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Victory for women inmates as judge bans men from female-only spaces at Texas prison
- By Michie
A federal judge has sided with two female inmates who sued a Texas prison that put them in physical danger by forcing them to be housed with male prisoners who identify as women.
In an order published Nov. 17, United States District Judge Sidney Fitzwater of the Northern District of Texas Fort Worth Division ruled that Federal Medical Center Carswell, a women’s prison in Fort Worth, cannot house trans-identified male inmates in women's housing units or allow them to enter women's showers, restrooms, changing areas and dormitory spaces.
Fitzwater, who was appointed to the bench by former President Ronald Reagan, directed FMC Carswell to either “reassign male inmates away from plaintiffs’ housing and privacy areas” or “house such inmates in a secure, segregated area at FMC Carswell (including the Hospital Unit or a comparable setting) that preserves access to programming and services while preventing access to female-only privacy areas.”
The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed by inmates Rhonda Fleming and Miriam Crystal Herrera on Nov. 4.
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In an order published Nov. 17, United States District Judge Sidney Fitzwater of the Northern District of Texas Fort Worth Division ruled that Federal Medical Center Carswell, a women’s prison in Fort Worth, cannot house trans-identified male inmates in women's housing units or allow them to enter women's showers, restrooms, changing areas and dormitory spaces.
Fitzwater, who was appointed to the bench by former President Ronald Reagan, directed FMC Carswell to either “reassign male inmates away from plaintiffs’ housing and privacy areas” or “house such inmates in a secure, segregated area at FMC Carswell (including the Hospital Unit or a comparable setting) that preserves access to programming and services while preventing access to female-only privacy areas.”
The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed by inmates Rhonda Fleming and Miriam Crystal Herrera on Nov. 4.
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Victory for women inmates as judge bans men from female-only spaces at Texas prison
A federal judge has sided with two female inmates who sued a Texas prison that put them in danger by forcing them to be housed with male prisoners who identify as women
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Is Hell Annihilationism or Eternal Torment
- By Hentenza
- General Theology
- 71 Replies
Not just my belief but that of mainstream Christianity. That’s the reason why this topic is relegated to controversial theology on this site.
Yep. That’s what scripture teach.
Really? Shall we start with the obvious one?
Matt. 25:46
“These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.””
Matthew 25:46 NASB2020
Matthew 25:46 These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” | New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020) | Download The Bible App Now
These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
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And yes, aionios does mean eternal and no, nothing about death in this verse.
Please don’t use the old, tired argument that death is eternal punishment.
Yep. And?
Yep. And?
Yep. And yet, the wicked are still alive in Rev. 22:15 so your definition of death does not work.
Here is the actual definition.
Strong’s Definitions
θάνατος thánatos, than'-at-os; from G2348; (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively):—X deadly, (be…) death.
KJV Translation Count — Total: 119x
The KJV translates Strong's G2288 in the following manner: death (117x), deadly (2x).
Outline of Biblical Usage
- the death of the body
- that separation (whether natural or violent) of the soul and the body by which the life on earth is ended
- with the implied idea of future misery in hell
- the power of death
- since the nether world, the abode of the dead, was conceived as being very dark, it is equivalent to the region of thickest darkness i.e. figuratively, a region enveloped in the darkness of ignorance and sin
- metaph., the loss of that life which alone is worthy of the name,
- the misery of the soul arising from sin, which begins on earth but lasts and increases after the death of the body in hell
- the miserable state of the wicked dead in hell
- in the widest sense, death comprising all the miseries arising from sin, as well physical death as the loss of a life consecrated to God and blessed in him on earth, to be followed by wretchedness in hell
The problem is assigning only the definition that seems to help your doctrine but all you are doing is ignoring linguistic context so error usually follows.
It could be. I think the “filthy” analogy backs up the “clean robes” but at the end of the day the message is not distorted.
That’s up to you.
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Now does everyone understand why the "right to refuse illegal orders" video was made?
- By Bradskii
- American Politics
- 43 Replies
From the link:
Hegseth cites 'fog of war' in defending follow-on strike on alleged drug boat
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited the “fog of war” in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea earlier this year.apnews.com
Fog of... something.
'Hegseth said he did not see any survivors in the water, saying the vessel “exploded in fire, smoke, you can’t see anything. ... This is called the fog of war.”
The man is an idiot.
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The Church Under Fire Part 1
- By martinlb
- Deeper Fellowship
- 7 Replies
Just as a point of clarification, it looks like you meant to quote a different section of scripture; 1 Tim 3:12 is dealing with what sort of person a leader in the Church needs to be.Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted (1 Timothy 3:12). We're in the Last days, being victimized in a church or put out of a church for good behaviour is commonplace now. God Bless
I'm hoping to be helpful here and my main thoughts are about how believers, just as can anyone, can find ourselves drawn toward various topics that can overshadow our beliefs and take more room than is good, and comes from a healthy balance. I'm thinking as an example, of one church member whose worldview became centered on, as he'd put it, the devil. Trying to help him see how he wasn't focusing where we need to focus didn’t get anywhere. He'd talk about how if we weren't careful we'd end up in the devil's back pocket - not seeing that that was exactly where he was placing himself.
Persecution, victimization, and being mistreated isn't where we're told to have our attention. Following that path will not lead to anything good or healthy. Those things can certainly come, but focusing on them can also ruin our joy and our usefulness. They can even lead to a view of ourselves that's too much about us.
We can recognize, and even take pleasure in, not being part of this world. We don't fit with a broken world under the authority of the most evil entity in existence. While recognizing those facts, remaining focused on God and the good things he does is our mandate. That's what we're specifically told to focus on, and that's our message to a hurt and broken world.
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Young Men, the Wild Places Are for You
- By BassLine
- GEN Z (1999 to 2012)
- 2 Replies
Works for old men, too.
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