Theo wrote:
"Woe unto them that call the destruction of nations "Silly."
[Theo 1:12][(That's me)
[GOD said this:]
Deuteronomy 7:1 When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;2 And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: 3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. 4 For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
2 Kings 21:9 But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.
Acts 13:19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
See if you can find Mu or Atlantis on any map.
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"Woe unto them that call the destruction of nations "Silly."
[Theo 1:12][(That's me)
Oh boy, Theo! I can see you've developed a "God complex." Not only do you speak for Him, now, you believe you ARE Him.
As to Mu, it's "Mu /muː/ (uppercase Μ, lowercase μ; Ancient Greek μῦ [mŷː], Modern Greek μι or μυ [mi]) is the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 40. Mu was derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for water (𓈖), which had been simplified by the Phoenicians and named after their word for water, to becomePhoenician mem.svg(mem). Letters that arose from mu include the Roman M and the Cyrillic М." (From Wikipedia)
As to Arlantis, "Atlantis (Ancient Greek: Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος, "island of Atlas") is a
fictional island mentioned within an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works Timaeus and Critias, where it represents the antagonist naval power that besieges "Ancient Athens", the pseudo-historic embodiment of Plato's ideal state (see The Republic). In the story, Athens was able to repel the Atlantean attack, unlike any other nation of the (western) known world,[1] supposedly giving testament to the superiority of Plato's concept of a state.[2][3] At the end of the story, Atlantis eventually falls out of favor with the gods and famously submerges into the Atlantic Ocean.
Despite its minor importance in Plato's work, the Atlantis story has had a considerable impact on literature. The allegorical aspect of Atlantis was taken up in utopian works of several Renaissance writers, such as Bacon's New Atlantis and More's Utopia.[4] On the other hand, 19th-century amateur scholars misinterpreted Plato's account as historical tradition, most notably in Donnelly's Atlantis: The Antediluvian World. Plato's vague indications of the time of the eventsmore than 9,000 years before his day[5]and the alleged location of Atlantis"beyond the Pillars of Hercules"has led to much pseudoscientific speculation.[6] As a consequence, Atlantis has become a byword for any and all supposed advanced prehistoric lost civilizations and continues to inspire contemporary fiction, from comic books to films.
While present-day philologists and historians unanimously accept the story's fictional character,[7] there is still debate on what served as its inspiration. The fact that Plato borrowed some of his allegories and metaphorsmost notably the story of Gyges[8]from older traditions has caused a number of scholars to investigate possible inspiration of Atlantis from Egyptian records of the Thera eruption, the Sea Peoples invasion, or the Trojan War.[9][10][11][12] Others have rejected this chain of tradition as implausible and insist that Plato designed the story from scratch,[13][14][15] drawing loose inspiration from contemporary events like the failed Athenian invasion of Sicily in 415413 BC or the destruction of Helike in 373 BC.[16]." (From Wikipedia, 'emphasis' is mine)
As you can see, your 2 examples have NOTHING to do with Christianity or the Bible. As I've posted before, this is a "secular" and a "civil rights" issue, not a religious issue. That's how the SCOTUS defined it.
And, as you like to be Biblical in your quotes, how do you argue against the following? Do you not accept these words as "God's words?" Remember, these are verses from the Bible, telling us to obey our governmental authorities. Are you willing to go against what Jesus and Paul have said?
"Hebrews 13:17New International Version (NIV); "17 Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you."
Romans 13:1-7; "Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same."
1 Timothy 2:1-3: "First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior."
Titus 3:1; "Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed."
1 Peter 2:13-14; "Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right."
Mark 12:17; "And Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at Him."
Luke 20:25; "And He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
Hebrews 13:17; "Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you."
You hold up the Bible and claim to uphold the Constitution. Yet, in your next breaths, you disrespect the "Word of God" and dishonor the Constitution by denouncing the SCOTUS and clamoring for a change in the Constitution, itself? Why? Because the rulings by the SCOTUS goes contrary to your religious beliefs. THE SCOTUS IS A SECULAR BODY, NOT A RELIGIOUS BODY!
You need to be very careful with what you ask for. Given the "over-the-top" rhetoric that permeates this forum, I woe the day this becomes a truly "Christian country." The USA will become a true "hell-hole," then. It have no doubt that our political parties will form along denominational lines and that none of the several Christain denominations will be able to come together on how best to rule the country. Then, a sectarian-based civil war, WILL erupt that will make the religious wars in the Middle East look like a trip to DisneyLand!
Remember, our religious history; the persecutions of the Jews through the ages; the wars between the Protestants and Roman Catholics; wars between the Roman Catholics and the Eastern Orthodox Church; to name just a few. Can you remember studying about the Spanish Inquision? How about the "religious freedoms" practiced by the Puritians in the New World? Or, the "religious reasons" that caused the Purtians and Quakers to have to flee England and Holland? Yes, we have an excellent track-record regarding our religious freedoms (read that "persecutions.")
Remember, too, that some of the original states had "state religions." Virginia declared the Anglicanism as its State religion. Did you know, that because of that, that Baptists and Presbyterians were legally prosecuted and persecuted? There are recordings of several of their ministers being "dunked" for "illegally preaching their 'bad religions.'" Who would'a thunk it?
Yea, buddy! Our becoming a "Christan" nation will be a really good thing. NOT! If you think "sharia law" is bad, try instituting some of the punishments for sinners found in the Old Testament. Some of our more strict interpreters of the Bible will have a field-day writing our new criminal justice codes.
Sorry, I don't care to live in a "theo-crazy."