Well, Jack Kevorkian was an atheist and he certainly "helped" a lot of people. The soundness and inner joy of his atheist mind is evident from his paintings...
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Posted on 11/01/2014 3:37:19 PM PDT by Faith Presses On
If a former believer says that Christianity made her depressed, obsessive, or post-traumatic, she is likely to be dismissed as an exaggerator. She might describe panic attacks about the rapture; moods that swung from ecstasy about God’s overwhelming love to suicidal self-loathing about repeated sins; or an obsession with sexual purity.
A symptom like one of these clearly has a religious component, yet many people instinctively blame the victim. They will say that the wounded former believer was prone to anxiety or depression or obsession in the first place—that his Christianity somehow got corrupted by his predisposition to psychological problems. Or they will say that he wasn’t a real Christian. If only he had prayed in faith believing or loved God with all his heart, soul and mind, if only he had really been saved—then he would have experienced the peace that passes all understanding.
(Excerpt) Read more at salon.com ...
I’ll die before I take any mind altering drugs.
1 Timothy 5:8
Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Zyrtec is just an antihistamine.
My daughter reacts to Singulair in a similar way.
And I agree with you on that.
Nothing that messes with the brain for me either.
Just that reaction to the Zyrtec was bad enough.
Fortunately, though, it was only on Salon.
Well that just about is the size of it....so if people will be mesmerized by this guy they’ll fall for anything resembling a "feel good" sort of thing.
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Which of the 12 apostles were martyred?
All except one. According to tradition, all of the twelve apostles died as martyrs during the first century A.D. Only St. John, the writer of the Gospel with his name and the Book of Revelation died a natural death. It is believed he died near the year 100 A.D.
The possible causes of death of each of the Twelve Apostles:
Andrew: Martyrdom by crucifixion (bound, not nailed, to a cross)
Bartholomew (Often identified with Nathaniel in the New Testament): Martyrdom by being either 1. Beheaded, or 2. Flayed alive and crucified, head downward.
James the Greater: Martyrdom by being beheaded or stabbed with a sword.
James the Lesser: Martyrdom by being thrown from a pinnacle of the Temple at Jerusalem, then stoned and beaten with clubs.
John: Died of old age.
Jude (Often identified with Thaddeus in the New Testament): Martyrdom by being beaten to death with a club.
Judas: Suicide.
Matthew: Martyrdom by being burned, stoned, or beheaded.
Peter: Martyrdom by crucifixion at Rome with his head downwards.
Philip: Martyrdom.
Simon: Martyrdom by crucifixion or being sawn in half.
Thomas: Martyrdom by being stabbed with a spear.
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Sources for the above information: The Catholic Encyclopedia
This isn't dogma so we aren't BOUND to accept these accounts but they are interesting.
Jack Kevorkian was an atheist.
Well, Jack Kevorkian was an atheist and he certainly "helped" a lot of people. The soundness and inner joy of his atheist mind is evident from his paintings...
Indeed. Thanks for the ping!
One wonders about the state of mind of the nutcase who would use "science" to justify such an absurd statement.
They still can't answer the "something from nothing" issue. Seems they have turned to the "it's a mystery" or "the universe has always been here" routine. But that would require great faith.
II Timothy 1:7 “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
Philippians 4:6-8 “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
Precisely my thoughts....moving air is bad for the planet...carbon dioxide being exhaled by moonbats is BAAAAAAD stuff...the only way out is to stop breathing.
Yet many will not allow a Creator-God even as a hypothesis, but will allow for space-seeding aliens.
And where did the space seeding aliens come from? LOL no matter just add chance+a whole lot of time to deflect:)
Other space seeding aliens. Which began by attributing Divine attributes to matter. Leading to worship of oneself and superior intellect.
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