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Recent content by Josheb

  1. Josheb

    The significance of Paul

    Happy to help and sincerely appreciate the appreciation and affirmation. I was somewhat suspicious of the op, wondering whether you might, perhaps, maybe, sorta were asking the question disingenuously in order to troll the respondents. I am pleased that is not the case. I am not an expert but I...
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    The significance of Paul

    Good morning @CerebralCherub, I added the numbering so I could track the points of comment and inquiry. [1] Nearly everything contained in the gospels can be found in what we call the Old Testament, or what the Jews call Tanakh. Very little there is new. If we were Jews living in the first...
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    I Remember Happier Times

    Happiness comes largely from within. I disagree. The psalmist longed for that which we possess. He is made complete in us (Heb. 11:40). Furthermore, the psalmist's longing for God was a direct consequence of his own disobedience. Missing God due to waywardness is a good thing, the normal...
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    What is the root of sin, or sin behind all other sins?

    What does scripture state? For example, we know the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. It's the desire, or lust, of money - not money itself - that is a "root." What other roots might there be beside love/desire/lust? Are there desires for other things that serve as roots of evil...
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    Former Trump supporter Pamela Hemphill refuses Jan. 6 pardon; apparently the only one to do so (ETA: there is another...)

    Perhaps, but that is not what she said, and you do not know her intent. You do know the cardinal rule of discussion boards is that if something can be misread then it is likely to be misread. I assume you are also familiar with the condition called attributional error and how accurate people...
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    Former Trump supporter Pamela Hemphill refuses Jan. 6 pardon; apparently the only one to do so (ETA: there is another...)

    Think that through. The word "some" necessarily means the rest were removed while he was POTUS. The premise the "some" were removed after his presidency ended necessarily means he entered the White House after someone else took over the presidency and removed those documents either unawares to...
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    Mental health funding in schools

    Think that through. Think it through via three avenues of thought. The first is the fact that the federal government has no constitutional power or authority given the Tenth Amendment and the establishment of the Department of Education has always existed in violation of that Amendment since its...
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    Mental health funding in schools

    Exactly. Exactly. The federal government has no business in public schools. Since it has no business in public schools (which are supposed to be governed at the state and local levels) it has no business doing anything regarding mental health in the schools. There is nothing empowering the...
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    Former Trump supporter Pamela Hemphill refuses Jan. 6 pardon; apparently the only one to do so (ETA: there is another...)

    Yes, and the context in which I broached the episode was ignored. You are trolling. 30+ FBI agents is a show of force, and an unnecessary one given the particulars of the incident. Court testimony proved the use of deadly force was included in the operations order. While a statement allowing...
  10. Josheb

    Former Trump supporter Pamela Hemphill refuses Jan. 6 pardon; apparently the only one to do so (ETA: there is another...)

    The facts in evidence prove otherwise. Lawyers' reports on both sides of that event, Congressional testimony, and FBI policy. The Department of Justice, which includes the FBI, has a policy that officers may use force only when no reasonably effective, safe, and feasible alternative appears to...
  11. Josheb

    Former Trump supporter Pamela Hemphill refuses Jan. 6 pardon; apparently the only one to do so (ETA: there is another...)

    If they were not convicted then she is unable to speak for them. She used the word "guilty." She said, "We were guilty, period." Who is the "we"? Is the "we" all those entering the Capitol? If so then she is factually incorrect - she is wrong - because not everyone who entered the Capitol was...
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    Former Trump supporter Pamela Hemphill refuses Jan. 6 pardon; apparently the only one to do so (ETA: there is another...)

    Well.... let's see. Yep. I sampled the court records. What evidence do you have Ms. Hemphill consulted the court records sufficiently to declare everyone there guilty? What proof do you have Ms. Hemphill knows everyone there was guilty given the fact almost as many twice as many people were...
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    Former Trump supporter Pamela Hemphill refuses Jan. 6 pardon; apparently the only one to do so (ETA: there is another...)

    You're wasting everyone's time (including your own) with non sequitur. The single point being made is that the FBI often does NOT act professionally. That was the claim made, and that claim is factually incorrect. Where and when they act professionally or unprofessionally is irrelevant.