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*'''Thus, God is not bound by causality, and God is eternal and ultimate existence.  Causality is an attribute of creation, as are the laws of science.  To insist that God is bound by the need to have a beginning is no more correct than to claim that God must be bound by the law of gravity.'''     

*'''Thus, God is not bound by causality, and God is eternal and ultimate existence.  Causality is an attribute of creation, as are the laws of science.  To insist that God is bound by the need to have a beginning is no more correct than to claim that God must be bound by the law of gravity.'''     

4.Once my friend and I were saying that we’re ready right now to live life.  Of course our parents said that all teenagers believe that, and that we don’t know anything yet.  But I do think that the [[Public school|educational system]] in our country keeps people in school too long, without teaching them practical skills.  Maybe grade school and early [[high school]] should be more substantive, and late high school can teach a mixture of high education and practical skills, like investing and how to pay [[taxes]].  Then, by 18, you’re ready to live and work.  I do think that it is possible for teenagers to accomplish great things, and that it should be encouraged.  Then again, it’s happening now.  Look at the charity work done by 16 year old teenage star [[Miley Cyrus]], or the speech made by 14 year old homeschooler [[Jonathan Krohn]], who spoke at Conservative Political Action Committee, or 17 year old Savannah Walters, who founded [[Pump Em’ Up]], an organization that helps keep tires inflated to save money and fuel. Or look at all the young people who were genuinely excited to vote and be part of a political campaign last November. There are plenty of teenagers who can and would excel if given real oppurtunity.  

4.Once my friend and I were saying that we’re ready right now to live life.  Of course our parents said that all teenagers believe that, and that we don’t know anything yet.  But I do think that the [[Public school|educational system]] in our country keeps people in school too long, without teaching them practical skills.  Maybe grade school and early [[high school]] should be more substantive, and late high school can teach a mixture of high education and practical skills, like investing and how to pay [[taxes]].  Then, by 18, you’re ready to live and work.  I do think that it is possible for teenagers to accomplish great things, and that it should be encouraged.  Then again, it’s happening now.  Look at the charity work done by 16 year old teenage star [[Miley Cyrus]], or the speech made by 14 year old homeschooler [[Jonathan Krohn]], who spoke at Conservative Political Action Committee, or 17 year old Savannah Walters, who founded [[Pump 'Em Up]], an organization that helps keep tires inflated to save money and fuel. Or look at all the young people who were genuinely excited to vote and be part of a political campaign last November. There are plenty of teenagers who can and would excel if given real oppurtunity.  

   

   

5.The basic idea behind the Crusades was not a bad one.  It is true that Muslims forcibly took over the Holy Land, and sometimes persecuted non-Muslim religious pilgrims.  This situation was not right or just, and so the Christian mission of freeing the Holy Land was good.  The military operation itself accomplished this worthy goal.  But this is not to say that it was perfect.  While the objective was not to ransack cities or kill civilians, there were no doubt members of the army who did just that, with no regard to the official Christian mission, which itself was right.  

5.The basic idea behind the Crusades was not a bad one.  It is true that Muslims forcibly took over the Holy Land, and sometimes persecuted non-Muslim religious pilgrims.  This situation was not right or just, and so the Christian mission of freeing the Holy Land was good.  The military operation itself accomplished this worthy goal.  But this is not to say that it was perfect.  While the objective was not to ransack cities or kill civilians, there were no doubt members of the army who did just that, with no regard to the official Christian mission, which itself was right.  

[[Category:World History lectures]]

[[Category:World History lectures]]