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Jeffwhosoever · 2025-12-01T01:25:50-0600

Praying for the love of God to reach out and pierce the heart of those playing with dangerous things they think are some form of joke or rebellion against a person controlling them. Lord please help this member fight the spiritual war as You best know how to direct.

rjs330 · 2025-12-01T01:25:20-0600

essentialsaltes said:
Miscarriages, infections, neglect: The pregnant women detained by ICE
Until last year, Congress required reports on the pregnant, postpartum or nursing women in ICE custody, including ‘detailed justification’ for their detention. This requirement no longer exists, Kelly Rissman reports

[oversight is one of those words that mean its own opposite]

Despite an ICE directive generally prohibiting the detention of pregnant women, Alicia was held there for three months.

About a month after she was detained, Alicia began experiencing severe abdominal pain, vaginal discharge, cramping, and bleeding. She was taken to a nearby emergency room in shackles. There, she underwent an invasive medical procedure, without her consent, according to the letter.

she remained at the facility for two more months. Unrelenting symptoms - bleeding, swelling, foul-smelling vaginal discharge and excruciating pain — persisted. The pain became so severe that she struggled to sleep.

It wasn’t until Alicia was deported in July that she was able to obtain antibiotics to treat the vaginal infection she’d developed from the miscarriage that had gone untreated while in ICE custody.

Data, available from a patchwork of media, lawsuits and Congressionalreports, suggests dozens of pregnant, postpartum and nursing women have been detained so far this year. [But we don't know since Congress did not renew that required reporting.]

Good Lord, why are we holding people for 3 months? If they are illegal, it shouldn't take three months to ship them out. And we absolutely are responsible to see they get the medical care they need. It's unconscionable that they don't.

Barraco · 2025-11-30T23:18:38-0600

### Traditional Jewish Assignments (most common version)
Based on Midrash (e.g., Numbers Rabbah 2:7) and later sources like Rashi and the Zohar:

- Judah (East) → Lion (because Judah is called a "lion’s whelp" in Genesis 49:9)
- Reuben (South) → Man (because Reuben was the firstborn of a human mother, or because of the mandrakes story in Genesis 30 showing human-like behavior)
- Ephraim (West) → Ox (because of Joseph’s blessing in Deuteronomy 33:17, which speaks of oxen horns; Ephraim and Manasseh were sons of Joseph)
- Dan (North) → Eagle (or sometimes a serpent/eagle hybrid, based on Genesis 49:17 and the idea of swiftness)

Hans Blaster · 2025-11-30T23:13:08-0600

HARK! said:
Another record?

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What is important about inflation in the price of silver? Not many people buy it. Do people buy silver with their CC?

GodDoesListen55 · 2025-11-30T23:00:08-0600

“Life happens.” Okay, but how much life can happen to one person or family?!

Owlette · 2025-11-30T22:38:50-0600

1. I would have moved out of my parents’ house earlier than I did. At the time though, I don’t think I could have ever known how much that would have impacted my life.

2. I would have not gotten a bachelor’s degree and went straight to tech college. Though I think my bachelor’s degree helped me in a lot of ways. Maybe I would have still gotten it, it just didn’t help my career at all.

3. I would have avoided a guy I met at Bible study 15+ years ago. Mostly because he had a certain way of thinking that shaped me, at a time in my life when I was more impressionable.

d taylor · 2025-11-30T22:25:09-0600

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jonojim1337 · 2025-11-30T21:29:12-0600

Reluctant Theologian said:
More detailed quote:

The same holds true for the maidservant who is under the yoke of slavery; she too is in another's power, that is, her master's. But if she is a believer, let her regard herself as belonging to God, not to her master, and let her keep her body pure for the Lord who bought her with his own blood. [...] But if her master is an unbeliever, let the believing maidservant bear up, knowing that she is serving the Lord Christ. Let her not maltreat her flesh but rather adorn it chastely, keeping it pure and undefiled for the Lord. For it is not permitted her to fornicate or to surrender her body to anyone but her own husband. But if she is forced by her master, let her pray to be given strength to endure and not to sin against the Lord. For the body is a temple of the Holy Spirit and must be kept in holiness.

Upon reading better I agree it's more likely he was referring with 'endure' to persist in refusal than to let her master have his way with a sinful plan. Under Torah law though the master could have married her still himself but any believing master would never be allowed to force his slaves to commit sin - including prostitution.

PS: later theologians do seem to provide this exoneration in case of force/coercion - e.g Augustine (The city of God - +/- 420 AD):

And this seems a rhetorical question.

While slaves did not enjoy the rights of a trial, it doesn’t stop anyone from viewing this as a shameful act.

BasedLutheran · 2025-11-30T20:58:52-0600

DaisyDay said:
I wonder if we as a culture should reconsider allowing mentally ill folk such easy access to deadly weapons.

True, liberals, especially of the transgender type, should probably be banned from owning guns

Owlette · 2025-11-30T20:56:28-0600

peaceful-forest said:
Has anyone else been struggling with the "aging" part of their 30s?

For example, on the Oldies station now, they're playing 90s music. That makes me feel old.

It’s been so crazy getting closer and closer to 40! I think what I struggle with most is watching my parents age and getting closer to that point where their age makes you question how much longer you have left with them. My parents are older and had kids not much younger than I did. It’s hard to imagine them not being here someday.

Dan Perez · 2025-11-30T20:21:48-0600

BobRyan said:
g908
βάπτισμα βάπτισμα baptisma
The text then says "NOT the washing away of dirt from the flesh" (the waters of baptism) but rather the appeal to God for a clean conscience )such as is the case with a believing adult.

The fact that it is contrasting the washing with water and the appeal to God, shows the image being used is literal baptism

And just where does the Greek WASHING appear. in 1 Peter 3:21 as I cad see the Greek with less than 2 minutes !!

And where do you see ( the waters of bap[tism ). in. the Greek text. ?????

And you JUST ADDED LITERAL BAPTISM , WHY. ??

dan p

Oompa Loompa · 2025-11-30T20:15:26-0600

bob121 said:
We’ve all seen it: you ask for testimonies of grace and within five posts someone’s waving Psalm 137:9 or Hitler to prove a point.
The food-fight starts, the original question sinks, and the encouragers log off.

Do we engage the detour in hopes of gospel witness, or gracefully bow out and let the algorithm bury the mess?

Any practical filters you use before hitting “reply”?

Share one sentence rule you follow when the trolls arrive.
Grace,
bob121 – Tokyo

The ignore button is your best friend.

Gene2memE · 2025-11-30T19:50:16-0600

stevevw said:
I was just trying to work out why Kangaroos are only restricted to certain areas like other animals. Like Australia is similar to Africa in places but does not have elephants for example. Britain does not have koalas.

Geographic isolation due to natural barriers.

In the case of Australia, it's due to the break-up of Gondawana which started about 150 million years ago and the movement of the continent away from Antarctica and South America.

Australia is biogeographically isolated from most of the rest of the world thanks to the 'Wallace Line'.

Oompa Loompa · 2025-11-30T19:49:17-0600

GoldenBoy89 said:
Lol a little too late to be using Trump as a threat. He’s president now and this is still happening. Seems ineffective.

It is still happening because liberals double down on woke identity politics instead of learning their lesson. Democrats would do well to listen to James Carville. But keep it up and the DNC will be less popular than Bud Lite.

.Mikha'el. · 2025-11-30T19:37:56-0600

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Sif · 2025-11-30T19:13:49-0600

"We don't want to conquer the cosmos; we simply want to extend the boundaries of Earth to the frontiers of the cosmos." - Stanislaw Lem from his book Solaris

Hentenza · 2025-11-30T19:04:59-0600

Guojing said:
You could have just replied with a "Yes, that was my answer to your question."

I would have replied with a thanks, and we can finally move on.

My brother I don’t like to play games. I have engaged you argument but you have not responded other than to demand a yes or no answer. I have explained multiple times that the question is not a yes or no answer but you continue to demand that. It’s just not going to happen so yes, let’s just move on.

2PhiloVoid · 2025-11-30T18:59:21-0600

9Rock9 said:
Well, I would say I am conservative in the sense strive to uphold basic Nicene orthodoxy and the plain teaching of Scripture, but I also want to maintain an open and see nuance on secondary matters.

Well sure, those of us who, like you, are grounded in Traditional Nicene sensibility might be inclined to identify as being conservative.

Even if that is the case, I think that all your current changes in viewpoint amount to, really, is the realization that biblical faith and the critical issues of the Bible we can all discuss has more to do with critical acumen and an awareness that the Bible is a complex set of writings than it does with identifying a specific point on a continuum between Liberal on one side and Conservative on the other.

But if you like the term, 'moderate,' then by all means feel free to use it. I'm not going to challenge it. I'm too moderate to do so.

another_lost_guy · 2025-11-30T18:34:40-0600

NxNW said:
Marital rape was legal for a long time.

Can one flesh rape itself?

NxNW said:
Not gonna happen.

Not with that attitude!

9Rock9 · 2025-11-30T18:16:54-0600

I'm not a 7th Day Baptist myself, but I am sympathetic to it and also considering conversion.

I'm actually undecided about the Saturday vs Sunday debate, and see good arguments for both sides.

FaithT · 2025-11-30T17:33:57-0600

Neostarwcc said:
He just passed away. My wife might take tomorrow off of work and we might head to church to meet with our pastor.

I’m so sorry. I just prayed.

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Miscarriages, infections, neglect: The pregnant women detained by ICE​

Until last year, Congress required reports on the pregnant, postpartum or nursing women in ICE custody, including ‘detailed justification’ for their detention. This requirement no longer exists, Kelly Rissman reports​

​

[oversight is one of those words that mean its own opposite]​

​

Despite an ICE directive generally prohibiting the detention of pregnant women, Alicia was held there for three months.​

​

About a month after she was detained, Alicia began experiencing severe abdominal pain, vaginal discharge, cramping, and bleeding. She was taken to a nearby emergency room in shackles. There, she underwent an invasive medical procedure, without her consent, according to the letter. ​

​

she remained at the facility for two more months. Unrelenting symptoms - bleeding, swelling, foul-smelling vaginal discharge and excruciating pain — persisted. The pain became so severe that she struggled to sleep.​

​

It wasn’t until Alicia was deported in July that she was able to obtain antibiotics to treat the vaginal infection she’d developed from the miscarriage that had gone untreated while in ICE custody.​

​

Data, available from a patchwork of media, lawsuits and Congressionalreports, suggests dozens of pregnant, postpartum and nursing women have been detained so far this year. [But we don't know since Congress did not renew that required reporting.]​

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Miscarriages, infections, neglect: The pregnant women detained by ICE

Until last year, Congress required reports on the pregnant, postpartum or nursing women in ICE custody, including ‘detailed justification’ for their detention. This requirement no longer exists, Kelly Rissman reports

[oversight is one of those words that mean its own opposite]

Despite an ICE directive generally prohibiting the detention of pregnant women, Alicia was held there for three months.

About a month after she was detained, Alicia began experiencing severe abdominal pain, vaginal discharge, cramping, and bleeding. She was taken to a nearby emergency room in shackles. There, she underwent an invasive medical procedure, without her consent, according to the letter.

she remained at the facility for two more months. Unrelenting symptoms - bleeding, swelling, foul-smelling vaginal discharge and excruciating pain — persisted. The pain became so severe that she struggled to sleep.

It wasn’t until Alicia was deported in July that she was able to obtain antibiotics to treat the vaginal infection she’d developed from the miscarriage that had gone untreated while in ICE custody.

Data, available from a patchwork of media, lawsuits and Congressionalreports, suggests dozens of pregnant, postpartum and nursing women have been detained so far this year. [But we don't know since Congress did not renew that required reporting.]