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By ‘quoting the Bible verbatim‘ you are attempting to deceive those who don’t know/understand that …….
(a) the Bible is a ‘crude’ – but inspired – combination of history and psychology, written at a time when those two subjects were not formally identified as such.
(b) People who subscribe to the Judeo-Christian belief do NOT practice certain Biblical ‘advice’ that was given thousands of years ago when circumstance were totally DIFFERENT to today. However, we are intelligent enough to take advantage of – and benefit from** – the ‘good’ advice contained in the Bible – e.g. the Ten Commandments. (** e.g. suicide rates among NON-Christian caucasians are vastly higher than among ‘true’ Christians)
(c) Christianity underwent a ‘reformation’ (was re …. formed) a few hundred years ago and was UPGRADED’, just as computer systems are regularly upgraded. Meaning that your asinine comments are akin to your advising someone to buy a 1980’s Atari because that will be OK for their computer needs today.
Mind you, a hallmark of immoral (i.e. unChristian) people is that they are ‘always right’. Therefore this response probably was a waste of my time.
None so blind as those who refuse to see……
Tell your story walking Israel. The NRL doesn’t want your crap
By ‘quoting the Bible verbatim’ you are attempting to deceive those who don;t know/understand that
(a) the Bible is a combination of history and psychology, written at a time when this subjects were not formally identified as such.
(b) People who subscribe to the Judeo-Christian belief do NOT practice ‘advice’ that was given thousands of years ago when circumstance were totally DIFFERENT to today. However, we are intelligent enough to take advantage of the ‘good’ advice contained in the Bible – e.g. the Ten Commandments.
(c) Christianity underwent a ‘reformation’ (re …. formed) hundreds of years ago and was UPGRADED’, just as computer systems are regularly upgraded. Meaning that your asinine comments are akin to your advising someone to buy a 198’s Atari because that will be OK for needs to day.
Mind you a hallmark of immoral (i.e. unChristian) people is that they are ‘always right’. Therefore this response probably was a waste of my time.
None so blind as those who refuse to see……
Tell your story walking Israel. The NRL doesn’t want your crap
You are an absolute disgrace to Christianity! In fact, you give non-Christians good reason to perceive Christians as fools.
In other words, Con ( all who have read his disgusting comments, take note) you are DEFINITELY NOT a Christian, no matter how well you know the Bible and how much you might think you are and how much you PRETEND to be!
Tell your story walking Israel. The NRL doesn’t want your crap
(ote to moderator: please do not ‘punish’ me – by disallowing my earlier comment – for speaking PROVABLE truths. Although this comment may be seen by some [the ignorant] as ‘offensive’ or even ‘insulting’ it absolutely is not to people who embrace the truth because they are informed enough to recognise and know it. Furthermore, just as Gore abuses (see explanation in previous comment) freedom of speech to wrongfully (implicitly) insult Folau, surely I have a right to correctly use freedom of speech to speak PROVABLE truths? Your decision will say a LOT about you and ROAR….
Tell your story walking Israel. The NRL doesn’t want your crap
Barry – what schools people went -or go – to is irrelevant.
It’s what they learn that is important.
It appears that you do not know which ‘school’ teaches the fundamental morals upon which Western Civilisation was founded – the abundant benefits of which you, and all of us, are so incredibly lucky to enjoy.
The ‘school’ that teaches those principles – which so many today do not know because they never went to that ‘school’ – is a Christian church’s Sunday School.
Lest you now jump to the typical – and mistaken – conclusion, I am NOT some kind of ‘religious freak.’
I just happen to more informedly than most know what is best for sustaining the best civilisation the world has ever known that is now being destroyed by people by people so ignorant that they do not even know – let alone how – they are destroying it.
As I write this I see on the page a video link with a caption “Warne takes aim at ‘disgraceful’ media over ball tampering scandal.”
Soddenly some bloke who was good at cricket and chasing women is a ‘moral guide’?
Ignorant idiots everywhere – which is exactly why, as Thomas Jefferson warned, we will lose our democracy and associated freedoms.
Don’t even think of arguing with Thomas Jefferson or his messenger/spokesperson (me) – just watch …..
As for posting my email address, why not? I have already received ‘private’ communications from ‘likeminded’ people. As for spammers or abusers – my system has a brilliant, automatic delete filter for them…
The downfall of Australian cricket from the perspective of a heartbroken teenager
Because I have a moment, I will briefly respond, although I do not usually respond to people who unflatteringly self-evidence what they truly are.
Brand6, I have been insulted by experts.
Yours is so unoriginal that I have to suggest you practice a lot more and lift your game….
The downfall of Australian cricket from the perspective of a heartbroken teenager
You will be very welcome to do that, Nicholas.
I was equally impressed by ‘Noah’s’ comment.
peter@paradime.info
The downfall of Australian cricket from the perspective of a heartbroken teenager
Nicholas, for an ‘old man’ like me it’s almost embarrassing – the arrogance and assumed superiority demonstrated in some of the ‘adult’ (hahahaha!) comments directed at you.
Fortunately you are demonstrably smart enough to blow the chaff away from the good wheat!
peter@paradime.info
The downfall of Australian cricket from the perspective of a heartbroken teenager
Nicholas, if I may offer this recommendation:
First, make a judgment of whose perspective is best embraced – by reading my two comments and comparing them to to ‘Brand6’s’ comments.
Then, decide whose ‘guideline’ you would be best off following.
If you decide it would be mine, then I’ll ‘guide’ you as follows:
Ignore Brand6’s comments – especially the spurious arrogance and insinuated insult with which he has treated you.
At age 71 I am totally qualified to say that I KNOW you are, especially given your age – awesome!
peter@paradime.info
The downfall of Australian cricket from the perspective of a heartbroken teenager
‘Biltongbek’ is, like myself and ex-South African.
But, apart from liking biltong, that’s probably where similarities end.
Although ‘to err IS human (and fogiveness is Divine)” sensible judgment of erring must prevail.
It’s one thing if the error is accidental or inadvertent.
Something else entirely if the so-called ‘error’ is in fact a deliberate, planned action.
We might err in handing out the wrong change when working as a teller.
A different money transaction – such as robbing a bank – is no ‘error.’
Smith and Warner (and others?) did absolutely not ‘err.’
They deliberately cheated and in the process have done massive damage to not only cricket and sport – but also to Australia’s world-wide image.
And broken the hearts of many.
When egregious and deliberate wrongdoing goes insufficiently punished then that might motivate others to ‘try their luck’ to see if they can ‘get away with it.’
At this time Smith and Warner’s cheating is ….. unforgiveable.
Why?
Because they MUST first do two things to ‘earn‘ forgiveness.
1 – Genuinely apologise.
2 – Genuinely atone.
Thus far (6pm 29/03/2018) neither have done either.
Assuming they, at some point, genuinely apologise, I would suggest they be required to tour – unpaid ! – schools and give children talks on the terrible consequences of lying, cheating and general dishonesty.
That would serve to help save our civilisation that they have so seriously offended. Such action would also represent genuine atonement.
Then – and only then – can we the (mostly!) decent start discussing the when and how of ‘forgiving’ ….
peter@paradime.info
The downfall of Australian cricket from the perspective of a heartbroken teenager
I’m aged 71 and this essay brought tears to my eyes.
For one reason only.
It was written by a properly sensible and moral sixteen year old.
It is my mixed emotions that make my eyes leak.
On the one hand, what a joy to see clear evidence of the existence of such fine, decent young people.
On the other hand, what sadness to know that they are increasingly fewer and the ‘other’ type are so increasingly many.
Few would realise that, most regrettably, people like Smith and Warner are ‘reasonably’ representative of a significant proportion of the ‘younger’ generations (under age 50).
Properly moral (decent) younger people, such as the author of this excellent article, will need to – as the saying goes – “gird their loins” and prepare for a monumental fight in protection of our civilisation, without which cricket – and soccer – become at least very dangerous if not impossible.
Not to mention other evils that invariably follow a widespread collapse of decency and morality.
(Hint: we are seeing ‘small‘ signs of what that’s like … in Melbourne..)
peter@paradime.info
The downfall of Australian cricket from the perspective of a heartbroken teenager
Read my response to ‘Con’ – about the Bible – and maybe you will understand that you have no clue…
Tell your story walking Israel. The NRL doesn’t want your crap