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Edit Atlanta Journal 13 May 2016
“Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself will not stand.”. Although these words, spoken by Jesus, were used as an answer to the Pharisees who were accusing him of doing miracles by the power of Satan other than God, they contain wisdom that can certainly be applied to the state of the current election year ... That truth is heavy on my heart these days ... But God ... But God ... On Nov ... ....

Serving in the military then being deported is ultimate hypocrisy | Opinion

Edit NJ dot com 08 May 2016
Shame on us if we treat a veteran this way. It seems to me that he signed in blood and put his life up as collateral but that doesn't matter now MAYOR ALBERT KELLY . By Albert B. Kelly ... All of that didn't matter ... But here's the thing ... But for me, this falls into one of those "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law ...   ... 200 ... ....

Apostle by Tom Bissell review: the gospels according to whom?

Edit The Irish Times 07 May 2016
Christianity begins with a body presumed missing, which is then raised up from the dead ... In Search of the Irish Dreamtime ... After his conversion on the road to Damascus in AD 33, Paul, the former Pharisee and persecutor of Christians, took his mission around the world and became the founding father of the Christian Church in Rome, with its hierarchy of prelates and pontiffs. Paul’s remains ... Bartholomew, Jude, Philip ... And again ... The Nasrani....

Conservative Christian Tow Truck Driver Abandons Disabled Woman Because of Her Bernie Bumper Sticker

Edit Alternet 05 May 2016
South Carolina Christian re-enacts Good Samaritan story, plays role of Pharisee. South Carolina tow truck driver and self-proclaimed “conservative Christian” Ken Shupe followed the example of Jesus on Monday by providing roadside assistance to disabled Sanders supporter Cassandra McWade even though Shupe himself professes loyalty to God’s Own Party. Oh. Wait. I got that backwards ... Jesus gives a simple but difficult answer ... Them....

'An innocent man': Jerry Sandusky pens his own statement about his situation

Edit Penn Live 02 May 2016
BELLEFONTE - Jerry Sandusky did not testify at an appeal hearing on his 2012 conviction Monday. That doesn't mean he was silent ... Here's Sandusky in his own words ... Unmask accusers. Demonstrate improprieties ... They will either be destroyed by this unrest, or they will become the most hypocritical of Pharisees.' ... This is an opportunity for all to realize and separate from the Pharisees who have disguised and masked their motives and actions."....

A visit by a living icon of God’s mercy

Edit The Malta Independent 01 May 2016
Thus, Luke’s Gospel recounts. “And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment” (Luke 7.37-38) ... She recounts. ...  ....

Diamond: Obinim is a true man of God

Edit Graphic 28 Apr 2016
She maintains that fault-finders must get off the Bishop’s back because recent criticisms and attacks on beliefs and actions of the televangelist are unwarranted and unjustified ... She had this for such detractors when she spoke with Showbiz on Monday. “Let them mind their business ... Bishop Obinim isn’t who people think he is ... “Some of them are behaving like the Pharisees who called Jesus a magician and even connived to have Him killed ... ....

Why Christianity Is Not A Religion

Edit Modern Ghana 25 Apr 2016
By Sedodo Favour. The way to be right with God in the religions of the world is by earning your way; it is based on works, that is what to say you have to follow some principles. Christianity is different from every religion in this aspect ... Christianity is completely different from this ... The Pharisees, as adept as they were at rule-keeping, failed to recognize God Himself when He was standing right in front of them ( John 8.19 )....

Holy Week: Jesus’ anointing and entry into Jerusalem

Edit The Examiner 24 Apr 2016
“Holy Week” begins today in the Eastern Orthodox Church, (it began March 20 for Presbyterians and other denominations). No account of Christ’s last days would be complete without showcasing Mary of Bethany’s act of anointing Jesus’ feet. John 12.2-8 says. ... The sight so infuriated the Pharisees that their previous desire to kill Jesus was only rejuvenated. "The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, 'See how you accomplish nothing....

Look at your own sins before judging others, pope says at audience (Diocese of Allentown)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Apr 2016
(Source. Diocese of Allentown). April 20, 2016 at 11.31 AM ... Peter's Square ... While Jesus dined with one of the Pharisees, she entered the house weeping, bathed his feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair ... Although the Pharisee questions Jesus' reason for allowing himself to be 'contaminated' by the woman 'as if she were a leper,' the pope said Jesus' reaction is a lesson on how to 'distinguish between the sin and the sinner.'....

Pope: Living out one's faith is useless without a repentant heart (Diocese of Allentown)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Apr 2016
(Source. Diocese of Allentown). April 13, 2016 at 10.32 AM. By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service ... Peter's Square April 13 ... Tags.. Category. WORLD ... However, like the scribes and Pharisees, there is also the temptation for Christians to fall into pride and arrogance and believe themselves better than others ... 'Those Pharisees were very religious in practice, but were unable to share a table with tax collectors and sinners,' he said....

'Catholics Aren't Christians' and 3 Other Uncool Things (Some) Evangelicals Say

Edit Huffington Post 12 Apr 2016
First a disclaimer. I've never heard unpalatables from the pulpit, though I'm sure it happens. Mostly the heresies rear their heads behind closed Sunday school doors, in small groups, at Tuesday morning Bible studies. They're said with a wink and a nod, like we should all be on the same page. But we're not. I don't fit ... But try as I may, I am not a believer-bot ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... What were given as graces have been turned into rules, a la pharisees ... 4 ... ....

New Anti-Gay Law Proves Mississippi Don’t Know How to Read (the Bible) In the magazine

Edit Newsweek 11 Apr 2016
There is no religious prohibition to selling cake or providing therapy to a gay person ... Even mildly religious Christians know that the scribes and Pharisees condemned Jesus for associating with prostitutes and other people of whose conduct they disapproved ... And had modern Christians been around back then, they would have been right there with the Pharisees, condemning the man they now call the Messiah because he hung out with sinners ... ....
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