That's pretty awful. I wonder if he has some form of dementia?

seeking.IAM said:

The evening news and any other talking head telling me what I should think and believe.

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I feel like I don't watch cable anymore.

wing2000 said:

...and President Trump will secure the great oil fields of Venezuela for the American people. Drill, baby, drill!

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The oil will be throwing garlands at the feet of American troops as liberators.

MotoToTheMax said:

Have they checked all the local churches? Seems they tend to offer safe harbor for these kind of people.

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Many predators become ministers because it's all about ACCESS. I don't even want to think about what is going through their minds. It gives the chills. ugh

essentialsaltes said:

Update time.

Mississippi Republican Takes Plea Deal After Destroying Satanic Statue in Iowa​

Michael Cassidy, a former congressional and legislative candidate, was set for trial June 3, but his attorney filed a guilty plea on his behalf to an aggravated misdemeanor count of third-degree criminal mischief, the Des Moines Register reported. [felony charges were dropped as part of the deal. He gets 2 years probation and pays restitution.]

Since that 2023 event, Iowa has refused the Satanic Temple's applications to have a holiday event at the Capitol.

State again denies Satanic Temple's request to hold event at Iowa Capitol building​

Matt Kezhaya, general counsel for The Satanic Temple, said the government is not alowed to deny pubic services or benefits to people or religous groups because officials disagree with their beliefs.

"Once state officials open up the Capitol to public events, as it has for displays and events around the holidays, they can't legally exclude The Satanic Temple because of its disfavored or minority viewpoint," he said in a statement.

In June, the ACLU of Iowa filed a civil rights complaint on behalf of The Satanic Temple Iowa alleging state officials illegally discriminated against the group based on its members’ religion when they denied the group’s event request in 2024.

[And now they've denied it again for 2025.]

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Vandalism is vanadism. I understand why he did it, from a retro-perspective*, but he has no right to destroy someone's property. That's so uncalled for.

*In Christianity, Satan is evil. NOT that I'm advocating for destroying other people's property. EVER.

Trump's trying to get more rigs.

Trump faces rare rift with Florida Republicans over offshore drilling plan​

“The new maps released today by @SecretaryBurgum and @Interior outlining potential new offshore oil drilling sites in the Gulf of America are HIGHLY concerning—and we will be engaging directly with the department on this issue,” Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) wrote in a post on the social platform X.

“Our Administration supports the 2020 Presidential Memorandum [when Trump 1.0 blocked drilling in Florida] and urges the Department of Interior to reconsider and to conform to the 2020 Trump Administration policy,” Molly Best, a spokesperson for DeSantis, said in a statement to The Hill.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s “updated reserve estimate of 7.04 billion barrels of oil equivalent shows the Central and Western areas will remain prolific for decades, but sustaining the Gulf’s long-term competitiveness means evaluating opportunities in the Gulf of America Program Area B as well,” Erik Milito, president of the National Ocean Industries Association, said in a statement to The Hill, referring to all of the drilling areas proposed by the Trump administration.

Lybrah said:

Well, everyone sings and there’s no music. I don’t like to sing, so I listen ir sing in my head. Then it’s like a RC where we get crackers and little wine things, and take “the Eucharist.” Then we sit through readings and the preacher comes on. I find the sermons to be pretty good but sometimes they have a Spanish guy there and they take turns where the preacher says a sentence and the Spanish guy translates.

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Ahhh, I see.

Bob Crowley said:

Catholic Church - Christ the King.

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Same here!

Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of our death.
Amen

essentialsaltes said:

This is something the Department of Education has control over. 'Professional' is a specific category of college degrees that have expanded access to federal student loans.

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Thanks for the response.

Senate Republican Ron Johnson: ‘We can’t afford’ $2,000 tariff checks​

“Look, we can’t afford it. I wish we were in a position to return the American public their money, but we’re not,” Johnson told Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo.

“We’ll have at least a $2 trillion deficit this year,” Johnson warned, comparing the staggering national deficit projected for 2025 to smaller deficits under former President Obama and during Trump’s first term.

rambot said:

And what has been the trend in each of the polls.

Because this thread seems to be about trends generally.

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Polls are mostly about trends, changes from one point in time to another, rather than anything approaching absolutes.

Hentenza said:

View attachment 373640 This was the atheist symbol.

View attachment 373641this was the Catholic symbol.

Hentenza I will fear no evil for You are with me Angels Team Site Advisor

And this was me in 2011. lol .

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Nice! The old format brings back a lot of memories!

I lost someone young too though with far different complications than what you have. I can say too that while it has lasting affects, the problem with my relationships has not been any sort of promise, but rather the idea of other women not measuring up.
While your promise is noble, I think you should void it. Why? because there is no marriage in heaven. I imagine the woman who died would want you to have a chance. I would confess that promise as a sin, and try to move on giving yourself at least the option for marriage. It seems likely you are hardwired for marriage, so trying to short circuit that now is going to result in some pain for you. In your confession, I would tell God too that you are sorry you made that promise too if you did not consult with Him. Chalk it up to trying to do the right thing, that ended up in tragedy, but please don't carry that tragedy much further. Honor her life by remembering her and learning to grow in Christ with all that God can bless you with including a wife and family.
As to comparisons of her to other women, you will be able to overcome that. You have to see your role and any future woman you date from God's perspective, not yours. I will say too that God is very compassionate when you lose someone close like that. He will certainly try to bless you out of that loss when the time is right. Am alternative that helped me too was to consider foreign women.
I am certain the whole ordeal is like a test to you, with all kinds of emotions and thoughts. Rather than having even a hint of blaming God, which you may or may not be doing, you have to dig deep and let the relationship serve to inspire you to do even greater things for God. That death in my life inspired me to become a Christian, to this day, decades later, it continues to help me care more about others. I pray her death will be a positive catalyst for you too in every way, including marriage if you find the right person. God bless.

RocksInMyHead said:

Oh look, it's the "Live, Laugh, Love" font...

Tacky, trite, home decor - now coming to the Oval Office!

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It's gone! Perhaps antifa has stolen it!

What happened?

The White House won't say — but a spokesperson insisted the president personally crafted the lettering.

'He is very involved in these beautification projects… [President Trump] is making the White House beautiful and giving it the glory it deserves,' the spokesperson said, adding that only those suffering from 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' would object.

The truth of GOD can only be known by the elected saints of GOD. The carnal world will call GODS truth foolishness. We can know even the deep things of GOD. By the way, the holy spirit is the FATHER. The FATHER is holy and is spirit and as Jesus said is the only true GOD. HE is the GOD and FATHER of Jesus and through Jesus our GOD too. These are hard things , impossible things for the world to comprehend.

Platte said:

Good Lord - where does all this nonsense come from?

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The wisdom of GOD is foolishness.

Nike, I suppose?

Dogs or cats

May God bless them in his love!

Ora pro nobis

Disgusting!

There is more the one suspicious contract. Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts

Church employee in Texas allegedly posed as ICE agent to extort woman​

Donald Doolittle, 58, a safety director at the Gateway Community church in Webster, south-east of Houston, has been charged with impersonating a public servant.

According to police, Doolittle booked and received a massage from a woman operating out of a north-west Houston office building.

Police said Doolittle then pulled out an ID card labelled “ICE”, identified himself as an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agent, and asked to see the woman’s identification. She showed him her temporary visa but Doolittle allegedly then demanded money.

“He demanded she Zelle him $500 or he would take her away and she would never see her family or children again,” a magistrate said during a court hearing on Saturday.

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