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JustaPewFiller · 2025-11-13T11:29:54-0600

To expound a little on Trump's words..."When Ingraham insisted the U.S. has "plenty of talented people here," Trump said, "No, you don't. No, you don't have certain talents, and people have to learn.""

There is a 2nd part to that which would be that US businesses would then need to actually hire those US citizens that have learned. Or, they could train some of the talented people they have now for those skills.

I'm recently retired from 35+ years in tech industry. 25+ of that in a fortune 50 firm.
Were there cases where a US worker with a certain skill couldn't be hired? Sure those existed.
Where there cases where US workers were either not hired or kicked out so jobs could be outsourced to foreign countries or replaced with H1B workers to use cheaper labor? Oh my goodness YES! way, Way, WAY more of these cases than cases where skilled US workers couldn't be found or existing workers trained.

LoricaLady · 2025-11-13T11:28:55-0600

On September 14, 2025, government officials entered a church, began recording the service and ultimately arrested two church leaders. The officials first demanded to see documents authorizing the religious meeting. Two church leaders explained that the fellowship had been meeting since 1992 and that, under Article 34 of the Kyrgyz constitution, they were guaranteed "freedom of conscience and religion." Read More.
Nov. 13, 2025 | Burkina Faso
Ministry Leaders Struggle After Attacks
[31] prayers in [5] nations have been posted for Christians in Burkina Faso.

As Islamists in Burkina Faso attack Christians and force hundreds of churches to close, ministry leaders and their families feel confusion and doubt, especially the women. Over 2 million Burkinabe have been displaced, and VOM provides emotional and spiritual support to ministry leaders among them, who sometimes struggle emotionally. "Many women expressed feelings of idleness, as they are no longer able to teach other women or engage in ministry," said a front-line worker. "Their identity, closely tied to their roles in the church, has been deeply affected." Read More.
Nov. 13, 2025 | Iraq
Christians Arrested, Accused of Evangelizing
[26] prayers in [5] nations have been posted for Christians in Iraq.

An Iraqi Christian who often helps disciple Christian converts from Islam was arrested and detained alongside two other Christians. They were released after a few days but are being accused of evangelizing, which is a criminal act as the country's official religion is Islam. A front-line worker has requested prayer for the Lord to intervene in their cases and that all three Christians will be able to return to their families. Read More.

Always in His Presence · 2025-11-13T10:51:24-0600

Fantine said:
If tax credits are not extended for the ACA, these turncoats will have to walk the walk of shame--along with 53 Republicans--for betraying their constituents.

turncoats? That is terminology that authoritarian governments use against those that do not walk in lock step with dear leaders...

What happened to bipartisan legislation?

FYI - the subsidies don't go to their constituents, but directly to the insurance companies who are making greater profit margins than ever.

Fantine said:
Schumer will lose to AOC in the next primary.

Of course he will. The Party has spoken - they kill their wounded. (Politically speaking) Just like removing a sitting President from his re election ballot against his will. Democracy in action? I think not.

Best thing that could happen to America is an AOC/Sanders ticket for President - pretty much guarantee Republican leadership for the next eight years. With all my heart - I hope she runs.

rodtrent · 2025-11-13T10:41:12-0600

Delvianna said:
Awesome! You write any short stories or just novels?

Both. In fact, I have a few free short stories due for the holiday. You can find them (three of them) at the bottom of this page: Rod’s Fiction Universe | Rod Trent | Substack

fhansen · 2025-11-13T10:33:26-0600

Clare73 said:
We find imputation of righteousness in Ro 4:1-5, Ge 15:5-6.

We find the accounting of righteounesness there, because faith is righteous.

bbbbbbb · 2025-11-13T10:32:10-0600

the friendly green giant for assistance.

Great giants generate . . .

Jeesuspelastaa · 2025-11-13T10:31:56-0600

The local congregation in every city, as taught in the Bible, is God's will. One should not even think of adding denominations, associations, or even meeting places classified as holy, so-called sanctuaries.
The congregation is WE, the people who believe in the Bible, even though we are imperfect.

more writings: In English

DaisyDay · 2025-11-13T10:26:36-0600

Valletta said:
Exploiting immigrants for any reason, including more votes, is wrong.

Including exploiting for propaganda? "They're eating the dogs!"

The Barbarian · 2025-11-13T10:20:13-0600

ralliann said:
And this. People don't buy it...

That's the thing. More and more people see it. Even MAGA is coming to realize it. And all the denial and deflection in the world won't stop it from being known. This is Trump's legacy; more than the insurrection to overturn an election, more than his public decline, more than his constant lies. This is what he will be in history.

Trump faces backlash as 69% believe Epstein details concealed, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-faces-backlash-69-believe-epstein-details-concealed-reutersipsos-poll-2025-07-17/

Spiritual Jew · 2025-11-13T10:08:44-0600

Dikaioumenoi said:
Are you suggesting they were appointed because they believed? Can you argue for that?

Koine word order is pragmatic, not temporal. It prioritizes emphasis and thematic prominence; it does not establish sequence.

How do you interpret Acts 13:46? Do you think the Jews who rejected the gospel that Paul and Barnabas preached to them did not believe because the choice of whether they would believe or not was God's alone and they were not appointed by God to believe? If so, why does it say they judged themselves unworthy of everlasting life rather than saying God judged them unworthy of everlasting life? It should be clear that the reason the Jews who rejected the gospel did so was because of their own choice rather than it being God's choice to not appoint them to believe. So, why would we think it was any different for the Gentiles that Paul and Barnabas preached to?

Clare73 · 2025-11-13T10:05:35-0600

Valletta said:
Yes, absolutely. I just gave you an example. The acceptance of the four Gospels as being inspired by God is a Tradition and not contained in Scripture. There is no mention of it in the Bible.

Is there any mention in the OT of the OT being inspired?

Stopped_lurking · 2025-11-13T10:00:09-0600

Fervent said:
Semantic regress isn't genuine regress, nor does it show that regress of an ontological or explanatory variety can be benign. Given that we weren't discussing semantics, but ontology and epistemology, it remains to be shown that such regress is truly possible to be benign.

It remains to show that all infinite regresses in ontology and epistemology are vicious. Or that this one is at least.

rodtrent · 2025-11-13T09:57:24-0600

Good day all. Long time Christian and a well-established author for fiction and technology (you can find my stuff on Amazon and at my blog https://RodsFictionBooks.com) but with everything going on in the world, feel I need to refocus my experiences on more important matters. I have recently turned my focus on devotionals for personal, small group, and church use with topics I believe are timely. Each book has its own free Resource Kit and the ability for everyone to directly improve it.

Happy to share they are available on Amazon and the Resource Kit is housed on GitHub (can't take the geek out of me completely, lol)

Divine Design Devotionals: Amazon.com

Resource Kits: GitHub - rod-trent/DivineDesign: This is the repository for the electronic resource kits for Rod Trent's non-fiction, faith-based work

RestoreTheJoy · 2025-11-13T09:56:21-0600

Ophiolite said:
So, your take on this is that only extremists are violent. Interesting. I associate "extremists" with individuals who are deeply committed to changing matters forcefully and who are involved in thinking and planning how to proceed. Individuals, whose daily focus revolve around this. I think of extremist as very similar to activist.

From that perspective there is a large amount of political violence that can occur from the non-extremist, on both sides of the fence. That would account for very many more incidents that the number present in your smaller extremist Venn diagram, potentially distorting the validity of your conclusion.

Extremist activists are the ones who are violent in the political realm. Everyone else either writes to congressmen or peacefully protests somewhere, standing around with signs.

No one who is committing violence, assaulting officers, attacking others, spitting on or screeching at anyone is a "deeply committed" rational person. Irrational people commit violence (unless they are just psychopaths/sociopaths and know full well what they are doing- get them off the street).

Show me news articles of non-extremists charged with/convicted of violent crimes.

RestoreTheJoy · 2025-11-13T09:51:56-0600

NxNW said:
Trump pardoned a thousand criminals who brutally attacked others while trying to assassinate the Vice President and Speaker of the House.

A "thousand criminals" did not attack anyone. There were a small bunch who did, all arrested for violent acts.

The large majority walked around the building, took video, and left. The large majority were charged with "being in an unauthorized area" or "parading". Look it up if you don't believe me.

That said, no one who actually committed and was convicted of a violent act should have been pardoned, especially if sentence was not completed. That part is accurate.

Akita Suggagaki · 2025-11-13T09:47:42-0600

Complete failure to take any responsibility.

bling · 2025-11-13T09:41:34-0600

St_Worm2 said:
Hello John, yes, the "L" in Calvinism's TULIP acrostic (as well, really, the other two middle "petals") teach (in various ways) that the atonement that the Lord Jesus secured for us on the Cross is "limited" to the saints alone.

That said, here are a couple of things to consider about that.

1) Do you believe that God knows what's going to happen long before it actually happens (just like the Bible tells us that He does) and that He is able, thereby, to "declare the end from the beginning"?

Isaiah 46
9 "I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is no one like Me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things which have not been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will accomplish all My good pleasure"

2) Do you agree with Protestantism's "other position" (or systematic theology), Arminianism, that God looks down through a tunnel of time (so to speak) and "chooses" or "elects" unto salvation those who He sees (via His "foreknowledge") responding positively to the Gospel message?

I'll stop here and wait for your reply (to the two questions that I just asked you above, that is).

Thanks

God bless you!!

--David

T - Total Depravity
U - Unconditional Election
L - Limited Atonement
I - Irresistible Grace
P - Perseverance of the Saints

God exists throughout human time at the same time, so there really is no past or future for God, so when we talk about the future, it is only future for us and not God.

It is not that God knows what future you will chose in the future (suggesting the future, is also God’s future), but God knows the free will choices you did make in the future (it is history for God).

The reason God knows a free will choice you will make tomorrow is because you already made that choice for the God which exists at the end of time, so with God being outside of time the God at the end of time is communicating (within Himself) to the God of today the choices you made tomorrow.

Yes, tomorrow’s choice has not been made as far as you are concerned but has been made as far as God is concerned.

Time is totally “relative” for God and for the last 100 years now, time has been shown to be relative, and nothing has even gone against the Theory of Relativity.

Think for a moment about this: If you got an actual video recording of a free will choice a man in China made one hours from now, that choice is set in history, so he cannot make any other choice, yet does that mean the choice will not be a free will choice? You cannot get in touch with him to change anything in the next hour. What you have is the history of his choice ahead of time and history does not keep the choice from being a free will choice.

The idea of a “Block Universe” is held by many non-Christian scientist, since it would explain a lot.

Michie · 2025-11-13T09:39:46-0600

Chesster said:
Satire

That site cracks me up.

Spiritual Jew · 2025-11-13T09:38:09-0600

Guojing said:
You should have told James that, after he wrote James 2:24.

Told him what exactly?

Guojing said:
Strange you are now using Pauline epistles to talk about OSAS to the Body of Christ, when you were against that same claim of mine, in another thread.

I am doing no such thing. Paul never taught OSAS at all. I'm afraid you have very poor reading comprehension skills.

essentialsaltes · 2025-11-13T09:28:11-0600

essentialsaltes said:
Trump ally Infantino to award first FIFA Peace Prize at World Cup draw in DC

New Fifa Peace Prize announced on Wednesday

The inaugural award will be presented on 5 December during the World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center

FIFA will use Kennedy Center free of charge for World Cup event, contract says

The Kennedy Center booked the World Cup draw at President Donald Trump’s urging. It will occupy much of the campus and displace planned performances.

Who would ever suspect FIFA of taking bribes?

essentialsaltes · 2025-11-13T09:25:07-0600

camille70 said:
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.

essentialsaltes said:
Trump questioned perception of Portland before approving military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'
"I spoke to the governor, she was very nice," Trump said. "But I said, 'Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening? My people tell me different.' They are literally attacking and there are fires all over the place...it looks like terrible."

Tinker Grey · 2025-11-13T09:21:17-0600

sir.dante.esq said:
Of all the faults man possess Arrogance can be the most insidious.- me.

"The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance." - Albert Einstein

"Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall" - Proverbs 16:18

Einstein didn't say that: Did Einstein Say 'The Only Thing More Dangerous than Ignorance Is Arrogance'?

joymercy · 2025-11-13T08:53:17-0600

el3venS1x · 2025-11-13T08:52:50-0600

It's Druze.

Michie · 2025-11-13T08:43:30-0600

Some really cool photos to look at here along with reading of each piece.

Find a Relic Anywhere in the World – The Relic Project

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Trump ally Infantino to award first FIFA Peace Prize at World Cup draw in DC

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