Mar 12 2010

Question of the Day: How do you read the Bible

Category: Debate/DiscussionPolycarp @ 8:59 am

What is the proper way to read the bible?

Do you read it as you understand it by today’s measurements and definitions, or do you read it how it was once delivered? Do the means change (not application) from generation to generation, culture to culture? Or do you believe that what Christ said still stands as He meant it, not as we today understand it?

Completely loaded question.

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Mar 05 2010

Question of the Day: Where do you see…

Category: Debate/DiscussionPolycarp @ 8:59 am

Your society in say 20 years? Try to keep it nice, but honestly, how do you see your society or political region in 20 years?

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Feb 26 2010

Question of the Day: Is Hell a Necessary Christian Doctrine

Category: Debate/DiscussionPolycarp @ 8:59 am

It’s not the Old Testament, not really. Further, it seems to me that many of the early theologians believed that Christ descended into hell to harrow it out somehow. Some believe that it happened once for all. Of course, this may be about universalism, or not, but what say ye? Is the doctrine of hell really a necessary Christian doctrine?

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Feb 19 2010

Question of the Day: Most Important Thing

Category: Debate/DiscussionPolycarp @ 8:59 am

To you…

A cat? A book? A belief? What is the most important thing to you, in your life?

Why?

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Feb 12 2010

Question of the Day: What System Am I Describing

Category: Debate/DiscussionPolycarp @ 8:59 am

Thought we might try something different today:

I want a community in which the workers all work for the owners thereof. There are no elected officials, no courts, no police system, nothing. Either you work for what the community gives you and in what conditions the community provides, or you are expelled from the community. All goods and services are owned by the community. Even your homes and businesses. There will businesses, by the prices are controlled by the central governing board of the community and generally in tandem with the salaries. Do you want a car? The community will sell you one. Need a pay-day loan? No problem. Because you are working, we know you are good for it. Of course, the community will have its own credit chits, which you must use at community businesses and are invalid in any other community.

Now, there will be taxes of sorts, which is a flat tax. Everyone pays the same amount, regardless if you work or not. Since you are paid based on how much you work, if you don’t work, you don’t get money. But, as I said earlier, if you had a slow week, and you needed money to pay the tax, the community will loan it to you.

On the plus side, one of the finest education systems in the world would be given to you, free of charge. Your children will be able to go from primary to secondary (stopping at high school) education with nothing out-of-pocket from you. They will be given access to some of the best trained teachers produced today.

Further, you and your family’s health care are provided by doctors provided by the community. That’s right, no taxes, nothing. You have free access to those doctors.

And churches? You betcha! The community will provide an approved church, with a minister approved by the central governing board. To be sure, this minister will be well-educated and provide encouragement to the faithful and will be on call day and night to meet your spiritual needs. Now, other ministers will be allowed to serve, as long as they didn’t say anything negative about the community.

Further, the community will be provided entertainment, generally for next to nothing in prices. You will have ball fields, and things that go with it. Leagues will be organized as well from among the workers. Theaters and dance halls will be set up. Playgrounds too.

There are two things, however, which you cannot do. One – you cannot speak negative about the community, the working conditions, pay, etc… Two – you have to work regardless, and it is the community which sets the standards of working – days, nights, conditions, jobs, who is and who ain’t working. That sorta thing. And if you have any questions, see above.

Can anyone tell me what sort of economic system I am writing about?

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Feb 05 2010

Question of the Day: I have the flu

Category: Debate/DiscussionPolycarp @ 8:59 am

More of a statement really, but has I have a fever of something nearing 147.65c, that’s what you get. When I feel that I am getting sick, I generally take some vitamin c, but when I am sick, I rush to the sofa, layer the blankets, drink a gallon of OJ, put a heater on me and sleep.

Oh, and I like to be babied and pampered. A lot.

So, when you are sick, what do you do?

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Jan 29 2010

Question of the Day: State of the Union

Category: Debate/DiscussionPolycarp @ 8:59 am

Don’t get political – you know, ‘Conservatives, as modern representatives of fascists are going to hell’ or ‘All Liberals are baby killers’. Neither are true.

But, was there any thing in the President’s speech which would appeal to justice issues encountered by the Christians? Was their anything really that was against orthodox Christian doctrine? How should Christians respond? Positive, negative? Indifferent?

Does anything which President Obama said negate Romans 13?

Is it the role of the Church to may a moral voice in the political atmosphere? And can we do anything to act a mediator or reconciler between the two sides on any issue?

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Jan 22 2010

Friday’s Question of the Day: By The End of Today

Category: Debate/DiscussionPolycarp @ 7:59 am

It’s a video question:

Continue reading “Friday’s Question of the Day: By The End of Today”

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Jan 15 2010

Friday’s Question of the Day: Eschatological Views

Category: Debate/DiscussionPolycarp @ 7:59 am

What are you views ? Have they changed? Do they affect your other decisions, such as politics? Has it shaped your worldview? Do you think it is important how you view the Last Days?

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Jan 08 2010

Friday’s Question of the Day: Faith

Category: Atheism, Debate/DiscussionPolycarp @ 9:09 am

We’ve recently had a few discussions on atheism, so this might be a fitting question:

Have you ever lost faith or come close to it? What kept you from going all the way or what pushed you over the edge? Did you recover?

If you want to be anonymous, just post it as such and I’ll approve all serious comments. (No spam)

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