Recent content by Irish2

As far as I know "Hell" isn't a Biblical idea but one concocted by early Church fathers to increase their flock through fear. Increase their income as well, like the selling of indulgences. I'm an atheist now but when I was about 3 yrs. old I lived with my Grandmother for a while. She was a...

I have to strongly disagree with your last statement..."Nowhere is poverty compulsory or even promoted." In your Bible Matthew quotes Jesus himself saying "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."...

Yes even here in Canada the majority of people support and respect the Nation of Israel. You have to admit though that different nations sometimes have different international goals and aspirations. And when that occurs an independent nation must take the route it deems best for it's future and...

I guess the right wing Evangelicals and most other "Christians" missed that part.

It's just you wishing your opinions were facts. Go by the numbers. This particular Gallup graph shows self-identified libs and cons in a dead heat; Polls on issues usually have the majority of people favoring the liberal side. And demographics (in this case age) are a killer for the GOP...

Where do you get the notion that this story is parable or allegory? I (as do most people I think) consider the book as supposedly telling the "true" history of the early church.

Very interesting, I had a lot of Hutterites as customers when I worked in Southern Alberta. Nice people. Some of them had a great sense of humor. They used to bring me in produce, potatos, corn and such. And when I was a youngster in southern British Columbia there was a very high population of...

most interpretations I find say something like this; 5. "Ananias . . . gave up the ghost. Fell down and expired. There was a visible judgment upon him for his great sin. It was inflicted by the Holy Spirit through Peter, and shows how hypocrisy is regarded by the Lord." From...

Watch over two hours of video propaganda instead of Delta4's simple suggestion? Nah. Read the Old Testament references to the Jewish Messiah, (few that ther are) or something like this. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1415755/BBC-says-Christ-was-born-in-Nazareth.html It's easy to discover that...

ACTS 4-5 Most claim it's an admonition not to lie to God. To me instant death seems very harsh and non-Jesus like and contrary to the forgiving nature of the New Testament. Another reading gives you the nature of the early Church as a commune where all monies and goods were shared. This isn't...