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Liberal Protestant churches proclaim 'holiness' of transgenderism, rebuke Catholic bishops

Sometimes false prophets spoke to the people of Israel. False teachers will also sneak in and speak harmful lies to you. But these teachers don't really belong to the Master who paid a great price for them, and they will quickly destroy themselves.
2 Peter 2:1
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Is President Trump Corrupt? Three Stories.

Well, if it's a loaded question being asked, why not give a loaded answer? lol

If you want to be a major player in US politics, you gotta kiss someone's rear-end and promise favors in return for campaign donations.

Not sure why that's controversial to point out.


Oh...wait?... is this one of those times where we're supposed pretend that Trump is uniquely bad in some regard?

Whoops...I missed the queue. Sorry about that. I'll fall in line and be a good boy.

Allow me to bend a knee and worship at the alter of Philosophy 101 professors:
Orange man bad... He's orange and bad and a man who's also orange and a man who's bad and orange and bad...not to mention a man and bad who's also orange...not to mention racist transphobic and bad, please tax me at 40%.


Phew, that was close...

I almost fell into the grips of the KKK until someone set me on the right path and made me see the light, and convinced that Trump is the worst human in the history of humans who's uniquely bad in every way.

The problem is, when you say that all politicians are corrupt you just encourage politicians to live down to their reputation.
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There’s a Giant Flaw in Human History

None of the cranks you cite were known to me before these threads started.
Its like your declaring to be the gatekeeper and unless the experts are known to you and pass your test they don't count. This is exactly my point of imposing an epistemics onto those who present alternative evidence.
(And none has any "authority" to appeal to.)
There you go again imposing your personal authority over everyone else. So what happens when people disagree and say they do have authority. What then. Are you an expert and have 50 years experience in the very field that is required to know what they are talking about.
Dunn wrote a crank book on pyramid power, so he may be better known among monitors of crank Egyptology, but I'd never heard of him.
Yes and his idea of the pyramids being able to generate energy has been verified. Have you even wrote anything on the Egyptian works. I doubt it.
I use my fingers to type as I can write without speaking it out loud.
But its still your personal opinion thats coming onto the page without one bit of evidence. I find it ironic when at least these experts have written something and done the onvestigation.
Awareness is the first step.

Let me ask you a question. Why are there so many people making a big deal about "precision vases" with all of these "projects" and dozens and dozens of YT videos. The whole thing is a rather minor aspect of a single period in Egyptian history.
You do realise this is a subjective opinion. People do disagree and see it as significant. You have from the start been antagonistic against anyone who suggest alternative and advanced knowledge.

The idea of advanced or alternative knowledge is a natural human interest. But of course if you have already relegated it to nothing due to your beliefs then its going to mean little to you. But don't project your beliefs onto others who hold a different one.
They pale in comparison to the development of writing and the early texts, the examinations of the lifestyle through material culture, the overall contents of grave goods, the development of pyramids. Compared to these, the brief period of precision vase manufacture is rather insignificant, so why are these amateurs so interested in it?
Tell that to a stone mason or engineer to sees the works. You have not got the awareness of these industries so you don't know. But then you dismiss everything you don't know so I guess your beliefs and feelings trump everyone elses experiences.

If we found a sowing needle in that period of time it would be a big deal. It depends on how you look at it. Its that the level of tech and knowledge stands out. How it stands out is a matter of knowledge itself.

If you don't understand the value from the perspective of the expert in that field then your imposing your unqualified belief over them. Petrie and other experts recognised the advanced knowledge immediately. I trust their opinion over yours.
It hasn't. We've gone over that study before, it does not say what you think it does, nor what the pyramid power people want you to think that it does.
Yes you keep saying this like its gospel. This is exactly the point I was making above about the words just fall out of your mouth and onto the page as though they are truth over everything else without one bit of evidence. You seem to think your words are like peer review without providing the peer review.

So this time provide the evidence. Show how its different to what I think. I provided several indpenedent articles that say otherwise. They clearly state that the pyramid can concentrate energy into the chambers and was specifically designed that way.
I have no use for religion. That I would wan't to create one is a vile falsehood.
But you believe your words are gospel just by saying them. As though they hold truth over all else without any evidence. Thats the same as unverified religious beliefs lol.
I don't know if Dunn is a good man or not. It really depends on if he is a true believer or just a second rate con.
This tells me you don't know him. That you have never read his material. Because if you did you would realise that he uses a scientific approach. He will abandon an idea if the science is not supported just as good scientists do. His language is exactly that. Even when others suggest unsupported ideas like aliens or gods he rejects it.

Which shows you made up you mind on Dunn without even knowling himand his work.
I give them their due moment,
Thats one of the biggest ironies I have heard for some time.
but once they cross the threshold, I don't relent. I gave "Dr Max" and "Karoly" their chances, but no more for reasons given in earlier posts.
Whose thresholds, you the gatekeeper. How do we know the gatekeeper is not the grifter.
I don't recall discussing saw cuts, or at least not recently.
Really, you have not seen any discussion or images on this thread about saw cuts. If not then how can you even make any claims about anything if you have not even looked at big chunks of evidence.
Out of place examples of what?
Out of place works, anything out of place as to its tech and knowledge. Where it should not have been there for that time. You could say the pyramids themselves are out of place for their time. They were the highest buildings in the world until the Eiffel tower was made in the 19th century.

But stuff like modern looking saw, planing and router cuts in hard stone. Precision vases in a time when the potters wheel was not even around. Evidence for chemical, and material tech in block moulding or changing the material nature of stones. Or the use of electromagnetism, acoustics ect in energy production or hydro tech ect.
It is ridiculous on the face of it. I know I've read some about it in the past, but it isn't worth sorting out so that I can explain how wrong it is to you only to have you ignore everything I say. My dismissiveness is proportional to your resistance to learning why these things are so silly.
The problem is because you have never done this it begins to look like you just sayiong this without any substance. You have to understand from my perspective that I have two people or sometimes many people disagreeing with you. One is published and has the work and the other has never produced anything.
The sources you quote certainly believe is some of those laughable things even if they try to keep it from your view.
Talk about grifters and conspiracy makers. They have specifically addressed this and stated in no uncertain terms that its not about anything whacko. You seem to be creating your own conspiracies without actually knowing what others are saying. Lumping them all into the stereotypes you are creating.
I bring it up because I want to understand who these people are and how stupid their foundations actually are. Last weekend I watched this video from Karoly's podcast, a discussion with David Miano and Adam Young
You seem to think I cannot sort out fact from fiction. Another projection and to be honest quite a put down. But thats what is to be expected from skeptics who relegate everyone to this category. Which only shows that bias is at play and we cannot trust your opinion.
Login to view embedded media Miano is respectful of the measurement work they are doing, but firm that they are no where near making conclusions. (It's worth a watch.) Karoly tries to keep it "straight", while Young tries to imply a pre-4th dynasty construction of the Great Pyramid repeatedly.
Yes I have watched this already. Which completely refutes you claim that these researchers are blindly claiming everything without getting alternative views. He does not refute the claims completely but offers alternative explanations.

If they were so fixated and deluded then why would they invite such alternative explanations and show everyone.

You seem to think that those who propose such alkternative and advanced knowledge must be completely unaware of the whackery out there. You have to remember that just suggesting alternative or advanced knowledge can be conflated but because it can be conflated doesn't make it all conflated.

What your doing is conflating any suggestion as automatically whacko. You cannot seem to seperate them out. Or accept that at the same time there is whacko idea there is genuine alternative and advanced tknowledge.

If you are to be fair and balanced then you should also hear from the actual experts in the specific fields as well and then make up your mind. Here is Chris King

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What if? It is al you have done.
No I havn't. Thats the point. I am willing to accept the skeptics. Heck here I am with half a dozen people challenging me and the suggestion of advanced tech and knowledge. What if it was the other way around. How long would you last lol.

I am fully aware of the skeptics objections and I think so is all who propose alternative ideas. The difference is the skeptics are dismissing everything before its properly investigated which shows their position and belief was already set.
I look forward to that.
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I had a look and nothing in what you said gives me evidence for the specific claims being made. Can you cite something they said that was kooky and about aliens or Atlantis or pushing any conspiracy theories.

I bet you can't because your making the whole thing up by taring them by association to skeptics themselves.

Like Dunn, you keep saying he is whacko for proposing that the Giza pyramid had some form of ability to generate energy. You relegated it all automatically as Woo. But then when I tell you that at least some of his hypothesis was verfied by independent evidence you ignore it. You double down that everything he presents is woo.

I am not stupid despite skeptics on this thread claiming. Thats the default objection that anyone who even suggests such things is whacko. Thats blantant bias and it stands out like anything.

The kind of language used for these good people would be rejected in a formal setting and equal evidence is required and not some personal unqualified opinion. I mean unqualified in both qualifications in the field and presenting no actual formal published evidence.

But I am not stupid that I don't understand the difference that your trying to appeal too for me to understand like your the enlightened one lol. Trying to save me from the bad old whackos lol.

Like I said get specific and show how Dunn's hypothesis was wrong. Not what skeptics sites tell you, not unqualified opinion. Give a scientist level analysis of his hypothesis and break down how its wrong.

While your at it show me how the stone softening hypothesis and evidence is wrong. Show me how the obvious machine cuts are not machine cuts and give a detailed scientific analysis of the difference between the traditional signatures and the machined ones.

Show me how Christ King an expert in precision tooling and engineering is wrong in the above video. I bet you can't. Come on you make these claims. Back them up.

I understand exactly what you are saying. I am aware of the difference but I still support the hypothesis of alternative and advanced knowledge of the ancients and its not about Atlantis or aliens. Can you comprehend that people genuinely hold this position without being whackos.

Like how they can genuinely hold a belief in God without being Woo or deluded.

I mean in some ways we should expect alternative and advanced knowledge compared to what we think today. Considering we have at least 100,000 years of brain capacity pretty similar to today as far as cognition is concerned.

In some ways those insisting on todays worldview epistemics as being the only one are the conspiracy makers considering that the majority of people for the majority of our history have believed in alternative forms of knowledge including knowledge outside the box of scientfific naturalism that can be considered advanced.
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Release from Epstein files

Then why is it those presumably on the left, rather than the right, that keep complaining about it? Why do they keep saying most every issue and event is a "distraction from Epstein!"? Some on the left seem literally obsessed over it. The left is doing it, but it's supposedly the right. Just like the Schumer Shutdown and Obamacare.
Complaining? Jeering is more like it.
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DOGE wants to Make Aliens Great Again: Increase Visas to bring in Skilled Foreign Workers to Take Lucrative Jobs from Mediocre Americans

Trump Organization sought to bring in nearly 200 workers on visas in 2025


President’s family business requested at least 184 foreign workers for Mar-a-Lago, Virginia winery and two golf clubs


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The Trump Organization sought to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, two golf clubs and a Virginia winery through H-2A and H-2B visas, according to data from the Department of Labor.

The company’s visa requests have risen steadily in recent years, from 121 in 2021 to a record 184 in 2025.

During Trump’s five years in office, the Trump Organization filed to bring in at least 566 foreign workers.
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Liberal Protestant churches proclaim 'holiness' of transgenderism, rebuke Catholic bishops

No. Stop. You can throw insults at liberal Christians if you insist (wouldn't be the first time), but do not accuse Reform Jews of being Satanists. You know how that kind of thing ended, last century.

I've read rabbis trace their movement's foundation to Sabbateanism.

(Ataturk was a known Sabbatean of the Donmeh subset whose racial programme openly inspired Germany's, and American Sabbatean Stephen Wise worked 24/7 to subvert FDR's administration from any rescue attempts.

I'm half-convinced Hitler was one-a theory I first heard from Orthodox rabbis of the tradition that subjected them to cherem- and Israeli writers.

I do know how it ended last century. I really, really don't like Sabbateans. They're infested in goverments and cause trouble including very possibly the shoah.)

FWIW I'm not saying they're *knowingly* that. Plenty of people don't know how their religions were founded. Mormonism was founded by a freemason who probably didn't even believe it and Muhammad was a Zionist shill in the time of Sebeos the Armenian who went rogue. But Leftist religions do have Sabbatean tendencies and the sources I read connecting the Reform to Sabbatai were Jews who were experts on this sect.
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No Mayor - you cannot control privately owned businesses - if they want to leave, they can.

They can? Show me where the State or Federal Government can tell a company they can't close their doors.

Really? Free Taco's! Where?
A corporate charter is a privilege granted by the state. It can be revoked.
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How is the Economy Doing Right Now?

2 mos ago

U.S. sees highest large-company bankruptcies in 15 years with 446 filings


Several familiar American brands from the 1990s and 2000s are among those that have collapsed in 2025. Retailers such as Forever 21, Joann’s, Party City, and Claire’s, along with pharmacy chain Rite Aid, have all filed for bankruptcy this year.


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Today

US Corporate Bankruptcies Set to Hit 15-Year High Amid Credit Jitters, S&P Data Shows


Total bankruptcy filings reached 655 this year through October, compared with 687 for all of 2024. October alone accounted for 68 filings, following 76 in August — the highest monthly count since at least 2020.
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Gallup: Drop in U.S. Religiosity Among Largest in World

That certainly sounds like more fun. Some of us seem to have forgotten that the Gospel was supposed to be good news
Carnal Christians sounds menacing...like calling them meat. But I suppose such names are good for looking down the end of our noses at people.
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There’s a Giant Flaw in Human History

I find it ironic. You claim truth over experts and when I cite them you relegate them to fiction. Yet claim your own words are fact. Double standards.
Who, Petrie? I have great respect for him and his views on the matter. He doesn't prove your point though, just as a map of the Mississippi doen't prove that Tom Sawyer is a real boy, no matter how accurate the map is.
You complain that I don't provide per review and then when I do you completely ignore it. No one can have a coherent discussion when people just dismiss evidence.
I don't complain that you don't provide peer reviewed sources. Never have.
You stacked the deck. You have already dismissed the evidence and then say theres nothing to see.
What evidence have I dismissed? Some of your references have nothing at all to do with the subject at hand--like that accoustic resonance paper. An interesting paper, but irrelevant.
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No Mayor - you cannot control privately owned businesses - if they want to leave, they can.

Any guarantee it will do better than any other public institution?
Most cities do quite well managing trash services, police, fire, and other essential services. Or would you rather return to the days of the Pinkertons?
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Gallup: Drop in U.S. Religiosity Among Largest in World

I would go as far as the Easter and Christmas Christians. Or people who never go to church or read their Bibles at all, but when asked, they will claim to be "Christian." I believe they are called "carnal Christians."
All this time, I thought it was Carnival Christians...
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The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

Similarly, if the Father attempts to ἑλκύω and fails, the failure is external to the verb itself. The verb still means "to haul/drag with decisive force." It is not inherently soft or conditional. Any context of failure is determined by circumstance, not the definition of ἑλκύω. Thus, the term should not be rendered "attract" or "woo" with the understanding of inherent resistibility.
TdNT (Littel Kittle) likely has the most extensive research on terms like this, and their conclusion is as follows; "There is no thought here of force or magic. The term figuratively expresses the supernatural power of the love of God of Christ which goes out to all (12:32) but without which no one can come (6:44). The apparent contradiction shows that both the election and the universality of grace must be taken seriously; the compulsion is not automatic. "

Calvinist attempts to turn it into a forceful action fail to understand that context determines meaning, and when it is used in the context of influence on humans the forceful implications are not present.
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The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

Yes salvation is only for the elect. That scripture is only for the chosen of God
Except for the bible, where God wants all to be saved. No one can even know with 100% certainty that they're one of the elect anyway, for that matter.
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Trump promises $2000 tariff dividend to all Americans

Stimulus payments are self explanatory. They exist to stimulate the economy.
Is there something wrong with the Trump economy? People are saying it's the best ever!

These payments are to offset inflation, which people are saying has been eliminated.
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