DeSantis tells CPAC to 'put on full armor of God,' says 'shield of faith' will protect them from the

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  1. Injeun

    Injeun Well-Known Member

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    My Wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the Harry Potter and Tolkien series. But it is presented as the fiction that it is, for entertainment. The gospel of Jesus Christ is presented as fact, for the express purpose of our eternal welfare. If they had mass communication and video two thousand years ago, we would have a greater proof or measure of it all. But we have what we have, which is second and third person accounts.

    From a strictly objective secular viewpoint, I would think that something very unusual happened two thousand years ago to create such a fuss, and persevere all this time. That's how I used to view it in general. But I saw no leverage in it to engage to any great depth with my life which was mainly family, working, outdoor pursuits, and recreation. The fact that my family was neither religious nor academically inclined, rather buffered me from any strictures of belief or stoic viewpoint one way or another. And like you said, we all have our values and consciences to guide us in our daily activities. So where does creation or evolution fit in.

    Such was my bliss to know so little. All of that changed when Gods spirit visited me in heart and conscience one day, filling me with peace, charity and light. Astonishingly I recognized and remembered him, even though I never knew him in life. So now I know that God is real and that he lives and is divine. I know little but for this fact. When I scout around and hear great minds like Richard Dawkins and experts in theology pontificate the wherefores of their beliefs and pronouncements, It is enough to make my head spin because it is so far off from my heart and comprehension. It is at this juncture that I am glad to know so little, other than that God lives.

    My old life is like a dream now, and my new life is in him. I don't say this parroting in harmony with other voices, testimonies or words. I say it anew of myself. If it is in gospel alignment, then so be it. It isn't my aim to approximate anything other than to tell the truth as I know it to be as it unfolds to me, from within my heart, mind and soul. To be honest, I'm amazed to even be saying these things. My whole purpose in saying this is twofold. Which is that God lives and that he is good. My counsel is to take neither this nor any testimony from anyone at face value. But rather to find out for yourself if you're(anyone) inclined to know the truth.
     
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  2. Injeun

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    I suppose so. But men have the free agency to embrace and uphold that value or not. Our Founding Fathers chose to do so, so as to bring about the birth and independence of this nation on truth beyond the fluctuations of mankinds ever changing affections.
     
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    Here's the kicker, dude; acting like some story that's been borrowed from other stories and been passed down for over a thousand years is actually real is an impossible sell. Without suspending belief and calling in faith, this has no place in reality any more than the thousands of other similar stories have. Or Harry Potter.

    That's where this all becomes an issue. You can't really claim one is true without showing how you came to the conclusion OR this just become a "faith" situation. We can easily point out the loopholes in every major religion known to man, no ones' can escape the eye of logic. Hell, I grew up with xtian family who took us to church constantly but could not allow reason to permeate their cloudy thinking.

    Now once we agree that it clearly IS a faith issue things lighten up because you do not need any evidence to believe in something or feel like it's true for you. You can decide you want to follow a path, any path, and it can guide your decisions and attitude for the better. The issue is when someone tries to foist clear fabrications as a fact. We know what is fact v mythology and we know we don't have all the puzzle pieces. He gets the wrath of logic when making claims of super heroes and super villains and magic and he loses any chance at being taken seriously. Many of us have an education in sciences so we're not buying spurious claims. That doesn't mean we don't understand normal people like your wife and yourself who are just doing what you believe is right and how you're inspired.
     
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    Point taken. But science and man don't know all things. That scripture is a warning to the future from whom many believe and some know to be God. So they regard it as true as a warning, even though the particulars might be vague. And whether it has happened, is happening or will happen, is not as important as that it encourages people to comport themselves to goodness and uprightness.
     
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    Elves are better than humans. They are immortal and have the wisdom of the ages. Humans are ignorant, short lived, and would rather die than admit they are wrong about anything.
     
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    I'm sure you believe a lot of things you're told. Critical thinking is your friend.
     
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    But they're not doing that. Because they feel uncomfortable talking about class and race and sex education with their children. That's the problem and why public educators have had to pick up the slack.
     
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    Well, no one knows all "things" but at least science removes the veil of ignorance that has surrounded the world we live in. We know Thor doesn't actually create lightening, and as we learn more we shine a light of understanding into the dark corners of both the human mind and our environment. If you can find a way to use lessons/metaphors from any literature that's an awesome thing. Cheers
     
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    Then please list all of the “God-given rights”. All of them. And source them from the Bible.
     
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    He could be the Left's answer to James O'Keefe and Project Veritas:
     
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    DeSantis is right.

    PROGRESS: DeSantis’ new anti-woke law survives legal challenge.

    "Opponents attempted to block the "Stop WOKE Act" from being enacted last Tuesday. However, a federal judge denied a preliminary injunction on Monday and stunted the request from stopping the bill. The law's formal name is the Individual Freedom Act."

    FREEDOM, LIBERTY, EQUAL TREATMENT UNDER THE LAW
    "The law protects students and workers from discriminatory indoctrination," she said. "Nobody should be compelled to undergo trainings or lectures that stereotype individuals based on race or other innate characteristics."

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    She'll be a GREAT WH Press Secretary.
    "The Individual Freedom Act prevents the teaching of content that could be deemed as racially divisive, or teaches that specific attributes compel discrimination at the K-12 and collegiate levels. Instead, the new law prompts American history to be taught on the foundation of individual freedom and choice."

    Crazed Leftists went insane trying to stop that. Woke Disney lost a tax carve out that they had for over a half century.

    "Students shall develop an understanding of the ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping on individual freedoms, and examine what it means to be a responsible and respectful person, for the purpose of encouraging tolerance of diversity in a pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting democratic values and institutions,"

    Any teachers that can't bring themselves to do that are welcome to walk.
     
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    I hope Trump rips DeSatanis a new one, ¯\_㋡_/¯.
     
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    All these centuries later and people are still treated like second (and worse) class citizens and there was a major hissy fit about teaching ALL of our histories in building this nation.

    The "His Story" taught in schools is no more truthful than the Buy-Bull(s) (any of them) or Harry Potter.

    You live the way you do because you choose to do so and that gives you some kind of comfort. Others are just CINO and we see that every single day in the sheer hatred that some spew about others for no reason other than they can and others will like their posts and help spread their hate.
     

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