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I'm a longtime lurker on these forums. I had been seeing a woman since April 2022. I had sex with her and we obviously weren't married. In October she became pregnant. But by Christmas she admitted to sleeping with other people when I was away. I stayed, hoping & praying that the baby could be...

I mainly read other people's posts on these forums and pray, I rarely post myself. I work for the public service in Canada. In August, the government announced its intention to make COVID vaccination mandatory for all public servants, as well as federally regulated workplaces. All public...

What interactions did Paul have with the original twelve disciples of Christ? I know there was the incident at Antioch, but I'm looking for additional interactions/disputes with "the Twelve" (a term which Paul appears to use to describe the original apostles who knew Jesus personally). There...

Especially if they don't deserve it...

I'm just looking for some perspective and new ideas before I present an argument to another group of people. In the eleventh chapter of Genesis, we see God introduce a multitude of languages to humanity in an effort to disrupt the construction of what is now called the Tower of Babel. Taking...

To start off, I am not referring to the concept of Hebrew debt slavery. I would like to address this idea of the enslavement of foreigners in the Old Testament, most notably the book of Leviticus, and then just take a glance at some excerpts from the New Testament, particularly a few verses from...

What implications does the story of the rich man and Lazarus have for the debate between proponents of free will and predestination? I am referring specifically to the latter part of the chapter, Luke 16:27-31 - “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family...

Hi. I was recently browsing around a certain website and came across a question regarding a country's military, subjects about warfare etc. Eventually, the discussion turned to Romans 13, the chapter supposedly about obeying temporal authorities. However, this person said: "It is talking...

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Hey, I was wondering why God was incapable of defeating Jacob in a fight using conventional means? He had to use divine power to dislocate his hip. I've heard it been described as "Jacob wrestles the Angel", but Jacob says "I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." So I think...

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Not specifically the US President's plan, but instead the general idea behind universal medicare or social programs or the welfare state. Your thoughts?

Hello. I'm Phil. I think that's about it.