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Hey. You deleted your post before I read it. Unfortunately the RemindMe bot isn’t working well.
Anyhow, I had swept through it very quickly before you deleted it and found it interesting. I was once interested in new age stuff and have met a few people who have also. You might like the books by William Schnoebelen, such as Lucifer Dethroned.
>In what context can genocide or owning another human being as property not be evil acts?
When viewed in the context of a legal and spiritual framework in which love is the unambiguously highest and most supreme command, these would be contradictions. Why such contradictions are present is the subject of scholarly inquiry, with significant scholarship published on the subject. 4 different scholarly answers are written in this short work, which is just a primer on the entire field. If you consider yourself an informed seeker of answers and not an ignorant sheep of a meme-driven subculture of harmful disinformation, I encourage you to look into it further.
Do you consider yourself one who forms opinions based on evidence? Or more of a prejudice and peer pressure person?
But the best deal is the $4.99 paperback. The perfect Christmas gift for all your rabid right wing Christian relatives and co-workers.
A religion isn't a simple thing like a thesis, or a story (at least, not beyond the most superficial level, where, admittedly, people like Angela practice).
So often there is overlap. In many branches of Hinduism, Christ is considered a great teacher and most of his teachings were well-compatible with yoga, vedanta, etc (in fact, the Sermon on the Mount, which vexes Christian theologists is better explained via Vedanta than via Christianity, IMO). Lots of people in that part of the world study and even venerate Christ without identifying as Christians.
Moslems, as you likely know, respect the Old and New Testament. It's part of their faith. There's no reason you can't "roll up" previous faiths like this.
And if you're on the metaphysical end, re: Zen, Vedanta, Trappist, Gnostic, Yoga, Sufi, Kashmiri Shaivite, you eventually begin noticing that everyone's saying basically the same thing. Since metaphysics is less about origin stories and behavioral prescription and more about direct experience, they're all reaching for the same experience, a shift of perspective to a framing of the pure awareness (subject) underpinning the world's apparent diversity (objects).
In the end, it's like language, arising organically and subtly shaded to local custom, but all serving broadly similar function; in the case of religion, to grapple with big questions and to give those who question materiality a way to frame the other (in philosophical terms, for object to come to terms with subject).
As with language, it's not zero sum. You might think French is a beautiful language and still speak Lithuanian. Why wouldn't you?
Recomendo que leia o livro Lucifer Dethroned, de William Schnoebelen. Em Português pode ser encontrado pelo nome Lúcifer Destronado.
Ele foi satanista / ocultista / feiticeiro / maçom por 16 anos e passou por um bocado de coisas.
Never been?
A "Bible" with nothing but Jesus' words from the 1800s.
Then again, you appear to be one of those silly Monarchists, so there's no point in arguing. You like being told what to do.
>"...nothing against Catholics..."
You are correct to think that way, and it should be the same with JWs, Mormons and other religions.
These are Christianity-based and there are others. I say "based" because (a) they either ommit, ignore, add, or contradict parts of the Bible and/or (b) the people don't always fit the definition of a Christian as is in the Bible.
Also of the three mentioned, notice one thing in common: there's a figure of a "prophet" (loose definition, not Biblical) / authority through which rules, laws and interpretations of the Bible are given, and some even have books in addition to the Bible. Two red flags there: someone that "needs to interpret" the Bible and additional books (both are in conflict with what the Bible says).
Now answering your question: there are plenty of sources of information on this church, the others I mentioned, and more. One of the ones I can recommend is William Schnoebelen's book Lucifer Dethroned and some videos of his channel on YouTube. William was a catholic priest himself and talks about it in his book and in some of his videos.
I don’t have an infographic, but there’s a pocket sized booklet called “pray the rosary” with a blue cover that you can get for like 3 bucks that effectively does what you described. here’s the Amazon link. It goes over how to pray the rosary and then has scripture for each mystery of each category. The original version doesn’t have the luminous mysteries, but there’s a new version with those included if you want those as well.
Eu ia escrever um comentário sobre a minha opinião sobre tudo isto, mas muito coincidentemente este vídeo foi publicado esta semana, e cobre não apenas a minha opinião mas muito mais coisas, inclusive o surgimento do JPL e da NASA, e outros fatos muito interessantes.
Quem fala no vídeo é William Schnoebelen, autor do excelente livro Lucifer Dethroned.
Well, I believed in and practiced other stuff before becoming Christian. Same with many people I know. I don't recall any crusaders coming my way.
Sure, we're all born in different places and inherit what our parents pass on to us, whether it's true or not. Even pseudo-Christian religions are a form of deceit.
We can't choose the circumstances around us or where we're born but we can choose to make decisions.
Since we're in a conspiracy thread I think there's this book you might enjoy. It touches on a few aspects of conspiracy and is very well in line with other sources/authors I know. Not for the faint of heart though.
I use a booklet to say my Rosaries (I'm new at it) but it also has long versions available where you say a sentence or so of scripture related to the story of the Mystery before each Hail Mary (and a 2nd option to say in the middle of the Rosary after "Jesus" adding "who... [did x thing]". It also has artwork you can look at while saying the Hail Maries. Here's a link to the booklet Pray the Rosary: Peyton, Patrick: 9780899420523: Amazon.com: Books
I got this book off of Amazon to help me with the same thing! Very cheap too. :)
Yes it goes into depth on each mystery and has a short and long version prayer for each. The long versions have entire scripture readings you can recite.
It’s well worth the $3 it cost on amazon
Pray the Rosary https://www.amazon.com/dp/0899420524?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
As someone interested in the occult she will surely enjoy this book. . You will also. I’ve been a Christian for maybe 30 years and this is a book I recommend everyone reads. Not for the faint of heart.
>"...she also said she's a vampire."
Legitimate recommendation here: I believe your friend will really enjoy this book .
I read it. It's really good. Really intense reading as well. Very detailed. There's quite a section on blood.
If by "believing commentary" you mean written by a professing Christian, look no further than Walton.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Genesis-Application-Commentary-John-Walton-ebook/dp/B004FPZ29A
You might not agree with his views on Genesis 1-11 though, but his scholarship is top notch.
For more history check:
Mostly Orthodox/Conservative view for academic check Mark Smith The Origins of Biblical Monotheism
For a good overview of Talmud look at Aiden Steinsaltz the Essential Talmud:
https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Talmud-Adin-Steinsaltz/dp/0465082734
Translation is more difficult their are a lot King James modified Text to fit their agenda.
Orthodox primarily would choose Art Scroll, the JPS translation off Sefaria is good and very widely used and free.
Some argue Everette Fox keeps to original Hebrew, Elliot Friedman is another good one but non O
Any Christian Translation has probably modified the text
Pretty much any book store, except for the Christian ones.
My understanding of the Old Testament is that the nation of Israel had to be essentially kept perfect in a fallen world, by any means necessary. Hence the use of the death penalty for breaking the Law, and completely wiping out the people who they conquered in war. Any time the Israelites failed to wipe out a nation, they would end up absorbing that nation's customs and worshiping their gods, and would fall away from God.
Because of our sin and rejection of God, no one is deserving of life. Jesus' sacrifice is what redeems us to Him.
EDIT: Right after posting this comment, I came across this book. I thought I'd share it in case it is more than coincidence. There are surely countless more writings on the topic, and I highly recommend that you investigate your questions fully.
I always recommend Face to Face by Kenneth Boa. Very accessible and combines Scripture and prayer for a powerful devotional.
I would recommend this book. Its fantastic for me because it allows meditation on Scripture within the context of a prayer life. Its much more cohesive for me rather than the typical Scripture-question/meditate-prayer format I find in most devotional material.
If you are looking for a commentary on Genesis, I'd recommend John Walton's commentary in the The NIV Application Commentary series. It does a great job of balancing good scholarship and practical application while still being accessible to a beginner.