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Chesterton · 2025-11-07T14:24:39-0600

ArmyMatt said:
for the record, Shapiro has routinely denounced Fuentes. I suspect the rest of the DW crew (to include Walsh, since they are all very close) feels the same.

Candace Owens and others have been retired from DW when they criticized Israel. If you want to be a part of that crew you have to tow the Shapiro line.

tz620q · 2025-11-07T14:16:26-0600

Michie said:
The state of Wisconsin is attempting to eliminate a tax exemption for religious organizations after it failed at the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year when trying to block a Catholic charity from claiming that tax break.

The Supreme Court in June unanimously ruled that the state violated the First Amendment when it denied a tax exemption to the Diocese of Superior’s Catholic Charities Bureau. The state had argued that the group’s charitable undertakings were not “primarily” religious and thus failed to qualify for the tax break.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court had earlier ruled against the Catholic charity before the U.S. Supreme Court reversed that decision. But in an Oct. 21 press release, the religious liberty legal group Becket said that the state government is now asking the state Supreme Court to “eliminate the exemption entirely.”

“Rather than following the Supreme Court’s ruling, Wisconsin officials are now trying to avoid it by attacking the religious exemption itself,” the group said.

Continued below.

After losing at Supreme Court, Wisconsin seeks to end religious tax break

The U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled that the state violated the First Amendment when it denied a tax exemption to the Diocese of Superior’s Catholic Charities Bureau.

www.catholicnewsagency.com

Sometimes it takes a malignant mind to fathom the motivations behind some of the progressive agenda. Catholic Charities is one of the largest charities in the world and support many programs that should make the Democrats in Wisconsin happy, like migrant outreach, day care, help for people with disabilities, and more. With the boom of non-profits that seem more about getting donations than solving social issues, it seems odd that the Wisconsin Supreme Court would vote to deny tax exempt status to an organization of volunteers with one of the lowest administrative fees for support given. This is where the malignant mind is needed. In the priorities of the progressive left, abortion is at the top. So any group that is against abortion and maybe even providing pregnancy outreach help is against the progressive agenda. The far left would rather kill babies in the womb than help alive people who need it.

Jermayn · 2025-11-07T14:12:15-0600

I only tip the waiter or waitress at sit-down restaurants and my barber. I question whether tips at the fast-food places even go to the staff.

FAITH-IN-HIM · 2025-11-07T13:59:28-0600

Always in His Presence said:
Feel free to let us know when you find out.

I typically use Grok

It is true that many citizens, including affluent New Yorkers, have relocated from New York City for various reasons. However, this migration has not affected the city's GDP growth. Below are statistics detailing New York City's GDP growth since 2000.

The assertion that affluent individuals are leaving New York City and that the city is consequently facing challenges is a political talking point; it does not accurately represent the current situation.

Lukaris · 2025-11-07T13:55:42-0600

A Letter to Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani

As the city’s highest elected official, your words will carry weight across every neighborhood and beyond the city’s limits. They can calm tensions, or inflame them.

www.ajc.org

Fantine · 2025-11-07T13:48:02-0600

Except for the innocent. He's inventing charges against them because they hurt his ego.

The Barbarian · 2025-11-07T13:45:27-0600

I think Trump put his finger on the problem.
"If you let everyone vote, no republican would ever be elected again."

That's an exaggeration, but there's some truth in it. Without Gerrymandering, republicans would be in a rough place. However, as probison wrote, there's plenty of support among Americans for ending this corrupt practice:

Large majorities of Americans say gerrymandering is a major problem, unfair, and should be illegal

Large majorities of Americans say gerrymandering is a major problem, unfair, and should be illegal | YouGov

Less Republicans than Democrats oppose gerrymandering, though Democrats are more willing to use tit-for-tat gerrymandering in response to Republican partisan gerrymandering.

today.yougov.com

Supreme Court has endorsed corruption, but Congress could pass a law prohibiting it.

com7fy8 · 2025-11-07T13:40:19-0600

stevevw said:
Petersons mentions the 12 steps to a better life as a psychological principles.

The first being "Clean up your room" or your own house first lol. Then you may have achieved some value in maybe helping another.

And may be we could say, "wash your hands after doing the barn work, so now you can go into the house to help your wife with changing the baby".

And yes . . . if we get real correction with God, first, now we can help others to get real correction >

"He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness." (Hebrews 5:2)

zoidar · 2025-11-07T13:36:51-0600

BNR32FAN said:
“If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness is born of Him.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭2‬:‭29‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

There’s no indication of cause or sequence in this statement.

“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭7‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

This verse doesn’t say anything about cause or sequence either.

Neither of these passages say that the person practices righteousness because they are born again or that they love one another because they are born again. There’s no indication of cause or sequence.

But John 12:36 certainly indicates both cause and sequence.

“While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light.” These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and hid Himself from them.”
‭‭John‬ ‭12‬:‭36‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

While you are at it, what about 1 John 5:1?

PTW · 2025-11-07T13:31:28-0600

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mourningdove~ · 2025-11-07T13:30:57-0600

Lady Bug said:
I'm already worried about the other person (the one I referred to in my previous post) using my info against me. She seemed nice on the first meeting, but at the next meeting I didn't like the feeling I got after she asked me if I was a convert.

Relationship building can be a very 'trial and error' sort of thing; takes time. And sometimes we will make mistakes, and trust a wrong person with too much information*. Just seems to be part of 'the learning process'!

(*Not saying you did; don't know that you did.)

When I think I may have revealed too much to an emotionally unsafe person, I've learned that most times all I can do is to put the situation in God's Hands (pray), knowing that, in the end, gossipy persons will be accountable to Him for every tale they've spread about others.

Shane R · 2025-11-07T13:18:56-0600

I didn't watch every game but the games I watched were compelling. I enjoyed Game 3 until it went on too long. Ohtani's performance was remarkable.

Dan Perez · 2025-11-07T13:17:42-0600

Hawkins said:
The role of the disciples is to witness. They are not trained to be theologists to begin with. Though later as led by the Holy Spirit, they learned to be theologists (and good Greek speakers?). Paul on the other hand, is a Pharisee born to be a good theologist. Paul's role is provide a theological foundation for Christianity. He weighs more on theology than the role of witnessing.

For that matter, Paul may try to correct Peter on some issues which Paul thinks are theologically critical.

# 1. PETER in 2 Peter 3 :15 and 16 says that the things that. Paul has written are HARD TO. UNDERSTAND Which

UNTAUGHT. and UNSTABLE PEPOLE. TWIST to their DESTRUCTION. as they do also the rest of the scriptures

# 2. THEN 1 PETER 3:21 most stumble over the word. BAPTISM. (. not the removal the FILTH. OF THE FLESH. )

the word BAPTISM in. the GREEK TEXT. is really the word BAPISMA in. the Greek Text. !!

dan p

lucypevensie · 2025-11-07T13:17:33-0600

Important people must earn respect.

ThatRobGuy · 2025-11-07T13:16:50-0600

His change in tone (going from alarmist-adjacent, to "it'll be fine, let's just take a deep breath") certainly didn't manifest out of thin air.

He put out this memo in the short lead-up to the COP30 summit.

That summit is being hosted in Brazil (a BRICS nation), and it's been speculated for quite some time that the BRICS/BRICS+ nations will be making some moves, and agenda setting and the strategizing of BRICS financing frameworks are supposed to be a huge part of that summit.

When you look at the roster of BRICS/BRICS+ nations...it's the who's who of the "oil rich" and "oil reliant".

For a refresher, the BRICS+ roster includes:
Brazil
Russia
India
China
South Africa
Iran
UAE
Egypt
Saudi Arabia

(goes without saying, eliminating fossil fuels isn't as high on their priority list as it is for western countries)

And the purpose of it was to create an economic alliance and financial power structure to compete as an alternative to "western-dominated" global economics.

Like any businessman, I would imagine Gates is toning down the eco rhetoric a bit into a more "BRICS-friendly" version of messaging in order to make sure he's covered regardless of which side wins. (the same way the tech giants got a lot more friendly with Trump once they realized that there was a solid chance he was going to win 2024)

I imagine he won't be the last high profile person, who was "die hard environmentalist" before, to reign it in a little.

lucypevensie · 2025-11-07T13:16:20-0600

Curry powder

lucypevensie · 2025-11-07T13:15:12-0600

is SORRY.

It‘s great for…

essentialsaltes · 2025-11-07T13:13:33-0600

What an AP reporter found when she investigated US military strikes on Venezuelan drug boats

The four dead men included a fisherman, a down-on-his-luck bus driver, a former military cadet and a local crime boss.

Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced

One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.

apnews.com

The 42-year-old [fisherman] was considered among the peninsula’s best pilots, [and] wanted to save enough money to buy a 75-horsepower boat engine so he could operate his own [fishing] boat and not work for others.

Michie · 2025-11-07T13:10:36-0600

The Bavarian city of Regensburg has withdrawn restrictions banning prayer vigils near an abortion clinic following court rulings that found the buffer zone violated constitutional freedoms, according to a report by CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner.

The Bavarian city lifted its 100-meter (328-foot) exclusion zone around abortion facilities on Oct. 24 after suffering setbacks before both the Regensburg Administrative Court and the Bavarian Administrative Court, according to a Nov. 6 press release from the international human rights organization.

The city established the buffer zone in summer 2025, effectively prohibiting prayer vigils held by the group Helpers for God’s Precious Children Germany in the immediate vicinity of the clinics, CNA Deutsch reported Nov. 7.

Courts counter claim of coercion

Continued below.

Bavarian city lifts ban on prayer near abortion clinic

The town lifted a 100-meter (328-foot) censorship zone around abortion clinics after courts ruled the restrictions violated constitutional freedoms.

www.catholicnewsagency.com

Shane R · 2025-11-07T13:09:19-0600

I consider Average Sunday Attendance the most significant number. Most mainline churches count scores or hundreds of people who haven't attended in ages. Some may not even live locally anymore (some might not be alive!).

On the other end of the spectrum, the official membership of mega churches tends to be a fraction of those who attend.

Multifavs · 2025-11-07T13:09:00-0600

Today I'm thinking about making a video of my video game character plush collection and trying out 2D animation in Blender. I still want to make a Baglion plush, but I'm not sure if I'll get around to making the pattern soon or if I'll decide to focus on animation instead.

Paulwat · 2025-11-07T13:07:39-0600

Labrador

keras · 2025-11-07T13:07:19-0600

Jeremiah 6:8-15 Be instructed, Jerusalem [Judah, the Jewish people], or your God will depart from you and will devastate the Land. Isaiah 22:11-14, Ezekiel 21:1-7

The Lord says: Glean like a vine the remnant of Israel, one last time, like the vine dresser – pass your hand over the branches. Isaiah 5:5-7
To whom shall I speak and give warning? Who will hear me? Their ears are blocked, they are incapable of listening. They treat the Lord’s Word as a reproach, it has no appeal for them. Ezekiel 22:26-31
But I am full of the anger of the Lord, I cannot hold it back. Isaiah 63:1-6 I must pour it out onto all the people of the Land. Their houses will be given to others.

For all the leaders and people only consider themselves, their prophets and Rabbis are all frauds, every one of them. They fail to address the real problems of their people. They say: “All is well”. All well? Nothing is right and just. They ought to be ashamed because of their sinful practices, yet they have no sense of shame, therefore they will fall with a great crash and be brought low on the Day of My reckoning. Jeremiah 8:8, Ezekiel 33:25-26, Isaiah 6:11-13

Jeremiah 6:16-30 The Lord says: you should enquire about the Way that leads to righteousness. But they said: “We refuse”. Then I appointed watchmen – listen for the call they told them. But they said: “We refuse”. Therefore hear you nations and take note of the plight of these people. I am about to bring ruin upon them, for all their sinful ways and ignoring My instructions. Your sacrifices are not acceptable and your offerings do not please Me. Isaiah 22:14, Zephaniah 1:4-6, Matthew 24:41-42

Therefore the Lord says: I will set obstacles before this people, which will bring them to the ground, father, sons, friends and neighbours will all perish together. Jeremiah 12:14-17 A great host appears, like men arrayed for battle, against you; Zion.

News of their coming has reached us and our hands hang limp, agony grips us, pangs as of a woman in labour. Do not go outside, for the foe will smite you there, as terror is spread around the world. Mourn and wail as the despoiler comes upon us in an instant. Joel 2:31-32, Isaiah 10:17, Isaiah 29:5-6, Zechariah 1:14-18 & 3:8, Revelation 6:12-17
It is appointed to assay My people, testing their conduct, but they are all rebels, mischief makers and corrupt to a man. The bellows blow, the fire is ready. All types of metal in vain the refiner refines, but the impurities cannot be removed. Call them reject silver, for God has rejected them. Matthew 21:43 Ref: REB.

All of this prophecy in Jeremiah is telling us about the coming judgement/punishment by fire– the Lord’s Day of vengeance and wrath. This terrifying event will affect all the world, but especially the Middle East and all this prophecy applies specifically to Judah, the current inhabitants of part of the holy Land. Jeremiah 12:14, Ezekiel 30:1-5, Ezekiel 21:1-17

‘a great host appears, like men ready for battle’ This description, along with Joel 2:1-11, is a simile for what will happen. These verses say how the Lord will act on His great Day of vengeance and wrath: Isaiah 63:1-6, Rev 6:12-17 A coronal mass ejection flash will ‘come in an instant’, Isaiah 30:26, but the main mass of superheated hydrogen will take about 24 hours to travel to earth and ‘news of its coming will reach us’. ‘Do not go outside’, is obvious – get into shelter and stay there until it passes, Isaiah 26:20-21, ‘as terror is spread around the world,’ for at least 24hrs. Psalms 18:7-15, Isaiah 2:12-21, Zeph. 1:14-18, 2 Peter 3:7&10

The land and houses in all of the Holy Land, will be given to others Ps. 69:33-36, Jeremiah 8:10
Note well; the parallel between Zechariah 13:9 and Jeremiah 6:28-30.

The Lord has rejected Judah.- The Kingdom is taken from them. Matt 21:43

Paulwat · 2025-11-07T13:05:55-0600

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