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Any citation I could give you — and there are hundreds of thousands out there — would be from a conservative or right-wing source that you'd probably dismiss out-of-hand for being biased.

As for the opposite being true: well I suppose it depends on one's social circle, but sure in some cases. I mean that basically explains why so many Germans went along with the Nazis, and why today's Chinese are so apprehensive to speak out against the CCP. I hope we can agree that living in fear of getting canceled is a bad thing.

it's going to need to move itself to prove it.

If you were raised Christian, you should know how much God loves human faith. He would never do anything to deprive us of the challenge of faith, because He knows how healthy it is for us to live on faith. Everything He directs us to do is for our own good. Revealing himself would deny us that opportunity. There will be a second coming, but by then it'll be too late.

Let it go and leave us alone.

You know where to find us when you're ready. Wishing you all the best.

Interpretations are certainly ever-changing. The underlying word of God is different from translations.

Thank you for staying respectful! I've opened that video, but at 2.5 hours, even at high speed that's a challenge. If I love it, then I'll watch it all. I'm writing this reply before having watched any of it, though.

Are you familiar with the Karaite Jews? They reject the Midrash and the Talmud, standing in stark contrast to Rabbinic Judaism, and taking an approach close to Jesus's values (though they'd probably never admit that). They actually read scripture, and strive to interpret it intelligently.

I do agree with you in principle that it's good to do that, and I know Jesus does too. That doesn't mean established beliefs are wrong, necessarily, but it's always good to consider that they might be. You can certainly find historical and contemporary examples where self-professed Christians didn't / don't follow the Bible.

With all of that said, while I am somewhat open-minded, I do accept the holy Bible as the word of God, and I believe all extra-biblical historical documents, like the Apocrypha, only serve to reinforce its truth. What precisely that truth means, in detail, we may argue about, and Lord knows many do.

And in any case, this is all about SBC more than myself. Their interpretation of scripture is fairly literal and straight-forward. So while obviously some disagree with them, they can hardly be blamed for being a Christian group who follows the Bible.

Just report and let the admin sort him out.

Is that your version of "kill 'em all and let God sort it out"? No, I don't "prohibit" anything. My point was just that this is a Christian organization following the Bible, which is to be expected of them.

I was raised an atheist and didn't find Christ until adulthood. So I am quite familiar with dismissing Christianity and any other religion for a variety of reasons.

Incidentally, I was also nihilistic and depressed for all those years, but I can only identify that in retrospect, because at the time, living in secular culture, the nihilism and depression just seemed like the normal way of being for people.

I'm a Christian because I know without a doubt in my heart that Christ is real, and He really is the way, the truth, and the life.

We're still trying to learn our lesson from the Tower of Babel. It's a work in progress. All of the disagreements, though, are over relatively minor details. If you read statements of faith from various churches, you see they're basically all the same in the essentials.

Yes, and some of them are pretty wacky translations. But the underlying word of God is unchanging.

I was raised an atheist and didn't find Christ until adulthood, so I do grasp that it's all voluntary. I also recognize that you can't force anyone to be Christian against their will.

So on those points we agree. Where we differ is that I firmly believe my God is your God, and neither of us could ever change that, no matter how much we may want to. Christ came to save all people, with a focus on those who need it most. So yes, Christianity does apply to you, even though you don't want it to.

I fully understand your "get off my back" perspective, honestly. Telling someone else how to think or what to do is a remarkably terrible way to make friends. I'm not here to be a jerk. Promise. I know you're going to do what you're going to do, irrespective of me. I only want to take every chance I can get to give testimony of my own experiences with God, and to follow the Great Commission for anyone who actually cares to let a seed get planted.

So does that mean we can coexist? I certainly hope so, but I recognize you may think I'm overbearing.

To my perspective, that was one of the worst aspects of reddit. Many people do not realize they can (and should, IMHO) unsubscribe from all of those defaults, and then subscribe to topics they actually care about. When you start with zero subscriptions, it immediately teaches new users to search magazines and customize their feeds.

I've been Linux-only for over twenty years. Welcome to the club! It sure does feel good.

I'm so sorry I came across that way. You make me sound awful. I'm not asking for special treatment whatsoever. I just think the default setting for Homepage should be Subscriptions. I think that would improve the site's overall quality for anyone who accepts default settings.

Edit: Lest anyone think this is just about politics, consider the following magazines that were just created:

• m/UniversalPictures
• m/KatyPerry
• m/UniversalStudios
• m/DreamWorks
• m/Pixar

Whatever kbin was before, it won't be for long.