Frank wrote on Nov 5
th, 2024 at 11:45pm:
If you detracted tinted criminals - Abos, Muslims, Arabs, Asians - from crime stats in the U.S. Australia, Europe you would have crime levels SIGNIFICANTLY below what they are now.
Demography does matter, culture, customs, values DO matter.
Importing low quality cultures will lower the quality all round.
Third world immigration has not improved crime statistics anywhere, ever.
It only ever makes them worse.
Everywhere.
Yep.
Commonsense reasoning, from observed evidences.
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Yadda said....
Quote:
IMO, if we join what is precious with what is vile, we do not in that act, 'improve' that which is vile.
We merely corrupt that which is precious.....
.....e.g.
I have two buckets.
The first bucket is full of clean, fresh water.
The second bucket is full of sewage.
Q.
If i pour both buckets into a third container, what do i get?
A.
A third container, full of diluted sewage.
Conclusion?
While i could safely drink from the 1st bucket, i could *not* safely drink from the 2nd bucket, or the 3rd container.
So it is with evil, that is 'tolerated' by good people.
No matter how many times we repeat the phrase, "Tolerance is good.",
...our tolerance of what is clearly evil, is not a virtue.
It is a process, a progression.
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GOOD, AND EVIL....Whenever we choose to become tolerant of evil [in our midst] [ungodly values], it is certain, as night follows day, that we ourselves, will become evil.
i.e.
If we are tolerant of what is clearly evil, it is because we now ARE evil.
When we embrace the concept of 'tolerance', but what we are prepared to tolerate is clearly evil,
...we become those, who are evil, OURSELVES.
Our 'tolerance' of evil, is not tolerance.
It is (a) wickedness.
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What did Jesus say ?
Matthew 6:33
.....seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness.....
and....
Matthew 19:17
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Jesus said].....if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto him, Which?
Jesus said,
Thou shalt do no murder,Thou shalt not commit adultery,
Thou shalt not steal,
Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
And.......
Jesus said.....
Matthew 7:21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;
but he that doeth
the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you:
depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
And O.T. law and ethics.....
e.g. #01
Deuteronomy 25:1
If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them;
then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
e.g. #02
Deuteronomy 19:16
If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;
17 Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;
18 And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother;
19
Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
20 And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
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'We're only human, we're supposed to make mistakes.'
- Billy Joel
The Creator God is a forgiving God, ......His promise, is to forgive all those who recognise their mistakes, repent, and choose, to change their path.
Psalms 34:11
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Ezekiel 18:21
But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
22 All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
Ezekiel 33:11
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD,
I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked;
but that the wicked turn from his way and live:.......
Pray to God. ......and begin to read the KJV bible [....you can find free, digital bibles, online].
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