Always in His Presence said:

Wanna bet?

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Then what’s stopping the House?

Oh, right. Mike Johnson.

Strong in Him said:

"the prophetic word" was not written to prophesy to US about OUR future.

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So- just for long dead people, then? That makes about a quarter of our Bibles useless to us now.
I can see where you are coming from; for all the people over the last nearly 2000 years, the Prophesies about the end times, were practically useless.
But the world has changed exponentially over the last 100 years or so. The fact that I can hold a discussion with you, thousands of miles away, demonstrates this. There are many indications that some kind of dramatic change is close. It will be just as the Prophets have informed us - Why not? We believe in the Lord Jesus,, He said He would Return and He will. But much must happen before that glorious Day and if we don't know what God has planned , then we are just in the dark.

mindlight said:

No there is not freedom of worship, there are "no prayer" zones and any quoting of scripture that questions women bishops, abortion, and gay marriage falls under hate speech. Go to a Muslim area to share the gospel and you will be lynched by a mob or arrested by the police for disturbing the peace.

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Some of this sounds like drawing the difficult distinction between practicing one's own faith and harassing other people. If the "no prayer" zones are near women's health clinics, then maybe it's prayer, but maybe it's harassing women who've come to see the doctor. Similarly with sharing the gospel in Muslim areas -- you want to talk to them about your faith, and they want to be left alone, and the government has to figure out how to protect both of you.

But outside of situations like that: Are you saying that, say, the posts you've made here on CF opposing women bishops and abortion and gay marriage would be classified as hate speech and get you arrested if you returned to the UK? Is that really how UK law works?

mindlight said:

In practice GAFCON might be a way to keep some historic buildings as actual places of worship rather than places for a Sunday morning Wokefest

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I'm guessing that by "Sunday morning Wokefest", you mean a worship service conducted according to the Book of Common Prayer, or something similar like Common Worship, with hymns and Scripture readings, but also welcoming gay couples and female clergy and maybe talking about our responsibility to care for the poor. Is that what you mean? If so, I'll note that such a place is, in fact, an actual place of worship, albeit one with which you disagree theologically.


Some of the rest of your points, like the UK's relationship with other nations or its policy towards Gaza, are more political than theological. I think of those government choices as being separate from religious choices, though perhaps influenced by ethical beliefs. I'm sympathetic if you're trying to argue that there shouldn't be an established church. If you're trying to go the other way, and say that the church should be more fully connected to the government than it is, then that's different from my American preferences, but it's not up to me.

Are you currently attending an Anglican parish now? (I know there are a few of them on the Continent.) Is it GAFCON-affiliated, or affiliated with the Anglican Communion, or something else? Are you able to worship there and read Scripture and so forth?

RocksInMyHead said:

...(increase in size, changing from an East Wing addition to a full replacement of the East Wing), it seems unlikely that the plans have been fully vetted and approved.

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I don't know about the size, but the first announcement about this said they were going "to replace the current East Wing"

GoldenBoy89 said:

They aren’t voting at all.

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Wanna bet?

wing2000 said:

No, because the Speaker seated two newly elected members in April while the House was not in session. That is a fact.

"This April, two Representatives-elect from Florida were sworn in during pro forma sessions just 24 hours after they were elected.

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Do you even read your posts?

Pro forms sessions are used when the Congress is in recess.

They are not. Chuck Schumer closed it.

BelieveItOarKnot said:

the entirety of Revelation transpires in the Spiritual arena.

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A totally ridiculous idea,
Is the Seal of God upon the foreheads of His servants;, Rev 7:3b, or the 'mark of the beast', Rev 13:16; just spiritual?

The physical universe does not pass away until after the final Judgment; Revelation 20:11-15 - THEN Rev 21 and Eternity comes.

BPPLEE said:

President Barack Obama's renovations to the White House included functional updates and interior design projects, some privately funded
. The changes were coordinated with First Lady Michelle Obama and were guided by designer Michael S. Smith.
Key renovations during the Obama administration:

• Tennis/Basketball Court: In 2009, a tennis court on the South Lawn was resurfaced and adapted for both tennis and basketball. As an avid basketball fan, Obama frequently used the court with aides and guests.
• White House Kitchen Garden:First Lady Michelle Obama spearheaded the addition of the Kitchen Garden on the South Lawn to promote healthy eating.
• State Dining Room: A three-year refurbishment was completed in 2015. Updates included:
  • A custom-woven rug with maple leaf and wreath motifs.
  • Striped silk window treatments in peacock blue and ecru.
  • New mahogany chairs inspired by historical pieces.
• Oval Office: The Oval Office was redecorated with contemporary design elements, including a new rug featuring quotes from Martin Luther King Jr., Theodore Roosevelt, and other American figures.
• Art and Decor: The Obamas brought in a significant number of contemporary art pieces on loan from museums. The collection included works by artists such as Glenn Ligon, Sean Scully, and Jasper Johns.
• Budget-Conscious Approach:The Obamas opted not to use the $100,000 in taxpayer money typically allocated for redecorating and instead used their own funds. They also borrowed art from museums and refurbished existing pieces to control costs.
• Source; Google

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Suggest a more apt comparison would be the renovations made by Harry Truman.

"The White House had fallen into disrepair as engineers deemed the entire second floor unsafe and the interior load-bearing walls structurally unsound. Truman and his family moved out of the White House while it was essentially gutted. The four-year, $5.7 million project (which would be about $69 million today) included a new concrete foundation, a new steel skeleton and two new subbasement levels."


I understand the addition of the "Truman Balcony" was controversial at the time it was added. However, I'm not aware of any President removing an entire section of the White House.

pgp_protector said:

A bit more than just a wall of the East Wing was demolished.
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Yeah, I just read a few minutes ago that they got the collonade, too. Last I knew, which was yesterday, they were going to leave that alone.

President Barack Obama's renovations to the White House included functional updates and interior design projects, some privately funded
. The changes were coordinated with First Lady Michelle Obama and were guided by designer Michael S. Smith.
Key renovations during the Obama administration:

• Tennis/Basketball Court: In 2009, a tennis court on the South Lawn was resurfaced and adapted for both tennis and basketball. As an avid basketball fan, Obama frequently used the court with aides and guests.
• White House Kitchen Garden:First Lady Michelle Obama spearheaded the addition of the Kitchen Garden on the South Lawn to promote healthy eating.
• State Dining Room: A three-year refurbishment was completed in 2015. Updates included:
  • A custom-woven rug with maple leaf and wreath motifs.
  • Striped silk window treatments in peacock blue and ecru.
  • New mahogany chairs inspired by historical pieces.
• Oval Office: The Oval Office was redecorated with contemporary design elements, including a new rug featuring quotes from Martin Luther King Jr., Theodore Roosevelt, and other American figures.
• Art and Decor: The Obamas brought in a significant number of contemporary art pieces on loan from museums. The collection included works by artists such as Glenn Ligon, Sean Scully, and Jasper Johns.
• Budget-Conscious Approach:The Obamas opted not to use the $100,000 in taxpayer money typically allocated for redecorating and instead used their own funds. They also borrowed art from museums and refurbished existing pieces to control costs.
• Source; Google

Tom Baker is still my favorite, with David Tennant my favorite from the new series. But I've enjoyed most of the various actors who've appeared as the Doctor over the years.

I think my favorite version of the Master is still Roger Delgado. He had an elegance that I liked.

Chesterton said:

Personally I don't think every convicted felon deserves to have the right to own taken away, only the violent who use weapons. If a guy is convicted for something like stealing a car, then pays his debt to society, I think he ought to retain the right to defend himself and/or his family.

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Along the same lines as felons being permitted to regain their franchise…yes, that sounds reasonable.

eclipsenow said:

As an Aussie looking on - I just shake my head in wonder.

First - he was meant to be talking to the head of NATO.

Second - he decides he would rather bring out plans for his ballroom. "No body's ever seen anything like it."
(I mean - can he learn another phrase?)

Third - is this even LEGAL? Isn't there history that should be preserved? Isn't this part of a National Trust or something?

Fourth - who is paying for it?
Because now the bill's gone up to $300 MILLION.
Great estimates Trump! Nice job!

For a gaudy, golden throne-room to his NPD. I mean - I guess it makes sense to retrofit the whole place after his own heart. He owns it. According to his latest Truth Social fantasies - he's the King who poos on his people!

And this is the ultimate metaphor for it.

Tearing down the rose garden, ancient trees, and now the East Wing itself - and remaking it in his own image.

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No presidents do change things in or with the White House all the time. They might put in a new family movie theater or a basketball court like I believe Obama did or they put a second floor on an existing structure or or or.

There's a small process but every administration leaves a mark I think. It's kinda cool.

I'm with you on feeling like the ballroom came from out of the blue but that's Trump, no one can keep up.

As an American it's a bigger project but there's a group of donors funding it so it's fine.

Foreign dignitaries might generally like it and I suppose it's a general positive. I don't personally care, I don't live or work there.

Desk trauma said:

No.

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Are they still searching? And if so, how long will they search? They said they’ll never give up but that can’t go on forever, can it?

comana said:

Also, why does a ballroom need to be nearly twice the size of the main structure? Not to mention the cost of an event fill to capacity.

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...because Trump wants seating for 1,000 of the one percenters....

Landon Caeli said:

You said you were concerned about "money laundering" in post #48 - as in illegally acquired money being used to build the ballroom, disguised as innocent, private donations.

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That's right. Look at the history of these private donations. It is extremely suspicious for them to be secret.

Landon Caeli said:

...Now you say verifying the legality of the donations is "simple oversight". What a joke.

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It is simple oversight. Not a joke at all.

Landon Caeli said:

It would be extremely difficult (not simple at all) to ask private donors on the origins of the funds they donated, just to check if they were legally earned or not. It seems way overboard. But that *is* the definition of money laundering, unless you meant something else.

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Why would it be difficult to know who the donors are and how much they contribute? What happened to "the most transparent administration in history" ?

MrMoe said:

Protester gets on the mic and shouts “These ICE agents gotta get shot and wiped out.”

No Kings is the Seinfeld of protests: A show about nothing

The No Kings rallies are pointless, like Seinfeld's show about nothing. Trump was elected by a landslide and has high approvals.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

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lol Trump was not elected by a landslide and has high approvals.

May God bless them both abundantly!

Lord have mercy!

FireDragon76 said:

The teaching assistant wasn't mocking Jesus, he was imitating Jesus.

Some basic spiritual literacy on the part of the Christian post seems lacking.

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I guess it depends on someone’s interpretation? And yes. I know it comes from John chapter 2.

Always in His Presence said:

We disagree -

Why? not because you say so - but because the Speaker has stated it very plainly. As soon as Schumer opens the government the swearing in will happen -

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No, because the Speaker seated two newly elected members in April while the House was not in session. That is a fact.

"This April, two Representatives-elect from Florida were sworn in during pro forma sessions just 24 hours after they were elected. Representative James Walkinshaw (D-VA) was also sworn in less than 24 hours after he won his special election."

Michie said:

One of the greatest horror movies of all time is based on true events. That thought should give everyone a moment's pause.

The Exorcist, both William Peter Blatty's 1971 novel and William Friedkin's 1973 movie, came a time in our history when people had stopped believing in the existence of the devil. A great time for the devil, a scary time for us.

Have you ever wondered how much is Hollywood and how much is real?


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The Real Story Behind The Exorcist Movie: The Exorcism of Roland Doe

Is The Exorcist truth or fiction? Check out the real story behind The Exorcist movie and William Blatty's book

www.thescottsmithblog.com

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Makes me wonder how many truly believe or think it’s all symbolic? Hmmm…,

I wonder how long the average building permit takes to process in a city like DC.

India

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mindlight said:

True Anglican in accord with the original articles of the church - yes. It is the same as what happened with the Evangelical label. We now have liberals calling themselves evangelicals when actually it is about sola scriptura and the liberals understandings of scripture are politically correct nonsense.

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Thanks for the response!