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Post by Grant on Jun 25, 2022 0:53:39 GMT -5
Idjitcation. Wally's post in the quote tells us he believes it to be a slang word, (although it doesn't appear anywhere on the internet except Wally's post) which in his thinking means something like idiot education. Jun 19, 2022 at 2:40pm xna said: People use this slang word: edgimication - an idiot: im going to college to get an edgimication. www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=edgimicationAs the link says, edgimication: a degree in stupidity. Wally writes an unknown word which does not appear anywhere except his posts, idjitcation - he says means something like idiot education. Same word spelt wrong by Wally?
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Post by rudyw on Jun 25, 2022 9:38:23 GMT -5
If Christ were on Earth today, I am sure the message would be, we are not to spread the Gospel with Swords or Guns. Guns were not invented 2000 years ago certainly not the AR-15. Sometimes smart Human inventions are used for the wrong purpose. Surely if you follow Christ, you would not want to spread the Gospel with a Gun. You spread the Gospel with your life, not with words. No one said to spread the Gospel with a gun.
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Post by rudyw on Jun 25, 2022 9:41:20 GMT -5
As the link says, edgimication: a degree in stupidity. Wally writes an unknown word which does not appear anywhere except his posts, idjitcation - he says means something like idiot education. Same word spelt wrong by Wally? Idjit is slang. I believe it’s mostly used in Ireland and the UK, but I’ve used it here. See: www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=idjit
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Post by rudyw on Jun 25, 2022 9:55:12 GMT -5
Hard to understand why any Christian would carry a Gun to protect themselves. IMO it is in conflict with their faith and beliefs. After all the foundation of the Christian Religion is Christ. According to those beliefs Christ gave his life for others without trying to defend himself. And if someone loses their life because the other party is not in the right mind, not observing the sanctity of life, it is tragic but in accordance with Christ's attitude. The other thing that baffles me is their belief is that after death they go to a better place, so why the fear of loosing their life because of the stupidity of someone else. Because of their faith it should not cause any concern. No different to being run over by a Bus. Jehovah told Joseph to prepare for the famine. He prepared. He told Noah to build the ark. He prepared. Many other examples could be given. It’s the same with self-defense. Being prepared doesn’t show a lack of faith, it shows you are using common sense. As far as fearing death. No. It doesn’t have to do with doubting an afterlife. It has to do with not letting evil have the upper hand. It has to do with being here for your spouse, children, grandchildren and friends…being here to help them on their earthly and spiritual journey. It’s not difficult to see this.
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Post by xna on Jun 25, 2022 10:45:03 GMT -5
If Christ were on Earth today, I am sure the message would be, we are not to spread the Gospel with Swords or Guns. Guns were not invented 2000 years ago certainly not the AR-15. Sometimes smart Human inventions are used for the wrong purpose. Surely if you follow Christ, you would not want to spread the Gospel with a Gun. You spread the Gospel with your life, not with words. No one said to spread the Gospel with a gun. The Bible tells a story much worse than spreading the good news at the point of a gun. The most a gun can do is wound, or kill you. Injury or death by a gun pales in comparison to being thrown in a lake of fire so you can enjoy all eternity in unspeakable suffering. But he loves you….
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Post by help on Jun 25, 2022 10:50:08 GMT -5
If Christ were on Earth today, I am sure the message would be, we are not to spread the Gospel with Swords or Guns. Guns were not invented 2000 years ago certainly not the AR-15. Sometimes smart Human inventions are used for the wrong purpose. Surely if you follow Christ, you would not want to spread the Gospel with a Gun. You spread the Gospel with your life, not with words. No one said to spread the Gospel with a gun. Wally in a post wrote "Christ had to die to save our souls that is why he wanted no resistance on that particular day. We are not to spread the gospel with "swords". That is why I said, "If Christ were on Earth today, I am sure the message would be, we are not to spread the Gospel with Swords or Guns".
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Post by help on Jun 25, 2022 11:16:01 GMT -5
Cannot understand how anyone who kills a person is not mentally affected. You would have to be very hard hearted to take a blase attitude. As Christians we are encouraged to have a soft heart the same as Christ had. That means we would bear the scar for the rest of our life. I am aware that mass killers are not in the right mind and not think anything of it. But it would be much different for a person with a conscience.
A big problem in Australia is Soldiers coming back who were made to kill people are badly affected and take their own life. Much is being done to set up programs to help them cope and prevent this. So any decent person who thinks it is OK to take another Human life should think again. They will be hurt and have regrets for the rest of their life.
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Post by Annan on Jun 25, 2022 11:26:22 GMT -5
Cannot understand how anyone who kills a person is not mentally affected. You would have to be very hard hearted to take a blase attitude. As Christians we are encouraged to have a soft heart the same as Christ had. That means we would bear the scar for the rest of our life. I am aware that mass killers are not in the right mind and not think anything of it. But it would be much different for a person with a conscience. A big problem in Australia is Soldiers coming back who were made to kill people are badly affected and take their own life. Much is being done to set up programs to help them cope and prevent this. So any decent person who thinks it is OK to take another Human life should think again. They will be hurt and have regrets for the rest of their life. I had a friend who shot a man who broke into his home and came at him with a knife. It took a serious toll on my friend who literally fell apart mentally and died four months later.
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Post by help on Jun 25, 2022 11:41:55 GMT -5
So tragic Annan, and good reason why everybody should remember, "Thou shalt not kill". You also will be hurt.
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Post by rudyw on Jun 25, 2022 11:59:09 GMT -5
No one said to spread the Gospel with a gun. The Bible tells a story much worse than spreading the good news at the point of a gun. The most a gun can do is wound, or kill you. Injury or death by a gun pales in comparison to being thrown in a lake of fire so you can enjoy all eternity in unspeakable suffering. But he loves you…. Hell fire is completely taken out of context by both Christians and nonbelievers. The majority of people who take a serious approach to studying Hell (from the Greek and Hebrew) come to the conclusion that Hell is not what they’ve been taught. Eternal burning in Hell Fire is a hangover from the Roman Catholic Church. When I first met the Way, I inquired about Hell and was told “We don’t know exactly what He’ll is.” An honest answer IMO. People generally just accept what they’re taught, whether Christian, Secular, Moslem, etc. This would be a good subject in another thread.
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Post by rudyw on Jun 25, 2022 12:06:30 GMT -5
Cannot understand how anyone who kills a person is not mentally affected. You would have to be very hard hearted to take a blase attitude. As Christians we are encouraged to have a soft heart the same as Christ had. That means we would bear the scar for the rest of our life. I am aware that mass killers are not in the right mind and not think anything of it. But it would be much different for a person with a conscience. A big problem in Australia is Soldiers coming back who were made to kill people are badly affected and take their own life. Much is being done to set up programs to help them cope and prevent this. So any decent person who thinks it is OK to take another Human life should think again. They will be hurt and have regrets for the rest of their life. I’m sure it is very difficult on a sane person to bear the burden of killing another. If it’s not done in retaliation, but in the act of defense, it’s not a sin. But, sometimes doing the right thing is a heavy burden.
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Post by xna on Jun 25, 2022 12:12:15 GMT -5
The Bible tells a story much worse than spreading the good news at the point of a gun. The most a gun can do is wound, or kill you. Injury or death by a gun pales in comparison to being thrown in a lake of fire so you can enjoy all eternity in unspeakable suffering. But he loves you…. Hell fire is completely taken out of context by both Christians and nonbelievers. The majority of people who take a serious approach to studying Hell (from the Greek and Hebrew) come to the conclusion that Hell is not what they’ve been taught. Eternal burning in Hell Fire is a hangover from the Roman Catholic Church. When I first met the Way, I inquired about Hell and was told “We don’t know exactly what He’ll is.” An honest answer IMO. People generally just accept what they’re taught, whether Christian, Secular, Moslem, etc. This would be a good subject in another thread. I'll start a new thread
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2022 13:10:51 GMT -5
So tragic Annan, and good reason why everybody should remember, "Thou shalt not kill". You also will be hurt. "Thou shalt not murder"...You should quit misleading people Redback...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2022 13:17:19 GMT -5
Cannot understand how anyone who kills a person is not mentally affected. You would have to be very hard hearted to take a blase attitude. As Christians we are encouraged to have a soft heart the same as Christ had. That means we would bear the scar for the rest of our life. I am aware that mass killers are not in the right mind and not think anything of it. But it would be much different for a person with a conscience. A big problem in Australia is Soldiers coming back who were made to kill people are badly affected and take their own life. Much is being done to set up programs to help them cope and prevent this. So any decent person who thinks it is OK to take another Human life should think again. They will be hurt and have regrets for the rest of their life. Who said they weren't? Some cope, some don't. Some go get help and cope. Some go get help and never really cope.
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Post by greysparrow on Jun 25, 2022 14:08:43 GMT -5
As the link says, edgimication: a degree in stupidity. Wally writes an unknown word which does not appear anywhere except his posts, idjitcation - he says means something like idiot education. Same word spelt wrong by Wally? Idjit is slang. I believe it’s mostly used in Ireland and the UK, but I’ve used it here. See: www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=idjitNever heard it here but we do have the saying - 'He's a right wally' which means the same thing.
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Post by help on Jun 25, 2022 16:44:00 GMT -5
Good to read the headline in our news this morning, "Biden signs landmark gun measure, says 'lives will be saved'" A soft hearted, caring, man, the World needs more like that as their Leaders. We were so fortunate in Australia to have John Howard who brought in strict Gun control laws.
It is encouraging that a start has been made in America. Much more needs to be done, we can only hope common sense will prevail. Assault Rifles must be banned, absolutely no reason for any civilian to own one.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2022 16:54:14 GMT -5
Good to read the headline in our news this morning, "Biden signs landmark gun measure, says 'lives will be saved'" A soft hearted, caring, man, the World needs more like that as their Leaders. We were so fortunate in Australia to have John Howard who brought in strict Gun control laws. It is encouraging that a start has been made in America. Much more needs to be done, we can only hope common sense will prevail. Assault Rifles must be banned, absolutely no reason for any civilian to own one. It won't pass constitutional muster....
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Post by help on Jun 25, 2022 17:07:46 GMT -5
So unfortunate that America has such a dysfunctional Government system. It does cause chaos. Your founding Fathers sort of got it wrong, and I guess that can never be changed now. Should have gone with the British system, it works much better.
New Zealand and Australia got it right, Assault Rifles banned. A lot of common sense prevails downunder, even the 2x2's have it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2022 17:15:12 GMT -5
So unfortunate that America has such a dysfunctional Government system. It does cause chaos. Your founding Fathers sort of got it wrong, and I guess that can never be changed now. Should have gone with the British system, it works much better. We sent dysfunctional gov't packing at the end of the Revolution and back to England...Thanks be to God...
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Post by help on Jun 25, 2022 17:20:19 GMT -5
That was a big mistake, you are now reaping the result of a bad decision.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2022 17:23:37 GMT -5
That was a big mistake, you are now reaping the result of a bad decision. We are doing just fine thank you....We are the most successful country the world has ever seen because of it.
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Post by help on Jun 25, 2022 17:31:39 GMT -5
Canada. #1 in Best Countries Overall. ... Japan. #2 in Best Countries Overall. ... Germany. #3 in Best Countries Overall. ... Switzerland. #4 in Best Countries Overall. ... Australia. #5 in Best Countries Overall. ... United States. #6 in Best Countries Overall. ... New Zealand. #7 in Best Countries Overall. ... United Kingdom. #8 in Best Countries Overall.
We beat you.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2022 17:35:08 GMT -5
Canada. #1 in Best Countries Overall. ... Japan. #2 in Best Countries Overall. ... Germany. #3 in Best Countries Overall. ... Switzerland. #4 in Best Countries Overall. ... Australia. #5 in Best Countries Overall. ... United States. #6 in Best Countries Overall. ... New Zealand. #7 in Best Countries Overall. ... United Kingdom. #8 in Best Countries Overall. We beat you. Subjective at best and more like the Fox guarding the hen house.... Our testimony is the number of legal and illegal immigrants coming to our country more than any other country.
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Post by help on Jun 25, 2022 17:54:30 GMT -5
What percentage of Australia are migrants? Image result for does Australia take more migrants per capita than America. 30% Australia has one of the highest amounts of foreign-born residents in the world (both in total numbers, and per capita), as well as one of the highest immigration rates in the world. Immigrants account for 30% of the population, the highest proportion among major Western nations.
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Post by help on Jun 25, 2022 18:06:03 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2022 20:06:23 GMT -5
What percentage of Australia are migrants? Image result for does Australia take more migrants per capita than America. 30% Australia has one of the highest amounts of foreign-born residents in the world (both in total numbers, and per capita), as well as one of the highest immigration rates in the world. Immigrants account for 30% of the population, the highest proportion among major Western nations. Per capita is a way overused and misleading statistic. You have roughly 8.6 million immigrants we have 40 million its not even close...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2022 20:08:08 GMT -5
Just another misguided narrative....
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Post by BobWilliston on Jun 25, 2022 21:10:44 GMT -5
Cannot understand how anyone who kills a person is not mentally affected. You would have to be very hard hearted to take a blase attitude. All it takes to kill someone without being mentally affected is to believe that the "victim" is not really of the same "species" -- by some definition. But I agree with the "defective heart" suspicion -- it's the prior condition that precipitates the killing without guilt.
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