The Apostasy is on Full Display for the Whole World to See

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Mem

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I looked up my friends' website to catch up on them and found that they've recently lost their daughter to a three-year battle against cancer. The cancer won, but it wasn't from her surrendering to it. He wrote an article about Trump's red baseball cap, and why he wears it, and I think the conclusion has its application in this case.
I noted an excerpt from the article:

In ancient Jewish wisdom there is a serious moral discussion about which poor person should receive your charity...One needs money for food, while the other needs money for clothing. The conclusion of the discussion acknowledges that the spiritual need takes precedence. A person's dignity and identity is often more precious than a full belly. (Donald Trump's Baseball Cap, Thought Tools, RDL, Jun 26, 2024).

The context of the article explains that clothing meets a spiritual need and is summarized as explaining that men wear suits and ties to community events such as church rather than more comfortable attire in an awareness of the community, by an outward consideration of the community rather than an inward consideration of oneself.

So, having not even viewed the video and only going by the initial image and backstory provided, this is France expressing their regard for the Christian's dignity and identity.
 

studier

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So, this is France expressing their regard for the Christian's dignity and identity.
Interesting point of view.

And it goes past us. It's a deep-rooted hatred for God Himself. "You will be hated by all nations for My name's sake."
 

ZNP

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I thought this woman's perspective interesting and informative.
 

Mem

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Interesting point of view.

And it goes past us. It's a deep-rooted hatred for God Himself. "You will be hated by all nations for My name's sake."
The display seems to be exerting an opinion of the world's power in influencing the transformation of Christianity rather than any sort of message that, given the benefit of charity in scholarly interpretation, Christianity is made up of such as these. There is a truth in that, yes, that even the apostles were "once as such as these," but it leaves out the new (spiritual) robes that Jesus offers each and every one of us.
 

ZNP

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Muslims usually forgive.
For example when a French journalist at Charlie Hebdo made fun of Muhammad, the Muslims in France forgave them, they didn’t kill them.
Yes, probably one of their greatest attributes which is why they rarely waste such a generous and forgiving spirit on crass Americans, the Great Satan, or heathen of any race or nationality.
 

studier

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The display seems to be exerting an opinion of the world's power in influencing the transformation of Christianity

Another interesting perspective, but they willfully forget. 2Pet1:3...
 

Mem

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Another interesting perspective, but they willfully forget. 2Pet1:3...
Genez had asked me within a discussion of the rapture why I chose this avatar (a lioness), but I chose to decline the courtesy of reply because of the underlying, and subsequent confirmation of, insinuation that I did so with nefarious reason. I started to type it out but eventually deleted the comment in midsentence, figuring that it would only be received with more ridicule.

But in friendlier company I would've been made more comfortable in divulging the reason that I chose it. It puts me in mind of the verse, "...and at his right hand stands the queen in the gold of Ophir." And it served well to remind me of my dignity, even in the face of ridicule.
 

Dude653

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The woke apocalypse
 

studier

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And it served well to remind me of my dignity, even in the face of ridicule
That's a beautiful statement considering that dignity is based upon His dignity. IOW, we know the true standard for such meaningful words and seek with humility to live up to them in Christ in Spirit.
 

ZNP

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Genez had asked me within a discussion of the rapture why I chose this avatar (a lioness), but I chose to decline the courtesy of reply because of the underlying, and subsequent confirmation of, insinuation that I did so with nefarious reason. I started to type it out but eventually deleted the comment in midsentence, figuring that it would only be received with more ridicule.

But in friendlier company I would've been made more comfortable in divulging the reason that I chose it. It puts me in mind of the verse, "...and at his right hand stands the queen in the gold of Ophir." And it served well to remind me of my dignity, even in the face of ridicule.
“You have no enemies, you say? Alas, my friend, the boast is poor. He who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. If you have none, small is the work that you have done. You’ve hit no traitor on the hip. You’ve dashed no cup from perjured lip. You’ve never turned the wrong to right. You’ve been a coward in the fight.”

― Charles Mackay
 

ZNP

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The City of Lights becomes the city of darkness


Chastisement Falls Upon Paris After Olympic Opening Ceremonies
 

Susanna

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Yes, probably one of their greatest attributes which is why they rarely waste such a generous and forgiving spirit on crass Americans, the Great Satan, or heathen of any race or nationality.
Methinks irony is wasted on you.
 

studier

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Honest question: do you enjoy boasting about your knowledge of Scripture?
But it's not an honest question. It's an accusation of boasting.

Were you boasting of your understanding of Scripture when you made a judgment of who had a "better understanding of Scripture than many here"?
 

SomeDisciple

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The Olympics is supposed to be an event where all the people of the world can come together and that would include those who worship Jesus as Lord.
It would seem the Olympics are still the pagan festival they have always been. Of course the priestesses are just "acting" now when they recite prayers to Apollo to light the Olympic flame at the ceremony in the ancient Olympian sanctuary; aren't they?