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I have been a contributor at [[Conservapedia]] since February 22, 2007. I was made a Conservapedia administrator [[User:Conservative#Some of my favorite songs|shortly]] after becoming an [[User:Conservative/workspace|editor]] at the website. A short bio of me [[User: Conservative/admin|is]] given [[Conservapedia#Influential editors and users|HERE]].
I hope you find the information on this page helpful and interesting.
If you wish to read some of my essays on [[Christianity]]/religion/irreligion; life in general; cultural/societal issues; and politics - along with some humor pieces, please go to [[User:Conservative's essays]].
== Want to go to heaven? ==
[[Image:Jesus resurrected.jpg|right|230px|thumb|"The [[Resurrection of Jesus Christ|Resurrection]]" by [[User:Conservative/MusicThinking|Carl Heinrich]] [[User:Conservative/userpage2|Bloch]].]]
"...if you confess with your mouth [[Jesus]] as Lord, and believe in your heart that [[God]] [[Resurrection of Jesus Christ|raised Him from the dead]], you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in [[salvation]]". - Romans 10:9-10 (NASB)
"‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with Me.'" - [[Revelation]] 3:20 (NASB)
"But now apart from the [[Mosaic Law|Law]] the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the [[Bible prophecy|Prophets]], even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His [[grace]] through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; whom God displayed publicly as a [[propitiation]] in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus." - Romans 3:21-25 (NASB)
"...bear fruits in keeping with [[repentance]]." - Luke 3:8 (NASB)
"And why not say (as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), “Let us do [[evil]] that good may come”? Their condemnation is just." Romans 3:8 (NASB)
"Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them." - Hebrews 7:25 (NASB)
"When the disciples heard this, they were very astonished and said, “Then who can be saved?” And looking at them Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” - Matthew 19:25-26 (NASB)
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== Two Christianity resources pages ==
*[[Christian apologetics websites|Evidence for Christianity]]
*[[Resources on becoming a Christian]]
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[[File:4335281098 237ce959bd.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|"The heavens are telling of the glory of [[God]]. And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1 NASB)]]
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[[File:1100865787 f88d4dcf2a.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|And He said to them, 'Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you." - Jesus, (Matthew 17:20 NASB) ]]
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[[File:CIF San Diego Championship 2007.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|"Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified." - The [[Saint Paul|Apostle Paul]], 1 Corinthians 9:24-27]]
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[[File:Roman-soldier.jpg|center|thumb|500px|"No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier." - The Apostle Paul, 1 Timothy 2:4 ]]
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[[File:Dove blue background.jpg|center|thumb|500px|"But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid." - Philippians 4:6-7
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"Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:6-7
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"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." - Isaiah 26:3
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"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." - Matthew 5:9
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"If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all." - Romans 12:18 ]]
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[[File:The Christian fact.jpg|center|thumbnail|1200px|For more information, please see: [[Christian apologetics websites|Evidence for Christianity]] ]]
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== Christianity and its beneficial effects on society and on individuals ==
''See also:'' [[Christianity and social stability]]
[[File:Fra Angelico Lamentacion por la muerte de Cristo.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|[[Jesus Christ]] and his apostles taught a gospel of love.<ref>[http://www.orthodoxchristian.info/pages/Gospel.htm ''The Triumph of the Gospel of Love''] by Monk Themistocles (Adamopoulo)</ref> For example, the [[New Testament]] teaches that a husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5:25).]]
In his article ''The Triumph of the Gospel of Love'', Monk Themistocles (Adamopoulo) wrote:
{{cquote|It is generally agreed by scholars and saints that the teaching of "love" and charity represent one of the essential dimensions of the Gospel of [[Jesus]] and the Gospel of [[Saint Paul|Paul]]. Accordingly, from the extant words and parables of Jesus many concern themselves with the message of love. For example on the Sunday of Meat Fare, from the Gospel of Matthew, we hear Jesus identifying Himself and in solidarity with the destitute, the suffering, the rejected and the oppressed, calling for and rewarding altruistic philanthropy:
"... I was hungry and you fed me, when I was thirsty you gave me drink, when I was a stranger you took me in, when naked you clothed me, when I was ill you came to my help, when in prison you visited me ... I tell you this anything you did for one of my brothers here, however humble, you did it for me." (Matt 25:35-36, 40)...
Christians undertook a great deal of almsgiving to the poor not only to fellow believers but to pagans as well. So amazed was the anti-Christian pagan emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363 AD), with the sheer benevolence and excellence of Christian philanthropy that he was forced to admit in wonder their superiority over paganism in matters of charity:
"These godless Galileans (ie. Christians) feed not only their own poor but ours: our poor lack our care" (Ep. Sozom. 5:16).<ref>[http://www.orthodoxchristian.info/pages/Gospel.htm ''The Triumph of the Gospel of Love''] by Monk Themistocles (Adamopoulo)</ref>}}
Philippians 2:1-2 declares, “If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.”
1 John 1:6-7 says, “If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.”<ref>[https://www.gotquestions.org/koinonia.html What is koinonia?]</ref>
In December 2003, the University of Warwick reported: "Dr. Stephen Joseph, from the University of Warwick, said: "Religious people seem to have a greater purpose in life, which is why they are happier. Looking at the research evidence, it seems that those who celebrate the Christian meaning of [[Christmas]] are on the whole likely to be happier."<ref>University of Warwick (December 2003). [http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2003/A/20037338.html "Psychology researcher [Dr. Stephen Joseph] says spiritual meaning of Christmas brings more happiness than materialism"]. Scienceblog. Retrieved on July 24, 2014.</ref>
The [[ex-atheists|ex-atheist]] [[C.S. Lewis]] became a Christian and wrote a book entitled ''Surprised by Joy''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLckeIhtKtB_oRJcpQlC-Rzv3HooUJuYuP Suprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis Documentary]</ref>
[[Image:Stbasil.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Saint Basil|St. Basil]] of Caesarea founded the first hospital. Christian hospitals subsequently spread quickly throughout both the East and the West.<ref>[http://biblemesh.com/blog/the-christian-origins-of-hospitals/ The Christian origin of hospitals]</ref> See: [[Christianity and hospitals]] ]]
[[Saint Basil|St. Basil]] of Caesarea founded the first hospital. Christian hospitals subsequently spread quickly throughout both the East and the West.<ref>[http://biblemesh.com/blog/the-christian-origins-of-hospitals/ The Christian origin of hospitals]</ref>
The First [[Council of Nicaea]] in 325 A.D. ordered the construction of a hospital for every cathedral town in the [[Roman Empire]] to care for the poor, sick, widows, and strangers. They were staffed and funded by religious orders and volunteers.<ref>[http://www.christianliferesources.com/article/hospitals-a-historical-perspective-1291 Hospitals - A historical perspective]</ref>
The article "The Surprising Discovery About Those Colonialist, Proselytizing Missionaries" published in ''Christianity Today'' notes:
{{Cquote|In his fifth year of graduate school, Woodberry created a statistical model that could test the connection between missionary work and the health of nations. He and a few research assistants spent two years coding data and refining their methods. They hoped to compute the lasting effect of missionaries, on average, worldwide...
One morning, in a windowless, dusty computer lab lit by fluorescent bulbs, Woodberry ran the first big test. After he finished prepping the [[statistics|statistical]] program on his [[computer]], he clicked "Enter" and then leaned forward to read the results.
"I was shocked," says Woodberry. "It was like an [[atomic bomb]]. The impact of missions on global democracy was huge. I kept adding variables to the model—factors that people had been studying and writing about for the past 40 years—and they all got wiped out. It was amazing. I knew, then, I was on to something really important."
Woodberry already had historical proof that missionaries had educated women and the poor, promoted widespread printing, led nationalist movements that empowered ordinary citizens, and fueled other key elements of democracy. Now the statistics were backing it up: Missionaries weren't just part of the picture. They were central to it...
Areas where [[Protestantism|Protestant]] missionaries had a significant presence in the past are on average more economically developed today, with comparatively better health, lower infant mortality, lower corruption, greater literacy, higher educational attainment (especially for women), and more robust membership in nongovernmental associations.
In short: Want a blossoming democracy today? The solution is simple—if you have a time machine: Send a 19th-century missionary."
...at a conference presentation in 2002, Woodberry got a break. In the room sat Charles Harper Jr., then a vice president at the John Templeton Foundation, which was actively funding research on religion and social change. (Its grant recipients have included Christianity Today.) Three years later, Woodberry received half a million dollars from the foundation's Spiritual Capital Project, hired almost 50 research assistants, and set up a huge database project at the University of Texas, where he had taken a position in the sociology department. The team spent years amassing more statistical data and doing more historical analyses, further confirming his theory.
...Woodberry's historical and statistical work has finally captured glowing attention. A summation of his 14 years of research—published in 2012 in the American Political Science Review, the discipline's top journal—has won four major awards, including the prestigious Luebbert Article Award for best article in comparative politics. Its startling title: "The Missionary Roots of Liberal Democracy."
...over a dozen studies have confirmed Woodberry's findings. The growing body of research is beginning to change the way scholars, aid workers, and economists think about democracy and development.<ref>''Christianity Today'', [https://archive.is/cDMnA "The surprising discovery about those colonialist, proselytizing missionaries"], January 8, 2014</ref>}}
[[File:John Wesley.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|[[John Wesley]] ]]
David Beidel wrote in his article ''The Bloodless Revolution: What We Need to Learn from [[John Wesley]] and the [[Great Awakening]]''
{{Cquote|In the 18th Century, most of Europe was on fire. Bloody civil wars and revolutions were decimating nation after nation. Unrestrained injustice, government and Church corruption, slave trade and the oppression of the poor created a powder keg for violence. Miraculously, Great Britain escaped the horrors of civil war and the brutal savagery that revolutionary anarchy engenders.
Few ancient monarchies are still in place today. The mystery of the UK’s capacity to honor the old guard, while raising up a more democratic system without a revolution, is a sociological wonder. Many credit the Great Awakening, in particular the Methodist movement, launched by [[John Wesley]], for this extraordinary and peaceful transition.
[[Methodism]] unleashed an army of “little Christ’s” all over Europe. They cared for the poor, took in unwanted and abused children, fought unjust laws and labor conditions, visited prisoners, and battled against slavery; They joined hands with the Apostles and “turned the world upside down.” Eventually compassion became fashionable...
America is in desperate need of a Christ-infused revolution of compassion. We are a land of churches, who are well positioned to hear and answer the cries of our struggling communities. If a critical mass of congregations committed themselves to radically sharing the Gospel and passionately serving under-resourced/at-risk communities, we will see peace powerfully rise in these times of trouble. This will also enable, as in the days of John Wesley, wise reformation to take place because the true Christian Church is theologically hardwired to bring about peaceful, meaningful change that benefits all. I have written much about this in my book, Samaria, The Great Omission, and treasure every opportunity to strategize with churches who have a heart to minister in this way.
Let us stand in the gap as cultural/community peacemakers and healers in this season of sorrow and division. May our magnificent obsession be Jesus, the everlasting, ever loving, rescuer of the oppressed and Father of all.<ref>''[https://tristatevoice.com/2020/08/04/the-bloodless-revolution-what-we-need-to-learn-from-john-wesley-and-the-great-awakening/ The Bloodless Revolution: What We Need to Learn from John Wesley and the Great Awakening] by David Beidel</ref>}}
The [[Harvard University]] historian [[Niall Ferguson]] declared: "Through a mixture of hard work and thrift the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] societies of the North and West Atlantic achieved the most rapid economic growth in history."<ref>[http://blog.tifwe.org/the-protestant-work-ethic-alive-well-in-china/ The Protestant Work Ethic: Alive & Well…In China] By Hugh Whelchel on September 24, 2012</ref>
[[File:Niall Ferguson.jpg|thumbnail|200px|center|The [[Harvard University]] historian [[Niall Ferguson]] declared: "Through a mixture of hard work and thrift the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] societies of the North and West Atlantic achieved the most rapid economic growth in history."<ref>[http://blog.tifwe.org/the-protestant-work-ethic-alive-well-in-china/ The Protestant Work Ethic: Alive & Well…In China] By Hugh Whelchel on September 24, 2012</ref> ]]
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== Future of Christianity ==
''See also:'' [[Future of Christianity]]
[[File:All Souls College, Oxford.jpg|thumbnail|center|300px|The prominent historian Sir Diarmaid MacCulloch, professor of the History of the Church at [[Oxford University]], indicates that he believes Christianity faces a "bright future" worldwide (See also: [[Global Christianity]]).
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According to MacCulloch, "Christianity, the world's largest religion, is rapidly expanding – by all indications, its future is very bright."<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/catholic-schism-diarmaid-macculloh-silence-in-christian-history_n_1663231.html Historian predicts 'bright future' for Christianity]</ref>]]
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The prominent historian Sir Diarmaid MacCulloch, professor of the History of the Church at [[Oxford University]], indicates that he believes Christianity faces a "bright future" worldwide (See also: [[Global Christianity]]).
According to MacCulloch, "Christianity, the world's largest religion, is rapidly expanding – by all indications, its future is very bright."<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/catholic-schism-diarmaid-macculloh-silence-in-christian-history_n_1663231.html Historian predicts 'bright future' for Christianity]</ref>
In 2012, the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (GCTS) reported that every day there are 83,000 more people professing to be Christians per day, 800 less [[atheism|atheists]] per day, 1,100 less non-religious ([[agnosticism|agnostic]]) people per day.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/globally-worldviews-of-atheism-and-non.html Globally the worldviews of atheism and non-religious (agnostic) are declining while global Christianity is exploding in adherents]</ref><ref>[http://www.gordonconwell.edu/resources/documents/StatusOfGlobalMission.pdf Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary - Status of Global Missions]</ref>
[[Phillip Jenkins]] published the book ''The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity''.
[[Chuck Colson]], citing the work of Jenkins, writes:
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For instance, in 1900, there were approximately 10 million Christians in Africa. By 2000, there were 360 million. By 2025, conservative estimates see that number rising to 633 million. Those same estimates put the number of Christians in Latin America in 2025 at 640 million and in Asia at 460 million.
According to Jenkins, the percentage of the worlds population that is, at least by name, Christian will be roughly the same in 2050 as it was in 1900. By the middle of this century, there will be three billion Christians in the world -- one and a half times the number of Muslims. In fact, by 2050 there will be nearly as many Pentecostal Christians in the world as there are Muslims today.<ref>[http://www1.cbn.com/biblestudy/how-christianity-is-growing-around-the-world How Christianity is Growing Around the World] by Chuck Colson</ref>}}
== A few of my favorite quotes ==
[[File:The Conversion of St Paul by Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie, 1767.JPG|thumbnail|right|225px|The conversion of [[Saint Paul|Paul]] by the painter Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie]]
"Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified." - [[Apostle Paul]], 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (NASB)
"Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them - though it was not I but the grace of God that is with me." - Apostle Paul, the hardest working apostle of Jesus Christ, 1 Corinthians 15: 8-10 (NRSV)
“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” - [[Michelangelo]]
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” ― Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Molière), French playwright, actor, and poet
“You show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future.” - John Wooden, American basketball coach
"The better you are at surrounding yourself with people of high potential, the greater your chance for success." - John Maxwell, Author
“Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.” - Les Brown, Motivational speaker
"They had to reinvent themselves a lot...They had to have a great personal attitude. They were well rounded players that could adapt to a whole new style of play...They're really tough psychologically. They were hard bitten tough people and that could be pulled and at times pushed, but mostly pulled. And understood that great do it again. They had tremendous resiliency. They were tough, tough young people. - Coach Herb Brooks U.S. Olympic team that beat the Soviets
"You can't be common, the common man goes nowhere; you have to be uncommon." - Coach Herb Brooks
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." - Peter Drucker, Austrian-American management consultant, educator, and author
"[https://www.drucker.institute/perspective/about-peter-drucker/ Drucker] taught that if you continue to do what made you successful in the past, you will eventually fail. This has been true in all times and in every field— including not only business, but war, politics and even in your personal life. Companies, industries, countries and even individuals that fail to understand this single principle litter history." - William A. Cohen, Retired Major General and author
"In war there is no substitute for victory." - General [[Douglas MacArthur]] (One of the [https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/rethinking-douglas-macarthur-106397/ great military strategists] in World War II, and responsible for governing and rebuilding Japan during the Allied occupation).
[[File:Macarthur1.jpg|thumbnail|225px|right|"In war there is no substitute for victory." - General [[Douglas MacArthur]] ]]
"There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity." - General Douglas MacArthur
"Champions are famous for concentrating their energy and efforts on what they want and blocking out anything or anyone who threatens that focus. While average people haphazardly pursue loosely defined goals, champions concentrate on the attainment of a singular purpose with an intensity that borders on obsession. World-class performers invest an inordinate amount of time and energy in selecting their major goals . While the masses consider making changes every New Year’s Eve, the goal setting and planning process is an everyday habit of champions. When the goals are set, champions put mental blinders on and move forward with dogged persistence and ferocious tenacity. World-class performers create such an intense level of concentration to overcome challenges and achieve goals that it is the last thing they think about before they fall asleep, and the first thing that hits them when they wake up. The great ones dream about their goals so frequently that they often keep pen and paper on the nightstand so they can quickly record any ideas or solutions that come to them in the middle of the night. While average people see world - class performers’ successes as a matter of intelligence or luck, champions know sustained concentration of thought and action is usually the true key to their success." - Steve Siebold, ''177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class.''
"If you want it like you want to breathe. If you want it like you say you want it, you can have it. If you are willing to persevere, if you are willing to fight for it, there is nothing you can't have if you are willing to work for it. You might be smarter. You might come from privilege. But you will not outwork me! If you want to be successful in life, you have to understand that there is a sense of urgency. You have to do things faster than your competitors. There are some guys who are at a whole different level. You have to separate yourself. I dare you to leave everything on the field. Get tired of losing. There is greatness in you. You can reach your full potential. Be what you were called to be. Do what you were called to do. Listen to me. Do not fear. I need you to understand. that you can have it, but it is going to be a fight. But if you are willing to fight, there is going to come victory." - Eric Thomas, Author, speaker, educator and pastor<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLh0i9KoOuE Believe In Your Victory (Motivation)]</ref>
"Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don't wish it were easier; wish you were better." - Jim Rohn
"Because the legs feed the wolf, gentlemen. I can't promise you we'll be the best team at Lake Placid next February, but we will be the best conditioned. That I can promise you." - 2004 movie ''Miracle'', Coach Herb Brooks (Coach Brooks was as famous for his colorful command of language as he was for his coaching style. These are a few "Brooksisms" as remembered by his players. They were compiled on the Herb Brooks Foundation website).<ref>[https://www.herbbrooksfoundation.com/herbbrooksquotes Herb Brooks quotes]</ref><ref>[http://herbbrooks120.weebly.com/brooksisms.html Herb Brooks: Miracle Man]</ref>
"I'm really amazed how well-conditioned this team is. I've never seen the Soviets outskated this late in the game. And that is exactly what the U.S. team is doing right now." - Former Montreal Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games serving as a sports announcer for ABC News
"Indeed, if thou hurteth in thy efforts and thou suffer painful dings, then thou art doing it right." - Richard Marcinko, ''Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior''<ref>[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0312896221988933?icid=int.sj-abstract.citing-articles.2 Discovering the secrets of leadership success: Comparing commercial and academic preoccupations]</ref><ref>[https://ridhwanpj.blogspot.com/2008/05/rogue-warriors-ten-commandments.html The Rogue Warrior's Ten Commandments]</ref><ref>[https://newtotse.com/oldtotse/en/politics/us_military/161702.html Ten Commandments Of SpecWar by Richard Marcinko]</ref>
"Thou hast not to like it-thou hast just to do it." - Richard Marcinko, ''Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior''
“Time = life; therefore, waste your time and waste of your life, or master your time and master your life.” - Alan Lakein
[[File:100 m final Berlin 2009.jpeg|400px|thumbnail|right|[[Usain Bolt]] beating Tyson Gay and setting a 100 meter world record at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany.
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[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGodbEdMfIDtJ95PvUJv4kpN I need to go faster] - Tribute song to Usain Bolt]]
"[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGodbEdMfIDtJ95PvUJv4kpN Speed] is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness; travel by unexpected routes and strike him where he has taken no precautions." - [[Sun Tzu]]
"Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances." - Sun Tzu
"The less you respond to negative people, the more powerful your life will become.” – Robert E. Baine, American pastor and businessman
"Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl." - Benjamin Jowett, English tutor and administrative reformer at the University of Oxford, a theologian, and Anglican cleric
"I'd like to say to all my fans out there, thanks for the support. And to all my doubters, thank you very much because you guys have also pushed me." - [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGodbEdMfIDtJ95PvUJv4kpN Usain Bolt], the greatest sprinter of all time<ref>[https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/usain-bolt-quotes Usain Bolt quotes], Brainy quotes</ref>
"I don't think limits." - Usain Bolt
"It's always a wake-up call to get beaten." - Usain Bolt
"I don't put myself under pressure." - Usain Bolt
"You can get beat any day." - Usain Bolt
"My hunger is always there." - Usain Bolt
"Though the mills of God grind slowly; Yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience He stands waiting, With exactness grinds He all." - [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]]
[[File:1100865787 f88d4dcf2a.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|"And He said to them, 'Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you." - Jesus, (Matthew 17:20 NASB) ]]
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[[File:3403655435 ea7ce6933b.jpg|thumb|500px|center|"The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion." - Proverbs 28:1, King [[Solomon]]]]
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[[File:Swiss motorist on a Swiss road.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus." - [[Alexander Graham Bell]]
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"Could it be that you were never told? Keep your eyes on the road." - Reggie Rockstone ]]
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== My favorite version of the Bible and a related resource ==
*[[New Revised Standard Version]] (NRSV)
=== Memorizing the Bible ===
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/1549859110?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details How to Memorize the Bible: (Illustrated)] by William Evans ([https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.272135 Free versions of How to Memorize the Bible] by William Evans)
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[[File:Open-bible.jpg|thumb|350px|center|The [[Bible]] is the bestselling book of all time.<ref>[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/best-selling-book-of-non-fiction The Bible is the best selling book of all time], Guinness Book of Word Record</ref>
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== My favorite historians ==
[[File:Fernand Braudel (1902-1985).jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fernand-Braudel Fernand Braudel] ]]
*[[Conservapedia:Principles of evaluating historical claims and evidence#Recommendations related to historical claims made by this article and information related to historiography|David Hackett Fischer]]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_James Lawrence James]
'''Fernand Braudel and the Annals school of history:'''
*[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fernand-Braudel Fernand Braudel]
*[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Annales-school Annales school of history]: "Annales school, School of history. Established by Lucien Febvre (1878–1956) and Marc Bloch (1886–1944), its roots were in the journal Annales: économies, sociétés, civilisations, Febvre’s reconstituted version of a journal he had earlier formed with Marc Bloch. Under Fernand Braudel’s direction the Annales school promoted a new form of history, replacing the study of leaders with the lives of ordinary people and replacing examination of politics, diplomacy, and wars with inquiries into climate, demography, agriculture, commerce, technology, transportation, and communication, as well as social groups and mentalities. While aiming at a “total history,” it also yielded dazzling microstudies of villages and regions. Its international influence on historiography has been enormous."
== Some of my favorite films ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuGEUXHShc8 The Greatest Story Ever Told], 1965
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Td05XH0TDg The Jesus Film], 1979
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072547/ Moses: The Lawgiver], 1974, 6-hour Italian/British television miniseries filmed in 1973/74 and starring Burt Lancaster as Moses.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kja6nd2-F3c China Cry], 1990
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ_FOkOcSoI Miracle], 2004
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083749/ Coming Out of the Ice], 1982
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnqj06xMy_A It's a Wonderful Life], 1946
== Some of my favorite songs ==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71NCzuDNUcg Handel's Messiah]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmZ6lxLSNRz1R8Uw0sUqj0GGmZ_uE3B_B Gloria hymn]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GinLzE1zOa8&list=PLOn-fuwMRtCag-puaDSIS_0EfpvJsFx1A Awake O Israel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nrDfqoYzNo&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiGl9JcdBSsINdFxKRV4unZ4 O Holy Night]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCZledWnDH-Q5D68v8SOYdsg My soul's been anchored in the Lord]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCZaHEWV9AnMC6JgAG6vjYK4 "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?"]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiFDakg2nNY2r83LagJUmDPu Keith Green playlist]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCYI815ZmYtTkC4Z-IpWbVHw Go down Moses]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCYg4MNoeOyGwtHfphUKRkkB Positive] by Lester Lewis (Pioneer of reggae gospel)<ref>[https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20190923/king-gospel-crown-lester-lewis-artiste-says-hes-shunned-jamaica King of Gospel crown for Lester Lewis - Artiste says he’s shunned in Jamaica] by Cecelia Campbell-Livingston, ''The Gleaner'', September 23, 2019</ref>
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCYVD-JNkW6vcpyjAWcBB-CV The Battle of Jericho]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0754F048D18C7E9E Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church songs]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGqIplIAyJlkRAK3PIaP-L4a Arminian Christian choral music]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGodbEdMfIDtJ95PvUJv4kpN I need to go faster], Tribute to Usain Bolt
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCaaTQ1lAEwIKmk4Zhb6YUEY Satan, We're Gonna Tear Your Kingdom Down]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGo4-BPOLg1XsqOTTcELK3gR Trouble of the world - Mahalia Jackson]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGqDO0IvjCsvR9sIV5FgLDrd There are strange things happening every day - Sister Rosetta Tharpe]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGqQcQwG753DQgW_39uXchC- Tremaine Hawkins - Gospel Funk Nation!]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiGhCWPtt9TUXg-Bqg3PZJ4z Johann Sebastion Bach - St Matthew Passion BWV 244]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiG_hrsUcHi4JsM4ctvl7fd8 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sacred music]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiGNYLAWKQY1hKKeuVREvvOZ Antonio Lucio Vivaldi - Sacred works]
*[[User:Conservative/Christian songs|Christian songs]]
*[[User:Conservative/Christian songs from around the world|Christian songs from around the world]]
*[[User:Conservative/Classical and related music|My favorite classical music songs]] and [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGq62jg10ekhkpZaNtPqTjPF Mozart's best works] and [[User:Conservative/Classical and related music#Classical piano|Classical music - piano]]
*[[User:Conservative/Music various types|Music - Various types]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ6OF2dW7sXgfLA57aKYQtucNXmrgdvhm Banjo music]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGr9dY8nVLPyRBXJcYE9RvQz Okie from Muskogee]
=== Music from around the world ===
*[[User:Conservative/Christian songs from around the world|Christian songs from around the world]]
*[[User:Conservative/Music from around the world|Music from around the world]]
*[[User:Conservative/Classical and related music|Classical music from around the world]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVgqCs8vXJgu5G7LeV5RR98m Nepali and Indian Christian songs]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVjKLeGwR0uktBB47oyUB2Zn Latino/Spanish music]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVhHeN_KYyF4ueUi60VHuNu3 Georgian songs]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjs7_UtttXEA0Rif0XybxkkyQ_bbeFanz Lata Mangeshkar - Mughal-E-Azam]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVgV5JUsGqVh0m4REtUBmWaK Classic Lata Mangeshkar songs]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL94936E40A8C8B979 Lata Mangeshkar songs]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi6SPoxGbCqWl-ad4bqTkhuCGUVBgb0yj Sridevi best songs 1]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtjYIDqsBiI0bgQDWC6_jo8MMLgAYVYD7 Sridevi best songs 2]
*[https://www.facebook.com/yrf/videos/mere-haathon-mein-full-song-chandni-rishi-kapoor-sridevi-lata-mangeshkar-shiv-ha/688876928370600/?locale=cx_PH Mere Haathon Mein]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXU56AOfyBxTl8cMP-FLZSC7lZ801wkpZ Indila - French female singer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi6SPoxGbCqUZRbSCx3QLsnbBPe7EdXOd Lebanese lady singers]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAFF06946D5B4FE42 Greek music]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiH6xM7PYtMAZSL0_rQP3dnA Swiss yodeling music - playlist]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVjUwjxSwU0TCLPehOQeCyzL Middle Eastern and Kurdish music]
*[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x819fv Aziz Waisi - Ha Bene]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi6SPoxGbCqWo8RlccOkKP8jiDSI0ShoN Somali music]
== One of my favorite videos related to personal/team achievement improvement ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpOWLTJPmoY Charles A. Garfield and Peak Performance] (1985) by [https://www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/erm/erm99/erm9958.html Charles A. Garfield] (Related to insights gathered from the [[Apollo 11]] mission)
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[[Image:Apollo 11 Launch.jpg|center|thumb|500px|Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpOWLTJPmoY Charles A. Garfield and Peak Performance] (1985) by [https://www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/erm/erm99/erm9958.html Charles A. Garfield] (Related to insights gathered from the [[Apollo 11]] mission)]]
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== Thou shall think clearly and creatively. Thou shall not commit logical fallacies. ==
See also: [[User:Conservative/Cognitive performance|Increasing cognitive performance]]
[[Jesus]] said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind."
A mind is a terrible thing to waste!
[[File:Aristotle.jpg|thumb|250px|center|[[Aristotle]] ]]
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[[File:Socrates statue.jpg|thumb|350px|center|[[Socrates]] ]]
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[[Image:Raphael.jpg|center|thumb|[[Plato]] ]]
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=== Favorite book on critical thinking ===
*''The Thinker's Way'' by John Chaffee, Ph.D., Little, Brown and Company; First Edition (October 1, 1998)
=== Favorite website dealing with thinking, critical thinking and logical fallacies ===
*[https://www.schoolofthought.org/ School of thought website]
=== Logical fallacies ===
*[https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ YourLogicalFallacyis.com website]
*[https://www.fallacyfiles.org/ Fallacy Files website]
=== Creativity ===
*[https://guides.library.vcu.edu/creativity/websites Creativity and innovation websites]
*[https://blog.richiebartlett.com/Science_%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%A6/Creative-thinking-tools/ Creative thinking tools]
*[https://sites.google.com/view/creativity-skills-101/home Creativity articles/resources]
*[[Books on creativity]]
=== Cognitive distortions/biases ===
*[https://psychcentral.com/lib/cognitive-distortions-negative-thinking#list-and-examples 15 common cognitive distortions and examples of each]
*[https://arfamiliesfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Cognitive-Distortions.pdf Checklist of cognitive distortions]
*[https://positivepsychology.com/cognitive-distortions/ Cognitive Distortions: 22 Examples & Worksheets (& PDF)]
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-practice/201301/50-common-cognitive-distortions 50 Common Cognitive Distortions]
*[https://seths.blog/2023/09/the-santa-problem/ The Santa Problem] by Seth Godin
== User:Conservative's essays ==
*[[User:Conservative's essays]]
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=== User: Conservative's Christianity essays ===
[[File:Assisi Frescoes-entry-into-jerusalem Palm Sunday PDWC.jpg|thumbnail|right|400px|Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem by Pietro Lorenzetti]]
*[[Essay: Christianity and its margin of victory over atheism|Christianity and its margin of victory over atheism]]
*[[Essay: Why the future of Christianity in the USA is bright|Why the future of Christianity in the USA is bright]]
*[[Essay: Jesus compared to Niccolò Machiavelli|Jesus compared to Niccolò Machiavelli]]
*[[Essay: Predictions on the Future of Christianity/religion in the USA: Eric Kaufmann vs. Pew Research|Predictions on the Future of Christianity/religion in the USA: Eric Kaufmann vs. Pew Research]]
*[[Essay: The Dakotas, the USA states with the highest percentage of Lutherans, are the most pro-life states in the USA|The Dakotas, the USA states with the highest percentage of Lutherans, are the most pro-life states in the USA]]
*[[Essay: Why Russia's religious persecution of Russian Protestants is not good for Russia|Why Russia's religious persecution of Russian Protestants is not good for Russia]]
*[[Essay: Dark Triad personality, toxic personality or demon possessed?|Dark Triad personality, toxic personality or demon possessed?]]
=== User: Conservative's general essays about life ===
*[[Essay: Grit, the key to outstanding achievements|Grit, the key to outstanding achievements]]
*[[Essay: Cut toxic people out of your life and replace them with edifying achievers who inspire you|Cut toxic people out of your life and replace them with edifying achievers who inspire you]]
*[[Essay: The power of upgrading your social network and reading excellent works|The power of upgrading your social network and reading excellent works]]
*[[Essay: Toxic gamma males. Keep them out of your life and organizations|Toxic gamma males. Keep them out of your life and organizations]]
*[[Essay: Ultimately, losers never win|Ultimately, losers never win]]
*[[Essay: Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life|Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life]]
*[[Essay: The problem with leaders or managers following the advice of Niccolò Machiavelli|The problem with leaders or managers following the advice of Niccolò Machiavelli]]
*[[Essay: Don't believe all the political news "facts" and predictions you read on the internet and see on the news|Don't believe all the political news "facts" and predictions you read on the internet and see on the news]]
=== User: Conservative's political essays ===
*[[User:Conservative's essays#Political essays|User: Conservative's political essays]]
==== User: Conservative's essays on cultural and societal issues ====
[[File:Steve Turley.jpeg|thumbnail|250px|right|[[Steve Turley]] has produced many well-supported videos on how a new [[conservative]] age is rising. ]]
*[[User: Conservative's essays#Social and cultural issues|User: Conservative's essays on cultural and societal issues]]
*[[Essay: A new conservative age is rising|A new conservative age is rising]]
*[[Essay: Peak wokeness. Are we there yet? A new conservative age rising|Peak wokeness. Are we there yet? A new conservative age rising]]
*[[Essay: Western, liberal dominance over the world is over|Western, liberal dominance over the world is over]]
*[[Essay: The false promise of liberal hegemony|The false promise of liberal hegemony]]
*[[Essay: How I found my American patriotism again and began to appreciate the West more|How I found my American patriotism again and began to appreciate the West more]]
*[[Essay: How gay is the West and how lasting is homosexuality in a society?|How gay is the West and how lasting is homosexuality in a society?]]
*[[Essay: Secular leftism, future shock and the acceleration of 21st desecularization|Secular leftism, future shock and the acceleration of 21st desecularization]]
*[[Essay: The future of secular leftism is bleak|The future of secular leftism is bleak]]
*[[Essay: Why the end of racial identity politics through intermarriage is upsetting to leftists. The future is distressing to progressives.|Why the end of racial identity politics through intermarriage is upsetting to leftists. The future is distressing to progressives.]]
*[[Essay: An observation about the countries that handled the coronavirus pandemic well so far. And let's look at Finland.|An observation about the countries that handled the coronavirus pandemic well so far. And let's look at Finland.]]
*[[Essay: Modern history and biblical history|Modern history and biblical history]]
*[[Essay: The death rattles of liberalism and secular leftism|The death rattles of liberalism and secular leftism]]
*[[Essay: Don't believe all the political news "facts" and predictions you read on the internet and see on the news|Don't believe all the political news "facts" and predictions you read on the internet and see on the news]]
*[[Essay: Why I prefer to get my news from a wide variety of sources|Why I prefer to get my news from a wide variety of sources]]
==== User: Conservative's international politics essays ====
[[File:Wallace Monument 20080505 Stained glass William Wallace.jpg|thumbnail|325px|right|"When I was a boy, the priest, my uncle, carefully inculcated upon me this proverb, which I then learned and have ever since kept in my mind: 'Dico tibi verum, Libertas optima rerum; Nunquam servili, sub nexu vivito, fili.' 'I tell you a truth: Liberty is the best of things, my son; never live under any slavish bond." - [[William Wallace]] ]]
*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative%27s_essays#International_politics User: Conservative's international politics essays]
==== General international politics essays ====
*[[Essay: The myth of multipolarity. What do the terms unipolar, bipolar and multipolar mean as far as international relations?|The myth of multipolarity. What do the terms unipolar, bipolar and multipolar mean as far as international relations?]]
*[[Essay: Why did so many self-declared international relations experts miserably fail concerning their multipolar fantasy?|Why did so many self-declared international relations experts miserably fail concerning their multipolar fantasy?]]
*[[Essay: What drives Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin?|What drives Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin?]]
*[[Essay: Why has the West been so successful?|Why has the West been so successful?]]
*[[Essay: The 2023 BRICS Summit was a bunch of hoopla. We still don't live in a multipolar world.|The 2023 BRICS Summit was a bunch of hoopla. We still don't live in a multipolar world.]]
*[[Essay: The wreck of the HMS Multipolar World Fantasy|The wreck of the HMS Multipolar World Fantasy]] - Humor
*[[Essay: The anti-Christianity Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Joseph Stalin and Xi Jinping have opposed homosexuality so this isn't a very high moral bar for China and Russia to clear|The anti-Christianity Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Joseph Stalin and Xi Jinping have opposed homosexuality so this isn't a very high moral bar for China and Russia to clear]]
==== The United States ====
*[[Essay: The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future|The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future]]
*[[Essay: Is the USA an economic powerhouse and juggernaut?|Is the USA an economic powerhouse and juggernaut?]]
*[[Essay: Size of a working age population in a country and its correlation with national GNP in advanced economies. The ability of the United States to attract some of the best and brightest workers in the world|Size of a working age population in a country and its correlation with national GNP in advanced economies. The ability of the United States to attract some of the best and brightest workers in the world]]
*[[Essay: Top 12 reasons why people are flocking to the USA and leaving the corrupt, authoritarian countries of China and Russia|Top 12 reasons why people are flocking to the USA and leaving the corrupt, authoritarian countries of China and Russia]]
*[[Essay: The USA is outproducing Russia and Saudi Arabia in oil production. The best is yet to come|The USA is outproducing Russia and Saudi Arabia in oil production. The best is yet to come]]
*[[Essay: The USA can reduce its national debt. It has done it before|The USA can reduce its national debt. It has done it before]]
*[[Essay: The citizens of the United States are happier than the citizens of Russia and China. USA! USA! USA!|The citizens of the United States are happier than the citizens of Russia and China. USA! USA! USA!]]
*[[Essay: The U.S. Navy is the most powerful navy in the world|The U.S. Navy is the most powerful navy in the world]]
*[[Essay: Gold reserves by country. The USA is still golden!|Gold reserves by country. The USA is still golden!]]
*[[Essay: The USA will become bigger, better and stronger than ever before! Russia and China will not! USA! USA! USA!|The USA will become bigger, better and stronger than ever before! Russia and China will not! USA! USA! USA!]] - Humor
==== China ====
*[[Essay:Skepticism about China remaining a global power|Skepticism about China remaining a global power]]
*[[Essay: It's time to be very bearish about China's long-term economy|It's time to be very bearish about China's long-term economy]]
*[[Essay: The rising rule of communist idiocracy in China|The rising rule of communist idiocracy in China]]
==== Russia ====
*[[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian]]
*[[Essay: Russian war crimes in Ukraine|Russian war crimes in Ukraine]]
*[[Essay: Mother Russia is not a pious woman. Drunkards are not holy. Russia has the 2nd highest rate of alcoholism in the world|Mother Russia is not a pious woman. Drunkards are not holy. Russia has the 2nd highest rate of alcoholism in the world]]
*[[Essay: Why I am not bullish on Russia's future|Why I am not bullish on Russia's future]]
*[[Essay: The Russian Urals oil price is falling! Mother Russia's purse is going to have less money in it|The Russian Urals oil price is falling! Mother Russia's purse is going to have less money in it]]
*[[Essay: The future of Russia. The kings of wishful thinking versus a more realistic scenario|The future of Russia. The kings of wishful thinking versus a more realistic scenario]]
*[[Essay: Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse|Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse]]
*[[Essay: Russia getting pummeled in wars in Russian history that hyper Russophiles will not tell you about|Russia getting pummeled in wars in Russian history that hyper Russophiles will not tell you about]]
*[[Essay: A Chinese economic collapse will be Russia's downfall|A Chinese economic collapse will be Russia's downfall]]
*[[Essay: Russia's economy and gas and oil profits will be BADLY damaged when China's economy declines|Russia's economy and gas and oil profits will be BADLY damaged when China's economy declines]]
*[[Essay: The war in Ukraine and Western sanctions will significantly hurt the Russian economy|The war in Ukraine and Western sanctions will significantly hurt the Russian economy]]
*[[Essay: Russia's economy will enter a long-term decline|Russia's economy will enter a long-term decline]]
*[[Essay: Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?|Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?]]
*[[Essay: Search results for "Russia demographics crisis" using the Russian search engine Yandex and Google Scholar. Fanatical Russophiles weep for Mother Russia who has a low fertility rate that is far below a replacement level of births|Search results for "Russia demographics crisis" using the Russian search engine Yandex and Google Scholar. Fanatical Russophiles weep for Mother Russia who has a low fertility rate that is far below a replacement level of births]]
*[[Essay: Whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. The Bible says adulterers will not inherit the kingdom of God. Russia has the 3rd highest rate of divorce in the world. Is Russia a beacon of family values in the world? Nyet!|Whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. The Bible says adulterers will not inherit the kingdom of God. Russia has the 3rd highest rate of divorce in the world. Is Russia a beacon of family values in the world? Nyet!]]
[[File:Vladimir Putin in KGB uniform.jpg|thumbnail|right|225px|[[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin]] in a [[KGB]] uniform.
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*[[Essay: Is Vladimir Putin a beacon of family values or a complete failure in this matter?|Is Vladimir Putin a beacon of family values or a complete failure in this matter?]]
*[[Essay: Is Vladimir Putin a manchild or a macho genius?|Is Vladimir Putin a manchild or a macho genius?]]
*[[Essay: Do you strongly believe in gun rights? Don't move to Russia!|Do you strongly believe in gun rights? Don't move to Russia!]]
*[[Essay: Nordsteam pipelines being sabotaged and Putin failing to play politics several moves ahead on the politics chess board|Nordsteam pipelines being sabotaged and Putin failing to play politics several moves ahead on the politics chess board]]
*[[Essay: Doomsday phobias - including nucleomituphobia caused by Russian threats to use a nuclear bomb|Doomsday phobias - including nucleomituphobia caused by Russian threats to use a nuclear bomb]]
*[[Essay: Russian soldier and looter returning to Russia from Ukraine: "Honey, we now have a great luxury. We now have a toilet inside our home!"|Russian soldier and looter returning to Russia from Ukraine: "Honey, we now have a great luxury. We now have a toilet inside our home!"]] - Humor
*[[Essay: Russian social stability is threatened by a lack of indoor toilets in rural areas? Russian commentators are divided!|Russian social stability is threatened by a lack of indoor toilets in rural areas? Russian commentators are divided!]] - Humor
*[[Essay: Vladimir Putin understimates small opponents - big time!|Vladimir Putin understimates small opponents - big time!]] - Humor
*[[Essay: There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess|There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess]] - Humor
*[[Essay: Why a Westerner falling for Russian propaganda is like a man who is seduced by a corrupt 300 pound woman|Why a Westerner falling for Russian propaganda is like a man who is seduced by a corrupt 300 pound woman]] - Humor
==== Israel ====
*[[Essay: The Russian Army compared to the Israeli army. Why is the Israeli army so outstanding?|The Russian Army compared to the Israeli army. Why is the Israeli army so outstanding?]]
*[[Essay: Israel's efficient mobilization of soldiers vs. Russia's far less efficient mobilization of soldiers related to the war in Ukraine|Israel's efficient mobilization of soldiers vs. Russia's far less efficient mobilization of soldiers related to the war in Ukraine]]
==== War in Ukraine ====
*[[Essay: How long will the war in Ukraine last and what will its likely outcomes will be? A prediction on its outcomes|How long will the war in Ukraine last and what will its likely outcomes will be? A prediction on its outcomes]]
*[[Essay: February 2022 might prove to be a pivotal moment in the future of global politics|February 2022 might prove to be a pivotal moment in the future of global politics]]
*[[Essay: Doomsday phobias - including nucleomituphobia caused by Russian threats to use a nuclear bomb|Doomsday phobias - including nucleomituphobia caused by Russian threats to use a nuclear bomb]]
*[[Essay: The SPECIFIC MONTH OF APRIL 2022 was not a pivotal point in politics that will affect politics for 30 years|The SPECIFIC MONTH OF APRIL 2022 was not a pivotal point in politics that will affect politics for 30 years]]
*[[Essay: Why exceedingly few people in the world endlessly obsess about the date of April 9, 2020|Why exceedingly few people in the world endlessly obsess about the date of April 9, 2020]]
=== Give me liberty, or give me death! ===
*[[Essay: Why has the West been so successful?|Why has the West been so successful?]]
*[[Essay: What drives Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin?|What drives Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin?]]
*[[Essay: The rising rule of communist idiocracy in China|The rising rule of communist idiocracy in China]]
*[[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian]]
*[[Essay: Do you strongly believe in gun rights? Don't move to Russia!|Do you strongly believe in gun rights? Don't move to Russia!]]
*[[Essay: Top 12 reasons why people are flocking to the USA and leaving the corrupt, authoritarian countries of China and Russia|Top 12 reasons why people are flocking to the USA and leaving the corrupt, authoritarian countries of China and Russia]]
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[[File:Give me liberty, or give me death! - Patrick Henry.jpeg|thumbnail|500px|center|"Give me liberty, or give me death!" - [[Patrick Henry]] ]]
=== Humor pieces ===
*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative%27s_essays#Humor_pieces_I_wrote User: Conservative's humor pieces]
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== Want to go to heaven? ==
[[Image:Jesus resurrected.jpg|right|230px|thumb|"The [[Resurrection of Jesus Christ|Resurrection]]" by [[User:Conservative/MusicThinking|Carl Heinrich]] [[User:Conservative/userpage2|Bloch]].]]
"...if you confess with your mouth [[Jesus]] as Lord, and believe in your heart that [[God]] [[Resurrection of Jesus Christ|raised Him from the dead]], you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in [[salvation]]". - Romans 10:9-10 (NASB)
"‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with Me.'" - [[Revelation]] 3:20 (NASB)
"But now apart from the [[Mosaic Law|Law]] the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the [[Bible prophecy|Prophets]], even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His [[grace]] through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; whom God displayed publicly as a [[propitiation]] in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus." - Romans 3:21-25 (NASB)
"...bear fruits in keeping with [[repentance]]." - Luke 3:8 (NASB)
"And why not say (as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), “Let us do [[evil]] that good may come”? Their condemnation is just." Romans 3:8 (NASB)
"Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them." - Hebrews 7:25 (NASB)
"When the disciples heard this, they were very astonished and said, “Then who can be saved?” And looking at them Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” - Matthew 19:25-26 (NASB)
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== Two Christianity resources pages ==
*[[Christian apologetics websites|Evidence for Christianity]]
*[[Resources on becoming a Christian]]
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[[File:4335281098 237ce959bd.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|"The heavens are telling of the glory of [[God]]. And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1 NASB)]]
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[[File:1100865787 f88d4dcf2a.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|And He said to them, 'Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you." - Jesus, (Matthew 17:20 NASB) ]]
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[[File:CIF San Diego Championship 2007.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|"Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified." - The [[Saint Paul|Apostle Paul]], 1 Corinthians 9:24-27]]
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[[File:Roman-soldier.jpg|center|thumb|500px|"No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier." - The Apostle Paul, 1 Timothy 2:4 ]]
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[[File:Dove blue background.jpg|center|thumb|500px|"But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid." - Philippians 4:6-7
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"Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:6-7
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"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." - Isaiah 26:3
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"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." - Matthew 5:9
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"If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all." - Romans 12:18 ]]
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[[File:The Christian fact.jpg|center|thumbnail|1200px|For more information, please see: [[Christian apologetics websites|Evidence for Christianity]] ]]
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== Christianity and its beneficial effects on society and on individuals ==
''See also:'' [[Christianity and social stability]]
[[File:Fra Angelico Lamentacion por la muerte de Cristo.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|[[Jesus Christ]] and his apostles taught a gospel of love.<ref>[http://www.orthodoxchristian.info/pages/Gospel.htm ''The Triumph of the Gospel of Love''] by Monk Themistocles (Adamopoulo)</ref> For example, the [[New Testament]] teaches that a husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5:25).]]
In his article ''The Triumph of the Gospel of Love'', Monk Themistocles (Adamopoulo) wrote:
{{cquote|It is generally agreed by scholars and saints that the teaching of "love" and charity represent one of the essential dimensions of the Gospel of [[Jesus]] and the Gospel of [[Saint Paul|Paul]]. Accordingly, from the extant words and parables of Jesus many concern themselves with the message of love. For example on the Sunday of Meat Fare, from the Gospel of Matthew, we hear Jesus identifying Himself and in solidarity with the destitute, the suffering, the rejected and the oppressed, calling for and rewarding altruistic philanthropy:
"... I was hungry and you fed me, when I was thirsty you gave me drink, when I was a stranger you took me in, when naked you clothed me, when I was ill you came to my help, when in prison you visited me ... I tell you this anything you did for one of my brothers here, however humble, you did it for me." (Matt 25:35-36, 40)...
Christians undertook a great deal of almsgiving to the poor not only to fellow believers but to pagans as well. So amazed was the anti-Christian pagan emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363 AD), with the sheer benevolence and excellence of Christian philanthropy that he was forced to admit in wonder their superiority over paganism in matters of charity:
"These godless Galileans (ie. Christians) feed not only their own poor but ours: our poor lack our care" (Ep. Sozom. 5:16).<ref>[http://www.orthodoxchristian.info/pages/Gospel.htm ''The Triumph of the Gospel of Love''] by Monk Themistocles (Adamopoulo)</ref>}}
Philippians 2:1-2 declares, “If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.”
1 John 1:6-7 says, “If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.”<ref>[https://www.gotquestions.org/koinonia.html What is koinonia?]</ref>
In December 2003, the University of Warwick reported: "Dr. Stephen Joseph, from the University of Warwick, said: "Religious people seem to have a greater purpose in life, which is why they are happier. Looking at the research evidence, it seems that those who celebrate the Christian meaning of [[Christmas]] are on the whole likely to be happier."<ref>University of Warwick (December 2003). [http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2003/A/20037338.html "Psychology researcher [Dr. Stephen Joseph] says spiritual meaning of Christmas brings more happiness than materialism"]. Scienceblog. Retrieved on July 24, 2014.</ref>
The [[ex-atheists|ex-atheist]] [[C.S. Lewis]] became a Christian and wrote a book entitled ''Surprised by Joy''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLckeIhtKtB_oRJcpQlC-Rzv3HooUJuYuP Suprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis Documentary]</ref>
[[Image:Stbasil.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Saint Basil|St. Basil]] of Caesarea founded the first hospital. Christian hospitals subsequently spread quickly throughout both the East and the West.<ref>[http://biblemesh.com/blog/the-christian-origins-of-hospitals/ The Christian origin of hospitals]</ref> See: [[Christianity and hospitals]] ]]
[[Saint Basil|St. Basil]] of Caesarea founded the first hospital. Christian hospitals subsequently spread quickly throughout both the East and the West.<ref>[http://biblemesh.com/blog/the-christian-origins-of-hospitals/ The Christian origin of hospitals]</ref>
The First [[Council of Nicaea]] in 325 A.D. ordered the construction of a hospital for every cathedral town in the [[Roman Empire]] to care for the poor, sick, widows, and strangers. They were staffed and funded by religious orders and volunteers.<ref>[http://www.christianliferesources.com/article/hospitals-a-historical-perspective-1291 Hospitals - A historical perspective]</ref>
The article "The Surprising Discovery About Those Colonialist, Proselytizing Missionaries" published in ''Christianity Today'' notes:
{{Cquote|In his fifth year of graduate school, Woodberry created a statistical model that could test the connection between missionary work and the health of nations. He and a few research assistants spent two years coding data and refining their methods. They hoped to compute the lasting effect of missionaries, on average, worldwide...
One morning, in a windowless, dusty computer lab lit by fluorescent bulbs, Woodberry ran the first big test. After he finished prepping the [[statistics|statistical]] program on his [[computer]], he clicked "Enter" and then leaned forward to read the results.
"I was shocked," says Woodberry. "It was like an [[atomic bomb]]. The impact of missions on global democracy was huge. I kept adding variables to the model—factors that people had been studying and writing about for the past 40 years—and they all got wiped out. It was amazing. I knew, then, I was on to something really important."
Woodberry already had historical proof that missionaries had educated women and the poor, promoted widespread printing, led nationalist movements that empowered ordinary citizens, and fueled other key elements of democracy. Now the statistics were backing it up: Missionaries weren't just part of the picture. They were central to it...
Areas where [[Protestantism|Protestant]] missionaries had a significant presence in the past are on average more economically developed today, with comparatively better health, lower infant mortality, lower corruption, greater literacy, higher educational attainment (especially for women), and more robust membership in nongovernmental associations.
In short: Want a blossoming democracy today? The solution is simple—if you have a time machine: Send a 19th-century missionary."
...at a conference presentation in 2002, Woodberry got a break. In the room sat Charles Harper Jr., then a vice president at the John Templeton Foundation, which was actively funding research on religion and social change. (Its grant recipients have included Christianity Today.) Three years later, Woodberry received half a million dollars from the foundation's Spiritual Capital Project, hired almost 50 research assistants, and set up a huge database project at the University of Texas, where he had taken a position in the sociology department. The team spent years amassing more statistical data and doing more historical analyses, further confirming his theory.
...Woodberry's historical and statistical work has finally captured glowing attention. A summation of his 14 years of research—published in 2012 in the American Political Science Review, the discipline's top journal—has won four major awards, including the prestigious Luebbert Article Award for best article in comparative politics. Its startling title: "The Missionary Roots of Liberal Democracy."
...over a dozen studies have confirmed Woodberry's findings. The growing body of research is beginning to change the way scholars, aid workers, and economists think about democracy and development.<ref>''Christianity Today'', [https://archive.is/cDMnA "The surprising discovery about those colonialist, proselytizing missionaries"], January 8, 2014</ref>}}
[[File:John Wesley.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|[[John Wesley]] ]]
David Beidel wrote in his article ''The Bloodless Revolution: What We Need to Learn from [[John Wesley]] and the [[Great Awakening]]''
{{Cquote|In the 18th Century, most of Europe was on fire. Bloody civil wars and revolutions were decimating nation after nation. Unrestrained injustice, government and Church corruption, slave trade and the oppression of the poor created a powder keg for violence. Miraculously, Great Britain escaped the horrors of civil war and the brutal savagery that revolutionary anarchy engenders.
Few ancient monarchies are still in place today. The mystery of the UK’s capacity to honor the old guard, while raising up a more democratic system without a revolution, is a sociological wonder. Many credit the Great Awakening, in particular the Methodist movement, launched by [[John Wesley]], for this extraordinary and peaceful transition.
[[Methodism]] unleashed an army of “little Christ’s” all over Europe. They cared for the poor, took in unwanted and abused children, fought unjust laws and labor conditions, visited prisoners, and battled against slavery; They joined hands with the Apostles and “turned the world upside down.” Eventually compassion became fashionable...
America is in desperate need of a Christ-infused revolution of compassion. We are a land of churches, who are well positioned to hear and answer the cries of our struggling communities. If a critical mass of congregations committed themselves to radically sharing the Gospel and passionately serving under-resourced/at-risk communities, we will see peace powerfully rise in these times of trouble. This will also enable, as in the days of John Wesley, wise reformation to take place because the true Christian Church is theologically hardwired to bring about peaceful, meaningful change that benefits all. I have written much about this in my book, Samaria, The Great Omission, and treasure every opportunity to strategize with churches who have a heart to minister in this way.
Let us stand in the gap as cultural/community peacemakers and healers in this season of sorrow and division. May our magnificent obsession be Jesus, the everlasting, ever loving, rescuer of the oppressed and Father of all.<ref>''[https://tristatevoice.com/2020/08/04/the-bloodless-revolution-what-we-need-to-learn-from-john-wesley-and-the-great-awakening/ The Bloodless Revolution: What We Need to Learn from John Wesley and the Great Awakening] by David Beidel</ref>}}
The [[Harvard University]] historian [[Niall Ferguson]] declared: "Through a mixture of hard work and thrift the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] societies of the North and West Atlantic achieved the most rapid economic growth in history."<ref>[http://blog.tifwe.org/the-protestant-work-ethic-alive-well-in-china/ The Protestant Work Ethic: Alive & Well…In China] By Hugh Whelchel on September 24, 2012</ref>
[[File:Niall Ferguson.jpg|thumbnail|200px|center|The [[Harvard University]] historian [[Niall Ferguson]] declared: "Through a mixture of hard work and thrift the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] societies of the North and West Atlantic achieved the most rapid economic growth in history."<ref>[http://blog.tifwe.org/the-protestant-work-ethic-alive-well-in-china/ The Protestant Work Ethic: Alive & Well…In China] By Hugh Whelchel on September 24, 2012</ref> ]]
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== Future of Christianity ==
''See also:'' [[Future of Christianity]]
[[File:All Souls College, Oxford.jpg|thumbnail|center|300px|The prominent historian Sir Diarmaid MacCulloch, professor of the History of the Church at [[Oxford University]], indicates that he believes Christianity faces a "bright future" worldwide (See also: [[Global Christianity]]).
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The prominent historian Sir Diarmaid MacCulloch, professor of the History of the Church at [[Oxford University]], indicates that he believes Christianity faces a "bright future" worldwide (See also: [[Global Christianity]]).
According to MacCulloch, "Christianity, the world's largest religion, is rapidly expanding – by all indications, its future is very bright."<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/catholic-schism-diarmaid-macculloh-silence-in-christian-history_n_1663231.html Historian predicts 'bright future' for Christianity]</ref>
In 2012, the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (GCTS) reported that every day there are 83,000 more people professing to be Christians per day, 800 less [[atheism|atheists]] per day, 1,100 less non-religious ([[agnosticism|agnostic]]) people per day.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/globally-worldviews-of-atheism-and-non.html Globally the worldviews of atheism and non-religious (agnostic) are declining while global Christianity is exploding in adherents]</ref><ref>[http://www.gordonconwell.edu/resources/documents/StatusOfGlobalMission.pdf Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary - Status of Global Missions]</ref>
[[Phillip Jenkins]] published the book ''The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity''.
[[Chuck Colson]], citing the work of Jenkins, writes:
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For instance, in 1900, there were approximately 10 million Christians in Africa. By 2000, there were 360 million. By 2025, conservative estimates see that number rising to 633 million. Those same estimates put the number of Christians in Latin America in 2025 at 640 million and in Asia at 460 million.
According to Jenkins, the percentage of the worlds population that is, at least by name, Christian will be roughly the same in 2050 as it was in 1900. By the middle of this century, there will be three billion Christians in the world -- one and a half times the number of Muslims. In fact, by 2050 there will be nearly as many Pentecostal Christians in the world as there are Muslims today.<ref>[http://www1.cbn.com/biblestudy/how-christianity-is-growing-around-the-world How Christianity is Growing Around the World] by Chuck Colson</ref>}}
== A few of my favorite quotes ==
[[File:The Conversion of St Paul by Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie, 1767.JPG|thumbnail|right|225px|The conversion of [[Saint Paul|Paul]] by the painter Nicolas-Bernard Lepicie]]
"Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified." - [[Apostle Paul]], 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (NASB)
"Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them - though it was not I but the grace of God that is with me." - Apostle Paul, the hardest working apostle of Jesus Christ, 1 Corinthians 15: 8-10 (NRSV)
“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” - [[Michelangelo]]
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” ― Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Molière), French playwright, actor, and poet
“You show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future.” - John Wooden, American basketball coach
"The better you are at surrounding yourself with people of high potential, the greater your chance for success." - John Maxwell, Author
“Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.” - Les Brown, Motivational speaker
"They had to reinvent themselves a lot...They had to have a great personal attitude. They were well rounded players that could adapt to a whole new style of play...They're really tough psychologically. They were hard bitten tough people and that could be pulled and at times pushed, but mostly pulled. And understood that great do it again. They had tremendous resiliency. They were tough, tough young people. - Coach Herb Brooks U.S. Olympic team that beat the Soviets
"You can't be common, the common man goes nowhere; you have to be uncommon." - Coach Herb Brooks
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." - Peter Drucker, Austrian-American management consultant, educator, and author
"[https://www.drucker.institute/perspective/about-peter-drucker/ Drucker] taught that if you continue to do what made you successful in the past, you will eventually fail. This has been true in all times and in every field— including not only business, but war, politics and even in your personal life. Companies, industries, countries and even individuals that fail to understand this single principle litter history." - William A. Cohen, Retired Major General and author
"In war there is no substitute for victory." - General [[Douglas MacArthur]] (One of the [https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/rethinking-douglas-macarthur-106397/ great military strategists] in World War II, and responsible for governing and rebuilding Japan during the Allied occupation).
[[File:Macarthur1.jpg|thumbnail|225px|right|"In war there is no substitute for victory." - General [[Douglas MacArthur]] ]]
"There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity." - General Douglas MacArthur
"Champions are famous for concentrating their energy and efforts on what they want and blocking out anything or anyone who threatens that focus. While average people haphazardly pursue loosely defined goals, champions concentrate on the attainment of a singular purpose with an intensity that borders on obsession. World-class performers invest an inordinate amount of time and energy in selecting their major goals . While the masses consider making changes every New Year’s Eve, the goal setting and planning process is an everyday habit of champions. When the goals are set, champions put mental blinders on and move forward with dogged persistence and ferocious tenacity. World-class performers create such an intense level of concentration to overcome challenges and achieve goals that it is the last thing they think about before they fall asleep, and the first thing that hits them when they wake up. The great ones dream about their goals so frequently that they often keep pen and paper on the nightstand so they can quickly record any ideas or solutions that come to them in the middle of the night. While average people see world - class performers’ successes as a matter of intelligence or luck, champions know sustained concentration of thought and action is usually the true key to their success." - Steve Siebold, ''177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class.''
"If you want it like you want to breathe. If you want it like you say you want it, you can have it. If you are willing to persevere, if you are willing to fight for it, there is nothing you can't have if you are willing to work for it. You might be smarter. You might come from privilege. But you will not outwork me! If you want to be successful in life, you have to understand that there is a sense of urgency. You have to do things faster than your competitors. There are some guys who are at a whole different level. You have to separate yourself. I dare you to leave everything on the field. Get tired of losing. There is greatness in you. You can reach your full potential. Be what you were called to be. Do what you were called to do. Listen to me. Do not fear. I need you to understand. that you can have it, but it is going to be a fight. But if you are willing to fight, there is going to come victory." - Eric Thomas, Author, speaker, educator and pastor<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLh0i9KoOuE Believe In Your Victory (Motivation)]</ref>
"Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don't wish it were easier; wish you were better." - Jim Rohn
"Because the legs feed the wolf, gentlemen. I can't promise you we'll be the best team at Lake Placid next February, but we will be the best conditioned. That I can promise you." - 2004 movie ''Miracle'', Coach Herb Brooks (Coach Brooks was as famous for his colorful command of language as he was for his coaching style. These are a few "Brooksisms" as remembered by his players. They were compiled on the Herb Brooks Foundation website).<ref>[https://www.herbbrooksfoundation.com/herbbrooksquotes Herb Brooks quotes]</ref><ref>[http://herbbrooks120.weebly.com/brooksisms.html Herb Brooks: Miracle Man]</ref>
"I'm really amazed how well-conditioned this team is. I've never seen the Soviets outskated this late in the game. And that is exactly what the U.S. team is doing right now." - Former Montreal Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Games serving as a sports announcer for ABC News
"Indeed, if thou hurteth in thy efforts and thou suffer painful dings, then thou art doing it right." - Richard Marcinko, ''Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior''<ref>[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0312896221988933?icid=int.sj-abstract.citing-articles.2 Discovering the secrets of leadership success: Comparing commercial and academic preoccupations]</ref><ref>[https://ridhwanpj.blogspot.com/2008/05/rogue-warriors-ten-commandments.html The Rogue Warrior's Ten Commandments]</ref><ref>[https://newtotse.com/oldtotse/en/politics/us_military/161702.html Ten Commandments Of SpecWar by Richard Marcinko]</ref>
"Thou hast not to like it-thou hast just to do it." - Richard Marcinko, ''Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior''
“Time = life; therefore, waste your time and waste of your life, or master your time and master your life.” - Alan Lakein
[[File:100 m final Berlin 2009.jpeg|400px|thumbnail|right|[[Usain Bolt]] beating Tyson Gay and setting a 100 meter world record at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Germany.
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[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGodbEdMfIDtJ95PvUJv4kpN I need to go faster] - Tribute song to Usain Bolt]]
"[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGodbEdMfIDtJ95PvUJv4kpN Speed] is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness; travel by unexpected routes and strike him where he has taken no precautions." - [[Sun Tzu]]
"Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances." - Sun Tzu
"The less you respond to negative people, the more powerful your life will become.” – Robert E. Baine, American pastor and businessman
"Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl." - Benjamin Jowett, English tutor and administrative reformer at the University of Oxford, a theologian, and Anglican cleric
"I'd like to say to all my fans out there, thanks for the support. And to all my doubters, thank you very much because you guys have also pushed me." - [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGodbEdMfIDtJ95PvUJv4kpN Usain Bolt], the greatest sprinter of all time<ref>[https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/usain-bolt-quotes Usain Bolt quotes], Brainy quotes</ref>
"I don't think limits." - Usain Bolt
"It's always a wake-up call to get beaten." - Usain Bolt
"I don't put myself under pressure." - Usain Bolt
"You can get beat any day." - Usain Bolt
"My hunger is always there." - Usain Bolt
"Though the mills of God grind slowly; Yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience He stands waiting, With exactness grinds He all." - [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]]
[[File:1100865787 f88d4dcf2a.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|"And He said to them, 'Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you." - Jesus, (Matthew 17:20 NASB) ]]
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[[File:3403655435 ea7ce6933b.jpg|thumb|500px|center|"The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion." - Proverbs 28:1, King [[Solomon]]]]
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[[File:Swiss motorist on a Swiss road.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px|"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus." - [[Alexander Graham Bell]]
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"Could it be that you were never told? Keep your eyes on the road." - Reggie Rockstone ]]
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== My favorite version of the Bible and a related resource ==
*[[New Revised Standard Version]] (NRSV)
=== Memorizing the Bible ===
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/1549859110?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details How to Memorize the Bible: (Illustrated)] by William Evans ([https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.272135 Free versions of How to Memorize the Bible] by William Evans)
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[[File:Open-bible.jpg|thumb|350px|center|The [[Bible]] is the bestselling book of all time.<ref>[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/best-selling-book-of-non-fiction The Bible is the best selling book of all time], Guinness Book of Word Record</ref>
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== My favorite historians ==
[[File:Fernand Braudel (1902-1985).jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fernand-Braudel Fernand Braudel] ]]
*[[Conservapedia:Principles of evaluating historical claims and evidence#Recommendations related to historical claims made by this article and information related to historiography|David Hackett Fischer]]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_James Lawrence James]
'''Fernand Braudel and the Annals school of history:'''
*[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fernand-Braudel Fernand Braudel]
*[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Annales-school Annales school of history]: "Annales school, School of history. Established by Lucien Febvre (1878–1956) and Marc Bloch (1886–1944), its roots were in the journal Annales: économies, sociétés, civilisations, Febvre’s reconstituted version of a journal he had earlier formed with Marc Bloch. Under Fernand Braudel’s direction the Annales school promoted a new form of history, replacing the study of leaders with the lives of ordinary people and replacing examination of politics, diplomacy, and wars with inquiries into climate, demography, agriculture, commerce, technology, transportation, and communication, as well as social groups and mentalities. While aiming at a “total history,” it also yielded dazzling microstudies of villages and regions. Its international influence on historiography has been enormous."
== Some of my favorite films ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuGEUXHShc8 The Greatest Story Ever Told], 1965
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Td05XH0TDg The Jesus Film], 1979
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072547/ Moses: The Lawgiver], 1974, 6-hour Italian/British television miniseries filmed in 1973/74 and starring Burt Lancaster as Moses.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kja6nd2-F3c China Cry], 1990
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ_FOkOcSoI Miracle], 2004
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083749/ Coming Out of the Ice], 1982
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnqj06xMy_A It's a Wonderful Life], 1946
== Some of my favorite songs ==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71NCzuDNUcg Handel's Messiah]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmZ6lxLSNRz1R8Uw0sUqj0GGmZ_uE3B_B Gloria hymn]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GinLzE1zOa8&list=PLOn-fuwMRtCag-puaDSIS_0EfpvJsFx1A Awake O Israel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nrDfqoYzNo&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiGl9JcdBSsINdFxKRV4unZ4 O Holy Night]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCZledWnDH-Q5D68v8SOYdsg My soul's been anchored in the Lord]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCZaHEWV9AnMC6JgAG6vjYK4 "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?"]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiFDakg2nNY2r83LagJUmDPu Keith Green playlist]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCYI815ZmYtTkC4Z-IpWbVHw Go down Moses]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCYg4MNoeOyGwtHfphUKRkkB Positive] by Lester Lewis (Pioneer of reggae gospel)<ref>[https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20190923/king-gospel-crown-lester-lewis-artiste-says-hes-shunned-jamaica King of Gospel crown for Lester Lewis - Artiste says he’s shunned in Jamaica] by Cecelia Campbell-Livingston, ''The Gleaner'', September 23, 2019</ref>
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCYVD-JNkW6vcpyjAWcBB-CV The Battle of Jericho]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0754F048D18C7E9E Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church songs]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGqIplIAyJlkRAK3PIaP-L4a Arminian Christian choral music]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGodbEdMfIDtJ95PvUJv4kpN I need to go faster], Tribute to Usain Bolt
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOn-fuwMRtCaaTQ1lAEwIKmk4Zhb6YUEY Satan, We're Gonna Tear Your Kingdom Down]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGo4-BPOLg1XsqOTTcELK3gR Trouble of the world - Mahalia Jackson]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGqDO0IvjCsvR9sIV5FgLDrd There are strange things happening every day - Sister Rosetta Tharpe]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGqQcQwG753DQgW_39uXchC- Tremaine Hawkins - Gospel Funk Nation!]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiGhCWPtt9TUXg-Bqg3PZJ4z Johann Sebastion Bach - St Matthew Passion BWV 244]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiG_hrsUcHi4JsM4ctvl7fd8 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sacred music]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiGNYLAWKQY1hKKeuVREvvOZ Antonio Lucio Vivaldi - Sacred works]
*[[User:Conservative/Christian songs|Christian songs]]
*[[User:Conservative/Christian songs from around the world|Christian songs from around the world]]
*[[User:Conservative/Classical and related music|My favorite classical music songs]] and [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGq62jg10ekhkpZaNtPqTjPF Mozart's best works] and [[User:Conservative/Classical and related music#Classical piano|Classical music - piano]]
*[[User:Conservative/Music various types|Music - Various types]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ6OF2dW7sXgfLA57aKYQtucNXmrgdvhm Banjo music]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGr9dY8nVLPyRBXJcYE9RvQz Okie from Muskogee]
=== Music from around the world ===
*[[User:Conservative/Christian songs from around the world|Christian songs from around the world]]
*[[User:Conservative/Music from around the world|Music from around the world]]
*[[User:Conservative/Classical and related music|Classical music from around the world]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVgqCs8vXJgu5G7LeV5RR98m Nepali and Indian Christian songs]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVjKLeGwR0uktBB47oyUB2Zn Latino/Spanish music]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVhHeN_KYyF4ueUi60VHuNu3 Georgian songs]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjs7_UtttXEA0Rif0XybxkkyQ_bbeFanz Lata Mangeshkar - Mughal-E-Azam]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVgV5JUsGqVh0m4REtUBmWaK Classic Lata Mangeshkar songs]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL94936E40A8C8B979 Lata Mangeshkar songs]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi6SPoxGbCqWl-ad4bqTkhuCGUVBgb0yj Sridevi best songs 1]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtjYIDqsBiI0bgQDWC6_jo8MMLgAYVYD7 Sridevi best songs 2]
*[https://www.facebook.com/yrf/videos/mere-haathon-mein-full-song-chandni-rishi-kapoor-sridevi-lata-mangeshkar-shiv-ha/688876928370600/?locale=cx_PH Mere Haathon Mein]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXU56AOfyBxTl8cMP-FLZSC7lZ801wkpZ Indila - French female singer]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi6SPoxGbCqUZRbSCx3QLsnbBPe7EdXOd Lebanese lady singers]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAFF06946D5B4FE42 Greek music]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiH6xM7PYtMAZSL0_rQP3dnA Swiss yodeling music - playlist]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVjUwjxSwU0TCLPehOQeCyzL Middle Eastern and Kurdish music]
*[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x819fv Aziz Waisi - Ha Bene]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi6SPoxGbCqWo8RlccOkKP8jiDSI0ShoN Somali music]
== One of my favorite videos related to personal/team achievement improvement ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpOWLTJPmoY Charles A. Garfield and Peak Performance] (1985) by [https://www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/erm/erm99/erm9958.html Charles A. Garfield] (Related to insights gathered from the [[Apollo 11]] mission)
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[[Image:Apollo 11 Launch.jpg|center|thumb|500px|Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpOWLTJPmoY Charles A. Garfield and Peak Performance] (1985) by [https://www.educause.edu/ir/library/html/erm/erm99/erm9958.html Charles A. Garfield] (Related to insights gathered from the [[Apollo 11]] mission)]]
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== Thou shall think clearly and creatively. Thou shall not commit logical fallacies. ==
See also: [[User:Conservative/Cognitive performance|Increasing cognitive performance]]
[[Jesus]] said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind."
A mind is a terrible thing to waste!
[[File:Aristotle.jpg|thumb|250px|center|[[Aristotle]] ]]
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[[File:Socrates statue.jpg|thumb|350px|center|[[Socrates]] ]]
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[[Image:Raphael.jpg|center|thumb|[[Plato]] ]]
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=== Favorite book on critical thinking ===
*''The Thinker's Way'' by John Chaffee, Ph.D., Little, Brown and Company; First Edition (October 1, 1998)
=== Favorite website dealing with thinking, critical thinking and logical fallacies ===
*[https://www.schoolofthought.org/ School of thought website]
=== Logical fallacies ===
*[https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ YourLogicalFallacyis.com website]
*[https://www.fallacyfiles.org/ Fallacy Files website]
=== Creativity ===
*[https://guides.library.vcu.edu/creativity/websites Creativity and innovation websites]
*[https://blog.richiebartlett.com/Science_%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%A6/Creative-thinking-tools/ Creative thinking tools]
*[https://sites.google.com/view/creativity-skills-101/home Creativity articles/resources]
*[[Books on creativity]]
=== Cognitive distortions/biases ===
*[https://psychcentral.com/lib/cognitive-distortions-negative-thinking#list-and-examples 15 common cognitive distortions and examples of each]
*[https://arfamiliesfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Cognitive-Distortions.pdf Checklist of cognitive distortions]
*[https://positivepsychology.com/cognitive-distortions/ Cognitive Distortions: 22 Examples & Worksheets (& PDF)]
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-practice/201301/50-common-cognitive-distortions 50 Common Cognitive Distortions]
*[https://seths.blog/2023/09/the-santa-problem/ The Santa Problem] by Seth Godin
== User:Conservative's essays ==
*[[User:Conservative's essays]]
[[File:A man at a keyboard.png|thumbnail|center|300px|Typing, typing, typing. It never ends!
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=== User: Conservative's Christianity essays ===
[[File:Assisi Frescoes-entry-into-jerusalem Palm Sunday PDWC.jpg|thumbnail|right|400px|Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem by Pietro Lorenzetti]]
*[[Essay: Christianity and its margin of victory over atheism|Christianity and its margin of victory over atheism]]
*[[Essay: Why the future of Christianity in the USA is bright|Why the future of Christianity in the USA is bright]]
*[[Essay: Jesus compared to Niccolò Machiavelli|Jesus compared to Niccolò Machiavelli]]
*[[Essay: Predictions on the Future of Christianity/religion in the USA: Eric Kaufmann vs. Pew Research|Predictions on the Future of Christianity/religion in the USA: Eric Kaufmann vs. Pew Research]]
*[[Essay: The Dakotas, the USA states with the highest percentage of Lutherans, are the most pro-life states in the USA|The Dakotas, the USA states with the highest percentage of Lutherans, are the most pro-life states in the USA]]
*[[Essay: Why Russia's religious persecution of Russian Protestants is not good for Russia|Why Russia's religious persecution of Russian Protestants is not good for Russia]]
*[[Essay: Dark Triad personality, toxic personality or demon possessed?|Dark Triad personality, toxic personality or demon possessed?]]
=== User: Conservative's general essays about life ===
*[[Essay: Grit, the key to outstanding achievements|Grit, the key to outstanding achievements]]
*[[Essay: Cut toxic people out of your life and replace them with edifying achievers who inspire you|Cut toxic people out of your life and replace them with edifying achievers who inspire you]]
*[[Essay: The power of upgrading your social network and reading excellent works|The power of upgrading your social network and reading excellent works]]
*[[Essay: Toxic gamma males. Keep them out of your life and organizations|Toxic gamma males. Keep them out of your life and organizations]]
*[[Essay: Ultimately, losers never win|Ultimately, losers never win]]
*[[Essay: Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life|Don't pine for a problem-free life or for "problem child" people to be gone from your life]]
*[[Essay: The problem with leaders or managers following the advice of Niccolò Machiavelli|The problem with leaders or managers following the advice of Niccolò Machiavelli]]
*[[Essay: Don't believe all the political news "facts" and predictions you read on the internet and see on the news|Don't believe all the political news "facts" and predictions you read on the internet and see on the news]]
=== User: Conservative's political essays ===
*[[User:Conservative's essays#Political essays|User: Conservative's political essays]]
==== User: Conservative's essays on cultural and societal issues ====
[[File:Steve Turley.jpeg|thumbnail|250px|right|[[Steve Turley]] has produced many well-supported videos on how a new [[conservative]] age is rising. ]]
*[[User: Conservative's essays#Social and cultural issues|User: Conservative's essays on cultural and societal issues]]
*[[Essay: A new conservative age is rising|A new conservative age is rising]]
*[[Essay: Peak wokeness. Are we there yet? A new conservative age rising|Peak wokeness. Are we there yet? A new conservative age rising]]
*[[Essay: Western, liberal dominance over the world is over|Western, liberal dominance over the world is over]]
*[[Essay: The false promise of liberal hegemony|The false promise of liberal hegemony]]
*[[Essay: How I found my American patriotism again and began to appreciate the West more|How I found my American patriotism again and began to appreciate the West more]]
*[[Essay: How gay is the West and how lasting is homosexuality in a society?|How gay is the West and how lasting is homosexuality in a society?]]
*[[Essay: Secular leftism, future shock and the acceleration of 21st desecularization|Secular leftism, future shock and the acceleration of 21st desecularization]]
*[[Essay: The future of secular leftism is bleak|The future of secular leftism is bleak]]
*[[Essay: Why the end of racial identity politics through intermarriage is upsetting to leftists. The future is distressing to progressives.|Why the end of racial identity politics through intermarriage is upsetting to leftists. The future is distressing to progressives.]]
*[[Essay: An observation about the countries that handled the coronavirus pandemic well so far. And let's look at Finland.|An observation about the countries that handled the coronavirus pandemic well so far. And let's look at Finland.]]
*[[Essay: Modern history and biblical history|Modern history and biblical history]]
*[[Essay: The death rattles of liberalism and secular leftism|The death rattles of liberalism and secular leftism]]
*[[Essay: Don't believe all the political news "facts" and predictions you read on the internet and see on the news|Don't believe all the political news "facts" and predictions you read on the internet and see on the news]]
*[[Essay: Why I prefer to get my news from a wide variety of sources|Why I prefer to get my news from a wide variety of sources]]
==== User: Conservative's international politics essays ====
[[File:Wallace Monument 20080505 Stained glass William Wallace.jpg|thumbnail|325px|right|"When I was a boy, the priest, my uncle, carefully inculcated upon me this proverb, which I then learned and have ever since kept in my mind: 'Dico tibi verum, Libertas optima rerum; Nunquam servili, sub nexu vivito, fili.' 'I tell you a truth: Liberty is the best of things, my son; never live under any slavish bond." - [[William Wallace]] ]]
*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative%27s_essays#International_politics User: Conservative's international politics essays]
==== General international politics essays ====
*[[Essay: The myth of multipolarity. What do the terms unipolar, bipolar and multipolar mean as far as international relations?|The myth of multipolarity. What do the terms unipolar, bipolar and multipolar mean as far as international relations?]]
*[[Essay: Why did so many self-declared international relations experts miserably fail concerning their multipolar fantasy?|Why did so many self-declared international relations experts miserably fail concerning their multipolar fantasy?]]
*[[Essay: What drives Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin?|What drives Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin?]]
*[[Essay: Why has the West been so successful?|Why has the West been so successful?]]
*[[Essay: The 2023 BRICS Summit was a bunch of hoopla. We still don't live in a multipolar world.|The 2023 BRICS Summit was a bunch of hoopla. We still don't live in a multipolar world.]]
*[[Essay: The wreck of the HMS Multipolar World Fantasy|The wreck of the HMS Multipolar World Fantasy]] - Humor
*[[Essay: The anti-Christianity Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Joseph Stalin and Xi Jinping have opposed homosexuality so this isn't a very high moral bar for China and Russia to clear|The anti-Christianity Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Joseph Stalin and Xi Jinping have opposed homosexuality so this isn't a very high moral bar for China and Russia to clear]]
==== The United States ====
*[[Essay: The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future|The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future]]
*[[Essay: Is the USA an economic powerhouse and juggernaut?|Is the USA an economic powerhouse and juggernaut?]]
*[[Essay: Size of a working age population in a country and its correlation with national GNP in advanced economies. The ability of the United States to attract some of the best and brightest workers in the world|Size of a working age population in a country and its correlation with national GNP in advanced economies. The ability of the United States to attract some of the best and brightest workers in the world]]
*[[Essay: Top 12 reasons why people are flocking to the USA and leaving the corrupt, authoritarian countries of China and Russia|Top 12 reasons why people are flocking to the USA and leaving the corrupt, authoritarian countries of China and Russia]]
*[[Essay: The USA is outproducing Russia and Saudi Arabia in oil production. The best is yet to come|The USA is outproducing Russia and Saudi Arabia in oil production. The best is yet to come]]
*[[Essay: The USA can reduce its national debt. It has done it before|The USA can reduce its national debt. It has done it before]]
*[[Essay: The citizens of the United States are happier than the citizens of Russia and China. USA! USA! USA!|The citizens of the United States are happier than the citizens of Russia and China. USA! USA! USA!]]
*[[Essay: The U.S. Navy is the most powerful navy in the world|The U.S. Navy is the most powerful navy in the world]]
*[[Essay: Gold reserves by country. The USA is still golden!|Gold reserves by country. The USA is still golden!]]
*[[Essay: The USA will become bigger, better and stronger than ever before! Russia and China will not! USA! USA! USA!|The USA will become bigger, better and stronger than ever before! Russia and China will not! USA! USA! USA!]] - Humor
==== China ====
*[[Essay:Skepticism about China remaining a global power|Skepticism about China remaining a global power]]
*[[Essay: It's time to be very bearish about China's long-term economy|It's time to be very bearish about China's long-term economy]]
*[[Essay: The rising rule of communist idiocracy in China|The rising rule of communist idiocracy in China]]
==== Russia ====
*[[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian]]
*[[Essay: Russian war crimes in Ukraine|Russian war crimes in Ukraine]]
*[[Essay: Mother Russia is not a pious woman. Drunkards are not holy. Russia has the 2nd highest rate of alcoholism in the world|Mother Russia is not a pious woman. Drunkards are not holy. Russia has the 2nd highest rate of alcoholism in the world]]
*[[Essay: Why I am not bullish on Russia's future|Why I am not bullish on Russia's future]]
*[[Essay: The Russian Urals oil price is falling! Mother Russia's purse is going to have less money in it|The Russian Urals oil price is falling! Mother Russia's purse is going to have less money in it]]
*[[Essay: The future of Russia. The kings of wishful thinking versus a more realistic scenario|The future of Russia. The kings of wishful thinking versus a more realistic scenario]]
*[[Essay: Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse|Russia is dying out. The war in Ukraine is making Russia's demographic crisis even worse]]
*[[Essay: Russia getting pummeled in wars in Russian history that hyper Russophiles will not tell you about|Russia getting pummeled in wars in Russian history that hyper Russophiles will not tell you about]]
*[[Essay: A Chinese economic collapse will be Russia's downfall|A Chinese economic collapse will be Russia's downfall]]
*[[Essay: Russia's economy and gas and oil profits will be BADLY damaged when China's economy declines|Russia's economy and gas and oil profits will be BADLY damaged when China's economy declines]]
*[[Essay: The war in Ukraine and Western sanctions will significantly hurt the Russian economy|The war in Ukraine and Western sanctions will significantly hurt the Russian economy]]
*[[Essay: Russia's economy will enter a long-term decline|Russia's economy will enter a long-term decline]]
*[[Essay: Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?|Are the Russians as unhappy as they claim they are?]]
*[[Essay: Search results for "Russia demographics crisis" using the Russian search engine Yandex and Google Scholar. Fanatical Russophiles weep for Mother Russia who has a low fertility rate that is far below a replacement level of births|Search results for "Russia demographics crisis" using the Russian search engine Yandex and Google Scholar. Fanatical Russophiles weep for Mother Russia who has a low fertility rate that is far below a replacement level of births]]
*[[Essay: Whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. The Bible says adulterers will not inherit the kingdom of God. Russia has the 3rd highest rate of divorce in the world. Is Russia a beacon of family values in the world? Nyet!|Whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. The Bible says adulterers will not inherit the kingdom of God. Russia has the 3rd highest rate of divorce in the world. Is Russia a beacon of family values in the world? Nyet!]]
[[File:Vladimir Putin in KGB uniform.jpg|thumbnail|right|225px|[[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin]] in a [[KGB]] uniform.
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*[[Essay: Is Vladimir Putin a beacon of family values or a complete failure in this matter?|Is Vladimir Putin a beacon of family values or a complete failure in this matter?]]
*[[Essay: Is Vladimir Putin a manchild or a macho genius?|Is Vladimir Putin a manchild or a macho genius?]]
*[[Essay: Do you strongly believe in gun rights? Don't move to Russia!|Do you strongly believe in gun rights? Don't move to Russia!]]
*[[Essay: Nordsteam pipelines being sabotaged and Putin failing to play politics several moves ahead on the politics chess board|Nordsteam pipelines being sabotaged and Putin failing to play politics several moves ahead on the politics chess board]]
*[[Essay: Doomsday phobias - including nucleomituphobia caused by Russian threats to use a nuclear bomb|Doomsday phobias - including nucleomituphobia caused by Russian threats to use a nuclear bomb]]
*[[Essay: Russian soldier and looter returning to Russia from Ukraine: "Honey, we now have a great luxury. We now have a toilet inside our home!"|Russian soldier and looter returning to Russia from Ukraine: "Honey, we now have a great luxury. We now have a toilet inside our home!"]] - Humor
*[[Essay: Russian social stability is threatened by a lack of indoor toilets in rural areas? Russian commentators are divided!|Russian social stability is threatened by a lack of indoor toilets in rural areas? Russian commentators are divided!]] - Humor
*[[Essay: Vladimir Putin understimates small opponents - big time!|Vladimir Putin understimates small opponents - big time!]] - Humor
*[[Essay: There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess|There is no evidence that Vladimir Putin plays chess]] - Humor
*[[Essay: Why a Westerner falling for Russian propaganda is like a man who is seduced by a corrupt 300 pound woman|Why a Westerner falling for Russian propaganda is like a man who is seduced by a corrupt 300 pound woman]] - Humor
==== Israel ====
*[[Essay: The Russian Army compared to the Israeli army. Why is the Israeli army so outstanding?|The Russian Army compared to the Israeli army. Why is the Israeli army so outstanding?]]
*[[Essay: Israel's efficient mobilization of soldiers vs. Russia's far less efficient mobilization of soldiers related to the war in Ukraine|Israel's efficient mobilization of soldiers vs. Russia's far less efficient mobilization of soldiers related to the war in Ukraine]]
==== War in Ukraine ====
*[[Essay: How long will the war in Ukraine last and what will its likely outcomes will be? A prediction on its outcomes|How long will the war in Ukraine last and what will its likely outcomes will be? A prediction on its outcomes]]
*[[Essay: February 2022 might prove to be a pivotal moment in the future of global politics|February 2022 might prove to be a pivotal moment in the future of global politics]]
*[[Essay: Doomsday phobias - including nucleomituphobia caused by Russian threats to use a nuclear bomb|Doomsday phobias - including nucleomituphobia caused by Russian threats to use a nuclear bomb]]
*[[Essay: The SPECIFIC MONTH OF APRIL 2022 was not a pivotal point in politics that will affect politics for 30 years|The SPECIFIC MONTH OF APRIL 2022 was not a pivotal point in politics that will affect politics for 30 years]]
*[[Essay: Why exceedingly few people in the world endlessly obsess about the date of April 9, 2020|Why exceedingly few people in the world endlessly obsess about the date of April 9, 2020]]
=== Give me liberty, or give me death! ===
*[[Essay: Why has the West been so successful?|Why has the West been so successful?]]
*[[Essay: What drives Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin?|What drives Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin?]]
*[[Essay: The rising rule of communist idiocracy in China|The rising rule of communist idiocracy in China]]
*[[Essay: Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian|Vladimir Putin is a corrupt kleptocrat and an authoritarian]]
*[[Essay: Do you strongly believe in gun rights? Don't move to Russia!|Do you strongly believe in gun rights? Don't move to Russia!]]
*[[Essay: Top 12 reasons why people are flocking to the USA and leaving the corrupt, authoritarian countries of China and Russia|Top 12 reasons why people are flocking to the USA and leaving the corrupt, authoritarian countries of China and Russia]]
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[[File:Give me liberty, or give me death! - Patrick Henry.jpeg|thumbnail|500px|center|"Give me liberty, or give me death!" - [[Patrick Henry]] ]]
=== Humor pieces ===
*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative%27s_essays#Humor_pieces_I_wrote User: Conservative's humor pieces]
=== Conservapedia related essays ===
*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative's_essays#Conservapedia_related_essays Conservapedia related essays]
*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative%27s_essays#Humorous_essays_about_Conservapedia Humorous essays about Conservapedia]
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