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Aldebaran · 2026-02-22T22:15:12-0600

Bradskii said:
Good grief, man. Could I not be plainer? In some posts you are saying that the problem will get better in time but in others you are refusing to accept that the problem exists in the first place.

Care to cite examples?

Aldebaran · 2026-02-22T22:13:33-0600

FreeinChrist said:
New York citizens need to provide ID in order to register to vote.

The form they need to fill out is here:

https://elections.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2025/04/2025-vr-form-english-_fillable_.pdf

The state can see who you are with your name and last for digits of your SS number, or drivers license.

To get a driver's license, a birth certificate or proof of birthdate is

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Yes, a certified birth certificate is generally required to get your first driver's license
to prove identity, age, and legal presence in the U.S.. While it is the standard document, it can sometimes be replaced by a valid U.S. passport, certificate of naturalization, or permanent resident card.

That's as it is now, but Mamdani has advocated for doing away with the photo ID requirement.

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Based on reports from February 2026, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), has expressed opposition to voter ID requirements.
The DSA, with which Mamdani is affiliated, has formally opposed voter ID laws, labeling them as "racist".

Yusuphhai · 2026-02-22T22:12:19-0600

Yes and Why did God choose to make time holy first, rather than space?

SabbathBlessings · 2026-02-22T22:10:32-0600

tall73 said:
Since you now edited this portion I will respond to this version as well.

Presenting evidence to be addressed is not "trying to create division."

It’s not evidence when it doesn’t say what you want it to. For example, you were trying to indicate EGW taught that Heb 4 is not about the Sabbath, when she never said any such thing and than used a non-Adventist to try to make the point. Trying to pit me against what EGW taught when she didn‘t even teach what you are trying to claim is exactly trying to create division. Ypu;re barking up the wrong tree. Sadly, this may work with other Adventists not as grounded, but it’s not going to work with me. It’s why I am going to move on.

Macchiato · 2026-02-22T22:09:33-0600

Sometimes I feel i don't spend enough. I also don't feel "led", convicted or hear god very well and makes me wonder if Im still heaven bound if I can't do these things.

Macchiato · 2026-02-22T22:07:53-0600

Questioning Brother said:
Blink again and you will be 50 (trust me I know). I too believe the pain can't be compared to the pain. God cannot possibly have enough to make up for this pain.

lolol man thats a crazy reality another blink and ill be 60 sheesh. I defintely am not trying to minimize your pain. its okay to be angry and upset just don't leave God. Its better to hang on to god and get something out of the hellscape called life

FireDragon76 · 2026-02-22T21:58:26-0600

If he works for a charter school, he doesn't get that choice, if its part of the curriculum. If he doesn't like it, take it up with the school administrators.

LoveofJesus2 · 2026-02-22T21:56:54-0600

Join me in prayer for friends,

Pray for the Heavenly Father, to lift up Jake, Brandon, Daniel and Barbara to HIM today. Open their hearts to the truth of his love and the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Soften any resistance, remove any doubts, and draw them closer to him through Holy Spirit. Surround them with godly influences, conversations, and moments that lead them to seek Jesus. Give them a hunger for his Word and a desire to know Jesus personally. Pray that they would encounter Jesus in a powerful, life-changing way and surrender their lives to Him as Lord and Savior. May his will be done in their lives, and may they experience the joy and peace that comes only through faith in Christ.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Thank you

Bradskii · 2026-02-22T21:41:19-0600

2PhiloVoid said:
...and I for one DO think other people can, at times, make decisions for us, however fortunate or unfortunate, frequent or infrequent, those occurrences may be.

Of course people make decisions for us. But it's you that decides whether they're the correct ones or not, whether you follow them or not. If you don't decide, then someone else is dictating your ethical positions. If I want to know your position on a moral matter then tell me who made the decision for you and I can ask them instead.

lucypevensie · 2026-02-22T21:29:31-0600

Jan001 · 2026-02-22T21:29:23-0600

Mercy Shown said:
The merits of Christ are applied to us by faith. Acts 16:30-32
30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house.

You need to add one more verse in order to know what was required to be saved—both belief and baptism.

Acts 16:30-33
And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. 34 Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household.

Mark 16:15-16
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

Mercy Shown said:
Yes, but the sins are forgiven by faith in God's promise as we repent of our sins. Baptism is an outward testimony to this inward action. Once you believe, you are saved and then you get baptized.

Baptism saves us. Baptismal water is not just regular water that cleanses the body. It is holy water when using Jesus' words, and it cleanses the soul of all its sins. "Once you believe, you are saved" is a false, man-made teaching. "Once you believe and are baptized, you are saved" is a true teaching of Jesus.

Mercy Shown said:
This is not referring to baptism. This is referring to the cleansing of the soul by the Spirit and Christ.

Baptismal water truly saves us. The Holy Spirit does the saving during this water baptism when the correct words are used. He applies the merits of Jesus' blood sacrifice to our souls as the water washes over us. This baptism sanctifies us, making us righteous. This water baptism that Jesus commanded is not merely a symbolic ritual.

lucypevensie · 2026-02-22T21:28:57-0600

Lunch menu

FireDragon76 · 2026-02-22T21:25:45-0600

ThatRobGuy said:
It's not cynical, it's what Nevada gaming/resort trade lobbying groups have done in the past.

When my state of Ohio legalized casinos a few years back, there were ads trying to turn the public against it...those ads were funded by Nevada-based trade groups who would much prefer that if some guys is going to go blow Jr's college fund at the card tables, he do it in a Nevada casino and stay in a Nevada hotel, right after he dines in a Nevada restaurant.

Nevada did the same thing back in the 90's during the Prop 5 fight, when California had it on the ballot to allow the expansion of Tribal casinos/gaming. Nevada financed ads to try to turn people against it, not because they had any sincere concerns about the impacts of gambling, or that they were afraid California wasn't going to regulate it enough (it's Cali after all, they wrote the book on regulation, and the zoning permits required to read the book...kidding, but you get the idea)

You seem to be criticizing motives rather than substantive arguments themselves. That's what is known as the genetic fallacy or Bulverism.

At any rate, having to fly to Nevada introduces friction and reduces the odds that people will travel impulsively to gamble in the first place. Would-be gamblers going to Nevada have a definitive timetable for their expedition and usually a return ticket. They are far less likely to be the kind of problem gamblers that would be likely to targetted by apps on a phone. Nevada also has the infrastructure to absorb the social costs of problem gambling more readily than other states. People there are more aware of the gambling industry and the problems around it, and the state has actual programs to address problem gambling, to attempt to contain the harms that come from the gambling industrty through regulation and education. Is Ohio going to do this? I'm guessing the temptation is there to ignore the externalities, given that the public perception now is that gambling is merely a "personal choice" with no social costs.

ThatRobGuy said:
But my point was, how much is left of the "religious right" (in a Falwell/Dobson sense of the expression, not what's considered "religious right" by 2026 standards)

I'm not sure what distinction you are making here. The Evangelical Fundamentalist political movement is far less clownish than they were in the 1980's in terms of legal and lobbying representation, with decades of experience. They also have alot more real political acumen. And they represent a constituency that feels even more embattled and desperate to hold onto that power, as a significant portion of their actual grassroots membership has declined in the past decade and a half or so. So they've chosen a narrower set of interests than in the past, and made more compromises, ones that won't be as risky politically.

Yarddog · 2026-02-22T21:25:32-0600

weary2025 said:
Well this is going no where. I hate politics and religion. Have a nice day.

Have a nice day and I love you. Praise God.

Michie · 2026-02-22T21:25:22-0600

timewerx said:
Actually, there are many people more invested on the subject saying the same thing.

Why would it be a smart thing for ETs not to contact Earth? It doesn't make sense to me.

Well I tried to explain but no worries.

essentialsaltes · 2026-02-22T21:13:15-0600

The man who authorities said breached the perimeter of Mar-a-Lago wielding a shotgun and a gas canister early Sunday had never shown an appetite for deadly weapons nor shown much interest in politics -- in fact, quite the opposite, according to his cousin.

Austin Tucker Martin was "very quiet" and inexperienced with guns, his cousin Braeden Fields said. Martin did, however, like golf courses, and worked on one, his cousin said.

As federal agents raided the family's woodsy property in North Carolina, Fields said there had been no indication Martin would ever venture 700 miles south on any kind of political crusade.

What's more, the family are "big Trump supporters," Fields said. "All of us. Everybody."

Fields said Martin's mother is "torn apart" by what has happened, and that he's already seen people "bashing" his cousin all over social media.

"If no one really knew him, you wouldn't get him," Fields said. "He's a good kid."

TMZ link from other thread

Sources who worked with Austin at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in North Carolina tell TMZ ... he became fixated on Epstein following the latest release of information tied to the files. Co-workers tell us he was deeply disturbed by what he believed was a government cover-up and often talked about powerful people "getting away with it."

At the same time, Austin was outspoken about his Christian faith and political views. We're told he regularly expressed support for Trump, telling colleagues as recently as late last year he believed Trump was a strong leader.

People close to Martin describe him as well-meaning but increasingly frustrated, particularly about the economy.

weary2025 · 2026-02-22T21:11:34-0600

d taylor said:
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J. Wilbur Chapman tells the following true story of how D.L. Moody used John 5:24 to help him gain assurance of salvation:
I (J. Wilbur Chapman) was studying for the ministry, and I heard that D.L. Moody was to preach in Chicago. I went to hear him. Finally I got into his after meeting. I shall never forget the thrill that went through me when he came and sat down beside me as an inquirer. He asked me if I was a Christian. I said, “Mr. Moody, I am not sure whether I am a Christian or not.’
He very kindly took his Bible and opened it to the fifth chapter of John, and the twenty-fourth verse, which reads as follows: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word, and beleiveth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation, but is passed from death unto life.”
Suppose you had read it through for the first time, wouldn’t you think it was wonderful? I read it through, and he said, “Do you believe it?” I said, “Yes.” “Do you accept it?” I said, “Yes.” “Well, are you a Christian?”
“Mr. Moody, I sometimes think I am, and sometimes I am afraid I am not.”
He very kindly said, “Read it again.”
So I read it again, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word, and beleiveth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation, but is passed from death unto life.”Then he said, “Do you believe it?” I said, “Yes.” “Do you receive Him?” I said, “Yes.” “Well,” he said, “are you a Christian?”
I just started to say over again that sometimes I was afraid I was not, when the only time in all the years I knew him and loved him, he was sharp with me. He turned on me with his eyes flashing and said, “See here, whom are you doubting?”
Then I saw it for the first time, that when I was afraid I was not a Christian I was doubting God’s Word. I read it again with my eyes overflowing with tears.
Since that day I have had many sorrows and many joys, but never have I doubted for a moment that I was a Christian, because God said it.

Im all messed up. But i put my hope in the Lord.

weary2025 · 2026-02-22T21:03:33-0600

BrotherJJ said:
Abraham's wives were a moral issue, Abraham’s wealth was not! The New Covenant forbids polygamy, but it never forbids wealth.

Paul directly addresses rich believers & doesn’t tell them to become poor. He tells them not to trust in riches & to be rich in good works, generous & ready to share (1 Tim 6:17–18).

The issue is the heart posture, not the bank balance. Scripture repeatedly shows God blessing believers with wealth. Not once does the Bible condemn them for having it. The problem is not wealth it's the love of riches (1 Tim 6:10). Wealth becomes sinful only when it becomes a master, when it feeds covetousness, or when it is withheld from those in need. The Bible condemns greed, not provision.

These wives were not a moral issue at the time. And our wealth is in heaven not on earth. Jesus basically said not to be rich. He said to be rich in heaven not on earth. The apostles were not rich. I'll follow them and you follow Solomon i guess

tobelieveinHim · 2026-02-22T21:03:28-0600

weary2025 said:
Jesus said not to worry.

What that have to do with the post.. All of my fears have already come true. Men that I like are choosing coworkers, which is the personal side of this post.

Maine Progressive · 2026-02-22T20:55:26-0600

Oompa Loompa said:
Authorizing cruelty? The issue that I believe is at the center of this discussion is what exactly is "cruelty" verses mess around and find out consequences of their own decisions. Getting straight to the point, dismissing the emotional hyperbolism, you must admit that there are actual federal laws in the United States regarding immigration and customs, and the Supreme Court of the United States have ruled that only the Federal Government has the authority to enforce them. Last I checked, those laws are still on the books and are enforceable. ICE is the sole agency responsible for enforcing such laws. Laws that Congress established, not the president. In this country, Congress makes the laws, and the Executive branch enforces those laws. What your bleeding heart, which I assume is filled with empathy and compassion, is calling for is for Immigration Enforcement to stop enforcing immigration law because you do not like the reality of how people must suffer the consequences of their actions. Ironic because Obama was christened by the left as the "Deporter in Chief" because, under his administration, deported millions more than Trump. Yet, there was no mass hysteria from the left. So what changed? Trump. That is the only difference, and I truly hope that you see that the only reason why there is so much outrage about immigration enforcement now is because media, controlled by politician, told people that they should be outraged. Period.

Bottom line, other than completely opening our borders to anyone regardless of their circumstances, allowing the country to be flooded with millions of "refugees," what is your solution? Keep in mind that Martha's Vineyard, Chicago, and New York City called for a state of emergency merely because a few thousand of these "asylum seekers" were dumped onto their doorsteps. Dare I even ask how many of these "asylum seekers" you are currently housing, feeding, clothing, and subsidizing at your own expense? I figure the answer is none. Which is the typical liberal response. They are completely fine harboring illegal immigrants and self-confessed asylum seekers when it is at the expense of others. But if you truly want to be faithful to your interpretation of the scripture, YOU would have no problem flipping the bill and making room in YOUR own home to "care for the sojourner."

Now, I cannot encourage illegal acts, but if this is a topic that is that important to someone, I would expect them to fill their home with as many of these "refugees" and "asylum seekers" as possible at their own expense. They provide them food, clothing, and comfort while they evade law enforcement. Furthermore, if they find themself arrested for violating federal law, they should walk into that prison with pride knowing that they were serving the will of God at the cost of their freedom. Anything less will be pure hypocrisy on their part. For the record, I highly discourage doing such a unwise thing.

Well, I guess you told me. But foolishly I will offer this thought. The crux of the matter is not what is 'cruelty'. The crux of the matter is that "there are actual federal laws in the United States". That is the lie. All laws in the United States, federal included, are subject to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. And that, in turn, is built on the Declaration of Independence. The founders of this country made it very plain.
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security." Those are the inalienable Rights that ICE is violating. That is the crux of the matter. And I applaud all American patriots who oppose ICE as they trample on those inalienable rights.

Hentenza · 2026-02-22T20:52:08-0600

HARK! said:
From your own source:

"in the sense of being members of the 1st-century Jewish political-religious sect"

From your own source:

"However, they were the spiritual and professional heirs to the Pharisaic tradition"

From my own source:

”
The Masoretes (active c. 500–1000 AD) were
not Pharisees in the sense of being members of the 1st-century Jewish political-religious sect.”

Jipsah · 2026-02-22T20:26:43-0600

Hentenza said:
lol Gee watch that gun aim and pull it’s own trigger or that car accelerate on its own and run over people.

People are the problem but that’s hard for folks with your point of view to understand. In fact if we eliminated every artifact that can be used as a weapon that would still not save people from a violent death. But of course here comes the emotional fallacy argument. Yes, guns wielded by people kill people and yes, cars driven by people kill people, heck, hammers wielded by people kill people. But of course those are not the pet target of the left and the political hot potato.

Hans Blaster · 2026-02-22T20:25:45-0600

ThatRobGuy said:
Sorry your experience has been so poor, but reports would suggest that your experience must be an outlier

Not me. USPS relaxed their 2-3 day delivery target for a letter from any point in the CONUS to any other a few years back.

ThatRobGuy said:
NVIDIA Provides U.S. Postal Service AI Technology to Improve Delivery Service

NVIDIA today announced that the United States Postal Service – the world’s largest postal service, with 485 million mail pieces processed and delivered daily – is adopting end-to-end AI technology from NVIDIA to improve its package data processing efficiency.

nvidianews.nvidia.com

For those getting package deliveries from USPS, sorting facilities that leverage it can process things 10x faster with higher accuracy.

That's an NVidia PR piece, and I am familiar with their exaggerations. But more importantly, they speak of deploying it to 200 postal facitilities (regional sorting operations. Each one handles 1 or more 3-digit zip code regions for all zip code with the same first 3 digits). These are not in data centers, but in warehouse-like facilities where mail is sorted for whole regions.

ThatRobGuy said:
What would you estimate the usage breakdown (in terms of power) is between user-facing "recreational" AI & prompting vs. companies embedding in in their various subsystems for BI purposes in an intensive manner?

I don't know. This massive "AI data center" build out (and we should stop calling it that and use the actual technology names) is not being driven by a rack of servers in a logistics warehouse. (Not sure what BI is. I know what BO is.)

ThatRobGuy said:
I showed in a previous post that the "casual AI use" is a minimal impact. If you watch Netflix for an hour, you've used more power than if I type 300 Q&A prompts into an AI bot interface.

Don't know why you're trying to guilt me with that. I don't use either.

ThatRobGuy said:
It's when companies (like mine) are having it do the work of a half dozen database administrators that it's racking up the heavy hits.

Since I don't know what a database admin does...

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