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Was listening to a program talking about mental health.

My mental health issues Part #3)

This is something that happens far too often as well, and I have to write down some of these specific examples or I will forget all about them in time, or all of the time, and some will say it's just coincidence, but if you ask me, it happens way too often to just be mere coincidence if you ask me all of the time.

I was watching/listening to a program/sermon and at the time they were talking about the woman who told Jesus “surely the dogs eat from the crumbs falling from the masters table” and was talking about how would you like to be called a dog, etc. And I started thinking about in my mind right when that was being said, about what I just wrote about a little while ago (My mental health issues Part #2) and how I was going to tell my counselor about identifying with dogs or a dog when she was talking about them the last time to just give her a specific example, so when those two things coincided, right then, outside my windows on the street outside and right at that very moment in time, a dog started going off or barking loudly for a little while outside, as if the previous two, the coinciding of what I was listening/paying attention to, and the thoughts that were going on in my mind at the time, was being manifested, or was also causing something else to be happening from a different source on the outside. Most will say coincidence, and I would understand that, but if I could remember all of the specific number of times that this happens with me (cause it's often, or a lot a lot of the time) then you might think it has to be more than mere coincidence also. It made me jump on the inside a little bit when it happened, or when it does happen all of time, and if it's not my own mind doing it or making it happen, then it's something else doing it or making it happen, as if to let me know that it knows, and has access to all of it, and can cause all of it to coincide, or is maybe knocking on the doorways of my mind sometimes.

Another thing that happens is when I talk back to what I'm listening to a lot, words will also coincide a lot of the time, so that we say some of the exact same words, at the exact same time. I usually ignore it to finish saying what I am wanting to say though most of the time, but it happens a lot, or a lot of the time. But as to the former example mentioned earlier, about the dog or dogs or whatever, that always happens to me a lot of the time, what I'm paying attention to and the thoughts that come up in my mind about it at the time, when those two coincide, so will something else on the outside a lot of the time, and it can trigger me sometimes.

I'm not looking for attention, but am actively aware that posting these kinds of things can attract it sometimes though, but it's not why I'm telling you this, as I like to be not paid attention to most of time. I'm mainly doing it to see if there are any others out there that are like me, or are having the same kinds of things going on or happening to them as me, and if they are handling it better or worse than me, and if it's better than me, then what is their secret really? But beyond that, or except for drawing those kinds of people, I prefer not to be paid attention to most of the time.

God Bless.
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Was listening to a program talking about mental health.

My mental health issues Part #3)

This is something that happens far too often as well, and I have to write down some of these specific examples or I will forget all about them in time, or all of the time, and some will say it's just coincidence, but if you ask me, it happens way too often to just be mere coincidence if you ask me all of the time.

I was watching/listening to a program/sermon and at the time they were talking about the woman who told Jesus “surely the dogs eat from the crumbs falling from the masters table” and was talking about how would you like to be called a dog, etc. And I started thinking about in my mind right when that was being said, about what I just wrote about a little while ago (My mental health issues Part #2) and how I was going to tell my counselor about identifying with dogs or a dog when she was talking about them the last time to just give her a specific example, so when those two things coincided, right then, outside my windows on the street outside and right at that very moment in time, a dog started going off or barking loudly for a little while outside, as if the previous two, the coinciding of what I was listening/paying attention to, and the thoughts that were going on in my mind at the time, was being manifested, or was also causing something else to be happening from a different source on the outside. Most will say coincidence, and I would understand that, but if I could remember all of the specific number of times that this happens with me (cause it's often, or a lot a lot of the time) then you might think it has to be more than mere coincidence also. It made me jump on the inside a little bit when it happened, or when it does happen all of time, and if it's not my own mind doing it or making it happen, then it's something else doing it or making it happen, as if to let me know that it knows, and has access to all of it, and can cause all of it to coincide, or is maybe knocking on the doorways of my mind sometimes.

Another thing that happens is when I talk back to what I'm listening to a lot, words will also coincide a lot of the time, so that we say some of the exact same words, at the exact same time. I usually ignore it to finish saying what I am wanting to say though most of the time, but it happens a lot, or a lot of the time. But as to the former example mentioned earlier, about the dog or dogs or whatever, that always happens to me a lot of the time, what I'm paying attention to and the thoughts that come up in my mind about it at the time, when those two coincide, so will something else on the outside a lot of the time, and it can trigger me sometimes.

I'm not looking for attention, but am actively aware that posting these kinds of things can attract it sometimes though, but it's not why I'm telling you this, as I like to be not paid attention to most of time. I'm mainly doing it to see if there are any others out there that are like me, or are having the same kinds of things going on or happening to them as me, and if they are handling it better or worse than me, and if it's better than me, then what is their secret really? But beyond that, or except for drawing those kinds of people, I prefer not to be paid attention to most of the time.

God Bless.
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Another look at the moon landing.

Don't make me laugh, he's in space orbiting the moon and your telling me that his attention would be else where ?
If you were driving along the M4 at night, would you take your eyes off the road to look at the stars in the sky? Of course not! I have obviously never been in a spacecraft, but I imagine tat controlling it, monitoring it, and keeping up communication with your fellow astronauts, and with Houston, would require all your attention, possibly more than driving a car along the motorway.
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Democrat AG candidate called for 'two bullets' in the head of his opponent along with killing his children.

Yeah, let Trump get caught on a hot mic about "jokingly" calling for the murder of anybody and you would be singing a different tune.
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Again, I am not surprised that a liberal such a yourself finds it funny to joke about killing the children of your political opponents.
I'm not sure about children, but do attacks on spouses count?


or...


Okay? So let's not pretend it's only the left who can make crass, stupid jokes. I mean sure, you can be fine with it when your guys do it, and clutch your pearls when the other guys do it, but the fact remains: it's all free speech. Telling a bad or tasteless joke doesn't automatically disqualify anyone from any job. Whether or not the voters see it that way, though, is up to them.

-- A2SG, which is why a slight plurality of them voted for a convicted felon last time 'round.....
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Charlie Kirk on Mary

Keep reading. He literally obeyed her. And the term woman was a sign of respect.
But what order did Mary give Him that He obeyed? She just told Him what the situation was. She didn't say, "You perform a miracle and provide them with wine. I do agree that "woman" was a term of respect,
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The Schumer Shutdown

Open enrollment starts November 1st. That's in 3 weeks. The sooner this is resolved the sooner I (and millions of others) will be able to determine if I can afford insurance or if I will have to opt out.

Insurance companies have already started quoting rates based on the subsidies expiring. This always done in advance so they can prepare documents and websites.

If this isn't resolved before open enrollment I will hold out until the last minute before opting out, in hopes of a reprieve. We generally get 30 days to make our selections, starting sometime between November 1st and November 15th.
How are private companies even in charge of all this?
Live saving healthcare should be a human right - and guaranteed by government.
There should be enough government owned and operated hospitals to guarantee all Americans receive healthcare.
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Dominion Voting Systems - the very ones Trump accused of fixing the election for Biden - just purchased by a former Republican election official!

Wow! History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes.

Could those allegations of Dominion Voting fraud be real next time?
And to think poor Rupert ended up paying Fox $787 MILLION for spreading Trump's lies about Dominion last time?
Will Fox spread news of any REPUBLICAN corrupting the Dominion Voting machines?
Yeah - that's going to happen! ;) :doh:

Irony. What could possibly go wrong?

The law, the commandments, and Christians.

I didn't say anything about there being 2 gospels now.

I am asking you whether you regard yourself as Israel. Is that a yes?

Do you consider Moses your spokesperson today as well?
If you're saying Jesus taught two ways to enter heaven, then you're speaking of two gospels. There's only one way and Jesus didn't come to confuse us-or the rich young man- about that fact.

"If you wish to enter life, keep the commandments" is totally consistent with the new covenant, with being under grace as a result of entering God's fold.

“I will put my law in their minds
and write it on their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people."
Jer 31:33

This is why Jesus can say in Matt 5 that He didn't come to abolish the law. The old covenant was made obsolete by a new and better covenant, because the new could actually accomplish in us what the old could not. Moses spoke the truth: we must obey God’s will. Jesus gives us the authentic means to fulfill it.
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Another look at the moon landing.

I can believe this but I doubt they'd be drinking coffee.
You can believe that the leaders of the USA, Russia, China, Greece, the UK, Egypt, Israel etc all agreed to a face-to-face meeting to try to fabricate a lie? A lie which they intended to fool the whole world, but which more than 90% of the world doesn't care about?
If you could get all those leaders - and more - into the same room and get them to agree on anything, there'd be world peace.

You're clearly just saying anything to try to get people to agree with your views.
It won't work.
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Another look at the moon landing.

World leaders - even those who hate each other - scientists, engineers, astronomers and the media all had coffee together to try to come up with a lie which would fool, and brainwash, other people.
I doubt they've even be able to agree on what type of coffee to drink.

I can believe this but I doubt they'd be drinking coffee.
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The Schumer Shutdown

That healthcare stuff that Schumer and his friends shut the government down over doesn't even change at all until the end of the year, and yet he shut the govt. down over it now.

Open enrollment starts November 1st. That's in 3 weeks. The sooner this is resolved the sooner I (and millions of others) will be able to determine if I can afford insurance or if I will have to opt out.

Insurance companies have already started quoting rates based on the subsidies expiring. This always done in advance so they can prepare documents and websites.

If this isn't resolved before open enrollment I will hold out until the last minute before opting out, in hopes of a reprieve. We generally get 30 days to make our selections, starting sometime between November 1st and November 15th.
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The Schumer Shutdown

No - no please don't stop! It helps the Republican Party in numerous ways - please continue. Maybe add in 34 convictions and sex accusations - that's been having great results!

CBO: Democrats Covered Up Widespread Fraud and Abuse in Federal Health Programs

Recent analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirms that Democrats conducted a years-long, massive cover-up to defraud American taxpayers in order to subsidize fraud, waste, and abuse in federal health programs, including using loopholes to provide free health care to illegal immigrants. Republicans put an end to these generous unjustified subsidies and instead lowered premiums for those properly enrolled in the program and provided a massive tax cut to the middle class in The One, Big, Beautiful Bill, signed into law on July 4th.​
Lawmakers requested CBO provide critical context behind their topline coverage estimates resulting from the health reforms in The One, Big, Beautiful Bill. CBO’s latest analysis makes clear that The One, Big, Beautiful Bill is not taking coverage away from hardworking Americans but is ending billions in subsidies for illegal immigrants, cracking down on fraud, and restoring integrity to health care programs. CBO estimates that the policies in the new law dealing with health insurance marketplace premium tax credit eligibility would reduce those who should not be getting taxpayer subsidies by 2.1 million in 2034.​
Additionally, CBO confirms Republicans’ concerns with massive improper enrollment in Obamacare. The agency not only finds that Democrat policies have led to at least 2.3 million fraudulent enrollees in Obamacare, but also that common sense Republican program integrity reforms in The One, Big, Beautiful Bill will lower premiums for those truly eligible for the program while putting an end to these abuses.​
Why do the Democrats want 1.2 trillion in fraud re established? Ever wonder about that.

CBO: Democrats Covered Up Widespread Fraud and Abuse in Federal Health Programs - Ways and Means
I'm not a dude - I don't work on a ranch.

White House says it will use tariff money to fund nutrition program amid shutdown


Why don't the Democrats care as much?

I refuse to believe Trump cares about waste, fraud or abuse when he has commuted the sentences of people convicted of it.

From May.


Lawrence Duran — the former co-owner of American Therapeutic Corp., a Miami-based company that ran seven healthcare clinics between South Florida and Orlando — pleaded guilty in May 2011 to multiple felonies, including defrauding Medicare, healthcare fraud and money laundering.


Duran and his girlfriend, Marianella Valera, the co-owner of the company and one of its therapists, filed 866,000 false claims with Medicare and received more than $87 million from their scheme, according to court records.

Duran is the second defendant in the case to be spared by Trump. In 2020 in his first term, Trump commuted the 35-year sentence of Judith Negron. A jury convicted her on 24 counts of conspiracy, fraud, paying kickbacks and money laundering in collaboration with Duran and Valera in August 2011.
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The Schumer Shutdown

No - no please don't stop! It helps the Republican Party in numerous ways - please continue. Maybe add in 34 convictions and sex accusations - that's been having great results!

You make me laugh - the evidence is in. MAGA DO reward billionaires - and kick the poor off healthcare. Check out my previous post.

CBO: Democrats Covered Up Widespread Fraud and Abuse in Federal Health Programs

Recent analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirms that Democrats conducted a years-long, massive cover-up to defraud American taxpayers in order to subsidize fraud, waste, and abuse in federal health programs, including using loopholes to provide free health care to illegal immigrants. Republicans put an end to these generous unjustified subsidies and instead lowered premiums for those properly enrolled in the program and provided a massive tax cut to the middle class in The One, Big, Beautiful Bill, signed into law on July 4th.​


Oh the humanity!

Except - that's a MAGA Committee's reading of the CBO letter. The CBO letter does not use language like “massive fraud,” “cover-up,” or “democrats hid wrongdoing.” It is technical and presents estimates and caveats.

Lawmakers requested CBO provide critical context behind their topline coverage estimates resulting from the health reforms in The One, Big, Beautiful Bill. CBO’s latest analysis makes clear that The One, Big, Beautiful Bill is not taking coverage away from hardworking Americans​

It is. MAGA Committees under Trump just lie!

You can trust them to tell the truth about their BBB as much as you can trust Trump to tell the truth about ... anything.

The data is in. See my previous post!
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Another look at the moon landing.

Don't make me laugh, he's in space orbiting the moon and your telling me that his attention would be else where ?
Don't make me laugh - he has to concentrate on flying a rocket, keeping on course and not drifting off towards a black hole, keeping in touch with Houston and so on, and you think he should be looking out of the window and counting the pretty stars?
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The History of the “Two Laws” Theory in Romans 3:20

So faith plus works required for salvation. Not biblical.
Yes...not biblical, except for...the bible.

"Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord." Heb 12;14

"To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life." Rom 2:7

"For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous." Rom 2:13

“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. Rev 22:14-15

“Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” Matt 19:17

Where the new-age Reformed theology gets it wrong is wherever they determine that the new covenant consists of the freedom to enter heaven without regard to one's righteousness. But, in truth, faith is the means, the doorway, to authentic righteousness, not the freedom to disregard it. It's freedom from unrighteousness, from slavery to sin (Rom 6), not freedom from righteousness and the obligation it demands of us:

"Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God." Rom 8:12-14

"When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life." Rom 6:21-22

But it's just biblical stuff...
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Another look at the moon landing.

Yes & fooling the whole wide world.
Rubbish.

Fooling them about what? 99%+ of people in the world couldn't care less about the moon landings. They are more concerned with war, politics, small boats, crime, famine, earthquakes etc etc.
Whether men landed on the moon or not, does not change/improve/prevent any of these things.
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Another look at the moon landing.

I haven't, because the big colossal TV stations & news papers got there first to make sure they had brainwashed the whole wide world.
Of course they did.
World leaders - even those who hate each other - scientists, engineers, astronomers and the media all had coffee together to try to come up with a lie which would fool, and brainwash, other people.
I doubt they've even be able to agree on what type of coffee to drink.

And you think other people tell fairy tales.
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Fear, pain and hunger: The dire impact of shutting down USAID in Africa, leaving a vacuum for China and Russia

Please, explain. Because the way I see it, warning people of their path to eternal Hell fire is far greater than telling a patient they are pre-diabetic and need to eat healthier and exercise more.
It looks like I was wasting my time telling you that I was wasting my time.

It's quite valuable. Please don't waste any more of it.
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