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What is your denomination?

Roman Catholic
243
36%
Eastern Orthodox
53
8%
Non-Chalcedonian (Oriental Orthodox, Church of the East , etc.)
6
1%
Anglican/Episcopalian
35
5%
Methodist
23
3%
Lutheran or Reformed (including Calvinist, Presbyterian, etc.)
82
12%
Baptist
77
11%
Other Evangelical Protestant (Pentecostal, non-denominational, etc.)
65
10%
Restorationist (LDS Movement, Jehovah's Witness, etc.)
23
3%
Other Christian
77
11%
 
Total votes : 684
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Postby The Princes of the Universe » Mon Mar 28, 2016 11:51 am

Menassa wrote:
Ithqington wrote:Hey, At least We can destroy ISIS and Retake the Holy Land!!

And kill Jews along the way like before? Again, let's not... a lot of Christians on this site know where I live...

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Postby Herskerstad » Mon Mar 28, 2016 11:54 am

Menassa wrote:
Ithqington wrote:Hey, At least We can destroy ISIS and Retake the Holy Land!!

And kill Jews along the way like before? Again, let's not... a lot of Christians on this site know where I live...


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Postby Czechanada » Mon Mar 28, 2016 12:02 pm

A staunch Calvinist dies one day and goes to the Pearly Gates. There, he sees two lines. Hanging over the end of one line is a sign that says "Free Will" and over the other says "Pre-Determined". Being a staunch Calvinist, he gets into the "Pre-Determined" line.

An angel with a clipboard comes along after a bit and asks him, "Why are you in this line?" He answers "Well, because I picked this one I guess." The angel glares over its glasses for a moment and then admonishes him, "You picked it? You're supposed to be in the other one then, dummy!"

The Calvinist switches lines. Eventually, another angel with another clipboard happens upon him and asks him why he's in this line.

Our hero replies, "Well, some guy told me I'm supposed to be in this one!"
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Postby Tarsonis Survivors » Mon Mar 28, 2016 12:09 pm

Menassa wrote:
Ithqington wrote:Hey, At least We can destroy ISIS and Retake the Holy Land!!

And kill Jews along the way like before? Again, let's not... a lot of Christians on this site know where I live...


Nobody is crusading to California
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Postby Herskerstad » Mon Mar 28, 2016 12:11 pm

Almost as persuasive as when voulentarists tell the determinists that because they choose something, determinism cannot be an ultimate factuality of man.

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Postby Czechanada » Mon Mar 28, 2016 12:12 pm

Tarsonis Survivors wrote:
Menassa wrote:And kill Jews along the way like before? Again, let's not... a lot of Christians on this site know where I live...


Nobody is crusading to California


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Postby Cill Airne » Mon Mar 28, 2016 12:13 pm

Czechanada wrote:
Tarsonis Survivors wrote:
Nobody is crusading to California


The Catholics never did learn how to surf.

99% sure Athartha (Fr. Mike) used to surf a lot. :P
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Postby Jochistan » Mon Mar 28, 2016 12:15 pm

Ithqington wrote:
Menassa wrote:As a Jew, let's not.

Hey, At least We can destroy ISIS and Retake the Holy Land!!

Damn, I already used the "Children's Crusade" joke, didn't I...?

But really, no. It won't work that way. It would probably just make things worse. But that doesn't phase you. Probably what you want.
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Postby Jochistan » Mon Mar 28, 2016 12:18 pm

Tarsonis Survivors wrote:
Menassa wrote:And kill Jews along the way like before? Again, let's not... a lot of Christians on this site know where I live...


Nobody is crusading to California

No. Got something far worse coming...
https://youtu.be/uNPvUmQ56t0
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Postby Menassa » Mon Mar 28, 2016 12:18 pm

Tarsonis Survivors wrote:
Menassa wrote:And kill Jews along the way like before? Again, let's not... a lot of Christians on this site know where I live...


Nobody is crusading to California

That's where they're gonna start man!
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Postby Tarsonis Survivors » Mon Mar 28, 2016 12:56 pm

Menassa wrote:
Tarsonis Survivors wrote:
Nobody is crusading to California

That's where they're gonna start man!


More likely they'll start out of Texas and the Carolinas
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Postby Menassa » Mon Mar 28, 2016 12:59 pm

Tarsonis Survivors wrote:
Menassa wrote:That's where they're gonna start man!


More likely they'll start out of Texas and the Carolinas

California's got a lot of Catholics, and they'll move eastward into the sea!
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Postby Diopolis » Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:33 pm

Menassa wrote:
Tarsonis Survivors wrote:
More likely they'll start out of Texas and the Carolinas

California's got a lot of Catholics, and they'll move eastward into the sea!

If it's starting in the Americas, wouldn't it start in Latin America, you know, where 500 million Catholics live?
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Postby Renewed Imperial Germany » Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:59 pm

Diopolis wrote:
Menassa wrote:California's got a lot of Catholics, and they'll move eastward into the sea!

If it's starting in the Americas, wouldn't it start in Latin America, you know, where 500 million Catholics live?


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Postby Tarsonis Survivors » Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:07 pm

All I know is there's plenty of people willing to take the fight to them. If they want a war, they might just get one .
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Postby The United Neptumousian Empire » Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:11 pm

what's this about a war?

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Postby Diopolis » Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:39 pm

The United Neptumousian Empire wrote:what's this about a war?

Random Musings. If someone brings back the crusades, it won't be pope Francis.
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Postby The Union of the West » Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:44 pm

That's just what we need: another crusade. It went so well last time...
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Postby Salus Maior » Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:57 pm

Angleter wrote:
Thermodolia wrote:That's a bit bizarre.


Ibn Hanbal recounted that when Jesus brought forward a man caught committing adultery and asked he who was without sin to cast the first stone, everyone dropped their stones except John the Baptist, who dashed the man's brains out.


This is a real thing?
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Postby Cill Airne » Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:57 pm

Tarsonis Survivors wrote:All I know is there's plenty of people willing to take the fight to them. If they want a war, they might just get one .

To be entirely honest, I'd reenlist if it meant deploying to fight ISIS if I could (I, however, can't).
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Postby Diopolis » Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:59 pm

Cill Airne wrote:
Tarsonis Survivors wrote:All I know is there's plenty of people willing to take the fight to them. If they want a war, they might just get one .

To be entirely honest, I'd reenlist if it meant deploying to fight ISIS if I could (I, however, can't).

I personally have health problems that would keep me off the front lines, but if there was a crusade I would certainly dedicate prayers to it. And probably be willing to serve in support roles if I could.
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Postby Luminesa » Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:59 pm

Menassa wrote:
Tarsonis Survivors wrote:
More likely they'll start out of Texas and the Carolinas

California's got a lot of Catholics, and they'll move eastward into the sea!


I can guarantee you Louisiana has plenty as well. :lol:
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Postby Grenartia » Mon Mar 28, 2016 3:00 pm

Cill Airne wrote:
Tarsonis Survivors wrote:All I know is there's plenty of people willing to take the fight to them. If they want a war, they might just get one .

To be entirely honest, I'd reenlist if it meant deploying to fight ISIS if I could (I, however, can't).


I'd enlist to fight it, if I knew that that my student loans wouldn't come back to bite me because I left. Also, kind of waiting on the Air Force to make it official that they won't kick out trans people for being trans.
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Postby Salus Maior » Mon Mar 28, 2016 3:01 pm

Diopolis wrote:
The United Neptumousian Empire wrote:what's this about a war?

Random Musings. If someone brings back the crusades, it won't be pope Francis.


I don't know...I bet under that nice and friendly exterior is an iron-fisted Conquistador of Justice :P
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Postby Grenartia » Mon Mar 28, 2016 3:02 pm

Diopolis wrote:
Cill Airne wrote:To be entirely honest, I'd reenlist if it meant deploying to fight ISIS if I could (I, however, can't).

I personally have health problems that would keep me off the front lines, but if there was a crusade I would certainly dedicate prayers to it. And probably be willing to serve in support roles if I could.


I would not fight if it were a Crusade. Two wrongs don't make a right.
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