Re: Warlock: I hope you are not thinking of raising up arms to defend the freedom that we are losing. This is the time to be very cautious. The elected democrat leader has nothing to loss. Because he is waiting for this event to happen so that he could have concrete reasons to impose martial law. When that happens, we are all locked inside our homes, and he will rule with his fists over us forever.

We need to act with caution, until his power dies eventually.
I hope very soon. Good luck!

I could agree with you except that their gov's are fully based upon the Muslim beliefs.

However, since ours is not based upon any religions or beliefs, then I would be as against Muslims praying openly as I am against Christians praying openly. But, that's just me. If their actions are disruptive or a hindrance to the workings of society (as in blocking traffic), then by law it should be stopped. Otherwise, once again, it is none of my business.

However, how many times have I had to wait while a long parade of cars moved slowly down the street, blocked traffic in their ritualistic burial practices?

Well, if you can believe that Jesus went to India as a child and learned from Hindu Gurus, you can believe that.

I believe Ravi Shankar is best listened to when you are stoned out of your mind. Jesus studying under Hindu Gurus is too fat-fetched even with the benefit of a vivid imagination, a brick of hash and a very expensive hookah. Listen to this anyway, it will expand your mind a lot more than most posters on here do.

http://youtu.be/-f1DNyngKVY

The Best of the Sons of Men

Ancient scrolls reveal that Jesus spent seventeen years in India and Tibet

From age thirteen to age twenty-nine, he was both a student and teacher of Buddhist and Hindu holy men

The story of his journey from Jerusalem to Benares was recorded by Brahman historians

Today they still know him and love him as St. Issa. Their 'buddha'

Notovitch In 1894 Nicolas Notovitch published a book called The Unknown Life of Christ. He was a Russian doctor who journeyed extensively throughout Afghanistan, India, and Tibet.

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The phrases "lost years of Jesus" is usually encountered in esoteric (requiring secret or mysterious knowledge) literature (where it at times also refers to his possible post-crucifixion activities), but is not commonly used in scholarly literature since it is assumed that Jesus was probably working as a carpenter in Galilee from the age of twelve till thirty, so the years were not "lost years", and that he died in Calvary.

In the late medieval period, Arthurian legends appeared including stories that the young Jesus had been in Britain. In the 19th and 20th centuries theories began to emerge that between the ages of 12 and 30 Jesus had visited India, or had studied with the Essenes in the Judea desert. Modern mainstream Christian scholarship has generally rejected these theories and holds that nothing is known about this time period in the life of Jesus.

Many New Agers have claimed that Jesus went to India as a child to learn from Hindu gurus. He allegedly later went to Israel and performed miracles learned from these gurus, and taught doctrines He derived from them.

Such an idea is preposterous.

To begin with, Jesus' teaching about God was not pantheistic (“all is God”), as was that of the gurus of India.

Jesus never cited the Hindu Vedas but always the Jewish Old Testament which proclaimed the monotheistic God of Judaism (see Mark 12:29).

There is virtually NO evidence that Jesus studied in India.

Though the Gospels do not directly address Jesus' childhood, there are convincing indirect evidences that He remained in Palestine. Luke 2:52 summarizes Jesus' life from age 12: "And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man."

Jesus, of course, was both God and human. As God, He was omniscient (all-knowing) and all-wise; He could never “grow in wisdom” from the divine perspective. In His humanity, however, He probably gained wisdom as did other Jewish boys, by studying the Old Testament Scriptures (Psalm 1:2) and listening to the wisdom of the elders.

Jesus was known in His community as a carpenter (Mark 6:3) and a carpenter's son (Matthew 13:55). It was customary among the Jews for fathers to teach their sons a trade. Joseph would have taught Jesus the trade of carpentry as Jesus matured in the Palestine area. That carpentry played a role in His life is clear because some of His parables and teachings drew upon that experience. For example, He told of building a house on rock as opposed to sand (Matthew 7:24-27).

Luke 4:16 is a key text to refute the idea that Jesus went to India. At the beginning of His three-year ministry, Jesus "came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and stood up to read." Jesus was brought up in Nazareth, not India, and His custom was to visit the synagogue, not Hindu temples.

After Jesus finished reading on this occasion,“all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, ‘Is this not Joseph’s son?’” (Luke 4:22). Those in the synagogue recognized Jesus as a local resident.

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It is also noteworthy that Jesus read from the Old Testament Scriptures. The Old Testament, for which Jesus often displayed reverence (see Matthew 5:18), warns about staying away from false gods and religious systems (Exodus 20:2-3; 34:14; Deuteronomy 6:14; 13:10; 2 Kings 17:35)—this would include Hinduism . The Old Testament clearly distinguishes the creation from the Creator, unlike Eastern (Hindu) pantheism, and teaches the need for redemption, not enlightenment.

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They claim they were born this way just the same as homosexuals claim they are and to my surprise they even have an organization called NAMBLA. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Ameri...


Here are a few unbelievable highlights from an article from 2011 called "P*******es want same rights as homosexuals"

Using the same tactics used by “gay” rights activists, p*******es have begun to seek similar status arguing their desire for children is a sexual orientation no different than heterosexual or homosexuals.
Critics of the homosexual lifestyle have long claimed that once it became acceptable to identify homosexuality as simply an “alternative lifestyle” or sexual orientation, logically nothing would be off limits. “Gay” advocates have taken offense at such a position insisting this would never happen. However, psychiatrists are now beginning to advocate redefining p********a in the same way homosexuality was redefined several years ago.

In 1973 the American Psychiatric Association declassified homosexuality from its list of mental disorders. A group of psychiatrists with B4U-Act recently held a symposium proposing a new definition of p********a in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders of the APA :
P********a refers to a sexual orientation or profession of sexual preference devoid of consummation, whereas pedophilic disorder is defined as a compulsion and is used in reference to individuals who act on their sexuality.

In 1998 The APA issued a report claiming “that the ‘negative potential’ of adult sex with children was ‘overstated’ and that ‘the vast majority of both men and women reported no negative sexual effects from childhood sexual abuse experiences

P********a has already been granted protected status by the Federal Government. The Matthew Shephard and James Byrd, Jr. H**e Crimes Prevention Act lists “sexual orientation” as a protected class; however, it does not define the term.
Republicans attempted to add an amendment specifying that “p********a is not covered as an orientation;” however, the amendment was defeated by Democrats. Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fl) stated that all alternative sexual lifestyles should be protected under the law. “This bill addresses our resolve to end violence based on prejudice and to guarantee that all Americans, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, g****r, sexual orientation, g****r identity, or disability or all of these ‘philias’ and fetishes and ‘isms’ that were put forward need not live in fear because of who they are. I urge my colleagues to v**e in favor of this rule.”

Link to full article: http://www.greeleygazette.com/press/?p=11517


I say give it 10 years or less and p********a won't even be a crime. What are your thoughts?