"The white people who are trying to make us over into their image,
they want us to be what they call assimilated, bringing the Indians
into the mainstream and destroying our own way of life and our
own cultural patterns. They believe we should be contented
like those whose concept of happiness is materialistic
and greedy, which is very different from our way.
We want freedom from the white man rather than to be integrated.
We don't want any part of the establishment, we want to be free
to raise our children in our religion, in our ways, to be able
to hunt and fish and to live in peace. We don't want power,
we don't want to be congressmen, bankers, we want to be ourselves.
We want to have our heritage, because we are the
owners of this land and because we belong here.
The white man says there is freedom and justice for all.
We have had "freedom and justice," and that is why we
have been almost exterminated. We shall not forget this."
1927 Grand Council of American Indians
quote:
"[The Circle] will not be mended as long as the People war
among themselves. It will not be mended as long as we
try to mend the Sacred Circle with broken Circles. We all need to pray on this..."
Gary Armstrong
quote:
1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
1 John 4:2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
1 John 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
quote:
Although we are in different boats you in your boat and we in our canoe we share the same river of life.
Chief Oren Lyons, Onandaga Nation
Just a few quotes I wanted to share;
I believe Jesus Christ was a human being who walked the earth; then after being baptized by by Saint John he gained the holy spirit; it was the baptism that is a ceremony that brings the holy spirit into human flesh
I however believe Saint John was also of the holy spirit because it was Saint John who baptized Jesus remember?
After reading revelations which was written by Saint John; we should come to an understanding that certain people are here to do God's work;
Chris Crossland
Jesus is an alien.
Prepare to be ing amazed!
After these continue onto
The Visitors 1/10
The Mission 1/10
Close Encounters 1/9
The Return 1/10
jenga
I just threw my synthesizer in the bin. Now how do I get Jesus to love me? Does he like chocolate?
Lira
Hi! I'm a gospel dubstep producer:
The Church says Jesus died for our sins, but I believe he died because we're fluffy.
Capitalizt
Jake Benson
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Originally posted by OkiDokie
C0R version please. I seriously canīt read all that.
C0R version: I live in Arizona and make ty Christian trance music. I will flame anyone who rejects Jesus Christ. The world is coming to an end and it's your fault.
SYSTEM-J
quote:
Originally posted by Chris Crossland
Jesus is an alien.
Prepare to be ing amazed!
This "ancient aliens" theory is just as ing stupid as Christianity.
Jake Benson
As for Periodic Table of Nonsense, I'm sure telepathy can become real with the help of neurological control devices. But that won't happen for another 4 decades.
Jake Benson
quote:
Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
This "ancient aliens" theory is just as ing stupid as Christianity.
I'm sure it's more logical than Christianity actually.
Lira
quote:
Originally posted by Jake Benson
I'm sure it's more logical than Christianity actually.
That's like saying syphilis is less of an STD than gonorrhoea.
SYSTEM-J
quote:
Originally posted by Jake Benson
I'm sure it's more logical than Christianity actually.
No, because it involves a similar leap of faith to entrust in something that is believed to be physically impossible and outside the laws of the universe: faster than light travel.
And that is without the massive, massive implausibilities of the supposed nature of these aliens and their interactions with humanity.
They are deus ex machina, in a quite literal sense.
Lira
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
They are deus ex machina
