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A2SG · 2026-02-10T22:51:44-0600

DaisyDay said:
Does the Trump administration think that it can change the US revenue system from Congress passed tax revenue to Donald's Own tariff system by wrecking the IRS?

I don't think he cares about that as much as he cares about protecting his friends. After all, if the IRS is able to audit anyone they want to, who knows what kinds of shenanigans they might uncover.

-- A2SG, and I'll bet, among Trump's friends, there's a lot of shenanigans going on.....

Douggg · 2026-02-10T22:43:35-0600

keras, are you saying that the angels are the Bride of Christ ?

A2SG · 2026-02-10T22:39:56-0600

Pepperdoodle said:
Never said that the Constitution was "based on the Bible"

Maybe not, but you did say: "Socialism, for all its popularity in some circles, is not a Biblical model for society."

The US does not use the Bible as a model for our society. Nor do we use the Bible as a model for our laws, or our economic system. If the US chooses to use some socialist ideas, like Medicare or Social Security, the Bible doesn't enter into the discussion at any point.

-- A2SG, it's in the Constitution, the very first Amendment.....

Michie · 2026-02-10T22:33:21-0600

Man detained in connection to Nancy Guthrie abduction

An individual has been detained in connection with Nancy Guthrie's abduction, with police now expected to search a property near Tucson.

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Tropical Wilds · 2026-02-10T22:19:35-0600

askesis said:
But Kid Rock has money and still drinks Busch beer, which means he's both American and very cool. How do you not see how down-home and virtuous he is?

Maybe I’ll notice it when he leaves.

askesis · 2026-02-10T22:16:52-0600

FireDragon76 said:
Jesus consistently put relationships with people above principles, especially relationships with those whom his society considered unworthy of compassion or respect. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be on this whole "empathy is a sin" kick.

Of course, he wouldn't, but this isn't about Jesus. It's about justifying our fears and making room for being brutal toward those we have been told are the crux of the problem: immigrants. All arguments against empathy reduce to hatred for the other and perceived grievances.

Michie · 2026-02-10T22:07:36-0600

The religious sister worked to advance the U.S. Church’s ministry toward Black Americans.

The Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi, this week officially closed its proceedings regarding the potential sainthood of Servant of God Sister Mary Thea Bowman, a Catholic convert whose work during the 20th century helped the U.S. Catholic Church refine its ministry toward Black American Catholics.

Jackson Bishop Joseph Kopacz celebrated a Mass on Feb. 9 as part of the closing ceremony of the diocesan phase of Bowman’s cause for canonization.

The diocese, which opened Bowman’s cause in 2018, officially sealed the documents and other materials it gathered over the course of that phase; the records will be sent to the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints at the Vatican.

“This moment marks an important milestone in the Church’s careful and prayerful discernment of Sister Thea Bowman’s witness to the Gospel,” Kopacz said prior to the ceremony.

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https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/mississippi-diocese-advances-cause-of-canonization-of-u-s-black-catholic-leader-sister-thea

Michie · 2026-02-10T21:58:03-0600

Motivated by their faith, 70,000 Mexican young people made the pilgrimage to the shrine of Christ the King, which commemorates the martyrs of the Cristero War period.

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https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/americas/what-motivated-70000-young-mexicans-to-make-a-pilgrimage-to-christ-the-king

Rescued One · 2026-02-10T21:54:53-0600

We have to learn not to criticize others; explaining the word of God makes some people angry, If that happens, leave them alone. Pray for them. Be sure to encourage people when they do good.

People who abuse their children and claim to be Christians are not Christians.

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
Matt. 5:17 KJV

Michie · 2026-02-10T21:52:23-0600

Archbishop William Lori urged Catholics to approach public life with synodal listening and civic virtue, drawing on Blessed Michael McGivney’s example of serving immigrant

Archbishop Lori issues pastoral letter on political life in honor of 250th anniversary of the U.S.

Archbishop William Lori urged Catholics to approach public life with synodal listening and civic virtue, drawing on Blessed Michael McGivney’s example of serving immigrant families.

Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore urged Catholics to foster a political culture grounded in Christ by prioritizing human dignity and genuine encounter amid partisan divisions.

“In Charity and Truth: Toward a Renewed Political Culture,” released in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, is among the nine pastoral letters and reflections Lori has written as archbishop of Baltimore. The Feb. 9 letter explored how the anniversary can be “a moment of grace” and one of “responsibility.”
The U.S. can both take pride in its achievements and “the vibrancy of our Catholic faith” while also recognizing “the fractures, wounds, and crises that mark both our national life and, sadly, even at times our ecclesial life,” Lori wrote.

“As our nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we find ourselves invited into a moment of profound reflection and renewal,” Lori said. “Anniversaries are not merely occasions for nostalgia or celebration. Authentic remembrance always orients us toward renewal; it calls us to consider not only who we have been and who we are becoming — but, by God’s grace, who we are called to be.”

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https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/archbishop-lori-issues-pastoral-letter-on-political-life-in-honor-of-250th-anniversary-of-the-u

Michie · 2026-02-10T21:44:15-0600

Catholic teaching does not explicitly oppose Zionism, the movement supporting Jewish self‑determination in a homeland in Israel.

Anti‑Zionism claim by Catholic panelist prompts sharp exchange at Religious Liberty Commission

Catholic teaching does not explicitly oppose Zionism, the movement supporting Jewish self‑determination in a homeland in Israel.

Former Miss California Carrie Prejean Boller, a member of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, said she doesn’t embrace Zionism because of her Catholic faith, despite Catholic teaching that does not oppose Israel as a nation or the Jewish people.

“I am a Catholic, and Catholics don’t embrace Zionism,” Boller said at the fifth hearing of the Trump-appointed Religious Liberty Commission focusing on the topic of antisemitism in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.

Catholic teaching does not explicitly oppose Zionism, the movement supporting Jewish self‑determination in a homeland in Israel. Israel is seen as God’s chosen people through whom God revealed himself and prepared the way for the coming of Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church universally condemns antisemitism. The Church recognizes Israel’s fundamental right to exist.

Boller issued several social media postsafter the hearing. She wrote:

“Forcing people to affirm Zionism on a ‘Religious Liberty’ Commission is the opposite of religious freedom. I will not resign, and I will not be bullied for following my Catholic conscience.”

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https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/members-of-religious-liberty-commission-clash-over-catholic-views-on-zionism

Christsfreeservant · 2026-02-10T21:39:14-0600

“Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part; but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away.” (1 Corinthians 13:8-10 NASB1995)

What do cessationists believe? According to Google’s AI, “Cessationists believe that miraculous sign gifts—specifically prophecy, tongues, and healing—ceased after the Apostolic Age (end of the 1st century) once the New Testament canon was completed. They argue these gifts were intended to validate the apostles' message, not to continue throughout church history. They still believe God performs miracles today but no longer uses individuals with specific ‘gifts’ of healing or miracles.” But is that biblical? No!

Jesus said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father.” (John 14:12 NASB1995)

Jesus said, “greater works.” The cessationists say, “lesser works.”

And one of the Scripture passages the cessationists use to support their case is this passage in 1 Corinthians 13. So, let’s break that down to see if their theory “holds water.”

Yes, the passage of Scripture speaks of a time when the gifts of the Spirit will be done away with. But when is this to take place? When the perfect comes, the partial will be done away. And who is “the perfect” who is coming? Jesus Christ. When Jesus returns for his bride, and he takes us to be with him in glory, there will be no more need of the gifts of the Spirit. And then it goes on to describe that time:

“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.” (v. 12)

When will that take place? When Jesus Christ returns for his faithful ones, and he takes us to be with him for eternity, which is when we will then see him “face to face.” So what this is contrasting here is our time here on this earth compared to what it will be like when we are with our Lord in glory for eternity. Here our understanding and our knowledge of things is incomplete. But when we are out of these earthly tents, and we are in our glorified bodies with Christ for eternity, then we will have complete understanding.

So, the gifts of the Spirit are not to cease while we live here on this earth. And in our present reality we need to be exercising those gifts of the Spirit even more. But they must be exercised with much spiritual maturity and discernment, and done biblically, and of the Holy Spirit, and not of human flesh. For there is much fakery and misuse of the gifts of the Spirit going on within the gatherings of the church (or what is falsely being referred to as the church). So we must test the spirits to see if truly they are of God.

But what happened on the day of Pentecost when the believers in Christ (male and female) were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages (the languages of the people present)? They were accused of being drunk. So, what was Peter’s response to that accusation?

“For these people are not drunk, as you assume, since it is only the third hour of the day; but this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel:

‘And it shall be in the last days,’ God says,

‘That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind;

And your sons and your daughters will prophesy,

And your young men will see visions,

And your old men will have dreams;

And even on My male and female servants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days,

And they will prophesy.” (Acts 2:15-18 NASB; see also Joel 2:28-32)

And where are we now? Certainly we are in the last days, for they were, too. And who are these gifts bestowed upon? Male and female. No differentiation. And, poetically speaking, the way this is written does not mean that only young men will see visions and only old men will have dreams. And looking at the interlinear for Acts 2:17, it appears to me that all are included in those who will prophesy and see visions and dream dreams. But these prophecies, dreams, and visions must not contradict the teachings of the Scriptures. For God will not contradict himself and his word.

And to prophesy is not just in the area of future telling, but the word means to “speak forth” the messages of God, to proclaim the Word of the Lord. Another word for this is to “preach.” But this proclaiming of the Word of the Lord must be under the guidance and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, who will lead us in what to say, and in what subjects to discuss, and to make these messages relevant to our world today, practical, and applicable to our daily living. And this must not rewrite nor contradict the Scriptures. And all should be tested against the Scriptures to be sure they are of God.

Body of Christ and Spiritual Gifts

[Acts 2:14-18,42-47; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:15-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20]

The Spirit Calling

An Original Work / November 12, 2019
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Hear the Spirit calling.
He’ll keep you from falling.
Tenderly He’s calling,
“Come and follow Him.”

Walk with Jesus daily.
Don’t give in to lazy.
Folks may call you crazy.
Fellowship with Him.

Follow where He leads you.
Eat what Jesus feeds you.
His love will renew you
If you follow Him.

Do what Jesus tells you.
Don’t let your faith fail you.
His love will avail you
If you walk with Him.

Jesus, Lord and Savior,
Reigneth now forever.
He gave us His favor
So we’d live with Him.

Turning now from our sin,
Holy Spirit live-in.
Holiness we walk in,
Purified by Him.

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Rescued One · 2026-02-10T21:30:42-0600

At 10:00 PM, it is about 28 F. High tomorrow will be 31.

Michie · 2026-02-10T21:29:57-0600

Vice President JD Vance hailed Armenia as a “bedrock of Christian civilization and culture” and later deleted a post referring to the Armenian genocide during a historic visit to the war-torn country amid ongoing tensions between one of the world's first national churches and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Vance arrived in Armenia on Monday, marking the first-ever visit by a sitting U.S. vice president or president as part of the Trump administration's push to offer economic incentives as it works toward a U.S.-brokered peace agreement to end the long-running conflict between Armenia and the neighboring Muslim-majority Azerbaijan.

The vice president signed an agreement with Pashinyan to move ahead with a civil nuclear energy deal, along with a U.S. pledge to export advanced microchips and surveillance drones to Armenia, according to Associated Press.

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In historic visit, Vance hails Armenia as 'bedrock of Christian civilization,' deletes reference to genocide

Vice President JD Vance hailed Armenia as a bedrock of Christian civilization and culture and later deleted a post referring to the Armenian genocide during a historic visit to the war-torn country

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FireDragon76 · 2026-02-10T21:27:32-0600

The Liturgist said:
You do not have the moral or legal right to trespass in my church, which is private property, or impede entry to it, because you think a member of my clergy might be an officer of a law enforcement organization conducting law enforcement operations (that were conducted, I would note, even in the Obama administration as a matter of course) you find morally objectionable.

The reverse is also true; I do not have the right to trespass in your church because your church might have a member of clergy who promotes the continued legalization of abortion and euthanasia, or who is, for example, a prosecutor who is conducting prosecutions of Christians who obstructed an abortion clinic entrance (which interestingly is forbidden by the same bipartisan law that also forbids obstructing churches, which was essentially a bit of that parliamentary jiu-jitsu that in the US we commonly refer to as “log rolling” or as “I’ll scratch your back if you scratch my back” to use a particularly colorful metaphor from the 1990s.

The absurdity of all of this is that the protestors in question would have been entirely within their constitutional rights to protest on public land across from the street in a manner that was not disorderly. But the right to freedom of speech does not extend to preventing the speech of someone else, by entering into, for example, their workplace or their place of worship, and disrupting whatever they are seeking to do, because you suspect them of being a member of a law enforcement agency you have moral qualms with.

The fact that this issue is even controversial I find appalling; as if trespass and disorderly conduct is now regarded as acceptable behavior in the consecrated precincts of a church, even one which I personally would not patronize, for said church is not Orthodox. But the principle holds.

Suppose, for example, because some churches in my denomination, the Orthodox Church in America, serve predominantly Russian communities and are called Russian Orthodox, despite the fact we were granted autocephalous status by the Moscow Patriarchate in 1970 and thus have no connection with the MP or with anyone involved in the ongoing tragic fratricide of Russians and Ukrainians, that some Ukrainians were to protest in our church under the assumption that because it says Russian Orthodox therefore that means the priest is part of the Moscow Patriarchate and therefore presumptively a supporter of controversial Russian foreign policy?

Is that to be the next dish on this buffet of bizarre and grotesquely disproportionate behavior that I am supposed to smile and quietly endorse as the apex of free speech in Western civilization?

Or for that matter, suppose feminists were to descend upon my OCA parish because it is widely said and believed by many in the liberal mainline churches that the majority of converts to the Orthodox Church are men who are misogynistic and opposed to the rights and freedoms of women? (the large number of single women converts and the importance of women in the Orthodox church notwithstanding, even, I would note, within the Old Calendarist churches which are more likely than canonical Orthodox churches to attract the vocal minority known as “Orthobros” or in the previous decade, as “Hyperdox Herman”, notwithstanding? Since it would seem according to that group that Orthodox churches are arguably harboring men engaging in harm to the wider community through various acts of callous and disagreeable behavior with respect to the fairer sex?

I should think not.

No, your first ammendment rights do not entail infringing on mine, no matter how noble or ignoble the cause, nor vice versa. Churches, synagogues and mosques and other religious buildings are sacred places, lawfully protected, but any private place can prosecute people who refuse to leave after being asked (this is called having someone trespassed and is a daily occurrence, frequently happening on airliners, for example, when flight attendants realize a passenger is intoxicated and inform the captain, who concurs with his cabin crew that the aircraft cannot safely push back with that person on-board, which requires calling the police to remove them.

The principle of unauthorized protestors in worship services at its core boils down to that basic principle combined with a bit of the Golden Rule and also the concept of respect for the rights of others. There’s also the idea of due process - accosting someone because you think they are affiliated with a law enforcement agency you have issues with is in and of itself morally dubious activity. It could very easily constitute slander, if one were mistaken about the question of identity, which we must admit is always a risk when doing that sort of thing, and which I would note was regarded by the early church fathers as being a sin akin to murder, a sin of particular heinousness. Indeed slander is one of the very few things I know of that most Orthodox clergy will penance someone for.

This is a confusion of categories. You're speaking of property rights, religious freedom, the categories of the Enlightenment, I'm speaking of whether people that claim to be following Jesus should be allowing somebody participating in harm to the community to shepherd them, giving them a place of honor and prestige.

Tempura · 2026-02-10T21:25:49-0600

If you remember a user called Jeshu, he could use your prayers. God bless everyone.

Michie · 2026-02-10T21:22:15-0600

Nine years after the original film turned a chart-topping worship song into a box-office phenomenon, “I Can Only Imagine 2” returns with a more complicated question: What happens after redemption?

The first movie, which grossed over $83 million domestically, traced MercyMe frontman Bart Millard’s reconciliation with his abusive father and the birth of a song that would change his life. The sequel, hitting theaters Feb. 20, begins in the middle of adulthood, when forgiveness has already been offered, success has already arrived, yet old wounds still find a way to speak.

Andy Erwin, who directed the film with Brent McCorkle, told The Christian Post that “I Can Only Imagine 2” is about inheritance: what is carried on from one’s parents, passed to their children, and how faith collides with the messiness in between. It’s also a story about unfinished healing, he stressed.

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Dennis Quaid and Milo Ventimiglia say 'I Can Only Imagine 2' shows faith in middle of suffering

Nine years after the original film turned a chart-topping worship song into a box-office phenomenon, I Can Only Imagine 2 returns with a more complicated question What happens after redemption

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Firstlightdawn · 2026-02-10T21:00:08-0600

Jipsah said:
I generally tend to go with universal reconciliation

I believe every name is written in the Lambs book of life. But Jesus says there are people who's name is blotted out. So in the very least they are not in a covenant with God.

What a covenant gives

Belonging — “You will be My people, and I will be your God.”
Identity — a name, a place, a role.
Protection — God takes responsibility for those in His covenant.
Inheritance — life, blessing, future.
Presence — God dwells with His covenant people.

To be in covenant is to be inside that relationship.

What it means not to have a covenant

No shared identity — you are not counted among God’s people.
No claim on the promises — the blessings of the covenant are not yours.
No protection of belonging — you stand outside the relationship God offers.
No inheritance — you are not written among those who receive life.
No mutual commitment — God offers Himself, but the person has not responded.

It does not mean God hates the person. It means the person is outside the relationship God desires.

Michie · 2026-02-10T20:58:46-0600

WarriorAngel said:
I ponder the Saint

I decorate with hearts and roses because they are beautiful but I don’t think of it as a major Holiday

Except love is the essence of life

Hey stranger! :wave:

concretecamper · 2026-02-10T20:54:46-0600

PastorMichaelDelBrown said:
This baptism is not performed by human hands. It is not administered by clergy. It is not repeated,

Thank you for your ill informed opinion.

WarriorAngel · 2026-02-10T20:49:07-0600

Bob Crowley said:
Long overdue in my opinion.

Right

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