Remember - there is only one President that Epstein thought enough of to hang a portrait in his home.

Fervent said:

I don't need to answer yours because the supposed "problem" doesn't exist. God isn't double minded, so when He says He desires all to come to knowledge of the truth, what more is needed?

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—"What more is needed"? Context is needed. It is not talking about him desiring that absolutely all sapient sentients responsible to God be saved, nor even all humans.
—"What more is needed"? Reasoning use of language is needed. It is not double-minded for God to feel outrage at disbelief and to call it desire for the opposite (I say, supposing, for the sake of argument, that the verse was stand-alone, which it is not).

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It means that whatever reasons a person claims to believe determinism are not actually related to their belief in determinism, should determinism be true.

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Frankly I doubt very much that is what you mean by it, though what you do mean by it may be understood by you to be implicative of that conclusion. "Of their own accord" can mean something along the lines of independence from others of our kind, but it cannot be independent of God's causation.

I don't think you would say that your reasons not to believe in determinism are unrelated to your belief in free will.

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You seem to misunderstand the argument, because it's not just that i affirm what I affirm, but that whether we affirm or deny free will we must do so on the basis of an act of free will. So in order to make an affirmation of determinism, the claimant must first demonstrate their affirmation to be false.

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Confirmation bias. That we must (and do, constantly,) choose does not imply free will.

essentialsaltes said:

But that would be weaponizing the DOJ for political purposes. That's more a Trump thing, despite all his 'three fingers pointing back' talk.

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Which he did -

Bradskii said:

How else do you think there could be a change of government? We're not talking of force here. It's what might be described as a peaceful transfer of power. As a citizen, if the US was considering becoming a theocracy, then would you like a say in that or would you leave it to others to decide?

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I don't believe there truly is such a thing as a peaceful transfer of power, just a change in nominal leadership pursuing the same basic program under a different heading.

Bradskii said:

Oh dear me, no. Christianity is judged on Christians and how well they follow the teachings of Christ.

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Christians should rightfully be judged on how well they follow the teachings of Christ, but failure to live up to an ideal is no discredit to the pursuit of that ideal.

Valletta said:

It's common sense that with less people and the same amount of doctors that doctors will have more time per patient and thus better healthcare.

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Then show us what sort of figures we're talking about. Don't treat us like morons, making claims and expecting us to accept them. Back them up. Who is getting health care that you think shouldn't? How much does that cost as a percentage of overall costs? How much will healthcare drop, if at all, for an individual?

I know you won't do any of this because all you have is a fact free claim. I'm only asking the questions to show that you cannot answer.

JimR-OCDS said:

My former parish has embraced the LGBTQ+ ideology. Conservatives and of course Trump
supporters, are convinced to leave. It doesn't matter if you don't support Trump, but as
long as they think you do, you're not welcomed.

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I find that surprising. Our parish is mostly GOP

According to AI - it is a close up photograph of the top side of an intel Xeon Platinum 848+ processor

The golden/bronze color and the distinctive pattern of circles and squares are the exposed copper layers of the processor’s integrated heat spreader (IHS) after the nickel plating and lid have been removed (a process called “delidding”).

What you’re seeing is the actual silicon dies (the four large rectangular chips arranged around the center) and the surrounding copper heat-spreading structure that sits directly under the lid on these server-grade CPUs. The circular features are thermal vias and structural supports in the copper IHS.

Perhaps you have a different view of these tiles?

zippy2006 said:

According to the GIRM all bow at the mention of the Incarnation in the creed (cf. 137). This is different from what is being discussed in the Zenit piece of the OP, where the subject of the bow is not explicit. McNamara is clear, "With respect to such customs, the above norms of the GIRM say nothing either for or against. Thus, wherever the local custom is for all to make the bow whenever the name of Jesus and Mary are mentioned, nothing in the text of the GIRM would forbid it."

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The GIRM calls for it:
275. A bow signifies reverence and honor shown to the persons themselves or to the signs that represent them. There are two kinds of bows: a bow of the head and a bow of the body.

1. A bow of the head is made when the three Divine Persons are named together and at the names of Jesus, of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and of the Saint in whose honor Mass is being celebrated.​

Queen Elizabeth

Job 33:6 said:

The ACA has decreased costs for million of Americans.

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I stopped there because it is an inaccurate statement.

stevevw said:

I have been thinking about the current political claimte and how people are being cancelled and even killed for their views. Is street preaching or declaring the gospel in public now a dangerous occupation.

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The main danger is myself, how I might take preaching into my own hands, possibly in order to make a show of myself. However, if I am doing the preaching which God has me doing, that is all that matters.

I suspect there is persecuted stuff which is not for preaching the cross of Christ. But it is mixed with political and business and land conflicts and other things of this life which are connected with desire for what money can do.

Fervent said:

There you go with your futile thoughts of "voting"

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How else do you think there could be a change of government? We're not talking of force here. It's what might be described as a peaceful transfer of power. As a citizen, if the US was considering becoming a theocracy, then would you like a say in that or would you leave it to others to decide?

durangodawood said:

You are way too ignorant about this topic to be making grand claims. Just go learn the basics about whats in the the law.

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Does that mean you can't back up your grand claim?

rjs330 said:

Yet anyone with half a brain knows its not true because if it were Biden would have released it.

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But that would be weaponizing the DOJ for political purposes. That's more a Trump thing, despite all his 'three fingers pointing back' talk.

Follow the money -

Make a law that there can be no lobbyist - no PAC Money, no contributions to any politicians - then also bar them from any stock purchases connected to the health care industry.

Watch how many still support them.

Always in His Presence said:

Oh, please - link looking forward to it.

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You are way too ignorant about this topic to be making grand claims. Just go learn the basics about whats in the the law.

Fervent said:

Christianity must be judged on Christ...

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Oh dear me, no. Christianity is judged on Christians and how well they follow the teachings of Christ.

durangodawood said:

My goodness. The list of the things that came through as promised goes on and on.

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Oh, please - link looking forward to it.

Bradskii said:

So you'd vote against an Islamic theocracy? But would you vote to maintain the status quo or vote for a Sikh theocracy?

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There you go with your futile thoughts of "voting"

Hans Blaster said:

Actual truth is not controversial as it is clearly evidenced.

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Uh huh. You keep telling yourself that.

Hans Blaster said:

I don't have the details, but I feel relatively confident that religion was passed down through indoctrination from parents to child and that chain goes back until a conversion at the point of a sword.

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Your famous evidence, I suppose.

Hans Blaster said:

Generally speaking, all employers can restrict the on-the-job behavior of their employees. Public employees work on behalf of the state. When they are on the job they must follow the restrictions on "the government". If they want to pray to Mecca on their breaks in the break room, they can.

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And by privileging a particular religious persuasion, such restrictions are in violation of the spirit of the establishment clause.

Fervent said:

Not all theocracies are created equal. Just because I wouldn't want to live in an islamic caliphate...

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So it sounds like you'd vote against an Islamic theocracy. But would you vote to maintain the status quo or vote for a Sikh theocracy?

Er, people get murdered in America all the time? I get that she is a young photogenic white woman but she’s one of many women killed in America every day (probably).

Sad for the people who loved her.

Larniavc said:

But people simply would rather Christians leave them alone to live their lives. Christians don’t have a right to tell people how they must live their lives.

Let Christians live as they like as long as it doesn’t affect people who do not care about what religious beliefs said Christians have.

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Sounds like you're telling Christians how to live their lives. Normative ethics is a part of public life, so why should Christians sit silently while baseless "moral"s run rampant instead of holding firm to the normativity of their ethical principles?

Hentenza said:

I don’t buy that.

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Doesn't matter. The issue revolving around this scripture was not when the thief would join Him, but why he got to when the other thief wouldn't.