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  1. No one here is likely to imply or state that, mostly because it isn't even a reasonable request. However, I can easily be a FAIR judge. I can give positions with which I disagree a fair hearing, and evaluate them on their merits, or lack thereof. One should expect a FAIR judge. Naturally, a judge can hold an opinion, but that's not the same as requiring any evidence or side otherwise to be changed to match his opinions or even his convictions. A judge should be able to hear all sides FAIRLY, and proceed accordingly.
  2. Ok, that last line.... "Some Like It Hot"?
  3. If you're working out some sort of concept, and people keep posting verses that fly in the face of your concept, then you have 2 real choices. A) Ignore the opposing verses and call people names for bringing them up and just post your pet idea B) Look over the opposing verses. Either explain how they actually agree- SENSIBLY- with your idea and incorporate them into a more polished idea, or accept that your idea is error-ridden and drop it. Most people here have an opinion on which you will choose.
  4. Ok, next question, new category. Ok, so there were these 2 Jewish guys who came up with the idea of a superhero. He was mischievous and extremely wish fulfillment/ anti-bullying. One of their earliest stories to hit print had him end a war between 2 countries by kidnapping their presidents and putting them in a boxing ring to fight it out and settle their differences (given the choice, they declared peace instead.) This was actually their second concept for the character- they had tried him as a villain, but that idea failed and was largely forgotten. So, who was this character? (Bragging rights for his name as the villain, or the names for the 2 Jewish guys.)
  5. If I'd thought about it, the Spider-man reference should have been a bigger hint to me. I'm well aware they kept trying to put "TURN OFF THE DARK" on Broadway for years, and accidents kept halting rehearsals. The show was getting a reputation for being cursed. There was even a New Years Eve Times Square show based on the thing to drum up interest. And Grover Monster on Sesame Street had an equally difficult time trying to perform as "Spider-Monster" in some sort of accident-prone show. What I wasn't 100% sure of was that the show actually went off as planned. I also was trying to remember if NPH and HJ had both hosted the Oscars or the Tonys. I feel better knowing why that was confusing. Ok, I need a question, let's see......
  6. This seems like some sort of spoof. The dialogue is too silly for a weighty movie with a new twist. In the interest of taking a shot, I'll try "ARTHUR"- the newer version with Russell Brand.
  7. Which makes it George's turn.....
  8. Let's see.... Courtney Cox was in the video..... Is this Counting Crows with "Long December"????
  9. In the interest of making this reasonable, I'll settle for a decent description of him.
  10. Who played Helen Slater's brother? Oh, right- Helen Slater's brother. Christian Slater Star Trek 6-The Undiscovered Country Christopher Plummer
  11. It's incredibly obvious in hindsight. In twi, there were definitions of "gift ministries", but people were actively discouraged from seeking to serve God in ANY of them! All of the definitions were bent to make it look like they applied to vpw, and then anyone who showed a predilection toward any of them was discouraged from seeking it, because it drew attention away from vpw, and he wanted all the power to himself. So, he wanted all the gift ministries- even if it was all an elaborate deception, and he wanted NOBODY to have gift ministries because it would take away from his spotlight. Think about it. Why does an evangelist not actually EVANGELIZE? The definition was changed to make an "evangelist" someone who stays home and NEVER gets on the field. Why? So vpw could claim the title- or INSINUATE he had the title- and still stay home. The emphasis for a prophet was not "exhort God's people to make corrections to please God" - it was on "one who speaks for God" and skipped the substance of what was spoken! Why? Again, to claim vpw "spoke for God". What about a teacher? Do you think there would be room for more than one teacher, one alongside the self-titled "THE Teacher"? As for "apostles", they are "sent ones"- except in twi and ex-twi. Then they are people who "bring new light to their generation, it may be 'old light' but to them it is new.'" Why in the world have such an odd explanation? So it could be flexed enough to claim vpw was an apostle, teaching people the "old light" of Pentecost without leaving his pulpit, never actually being "SENT" anywhere. vpw would be especially interested in keeping any thoughts about PROPHETS stamped down sharply. Imagine someone with authority from God Almighty, going to vpw and the others, and publicly confronting them on the need to obey God and change their sinful ways. vpw would have responded much like others of previous centuries- with physical violence. He would have had them physically thrown out and escorted away AT GUNPOINT and with attack dogs following. So, no, twi never had a Rolodex of gift ministers, ESPECIALLY of prophets.
  12. Jonah accepted being a prophet. He refused a SPECIFIC order but otherwise was a prophet. You made it sound like Jonah refused the call to be a prophet, period. I remember how some people don't want to hear what a prophet said, because they'd rather pretend they weren't disobeying God, and were more comfortable following actions of their own, and deciding that God Almighty was all right with them or approved of them. "I get the impression many of them were losers who had grown accustomed to rejection, and were pretty meek and not heady about themselves." Generally, they weren't full of themselves, else they would have been unfit to serve. The full description you give is of men who were "meek"- not to God's instructions but in general, Casper Milquetoasts, men who were unused to winning, men who were "accustomed to rejection," or, simply, as you put it, "LOSERS." Before having the audacity to make such a claim about leaders appointed by God Almighty, I'd want to have an ironclad case it was so, line-by-line out of the Bible. (As if one was accusing the apostle Paul of being a sex pervert.) Even vpw said that a DEFINING characteristic of prophets was COURAGE and BOLDNESS. They have to have the guts to go before the entire nation and say "God's unhappy with what you've done, and you need to straighten up and fly right." They have to have the guts to go before the King of Israel and say "Here's what you must do to get your heart right with God, for you have offended Him." Sounds like you have no idea what it means to BE a prophet of God Almighty.
  13. No wonder I wasn't sure if it was the Tonys they hosted, or the Oscars. Yes, that was quite an opening number, all right, and a tough act to follow.
  14. Let's see. Hamlet, fencing, who was that other woman.... Shelley Long The Money Pit Tom Hanks
  15. Ok, let's see. The singer was NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, who, IIRC, hosted the Oscars several times.
  16. I'm not 100% sure of the first two. However, I know for a fact that Patrick Stewart was one of few people who played the eponymous role in "the Canterville Ghost." Wordpup had to read the story in school, so we read it as well. Then we watched the movie that was loosely inspired by the book. It has very little in common, IMHO, and I like the movie better. Oscar Wilde, IMHO, was being cutesy when he wrote the story, and was trying to make a joke (he succeeded.) With the movie, they were trying for more substance than that (and succeeded.) I'm not saying either was truly noteworthy, but I'm glad I sat through the movie once. So, since Patrick Stewart's played Shakespeare lots of times, and had no trouble playing Prospero (who's not that far from Merlin), I'm thinking I've just forgotten he's played Merlin.
  17. No, those are roles PATRICK STEWART has played.
  18. Sean Penn Fast Times At Ridgemont High Judge Reinhold
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