/2/16 4:33 PM |
| N. T. Diluvian | | East of Eden | | | |
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Yes, it does seem most Catholics vote for Democrats, despite the pro-abortion stand of that party.
But the reverse is not true---that Protestants vote for Republicans, because when Romney came up for President, many Protestants refused to vote for him, and I know one pastor was actively opposed to him.
I once saw a chart that showed how each denomination stacked up in terms of wealth and voting. I think Episcopalians had the highest salaries, then Presbyterians, then Methodists, and at the bottom were the Baptists and Pentecostals.
Political parties were not part of that chart, so it wouldn't explain how many wealthy Episcopalians still support Democratic candidates who would tax them more. (A good Democrat or liberal would say that they never saw a tax they didn't like!) Nor does it explain how many black Baptists still vote for Democrats who support abortion.
In fact, I've heard there is a tradition in those black churches of early voting on the Sunday before Election Day, charter buses are paid for (by the Democratic Party, I guess) to carry those church members from church directly to voting booths. Maybe they also throw in a nice bar-b-q lunch for free, too! |
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| 1/1/16 12:11 PM |
| N. T. Diluvian | | East of Eden | | | |
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This story seems to agree with other statistics I have seen on teens, like their use of social media instead of reading newspapers, using the Internet, or watching TV for news.
The truth is that for all of us, it is easier to look out only for info directly related to us, like exercise or diet, than something distant like some people living/dying far away over a dispute we don't understand.It seems like every time a new technology comes out, like the tablets, some people get excited about the increased possibilities they offer for missions work. And yet, here in the good old US of A, teens as a mission field are being neglected. And they have brought out how many study Bibles and Bible apps for smartphones, tablets and computers? And still, teens do not pay attention. It must be a problem with the message--they don't want to obey it, especially the part about not having 'relations' before marriage. I would relate the rate of that happening with the low rate of Bible usage; how can you read the Bible when you are consistently, daily perhaps, not following it? One other fact to remember: scientists say that the human brain is not fully mature until age 25, especially the decision making portion. So teens need guidance from their parents more than what we think! |
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