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wing2000 · 2025-11-24T16:04:47-0600

...neither the White House or Department of War have yet to brief Congressional committees regarding the military build up in Venezuela.

Nor, afaik, Republican committee chairs have not called for any hearings.

rambot · 2025-11-24T16:02:02-0600

Oompa Loompa said:
Considering 98 democrats could not condemn the horrors of socialism, socialism is now proven to be democrat mainstream.

H.Con.Res. 58: Denouncing the horrors of socialism. -- House Vote #305 -- Nov. 21, 2025

House Vote #305 in 2025, in the United States Congress.

www.govtrack.us

The number of children living in poverty in the US is 17%
Notice how many of the lowest rates belong to democratic socialist countries:

Oh look! Almost 5 times as many children in poverty in capitalist utopia cahntry.

Always in His Presence · 2025-11-24T15:58:38-0600

Judge dismisses James Comey and Letitia James cases, finding prosecutor's appointment invalid

Washington — A federal judge on Monday ordered the criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James to be dismissed on the grounds that Lindsey Halligan, the interim U.S. attorney who secured their indictments, was unlawfully appointed to the role.

The rulings from U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie are a significant victory for Comey and James, who both argued their prosecutions are retaliatory and motivated by President Trump's efforts to punish his political foes.

"I conclude that all actions flowing from Ms. Halligan's defective appointment, including securing and signing Mr. Comey's indictment, constitute unlawful exercises of executive power and must be set aside," Currie wrote in her opinion in the Comey case, a line that she repeated in her ruling in the James case.

Currie ordered the indictments to be dismissed without prejudice, which would allow prosecutors to seek charges again. She suggested that prosecutors could not seek a new indictment in Comey's case since the statute of limitations for the offenses expired at the end of September.

Don't cheer too quickly -

essentialsaltes · 2025-11-24T15:58:30-0600

jonojim1337 said:
Eventually you won’t see the object at all because we don’t have infinite resolution in our optics

Changing your altitude doesn't affect the resolution of your optics.

stevevw · 2025-11-24T15:58:08-0600

I am interested in what exactly has caused the courts to think that the Calvery church is a cult. Because this could mean that any religion or denomination could be classed as a cult.

Determining something a cult is really a subjective determination. Unless there is some obvious harm then this is really a matter of opinion and belief itself. One belief determining another belief.

Its interesting that they mention that its because the biblical teachings violates the First Amendment. Is this the standard biblical teachings which all Christian denominations follow. If so this could set a precedent banning the bible as a belief.

I think this is a continuation and expansion of the growing dislike and attacks on Christian beliefs.

I have heard similar narratives about Christians who profess their beliefs. Progressives thinking the simple belief of traditional marriage and family, or pro life, opposing practicing LGB and Trans ideology is hateful and something that needs to be stopped.

There is clearly a divide and conflict growing between the world and Christian belief where Christianity and the bible are being made out as cultish, hateful, delusional, a cause of trouble and conflict and being seen as a threat to modern day norms.

FaithT · 2025-11-24T15:57:41-0600

ChubbyCherub said:
I understand that but don't people think odd things of every subject imaginable?

I just don't understand why this is such a hot topic?

Probably because anyone with a working brain knows better.

prodromos · 2025-11-24T15:57:38-0600

Warden_of_the_Storm said:
The Balmoral pyramids were built in the 1800s, that's a proven and evidenced fact, and you're a fool of the highest order and it's only because of the rules of this website that stops me REALLY expressing with the vitriol you deserve how I really think of you and your claims.

I am personally in awe of the calm and patience you have exercised in the face of such monumental stupidity. I thought @Apple Sky was bad, but she is a total lightweight in comparison to our new friend.

rambot · 2025-11-24T15:57:20-0600

ThatRobGuy said:
There's an aspect of Islam that separates it from the other Abrahamic religions... and it's one that people rarely talk about (amid the bickering of "whose book technically has the most violent verse in it", "who did the most recent thing that could be construed as terrorism", etc...)

And that is, Islam (via the texts) also act as a political prescription.

While the other 2 certainly have verses that could potentially influence how a person may vote, that's different from being the aforementioned political prescription.

Early Islamic texts (Quran and Hadith) contain structures and policy guidelines on inheritance, contract enforcement, taxation, warfare, judicial procedure, wealth distribution, and governance.

Sorry. I'm fairly certain much of this is laid out for Judaism as well.

rambot · 2025-11-24T15:56:13-0600

rjs330 said:
It is perversion and they are not harmless. They are trying to queer kids.

Queer is a verb now?

I bet those decades of silly gay people feel ridiculous with all the popular literature and movies they've watched with heterosexuals making out.

All that time we've been brainwashing them straight and it worked so well, they didn't evne notice!
or change.

Because it doesn't work that way....
or the other way.

jonojim1337 · 2025-11-24T15:55:54-0600

prodromos said:
Perfect self description. I don't think you have posted a single true thing in this thread.

essentialsaltes · 2025-11-24T15:55:54-0600

Trump expected to propose Obamacare subsidy extension, report says

Two more years to find a replacement!

FaithT · 2025-11-24T15:55:10-0600

Apple Sky said:
When I say 'round' I mean a flat round circle.

Yeah well, the earth isn’t a flat round circle. I can’t even believe I’m discussing such silliness with you.

rambot · 2025-11-24T15:55:01-0600

2PhiloVoid said:
Baloney. Compassion as Jesus and His Apostles would have modeled it already entailed empathy as one nuanced aspect of its expression.

I'm really not sure what the exact verbiage is in latin (nor translations of their English equivalents) so I'm not going to be so bold as to assume what you do here.
But okay....

2PhiloVoid said:
Yes, I know, on a secular level, empathy and compassion are considered as two distinct although related concepts.

"BARELY distinct" but yes, I agree.

2PhiloVoid said:
But for Christians, we are to go beyond that. Understanding others should be found within the social praxis that an outcome of having already applied compassion would achieve.

I'm sorry. I'm not sure I understand what you're advocating for here and how it's different than empathy.

2PhiloVoid said:
However, stopping short with mere empathy is a cheap rip-off

or compassion

2PhiloVoid said:
of what should be the FULLER application of Christian grace, mercy, and love, and done without at the same time pandering to Secularized, un-Christian demands to approve of all that some extreme ideologues and demagogues insist as a social outcome.

I don't think anyone anywhere is advocating for people to ONLY show "empathy" so I'm not sure what you're arguing here.

I haven't yet figured out how "approve" became a part of the definition of "being empathetic" for certain Christians.

I'm a teacher in Alberta. 3 weeks ago, our government used the Notwithstanding Clause against us to force us back to work while stripping teachers' of our rights aligned in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Last week, tha same government used the SAME clause to restrict the rights of trans people in our province.

Whether I approve of transgenderism or not, I understand the feeling of having our rights taken away and I can have an empathetic resposne to them.

I've also been judged harshly based on my body so I can have that kind of empathy with trans people. I CANNOT be empathetic to the feeling of wanting to be a different gender, but I can be empathetic to other feelings to which I am familiar.

The Liturgist · 2025-11-24T15:54:26-0600

Andrewn said:
I’ve long since set aside the idea that this icon represents the Holy Trinity.

The icon was specifically intended by St. Andrei to represent the Trinity in a symbolic manner.

So essentially what you’re doing is saying you’re setting aside the iconographer’s own intentions as well as those of the Orthodox Church in favor of a hyper-literal interpretation.

Which would be fine if we were talking about an Anglican icon or a passage of Scripture, but since this is an Eastern Orthodox icon, frankly, disagreeing with the Eastern Orthodox Church about its interpretation is absurd. It would be akin to if I were to argue against prevalent Anglican interpretation of an aspect of the Anglican faith that is specifically Anglican, without the mitigating factor that I used to be Anglican as a member of the Episcopal Church, before I joined the Orthodox church just under 12 years ago.

prodromos · 2025-11-24T15:53:59-0600

Warden_of_the_Storm said:
Are you talking to yourself?

It's the only thing that makes any logical sense.

jonojim1337 · 2025-11-24T15:53:40-0600

essentialsaltes said:
If a piece of a ship is high above the water (so that ripples or waves don't come into it) and the water is planar, then that piece of ship should be visible to any eye that is also above the level of the plane.

But we know that the altitude of one's eye affects what one can and cannot see, because the curvature of the earth interposes itself.

Because of perspective, objects will rise of they are below the horizon and drop if they are above, and become smaller, so that eventually even a big boat will be covered by a small wave that’s a mile or two in front of it. Eventually you won’t see the object at all because we don’t have infinite resolution in our optics and simply can’t take in all the light.

I think the Debunk coin table video proved this well. Before he zooms in there is no gap between the coin and the table.

prodromos · 2025-11-24T15:52:46-0600

jonojim1337 said:
Everything you say is wrong.

Perfect self description. I don't think you have posted a single true thing in this thread.

essentialsaltes · 2025-11-24T15:52:24-0600

essentialsaltes said:
USAF B-52 Bombers, Navy Fighters Fly Near Venezuela

FAA warns all pilots of risks of flying over Venezuela over ‘worsening security situation’

Several airlines (but not all) have cancelled all flights to Venezuela.

And now the Department of War on Christmas....

Christmas cancelled for US troops surrounding Venezuela

US troops in the Caribbean have reportedly been told they may not be able to go home for Thanksgiving and Christmas as the White House ramps up its pressure campaign against Venezuela.

Southcom, the US combat command responsible for South and Central America, is restricting leave over the festive period in preparation for land strikes in the region, according to CNN.

So much for Hanukkah in Santa Monica!

rjs330 · 2025-11-24T15:51:47-0600

Larniavc said:
More projection.

Lol, Im not involved in any of those things. They are. Its perverted.

Hentenza · 2025-11-24T15:51:09-0600

SabbathBlessings said:
In Exodus God told us when His Sabbath started at Creation in Genesis, I didn't jump anywhere the Bible explained Itself, in this case God verbatim.

I am not going to debate you further there is no point. All will get sorted out in God's time.

So you are not going to actually address my post. :doh:

rjs330 · 2025-11-24T15:51:01-0600

Larniavc said:
It’s not perversion. You are projecting your irrational fears onto harmless drag queens.

It is perversion and they are not harmless. They are trying to queer kids.

rjs330 · 2025-11-24T15:50:17-0600

Larniavc said:
Nonsense. It’s no more harmless than a pantomime dame.

Nonsense its a perversion. They are acting out sexual fantasies and are trying to get kids involved in their perversion.

rjs330 · 2025-11-24T15:49:00-0600

Larniavc said:
It’s not a choice what gender you are attracted to. A straight guy isn’t attracted to guys. That’s the whole point of being straight.

If you can’t be encouraged to be gay if you are straight.

Nope, there is information out there that says that kids can turn to homosexuality after abuse.

rjs330 · 2025-11-24T15:47:21-0600

Larniavc said:
Often?

At least at a rate of 35%. Which is quite often. Thats a minimum because a lot of abusers are never caught and not all of them would admit to being abused.

There are also connections between homosexuality and sex abuse as well. There are all kinds of problems that kids face including things that they do afterward that are a result of the sin perpetuated upon them. So Jesus did speak out against harming children and doing things that would cause them to stumble in the future. If you can't accept that then I have nothing further to say about it.

johnnypapa · 2025-11-24T15:46:45-0600

Seems a little different from what another Pope said not too long ago...

“The risen Lord instructed his apostles, and through them his disciples in all ages, to take his word to the ends of the earth and to make disciples of all people,” retired Pope Benedict wrote. “‘But does that still apply?’ many inside and outside the church ask themselves today. ‘Is mission still something for today? Would it not be more appropriate to meet in dialogue among religions and serve together the cause of world peace?’ The counter-question is: ‘Can dialogue substitute for mission?’

“In fact, many today think religions should respect each other and, in their dialogue, become a common force for peace. According to this way of thinking, it is usually taken for granted that different religions are variants of one and the same reality,” the retired pope wrote. “The question of truth, that which originally motivated Christians more than any other, is here put inside parentheses. It is assumed that the authentic truth about God is in the last analysis unreachable and that at best one can represent the ineffable with a variety of symbols. This renunciation of truth seems realistic and useful for peace among religions in the world.

“It is nevertheless lethal to faith...

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI: Dialogue cannot substitute for mission

www.catholicworldreport.com

I wonder what 'outdated' theological disputes he is talking about?

“Truly, what unites us is much greater than what divides us!”

Hear that a lot these days and I immediately think, huh? One True Church, One True Faith, The Sacraments, The Eucharist is the Source and Summit of the Chritian Faith...

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Christmas cancelled for US troops surrounding Venezuela