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Originally posted by groingrinder
Preachers have distorted this to enrich themselves at the expense of believers.
[edit on 10-11-2009 by groingrinder]
Originally posted by charybdis
reply to post by serbsta
OH ... MY ... GOD !!!!! Could an atheist be any MORE STUPID than the pompous British GIT speaking in that video - which misspells ALTAR by the way. I',m sorry, but this is just pusillanimous poppycock. Tolkien was a DEVOUT CATHOLIC for God's sake!!!!
Mindless, secularist drivel.
Bless
O.E. bletsian, bledsian, Northumbrian bloedsian "to consecrate, make holy," from P.Gmc. *blothisojan "mark with blood," from *blotham "blood" (see blood).
Originally posted by randyvs
Well the video is really stupid.
Sorry.
I am a Christian.
Tell some of the members here on ATS that belong to wicca, that Witches
don't exist.
Wizards are for the most part Warlocks and go hand in hand with Witches.
Demons well
Originally posted by groingrinder
One thing that really bothers me is that preachers think they have some kind of mandate to prostitute the son of God like a common twenty dollar whore. Nowhere in the bible does it give preachers a mandate to pass the collection plate to buy a house, or a car, or pay for their children's college.
As a matter of fact, tithing was NEVER paid to the priest or anyone associated with the temple. It was a sacrifice of the finest yield of the fields to be made at a specified place and time. If you could not for some reason make it to the place of tithing, you were instructed to sell your offering and use the money to buy what your heart desired.
Preachers have distorted this to enrich themselves at the expense of believers.
Originally posted by Centurionx
reply to post by randyvs
but I don't recall even the word wizard anywhere in the bible.
www.essortment.com...
The term witch, which means to "twist or bend," has its origin in the ancient, Anglo-Saxon word "wicca," which is derived from the word "wicce," which means "wise." Witch is also related to the German word, "weihen," which means "to consecrate or bless." Some say that the origins of the witch date back thousands of years, to the days when the goddess was worshiped and humanity had great reverence for the powers of nature and for women as creators of new life. In the "New Age" philosophy, this relates to the concept of "Gaia," or "Mother Earth," which views planet earth as essentially a living being.
Originally posted by sirnex
reply to post by Centurionx
Exodus 22:18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
Deuteronomy 18:10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft,
Micah 5:12 I will destroy your witchcraft and you will no longer cast spells.
Leviticus 20:27 A man or woman who is a medium or spiritist among you must be put to death. You are to stone them; their blood will be on their own heads.
There are many more references to witches and witchcraft. A wizard is someone who practices sorcery, which is also mentioned in the bible. The word wizard may not be used in and of itself, but the practice of wizardry is explicitly described in the bible.
So, Epic Fail on your behalf for not knowing your bible. Shame really.