All Things Religion Thread

Wow kewl stories abound. Descriptive, imaginative & deeply personal.
Reminds me of the first comment on the first page of this thread…

“ Apologies to the faithful...but this thread appeared to be the most appropriate for my epic tale

Anyone who has dealt with acute bouts of pain will likely testify, that the following days after taking the necessary drugs to get through, can present us with a challenging, dangerous, difficult and oft disturbing trip to the bathroom

After a few weeks of some serious meds...followed by a few days of no movement...I knew I was in for such a journey sometime soon...it's happened before...but this was next level...next next level...on a scale that could only be described as biblical proportions.

So I fought this beast for maybe an hour this morning...eyes streaming with tears, sweat dripping from every pore of me skin...I came face to face with the devil himself...I guess cheek to cheek is a more accurate description.

Never again can it be said that no man shall ever know the pain a woman feels during child birth

Won't easily forget the sound it made as I slew the beast...more a thud than a splash...I think the toilet even shook...but maybe I just imagined it

So after the necessary routine of clean up flush wash hands...I exit the room...but something catches in the corner of my eye

I'll be fucked if the giant brown beast isn't standing defiantly...like the statue of liberty...challenging, menacing, threatening. Staring at me from the depths. With only a moderate level of exaggeration...it's got to be 5 inches above the water level...2 inch diameter...a magnificent specimen

I am up to 5 flushes...still no joy

Holy holy shit! “

& remember the global water misting weather system…
Kewl.

“I have my own theory based on Genesis and years of study. Unfortunately Moses only gives us the short version of everything in earths early history when he wrote Genesis under Gods guidance.
My theory is this and it is just that, a theory….originally the earth was all joined together by land bridges ( Gondwana land)…It was all subtropical and around the earth were two layers. The ozone layer and the water layer. It never rained back then but the earth was watered by a global misting system. There were also huge amounts of water locked up underground. The UV damage on the earth was greatly reduced by there being an extra layer of protection. When God hit his reset button to wipe them out, the water layer around earth tuned to rain….serious rain that no one had ever seen. Also, the water under ground was broken up and surfaced.
Noah’s monstrous aircraft carrier was the only refuge. A massive ship 110 years in the making with 3 decks and a sample of all species that God wished to retain for the new world. No boat was ever bigger until world war two’ s aircraft carriers. It floated for a year with God chilling all His critters down into a less active state. The ark landed in now turkey and the new earth, with all its massive erosion and canyons and now great seas dividing continents became visible. More water locked back up underground. The fourteen cows fourteen sheep fourteen goats etc etc came in handy until new gardens could be established and of course Noah’s famous vineyard. God redistributes His retained species around the globe. Evil has been wiped from the face of the earth for a long season until the fullness of mans corruption reaches breaking point again. God will never flood the earth again while it remains. Mans lifespan gradually reduces capped to 120 years under his new environmental conditions.
If you apply my theory to your readings in Genesis it may bring it to life for you. See what you think.”

Then the guiding light of biblical proportioned bs bellowed :

“ we see the rise of intolerance everywhere….. “

^ yep and you endorse it ;)

Can’t let a bit of hypocrisy get in the way of when flopti quoted Winston Churchill to champion his own intolerant religious bigotry :

“How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property – either as a child, a wife, or a concubine – must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the faith: all know how to die but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome.”

When the truth comes…..then comes the enemy to deceive…..
It’s a pattern so common it’s almost boring.
Satan always dumps something on top of something good to divert.
When God revealed Himself to the first people, the fallen angel presents an alternative…..knowledge of good and evil over life with God.
When the Israelites settled comfortably in their land all those thousands of years ago….their neighbours brought in new and false gods …..nicely carved gods you can see……lots of rituals and diversions…..the people fell.
When Christianity became so popular that the Roman Empire and its worship of a single emperor as a god was about dead……all of a sudden there was the Holy Roman Empire and a pope……and the Vatican….
The false imitating the true and diverting the people once again into a religious bondage filled with ritual diversions and a false prophet.
When Christianity was spreading through the sons of Ishmael and the Arab world after 500 years along comes a warlord paedophile and his new religion of power and personal gain over others….
The false infiltrating the people and diverting them away…..
Cast systems and hierarchy …power over others….the worthy and the unworthy.l.l..others proclaiming there’s no one higher than you ….but we will bow before a statue anyway….
False paths….diversions from an outcast called Satan…..taking with him as many as he can….
When God sent his son into the world…..He showed that we are all equal…that He loves us all….He has made a way for us …..He promises a new place for us …
No more hate and pain ….no more false diversions….no more lies and wickedness…..
No one with power over another……
These times are not too far away so be patient….when a new birth is coming there are labour pains…..the world will seem upside down…..
Talk to Jesus….He hears you and your Heavenly Father will hear you too.
For the father and the Son are one…..joined by the same Holy Spirit.
Have a blessed day…..maybe find a nice church where you’ll find people who love you…..flow with God…..enjoy creation….live in peace.

Cue teary Jelly another of satans diversions…lol.

Hahahaha

The self deceiving unflushable turd that is flopti z lawd fraud floats on.

Lucky he loves us all ;)

& from 7:02am 20 march 2022 :

Optimist wrote:

SUNDAY MESSAGE…The fruit of the spirit Is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness , gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law….
And again….you have heard it said, love your neighbour and hate your enemy…but I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those that persecute you, that you may be children of your father in heaven. He causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous….Jesus.
After the breakup of the Soviet Union, promises were made to Russia from the west…they pretty much break down to, “we will respect your community and way of life and we will not expand our military alliance and weaponry up to your borders.”….we lied….we did not keep that promise because we despised their way of governance and living. Many of us went there for a holiday and and many of my friends were involved in Russian churches that were all very free to do what they wanted and function normally…Putin himself believes in God he says being a committed Russian orthodox person….so why are we fighting against these people???….the answer unfortunately is, there are big bucks in war and the USA is one of the worst offenders. It has products to sell globally and they are not cheap ones. It seems even though there doesn’t need to be a problem they create one to keep the war machine going. You can’t sell stuff without an enemy so an enemy they shall continue to keep…..the bear is now out of his cage and swinging…we could have helped Russia become a great friend and trading partner but we left them to rot and deal with anyone like Iran and China etc etc…we could have eliminated nuclear weapons ourselves but it seems now only Gods intervention will do it….At the end of the day, everyone wants peace and prosperity….except it seems, those on both sides of the pretend war for profit and turf….America was once an amazing family friendly Mum and dad and apple pie place that everyone wanted to be like ….today, it’s fast becoming a Godless fragmented society on a journey to anywhere. ….There is neutral ground between nations…it should be respected and encouraged and the differences between cultures tolerated as everyone stays in their borders and trades peaceful products. If you hate a leader, the people that live there themselves may hate them too and will deal with it in their own time and in their own way…..
Love your enemy…why?…they may just turn out later to be a good friend.

Don’t forget to love your enemies flopti ;)

this ABC God Forbid episode was a bit of a fun listen, some interesting angles:
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/godforbid/the-origins-of-the-bibl...

Probably give it a miss if you have the closed mindedness
warned about in Isaiah 6:9-10 and Ephesians 4:17-18.

i.e. 'If you do not hear your fellow man, nor a diversity of philosophy,
nor take pains to read the timeless words of respected literary giants,
neither will you be convinced when sensible ideas be set out before you'.
(Luke 16:27-31).

Even at the last minute….God saves.
I remember meeting Ian McCormack at the Caloundra Baptist church when I was blowing through on a Sunshine Coast trip in the 1980’s..
Killed by 5 box jelly fish , he lay dying on a Mauritius beach .
A bit of a lad like most of us but he remembered the Lord’s Prayer his mother taught him as he was dying and God even helped him pray it.
He had to also forgive those who had wronged him in his life just as God was forgiving him right there during his death.
It shows the mercy of God toward mankind and when Ian returned into his body in that hospital morgue he never forgot that love that was poured out on him during his meeting with Christ.
Not only was his soul restored but his life.
It’s all about grace….undeserved love….from the father of all living.
But you need to ask and it shall be given ….seek and you will find….knock and the door will be opened unto you….
Ian McCormacks original testimony is available to watch on you tube….
Enjoy..!

;)

All over the world, stores close, businesses shut down, the people rest and reflect.
Such is the influence all these years later from the son of God who loved us and gave His life for us.
Enjoy your holiday but stop , pause and remember what Jesus did on that cross.
The one whom all things were created through , lays down His life for the created.
One life for all….the sinless for the sinful….He takes our punishment to free us from the consequences…
That’s serious love……because He is love.
Have a great and happy Easter…..maybe even find a nice church service nearby.
Bless you.

It's your weekend @Opti, enjoy mate. Way better than Xmas, because it is reflective.

I regard this time of year as the most special, lots to do with new growth, rebirth, etc,
whether spring-solstice, easter, or any of the northern hemisphere observances..
(all of which come from winter being punishing, spring bringing new hope) -

it TOTALLY works for us here in autumn at the same time of year.
In the south of Aus anyway, in the sense that summer is the dead time.
Autumn brings rains and green, new growth and a lushness that's been absent.
I have bunnies and month old joeys on my lawn, so many plants wake up now.

Hope it is a happy time for you, @Opti, it is a special time of year : )

two easter worshipers ^

THE RE ENTRY…The son of man is gone for three days….off into the world of departed spirits…..I’ve always been fascinated by what he was doing for that time.
But then……alive again bodily..…..and not just alive but a whole new type of body.
A resurrected body…..the first of its kind and a preview for us into where mankind is heading next….
Today is also the first day of the rest of your life…..let it be a resurrection day for you and lead your loved ones into the ways of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
The resurrection of your body starts with a step of faith….reach out to Him who loves you and gave His life for you
Then….you will understand that not only has life become all new again with God walking with you…..but …death no longer has power over you..…Happy Easter.!

Very Sad...heart goes out to the Easter Flock...
See : Breaking News

Nothing to be sad about TBB…..just another Roman emperor pretending to follow Christ……the dodgy business will just appoint another CEO ..…..and the facade will go on.
If the next one is a young one……he may be the last…..and the worst…..as God has had just about enough I would say…
Perhaps take time to read the bible and see what a church should look like…..

^ you’d know a lot about pretending to follow christ

…you’re flopti the farkn lawd fraud!

- still got a plank in your eye ;)
- still judging and projecting your own facade ;);)
& still selfishly engaging in false piety ;););)

Atleast that francis fella had the heart to see cruelty at face value and have the courage to speak out about it…

- unlike you flopti, you’re just a pathetic hypocrite and an indoctrinated racist fool without a shred of compassion or integrity.

https://youtube.com/shorts/v5QalCvN5xk?si=sNX5W7PWD7ugNT3z

At least he can type in English

Put your soul on your hand and walk.

& newdog with fleas that has rolled in shit ;)

This kind of typing in engrish below hahaha

- carry on ;);)

…story time for mentally ill flopti adherents :

“ When you die your spirit descends into the heart of the earth and waits. Then if approved by God you are lifted up and go through the tunnel which is probably like a wormhole in Sci Fi. If unapproved you will wait for judgement but there is no time there so you wouldn't know if you've been there a year or a hundred years. At the end of the tunnel you will be greeted by The Christ Himself in His glorified form and put on planet Heaven, a very beautiful and physical place and in your brand new physical body. Earth will also be renewed after the great tribulation so for a time there will still be two seperate habitations and eventually just one. “

“ I don't fully understand the destination heaven. I do know that it is a physical place with buildings plants trees water etc etc. and a city with 12 gates. A physical city etc belongs somewhere physical and with all the universe out there and all those planets I'm making the assumption it’s one of them and somewhere in the far reaches of the North. I also know that another race already resides there (who we call the angels). and they can interact with us but not us knowingly with them. I have at least once but that's another story. “