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'Flawed judgment': Australian court rules against women-only app, claims sex not merely a biological concept

See, they said at first that there was a difference between "gender" and "biological ex." Now they're trying to erase even that difference.

Ridiculous. These people will make up anything for attention.

Gender is sex, and sex is gender.

Get over it.
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Officer who killed Sonya Massey after she rebuked him in Jesus’ name is ‘emissary of Satan,’ dad says

When I use the term I'm acknowledging a demonic presence or its influence on something that occurred. It is not an exorcism as @RDKirk explained but it is a form of spiritual warfare. In layman's terms I'd liken it to a warning or knock it off statement. In most instances I know the culprit. The spirit is detected through the gift of discerning of spirits. 'You' isn't always generic.

~bella
Thanks for the input.
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23 years after 9/11, pastor who served at Ground Zero explains why it’s important to remember

Praise the Lord that Pastor Stonier was used by the Holy Spirit to help the victims there in NYC.
Amen. May God continue to help the victims to heal.
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How do you Release anger ?

Tonight is a bit hard for me but I realize I'm carrying alot of anger, sadness, depression and fear. I feel myself being a bit bitter as well.

I feel anger and sadness come up alot.
Is there a way to spiritually release this bc I just don't want to carry this with me.

How do I let this go?

I'm not sure, sister Macchiato. When I find out how, I'll let you know. In the mean time, I'm mulling the Serenity Prayer over in my mind, hoping that I can soon figure out how to "accept" the seemingly immovable and frustrating parts of my reality. :prayer:

In Christ
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Harris lies about Vance.

The fact of life comment about Vance from Harris is fair in context.

Schools are soft targets (Vance)
Psychos will try to shoot them up (Vance) [and also just really angry kids (me)]
We will brook no attempt to make guns actually hard to acquire (assumed about Vance)

Its the last part where Harris has to make a leap. But its fair. Given the longstanding GOP attitude, its on Vance to say if hes ready to break from that.
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Question to protestants about Faith Alone

Baptism is like a sacrament of the New Covenant.

Jesus was Himself Baptized, and we follow in His shoes.

Just because Christ didn't Baptize just means that wasn't His role, it's a role He gave to His Disciples and followers, according to their position.

Baptism isn't necessary to go to Heaven after we die.

For example I was saved in winter and my husband wouldn't allow me to be baptized until spring. His mother vehemently disagreed with him because she was baptized in the winter with ice in the river but my husband was adamant that I not be baptized until spring.

Had I died at any point before I could be baptized I was still saved and in Christ and my election sure.

But it doesn't stop Baptism from being a command. We have to be baptized if we are able. Not everyone is able for varying reasons. But where any ability exists it should be entered into.
We have to be baptized if we are able

Or what? What are the consequences (if any) if we don't?
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