Sea ice extent, thickness and volume are all normal, yet the Flat
Earth Society of climate scientists drones on endlessly about an ice - free Arctic — which they will never live to see.
Not exact matches
«It is not simply a way
of making life on
earth tolerable for the destitute but a key ingredient
of a transformed
society and a world we can look forward to.»
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Earth
Someone in the audience asked if I was the last card - carrying member
of the Flat
Earth Society.
I do not debate any longer with members
of the «Flat
Earth Society» either.
And, I do not mean the
Earth Religion, tree hugging, butterfly feelings, abortionists defending animal rights, kick the Bible out
of society morans finding peace in Bhuddism or any other false doctrine.
It's almost the equivalent
of a geologist being a member
of the flat
earth society.
Augustine writes, «This heavenly city, then, while it sojourns on
earth, calls citizens out
of all nations, and gathers together a
society of pilgrims
of all languages, not scrupling about diversities in the manners, laws, and institutions whereby earthly peace is secured and maintained, but recognizing that, however various these are, they all tend to one and the same end
of earthly peace.
This confidence in leadership individuals to sin and violate the laws
of our
earth, and do anything they want without regard to expose themselves and whole
societies to extreme danger against the upheaval that can be unleashed.
He continued: «I believe that Jesus is Lord and Saviour
of the whole cosmos... But we live on
Earth in a very diverse
society, we also have to work to find those areas
of commonality with other people.
I believe that man is, by nature, an exile and will never be self - sufficient or complete on this
earth; that his chances
of happiness and virtue, here, remain more or less constant through the centuries and, generally speaking, are not much affected by the political and economic conditions in which he lives; that the balance
of good and ill tends to revert to a norm; that sudden changes
of physical condition are usually ill, and are advocated by the wrong people for the wrong reasons; that the intellectual communists
of today have personal, irrelevant grounds for their antagonism to
society, which they are trying to exploit.
We members
of the Flat
Earth Society get laughed at and ridiculed all the time too by all those smarty pants know it all types.
All too frequently in contemporary American
society, a sentence
of «life» means something far less than «for the remainder
of one's time on this
earth.»
Why do we have articles like this which really bear no good or bad to
society when Obamacare has mysteriously vanished off the face
of the
earth...
It could now be seen, in every detail as his followers remembered it, as the life
of the one whom they now encountered as a living Presence in the witnessing and worshipping life
of the Christian
society: the Jesus who was no longer with them as «the prophet from Nazareth», but who was for ever contemporary as the Lord to whom «all authority in heaven and
earth» had been given, who was «with them always, to the close
of the age».
It is imperative that we define a new generation
of public patrimonial rights covering goods and services considered indispensable for survival and the fair and efficient functioning
of society and the
earth's ecosystem.
The Rio Summit sought to build upon the past with the goal
of establishing a new and equitable global partnership through the creation
of new levels
of cooperation among states, key sectors
of societies and people, working towards international agreements which respect the interests
of all and protect the integrity
of the global environmental and developmental system, recognizing the integral and interdependent nature
of the
Earth, our home, some excerpts will help.
The former pushes Christians to uproot and pull down the orders
of society while the latter draws them back toward the
earth and roots them in the orders
of creation.
But there is also the promise
of a unified planetary
society living in harmony with nature, using the natural resources
of the
earth for the benefit
of all the
earth's living creatures, and opening up prospects
of human adventures never before possible.
The second part will assume this analysis
of the transition toward a planetary
society under conditions which approach the biological limits
of the
earth during a period
of rapidly accelerating scientific knowledge and technological prowess.
For the Sake
of Heaven and
Earth: The New Encounter Between Judaism and Christianity by Irving Greenberg Jewish Publications
Society of America, 274 pp.
Were the church able to provide a vision
of a unified planetary
society organized both politically and technologically in such a way as to make available the full resources
of the
earth for the benefit
of all the world's people, would it be effective in generating social change?
The other myth describes a time when all human beings lived in one harmonious
society; «the whole
earth had one language and the same words,» says the story
of the Tower
of Babel.2 The myth then explains why, in historical time, there have always been many languages, many cultures and many
societies.
Even in the face
of economic turmoil, we are still one
of the most affluent
societies on
earth.
«A higher religion imposes a conflict, a division, torment and struggle within the individual... we escape from this strain by attempting to revert to an identity
of religion and culture which prevailed at a more primitive stage; as when we indulge in alcohol as an anodyne, we consciously seek unconsciousness» (Notes, p. 68) Typically, Eliot did not attempt to lessen the strain; rather, he saw the church as the «salt
of the
earth,» affecting
society at its deepest levels.
Of course, some people will cling to this old paradigm for as long as possible, just like we have people who belong to the Flat
Earth Society, who believe the creation story in Genesis is to be taken literally, and who believe the lunar landing is a hoax.
This is a
society in which money and power are more important than people, health is a negotiable commodity, old - age a curse, worker slavery a new form
of more profitable production, the poor are disposable, and the
earth's destruction an increasing reality.
The kingdom
of God, whether thought
of as that which gradually comes on
earth through a transformed
society or as that which comes only in God's eternal kingdom beyond death and earthly history, is always a social concept.
E.g., in regards to scientific support for evolution and rejection
of creationism and the young
earth dogma, in 1986, 72 US Nobel Prize winners, 17 state academies
of science and 7 other scientific
societies, signed an amicus curiae brief asking the US Supreme Court in Edwards v. Aguillard to reject a Louisiana state law requiring the teaching
of creationism, which the brief described as embodying religious dogma.
The «Our History» page on the site notes «The modern age
of the Flat
Earth Society dates back to the early 1800s, when it was founded by Samuel Birley Rowbotham, an English inventor.
Christians can draw motivation to be this new type
of persons from their faith, in which God is seen as caring for all, Jesus is a brother to all, the spirit is present universally, the
earth our common mother, and
society and history are where we can meet God in service to others.
But this tale
of desolation in
society and nature is not the end
of the prophetic vision, When humanity mends its relation to God, the result must be expressed not in contemplative flight from
earth but rather in the rectifying
of the covenant
of creation.
The periods
of world history are divided into epochs, each
of which is accentuated by the growth and decline
of historical cultures and
societies; in each
of these shortlived tribal units have succeeded each other in the domination
of a given region or section
of the populated
earth, either simply co-existing or vying with each other for temporary or semipermanent superiority.
(b) Notwithstanding his interest in the socio - religious situation
of the
society of which he is a member, the student
of religious groups can not afford to exclude from his range
of effort a concern with religious grouping in all parts
of the populated
earth.
She is the Mystical Body
of Christ; at the same time a visible
society instituted with hierarchical organs, and a spiritual community; the Church on
earth, the pilgrim People
of God here below, and the Church filled with heavenly blessings; the germ and the first fruits
of the Kingdom
of God, through which the work and the sufferings
of Redemption are continued throughout human history, and which looks for its perfect accomplishment beyond time in glory.
A Christian view
of time and history which preserves the truth and rejects the illusion in man's vision
of history can organize and release human energies today as it did in the days
of St. Augustine, and as it did in the bright days
of the nineteenth century when the prospect
of a reborn
society on
earth seemed to light the way.
How on
earth will any woman feel warmth and love at Church when people are over run with patriarchal ideas
of what a woman «should be», when
societies all over the world have different cultural aspects
of what is considered «appropriate wear» for women.
So this holiday season (Christmas, Kwanza, Chanaka, discovery
of radium,
Earth is an orb, etc) lets try to act like brothers to each other rather than enemies who need a fence so that ourkids can grow up in a tolerant
society without prejudice.
If so we can hope that something
of that
society can really grow on
earth.
This could come about by a long process
of change, a gradual movement toward a fuller personal loyalty and a more Christian
society on
earth.
(With «
earth» again understood as comprehensive of nature and society together as a single, complex community that is full of life but «under house arrest,» to recall the graphic description of Boutros Boutros - Ghali at the Earth Summit of 1
earth» again understood as comprehensive
of nature and
society together as a single, complex community that is full
of life but «under house arrest,» to recall the graphic description
of Boutros Boutros - Ghali at the
Earth Summit of 1
Earth Summit
of 1992).
In the good
earth, and in such glimpses
of the Good
Society as we have we discern a deeper reality upon which these depend.
His Kingdom is present in the goodness
of the
earth and in the promise
of the better
society.
Perhaps by demonstrating greater love and care to those around us, particularly those within our own family and especially those who are unwell or marginalised within
society; by reaching out to those who are struggling in life, in need
of comfort or support — and by valuing them all as human beings — then we can all indeed be true disciples
of Christ on
earth.
A planetary
society is emerging under conditions that threaten to trespass the biological limits
of the
earth.
its so amazing there people is this world are so caught up in living for themselves, what if the rapture happened while reading my text, what then, will you stil care what clothes you are wearing or what what car you are driving,, while GOD is removed from this
earth, and now
society will have to make a real decision if they want to contine to live in sin or realize they now understand the truth and the warnings given before, but now bc
of the anti christ have to denounce GOD (take the mark of the beast) or be killed, and if you do nt believe in christ now, will you be willing to die for christ then, i would rather be ridiculed by the world for being a true christian then be gay, seperated from GOD, and then cast in the lake of fire for all eternity tormented bc i refused to repent bc i wanted to live for myself, ready the story about the man in hades who to this day, still has not had a drop of water on his tongue to quench is thirst, THE BIBLE WAS WRITEN BC HELL IS REAL AND GOD IS REAL, DO NOT BE DECEIVED, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE WHO YOU WILL SERVE, THE NARROW ROAD WHICH LEADS TO LIFE OR THE WIDE, AND IF GOD CALLS YOU AND YOUR STILL ON THE FENCE, IN GODS EYES YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE A CHOICE, THE BIG QUESTION IS: WILL THE LIFE YOUR NOW LIVING BE WORTH SPENDING ETERNITY IN LAKE OF FIR
of the anti christ have to denounce GOD (take the mark
of the beast) or be killed, and if you do nt believe in christ now, will you be willing to die for christ then, i would rather be ridiculed by the world for being a true christian then be gay, seperated from GOD, and then cast in the lake of fire for all eternity tormented bc i refused to repent bc i wanted to live for myself, ready the story about the man in hades who to this day, still has not had a drop of water on his tongue to quench is thirst, THE BIBLE WAS WRITEN BC HELL IS REAL AND GOD IS REAL, DO NOT BE DECEIVED, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE WHO YOU WILL SERVE, THE NARROW ROAD WHICH LEADS TO LIFE OR THE WIDE, AND IF GOD CALLS YOU AND YOUR STILL ON THE FENCE, IN GODS EYES YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE A CHOICE, THE BIG QUESTION IS: WILL THE LIFE YOUR NOW LIVING BE WORTH SPENDING ETERNITY IN LAKE OF FIR
of the beast) or be killed, and if you do nt believe in christ now, will you be willing to die for christ then, i would rather be ridiculed by the world for being a true christian then be gay, seperated from GOD, and then cast in the lake
of fire for all eternity tormented bc i refused to repent bc i wanted to live for myself, ready the story about the man in hades who to this day, still has not had a drop of water on his tongue to quench is thirst, THE BIBLE WAS WRITEN BC HELL IS REAL AND GOD IS REAL, DO NOT BE DECEIVED, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE WHO YOU WILL SERVE, THE NARROW ROAD WHICH LEADS TO LIFE OR THE WIDE, AND IF GOD CALLS YOU AND YOUR STILL ON THE FENCE, IN GODS EYES YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE A CHOICE, THE BIG QUESTION IS: WILL THE LIFE YOUR NOW LIVING BE WORTH SPENDING ETERNITY IN LAKE OF FIR
of fire for all eternity tormented bc i refused to repent bc i wanted to live for myself, ready the story about the man in hades who to this day, still has not had a drop
of water on his tongue to quench is thirst, THE BIBLE WAS WRITEN BC HELL IS REAL AND GOD IS REAL, DO NOT BE DECEIVED, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE WHO YOU WILL SERVE, THE NARROW ROAD WHICH LEADS TO LIFE OR THE WIDE, AND IF GOD CALLS YOU AND YOUR STILL ON THE FENCE, IN GODS EYES YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE A CHOICE, THE BIG QUESTION IS: WILL THE LIFE YOUR NOW LIVING BE WORTH SPENDING ETERNITY IN LAKE OF FIR
of water on his tongue to quench is thirst, THE BIBLE WAS WRITEN BC HELL IS REAL AND GOD IS REAL, DO NOT BE DECEIVED, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE WHO YOU WILL SERVE, THE NARROW ROAD WHICH LEADS TO LIFE OR THE WIDE, AND IF GOD CALLS YOU AND YOUR STILL ON THE FENCE, IN GODS EYES YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE A CHOICE, THE BIG QUESTION IS: WILL THE LIFE YOUR NOW LIVING BE WORTH SPENDING ETERNITY IN LAKE
OF FIR
OF FIRE?
Although Augustine was want to identify the City
of God in its pilgrim state on
earth with the Catholic Church
of his day, he also acknowledged that «the entire redeemed city» was «the congregation and
society of the saints.»
You discuss looking at burial rituals to consider new ways to present the symbolism
of baptism, but regardless
of how a
society buries it's dead you will never find a
society on
earth that isn't familiar with the concept
of drowning; thus death by water has a universal power not limited to any culture.
ok typo «EVOLVED» into one a gay gene, and it is inevitable, along with all the other mayhem
of this
society today; with all that is going on in this world, and is why we have such suffering on
earth, from disobeying the law
of life from YHWH to do right by ourselves, for generations.
In terms
of per capita income, Hongkong is now the sixth - richest
society on
earth.