Recent content by JohnDB

I'm wondering if this Pope is going to allow priest and prepubescent boy marriages.

Yeah.... Another liberal pope.... I see the 4th splintering of the Catholic Church Greek Orthodox Bohemian rejection Reformation Protestant splintering Now liberal vx conservative Catholics....just like Methodists vx United Methodist....

This is what happened when Moses descended the Mountain with the 10 commandments of God and the people were sinning. Exodus 32:28 The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people died. This is what happened when Peter began preaching after the Holy Spirit...

I wanna be a leader of the excommunicated group. Those deemed too improper to be a part. (For whatever reason) I'll take those. Sure 9 out of ten are going to be whole life failures....but that One in ten are super awesome.

Single groups are labeled "college and career" at church.... They are somewhat flakey at times with consistency in attendance. Older vx younger? Mostly because people are using the group in an in appropriate fashion. A vehicle is made for travel but if some act like its an entertainment...

Well, I can tell you that we are a dying race and species at the moment. Unless industrialized societies begin having women birth 3-4 babies and raise them to adulthood....we are cooked and women will inherit a dying society. There's the truth. In 3 generations there won't be anymore...

The other night, my wife was trying to make a move on me. I said in a very soft voice, "Look woman, you are so out of your league, I'm like, super popular on social media. She said, "Isn't that like being rich on Monopoly?" Then I felt stupid and apologized to her. Then she asked, "Why...

This is what happened when I asked an AI to add gutters to the porch roof.

Unfortunately AI is still stupid. It has massive problems determining truth from lies. It has major issues determining whether or not someone is telling a joke using irony. It has issues with metaphors simile and hyperbole. IOW it's not creative or imaginative in the slightest. And the...

This very question (as well as many others) are answered in the Old Testament. This particular question is answered in the story of Sampson the Judge. He broke every rule/law of God's spectacularly. Until he allowed his hair to be cut and his appearance to the world was no longer that of...

No kidding right? When I was doing my initial anthropology studies of norms of behavior I about swallowed my gum. And it wasn't really outside the box for someone there exercising and Training to become intrigued by the Churches discussion and come sit and listen and ask questions....Paul was...

This is because that's the culture you have lived in your entire life. It's not bad or wrong...it just is what you are accustomed to. However, It is insufficient grounds to be judgemental towards those cultures who are comfortable with a different standard. The USA is a big nation with...

"Modestly" as the Apostle Paul discusses is to dress appropriately, not overly dressed but not under dressed either. Meaning that if most of the other ladies are wearing sun dresses you don't wear blue jeans, shorts, bathing suits, prom dresses or a "little black dress" usually reserved for...

It's the squeik effect of her becoming a young lady. She is maturing and not the same cute little girl who was consumed with chewing on crayons just a few years ago. And that maturity comes with sexually alluring body features which make it difficult for you to pick her up and cuddle her...

All you need to do is read the whole Psalm to know that this was the Psalm written by David after Nathan's "You are the man" chastisement. Is a famous lesson pontificated upon by almost every conservative pastor in America and abroad. Kinda surprised you don't know about it.