• Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.

  • CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.

Sometimes.. you have to stand up

Sometimes.. you have to stand up. Fight for the Light. For what is right.
Not allowing evil.
I read a lot. I read and heard about how evil florish on work places bullying, psychopaths, narcissists. Ongoing evil behaviour, work place after work place, field after field. Less where mostly men dominated they tend to sort things fast. How bad behaviour is rewarded, how they cling to their positions and everyone defend them, manipulation and fear and control. Destruction. Destruction of work places. etc. you know what I mean.
I believe even as christians we have a duty to stand up to evil. In such cases. There come a time, where we have to stand up for what is right.

Dream....perhaps unity being addressed?

"had a dream about a dark complected man who looked middle eastern come across the street from a house just to the right of my house with his arm's opened in a friendly greeting..and he began to rub oil or something for beards into my facial hair and the whole time i kept my eyes down cast and i felt uncomfortable. but was amazed that my beard had grown as the man had rubbed the oil into my beard until it was absorbed"

Judge' house burns down after she rules against Trump

South Carolina judge's house destroyed by fire; officials investigating cause - ABC News


A South Carolina judge's house went up in flames Sunday, hospitalizing three and destroying the home.

Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein was walking her dogs on the beach in Edisto Island, S.C., about an hour south of Charleston, when the fire began, according to officials. Her husband, former state Sen. Arnold Goodstein, their son, Arnold Goodstein III, and one other occupant were forced to jump from the burning building from an elevated first floor to escape the blaze, officials said.

Last month, Goodstein blocked the South Carolina Election Commission from providing the Department of Justice with millions of voter files that included personal names, addresses, driver’s license numbers and social security numbers,
according to court documents.
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ICE agents making phony 911 calls

ICE’s Growing Feud With Chicago Police Now Includes Fake 911 Calls​



An Illinois police chief has accused ICE agents of making fake 911 calls to local police.

Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills told CBS News that multiple officers responded to a call about someone trying to break into the gate of an ICE facility on Thursday. When they arrived, they just saw a CBS News cameraman and security guard taking pictures.

“It’s disturbing. It’s ridiculous,” Mills said.

According to an incident report, it was an ICE agent that made the call. This is the very same ICE facility where masked agents shot a pepper ball inside CBS News Chicago reporter Asal Rezaei’s car completely unprompted.

“We’re going to look at maybe reaching out to Cook County State’s Attorney for subpoenas, “ said Mills, who has vowed to get the name of every officer involved in the incident.

Sounds like some ICE agents need to go to jail.

Anyone attempt to start a Bible Study with the people you evangelize who are mostly homeless?

We have been bringing bibles and handouts with the gospel readings for each upcoming Sunday and having all manner of discussions from those readings alone.

All are invited.

Anyone else try this or want to try it?

Paramount Buys The Free Press, Bari Weiss Joins CBS Leadership

Could CBS be heading toward covering the News without a strong Left leaning bias?

Democrat Jay Jones text scandal


“Three people, two bullets,” Jones said in a text to House Delegate Carrie Coyner (R) about Gilbert.
“Gilbert, hitler, and pol pot,” Jones wrote. “Gilbert gets two bullets to the head.”

“Spoiler: put Gilbert in the crew with the two worst people you know and he receives both bullets every time,” Jones told Coyner.

Assembly of God, no longer Pentecostal ?

i visited a local Assembly of God here in Sequoyah County Okla. last weeks mid week service and again yesterday morning , i saw no evidence of the Holy Ghost, no gifts of the Spirit , no prayer to invite his presence , no place to kneel and pray, the worship service had recoded music that was uninviting . what has happened to the old time Pentecostal , singing and shouting and the moving of the spirit ?

Archbishop blasts UN, member states of turning blind eye to Christian persecution

Christians are being violently persecuted across the globe while world governments and international bodies continue to ignore the crisis, said a top Vatican diplomat, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, accusing the United Nations and its member states of failing to respond to what he described as the world’s most severe and widespread religious persecution.

Archbishop Gallagher, the Holy See’s secretary for relations with states, told the U.N. General Assembly last week that more than 360 million Christians live in places where they face high levels of discrimination and violence, according to Catholic News Agency.

He said the attacks have increased in recent years and include destruction of churches, imprisonment, forced displacement and killings.

“The data show that Christians are the most persecuted religious group worldwide,” Gallagher said. “Yet the international community seems to be turning a blind eye to their plight.” He also criticized the erosion of religious freedom more broadly, calling it one of the most urgent threats to peace.

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James Comey case: Ex-special counsel John Durham undercut case against James Comey in interview with prosecutors: Sources

John Durham, the former special counsel who spent nearly four years examining the origins of the FBI investigation into President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and its alleged ties to Russia, told federal prosecutors investigating James Comey that he was unable to uncover evidence that would support false statements or obstruction charges against the former FBI director, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

Federal prosecutors in Virginia met remotely with Durham in August to understand the findings of his investigation, according to sources familiar with the meeting, and his conclusions raise the prospect that Durham -- who was once elevated by Trump and other Republicans believing he would prosecute high-level officials involved with the investigation of the president's 2016 campaign -- could now become a key figure aiding Comey's defense.

The prosecutors also met with a team of lawyers at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C., who had investigated Comey for years -- including calling him to testify before a grand jury in 2021 -- but were unable to identify any chargeable offenses committed by Comey, sources familiar with the meeting said.

[Virginia prosecutors also came to the same conclusion, and hence the firings.]

America’s ‘immigrants’ nun’ says many are afraid to even go to the supermarket

Sister Norma Pimentel is known as “the immigrants’ nun.” For over a decade, she has directed the Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) Humanitarian Respite Center, a humanitarian aid center located in McAllen, Texas, on the border with Mexico. From there, she has provided assistance to people who arrive in the United States seeking asylum.

According to Pimentel, the increase in arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to expel immigrants who lack legal status in the country has unleashed a climate of fear in communities.

‘Raids are taking place everywhere’​

“People are extremely afraid ... they know that nowhere is safe, they pick you up anywhere, and you can’t even go to the supermarket because raids are taking place everywhere,” the religious explained.

Last year, the center received a legal request from the Texas attorney general’s office to compel a CCRGV representative to sit for a deposition regarding its immigrant assistance efforts, although the case was subsequently dismissed by a judge.

Pimentel said the sense of widespread fear has also spread to other residents of the Rio Grande Valley. Many now think: “If I help him, maybe something will happen to me too,” she told ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, shortly after participating in the Oct. 2 “Refugees and Migrants in Our Common Home” conference with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.

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I'm about to walk away and turn my back on God for good

Maybe one day I will be back, but I can't do this anymore. I don't for the life of me, understand why God kicks people when they're down. At their lowest, and he still piles it on. Life is not meant to be perfect, but where is He when people need him? Nowhere.

Pray The Holy Spirit guides France's politicians to seek guidance from Jesus Christ as they navigate through the current political crises

Pray The Holy Spirit guides France's politicians to seek guidance from Jesus Christ as they navigate through the current political crises:

What’s next for MAGA Christians?

Charlie Kirk was murdered recently while talking to a group of young people at an open forum on a college campus. At his funeral, speakers presented different messages. Charlie’s wife, Erika, said of the man who murdered her husband:

“I forgive him because it was what Christ did and is what Charlie would do.”

“The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the Gospel is love and always love. Love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us.”
President Donald Trump spoke after Erika. He acknowledged that:

“[Charlie] did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them.”

“That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I hate my opponent, and I don’t want the best for them.”

“Now Erika can talk to me and the whole group and maybe they can convince me that that’s not right, but I can’t stand my opponent.”

The stark contrast between their comments presents challenging questions to Christians. How should personal belief impact public life and politics? Love and forgiveness or hate and vindictiveness? What is the role of Christian faith in the increasingly harsh world of politics?

Throughout history, Christians have taken five different approaches to culture and politics. Each suggests a different road Christians might take today.

Separatists


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UK lawmaker demands reinstatement of nurse suspended for ‘misgendering’ pedophile

A U.K. member of Parliament has called for the reinstatement of a nurse who was suspended after using male pronouns for a biologically male convicted pedophile who identifies as a woman. The case involves allegations of religious discrimination, racial abuse and institutional bias within the National Health Service.

Claire Coutinho, the Shadow Equalities Minister and Conservative MP for East Surrey, last week met with nurse Jennifer Melle at Westminster to discuss the disciplinary action taken against her, the conservative group Christian Concern reported.

Coutinho said she would write to the Chief Executive of the Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, as well as to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), to advocate for Melle’s reinstatement and to question why she is under professional investigation.


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Has Anyone Hired a Moving Company Before?

I’m getting ready for an out-of-state move and starting to feel a bit overwhelmed. I’ve handled smaller moves on my own before, but this one is a lot bigger, so I’m thinking about bringing in professionals. Has anyone here used an affordable and reliable moving company they’d recommend? I came across Three Movers while searching online, their reviews seem okay, but I’d love to hear from anyone who’s actually worked with them or has other good suggestions.

Discussion 1: Eve (God's Word to Women book)

I'm finally having a discussion thread about Katharine Bushnell's book "God's Word to Women"! There's a lot in her book, so I'm only covering certain things.


This discussion will be about Eve. I will be posting which paragraph number certain points are made and links to Bushnell's book on the Internet Archive. Please also read Genesis 3 in your Bible. I will post the link to the NIV translation, but you are welcome to read whichever translation you'd like.



Here are certain things I learned from Bushnell's points about Eve:


  1. Eve was a "superior help" not an "inferior help" (Paragraph 34)


  2. When Eve told God that the Serpent deceived her, she was confessing what had happened and what she did, instead of putting the blame on someone else (Paragraphs 68, 69, 94)


  3. God put enmity between Eve and Satan as a result of Eve's confession; Eve's offspring is believers while Satan's offspring is unbelievers (Paragraphs 71, 72, 73)


  4. Eve means "mother of all the living [the believers]" instead of "mother of all human beings that have ever existed" (Paragraphs 83 and 97)


  5. Eve was not banished from the Garden of Eden, but Adam was (Paragraphs 95 and 96)



I would like to hear from you all what you thought of the five points I posted. Did you think of anything else when you read the paragraphs? How do the things that Bushnell discusses and points out in her book differ from what you have heard from others or in church?

Losing friendships and Matt 24:12

In tbe last 5 years I have noticed people in my peer group at church (early 50's agewise) have been more distant. We used to get together for potlucks, Bible study and hang out at times. People don't keep their potluck dates anymore. There is no longer any Bible study for my peers. At church only 2 people in my peer group ask me any questions. I am the one that asks the questions or they walk by me without saying anything. This year in 2025, my good friend forgets dates in my life and I am the one to typically initiate communication. Are other people finding this, especially those in their 50's. I feel invisible at times. Is this a spiritual battle or just what happens in the age range of 47 to 55?

For all of you, and for those who need to hear it or have a birthday

God loves you. Jesus loves you. God has not forgot you. Even though you may be all alone. And think your days are over .Or that nobody remember you. GOD DOES. He wants you to take new steps with him full of joy. Trust him, and he will pave the road. No matter how hard now, He will create a new way. There is a plan and destiny for you too. It does not matter age. looks. jobs. money. He will. do. it. Today, know you have God on your side.

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