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.

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

Larniavc said:

Often?

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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.

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...


I wonder what 'outdated' theological disputes he is talking about?

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

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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...

Apple Sky said:

Why wouldn't it ?

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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.

Yarddog said:

Read post #48. That is where I asked about this. You cut in to that conversation without knowing what it was about.

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Your post didn't mention anything about anger or condemnation. Here is what the poster said.

The question is, what does it mean to "love your neighbors" in this case? Indulging them at the risk of their souls, or being honest with them in the hope of their salvation?

To which you responded.

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Which is closer?

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I Responded to that. It no point then or in future posts did we discuss am agreement with condemnation regarding anger or whatever you were trying to put into my mouth as agreeing with you. You should stop doing that.

SabbathBlessings said:

Says the guy who said when God told us verbatim when the Sabbath started at Creation Exo20:11 doesn't count because it was written in another chapter.

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lol That is not what I said. I said that no one observed the sabbath until it was given as part of the tablets of stone to Moses and, consequently, to Israel. See I’m quoting the words of God verbatim but then you have to invent some interpretation that claims otherwise but can not post a verse to defend your interpretation. You are yet to show the words of God verbatim where God gave the Mosaic law to the gentiles and where it states that the Sabbath was kept before Moses. You can’t because they are not there so how can you possibly have an interpretation that is not taught in scripture?

camille70 said:

James isn’t out of the woods yet. They can indict her again.

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It will depend on who they is. As I (dimly) understand it, Trump's temporary appointment has expired, and the matter of choosing someone to take the role Halligan doesn't have falls to a panel of judges, who may not pick someone Trump-y enough to sign off on nonsense like this.

Bradskii said:

Same looking out to sea. There might be no ships in sight at ground level, but send the drone up to 1,000 feet and it can see ships almost 40 miles away. How do you explain that?

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Why wouldn't it ?

Valletta said:

Sen. Mark Kelly faces Pentagon investigation for making video on refusing ‘unlawful orders’​

The Pentagon on Monday said that it was reviewing what it called “serious allegations of misconduct” against Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona for making a video with five other Democratic lawmakers that urged members of the military to refuse to follow illegal orders.
The Pentagon said Kelly, who is a retired U.S. Navy captain, might be recalled to active military duty and face a possible court-martial on the allegations.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/24/mark-kelly-pentagon-trump.html

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That could very well mean, "We looked because we had to, but decided we're not touching it."

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

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So when will the Republicans be selling the U.S. government stake in Intel that Trump directed? Seems weird to denounce socialism when all politicians seem to practice pieces of it when it suits them. I never hear of anyone criticizing the Kibbutz in Israel that contain elements of socialism. A better resolution would be to condemn poor human rights practices that most under socialism employ. Before embracing modern capitalism as God's way, it might be good to take a look at some of the church leaders statements before it really took hold.
Here is a statement by Martin Luther, he ..."denounced the merchant's motto, "I shall sell my ware as dear as I can," calling it a sin of greed that "opens the door and window for hell". He argued that prices should be "just" and reflect the costs of labor and materials, not simply what the market would bear, especially in cases of necessity." Laws against usury, and work on Sunday were also common. Perhaps the church has lost its salt when it comes to a "just" economic system.?

Yarddog said:

So, you are not going tell us what you have actually seen. I was a volunteer in local schools and I saw nothing.

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I just told you we've seen it. I suggest you do somw searches on this site. There are loads of links to this. Just cause you didn't see it in your school as a volunteer doeant mean its not happening anywhere. And this NEA OP is just a minor piece of evidence of it.

Repentance is total change and often the result of continual failures, each more condemning of our selfish nature than the previous until we hopefully start running pollution free

Landon Caeli said:

Probably from any of the Muslim majority countries from the link at the bottom, not including the 5 who are banned. Many may come to assist the Muslim Brotherhood’s 100 year plan to infiltrate the United States from within, by influencing educational and legal systems. In MB documents, it is referred to as: "The Muslim Brotherhood Project: Towards a Worldwide Strategy for Islamic Policy".

Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation - Wikipedia Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation - Wikipedia

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This has been a plan for longer than 100 years. I mean they've already infiltrated math with their Arabic numerals, the concept of zero and their al-gebra.

Millions of Americans Are Defaulting on Loans​

Credit card balances alone jumped $24 billion, reaching an all-time high, while the share of balances in serious delinquency—90 days past due—climbed to a nearly financial-crash level of 7.1 percent.

Credit Card debt has been on a pretty constant upward trajectory for 15 years.

SabbathBlessings said:

Quoting God and believing Him verbatim is not manipulating anything, but feel free to believe whatever you want. It has no bearing on me.

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But you are not quoting God verbatim and letting His words speak contextually. You are in fact interpreting the words of God to mean what you want them to say.

jonojim1337 said:

Sorry I don’t believe the lügenpresse.

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Belk said:

Yeah, that would be hard to defend as first amendment retaliation.


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They were clever enough to precisely say only what is exactly taught to troops in Law of Armed Conflict training. They've got advisory lawyers, too. A charge for what they actually said would look silly to a court-martial.

"We know what you did, but we can't prove you did it."

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But worse: The military justice system takes "command influence" extremely seriously. When I say "extreme," I mean to the point of near absurdity. "Command influence" means nobody in the chain of command can do or say anything, however slight, that might influence the administration of military justice. Nobody, including the president, and they are gosh-darned serious about that. Military discipline depends on it, and military discipline is the only reason the military justice system exists.

Remarks by Obama actually caused military judges to severely restrict possible sentences in two courts-martial that were ongoing at the time he made his remarks. Obama said persons under such accusations should be dishonorably discharged, and as a direct result the two judges ordered that they could not receive punitive discharges.

If Trump makes such statements, it would have the same effect in any subsequent courts-martial.

Warden_of_the_Storm said:

It's the middle of the Scottish Highlands and the Scottish weather is terrible at the best of times. Have you never heard of weathering?



Well, it was built in 1852, it's not really modern, but that's an entirely you problem.

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Sorry I don’t believe the lügenpresse.

Here he tries to debunk the coin experiment but I think he inadvertently proved it. You can se the coin melts into the table before he zooms in.

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wing2000 said:

Get back to us when a solder is court martialed for disobeying a legal order.

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Out of a million and a half troops, it will probably happen more than once, like Terry Lakin and Michael New, who were two that reached national news. We probably won't even hear about them from official channels, only if they go to social media themselves.

wing2000 said:

Hegseth is an idiot.

The Department of Defense has threatened to recall Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz), a retired Navy veteran, back to active duty to face a possible court-martial or administrative measures a week after he and five other lawmakers issued a video urging troops not to obey orders that violate the law or Constitution.

...but if he wants to double down in dumbness, have at it. Arizonans will repay MAGA next November.

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Yeah, that would be hard to defend as first amendment retaliation.


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I did an End Times bible study through Dr. Brant Pitres Catholic Productions and learned that the End Times scenario includes...

1. The Ascension of Jesus and the “Last Days”
2. The Conversion of All Israel
3. The Final Tribulation and the Antichrist
4. The Second Coming of Christ
5. The Resurrection of the Dead
6. The Last Judgment
7. The New Creation

I wonder how many Catholics know of #2?

Stage 2: The Conversion of All Israel and the “Delay” of the Parousia
Since the Ascension Christ’s coming in glory has been imminent, even though “it is not for you to know times
or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority.” [Acts 1:7] This eschatological coming could be
accomplished at any moment, even if it and the final trial that precede it are “delayed.” (CCC 673)

The glorious Messiah’s coming is suspended at every moment of history until his recognition by “all Israel,” for “a hardening
has come upon a part of Israel” in their “unbelief” toward Jesus... St. Paul [says]; “For if their rejection means
the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?” [Rom 11:15] The “full
inclusion” of the Jews in the Messiah’s salvation, in the wake of the “full number of the Gentiles,” will enable the People of
God to achieve “the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,” in which “God may be all in all.” (CCC
674).

You don't really hear about that part too much these days.

SabbathBlessings said:

I am relying on what God said in the Ten Commandments- this is His written and spoken Testimony and never did He write nine commandment and man can discard the one they feel is not moral. This is essentially making one their own God.

I did not write the Ten Commandments, not did the SDA church, one can keep thinking that where they came from but clearly reading our Bibles would know differently.

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You can continue to mistakenly believe that but the fact is that you and your church are manipulating the word of God to say what it doesn’t. It’s sad really since Jesus died on the cross for the propitiation of our sins which included nailing the law to the cross. So ultimately you guys are negating the results of Jesus sacrifice.

Landon Caeli said:

How many of those you mentioned came with the goal of implementing foreign policy in America? None? Oh, I guess that's the difference.

Now we see that waving bacon and non-violent speech is being prosecuted as a hate crime.

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If only you could just be allowed to be an a-hole in America, then America would be a better place.