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AstralHammer · Aug 14, 2024

locust said:
ya ummm who got to vote on that one

Not me. They never come to me with when they make the big decisions.

Tropical Wilds · Aug 14, 2024

This article is just a repackaging of the nonsense women have been told for decades. Get married to be taken care of, get married to take care of somebody else, get married for financial security, get married to have kids, get married and be happy.

None of these are reasons to get married.

Ana the Ist · Aug 14, 2024

A 1st grader's free speech case goes to federal court, and loses.

"Black Lives Mat[t]er" + "Any Life" Drawing "Not Protected by the First Amendment" in First Grade

Such speech can be found to be "impermissible harassment," the court says, partly because "deference to schoolteachers is especially appropriate today, where, increasingly, what is harmful or innocent speech is in the eye of the beholder."

reason.com

Remarkable. I think we have an innocent child, innocent drawing, a mother who took offense, and an overreaction by the principal. It appears he told the little girl that she was racist and wrong for suggesting all lives matter. She was punished for it.

I agree with the opinion that this was unlikely to have been disruptive to education in the classroom. It doesn't note the behavior or reaction of the girl who received the drawing....just the parent who was upset and felt her child was being harassed and should be left alone. The trauma of the suggestion that all lives matter in 1st grade apparently.

This is the legacy of BLM imo. It's one example of the ways it created racial division....the rejection of the idea that all lives matter....so much so that even an innocent 1st grade girl's drawing of equality was turned into something to be outraged over.

For those outside the US...this was apparently after a lesson about MLK Jr. 1st graders are typically 6 years old. The white girl who drew the offensive picture, was supposedly trying to comfort her black friend.

I think they both ended up with a very different lesson.

Thoughts?

okay · Aug 14, 2024

Yup. The Psalms includes all kinds of human expressions of joy, grief, anger, repentance, longing, despair, etc. They are wonderful and valuable for study, worship, prayer, etc. But I don’t think they are the best place to go for doctrine and dogma. That doesn’t seem to be their role in general.

For example, from Psalm 137:9 :
Blessed the one who seizes your children and smashes them against the rock

We clearly aren’t going to use this as an instruction on how to think or behave, even if we might understand the impulse in a specific situation such as being in exile.

The Barbarian · Aug 14, 2024

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Increasingly crazy stories. He's losing it.

LoricaLady · Aug 14, 2024

JohnB445 said:
I will be going to a doctor soon, I have never all of a sudden felt severe unbearable pain. I think I have some kind of infection.

My diet has been poor lately, whatever has caused this I will do whatever I can to prevent this or anything else. I would do anything not to feel this unbearable pain again.

Please take care of your health everybody, the warning signs may not come until its too late.

I pray you will be given wisdom and insight as to what the problem stems from, to know what to do about it so that you are free from pain.

jamiec · Aug 14, 2024

tonychanyt said:
That depends on what you mean by abolish.

Moses' Law separated Jews from the Gentiles.

Jesus predicted the destruction of the temple in Matthew 24:

thrown down
καταλυθήσεται (katalythēsetai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2647: From kata and luo; to loosen down, i.e. to demolish.

Strong's Greek: 2647. καταλύω (kataluó) — 17 Occurrences

Jesus predicted the temple would be G2647-demolished or broken down or dismantled.

This same Greek word was used earlier. Jesus declared in Matthew 5:

Jesus did not H2647-dismantle the Law, but the physical Jerusalem temple would be H2647-dismantled. The demolition of the temple was a sign that Jesus fulfilled the Law. The temple was no longer necessary to reach the LORD.

Paul added in Ephesians 2:

This is a different κατα-word.

by abolishing
καταργήσας (katargēsas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2673: From kata and argeo; to be entirely idle

Strong's Greek: 2673. καταργέω (katargeó) — 27 Occurrences

HELPS Word-studies:

By his sacrifice on the cross in the flesh, Jesus G2673-abolished or idled down the Law and did not G2647-demolish it.

In Christ, there is no more distinction between Jews and Gentiles. There is only one new humanity.

In Christ, there is no partition between Jews and Gentiles and there is no partition between men and God. Now, everyone can approach God through the sacrifice of Christ.

Instead of abolished, Berean Literal Bible uses:

Did Jesus abolish Moses' law?

Because the meanings of καταλύω and vκαταργέω overlap, I am not even against people who say that Jesus abolished the Law so long as they understand that Jesus did not dismantle the Law into fallen pieces as the Romans did to the Temple in 70 AD. In any case, Jesus did abolish the partition between Jews and Gentiles, and between men and God, by fulfilling the Law and the Prophets.

Paul explained in Acts 13:

and in Romans 10:

Hebrews 8:

The temple became obsolete in 70 AD. The Mosiac Law is not destroyed but is annulled.

See also

WHOEVER relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches OTHERS to do the same

Is the old covenant obsolete or becoming obsolete?, u/Good_Move7060, u/njamimaranga

A lot of the Torah was obsolete by the time of Jesus anyway. A king cannot be expected to read the Torah, if no king is available to be told to do so.

It is beyond irrational to expect Christians to obey laws that were a dead letter even in pre-Christian Judaism. And in fact, the Apostles are on several occasions shown ignoring the Torah: the baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch stomps all over Deuteronomy 23.1. And Deuteronomy 21.23 declares that he who is hanged on a tree - as Jesus was - is cursed by God.

Sword of the Lord · Aug 14, 2024

When the Left's protected class pets riot, we're all told to stand down and scolded on how they were forced to riot to be heard. I say riot. Tar and feather the politicians who are destroying the West, who won't listen to reason because it goes against their globalists agendas. Burn it all.

*GASP!* "Oh Michael, that's awful!"

Is it? We look back fondly on our Fathers who rioted, went to war, and killed. We're not beyond that in the 21st century. That's delusion. They want you to believe we're beyond that because weak, indoctrinated and effeminate men do not fight back.

Josheb · Aug 14, 2024

SabbathBlessings said:
Yes, which was shown in the scriptures I provided, and the point of what Israel really means in scripture.

No, it is not. It is "shown" in your thinking of those verses, but no in the verses themselves. You're still ignoring my original post and this has become repetitive. Moving on until I read something new.

jasmine_childoftheking · Aug 14, 2024

I honestly don't know Katy Perry's heart, so I can't say for sure.

As for the question on being Christian and sexy at the same time, well, I think there are some considerations.

1. I know Christian girls are instructed to dress modestly. A lot of us assume that means to cover up. Though modesty doesn't just have to be about how a person dresses. It also about the heart as well.

2. We live in a society that dressing immodestly is okay. Back in the 18th-20th centuries, it was considered immodest to bare your arms. Then of course, over time that has changed.

So can a girl be a Christian and sexy? Well, that might depend on what her heart motivation. Is she wearing a certain often to stay cool during the hot summer or is she just drawing attention?

BCP1928 · Aug 14, 2024

rjs330 said:
Yes they have a single payer system. However they have restricted care for trans youth and no longer utilize the Affirmative Care model we have in the US.

Most youth referred to the centralized gender clinic no longer get a prescription for puberty blockers, hormones or surgery—instead they receive therapeutic counseling and support.

Denmark has much more restrictive abortion laws than what the Democrats want.

Denmark has a much more restrictive immigration policy than the Democrats.

Denmark is a heavy capitalism system which Democrats have been extremely anti-capitalism.

The Democrats want more availability for abortions up until birth including partial birth abortions, they are for transitioning kids Including medicalization, they are for far more liberal immigration.

Democrats consistently slam capitalism.

No, we just slam your idea of "capitalism" along with your idea of "socialism."

Michie · Aug 14, 2024

These miracles are amazing!

On this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan Scheel, Ryan DellaCrosse, and Fr. Rich Pagano discuss 5 Unbelievable But True Catholic Miracles!

The episode says these “miracles are one part of the Catholic Faith that makes it hard for even the staunchest skeptic to refute the Divine nature of the Church.”

Continued below.

5 Unbelievable (But True) Catholic Miracles that Scientists Can't Explain | uCatholic

Discover five unbelievable yet true Catholic miracles that affirm our faith and challenge skeptics!

ucatholic.com

durangodawood · Aug 14, 2024

chevyontheriver said:
That’s a Democratic Party virtue. Not shared by everyone else.

Yeah, Okay.

Michie · Aug 14, 2024

After a new Gallup poll found that 7 out of 10 Americans (71%) support legalized euthanasia, Dr. Scott French, a Catholic emergency physician and researcher, believes that Americans’ broad support for euthanasia is based on a “false dichotomy.”

French told CNA that headlines claiming that “most Americans favor legal euthanasia” are likely exaggerations of the reality based on misleading survey questions.

“Even Gallup has stated that ‘U.S. support for euthanasia hinges on how it’s described,’” French said. “But the assumption that people must choose between death with pain and death without pain is a false dichotomy.”

Continued below.

Researcher: American euthanasia support based on ‘false dichotomy’

A poll found that 71% support legalized euthanasia in the U.S., but Dr. Scott French believes Americans’ support for euthanasia is based on misleading questions.

www.catholicnewsagency.com

Michie · Aug 14, 2024

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller — the former head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) — said there is “no proof” that he mishandled money during his tenure and referred to allegations of financial improprieties as a “defamation strategy” in an EWTN interviewthat aired on Thursday, Aug. 8.

“They have no arguments against my ideology, and therefore they want to disavow or make defamation of my person,” Müller said on “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo.”

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Müller as the prefect for the CDF in July 2012, but Pope Francis declined to renew the appointment in 2017.

Continued below.

Müller: ‘Financial improprieties’ allegation is ‘defamation strategy’

“They have no arguments against my ideology, and therefore they want to disavow or make defamation of my person,” Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller said.

www.catholicnewsagency.com

JustaPewFiller · Aug 14, 2024

Cybercrime is not going away. If cybercrime were a country it would have the 3rd largest GDP in the world at around 9 to 10 Trillion dollars. Right behind the US and China. It is not going anywhere with that much money being made..

The World’s Third-Largest Economy Has Bad Intentions — And It’s Only Getting Bigger

AlexB23 · Aug 14, 2024

Joseph101 said:
Hey brother. I share the channel. It's in Spanish. Blessings.

Rincón Apologético

Soy un Católico que busca comunicar su fe de una forma que el Evangélico pueda entender!

youtube.com

Cool. Hopefully, there are English subtitles.

KCfromNC · Aug 14, 2024

HARK! said:
Do you mean that guy who heads the Executive branch that is on a witch hunt for Trump?

No, I wouldn't make up things like that which never happened to try and salvage some failed talking point.

fide · Aug 14, 2024

A brief momentary visit by the Pope in traditional Catholic Faith will not "set aside" the confusion and frustration he has created over years of his self-contradiction.
To the author's advice: "reflect instead on where the Holy Father really stands" I would ask, "where he really stands WHEN?" Whoever dislikes his "position" needs only to wait a while, to see another position (in words or actions) coming your way soon.

jonojim1337 · Aug 14, 2024

JoeT said:
So we also, when we were children, were serving under the elements of the world [Galatians 4:3]. The law mentioned here is a worldly law of fire, water, earth and wind. Paul goes on to say, "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent his Son, made of a woman, made under the law" [Galatians 4:4]. Thus He is proclaiming that Jesus Christ was born of woman, just as you and I, under the natural law.

He is specifically talking about the Law given 430 years after Abraham. But he says the Law has "guardians", and it was "given by angels", "through a mediator". I think he is trying to say it is not the full revelation of God.

JoeT said:
If the law of St. Paul means that we are born with the false claim of "sin nature". Then we would rightly have a claim against our accuser, God. First to make us with the nature of sin, then to accuse us of having a sinful nature, then lay guilt and punishment on us. But, that's isn't the way things are, is it.

JoeT

Huh? The wrath of God remains upon anyone who reject Christ. We are born into the prison of sin.

It's the opposite from the Garden. In the Garden you are made holy and perfect, and then fall into sin. Here in the world you are born into sin, and can be delivered through the blood.

Ana the Ist · Aug 14, 2024

DaisyDay said:
Like Woke or DEI hire or Border Czar?

Yeah....

Weird would be upset at being called a DEI hire while pushing for DEI hires.

You either want people who are hired on merit and competency...

Or you want people who fill certain racial/sex quotas....aka DEI hires.

Biden made it clear he would pick a woman as his VP then later....a colored woman. That's what he was looking for, that's what he got. You can't accept a job because you fill the racist ideals of the party and then get upset when people point it out.

That would be weird.

The Liturgist · Aug 14, 2024

chevyontheriver said:
Pride is, in traditional Catholic teaching, one of the seven deadly sins. Humility, the opposed virtue, is the practice of rightly assessing your dignity and worth and acting upon that value, not valuing yourself too highly or too lowly. These Muslims felt shame at the woman becoming Christian and had to wound her to protect their honor. That is pride. It is a serious corruption of how they should have perceived themselves and the dignity of this woman. Other sins they might well have been involved with in this assault include wrath, for which the corresponding virtue is patience.

Yes, this seems correct and is also largely equivalent to Orthodox doctrine, which counts pride and wrath among the destructive passions.

Ignatius the Kiwi · Aug 14, 2024

Fantine said:
Does it make conservatives feel better to imagine President Biden was coerced into leaving the race?
I look at him as a hero with an amazing legacy of accomplishment and public service.
Let's face it. He could have staged a fuss. Had a rally for the Gray Panthers and led them in storming the capitol.
Complaining that his candidacy had been "stolen."
He could have been a sore loser. As we have seen sore losers get lots of votes.
Instead he put America before his own ambitions, and cemented his place in history.

He was a power hungry old man who refused to acknowledge the reality he was too old for the office. He's not brave and your worship of him convinces no onem

Christsfreeservant · Aug 14, 2024

Walking with Jesus day by day,
Reading His word, to Him do pray,
Asking of Him what I should say,
Encouraging others in His name.

Helping a brother who’s in need,
Serving a sister, grace to feed,
Sharing the gospel, plant to seed,
Following Jesus, let Him lead.

Caring for others, with them share
Riches of blessings to be aware
For those who’re following Christ, not rare,
In holy living, for Christ do care.

Relying on Him for all I need,
Trusting in Him in word and deed,
Serving in truth, and not in greed,
So others can know Him, yes, indeed.

An Original Work / September 29, 2023

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