essentialsaltes said:

It was not immediately clear whether Rahman had a lawyer or which federal agency employed him

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He was CIA, working overseas, which presumably explains why he was arrested in Cambodia.

It would be nice if King Charles would tell the Archbishop’s to come back into communion with Rome….but I don’t think he legally can do that.

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Matthew 16:

13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

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Why was Jeremiah mentioned here at all? Is there OT justification for connecting the Son of Man with Jeremiah?

2 Esdras 2:

18 I will send my servants Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Daniel to help you. It was on their advice that I have made you holy. I will prepare twelve trees with various kinds of fruit for you.

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Some opined that he was Jeremiah, who was expected to come as a precursor of Messiah (2 Esdras 2:18), and reveal the tabernacle, ark, and the altar of incense, which, according to the legend of 2 Macc. 2:4-7, he had hidden in Mount Nebo, "until the time that God gather his people again together, and receive them unto mercy."

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On the other hand, Mark 6:

15 Others were saying, "He is Elijah," and still others, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old."

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Luke 9:

8 others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.

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Neither Mark nor Luke mentioned "Jeremiah" in their parallel accounts.

In any case, Jeremiah wept over the coming destruction of Jerusalem, Jer 9:

10 I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, a dirge over the wilderness pasture, for they have been scorched so no one passes through, and the lowing of cattle is not heard. Both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled; they have gone away. 11 And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.

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Like Jeremiah, Jesus also wept over the coming destruction of Jerusalem, Luke 19:

41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. 43 The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side.

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Both Jeremiah and Jesus predicted Jerusalem's fall. They were deeply moved to tears by it, showing God's heart of judgment and compassion.

Love this song from David Pataconi. He is hugely underrated as an artist. Also, pray for him as he has stage 4 cancer.

"A Glimmer of Light"

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In the middle of the night I awake
Here in this purpose no mistake
I hear a calling on the wind
I hear you call my name again

In this torment I see
The voice calling me

Is this the end I wanted all along?
Is this the beginning of the end?
Truth hurts when cutting through the skin
Of all the walls I built up once again

I see you now
I see

A glimmer of light
Tonight it’s time to fight
It’s never over, never over now
A glimmer of light
Together we will fight
It’s never over, never over now
I give up everything I am to You

I see you now…
I see

A glimmer of light
Tonight it’s time to fight
It’s never over, never over now

A glimmer of light
Together we will fight
It’s never over, never over now
What are You trying to say to me now?
What are You trying to tell me?

Genesis 17:

15 God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. 16I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
17 Abraham fell facedown; he laughed

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Abraham laughed at God's promise to get Sarai pregnant with a son but he fell facedown, a posture of reverence towards God. His laughter was a human reaction to the seemingly impossible promise. His laughter could be more from joy/amazement. In any case, he laughed while in this posture of submission.

and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?” 18 And Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!”
19 Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac.

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Graciously, God reassured Abraham that Sarah would get pregnant. God didn't rebuke him.

A chapter later, three men visited Abraham in Genesis 18:

9“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him.
“There, in the tent,” he said.
10Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.”
Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. 11 Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. 12 So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

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Like Abraham, Sarah laughed at the promise. Unlike Abraham, it wasn't accompanied with a reverence. On the contrary, she questioned God's promise. Her laughter was tinged with doubt/skepticism

13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”

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This time, God rebuked Sarah for laughing.

15 Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.”

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She exhibited fear rather than reverence.

But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”

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When confronted, Sarah responded with denial.

Why did God react to these two instances of laughter so differently?

Both laughters stemmed from the seeming impossibility of having a child at their advanced ages. The different reactions had to do with their heart attitudes at the moment. God saw their hearts. Abraham laughed but he showed respect for God's word. Sarah laughed out of skepticism and denial.

Ironically, the name Isaac (meaning "he laughs"). I find that funny

Children are exposed to endless amounts of information in today’s world. As parents, it’s our responsibility to shield our kids from inappropriate material or too-adult of discussions until they’re ready for it. The parents’ job is to censor the information their kids receive in an age-appropriate manner. That is why you don’t give your eight-year-old son a smart phone where he can accidentally or purposely find all kinds of x-rated material and you don’t allow your nine-year-old daughter to watch – and then be enticed to imitate – so-called dirty-dancing and twerking. Since kids are sponges who hear, see, and then repeat all they absorb, parents need to keep these sponges dry as long as possible.

While parents can’t control what their children hear from peers at school, they can make sure their kids aren’t enrolled in an atheistic, woke-embracing school (i.e., most public school districts) but are at either a solid Christian school or homeschooled. This will lessen the chance of the youngsters being indoctrinated with the culture’s debauchery. Parents also can control how much media their children take in – be it social media online or corporate media on the TV and radio. This includes not having the news or political talk shows playing on the television set when their young kids are in the room or on the radio when their kids are in the car.

Eventually, all boys and girls should learn about how the political system works, about voting and elections, and about government officials, agencies, and overreach. But this should not begin any earlier than when kids are in middle school. Exposing children to the country’s politics at young ages sets them up for early-onset anxiety, worrying about things out of their control.

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The officials of King Jehoiakim alerted Baruch in Jeremiah 36:

19b “Go and hide, you and Jeremiah, and let no one know where you are.”

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26 The king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son and Seraiah the son of Azriel and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the secretary and Jeremiah the prophet, but the LORD hid them.

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Who hid Jeremiah and Baruch?

From the horizontal point of view, they hid themselves. From the vertical point of view, the LORD did. Both are true. This dual perspective—both the actions of the individuals involved and God's sovereign protection—reflects a common theme in Scripture where human responsibility coexists with divine providence.

Some time later (Jer 37), Zedekiah was king. Irijah, the captain of the guard, accused Jeremiah of being a deserter and imprisoned him. This narrative continued to demonstrate the difficulties the prophet encounters, yet it also emphasized God’s ongoing presence and guidance in Jeremiah's life.

Almost twenty years ago, the ecumenical magazine First Thingspublished an article by the great American theologian Cardinal Avery Dulles entitled “Who Can Be Saved?” After a history of Christian discussion of this question, the print edition of the article abruptly ended with the phrase “Who knows.” In the full version, available on the magazine’s website, Dulles ends by arguing that “adherents of other religions,” and even atheists can be saved by the grace of God, “if they worship God under some other name and place their lives at the service of truth and justice.” Back then, as a rigid Calvinist seminarian, I interpreted the magazine’s error as a form of divine intervention against a soteriological heresy.

Since then, I’ve very much warmed to the writings of Cardinal Dulles (his book on the magisterium is excellent), though I retain a certain skepticism towards the idea that an atheist could “worship God under some other name” and thus be saved. Besides the obvious issue with the very definition of an atheist, what name might that be? Even if His Eminence aimed only to describe what might under very unusual circumstances be in the realm of possibility for someone suffering invincible ignorance, how can this be squared with Catholic teaching that salvation requires the gift of faith? And why, in a time of increased unbelief and even antagonism towards Catholicism, would we make excuses for people who need the Gospel?

I’m not sure how theologian (and sometime TCT contributor) Eduardo Echeverria would react to Dulles. He shares my concerns about a certain ecumenical approach, increasingly popular in certain Catholic circles, that so downplays differences between religious differences that the claims of the Church are no longer viewed as absolute. His concerns about relativism serve as a backdrop to his new book, Jesus Christ, Scandal of Particularity: Vatican II, a Catholic Theology of Religions, Justification, and Truth, a collection of previously published essays.

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Athlete says she doesn’t ‘feel safe anymore’ after San Jose State kicked out coach

San Jose State University has suspended the associate head coach of its women’s volleyball team after she filed a discrimination complaint against the school for allowing a male to compete.

Coach Melissa Batie-Smoose (pictured) “is not with the team at this time, and we will not provide further information on this matter,” SJSU spokesperson Michelle McDonald said in an email Monday to The College Fix.

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The Rev. Canon Edward R. Monk, SSC, former chairman of the board of directors of Nashotah House Theological Seminary, has been charged with six Title IV counts of fraud and mismanagement of the financial accounts of St. John's Episcopal Church in Corsicana, Texas, which he has served as rector for 21 years. A hearing panel (or trial) for the case is planned for February 2025.

Monk, who denies the allegations, resigned from his leadership position at the Anglo-Catholic seminary on August 13, eight days after he was placed on administrative leave from his position at St. John's. Former Dallas bishop James Stanton is serving as the interim at St. John's.

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Paulos23 said:

https://apnews.com/article/onion-buys-infowars-alex-jones-6496f198d141c991087dcd937b3588e9

I wonder what they will do with it.

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I would hope to educate people on economics then the Federal Reserve has to tell the truth and we'll be able to see the half truths of ms media.

For Shelley Luther, the fight for freedom is a family tradition.

Luther, a former Dallas salon owner who made national headlines for defying COVID-19 lockdown orders, has won a seat in the Texas Legislature, where she will represent House District 62 in the state's upcoming legislative session.

House District 62 represents several North Texas counties, including Grayson, Fannin, Delta and Franklin.

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With the Trump administration slated to take office in a little over two months, the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention is encouraging President-elect Donald Trump to reverse several policies the outgoing Biden administration implemented.

ERLC President Brent Leatherwood, who leads the public policy arm of the country's largest Protestant denomination, sent a letter to Howard Lutnick and Linda McMahon of the Trump transition team Monday.

The correspondence highlights "five critical policy actions that reflect deeply held values for Southern Baptists and warrant the incoming administration's immediate attention during President Trump's first 100 days in office."

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A conservative law firm has announced the launch of its annual campaign aimed at protecting Christmas displays on both public and private property.

The Liberty Counsel announced Monday that it has launched the 22nd annual “Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign” to help spread awareness of the rights people have to openly celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Liberty Counsel founder and Chairman Mat Staver told The Christian Post that the annual campaign was launched in 2003 in response to “continuing lawsuits and demand letters and threats from organizations regarding Nativity scenes, religious symbols, even red and green that students might wear in public schools.”

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Abinowam said:

None of their speech was devine, they were from satan,

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Verse? Note the bold.

essentialsaltes said:

The posters criticize faculty members for their alleged response to the war in Gaza. One poster accuses a faculty member of “ethnic cleansing” and “displacement of Palestinians.” A different poster accuses another faculty member of “racism,” “hate speech” and intimidation.

I wonder which group they could possibly be affiliated with?

This is not the first incident targeting the university’s Jewish community. Swastikas and antisemitic language written on the River Campus tunnel walls were discovered in February, according to the university.

More likely they were Nazis.

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More likely they were Palestine/Hamas supporters.

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN said:

It seems like the some Republicans have less morals. So, why would the care about LGBT.

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As long as they are not pushy most people have no problem with them existing and going about their lives.

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We only have few years before plans for agenda 2030 which they are trying to make it seem late and they know they cant control time of christ coming that can be later but they are planning now already to make world worse to attack christians to try to make them leave faith so He comes but can happen any time so we should live for jesus now if there is rapture before

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At the age of 19 the Lord gave me a vision. I saw myself praying before the platform. I saw before me upon the platform a throne. I saw the body of a man whose face I could not see because of an intense, blinding light hiding his face. I then saw around me shiny orbs that revolved around me , all with reach. The Spirit told me that some were blessings, others were curses.

The law states that no one can see God and live.
The law states that he has placed before us the blessing and the curse.
The law also states that we are not to look to heaven or earth as the ability to choose is indeed close to us within reach.

God has given us the privilege and responsibility to make choices on all matters, past, present and future.
God has also given both word and spirit to guide us in our choices.
Our choices reflect our values and priorities.
Our choices also reflect on our commitments and submission before God, without which we cannot make wise, well-informed choices.
We are surrounded by choices that we deal with on a daily basis, all of which require God's help and leading.
We cannot do it on our own, we must submit and trust that God will guide us and follow through.

Michie said:

A Democratic member of the U.S. Congress is doubling down as he faces calls to resign after expressing concern about trans-identified male athletes competing in female sports.

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., who ran in the Democratic presidential primary in 2020, reacted to Democrat losses in the 2024 election by suggesting that the party's push for allowing trans-identified male athletes to compete in female-only athletic contests may have played a role in the Republicans securing control of both chambers of Congress and the presidency.

In a statement to The New York Timespublished last Thursday, Moulton lamented that "Democrats spend way too much time trying not to offend anyone rather than being brutally honest about the challenges many Americans face."

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Democrat congressman defends comments against men in women's sports amid backlash

A Democratic member of the U S Congress is doubling down as he faces calls to resign after expressing concern about trans-identified male athletes competing in female sports

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I think its Dems like this guy who will do well for the Dems. He is being honest and is shot down. Will they ever learn. I think the Trans issue was a factor. But I think it was more a case of the fact that the Leftist ideologues shut down any concerns in the first place that done the damage.

This same attitude has been seen in all areas by voters. How they shut down concerns about Bidens competency. How they called people bigots and racist for simply mentioning real concerns of the average person. How they gaslight voters.

This shows that some on the Left are incapable of self reflection at a time where they have been wiped off the political map. This is the very time where they should be open for considering every possibility that they got things wrong.

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Richard T said:

I agree to be gracious to the needy, but if I may, I will help define what the needy are in terms of immigration. First, are all illegals poor and needy? Some may just need a better country. That is fine, but currently, many Americans are waiting in a 1-2 year line for their loved ones, even spouses to get in the USA. Are they in many cases even more needy? Should the undocumented be treated better than them? Undocumented do not have required physicals, sponsorship with income requirements, and fees that are around 2,000 dollars.

Also, currently the USA treats the most needy non-resident aliens the worst when it comes to immigration. Some foreign citizens can't even get a transit visa for the USA. A tourist visa from Nigeria for instance is at least a two year wait. Meanwhile the richer EU citizen does not need any visa.
So the entire immigration system is not only broken, but it discriminates against the poor and against those that wait in line. I feel some compassion for the undocumented, but in perspective there are others that are far more needy than at least some of them. Also if we are going to only go by need alone, then the USA should open their doors far more for certain countries, but immigration rarely works like that.
I will say that I have trust in Gov. Noem to lead the USA in helping bring better order out of the entire US immigration system. God bless America.

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I hear what you're saying

May we keep in mind the fruit of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control

Through Jesus Christ our Lord ✝