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Trump sends troops to the 'warzone' of Portland...

"Out of control" in one city block in Portland
It's not the only place they are and not yhe only place they have been violent. Heck we have leftist politicians talking about putting bullets in opponents brains and wishing their children are killed. We have a LARGE amount of leftists who support political violence and assassinations.

So Im really wondering who should be considering leaving and why and who is really causing problems here.
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law discussions belong in the law/sabbath area, or controvertial.

You keep repeating the same things that have been addressed. The law of Moses and the Ten Commandments are not the same covenants. I do not know how much clearer these Scriptures can be.
lol you are yet to show me where the 4th commandment is commanded in the new covenant. You are now deflecting. Again, I challenge you to show me from the new covenant where sabbath keeping us commanded to the Christian.
Deu 4:13 So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, the Ten Commandments; and He wrote them on two tablets of stone.

Exo 34:28 So he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water. And He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.

Deu 5:22 "These words the LORD spoke to all your assembly, in the mountain from the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and He added no more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.


Besides God's covenant was the law of Moses, i\


Deu 29:1 These are the words of the covenant which the LORD commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which He made with them in Horeb.


2Ki 21:8 and I will not make the feet of Israel wander anymore from the land which I gave their fathers—only if they are careful to do according to all that I (God)have commanded them, and (in addition) according to all the law that My servant Moses commanded them."



Dan 9:11 Yes, all Israel has transgressed Your law, and has departed so as not to obey Your voice; therefore the curse and the oath written in the Law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against Him.
The rest of this is another random c&p of verses that are irrelevant.
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Another liberal judge injects her politics into law...

The President's memo of 9/25 defines any criticism of America, Capitalism or Christianity as evidence of terrorist affiliation
That's absolute, complete, utter nonsense. I've read the memo, it says no such thing and it says nothing that remotely resembles that.
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Is AI making the human race dumber?

The technical lingo is 'AI offloading' can weaken cognitive plasticity—the brain’s ability to strengthen circuits through effortful use.

"Low level" analysis makes you good at low level analysis.

But offloading workload on low level analysis lets you do more "high level" work and actually become good at high level (strategic, long term analysis) work as well as greatly improving situational awareness of whatever situation you're dealing with.

The world does not have a shortage of geniuses but rather an abundance of them who can crunch complex equations in their head or on tissue paper.

And yet, we still managed to steer the world towards a path of self-destruction. Lack of situational awareness. What is the advantage?
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Eschatalogical views and the question of history

Symbolical and represent something literal in the sense of something really taking place, but I think maybe real or actual rather than literal. In this regard I think the numbers may not be literal, but they have a significance. 1000 years may signify God's Reign itself, rather than a literal duration?
Well, that's a long subject! ;) We could be here for a very long time discussing that one!

But I think there's something to what you're saying, even though I personally believe in a literal Millennium and in the literal restoration of the nation Israel. That is, I don't believe the Church is "Spiritual Israel."
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Emergency abortion denials by Catholic hospitals put woman in danger, after her water broke at 17 weeks, lawsuit claims

None. Their religious life is based on begging and taking care of the elderly.
Then what do they have to do with a public business (the hospital discussed in the thread)?
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ICE agents making phony 911 calls

Sounds like the ICE agents are taking the low road as a form of professional retaliation.

While I can understand ICE being frustrated with the directives from 'upper management' (mayor and governor) telling local PDs to not assist them... when they do stuff like this, they're taking it out on people who could very well be on their side.


If I (on the DevOps side) and my counterpart on the database team both have Directors that are making boneheaded moves to spite each other due to some sort of anatomy measuring contest, me and my counterpart wasting each other's time doesn't address that issue.


They're having that UFC event at the White House soon...

I'd say let's just have a heavyweight bout Trump v. JB Pritzker... four, 20-second rounds (allowing for the 10 second walk to the middle of the octagon)
-- with a McDonald's break between rounds two and three, let the chicken nuggets fall where they may.
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Censorship?

A false conflict when the Holy Spirit does not contradict himself in his own God-breathed word (2 Tim 3:16). . .

The Word of God never becomes the scriptures and Jesus never refers to scriptures as the Word of God. Because the Word of God has always manifested as a living entity - God >> Jesus >> Holy Spirit.

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:14
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us...

John 14:17
the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.

John 14:26
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

The Word became flesh (Jesus) and made His dwelling among us (Holy Spirit). The Word of God never became the scriptures and it already dwells inside those the Holy Spirit finds its dwelling.

2 Corinthians 3:3
It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

Hebrews 10:15-16
15The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says: 16“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”

It's ironic I have to quote scriptures about verses telling the Word of God did not become scriptures and rather telling us, if we have the Holy Spirit in us then we already have he Word of God in us.
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Ezra Klein: Charlie Kirk was practicing politics the right way

How is "ceteris paribus" a fake restriction?
Because there always loads of other conditions besides "are these views mainstream or fringe?"

I mean, mainly, theres the actual content of the views. Why remove that from consideration? it seems absurd frankly. Having the content of the views, you can look deeper than their popularity level and check them against reality.

I'll get to the rest later hopefully....
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Let the Left Do What They Want To Do Here In America

What would happen (and I kind of have a good feeling the outcome) if we just caved to the demands of the Left. Let the values and morals of Kamala Harris, Charles Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Hilary Clinton, George Soros, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Barack Obama, Ophrah Winfrey, Bill Clinton, James Carville, Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid, Al Sharpton, Jasmine Crockett, some of our local liberals such as EssentialSaltes, Hans Blaster, Pommer, DaiseyDay, BCP1928, NxNw, iluvatar5150, TropicalWinds, Larniavc, and don't forget Bradski and so on just run the government. Tell them, "You guys are in charge; just leave us alone. We won't bother you, don't bother us. Of course, I know the first they will do is "bother us" probably by raising our taxes through the roof, possibly seizing our land, abolishing places of worship but let's let them have their way.

How far will it go? Will they make our country better to live in? There is no arguing with these people in anyway, they don't hear us. So just let them do what they want to do. Will they make a fairly livable place to live like Canada, Germany, France, Sweden and China or will there be a point where they will just start destroying themselves such as happened during the French Revolution or the beginnings of the Soviet Union? I don't know. All I do know is I'm tired of their constant badgering. I know this is a very farfetched idea because I know most conservatives minded people have great hope for our country that it would continue on the way the founding fathers envisioned it but I just say imagine it. Would it be good or disastrous.

My next question would then be, "Would God forgive us for allowing us to let this happen or would he consider us peacemakers, we let the Left do what they want to do. They cannot say we are holding them back anymore, we've compromised everything.
A peacemaker. Lets honestly define those characteristics, see who puts it into fruition and then lets see who deserves to carry that title.
Blessings
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The Sin of the Century is the “Loss of the Sense of Sin”

Pope Pious XI saw it back in the early 1900s. And Pope St. John Paul II saw it still in 1985 – the loss of the sense of sin was becoming more and more widespread.

For centuries, most Catholics understood that actions or thoughts contrary to right reason, God’s truth, and right conscience are sins. Such actions or thoughts could imperil one’s soul.

In more recent times, however, many seem to have forgotten what sin is. Or perhaps sin has been so downplayed since Vatican II that sin is not something about which too many are very concerned.

A More Pastoral Church

Pope St. John XXIII stated in his opening address prior to Vatican II that “In our time . . . the Bride of Christ prefers to use the medicine of mercy rather than severity.

“. . . the Catholic Church, by raising through this Ecumenical Council the torch of religious truth, wants to show herself to be a kind mother of all, benign, patient, full of mercy and kindness for the children separated from her.”

So following Vatican II, God’s love and mercy took center stage. For many bishops and priests, being pastoral – focusing on God’s love and mercy – was ‘in’ and talking about sin was ‘out.’

And, just as an aside, even the “New Mass” became pastoral. It was no longer a bloodless re-enactment of Christ’s sacrifice for us. Instead, it had become a community celebration of Christ’s victory over death. The altar was no longer an altar, it was a banquet table, and all are welcome at the table.

Continued below.

Were Andronicus and Junia apostles?

I think I will continue trusting what God says in His word about apostles.
Ephesians 4:11-16 tells us apostles are always need in the church, maybe until Christ returns. For the perfecting of saints, to measure up to Christ, to resist false teachings, wolves, for love.

And the Roman Catholic church did not perform all so well. But had many bishops and also the Greek Orthodox...
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Serene Leo XIV Embraces Sweet Order’s Reign: Beautiful Vestments that Pope Leo Wore for the Feast of the Holy Rosary

And Pope Leo wears the most beautiful cope, with deacons wearing matching Dalmatia’s or tunicles. It is the most beautiful cope seen on a pope since, well, Pope Benedict XVI!

Please note Pope Leo’s alb made of his grandmother’s lace!!!
















Beautiful ad orientem altar arrangement, no? And I have to say that the ambo is perfectly placed and quite stunning and the right size!

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There’s a Giant Flaw in Human History

After an exhaustive search on the Internet I found a CNC lathe manufactured vase produced from Densecranium which is harder than granite and considerably denser.

Densecranium_combined.png

Analysing the scanned data with the AI code reveals.

Densecranium.png


I can now produce a table with the other scanned results.

Product​
Median Circularity (mm)​
Median Concentricity (mm)​
√(Circularity x Concentricity) (mm)​
Tube calibration sample​
0.000111​
0.00001​
0.0000111​
OG Vase​
0.673344​
1.053326​
0.842420​
Densecranium Vase (CNC Lathe)​
0.242130​
0.009727​
0.048531​

It proves yet again if your get the metrology calculation software right, or use approved metrology software conforming to ISO 1101, ancient Egyptian vases and vases with questionable provenance are not as 'precise' as various individuals claim.

In a peer review process it's not the software being tested, all parties should use the same ISO 1101 compliant software (e.g. Polyworks, Zeiss Inspector).
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What is Church teaching on yoga and reiki?

The devil is an immitator. So what if we share postures with Hinduism? Should we study Hinduism to imitate more of their postures and worship of their false gods?

We are to relax and rest in the peace of Christ

It serves no purpose for a Christian to learn Hinduism in order to bring its practices to Christianity. It is a distraction and takes our eyes off of Christ our redeemer. We have so little time in the world, it makes no sense to study or imitate the worship of false gods, unless we are called to understand them and bring the love of Christ to them.
I don’t need my Christian friends teaching me about Hinduism. Your quote from John of the Cross is interesting because it reveals the danger of yoga. If we do not practice idolatry, then the devil has no power over us, but if we imitate the motions of idolatry and try to claim it is not wrong, then the devil can use the memories of our actions against us
Claiming to do yoga without idolatry is the same as claiming to watch porn without lust. It serves no godly purpose
We can study things in order to discern, distinguish and better articulate Orthodoxy from heterodoxy.
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Ways to deal with being 31 and never having a relationship after improving

You look great. You looked great too back then. There's nothing there wrong then or now. You put in a lot of work & that's not easy.

My opinion is there is no guarantees in life. We can follow all the checkoff lists, do what the crowd is doing, seek out all the help we want, & we may still lose at what we want.

I always wanted to be married. It's been a struggle. Sometimes I hear people tell me 'you just got to accept it.' To me, that always sounded depressing. It also sounded like something someone who's ticked off at everything would say. It didn't sound 'right.' So it made me wonder what does the Bible say about when you 'lose' at something? It says God still has something for you & that's better for you. He sees things from his perspective, not the world's.

Anyways, most people do get married, someday you might, sometimes it just takes a ton of time. You seem very level-headed, you know the Bible, you like to exercise, you sound very articulate, you've come from a challenging background & know how to get thru adversity, those are all really good traits. But: it is also true those traits are valuable on their own, no woman is required for those things to be good.
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