TadhgMcLir Loc: USA

I am an Army vet, ('70-'73) obviously Viet Nam era, but was blessed enough not to be in-country. To all of you who were in-country "Thanks for your Service".

I am an Engineer (Chemical) by degree, but have had many and varied jobs, worked for small, medium, large, and "humongous" companies, my own company, and a School District. I have taught (not in the School District) many classes as varied as Programming (FORTRAN under IBM CMS) to SCUBA and Martial Arts. I love music and photography. As my age would indicate I am also opinionated.

I am a fundamentalist Christian, but before you go off on me... My definition of Fundamentalist is that Jesus only gave us 2 commandments - the first and greatest is Love God with all you heart, mind, soul, and strength, the second is like it Love your Neighbor as yourself. In Luke the question comes who is my neighbor. The answer is the story of the Good Samaritan - which means EVERYONE is your (my) neighbor. In Matthew Jesus says that these two comprise all the Law and the Prophets, or in other words, if you truly obey these you will obey all of the commandments! If you're interested {See - Matthew 22:35-40, Mark 12:28-31, and Luke 10:25-37}.

Know that NO Matter WHO it is, God Loves them (maybe not what they are doing, but he does love them). All true Christians are also sinners, it is just that they have been forgiven and given another chance by God. Thank God that He is not a God of the second chance, but the God of another chance.

mongo Loc: TEXAS

Good post. I still believe that all refugees should be properly vetted for the safety of our nation. I would like to add that they should be placed first in other muslim nations that share their religious beliefs.
Welcome to OPP, and thank you for your service.

SEMPER FI

no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

Welcome, friend. Be sure to pay attention to the threads on the Psalms, Prayer family, and he Religion and Spiritually site.

RETW Loc: Washington

Welcome, glad to have you on board. Looking forward to some of your comments.

RETW
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HI there TadhgMcLir

bahmer

Welcome aboard and will look forward to more from you.

Dummy Boy Loc: Michigan

I look forward to your turning you back on your neighbor...usually when someone makes such statements, it's the opposite. I'll definitely keep an eye out for your Fundamentalist definition of love.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Welcome, sir, and enjoy your time with us. :thumbup:

no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

My normal discussion is on the concept of what is love, as in love your neighbor as yourself. Does love your neighbor mean to accommodate and validate all his sins so that he may remain comfortable and happy in his sins or guide him toward the rightous and honorable way to behave which may at times seem mean, as it is not tolerant of the sin, but loves the sinner.
Welcome to OPP, sounds as if you will add much to the discussion. Happy New Year.

Leah

Great Post. I am new here also but welcome!