TreeBeard

Quebec is the reason we don’t get a pipeline through northern BC?

So they were pro-pipeline. Why not triple the existing pipeline?

Then why did they double the capacity of the oil pipelines?

Instead of taking a critical look at what your government does, you point to others and say “what about them”. There’s a name for this kind of obfuscation.

How is it a genocide?

Yes. Native-born people aren’t deported. The bible says to treat foreigners as if they were native-born. Therefore, foreigners should not be deported if one wishes to follow biblical teachings.

exactly. That would contradict the not killing commandment. Just like deporting someone contradicts biblical teaching and is in direct opposition to the scripture I quoted earlier. Glad we’re on the same page.

It also doesn’t say anything about abortion.

If we use this principle then if the law allows abortion, then abortion is ok. If the law allows migrants to come across a border, then those migrants are ok. Sounds like you’re putting the law above what the bible tells us in the case of migrants, but you wouldn’t do the same in the case of abortion. This is a red herring as the bible says nothing regarding DUI drivers. However, you can still make a moral judgement about them that they are “bad”. While the bible tells us directly that we must treat foreigners as if they are native-born, you still have no problem judging them as “bad”. This is in direct contradiction to the bible, and if you’re Catholic, to what the Pope says.

I did it based on a plain reading of a very clear bible passage. It doesn’t fit your narrative, so you feel comfortable dismissing it. How could the bible ever side with “illegal” immigrants when you don’t like them? Simply not possible! And when the bible says treat the foreigner as you would the native-born, basic logic tells us that passage is much more clear than the abortion=murder biblical interpretation you’re pushing. Which is exactly the point I was making.

I said evidence. Proof is for mathematics. So if I’m talking about “evidence”, am I right also? How did you determine coincidence is less likely than the same story being handed downs 10s of thousands of years? Honestly, you made it sound speculative, at best. Doesn’t sound all that interesting. If you can think of a better way to determine the truth about the natural world, I’d be interested in hearing about it. Educated guess doesn’t mean ruling out coincidences out of hand. I like speculative fiction. I don’t like people pretending their speculative fiction is historical.

These kinds of things sound nicer than the stories being a coincidence, but there’s no evidence to actually show that it is an ancient myth versus a coincidence separated by thousands of years and thousands of kilometers. Scientific myth? Thats a silly way to say sometimes science is wrong. Science doesn’t work based on stories, but the best available evidence. That may be the intent of the story, and it may even describe a truth, but if you were raised in China, you would be regurgitating the wisdom of different ancient myths with very similar themes.

The scripture has to be prescriptive in this instance? I assume you know there’s no mention of abortion in the bible, yet you think the bible would ban abortions. What a wildly hypocritical way to interpret passages. 🍒 picking.

I quoted it directly. Of course it is what scripture says. Treat the foreigner as the same as native-born.

“The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.”—Leviticus 19:34 (NIV) It’s not Christian to deport a foreigner.

What defectors?

Cain and Abel were Sumerian? You think that story is historical?

Yes. Stone people for working Saturday if they’re a Jew, Sundays if they’re a Christian.

Sure.

Why would you think that?

Apparently, Epstein was a Obama/Clinton hoax? How does that work? The conspiracy MAGA people are not happy.

Don’t you think Catholics are led by Satan and are going to hell?

@blackbird, don’t you disagree with everything the UCC stands for and think they are led astray by the devil? Key characteristics of the United Church of Christ: Socially Liberal: The UCC is generally considered one of the most socially liberal mainline Protestant denominations in the United States. Inclusivity: The UCC is known for its welcoming and affirming stance towards LGBTQ+ individuals, and it actively works towards racial justice and other forms of social justice.

Then maybe you shouldn’t have brought it up.

That has zero to do with whether the rise of feminism meant that women have the autonomy to choose a career, children, both, or whatever they wish.