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May 21 12 8:13 AM
blackdog wrote:So what makes the Pentes keep hoping things will just magically happen, laziness??
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May 21 12 9:26 AM
SoCal23 wrote: The stories. Everyone has these stories they've heard where their brothers best friends cousins lawyers mistress' drug dealers probation officers mother was healed from Lymphoma and they take it seriously. Evangelists don't help. They peddle the same stuff. Missionaries are the worst. They're the ones with the stories about mud balls being turned into eyes and people near death coming back. The only near death recovery I've seen was in Forks Over Knives and was the result of people in poor health taking drastic measures to recuperate. You want a miracle? Take ownership of your life and problems and do something to fix them. I have a feeling God honors that no matter what. But yeah, if the stories didn't exist people would stop relying on the healing factor. Empirical evidence. Everything needs empirical evidence.
Integrity above allService before selfExcellence in all we do~United States Air Force core values.Blackdog, Administrative Schnauzer
May 21 12 10:00 AM
blackdog wrote:
I have a working theory though, that the general trends towards anti-intellectualism and mental laziness in this country corresponds to the strong but just-under-the-radar growth of Pentecostalism or near-Pentecostalism in this country.
May 21 12 11:11 AM
SoCal23 wrote:Sweet Mother of Goulash you hit the nail on the head. Not only is there a rise in anti-intellectualism in the U.S but also Anti Intellectual PRIDE.
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Lainie wrote: BD, some of the private Christian schools use A Beka anyway- because there's virtually no work involved- the 'teacher' just has to sit and watch the kids instead of actually teaching. :-P
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Lucy wrote: It's sad and true that Pentecostalism causes so much anxiety., Heidi, for having the courage to take the steps you did to get healthy and happy.
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