Quote# 133905

I am eleven years old and just graduated from elementary school. My grandma, grandpa, and aunts all practice Falun Dafa. I was fortunate enough to spend this past summer with them, studying the Fa and learning the exercises. During the summer, I got rid of my 7-year addiction to video games. When I was younger, my grandma and grandpa took care of me because my parents were very busy. According to my grandma, I started listening to the lectures of Master Li before I could speak. I also imitated Grandma and Grandpa doing the exercises. When they sent forth righteous thoughts, I played quietly next to them. My grandma said that I was a healthy child and rarely got sick.

I left Grandma and Grandpa when I started elementary school. My parents have always been very busy with their work and often couldn't pick me up from school, so I had a key to our apartment and usually came home from school with no supervision. I started playing video games and became obsessed with them. Because I wanted to play video games, I did not want to do my homework and often slept late. I couldn't focus in school and had frequent headaches. My parents tried many ways to keep me from playing video games, but nothing worked. As time went by, I became irritable, overweight, and did not like any outdoor activity.

A few weeks ago, my aunt show me the following paragraph from “Fa Teaching Given at the New York Fa Conference Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Dafa's Spreading:”

“Yes, today’s video games are all made by people who are acting at the prompting of aliens. People think that those games were their own creations. But as I said earlier, people don’t know the source of the ideas they have that make them want to create those things. People have no awareness of what’s involved in their thought process at various levels, or how it is that foreign ideas get put into their minds. People are only aware of what happens at the surface level. Those games are harmful and poisonous to humankind, and are leading people to lose their humanity.”

I was shocked, and that made me determined to give up video games. I picked up my phone and started to delete the games on it. Suddenly, the screen blacked out. I asked Master for help and took out the battery. I then put the battery back in and turned it on. The games were deleted. A few days later, I was using an iPad and saw the video games on it. I couldn't help starting to play again. My aunt reminded me to strengthen my righteous thoughts and break away from video games. She said that our precious bodies should not be controlled by bad things. I immediately deleted all the games on the iPad.

Through studying the Fa, I started to understand that human society is like a mud puddle. Everyday people are attached to fame and self-interest and find society enjoyable, but it is actually very dangerous. Master has provided us with a ladder that can lead us to heaven. If we assimilate to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance through cultivation, we can climb that ladder and return to our true homes.

Unknown author, Minghui 4 Comments [11/6/2017 3:13:17 PM]
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Quote# 133903

According to Stalin the chosen organization always has to be adapted to the forms of struggle both in the political and military fields. And in this case there are numerous possibilities: underground organizations of professional revolutionaries under the regimes of tyrants, educational, trade union, cooperative or parliamentary organizations, factory committees, committees of peasants, strike committees, committees of the workers' and the soldiers' deputies, committees of revolutionary soldiers. The revolutionary proletarian party can combine all these forms of organizations, especially in times of mass actions and uprisings.

These are the essential forms of organization on which the proletariat can and must rely in the struggle against the solely ruling bourgeoisie under the given circumstances. Stalin insisted that the party must adopt all these forms of organization, develop them further and combine them always wisely. On the other hand, Stalin always pointed out the great importance of deciding on the correct formulations of the slogans, which have to express the aims of the uprising and the class war or the confrontation.

The slogan is, according to Stalin, the clear and concise expression of the direct or long-term aims of the struggle given by a leading group. The different slogans corresponding to the aims of the battle either cover a whole historic period, special phases or particular episodes of that period.

Abou Tarik, ICOR 0 Comments [11/6/2017 3:12:53 PM]
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Submitted By: hydrolythe

Quote# 133902

Mao Zedong is responsible for the most significant and the greatest effort to confront the phenomenon of modern revisionism. He launched the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (GPCR) in 1966 and put forward the theory and practice of continuing revolution under proletarian dictatorship in order to combat revisionism, prevent the restoration of capitalism and consolidate socialism. In most of the ten-year course of the GPCR, Mao and the Chinese Communist Party provided effective leadership in revolutionizing the mode of production and the social superstructure. But soon after Chairman Mao´s death, the Deng revisionist clique successfully staged a coup, purged at least 30 per cent of the membership of the CCP and imprisoned thousands of cadres.. Thereafter, it carried out anti-socialist reforms at an accelerated rate from 1978 onwards .

Jose Maria Sison, ICOR 3 Comments [11/6/2017 3:12:47 PM]
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Submitted By: hydrolythe

Quote# 133900

Earth is flat with a dome



get money, Youtube 6 Comments [11/6/2017 3:12:27 PM]
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Quote# 133898

What do "immigrants" bring with them, Alan? Sorry, but I didn't understand you. Did you say something of "will to prosper and work"? They bring shit with themselves! The only thing they bring with themselves is illiterate quackery that their state funded interpreters blare in the ears and that means translated "I want a home, a car, lots of money and a blonde pussy, and fast", which is furnished by this "aging and conforting society". When you squint you see double, Alan, but you don't see double, you are hallucinating and you see things that only make sense when you put them in their reversed context. But the best part is still the title of the article: "Immigration has made Germany more modern and open to the world." Not only that, when you ask me, immigration made us open for shit. As for what concerns "Modern', Alan, you know the term "dimwit"? It's something similar to "modern". Only for someone like you.

Original German :

Was bringen „Zuwanderer“ mit, Alan? Entschuldige, ich habe dich nicht richtig verstanden. Sagtest du etwas von „Aufstiegs- und Arbeitswillen“? Einen Scheiß bringen sie mit! Das einzige, was sie mitbringen, ist analphabetisches Gequake, die sie ihrem staatlich bezahlten Dolmetscher ins Ohr plärren und das übersetzt lautet „Ich will ein Haus, ein Auto, viel Geld und eine blonde Muschi, aber pronto!“, welches wiederum von dieser „alternden und bequemen Gesellschaft“ zu erbringen ist. Beim Schielen sieht man doppelt, Alan, aber du schielst nicht, du halluzinierst bereits und siehst Dinge, die umgekehrt einen Sinn ergeben. Doch unübertroffen ist immer noch der Titel deines Artikels: „Migration hat Deutschland weltoffener und moderner gemacht“. Nicht allein das, wenn du mich fragst, hat Migration uns sogar arschoffener gemacht. Und was „modern“ anbelangt, Alan, kennst du den Begriff „Schwachkopf“? Das ist so etwas Ähnliches wie „modern“. Allerdings nur deinesgleichen betreffend.

Akif Pirinçci, Der Kleine Akif 5 Comments [11/6/2017 3:12:01 PM]
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Submitted By: hydrolythe

Quote# 133894

A C C E L E R A T I O N I S M

More fag nightclubs means more targets on their backs.

More access to abortion means less black, retarded, and liberal kids (#eugenics fam)

Pushing against the Confederate flag? That just mean the cuckservative politicians lose another fake dog whistle phrase to keep the voters asleep.

Alienating anyone who doesn’t hold far-left beliefs as being a “Nazi?” Great, more people who will eventually seek us real Nazis out.

More of the degeneracy in general means, eventually, a stronger pushback against it.

I’m reaching the level of redpill where I just start agreeing with liberals, but for all the wrong reasons.

hyperborean-skald, Tumblr 10 Comments [11/6/2017 6:36:23 AM]
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Submitted By: The Reptilian Jew

Quote# 133893

A question to liberals, weren't guns available 20,30,40,50 plus years ago? Yet mass shootings are a recent phenomena. How do you conclude guns itself are the problem?

lel817, Realabortiondebate 16 Comments [11/6/2017 6:34:54 AM]
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Quote# 133892

(Comment on an article posted entitled "Buddhist Monk says all races and religions could live together if it weren’t for Muslims" http://www.myinfonews.net/2017/10/31/buddhist-monk-says-all-races-and-religions-could-live-together-if-it-werent-for-muslims/):

It's yet another reason to ban all Muslim immigration. Muslims are cancer to Western nations. Islam is incompatible with any form of government that isn't Islamic. Muslims as a group have proven over and over again that they refuse to co-exist with those of other religions.

Yet, idiot liberals in this country continue to call for tolerance of the intolerant.

KZ

[email protected], Realabortiondebate 7 Comments [11/6/2017 6:34:44 AM]
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Quote# 133890

Kenyan official says male lions who had sex 'must have seen gay men behaving badly' and should be separated

The country's 'moral policeman' Ezekial Mutua says the animals must have been inspired by seeing gay men and should receive therapy

Two lions spotted in a gay sexual encounter must have seen a homosexual couple "behaving badly" in their park and should be separated and given counselling, an official in Kenya said.

The animals were photographed after one mounted the other in a secluded bush area of the Masai Mara game reserve in the south-west of the African country.

Ezekial Mutua, the chief executive of the Kenya Film Classification Board, said the pair must have been influenced after they viewed a human same sex couple.

He claimed that was the only explanation for their “bizarre” behaviour, on the basis that lions don't watch TV or movies to see such acts there.

But he added it was also possible that they were driven by evil forces, saying that “demons also possess animals”.

Mr Mutua is an infamous figure in Kenya, dubbed the country's "moral policeman" for his controversial and often anti-LGBT public statements. He has in the past banned "pro gay" movies and cartoons – because he believed it “glorifies” such relationships.

He spoke out over the two gay lions after seeing photos of the pair in a rare display of such behaviour captured by wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein.

He told the Nairobi News: “We do not regulate animals, but this is a first and interesting to hear that there are two male lions in love. Some research needs to be done.

"And also I wish I can get the bio to confirm the two lions were actually male, because it is not normal.”

He added: “These animals need counselling, because probably they have been influenced by gays who have gone to the national parks and behaved badly. I don’t know, they must have copied it somewhere or it is demonic. Because these animals do not watch movies.”

Mr Mutua argued that homosexuality was caused by evil spirits and hinted that the gay lions could also have been possessed by the same source.

He said: “The demonic spirits inflicting in humans seems to have now caught up with animals.”

Gay sex between lions is rare but not unheard of and happens elsewhere in the animal kingdom.

Some biologists claim same-sex relations have been spotted in 1,500 different species, and reliably recorded in a third of these cases – or roughly 450 species.

Ezekial Mutua, Independent 18 Comments [11/6/2017 6:34:27 AM]
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Submitted By: TheReasonator

Quote# 133888

Along with all of my Christian Brothers, I can declare that Jesus saves. Here is an account of the message Jesus gave to me when I was saved.

I can remember it clearly like it was just yesterday. I was swimming in the crystal, clear water off of Cabo San Lucas, when I realized I had forgotten to put my sun block. I turned around to head back when I saw a yacht with about twelve handsome men onboard. I wasn’t paying attention to where I was swimming and in a split second I cut my leg badly on a reef. I could see the blood and I knew I was in a bad situation. I yelled out to the boat, “Help!” I became faint and went underneath the water. I heard a voice say, “Do not covet your neighbors possessions.” I thought to myself, does this mean no more trips to Macy’s?
I found myself back on the surface and thought I saw someone walking towards me. I must have been delusional. I went underwater again saw my whole life pass in front of me. I came up and thought this would be last time I would see the sky. I went under the water thrice and felt a strong hand rescue me from the water.

I awoke to see several men surrounding me. One of the men steeped towards me and said, “I am Jesus and I have saved you from watery depths.” I didn’t know what to say and fell to my knees. Jesus said, “Bid me to come inside of you.” (Note: All of this was in Spanish, so it’s likely that some nuances have been lost). Jesus took me to a cabin under the deck. It was something that I will never forget. It was a powerful, jolting epiphany when Jesus entered me. We went back topside and had some wine, bread and cheese. Jesus liked to make wine and owns a vineyard in Baja California.

We sailed into port and before I left, I said, “Jesus what should I do?” Jesus said, “Enter the narrow gate, for if the gate is wide the way is easy. For if the gate is narrow, the way will be hard, that leads to life and those who find it are few. Be a fisherman of men. He that receives you receives me. I do not come in peace, but with a sword. Sow good seed and remember the playing field is the world.” I walked away feeling I had been reborn to spread his message and tell the story of how I invited Jesus into me and how he saved me from the watery depths.

Gary

John-John, Tasithoughts' Weblog 15 Comments [11/6/2017 6:34:04 AM]
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Submitted By: Denizen

Quote# 133887

This is true. God hates sins, but loved the sinners so much He sent His Son to make us worthy of His Love. I dare say God hates those doing mans lusts in His name more than an athiest, for an athiest can be saved, but those lustful churches are turning His children away from Him, and getting rich doing it. Their riches are on earth, but their rewards will not be in Heaven.
I ask anyone when you wouldn't want a personal relationship with Jesus that gave His live for my grandchildren and yours? He loved them before I even knew them. He loved me and you before we exited the womb. Thank you Jesus for your love and your mercy. Please fill those that read this with your Spirit and Love to allow them to understand your Love and the peace that follows.
I am no scholar, I really am not that smart. All I say is what I feel inside me and the love spreads out of me from the Lord like a broken dam flooding the land. I wish everyone could feel that peace and love.
I am no preacher, I grew up a rebel. Stealing, drugs, sex, you name it, I tried it. I was lost and empty. I heard all about Jesus, growing up in a Christian family, but until I feel down on my knees and Jesus entered me and I felt His love, it wasn't nothing but words. Now Jesus has blessed me beyond my dreams. I have great children that love Jesus, I have a good job, great wife, and blessed with beautiful grandchildren. None is this was my doing, for Jesus loved me and blessed me with all this.
I am not worthy to even type His name, but Jesus loves me and made me worthy through His blood. So I shout out His name with Honor, JESUS IS LORD!!!!!! If He loved me that much as such a bad person and great sinner, how much more can He love you? He is waiting for you, to bless you, to help you through this trail of life on earth, and to give you peace.

Jesus Loves You, http://www.topix.com 5 Comments [11/6/2017 6:33:53 AM]
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Quote# 133886

im trying to live for Jesus and he threatens and tortures me all day, make Jesus give you sign before you do something for him cause Jesus is a liar

My Favorite Things About Angelfire

Jesus destroys his children like he did JOB
get saved and God will try to make you perish to laugh at you
Jesus has lied to me many time

Jesus entered me like a body my perfec size

4-20-2007-right now God is teasing me by winking at me, I keep seeing a fire colored eye winking at me and it hurts me and he wont stop and he told me that he wants to make me hate him from the heart, I keep seeing this eye wink at me and it does somehting to my heart, and sometimes happens every bunch of seconds, and im being teased by this, and I just heard this, "God is c asting you out, this is killing all day long, till, you backslide, or, perish, either, but one, saith the LOrd, I want to make, an example out of you, quit, or be forced out, for blaspheme, not walking in circles, and spinning when stopped, saith the LOrd". I guess hell awaits for me, make the most of your walk. I was told earlier about making the exalted abased, and abased exalted.walking in circles is, get out of van, walk in circles into store, spin around and around while in line, nmaking coffee, while being arrested, in court, pumping gas.....Sounds to me like you want me in hell O Lord God, and one replaced the other, and you knew no one could do either. I did and it despaired me so much, I did not even want to get out of van, so God knew it would effect me like that, and oviously wanted hell for me. God me one way or the other. I was told many times that abatement continues till I dont want to live for Jesus anymore from the heart. That means keep pushing me out till !I dont want to come back, and I would see Jesus and he would put new hearts in me so I could go on, and sometimes I was so wounded, it would take about 3 or 4 new hearts...I just laughed today and God let me know he did not like it and I just wonder, who can be saved. KIlling all day is being driven out, teased, thrown in rage, till wrath sets in, and you dont want the LOrd whenlike that. God often gets me so mad on purpose that I cant stand still. Ive seen Jesus in visions and he said things like, "bob, I hate you man". I beleive it. maybe God will love you to heaven..
Jesus tells me he wants to throw me away after I served on 5-8-2010-bob you can not let me do what I want and that is to throw you away after you served, fast untill death, bob you are being made fun of all over, the world, cause God is coming against you but they know I will do it to them, saith the Lord,

Robert Hickman, www.angelfire.com 5 Comments [11/6/2017 6:33:41 AM]
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Submitted By: Denizen

Quote# 133885

Lady Checkmate's headline: "Backlash after Chelsea Handler quickly blames Republicans for Texas shooting:

Lady Checkmate:
Stupid trash...they were killed BECAUSE they're Christian conservatives.

whitetrash44:
No. They were killed because he was crazy

Lady Checkmate:
No.
I said what I meant (...they were killed because they're Christian conservatives.) and if you don't like it...move on, but don't you ever tell me what to say nor what to believe (that's my last time asking you nicely as you've been asked a few times in the past not to do that).

Lady Checkmate, Disqus - News Network 17 Comments [11/6/2017 6:33:28 AM]
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Submitted By: Jocasta

Quote# 133884

Lady Checkmate's headline: "Persecution: Gay coffee shop owner kicks Christians out of his cafe over 'offensive' anti-abortion leaflet"

A Christian-phobic, homosexual cafe owner kicked a group of Christians out of his coffee shop because he hates Christians.

A group of ant-abortionists decided to take a break from leafleting at Seattle's Bedlam Cafe, but when the owner realized Christians were drinking in his shop, he became enraged.

The owner, Ben Borgman, made the group leave and said it was because he's gay.

"In the video of the rant, he says: "I'm gay, you have to leave."

Asked if he is denying them service, he says "yes".

He continues: "This is offensive to me. I own the place. I have the right to be offended.

"Do you tolerate my presence?

"If I got my boyfriend and f*** him right here would you tolerate it?"

The group members respond by saying they would tolerate it, and saying it is his choice, and point out that they have gone into his shop without making a fuss.

But nothing calms the angry and hateful Mr Borgman and he tells them they, and any of their friends, are not welcome and must leave.

Don't forget to RECOMMEND. Lets get the Truth out so that Light may shine bright in this dark place and Jesus Christ may be glorified. Even if the discussion is closed, please still RECOMMEND.

***** NOTE ******

In the story above, Lady Checkmate doesn't cite Fox News (for possibly the first time ever).
Here is a link to the same story which gives more information:

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/seattle-coffee-shop-anti-choice-activists_us_59dbd39de4b0b34afa5b77d9

Lady Checkmate, Disqus - Faith & Religion 12 Comments [11/6/2017 6:33:07 AM]
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Submitted By: Jocasta

Quote# 133864



Transcript: With photographed verses from the Quran translated by Max Henning they want to show that certain quotes are definitely in the Quran that are disputed by Muslims and Islam-apologists. Next to those verses they have the clothes on from what they think are the clothes that Muslims have to wear that are subjugated under sharia law with on it writing describing the job they have in German society. What is written on it is as follows "I'll be
* kindergarten teacher
* educator
* teacher
* police officer
* prosecutor
* judge
* minister of justice
* minister of foreign affairs
* integration commissar of the German government
* chief of the German Islam conference
* chairman of the German press advisory

Civl Movement Pax Europa, PI News 1 Comments [11/6/2017 6:32:02 AM]
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Submitted By: hydrolythe

Quote# 133842

[OP of "Me IRL"]

Comic "Only good fags are in the bog"



Valkynaz, Reddit - r/FULLFASCISM 6 Comments [11/6/2017 6:29:37 AM]
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Submitted By: JeanP

Quote# 133822

A Catholic Cemetery is considered an extension of the Parish Church. Burying a queer in a Parish Church would desecrate the Church and burying a queer or other person who openly violates the Dogma of the Church desecrates the cemetery.

And before you ask, yes, those openly non-Catholic scum who should have been excommunicated but who were buried as Catholic in a Catholic Cemetery have desecrated the cemetery they're buried in. Something those who permitted the burial will pay dearly for having permitted.

Rashputin, Free Republic 6 Comments [11/6/2017 6:28:15 AM]
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Submitted By: Katie

Quote# 133883

There's LGBT calling cards? Oh fuck this politically correct bullshit, find me in r/The_Donald
Edit: Yeah just leave your down-vote and go snowflake


FadedCrown95, Reddit - /r/WWII 6 Comments [11/5/2017 4:05:20 PM]
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Quote# 133877

The DDR had much greater problems after the war than West Germany. For starters most of the war reparations to Russia were paid by the DDR. The allies cancelled reparations pretty quickly after the war which was a massive fuck you to Russia as the total damage during WW2 to Russia was estimated at more than $100 billion dollars. Much heavy industry was stripped down and transported to Russia.

The fighting was also much more severe in the DDR. There was far greater reconstruction that had to take place to begin with as the east of the country was historically underdeveloped compared to west Germany.

These factors meant that the DDR couldn't compete with west Germany in areas such as wages and consumer goods. The wall was built and border controls strengthened because huge amounts of working age people were leaving the DDR for a "better life". The DDR had given them free education and then they were simply leaving and it was having a major effect on their ability to develop.

There were also much more practical reasons for closing the border. The Germany was the centre of the cold war. Why would you let spies and saboteurs into the country. (There was evidence of sabotage to key infrastructure).

I think the Berlin Wall was justifiable considering the context of the situation at the time. The DDR was not he'll on earth the country offered affordable living, good education and had very high living standards in general. It just couldn't compete with West Germany because of the multiple issues that the country faced.

xNuckingFutz, r/communism101 11 Comments [11/5/2017 4:02:37 PM]
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Submitted By: Katie

Quote# 133871

There's a lot of different angles on masturbation but I really want to start with the first one you mentioned: the young age portion of it. It seems that nearly everyone gets hit with it at a young age, and it just builds into a total addiction. I mean I know theres some that do it throughout the day and things to that nature but its just an addiction when you do it every day.

It's just that release people utilize, and it gets so built into the main frame of the mind that it becomes so hard to break because people from a young age get tied into it as being their release point at the end of the day. Its so rooted with lust that at any sign of lust people think that means "go masturbate" and it becomes such a point of addiction that people call it natural.

To your main question, the demonic (which is heavily intertwined with the addiction portion of it). To put it quite bluntly, masturbation is a demonic sex magic ritual. It sounds really ridiculous compared to the mundane of what you are actually doing, but that is what is happening in the spiritual realm. You are literally have your lifeforce (sperm) stolen away from you by demonic tricks in the mind.

The devil performs basically a ritual upon you that drains you of your lifeforce and energy, taking from your being (your soul). Its a heavily degrading act but it also is a soul tie to the devil and spirit of lust. But I tell you, even if you don't masturbate but you watch pornography, the devil has the absolute right to control your life. Yes, that seems as if its a stretch but its so true.

Fornication is a horrible sin, its mentioned as basically the worst sin in the Bible. Any pornography/masturbation puts such a strong demon inside of you that controls and manipulates your life. Your thoughts and desires get so twisted in that avenue that it just makes it impossible to make the right choices on your own. I tell you, in my mind its worse to watch pornography/masturbate/fornicate on a spiritual level than it is to do drugs. Society thinks quite the opposite in that avenue.

YayLove, r/TrueChristian 24 Comments [11/5/2017 1:49:34 PM]
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Submitted By: Katie

Quote# 133870

It's not God's will for people to get high - thats why people use it. It's pretty clear in the scriptures when it says Do not be drunk with wine but be filled with the Holy Spirit. This applies to any substance, you just can't get high or drunk.

When you get high you open yourself up to demonic infiltration. It's really not of God. I mean the fact of the matter is that there are so many poisonous mushrooms out in the wild and we know not to consume them. But God created the plants would be the reasoning for the marjiuana crowd which is just such an easy deception.

Weed just inhibits your relationship with God. You abuse the temple of your body wherein the Holy Ghost resides when you use it. You're not reaching where God wants you to be when you partake of it.

YayLove, r/TrueChristian 16 Comments [11/5/2017 1:41:52 PM]
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Submitted By: Katie

Quote# 133868

Third, if God does not exist, the universe can have no mental properties. It is a machine made of particles, but one thrown together without a designer, serving no purpose. If so, when one unintentional byproduct of the machinery of the world is the bewildered ape called Man, the machinery of his brain cannot be designed by a designer for a purpose. At best, the purpose of preserving the man and his bloodline might emerge spontaneously by a statistical elimination of every pre-human man-ape whose brain chemistry made A equal to Non-A, or twice two equal five. But then we have no evidence of pre-human man-apes each with his several systems of non-operative logic and mathematics, and no reason to believe that natural selection would make the twice-two-is-five apes die off quicker than the twice-two-is-four.

John C. Wright , John C. Wright's Journal 10 Comments [11/5/2017 1:39:11 PM]
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Submitted By: David

Quote# 133867

I just know that prayers do get answered.

And I know that if God did not exist, I would not be able to pray, because I would not know Him.

And I know that no amount of wilful sarcasm on the subject could ever happen unless God gave people the gift of free will.

Alan Burns, Religion and Ethics 5 Comments [11/5/2017 1:38:24 PM]
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Submitted By: Nearly Sane

Quote# 133863

Pentacostal with a level head here. The practice of faith healing, while surrounded by skepticism, is scripturally founded. Isaiah 53 says that by Jesus' stripes, we were healed at calvary. In mark 16, Jesus tells us to not only go out and make disciples, but to go and heal the sick, raise the dead, perform miracles, etc. In James 5, Paul instructs people to lay hands on the sick and that they will recover.

I've seen many people healed by the power of prayer, be it mental or physical. I've seen friends walk into church services on crutches and leave in perfect condition. There are circumstances in which a medical outcome can only be attributed to God, for there is no physical explanation. Is it a perfect science? Absolutely not. Why does prayer not work sometimes? I couldn't begin to tell you. I do know, however, that there is healing power provided to anyone who believes for it. As for tongues being a sign of salvation, are you sure you're not confusing it with being an initial sign of the baptism of the holy spirit?

TheMonz, r/TrueChristian 13 Comments [11/5/2017 1:19:33 PM]
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Submitted By: Katie

Quote# 133862

The demon was manifested in this woman as a drug addiction. I talked to the woman about her addiction, told her I'm going to cast out this demon of addiction and prayed to Jesus. After doing this, I looked her in the eyes and addressed the spirit directly. As this happened, the demon instantly manifested in this woman and took over her consciousness. After the moment of addressing it and during the process of casting it out, the woman herself blacked out and the demon took over. I saw hatred and evil manifest. I saw the look a rebellious and angry child would give to someone with authority. The Holy Spirit worked with me as I told it to enter this woman and cast out the demon like in the way that Jesus describes in Matthew 12:29. At this, the woman began making noises of great discomfort.

A minute or two then went by of me commanding the demon to leave and the demon being hurt by the Holy Spirit. It had pretended like it left a few times, but I affirmed whether or not it left by asking the Holy Spirit to give me a sign. When i asked the Holy Spirit to do this, the demon would again make noises of pain.

Finally, this demon was reaching its breaking point. At this time, it had been diverting its gaze from my eyes to avoid the authority of my stare and had begun laughing at me. I then lifted the woman's head to bring the eyes to mine once more and asked "what are you laughing at?? You have no authority here! Leave, NOW!!" and with that, it left. Very intense experience. The woman woke up as if out of a trance and just said she felt very tired. She agreed that it was a very real and powerful experience and affirmed that she felt as though something left her. She had no recollection of what had happened. I lovingly warned her to never touch drugs ever again and she left, exhausted from the experience. I'd now experienced the enemy in a way I'd only ever before seen in videos or heard in stories.

Qodesh, r/TrueChristian 8 Comments [11/5/2017 1:19:25 PM]
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