If you worship an invisible god, you'd better damn well keep your religion invisible as well and quit using it as a justification
for every evil thing you do to other people.
We have become so familiar with the story that we do not see the crucifixion of Jesus
for the evil thing it really was.
Please show me one comment comment by an atheist that says that only religion is the cause
for every evil thing.
In my view, of course, God didn't actually do either thing, but also in my view, God is willing to take the blame for that which He does not prevent, so I shouldn't get too upset when people blame God
for the evil things that happen in the world.
Before the devil and all the evil powers.If someone has not forgiven God, their lives are often filled with self - righteousness and a feeling of entitlement — that God owes us an answer
for the evil things he allows.
This is a perfect example of what we have been arguing in this book, that God takes the blame for that which He did not prevent, that God bears responsibility
for evil things that occur on His watch.
Not exact matches
Paul Buchheit was responsible
for three of the best
things Google has done: Gmail, AdSense, and the Google mantra, «Don't be
evil.»
See, the gap - toothed goal scorer got off to a rocky start in the ad game — perhaps following Mario Lemieux's lead with a bizarre local car dealer commercial — but quickly turned
things around last year with a series of quirky spots
for Reebok CCM that featured his decapitated head's crazy - person /
evil genius laugh, and a turn
for ESPN's SportsCenter that pegged him as a Russian spy.
Social influence is a powerful
thing — whether
for good or
for evil.
«We should not continue to be afraid of technology, because it's really how we use and deploy that technology, and whether we use it
for good or
evil is a social aspect of
things.
In an interview with Newsweek, the Russo brothers revealed «the most frightening
thing about Thanos» is that he might actually have good reasons
for his
evil deeds.
Behind the scenes, though, he has fretted over the «
evil»
things Trump might do in areas like immigration, while Pichai has publicly criticized the White House
for its executive orders targeting majority - Muslim countries.
«Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no ambition corrupt thee, no example sway thee, no persuasion move thee, to do any
thing which thou knowest to be
evil; so shalt thou always live jollily;
for a good conscience is a continual Christmas.»
The reality of the
evil of segregation means three
things for me, practically: 1) I try not to....
This idea of being inherently
evil and never ever good enough and needing external forces to fix
things has held me down
for quite a while.
The occult level... this level most people mistake
for the spiritual just because its hidden, and yet
things have names and there are words involved and the
things revealed can be used
for either good or
evil.
Unfortunately in my case, I've probably gone to excess the other way... after 43 years of being (in my view) threatened with hellfire
for every cotton - picking
thing (including the «sinfulness» of being born in the first place because it's a well - known scriptural fact that every human is born sinful and separated from G - d, with a heart that does nothing but desire
evil and no way to please G - d even when righteous), threatened with being «left behind» in the rapture (should I fail on some doctrinal (belief) point at the crucial moment)... I refuse to consider ANY possibility of hell at all.
> I know this may hit a nerve but i will pray
for you whether you believe in God or not and just know there are
things that go bump in the night and there is a force of
evil just as there is a force of good out there.
You are everything you accuse your opponents of being, and you stand
for all the
evil things that you claim they champion.
It is about control and to attain and master that power one must control something and what better
thing to control than
evil, but first
evil must be defined
for the dull masses because you can't have a savior without something to save from something.
Well it is true that some people seek sorcerers to implement Jinn that are satanic demons into mankind or his house or his business to finish him or make his life miserable or to stop flow of his business income... In such case it is either you are religious enough and say your prayers often then it becomes hard
for this to harm you or otherwise you need to find some one who practice exorcism to remove this
evil... But many are just pretending to be good at it and help you not but squeeze money out of you with tales and stories... There is another type of possessions and that is not through a sorcerer but directly by coincidence what man is at his weakest moments and those weakest moments
for a possessions are when you come through a great fear or when cry or laugh loudly in hysteria, or during a certain moment of mating... or even when sneezing loudly... That's why there are prayers to be said on daily basis to guard you from such
things and specially if passing haunted places such as deserted houses but most
evil ones are residents of public toilets and market places... Some of them even would claim that you have made a wrong action by which you have killed a dear one to them and
for that they have possessed you and that is mostly night time such as throwing a cigaret butt to a dark place or stepping killing an insect or even an animal at night which could have been one of them or possessed by one of them... So this is true
thing happening to many who suffer unexplainable illnesses or sufferings which could look like mental illness that comes and goes as pleased...
But
for good people to do
evil things, that requires religion.
My experience in being a team member and leading teams tells me that it just takes one loud voice to ruin an otherwise convivial gathering and that making
things good
for everyone requires satarising any pretentiousness and deconstructing any
evil argument in order to render said loud voice powerless.
I'm against people who are saying
things like» the Imam is one of the most
evil men on the planet» «They are building a school
for terrorists» «its a monument to their triumph» Look up Sufism.
«The only
thing evil needs to thrive, is
for good men to do nothing.»
«With or without religion, good people will do good
things and
evil people will do
evil things; but
for good people to do
evil — that takes religion».
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For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due.28 And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, covenant - breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful: 32 who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise th
For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions:
for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due.28 And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, covenant - breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful: 32 who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise th
for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due.28 And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those
things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of
evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, covenant - breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful: 32 who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such
things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them.
For with
evil things God can not be tried nor does he himself try anyone.
That was a very interesting read many comments caught my attention I've recently been diagnosed with Bipolar I have hallucinations and hear voices in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't
evil telling me to do bad
things to people when I get put into a mode of fear I live in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this
for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look
evil I personally do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest in many
things I've recently I decided it's time
for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up
for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around
for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered loll
For what the mythic pattern, the heightened renditions of good and evil — the Gandalf rescuers and the Sauron evil lords — allow for is what Tolkien elsewhere has called «recovery,» seeing things as we were meant to see th
For what the mythic pattern, the heightened renditions of good and
evil — the Gandalf rescuers and the Sauron
evil lords — allow
for is what Tolkien elsewhere has called «recovery,» seeing things as we were meant to see th
for is what Tolkien elsewhere has called «recovery,» seeing
things as we were meant to see them.
We re-discover the meaning of heroism and friendship as we see the two hobbits clawing their way up Mount Doom; we see again the endless
evil of greed and egotism in Gollum, stunted and ingrown out of moral shape by years of lust
for the ring; we recognize again the essential anguish of seeing beautiful and frail
things - innocence, early love, children — passing away as we read of the Lady Galadriel and the elves making the inevitable journey to the West.
The synod agreed that the
evils responsible
for the recent catastrophes were such
things as pride in heart and body, a spiritual falling away, excessive profanity, breakdown of family life, and failure to observe the Sabbath.
The most dangerous prayer I pray (from time to time) is Psalm 139, «search me heart and thoughts, fin out if there is any
evil in me...» I pray this with nervous expectation because I realised Im not very keen to always know whats really in my heart, God brings out
things I would never associate with myself,
things that I need to throw out, its horrifying but so refreshing in the long run.all these prayers bring painful results but like a colonic irrigation procedure (which I imagine is highly uncomfortable) the result is so worth it.thanks
for this post.
Lem me see here, according to your holy book your God personally ordered more infant killings than all American abortion doctors combined, ordered the annihilation of half a dozen civilizations, routinely taunted and tortured humanity, introduced
evil into the world then blamed the
things he created
for it (even though he's supposed to be omniscient and omnipotent), then abandoned humanity
for at least a couple thousand years while making plans to come back and slaughter 2/3 of Earth's inhabitants so that he can judge them and throw most of them into a torturous hell
for all of eternity...
for not being able to overcome the nature your book says he gave them... Just so he can have non-free will - having cloud gnomes sing his praises
for eternity.
Ecc 12:14 «
For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden
thing, whether it is good or
evil.»
Although I am very far from subscribing to the doctrine of the total depravity of man, it does seem to me to have been proved within my own lifetime that the problem of human
evil is not much affected by better education, better housing, higher wages, holidays with pay, and the National Health Service — desirable as all these
things may be
for other good reasons.
For the Almighty God, who, as even the heathen acknowledge, has supreme power over all
things, being Himself supremely good, would never permit the existence of anything
evil among His works, if He were not so omnipotent and good that He can bring good even out of
evil.
I do hear your points that you think I have not seen the need
for warning of danger, that you believe I think of it as «unChristian» to talk about such
things, and that you may even believe that my comments are akin to protecting
evil deeds and harming the innocent, using the bible as a proof texting weapon to that end and contributing to a problem of church becoming fake and shallow while claiming to be deep and pious.
«Good people do good
things and
evil people do
evil things, but
for an
evil person to do good, you need the Code of Hammurabi», one of the original lists of «commandments»
for humans.
It seems to have been proved within out time that the problem of human
evil is not much affected by better education, better housing, higher wages, and holidays with pay — desirable as all these
things may be
for other good reasons.
It's one
thing to have
evil thoughts, recognize them as such, and cry out to God
for mercy.
To those who quote sections of the Koran that say «slay the infidels» and think that this shows that Islam teaches violence, I say — those
things are metaphors
for resisting
evil within oneself within one's own mind, resisting anything that turns one away from God.
As
for acts of
evil («active sin»), I'm convinced that not all
things are the same.
You appear to acknowledge that these
evil things have been done, yet you want no accountability
for your religion.
Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus, and a most mischievous supersti - tion, thus checked
for the moment, again broke out not only in Judaea, the first source of the
evil, but even in Rome, where all
things hideous and shameful from every part of the world find their centre and become popular.
Does the mother mentioned in Rabbi Soloveichik's essay teach her son to hate Saddam Hussein
for Saddam Hussein's own sake, because of the
evil things he has done, or because Saddam Hussein as an Iraqi represents national interests in conflict with Israel's national interests?
Here's the confusion: Arkes proposes and defends the notion that natural law best accounts
for our intuitions of equality and justice; Prof. Smolin responds by pointing out that people have believed
evil things in the name of natural law.
The * natural * reaction is to demonize the aggressors; after all, as Edmund Burke and others have pointed out «the only
thing necessary
for the triumph of
evil is
for good people to do nothing.»
But
for good people to do
evil things, it takes religion.
When I go to Church, I don't go to some building that someone built, listen to someone speak at me about the
evils of the world, give up money
for some out of sight missionary work, and then get berated
for not doing
things according to some interpreted version of a much disputed holy book.