I would disagree with you. Every measurement I've seen implies that racism is stronger now than after the Civil War.
A quick search found an explanation:I understand that. I was alluding to your earlier point that we aren't under god but under his evil counterpart's influence. But to your point that god is out of the picture if you will and Satan has free reign. It seems you suggest this began at the fall in Eden, so if this be true then I offer that god himself is thus a liar and use his own word against him.
He claims on Sinai as being the all powerful and only god and there is no other but him. He also proclaims that all comes from him and by no other do these things come. All blessings and all curses come from him.
Isaiah 45 also recommits to this ideal of god being all powerful and the origin from which ALL things come.
NIV Text
In the King James verse 7 states
Uh, who sez they create evil? Sounds like Satan needs a steward to file against Yahweh for doing work contracted to the darkside!
Ironic you argue for a dualistic system and yet God at Sinai and later texts argues against the dualistic ideals of the pagan societies in which Israel came in contact with. These societies create gods who had assigned and divided duties and yet Yahwehism established a single monotheistic god and he alone was god of all creation and none other existed. Now we have returned to the old ideas prior to monotheism.
You should research gnostic chrisitanity of the 2nd and 3rd centuries as they also believed in a god of good and a god of evil. Much of that was borrowed from the neoplatonic idea of Demiurge and in jewish tradition, the creator god in Yaldabaoth. Marcion from whom we can thank for what became the list of books that make up the NT also accepted this Neoplatonic idea of god.
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There are still huge racial problems in our country but the reality is that, unlike the aftermath of the Civil War, overt racism is not socially acceptable to any but a tiny minority of degenerates. Jim Crow laws are gone, segregation is gone, de facto disenfranchisement of blacks is gone, and it is now commonplace to see blacks in positions of authority and respect (teachers, ministers, doctors, judges, police officers, Presidents, etc.) I am by no means saying our problems are anything close to being solved, but I would be willing to bet that if you could put 100 black people from the year 1930 into a time machine and bring them here to 2015, they would probably agree with me.
I thought that summed it up pretty good.
I understand that. I was alluding to your earlier point that we aren't under god but under his evil counterpart's influence. But to your point that god is out of the picture if you will and Satan has free reign. It seems you suggest this began at the fall in Eden, so if this be true then I offer that god himself is thus a liar and use his own word against him.
He claims on Sinai as being the all powerful and only god and there is no other but him. He also proclaims that all comes from him and by no other do these things come. All blessings and all curses come from him.
Isaiah 45 also recommits to this ideal of god being all powerful and the origin from which ALL things come.
NIV Text
In the King James verse 7 states
Uh, who sez they create evil? Sounds like Satan needs a steward to file against Yahweh for doing work contracted to the darkside!
Ironic you argue for a dualistic system and yet God at Sinai and later texts argues against the dualistic ideals of the pagan societies in which Israel came in contact with. These societies create gods who had assigned and divided duties and yet Yahwehism established a single monotheistic god and he alone was god of all creation and none other existed. Now we have returned to the old ideas prior to monotheism.
You should research gnostic chrisitanity of the 2nd and 3rd centuries as they also believed in a god of good and a god of evil. Much of that was borrowed from the neoplatonic idea of Demiurge and in jewish tradition, the creator god in Yaldabaoth. Marcion from whom we can thank for what became the list of books that make up the NT also accepted this Neoplatonic idea of god.
Looks interesting, but I'm not much of a reader. I would like to enjoy reading more, but just don't.
Basically, I'll hear something new or unsure about, I'll search out answers in all the normal ways. I like some documentaries, but most seem slanted one way or the other. Real journalism is a thing of the past, in my opinion.
It's perfect for everyone. The only way to truly understand The Bible is to read it in its entirety and to ignore all outside opinion and publications. Even with all of the different translations, some of which are agenda driven, someone can still come out of their reading with the true meaning of The Bible. Or at least the gist of it. I have read the entire Bible but wasn't really interested in it at the time. It was at a young age and spread out over a long time period. I need to commit myself to reading it again.
The SPLC is wrong so often that nothing they say makes any sense to a rational person .
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2015/06/19/woman-calls-for-race-war-at-scene-of-church-shooting/
