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To me, and I have said this before, I ask the question who is man who he thinks he can define God using human words, a concept that is bigger than we can think. It is like the smartest ant telling outer ants how a super computer works. He can only use ant words and concepts. It is called the mystery for a purpose. It is like how can God always be? That makes our mind go blank as it fails to comprehend.

My Dad was a magician, and so is my brother (who is an SDA minister). My cousin is a professional magician. there's a big difference in *knowing* that you're watching an illusion by a magician, vs. being "led astray" by someone (or an entity) who has ulterior motives in wanting you to believe a lie. Magic (legerdemain) isn't *Magick*... But I realize some do not enjoy the art of magic. Just as I despise April Fools Day — but with AFD, one doesn't know if someone's kidding you or not.

Until recent years what we call "magic" as in the performing arts was considered a form of Juggling. The magic the Bible warns against are things where people are doing things such as casting spells, reaching out to a supernatural power etc. What people like the Fellowship of Christian magicians do is like other ways to illustrate stories. And these illusions are only one art form of study in Fellowship of Christian Magicians. Others include Chock drawings (I remember growing up in church we had a lady who did wonderful chock drawings and I wish we had more young people who can do this art form.) face painting, juggling, ballooning (Is that deception since they fool you into making the balloons look like different objects?) puppets, ventriloquism, clowning, drama/mime/storytelling, as well as illusions. HMS Richards Jr. was quite an accomplished magician in the entertainment form and his father a big fan of magicians.

New books and OpEd articles are being published on the topic of 'The Case for Impeachment' of Donald Trump. His actions mirror those of some of the previously impeached presidents.

A SDA family in Texas is at the center of a lawsuit that alleges that the deportation policy of the administration violates their religious beliefs. I consider this case to be both interesting and novel--that is not a positive statement. For detail on this specific case see: http://spectrummagazine.org/article/2017/06/28/adventist-faith-center-trumps-immigration-battle

On what do you support the family and think that they are correct? Do you think that the person should not be deported? That is one issue that is valid and needs discussion, litigation or whatever. Or, do you support the family in litigating on the basis that their religious rights have been violated? If this is your position, you are on very weak legal ground.

Not only Cyrus but also Ahasuerus who married Esther and later appointed Mordecai as prime minster over the entire Persian empire. It was through the political intrigue at his court that God used the ruthless and cruel ruler of a world dominating empire to save His people. President Trump in all his defects is angelic compared to those guys.

Psalms 145:3 Great is the Lord, He is most worthy of praise, No one can measure His greatness.

“To find a fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.” - Plutarch

If 144.000 is literal number then, you have to believe in predestination. Predestination means that God already set the people aside to be saved. Therefore, there won't be one number less or more, so logically speaking this number is symbolic to me.

8thday, We don't often agree, but on this you are correct. The witch hunt of Trump is very much like the smearing of Daniel. Those who have questioned your analysis have done so using straw men. They have ignored your point and twisted your words to mean something you never said, nor implied.

Glad to see that you are speaking about yourself and not making a blanket statement about the effects for others. As for myself it does not work that way, I can differentiate between reality and make-believe. Have not been able to find any correlation data for illusions being a.... I do remember that EGW had similiar ideas about reading 'fiction novels' saying that reading those would desensitize the reader into a loss of emotions when the real happened. Not correct for me.

He is bringing himself down, period!!!!! The difference here is that Daniel was a man of God, doing the Lord's work!!!!! I have no idea what Trump is doing??

You have to be kidding!! Your comparing trump to Daniel??????????