Posted on 04/27/2017 4:50:50 AM PDT by LSUfan
When the kids get to Camazotz, the planet that's been taken over by "the black thing". And everyone there is in perfect sync with each other. Meg and Calvin and Charles are watching all the children up and down the street bouncing their balls in perfect rythym. Except for this one child who is bouncing his all out of step.
The next time the boy is shown, he's been taken to the CENTRAL Central Intelligence building and tortured/disciplined/rectified by making him bounce the ball and inflicting him with agony if he makes the slightest mistake.
In the book, enforced conformity and rigid order were as much of evil as murder. Sounds like Islam to a tee.
Butts up for allah.
Literally the “religion” of pieces.
Perhaps this is where Barry learned to cherish fudge packing as a special tradition?
The Amish again?
Probably passed gas and the head banger behind didn’t like the smell. Reminded him of his left hand.
An objective person living in a country that is primarily of one religion would say, we are all devote followers, does our God bless us?
Could a muslim would look around his shthole country, and say this? Nope. That in of itself should tell them they are worshiping a false God.
But I'm gonna jump in here and -- apart from Islam--- defend repetitive prayers per se, as long as they are true prayers to the true God.
It says in Revelation 4:8
"Day and night they [angels in heaven]never stop, saying unceasingly, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Almighty, who was, who is, and who is to come."
Repetitive, God-pleasing and heavenly.
"And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
..this is written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name."
The wealthiest classes in America are the least religious; the most religious classes are the poorest.
Christianity is growing fastest in Africa, the poorest continent; it has waned almost to nothing in wealthy Northern Europe.
The 21 Christian Martyrs of Libya who were beheaded in 2015 explicitly because they would not renounce Jesus, were there as migrant workers. They are among the poorest people in Libya.
On the other hand, the Islamic Salafist Saudis are rich, rich, rich.
You avoided the question.
No, it does not necessarily prove true religion. I think it serves as evidence.
Yes, Northern Europe and really Europe in general is becoming increasingly atheistic, but that is more of a modern phenomenon. I am sure if we give it time, these countries will head to ruin.
Look at it already, the flood of Muslims is destroying these places. They turned their backs on God, and what is happening there isn’t that different then when Israel did this over and over again. Their enemies took them over. Muslims are undoubtedly the enemies of the followers of Jesus. God uses his enemies to punish.
Christianity is exploding in parts of Africa, and you know what if I can live 300 years, I wouldn’t be surprised if they are some of the most prosperous countries on that continent and perhaps the World.
Yes there are Christians in very dangerous parts of the World. It is unlikely that you or I will ever be in a position to be a martyr.
The Saudi Royalty is filthy rich, again that is a modern phenomenon. Besides, the average Saudi is poor, and their country is mostly barren.
Matthew 2:2
[The Wise Men said] Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Matthew 28:9
And as they went to tell his disciples [that Jesus was risen], behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
The so-called Christian nations did not gain absolute ascendancy until very recently: the Industrial Revolution. And that was not sparked by Christianity, but by the application of the (largely) secular sciences in (largely) secularized societies.
I write this as a Christian who very much believes in the providence of God. But that providence is not even usually manifested by material prosperity in this life, but rather by faith, hope and love in this life, and glory in the life to come.
“What a culture. What a religion.”
Had this been a Christian school they would no longer been operating.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3449164/posts
ITA! It is also a worthless gutter cult as far as I am concerned.
If this had happened at a Catholic school........
Friend then I would pray that you and I are the last people on Earth to stand, I will forever bend my knee and worship the Word made flesh, and I know who and where that spirit resides that would tell us to do otherwise,
“That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:10-11
“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” John 4:24
“Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: . . “ John 14:17
“Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.” Exodus 20:2-6
“If ye love me, keep my commandments.” John 14:15
“Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.” Nehemiah 9:6
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” John 1:1-5
“Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. And Jesus said, For judgement I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.” John 9:35-39
“Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.” Revelation 3:9
“And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.” Revelation 5:8
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