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Liberian court decides ownership of church properties in dispute between Methodist denominations

Many of the former UMCs in my area opted not to join the Global Methodists. They elected to become non-denoms instead at the split. I am unsure their logic. Possibly they were done with denominationalism after the years of wrangling or maybe they just wanted to avoid paying apportionments to a denominational body. I suspect the latter might be the case for the smaller ones who may have been struggling to make ends meet. Who knows.
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USA military air force wore a My Little Pony badge

There seems to have been some kind of fad that was popular with the military. I just do not understand how this qualifies as current events. We might as well be talking about Sarah Palin hunting wolves from a helicopter.
Sarah Palin? That is so two decades ago...no longer relevant ;)

How odd. But, to each their own, I guess?
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Labor Dept warns Immigration Policies Threaten Stability of the Domestic Food Supply

Yes, I've seen robots milking cows first hand. And for those famers who can't afford such equipment, immigrant labor fills the need. Gone are the days of large farm families providing the labor....
I do not think there is a single dairy farm in the country that milks their cows by hand. With or without immigrant labor.
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Labor Dept warns Immigration Policies Threaten Stability of the Domestic Food Supply

I still think the plan might be purposed to depress land prices so much that the hedge funds can buy the farms on the cheap. This is consistent with what happened in other sectors of real estate.
That sounds about right.
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Trump's reputation will age like fine wine

If I went to a pro-2A rally, but said "Hey, I'm cool with gay marriage, I have a nuanced position on abortion, I'm an atheist...but hey, I feel like people should have the right to defend themselves with the most effective tool possible", they'd be cool with me. If I showed up at a left-wing rally and said "I'm a fan of giving people equal marriage rights, I'm a big fan of separation of church and state, but I'm a capitalist, and think you guys need to tone it down on the various 'critical theories' and that borders are still important", I'd get a urine bottle whipped at my head and told that I'm a fascist.
Cool how made up fantasies prove your point. All that does is illustrate your own pov - it says nothing about anyone else.
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USA military air force wore a My Little Pony badge

Wow, it's been going on for more than a decade! I thought that the show's popularity has been phased out by now...
There seems to have been some kind of fad that was popular with the military. I just do not understand how this qualifies as current events. We might as well be talking about Sarah Palin hunting wolves from a helicopter.
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Labor Dept warns Immigration Policies Threaten Stability of the Domestic Food Supply

Young people today dont want to trouble themselves with honest manual labor. More than likely, there will be an increase in automation.

Yes, I've seen robots milking cows first hand. And for those famers who can't afford such equipment, immigrant labor fills the need. Gone are the days of large farm families providing the labor....
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The History of the “Two Laws” Theory in Romans 3:20

Its literally the context, but believe as you wish.
It is not literally the context. The shadow of things to come is future while not judging the things listed including the sabbaths is present. Now you are twisting plain grammar.
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Mississippi School Homecoming Celebrations Turn Deadly as 8 People are Killed 20 Injured in Separate Shootings

Does that include the culture that proudly boosts a guy who, while campaigning, bragged about minimizing his tax bill (through means we now know were at least partially fraudulent) and, since he's been in office, has openly used government resources to enrich himself and his family.
Sure. That too.
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Labor Dept warns Immigration Policies Threaten Stability of the Domestic Food Supply

The same arguments were made by Democrats regarding the abolishing of slavery. "If we free the slaves, who is going to pick our cotton?"

Eh, nice try. Immigrant workers come here voluntarily to work....and are paid. You can do better.....
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Israel-Hamas Thread II

CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel restricted aid into Gaza and kept the enclave's border shut on Tuesday while re-emergent Hamas fighters demonstrated their grip by executing men in the street, darkening the outlook for U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war.


Hamas continues their violence preventing much needed aid for Gazans. The only way this peace will hold is if Hamas lays down their weapons and stops the violence.
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