Please forgive me, I do find your post quite absurd. That flag? It represents freedom. This country? I have the right to worship as I please, or NOT here. The same flag that gives me the freedom to Praise my God as privately or publicly as I desire is the same flag that others who choose anything other than God and gives them their right to choose to murder their own children if they so wish. I sometimes even joke, That it should probably be legal for parents to murder their own children up to the age of 18. It would put some power behind the words, "I brought you into this world, I can take you out!" My own daughter and her stubborn will come to my mind. My God that child's will was as stubborn and determined as my own! Of course, that is just a joke.

I am a veteran of the United states Army, I may not agree with what others do, but I put my life at risk to give them the right to make their choices for themselves. Love is not RUDE. And seriously? Can any law keep prayer out of school? Can any law keep God out of a person? Of course not that is absurd. I prayed in school, with my friends and classmates and often for help to know the test answers lol. if a person prays, who has a heart in love with our God, do they ever stop the ongoing conversation they have with God in their spirit? No. I pray continually as scripture commands but, I actually pray continually because I need God and am desperate for my God every moment and heart beat for without My God I am pure evil and I hate all evil.

Actually I do see this virus as another sign. perhaps a trumpet call. The time is coming and we are at the end of this age. When the Witnesses testify for 42 months, and Prophecy, That testimony and Prophecy will complete scripture. Oh yes complete I said. Duh, We have a testament of the father, and one of the son, Now the testament of the mother will be written spoken by witnesses of hers that she empowers. We call her Holy Spirit, and often refer to as him in scripture however I am certain her main character is feminine, tho God is neither male nor female as we know gender roles of course.

Anyway, isn't our job LOVE? God is Love, WE are commanded to speak the truth in Love, and love in actions and in truth, (God is also called TRUTH) Love is not rude, Love would never IMPOSE itself on another persons will. IN order for LOVE to be love, there has to be choice, not imposition. Love is the fulfillment of the law and the prophets. Didn't our Lord command us before he bore his own cross to take up that same cross and follow him?

Was I not set free from the law of sin and death by My Lord and Redeemer's willing sacrifice on the cross for me? As I murdered him with my sin and drove the nails in his flesh and forced the crown of thorns on his head and mocked humiliated beat him did he not pray for me and ask his father and ours to forgive us? I tell you I am free. Gods word is pure and perfect and true and My God keeps all his promises. Would I dare use this freedom God paid for with such a high price to try to IMPOSE burdens on others who do not yet know such amazing LOVE and freedom?

Isn't this exactly what Jesus CURSED the pharisee's and Sadducee's for doing? "Jesus replied, “And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them." Was I set free only to put burdens onto others who can not even bear the burden of their own simple sin much less their greater sins? I tell you the truth, I will never do such things.

My beloved, I believe you are caught in a trap. These thoughts and ideas have an appearance of Godliness but they are not loving at all. These are popular themes in the world church, which is not really a church at all more like a synagogue of Satan.

I felt overwhelmed by all the details on this page and couldn't respond to them all.

I do believe though that the Bible teaches that the reason God doesn't save us from all the natural consequences of sin is so that unsaved people will see the results of sin and turn to Him.

Peace, love, and joy to us all.

Thanks Beryl .

May you be embraced by His compassion and love always .

Joey, back with another rant? Are you taking meds for your needs? try and be more positive if you are posting here. Otherwise I will pull the post! Last warning!

@Brighte and @Beryl367, don't worry about Joey, he is a long time DS member who goes off the rails from time to time!

Thanks ,Marlene ,I figured that .

I hope you are safe during this chaotic season.
We need some humor during this tumultuous time .I cannot find the new song by Mathew West .It is funny .When I find it I'll post it .

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I expect they said the same thing about the apostles and we know Jesus family thought he was out of his mind also. (Mark 3:31)

Paul wrote, "If i am out of my mind it is for God, but if i am in my right mind it is for you."

In fact every single apostle was accused of being out of their mind, and by the measure of this world this was true.

We live in a world of deception and sin, born into death but we were created by God, who is life. Anyone speaking the truth in God will always seem crazy to this world and its measure.

It is ironic you warn you will pull my post if it is not positive? I thought we were taught, "whatsoever you do to the least of these, you do unto me." I did not rebuke or blame or judge, I understand why people believe what she does, but it does not make it godly.

Shouldn't you rather test my words against scripture? Isnt a stern warning or even a harsh rebuke to guide others into eternal life better than gentle hands guiding them into destruction?

God wants all to be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth. !tim2 3-4
how do we lead them to salvation? By telling them what to do or legislating morality? is that how Jesus loved us and saved us?

Jesus took responsibility for our sin, and also took the penalty, then told us all take up our cross and follow him.. He died for me as I murdered him and prayed for me, Father forgive them for they know not what they do.

I expect this is the example we are meant to follow, even implored to follow
"Be ye therefore imitators of Christ and live a live of love"

I pray God's peace be with you all. Let our God's praise continually be in your mouth.

Rightly or wrongly, people respond better when you have a short, succinct and to-the-point response. But, then again, Can we expect that from some people. 1 day my fiance' was in Court. The Judge asked her a Yes or No answer. But she was truly convinced to explain. He didn't want that and he bitterly rebuked her. It was much more mild than what Angela said (except about the part regarding your meds)
The part about abortion may have had a point but you said that most of what you said you were kidding. Not the best way to bring out a point.
But I like what you say about prayer being banned in schools.
There is an old saying that as long as there are Algebra tests in school there is prayer in schools! How true.
& yet, people are upset that a teacher or principal cannot lead a prayer in a public school.
Justice Earl Warren explained the decision to barr prayer in school (back in 1963) by saying, "Christianity is a more worthy religion if young people WANT to pray in school, rather than BEING MADE TO pray in school."
So, when kids get up for a prayer led by a teacher or principal, and kids don't pray, they open themselves up for punishment. But Justice Warren said, "kids should want to pray, not be compelled to do so."

Thanks Leftwing .
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@Joeyruready, you have to be one of the most arrogant and unkind people I have met in this group. It is not your right to criticize and put people down in this group.

You insulted the OP, who was expressing what she believed. If you have a different opinion, don't attack someone who you disagree with.

Your posts are all long and unwieldy. You rant and batter people. You put yourself out as such a spiritual person, but a mature Christian doesn't put everyone else down.

I've given you warnings, deleted your unreadable, rambling posts, but you have no idea the purpose of the group. It is to support and love one another. It is also to encourage other members of the group. Finally it is about making short posts on various Bible passages, and discussing it with other members, not laying down your opinion as the final truth that God spoke to you and you alone about, making you a modern prophet and apostle.

Please drop the attitude and start being an encourager. Stop abusing our written and unwritten rules. If not, then you will have to leave the group. You behaviour is simply unacceptable. And why am I doing this publicly? Because I already warned you in. a PM. And now you have insulted loyal and God loving members. You speak of love, but you have none. Take a good look at your words, and see what you are saying that upsets everyone!