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🙏 #Christians emphasize our actions as sins against God.
🔥 #Evangelical groups warn of potential hellfire.
💔 #Islam identifies us as sinners and wrongdoers.
🗳️ #Right-wing state that they hate us, because they hate all minorities, and they don't know why
🕵️♂️ #QAnon alleges unfounded accusations against us.I state that the world would be better without all of them!
They are the problem and not the solution!#LGBTQ #LoveIsLove #Pride #Equality #Inclusion #DiverseBeliefs #Respec
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🙏 #Christians emphasize our actions as sins against God.
🔥 #Evangelical groups warn of potential hellfire.
💔 #Islam identifies us as sinners and wrongdoers.
🗳️ #Right-wing state that they hate us, because they hate all minorities, and they don't know why
🕵️♂️ #QAnon alleges unfounded accusations against us.I state that the world would be better without all of them!
They are the problem and not the solution!#LGBTQ #LoveIsLove #Pride #Equality #Inclusion #DiverseBeliefs #Respec
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🙏 #Christians emphasize our actions as sins against God.
🔥 #Evangelical groups warn of potential hellfire.
💔 #Islam identifies us as sinners and wrongdoers.
🗳️ #Right-wing state that they hate us, because they hate all minorities, and they don't know why
🕵️♂️ #QAnon alleges unfounded accusations against us.I state that the world would be better without all of them!
They are the problem and not the solution!#LGBTQ #LoveIsLove #Pride #Equality #Inclusion #DiverseBeliefs #Respec
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🙏 #Christians emphasize our actions as sins against God.
🔥 #Evangelical groups warn of potential hellfire.
💔 #Islam identifies us as sinners and wrongdoers.
🗳️ #Right-wing state that they hate us, because they hate all minorities, and they don't know why
🕵️♂️ #QAnon alleges unfounded accusations against us.I state that the world would be better without all of them!
They are the problem and not the solution!#LGBTQ #LoveIsLove #Pride #Equality #Inclusion #DiverseBeliefs #Respec
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🙏 #Christians emphasize our actions as sins against God.
🔥 #Evangelical groups warn of potential hellfire.
💔 #Islam identifies us as sinners and wrongdoers.
🗳️ #Right-wing state that they hate us, because they hate all minorities, and they don't know why
🕵️♂️ #QAnon alleges unfounded accusations against us.I state that the world would be better without all of them!
They are the problem and not the solution!#LGBTQ #LoveIsLove #Pride #Equality #Inclusion #DiverseBeliefs #Respec
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/16/english-village-piddington-leave-uk-protest-migrant-housing-plan. An #Oxfordshire #village chock-full of #racists, every one of whom will doubtless call themselves #Christians, & attend the local #church every Sunday. Their #hypocrisy is utterly nauseating. I hope their local vicar gives them all a sermon on Leviticus 19:33-34, & similar passages from Scripture. See: https://bible.oremus.org/?ql=327628600.
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Stages of the Revelation of the Quran
But verse 6:7 observes (what means): “If We had sent unto you (O Muhammad) a written (message) on parchment, so that they could touch it with their hands, the unbelievers would have been sure to say: “This is nothing but obvious magic.’” [Quran 6:7]https://alborz8.wordpress.com/2026/09/15/stages-of-the-revelation-of-the-quran/
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Reminds me of another Bible joke...
They found the oldest Bible Sciptures, even older than the dead sea scrolls.
So naturally, the best Vatican translator is assigned to the task of translating the literal word of god.
Suddenly, there is a loud howl of sorrow and despair from the Vatican library basement, followed by uncontrolled sobbing...
... Once they sedate the distraught translator, he utters in despair...
"Its was CELEBRATE !!!!
NOT CELIBATE !!!!! "
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Thank their fucking god that the #Republicans are fighting as hard and as corruptly as they can to ensure the people of the #USA have #dirty #air, dirty #water and a dirty #environment.
And hopefully everyone understands that a vote for any #Republican is a #vote for a #filthy planet, including your little walled off #neighborhood.
#Christians really hate this #planet so fuck them for putting #Trump in office.
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#USA #Trump #MAGA #fascism #stopfascism #nazis #fcknazis #republicans #christians #men #incels #techbros #pedophiles #billionaires #hostiletakeover #democracy #politics
well, that ship has sailed...
#KyleKulinski #NeilDegrasseTyson on #US #science #BrainDrain
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#USA #Trump #MAGA #fascism #stopfascism #nazis #fcknazis #republicans #christians #men #incels #techbros #pedophiles #billionaires #hostiletakeover #democracy #politics
well, that ship has sailed...
#KyleKulinski #NeilDegrasseTyson on #US #science #BrainDrain
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#USA #Trump #MAGA #fascism #stopfascism #nazis #fcknazis #republicans #christians #men #incels #techbros #pedophiles #billionaires #hostiletakeover #democracy #politics
well, that ship has sailed...
#KyleKulinski #NeilDegrasseTyson on #US #science #BrainDrain
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#USA #Trump #MAGA #fascism #stopfascism #nazis #fcknazis #republicans #christians #men #incels #techbros #pedophiles #billionaires #hostiletakeover #democracy #politics
well, that ship has sailed...
#KyleKulinski #NeilDegrasseTyson on #US #science #BrainDrain
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#USA #Trump #MAGA #fascism #stopfascism #nazis #fcknazis #republicans #christians #men #incels #techbros #pedophiles #billionaires #hostiletakeover #democracy #politics
well, that ship has sailed...
#KyleKulinski #NeilDegrasseTyson on #US #science #BrainDrain
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One of Israel’s strongest alliances in an age of rising antisemitism
At a time of rising anti-Israel sentiment, anti-Zionism, and antisemitism, it is worth asking why nearly 800 million…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #America #antisemitism #Antizionism #breakingnews #Christianity #christians #Evangelical #evangelicalsupportforisrael #Israel #israelandchristianity #Jesus #Passover
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How come the #Apostle #Paul can say "in Christ there is no male nor female... slave nor free" and then in the same #epistle, say "wives, submit to your husbands" and "slaves, obey your masters no matter what?" And how come most #Christians will follow one of these sets of statements and not the other? Do we all have #equality in God's sight or will we only be rewarded by #God for being complicit in our own #oppression? #christianity #bible #catholic
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How come the #Apostle #Paul can say "in Christ there is no male nor female... slave nor free" and then in the same #epistle, say "wives, submit to your husbands" and "slaves, obey your masters no matter what?" And how come most #Christians will follow one of these sets of statements and not the other? Do we all have #equality in God's sight or will we only be rewarded by #God for being complicit in our own #oppression? #christianity #bible #catholic
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How come the #Apostle #Paul can say "in Christ there is no male nor female... slave nor free" and then in the same #epistle, say "wives, submit to your husbands" and "slaves, obey your masters no matter what?" And how come most #Christians will follow one of these sets of statements and not the other? Do we all have #equality in God's sight or will we only be rewarded by #God for being complicit in our own #oppression? #christianity #bible #catholic
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How come the #Apostle #Paul can say "in Christ there is no male nor female... slave nor free" and then in the same #epistle, say "wives, submit to your husbands" and "slaves, obey your masters no matter what?" And how come most #Christians will follow one of these sets of statements and not the other? Do we all have #equality in God's sight or will we only be rewarded by #God for being complicit in our own #oppression? #christianity #bible #catholic
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How come the #Apostle #Paul can say "in Christ there is no male nor female... slave nor free" and then in the same #epistle, say "wives, submit to your husbands" and "slaves, obey your masters no matter what?" And how come most #Christians will follow one of these sets of statements and not the other? Do we all have #equality in God's sight or will we only be rewarded by #God for being complicit in our own #oppression? #christianity #bible #catholic
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𝐘𝐀𝐇 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐓𝐕 100 𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌|𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐖
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#AngelsBible #CHRIST #CHRISTNewTestament #CHRISTCHRISTIANITY #CHRISTIAN #CHRISTIANCHURCH #CHRISTIANITY #CHRISTIANITYAmericans #CHRISTIANS #CHURCH #CHURCHTORAHPRAISE #Deuteronomy #𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐁𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐘 #𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐂𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐇Themosthighyahonly #𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 #𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 #𝐇𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐖𝐒 #𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐓 #𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘HebrewIsraelites #𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 #𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐍 #𝐑𝐔𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐇𝐀𝐊𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐇 #𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐒 #𝐘𝐀𝐇 #𝐘𝐀𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄AfricanAmericans #𝐘𝐀𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 #𝐘𝐀𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘𝐓𝐕100 #ETernalGod #Exodus #Genesis #GOD #HEBREW #HebrewHeritage #HebrewRadio #HebrewScriptures #HebrewBible #HebrewIsraelites #Hebrews #Holiness #Holinesschurch #Holy #HolyChurch #HolyHoliness #holySpirit #HolySpirit #IDOL #IDOLATRY #IsaiahOldTestament #ISLAM #ISRAEL #ISRAELITES #KJVBIBLE #LIVEBIBLE #LiveBible #LORD #MALAKHBible #NEUROMELANIN #NEWTESTANENT #OLDTESTAMENT #Praise #PRAISEGOD #PraiseMusic #PRAISEWORSHIP #Preachers #Preaching #Radio #Redeemer #RedeemerBIBLE #Religion #SABBATHBIBLE #SALVATION #SAVIOR #SaviorChurchBible #SCRIPTURES #Study #TANAKH #TESTAMENT #TheCovenantLawOfYAH #THEMOSTHIGH #Yhwh -
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The #transphobe defence of #EnochBurke says he is a "#Christian" who opposes "fantasy" about #genderIdentity.
Reality: the #BurkeFamily's religion is based on a claimed #virginbirth, and the #Trinity: god is a father and his son and a ghost. These core beliefs of #Christians have zero scientific evidence.
Yet overwhelming scientific evidence shows that for #trans people, gender transition leads to improved wellbeing. E.g. https://whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-equality/what-does-the-scholarly-research-say-about-the-well-being-of-transgender-people/
Time to be harsh with Christian fantasists.
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Spirituality & Religious Studies @spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com@spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com ·Samaritanism
Samaritanism is an Abrahamic monotheistic, ethnic religion. It comprises the collective spiritual, cultural, & legal traditions of the Samaritan people.
Often preferring to be called Israelite Samaritans, who originated from the Hebrews & Israelites. They began to emerge as a relatively distinct group after the Kingdom of Israel was conquered by the Neo-Assyrian Empire during the Iron Age. The Neo-Assyrian Empire was the 4th, & penultimate, stage of ancient Assyrian history.
Central to their continuity as an Indigenous Heritage in the Holy Land is keeping the Patriarchal & Mosaic covenant as specified in the Samaritan Torah. Samaritans believe this is the original & unchanged version of the Pentateuch (which is the first 5 books of the Hebrew & Christian bible) since Moses & the Israelites at Mount Sinai.
The Abisha Scroll is traditionally held by the community to be the oldest existing scroll written by Abisha, son of Aaron the priest, around 3,000 years ago based on living tradition. However, Jewish & Christian theologians have made attempts to dispute this claim which proved unsatisfactory.
Judaism claims Samaritanism developed right alongside their own religion. Samaritanism asserts itself as the true preserved form of the monotheistic faith that the Israelites kept under Moses. Samaritan belief also holds that the Israelites’ original holy site was Mount Gerizim, near Nablus, the State of Palestine (West Bank).
They also believe that Jerusalem only attained importance under Israelite dissenters who had followed Eli (In the Book of Samuel, Eli was a priest & judge of the Israelites in the city of Shiloh) to the city of Shiloh.
The Israelites who remained at Mount Gerizim would become the Samaritans in the Kingdom of Judah. Mount Gerizim is revered by Samaritans as the location where the Binding of Isaac occurred. In comparison to the Jewish belief that it occurred at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.
Today there are only about 900 registered communal members. This puts Samaritanism as 1 of the smallest ethnoreligious groups globally in the Abrahamic faiths. Samaritans believe that this is a prophecy fulfilled from the scriptures: “You’ll be left few in number.”
Though they hope for a future time when a prophet like Moses known as the “Taheb” (Restorer) will perform 3 signs, namely the jar of manna, the staff of Moses, & Cherubim, or the Golden Candlestick.
This time period they believe is when an era of Divine Favor would return, & the hidden tabernacle of Moses would miraculously be revealed for the Israelite people & Mount Gerizim is restored to its former glory.
Samaritans trace their history, as a separate entity, to a period soon after the Israelites’ arrival into the “Promised Land.” Samaritan historiography traces the schism to High Priest Eli leaving Mount Gerizim, where stood the 1st Israelite altar in Canaan, & building a competing altar in nearby Shiloh.
The dissenting group of Israelites who followed Eli to Shiloh would be the ones who, in later years, would head south to settle in Jerusalem (the Jews). Whereas the Israelites who stayed on Mount Gerizim, in Samaria, would become known as the Samaritans.
Genetic studies in 2004 suggest that Samaritans’ lineages trace back to a common ancestor with Jews in the paternally-inherited Jewish high priesthood (Cohanim) temporally near to the period of the Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel. They’re probably descendants of the historical Israelite population. The Cohanim refers to the Jewish priestly class, male descendants of Aaron the priest.
The Hasmonean king, John Hyrcanus, destroyed the Mount Gerizim Temple & brought Samaria under his control around 120 BCE. This led to a long-lasting sense of mutual hostility between the Jews & Samaritans.
From this point, the Samaritans likely sought to consciously distance themselves from their Judean brethren. Both peoples came to see the Samaritan faith as a religion distinct from Judaism. By the time of Jesus, Samaritans & Jews deeply disparaged one another, as shown by Jesus’ Parable of the Good Samaritan.
The main beliefs of Samaritanism are:
- There’s 1 God, Yahweh, the same God recognized by the Jewish prophets.
- The Torah is the only true holy book & was given by God to Moses. The Torah was created before the creation of the world & whoever believes in it is assured a part in the world to come. The Torah’s status in Samaritanism as the only holy book causes them to reject the Oral Torah, the Talmud, & all the prophets & scriptures, except for a version of the Book of Joshua (which they don’t hold as Scripture), whose book in the Samaritan community is significantly different from the Book of Joshua in the Jewish “Bible.” Moses is considered to be the last of the line of prophets.
- Mount Gerizim, not Jerusalem, is the 1 true sanctuary chosen by God. The Samaritans don’t recognize the sanctity of Jerusalem & don’t recognize the Temple Mount, claiming instead that Mount Gerizim was the place where the Binding of Isaac took place.
- The Apocalypse, called “the day of vengeance,” will be the end of days. When an entity called the Taheb (basically the Jewish Messiah equal) that comes from the tribe of Joseph will come, be a prophet like Moses for 40 years & bring about the return of all the Israelites, following which the dead will be resurrected. The Tahib will then discover the tent of Moses’ Tabernacle on Mount Gerizim, & will be buried next to Joseph when he dies.
The Samaritans have retained the institution of a high priesthood & the practice of slaughtering & eating lambs on Passover Eve. They celebrated Pesach, Shavuot, & Sukkot. But they use a different method from that used in mainstream Judaism in order to determine the dates annually.
For example, Yom Teru’ah (the biblical name for Rosh Hashanah), at the beginning of Tishrei (This is the 1st month of the civil year & the 7th month of the ecclesiastical year in the Hebrew calendar.), isn’t considered a New Year as it is in Rabbinic Judaism.
Their Sabbath is observed weekly by the Samaritan community every week from Friday to Saturday, beginning & ending at sundown. For 24 hours, the families gather together to celebrate the rest day: all electricity with the exception of minimal lighting (kept on the entire day) in the house is disconnected, no work is done, & neither cooking nor driving is allowed.
The time is devoted to worship which consists of 7 prayer services, reading the weekly Torah portion, spending quality time with family, taking meals, rest & sleep, & visiting other members of the community.
Passover is particularly important in the Samaritan community, climaxing with the sacrifice of up to 40 sheep.
The Counting of the Omar remains relatively unchanged. The Counting of the Omar is a ritual in Judaism that consists of a verbal counting of each of the 49 days between the holidays of Passover & Shavuot. However, the week before Shavuot is a unique festival celebrating the continued commitment Samaritanism has maintained since the time of Moses.
During Sukkot, the Sukkah (the temporary hut built for use during Sukkot) is built INSIDE of houses, instead of OUTSIDE like mainstream Judaism. This Samaritan tradition is traced back to the persecution of the Samaritans during the Byzantine Empire.
The roof of the Samaritan Sukkah is decorated with citrus fruits & branches of palm, myrtle, & willow trees. This is in accordance with the Samaritan interpretation of the 4 species designated in the Torah for the holiday. The 4 species are 4 plants (the etrog, lulav, hadass, & aravah) mentioned in the Torah as being relevant to the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
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I was at the Southern Steps in Jerusalem
Disclaimer: This is my original work with details sourced from my personal experiences and observations during the Israel pilgrimage tour I joined and what happened during my free time. Anyone who wants to use this article, in part or in whole, needs to secure first my permission and agree to cite me as the source and author. Let it be known that any unauthorized use of this article will constrain the author to pursue the remedies under R.A. No. 8293, the Revised Penal Code, and/or all applicable legal actions under the laws of the Philippines.
Welcome back, readers and fellow followers of the Lord! This is the 10th chapter of my ongoing series of articles about the holy nation of Israel with recollections about the experiences and discoveries I had during the pilgrimage tour I joined with my local church (hosted by strategic partner Behold Israel). To see my previous Israel tour articles, click here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. No matter what happens in this twisted world we live in, I will always stand with Israel and my faith in the Lord remains uncompromising!
In this latest edition of my Israel 2023 series, I share with you what I experienced when our pilgrimage tour group visited the Southern Steps (also referred to as the Southern Stairs and Rabbi Stairs) located at the lower part of the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Thanks to our dedicated local tourist guide, our tour group had a meaningful visit there and we spent several minutes observing the place. Our time at the steps concluded with a bible teaching led by New Life Philippines Pastor Edwin Tugano. In my personal experience, I felt something from the Lord there as I realized the biblical relevance of the holy site as well as insight regarding what the place was like thousands of years ago.
This is me at the Southern Steps in Jerusalem, Israel.The site is very significant as it is the place that served as one of the main entrances from the south to the Temple Mount during the time of Lord Jesus. In fact, people coming from the City of David going north to the Temple Mount used the Southern Steps very long ago. Also, the Southern Steps became a useful place where rabbis and their disciples gathered for faith lessons and this explains why the said steps are also called the Rabbi Stairs. Physically, the steps were hundreds of feet wide which provided abundant space for congregating and teaching.
As many centuries had passed since Lord Jesus ascended to Heaven, there were physical changes that happened at the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount and this is evident as visitors today cannot access the mentioned sacred site above (where the Jewish temples used to be) using the Southern Steps. This is because there is noticeable expansion of the Southern Wall blocking the steps’ upward access to the Temple Mount. I myself had touched that wall and noticed how its stone quality and colors differed from the rest of the Southern Wall.
I brought the Passion Translation Holy Bible with me at the Southern Steps. After taking this image, I climbed up the steps, reached the Southern Wall and touched it.Regardless, the step themselves – composed of the original stones from Jesus’ time (those steps with the rougher stones) plus newer ones (added to fill the gaps) leading to the Southern Wall – are still there and climbing them required methodical walking. The Southern Steps today are widely visited by faithful Christians from around the world as it is a holy site and it is very likely that Lord Jesus Himself climbed the steps going to the Temple Mount. There is no doubt that Lord Jesus and His disciples also gathered at the steps for teachings. The holy site should remind you about the significance of Lord Jesus’ presence in Jerusalem.
In my experience there at the Southern Steps with my tour companions, I felt the holiness of the place and that became more evident as I opened the Holy Bible during the bible teaching led by our pastor right there. During our time there, I noticed another pilgrimage tour group was present with us several feet away.
Did Pentecost happen at the Southern Steps?
Our pilgrimage tour group in the foreground, and another group in the background. The Southern Steps is an essential place for Christians to visit in Israel.By reading the biblical reference of Pentecost and connecting it with my observations of the holy site, I can say that the Southern Steps is a possible place where Pentecost may have happened. I can even say that it is a more suitable place – where about three thousand Jews got baptized after the apostle Peter preached the good news – than the Upper Room (itself a popular location in many paintings and artworks dramatizing Pentecost).
Take a close look at the biblical record of Pentecost below…
When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born? Parthians and Medes and Elamites, those dwelling in Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.” So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?”
Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall dream dreams.
And on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days;
And they shall prophesy.
I will show wonders in heaven above
And signs in the earth beneath:
Blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
And it shall come to pass
That whoever calls on the name of the Lord
Shall be saved.’
“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know— Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death; whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it. For David says concerning Him:
‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face,
For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.
Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad;
Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope.
For You will not leave my soul in Hades,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
You have made known to me the ways of life;
You will make me full of joy in Your presence.’
“Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.
“For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself:
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’
“Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”
Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”
Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
Acts 2:1-41 (NKJV)
Take note that verse 2 of Chapter 2 in the Book of Acts specifically mentioned “house” which is not limited to houses. In fact, in the Old Testament of the Bible, the Jewish temple is referred to as the house – as in the house of the Lord. The place of worship of the Lord!
Still within biblical context, “house” – as seen in verse 36 with “house of Israel” – also symbolizes family and lineage in the Holy Bible. “House of Israel” refers to the entire nation descended from Abraham through Jacob and Isaac and that includes the Jewish people (descendants) who were present in Jerusalem during Pentecost. For relevance of the house of Israel, read 2 Kings 7:1-16 in the Holy Bible – God’s words for King David passed through the prophet Nathan.
In the foreground are the Southern Steps and the Southern Wall of the Temple Mount. In the background is more of Jerusalem. (source – screenshot taken from the Instagram video of Hananya Naftali)As it was an essential form of access into the Temple Mount, the Southern Steps also served as a natural place of gathering, spacious enough to accommodate thousands of Jews. As mentioned earlier, these wide and spacious holy stairs are a more suitable place than the Upper Room for Pentecost to happen.
Also take note that verse 41 of Chapter 2 of the Book of Acts mentions that there were around three thousand Jews who got baptized and helped the church of Lord Jesus grow a lot on the day of Pentecost itself (for relevance, read John 3:3 in the Holy Bible). This also means that there were between fifteen thousand to thirty thousand people in Jerusalem who witnessed Pentecost happen. Having been at the Southern Steps myself, I can easily visualize the whole place – from the steps themselves and the space between them and the City of David in the south, plus the whole stretch of the Southern Wall – being filled with lots of people on that very day. Having attended the bible teaching led by our pastor who stood at the steps facing us south, I can visualize the apostle Peter preaching to thousands of Jewish people there long ago.
Our pastor Edwin Tugano (standing on the ancient steps facing us) led the bible teaching for me and my pilgrimage group companions.There is absolutely no way that the 3,000 people who received Christ and got baptized would fit inside the Upper Room at the time of Pentecost. When the apostle Peter preached, he was not surrounded by only a tiny group of people but by a huge crowd who listened. The other apostles were with Peter back then. This should remind you that the artists responsible for the paintings and artworks portraying Pentecost happening inside the Upper Room or within an indoor place with walls and a roof did not fully understand the biblical record of Pentecost. In other words, those artists got it wrong and the Bible proves they are wrong. This should remind you to maintain faith in God’s Word, not in man-made artworks.
Once again, the Southern Steps is a possible site of Pentecost. It may not be definitive but it definitely is more suitable than the Upper Room for congregating and preaching in front of thousands. The other possible places where Pentecost may have happened include the Royal Stoa (which was intact at the Southern Wall covering its length and was located high above the Southern Steps) and at the Jewish Temple itself.
While the exact location of Pentecost remains unresolved, I encourage you all to always keep faith in the Lord and His Word knowing that Pentecost truly happened as it was an anointed by the Lord to happen. Location is one thing, but the Holy Bible and the Holy Spirit are always essential to our faith in Lord Jesus.
Conclusion
It was destiny from the Lord for me and my pilgrimage tour group to visit the Southern Steps. I felt the unction from the Holy Spirit to capture this very moment upon arrival there.I can say that me and my pilgrimage tour group companions were blessed by the Lord during our time at the Southern Steps. Simply thinking about Lord Jesus teaching His followers at the steps is uplifting There clearly is a lot to learn and discover by being at the holy site and having the Bible for reference. I thank Lord Jesus for blessing us, for our pastors and our local tour guide, and for the anointed experience at the Southern Steps. I definitely will revisit those steps when I return to Israel.
Israel is a great and holy place to visit! Visit Israel with the Holy Bible! Pray to the Lord wholeheartedly and reveal to Him your heart’s desire to visit Israel to deepen your faith in Him. Always be the fearless and aggressive church of Lord Jesus! Follow the light of Lord Jesus, keep on praying to support Israel, learn to love and bless the Jewish people and pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
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My youngest, who died of non-#COVID natural causes, was a #Satanist. He didn't sacrifice animals or anything. He just thought that #god was acting like some modern-day #Christians who ask, "What would #Jesus do?" #WWJD and then, when someone does it, is all. "Not Like That!" God gives everyone #FreeWill, and when #LucIfer dares to actually /use/ it...
My view on the topic of #god and #religion:
The existence of #evil demonstrates that the omni-omni god(s) cannot exist.
I love how philosophers describe it as, "The Problem of evil." I mean, yes, evil is a problem, but not for the reasons they say it is.
The existence of god(s) is metaphorical. In coding, god(s) would be the #else condition. Anything that is not known, understood, and explainable by a person, or people as a whole, can be explained by postulating god(s). Because people want to know #Why. And asking why starts as soon as a child can communicate.
It's like how the #Greeks had to answer why #planets appear to sometimes move beckwards. They didn't know (and couldn't know) the real reason for retrograde motion because they were absolutely certain that the planets orbited around Earth. They invented epicycles, little circles planets made that caused them to appear to be going backwards. God(s) get invented the same way.
Which is why there is often #religious tension around #science. Because science is a #system for figuring things out, it sometimes figures out that previous answers for Why questions turn out to be wrong. This why Galileo was tortured. He publicly stated that the Greeks were wrong about retrograde motion.
#Religion happens when a person/group leverages collective #ignorance for personal/group gain.
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Trump’s #angry #response to a #viral #sermon should #worry all #Christians.
#Bishop #MariannEdgarBudde's #words reflect the #values held by a majority of #American #Christians — a fact that Trump’s #divisive #rhetoric seeks to #obscure.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-bishop-budde-sermon-truth-social-rcna188764
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I knew this was coming. Now that the #SupremeCourt is packed with #Christofascist #zealots with no respect for established precedent, and who have demonstrated an eagerness to rewrite #Constitution in their ideological image, #Christians are filing #lawsuits challenging the #JohnsonAmendment—the #IRS rule that prevents #religiousOrganizations from engaging in #politics, and influencing #legislation. This is another step towards merging #Christianity with the #government.
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#Ohio #Restaurateur who #boycotted “anti-#Christian” #Olympics #arrested for #rape, #kidnapping & #attemptedmurder
#BobbyGeorge made #headlines after calling the #OpeningCeremony "#insulting" to #Christians. Now he's #accused of brutally #assaulting a young #woman.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Misogyny #SexualAssault #Rape #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
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@thejapantimes
"Christians are not known as a big voting group. They don’t vote." - #TheMangoMoron (BTW: Note the *THEY*.) #ImNotChristian#Evangelicals *dominate* the #GOP. And the #DeepSouth is Red almost entirely due to #Christians voting #Republican. "#FamilyValues" is their theme song.
(BTW: #Ingraham tried & failed to give him an Out the same way #Hannity did with his #DictatorOnDayOne remark.)
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In a blatant breach of the separation of church and state, “A Wisconsin public school board listed 'Christian values' among desires for next superintendent” - why is it so hard for christians to understand that we protect religious freedom, a foundation of our constitution, through preventing any ONE religion from dominating public life and institutions? #religion #Separation_of_church_and_state #ReligiousFreedom #Christians https://www.wpr.org/news/a-wisconsin-public-school-board-lists-christian-as-requirement-for-superintendent
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This is so dumb. The #AI based it's rendition of #Jesus on the #ShroudOfTurin—an artifact that has been definitively debunked as a #hoax by science. This is the practical equivalent of using AI to speculate about what Jesus looked like based on those pictures of Cesare Borgia so many #Christians have on their wall. This gets us no closer to understanding what the man, if he actually existed, looked like. Call it "Christian masturbation".
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India’s Hindu children are being radicalised – will the country speak up?
It’s happening in schools and homes. And while Modi’s BJP might gain, generations of India’s Hindus will lose.
#radicalisation #hindutva #RSS #ABVP #BJP #BajrangDal #misinformation #children #minorities #muslims #christians #schools #ReligiousFreedom #InterfaithLove #islamophobia #communalism #HateSpeech #education #india
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How Manipur hounds Kuki intellectuals
3 civil society leaders have been charged with outraging religious feelings, promoting enmity between groups after they articulated their community’s viewpoint on brutal conflict in media interviews, writes Ajaz Ashraf.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #meiteis #kukis #censorship #KhamKhanSuanHausing #MaryGraceZou #WilsonLHangsing #christians #majoritarianism #ManipurGovt #BJP #india
https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/how-manipur-hounds-kuki-intellectuals-23304676
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Feminist icons or violent vigilantes? The contentious role of Meira Paibis in Manipur’s conflict
Celebrated for long as the torchbearers of Manipur, Meitei women groups now stand accused of blocking the army and egging on violence against Kuki-Zo women.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #MeiraPaibis #meiteis #kukis #KukiZos #ViolenceAgainstWomen #MeiteiNationalism #christians #majoritarianism #india
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Double-Engine: The Union and State Government Must Answer for Manipur
August 3 marks exactly three months since the start of the mayhem in Manipur. Fears of state collusion and complicity in the violence are growing with time. Nandita Haksar writes.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #christians #churches #BJP #BirenSingh #ManipurGovt #article355 #environment #ForestRights #UnionGovt #india
https://thewire.in/politics/double-engine-the-union-and-state-government-must-answer-for-manipur
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Tipping point
The violence in Manipur exhibits two symptoms-- The impunity with which Meitei mobs have been allowed to loot police armouries and the instrumental use of rape to announce the end of Kuki citizenship, writes Mukul Kesavan.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #majoritarianism #BirenSingh #rape #ManipurPolice #citizenship #christians #christianity #assam #HimantaBiswaSarma #hindutva #india
https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/tipping-point-notes-on-the-violence-in-manipur/cid/1955455
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How Hindutva has weaponised Hinduism
The ‘Routes of Wrath’ report shows a recurring pattern by Hindutva organisations aimed at provoking and terrorising Muslims to create a communal chasm, writes Harsh Mander.
#hindutva #hinduism #communalism #muslims #christians #RoutesOfWrath #RamNavami #HanumanJayanti #CommunalViolence #BJP #RSS #VHP #BajrangDal #HinduMobs #minorities #ReligiousFreedom #india
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CW: syria, ethnic cleansing
"Syrian #Christian leader Bassam Ishak:
#Christians of #Qamishli in North East #syria are witnessing the most systematic ethnic cleansing since the #Armenian & Syriacs #genocides in 1915 by the #Ottomans"
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Paris World Summit of Conscience, International interfaith gathering #3
Not only a political economic or ecological issue but the future of humanity that is at stake.
“Climate change is the defining challenge of our time. It affects us all, but it does not affect us all equally. We have a profound responsibility to protect and assist the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people and to pass on to future generations a planet that is thriving and healthy.”
Continuation of ‘Paris World Summit of Conscience, International interfaith gathering’ #1 & 2
2015, July 21, Paris Why do I care Interreligious meeting
For people who believe in the Divine Creator God and honour and worship Him there is no question that we can keep ourselves at the side and do nothing to change the way the world is behaving at the moment. Jews, Non-trinitarian and trinitarian Christians, Muslims who do know their Holy Scriptures are aware that man has no excuse how he treats the creation of the Most High.
Perhaps people may be a little bit selfish, in a certain way,trying to make a nice living and trying to make a better place for themselves. And it can well be that “Selfishness” does not have to mean being shortsighted and harmful to others, but we all do have to know what ever we do for ourselves may also effect the life of others. Often we find Christians thinking they are the only ones who have an idea about God’s creation and respect it. Some of them, like several atheists may see that man in his position has to play an important role in that universe. They see the dangers of our way of living at the moment. They fear climate change and know we do have something to do against it.
But also people from other religions, like Hindus as Mahamandeshwar Swami Avdeshanand Giri, religious leader of the Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha, India, said they saw climate change both as an existential threat and as an opportunity for renewal.In the afternoon reverend Takayuki Ashizu, Chief priest of Munakata Grand Shrine (Japan) was part of a discussion pannel with Jean-Luc Fauque, President of the Supreme Council of the European Confederation – the Scottish Rite, Rev. Fletcher Harper, Director of GreenFaith (USA), Sister Chan Khong, representative of the Thich Nhat Hanh Community (France), Fr. Dominique Lang, Chaplain of Pax Christi France, Author of the blog “Churches and Ecology”, and Mr Henrik Madsen, CEO DNV-GL, Norway.
Hindu leader Nandita Krishna, who has restored 50 sacred forests, feared that insatiable greed had gripped everyone on earth and this had led to climate change.
“We cannot replicate the environment or create it. Unless we see the divine in creation we will not understand our role and duty as humans,”
she said.
Bishop Nathan Kyamanywa, Bishop of Bunyoro Kitara (Uganda) was in charge of the Keynote addresses of the third plenary.
Bringing the day into its discussion between panelists Dr Vinya Ariyaratne, Director of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement (Sri Lanka), M. Swami Amritasvarupananda, Amma’s representative (India), Sheikh Khaled Bentounes, Spiritual Guide of the Alawiyya Sufi brotherhood (Algeria), M Sailesh Rao, Director of “Climat Healers Initiative for Transformations” (USA), Ms Alina Saba, Environnemental activist (Nepal) and Bishop Frederick Onael Shoo, Founder of the Lutheran Movement for the Environment in Africa (Tanzania).
Guide spirituel de la Tariqa Alâwiyya, Cheikh Khaled Bentounes
Sheikh Bentounes, leader of the Sufi brotherhood Alawiya, urged mankind to carry “a hope of a future”.
Rabbi David Rosen, international director of Inter Religious Affairs “of the American Jewish Committee said:
“Climate change takes place where there is unbridled avarice. It is a symptom of the disease and cry for us to respond. It is the opportunity for humans to rediscover the higher values than materialism and indulgence.”
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians, despaired at humanity’s blindness, but quoted writer Fyodor Dostoevsky saying that
“beauty would save the earth”.
For him as for many others it is clear that scientists and theologians agree that humanity depends on nature. Therefore he made an urgent appeal:
We must accept the moral imperative for action. Religion must also be involved in the crucial question of climate change.”
Mary Robinson, who served as the seventh, and first female, President of Ireland from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002, as President of the Mary Robinson Foundation- Climate Justice, found it truly inspiring to see leaders at this meeting in Paris from so many faiths and secular traditions, and to hear of their impressive commitment to the simple yet deeply profound message: “why I care”.
She said
Our lived experiences, our religious beliefs and our cultural backgrounds may be diverse – but you are showing that great traditions have a shared sense of morality and fairness, and a collective recognition of the need to act on climate change to protect people and our common home.
For her this is an example of human solidarity at work.
She outlined why she believes that it is this human solidarity that is the key to igniting
global will to act on the climate.The idea of human solidarity is sometimes misunderstood. Some people say that it is a well-meaning moral guideline, but it does not help political leaders to conduct negotiations and reach complicated legal agreements – including those that will be needed to reach a climate agreement in Paris later this year.
and said why she disagreed with this view.
Because if we look past all the complex science, economics, legal arguments and political negotiations which are necessary parts of the process towards a climate agreement, we can see that acting on climate change can be summarised very simply:
we can solve climate change if we care about each other, and if we act to help each other.Passing those two tests is the challenge of our generation, and will decide whether we leave our children and grandchildren a safe world of hope and fairness, or a world where climate change is causing misery and stress.
She spend a lot of time listening to people all around the world, and she thinks that a lot more people care about fairness and our collective future than we sometimes realise.
All across the world, people are witnessing the damage to lives and livelihoods caused by climate change, and are standing up to say that it is time to act.
At the meeting those present have shown the deep level of thinking that underpins why
different people care in different ways about climate action. So she strongly believes that
the first component of igniting climate action is already well underway,and today is a very important milestone in that process.
So perhaps the next challenge is to move from understanding why we must act on climate, to understanding how we collectively overcome the diverse obstacles to action faced by different people in different places around the world.We have to realise that peoples from throughout the developing world have their role to play.
There is no solution to climate change without the developing world. This is because most of the energy supply, buildings and transport infrastructure that has yet to be built will be in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Most of the supply of nutritious food to feed an ever more populous world will come from the same places. And the world’s major forests –
including the Amazon, Congo Basin and the forests of South East Asia – are in exactly the same regions. Energy, transportation, forests, agriculture – these will either be managed in a way that over-uses fossil fuels, locks in greenhouse emissions and damages our world, or in a way that protects people and preserves our natural home.
But energy, transportation and agricultural systems are not abstract concepts.
They are fundamentally about people, and their legitimate desire for development. And despite all the economic models and theoretical blueprints, we still live in a world where
too many people are prevented from making a low carbon development choice. We have to change the reality where poverty means that up to three billion people, mainly women, still cook using dangerous and dirty energy sources – the black carbon that comes from this use of coal, charcoal and wood makes an enormous contribution to climate change
as well as to deaths and ill-health.This is the reason why forest communities must be able to work with others to protect their forests, which was also stated earlier in the afternoon. She also wanted to ad that farmers must be free to find ways to move to more sustainable practices –
together deforestation and agricultural practices are about a fifth of all greenhouse gas emissions.
Indigenous peoples must be able to continue their traditional practices that help to preserve the innumerable benefits provided by our natural world.
The hundreds of millions of people living in slums across the world need access to affordable, sustainable food and energy – and to be consulted in the world-wide
drive for sustainable cities because they will form the majority of the population that will live in them.For her the whole world needs the people of the developing world to be able to use their innovation and their energy to create a new model of low carbon and equitable development.
Her foundation, which she set up to promote climate justice, summarises this new development model as zero carbon, zero poverty –
and we are certain that we can achieve these dual outcomes with the right kind of international co-operation.
she said.
Though she is also aware that this includes the need for international financing for climate action – not as aid, but rather as part of the collective global recognition that while today’s rich countries built their prosperity from fossil fuels and unsustainable land use, leaders from the developing world are trying to find a way to a more sustainable model of developing without emissions.
The United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change provides the platform for advancing this international co-operation – and Minister Fabius and the French Government, as hosts of the Paris climate meeting, have been impressive in their recognition of the need for a mature discussion about the approach to international climate finance.
She ended her speech by reminding us that
we can solve climate change if we care about each other, and if we help each other.
But this possibility will only be realized if concerned citizens, organisations and businesses from across the world build informed, respectful partnerships with those who are willing to lead in the developing world.She is finds it positive that there are many other individuals and organisations who are already thinking deeply about individual pieces of the climate puzzle. Women’s groups. Youth groups. Progressive businesses. Trades Unions. Grass-roots activists. In all countries, rich and poor.
She strongly urged those present to build from this meeting and reach out to all these groups.
If you do, your work today can be the spark that ignites an unprecedented wave of human
solidarity in the cause of climate action. You can gather into a “big tent” those who represent, and understand the lives of, billions of people.
Together, this movement can truly change the world.she said.
On 1st January, 2016, the Sustainable Development Goals become the new development agenda for our world. Many believe we should mark that day with special prayer and
reflection to bring us together as a human family.
Together, we can show the world that human solidarity is not only the domain of religions and human rights activists. Rather it is the golden key that unlocks the collective power of billions of people. Those people can act together to build a more resilient world, stabilise our climate, and create an unprecedented attack on global poverty and inequality.86-year-old Benin writer and politician Albert Teveodjré represented the views of secular thinkers.
“Nature was loaned to us as a place to live. I witness a world of profit at all costs which will ruin the environment and devastate everything. I am very worried. I think I will leave the world with many worries.”
Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, COP21 President, delivered the closing speech at the Summit of Conscience at the Economic, Social and Environmental Council.
Following the informal ministerial conferences on July 20 and 21, which mobilized the international community at the political level, this event will provide an opportunity to address civil society and, beyond that, the public, in order to ensure the success of COP21.The Summit has seen the launch of the “Green Faith in Action” project, a global initiative stemming from a coalition of partners with the objective of rendering pilgrimage destinations of all religious and spiritual persuasions, low-carbon cities resilient to climate disruptions. Three hundred million pilgrims travel to these cities each year.
As I wrote already in an other posting we do have to go “Forward ever, backwards never!” and should not only look for positive constructive dreams, which lead us further to the right path, but should also get more people involved in trying to work and motivate others to work at a balance in our position in creation and to find a good way to live in respect to nature. Let us for some moment think also that “Less… is still enough” and that we can, if we are inventive enough, find ways to still have more than we need, living in Luxury, without damaging nature around us. sometimes it would not be bad to take on ‘A bird’s eye and reflecting from within’. Let us look at what is going on, how we can stop the bad evolution, twist the curve of the negative way and come to a good healthy path for all creatures in the world.
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The 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place in Paris in December this year. An effective and equitable international agreement will be critical for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to limit global temperature rise to 2 degree Celsius and for supporting adaptation to climate impacts. France, as the host and chair of COP21, is committed to the role of an impartial facilitator for forging an ambitious agreement at COP 21.
ending the day with the speakers handing over the baton to the children
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Preceding articles:
Paris World Summit of Conscience, International interfaith gathering #1
Paris World Summit of Conscience, International interfaith gathering #2
Climate change guilty of doing too little
Forms of slavery, human trafficking and disrespectful attitude to creation to be changed
Vatican against Opponents of immigration
Mayors from all over the world at the Vatican to talk about climate change
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Additional reading:
- Stopping emissions will not stop the warming of our planet
- Voice for the plebs
- Temperatures rising
- Science, 2013 word of the year, and Scepticism
- 2014 To remember our Earth
- USA Climate Change Action Plan
- 2015 Summit of Consciences for the Climate
- Vatican meeting of mayors talking about global warming, human trafficking and modern-day slavery
- Senator Loren Legarda says climate change not impossible to address
- Burgemeesters in het Vaticaan tegen moderne slavernij en klimaatverandering
- Top van het geweten voor het klimaat in Parijs
- A look at materialism
- Less… is still enough
- Less for more
- Luxury
- Material wealth, Submission and Heaven on earth
- Summermonths and consumerism
- Looking at a conservative review of Shop Class As Soul Craft
- Your position about materialistic desires having conquered the world
- Message of Pope Francis I for the 48th World Communications Day
- From Winterdarkness into light of Spring
- Not holding back and getting out of darkness
- Learning that stuff is just stuff
- Why “Selfishness” Doesn’t Properly Mean Being Shortsighted and Harmful to Others
- How to Find the Meaning of Life and Reach a State of Peace
- Forward ever, backwards never!
- A bird’s eye and reflecting from within
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Find the main site of this project: Why do I care
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Further reading:
- What’s it worth, planet earth, what are you prepared to do?
- Climate change and security: here’s the analysis, when’s the action?
- Latest on Climate Change
- Climate Change; The Burning Question
- Climate Change: New resources for readers
- Phyllis Trible on Genesis 1, Dominion, and Ecology
- Integral Ecology and Respect for Human Life
- Environmental Ethics – Readings in Theory and Application – Fifth Edition
- All is Connected
- Public History Journal Part 5: Human Ecology
- Our Common Responsibility
- Shocking quote from Pope Francis’ new encyclical
- Pope Francis – The earth as our sister
- Pope Francis – He’s not suggesting a return to the Stone Age
- Pope Francis – God calls us to commit to the environment
- Pope Francis – The lack of universal truth has led to environmental and social damage
- Pope Francis – Environmental ethics is social ethics
- Pope Francis – We fool ourselves into thinking nothing will happen
- Pope Francis – Beauty as a politics against consumerism
- Pope Francis – Man thinks he is free as long he is free to consume
- Pope Francis – The current political and economic strategy does not solve the problem
- Pope Francis – When man gives priority to himself everything becomes relative
- Pope Francis – Consumerism level all cultures
- Pope Francis – Consumerism makes the world less rich and beautiful
- Pope Francis – We are one single human family
- If You’re Too Busy to Read Laudato Si, Now You Can Listen to It!
- Laudato Si! and Lifestyle
- On Care for Our Common Home
- Blue Moon and Laudato Si’
- Reflection on Laudato Si by Pope Francis (Part IV)
- Still reading…
- The Pope Hits a Triple!
- Bob Thurman: The Pope Hits a Triple
- Pell hoists himself on his own logic
- The Cut Flower of Creation
- What’s This?
- A Breath of Fresh Air
- Intentional Life
- Little things matter.
- Parishes Respond to Laudato Si’
- So How Cool is Pope Francis?
- Dr. Willie Soon on the Vatican’s repeat of its Galileo debacle
- The Pope Scare: A New McCarthyism Spitting in the Face of Christ
- Thoughts About Elizabeth Johnson’s “Ask the Beasts” after Pope Francis’s Creation-Care Encyclical
- Young climate bloggers lobby their MPs and reflect on Laudato Si’
- The Galilean Shaman and Ecological Conversion
- Sisters & Brothers You Never Knew You Had
- …he would call creatures, no matter how small, by the name of ‘brother’ or ‘sister’
- Earthly Advice from Pope Francis
- Laudato Si
- Hidden Seeds in Laudato Si by Peg Conway
- Papal Encyclical Laudato Si’ and CAFOD’s Petition
- A Special Addu Day for Laudato Si!
- The genius of Laudato Si’ should make us all uncomfortable
- Article by Leonardo Boff on the Popes’s Encyclical
- Catholicism on Economics
- Why Pope Francis’ Criticism of Capitalism Makes Sense
- Of Kings, and Popes, and Abortions, and the Environment
- Boundless Creation
- Quotes, Thoughts, Reflections on Non-dualism, evolution, God, ecology, War and more…
- The Tragedy of The Commodity
- Kingdom of God Stewardship Meet the 50 to 1 Project
- Kingdom Stewardship Meet the 50 to 1 Project
- “Climate Scientism is Made of Green Cheese”.
- Wildflower Wednesday
- Idea for the day on complexity science and a new philosophy for life
- Hope Springs Eternal
- Digital tools for environmental field researchers and citizen scientists.
- Humans
- Human and Biodiversity
- Stanford research finds climate change regulation burden heaviest on poor
- Fantastic George Monbiot quote
- Musicians as activists, and tales from the Clinton White House
- On the Road to Paris
- Climate Change Update: FOCUS 2015 and Preparing for COP-21 in Paris
- COP 21 à Paris en décembre 2015: mobilisations.
- Why CBCP “welcomes” UN Climate Change Conference 2015 [Document]
- My reflections of Rebuilding Justice, London
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