Caleb

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I am a scripting language connoisseur, regular expression aficionado, network geek, general lover of Linux and a frequent contributor to open source software. I transitioned to programming from other work because I was too busy automating my own work environment to actually do the other work. I have a hobby interest in cartography. For more see my personal site. Most importantly, my life is defined by the grace of God given to men through Jesus Christ. It is my ambition that everything I do would reflect His glory and point people towards Him.

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1d	comment	Do Jews and Christians worship the same God? Beyond that problem, there are many different takes on Judaism within the scope of "Christianity". You're going to need to focus this on some specific issue before it would be a good fit for this site.
1d	comment	Do Jews and Christians worship the same God? This question as currently worded is fundamentally different than the one you compare it to and some combination of not constructive/off topic. The other question asks specifically about Christian doctrine and is answerable even without resolving differences between Christian traditions. This question on the other hand seems to be more about raising awareness for a cause than learning something about Christianity. It is neither Christianity's nor this sites job to "reconcile" the views of modern Jews and Christians.
Jun 14	comment	According to reformed theology, why are certain important doctrines not “obvious”? [i.e. why does the Westminister Confession even exist?] @RyanFrame Looks like some words got scrambled in the editing process. I fixed it, thanks for the heads up.
Jun 13	comment	Is the idea that God can erase His memory a common understanding? I haven't heard anyone of any significance make this claim but have heard it from a few places and always written it off as a bit of folk religion getting mixed up with sound doctrine. It would be interesting to know if this seriously is sanctioned teaching anywhere.
Jun 13	comment	Do Jews and Christians worship the same God? @DanAndrews: You can believe whatever you like, but Affable has specified loud and clear at the top fo his post that mainstream Nicene (aka Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant) Christianity as the scope of his post. If you think this doesn't factually represent the traditional documented views of those groups then downvote and/or explain why, but he isn't breaking any rules here. In the mean time if your views don't fall under that umbrella, objecting to the statements made here really isn't relevant.
Jun 13	comment	Do Jews and Christians worship the same God? @DanAndrews This entire discussion is obsolete in light of Affable's edits. <deleting obsolete comments>
Jun 13	comment	Do Jews and Christians worship the same God? @NotMyWill-butGodsWillBedone: If you have an issue with the way the site is moderated, the thing to do is raise your concern in a meta post. Comments are not the place to carry on this sort of discussion. If you have anything further, take it to meta. <removing off topic comments>
Jun 13	comment	Has there been a historical record of Jewish - Christian Polemics and debates Like most of the stack exchange network, we don't do "shopping" style questions. In our case that means we don't do book recommendation or internet resource requests. These resources may well come up in the course of answering questions about Christianity but the question needs to be about Christianity and answerable within the scope of answers. Somebody may use a transcript for a reference to a proper question here, but a list of transcripts should be the expected answer here.
Jun 12	comment	What is the process for starting a new Christian denomination? This is far too general a question, you might as well ation of counties through world history. The reasons and processes are legion. Without demonstrating why the answer matters, there is nothing to focus on and answering is going to be an exercise in pin the tail on the donkey. What do you need to come away knowing and why?
Jun 12	comment	If loves/desires 'point' to something beyond our imagination…what of enjoyment for fictional villians? Notice: The original question (which was closed) has changed significantly and re-opened. You may want to review your answer and edit in light of the revised question (or perhaps remove it entirely for the time being). (Flag this comment as obsolete so it gets deleted when you've done whatever you choose to do.)
Jun 12	comment	Do Jews and Christians worship the same God? @NotMyWill-butGodWillBedone Mod notice: Comments are not the place to carry on a point and counter-point debate. Nor is that a reason to ask questions on any Stack Exchange site. You asked for an answer. If you need clarification or can can suggest improvements for an answer then comment. Other uses will likely be deleted. See also How can we improve our guidance about the comment practices?
Jun 12	comment	Why are there so many First Congregational Churches in the US? Adding information about how the term potentially indicates different things down under vs up top might make an interesting and useful addition to this answer.
Jun 12	comment	Why are there so many First Congregational Churches in the US? The "first/second" thing isn't always a sign of a split. Usually it's just an indication of the sequence churches were founded in a given area. First Presbyterian church of Podunkville is just the first Presbyterian church founded there. I've noted some large cities with churches like "43rd Baptist" although usually after the first and second slots are gone people get more creative with names.
Jun 12	comment	Why are there so many First Congregational Churches in the US? @AndrewLeach Words have different meanings online than in print. Didn't you know?
Jun 12	comment	Why are there so many First Congregational Churches in the US? I agree with what you are saying here, but as others have noted this isn't actually an answer to the original question and we might be nice people but one thing about this site is we are sticklers for the format. Can we ask that you edit with a re-write to convey the information about what "congregationalist" means but direct your wording directly at the original question instead of the other answer? (Welcome to the site BTW!)
Jun 12	comment	Why did God describe the light as being good, but not the darkness? And with that you can now re-tag questions :) One step at a time...
Jun 12	comment	Why did God describe the light as being good, but not the darkness? I think the science exhibited here is a bit sketchy but the theology is reasonable. My +1 says which I think is important :)
Jun 11	comment	Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? I have at least made a partial edit to correct that mistake. As far as I read Catholic doctrine in spite of the soft pedaling on this question, my main point about the real question that ought to be asked holds true for them too.
Jun 11	comment	Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? @PeterTurner: I will, um, update my answer to take that into account after some further research. And I had no idea the Catholic church was so heretical on this point.
Jun 11	comment	Why is freemasonry considered by many evangelicals to be incompatible with Christianity? Related: How does the Catholic church view Freemasons?