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HIM · 2025-12-13T10:43:49-0600

Hentenza said:
The problem with your theory

It is not a theory. You are being shown the text and the facts therein. Couple that with the fact that the verse 3 makes no sense any other way. It would be a contradiction within the text itself if the if which is in the text was not translated so. For how could we who do enter into rest, enter therein if God sworn in His wrath that we shall not?

Heb 4:3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Aryeh Jay · 2025-12-13T10:43:07-0600

Anyone on Facebook knows.

sjastro · 2025-12-13T10:39:24-0600

stevevw said:
I did lol.

There is very little work done of these examples. There was one test on a small sample taken from a site called Tetecacca from the glazed surface. They showed traces of Silicon, Aluminum and Magnesium which is not natural to the stones. It was like a thin glaze over the stone. This is common all the the sites around Peru. Another unusualy feature is that these stones are very magnetic.

The info on the Snake impression starts at around the 7.20 minutes mark if you don't want to watch the short video. It also covers other stones that have been vitified.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u7x6xrGO8I

Looking at only the first few minutes of the video I found it was are riddled with errors.

(1) The rock is made from Andesite which has a MOH hardness 5.5 - 6.5 not 7.0 as reported in the video.
(2) Andesite is an igneous rock, to refer to it as a geopolymer is nonsensical.
(3) Andesite is composed of Plagioclase feldspar, Pyroxene, Hornblende, Biotite, Magnetite, Apatite, Ilmenite, Zircon, Quartz and Olivine.

According to the screenshot in the video the SEM and EDS (Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy) spectrum has an 'excessively high level' of iron (Fe).

There is nothing out of the ordinary for the Fe content, of the mineral composition mentioned, the Fe bearing minerals are Pyroxene, Hornblende, Biotite, Magnetite, and Ilmenite.

(4) There is nothing out of the ordinary for Andesite having magnetic properties either given Magnetite is one of the minerals found in Andesite.
(5) The presence of guano which is bat and bird droppings is clearly an external contamination and not a component of the 'geopolymer'.

Whereas the sample from the monument is contaminated by guano, the reference guano EDS spectrum is also clearly contaminated by the presence of silicon (Si) in the form of dust particles.
In the forensic investigation of engine wear of pistons, rings and cylinder walls due to lubrication problems, a main culprit is the external contamination of engine oils from Si in the environment and is found by EDS.

These basic errors where enough to convince me viewing the entire video would have been a waste of time.

Maria Billingsley · 2025-12-13T10:39:10-0600

Aryeh Jay said:
More fake liberal outrage. The Democrats had years to demolish parts of the White House but sat on their hands doing nothing. But as soon as President Trump paved over an abandoned empty lot or removed an old unused derelict structure, oh! It's the end of the world!

Thank you for sharing your strong views on the White House renovations. However, your descriptions of those areas as an 'abandoned empty lot' or a 'derelict structure' are highly political opinions—not factual or historical descriptions. While I see you're using that strong language to defend the President's actions, those terms actively dismiss the historic significance of the spaces and the preservation concerns that led to the legal challenges mentioned in the OP.

rockytopva · 2025-12-13T10:38:32-0600

The human spirit can have a sensation of warmth (E), frequency, and vibration (c2). Unknown, unseen, not measured in pounds or kilograms... But is somehow very pleasantly there..
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Always in His Presence · 2025-12-13T10:34:31-0600

johansen said:
at some point, replies like this become a waste of forum bandwidth and only decrease the ability of anyone else reading the thread to understand what anyone is talking about.

As is replying to and complaining about a posters comments a similar waste of bad width

johansen said:
for what its worth, i agree with everything ain't zwingling in post #78.

Do you believe your comment is a better use of bandwidth?

johansen said:
whats left if you aren't either of those?

Terminology is the issue here - a Baptist is most commonly the title of a Protestant denomination. Of which I am not a member. I do not have a clue what the other types of baptist the poster mentioned are and the poster offered no clarity nor explanation.

Aryeh Jay · 2025-12-13T10:32:04-0600

durangodawood said:
Thanks for including us on this signal chat.

I just got the joke. It's already been a long day.

essentialsaltes · 2025-12-13T10:30:30-0600

Trump's 'historic' peace deal for DR Congo shattered after rebels seize key city

The US ambassador to the UN has accused Rwanda of leading Africa's Great Lakes region toward war, just over a week after a peace deal was signed in Washington to end the decades-long conflict.

[T]he M23 rebel group says it has "fully liberated" the key city of Uvira in an offensive the US and European powers say is backed by Rwanda. UN experts have previously accused it of having "de facto control" of the rebel force's operations.

The rebels were not signatories to Trump's deal - and have been taking part in a parallel peace process led by Qatar, a US ally.

The M23's new offensive in South Kivu started a few days before Kagame and Tshisekedi flew to Washington last week to ratify the agreement first hammered out in June.

durangodawood · 2025-12-13T10:29:56-0600

ThatRobGuy said:
....."Ladies, Gentlemen, Heads of State, Ambassadors, we'd like to welcome you all to this gala affair, there's some bug spray by the salad bar if the mosquitos get too bad"

The US is something of an outlier in this regard.

Do most countries have their ballroom or similar at the capitol building or executive residence/office?

Always in His Presence · 2025-12-13T10:29:06-0600

There are a number of references I'd like you to look at:

first reference

Acts 19:1 And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples 2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”

So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”

3 And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?”

So they said, “Into John’s baptism.”

4 Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”

5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. 7 Now the men were about twelve in all.

Notice - Paul is speaking with disciples - (saved) -

1. They are already had experienced the baptism into repentance -

2. Then Paul Baptized them a second time in the Name of the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit came upon them.

Second reference -

Heb 6:1 Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Baptisms - plural.

Third reference:

John 20:21 21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” 22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

They received the Holy Spirit - then later -

Acts 1: 4 And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; 5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

Three distinct and very plainly written Scriptures - each demonstrating more than one Baptism.

look again at

Eph 4:4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Is it possible that the subject of the sentence is our entrance into the Body of Christ and yes, there is one Baptism into Christ - but as evidenced by Paul's own writings and actions - there was another where the Holy Spirit was involved.

If your answer is no - them please explain the above notated Scriptures.

Aryeh Jay · 2025-12-13T10:28:29-0600

durangodawood said:
Thanks for including us on this signal chat.

I'm going for a cabinet post one day and need some experience.

Aryeh Jay · 2025-12-13T10:25:28-0600

More fake liberal outrage. The Democrats had years to demolish parts of the White House but sat on their hands doing nothing. But as soon as President Trump paved over an abandoned empty lot or removed an old unused derelict structure, oh! It's the end of the world!

rockytopva · 2025-12-13T10:24:37-0600

Desk trauma said:
Still abusing that equation.

“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” - Nikola Tesla

But... Tesla was no fan of the E= mc2 theory. Being brought up by an Orthodox priest had contrasting views: Einstein's famous $E=mc^{2}$ showed mass and energy interconvertible, while Tesla believed energy came from the environment, not trapped in matter, rejecting relativity and quantum ideas, seeing cosmic forces (like earth-atmosphere potential) as primary energy sources, viewing "God" as the underlying universal laws.

Atom - Encapsulated energy and light. Split it and you get a lot of it
A human cell - Contains trillions of atoms
A human body - Consists of trillions of cells

If unique genetics were not enough we have the influences of family, culture, and the generation. But in the midst of it all... It is always nice to come across pleasant and nice spirited ladies and gentlemen in our daily interactions. And not the savage nature we hear so much about on the news.

"A clear and calm social order is characterized harmony and tranquility, plainness and simplicity, serenity and freedom. In an orderly society, jobs are easy to keep, work is easy to do, manners are easy to observe, and debts are easy to repay. The more knowledge and ability there are, the more virtue declines; so perfect people are pure and simple, without useless complexity." - Lao-Tzu

Aryeh Jay · 2025-12-13T10:19:30-0600

It's a sad day when a religious leader is not allowed to cull the flock. Culling the flock keeps it healthy by removing the undesirable parts.

essentialsaltes · 2025-12-13T10:18:04-0600

New Republican health plan suggestion: Drink bleach!

Senator Endorses Discredited Doctor’s Book on a Chemical He Claims Treats Everything From Autism to Cancer

Wisconsin's Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he's giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. “It is all lunacy," one expert said.

He’s promoted disproven treatments for COVID-19 and claimed, without evidence, that athletes are “dropping dead on the field” after getting the COVID-19 vaccination. Now the Wisconsin politician is endorsing a book by a discredited doctor promoting an unproven and dangerous treatment for autism and a host of ailments: chlorine dioxide, a chemical used for disinfecting and bleaching.

The book is “The War on Chlorine Dioxide: The Medicine that Could End Medicine”by Dr. Pierre Kory, a critical care specialist who practiced in Wisconsin hospitals before losing his medical certification for statements advocating using an antiparasite medication to treat COVID-19. The action, he’s said, makes him unemployable, even though he still has a license.

Kory’s book, set to be released to the public in January, argues that word of chlorine dioxide’s effectiveness has been suppressed by government and medical forces that need people to remain perpetually ill to generate large profits.

Johnson confirmed to ProPublica in an email that he authorized the statement on the cover. “After reading the entire book, yes I provided and approved that blurb,” he said.

iluvatar5150 · 2025-12-13T10:17:39-0600

Vambram said:
Did Christ's teachings include bringing in a culture from another nation which practices fraud and tribalism and stealing billions of taxes from us

Votes for Trump, complains about fraud and tribalism.

classic.

durangodawood · 2025-12-13T10:17:23-0600

Aryeh Jay said:
While not as memorable or iconic as Nelson's "Now is the time" signal, it clearly directs action against an opposing force. B-E-A-T_ A-R-M-Y

Thanks for including us on this signal chat.

NxNW · 2025-12-13T10:14:25-0600

iluvatar5150 said:
The coordination with Posobiec is far more troublesome than the reading list.

This is amusing, though. Who does he think he is, Donald Trump?

Aryeh Jay · 2025-12-13T10:13:47-0600

Apparently zero hour is 2000 Zulu today. 4 p.m. Eastern time zone

DaisyDay · 2025-12-13T10:13:28-0600

essentialsaltes said:
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration diverted more than $35 million in taxpayer funds — an amount far greater than previously known — as part of a brazen agenda last year to defeat two ballot amendments he staunchly opposed, a Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times investigation has found. Much of the state money was intended to assist needy Floridians, including children. Instead, it paid for political consultants, lawyers and thousands of advertisements that helped DeSantis and his supporters win at the ballot box.

The findings shed new light on the DeSantis administration’s marshaling of state resources to finance his fight against political causes supported by a majority of Florida voters. Amendment 3 would have legalized recreational marijuana. Amendment 4 would have overturned the six-week abortion ban pushed by DeSantis. Both fell just short of the 60% needed to pass. The most visible cog in his campaign — the use of the state’s Hope Florida charity — is the subject of a grand jury investigation. In that case, nearly $10 million from a Medicaid settlement was steered to a political committee controlled by the governor’s chief of staff.

The diversion of state money came at a time when the term-limited governor’s deep pool of donors had begun to dry up after a failed presidential campaign. Without the cash needed to wage the all-out blitz to defeat the amendments, he turned to taxpayer money to air what he called “public service announcements” to educate Floridians.

See also:

What is Hope Florida? Why Casey DeSantis-connected charity is reportedly under investigation
The battle over Hope Florida, a project spearheaded by Florida first lady Casey DeSantis, kicked into a new gear with news that a criminal investigation may have been opened into a $10 million "donation" from a Medicaid settlement that was then sent to a political committee to fight a constitutional amendment that her husband, Gov. Ron DeSantis, didn't like.

Corruption at the highest state level.

Maria Billingsley · 2025-12-13T10:12:13-0600

ThatRobGuy said:
Every ballroom is by most conventional definitions are "over the top"

The public vs. private funding conversation is just another "no-win trap".

If it was publicly funded, people would gripe about "look at what Trump is wasting your tax money on"...privately funded is "oh, it's rich people buying influence"

Keeping in mind that the head of state ballroom in Britain looks like this:
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In France:
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In Germany:
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Japan:
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To pretend that the "Trump-proposed" design is somehow uniquely tacky or a waste of money is silly.

Like I said, I'm by no means a "ballroom event" type of guy. Give me a steakhouse or craft brewery any night of the week.

But we can't pretend that this whole ballroom thing is "shocking and appalling".

The main issue is the size not the design.

Akita Suggagaki · 2025-12-13T10:11:35-0600

zippy2006 said:
This is a good challenge.

The problem with the way that recent papacies have wielded these very subtle theological-moral doctrines is that they tend to simply pretend as if the legal sphere does not exist (cf. Where the Church’s Immigration Rhetoric Fails - First Things).

Hence the Catechism and the Compendium are much more careful than Dilexi te (and beginning with Francis, papal documents have become increasingly rhetorical and propagandistic). For example:

The footnote 371 refers to Rerum Novarum #11, which says nothing about "common and promiscuous dominion" (it turns out that the translations and references are often inconsistent in these documents, including DT).

More succinctly, Catholic doctrine involves a complex balance of opposed and paradoxical principles and values. The Francis papacy had a tendency to highlight one side of the paradox, pretend that the other doesn't exist, and mislead quite grievously. I haven't read this document, so I have no reason to believe that Leo is following in Francis' footsteps, but attempts to highlight the universal destination of goods without mentioning the complex and paradoxical context in which it resides do not do justice to Catholic doctrine. Historically, the universal destination of goods is treated as a kind of exception which applies in cases of extreme poverty. Most people nowadays want it to mean much more. Beyond that, the universal destination of goods is a specifically theological doctrine, absent from natural reason in its stronger forms.

Yes, Catholic doctrine involves a complex balance of opposed and paradoxical principles and values. But people today, including leaders at high levels, don't seem to have the inclination, patience or even desire to get into the complex weeds where doctrine, principles and values seem to conflict in our day to day social realities. Even more now than ever we like the concise tweets that confirm our biases.

But you identify my biggest gripe. Let us sed both sides of any issue fairly and as objectively as possible. But how de we do that? There does not seem to be a forum for such a hopeful debate. Instead we are forced to listen to each side, who do not talk to each other, and try to discern what is more valuable.

Mark Dohle · 2025-12-13T10:09:41-0600

Prayer as I Age

Moses urges us to pray with the same ardor of Jesus, to intercede for the world, and to remember that despite all its frailties,
it still belongs to God. Everyone belongs to God. The worst sinners, the most wicked people, the most corrupt leaders,
are children of God, and Jesus feels this and intercedes for everyone. And the world lives
and flourishes to the blessing of the righteous, to the prayer for mercy.

Community, Love Crucified.
Teaching Manual Love Crucified
2020 (p. 74). Kindle Edition.

When I was a young monk in my twenties, Br. Ken’s parents would visit our monastery once a year. I still remember the first time I met his mother in our family's guest house. She was sitting in a rocking chair, gently holding a Rosary. We spoke for about thirty minutes, and I found her to be a lovely, gracious woman. At one point, I asked about her Rosary. She told me that as she grew older, prayer became more important to her, and the Rosary was her constant companion. Most days, she would sit quietly in her living room, slowly reciting its prayers.

Over the years, I’ve noticed this pattern in many older people—men and women alike—who made prayer a priority when they were younger. I once knew a Jewish woman who spent her days repeating the Psalms. Now that I am older, I understand what they were experiencing.

As my energy for engaging with the “outer” world diminishes, my desire to pray and open my heart to God continues to grow. Like Br. Ken’s mother, I find myself craving prayer. The soul breathes when it prays, and as I age, this need to embrace God’s love deepens. My connections with others have also become richer. Years ago, I made Br. Ken’s mother a Rosary with large wooden beads strung on Paracord. She loved it, prayed with it daily, and was buried with it when she passed away.

My recent heart procedure was difficult, yet it brought profound changes and unexpected inner healing. I’m not sure I would want to go through it again, but I know the experience was worth it. It taught me endurance, vulnerability, and the hard truth of mortality. No book could have prepared me for that journey.

Through it all, prayer sustained me. I’ve learned that what feels like God’s absence often hides a deeper experience of His presence. Prayer is not always easy, but the Rosary gives me a starting point—a rhythm and beauty that carries me forward. I pray slowly, because if I rush, the words become mechanical and lose meaning. Others prefer a faster pace, and that works for them. For me, slowness opens the heart.

Prayer also connects me to the world—to every man, woman, and child. It roots me in the present moment, keeping my mind from drifting to the past or future. When I am truly present, even fatigue feels lighter. In the end, prayer helps us adapt to the changes of aging and reminds us how precious each day is. We only have now. Staying rooted in that truth is both a gift and a challenge—and without God’s grace, it reveals our inner poverty.—Br. MD

Aryeh Jay · 2025-12-13T10:09:35-0600

durangodawood said:
Can someone translate for me?

While not as memorable or iconic as Nelson's "Now is the time" signal, it clearly directs action against an opposing force. B-E-A-T_ A-R-M-Y

DaisyDay · 2025-12-13T10:09:22-0600

SavedByGrace3 said:
How many objected to the basketball court that Obama had built?

Lols, way too many.

SavedByGrace3 said:
Nuff said...

Is it? Did Obama demolish historical architecture? Or did he simple repurpose the existing tennis court with some paint and moveable hoops?

The Basketball Court

Shortly after taking office, President Obama had the White House tennis court adapted so it could be used for both tennis and basketball. The White House has had a smaller outdoor court since 1991, but the adapted tennis court allows enough room for a full court game of basketball. The new court has played host to a number of distinguished visitors, from college basketball championship teams to Wounded Warrior players.

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Trump's 'historic' peace deal for DR Congo shattered after rebels seize key city

Senator Endorses Discredited Doctor’s Book on a Chemical He Claims Treats Everything From Autism to Cancer

Wisconsin's Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he's giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. “It is all lunacy," one expert said.

What is Hope Florida? Why Casey DeSantis-connected charity is reportedly under investigation