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(DIR) Post #A3BcVZRGxdgC1aSY52 by JeffPaetkau@theres.life
2021-01-12T18:39:55Z
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Would you run for your life or just stand on the beach as a gigantic tsunami rushed towards you? You’d run, right? Don’t be so sure.During the Boxing Day Tsunami, many vacationers just stood on the beach and watched as the ocean receded into a monstrous wave. The locals knew better. They ran as hard as they could. But some of the foreigners stood on the beach, stared in amazement, and were engulf in a deadly mass of water.Why didn’t they run? Why did they just stand there like a bunch of idiots?Because tsunamis weren’t a normal part of life in their country. They knew that tsunamis existed and that they happened in this part of the world. They, however, had never seen one. So they underestimated its danger and were slow to take actions.This has a name: normalcy bias.“A normalcy bias is a psychological state of denial people enter in the event of a disaster, as a result of which they underestimate the possibility of the disaster actually happening, and its effects on their life and property...""...Their denial is based on the assumption that if the disaster has not occurred until now, it will never occur.”Huge portions of the American church are underestimating and therefore under-reacting to the disaster that is racing our way.What disaster do I speak of?The aggressively de-platforming of conservatives from social media, servers, & payment services. This de-platforming is already starting to spill over into the “real world” in that hiring blacklists are being created by major media groups. If you’re on that list these groups will boycott your company until you are fired. They don’t just want to silence you. They want beat you into submission.Now do you really think this will stop just with political conservatives?If you do, you’re a fool.They're trying to silence & break anyone who undermines their worldview. The Christian view of sexuality, ethics, government, and worship etc are all at odds with the stated views of the de-platformers.We are a threat because words are powerful, particularly the Word of God.They'll try to silence the preached Word. It’s inevitable.Many churches have already canceled or restricted in-person worship. This was a wicked compromise. That'll become all the more obvious when they start to censor your streamed services for “hate speech” (e.g. Rom 1:18-32).And it won’t stop there. Your sermons will be removed from podcasts directories. The payment services will stop processing your tithes and offerings. They will get your leases canceled on the grounds you are a health and safety risk to the community.Are you awake, Christian?Do you see that not only has the ocean receded but it’s rushing back inland?Sadly, many pastors are standing on the beach telling their congregations its okay as we so-called “alarmists” scramble for higher ground.They do this for two reasons. 1st, because of the before mentioned normalcy bias. 2nd, because they are cowards & they intend to toe the line set for them by the de-platformers.Will you be washed away in an ocean of worldly compromise or will you jump into action?#asseenontwitter
(DIR) Post #A3BcVZqRS3oRHeEeJM by ChiaChatter@theres.life
2021-01-12T21:49:49Z
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@JeffPaetkau I was one of these alarmists when our churches (we attended 2: our regular church which is far away, and one near the grands so we can take them also) obediently shut their doors last spring by government order. I was horrified, then gobsmacked, then enraged, not only that the government could do such a thing, but that the pastors both just did as they were told without blinking. I am still an alarmist for all the reasons that are so cohesively and honestly mentioned here. The things that I feared at that time are already happening, or have already happened. I will continue to pray that we will have ears to hear and eyes to see...
(DIR) Post #A3BcVaGJtqVqZuLJeC by JeffPaetkau@theres.life
2021-01-12T23:42:09Z
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@ChiaChatter I don't know of a single church in my whole city "openly" meeting in-person. I do know of a few illegal underground churches though ;)I'm not mad at the government. I don't think the are specifically attacking us. They are just doing their unregenerate thing.I'm really upset at the pastors/elders/shepherds though! I want to know what bible they are reading. I think my copy might be defective :(
(DIR) Post #A3BcY4sb2IdO7DR3gm by realcaseyrollins@counter.fedi.live
2021-01-13T06:32:49.852395Z
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@josias @JeffPaetkau @ChiaChatter The government is certainly at fault for breaching our rights to peaceably assemble tho
(DIR) Post #A3Bd1lybsiKoAzPM9o by josias@theres.life
2021-01-13T06:36:35Z
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@realcaseyrollins @ChiaChatter @JeffPaetkau Sure. But I believe they are doing what they believe is right in this emergency situation.The big issue is: will this set a bad precedent for the future, or will we move on an treat this as an extreme situation without making it easier to do this in the future. I'm hoping for the latter, but am more inclined to believe the former will happen.
(DIR) Post #A3Bd1n5jjhd5dNkYu8 by realcaseyrollins@counter.fedi.live
2021-01-13T06:38:11.832095Z
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@josias @ChiaChatter @JeffPaetkau Maybe I’m biased, I’m a limited government guy 😅 I don’t like them getting up in our business all the time! That usually ends up meaning bad things for us Christians 😒
(DIR) Post #A3BeXhVw6luvYamh2O by Locksmith@gleasonator.com
2021-01-13T06:53:50.139587Z
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@josias @realcaseyrollins @ChiaChatter @JeffPaetkau they are covering their ass. If they lock down and people die, well they tried, if they don’t lock down and people die its their fault.
(DIR) Post #A3CZ7bxBr0TCAaEShM by JeffPaetkau@theres.life
2021-01-13T17:27:24Z
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@realcaseyrollins @ChiaChatter @josias Ya, of course they are. Look, I'm as libertarian as they come.However, my main concern is as a Christian and a pastor. I don't think we should be any where near as concerned about "our rights" as we are about responding rightly to the breach of our rights. Our Lord was tortured to death and we are told to expect nothing less.So yes, the government is 100% wrong. But IMHO so are the churches. The difference is the churches should know better! Scripture says don't give up meeting ... so just don't give up meeting. When you get down to it is not really that complicated.
(DIR) Post #A3Cp26Sp6TACKBQLQ0 by ChiaChatter@theres.life
2021-01-13T20:03:22Z
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@JeffPaetkau @realcaseyrollins @josias I fully place blame on the churches. We cannot expect a worldly government to operate by biblical principles.