stevil said:

USA shouldn't have paid for the child to go. It is a USA citizen.

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Maybe not. I'm not arguing that point. I guess we could say we were being generous to pay for the child so she wouldn't be separated from her mother. But I'm with with you. We shouldn't have paid for it. Especially when the dad was still here.

stevil said:

If they were deporting the mother (and most people would have issues with deporting a wife and mother of citizens) especially if she has not committed any crime other than simply not having the required paperwork., they should have gone through a legal process, not simply forcing her to sign a paper, but going through the courts, to determine what happens to the child.

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They did go through legal process. I dont think they needed to go through any courts to determine what happens to the child. They could have just said, you can't take her unless you and dad want to pay for her to go. Otherwise the child stays with dad.

stevil said:

Really it is bizzare that USA are all of a sudden deporting a wife and mother of USA citizens. Very bizzare.

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I don't think its bizarre at all. She's an illegal. She should be deported.

Jeff Saunders said:

I wonder if part of the other sheep were people like in China.
If you look at the history of China they were a nation that followed God 4000 years ago, the name was Shandi ( not sure of the spelling) but the whole nation worshiped Shandi and all that they taught was the same as the OT God but without the sacrifices, when Jesus was crucified the Emperor told the nation Shandi has a son and he had been sacrificed for all and they changed what they were doing to follow the change. They used different names but the teachings a practice were very close to the same.
If you study the Chinese characters the bible story is in the characters.

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And I just have a hard TIME to study my bible to day !

dan p

Maybe it's just as well he doesn't read it.


He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Leopards to harrass our people, and eat out their Faces.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

iluvatar5150 said:

Salt Lake City is #13 but Baltimore doesn't crack the top 25? I'ma have to see the methodology on that one.

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SAid it considered "murder rate and property crime" as reported by FBI.

seeking.IAM said:

Well back to the subject of Holy Humor Sunday at my new church, I wonder if there are others who experience a local worship anamoly that is undesirable to them and who decide as I have that those Sundays are just days they plan to skip or visit elsewhere. In my former church, as much as I loved it there, there were two until a new Rector quashed them both. Now I have Holy Humor Sunday to skip here next year.

Scheduled annual services seeking.IAM has vowed to skip:

1. Masonic Temple Day when all the local Mason's come en masse and participate as lectors and intercessors in a church they don't belong to and attend once a year. If that isn't enough, their bagpipe brigade joined the procession, which makes my ears bleed in a confined space. (I have nothing against the Mason's while I do find their little aprons a bit silly, but why not visit the Baptists instead of the Episcopalians? Oh, yes, the Baptist minister isn't a Mason.)
2. Veterans Day when former military veterans processed under their military branch flags while wearing the uniforms they wore 20 years ago and now can't get buttoned anymore around their swelled girth. I am not unappreciative of their service, but don't see this as a church event. (Interesting that the new Rector who quashed this had been a recent combat vet in Afghanistan).
3. Now Holy Humor Sunday

Are there any services at your church you skip or wish you had?

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One place that I served for a long time had the custom of letting the Gideon's come in and give their spiel once a year. They were going to have the Gideon rep give the sermon and me there only to celebrate the sacrament. I said, "No. The Gideon rep can have 10 minutes at the start of the service or we can cut the special music and the Gideon's can use that time but whoever they send over is not filling the pulpit for the day." I don't mind the Gideon's but I also don't trust them to preach in a liturgical church. Most of them are evangelicals or fundamentalists with dispensationalist leanings.

Michie said:

May 2025​

For working conditions

Let us pray that through work, each person might find fulfillment, families might be sustained in dignity, and that society might be humanized.

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Lord, hear our prayer.

Aristarkos said:

No, what I'm trying to do is make you think about what you state here. It appears a lot of what you say has it's origins in the everything-is-the-same theology. But Scripture is God's word and needs enlightened eyes of understanding (Eph. 1:18). Why would we need that if it is all said to one and the same group? It is not my intention to offend you.

I know Paul talks about more then one mystery (for example Rom. 16:25), but who are we to project all of that on one and the same subject? Dispensationalism is about rightly dividing the word (2 Tim. 2:15). If you believe Christ in his second coming is to collect the body of Christ you're mixing two dispensations and two groups.

Aristarkos

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And you know that Paul talks about more verses of the MYSTERY in 1 Cor 2:1 , 4:1 , 13:2 , 14:2 , Eph 1:9 , 3:3 and 4

5:32 , 6:19 , Col 1:26 and 27 , 4:3 , 1 tim 3:9 , 3:16 , and 1 Tim 1:4 and savd this , as the Geek text DOES READ

DISPENSATIN // OIKONOMIA the ONE BY FAITH , in other words , YOU HAVE TOO BE A DISPENATIPNALIST

TO BE IN THE FAITH , PERIOD !!

dan p

trophy33 said:

It simply seems to me you do not believe spiritual is real. You think that only physical objects are real? What about God or angels, then?

Jesus said that people will be like angels, after the resurrection:

But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels.
Lk 20:35-36

And angels are spiritual:
Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Heb 1:14

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I suppose you're right and Jesus is wrong then
Jesus was mistaken to correct them when they thought they saw a spirit and not a living physical Jesus.
that'd make Gnosticism right
and all orthodox Christianity wrong

all Hail the Heretics I guess </s>

rjs330 said:

No one would be concerned if they were still just reaching like Mr. Rogers or simply showing arts programs. Nobody would care. I grew up with Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street. Today's Sesame Street isn't mine I grew up with.

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Mister Rogers? Are you kidding? He was the Wokest guy on TV.

SimplyMe said:

Actually, they are. If a mother, who is in a relationship with the father or does not have sole custody, leaves the country with a child that is considered kidnapping, per the law.

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No its not. It depends on the circumstances. Any parent can take a child with them out of the country. They don't need a court order to allow them to do that.

It becomes an issue if there is a court order already in place or if the parent leaves and doeant come back. The other parent can file for custody or parental visitation in the country where the other parent is living.

SimplyMe said:

It's even worse since most of those arguing the parent would claim she is a criminal, so why is it okay for a criminal to kidnap her child?

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Its not kidnapping if you are the child's legal parent and have not lost custody. Criminals do not automatically lose custody because they are a criminal. Someone has to file to revoke custody.

I find it entertaining when the concept of time is forced upon The Eternal Trinity

In my current role, I visit a variety of town and country churches (very seldom city churches). There is certainly some cultural difference. There's also more difference than I expected between Anglican and Lutheran culture in the area. If you want high church the Anglicans and maybe the RCC are usually the only game in town. Some of the Lutherans think they are high church but they aren't. They are just higher than average for the area.

BNR32FAN said:

It’s amazing how you’re able to easily see thru the lies from one side but absolutely refuse to see the lies from the other side.

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Ditto.

Belk said:

Yeah, who needs to teach kids like Mr Rodgers or have arts programs like night at the Met? Oh that's right, he is trying to ruin that at the source as well.

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No one would be concerned if they were still just reaching like Mr. Rogers or simply showing arts programs. Nobody would care. I grew up with Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street. Today's Sesame Street isn't mine I grew up with.

The most important part of the Declaration Of Independence is the 2nd amendment, obviously.

rambot said:

https://realestate.usnews.com/places/rankings/most-dangerous-places

Wow crazy. So the most dangerous states are led by Republicans now.

I wonder if they'll still keep trotting Chicago out anytime they need dems. to look soft on crime or encouraging violence.

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Salt Lake City is #13 but Baltimore doesn't crack the top 25? I'ma have to see the methodology on that one.

Valletta said:

They have continued pushing false narratives, especially about the Trump Administration. Just this week, NPR, citing two anonymous sources, reported that two DOGE workers gained accounts on classified networks, used by the National Security Administration and the Department of Energy, and accessed nuclear secrets.
“This reporting is false. No DOGE personnel have accessed these NNSA systems. The two DOGE individuals in question worked within the agency for several days and departed DOE in February,” a Department of Energy spokesperson told NPR.

BREAKING: President Trump Signs "Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media" Executive Order to Defund NPR and PBS | The Gateway Pundit | by Jordan Conradson

BREAKING: @POTUS just signed an executive order ENDING the taxpayer subsidization of NPR and PBS — which receive millions from taxpayers to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as “news.”

www.thegatewaypundit.com

There is no reason for the U.S. taxpayer to fund such biased "news" networks.

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I haven't even looked at it yet, but any bets on that somewhere in the actual reporting they say that this is according to their sources, but are unable to independently confirm this? Anyone?

I remember posters here saying they "just want them to come in here the right way"....

So I absolutely expect to see a flood of posters coming in to support this poor man.


Any moment now....



Any....moooooomennnnnnt?

https://realestate.usnews.com/places/rankings/most-dangerous-places

Wow crazy. So the most dangerous states are led by Republicans now.

I wonder if they'll still keep trotting Chicago out anytime they need dems. to look soft on crime or encouraging violence.

Aryeh Jay said:

I for one am happy that Big Bird is going to be unemployed. Tyson chicken is hiring.

Savings taxpayers money is important, it results in larger tax breaks for the Americas who matter.

And on savings taxpayers money, why are we still paying Congress since everything is Executive Order?

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Big bird is not going to be unemployed. Sesame Street makes millions of dollars. It doesn't need taxpayer money.

GoldenBoy89 said:

His mistake was in trying to go about it the right and legal way.

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Man Detained at Green Card Appointment After Over 25 Years in US​

Gomez, a 42-year-old Mexico native, operates a food truck, Hibachi Explosion, [obvious terrorist] with his wife, in Washington state. The couple met in 2014 and were married in 2022, sharing two children together, 5 [years] and 10 months, and a 17-year-old from a previous marriage.

In 2023, his wife filed an I-130 petition on his behalf to begin the process of obtaining a green card.

The couple were notified of an immigration interview scheduled for 1 p.m. on April 24. They arrived with their paperwork, but an officer asked Cerdio to wait while they spoke with her husband. Shortly after, she was informed that he had been taken into custody on an arrest warrant, something she said came as a surprise.

But after speaking with her legal team, she said they "have no record of a warrant."

Cerdio said her husband has no criminal record, and Newsweek has not found any public records indicating otherwise.

Other immigrants have also been detained after appearing at Department of Homeland Security (DHS) offices, including [OP] Mohsen Mahdawi, a U.S. permanent resident for 10 years who was detained by ICE agents in Colchester, Vermont during a naturalization interview, Cliona Ward, has been held at San Francisco International Airport after delivering requested paperwork, and Rosmery Alvarado after appearing at a USCIS field office, among others.

DaisyDay said:

During the recent interview with ABC's Paul Moran, Trump pointed to a frame Declaration of Independence. Moran asked him what the document meant to him to which he replied, "Exactly what it says", then went on to explain that it was a "declaration of love and unity and respect". The president has no clue.

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The look on the interviewer's face!

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Next you're going to say that the US Navy SEAL's didn't capture the airfields during the war of 1812.

Larniavc said:

When did anti discrimination become limited to one political position?

You know you are claiming that MAGA folks WANT to be able to discriminate and anyone trying to stop said discrimination is being silenced?

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No silly, no one is claiming that. Its all about what specific viewpoint on what is and isn't discrimination and how do we deal with it. The internal workings and viewpoints of NPR are obvious according to the article posted earlier. Our tax payer dollars should not be spent on any particular ideology. Whether that be liberal or conservative. NPR ought to be the most neutral and unbiased organization out there because it funded by taxpayer money. It shouldn't be pushing ANY kind of political agenda. Internally or externally.

If this keeps up Elon wont be able to park his cybertruck in Harvard Yard.