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CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
Charlie Kirk's murder: What the First Amendment doesn't protect
- By Yarddog
- General Politics
- 1 Replies
Sad that a publication that calls itself Christian, would spread such lies. Most people replied with sympathy for the family but, sadly, there are always a small percentage of people that are idiots.In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, one would expect sympathy for him and his family. Calls for peace. Well wishes for his family. An overall desire for things to get better.
But that is not what happened.
Horrific comments filled the internet. Lies about Kirk. Calls that other people, including his wife, to be killed next. This development only compounds the despair. It tells us that the bloodlust was not isolated. The murder came with the support of a very vocal minority that fostered the online environment that incited Kirk’s killer.
Consider comments like this one by a policeman, which accused Kirk of being “openly racist” and, as a result, “ain’t really winning in the empathy department.” Or this one saying that Kirk “hated the LGBTQ community.” Thismusician said that more political violence will have to happen against conservatives to have “a better world.” Or this one that says “lets make more martyrs.” Stephen King lied about Kirk, saying he had openly advocated for stoning “gays,” which he later admitted was not true.
These employees act surprised when they get fired or suspended from their jobs. This has led these recently terminated people, or media personalities like Don Lemon, wrongly invoking “free speech.” The term is thrown about without any understanding of its limits.
It should be prefaced by saying that all First Amendment cases have to be evaluated on their individual merits. So, any individual example cannot be generalized within an op-ed. But there are general principles that do not seem to be understood.
First, the First Amendment only restricts the government from regulating speech. But this does not limit the consequences of speech, especially if one is privately employed. An employer likely does not wish to employ someone who advocates for violence or knowingly spreads lies.
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Charlie Kirk's murder: What the First Amendment doesn't protect
In the wake of Charlie Kirk s assassination, one would expect sympathy for him and his family Calls for peace But that is not what happenedwww.christianpost.com
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About differences/people we meet/neurodivergence
- By com7fy8
- Christian Philosophy & Ethics
- 17 Replies
I have been one to think I am a caring and competent person for helping people medically. However, my mother would make fun of me, maybe, by not doing what she had been advised to do. And when I got upset, she muttered how I did not have so much emotional self control as I had thought. And my lady friend and I had a neighbor whom I helped; but he would create chaos out of whatever I did to help him, and even turn things into being dangerous and harmful for him. I could walk in circles for hours in the middle of the night, muttering and sputtering about that . . . not exactly bering compassionate and patient . . . and creative. But with prayer I got what I think God had for me to do; it worked, anyway
And then my lady friend became more dependent. And she could wiggle out of things I was trying to do for her or get her to do, and I could get bent out of shape and get started in arguing with her; but then I knew I was wrong and in trouble and needed to pray and submit it to God.
So, I had "seemed" to myself to be so proficient and patient; however . . . things could still get to me.
So we can fool our own selves and not even know it
I have found that a close relationship can be the best test. See if we can stay out of arguing and complaining and criticizing and blaming. Can we still love someone, after we find out the real truth about him or her ? ? ?
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Texas man sues girlfriend's husband, mother and Calif. doctor after she took abortion pills to end 2 pregnancies
- By BPPLEE
I think I saw a similar case on Jerry SpringerWoman is pregnant with man's third baby; he fears she'll order more abortion pills across state lines
A pro-abortion rights activist holds a box of mifepristone during a rally in front of the US Supreme Court on March 26, 2024, in Washington
A Texas father is suing a California doctor for “wrongful death” after he illegally mailed abortion pills that were used by his married lover to end two of their pregnancies, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. The Galveston man is also suing the woman's husband, from whom she is separated, and her mother for helping to procure the abortion pills.
Now pregnant with his third child, the father, Jerry Rodriguez, fears she might try to terminate this pregnancy too. Though Texas laws ban abortion in all instances except when a mother is facing a medical emergency, women who have abortions cannot be sued or prosecuted. However, abortionists and those who help women obtain abortions are not protected from being sued or facing prosecution.
In his lawsuit, Rodriguez claims Dr. Remy Coeytaux illegally mailed the abortion pills across state lines in September 2024. The suit also alleges that Coeytaux violated the Comstock Act, an 18th century anti-obscenity law that bans mailing contraceptives and items used to carry out an abortion.
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Texas man sues girlfriend's husband, mother and Calif. doctor after she took abortion pills to end 2 pregnancies
A Texas father is suing a California doctor for wrongful death after he illegally mailed abortion pills that were used by his married lover to end two of their pregnancies, according to a lawsuit
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War Secretary Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals Sep 30 in Virginia
- News & Current Events (Articles Required)
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Met by silence at address, Trump asks for applause
The military follows strict customs and courtesies, which includes showing deference and respect to the commander in chief and refraining from showing approval or disapproval of political statements.I didn't get a harrumph outta that guy! I didn't get a harrumph out of any of these guys!
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