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   On 2026-01-14 16:40, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >   
   > Mike  posted:   
   >> On 2026-01-14 16:07, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >>> Mike  posted:   
   >>>> On 2026-01-14 14:00, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >>>>> Mike  posted:   
   >>>>>> On 2026-01-14 12:57, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >>>>>>> Mike  posted:   
   >>>>>>>> On 2026-01-13 16:13, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>> Mike  posted:   
   >>>>>>>>>> On 2026-01-13 15:52, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>> Mike  posted:0   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> On 2026-01-13 14:28, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Mike  posted:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2026-01-12 14:20, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mike  posted:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2026-01-12 10:30, JTEM wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Disclaimer:  I dismiss the whole "Rapture" business as   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Protestant fundy snuff porn.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't totally dismiss the idea, but can't see   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Steven being one of the select few.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [quoting Jesus] "For God so loved the world, that He gave   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but have eternal life." [end quoting] John 3:16   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I believe in Jesus. I believe He was conceived by the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Holy Spirit, was born of the Virgin Mary, was crucified,   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then resurrected on the third day. I believe Jesus was   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seen alive by hundreds of witnesses. I believe all of   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that, Mike. I believe it will all my heart.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hitler probably believed that too...   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Impossible. If Hitler believed that, he would not have   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> been able to commit all the crimes he committed, which   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> includes the horrific deaths of many MILLIONS of people.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> According to my research, Hitler never personally killed anyone.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> If a person pays a hit man to kill someone, and the   
   >>>>>>>>>>> hit man does it, is the person who paid the hit man   
   >>>>>>>>>>> not guilty of murder in your opinion?   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> I said nothing about 'guilt'. All I said is that   
   >>>>>>>>>> my 'according to my research, Hitler never PERSONALLY   
   >>>>>>>>>> killed anyone.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> So what? Are you saying he's not guilty of murder?   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> I said what I said, and nothing more. Anyone who orders   
   >>>>>>>> others to kill on another behalf is guilty, as well as   
   >>>>>>>> those who followed the instructions.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> That's how the law works, in both the U.S. and Canada,   
   >>>>>>> as well as in every other part of the civilized world.   
   >>>>>>> So Hitler was guilty of murder by the MILLIONS.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Then you are also guilty for frying hundreds of thousands   
   >>>>>> of Japanese, and countless others....   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> By that "logic" (or rather lack of logic, since you   
   >>>>> don't seem to even know what logic means), you are   
   >>>>> guilty of all the conventional bombs and firebombs   
   >>>>> the Royal Canadian Air Force dropped on Germans.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I have never justified the killing of anyone.   
   >>>> You find excuses to justify it when it suits   
   >>>> your needs.   
   >>>   
   >>> It's such a shame that you're so ignorant of facts,   
   >>> that you don't know how many lives those bombs   
   >>> saved by ending the war, which ended the need for   
   >>> a ground invasion -- because Japan surrendered   
   >>> without a ground invasion being necessary.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> I didn't order any bombs to be dropped, Mike.   
   >>>>> World War II took place well before I was born.   
   >>>>> I wish you would take a course on logic, so you   
   >>>>> wouldn't make such imbecilic statements, the way   
   >>>>> you so often do.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> You have found excuses to justify it, which makes   
   >>>> you just as guilty as if you dropped the bomb yourself.   
   >>>   
   >>> Look at you judging me, after you said TODAY that   
   >>> you're not qualified to judge anyone. I wish you'd   
   >>> make up your mind.   
   >>   
   >> The Bible teaches that approving or excusing sin   
   >> makes one guilty.   
   >   
   > The United States didn't start that war with Japan,   
   > Mike. Just so you know, because it seems there are   
   > a lot of things you don't know. The United States   
   > was attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941. You   
   > should look it up and find out about that.   
      
   There you go, justifying again....   
      
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