Chickens accompanied Roman armies and their behavior was carefully noted before battle; A good appetite meant victory was likely.
Recently Al mentioned folks warned him about studying psychology etc in college because it would cause him to lose his faith? Many people believe too much education leads one away from God. While I do not believe that I do believe education leads one to thinking and for most people who consider themselves Christian that is a new and possibly threatening concept.
Research concludes teens do not believe a lot of what their parents believe concerning Bible, God, Jesus, Satan, heaven, hell, etc. Our eyes show us what the church is doing is not working and has not worked for quite a while.
Believing does not make something true. Remember Copernicus and the sun? Remember witch hunts? Remember the church and Galileo? Remember Zeus and Diana? How about the rabbit who believes if he cannot see the enemy the enemy cannot see him?
A couple of years ago I sent an email to a group of the men of GSMCOC suggesting an idea of reading one of LaGard Smith's books, After Life: A Glimpse of Eternity Beyond Death's Door and meeting to discuss his conclusions. Bob Keyser asked that I not begin a class at that time due do him preparing a series of lessons that would cover the same subject. No one was interested and Bob is still forecasting a series of lessons on the metaphysical.
Much of what religion teaches can be traced to religious leaders wanting to preserve clergy vs. laity, keeping the people afraid and subservient, maintaining the hierarchy, and keeping the status quo. What we believe about God suggests He created humankind, gave them a short life span during which if we do not say nice things about him will torture his creation for eternity. We believe God tests his people much like a parent who trips their child so the child will learn how he reacts to being tripped. We believe God enjoys being asked even when he never says yes. He especially enjoys repeated requests. He created humankind to require certain things for survival such as oxygen and food. Then he makes growing food diffcult and insists on being thanked when it grows.
Research shows the next generation is not accepting our interpretation of the bible or our interpretation of the purpose of assembling on Sundays and Wednesdays, our massive financial debt our purpose to exist.
P.s. 12 centuries ago the church considered the chicken special. In Leviticus 5:7 a guilt offering of two turtledoves or pigeons was acceptable if the sinner in question was unable to afford a lamb but nowhere does God request a chicken be sacrificed. Matthew 23:37 tells how Jesus likened his care for the people of Jerusalem to a hen caring for her brood. During the ninth century Pope Nicholas 1st decreed that a figure of a rooster should be placed atop every church as a reminder of how special the chicken is to God. Imagine the shock and dismay of the parents when the teenagers rejected their belief in the holy chicken.
What do we believe that is not truth?
Recently Al mentioned folks warned him about studying psychology etc in college because it would cause him to lose his faith? Many people believe too much education leads one away from God. While I do not believe that I do believe education leads one to thinking and for most people who consider themselves Christian that is a new and possibly threatening concept.
Research concludes teens do not believe a lot of what their parents believe concerning Bible, God, Jesus, Satan, heaven, hell, etc. Our eyes show us what the church is doing is not working and has not worked for quite a while.
Believing does not make something true. Remember Copernicus and the sun? Remember witch hunts? Remember the church and Galileo? Remember Zeus and Diana? How about the rabbit who believes if he cannot see the enemy the enemy cannot see him?
A couple of years ago I sent an email to a group of the men of GSMCOC suggesting an idea of reading one of LaGard Smith's books, After Life: A Glimpse of Eternity Beyond Death's Door and meeting to discuss his conclusions. Bob Keyser asked that I not begin a class at that time due do him preparing a series of lessons that would cover the same subject. No one was interested and Bob is still forecasting a series of lessons on the metaphysical.
Much of what religion teaches can be traced to religious leaders wanting to preserve clergy vs. laity, keeping the people afraid and subservient, maintaining the hierarchy, and keeping the status quo. What we believe about God suggests He created humankind, gave them a short life span during which if we do not say nice things about him will torture his creation for eternity. We believe God tests his people much like a parent who trips their child so the child will learn how he reacts to being tripped. We believe God enjoys being asked even when he never says yes. He especially enjoys repeated requests. He created humankind to require certain things for survival such as oxygen and food. Then he makes growing food diffcult and insists on being thanked when it grows.
Research shows the next generation is not accepting our interpretation of the bible or our interpretation of the purpose of assembling on Sundays and Wednesdays, our massive financial debt our purpose to exist.
P.s. 12 centuries ago the church considered the chicken special. In Leviticus 5:7 a guilt offering of two turtledoves or pigeons was acceptable if the sinner in question was unable to afford a lamb but nowhere does God request a chicken be sacrificed. Matthew 23:37 tells how Jesus likened his care for the people of Jerusalem to a hen caring for her brood. During the ninth century Pope Nicholas 1st decreed that a figure of a rooster should be placed atop every church as a reminder of how special the chicken is to God. Imagine the shock and dismay of the parents when the teenagers rejected their belief in the holy chicken.
What do we believe that is not truth?
