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Or one less Moron and the world gets a little lighter?

I have a 20m trawler weighing approx 78 tons constructed of malleable iron. I live aboard and am anchored in the bay during the summer months so the anchor rope is in almost constant use.

I need to replace the anchor rope and want to know the best type and size of rope I should use.

the rope is attached to heavy chain

any advice or Information would be greatly appreciated.

For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:18-19 RSV)

Clearly the Old Testament is to be abided by until the end of human existence itself.

None other then Jesus said so.

Surely they are breaking the rules set out by their own (one and only!) God?

stolen by the Christians and turned into a consumer frenzy.

Isn't it about time the Christians backed off and allowed the Pagans to enjoy this festival as it should be celebrated?

Fun

Food

a Celerbration of nature.

In the US, the number of NON-religious people has more than doubled from 14.3 million in 1990 to 29.4 million in 2001; their proportion has grown from just eight percent of the total in 1990 to over fourteen percent in 2001.

This was the greatest increase in absolute as well as in percentage terms among all religious groups.

I DON'T THINK SO!

Non-religious rules!!!

Source: 2001 American Religious Identification Survey.

why do you believe your version is any better or more correct than any other?

do you follow the sandal or the gourd?

How can there be so many different ways of believing in the same book?

Is there a definitive version?

these are just a few documented examples (including chapter and verse for those godbotherers who insist on them) there are HUNDREDS more!

108. Christ is equal with God

John 10:30/ Phil 2:5

Christ is not equal with God

John 14:28/ Matt 24:36

109. Jesus was all-powerful

Matt 28:18/ John 3:35

Jesus was not all-powerful

Mark 6:5

110. The law was superseded by the Christian dispensation

Luke 16:16/ Eph 2:15/ Rom 7:6

The law was not superseded by the Christian dispensation

Matt 5:17-19

111. Christ's mission was peace

Luke 2:13,14

Christ's mission was not peace

Matt 10:34

112. Christ received not testimony from man

John 5:33,34

Christ did receive testimony from man

John 15:27

113. Christ's witness of himself is true.

John 8:18,14

Christ's witness of himself is not true.

John 5:31

114. Christ laid down his life for his friends

John 15:13/ John 10:11

Christ laid down his life for his enemies

Rom 5:10

115. It was lawful for the Jews to put Christ to death

John 19:7

It was not lawful for the Jews to put Christ to death

John 18:31

116. Children are punished for the sins of the parents

Ex 20:5

Children are not punished for the sins of the parents

Ezek 18:20

according to the Bible Jesus was born then er! nothing is heard from him for about 30 years!!

why would someone who is claimed to be the son of God take so long to deliver his message?

"theoretically" how many people would have been "saved" in that 30 year period?

2000 years ago that was more than half the average lifetime!

Atheists have no morals?????

. All one has to do is take a look at the American prison system. Nearly 76% of violent criminals are Christian and NO, most of these Christians did not convert after conviction, they were Christian at the time of the crime. The greatest genocides in human history stemmed from the Christian faith. If you examine secular societies in comparison to religious societies; secular societies will consistently have less crime, unemployment, corruption and more freedom, share of wealth and a higher standard of living. Nearly EVERY single advancement towards morality (I.E: ceasing native genocide, freeing the slaves and women’s suffrage) was OPPOSED by the church and Christian organizations.

Isn't it time we just got rid of religion and started to think and act in a free, truly moral way, respecting others and the Planet we live on instead of wasting vast resources on outmoded godbothering?

The Bible states that man should not worship anyone or any Idol other than GOD.

Jesus stated quite clearly in the Bible he was NOT the son of God (but only acknowledged God as the father of all men)

Jesus also stated that the old law (I.E the Old Testament) still stands and will always be in force.

SO worshipping Jesus is breaking Gods law

Does this mean ! billion people who choose Christianity as there religion should be put to death by the very God they claim to worship

as decreed in the very same bible they claim to follow doggedly??

why did he design Humans with so many flaws?

the Human body is always breaking down and succoming to desease.

The Human Mind is often going on the blink...

if the Great Designer was capable of creating the Galaxys and our Planet with its many great and wonderful things and perfect syncronicity why is the Human body so CRAP!

For those of you Christians who disregard the Old Testament (even though Christ said it was forever binding),

I have gathered together a great law from the New Testament. Romans 1 :29-32

“Those filled with

unrighteousness,

fornication,

wickedness,

covetousness,

maliciousness;

envy,

murder,

debate,

deceit,

malignity;

whisperers,

backbiters,

hate for god,

proud,

boasters,

inventers of evil things,

disobedience to parents,

without understanding,

covenant breakers,

unnatural affection,

implacable or unmerciful nature:

"Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of DEATH”.

1. whom according to this list, are NOT worthy of death?

2. How many of us feel envy, wish to fornicate, boast or gossip?

3. How many Christians are guilty of debating?

Why every day some Christian is debating the word of god or his dogmas with me.

http://www.carm.org/atheism/christianmistakes.htm

if not why not?

these seem to be perfectly sensible "rules of engagement" when answering Atheists questions....

Isnt it about time you followed the advice of your peers and at least argue your case in a "christian" manner...

Hitler?

He used anti-semetic policies to unite the German people by creating fear and suspicion against the Jewish (and other minorities) people.

The American Government are using Anti-Islamist policies to do the same thing....

1.....Are the American people not aware they have become a nation of Nazis?

2.. or were they always Nazis under a thin cloak of Democracy?

3..How is American democracy different from the percieved understanding of Democracy......

1. According to your Bible I am to believe that human kind is sinful for Adam and Eve ate the fruit of knowledge. Why are we being punished for the original sin? After all, they ate the forbidden fruit, we didn’t. Reason would lead one to say it’s their problem, not ours. Even the bible contradicts itself by claiming in Deuteronomy 24:16, “children shall not be punished for the sins of their fathers.”

2. We are told that the Bible has no scientific errors and is utterly perfect/protected, yet it says the bat is a bird (Leviticus 11:13 & 19), hares chew the cud (Leviticus 11:5-6), and some fowl (Leviticus 11:20-21) and insects (Leviticus 11:22-23) have four legs.

3. Heaven is supposed to be a perfect place. It is of course, the place you strive for and name “salvation”. Yet, it experienced a war (Revelation 12:7). How can there be a war in a perfect place and if it happened before why couldn’t it happen again? Why would I want to go to a place in which war can occur? That’s exactly what I’m trying to escape, aren’t you?

4. We are told salvation is obtained by faith alone (John 3:18 & 36) and then the Bible claims that it is repentance that shall save us (2 Peter 3:9) yet Jesus told a man to follow the Commandments-Matthew 19:16-1 8 (saving by works)-if he wanted eternal life. So which way is it and how do you know your belief is the correct one?

5. According to the text there are 29 cities listed in Joshua 15:21-32. One need only count them to see that biblical math is not to be trusted. The total is 36.

6. Surely you don’t believe Ecclesiastes 1:9 RSV (“What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun”)? How many cities had an atomic bomb dropped on them prior to 1945, and how many people walked on the moon before 1969?

7. If the Bible is our moral guide, then how can it make pornographic statements such as: “...they may eat their own dung and drink their own piss with you” (2 Kings 18:27)? Also consult Numbers 31 where a whole tribe of people, including the elderly and children are slaughtered. The only survivors were the virginal women, who were later raped by the “just and perfect” Moses and his men. Is that what you want your children reading on Sunday?

8. If God created everything, (Colossians 1:16, Ephesians 3:9, Revelation 4:11 & John 1:3), then he did create the world’s evil (Isaiah 45:7, Lamentations 3:38). Thus, he is responsible. Any being who could create situations such as rape, death, malnutrition, disease, molestation and murder is certainly not fit for worship.

9. For justice to exist, punishment must fit the crime. No matter how many bad deeds one commits in this world, there is a limit. Yet, hell’s punishment is infinitely greater. It’s eternal. Shouldn’t a sinner suffer until remorse is felt and the crime is atoned for? What “justice” is there in infinite damnation?

10. Jesus said, “whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire” (Matthew 5:22). Yet, he himself did so repeatedly, as Matthew 27:19, Luke 11:40 & 12:20 show. Shouldn’t he be in danger of hell too? Jesus also told us to “Love your enemies; bless them that curse you," but ignored his own advice by repeatedly denouncing his opposition. Matthew 12:34 (“0 generation of vipers”), and Matthew 23 :27 (“... hypocrites... ye are like unto whited sepulchres.“) are excellent examples of hypocrisy. If Jesus himself is a sinner by his own admission then surely he can not be the “perfect lamb of god”.

a 66ft ex Herring Drifter...

What are the costs involved for moorings, licences etc

we dont intend to use it commercially.

mooring in esturys and rivers...

will my ability to dance disappear completely?

to answer a question from an Atheist without........?

Cut and Paste or

quoting chapter and verse from the Bible or

Insulting without just cause...

accusing them of being Gay/Terrorists/Immoral/

babykillers/(add your own derogatory insult here.......)

Do they have any original thoughts or answers of their own....?

Why was he later Baptised?

Surely baptism is a ritualistic washing away of sin...

If he had no sin baptism was never required?