bling said:

Since God has the power to send the Devil and his messengers to hell, why were they ever allowed to spent time on earth? What is their purpose for being here?

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There's many reasons, one of which is kind of awesome in Romans 11:32

Romans 11:32

For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.

bling said:

People who go to hell are to be forgotten, which being annihilated would help provide. So why have their names?

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There is not one single named person said to have that fate in the entire Bible nor is there one named person in the entire Bible even threatened with that fate.

Jesus is The Savior of the world, remember? Not some wannabe

bling said:

I said they are annihilated, some sooner than later.

These people would be extremely unhappy in heaven

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God kills, God makes alive. Blessed be the Name of the Lord

No one knows what life is going to be like apart from our current demonic influencers in any case so we have no idea what makes people happy or unhappy past this current life. That's just an excuse to have your neighbors and loved ones annihilated, which is the opposite of HOPE and LOVE for them all.

bling said:

Man’s earthly objective drives everything (as it should), but you seem to have satan driving everything on earth, leaving man without an objective. The Devil is a tempter, but humans have free will to allow satan entry and allow him to stay.

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Hmmm? Man's earthly objective? Are you in to works salvation or what?

And humans have no choice in temptations as in stopping them. Zero. No one is free from that NOR are they free from the defilement that comes from evil lawless thoughts. Mark 7:21-23 applies to everyone.

bling said:

If we are the victim and not the criminal, with satan being the criminal, then why Does God allow satan to continue to be around and in us?

Why did God punish Eve?

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God ALWAYS meant for there to be a first man/person and a last. 1 Cor. 15:45-49 lays out a basic principle of God's Operations, that being FIRST the natural, THEN the spiritual.

The habitations of Satan and devils are dying dust piles, you, I and everyone else inclusive.

bling said:

Why are humans being tortured here on earth with satan living in them?

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See Romans 11:32 cited previously.

The very first command God gave that we can read is that light would shine from the darkness.

His Light is LOVE in mankind, shining in the darkness of evil

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Gal. 4:1-3
Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

We're supposed to have dominion OVER our adversary, not denial that we are bound to same in the flesh.

People who run around trying to damn everyone to hell who doesn't believe like them remain in the darkness of our adversary. Nothing personal. It happens to everyone. It' not even them doing it, but the beast they carry in their own hearts.

Bobthebomb said:

Looks like I am lost.
I have been searching for a while subconsciously, which is how I found my way here.
Tonight was too much, I asked God and Jesus into my life.

Nothing. I feel more alone than ever.

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I’d lost most of my sense of direction and didn’t think faith had anything left to offer me. Reading one of thementoringproject.com’s guides on renewal helped me slow down, face my mistakes, and start again.

rusmeister said:

They dismiss the historical claims against Stalin, or minimize them and blame underlings for actual evils acknowledged. They accuse anyone who disagrees of being a victim of Western propaganda. The need to think their country both great (true in any event) and generally innocent of the charges of great evils by its regimes (not at all true) drives them to this.

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Funny that those Orthobros sound a lot like Western Leftists and Communists. As a WWII history buff, I know a good deal about Stalin, and there's pretty much nothing to admire about him.

Homily Tuesday, November 25 2025

34th OT



Dan 2:31-45

King Nebuchadnezzar's dream reminds us to take our time, to build slowly, little by little each day, to reach our goal.



And half of the way through, we don't worry if we find it's not fast or effective enough. We continue to move forward one day at a time, one step at a time.



Lk 21:5-11

"While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus says, “All that you see here—the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down.'"



Of course, we saw the destruction of the Temple in 60 AD.



But here Jesus goes beyond the earthly sense. What is earthly will pass away, what is of God remains: Love, peace, joy, life.



Let us live in this moment and not in the past nor the future, nor for what will be destroyed anyway.



Biblical texts: NAB-RE

Normand Thomas.

November 24, 2025 Day 3

My God! because Thou art infinite goodness, I love Thee above all things, and repent with my whole heart of my offenses against Thee. Grant me the grace of holy perseverance. Have compassion on me, and, at the same, on the holy souls suffering in Purgatory. And thou, Mary, Mother of God, come to their assistance with thy powerful intercession.

Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and the Prayer to Our Suffering Saviour for the Holy Souls in Purgatory below

Prayer to Our Suffering Saviour for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

O most sweet Jesus, through the bloody sweat which Thou didst suffer in the Garden of Gethsemani, have mercy on these Blessed Souls. Have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel scourging, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most painful crowning with thorns, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in carrying Thy cross to Calvary, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel Crucifixion, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most bitter agony on the Cross, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the immense pain which Thou didst suffer in breathing forth Thy Blessed Soul, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

(Recommend yourself to the Souls in Purgatory and mention your intentions here)

Blessed Souls, I have prayed for thee; I entreat thee, who are so dear to God, and who are secure of never losing Him, to pray for me a miserable sinner, who is in danger of being damned, and of losing God forever. Amen.

What follows is a crazy story about an American family's escape from Sweden as the Swedish social services were closing in to seize their four kids. In talking with friends and acquaintances, they were warned to get out without delay. Get out that very night if possible. It turns out that that was good advice.

The People's Therapist Expert on X:

This is the story of how I nearly lost everything to activist Swedish Social Services. In 2017, my family and I were living in Sweden. I had lived there before as a single man. We thought it was the safe, stable, open society everyone in the West keeps praising.

What happened instead nearly destroyed us. I am a former Marine with a couple combat deployments to Afghanistan (this detail matters) and was part of Marine Corps Forces European Command in Germany. I worked for Amazon Web Services with a Nordic focus, staged in Stockholm.

I managed teams across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland.

We lived in the countryside, paid taxes, followed every rule. We even insisted on speaking the local language.

We tried to be the ideal expat family.

Then the Swedish social services system turned its eyes on my family.

Continued on X.

https://t.co/RCQJmpRQTF" / X

Edit: This is a new post/article but the event took place in 2017.

Red

Hardback books!

Crab or lobster?

Day 7... 11/24/25

O Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of Our Lord Jesus and our Mother, penetrated with the most lively confidence in your all-powerful and never-failing intercession, manifested so often through the Miraculous Medal, we your loving and trustful children implore you to obtain for us the graces and favors we ask during this Novena, if they be beneficial to our immortal souls, and the souls for whom we pray.

(Privately form your petitions here.)

You know, O Mary, how often our souls have been the sanctuaries of your Son who hates iniquity. Obtain for us, then, a deep hatred of sin and that purity of heart, which will attach us to God alone so that our every thought word and deed may tend to his greater glory. Obtain for us also a spirit of prayer and self-denial, that we may recover by penance what we have lost by sin, and at length attain to that blessed abode where you are the Queen of angels and of men. Amen.

JohnB445 said:

I have only gambled very small amount of money $2, the excitement of the chance to win big was there, I wasn't really disappointed it was $2 not enough to buy a bag of chips these days. I figured i'm not lucky and moved on.

I can see how it can develop into a problem with people gambling excessive amounts of money, and they are devastated. But what about gambling such small amount of money it has no effect at all to the person who lost?

Could a Christian also ever be involved in the gambling business? Although some people move on, for others it destroys lives and they wished they never gambled. or is gambling seen as a legitimate business just like farmers?

In general, it's not the easiest question to answer, because you can look at the situation from different sides. And with time, the gambling sphere changes and evolves, so that now you can play without using real money. I always keep an eye on the latest casino offers and promotions because I’m curious about how these platforms work. Some casinos, especially online ones, are licensed and regulated, offering various bonuses, free spins, and games in a controlled environment. While exploring these sites, I found a trusted source where I found info about casinos where you can try free spins without depositing money, a low-risk way to experience online gambling. You can check out more about these no-deposit bonuses. I think that may be a good idea for people who wants to play with no risk.

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I don’t think the issue is the $2 itself. Many people try a small bet occasionally and walk away without any problems. The real concern is when gambling becomes a habit, starts pulling someone in, or turns into something they rely on for excitement or hope.
I don't gamble, well, I tried a few times, but it's not really for me. I don't have anything against people who play casino games, but as long as it doesn't cause problems.

"Christian nationalism is not the problem.
It is, I contend, a reminder of what many
of us seem to have forgotten. A reminder,
that Christianity built this country."

SOURCE

Rugrats greatest episode reruns today.

TSGRE

Happy Thanksgiving to you, too! God bless!

essentialsaltes said:

Charged with what? Being an American citizen and saying so?

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No for obstructionism. That was the claim as to why he was picked up.

They should charge him and then have to prove it in court.

johansen said:

i don't understand why it took 2 years to figure this deception out.

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I credit the Telegraph for even bringing this to light. Else the memo would have languished within the BBC like an open secret no one wants to talk about.

I heard somewhere when I was just listening to Youtube that one Youtuber said this happened when you let the narrative set the truth not the truth setting the narrative. Paraphrasing as I can't recall who said it and how exactly it was said. But his point was poignant and salient.

I can emphathise with their predicament, having a moderate to severe hearing loss myself. But I don't have to listen to confessions.

The device he hangs around his neck is probably similar to something I used to have called a "Streamer". It was a blue tooth device which transmitted signals to the hearing aid, and picked up sound better than the hearing aid itself. It may also connect directly to mobile phones although a lot of hearing aids these days can connect via blue tooth to Apple i-phones.

The "hearing aid" in my right ear is a blue tooth device as well - it picks up sound and sends the signals to the hearing aid in my left hear as my right ear is effectively deaf.

I can symphathise. They can hardly ask penitents to shout, or their confessions would be all over the church!

I must admit, the ability to create images on the fly is really handy.

What is Ferrock?

eclipsenow said:

You're smothering the question with other theology. Good points - as far as I can tell.

But not answering the main question I ask futurists.

Are you a futurist still? Maybe I'm speaking at cross purposes.

How has the majority of this book been relevant to the church if it's mainly about the last generation that will ever live?

John's friends in Asia Minor were being fed to lions, and futurists would pretend he says "You think that's bad - wait till you see what's coming in 2000 years!"

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Ok eclipsenow,

So if John`s friends in Asia Minor were being fed to the lions (I agree) then most of what is written in Rev. 2 & 3 does not apply to them. And then also it does not all apply to us unless you see the remnants of those church`s conditions around today.

I see Rev. 4 as future and thus the judgments of the Lord future as to judging the world system - Politically, Economically and Religiously.

And I don`t know about `smothering` but revealing what the Lord is doing. That is the great encouragement for ALL centuries of believers - past, present and future.