It looks like California bill AB-957 failed, having been vetoed by the governor: Bill Status - AB-957 Family law: gender identity. . Is there a different version of the bill that passed?

rambot said:

What was my commentary on the contents of the article specifically?

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You commented indirectly.

rambot said:

Why would you assume that author did NOT choose those phrases EXACTLY for that reason? HE's at Harvard; clearly he's an accomplished writer.

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Oompa Loompa said:

Listen. The liberal brand has become so toxic that only the most faithful liberal ideologues actually care about anything they have to say. The rest have tuned them out.

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It is proven out in the fact that their approval rate is 33%

I just searched DuckDuckGo for the best way to store unhusked corn on the cob. It's automatic AI Search Assist told me, and I quote - "To keep unhusked corn on the cob fresh, place it in the refrigerator with the husks still on."

prodromos said:

So perhaps you should consider that your interpretation of other verses in Scripture might be off.

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Not quite all.

bèlla said:

I don’t refer to them as aliens or UFOs nor do I believe the government is ignorant of their existence. Much of this hinges on submission to the Lord in respect to engagement. If you believe you can become a god you probably won’t respect the boundaries put in place by the Most High and reaching beyond them is appealing.

I find the question of their existence peculiar. If the answer‘s yes then what? No one ever discusses that and as a believer it would be my starting point on the subject. How do I guard or stand against it rather than wondering if it’s real. That isn’t going to help if it’s true nor would I rely on abduction statements for my defense.

~bella

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if they exist and are demonic though, we all should be well informed on their schemes and plans

Chesterton said:

You did refer to the author and the article which you haven't read. I don't think it's fair to discuss articles we haven't read. I'm not sure I fully trust the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Sounds kinda racist. I'd probably get thrashed if I started the White European Telegraphic Agency. Plus, why are they still sending telegraphs?

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What was my commentary on the contents of the article specifically?

BelieveItOarKnot said:

Shouldn't you put in a rewrite request?

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No.
Jesus said He would be with us until the end of the age. Matthew 28:20 This is obviously; in a Spiritual sense.
It also blows the 'rapture to heaven' theory into the rubbish bin.

Hentenza said:

There isn’t a single mainstream church that teaches a flat earth.

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This church does.

Fire & Grace Church
200 2nd Avenue
Opelika, AL 36801​

Fantine said:

To be fair, in a rare moment of lucidity, Trump wants to charge $100K for visas for highly skilled foreign workers.

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That's better than ensuring enough skilled citizens are available. Now everyone can not work and not vote!

Paulos23 said:

He makes it hard for them to make him look good to a majority of Americans.

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Listen. The liberal brand has become so toxic that only the most faithful liberal ideologues actually care about anything they have to say. The rest have tuned them out.

Tuur said:

I hate how the term UFO is equated with "flying saucer." UFO is simply Unidentified Flying Object. If a UFO was known to be a flying saucer, it would no longer be unidentified.

There are indeed unidentified flying objects. The last I saw turned out to be a Starlink Chain. Had just enough data to do a back of the envelop estimate of the altitude, and kept coming up with numbers above the atmosphere. At the time thought it was in the atmosphere, but nope, it was indeed outside of it. Once identified as a Starlink chain, ity was no longer unidentified.

One that remained a UFO was a light in the 1970s during the CB craze, and that let multiple observers get a fix on it. No attempts at altitude or positioning estimates, but two of us managed to be on opposite sides of the thing. Military exercise? Test aircraft? Who knows? It was unidentified, flying, and an object.

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The interesting part to me though is that the so called "aliens" seem to be getting much more direct and bold now i presenting themselves to people

dogs4thewin said:

I never once said that people cannot or should not give to the poor or help those who struggle. I said that it is not the GOVERNMENT'S job to do so.

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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

That is exactly the governments job.

ss51 said:

The Nylon 66 was a dandy, H&R single shot 410 and later 20 gauge.

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My father had a nice Browning 16 Gauge semi auto engraved, nice walnut etc made in Belgium

eleos1954 said:

Walking by the Spirit means not being under the condemnation of the law, but fulfilling its requirements through grace, as righteousness is imputed through faith of Jesus Christ.

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Ok? And what does that mean? It's certainly not a license or freedom to sin, which John defines as lawlessness, right? Again, this is all about becoming Gods people, whereupon He writes His law on our hearts, (by the Spirit, under grace) rather than us attemtping to obey it by the Letter (under the law), apart from Him as if we actually have any righteousness apart from Him. So, again, communion with or nearness to God is the basis of justice and righteousness for man, which is why the first commandments are what they are-and most importantly why the gretest commandment is what it is. IOW, when we love God we obey without regard to any law. Jesus came to reconcile man with God, to reestablish the vital relationship that we were created for, and that Adam broke.

“If we turn away from evil out of fear of punishment, we are in the position of slaves. If we pursue the enticement of wages, . . . we resemble mercenaries. Finally if we obey for the sake of the good itself and out of love for him who commands . . . we are in the position of children.” St Basil of Caesarea

reddogs said:

How would you read this declaration from Christ...

Matthew 7:21
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

The Godhead is not easy to figure out, we will have time to truly study and understand when we get to heaven.

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I would not call Jesus though either Michael nor just a mighty god

Unions demanding the Democrats to open the government:

• American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
  • Represents over 800,000 federal workers
  • Called for a “clean continuing resolution” to end the shutdown
  • AFGE President Everett Kelley stated: “Both political parties have made their point… It’s time to pass a clean continuing resolution and end this shutdown today.”
• Coalition of Major Labor Unions
  • Includes unions representing more than 2 million American workers
  • Urged Senate Democrats to vote for the clean CR (continuing resolution)
  • These unions traditionally support Democratic candidates but broke ranks due to the shutdown’s impact
• Transportation and Airline Unions
• Leaders from the Teamsters and Southwest Airlines Pilots Association publicly called on Democrats to accept the Republican bill to reopen the government
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• This shift created a rare rift between Democrats and organized labor, a group that has historically been a strong ally of the Democratic Party.

How much of their base are they willing to effect?

Apple Sky said:

Yes that's what I wrote & it is true. I also went on to say 'They say our eyes can only see 3 mile away' as you can see this is not true.

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We have responded that this only refers to the distance to the horizon at sea level. Once you start dealing with elevations significantly above sea level its a whole different kettle of fish, especially when atmospheric refraction plays a role.

Always in His Presence said:

What's true about it - where is the edited video showing him loosing it. My link shows an extended video - at 58:34 - is where she askes the question - he doesn't look mad, nor does he raise his voice

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Always in His Presence said:

you quoted what I showed in the video I posted.

What you did NOT do is verify the biased headline saying that Trump got angry and 'lost it"

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Perhaps if you'd taken a few minutes to actually read and comprehend the OP's article, you'd have seen that the segment in question was not included in either the tv edit or the extended online edit:

Key portions of this questioning, The Beast reported, did not make it into either the 28-minute TV edit or the 73-minute "extended" cut of the interview – despite the MAGA social media site bragging that it was a "full" interview.

The comments were found in a transcript on the 60 Minutes Overtime site, the Beast reported.

This comes after CBS agreed to a settlement with Trump over his lawsuit alleging they deceptively edited former Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign interview last year, and as the network comes under the new leadership of a Trump-sympathetic boss.

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He allegedly "lost it" in response to a question about the Zhao pardon, which, according to the full transcript was the last thing they discussed. However, if you watch the online edit and compare it to the transcript, you'll see that the online edit ends right before the pardon question.

Apple Sky said:

You can't make the truth up.

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What a silly response. You might as well claim yourself to be infallible while you are at it.

You did refer to the author and the article which you haven't read. I don't think it's fair to discuss articles we haven't read. I'm not sure I fully trust the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Sounds kinda racist. I'd probably get thrashed if I started the White European Telegraphic Agency. Plus, why are they still sending telegraphs?

Following a couple of links takes me to the University of California's policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment (https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH). Section II.B.2, "Sexual Harassment", is consistent with the screenshot from the training video. I'd say that it's useful for a student to know what the university's policy is, even if they feel they must violate the policy.

SabbathBlessings said:

I miss my home state terribly, but not their insane policies where teachers have more rights than parents to indoctrinate young innocent children.

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Whatever rules ought to be in place for K-12, I'll note that the context in the OP is a university, so we're talking about adults, not young children. In a university setting, parents of students no longer have rights over their children (FERPA), but the students themselves have rights that need to be respected.

When the rights of two different students clash, then of course things become more complicated.

Clare73 said:

"Free will" is a human notion. . .Scripture does not present the totally "free will" of man (Jn 8:34).

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No, free will is a notion of God- for man-otherwise sin, opposition to God's will, would be impossible to begin with and moral accountabilty would be a fallacy- and we already know that's not true which is why we hold people acountable in civil matters. They could've done other than the wrong they did; we know basic right from wrong. But we're here to learn, by revelation and grace, that the ultimate wrong, the injustice which we're ultimately and most importantly accountable for, is that injustice where man fails to have faith in God, demanding a justice/righteousness without which the world, with man at the helm, remains a place of sin, victimization, war, conflict, division, and then ending only in death. And that's why faith pleases God immensely, because we could do otherwise; we could fail to embrace that gift of faith that restores justice to ourselves, and by extension, to God's creation.

Man isn't totally free, with the perfect freedom that God posesses, but neither is he totally depraved; he's sufficiently free. God informs and calls and prompts him to answer, but won't totally override man's will at the end of the day. And that, and only that, is what makes hell, the choice to live apart from God and the love that consitutes and guarantees justice/righteousness, a matter of justice itself.

Hans Blaster said:

Do you understand this thread and the "sanctions threat"? I don't. As you note in this post, the US and other nations are supporting Nigeria in their fight against the Islamist insurgency of Boko Haram, ISIS, and al-Q. Do you understand what the WH thinks will help Christians (or any non-Muslim) in the insurgent held parts of Nigeria by sanctioning Nigeria? Hoping you understand what steve is talking about. Thanks.

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Nigeria is low-hanging fruit for Trump's base. They're easy to bully in public.

Edit: Understand that the bullying itself is Trump's theater to get the applause of his base. The US and other nations have already been working with Nigeria, with the help of Nigeria, to deal with their many militant factions...that was an initial mission of AFRICOM.

But Trump's base wants to see him bullying someone. His modus operandi is always to be in the action of bullying someone, and Nigeria is next on the list.