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Suicide bomber kills 12, injures dozens of civilians in Pakistani capital as tensions escalate

Tensions have escalated in Pakistan after a suicide bomber killed 12 people and injured dozens by blowing himself up in the capital, making it the first strike against civilians in the area in more than a decade.

The attack outside a lower court in Islamabad on Tuesday afternoon, which wounded at least 27 people on top of the dozen murdered, came when the area is typically crowded with visitors, the Associated Press notes.

There are conflicting reports on whether Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a splinter terrorist group that broke away from the Pakistani Taliban, has claimed responsibility for the attack, as reporters claim to have gotten messages from the group's leader claiming responsibility. However, a commander within the group stated in WhatsApp messages that the group wasn't responsible.

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Who did the Reformers identify as the antichrist?

This hits dead center on what the Reformers and those who came after them believed on this..

'The Antichrist According to the Protestant Reformers
The following quotations show what some of the most influential Protestant Reformers and early Christian leaders believed about Antichrist (“the little horn” (Daniel 7:8), “the beast” (Revelation 13:1), and “the man of sin” (2 Thessalonians 2:3).

Martin Luther (1483-1546) (Lutheran):​

“Luther … proved, by the revelations of Daniel and St. John, by the epistles of St. Paul, St. Peter, and St. Jude, that the reign of Antichrist, predicted and described in the Bible, was the Papacy … And all the people did say, Amen! A holy terror siezed their souls. It was Antichrist whom they beheld seated on the pontifical throne. This new idea, which derived greater strength from the prophetic descriptions launched forth by Luther into the midst of his contemporaries, inflicted the most terrible blow on Rome.” History of the Reformation of the Sixteen Century, by J. H. Merle D’aubigne’s, book vi, chapter xii, p. 215.

Martin Luther declared, “We here are of the conviction that the papacy is the seat of the true and real Antichrist.” (Aug. 18, 1520). The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, by Le Roy Froom. Vol. 2., pg. 121.

John Calvin (1509-1564) (Presbyterian):​

“Some persons think us too severe and censorious when we call the Roman pontiff Antichrist. But those who are of this opinion do not consider that they bring the same charge of presumption against Paul himself, after whom we speak and whose language we adopt… I shall briefly show that (Paul’s words in II Thess. 2) are not capable of any other interpretation than that which applies them to the Papacy.” Institutes of the Christian Religion, by John Calvin.

John Knox (1505-1572) (Scotch Presbyterian):​

John Knox sought to counteract “that tyranny which the pope himself has for so many ages exercised over the church.” As with Luther, he finally concluded that the Papacy was “the very antichrist, and son of perdition, of whom Paul speaks.” The Zurich Letters, by John Knox, pg. 199.

Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) (Anglican):​

“Whereof it followeth Rome to be the seat of antichrist, and the pope to be very antichrist himself. I could prove the same by many other scriptures, old writers, and strong reasons.” (Referring to prophecies in Revelation and Daniel.) Works by Cranmer, Vol. 1, pp. 6-7.

Roger Williams (1603-1683) (First Baptist Pastor in America):​

Pastor Williams spoke of the Pope as “the pretended Vicar of Christ on earth, who sits as God over the Temple of God, exalting himself not only above all that is called God, but over the souls and consciences of all his vassals, yea over the Spirit of Christ, over the Holy Spirit, yea, and God himself…speaking against the God of heaven, thinking to change times and laws; but he is the son of perdition (II Thess. 2).” The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, by Froom, Vol. 3, pg. 52.

The Westminster Confession of Faith (1647):​

“There is no other head of the church but the Lord Jesus Christ. Nor can the pope of Rome in any sense be head thereof; but is that Antichrist, that man of sin and son of perdition that exalteth himself in the church against Christ and all that is called God.” The Creeds of Christendom With a History and Critical Notes, by Philip Schaff’s, III, p. 658, 659, ch. 25, sec. 6.

Cotton Mather (1663-1728) (Congregational Theologian):​

“The oracles of God foretold the rising of an Antichrist in the Christian Church: and in the Pope of Rome, all the characteristics of that Antichrist are so marvelously answered that if any who read the Scriptures do not see it, there is a marvelous blindness upon them.” The Fall of Babylon by Cotton Mather in Froom’s book, The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, Vol. 3, pg. 113.

John Wesley (1703-1791) (Methodist):​

Speaking of the Papacy, John Wesley wrote, “He is in an emphatical sense, the Man of Sin, as he increases all manner of sin above measure. And he is, too, properly styled the Son of Perdition, as he has caused the death of numberless multitudes, both of his opposers and followers… He it is…that exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped…claiming the highest power, and highest honour…claiming the prerogatives which belong to God alone.” Antichrist and His Ten Kingdoms, by John Wesley, pg. 110.

A Great Cloud of Witnesses​

“Wycliffe, Tyndale, Luther, Calvin, Cranmer; in the seventeenth century, Bunyan, the translators of the King James Bible and the men who published the Westminster and Baptist confessions of Faith; Sir Isaac Newton, Wesley, Whitfield, Jonathan Edwards; and more recently Spurgeon, Bishop J.C. Ryle and Dr. Martin Lloyd-Jones; these men among countless others, all saw the office of the Papacy as the antichrist.” All Roads Lead to Rome, by Michael de Semlyen, Dorchestor House Publications, p. 205. 1991.'.....https://bibleask.org/who-did-the-reformers-identify-as-the-antichrist/

Multi's Thoughts and More

I've pretty much overcome my sleep-related anxiety now, but my sleep hasn't improved. Considering how nothing I've tried has helped at all and I never really recovered from the withdrawal I started having in late March, I'm starting to think that I need to try that medication again. I can't come up with any other explanation at this point, because I can't imagine I'd still be suffering from insomnia induced by a medication I haven't taken in almost three months. One dose didn't make any difference, but I know it could take time since I didn't take it for six months. I sure hope this works.
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Harvard conservative magazine is suspended by its own board after publishing article laced with Nazi rhetoric

Well that went from zero to racist real quick.
I'm biracial.

I had some unpleasant experiences in my childhood and really don't like child abuse.

Islam is okay with it and is already trafficking children in the country that ended slavery.

Islam is not a race. They're a violent imperialist philosophy- which I'm told is bad when it's Brits trying to stop "the crime of the Congo" and slavery, but is okay when savages mass-rape women and children in the Greek churches.

People aren't nearly scared enough.

Almost everything Islam has now was once Byzantine or Jewish.

It wouldn't be so bad if their culture wasn't so violent, but...

("Wacism! Twu wacism-" Islam introduced anti-black racism to the West in Islamic Spain and started the slave trade, the Islamic philosopher in India who created the Spade Movement took credit for inspiring Hitler who himself claimed his greatest teacher was Ataturk, and Islamic crime motivated Columbus to discover America which led to my own people being killed.

Those are three big Heckin' Not-cool Wacisms Please Give Me Upvotes It's Called Being A Decent Human Being that I see white people blamed for online.

All three were caused by Islam.)
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When the Sacrament Bites Back: Has Communion Ever Frightened You?

Ok, in some church cultures people are told to make sure we have confessed all our sins before taking "Holy Communion" or having "the Lord's Supper". The main attention of preparation can be making sure we ourselves are all set and not in trouble with Jesus. In 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, our Apostle Paul gives things about how the Corinthian church had abused the Lord's Supper, and what they needed to do, instead >

1 Corinthians 11:17-19 > our Apostle Paul says they had divisions. And so, they were not doing the Lord's Supper right, if they were divided. Even so, ones could see who was **not** involved in the divisions . . . and realize those were the "approved" leaders.

1 Corinthians 11:20-21 > people would bring their own food and drink and take it - - right while a poor Christian was sitting there with nothing to eat and drink. So . . . the problem here was not if the well-to-do person had confessed one's sins, but the person was being inconsiderate of the poor Christian . . . the problem then being how they were relating personally with one another. They were being anti-love, then, not relating in love the way Jesus has loved us. And so, they were not having their supper/communion in true remembrance of Jesus because they were not loving the way Jesus has loved us.

His way of loving as His family is much of what is the remembrance of Jesus, is it not? So, instead, by focusing on only our own sins and focusing away from one another and loving, this can be a major problem of communion in case it has become an outward idol ceremony with copy-catting and with no real relating.

In 1 Corinthians 11:22 > "What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing?" So, yes they were abusing those who had "nothing". Yes, Jesus had a lamb dinner with His disciples at the "Last Supper". It was communion, indeed, but with the Passover dinner which includes lamb, to my knowledge. So, there is nothing wrong with communion being a full dinner, but it needs to be full of the remembrance of Jesus, by being full of His love with His family way of caring and sharing with one another . . . not with each of us trying to make our minds concentrate on some imagination of Jesus on the cross while we even ignore each other!!

So, then, yes > when ones have a pot luck . . . and all are welcome, whether they have time or money to prepare food . . . this could be more like the Last Supper, with everyone loving and delighting in sharing as family with one another.

However, ones were despising and shaming the poor Christians. And what we do to the least of Jesus Christ's brethren, we do to Jesus Himself.

"Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me." (in Matthew 25:40)

So, those people indeed were in a lot of trouble . . . much worse than just dying and getting sick and being weak.

1 Corinthians 11:23-25 > so, yes, Jesus says to share the bread and cup "in remembrance of" Jesus.

"For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes." (1 Corinthians 11:26)

And what shows Jesus Christ's death? How He was loving while on the cross > this is much of all that is involved in Jesus dying for us, on the cross. And we are commanded >

"And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma." (Ephesians 5:2)

So, His death which we are to show has much to do with how Jesus was so loving, right while so suffering and dying for us, and how He was "a sweet-smelling aroma" to God . . . so sweetly pleasing our Father. And this is how we are to be: sweet and pleasant to our Father during whatever is going on.

So, their way of doing the so-called communion was anti-Christ, I would say. They were not personally relating and sharing as family, like Jesus did during the Last Supper.

1 Corinthians 11:27-28 > Paul says not to eat and drink "in an unworthy manner". I see, from the context of earlier scriptures, how the main issue was the divisions and how horribly they could be relating with ones less well-to-do. Therefore, my opinion is the unworthy manner was not only failure to confess some list of sins or some failure to devote oneself to the bread and drink. But they needed to be attentive to one another . . . not isolating themselves in trying to get grace only for their own selves, or brownie points for paying attention to the "symbolic meaning" of perhaps some cracker and grape juice.

1 Corinthians 11:29 > Paul says they were not "discerning the Lord's body". Now, ones take this to mean the bread is the body of Jesus. But, then, why does Paul not say not discerning the body "and blood" of Jesus . . . if the drink is really Christ's blood?? What I see, from what Paul says earlier, is he means they were not discerning how those poor Christians are the body of Christ. Jesus is so more concerned with if and how we honor and regard the children of God who are the body of Jesus >

"For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones." (Ephesians 5:30)

1 Corinthians 11:30 > here we have the verse that you are talking about . . . how many were sick and weak and dying. They had been relating badly with needy Christians. And "Therefore" many of them were sick and weak and dying. And so, Paul then concludes with what they need to do >

1 Corinthians 11:31-32 > judge themselves, be chastened by the Lord. Hebrews 12:4-14 talks about how we need to actively seek our Heavenly Father for His real correction which changes our ***character*** so we are sharing with Him in His own holiness in His love's "peaceable fruit of righteousness".

1 Corinthians 11:33 > and Paul says "Therefore" > "wait for one another" < this means how they are relating with each other.

But because they were relating in such an impersonal and even anti-love way, ones were dying and weak and sick. When we live in what is not love, this can affect us emotionally and even physically . . . even if God does not somehow punish us. And if we do relate in God's love with one another during the Lord's Supper, this love is full of God's own grace to grow and mature us to be and to love like Jesus. So, yes there is grace in the true Lord's Supper, grace being the effect of God's own love being ministered by "each" of us to one another >

"As each one has received the gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God." (1 Peter 4:10)

But it seems to me, how ones can isolate themselves in how they do the Lord's Supper. Ones do not function as ongoing and life-giving and love-ministering children of God. And so they hide with a little bit of bread and drink. But instead we can always stay prayerful, submissive to God so we are constantly spreading His own grace.
Totally understand all you’ve shared—learnt the importance of study years ago.

My reason for the thread: I’d love to hear your own (if you have) one-sentence moment when the bread and wine stopped feeling ordinary and you thought, “This is heavier than I realised.”
(I know it’s deeply personal and you may not wish to share; yet the Lord’s Supper is deep, honest, reflective—not a rush-through ritual.)

Share the snapshot if you’ve got it.
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China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. Now, It’s $0.

Analysis-China's soybean glut could defeat US export hopes after trade thaw

China is grappling with a glut of soybeans after months of record imports, curbing prospects for U.S. exports despite a recent trade truce that Washington said includes a pledge by Beijing to resume heavy purchases.

China has not publicly committed to making purchases, although it suspended retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, while state buyer COFCO has booked only a few cargoes for December and January shipment, traders and analysts say.

China's grain and oilseed stocks are a state secret, but at least two traders estimated soybean inventories held by state companies at about 40 million to 45 million tons.

That would be double China's U.S. imports last year and sufficient for five months of typical early-year demand.


Sorry Donald, the soybean bins are full. We can't buy any more. How awkward that we bought more than we needed for the past several months.

Private importers have continued to book Brazilian cargoes for December shipment. Brazilian soybeans for January ‍shipment were quoted at around $480 a ton,⁠ including cost and freight to China, compared with $540 to $550 a ton for U.S. cargoes.
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Trump’s Name Chanted in Israel AND Gaza After Peace Deal: ‘Nobel Prize to Trump!’

That's true, but it's still progress.
'My child was killed in the last attack!'
'Yes, but you lost your wife and two children 2 months ago. See? We're making progress (sheesh, people are so ungrateful...).
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Trump live updates: President expands ‘narco’ boat strikes to Pacific Ocean as 8th boat is struck


We have over 40 years of history showing US Presidents using our military to attack the narco cartels.
If your argument is that it's OK because you've done it before and the evidence that you produce is shown to be wrong, then You do realise that don't have an argument any more? Notwithstanding that the argument itself is fallacious (I'll assume that I really don't have to explain why).
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The Schumer Shutdown

You misplaced an effect for a cause. The intention, the purpose, the cause was to force Republicans to address healthcare. But Republicans were too obstinate and the shutdown happened. It was Republicans who used it to get what they wanted. And they did.
Are you saying it's ok to withhold ALL funding for federal workers and SNAP recipients and hold them hostage for Obamacare subsidies? That not very good prioritizing!

Maybe in the mid-terms coming up, they can sell the idea of withholding food in favor of government subsidies for a healthcare plan that has failed. Maybe the SNAP recipients will have forgotten how hungry they were by then and will vote for the same people to represent them in the Senate.
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Ethics of Proselytization

@ViaCrucis Some of the men from my church and I used to get together once a week in my priest's neighborhood to play basketball. Not everyone always shows up consistently. Sometimes we're short on players. Local neighborhood guys would sometimes join us. (We're closed communion, but not closed basketball. :))

I was going to ask a person in my neighborhood, who I'm pretty sure is not a churchgoer, if he'd ever want to come play with us. But then I thought, when he finds out it's mostly guys from my church, is he going to suspect I'm trying to evangelize him? Would he take that negatively? I thought about it a couple of weeks before I finally asked him. Turns out he's not into basketball and wasn't interested. Just thought I'd share that. I don't want to do anything that would be off-putting to a friend or acquaintance.
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The Thing Most Sabbath Keepers Do not Talk About.

The Holy Spirit within is not silent and is our promised guide.

There are 2 spirits in this world God placed us in, according as it is written in the Holy Scriptures. 1 Spirit, is the Holy Spirit of God that God gives to them that obey Him according to Scriptures. The "other spirit", is the spirit of this world that worketh in the Children of Disobedience. The Holy Spirit promotes the Righteousness, definition of Holy and Just and Clean that comes from God the Father and shown to men though His Holy Scriptures that Paul said were Trustworthy, "for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works, whose Words Jesus said to Live By. The other spirit promotes the religious judgments, traditions and seductive philosophies of man, in many cases, as Jesus teaches, from men who call Him Lord, Lord, or that "Come in His Name, Teaching that HE is the Christ. Paul warns of this as well, concerning men who "Transform themselves" into Apostles of Christ.

Neither spirit is silent and guides those who choose to listen to them.

Of course we have personal communion with Him as Jesus did, and it is quite normal to receive personal revelation - Paul prayed for the faithful to receive exactly that.

The "Faithful", that Paul prays for would be "them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality". Those who "yielded themselves" to God and their bodies "as instruments of righteousness unto God", "that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance." Those who "put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And became renewed in the spirit of your mind; And put on the new man, which after God (not the religious traditions, judgments and philosophies of man) is created "in righteousness" and true holiness. (As defined by God, not religious men of this world)

Those who turned away from the spirit of this world, "Wherein in time past they walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

As it is written, "Be Holy for I am Holy". You would do well to look up where God made this declaration so as to better understand what His Definition of "Holy" is. As opposed to adopting the definitions promoted by this world's religious system.

This does not mean we don't hear Him as we read the Bible, it is typical for a new convert to have an enormous thirst for reading Scripture made alive by His indwelling Spirit. I read nothing but scripture for over 5 years. No other written input.

And yet you promote the popular teaching of this world that Paul as a Pharisee, was zealous to walk in the commandments of God, not the commandments, traditions and judgments of man as Jesus taught. The Rich man also said he abided by all the commandments of God since his youth even after the Prophets told him, " If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;".

So clearly there is the influence of a spirit here, but not according to the knowledge of the truth, as defined by the Holy Scriptures.

This is why, in my understanding, that even though Zacharias, Simeon and Anna, (Luke 1&2) read the exact same Scriptures as the Pharisees and Scribes, they were given by God the Holy Spirit of Truth, while the Pharisees and scribes who read the exact same Scriptures, "were not thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,"

As a result Zacharias and Simeon and Anna knew and believed in the Prophesied Messiah before He was even born, while the promoters of the mainstream religions of the world at that time, didn't know Jesus when HE was right in front of them.

When the influence of the spirit of this world would induced Zacharias to ponder, "Does it really matter if a man obeys God's Commandments or not"? Zacharias, like Abel, ruled over this spirit, and "Yielded Himself" a servant to obey God, as Paul teaches. While the mainstream preachers of that time, like Cain, protected and preserved the spirit, and it reigned in his mortal body.

If you believe this understanding doesn't align with Scriptures, please make the case.


I guess you have to challenge and discredit folks who question your theology - nothing new there.

I am instructed by the Holy Scriptures to discern this world's religious philosophies, and "test the spirit" that is behind them, whether they are wrought in God or not. It is not about you Carl or me. We have all been deceived, which is defined, in my understanding, as believing something about God that is not true, according to the Scriptures. Rather, it's about the religious doctrines, traditions and philosophies that are promoted by the "Many" who come in Christ's Name, that the Jesus "of the Bible" told me to "Take Heed" of.

The mainstream preachers of Jesus time, the Pharisees, were also offended when the Scriptures exposed a doctrine or tradition they promoted, that was wrought in man, and not in God. Many, as Jesus teaches, "hide from the Light" so as to preserve their traditions and philosophies. But the Faithful "SEEK the LIGHT" for the very purpose of exposing the wickedness they know dwells within them. You can read this for yourself in John 3: 19-21. But unless a man "believes" enough to become a "Doer" of the Christ's Sayings, and not a hearer only, this man's house will not stand in the storms of this life. And when this man stands before the Christ face to face in the judgment, he will see what is coming and will plead his case, "But Jesus, don't you know who we are? Why we built massive religious businesses and invested in the healthcare industry, all in your Name. We cast out demons, and got folks off drugs and a life of crime, all in your name? We created our own high days, judgments and preached to the people of this world, "all in your Name". But What is it that the Christ expects from those who Call Him Lord, Lord?

Duet. 10:12 And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, 13 To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?

So even though these men believed they were "serving the Lord", Jesus points out that they were not, but it was too late for them. I believe hE gave these warning because it isn't too late for us.

I welcome the discussion about what is written in Scriptures and discerning popular doctrines. I can't help that you might be offended by what the Scriptures actually say, but I understand because I too was offended when I first studied for myself, what is actually written.

The Jesus "of the Bible" says that all who fall on Him will be broken. That isn't a very good marketing strategy for this world's religious system to persuade folks to join and support their religions. But as Paul said, what he lost, her counted as dung.

I hope you might consider that there are 2 spirits, and choose to walk in the Spirit of God, not the spirit of this world.
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Since July 1, Trump has referred to the U.S. having "no inflation" 11 times at eight events -- the facts show different

Sure, that's what the Treasury Department says, but what about...

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Out of all of the White House's press releases, I have cherry-picked this one:

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NBC: Gov. Abbott asks USDA to approve waiver banning junk food purchases with SNAP benefits

I don't think it necessarily has to be restricted to just whole foods. (although obviously that's the preferable option if possible)

For instance, when considering these products:
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The ones on the left-hand side are clearly less unhealthy than the ones on the right-hand side, and price differences are negligible.

For the same price, you can get grilled chicken strips instead of chicken fries

And for 20 cents more, you can get real chicken over the processed chicken nuggets they made from chicken paste and caulking gun.
The price per oz. is the actual cost. I love unit pricing; it saves both time and money.

In both examples, the more processed foods cost less per oz.
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He’s a citizen with a Real ID. ICE detained him anyway. Twice.

Right but agents from the FDA going to a meat packing plant or drug manufacturing facility to look for violations can't merely eyeball it either, they can only go off of hunches based on past behaviors and violations or tips for where would be the best place to conduct a "fishing expedition"
The difference is that having an FDA license grants the FDA the right to do an unannounced inspection. ICE or any other federal law enforcement agency would need an administrative warrant to enter a private business.

The construction site in question is a private business, surrounded by a fence and with do not enter signs. ICE did not have a warrant so they entered illegally to do a “fishing expedition”.
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Tit for Tat Tariffs - The US versus the World

"We cannot build bananas in America"

At a House Appropriations hearing on Thursday, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) questioned Sec. Howard Lutnick about President Trump's tariffs.

Never let it be said that the Trump Administration can't eventually learn from its mistakes months after people point out the obvious flaws in its simplistic and drastic actions.

Bessent says 'substantial' tariff relief on coffee and bananas is coming soon

President Donald Trump also promised tariff relief on coffee this week.

Bessent, speaking on Fox News Channel, said that while "it's tough to do a lot of specific things," [oh, lordy, all those details. Who has time to sort it all out?!?] the administration would be moving to cut duties on a number of "things that we don't grow here in the United States."

Bessent added on Wednesday that he expects "the American people are going to start feeling better" about inflation in the first or second quarter of 2026.

So day 500 instead of day 1? I'll believe it when I see it.
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Rhode Island students launch TPUSA chapter after teacher mocked Charlie Kirk's death


Especially young men are realizing how wrong is the hate speech and the tactics by radical groups opposing conservatism and Christian/Judeo values.

Florida Man says "poor decisions" led to “rightful” arrest, termination after he threw tea on a Pride flag and then tore it down

I'm glad he owned up to his mistake. The Media seems to make people crazy. Why can't people on both sides mind their own business. I don't understand the craziness of flags.
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The Name of the Congregation

Hello everyone, we have studied this topic for decades, and I hope you find our findings interesting.

We do not use unbiblical names for the congregation, because the congregation belongs to God. This means that we have been bought for Him with the precious blood of Jesus. (Revelation 1:5–6) His one flock (John 10:16), without nameplates, is equal to His congregation.

Note, therefore, the ownership:
– “Unto the church of God which is at Corinth.” (1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 1:1)
– “Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:32; 11:16; 15:9)
– “…neither the churches of God.” (1 Corinthians 11:16)
– “What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God?” (1 Corinthians 11:22)
– “…how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it.” (Galatians 1:13)
– “For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 2:14)
– “…that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God.” (1 Timothy 3:15)

The congregation is therefore God’s! That is why we use only this biblical name for it.

It is also biblical to name according to the locality. For example, 1 Thessalonians 1:1: “unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ.” In the same way one may say, for example, the congregation of Turku, the congregation of Helsinki, the congregation of Tampere, and so on.

We who live in the same city, having come to faith and then been baptized according to the Scriptures, are the congregation of our own locality. (Titus 1:5; Revelation 1:11) — And NOTE! According to the Bible, the congregation does not include the unbaptized. Such have not yet come into the same faith in which the first Christians were. (Acts 2:41) —

To what, then, should you join yourself? — Join yourself to Jesus in the way that the Bible teaches! Then you belong to His congregation.

Man-made nameplates over meeting places are elements of division, which every believer should remove from his own life, so that he no longer functions under such.

WE are not Lutherans, Pentecostals, Baptists, Adventists, Free Church members, or ecumenicals, or any other -ists and -isms. We are neither Catholics nor Protestants… We are only children of God, bought with the blood of Jesus. We belong to the same congregation as the first Christians. (John 2:19–22; 1 Corinthians 3:16–17; 1 Peter 2:15, etc.)

The Bible does not teach Lutheranism, Pentecostalism, or any other -ism..

Blessings to us!

Weijo Lindroos, from the Turku Congregation
Maariankatu 2
20100 Turku
Finland
Email: weijo.lindroos@pp.inet.fi
writings: In English

Fannie Mae watchdogs looked into how Pulte got Democrats' mortgage records - report

For those who are not familiar with mortgages:

Are Mortgages Public Record and How Can You Access Them?


Mortgage records play a crucial role in real estate transactions and property ownership, serving as key documents for verifying financial agreements tied to properties. These records are generally accessible to the public, offering transparency and accountability within the housing market.​

Are Mortgage Records Public?

"Mortgage records" is a very broad term, and that article is exceedingly non-specific. The actual information that is recorded is the final mortgage contract and deed (I looked mine up - that's all that's there). It does not include the application(s) or any other ancillary forms submitted during the process. Considering that at least some of the claims made against James involved her applications, there was at least some non-public information in Pulte's hands.
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