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Probably not such a hot idea to throw stones at someone who was chosen to play a character in movie. It's the movie people will remember — not the personal lives of the actors and actresses therein. (I'm sure "weird" stuff could be found about Andrew Garfield, who played the lead in the Desmond Doss movie.) What actually strikes me as being very peculiar after watching the "Tell It to the World" movie trailer is that actress Tommie-Amber Pirie (who I've never heard of previously) looks like she's about 14 years old, and has a "little girly" voice — neither of which apparently change much throughout the EGW part in the movie. At any rate, what is the Adventist church supposed to do when creating a documentary or movie or any other sort of production that involves using non-SDA people? Shall we create a morality history questionnaire that people must pass before they're allowed to associate with the "pure" SDA population? That non-SDA actors/actresses, directors and producers must have "clean hands" according to some SDA policy before becoming involved in any way with the Adventist Church? I have non-SDA entertainer relatives. They aren't "bad" people at all. In fact, they are some of the most caring, genuinely nice people that one would like to have as relatives. Stop with the judgmental insinuations and hypocritical hand-wringing. It's unbecoming.

I will propose a situation. Tell me what you think will be the answer to the questions that I ask. There is a claimed religious group known as the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Factory (CFSF). Members of the CFSF call themselves Pastafarians. They sometimes wear colanders on their heads. Richard S. Moser claims to be a Pastafarian. He wishes to be photographed with a colander on his head for his drivers license. 1) Should Mr. Moser be allowed to be photographed wearing a colander on his head and why? 2) Should the CFSF be considered a valid religion and why? NOTE: The background for these questions come from the December, 2019 issue of Church and State.

Help Thou me Psa 119:86 All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. ?

Joe: If you will read the whole chapter it will completely understandable. But, even these two Scriptures make it very plain: Yet say ye, Why? Doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. Eze 18:19, 20 When, the children come of age and are able to answer for themselves and act righteous by keeping the Commandments; the parents are not responsible. The Chapter begins with the Children of IsraEL giving a false proverb. I would like you to read it, when you have time. Blessings!

What will happen to them they died too and as the Commandments states: ". . .visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate ME;" Like with David the child died because of his sin so will it be as example for parents who causes the penalty of sin on their children. You will reap what you have sown! Read Eze 9:5, 6! Blessings! Blessings!

In the last three chapters we have introduced the topic of when the conflict of earth’s history will be over and Christ will return. That time will come when God’s children on this planet have fully responded (“yes” or “no”) to His final pleading. The conflict will be over when His loyal children on this […] The post Chapter Nineteen: “How Soon Will the Conflict Be Over?” appeared first on Jon Paulien's Blog. View the full article

? And washed us ? Rev 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, ?

5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About The Simpsons On December 17, 1989, the animated TV series "The Simpsons" premiered on Fox. Here are 5 things you probably didn’t know about this cartoon series that has been on the air for thirty years... The Characters Premiered on “The Tracey Ullman Show” Before the popular cartoon characters were given their own program, they appeared in animated shorts on “The Tracey Ullman Show” from 1987 through 1989. Matt Groening was the creator, and the shorts featured the same characters of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The characters from the shorts appeared once again as ghosts in “Treehouse of Horror XXV” during season 26. The Simpsons Are All Yellow For a Reason Everybody knows what the Simpsons look like…and it’s mainly down to their striking yellow skin! Have you ever wondered why they’re all yellow? Simpsons creator Matt Groening explained that it was his idea to use yellow for his character’s skin color. Groening wanted to attract the attention of channel surfers and was convinced that bright yellow was the best color to do this. He explained the decision in an interview “When you’re flicking through channels with your remote control, and a flash of yellow goes by, you’ll know you’re watching The Simpsons.” The yellow theme didn’t go entirely to plan though. The Simpsons has never had a large following in Myanmar, because a bizarre national law bans yellow and red colors from being overly-used in movies and TV shows! The Show Waged a Good-Natured War With the Bushes for Years During an interview with People Magazine in 1990, Barbara Bush, wife of President George H.W. Bush, said that “The Simpsons” was the “dumbest thing” she had ever seen, which prompted the show’s writing staff to respond through a letter written by the character Lisa. Then the president mentioned the Simpsons, saying American families would be strengthened to be similar to the Waltons and less like the Simpsons, and the war was on once again. It didn’t stop with the election of Bill Clinton because the cartoon version of the Bushes appear as neighbors to the Simpsons and a feud begins, which causes the Bush family to move away from Springfield. The Show’s Best Writer Is Almost a Mystery Man You may know Conan O’Brien and Greg Daniels, who were comedy writers for “The Simpsons.” However, fans may be unfamiliar with the reclusive John Swartzwelder, even though he wrote some of the most famous episodes. Matt Groening said Swartzwelder generally wrote scripts while sitting in a diner. When the eatery banned smoking, he purchased the booth and used it at home. Swartzwelder seldom showed up at the writers' room for “The Simpsons” because smoking had been banned there too. The Simpson’s House Really Exists Although it isn’t as easy to find these days since the owner repainted the house from its original brilliant orange with red fencing, the Simpsons’ house exists in full detail outside of Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada. All the rooms on the inside of the house are decorated and include the purple and orange kitchen cabinets, a fake fireplace in the living room, and even the photos and pictures on the walls. The house was built in 1997 as a prize for a contest held by Pepsi and Fox, but it ended up being sold by the winners for an undisclosed amount to a woman who still lives there.

5 Things You Didn't Know About Schindler's List_2 On December 15, 1993, the film Schindler's List opened in theaters. The film tells the true story of a German businessman Oskar Schindler, who saves the lives of more than a thousand Polish Jews during the Holocaust. Here are 5 things you didn't know about Schindler's List... The Film Helped Steven Spielberg Finally Graduate from College Spielberg has originally enrolled at Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) as an undergraduate years ago in 1965, but he dropped out when his film career took off. In 2001, he re-enrolled in secret at CSULB, using a pseudonym and working on independent projects to complete his degree. He also submitted Schindler's List as his final project for one of his classes. This movie had already won Spielberg Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture. The Girl in the Red Coat Was Based on a Real Person Who Survived The most striking image of the movie was more than an artistic decision. Schindler’s List was shot in black and white but one character, a little girl in a red coat, had her garment presented in color. It turns out the character was based on a real girl who was known for her bright red coat in the Warsaw ghetto. This girl, who in real life had survived, had no idea of the connection until she saw the film in theaters. Roma Ligocka, born Roma Liebling (her mother changed their last name to avoid detection after escaping the Warsaw ghetto after its liquidation), didn't want to see the film at first due to too many bad memories. However, when she saw it, she recognized the coat and realized it might have been based on her. She later met Spielberg, who was delighted to find she was alive. She wrote her own memoir of survival. (By the way, Ligocka's cousin is Roman Polanski, who went on to make his own Holocaust film, The Pianist.) Spielberg Directed The Movie For Free Spielberg was not comfortable with taking a salary or any royalties from the film. He did not want the film to be done as a way to earn money and so refused pay and refused to profit personally from the film. Instead, he funneled the profits into forming a foundation called the Shoah Foundation, which was and still is based at USC. The Shoah Foundation's purpose is to record testimony from Holocaust survivors. Spielberg Didn't Want a Hollywood Movie Star to Portray Schindler Kevin Costner, Warren Beatty, and Mel Gibson all auditioned for the role of Oskar Schindler. However, Spielberg cast then relatively unknown Irish actor Liam Neeson, whom the director had seen in a Broadway play called Anna Christie. “Liam was the closest in my experience of what Schindler was like,” Spielberg told The New York Times. “His charm, the way women love him, his strength. He actually looks a little bit like Schindler, the same height, although Schindler was a rotund man,” he said. Besides having Neeson listen to recordings of Schindler, the director also told him to study the gestures of former Time Warner chairman Steven J. Ross, another of Spielberg’s mentors, and the man to whom he dedicated the film. The Movie Wasn't Supposed to be in English For a better sense of reality, Spielberg originally wanted to shoot the movie completely in Polish and German using subtitles, but he eventually decided against it because he felt that it would take away from the urgency and importance of the images onscreen. According to Spielberg, “I wanted people to watch the images, not read the subtitles. There’s too much safety in reading. It would have been an excuse to take their eyes off the screen and watch something else.”

Well, thank you, JoeMo! I don't really enjoy fighting. If I did, more fun would be had going to some antifa rally! I have read quite a bit of EGW. In the last 3-4 years I have gone all the way thru Conflict of the Ages, currently up to vol 5 of the Testimonies (which are more chilling than I imagined ), and several other single books. However, I frequently look up quotes only to find them in the periodicals. I am wondering if I am going to have to read the green books next! What does concern me is that the reading of EGW is getting to very low levels among church members today. I have been informed by one pastor after a ministerial meeting that readership of EGW in the church has dropped to only about 2% of church members even read the writings. All that said, EGW herself said if people seriously studied their Bibles, her writings wouldn't have been needed. I don't believe that means all of her writings, I suspect that much of her writings such as the Testimonies is what she was referring to. I do have some serious doubts about the angel human offspring issue. I just do not see how in a biological sense it is even possible. Angels are not "carbon based" units. They are spirits which capabilities beyond anything we humans are capable, even when they have gone bad for a long time. The only evil angel-human creature out there is a demon possessed human. Further more, to produce an amalgamation, if you will, of angels and humans would have to be a whole new life form. I personally do not believe it is even possible as technically God is our Creator and gives us every breath we take. I do not really think He would permit such an occurrance. The moral consequences of that are mind boggling. Technically, if such as creature did occur, they would have to be eligible for salvation. But evil angels are not. How do you save half of a creature? As i noted before, many of these scenarios would be great scripts for scifi movies, but I do not see them happening in God's universe.