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Cosmic Charlie said:

Is this why EVERYBODY wanted abortion handed back to the states?

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I was hoping our nation would do the right thing, but unfortunately, that really isn't realistic, sadly.

I'm only stating that as a VERY moderate conservative who is 100% pro-life.

Not my monkey, not my circus.

I have nothing else to add.

@Cosmic Charlie There are hypocrites on both ends of the spectrum. I'm not going to argue about that.

Is this mostly a tribal thing or is it also common among Christians?

I remember hearing about this years ago and recalling a number of African priests are de-facto married, even though are monasteries that are large in number.

I'm a white male of Czech, Irish, English, Scottish, German, Austrian & Italian descent.

Thanks for sharing! This is pretty awesome!

Thank you, Papa Francis.

Praying for Our Lady's intercession throughout the month of October and for an end to abortion.

Prayers for the people in Algeria

I pray you find a job soon and a peace of mind

May the Burmese people be brought to the light of the Gospel. Amen

Lord, hear our prayer.

Welcome Ben!

He has the faithful to lead.

Was Jesus always popular? No.

Cosmic Charlie said:

I am thanking God, my friend.

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I never said I liked Trump that much. Beyond his words, I don't want to think. I am not saying he is completely truthful, either. He said the version of HIS truth.

"For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren." (Romans 8:29)

This shows me where God's focus and energy are. So, if our prayers are elsewhere . . .

"Therefore I exhort first of all that prayers, supplications, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." (1 Timothy 2:1-4)

So, this is where God wants our attention > "first of all". This is possible with God in us having us pray the way He means this.

NOT TO BITE OTHERS AND DEVOUR
•Not to be destructive and harm others
•It can come back on you

Having Faith Scriptures
‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭1:3‬ ‭KJV‬
remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

‭Galatians‬ ‭5:6‬ ‭KJV‬
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

Ways you can have faith in Jesus Christ
Scriptures

‭Galatians‬ ‭5:13‭-‬15‬ ‭KJV‬
13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

‭Psalm‬ ‭25:8‬ ‭KJV‬
Good and upright is the LORD: Therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

I have used my faith in serving others in the love of God not biting and devouring people.

Pommer said:

I’m glad that we can agree that [state and federal] governmental oversight has caught people who’ve been alleged to have committed fraud.

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Usually it is the lavish spending that gets them caught. In this case money was given to people that did not have a long track record. The Democrats in Minnesota throw around a lot of taxpayer money.

At the end there, it says a troublemaker in the family. Interesting!

Alan pavelin said:

My understanding of the events leading up to Apostolicae Curae is that the Pope was minded to recognise Anglican orders, but the English bishops point blank refused (for reasons one can understand). So the Pope and his advisers had to concoct a reason for rejecting recognition, and came up with the notion of “defect of intent” on the grounds that the Anglican wording of the ordinal had changed for a period in the 16th century.

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In my opinion saying that the Pope was minded to recognise Anglican orders but the English bishops point blank refused shades the fact that the English bishops wanted the recognition and had struggled for it. Another point is that the English bishops could refuse an offer if they had received one, but they hadn't, the Pope's bulla was not an offer.

Well, one might see a kind of offer in par. 39: We wish to direct our exhortation and our desires in a special way to those who are ministers of religion in their respective communities... Let them be the first in joyfully submitting to the divine call and obey it, and furnish a glorious example to others. ... their Mother, the Church, will welcome them... led back to her bosom. And We, ourselves, in every lawful way, shall continue to promote their reconciliation with the Church...

But it's more a surrender offer than an offer of recognition.

I wanted to bump this thread by posting again to ask if anyone else struggles with addiction to time spent on texting or other apps?

Hazelelponi said:

You seem to be confusing wealthy with elite.

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Yep.

Hazelelponi said:

It appears the pollster is looking at the people who wield actual power and influence within major urban centers as opposed people who just made good in life.

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They think they know best and we do not. So we should not have the freedom to choose government.

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Jesus was careful and strategic about telling people who he was. In the first year of his public ministry, he interacted with a Samaritan woman by the well in Jn 4:

25 The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” 26 Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.”

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Jesus declared to her that he was the Messiah. She, in turn, told her townspeople about Jesus.

39 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.” 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they urged him to stay with them, and he stayed two days. 41 And because of his words many more became believers.

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Jesus claimed to be the Messiah. They didn't stone him. They actually believed him.
Meanwhile, he wasn't so straightforward with the Jews.
Two years later, Mt 16:

13b He asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

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People were confused about Jesus' identity. Peter knew better:

15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

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Peter knew Jesus was the Son of Man, the Messiah, and the Son of God.

20 Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

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Jesus didn't want to advertise that he was the Messiah. Even so, they tried to stone him at least twice (Jn 8:59, 10:31, Lk 4:29) when he made some self-disclosures. He wanted to control the timing of it.
Finally, they arrested Jesus and took him to the Sanhedrin. Mt 26:

The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”

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The high priest wanted a clear answer from Jesus.

64 “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

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Jesus did not deny it.

“But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

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Still, Jesus humbly called himself the Son of Man.

65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.

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To them, it was blasphemy.

66 What do you think?”
“He is worthy of death,” they answered.

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The consequence of calling yourself the Messiah and Son of God was death. Sure enough, they crucified Jesus the next day.
The Samaritans had no problem with Jesus calling himself the Messiah. Some Jews had a problem with Jesus implying himself to be the Messiah and Son of God and tried to stone him. Finally, the high priest would not tolerate that and demanded the death penalty. In all this, Jesus was strategic about his self-disclosure and level of publicity: how much to say and to whom.