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Judge dismisses James Comey and Letitia James cases, finding prosecutor's appointment invalid

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Vambram said:
I agree with Keith Gross and Mike Davis.
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It looks so far in this topic that you just agree with anyone who happens to say the dismissal is wrong, regardless of whether their arguments make any sense or whether they have any argument at all. Thus you previously as evidence cited Leavitt, who offers no argument as to why it's wrong, isn't a lawyer, and whose job as White House Press Secretary more or less entails just saying everything that the White House does is correct and thus is one of the most biased sources possible. Your new citations from the article you cite fare little better.

Keith Gross offers no argument against the judge's reading of the law involved, but instead claims the law is unconstitutional (an argument it does not appear anyone involved in the case made, for the record). The problem is, even if that's the case, that's the law they used to try to appoint Halligan, which the judge--in a rather straightforward reading of the law--ruled was not allowed by the law. However, if that law is unconstitutional, that would still mean her appointment was unlawful. Gross's opinion, at least as presented in the article, would appear to actually strengthen the argument for Halligan being unlawfully appointed.

Mike Davis similarly offers no real argument against the dismissal. The closest thing he offers is claiming that the evidence against Comey is "overwhelming". Even if we accept that claim (which seems rather questionable), that does not mean anything at all in regards to this dismissal, which was regarding whether Halligan was lawfully appointed. It does not matter how strong the evidence in a case is if the prosecutor was not lawfully appointed.
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The Biblical Basis of 10 Catholic Distinctives

David Lamb
prodromos said:
You seem to think children were free to make their own decisions. Households were baptised and the adults then raised their baptised children in the faith because that is what responsible adults did.
Do you allow your children to make their o
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I didn't mention such a thing. All I said was that in the bible, we are given examples of households believing and then being baptised. I cannot think of any mention of a baptism in the New Testament where we are told that the person being baptised was not yet a believer.
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The Biblical Basis of 10 Catholic Distinctives

prodromos
David Lamb said:
Yes of course many households in New Testament times, as today, would include babies and very young children. However, when we read of households being baptised, it is usually also stated explicitly that the household members believed first. For example, we have the household of the Philippian jailer:

“30 And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. 34 Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.” (Ac 16:30-34 NKJV) (my emphasis)
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You seem to think children were free to make their own decisions. Households were baptised and the adults then raised their baptised children in the faith because that is what responsible adults did.
Do you allow your children to make their own decisions about things that could affect their future wellbeing? Do you allow them to play with dangerous chemicals or sharp objects or do you shield them from potentially harmful activities? Do you allow them to decide what to eat or do you ensure they eat a healthy diet whether they want to or not?
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Church is boring

David Lamb
Lybrah said:
Well, everyone sings and there’s no music. I don’t like to sing, so I listen ir sing in my head. Then it’s like a RC where we get crackers and little wine things, and take “the Eucharist.” Then we sit through readings and the preacher comes on. I find the sermons to be pretty good but sometimes they have a Spanish guy there and they take turns where the preacher says a sentence and the Spanish guy translates.
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Singing is music, so if everyone sings, there is music. Perhaps you meant that there is no instrumental accompaniment.
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Pro's and con's of using AI in political debate.

7thKeeper
Always in His Presence said:
can you cite an example please?
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There's also this case.

www.bbc.com

ChatGPT: US lawyer admits using AI for case research

The lawyer told the judge he did not know content from the artificial intelligence could be false.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com

I remember a few other stories where lawyers used ChatGPT or some other model to try and do their work faster and they got into hit water because the model produced references to cases that simply didn't exist.
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The Biblical Basis of 10 Catholic Distinctives

David Lamb
Ain't Zwinglian said:
The Baptists have already won this argument a long time ago by one simple trick: THEY REDEFINE THE HISTORICAL DEFINITION OF "HOUSEHOLD" from all those living under the same roof regardless of age to only adults unless the Biblical text says there are children present. Do not believe this.

So how do we interpret Scripture here? We ask the diagnostic question(s): 1) Do the words and grammar of Scripture determine theological content and belief? 2) Or does your theological belief determine what words should mean in Scripture?

Clearly and plainly, Baptists use interpretative principle #2 when defining the word "household" due to their anti-paedo beliefs. By fiat, Baptists just declare a household can not have children living in them UNLESS THE TEXT SAYS CHILDREN ARE PRESENT! Pure eisegesis but this interpretation emotionally satisfies the Baptist belief in credobaptism. This is interpretive cheating.

Household baptisms scripturally are born from Peter's words....this promise is to you and your children (Acts 2:39). Baptists seem to ignore this passage of Scripture. A household is basically everyone leaving under the same roof regardless of age. A Baptist interpret a household as everyone leaving under the same roof except those under the Age of Accountability. How bogus!

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of a household 1) those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family 2)a social unit composed of those living together in the same dwelling. And certainly the legal definition of a household: A household is composed of one or more people who occupy a housing unit. Tax filer + spouse + tax dependents = household. But of course the credo's discount this also.

The Scriptural definition of a household includes both children and servants .
  • I Tim 3:12 A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children (τέκνων) and his household (οἴκων) well.
  • I Tim 3:4 [A shepherd] must be one who manages his own household (οἴκου) well, keeping his children (τέκνα) under control with all dignity.
One passage of Scripture which gives the credos harsh criticism is I Tim. 5:8.
  • "But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”
  • Paul is clearly talking to believers here because only a believer can become worse than an unbeliever.
  • Is Paul saying here because children are not specifically mentioned in this passage, Christian parents are exempt from providing for their smallest and youngest children?
  • Nonsense. As is the same with credo's redefining words of Scripture to match their theological bias and a futile attempt to EXPLAIN AWAY paedobaptism altogether from Scripture.
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Yes of course many households in New Testament times, as today, would include babies and very young children. However, when we read of households being baptised, it is usually also stated explicitly that the household members believed first. For example, we have the household of the Philippian jailer:

“30 And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. 34 Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.” (Ac 16:30-34 NKJV) (my emphasis)
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The NEA is pushing far left teaching upon children

A2SG
RileyG said:
Adults can make their own decisions. Just leave minors alone and out of it.

I think that’s a fair compromise.
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And when a minor seeks help because they have these feelings they don't understand, should we just ignore them, or tell them to come back when they're 21?

Kids have issues, and they need someone to talk to about them, someone who understands their issues and can help.

-- A2SG, these feelings don't just go away until their 21st birthday....
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The NEA is pushing far left teaching upon children

A2SG
RileyG said:
Yes. We learned how many people have been harmed by this ideology.
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And others have been helped by it. Why ignore them? I'd wager that those who have been helped by gender affirming care outnumber those who were harmed by it (I know a lot of anecdotal evidence that suggests such), but if you have actual data counter to that, I'd be curious to see it.

RileyG said:
Telling impressionable children they were born in the wrong body only causes immense harm.
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No one's telling kids that. If a kid expresses that they have that feeling, it can be, and should be, discussed with someone who understands what they might be going through and can help guide them through it, but I've never heard of anyone telling a kid that apropos of nothing. It's a strawman, pure and simple.

-- A2SG, who are these people going up to random kids and just telling them how they should feel about their own bodies anyway....
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CHRISTMAS CARDS?

David Lamb
Rescued One said:
Do people still send Christmas cards? Some years I sent 70. At any rate I always sent several cards. Now I'm blessed if I receive two. Are cards a thing of the past? I have some boxes of beautiful cards and i hate to throw them away. I also miss receiving them. Can someone enlighten me about this custom?
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I think the number of cards my wife and I receive has dropped from 70 plus, to 50 plus in recent years. Some of this is because some of the senders have died. We still send about 60 cards.
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