Pope Condemns Love of Money, Power

kpercy07 »

Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:49 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Tamna: You can rationalize it anyway you like, but neither this article nor my post has anything to do with Joel Osteen. You're grinding an axe from an exchange we had over Osteen in a previous article. Time to let it go, friend. You can lie to yourself if you like. But please don't lie to me on a public Christian forum.

Pope Condemns Love of Money, Power

kpercy07 »

Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:27 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Hey Tamna: Where did that come from? In the mood for cheap shots today? Hope you enjoyed that.

Pope Condemns Love of Money, Power

kpercy07 »

Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:26 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

While I am not a basher, particularly of the Catholic church, for Pope Benedict to go to France of all places and beat the tired, hackneyed drum of anti-money, anti-power, and anti-whatever is a sad joke. In a nation that is anti-everything, decidedly post-Christian, and where 82% of married men have mistresses, it's time for the Catholics to tune their message some. Clearly, no one is listening.

Osteen Arms Thousands with Hope, Not Doctrine

kpercy07 »

Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:34 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

artm, believer: My point here is that you acheive nothing by bad-mouthing this man, and that you continue to do so to your own detriment. Why don't you two study the Book of First Samuel and pick up some cues from David as to how to deal with wayward men of God. As you're studying, keep a running count of how many times David went out onto a public forum to criticize Saul.

Osteen Arms Thousands with Hope, Not Doctrine

kpercy07 »

Sun Sep 07, 2008 2:35 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

artm: Then don't go to his church, but don't sit there in front of your little PC and throw stones at him either. It would be just as easy to accuse you of being one of the "make me feel bad or you're not really Christian" doctrine cops. Must believers themselves be crucified every Sunday to be worthy of your approval?

Look, I would not last very long in his church, either. But don't do this. Do not allow your tongue to rise up in judgement against him, or else the one who will lose is you, not Joel. Let him do what he does and accept the fact that one size does not fit all.

Many people like Joel, and are choosing to spend their Sunday mornings at his church rather than frying up buffalo wings getting ready for the big game. Do you think you can at least get happy about that??

Obama Could Win 40 Percent of Evangelical Vote, Says Expert

kpercy07 »

Sat Jun 07, 2008 9:42 pm Agree: 3   Disagree: 4

justme984: McCain is not pro-war. McCain is pro-ending this war in a manner that honors the sacrifice too many soldiers have made. He's a Vietnam vet. He knows what it's like to have support for a war pulled out from under you while your boots are still on the ground. He won't allow it to happen again on his watch. You probably won't allow yourself to understand his position because your politics won't allow it. You anti-war types are typical.

Obama Could Win 40 Percent of Evangelical Vote, Says Expert

kpercy07 »

Sat Jun 07, 2008 9:32 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Obama will win 40% of the evangelical vote? Yeah, OK. We'll see ...

23,000 Baptist Teens to Donate Millions in Free Labor

kpercy07 »

Sat May 31, 2008 10:16 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

"This kind of thing means more than building mega churches to house millions. "

marteblackmon: Nice. That's the way to pay someone a compliment, by disparaging someone else in the process. Did this article have ANYTHING to do with megachurches?? In my experience, I am certain that this really endearing tendency of yours to criticize whenever possible is a staple of the way you practice your faith.

Presbyterians Divided on Gay Ordination Ahead of Major Meeting

kpercy07 »

Fri May 30, 2008 8:00 pm Agree: 3   Disagree: 0

kevin82: Hear hear. I think what these Presbyterians seem to be missing is that there is a certain threshold of orthodox Christian tenets that must be observed in order to be considered "Christian" at all. That homosexuality is a sin against God is bedrock, not a point of doctrine that we can debate back and forth.

Christians Launch Campaign against Global Warming Hype

kpercy07 »

Fri May 16, 2008 6:11 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

Folks: It seems to me that we humans aren't happy unless we're freaking out about some looming catastrophe. I can remember the fear over a coming new Ice Age. Then it was over-population of the planet, then it was the Ozone layer, then it was Y2K, then it was El Nino, now it's global warming.

We as Christians should be mindful of our "carbon footprints" from a standpoint of stewardship over God's creation. But this business about Christians mobilizing over the hype surrounding global warming is nuts. There are many more pressing issues at hand that Christians should concern themselves with.

Most U.S. Christians Back Israel Out of 'Biblical Obligation'

kpercy07 »

Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:06 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

smbga: Hear hear. Another differentiator in what must be considered "a Christian vote" must be the candidates' position on support for Israel.

Clinton Says She Will Defend Gay Rights

kpercy07 »

Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:48 pm Agree: 4   Disagree: 1

"Clinton said she would defend gay rights..." Hey, imagine that. There's a real news bulletin.

What's more troubling to me is her desire to rescind "Don't ask, don't tell." Remember the last president we had with ZERO military experience? Yes, it was Bill Clinton, who as a draft-dodger and anti-military president left the US Armed Forces in the most dilapidated and demoralized condition of any administration since Vietnam ended.

With all the pressing concerns we have in the military now, DO YOU THINK THERE MIGHT BE MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES TO TAKE UP WITH OUR MILITARY THAN "HOW ARE WE TREATING THE GAYS??" Can we afford a president like this right now?

Don’t Worry About the Future

kpercy07 »

Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:10 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

Hey Topekan: I have my own issues with it, at least the way it's often presented. But I have a question for you. As a father, would you rather that your children prosper, or suffer? To real fathers, this is an elementary question. But it seems some Christians are BENT on suffering, and unwilling to believe that God is a Father who actually wants good things for his children.

The Prosperity Gospel is over the top, but it seems to me that the Poverty and Suffering Gospel is every bit as awful.

Obama Suggests Jesus Christ Not the Only Way to Heaven

kpercy07 »

Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:15 pm Agree: 8   Disagree: 1

The God of the Bible and Allah of the Koran are VERY different people. If you read the Bible and the Quran, it is impossible to conclude that both texts are referring to same person. To simply boil the faiths down into one big pot and call it "monotheistic Abrahamic religion" is absurd. This characterization shows a complete lack of understanding--and interest--in EITHER belief system.

Late-Term Abortionist Admits to Aborting 1 Day Before Delivery

kpercy07 »

Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:21 pm Agree: 3   Disagree: 0

This is the kind of man who will sorely test your ability to believe that all sin is equal, and that God loves everyone equally. I can imagine few more heinous, despicable criminals in recent history.

Ex-Soviet Leader Gorbachev Revives 'Closet Christian' Rumors

kpercy07 »

Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:36 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

So you think that DISRESPECT for what they believe is the answer? Do you think you will win them over by EXPOSING their beliefs? Do you want to be RIGHT, John, do you want to WIN THE ARGUMENT, or do you want to win your family for Christ? You can't do both ...

Seems to me like you need to start BEING a witness for your family, rather than to continue to provoke them with the spiritual smugness you display on this board.

Ex-Soviet Leader Gorbachev Revives 'Closet Christian' Rumors

kpercy07 »

Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:17 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

Still can't believe you went there. Congratulations, John3:7, your post was the LOWEST statement I've read on any board anywhere. Questioning who is saved and who isn't?? Who appointed YOU arbiter of who is "getting in" and who isn't?? Your smugness and spiritual conceit works really well when you're behind a keyboard somewhere, but I people like you NEVER have the courage to look someone in the eye and be as obnoxious and brazen as you are out here. Your family obviously has MUCH to be proud of ...

Ex-Soviet Leader Gorbachev Revives 'Closet Christian' Rumors

kpercy07 »

Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:01 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 1

Hey John3:7: My mother-in-law knew Christ as her personal Lord and Savior. OK? She also never judged those with whom she disagreed as glibly as you do.

Your Phariasaical arrogance and sanctimony is disgusting. and your attitude is exactly why the Church of Jesus Christ is as fragmented and ineffective as it is. You should be ashamed of your divisiveness and your argumentativeness, but I guess you're not ...

Five Years Later, Where are the Christians in Iraq?

kpercy07 »

Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:38 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

Your moral criticism of my post is reasonable, and I apologize. What I object to is the fact that you are an "agnostic and student of ME history" coming out to a board where you will find exactly neither. So why did you come, and why did you engage in debate with people who clearly are at a disadvantage in debating you? Will you not concede that there is a bit of "schoolyard bullying" going on on your part?

I didn't bother reading your reply in its entirety, because again, arguing politics is not why I frequent this board, let alone international politics, the morality of which is always difficult to chart. It was Kennedy who said that every mother wants their child to be President, but not to be a politician in the process.

Our information is always, always filtered through the prisms with which we each view the world. That is why these discussions are fruitless, and that is also why message boards are miserable platforms for debate. 7 point typeface is no reasonable way to debate ponderous subjects --there's just too much to say, too many points to make.

So my parting shot is this: If you would like to exchange ideas on the practice of the Christian faith or your thoughts on inherently Christian subjects, I for one would very much welcome that. But if you're out here to grind your axe against Christians, your postings here are not appreciated. Over and out.

Five Years Later, Where are the Christians in Iraq?

kpercy07 »

Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:10 pm Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

scitsonga:

1) “As an agnostic, and a student of ME history,” it’s pretty disingenuous of you to come out to a Christian site to pick a fight. Did you tell all your friends about what you did? Pretty impressive. It’s also disingenuous to come out here and lecture us about what we “profess,” seeing as you otherwise have no interest or knowledge of what we profess.

2) There is no one in his right mind who believes now that entering Iraq was a good idea. But to armchair quarterback the decision to invade is arrogant and patently revisionist. To remind you, the WTC was still being cleaned up, and the information coming from the intelligence community—namely, the Israelis, the Jordanians, the Egyptians, the Russians, the British, and the American CIA—was UNANIMOUS: the Iraqis had the means to make dirty bombs and they were shopping them. As someone with two small kids who lives 30 miles from the Lincoln Tunnel (let me guess, you don’t?), see if you can guess how I was feeling? But I guess I’m not as rational and measured as intellectuals like you.

3) You pay lip service to how “evil” Hussein was, but let’s drill down. Hussein was presiding over a FAILED STATE, making billions of dollars off the UN “Oil for Food” program that was intended as sanctions; was torturing and maiming people who so much as lifted an eyebrow in his direction, and, murdered 280,000 Iraqis THAT THEY COULD COUNT, including 30,000 Iraqi Kurds in 2 days through the use of chemical bombs. But I guess what a sovereign leader does within his own borders is nobody else’s business, right?

4) I’m running out of time and energy to point out to you how Clinton was serious tolling the bells of war in 1998 for the same UN violations that prompted the Bush invasion, using exactly the same rhetoric, while the Liberals at the time were silent. Also, your assertion that the success of the surge is “probably only temporary” and that Afghanistan “today might have been a success” is pure conjecture based upon your politics. Not very “scholarly,” friend.

No one will win the Iraq War, least of all the Iraqi people. But to come out to a board like this to show off your knowledge about how AMERICA IS ALL BAD AND ALL DIRTY in this thing, is pretty disgusting.

This is NOT a political board. Go strut your stuff someplace else.