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That you delight in it, illustrates the depth of the darkness of your spirit.
No my dark spirit was overcome at the cross, and this act epitomized my conversion. Peace
Acts 19:19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
I certainly don't, within certain legal restrictions. I don't think that distribution of bibles should be publicly funded in any way, and obviously if the manner of distribution is a safety hazard I would object.
I don't know that this is distribution as much as littering. If I find a bible on my doorstep I throw it away in the same way I toss the yellow pages when they are distributed. No qualms.
This is a red herring in any case. Few people are going to categorically decry the destruction of ANY book for ANY reason. We destroy books all the time. I think the real discussion is about the suppression of knowledge, and that action appears to be much more prevalent on the religious side than it is on the non-religious side.
Scientologists and JW actively tell their adherents not to look at critical web pages. I have seen Christians do the same. There is a disturbing groundswell amongst religious people against college, and home-schooloing amongst the religiously devout is skyrocketing.
I don't see any of those attitudes from atheists. As a group, atheists tend to be more knowledgeable on religious details than religious adherents, and I know many atheists who have encouraged their children to explore religion.
One group embraces knowledge, one group suppresses it. Which side would you rather be identified with?
I think the point is that you toss or burn the things you don't value. So I guess you suppress that which you don't approve of. Maybe that's why your'e here now, attacking religious people. Good for you! Way to be a modern-day book burner at heart!
I'm not sure Rbb1 was saying that she intentionally bans or wants to round up piles of books to burn.
No Rbbi obeyed G-d in the matter. And I would do it all over again. Peace
In the 70's my mom would host these music burning parties that infuriated me and my friends when they was trying to get rock and roll banned. They took my Kiss album and I like freaked out, and they telling me it means kids in Satan's service, and I am slapping people to get my kiss back. I don't remember her burning any books, just my Satan music and my friends got mad at me cause some of the moms did the same thing. She was like,'' Where is the AC DC?, and I am laughing saying,'' You aint never gonna find my ac dc.''
In the 70's my mom would host these music burning parties that infuriated me and my friends when they was trying to get rock and roll banned. They took my Kiss album and I like freaked out, and they telling me it means kids in Satan's service, and I am slapping people to get my kiss back. I don't remember her burning any books, just my Satan music and my friends got mad at me cause some of the moms did the same thing. She was like,'' Where is the AC DC?, and I am laughing saying,'' You aint never gonna find my ac dc.''
That's because back masking was exposed then, as some of the powerful people in that industry were Satanic worshippers. On some of them you could hear very plainly, "Worship Satan" or other such charming epitaphs, and even without the back masking they openly promoted Satanism in their lyrics.
And you really have to wonder why the generations are deteriorating since then? It's not the thing, it's the spirit behind the thing. Same reason a lot of parent's should have been concerned about rap music promoting violence, murder, rape, and other antisocial behaviors. You pump something into your "womb" (mind) long enough, it has the power to change things, seeds planted and faithfully watered, ALWAYS bear fruit. Which is why we are told to GUARD our heart, for out of it, come the issues of life. Life issues out, the question is, is it HIS life that's being produced. Peace
I think the point is that you toss or burn the things you don't value. So I guess you suppress that which you don't approve of. Maybe that's why your'e here now, attacking religious people. Good for you! Way to be a modern-day book burner at heart!
I'm not sure Rbb1 was saying that she intentionally bans or wants to round up piles of books to burn.
How am I attacking religious people? I have noted a couple of facts. Is an acknowledgement of fact an attack? Should we ignore facts? If we do, how should we operate in our daily lives, and on what basis should we make decisions?
I think it a bit of a stretch to extrapolate that one verse and claim that the Bible supports the suppression of knowledge. However, it is your holy book, so I will accept your interpretation.
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The right side; HIS. Peace
At least you are consistent, and have chosen the side that suppresses knowledge. I am saddened for you.
I think it a bit of a stretch to extrapolate that one verse and claim that the Bible supports the suppression of knowledge. However, it is your holy book, so I will accept your interpretation.
At least you are consistent, and have chosen the side that suppresses knowledge. I am saddened for you.
Suppresses knowledge? When you can discern what constitutes true knowledge and wisdom that comes from the Father, you will feel the same way. Peace
I think it a bit of a stretch to extrapolate that one verse and claim that the Bible supports the suppression of knowledge. However, it is your holy book, so I will accept your interpretation.
At least you are consistent, and have chosen the side that suppresses knowledge. I am saddened for you.
Given the example of book burning under Hitler, I am more than saddened by such attitudes.
Given the example of book burning under Hitler, I am more than saddened by such attitudes.
Keep in mind that it isn't us that are supporting things like evolution as fact, despite all sorts of arguments otherwise. It's not us that suggests that we should not teach other viable theories for how the universe came about.
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