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Charlie Kirk’s martyrdom is bringing my generation back to church

I'm glad that Charlie has reached out to the future generations and got them returning to church. There is no Australian branch of Turning Point at present, but I'm hoping one will be set up very soon to bring our youth back to Christ.
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The Power Of One Article

We will be snatched away from Earth immediately before the start of the Trib
Those who promote and teach false theories and wrong doctrines, will be held accountable at their Judgment.
Using Revelation 4:1 as a proof of a general rapture, is plainly wrong and destroys the whole 'rapture; belief.
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Church leaders warn UK gov’t its ‘conversion therapy’ ban would make the Gospel ‘illegal’

After a little googling, I found the letter here: Let Us Pray | Great Britain

I suggest that the Let Us Pray folks would do well to work with the UK government to carefully craft legislation that protects people from the harm of conversion therapy, while also protecting religious speech and practice, as far as this can be done. That line lies somewhere in the freedom-of-speech area, and it's a matter of figuring out when the speech crosses the line from offending people (which is protected speech) to yelling 'fire' in a crowded theatre (which is not protected speech). This is not easy legislation to write.

The Church of England seems to have reflected thoughtfully on this question. See, for example, this document from February 2024: https://www.churchofengland.org/sit...tions-on-conversion-therapy-february-2024.pdf
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Trump's brokered peace - phase 1 being celebrated

Getting the hostages released was a great achievement, and Trump and his administration should be acknowledged for that, but Trump saying "the war is over" and “we have peace in the Middle East” is premature and means very little at this point. Netanyahu has made it clear that the fight isn't over, and Hamas has rejected proposals for disarming or leaving Gaza. Unfortunately, this so-called "peace deal" is likely to be nothing more than a temporary ceasefire. We should be celebrating the return of the hostages, but it's way too early to be celebrating the end of the war.
I do not hold President Trump accountable for delivering an optimistic address; it is important for him to project encouragement and optimism in pursuit of substantive outcomes. Nevertheless, as President Reagan famously stated, "Trust but verify"—it remains essential that both parties uphold their respective commitments. Today marks a positive development; however, future challenges may arise, and time will reveal the results.
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Democrat Jay Jones text scandal

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Hesitantly reopening.
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The Nobel Peace Prize went to Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado - why not Trump? He's solved 8 wars!


Even well-known Democrats are praising President Trump for this peace deal.
What not to celebrate. After two long years, people are finally able to gather in the streets, reconnecting with loved ones and holding onto hope that this occasion will be different from the previous attempts. There is much to be grateful for today. It is also appropriate to acknowledge those who contributed meaningfully—President Trump played a crucial role, and did so with remarkable skill.
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Don Trump Tilts at Windmills: Rescinds All Offshore Wind Energy Areas in the US; current leases up for review

Would it surprise you to learn that climatologists favor limited nuclear energy during the transition?
We had a brief “nuclear renaissance” in the early 2000s but then Fukushima happened. Then US utilities demonstrated they still are incapable of bringing new reactors on line without being a decade behind schedule and a billion or five over budget. I thought that was the death of nuclear power in the US but now its corpse has been dug up and chained to the AI nonsense, because that’s not enough of a cash bonfire, can’t wait for that to fail and leave yet another string of half built nuclear plants in its wake.
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Vatican appoints judges to decide Rupnik sexual abuse case

The Vatican’s doctrine office announced Monday that a panel of five judges has been nominated to decide the disciplinary case against Father Marko Rupnik, accused of the sexual and psychological abuse of consecrated women under his spiritual care.

The judges, appointed Oct. 9, do not hold any position in the Roman Curia — the Vatican’s governing body — to ensure their autonomy and independence in the penal judicial procedure, according to an Oct. 13 press release from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF).

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, the head of the DDF, told journalists in July that the judges for the Rupnik case had been selected. The panel of judges includes both women and clerics.

Fernández had said in an interview at the end of January that the dicastery had finished gathering information in the disciplinary case, had conducted a first review, and was working to put together an independent tribunal for the penal judicial procedure.

Rupnik — a well-known artist with mosaics and paintings in hundreds of Catholic shrines and churches around the world — is accused of having committed sexual, psychological, and spiritual abuse against dozens of women religious in the 1980s and early 1990s.

In May 2019, the then-Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith launched a criminal administrative process against Rupnik after the Society of Jesus reported credible complaints of abuse by the priest to the Vatican.

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Emergency abortion denials by Catholic hospitals put woman in danger, after her water broke at 17 weeks, lawsuit claims

man if you read the thread, we're talking about women bleeding to death, or close to it.

send them away the lawyers say! we can't handle the liability of dealing with the featile heartbeat.
Do you have knowledge that the woman was "bleeding to death, or close to it"? All I know from the article is that her amniotic membrane ruptured.
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Happy Columbus Day!

Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day are both observed on the second Monday in October.

Columbus Day is a federal holiday in the US that commemorates Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas and has been celebrated since it was declared a national holiday in 1937. It is also viewed by some as a celebration of Italian-American heritage and contributions.

In contrast, Indigenous Peoples' Day is not a federal holiday in the US but has been formally recognized through a presidential proclamation.
It was first officially proclaimed by President Joe Biden in 2021, toward honoring Native American histories, cultures, and resilience.

Advocates warn EU commission against law that would silence speech in US, globally

More than 100 free speech advocates, including former U.S. and European officials, have urged the European Commission to reconsider a key internet regulation that they say risks censoring global speech and undermining international free expression rights.

In a letter to the executive body of the European Union, the 113 signatories warned that the EU’s Digital Services Actcreates “a pan-European censorship infrastructure” with vaguely defined limits that could suppress lawful content across borders, human rights group ADF International reported.

The letter calls for an overhaul of the commission’s review process, demanding that it include input from independent experts in constitutional law, digital rights and free expression.

The review is due by Nov. 17. Signatories include former U.S. Ambassador at-large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback, former Yahoo Europe Vice President Jean-Marc Potdevin, Princeton professor Robert P. George, Free Speech Union founder Toby Young, journalist Michael Shellenberger, and rights advocate Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution.

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Israeli hostages released live updates: ‘Trump: The Peace President’ hats handed out during president’s address to Israel’s parliament

"Staff in Israel’s Knesset were seen handing out the caps for Trump's address, heralding a new era of peace in the region. ho received near-endless rounds of applause and standing ovations. Many also wore red ties in honor of Trump, who received near-endless rounds of applause and standing ovations."

Thank God for their release. I am sure President Trump will continue to work with countries in the region to try and bring about lasting peace.
Praise God for President Trump and this peace deal. I'm praying that this shall be a lasting peace.
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Drug cartels now rule 70% of Mexico: ‘Far from a holy nation’

'The kingdom of darkness is in this nation because our leaders are invoking deities they should not be invoking'

A Mexican lawmaker from the ruling party said that organized crime, not elected officials, controls much of the country, warning that Mexico is “far from being a holy nation.”

Speaking at a Christian conference on the topic of “Kings and Priests, or Kings or Priests, or Neither Kings nor Priests,” Hugo Eric Flores Cervantes — an Evangelical politician and deputy with the ruling MORENA Party — told a large audience that “70 percent of Mexico is governed by drug cartels.”

“Let’s not deceive ourselves — organized crime appoints mayors,” Flores said during the event held at Centro Familiar Cristiano church. “In the beginning, organized crime financed political campaigns; later, they began appointing rulers; and now, they are the rulers.”

Flores, a lawyer with a Ph.D. in legal sciences from Harvard University, described Mexico’s political order as an “inverted power pyramid” and argued that the country’s moral decay has spiritual roots. “If a spiritual government does not rise in this nation, a civil government will not rise either,” he said. “We are not seeing the fruits of Christians.”

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Letita Jamews indicted for fraud

No, it doesn't make Trump innocent. It alao doesn't make her innocent either. And she should face the same things she prosecuted him for.

If a prosecutor prosecuted someone for bank robbery, while being involved in robbing banks it doesn't mean they shouldn't be prosecuted themselves.

Its not revenge. Its called justice. Its no distraction since Trump has already been through it. Now its her turn. Justice is required since it was what she demanded.

It is revenge if A.) prosecution is demanded without regard for the paucity of evidence of guilt and B.) there is a paucity of evidence of guilt. ***it has been reported Bondi expressed to Trump the lack of evidence in Letitia’s case to merit prosecution and Trump told her no less than what he faced and he was prosecuted anyway and hence, so should Letitia.***

At some point, the evidence will be disclosed in this case, facilitating a more informed determination whether this is a revenge prosecution.

However, it is a inauspicious sign regarding the evidence when experienced prosecutors either didn’t have evidence Letitia committed a crime or insufficient evidence to merit prosecution as the evidence, being so anemic as to render perhaps very unlikely of obtaining a guilty verdict at trial.
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The Saving results of the Death of Christ !

It is a heresy and false teaching if Christ's death alone does not guarantee a saving result for them He died for ! This applies to those who also teach that Christ died in some non-redemptive way for the non elect ! That is, God had subordinate purposes to redemption, which Christs death did not ensure a saving, converting result! 5
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Not suitable for work post

I normally don't post like this. I'll try to keep it clean.

I don't understand people who think that "Mr. Bating" is the anecdote to high sax drive. I have been recommended to engage in it when I specifically tell them that all it does is make the drive and loneliness worse. It doesn't matter how it may feel in the moment; it's the notion (I'd rather say "fact") that it exacerbates the condition that causes you to do it in the first place. Does anyone empathize with me?

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