BCP1928 said:

That would be up to the Gazans

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Do you believe Hamas will let Gaza's citizens freely choose their leader?

AV1611VET said:

That would create gaps in the genealogical records of the Bible.

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A problem for no one but the Dispensationalists.

PloverWing said:

How do you know it is God's voice talking to you about climate change and the state of the banks?

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Speaking of banks, 7 more houses collapsed on the Outer Banks due in part to sea level rise due to climate change.

'Such a difficult problem’: UNC professor suggest solutions after 19 Outer Banks homes collapse​

Six homes in the Outer Banks collapsed on Tuesday and a seventh collapsed on Wednesday, bringing the five-year total to 19 in the Rodanthe and Buxton area.

Humberto and Imelda remain offshore in the Atlantic Ocean. However, ocean overwash from the storms has breached the dune line and pushed deep sand and water onto the road.

Rodanthe has become the focal point in the national conversation about the impacts of climate change on sea level rise in coastal areas.

BPPLEE said:

We could use some clarity about this post

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What isn't clear to you? Can you describe the problem or form a question?

childeye 2 said:
An ad hominem attack logical fallacy is qualified as an attempt to avoid the valid substantive matter of an argument by attacking the Character of the person making the valid argument. <-- Is this clear?

It is therefore a BAD FORM OF CHARACTER to engage in an ad hominem attack. <--- Is this clear?

If SOMEONE points out the BAD FORM of an ad hominem attacker, some people will even dare to double down on the BAD FORM by attempting to claim the one who is pointing out the BAD FORM of the ad hominem attacker is a hypocrite by doing so. <-- Is this clear?

They end up calling the SOMEONE a hypocrite for attacking the BAD FORM CHARACTER of the ad hominem attacker, even though that SOMEONE didn't do so to avoid the substantive argument. <--- Is this clear?

Aristarkos said:

That seems to be another misinterpretation, if only Israel will be born again — are you implicating non is as of now? — there are no gentile believers in our Lord Christ Jesus, because as I stated above you have to be born again to be able to believe that Jesus is the Christ.

There are four groups, not three:
1. Unbelievers
2. Children of God
3. Sons of God
4. Those who come to the body of Christ.

Except for #1 it is all a matter of faith, talking about millionaires doesn't make you a millionaire.

Aristarkos

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It does seem to me The iSRAEL AND jUDAH are yet to be BORN. AGAIN. until the BODY of Christ has been caught up to be

withChrist in 1 Thess 4:13-17. and 2. Thess 2:1-8. !! and this why I AM , DISPENSATIONAL and PRE-TRI. and PRE-MIL. !!

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HARK! said:

...and certain legitimate businesses go out of business; when they have to compete with illegal competitors, who pay even more illegals low ball wages, under the table.

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Which, aside from a few show raids, is still going on.

childeye 2 said:

An ad hominem attack logical fallacy is qualified as an attempt to avoid the valid substantive matter of an argument by attacking the Character of the person making the valid argument.

It is therefore a BAD FORM OF CHARACTER to engage in an ad hominem attack. If someone points out the BAD FORM of an ad hominem attacker, some people will double down on the BAD FORM by attempting to claim the one who is pointing out the BAD FORM of the ad hominem attacker is hypocritical for attacking the Character of the ad hominem attacker, even though they didn't do so to avoid the substantive argument.

I like clarity, not obfuscation. Are you saying Biden said, "They're poisoning the blood of our country"...?

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We could use some clarity about this post

Yes but it's also in our food and medications too. We are never going to get rid of this, until there is a giant overhaul in every product that uses chemicals that causes cancer.

From the research I've done myself, it looks to me that synthetics are the biggest cause.

FAITH-IN-HIM said:

Let me ask the question again: Can you identify a leader from Gaza who can represent its population?

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That would be up to the Gazans

ThatRobGuy said:

I quoted the maker of the show, and based on their own words, this show in particular was more than just having a character.

Steele describes this as not just being simple representation, describing it as “meant to be in the structure and the bones of the show.”


And in another part of the interview:

TD: The original was supposed to be more of an adult cartoon, and I know it still has a curse word and references to porn in it. And I know that you were asked to take some of that out to make it more youth friendly. So I guess my question is: what was that decision like when you were making the Netflix show? Did you always want it to be more friendly for kids? Or were you originally thinking about making it adult-oriented like your original project?

HS: No, funnily enough the adult comedy was added to it. I didn’t pitch it as adult, and then Cartoon Hangover’s brand at the time was trying to make more adult cartoons, and then halfway through production they changed their mind because I think it demonetized their videos, and that was their whole business model. So it used to be a lot worse. There was some proper bad stuff in there.

So we took out what we could and we left in the stuff we did, and we still think it’s funny. And then the comic was more YA, I wouldn’t say adult, I guess more teen. It kind of set the tone of the show. No, I wanted it to be kind of kid friendly but see what we could get away with.


So in this case, it's not merely that a gay character was in the show... it sounds like activism was the point.

Given the demographic makeup of the characters, they swung the pendulum in the other direction when it comes to societally proportional representation.

As I noted from the synopsis of the show earlier. 80% of the main characters non-cis/non-straight...that doesn't represent demographic reality either.

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You may be surprised to know that a lot of those people are ostracized in that particular culture group and so they tend to hang around each other. In other words, it's a show about a friend group of lgbtq.

So yeah, it makes 100% sense.

ThatRobGuy said:

I don't know if you'd even encounter those kinds of ratios at a Sam Smith concert.

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So we both haven't seen the show I guess.

Aldebaran said:

You should remember that when Conservatives likened Biden's speeches and left-wing censorship tactics to things Hitler did and said, we were accused of "Godwin's Law". Your own comparison's of Trump to Hitler and no more valid.

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An ad hominem attack logical fallacy is qualified as an attempt to avoid the valid substantive matter of an argument by attacking the Character of the person making the valid argument. It is therefore a BAD FORM OF CHARACTER to engage in an ad hominem attack.

If SOMEONE points out the BAD FORM of an ad hominem attacker, some people even dare to will double down on the BAD FORM by attempting to claim the one who is pointing out the BAD FORM of the ad hominem attacker is a hypocrite for attacking the BAD FORM CHARACTER of the ad hominem attacker, even though that SOMEONE didn't do so to avoid the substantive argument.

I like clarity, not obfuscation. Are you saying Biden said, "They're poisoning the blood of our country"...?

rjs330 said:

I didn't say anything about benefits from employers. In fact I said we SHOULD help those who are truly needy.

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And. of course, the working poor are not truly needy--is that it?

DaisyDay said:

No one said that you chose the answer, but that you had already determined what it was before you asked the "question".

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Let me ask the question again: Can you identify a leader from Gaza who can represent its population?

Always in His Presence said:

It’s interesting you accuse me of denying that things happened or exist yet in the paragraph above you’re doing the exact same thing.

$2 billion in damage from these mostly peaceful protest seven people dead minority businesses loaded and destroyed all during what was called the summer of love.

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1) Are you just making thigns up? The summer of love was 67.
What you are talking about happenned when TRUMP was in power (assuming you are indirectly referring to BLM protest). Unless there's some other event i've never heard of that happenned under biden.

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No multiply that by the different places that it was happening.

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you mean the time when 93% of the protests were nonviolent?
And I'm not going to multiply a random number you put up without any backing. Because when I looked it showed it was 1 to 2 billion for ALL of the damage.

Always in His Presence said:

Oh wow, the Biden‘s administration turned their back on violence and even denied it was happening.

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Which violence are you talking about? The BLM violence that occurred while Trump was in charge?

Always in His Presence said:

Give me a break with your seeminglyfeigned concern

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In this entire post you alluded to some kind of event that happenned but never named it. The only event I can guess didn't even happen under the Biden adminstration...it happenned under trump (surprise, surprise). And it seems like you wouldn't be doing a good job saying "Biden is the problem" if you can only quote an event that happenned under Trump.

So I'm not sure what you may be referring to if it's not the blm protests.


But besides that, guess what? The summer of love ended. The protests died down and the violence stopped altogether.

What you have now is a police state with no apparent intention of ceasing and leaders that froth at the mouth like rabid dogs because they are entitled spoiled brats (referring specifically to STephen Miller).
Stephen Miller at high school angry he has to put garbage in trash can.

What kind of misanthrope actually says stuff like this outloud?

Always in His Presence said:

It’s interesting you accuse me of denying that things happened or exist yet in the paragraph above you’re doing the exact same thing.

$2 billion in damage from these mostly peaceful protest seven people dead minority businesses loaded and destroyed all during what was called the summer of love.

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Psst...Biden wasn't president in June of 2020.

childeye 2 said:

Matthew 5:21-22
Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment:

Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

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Please explain to me how these verses = "The morality/righteousness of God is greater than the righteousness of the ten commandments." How are those verses that you referenced greater or superior than the 10 commandments?

childeye 2 said:

Jesus said we will be judged by what measure we use to judge others.

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The verse you're eluding to is talking about hypocritical judgement. The bible also says:
John 7:24 (Jesus speaking): "Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment."

1 Corinthians 5:12–13 (Paul addressing the church): "For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. 'Purge the evil person from among you.'"

Leviticus 19:15: "You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor."

But my question and points were about God being the judge TO us, not about us judging others.

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Well consider that the depth of God's Love was to suffer the sins of crucifixion, being stripped naked and mocked, and scorned, beaten, and scourged; yet he prayed to the Father that He forgive those whose sins he bore on his cross. <--This is a depth of Love that is far greater than "DON'T STEAL".

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What does that have to do with God being a judge and morality? If you're arguing that God's love gets rid of morality arguments, then you would have to say that ALL the verses that talk about us being judged on the last day don't apply. Just because God loves, doesn't mean he does away with justice.

childeye 2 said:

Yes, this above is true, and it is also why the law condemns us all as worthy of death and is a testimony against us, particularly as far as believing we can be made righteous according to our own carnal efforts to perform the law.

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So you agree that there HAS to be a moral law then, which goes against your point that somehow, something else (God's love) supersedes the law, if by your own statement it is a testimony "against" us. God's love doesn't supersede his own law. God didn't abolish his own Jewish law, he fulfilled the requirements. So the same argument can be applied as a means of the moral law. He didn't abolish the moral law either. That means the law is still in place and if it's still in place, Jesus himself said if you love him, you will follow his commandments (aka, moral law).

BCP1928 said:

But not routine benefits like health care.

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Not necessarily.

BCP1928 said:

It's pretty clear that you think health insurance should be an employment benefit or a private purchase but not a government program.

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I think that the majority of the problem of the cost of health care is BECAUSE of health insurance.

No I'm not sold on government healthcare in the US. Its a very big country and the cost would be ENORMOUS. I dont think Americans are ready for the tax structure it would take to make it work or the other issues that would surround it.

I certainly don't have all the answers to this issue. And simply saying, well it works in Denmark, doeant mean it would here.

ThatRobGuy said:

I quoted the maker of the show, and based on their own words, this show in particular was more than just having a character.

So in this case, it's not merely that a gay character was in the show... it sounds like activism was the point.

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I don't know how you get "activism was the point" from those quotes. Seems to me, the point was to make a cartoon about LGBT characters dealing with issues encountered by people (teens especially) in the LGBT community, and life in general, in the US. That's not "activism" - it's just a different demographic. There are shows where the whole cast is Black and the core themes are all about Black (American) culture - would you call those shows unrealistic or activist? Or do they just have a target audience?

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This man is confused....
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I'm not going to address that but you have to admit, it a damn good look on him.

A German Volksmarch outfit

rambot said:

Oh please. American society was fine. "Society" didn't fall during Biden....that's a bunch of hyperbolic drivel that you've been sold and are REQUIRED to believe to justify what trump is doing to America now.

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It’s interesting you accuse me of denying that things happened or exist yet in the paragraph above you’re doing the exact same thing.

$2 billion in damage from these mostly peaceful protest seven people dead minority businesses loaded and destroyed all during what was called the summer of love.

No multiply that by the different places that it was happening. Oh wow, the Biden‘s administration turned their back on violence and even denied it was happening.

Just like ones who believed the op where protestors were in the single digits.

You really want us to believe that one in one of the most heavily populated areas of that city where there are thousands of people witnessing these horrible helicopters with people repelling out of them and secret away hundreds of people there wasn’t one phone that had a camera on it there wasn’t one video provided.

All you care missing is proof

Give me a break with your seeminglyfeigned concern

rambot said:

Oh please. American society was fine. "Society" didn't fall during Biden....that's a bunch of hyperbolic drivel that you've been sold and are REQUIRED to believe to justify what trump is doing to America now.

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It’s interesting you accuse me of denying that things happened or exist yet in the paragraph above you’re doing the exact same thing.

$2 billion in damage from these mostly peaceful protest seven people dead minority businesses loaded and destroyed all during what was called the summer of love.

No multiply that by the different places that it was happening. Oh wow, the Biden‘s administration turned their back on violence and even denied it was happening.

Give me a break with your seemingly feigned concern

JosephZ said:

Apparently the vast majority of Muslims in the world, including the more than 4 million in the US, are ignorant of what Islam teaches as well. Either that or mainstream Islam teaches that Shari'a prioritizes peace and coexistence over war, and that war is to be used only as a last resort for self-defense or to protect the oppressed. Having extensively studied the religion of Islam and lived in the company of Muslims for much of my life, I'm going with the latter.

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I most certainly agree that most Muslims are not the Islamist types. In fact many of them suffer under them.

It also cannot be argued rhat there are a great number of the Islamist types as well and rhey are very dangerous and everywhere. And its difficult to know who is and who isn't just on the face of it. We've seen in the UK what they do. We have them in the US as well.

We have entire cities becoming Islamic cities and natural born Americans told they aren't welcome there when they want to know about streets being named after known terrorists. That doesn't sound peaceful to me. Also complaints of the call to prayer at 5:30 in tye morning are being dismissed because its non-muslims.

That is just not right. Can you imagine if a Muslim person was told that by a white counselman or mayor?

Basically yes, most Muslims are decent people. There are radicals, Islamists, who are not. If there currently were Catholics committing the same atrocities around the world I think there would be a lot of people looking sideways at the Catholic Church.

I mean even today people bring up what the church was involved in almost 1000 years ago, even though rhe majority of Catholics didn't do those things.

Not trying to dump on all Muslims here. I know several of them where I live. They are good people and dislike rhe Islamists.

essentialsaltes said:

Measles outbreak growing in parts of Arizona and Utah, health officials say​

Measles vaccination rates have plummeted in the neighboring communities over the last 10 years.

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Still growing, and now another in Minnesota.

Minnesota measles cases nearly double as U.S. outbreaks continue​

The country is four months away from possibly losing its measles elimination status.

It was a good 25 years.

Desk trauma said:

Did you consider them credible prior to this shut down?

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Not with me, but Shumer’s stunt is losing some democrats.