Ten days after narrowly defeating a bill to provide free school lunches to low-income K-12 students, the North Dakota Senate approved legislation to increase the amount of money lawmakers and other state employees receive in meal reimbursements.

To be fair, feeding kids would have cost $6 million, and increasing the per diem is only expected to cost $1 million. So if a choice between the two was to be made, it was by far the more fiscally conservative position to feed politicians from the public trough.

Matthew 13:46 (NASB20)
and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold everything that he had and bought it.

Luke 10:42 (NASB20)
but only one thing is necessary; for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

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The pearl being the thing that Mary found…. But what is it that is being called this pearl that if found, is worth all things…?

It is the will to obedience, being that thing of great value that is worth all to be in possession of…. If so, how then did this will to obedience manifest itself in Mary’s life….? Scripture says; ‘Mary chose to set at Jesus’s feet and learn of Him’, this will to obedience that Mary chose is the same will we are all called to, it being the pearl that is worth all…. Though it is true this pearl produces fruit of its own, no fruit that is true fruit, will grow without it, for one will only find oneself a debater of scriptural words, but Christ not being formed in one’s innermost being….

So what therefore is this sitting at Jesus’s feet to do that Christ might be formed in one..?

It is a turning from self-hood, that being in other words; a resignation to God in one’s innermost being… For repentance is turning from something to something, Christian repentance, is a turning from self-hood to Christ, which in truth is a turning from the carnal to the spiritual by the faith of the heart…. Though one cannot sit at Jesus’s feet in the physical anymore, one can, should, and must sit at Jesus’s feet in the heart….But how and what is meant by sitting at Jesus’s feet in the heart…?

It is recognizing and embracing what the salvation of Christ consists of, it is an embracing of it, a grabbing onto it and a holding fast to it, which all transpires in one’s innermost being where one’s own-will meets Jesus… There, it is a reckoning of own will dead in the heart of heart’s, that Christ might live His will to righteousness in one’s life…

Because Jesus did die, and the believing soul with Him, that that believing soul might walk in newness of life by the faith produced by the pearl….


To the pearl and the fruit thereof, Not me
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Be on alert at Church:

So there are a great number of verses in the bible (Isaiah 41:10, Deuteronomy 31:6, Jeremiah 29:11, etc) that talk about GODs love for us, and that he is fighting for us and that we aught not be be discouraged as he fights for us and goes before us keeping us safe from harm etc

However if our LORD fights so hard for us and will keep us from harm, how come most of the apostles are believed to have been executed for their preaching the Gospel?

I'm not old enough to know this but after all that stuff went down with Nixon, Im Curious what happened with his supporters?

Did they see the light? Did they say they were wrong for supporting him or did they just clam up? How long did it take?


It seems now that there was wide agreement on Nixon impropriety. But I could be wrong: are there people who still think he was a good president?


Do you think America's (communal) opinion of Trump would ever end up looking like Nixon?

The Taj Mahal is one of India’s most iconic sites. But this year, millions of students across India won’t delve into the Mughal Empire that constructed it.

Instead, Indian students have new textbooks that have been purged of details on the nation’s Muslim history, its caste discrimination and more, in what critics say warps the country’s rich history in an attempt to further Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist agenda.

The textbooks omit references to the 2002 riots in the Indian state of Gujarat, where hundreds of Indian-Muslims were killed while Modi was the state’s leader. Details on India’s caste system, caste discrimination and minority communities are missing.

Passages that connected Hindu extremism to independence leader Mohandas K. Gandhi’s assassination were pruned as well, such as the 12th grade political science textbook line: Gandhi’s “steadfast pursuit of Hindu-Muslim unity provoked Hindu extremists so much that they made several attempts to assassinate [him].”

“This is actually an intensification of something that’s been happening. It is a way of ‘Hindu-izing’ South Asian history and ignoring all other kinds of diverse plural histories that have existed,” he said.

BJP leaders are applauding the move, tweeting that it was “a great decision,” and referring to the prior content on India’s Mughal Empire as a “false history.”

“At the heart of the pattern is a fear that history-learning by students will produce rational or progressive citizens,” Chattopadhyaya said. “Both the U.S. and India have pretty complex, very challenging histories. The job as a historian or history teacher is to convey the complexity and the challenges to the student, and I think the right in the U.S. and the right in India do not want critical-thinking, rational-thinking, progressive students, because that is not something they think is valuable to a right wing agenda.”

Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday.

Good Friday is a day of fasting within the Catholic Church. Traditionally, there is no Mass and no celebration of the Eucharist on Good Friday. A liturgy may still be performed and communion, if taken, comes from hosts consecrated on Holy Thursday. Baptism, penance, and anointing of the sick may be performed, but only in unusual circumstances.

The liturgy of Good Friday consists of the reading of the Gospel Passion narrative, the adoration of the cross, and Communion. In the 17th century, following an earthquake in Peru, the Three Hour Service, a prayerful meditation on Jesus’ “Seven Last Words on the Cross,” was introduced to the Catholic liturgy by the Jesuits.

Learn more:
1. britannica.com 2. catholic.org 3. catholicicing.com 4. uscatholic.org 5. catholicnewsagency.com 6. aboutcatholics.com

That's what Bing search has to say about Good Friday, it is a rather good summary of Catholic liturgical practise and the links flesh out some details. But what does this all mean? Why do we commemorate Good Friday?

Here's the story. Each part has theological significance. See if you can think of the significance of each part of the story. If you can then you'll know why Catholics commemorate Good Friday.

Good Friday is the day on which Catholics commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Catholics are joined by almost all other Christians in solemn commemoration on this day. It is also a legal holiday around much of the world.

According to the gospels, Jesus was betrayed by Judas on the night of the Last Supper, commemorated on Holy Thursday. The morning following Christ's arrest, he was brought before Annas, a powerful Jewish cleric. Annas condemned Jesus for blasphemy for refusing to repudiate Annas' words that He was the Son of God. From there, Jesus was sent to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of the province.

Pontius Pilate questioned Jesus but found no reason to condemn Him. Instead, he suggested Jewish leaders deal with Jesus according to their own law. But under Roman law, they could not execute Jesus, so they appealed to Pilate to issue the order to kill Jesus.

Pilate appealed to King Herod, who found no guilt in Jesus and sent Him back to Pilate once again. Pilate declared Jesus to be innocent, and washed his hands to show that he wanted nothing to do with Jesus, but the crowds were enraged. To prevent a riot and to protect his station, Pilate reluctantly agreed to execute Jesus and sentenced him to crucifixion. Jesus was convicted of proclaiming himself to be the King of the Jews.

Before his execution, Jesus was flogged, which was a customary practice intended to weaken a victim before crucifixion. Crucifixion was an especially painful method of execution and was perfected by the Romans as such. It was reserved for the worst criminals, and generally Roman citizens, women, and soldiers were exempt in most cases.

During his flogging, the soldiers tormented Jesus, crowning Him with thorns and ridicule.

Following his flogging, Jesus was compelled to carry his cross to the place of His execution, at Calvary. During his walk to the site of His execution, Jesus fell three times and the Roman guards randomly selected Simon, a Cyrene, to help Jesus.

After arrival at Calvary, Jesus was nailed to the cross and crucified between two thieves. One of the thieves repented of his sins and accepted Christ while on the cross beside Him. A titulus, or sign, was posted above Christ to indicate His supposed crime. The titulus read, "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews." It is commonly abbreviated in Latin as "INRI" (Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum).

During Christ's last few hours on the cross, darkness fell over the whole land. Jesus was given a sponge with sour wine mixed with gall, a weak, bitter painkiller often given to crucified victims.

It's time for Congress to hold the USSC accountable for its apparent inability to hold justices accountable for their unethical behavior.

IN LATE JUNE 2019, right after the U.S. Supreme Court released its final opinion of the term, Justice Clarence Thomas boarded a large private jet headed to Indonesia. He and his wife were going on vacation: nine days of island-hopping in a volcanic archipelago on a superyacht staffed by a coterie of attendants and a private chef.

If Thomas had chartered the plane and the 162-foot yacht himself, the total cost of the trip could have exceeded $500,000. Fortunately for him, that wasn’t necessary: He was on vacation with real estate magnate and Republican megadonor Harlan Crow, who owned the jet — and the yacht, too.


For more than two decades, Thomas has accepted luxury trips virtually every year from the Dallas businessman without disclosing them, documents and interviews show. A public servant who has a salary of $285,000, he has vacationed on Crow’s superyacht around the globe. He flies on Crow’s Bombardier Global 5000 jet. He has gone with Crow to the Bohemian Grove, the exclusive California all-male retreat, and to Crow’s sprawling ranch in East Texas. And Thomas typically spends about a week every summer at Crow’s private resort in the Adirondacks.

Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From Major GOP Donor

Island-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court. “It’s incomprehensible to me that someone would do this,” says one former judge.

www.propublica.org

It appears Sen Durbin, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, may call for hearings based:


“The highest court in the land shouldn’t have the lowest ethical standards. Today’s Pro Publica report reveals that Justice Thomas has for years accepted luxury travel on private yachts and jets and a litany of other gifts that he failed to disclose. This behavior is simply inconsistent with the ethical standards the American people expect of any public servant, let alone a Justice on the Supreme Court.

“Today’s report demonstrates, yet again, that Supreme Court Justices must be held to an enforceable code of conduct, just like every other federal judge. The Pro Publica report is a call to action, and the Senate Judiciary Committee will act.”

Durbin Statement on Reports of Justice Clarence Thomas’ Acceptance of Undisclosed Luxury Gifts from Republican Megadonor | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

CHICAGO – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee,...

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Hi, I'm Katie. I'm 27, I live in California. I'm Catholic. I love to write poetry, play video games, and read non fiction books. I am mostly here to talk to Christians and non Christians who are struggling and need God's love. Feel free to message me any time. I love to answer questions about Christianity and Catholicism, though I am but a beginner!

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Matthew 24:3-14 ESV


We are living in the last days before the return of Jesus Christ, our Lord. And many of these things mentioned here are presently taking place and are increasing. And deception abounds. And many indeed are being led astray by clever enchanters who are cunning and crafty in their deceitful scheming, and who are experts at mind manipulation and at hidden and subliminal messages buried inside what might have the appearance of truth.

And these liars and deceivers are government heads, CEOs of corporations, medical professionals, heads of church denominations, and pastors of church congregations (or of what is falsely being called “church”). And they are the news media, social media, the music industry, the movie industry, and the sports industry. And they are teachers and authors and writers of devotions and singers, etc. Not all are liars, but many or most appear to be.

Now I am not personally aware of anyone who has said literally, “I am the Christ.” I am not saying no one has, only that I am not aware of it. BUT.. many have said it, without actually saying it, by their actions and by the words they speak when they take the place of Jesus Christ in the hearts of the people, and when they demand the kind of loyalty and devotion to themselves only meant for God alone, and when they want us to treat their words as though they are God’s words to us, when they may not be at all.

And regarding wars, I believe my nation (the USA) has been at war with someone all the time I have been alive, and it could be that they have been in continuous wars ever since the founding of our nation. I think I heard that somewhere, and they listed all the wars, too. And our nation (government and military) are in so many other countries in this world creating wars with them, so it does seem that wars are increasing (in view of Revelation 13).

And Christians throughout the world are being persecuted for their faith in Jesus Christ and for their testimonies for Jesus Christ and for his gospel. And many are running for their lives, and many are being put to death because they believe in Jesus Christ. And here in America that kind of persecution is not the norm (standard). But Christians who take seriously the Scriptures and their walks of faith in holiness and in obedience to the Lord, and who are sharing the truth of the gospel in opposition to the lies, they are being persecuted – rejected, cast aside, ridiculed, falsely accused, and abandoned.

And many who profess faith in Jesus Christ have fallen away, or else they never came to true faith in Jesus Christ to begin with. And many of them are hating others who profess faith in Jesus Christ because the others are living holy lives, pleasing to God, and they are walking in obedience to his commands, and they are spreading the truth of the gospel, and they are refuting the lies, exposing the fruitless deeds of darkness for what they are.

But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And this is the truth of the true gospel message. For we aren’t saved just once and now we are good to go to heaven. We are saved (past), we are being saved (present active), and we will be saved (future) when Jesus Christ returns, which is when our salvation will be complete. But this depends on us enduring to the end and us walking in holiness and in righteousness and in obedience to our Lord and not in sin, and not in defiance of our Lord and of his commands.


The Truth of the Gospel: [Matt 7:21-23; Matt 24:9-14; Lu 9:23-26; Rom 1:18-32; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14,24; Rom 12:1-2; Rom 13:11; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; 1 Co 1:18; 1 Co 15:1-2; 2 Tim 1:8-9; Heb 9:28; 1 Pet 1:5; Gal 5:16-21; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:5-17; 1 Pet 2:24; Tit 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-9; 1 Jn 2:3-6,24-25; 1 Jn 3:4-10; Heb 3:6,14-15; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15]

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An Original Work / September 11, 2012

Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.

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2 Tim 2:12 reads , If we ENDURE , we will REIGN together , if we DENY ( Him ) , He also will DENY us , verse 13 , If we are DISBELIEVERS that One remains faithful , He is not able to DENY Himself .

In verse 15 we have to present yourself ACCEPTED BY God , a workman HAVING no cause for SHAME rightly dividing the WORD of truth '

Verse 17 mentioned by name , Hymenaeus and Philetus , v 18 who missed the mark concerning the TRUTH , saying the RESURRECTION has already HAPPENNED .

Reading 2 Thess 2:2 letters supposedly written by Paul saying that THE DAY of the Lord or that the COMING / PAROUSIA is close at hand .

I believe that the word DENYING is to deny what is called in Rom 16:25 Preaching of Jesus Christ ACCORDING to the REVELATION of the MYSTERY .

And as verse 16 says , having made known to ALL Gentiles for OBEDIENCE of FAITH .

dan p

When Yahuah Ordains someone (from on High), Yahuah places His Hand (Manual) upon them & their speech becomes Torah (Manuel).

תתי לך כל שבח והילה אלהי

In the hands of Satan example one...

The first example I have of the life in the hands of the Satan is that of the William "Action" Jackson. When the boys of the devil got a hold of him they...

1. Stripped him naked tying his wrists and feet
2. Put a meat hook in his rectum to hoist him
3. Smashed his kneecaps with a bat and broke his ribs
4. Shot him with a gun and fried him with a wet cattle prod
5. Used water on him to get a better charge until he was screaming
6. Removed his private parts with a blow torch
7. Ferociously beaten with brass knuckles, stabbed over 113 times with ice picks, and had his throat cut with bayonets.

To quote an informant, ‘Jackson was hung up on that meathook,’ said Torello. ‘He was so heavy he bent it. He was on that thing three days before he croaked.’ Bucceri began to giggle, ‘Jackson, you shoulda seen the guy Like an elephant, he was, and when Jimmy hit him in the with that electric prod ...’ Torello interrupted excitedly. ‘He was floppin’ around on that hook, Jackie. We tossed water on him to give the prod a better charge, and he's screamin’ . . .’“

Samuel ‘Mad Sam’ DeStefano was said to have participated in this murder. Throughout his blood-soaked career, Mad Sam DeStefano was well-known for his violent antics. He even reportedly had a torture chamber in his sound-proofed basement along with a collection of tools with which he maimed his victims. His favorite was an ice pick. One informant who was close to DeStefano described him as a highly emotional, temperamental individual, extremely egotistical and concerned with his personal appearance. The walls of his home were lined with mirrors and as DeStefano talked to people, he constantly watched his reflection in the mirrors as he walked across the room. He was described as being of such a temperament that he could be crying at one moment and laughing the very next. One of his associates claimed to have once spotted DeStefano rolling on the floor, once again foaming at the mouth, and shouting to Satan, “I’m your servant; command me!”

please pray as I am going through a really difficult time.
thank you.

Well, to be perfectly honest, I don't understand everything it is saying on how they did not. I process information very slowly. But this is kind of interesting.

Ezekiel 38

17 Thus saith the Lord God; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?

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I'm failing to see where God ever warned about a "penultimate dictator prior to the 7 year tribulation" that many people's view of Gog and Magog revolves around.

I see warnings about just antichrist in particular.

There is also the finality of the passage, Ezekiel 39:

7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.

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So according to the Gog/Magog is before the 70th week view.. you have this miraculous victory by God.. which God says His name won't be polluted any more and the heathen would know Him.
But then you turn around and have Antichrist the most blasphemous person to ever exist? Doesn't jive.
There is also language in the passage that is very much like Armageddon, a feast for the carrion birds, and being slain in the mountains and the open plain, along with an Earthquake that seems to be the same one as in Revelation 16.

So my question is... where did this idea of a pretrib Gog and Magog battle come from? From the text itself.. it sounds like Armageddon to me. I know the identifying Magog as Russia and Gog as like, Putin, comes from when the Soviet Union was established, to you know, make our enemies the enemies in the bible.. but
where did the idea that Gog wasn't just.. Antichrist come from?
Someone taught it, because it doesn't come from the text.

This is not going to go well with Desantis or other states that are trying to protect women sports.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. review led by the National Security Council of the chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan largely lays the blame on former President Donald Trump, saying President Joe Biden was “severely constrained” by the decisions of his predecessor.

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Can you suggest programs similar to Alpha but shorter and more focused on God's love?

Hello everyone,

I'm diagnosed as being pre-diabetic and having Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). I'm also in the obese weight category, unfortunately so my doctor put me on this medication called Wegovy. It's expensive and something that I don't want to be on forever. The problem is that if I stop the Wegovy, I will end up getting my hunger back, so in order for this to work long-term, I'll need to make big lifestyle changes. This means I'll have to stop eating fast food so often, learn to cook for myself, and exercise more. My only problem? I get overwhelmed by the need to cook for myself and I hate exercising for the most part. For this reason, I've hardly lost any weight within the past two months. Well I want to change that because if I don't, my discouragement will end up leading to depression, which will mean an increase of my mental health medications and more of a likelihood that I will put on more weight.

So where do I begin? Well... one idea that I have is that I could take a cooking class at one of the local schools in town. Another idea is that I could start doing an easy and accessible exercise that I actually might enjoy. The idea I have for exercising is walking. Walking is affordable, easy, and accessible to do, plus it helps with cardiovascular health. I don't know why, but I specifically want to be "heart healthy" moving forward. So I'm going to do my best to start walking more. There's actually a "Lord of the Rings" themed walking program going on with my local library right now. The farther you walk, the more commemorative badges you get. I'm a sucker for turning chores into games in order to trick my brain into doing things, so I think I'm going to try and partake in this activity. I've got the time and the access to walking spaces. I just need to motivate myself to get off the couch and actually walk. It's the motivation that's the biggest hurdle, both with eating right and exercising. But if I exercise my willpower and motivation, I think that I might actually have an easier time getting things done. It could become a routine for me if I only give myself the chance.

Any thoughts on this? Or does anyone have any other ideas on things I could do to exercise or keep myself healthy? Mind you, I'm not looking for medical advice. Just general thoughts and opinions.

Alana McLaughlin former member of US Army Special forces 5'7" 145 pounds



Before she ID's as a woman:



Then there is the very first:


A sweet lady who tweeted how proud she was for choking out an opponent and breaking the skull of another



Here is why this is still news worthy and current. With the rise of trans athleticism, I thought a good discussion about what these biological males, who are physically larger and stronger than their biological female counter parts. Is it fair to biological females?

schools will not longer be able to put in restrictions or bans involving pre-op transgender men from competing in any women's sport

as Lia Thomas' teammates had to watch a teammate with male genitalia in the locker room, this will now become the norm. Most, if not all, female collegiate sports records will be broken by biological men

Christ, hearing the request “remember me when You come into Your kingdom!” promised they would both be in paradise that same day He spoke of it, not after 3 days while their bodies lay in tombs. So, what can be said, other than they’d both be brought into paradise on the same day they passed out of their bodies. It seems only Christ’s earthly body would be revisited by the Spirit of Christ three days later, when His body would be raised, and transformed, prepared for His Kingdom. These passages read as though His spirit must have spent all three days in paradise before returning.

The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a 12-year-old transgender girl who is challenging a West Virginia ban on transgender athletes joining girls sports teams, temporarily blocking the state from enforcing the prohibition.


That's interesting, but at some point, the Supreme Court is going to have to debate (again) the issue regarding trans rights. They've passed on some more recent opportunities.

Rogan slams 'insane' obsession with gender of Nashville shooter: Sign of a 'civilization at brink of collapse'

article said:

During the discussion with Rogan, journalist Michael Shellenberger recounted a previous episode of Rogan’s podcast, "I think you were the first one that drew attention to, like, that all this, all the confusion around sex and gender, was a symptom of civilizations in decline."

Rogan credited commentator Douglas Murray for his talks on the subject. "It seems like every civilization when they're at the brink of collapse, becomes obsessed with gender, and [Murray] talked about ancient Greece, in ancient Rome, and it just seems like a thing that people do when there's no real physical conflict, so people look for conflict that doesn't exist, and they find conflict in standard norms, they find conflict in societal norms."

The two spoke about how "wokeism" is like a new religion, with Shellenberger saying he heard a theory that gender is like the concept of a "soul for secular people" who are looking for something to replace the purpose and meaning that religion used to provide.

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Precisely what I've been saying for a decade or better. British professor Joseph Unwin said it better than I ever can:

Sex and Culture said:

Unwin sought to prove that the traditional monogamous model for marriage was not essential to the maintenance of a healthy society. After studying 86 different cultures, across time and continents "and much to his surprise" he came to the inescapable conclusion that the traditional male-female monogamous model for marriage was indeed the best foundation for a healthy and productive society.

Unwin found that societies that adopted this model typically took about three generations to reach their peak of productivity and progress. After that, frequently, a gradual development of complacency and licentiousness would take place and what he described as an "outburst of homosexuality" would sometimes occur. When that happened, and the society started to move away from the traditional model of male-female monogamous marriage as its foundation, it would begin to unravel. It would then take another three generations of deterioration from that point for the society to collapse.

Sex and culture [electronic resource] : Unwin, J. D. (Joseph Daniel), 1895-1936. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Notes and references: p. [433]-617. Bibliography: p. [624]-642

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Or in other words, we have approximately 100 years or less from right now until the whole structure goes ker-smash, and we enter the next Dark Age. Fortunately, I have 20 years or less left before I leave this rock, and I won't be unhappy to go. I don't belong here any more.