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Post by jdredd on Jan 11, 2010 23:25:54 GMT -5
How do we know which version is correct? You can never be 100% certain when it comes to history. |
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Post by Turk on Jan 30, 2010 17:52:04 GMT -5
Go to rch or get shot The 32-year-old son of a well-known Alcoa pastor has taken out an order of protection against his father, claiming the man threatened him with a gun during an argument over the younger man's lack of rch attendance. www.thedailytimes.com/article/20100128/NEWS/301289982 |
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Post by Turk on Jan 30, 2010 17:54:16 GMT -5
Crystal Cathedral makes deep cuts GARDEN GROVE, Calif. – The Southern California megarch founded by televangelist Robert H. Sller Sr. is selling property, laying off workers and pulling its signature TV program "Hour of Power" from some markets to offset a nearly $8 million drop in revenue. The rch saw revenue drop 27 percent from roughly $30 million in 2008 to $22 million in 2009, rch spokesman Mike Nason told The Associated Press. The rch had projected an 18 percent revenue drop. rch leaders blamed the decline on the struggling U.S. economy. They intend to save $4.9 million and stave off further financial collapse by selling 170 acres in southern Orange County, including a retreat and wedding center, laying off 50 employees and cutting "Hour of Power" from eight of the 45 domestic broadcast TV stations that air it. news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100130/ap_on_re_us/us_crystal_cathedral_cutbacks |
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Post by Turk on Feb 1, 2010 18:19:24 GMT -5
A man went to rch one day and afterward he stopped to shake the preacher's hand. He said, 'Preacher, I'll tell you, that was a damned fine sermon. Damned good!'
The preacher said, 'Thank you sir, but I'd rather you didn't use profanity.'
The man said, 'I was so damned impressed with that sermon I put five thousand dollars in the offering plate!'
The preacher said, 'No shit?'
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Post by johng on Feb 1, 2010 20:32:51 GMT -5
A man went to rch one day and afterward he stopped to shake the preacher's hand. He said, 'Preacher, I'll tell you, that was a damned fine sermon. Damned good!' The preacher said, 'Thank you sir, but I'd rather you didn't use profanity.' The man said, 'I was so damned impressed with that sermon I put five thousand dollars in the offering plate!' The preacher said, 'No shit?' I knew it was Southern Baptist!   |
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Post by jdredd on Mar 20, 2010 22:19:22 GMT -5
In another thread, Nikki has informed me that life is in fact a test, which apparently I am not passing. I can't let this comment go by without having a little more fun with it. Sooooooooooooo, God set up the whole big universe in order to give us humans a little pass-fail test. Pass, it's Heaven. Fail, it's Las Vegas. This does fit into the Republican view of humans as being winners and losers, I suppose. Whether God is a Republican is yet to be seen, but I'm wondering, if God knows all and sees all including the future, why does he need to bother with this test? He already knows how it will come out, since he created us. Makes no sense. But wait, God gave us Free Will to chose whether to pass or fail, didn't he? Yet he still knows what we are going to chose, so that makes no sense either. What am I missing?
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Post by dolphie on Mar 20, 2010 23:02:24 GMT -5
In another thread, Nikki has informed me that life is in fact a test, which apparently I am not passing. I can't let this comment go by without having a little more fun with it. Sooooooooooooo, God set up the whole big universe in order to give us humans a little pass-fail test. Pass, it's Heaven. Fail, it's Las Vegas. This does fit into the Republican view of humans as being winners and losers, I suppose. Whether God is a Republican is yet to be seen, but I'm wondering, if God knows all and sees all including the future, why does he need to bother with this test? He already knows how it will come out, since he created us. Makes no sense. But wait, God gave us Free Will to chose whether to pass or fail, didn't he? Yet he still knows what we are going to chose, so that makes no sense either. What am I missing? To many Las Vegas is Paradise. |
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Post by Turk on Mar 20, 2010 23:08:46 GMT -5
In another thread, Nikki has informed me that life is in fact a test, which apparently I am not passing. I can't let this comment go by without having a little more fun with it. Sooooooooooooo, God set up the whole big universe in order to give us humans a little pass-fail test. Pass, it's Heaven. Fail, it's Las Vegas. This does fit into the Republican view of humans as being winners and losers, I suppose. Whether God is a Republican is yet to be seen, but I'm wondering, if God knows all and sees all including the future, why does he need to bother with this test? He already knows how it will come out, since he created us. Makes no sense. But wait, God gave us Free Will to chose whether to pass or fail, didn't he? Yet he still knows what we are going to chose, so that makes no sense either. What am I missing? I prefer to think in terms of doers and quitters. See, when you think in terms of winners and losers it’s easy to blame the other side, but in context of doers and quitters the only one to blame is oneself. |
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Post by dolphie on Mar 20, 2010 23:22:48 GMT -5
In another thread, Nikki has informed me that life is in fact a test, which apparently I am not passing. I can't let this comment go by without having a little more fun with it. Sooooooooooooo, God set up the whole big universe in order to give us humans a little pass-fail test. Pass, it's Heaven. Fail, it's Las Vegas. This does fit into the Republican view of humans as being winners and losers, I suppose. Whether God is a Republican is yet to be seen, but I'm wondering, if God knows all and sees all including the future, why does he need to bother with this test? He already knows how it will come out, since he created us. Makes no sense. But wait, God gave us Free Will to chose whether to pass or fail, didn't he? Yet he still knows what we are going to chose, so that makes no sense either. What am I missing? I found the post you MISQUOTED/MISREPRESENTED, JD. nikki said NOTHING about religion. If you want to discuss religion - fine, do so. But don't take a post from elsewhere and manipulate it to try to make a point that is based upon a false premise. |
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Post by dolphie on Mar 20, 2010 23:23:38 GMT -5
In another thread, Nikki has informed me that life is in fact a test, which apparently I am not passing. I can't let this comment go by without having a little more fun with it. Sooooooooooooo, God set up the whole big universe in order to give us humans a little pass-fail test. Pass, it's Heaven. Fail, it's Las Vegas. This does fit into the Republican view of humans as being winners and losers, I suppose. Whether God is a Republican is yet to be seen, but I'm wondering, if God knows all and sees all including the future, why does he need to bother with this test? He already knows how it will come out, since he created us. Makes no sense. But wait, God gave us Free Will to chose whether to pass or fail, didn't he? Yet he still knows what we are going to chose, so that makes no sense either. What am I missing? I prefer to think in terms of doers and quitters. See, when you think in terms of winners and losers it’s easy to blame the other side, but in context of doers and quitters the only one to blame is oneself. I like the way you think! Action and Inaction. LOL  |
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Post by jdredd on Mar 21, 2010 0:39:06 GMT -5
In another thread, Nikki has informed me that life is in fact a test, which apparently I am not passing. I can't let this comment go by without having a little more fun with it. Sooooooooooooo, God set up the whole big universe in order to give us humans a little pass-fail test. Pass, it's Heaven. Fail, it's Las Vegas. This does fit into the Republican view of humans as being winners and losers, I suppose. Whether God is a Republican is yet to be seen, but I'm wondering, if God knows all and sees all including the future, why does he need to bother with this test? He already knows how it will come out, since he created us. Makes no sense. But wait, God gave us Free Will to chose whether to pass or fail, didn't he? Yet he still knows what we are going to chose, so that makes no sense either. What am I missing? To many Las Vegas is Paradise. Ah-ha! Good point. As the saying goes, there are the same rooms in both Heaven and Hell. |
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Post by jdredd on Mar 21, 2010 0:42:19 GMT -5
In another thread, Nikki has informed me that life is in fact a test, which apparently I am not passing. I can't let this comment go by without having a little more fun with it. Sooooooooooooo, God set up the whole big universe in order to give us humans a little pass-fail test. Pass, it's Heaven. Fail, it's Las Vegas. This does fit into the Republican view of humans as being winners and losers, I suppose. Whether God is a Republican is yet to be seen, but I'm wondering, if God knows all and sees all including the future, why does he need to bother with this test? He already knows how it will come out, since he created us. Makes no sense. But wait, God gave us Free Will to chose whether to pass or fail, didn't he? Yet he still knows what we are going to chose, so that makes no sense either. What am I missing? I found the post you MISQUOTED/MISREPRESENTED, JD. nikki said NOTHING about religion. If you want to discuss religion - fine, do so. But don't take a post from elsewhere and manipulate it to try to make a point that is based upon a false premise. Yes, I took her comment and ran with it. No one can say ideas are safe here, D., they are all at risk of manipulation. And rules are made to be broken... |
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Post by nikki on Mar 21, 2010 0:53:05 GMT -5
In another thread, Nikki has informed me that life is in fact a test, which apparently I am not passing. I can't let this comment go by without having a little more fun with it. Sooooooooooooo, God set up the whole big universe in order to give us humans a little pass-fail test. Pass, it's Heaven. Fail, it's Las Vegas. This does fit into the Republican view of humans as being winners and losers, I suppose. Whether God is a Republican is yet to be seen, but I'm wondering, if God knows all and sees all including the future, why does he need to bother with this test? He already knows how it will come out, since he created us. Makes no sense. But wait, God gave us Free Will to chose whether to pass or fail, didn't he? Yet he still knows what we are going to chose, so that makes no sense either. What am I missing? Nice attempt to hijack. I said nothing about religion (nor the Irish).  But you're getting warm with "free will." Whether you believe it is God given or not is also your choice. Some of us just want to sustain that it is a choice. |
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Post by nikki on Mar 21, 2010 1:08:20 GMT -5
I found the post you MISQUOTED/MISREPRESENTED, JD. nikki said NOTHING about religion. If you want to discuss religion - fine, do so. But don't take a post from elsewhere and manipulate it to try to make a point that is based upon a false premise. Yes, I took her comment and ran with it. No one can say ideas are safe here, D., they are all at risk of manipulation. And rules are made to be broken... Then you should quit whining about why people aren't too interested in having an honest conversation with you. |
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Post by jdredd on Mar 21, 2010 1:13:06 GMT -5
In another thread, Nikki has informed me that life is in fact a test, which apparently I am not passing. I can't let this comment go by without having a little more fun with it. Sooooooooooooo, God set up the whole big universe in order to give us humans a little pass-fail test. Pass, it's Heaven. Fail, it's Las Vegas. This does fit into the Republican view of humans as being winners and losers, I suppose. Whether God is a Republican is yet to be seen, but I'm wondering, if God knows all and sees all including the future, why does he need to bother with this test? He already knows how it will come out, since he created us. Makes no sense. But wait, God gave us Free Will to chose whether to pass or fail, didn't he? Yet he still knows what we are going to chose, so that makes no sense either. What am I missing? I prefer to think in terms of doers and quitters. See, when you think in terms of winners and losers it’s easy to blame the other side, but in context of doers and quitters the only one to blame is oneself. But God knows who the doers and quitters are already, so what's the point of a test? Oh yeah, you are an atheist, so it's just survival of the fittest. How dismal is that? But dividing us up into doers and quitters makes me wonder if you were a High School football coach in a former life. And it also make me think about serial killers. They have to be doers, don't they? Don't we all wish they were quitters? |
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But you're getting warm with "free will." Whether you believe it is God given or not is also your choice. Some of us just want to sustain that it is a choice.