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RileyG · 2025-10-21T13:43:24-0500

Keep boys off of girls sports. This is just getting beyond ridiculous. Ugh

timewerx · 2025-10-21T13:43:09-0500

I'll eventually build a prototype sometime when I finally could but I don't see it happening in the next few years.

If it fails, it wouldn't be the first time someone attempting to invent something failed in the first few attempts. Thomas Edison went through 1000 failed attempts isn't?

I won't go that far though. I'll probably give up after a few failed attempts unless the failures were trivial like some parts getting stuck or breaking. Most the principles involved are well established in mechanical engineering and failures concerning operational principles shouldn't be too hard to investigate that after few failed attempts, it would be very clear.

For the moment, it's clear beyond doubt it's not violating the most important 1st law of energy.

This is what air molecules may resemble at ambient temperatures and my engine concept theoretically extracts work from them collectively. At room temperature, the average speed of air molecules is approximately 1,100 mph which is really high in terms of energy density, like trying to run a wind turbine with 1,100 mph wind! What I'm trying to do seem ridiculous but what's more ridiculous is for more than a century nobody tried to exploit that enormous energy density contained in room temperature gas. Extract work from these and you're simply ending up with very cold gas and energy is conserved.

Hentenza · 2025-10-21T13:41:01-0500

GoldenBoy89 said:
Or maybe you’re just confused.

Don Lemon was let go over two years ago. It couldn’t have been related to comments he made recently about the current ICE raids.

He said something stupid a couple of years ago and continue to say stupid stuff now.

GoldenBoy89 said:
Well you’re still wrong. We can just look at his actual words quoted and see there is no incitement to violence. Go and quote the part you think is relevant to your interpretation.

The journalist and former CNN anchor had suggested on podcast The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali that "Black people, brown people of all stripes" should "legally" get a gun in case their homes were visited. He also added he was "not condoning or promoting violence."

Don Lemon telling people to arm themselves against ICE sparks MAGA fury

The ex-CNN anchor was speaking on podcast The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali when he made the comments.

www.newsweek.com

What did you think the guns are for? And he saying that he is not condoning violence is rubbish. He wants people to take out guns at ICE and shoot ICE agents. Again us a really bad idea to take out a gun in law enforcement. This will cost lives but I guess you condone that kind of thing.

GoldenBoy89 said:
Fortunately that’s not anything Don Lemon said to do. You can try reading his words again.

Right. You would just let the government have its way with you. We still have a right to self defense even against government agents.

I would submit and then sue the hell out of them. If George Floyd would have done that he would still be alive today.

GoldenBoy89 said:
Sorry that bothers you.

What bothers me is the call for violence by your leftist side that is not protected under the constitution. No where is the second amendment does it give anyone the right to draw guns against law enforcement. Your side disobedience nonsense cost people’s lives.

Holy Universe · 2025-10-21T13:39:32-0500

What happens when you change the word order?

Does not the object of that sentence then change from the blood "faith in the blood" to something else.

That is translation philosophy, not the Greek's fault. The KJV kept it perhaps because they did not want to alter the object of faith in that sentence. "Faith in the blood" was part of preface of the KJV - it wasn't side issue - but seems to be one of the key scriptures of the bible!

I wouldn't mess with that in my opinion so casually.

NewLifeInChristJesus · 2025-10-21T13:35:46-0500

Sorry buddy, 3 pages is just too big of an ask.

Dale · 2025-10-21T13:35:20-0500

Larniavc said:
Really?

Trump says anti-bribery laws are crippling U.S. businesses, so he's changing the rules

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/26/nx-s1-5418475/trump-says-anti-bribery-laws-are-crippling-u-s-businesses-so-hes-changing-the-rules

Thanks. I had not seen that story. Years ago, there was a story in the news that someone at the IRS had given out an advisory saying that bribes are tax deductible. I guess that means that if you have to pay a bribe to get something done, then it is a cost of doing business.

I stand by my belief that taking a bribe does not qualify as an official act, so whoever does it should face the full consequences of the law.

Clare73 · 2025-10-21T13:34:29-0500

Holy Universe said:
I’m trying to convince a brother in christ “Faith in the blood” is a real thing in the Bible. It’s not found in his translation esv but only in the kjv.
He said I’m not qualified to interpret these and he doesn't trust the chat gtp answer so I'm looking for someone who knows greek who can chime in here and small possibility of being willing to standby your response in case he wants to chime in - no pressure though.

"Faith in his blood" simply means believing and trusting in Jesus' atoning work for the forgiveness of his sin.

JimR-OCDS · 2025-10-21T13:33:05-0500

chevyontheriver said:
If a Muslim needs a ‘place to pray’ they can being their own prayer mat and set it up in a study cubicle. Nobody needs a dedicated space for that. Dedicating a space for that will be seen as a capitulation done out of weakness, and not out of generosity.

Not up to me, but Vatican officials.

As I posted, the Vatican is a city state and consists of more than just St Peter's Basilica.

SimplyMe · 2025-10-21T13:25:42-0500

camille70 said:
Related to the J6 pardons, I didn't want to make a new thread and the main one is locked.

At this point, I don't think most of the pardons will matter. More than a few seem to want to find their way back to prison.

Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to murder Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week

A pardoned Capitol rioter was arrested last weekend for allegedly threatening to kill the top House Democrat.

www.cbsnews.com

Pardoned Capitol rioter charged with threatening to murder Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event this week

I suspect they think that Trump will pardon them again, since they are just trying to "help" get rid of the "traitors." Unfortunately, he is charged under New York State law, meaning if he can't get it moved to Federal Court, he has no chance of a pardon.

iluvatar5150 · 2025-10-21T13:25:05-0500

Servus said:
The assessment that liberals are intellectual scientific artists, and conservatives are deplorable troglodytes, is just as bad as any other supremacist claim.

I guess it's a good thing that that wasn't the assessment levied then, eh?

Servus said:
And yet the left clearly issues a plethora of partisan propaganda and sensationalism.

Nobody said they didn't. The difference isn't that one side engages in sensationalism and the other one doesn't. The difference is that one side engages in little else.

Dan Perez · 2025-10-21T13:24:23-0500

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Who rejected be SAVED by. the GRACE ( ROM 10:9 and 10. ) and Paul says as he wrote ROMANS and says MERCY on those

THAT have REJECTED Gods Grace as Israel rejected CHRIST in ACTS 28:25-28. and all can. see what happened to. ISRAEL ??

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A New Dawn · 2025-10-21T13:20:31-0500

FutureAndAHope said:
From the initial post:

Note: blindness in this post is not referring to Spiritual Ignorance, but rather a deep blindness that prevents salvation from occurring. We are all born with Spiritual Ignorance, blindness in this post refers to that which prevents salvation.

When Jesus comes sight comes, He shows us who God is.

John 9:41 Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, 'We see.' Therefore your sin remains.

Joh 15:22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.

Man is not blind to God; God gives us that sight, man is just overpowered by sin:

Rom 1:18-19 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.

When we accept Christ He gives us power over that sin, by both forgiving it (if we sin), and strengthening us by the Holy Spirit (to not sin).

I spoke about the difference between spiritual ignorance (which is what we see in the Garden of Eden) and spiritual blindness which we see in the whole of human history after Adam ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

One can only be ignorant of sin if we don’t know what sin is, which could have only happened prior to eating of the tree of knowledge. Once we know what sin is, we can no longer be ignorant. We are blind.

Say it aint so · 2025-10-21T13:17:29-0500

RocksInMyHead said:
Certainly an interesting exchange.

Odds on seeing an indictment for Bower come down?

Oh I am sure DOJ is looking at her past with a fine tooth comb.

Unqualified · 2025-10-21T13:10:19-0500

Please help and heal this dad lord I pray for comfort help and healing for whatever might happen. For stage 4 or no you are the healer and nothing can stand before your holiness. In the Name of Jesus.

FAITH-IN-HIM · 2025-10-21T13:09:26-0500

DaisyDay said:
The reason many European nations refuse to extradite US citizens back to the US is because we, the US, execute our own citizens. How is this such an outrage when we do it ourselves?

Do you believe Hamas implementing capital punishment to its citizens without trial is equivalent to the US judicial process, where a unanimous verdict from twelve jurors is required for capital punishment?

Clare73 · 2025-10-21T13:08:30-0500

Oompa Loompa said:
I agree. I understand that many have come to believe that Job is historical and there are many reasons for it. But there is no doubt that it is almost a replica of the Babylonian Theodicy. Many regard it as the oldest book in the Bible. But I have come to believe that it is a story written much later. Presumably during Israel's exile. Combine that with the underlying theme of suffering, and how it was written in poem, it seems clear that it was very encouraging to so many Israelites who suffered under Babylonian rule. I also believe that regarding the book as historical raises more questions that are difficult to answer.

For example, if God is so Holy that sin has created a separation that only a perfect sacrifice can fill, how then is Satan able to meet with God and have a conversation? Much less how the conversation involve a wager that results in seemingly needless suffering of one considered to be righteous? I do understand that many scholars have regarded "the satan" as an opponent, but not The Opponent (Lucifer), but there are still looming questions that cannot reconcile such a wager with the omnibenevolence of God.

I'm thinkin' that God has declared a controversy with Satan in which
1) God's goodness, love, mercy, etc. will be glorified in the glory of his Son through the church (Eph 3:8-11), and
2) his justice, righteousness, holiness, etc. will be glorified by overcoming Satan in such a way that he will no longer contest (Job 1:9-11, Zec 3:1-2, Rev 12:10), but will be obliged to agree that God is just and right (Ro 3:4, Php 2:10-11).

God is Judge and, therefore, he will not only execute justice, but he will oblige all to agree with it (Php 2:10-11),
for he will be cleared and vindicated (of any charges of injustice) when he judges (Ro 3:4).

Christsfreeservant · 2025-10-21T13:05:07-0500

I Delight to Do Your Will

“I delight to do Your will, O my God;

Your Law is within my heart.” (Psalm 40:8 NASB1995)

This seems to be the day for personal reflection and for application of biblical truth to my own personal life. Where to begin?

On 9/17/2025 at 12:30 a.m. I began to experience very sharp chest pains in the area where my heart is located. I also felt chest pressure, difficulty in breathing, cough, a sharp pain underneath my left arm, and pressure in my ears. In my left lung, which is attached to the heart, is a 3 cm tumor which has been there since 2014 but which has now nearly doubled in size. It is believed that this tumor is what is impacting my heart and my breathing, and I have now been diagnosed with heart failure and with COPD, stage 3.

I have been going through a series of medical tests, and the last one is now scheduled for this Saturday at 9:00 a.m. EST. And this one will be looking to see if I have any cancer in my body, which will then determine what to do with the tumor in my lung which is impacting my heart and my breathing. But throughout this whole process, which has been ongoing for 35 days now, my prayer has been, “Yet not my will, but Thine be done.” I want the will of God to be done in my life and in my body above all else I might desire.

I Have Not Concealed Your Truth

Now, with regard to who I am and to who God has called me to be, the Psalmist David’s words here reflect that:

“I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation;

Behold, I will not restrain my lips,

O Lord, You know.

I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;

I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;

I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation.” (Psalm 40:9-10 NASB1995)

I am nearly 76 years old. I began teaching the Scriptures at age 16, first to children, then to youth, then to women in women’s bible studies, either in institutional church settings or in my home or in other people’s homes. Then to college age adults in a ministry my husband and I had together out of our home for 7.5 years (1999 to 2006). I was in a supportive role with my husband in lead position. But not all of this was back to back. I was not teaching all the time, but I was in Christian ministry most of the time.

In 2004 the Lord called me to this present ministry, to write down what he is teaching me each day from my times spent with him in his word, and then to post these writings on the internet. And I have been faithful to the Lord in doing that these past 21 years. I have proclaimed the truth of the gospel of Christ to the people of the world, via the internet. And I have taught, by the grace of God, the critical nature that by faith in Jesus we must die to sin and now obey our Lord’s commands, in practice. For if sin is our practice, and not obedience to God’s commands, we will not inherit eternal life with God.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

Your Lovingkindness and Your Truth

“You, O Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.” (Psalm 40:11 NASB1995)

When I got word this morning that I was scheduled to have this last medical test this coming Saturday morning, while I was in the process of responding to that notification, the Lord put this song in my head:

His Tender Mercies

An Original Work / January 26, 2014
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Fear not! I’m with you.
Be not dismayed!
God watches o’er you.
Trust Him today.
He’ll lead and guide you;
Give you His aid.
He’ll love and keep you
With Him always.

Walk in His footsteps.
He’ll lead the way.
Trust in His love;
Believe that He cares.
He will not leave you.
Faithful He’ll be.
His tender mercies
Now you will see.

Fellowship with Him
Throughout the day.
Tell Him your heartaches.
He’ll heal always.
Rest in His comfort.
He is your friend.
Your faith He’ll strengthen,
True to the end.

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This brought much comfort and encouragement to my heart, that regardless of the outcome of the test, that my Lord is with me. He’s got this! His tender mercies I will now see. His will is going to be accomplished. He’ll love and keep me with him always. He will not leave me. Faithful He’ll be. So I am at peace that this is the will of God for my life, at this time, that he has been with me every step of the way, and that the outcome of it all is in his hands. I rest in his comfort that my faith He’ll strengthen, true to the end. Amen!

True To The End
An Original Work / October 21, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

GoldenBoy89 · 2025-10-21T13:04:04-0500

eleos1954 said:
Recognition: The U.S. recognized Qatar two days after the country declared independence from Great Britain on September 3, 1971.

Diplomatic relations: Formal diplomatic relations were established on March 19, 1972.

U.S. Embassy: The American Embassy in Doha opened the following year, with the first resident U.S. Ambassador presenting credentials in August 1974.

Qatar hosts the U.S. Central Command Forward Headquarters and the Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base. The two nations have signed several defense cooperation agreements and have a robust military sales partnership.

Economic partnership:
The U.S. and Qatar have significant economic ties, with Qatar being a major investor in the U.S. energy sector. Qatar is one of the U.S.'s largest trading partners in the Middle East, with trade including aircraft, machinery, and liquefied natural gas.

Strategic cooperation:
The relationship was elevated in 2022 when Qatar was designated a Major Non-NATO Ally, a status that symbolizes a strong partnership in areas like regional peace and security.

The point is .... that the relationship with Qatar was established and maintained from long ago.

How many US presidents have accepted lavish gifts from the Qataris in all that time?

Is Trump the only one?

GoldenBoy89 · 2025-10-21T13:02:27-0500

Hentenza said:
You live under a rock then.

Or maybe you’re just confused.

Don Lemon was let go over two years ago. It couldn’t have been related to comments he made recently about the current ICE raids.

Hentenza said:
Yeah. Forgot to factor in the rabid far left interpretation.

Well you’re still wrong. We can just look at his actual words quoted and see there is no incitement to violence. Go and quote the part you think is relevant to your interpretation.

Hentenza said:
Nope. Drawing guns on armed police is a really bad idea but the far left likes martyrs so they can loot and get new tvs.

Fortunately that’s not anything Don Lemon said to do. You can try reading his words again.

Hentenza said:
Not me. I’m not drawing a firearm on police. I’m good.

Right. You would just let the government have its way with you. We still have a right to self defense even against government agents.

Sorry that bothers you.

Always in His Presence · 2025-10-21T12:58:32-0500

Know who you are supporting:

The original 1988 Hamas Charter includes deeply antisemitic language, referencing conspiracy theories and calling for the destruction of Israel. It states that “Israel will rise and will remain erect until Islam eliminates it” and refers to Jews in hostile, conspiratorial terms.
• The charter also promotes jihad as a religious duty and glorifies martyrdom, stating: “Jihad is its path and death for the sake of Allah is the loftiest of its wishes”.

Fathi Hammad, a senior Hamas official, said in a 2019 speech:
“Oh, you Jews, the curse of Allah upon you, you who have angered Allah. The day of your slaughter and annihilation is near.”

From the Hamas 1988 charter:

“The Day of Judgment will not come until Muslims fight the Jews, killing the Jews.”

Hentenza · 2025-10-21T12:57:20-0500

Gregory Thompson said:
If the president disregards the laws of the country to do whatever he wants, what's the problem when everyone else does too?

Not a fan of Trump but your argument here does not make sense in light of the court allowing Trump to deploy the NG to Oregon. If the court would have decided against Trump and he deployed the NG anyway then I could see how your argument has merit. Trump’s move is legal.

Say it aint so · 2025-10-21T12:55:58-0500

iluvatar5150 said:
That's because libs are more likely to read, while conservatives are more likely to watch tv. On top of that, conservatives are more likely to listen to hyperpartisan garbage. I like this chart because it shows the distribution of news and opinion outlets along a spectrum of straight reporting-partisan hyperbole. You can see that the left side is skewed way more towards straight reporting and fact-dense analysis at the top, whereas the right side is almost devoid of that, being clustered around opinion and what is essentially propaganda. Anything that deals in straight reporting is naturally going to have a larger audience among the left/center.

The Economist has a paywall. The Economist covers international news as well. And I am willing to bet dollars to donuts those on the left are more apt to consume international news and investigative journalism where paywalls is a means of sustenance; than they are on the right. I am sure there are studies or polls that bear this out. I am willing to bet dollars to donuts those living in red states are the least likely to own a passport. Yes, those who are quick to claim the US is the best country in the world has never left its shores. I kind of recall a Pew poll where the top two places the right gets their news is from FOXnews, yes that outlet who knowingly and willingly lies to you, followed second by....,wait for it....The Joe Rogan Podcast. I am atheist, but if there is a God. God help America.

Vambram · 2025-10-21T12:55:03-0500

eleos1954 said:
Recognition: The U.S. recognized Qatar two days after the country declared independence from Great Britain on September 3, 1971.

Diplomatic relations: Formal diplomatic relations were established on March 19, 1972.

U.S. Embassy: The American Embassy in Doha opened the following year, with the first resident U.S. Ambassador presenting credentials in August 1974.

Qatar hosts the U.S. Central Command Forward Headquarters and the Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base. The two nations have signed several defense cooperation agreements and have a robust military sales partnership.

Economic partnership:
The U.S. and Qatar have significant economic ties, with Qatar being a major investor in the U.S. energy sector. Qatar is one of the U.S.'s largest trading partners in the Middle East, with trade including aircraft, machinery, and liquefied natural gas.

Strategic cooperation:
The relationship was elevated in 2022 when Qatar was designated a Major Non-NATO Ally, a status that symbolizes a strong partnership in areas like regional peace and security.

The point is .... that the relationship with Qatar was established and maintained from long ago.

Despite what many liberals believe, you are correct.

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