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blackbird

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  1. Would you prefer to live in the dark ages when a third or half of Europe died by the black plague? You would have loved those days with no vaccines, no government, no masks, no social distancing measures, etc. etc. You would have been free to get the plague and die without interference by government.
  2. Politicians are supposed to show leadership and vaccination is the only way out of this pandemic. Thousands more people would die without widespread vaccinations.
  3. Some private schools such as reformed church schools are notorious for not vaccinating the kids. They also had serious illness spread in their schools These people were made up of a lot of Dutch immigrants and their descendents who oppose vaccination and think it is poison. Sad really.
  4. Still in denial of the medical science.
  5. If a medical decision only effects yourself, then that is your decision. But in the case of a pandemic, when the virus is spread from person to person, then of course the is everyone's concern and government's responsibility to protect everyone.
  6. Vaccination has been a normal requirement in public schools for much of the 20th century to protect kids from serious illnesses such as polio, TB, smallpox, whooping cough, measles, etc. It helps prevent kids from spreading it other kids they are in contact with. Millions of lives have been saved by vaccines over the years. Romans Ch13, (not ch12) says God gave government authority over us. In the case of the pandemic government is acting in our interest to protect society from the virus. That's all there is to it.
  7. Well, that is a reasonable question. The answer is we are supposed to help each other. (love thy neighbour) That is why I am trying to help you. Arguing is pointless. Perhaps you can find a Bible-believing church in your area and have coffee and chat with the minister on a regular basis. If he is a good minister and believes the Bible, he should be a valuable resource for you.
  8. I can't see how you can call yourself a Christian and reject God's written revelation to man. That is an oxymoron.
  9. If you are a Christian, you need to read and believe the King James Bible.
  10. Defending the truth of what God said in his written revelation is not popery. I actually attended the Free Presbyterian Church for a couple years but found them to be somewhat popish themselves, although they say they oppose popery. However, I did hear the gospel from the Free Presbyterian Church and God used them to save me. I even had the honour of meeting Dr. Paisley. The Bible is God's revelation to man. If you are a true Protestant Christian, you will believe the KING JAMES Bible is the only infallible authority to live by. Dr. Paisley would not approve of your extremism; neither would God approve. You are following your own ideas, not God who wrote the Bible. You need to do some studying. That's not what I said. Follow the laws and you can protest things legally and peacefully.
  11. No, Jesus was not a revolutionary. That is pure fiction. He did not bring down the Roman empire. That was not his purpose at all. He said his kingdom is not of this world. Taking up the cross against government is evil and anarchy. God never condoned anything like that. If you want to take up the cross for Christ, it must be in accordance with his word. That means quietly, secretly and in accordance with his Word. He did not condone using force or the sword against the authorities. In fact, Christ said to turn the other cheek. We are supposed to be obedient to authorities even if we disagree with them. True Christian character is when you accept things patiently and meekly that you don't agree with or don't like. I often failed in that, but that is what Christians are to do. Carrying a cross to war as in the Crusades was not a Christian thing. People have used God to justify all kinds of evil in the world in history. The Roman Church was a huge offender in history. Consider the so-called Holy Roman Inquisition where they tortured and killed who they deemed as heretics for centuries.
  12. Well, you talk like an anarchist, not like a believer in Christ. Maybe you believe but you are badly misled and don't know the Bible. You need to read Romans ch13 and the New Testament. Give to God what is God's and give to Ceasar what is Ceasars. The Bible is opposed to breaking the law, violence, and anarchy. Blockading bridges, border crossings and streets is illegal and a crime.
  13. Anarchists and law-breakers will face the judgment of God. "“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:” Hebrews 9:27 KJV There is a heaven and there is a hell; those are the only places one goes for eternity. There is no such thing as purgatory in the Bible. That is a man-made invention. Anybody putting their hope on paying for their evil behavior in purgatory is only fooling themselves. One needs to repent be born again.
  14. The mayor of Ottawa claimed he made a deal with the trucker and occupiers to leave some residential areas. What a joke. They are still there this morning. What alt reality is the mayor living in? Does he not realize he is dealing with anarchists and criminal minds?
  15. The great majority of veterans do not support these illegal blockades and law-breaking. You talk like a terrorist. No honour or anything good about that.
  16. Nobody said Canada was shut down. But blockades caused a huge loss of jobs, income, business in trade and have to be dealt with. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people suffer for nothing. Blockades are not legal and are not democratic protests. They are anarchy. Trumpsters should stay in their own country and not invade Canada with their criminals.
  17. Bring on the tear gas. Paris knows how to do it. Cleared them out in a hurry.
  18. Wow! Thousands of people thrown out of work and countless businesses affected, but you say Canada is not shut down. That is the dumbest comment I've heard in a while. What reality do you live in? Guess you're not affected when your neighbour's house burns down; so you would be ok with it.
  19. 25% of Canada's trade with the U.S. comes across the Ambassador bridge and about 400 million dollars of goods per day. It is one of the largest trade routes in the world. So a small group of protesters has had a huge effect on thousands of jobs and businesses.
  20. Oh.. just ask the Ottawa police why they didn't clear them out. They said repeatedly they are concerned some of these occupiers could potentially be violent. That's why they haven't tried to remove them or done much. Where have you been hiding?
  21. The police still haven't done anything to remove the occupiers in Ottawa. They have become more entrenched and more determined. We will see how they react when they are removed by force in the coming days or weeks. I wouldn't count on all of them being peaceful. There may be a few seriously bad characters among them who are willing to burn down the house so to speak. Some have said they are willing to die for the cause. We also don't know how the blockaders in southern Alberta will react when they are removed by force. They are a different kind of crowd than the Ambassador bridge crowd which were mainly city folks from the Windsor area. The Alberta crowd include as lot of red neck radicals kind of like Trumpsters from the deep south.
  22. Have you spread Covid to your family, parents, grandparents yet? Are they still alive? Grow up and think of others for a change. Pretty simple concept isn't it.
  23. This is a very unwise thing to say or promote because vaccination is the only way out of the pandemic. By promoting the idea people should not get vaccinated you may be costing other people to lose their lives unnecessarily or harm their health if they have not been vaccinated and catch Covid. Everyone can hold their own opinion, but if you oppose vaccination, it is better to keep it to yourself. Another fact is that families have been greatly harmed and divided over differences on the issues related to the pandemic such as vaccination. People have lost friends. We all need to rethink this whole thing and find a way to get through it without causing division and harming relationships. Since vaccination is the only way health authorities say we can get through this pandemic, the idea of promoting vaccination should be held as sacred. But we should go easy on anti-vaxxers in our personal relationships and families and those who oppose vaccination should restraint themselves in their comments and allow the world to get vaccinated. How disagreements about COVID-19 have driven families, friends apart (msn.com)
  24. You raise a very good point. I am listening and I agree with you. The cause of the anger in the world may be a spiritual or Biblical one. That is, it may be a result of the fall of man or separation from God. We are all born with a sinful, corrupt nature according to what the Bible teaches. That may be at the root of the problem. Many bible believers and prophecy experts say we are in the last days. This anger in the world may be a sign that we are in the last days. When I say last days, I mean we may be in the days before Jesus Christ returns. The Bible speaks about very troubled times in the latter days. "1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, {false…: or, one who foments strife} 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; " 2 Timothy 3:1 KJV If what this passage says is true in the times we are living in, that would explain the anger in the world. Certainly anger would go with these faults. Having stated the negative, the positive should be stated. It should also be mentioned there is still hope for those who believe in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. There is a bright future of joy and happiness.
  25. Why do you not care about other people in society? Inspired by the Devil?
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