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johansen · 2025-11-05T22:11:26-0600

Tropical Wilds said:
Not sure Kevin Spacey is the guy I’d look to quote in this scenario.

well, the husband of the wife getting massages would understand....

---- THIS IS YOUR WEEKLY REMINDER HE HAS NOT POSTED BUT ONCE IN THIS 829 Response Thread!_____

mark46 · 2025-11-05T22:09:44-0600

essentialsaltes said:
Trump, I believe, has refused to negotiate. Speaker Johnson has refused to open the House. I think around the edges there are some little bipartisan talks. Hopefully, the election creates a little urgency in the Republicans to negotiate.

The urgency will more likely be to accept Trump's request to end the filibuster. Otherwise, this blackmail will happen several more times before the 2026 elections.

If the filibuster is removed, Trump will be free to be the leader he wishes to be, with the Democrats having no say at all. Much would get passed before the 2026 elections. And then the people will vote. And then, after the 2026 elections, we will likely have 2 years of almost total gridlock.

Tropical Wilds · 2025-11-05T22:07:39-0600

rjs330 said:
False.

If a household has a U.S.-born child, that child can qualify the household for SNAP. Benefits issued for the child feed the entire household. This is how many mixed-status households legally receive SNAP. In that regard, having a single child citizen (anchor baby) provides many welfare benefits to entire families of illegal or undocumented immigrants.

False.

Having done this with my own kids, who got benefits through their mother, we had to go through the Snap process despite not needing it because their benefits were theirs, not ours. Us not needing them didn’t matter, the benefit was granted to the children and as their custodians, we had to be checked to ensure we weren’t denying something they were entitled to based off of what they were already granted.

rjs330 said:
The truth is illegals ARE receiving the benefits of SNAP in round about ways while not being eligible themselves. So thats that. Mom and dad are getting the stamps for the kids. And if course using that money for the family as a whole. That cannot be denied.

Of course mom and dad manage their minor children’s benefits. You see toddlers, elementary school kids, or even most teens getting themselves to the store, shopping, and then feeding themselves?

My kids have insurance, but they’re only getting to and from appointments because I take them and set them up. Does that suddenly mean the care they’re getting from the doctor I’m getting too? Can my insurance company yell “ah ha! You have your own insurance, but your kids have insurance too, and they get medical care that you manage! You’re double dipping and committing fraud, you scam artist!”

Spoiler alert, I manage my kids finances too because the bank says they’re too young to do so themselves. I guess I’m stealing money from my kids for gain too.

BRB, off to charge tell my husband that because my name is on the electric bill and his isn’t, he’d better not DREAM of using MY electricity for himself, lazy lump that he is. His name is on the water, though, so this could get interesting… Plus side is without water, I’ll appear performative poor enough that I can get food stamps without any effort or second looks. So there’s something. None of my kids are on any of the bills, though, so I better get after those little criminals about their thievery too.

FaithT · 2025-11-05T22:00:59-0600

Tropical Wilds said:
Not sure Kevin Spacey is the guy I’d look to quote in this scenario.

ROTF!

essentialsaltes · 2025-11-05T21:57:53-0600

'Indict first, investigate second': Judge questions DOJ in Comey case

A federal magistrate judge on Wednesday sharply questioned the Justice Department's handling of evidence in its criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, describing prosecutors' conduct as "highly unusual" and indicative of a rushed effort to indict Comey while potentially violating his constitutional rights.

Comey's attorneys raised separate concerns that by using those materials at all, the government may have violated Comey's rights -- not just by reviewing potentially privileged information, but also by revisiting evidence obtained by warrants that would now be considered stale.

Judge Fitzpatrick appeared to agree with those concerns during Wednesday's hearing, as he repeatedly pressed Assistant U.S. Attorney Tyler Lemons over what materials the government had reviewed and why the disputes over privilege were not settled during the more than five years that the government had those communications in its possession

Tropical Wilds · 2025-11-05T21:53:57-0600

Oompa Loompa said:
Yet you did the exact same thing to me. How quaint.

I’m aware I also made you look foolish, and it’s unusually self aware of you to admit it. Sorry it’s so easy to facilitate the means by which you all readily embarrass yourself, I guess. Next time, I’ll do better at hiding the absurdity of your logic in order to spare your feelings.

Oh, who are we kidding. I’ll do no such thing, both because I don’t want to, but because even if I did it is completely impossible to cover up how whackers bonkers some of your viewpoints truly are.

BPPLEE · 2025-11-05T21:53:57-0600

essentialsaltes said:
I'll never tell.

But it's great.

It’s in Genesis chapter 6

Fervent · 2025-11-05T21:53:06-0600

Fantine said:
Christianity is a much bigger tent than you acknowledge, encapsulating many, many, many schools of thought.

Moving beyond the bounds of the Bible renders the "school of thought" unlikely to be Christian other than nominatively.

Fantine said:
During the early Church, an imperialistic empire enslaved the nations they conquered and even held circuses during which some unfortunate slaves were devoured by lions. King Herod, a genocidal murderer of male infants and toddlers, is no role model for anyone. Are you implying we should look to the Bible to see what governmental forms we shouldn't entertain?

I believe that as Christians we should look to the Bible to determine every normative question, including what forms of government to endorse and what the primary function of government ought to be.

HARK! · 2025-11-05T21:53:03-0600

Hentenza said:
Yes. He is talking about the law overall including the ceremonial law.

No he wasn't. He was speaking of the lawless. Yah doesn't break out a category of ceremonial law. That is an invention of man.

Here are some telling clues:

1. Yah gave the instruction to obey his Torah. His Torah is an expression of his character; and Yah doesn't change.

2.) This passage was delivered before Yahshua came. Yahshua kept the Torah; and so did his disciples; and he told us to do the same.

essentialsaltes · 2025-11-05T21:51:13-0600

Nithavela said:
I haven't followed this stuff too closely. Have the republicans actually offered the democratic party something for their support? Or has it just been threats?

Trump, I believe, has refused to negotiate. Speaker Johnson has refused to open the House. I think around the edges there are some little bipartisan talks. Hopefully, the election creates a little urgency in the Republicans to negotiate.

Tropical Wilds · 2025-11-05T21:49:29-0600

Oompa Loompa said:
Nope.

Why should I? I would be better off quiting my job, getting a divorce but still live with my ex, and live off of the government.

Oh, it’s my favorite topic! Who’s to blame for emerging being awful? Could it be… Women?

We’ve seen complaints about disabled people, the illegals, now that we’ve included your gripes about women, if we could just get somebody to complain about the gays and the trans people, we’d have full “everything is everybody else’s fault” bingo.

Oompa Loompa said:
I never claimed to be better than anyone. I also never said that I cannot afford to eat well.

I’m sorry, did you forget the post you made where you said the poorest of the poor eat better than you?

Oompa Loompa said:
But the single moms in my family often brag about the steak and lobster they eat.

And my gay transgender neighbor eats their EBT beluga caviar during gay story hour. Then they yell “six seven!” which activates the gay agenda sleeper cell that gives everybody Tylenol and gender surgeries and notifies BLM it’s their turn to strike next.

Again, why should I get a better job when I can make more just sitting on the couch?

So you’re working and being outsmarted by people doing less yet getting better things than you have? Geez. That’s rough.

A Devil's Advocate · 2025-11-05T21:48:59-0600

ARBITER01 said:
Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; ...

I didn't read any further beyond that point.

Wages are not an automatic effect. Neither are they a direct effect of a cause. They are something that is payed out for a service or act from whomever this service or act was done. Sin did not automatically or directly cause death. Death was the punishment for Adam and Eve's disobedience of God's command payed to them by God. This equated to God separating Himself from them resulting in spiritual death.

If death was an automatic or direct result of sin, salvation would remain impossible. Any sin you commit after getting saved would automatically or directly bring about spiritual death, again separating you from God. Forgiveness payed for the punishment that sin brings upon us from God. It did not change some automatic or direct cause of death.

essentialsaltes · 2025-11-05T21:47:46-0600

NxNW said:
What kind of sex do demons have?

I'll never tell.

But it's great.

Yarddog · 2025-11-05T21:45:31-0600

Michie said:
As a Catholic surely you know what the Church says in the subject? Adam and Eve are real people. So are Sarah and Hagar.

I didn't say that they weren't. The allegory is more important than they real.

Fervent · 2025-11-05T21:42:38-0600

Fantine said:
My thoughts are that the world has changed so much since Biblical times that we should not look to it for advice on governmental matters.

Hardly seems a fit opinion for someone who professes to be a Christian. Its one thing to recognize that it needs contextualization, but to blithely dismiss it in favor of worldly wisdom is foolish IMO. By what right can you claim to be guided by God if you reject the expression of the Word of God in human language as passe?

JulieB67 · 2025-11-05T21:20:25-0600

Clare73 said:
You need another Bible. . .read Heb 4:8-9.

The context is Sabbath rest.

Exactly.

JulieB67 · 2025-11-05T21:18:56-0600

ChubbyCherub said:
I voted for 'no' on the basis that we worship everyday

For me as well. We can and should be worshipping everyday.

Basil the Great · 2025-11-05T21:15:19-0600

I am not Orthodox, but have done much research about Orthodoxy. Based upon what I have read, some Orthodox believe that the dead receive a conditional sentence when they die, but that no sentence is final until the second coming of Jesus. Based upon this assumption then, some Orthodox believe that it is possible for at least some of those who are destined now to go to Hell, may eventually have their sentences changed and that they at least have a chance to still end up in Heaven. How common said belief is in Orthodoxy I was unable to discern. I did run across though an interesting discussion once between an EO and an OO. The Oriental Orthodox person explained that they do not hold to such a belief. Army Matt, can you tell us how common the belief is within Eastern Orthodoxy that it might be possible for souls now destined for Hell, to have their sentences changed, up to the point of the second coming, as at that point sentences are considered final? Is this view a minority or majority position within Eastern Orthodoxy? Is it true that the Oriental Orthodox do not consider such a position to be valid?

Reluctant Theologian · 2025-11-05T21:14:53-0600

rachelrising said:
Hi everyone, this post is intended for those who God is calling back.

The Son of God, the Son of Man (Psalm 80), Jesus Christ is God's Son and he is with us, seek him to find him. He is also known as the Son of Elias that resides in Heaven with God the Father, the Holy Spirit and his hosts of angels and Saints.

His word is found in the New Testament and he is the only bridge to God the Father that leads to eternal life to be saved from spiritual death at the end of time.

Through his precious Son's blood we are made to be fit alone through him for the forgiveness and remission of our sins. His Eucharist again joins us to his Body as members of Christ which he is the Head of that Body (Ephesians 1:22-23).

God the Father awaits to meet you to. God’s arms always extends to you. He wants us all to be grafted back onto his Olive tree which he loves with a passion (Romans 11) "Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in" those who are not joined yet who are not Christian he wants you and you need to be grafted in back onto the Olive tree to be saved.

God has many faces as (Psalm 18) tell us, he has the capacity to show divine love and mercy to those who give him their love and who are obedient towards him as Jeremiah showed us (Jeremiah 31:3l). God can be compassionate, but shrewd when he wants to be to the enemy He is GOD, the same GOD as always.

We are all the same before God as (Galatians 3:28) tells us and he wants us all to be grafted back onto his Olive tree from all nations including where he was most passionate and stood as their God of the Israelites-why not come back to the Olive tree...you are being gently called in the wind, his spirit will reach you. I know God will do what he said he will do he will come through and he will establish his people in the New Jerusalem which people of Christ will be invited to join him and where peace and love will abound with sweet Solomon songs.

The unbeliving Jews will be grafted back in when they meet and accept the Son of Man Yeshua, Jesus Christ who is our Saviour as God's Son and they will. The Holy Spirit and more signs of Christ will instigate leading them back and people will be being baptised in the street and which were empty will soon be filled and God’s spirit will be poured out on the earth as the Prophet Joel said (Joel 2:28) till the Perfect One comes again which is only Jesus Christ (Hebrews 12) who has the keys to Heaven and who is God's only Beloved Son (Matthew 3:17).

The Jews were God's chosen people.
The Christian Gentiles are now grafted into their Olive tree.
The Jews who are now Gentile's will be grafted back in, when they come back to God, which they will.

It is God who sends us water from his chambers which gives us water to drink and water that provides food for the grass (Psalm 104). This is the same God which gave us Manna from Heaven.

Peace to you till that day.

Keep working in the field till he comes-"Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left."
" (Matthew 24:20).

Amen ... Your Christology is carefully worded and uncommon but I agree to that.

Personally I would refrain from calling Jews 'Gentiles' now .. I don't think there is NT support for that description. And you're overlooking the many Messianic Jews, who are larger in numbers than at any time before in history AFAIK.

Be blessed .. !

Jipsah · 2025-11-05T21:12:47-0600

BNR32FAN said:
You need to read the Catechism again my friend.

How about this partr:

All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven.

Paidiske · 2025-11-05T21:11:14-0600

It seemed to me that your post was very much doing that, but perhaps I misunderstood.

Chesterton · 2025-11-05T21:07:29-0600

Paidiske said:
Because it's inaccurate. Because it reduces people to stereotypes. Because it avoids much of the depth of the real issues. Because it doesn't equip us to engage well with what's actually happening around us.

We can't effectively proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God, if we refuse to acknowledge the context in which we are attempting to proclaim it.

I guess I didn't word my reply right. What I meant was that I don't see viewing the right or left as monolithic as a problem, because I rarely see anyone doing that.

Chesterton · 2025-11-05T21:02:17-0600

Hans Blaster said:
It was about talking about the ovens (crematoria) at the concentration camps in crude "code".

Obviously.

Hans Blaster said:
If anyone had any doubt as to if Fuentes was a vile person prior to that video, that video makes it clear.

How so?

Hans Blaster said:
...which is why I didn't quote that video...

Uh-huh.

Oompa Loompa · 2025-11-05T21:01:56-0600

rambot said:
This is rhe internet.

You are a random.

You can say anything I cant disprove it; you can't prove it.

They aren't here to explain it.

Sounds like you'd be stupid not to if it's that easy though.

You should do that.

I would rather not get a divorce so Uncle Sam can be my ex wife's sugar daddy.

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