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Post by Elizabeth on Apr 17, 2020 4:45:38 GMT
This applies to the USA.
So people are supposed to get the stimulus checks of a minimum of $1,200. (I am still waiting this check)
They're trying to pass for everyone to also get $2,000 each month for the next 6 months. So, a total of $12,000. (I'll be getting this)
They're also doing hazard pay for essential workers from the Heroes Fund. That's all heathcare, grocery stores, etc. It's for $25,000 per person plus some other monetary stuff. (I'll be getting this)
So with all of this in place. How will the economy look like after this pandemic ends?
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Clovis Merovingian
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Post by Clovis Merovingian on Apr 19, 2020 5:10:34 GMT
Aye, my old pastor's story regarding his only experience with a demon possessed person was regarding a man that was practicing black magic. He worshipped Odin and wound up getting himself possessed by a demon. My pastor said it was the scariest thing he ever experienced and that before that moment he didn't take demons seriously and really didn't believe in them. My brother's experience with a demon possessed individual which didn't have a happy ending for the possessed had the demon calling himself Baal. I noticed you tried to channel the Pagan Goddess Kali through a pony doll. The pagan gods as i've said before are real and demonic so i'm glad you repented. I myself bought a Thor pendent from Amazon because it looked cool and I don't worship Thor and didn't think much of it but i'm debating whether to throw it away. It's caused me no problems but knowing the nature of the pagan gods it might be good to scrap it. I think you'd be right to throw it away. As for me I think I need to do more self-examination. fschmidt isn't wrong about the incompatibility of worldly values and the Christian life. I've come a long way, but I still do things like smoke, play video games, and watch tv. I wonder to myself sometimes if these things are just road blocks to true spirituality. I don't think that playing video games and watching TV is evil but yeah you should probably stop smoking. Everybody's got something they have to repent of despite those who think they're perfect. Jesus came to help the sick not those who already think they're well. So yeah its a constant progression on our part.
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Post by KGrim on Apr 20, 2020 0:02:03 GMT
fschmidt I've done a little research since you've shown me that video of the schismatic "true orthodox." I agree that Orthodoxy should not compromise with modern values, however the orthodox man in question is an old calenderist. He considers himself a "true orthodox" because of his misinterpretation of certain canons. His schism from "mainstream" orthodoxy is self imposed and over a non-dogmatic issue over calendars. I've included an attachment that critiques the Old Calenderists position if you are interested in reading any such thing. A-Critique-of-Old-Calendarist-Ecclesiology-.pdf (665.88 KB) In short the reason why Old Calenderists are wrong is because they think the pan-orthodox synods of the 16th century anathematize the revised julian calendar when in fact it was the Gregorian calendar that was condemned because it contained within in a new pachalion (a rule for calculating the date of Pascha). The revised Julian calendar calculates pascha the same way as the old Julian calendar does, so there is no real conflict. However, I must admit that the adoption of the revised Julian calendar isn't without valid criticism, though it doesn't justify a the full schism of the so called "true orthodox" There are other points to bring up, but I leave that for you to investigate in the pdf I attached to this post if you are so inclined to learn about it. Putting calendars aside there are indeed problems within the Orthodox Church as there are problems in every major religion around the world and one of those problems is ecumenism and the compromise of orthodox values with the values of the modern age. Ecumenism is resisted by conservative orthodox members which would include most of the people I go to church with and I would like to think that my church in particular does a good job in keeping their values unmolested by the values of the world, although no one in my church is perfect. I would have to ask you though, what exactly are the modern values of American culture that you detest so much? I would love for you to delineate all these values for me so I can compare them to my personal values.
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Post by fschmidt on Apr 20, 2020 6:04:47 GMT
I am not going to take sides in an internal Orthodox debate. I don't think the calender issue is important. Ecumenism is important. I use a simple test to determine whether a religion has been contaminated by modern culture. I check if the sexes are separated in service. All traditional religions did this, and the only reason why a modern religion doesn't is to conform to modern culture. And not surprisingly the True Orthodox separate the sexes in service in America while the mainstream Orthodox don't. I would have to ask you though, what exactly are the modern values of American culture that you detest so much? I would love for you to delineate all these values for me so I can compare them to my personal values. I can't think of a good character trait that modern Americans possess or a bad character trait that they don't. I recently wrote about this here.
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