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I was faced with nowhere to post my comments on the Miss Universe pageant, but that is not political and there are other events similar that often deserve addressing.
Miss Universe Pageant. December 2021. spoilered because I'm sure nobody cares about my opinions of the Ms. Universe Pageant.

Other current events? Like the McRib being back? or Wendy's new fries. AHH! I could off on Wendy's new fries... (what if I had a taste for the old ones, now what do I do?)

Elon Musk named Time’s Person of the Year for 2021

A very smart fellow.

Winter

The Storm in the northeast, the winter storm is not unusual or excessive. 1-3 feet of Snow, to hit random parts of the northern United States is a common event, and everybody knows how to deal with it.

Some Winters are more mild, and some are a little more interesting.

We're you around for the Blizzard of '78?

Can't confirm or deny my age it's a thing I'm purposefully inconsistent about.

In other words... Yes.

fair enough.
I respect privacy.

I only asked because there is a running thread about it. Folks have been sharing their '78 experiences, and I thought it would be cool to hear yours.

No problem.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/massive-...over-steak-in-pennsylvania-golden-corral

lol

Why is this news column. Yesterday the local news included 30 seconds plus on a report from their Olympic correspondent, on his flight, his getting settled in to his accomodations in China, and well wishes. Everything but a picture of his luggage.

At the same time, subjects chosen to only be placed on the bottom of the screen scroll included. North Korea testing 6 missles this month. And a 9 car crash in North Las Vegas. and (would get later mention), 6 people effected and a whole hotel evacuated over carbon monoxide at the hotel pool in Marysville.
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Betty White is going to get an hour long celebration special on network television. (She's not Martha Stewart, I say)
I don't know much about Betty White beyond a career in television. I don't think actors and actresses are the extremely most noble Americans which would inspire an hour long celebration? show on network T.V. Maybe I'll learn something.

Probably a Godless society, that has not been addressed with the 10 commandments, or taught the teachings of Paul from the Holy Bible.
The people at a buffet paid to get food, and the food was in front of them and then they aren't going to get to eat.
God help us, people need a right fear of the LORD to control base urges.

Or they could just act like civilized humans. God, or no God. Most atheists I know behave with more grace than many of the so called Christian’s in my life.
People just kinda suck. I don’t think going to church on Sundays is going to help most of them.

I hate to say it, but many people who call themselves Christians have no idea what that really means. Pretty much every denomination has allowed the message of the Bible to be watered down over the years, as they have sought approval from people instead of God. Too many people calling themselves Christians today think that God adapts to serve society, when it should be the other way around, and as such, many "Christians" live lives that are identical, or worse, than the worst pagan.

You are right that "going to church" doesn't help anyone. Trusting in the Lord, and repenting of your sins is what brings about regeneration, eternal life, and change in the life of a believer. Without these, going to church might as well be a day at the movies.

gotta question, and its not meant to be inflammatory:

why didn't the bible include the earlier chapters of the bible? wouldnt all the chapters be important?

What chapters are you referring to?

book of enoch, philip, and some others.

I don't know about Phillip, but Enoch was "high on dope".

Enoch 7:2 "The women became pregnant, and gave birth to great giants, whose height was 3000 ells." An ell equals a cubit, which is about 18 inches. So these giants are according to Enoch 4500ft tall. That is about three times higher than the Empire State Building. Then the giants started to eat all the people, birds and animals of the earth (Enoch 7:4-5). Those same women in Enoch 19:2 "And the women also of the angels who went astray became sirens." Sirens were a sexy half women half bird creature that preyed on sailors.

puff, puff, pass.

As far as Enoch, it was never part of the Torah. There was no call to include it in the Bible.

The book of Phillip, and Thomas, were written later, and are considered apocryphal. They have serious theological differences from the rest of the New Testament, and if I recall, were written some 300 years (from memory, so I might be slightly off) after the time of Christ.

It would be like saying "I found an undiscovered work of Shakespeare, except that the theme, style, and writing completely different, there are spelling errors, and it dates to about 300 years after Shakespearse died." It might be an interesting read, but in no way appears to be a genuine work of Shakespeare.

ok that makes sense. yea i wasn't sure how close to the scripture they actually were.

Bro, the Roman Catholic Church banned the books that didn't fit the most profitable version of Christianity. <-this is called the actual facts.

Basically “cavemen” or scribes at the Vatican or some monastery wrote what the leadership (also basically cavemen but corrupt with greed and power lust) allowed to be written. Most of it plagiarized from other religions and numerous texts. This is why I don't believe very much of it.

Wasn't it JulesDawg that had the saying "People are just no damn good?"


People tend to be self-serving, and those that loudly proclaim they are Christians are using doing so because they think it makes them better than someone else, but they are usually the least Christian of the bunch. Good Christians usually don't proclaim it, they just perform it, to do the good things you would expect and seldom get noticed, they don't ask for thanks, rewards or notoriety. They are out there and they are basically invisible.

Then there are just good people. Just like true Christians, they just do what is right, not doing so to get something in return other than a better world for all.

It's sad that all we see are the bad/fake people. The loudest voices get the most attention. Like the loud obnoxious person in the check out line complaining that the clerk is slow or something. There is hundreds of other customers that come through daily that have no issue with the clerk and many who thank them and tell them they appreciate them, but that one obnoxious person is the one everyone in the store turns to look at and talks about for the rest of the day.