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The earth is not moving.

1Ch 16:30 Fear before him, all the earth: the world
also shall be stable, that it be not moved.
Psa 93:1 The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with
majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength,
wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is
stablished, that it cannot be moved.
Psa 96:10 Say among the heathen that the LORD
reigneth: the world also shall be established that it
shall not be moved: he shall judge the people
righteously.
Psa 104:5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that
it should not be removed for ever.
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Recalling America as Founded

These are the original requirements in state constitutions which persisted until the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Torcaso v. Watkins (1961) that such requirements for public office at the state level violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

That’s a hundred and eightyfive years it took. Not a bad run of blessings and blessed longevity, eh? Let’s see just how far we’ve fallen with the above corruption on full-display?

Delaware "I…profess faith in GOD THE FATHER, and in JESUS CHRIST His only Son, and in the HOLY GHOST, one God, blessed for evermore."

Pennsylvania "I do believe in one GOD, the Creator and Governor of the Universe, the Rewarder of the good and the Punisher of the wicked."

New Jersey "All persons, professing a belief in the faith of any PROTESTANT sect, who shall demean themselves peaceably under the government…shall be capable of being elected."

Georgia "Representatives shall be chosen out of the residents in each county…and they shall be of the PROTESTANT religion."

Connecticut "By the Providence of GOD…having from their ancestors derived a free and excellent Constitution…whereby the legislature depends on the free and annual election…"

Massachusetts "I…declare, that I believe the CHRISTIAN religion, and have a firm persuasion of its truth."

Maryland "No other test…ought to be required…than such oath of support and fidelity to this State…and a declaration of a belief in the CHRISTIAN religion."

South Carolina "No person shall be eligible to a seat…unless he be of the PROTESTANT religion."

New Hampshire"No person shall be capable of being elected…who is not of the PROTESTANT religion."

Virginia "It is the mutual duty of all to practice CHRISTIAN forbearance, love, and charity towards each other."

New York "Appealing to the SUPREME JUDGE of the world…A firm reliance on the protection of DIVINE PROVIDENCE."​
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Hail storms

We've had a few storms in the SE Queensland area lately which have produced giant hail.

While isolated incidents are not rare, there have been several storms lately which have done this.

We had big hail ourselves in October 2020 which smashed about 14 of our roof tiles, and damaged the carport and patio roofs. One of the hail stones was about four inches across and smashed three tiles by itself.

But it's rare to have several storms which produce big hail.


For at least the sixth time in as many weeks, parts of south-east Queensland have been lashed by hailstones causing widespread destruction to property and vehicles.

On Monday, giant 14-centimetre hailstones were recorded in Chandler, in Brisbane's south-east, while 11-centimetre stones fell on the city's bayside.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) classifies giant hail as stones with a diameter larger than 5 centimetres.

And while residents of the country's most natural disaster-prone state are no strangers to wild weather, the spate of hailstorms has many questioning if it's going to become a more regular occurrence.

Trump terminates orders signed by Autopen during Biden administration

I went looking for "Is there a digital telltale sign when an autopen is used for signatures?"

AI had this in response -

Yes, several digital telltale signs can indicate a signature was made by an autopen, even when viewed digitally. The primary methods for detection rely on forensic analysis of the physical characteristics that reveal a mechanical origin, which can be observed with magnification or digital analysis tools.

Key digital forensic signs to look for include:

Uniform Pressure and Line Width: A human signature naturally has variations in pen pressure, leading to differences in ink thickness and paper indentation. Autopens tend to apply constant, even pressure, resulting in lines of exactly the same width throughout the signature.

Abrupt Starts and Stops: Humans lift the pen smoothly from the page, creating a tapering effect. Autopens start from a static position and stop abruptly at the end of each stroke, which can cause a small blob or pooling of ink at these points.

Identical Reproduction: The most definitive sign is that an autopen produces an exact replica every time. By comparing a signature to other known samples from the same person, a forensic expert can determine if they are identical overlays, which indicates mechanical reproduction.

Lack of Flow/Shakiness: Autopen signatures may appear to have a "drawn" or slightly shaky look, especially in long, fast strokes, due to the mechanical movement, which is different from the natural flow of a human hand.

No Paper Indentation Variability: While digital images might not immediately show physical indentation, high-resolution scans can reveal the uniform depth of the groove the pen made in the paper, contrasting with the irregular depth of a genuine signature.

Ink Crossing Points: Under high magnification, genuine signatures will show a darker spot where one trace of ink crosses another, due to the double layer of ink. While some modern machines can replicate this to an extent, the trace is often too regular.

Ultimately, forensic handwriting experts use magnification, UV light, and comparison libraries of known autopen patterns to make a definitive determination. Modern high-end machines can make detection very difficult, so consulting a professional is the surest method for authentication.

I think the experts will be able to decide which documents Mr. Biden actually signed himself and which were not.
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Weekly homilies

Homily Sunday, November 30, 2025



Is 2:1-5

The Lord has only one goal:

"The Lord gathers all nations into the eternal peace of his kingdom."



"Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the house of God."



The meeting place in the Lord is in his Heart, filled with Love.



Come! Let us enter into the Heart of God and receive his Love!



Rm 13:11-14a

"You know the time; it is the hour now for you to awake from sleep."



Let us live now in the joy of God!



Mt 24:37-44

Jesus gives examples of good and evil with the few earthly examples he had in his time. Let us remember, he leads us to the realities of heaven.



He says: “Two men will be out in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left.”



These two men are on a mission. They work in the fields. One will go evangelize elsewhere, the other will continue evangelizing where he is.



To be vigilant means, wherever we are, and whatever the mission or work, let us remain in God's loving Heart.



Biblical texts: NAB-RE

Normand Thomas.
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Israel-Hamas Thread II

For weeks, signals from Washington have been increasing: for the US government under President Donald Trump, Rafah is considered a model area in which the reconstruction of the ‘new Gaza zone’ should begin. The idea sounds orderly on paper, a humanitarian corridor, initial infrastructure, later the repatriation of selected civilians. But in Israel, this pressure is not triggering any movement. On the contrary: the security leadership emphasises that under the current conditions, there can be no transition to reconstruction.

The reason is not technical in nature. It is moral, security-related and political at the same time. Two fallen Israeli hostages are still in the hands of the terrorist organisation Hamas. As long as they do not return home, any step towards a post-war phase would be a painful sacrifice and a dangerous signal. A state that does not bring its sons home loses the internal stability that sustains it in existential crises.

Added to this is a second, equally clear point: Hamas continues to refuse to surrender its arsenal of weapons. Without complete, irreversible disarmament, not symbolic, not partial, reconstruction would have the same effect as in the years after 2007: the international community pays for the cement blocks, and Hamas uses them to build tools for the next war. Israel has learned this reality the hard way, and it now determines every decision.

Nevertheless, operations continue in the south. The IDF is working in the area east of Rafah, which is completely under Israeli control: clearing tunnels, destroying booby traps, removing rubble, building temporary infrastructure for possible camps. These are necessary preparations – but no political commitment. More engineering units are expected to advance into the area next week. Water pipes, power lines, a minimum of functionality but none of this changes the fact that Israel will not be pushed into phase B.

It is well known that the US is simultaneously attempting to establish an international disarmament mechanism. However, so far no countries are willing to send soldiers to Gaza to deal with Hamas. No European country, no Arab state, no regional coalition. Everyone knows what it would mean to stand between Israel and a terrorist organisation that is still armed: it would not be a peace mission, but a full-contact mandate against a structure that can only be removed from Gaza by military means.

Washington recognises the dilemma. However, it hopes that Israel will be able to assume responsibility for the future of the civilian population sooner. Jerusalem sees another dilemma: reconstruction that begins before complete disarmament would enhance Hamas's political standing and strengthen its military position. Anyone who invites the terrorist organisation to regenerate itself once again in the shadow of international structures will produce the next escalation and endanger both Israel and the international troops that are to operate there later.

Behind the scenes, tensions are rising. According to consistent reports, pressure from Washington is growing daily. Official and unofficial channels are trying to persuade Jerusalem to make a quick decision. But the Israeli security apparatus remains unshakeable: first, the fallen hostages must return home. And only when Hamas is disarmed can there be talk of a post-war phase.

The strategic reality is clear: without the complete removal of weapons and the return of every single Israeli soldier killed in action, Gaza will not remain ‘new’. It will remain a place whose future is not defined by international declarations, but by Israel's ability to act. And it is precisely this ability to act that Israel is defending today against terrorist organisations, against illusions and also against diplomatic pressure.
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"Don't Give up the Ship"

Yes a young woman was murdered and many people were denied rights. The Biden administration was responsible for much damage to the justice system. Care to talk about the then Capital police person who planted two pipe bombs on Jan 6 and then went on to work at the CIA?
You mean a traitor. May she rot where all traitors rot.
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Trump terminates orders signed by Autopen during Biden administration

I'd have thought the digital coding would be different if a person signs something online, and an autopen signs it, even if they appear to be identical.

I'm talking about the actual assembly or machine language, but then that's only my guess.

I'm assuming there would be instructions for the autopen to operate and possibly the experts can isolate those so they know which are which.
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So what sun was darkened ?

King James Bible
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. Revelation 9:2
But the sun being darkened does not mean that the bottomless pit is on the earth.
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Trump terminates orders signed by Autopen during Biden administration

Go through the recorded statements of the Biden people and get back to us.

Good. Low effort responses only deserve low effort responses in return. No hunting expeditions.
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Israel-Hamas Thread II

A video from Jenin is spreading rapidly on social media. While international observers pass judgement before the facts are known, Israeli forces are risking their lives to dismantle terrorist structures that have long since become a threat to the entire country.

The incident reported last week from Jenin is already a political and media minefield. A video shows two wanted terrorists stepping out of a half-open garage door before being shot by Israeli forces. "Palestinian" authorities immediately spread the accusation of an ‘execution after surrender.’ But the full sequence of events described by the Israeli military and border police tells a different, more complex story, a story embedded in the largest security operation in northern Samaria in years.

According to the IDF and border police, the building where the two terrorists were hiding was surrounded for hours. The suspects belonged to a terrorist cell that had planted explosive devices, fired at Israeli soldiers and prepared attacks in recent weeks. Security forces repeatedly tried to persuade the men to surrender. Only after the suspects failed to respond was an excavator used to partially open the building, as is customary with suspicious structures that could be rigged with improvised explosive devices.

The published video begins at precisely this point without showing the long and dangerous hours that preceded it. It shows two men stepping out of the darkness. However, according to statements made by the soldiers involved, the situation unfolded differently than the video suggests. The men left the building but immediately began to move back inside, contrary to instructions. One soldier told Army Radio: ‘One of the terrorists suddenly returned to the building, and the other followed him. Under these circumstances, the forces had to act.’

In operations of this kind, there is always the risk that terrorists will detonate booby traps, draw weapons or prepare an ambush. The Jenin region has long been a hotspot for heavy fighting, where terrorist cells maintain equipment, explosives workshops and weapons depots. Retreating into a secure building is considered an acute danger situation. The soldiers decided at that moment to open fire.

The operation in Jenin is part of a much larger operation called ‘Broad Counter-Terrorism Manoeuvre,’ which the Israeli military has launched in cooperation with the Shin Bet. Since Wednesday, over 220 properties have been searched, weapons caches destroyed, hideouts cleared out and large sums of cash seized that were intended to finance attacks. Dozens of suspects have been arrested, including several Hamas operatives.

The Jenin area has been a centre of radicalisation for years. In recent months, terrorist groups have been working to create a connected military network from several villages in northern Samaria. Israeli security services openly say that imminent attacks have been prevented.

This incident should be viewed in this context: a dangerous, volatile moment in the midst of a highly complex operation. It shows how quickly situations can change, how quickly soldiers have to make decisions and how often the visual narrative of social networks replaces complex reality.

Israel is not carrying out this operation arbitrarily, but out of necessity. Because security does not come from hope, it comes from consistent action against structures that view murder as a political tool.
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Trump terminates orders signed by Autopen during Biden administration

Besides, we are talking about end of term Biden. He probably forgot what he had for breakfast before he got lunch.
Chocolate chocolate chip.
Do you seriously believe Biden was ever competent? It was obvious throughout the lead up to the elections that he was suffering dementia, or at least it was obvious to anyone who had experience with dementia patients.
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Hell doesn't exist and there is no eternal suffering, instead bad peolle just cease to exist

So once again, you fail to answer biblical questions about certain scriptures.
Wow, some teachers you have. They have not even prepared you to answer the simplest of questions regarding certain verses and your beliefs on them. And you've failed to show how we are taking them out of context and what you believe they really mean. You should be prepared to give an answer at all times if you really had all of the truth. But you can't because you only have what you're being spoon fed with. And that's a sad state.

Hopefully you'll set out on your own one day with an objective mind and test the them/your teachers verses what the Word of God is really stating about certain subjects. And if you still believe as you do, fine but at least you will have at least made an honest effort. And hopefully you'll have learned some humility in the process.
As I have already repeated over and over again "Your question is mute, it's not a biblical question. I can't comment on your wild theory, because it makes no sense. It's not a valid question, there's not a single shred of Biblical evidence to support your silly nonsense".
I have asked you over and over again to show me one single place in the Bible which supports your silly idea. You keep trying to misapply, unrelated verses and that's abusing Gods Word to make it say what you want it to say.

I'm not waiting for you to find the words "antihalation" and or "cessation of existence", you will turn blue in the face before youy find them, I know the bible and I guarantee they are not there, so back to class you go.
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Trump terminates orders signed by Autopen during Biden administration

Biden was completely unaware he had signed an executive order pausing exports of liquid natural gas to Europe.
Even if that is the case, that is not proof positive that EVERY EO signed by autopen was without Biden's knowledge.

Besides, we are talking about end of term Biden. He probably forgot what he had for breakfast before he got lunch.

Anyone, this is a huge nothingburger. Trump has done nothing except write another tweet.
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The point is that you quoted the verses to try to prove that the earth is not a globe.
Those verses don't say that the bottomless pit is on the earth - and your statement, "it must be", proves nothing.

So what sun was darkened ?

King James Bible
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. Revelation 9:2
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Renounce

Jesus was describing to the of Israel requirements for entering the offered earthly kingdom. Those of Israel would be provided for by God and supernaturally changed to keep the law.

Jer 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Jer 31:32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Christians have a somewhat similar call

Gal 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

In Galatians chapter five a description is given contrasting the flesh (selfishness) with walking by the Spirit (the selfless love of Christ). It is expected that Christians would participate in the transition.

2Co 5:15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
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Street Preaching

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Well if a person is going into this with the mindset of street preaching then they will encounter problems. Because who wants to be preached at!

But if a believer goes out into the world and asking people if they would like God's free gift of Eternal Life. They may find many open ears. So the key then is when an open ear is found, the person must correctly tell people how to receive God's free gift of Eternal Life. Which is only received by belief in Jesus for Eternal Life

I would have liked to have gone too a local gay pride parade & held up banner which said, ' Read Romans 1:27' I'm glad I didn't as a few of them were arrested.
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Trump terminates orders signed by Autopen during Biden administration

Just because something is signed by autopen does not mean that Biden was not involved and someone else operated the machine.
Biden was completely unaware he had signed an executive order pausing exports of liquid natural gas to Europe.
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The foundations of the earth are a
reality.


Psa 82:5 They know not, neither will they
understand; they walk on in darkness: all the
foundations of the earth are out of course.
Isa 24:18 ... and the foundations of the earth do
shake.
Jer 31:37 Thus saith the Lord; If heaven above can
be measured, and the foundations of the earth
searched out beneath.
Psa 18:15 Then the channels of waters were seen,
and the foundations of the world were discovered at
thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of
thy nostrils.
2Sa 22:16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the
foundations of the world were discovered, at the
rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of
his nostrils.
Pro 8:29 ...that the waters should not pass his
commandment: when he appointed the foundations
of the earth.
Mic 6:2 Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S
controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth
for the LORD hath a controversy with his people,
and he will plead with Israel.
Pro 8:29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that
the waters should not pass his commandment: when
he appointed the foundations of the earth.
Zec 12:1 ...which stretcheth forth the heavens, and
layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the
spirit of man within him.
Isa 48:13 Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of
the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the
heavens.
The foundations of the earth are the Laws of Physics established by God in His creation. Prove me wrong.
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So where is it ?
I don't know - even assuming it's a literal place at all.

The point is that you quoted the verses to try to prove that the earth is not a globe.
Those verses don't say that the bottomless pit is on the earth - and your statement, "it must be", proves nothing.
You have jumped to the false conclusion that the bottomless pit is on the earth, and have quoted verses, which do not mention where it is, to try to justify your false conclusion.
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It's not on, or part of, the earth.

So where is it ? & what sun was darkened ?

King James Bible
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
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The bible isn't against LGBT

2. The story of Sodom — Genesis 19
The issue in the Sodom story is attempted gang rape, violence, and violation of hospitality norms — not sexuality.
Ezekiel 16:49 says the sin was arrogance, greed, and neglecting the poor.

Jude described their sin and likened the sin to what the fallen angels did. It was about sexuality.


Jude 6 "And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, He hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day."


Jude 7 "Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, in like manner giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire."

Strange flesh means other or different flesh. So it was against the natural order to do such things.

1. “Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind.” — Leviticus 18:22 / 20:13
That verse is pretty straightforward. Are you sure you're not turning to man's word over God's?

The laws were meant to separate Israel from surrounding cultures, not to comment on sexual orientation.
And he states that those other nations are defiled. So what is your point?

not to comment on sexual orientation.
He called it an abomination. Now I personally have LGBQ in my family and I love them but that doesn't change the fact that I know how God sees it. And I'm not stating there aren't many other abominations to God but he does explicitly state this is one.

The problem with many today is they constantly think in the carnal sense. Sexuality should not even be the main driving force of a person. Even Paul states it would be better if they were as him, because they could then focus more on God, etc. But if they can't abstain, it would be better if they were to marry. And when he taught about marriage it was between a husband and wife.

The word “nature” (“physis”) in Greek doesn’t mean “universal law” — it means “someone’s individual nature.”
phusis -natural production. It doesn't state individual nature.

And the word natural-phusikos -physically, instinctively-naturally

Also, Jesus never mentioned LGBT being wrong
Because he knew that the people already knew the law. That's why he often states" have you not read?"

He also described marriage as being between a man and a woman.

Matthew 19:4 "And he answered and said unto them, "Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,"

Matthew 19:5 "And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?"



3. “Against nature” — Romans 1:26–27
Paul is talking about idolatry in pagan temples and people acting against their own nature, meaning going against their own desires as part of cult rituals.

No, it does not state "their own nature"


Romans 1:27 "And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet."
Paul had no concept of sexual orientation as we understand it today.
So this isn’t a blanket statement about LGBT identity or relationships.
He knew what was sin.

And why would anyone address these relationships in the bible, when they didn't consider them relationships? They considered it sin, period.

And I'm not saying we're not all without sin or ganging up on this particular sin but to say it's not a sin would be to go against God's Word.

And again, concerning Christians, our focus should be on God, first and foremost. Sexuality is of the flesh, pure and simple. Paul states it's even better to abstain and if someone can't, then they should marry but he wasn't promoting homosexuality.
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