I noticed throughout Harris' interview with CNN, that she kept looking down; as she was answering the scripted questions; as if she herself was reading a script.

Where do you suppose the teleprompter was hidden from camera view?

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  I don't encourage physical punishment but a figurative "slap in the face" is definitely what a lot of disruptive students in the classroom need. Send them to the office to have a talk with the principal, in school suspension or out of school suspension. If it needs to be done every day, do it. Let the administration handle the problem. If the administration says the teacher needs to handle the situation (and the teacher has), get the union involved. Here is the big problem (and a lot of parents are really in the dark about it) students think they are on equal standing with their teacher - they aren't. Students need to respect the authority of the teacher and this needs to be taught in schools starting in kindergarten. Unfortunately, a lot of students don't listen to their parents so they bring that same attitude to the classroom. It needs to be crushed when they are young because the students take it for a ride as they get older.
  
  
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I just had my response comment censored by MSN so I wanted to bring the whole argument here to do some more discussing of the subject. I responded to a person who said "students in the classroom need to be slapped up a little more often". Now I know students should never be touch by a teacher not alone "slapped up a little" but I responded to the person's comment by saying "I don't encourage physical punishment but a figurative "slap in the face" is needed...". Now the reason I said that is because my wife is a teacher and she along with growing number of teachers are get overwhelmed by disruptive students in classrooms. There is NO respect for teachers in the classroom and alot of students are just sitting in the classrooms socializing with others (and being disruptive) or they are on their cell phones. It has gotten very bad everywhere. These are some of my other comments on the subject:

• • I agree with you that some students learn better by watching something than by listening. But the teacher should be the one who runs the slide presentation, video, and electronic easels. Students should NEVER be allowed to have cell phones in the classroom and their computers should only be allowed to be connected to what the teacher wants them to be connected to. My wife is a high school teacher (for about 18 years) and one of her biggest problems in the classroom are students on social media and not paying attention to her presentation. When you try to correct these students they get defensive with the teacher. Back in the day when there was more respect for the teacher and his/her authority in the classroom, it would have been fine to bring notebooks, laptops or cell phones into the classroom. Now, students think they are the center of the universe and they can do what they want in the classroom. So, the hammer now has to come down on them because they aren't even trying to learn anything. They just want to socialize. Now, we can talk about how we should give kids a decent social time during the school day but during class time, it's pay attention time.
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    Because they are not using the social media to learn. They are using it to socialize with their friends and not paying attention to what is being taught to them. If the teacher had control of what the student is watching on his/her notebook, laptop, cell phone then it would work well. What happens then is the student does lousy in the class, parent/student blame the teacher when it was the student's fault in the first place by not paying attention. My wife is a teacher and every teacher she has worked with over the years, identifies this as the biggest problem. In the one school, the administration got smart and they gave teachers a software package that allowed them to see what each student was doing on their notebook, laptop or cell phone. This allowed the teacher to shut down any social media programs that students weren't suppose to be using during class time.

Any other thoughts in the classroom? What should students be allowed to bring to class? What can be done about student's visiting social media sites during class time?

im not exactly sure where to start but il give it my best shot
im 14

I have close to zero control over my life and thus can do nothing about the issues i deal with

in the last month 4 cars have broke down
we already live check to check
my mom can get to work but as for how long we do not know
I was deep into sin for a solid 6 years
I recently freed myself,and during that time i already hadnt heard from God in 4 years
but sin kept me praying,guilt,fear ect God never responded but it helped
now i have no attachment or pull
i dont know if i belive in God
but i think i do
id like to get closer but dont know how

Vulgar (actually obscene) jokes will not win over women. It shows how crude he can be. It shows there is no bottom to his lying and insults.
It does not befit a president.


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This is why we love Jesus - above all...

Above All - Michael W. Smith

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Above all powers
Above all kings
Above all nature and all created things
Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
You were here before the world began

Above all kingdoms
Above all thrones
Above all wonders the world has ever known
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
There's no way to measure what you're worth

Crucified
Laid behind the stone
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all

Above all powers
Above all kings
Above all nature and all created things
Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
You were here before the world began

Above all kingdoms
Above all thrones
Above all wonders the world has ever known
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
There's no way to measure what you're worth

Crucified
Laid behind the stone
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all

Crucified
Laid behind the stone
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all

Like a rose trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all

There's 3 sides of the story with this one.

Conservatives: Kamala Harris has stated she will sign a bill that allows 650 million dollars to go toward building the border wall. She also used photos of portions of the border wall built by Donald Trump in a political ad stating how tough she was on illegal immigration.

Progressives: The bill was a bipartisan bill that requires compromise on Harris' behalf to get policy on other progressive issues passed. The money is also not new money, but money that was already allocated to building the wall.

Independents: Harris is playing both sides of the field.

Let's hear your opinions.

it's good to live in a red state!

I have a new guy in my life, he is a church member at the church I go to. Have known him for 5 years as friends at first. He is a great guy. Last time I dated was 10 years ago after a divorce and decided to try it again. He is a widower, lost his wife to breast cancer, dated several that were bad to him. He is the one that asked me on a date and told him yes.It was this afternoon at church. Going on a date on Saturday

Hi, everyone.

I am 30 years old and am dating a 20-year-old girl. I haven't dated many girls in my life, but all who I have dated were around my age, excpect for this one I am with right now. I really like her and our relationship has been very respectful. Our families approve of us dating. However, since the very beginning, this large age gap has been weighing on my mind and causing me a lot of worry. Sometimes I feel like I am creep for dating someone so much younger. What should I do? Should I end things now, even if that hurts me and her? I want and I need to make the right decision.

Thank you

I am thinking of theodicies, and why God created Lucifer knowing he would become so evil and curse so many. God loves us, and I tried describing that to a friend, but my explanation did not cut it with him. He is a free thinker, seems to have settled for pantheism, the universe is his god. Does anyone have a gift or a dream on this matter?

In this article from NBC, an audit of over 300 case involving sexual abuse of children the FBI was extremely deficient its investigations. In one case in particular a child had continued to be abuse for an additional 15 months while the FBI continued its investigation. In over 40% of cases it was found the FBI was not following mandatory reporting requirements. In some documentation was not present and in others the FBI needed to begin investigative steps that should have already been taken at the beginning. The article also discusses the failures of the FBI in the Larry Nasser (US Gymnastics Team doctor) case.

It seems the FBI is failing in protecting children from predators. I work on an Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative and often handing cases involving sexual abuse of child and sexual abuse materiel (known as CSAM). Some of the cases I received from the FBI. I hate to imagine my work on those just sitting in some file with no action taken on them, because I make sure I provide actionable intelligence.

I recently met with a local law enforcement office from what is called an ICAC Unit (Internet Crimes Against Children) and he told me how critically short staffed and under funded they are in dealing with these issues. The largest city in my state that has a population of about three quarters of a million people has only one ICAC detective. He or she cannot have the capacity to deal with the millions of tip and pieces of actionable intelligence.

I won't point fingers any anyone (Liberal v. Conservative/Democrat v. Republican), but I will blame the FBI for its failures in the cases sited. These horrific crimes will continue until actions are taken in the form of staffing and funding, along with proper training.

Interesting and helpful. When I was a Reformed Baptist I view Luther through a Reformed lens due to Bondage of the Will but that is simply not the case.

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Yours in the Lord,

jm

I'm in my mid 40s, really want to get married to a good Christian woman and start a family.

My 40s kind of crept up on me, a series of jobs to different countries meant I never was at a place long enough to meet someone to settle down - I had to leave when the work ended and two previous long term relationships ended in the previous two countries I left respectively.

Now I look back on my life and wonder whether all the career chasing was worth it. Maybe it would have been better if I lived a simple life and raised a happy family.

Even now while I am in Taiwan, Christian, English speaking women are rare enough and I will probably relocate again for work in several months tops. It is not uncommon for women here to not want to start a family.

So we finally get an interview with Harris. But it’s really not. They are partnering her with a babysitter…Walz.

Everyone who has seen any interview of any length knows why. She cannot be allowed off script. So it will definitely be interesting to watch how many times Walz has to chime in.

I have a theodicy that bases the root of evil amidst a good God who has all knowledge and might dependent on the fallen angels. I also think that God did not make some of the angels knowing they would fall and made Raphael and perhaps others even Michael...

So Lucifer, complete, only one rebellion, that can be finished with finality.

A greater angel or a number of them not made, maybe 2089 others. Could have been a great toll on the holy angels, God and young souls. More in number, strength, wisdom, injury effect. Able to tempt beyond resistance?

Lesser evil, maybe more than one rebellion, no final victory over it, testing without full efficacy.

With a full Satan, in strength and wisdom... we have a full new nature, final and full sanctification, greater glory, rewards and freedom.

What can I say to my friend who can't see enough care and love and wisdom in my short two page theodicy?

So in this article it gives contradictory information as to who leads NC based on the following two quotes. Was it a typo, or different polls, or what happened?

Overall, Harris leads Trump by 1 point (48 percent support to 47 percent) among all the respondents surveyed in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina

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Trump, meanwhile, takes the 1-point lead over Harris in North Carolina

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Here are the Ten Commandments from Exodus, in a revision of an existing English translation, tell me what you think, please.

Exodus 20:1 And God spoke all these words, saying,

• 2 "I am YHWH your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 "You shall have no other gods before me. 4 "You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I YHWH your God am a God exacting exclusive devotion, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
  
• 7 "You shall not take the name of YHWH your God in vain; for YHWH will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
  
• 8 "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labour, and do all your work; 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to YHWH your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your manservant, or your maidservant, or your cattle, or the sojourner who is within your gates; 11 for in six days YHWH made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore YHWH blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it.
  
• 12 "Honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which YHWH your God gives you.
  
• 13 "You shall not kill.
  
• 14 "You shall not commit adultery.
  
• 15 "You shall not steal.
  
• 16 "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.
  
• 17 "You shall not covet your neighbour's house;
• you shall not covet your neighbour's wife, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbour's."

Does God know our name before we are born ? Does your name suit who you are ? What does your name mean ?

This here is an example of one of those passages of Scripture which must be read in its full context in order for us to get the correct understanding of what it is teaching. I know that the books of Galatians and Colossians cover the same subject. So to get a really good handle on this subject it would be good if you could read all three books in their full context. For the full context is especially critical with regard to this particular subject.

Let me summarize my understanding of what was taking place then. Then I will look at how this passage of Scripture can be applied to our lives today. For just like the word “works” is used in the Scriptures in two different ways, one in a negative sense, and one in a positive sense, so is this word “law.” But when it comes to Paul teaching on this subject he is generally using the word “law” to refer to the Old Covenant liturgical, ceremonial, sacrificial, purification, and dietary laws and restrictions, including circumcision.

So, when he said that the righteousness of God was manifested apart from the law, he is not talking about the commandments of God under the New Covenant and God’s moral laws. He is speaking of the liturgical and ceremonial laws of the Old Covenant, which were done away with when Jesus Christ died on that cross for our sins. They were all the things which were external that could be practiced without it doing anything to change the human heart or to lead anyone to repentance and obedience to God.

And the reason that Paul had to cover this subject so much was that there were Judaizers among the believers in Christ who were convincing many of them that they had to add on to their faith circumcision and some of the Old Covenant ceremonial laws and customs. But then we have people today who are distorting this subject and they are teaching a “lawless” faith in Jesus Christ which is of the flesh of humans, and not of God. But Jesus didn’t die on that cross so that we could now live in sin guilt and punishment free.

So many are teaching a faith that is of human origin and not the faith that comes from God, and is persuaded of God, and is gifted to us by God, and is not of our own doing – not of the will nor of the flesh of man. And they are diluting the meaning of faith to be some sort of words we pray or confess, or to some acknowledgement of who Jesus is and to what he did for us on that cross, or to some emotional acceptance of a false grace of God. And then they are promising them heaven, but regardless of how they live.

That is not the gospel of Jesus Christ, and it is not the grace of God which is bringing us salvation, and which is training us to renounce (say “No!” to) ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we wait for our Lord’s return. For Jesus said if anyone would come after him, he must deny self, take up his cross daily (die daily to sin) and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to our old sinful lifestyles, we will lose our lives. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, and follow Jesus in obedience, then we have the hope and the promise of eternal life.

For “faith” in Jesus Christ means “persuasion of God.” And in the Scriptures, God persuades us as to his righteousness and holiness, and of our sinfulness, and of our need to die with him to sin and now live to him and to his righteousness in walks of obedience to him and to his commands. And we are taught that faith that is of God results in obedience to his commands and in holy living and us no longer walking in sin. And we learn that if sin is what we practice, and not obedience, that we won’t have eternal life.

[Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:23-31; Hebrews 12:1-2]

Yes, God’s grace to us is his gift to us, but his grace requires that we die with him to sin and now live holy lives, pleasing to him, and that we no longer walk in sin. And that is his gift to us, because we can only live like that by his grace and in the power of God, and because of what Jesus Christ did for us in dying on that cross so that we can die with him to sin and be raised with him to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but now as slaves to God and to his righteousness (Romans 6:1-23).

So, don’t buy into the lies which are telling you that the faith to believe in Jesus Christ requires nothing of you other than your profession of faith, and that no works are required of you, and that you do not have to obey the commands of our Lord. That is a man-made gospel which is not of God and is not in agreement with the gospel that Jesus and Paul and the other apostles taught. For if we continue living in sin, and not in walks of obedience to our Lord, we will not inherit eternal life with God.

[Matt 7:21-23; Lu 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 10:1-22; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; Gal 5:16-24; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:1-17; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6,24-25; 1 Jn 3:4-10; 1 Pet 2:24; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2]

Songs in the Night

An Original Work / December 18, 2013

“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.” Acts 16:25 NIV ‘84

Lord, I praise You forevermore.
You, my Savior, I now adore.
Hope in heaven awaiting me,
Because You died at Calvary.

I have been forgiven,
And I’m bound for heaven.
Jesus set me free from
All my sin, I say.
I will praise Him always!

Lord, I love You for all You’ve done:
Overcame death, my vict’ry won!
Jesus saved me, and now I’m free!
I rejoice in His love for me.

I will walk in vict’ry!
My sin is but hist’ry!
I am free to please Him
With my life today.
I will love Him always!

Lord, I thank You for giving me
A new life bought at Calvary.
Loving Jesus, I meet with Him.
Tender mercies now flow within.

Lord, I am so thankful;
Through my Lord, I’m able
To sit at His table;
Fellowship with Him.
I will thank Him always!

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Jesus is more than Wonderful. He is more than amazing. He IS LORD

Hello folks. Today is the day that the 2024 Paralympic games opened. This thread is a place to discuss the Paralympic games, which opened on August 28, 2024, with the first events starting on August 29, 2024. The 17th Paralympic games will end on September 8, 2024. If you have any questions about the rules of the games or events, I have downloaded the rule books for roughly all 22 of the events (which are plugged into my locally run artificial intelligence), except equestrian. Feel free to use this thread as a place to ask questions about the rules as well.

My thoughts on the Paralympic opening ceremony: This ceremony went really well, and did not use any dark symbolism. The music was good, and the dancing was incredible. In fact, one of the non-disabled dancers grabbed onto handicapped athlete's wheelchair, and spun her around. Like bro, that is so cool.

From Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/pictures/pictures-paris-paralympics-opening-ceremony-2024-08-28/


Also, anyone can post any news about any Paralympic sports on this thread, to consolidate all news related to this event here.

Ceremony Highlight (quote from BBC News):
"The staging of the event at the Place de la Concorde - the largest square in Paris - was designed as a symbol of the city putting the issue of inclusion for people with disabilities at the heart of society. While the Olympic Games had athletes traveling on boats down the River Seine in torrential rain, the opening ceremony for the Paralympic Games saw a parade take place on the route along the Champs-Elysees under spectacular golden skies."

Paralympics Explained (quote from Wikipedia):
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities.

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Explanation:

I was supposed to die when I was born. By some miracle, I survived. My mom prayed that if I survived I would serve god. I’ve turned out terribly. I realize I’ve gone too far with god. I’ve committed terrible sins. I’ve hurt god's people including my family. I’ve been hiding my sins and have caused stagnation in my family’s journey. I didn’t notice it until recently but the devil has been using me for a long time.





All my life I’ve been wicked. I’ve sown corruption and wickedness and now I’m reaping the destruction. I have betrayed my family terribly and I’m no better than Judas. I’ve been scared to confess but the sooner the better. All my life I’ve caused so much damage and pain. I’ve done evil and depraved things.








So how can god forgive me?





I have lived a careless life without god. It’s a mystery whether I’m saved or could ever be saved but I had knowledge of truth and felt conviction for a time before I went completely off course.





I went against conviction and pushed the Holy Spirit away as much as I could. I loved my sins so much I ended up hating god, disregarding him and all he’s done for me.





I’ve harmed many people in terrible ways and caused pain to others, some being gods own children too. I know now I can’t fix it besides confessing but I’ve done every possible bad thing.








God has done a lot for me and I really failed him. I think that while I feel all of this and feel a lot of guilt, I might not truly be repentant.








How can god forgive people who hurt other people with knowledge of truth? Especially his own people. I don’t think I’m forgivable.





I don’t see how god could ever redeem me or the glory I once had. I easily gave myself away to Satan, I barely even tried for my relationship with god.





Now I want to return but I’ve done too much and it feels destruction may come my way. The things I’ve done are very much deserving of hell.



I feel god will truly ‘reward’ me according to my evil deeds. I want a fresh beginning but I’ve pushed god so far. It’s so bad the things I did, and still do.





I mentioned in my last post that God has revealed me to my pastor- I’m not sure whether it was a confirmation that it was too late but I know for sure that I also need to confess to him, even if it results for the worst.





The thing is I had already offended him and of course I want to make amends but I’m terrified of confrontation because he knows I’m not exactly a saint.








I know I'm on here a lot but hopefully this is the last time I come on here because I know I come on here more than I would like to. I realize that in the scope of my situation, my tone to things is very pity seeking and before these past few peeks I had seen how it had affected me and others, but I had never really thought of it as much as now or realized just how bad things are.

Harris - under-performing Hillary Clinton by this same time in her opposition to Donald Trump.


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Not making any predictions here - but it is interesting what the bulk of the news is not reporting so far.

Family members of American soldiers who lost their lives during the pullout of United States troops from Afghanistan are defending former President Donald Trump after he has come under fire for an alleged altercation between a Trump campaign staffer and an Arlington National Cemetery official during an event commemorating their deaths.

Trump visited ANC on Monday, which marked the third anniversary of the suicide bombing at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, that left 13 American soldiers dead. The terror attack occurred as the U.S. military was in the process of withdrawing its presence from Afghanistan, which led to the Taliban's takeover of the country.

Video footage from Monday’s event, posted to Trump’s account on the social media platform Truth Social, shows the Republican presidential nominee laying a wreath at the cemetery.

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