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god
In monotheistic thought, God is conceived of as the Supreme Being and the principal object of faith. The concept of God, as described by theologians, commonly includes the attributes of omniscience (all-knowing), omnipotence (unlimited power), omnipresence (present everywhere), divine simplicity, and as having an eternal and necessary existence. Many theologians also describe God as being omnibenevolent (perfectly good) and all loving.
God is most often held to be incorporeal (immaterial), and to be without gender, although many religions describe God using masculine terminology, using such terms as "Him" or "Father" and some religions (such as Judaism) attribute only a purely grammatical "gender" to God. Incorporeity and corporeity of God are related to conceptions of transcendence (being outside nature) and immanence (being in nature, in the world) of God, with positions of synthesis such as the "immanent transcendence" of Chinese theology.
God has been conceived as either personal or impersonal. In theism, God is the creator and sustainer of the universe, while in deism, God is the creator, but not the sustainer, of the universe. In pantheism, God is the universe itself. In atheism, God is not believed to exist, while God is deemed unknown or unknowable within the context of agnosticism. God has also been conceived as the source of all moral obligation, and the "greatest conceivable existent". Many notable philosophers have developed arguments for and against the existence of God.
The many different conceptions of God, and competing claims as to God's characteristics, aims, and actions, have led to the development of ideas of omnitheism, pandeism, or a perennial philosophy, which postulates that there is one underlying theological truth, of which all religions express a partial understanding, and as to which "the devout in the various great world religions are in fact worshipping that one God, but through different, overlapping concepts or mental images of Him."
There are many names for God, and different names are attached to different cultural ideas about God's identity and attributes. In the ancient Egyptian era of Atenism, possibly the earliest recorded monotheistic religion, this deity was called Aten, premised on being the one "true" Supreme Being and creator of the universe. In the Hebrew Bible and Judaism, "He Who Is", "I Am that I Am", and the tetragrammaton YHWH (Hebrew: יהוה, which means: "I am who I am"; "He Who Exists") are used as names of God, while Yahweh and Jehovah are sometimes used in Christianity as vocalizations of YHWH. In the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, God, consubstantial in three persons, is called the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In Judaism, it is common to refer to God by the titular names Elohim or Adonai, the latter of which is believed by some scholars to descend from the Egyptian Aten. In Islam, the name Allah is used, while Muslims also have a multitude of titular names for God. In Hinduism, Brahman is often considered a monistic concept of God. In Chinese religion, God is conceived as the progenitor (first ancestor) of the universe, intrinsic to it and constantly ordaining it. Other religions have names for God, for instance, Baha in the Bahá'í Faith, Waheguru in Sikhism, and Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism.
Looks like feebay has removed almost all reloading brass off their site. I was getting a few good deals for hard to find rifle brass. What would we do without their diligent safety concerns
for all of us. :mad:
Hoping there aren't any weird twists to this story, sounds like a lawful shooting. Glad her and her kids are safe, but I wonder if she decides to carry the gun on her person and not her glovebox in the future...
Mother Shoots Man Who Was Trying to Steal Her SUV With Her Kids Inside
This, like the POTD & VOTD threads (awesome) in which is a place to share what books you are reading and why. Whats good, whats bad, whats offensive, etc. This should relatively be short and sweet with some description to allow others to read and come to their own conclusions. I would like this...
Look closely at this first photo...
(Don't go to photo# 2 until you look at #1 closely..)
This is an interesting, even breathtaking couple of photos.
Be sure to read the 1st caption below picture before going to the 2nd photo.
Look closely at the first photo take your time, then scroll down...
I happened to win a hand gun through Marion County Republicans about 6 years ago, my first gun 9mm Sig Sauer. Steep learning curve. Street corner preacher at Market & Lancaster for 11 years. Open carried while preaching 8 times so far. Educational for everyone. Run for the legislature 4 times...