RonD1120

See my post #18. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Obviously, we need legislation to restrict the private ownership of aircraft. At a minimum, there needs to be a waiting period before purchasing. A background check must be made to verify mental stability or evidence of a criminal record. EAA Fly-Ins must be regulated to halt the private sale of aircraft. There are too many deaths from the unauthorized use of aircraft as missiles. The manufacturers must be held accountable and made liable. Aircraft must be taken off the airports. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

...and ... thanks for taking the high road. "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Yes, an understatement for sure. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

What is truly sad is that you do not know what you are talking about because you do not know what I have experienced. Do not assume you can view the world from my perspective. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

That is so sad. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Our heritage includes a clear statement that we are NOT a Christian nation That does not negate our Christian heritage. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I am not fond of the terms religion or religious but, for the purpose of this discussion, yes, I agree with your point. what else would you lable sprituality? do practice transpersonal psychology? I prefer relationship with Jesus Christ of Nazareth. I retired from the field of rehab counseling. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

An indisputable fact, I did not make these statements. Your failure to accurately determine the appropriate hypothetical paradigm kind of proves the point of the original poster. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Because you are wasting speakers corner bandwidth on silly shit? Not that it matters much but, I'm curious about the duties and responsibilities of the moderators here on the SC. In the other forums or newsgroups I have experienced, the function of the moderator was more like a referee. In this forum the moderators take authoritative positions and judge on the quality of the posts based on their personal criteria. One comes across as an intelligent professional and the other not so much. But, why do they jump into the fray? Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I refer you to my post #208. If you have been following rynodigsmusic's and my posts, then you have been given the gospel message of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. God loves us and has provided THE WAY for us to spend eternity with HIM. Take it or leave it, no imposition implied. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Actually, it would. Miles per second is your frame of reference. True, but there are different ways of looking at the same fact. Is water H2O or is it 9 protons and 9 neutrons? Is it neutrons and protons or quarks? I understand what you're saying. Just because there's nobody around to hear it, doesn't mean the falling tree is silent. I'm just making the point that so-called facts are always changing. Maybe we're just using the term "fact" incorrectly. "Facts," as we use the term on a daily basis, are all relative. It's whatever the lastest science experiment said was true. 120 years ago Thompson explained the atom as a raisin bun. 70 years ago it was fact that black people were intellectually inferior to white people. 10 years ago it was fact that gravity is just a force between two objects. I hope you get my point. I kind of think about it the other way around. Facts are what we label our understanding of the world. The truth may be, and often is, something entirely different. I would argue that depends on who you're talking to. Yes, it is H2O... but is that all there is? If I asked you if gravity was the force between two masses, would you agree? Would a string theorist agree on the same level? It's a fact based on what we know right now. The truth maybe different. Why? Because humans have been so great at explaining everthing so far? Very well stated. Kudos to you. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Did you ask them why YOU are mistaken and represent a cult? Please try to pay attention and keep up. I defined cults some pages back. Read my former post. Christianity is a religion. Islam is a religion. The Watchtower Society is a cult. The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints is a cult. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I am not fond of the terms religion or religious but, for the purpose of this discussion, yes, I agree with your point. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Your position is well stated. I cannot dispute it. I can say this, all of my life I have defined the symbols of the two tablets with the Roman numerals I - X as representative of the Ten Commandments of the Holy Bible. All my life I have seen a constant wearing away of our Christian heritage. America is not growing stronger; we are getting weaker. So, I can assume the the symbol at the USSC is nothing more than a shopping list reminder for the Chief Justice. However, it does not do much to inspire confidence in the high court. The reality is, the court is not so much for the benefit of the citizens as it is the grand arena for attorneys. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I believe the assumption that knowledge is neutral, neither good or bad, is false. Wisdom is positive and morally good. Knowledge always has its origin in the reprobate human mind. It is of the flesh and in opposition to wisdom, which is from God. i believe the assumption that knowledge is either good or bad, is false. wisdom can be positive and morally good. you base your definitions of knowlege and wisdom from religious point of view. i base my definitions of knowledge and wisdom from scientific point of view. See my post #199. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Billvon got to this first, so to add to his reply (which was entirely correct): The wall right above where the Supreme Court judges sit is the east wall, on which is displayed a frieze designed by sculptor Adolph A. Weinman. The frieze features two male figures who represent the Majesty of Law and the Power of Government, flanked on the left side by a group of figures representing Wisdom, and on the right side by a group of figures representing Justice: In a letter on file in the archives of the Supreme Court, Adolph Weinman, the designer of this frieze, states that the tablet visible between the two central male figures, engraved with the Roman numerals I through X, represents not the Ten Commandments but the first "ten amendments to the Constitution known as the 'Bill of Rights.'" The friezes which adorn the north and south walls of the courtroom in the Supreme Court building (also designed by Adolph Weinman) depict a procession of 18 great lawgivers: Menes, Hammurabi, Moses, Solomon, Lycurgus, Solon, Draco, Confucius and Octavian (south wall); Justinian, Mohammed, Charlemagne, King John, Louis IX, Hugo Grotius, Sir William Blackstone, John Marshall and Napoleon (north wall): According to the Office of the Curator of the Supreme Court of the United States, these figures were selected as a representation of secular law: Weinman's training emphasized a correlation between the sculptural subject and the function of the building and, because of this, [architect Cass] Gilbert relied on him to choose the subjects and figures that best reflected the function of the Supreme Court building. Faithful to classical sources, Weinman designed for the Courtroom friezes a procession of "great lawgivers of history," from many civilizations, to portray the development of secular law. Moses is not given any special emphasis in this depiction: his figure is not larger than the others, nor does it appear in a dominant position. Also, the writing on the tablet carried by Moses in this frieze includes portions of commandments 6 through 10 (in Hebrew), specifically chosen because they are not inherently religious. (Commandments 6 through 10 proscribe murder, adultery, theft, perjury, and covetousness.) -source, snopes In addition, It is HIGHLY unlikely that a court that would make the following ruling if they have the text of the commandments posted in their courtroom: McCREARY COUNTY, KENTUCKY v. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF KENTUCKY, the court stated: "[the commandments] proclaim the existence of a monotheistic god (no other gods), regulate details of religious obligation (no graven images, sabbath breaking, or vain oath swearing), and unmistakably rest even the universally accepted prohibitions (as against murder, theft, etc.) on the sanction of the divinity proclaimed at the text’s beginning. Displaying that text is thus different from symbolic representation, like tablets with 10 roman numerals, which could be seen as alluding to a general notion of law, not a sectarian conception of faith. Where the text is set out, the insistence of the religious message is hard to avoid in the absence of a context plausibly suggesting a message going beyond an excuse to promote the religious point of view. The display in Stone had no such context, and the Counties’ solo exhibit here did nothing more to counter the sectarian implication than the Stone postings. The reasonable observer could only think that the Counties meant to emphasize and celebrate the Commandments’ religious message. "Nor does the Court hold that a sacred text can never be integrated constitutionally into a governmental display on law or history. Its own courtroom frieze depicts Moses holding tablets exhibiting a portion of the secularly phrased Commandments; in the company of 17 other lawgivers, most of them secular figures, there is no risk that Moses would strike an observer as evidence that the National Government was violating religious neutrality." How about this reference? http://ten-commandments.us/ten_commandments/publicdisplay.phtml Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I am very satisfied with human inventions. However, none of these inventions lead to the path of or guarantee eternal life in Christ. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Oh I did. It starts with, do you accept Jesus Christ of Nazareth as the Son of God? Followed by, do you believe in the Holy Trinity? That is usually enough to get them dancing around the Old Testament and avoiding the New Testament. Why shouldn't I believe in Zeus, Minerva, Vulcan and Neptune? The US Capitol has a nice fresco showing George Washington, Ben Franklin et al. in their company, right under the dome. As I state over and over and over, you can believe anything you want. It is your choice. I share personal belief and testimony. Take it or leave it; it's all the same to me. I am only held responsible for sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, not the outcome of your's or other's decisions. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Explain how each of these three statements is not a complete contradiction of the other two. See post #192, rynodigsmusic provides a good explanation. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Hmmm! The post was not directed to you. Let's see how Nightingale responds. >>I try to treat others as they want to be treated, think about the >>consequences of my actions before acting, and balance what's best for >>myself and what's best for others as well as I can. >How do you reconcile your position with the sociopath? A sociopath cannot balance what's best for herself and what's best for others. Sociopathy is a female disorder? Hmmm! Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Then explain it to me. Give me "the big picture." Was this all part of "God's plan"? Study the end time prophecies. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I operate in the fields of spirituality and psychology. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

So, this is the liberal version of the 'My Muslim faith' stuff? Seems a better example would be the prayers to start each session of Congress if you're looking for red herrings. I am always frustrated by the consistent misapplication of Scripture by the liberal left in this forum. Your example of prayer as the red herring is far more accurate as an example. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I truly believe that you fail to see or understand the big picture in regard to Iraq and the invasion or 2003. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.