What a lovely site this is! very organized, too! It’s a blessing to be here for sure!

President Joe Biden claimed during a speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night that the Biden-Harris administration has overseen a booming economy and low inflation, but the data show that the U.S. economy and inflation are worse now than they were during the Trump administration.

As Planned Parenthood plans to offer free vasectomies and chemical abortion drugs through a mobile van at the Democratic National Convention, a Democratic pro-life organization is conducting a fundraising campaign to support Chicago families.

Kristen Day, executive director of Democrats for Life, revealed in a Monday X post that the group has launched a diaper drive in response to Planned Parenthood Great Rivers' mobile van initiative.

Planned Parenthood Great Rivers in St. Louis announced an X post last week that it will park a mobile van in Chicago's West Loop on Monday and Tuesday near the Democratic National Convention at the United Center.

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I saw this post on Twitter I found to be a very interesting hypothesis.




First off yeah "it's a dumb Twitter post it doesn't make it real". Well source aside, the message is still very real and the examples given are actually true.

So it does pose a very interesting question. Are parasites or outside influences the cause of homosexuality?

I hadn't ever made it to the conclusion he did, I always stopped short. But I never believed homosexuality is "normal" or "a part of nature". I always assumed it was a form of mental illness.

No species exists to not recreate itself. That's the very fundamental reason everything on earth that's living exists because all life exists to create more of itself, it didn't there would be no life on earth.

Homosexuality as a natural thing is a lie because homosexuals do not create more of themselves. Homosexuality defies the very concept of life. Homosexuals by their very nature seek to end their lineage and make themselves extinct.

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A judge on Monday sentenced a Milwaukee woman charged with killing the man who sexually abused her as a teenager to 11 years in prison plus five years of extended supervision. The decision ends a six-year legal saga that tested the limits of the court’s leniency toward trafficking survivors who commit crimes.

Chrystul Kizer will ultimately not serve the full 11 years in prison, after Kenosha County Judge David P. Wilk credited her with more than a year and a half of time already served.

Kizer, now 24, initially faced a possible life sentence for shooting 34-year-old Randall Volar III when she was 17. Volar, who was White, had been filming his sexual abuse of Kizer, who is Black, for more than a year.

This year, Kizer agreed to plead guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree reckless homicide with use of a dangerous weapon, which carried a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.

izer’s case marked the first time a Wisconsin court had allowed a defendant who was a sex-trafficking victim to use an “affirmative defense” for a homicide charge. More than 30 states have affirmative defense provisions that allow trafficking victims to be acquitted of certain charges against them if they can prove at trial that a crime was committed because of their abuse.

Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley had argued that Kizer carried out a premeditated killing to steal Volar’s BMW, while public defender Jennifer Bias said Kizer acted in self-defense after Volar had pinned her to the ground while trying to initiate sexual contact.

A 2019 Washington Post investigation showed that the Kenosha Police Department knew Volar was abusing underage Black girls for nearly three months before his death. After a 15-year-old Black girl fled from his home in nothing but a bra and jacket, police raided Volar’s residence and found hundreds of videos of child sexual abuse; among the stash were videos Volar had made of Kizer and girls who appeared to be as young as 12. But while the investigation continued, police and prosecutors allowed Volar to remain free.

So not only does she call for price controls - she wants to pull patents that the companies paid for, invested time and energy into developing

I will attempt a historical-grammatical analysis of the title verses.
Jesus spoke to Peter in Matthew 16:

18 I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

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BDAG:
① bedrock or massive rock formations, rock as distinguished from stones
Jesus used a Greek pun of Πέτρος (Peter) and πέτρᾳ (rock). He graciously used this metaphor, comparing Peter with the church's bedrock.
What did Peter think of this bedrock metaphor?
Nothing much. After he denied Jesus, he learned humility. Instead of identifying himself as the church's bedrock, he always pointed to Jesus as the cornerstone.
The Sanhedrin seized Peter and John. Peter told them in Acts 4:

11 This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected,

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Strong's Greek: 3037. λίθος (lithos) — 59 Occurrences
This stone was not some rock in the wild.
BDAG:
②ⓐ of stones used in building

which has become the cornerstone.

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BDAG:
① the part of the body that contains the brain, head
② a being of high status, head
ⓑ of things the uppermost part, extremity, end, point, the cornerstone
In ancient construction, the cornerstone was the first stone laid for a structure, often in a corner. It was carefully selected, shaped, and placed because the rest of the building was oriented and aligned according to this stone. Its placement was critical, as it ensured the stability and accuracy of the building’s foundation and structure. Note the order:

1. cornerstone
2. foundation
3. the rest of the up-ground structure.

Peter was not the cornerstone.

12 Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” 11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone

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Peter recognized that Jesus was the foremost stone and the cornerstone (head). This head stone would be followed by other stones.
1 Peter 2:

4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house,

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Christians are living stones of the spiritual house of God.

to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

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Once again, Jesus was the cornerstone, as prophesied in Is 28:16.
Eph 2:

19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God bye the Spirit.

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1. Jesus was the cornerstone (head).
2. The apostles (Peter) and prophets were the foundation according to the ancient building construction order.
3. Christians are living stones of this holy temple in the Lord.

In terms of modern building construction, Jesus is the foundation, symbolized by the ancient cornerstone.

hi im amy i started getting close to god when i was 14 i was a really depressed quiet kid out of no where i ask my grandma if she had a bible i got like a feeling of me wanting to learn more about god i started getting meesages out of the bible sometimes i had to open random pages and write thing words sentences that stood up the most to me and write it down when i finish it was a whole story and that story was things about an aunt that i had that nobody knew just her one night i started getting an anxiety attack i had a feel big urge to talk to my aunt i went to her house sitted down in her couch close my eyes and started saying a lot of thing that i don’t remember till this day next thing i opened my eyes and see her and her boyfriend crying she wasnt close to god and she told after all i said to her she started believing and getting close to him after that i kept getting messages but i stop learning about god a lot of stuff started to happen i lost track i lost a litte bit of connection with him im trying now again i miss that feeling i used to have really vivid dreams one of my church sisters told me i had power over snakes and escorpions something like that but i dont really understand can someone help me and explain im 20 now and i want to grow and get on track with my mission with god thank you <3

The early Christians leaders created the Bible.

Some early Christian leaders" teaching are rejected by the protestants. Eg, many early Christian leaders doesn't sounds like Calvinist at all.

Protestant argue that they put the Bible above anything else? But strictly speaking, it's their interpretation above anything else?

Under the romans Christianity eventually became the dominant religion of the middle east, north Africa, and Europe but it never had similar expansion in India or China or the other parts of the far east. Do you have a theory to explain why that is so, is there some theological impediment in the far east?

Daniel 5:24 KJV
Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.

Daniel 5:17 KJV
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

Respond:
This pronouncement was a direct consequence of Belshazzar's refusal to honor God and his reliance on his own strength and wisdom.

At this time Genesis 11:1-11 KJV ' This time is about a mythical tower built after the Deluge in the land of Shinar (Babylonia). The Babylonians wanted to build a city and a tower that would reach thr heavens to make a name for themselves and to symbolize their power. They believed that their unity of one language and hearing one god would allow them to collaborate efficiently and accomplish anything they wanted.



Ways you can overcome today believing in yourself like king Belshazzar' loss of his kingdom and not God is by when you think you hear from God, hearing his voice speak to you check the holy bible scriptures to see if its God's word and to obey God. You can overcome yourself (sons of men) by honoring and acknowledging God not to choose the riches of the world instead choose the riches of God.Psalms 112:3 KJV.
God had blessed me believimg in God to choose the riches of God to receive and honoring, acknowledging God in my life.

Psalms 112:3 KJV
"Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever."

Honor- The esteem due and paid to worth, high estimatation.


Ways you can honor God is to believe in God, Romans 10:9-10 . To spend time with God in prayer, and worshiping God. Live of life that honors God living righteous in God sight. Submit to God's authority.

Romans 10:9-10 KJV
9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.


Ways you can acknowledge God is by prayer, gratitude, worshiping God, loving others with the love of God, confession of sins to God, to be part of a holy bible believing church.

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1 Corinthians 14:35-38

Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.
Or did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached?
If anyone thinks they are a prophet or otherwise gifted by the Spirit, let them acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command.
But if anyone ignores this, they will themselves be ignored.


in the mind of man there is a place where he is not bound to the law and at this place he will commit adultery.
how can woman teach or preach when they do not know such a place exist. therefore woman cannot save man from sin
because woman do not know the mind of man.


Hosea 4:14
“I will not punish your daughters
when they turn to prostitution,
nor your daughters-in-law
when they commit adultery,
because the men themselves consort with harlots
and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes—
a people without understanding will come to ruin!

How can woman teach or preach when God will not punish woman?

Trump Doubles Down on Medal of Honor Dig Despite Backlash From Vets​

The former president is standing by his take that the Presidential Medal of Freedom is better because it doesn't involve sacrifice

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Donald Trump doubled down on his comments about how the Presidential Medal of Freedom is superior to the military Medal of Honor because the former involves no sacrifice.

“The Presidential Medal of Freedom, to my knowledge, I don’t think anybody suffered,” Trump said in an interview after his rally on Saturday, attempting to clarify comments made on Thursday. “People [who] get the Congressional Medal of Honor, which I’ve given to many, are often horribly wounded or dead. They’re often dead, they get it posthumously. And when you get the Congressional Medal of Honor, I always consider that to be the ultimate — but it is a painful thing to get it.”

He added, “When you get the Presidential Medal of Freedom, it’s usually for other things, like you’ve achieved great success in sports, or you’ve achieved great success someplace else … I don’t think anybody suffered, other than they’ve, you know, they worked hard, and they’ve done great things.”

Trump made his first round of controversial comments on the subject on Thursday at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, at an event on fighting antisemitism. Trump was speaking about billionaire Miriam Adelson, the widow of major Republican donor Sheldon Adelson and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Trump said the civilian award is “actually much better because everyone [who] gets the Congressional Medal of Honor, they’re soldiers. They’re either in very bad shape because they’ve been hit so many times by bullets, or they’re dead.” Speaking about Miriam Adelson, Trump said: “She gets it, and she’s a healthy, beautiful woman, and they’re rated equal, but she got the Presidential Medal of Freedom.”

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), the largest veterans advocacy group in the U.S., criticized the statement on Friday. VFW National Commander Al Lipphardt said: “These asinine comments not only diminish the significance of our nation’s highest award for valor, but also crassly characterized the sacrifices of those who have risked their lives above and beyond the call of duty.”

Progressive veterans group Common Defense also bashed the comments, posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday: “Absolutely shameful for Trump to equate the Medal of Honor, our military’s highest recognition for valor, courage, bravery, and sacrifice to the award he gave out to his mega donor. He is unfit to lead our nation and our military.”

Trump’s comments come as his running mate J.D. Vance has been focused on attacking Kamala Harris’ vice presidential pick Tim Walz, who served for two decades in the Army National Guard, for supposedly “stealing valor.” The claim is dubious, to say the least.

This is not the first time Trump has angered veterans. In 2020, he allegedly called American soldiers who died in war “losers” and “suckers,” something he has denied.

Retired Gen. John Kelly, Trump’s former chief of staff who confirmed he disparaged dead soldiers, on Monday rejected Trump’s claim that the Presidential Medal of Freedom is “much better” than the Medal of Honor. “Not even close,” he told CNN.

Trump has to be making these horrific statements without his advisors. He didn't have anything prepared to counter the first disrespectful comments?
To think the one given by him is better than the Medal of Honor is asinine, but to say it in public a few months from the election is politically suicidal. But this is Trump and his supporters.

How did a Baptist kid from Gilmore Texas eventually become a Catholic priest? This is a delightful story full of instruction and apologetics.

I love to share conversion stories to affirm our Catholic Faith. Such a story as this rings in our hearts and confirms that we are in the right place. It also gives us knowledge and insight to share the truth with others.

The title of the interview is “Are You Saved?” Coming from Texas, which is known as part of the Baptist Bible Belt, this is a timely and appropriate article.

You can enjoy the who interview and moving story HERE.

Planning on starting out on small game seeing how I have a WMR rifle, newly acquired permit and will buy a license soon, plenty of jacks in the yard, and a drawer full of old knives. even though the season only starts next month, planning for the colder weather to cut back on the warbles. I decided to get permit test online and passed in the wee hours of my BD on the 16th; So now I just need to get out there. Clothing will be the next items on list. What are some suggestions on what else would be nice to take with me into the woods around my house?

Nothing is set in stone yet; however, I may keep posting progress on here...

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the community and wanted to introduce myself by sharing an idea that's been on my heart. I'm working on a service that offers personalized, instant guidance rooted in Christian teachings. The idea is to help Christians navigate daily decisions with answers that reflect the values and teachings of Jesus.

I’d love to hear your thoughts:

• Do you think a service like this could be helpful in your daily life?
• What kind of questions or situations do you think would benefit most from this kind of guidance?
• How do you see this fitting into your faith journey?

I'm here to learn and grow, so any feedback or suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to being part of this community!

Just so you know, here is a list of Jonathan Wells' Icons of Evolution:

1. Miller-Urey experiment
2. Darwin's tree of life
3. Homology in vertebrate limbs
4. Haeckel's embryos
5. Archaeopteryx
6. Peppered moth
7. Darwin's finches
8. Four-winged fruit flies
9. Fossil horses
10. Hominid evolution

With the anti-jewish protests on college campuses largely out of the news...I had somewhat convinced myself they were over.

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Jewish students at UCLA had to sue the school to ensure access to their classes. Apparently, pro-terrorist supporters had decided to harass and block them from walking to class. A judge ruled that UCLA has to ensure that the students aren't being discriminated against or prevented from attending class. UCLA decided to appeal the decision....

Some thoughts...

1. If I were a Jewish student at UCLA, I'd demand my money back and sue for discrimination. Apparently UCLA is not only accepting of this behavior...they're appealing the court order that insists they make it stop.

2. I know that multiple businesses will blacklist the protesters. Facial recognition is pretty impressive these days.

3. I recall saying that I was against violence in a protest....allllllll the way back on "punch a nazi" day in 2016 I think. I didn't get a lot of agreement then...and I won't be surprised if less exists now.

4. If I were a parent to one of these protesters I'd be ashamed. Clearly I had screwed up at some point in raising my child. I'd remind them of that, before mentioning I wouldn't be helping them financially anymore. They are on their own should they find themselves in trouble.

5. I understand the DNC protests...that's the people currently sending funds to Israel and Palestine. I don't understand why these protesters are on campuses apart from some desire to drive out Jewish students. Disgusting.

Thoughts?

I know that you may be asking yourself why it took Kamala so long to put together some economic policies?

If you're smart...you may even wonder who was running the show while Biden was in office.

Let's take a look at Harris' economic advisors....


Blackrock executive.


Blackrock executive.

If your unfamiliar with Blackrock....imagine the richest person you've ever heard of....then imagine a bunch of guys that make that person look poor pooling their money together to buy some of everything. They own the dirt beneath your feet and the air you breathe.

So if Kamala’s economic plan doesn't quite make sense but still appeals to you....that's by design. Once you vote her in you need not worry....you'll see 4 more years of high prices, low wages, and inflation. You'll get poorer....they'll get richer.

It's not a coincidence that they replaced a vegetable (Biden) with a plant (Harris). They want someone with nothing going on upstairs....because they're easy to control.

That's the game folks. That's how it's played. At least they've dropped the saving Democracy rhetoric. Voting for Harris is just a vote for a failed state and declining economy.

I wonder if this piece of news will help Kamala Harris with the undecided voters?

It is believed that God exists in eternity and has always been, while creation had a starting point, unlike God. The question of whether God felt loneliness before creation existed, and if creation was an act to end such loneliness, is what this thread is about, was God lonely?

This is a wake up call...

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I used to be KJV-Only because I was Free Grace and most of them are; and I still do hold to the fact that the KJV is the most accurate translation from what I've seen. So what I'll do is have the KJV on the left side of my screen and a easier translation on the right (whenever i read the Bible on my PC) I've found that the "The Message" translation helps my pea brain understand so much, I just wanna know if that translation is good in the eyes of other believers

Regardless of Trump's language of being for "law and order", he has
mocked the justice system in America, and threatened judges and their families.

This conservative legal scholar, who is a Republican, has decided that it is
time to vote AGAINST Trump, even if that means voting for a Democratic
presidential ticket. He argues that voting for any presidential candidate that
will uphold the democratic intitutions in the country (including the Department
of Justice), is better than voting for Donald Trump.

It is an amazing situation, that there will be conservative Republicans,
speaking at the Democratic National Convention, who are advocating
voting for Kamal Harris and AGAINST Donald Trump in the coming
presidential election, BECAUSE Donald Trump is a threat to the American
institutions of democracy!

Saving the American democratic insitutions, IS MORE IMPORTANT than
voting for a presidential candidate that holds to the agenda that conservatives
in America are looking for.

I'm not sure where this question should go. It's not really a prayer but more of advice.

So I have struggled with falling asleep. It's always taken a long time to fall asleep. I usually go to bed to try get 7 hours of sleep. It's currently nearly 1 am and can't sleepand I have to be up at 6am. I have tried things like Unisom but it doesn't really help. I always end up feeling like I have a sleeping pill hang over the next day.

Now I'm sure alot of people would get less sleep one night and then have an easy time falling asleep the next night. Not me. It doesn't matter how much or how little I get. I'm always in bed laying awake. I tend to get frustrated alot also. I have to go many days before I'm tired enough to fall asleep even relatively soon.

When I finally do fall asleep I don't stay asleep. I have lots of waking up. Now I did get tested for sleep apnea. The said my apneas were minor. I forget the term they used for me waking up without suffocating. This they said I would need medicine for which is more sleeping pills.

Another problem I have is waking up in the morning and driving to work and trying not to fall asleep at the wheel. I have to go to work and can't really afford to call in every chance I don't sleep well. I'm single and don't have any roommates or really really) have many friends to drive me. It's also to a different city.

I guess this turned into a bit of prayer request because after going day after day sleep deprived I tend to wonder why in the world God would make me deal with this. Unfortunately it's also not really in me to just read the Bible during these times. I just can't focus on much anything other than just getting through things. I don't really think God will be upset for trying to sleep.

If I could have some prayer and advice I would appreciate it.