The evidence seems to be that Rosaria was probably a straight or bisexual professor, with a head full of critical theory, who was a political lesbian and decided to convert to a conservative Christian identity that excluded the possibility of same-sex relationships.

Matthew Vines has an interview with Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals where he discusses Rosaria Butterfield's explicit radical feminist political lesbianism, and how it doesn't fit with the experience of most gay people, where sexual identity isn't seen as a political statement, as it is with political lesbianism.

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com7fy8 said:

"swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath" (in James 1:19-20)

"He who answers a matter before he hears it,
It is folly and shame to Him."
(Proberbs 18:13)

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Agreed. I could have added those verses in, but then the study would have been a little long. Hey, thanks for the extra verses. I might use them in a part 2, though I have to get through other devotionals, such as the ones below.

June 15, 2024: Entropy & Decay
June 16, 2024: Heaven Pt. 2 - A New Home
June 17, 2024: Love The Sinner, Hate The Sin

somebodysangel_88 said:

I’m asking for prayers for my husband. He decided to take a small trip out of town with friends who drive a semi to get away from the stress of where we live. They (a married couple) got into a huge fight and now he’s currently walking home from Bow, New Hampshire which is 13.5 hours driving distance home. I have family up there but they can’t help nor would if they could. I haven’t slept all night. I did find a bus route home but I don’t have the financial backing for it.

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I pray that your husband can get back home safely. If you want, contact the local church, and see if the church has the funds to get your husband on a Greyhound back to your city.

Vambram said:

Haaland finally meets with Native Alaskans who say Biden’s oil and gas policies harm their economy

"If you strangle our economic opportunity, and then our tax base, then you are essentially strangling a community's survival,” said Kate Wolgemuth, program and government affairs manager for the Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat.

justthenews.com

Who is correct in this topic? Do you agree with Sec. Haaland and the Biden Administration or with the native Arctic Inupiat tribal leaders?

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I'd say, let the tribal leaders decide, but only after environmental discussions. It is not up to politicians to mess with Native Americans. We all know what happened back in the 1800s-1900s, what happened to the indigenous tribes, which I do not want to put here, as that history was a little dark and disturbing.

Yes, we should protect the Earth (Genesis 2:15, Isaiah 24:4-6, Jeremiah 2:7), and a lot of tribes elsewhere support being eco-friendly (Standing Rock Protests of 2016-17)*, but at the same time, we must respect the Inupiat tribe's economy. So, maybe a compromise could be reached, where drilling can happen, but just at a reduced rate (say 50% of planned drilling sites). Another solution would be to try and find alternatives for the Inupiat economy which involve little to no production of fossil fuels, but can still provide a flow of money to the tribe.

Man, this is a tough one, and it may take a lot of negotiations to solve. I am in no position to answer this one.

*Standing Rock Protest from 2016:

tonychanyt said:

I.e., besides eternal life.

After our resurrection, true believers will be judged by Jesus but not for eternal life; then for what?

For eternal rewards. 1 Cor 3:


I think Paul was talking about eternal rewards.


It is not clear what exactly these rewards and treasures are. Paul mentioned the crown of righteousness in 2 Timothy 4:


Peter spoke of the crown of glory in 1 Peter 5:


One use of crowns is found in Revelation 4:


Different people may receive different rewards, Matthew 16:


God is not stingy. Matthew 10:


God is generous:


Whatever these eternal rewards might be, we only have one life to earn them. Don't waste your chance. Matthew 6:


See also

• What is the crown of life?
• Will there be any need for money in heaven?

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I think it is evident, though I can't prove it by just the parallel, that eye has not seen nor ear heard —we cannot imagine— what God has in store for us. But we usually attribute such ideas to a general 'the way things are, in Heaven'. I think the 'rewards' are very much of the same thing. Very specific and particular but when we think, for example, that maybe they will be in keeping with the deeds or attitudes or whatever else he rewards us for, that we can understand. We understand very little.

Heaven, I believe, will be about the purpose for which we were created —to be one with God, he our very sustenance, our substance of his very word. For example, I like to think that we will be so busy that were HE not our very power we would die in an instant from sheer exertion and intensity. Our joy and our intelligence and our artistic nature all working together for his praise. —But if that be so, then what about the rewards/gifts? Will we not find it our very pleasure to know him, to find infinity in our service to him?

Human words merge meaning, when considering the implications behind the infinite God who is of himself very "existence", "being". For the Omnipotent, is there any difference between thinking and doing? Omniscient God need not consider before acting, he need not choose what is better to do, or weigh consequences. I like to think that we will become familiar with words that are meaning, substance, instead of representing meaning to limited minds. So when we receive rewards, and when crowns are returned to him, laid at his feet, it is gain, for the rewarded, to give back. I can hardly wait.

WarriorAngel said:

Here's the thing - if someone disagrees with you they call you bigot, racist, and now it's crazy being a patriot is bad.
Treason a la mode anyone?

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"We're Americans!"

"Okay. But what kind of Americans are you?"

Merrill said:

again, the Military-Industrial Complex and the Neocons thank you for your support

don't bother actually looking into things to get a deeper or proper perspective

this is why we have bad foreign policy

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Are you going to discuss where you hear this Putinist nonsense, or is it just going to be M-I C over and over?

jas3 said:

I tried uploading my local version to archive.org, but it gave me a "400 Bad Data" error. Fortunately it looks like they downloaded it themselves:

Wayback Machine

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Pillar had a long and good summary of it. I'm guessing they had early access to an otherwise embargoed document, so they could be ready to go right away. Then on release day their summary comes out but somehow the document path is messed up. Not a 404 error but a server error, probably a permissions thing. Who knows.

So for now that Pillar article is the best summary I have seen.

rockytopva said:

Little 30 second T+1:00 video showing the raptor engines actually igniting. I am wondering how close the rocket came to actually exploding.

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I am waiting if there would be any NASA or SpaceX report on what happened inside the engines, and am glad that the rocket did not explode.

Another verse comes to mind - in Acts 17:27-28 Paul addresses the people of Athens on the Areopagus:

Did God tell you when he would become your husband? Maybe just pray and wait what God will do .. If it's really Gods will it will happen some way or another.

Heavenly Father, we pray You will heal Mtol's father of all injuries and ease his pain, in the Name of Jesus. Your Will be done. Amen and Amen.

An Original Work / March 20, 2018
Based off Job 38-42

When the things of this life
Do not go as planned,
Do we trust in our Lord?
Or trust then in man?

Are we tempted to fear
How things now will go?
Do we question our God
On things we should know?

Do we think that we know
Now better than God?
Were we there when He formed
The earth with its sod?

Did we fashion the seas
Inside our own hands?
Have we ordered the day;
The night we command?

Is our answer, instead,
Put hand over mouth?
Do we humble ourselves,
Refuse to be proud?

Do we see that our God,
Has made all these things?
And, that truly we do
Lack understanding?

Do we trust that He plans
What truly is best?
Of our sins, now repent
In dust and ashes?

Do we recognize now
That God truly knows
What He’s doing with us?
His love He bestows?

For, our God has a plan
For each of our lives.
So, with God’s perfect plan,
Then, we should not strive.

Trust our lives in His care,
Our sins we’ll defeat.
Follow Him where He leads.
Our needs He will meet.

I went to look for Bidens and I saw what appears to be plagiarism of everything on Trumps list and that HE LOWERED COSTS ON EVERYTHING...??

Right in our faces a big fat lie.
This is why people are easily fooled.

AlexB23 said:

Well, we live in a fallen world, so all Biblical figures, except for Jesus (and maybe Mary) have sin.

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Jesus did not have much patience with Mary. When He was 12 years old He asked her: "Didn't you know"? "“Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?” Luke 2:49. Then there was the situation with the wine at the wedding. "O woman, what have you to do with me? My hour has not yet come”. John 2:4 "“Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”"

Even people think Jesus calling her "women" was disrespectful. Eve was the FIRST women and Mary was a daughter of Eve. So she was very much a "women" and not just a female. Genesis 2:23 b "she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.”

Michie said:

June - Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Flag

The month of June is dedicated to: The Sacred Heart of Jesus Dimensions: 3 x 5 Ft Durable polyester fabric with dye sublimation printing Finishing: 2 side grommets Recommended for both indoor or outdoor use

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I need one.

Zaha Torte said:

What was her message?

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None of the court documents say, so it's likely not public.

She might have mental health issues, she couldn't figure out how to send correspondence to the FBI so she decided to get arrested.

Sounds like mental health. They only charged her with a misdemeanor...

Lost4words said:

Just look at the people who ACTUALLY believe the earth is flat or that the moon gives out its very own self generated light!!!!! Unbelievably gullible and naive to say the least!

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Well after talking to several physicians and doing some reading myself. It seems to boil down to fear among other things. Christians seem to need it to validate their interpretation of Scripture. Others need it for various reasons. I’m sure you heard about that poor man who lit himself on fire recently. Big conspiracy believer. It certainly did no favors for his mental health. That was just tragic.

Heavenly Father, we pray You will be with and protect the children being held hostage by Hamas and deliver them from all evil. We pray also that You will do the same for the rest of the hostages, and protect Israel as a whole, leading them closer to You. Above all, may Your Will be done, in the Name of Jesus. Amen and Amen.

essentialsaltes said:

Senate Bill 1424 says if companies or farmers are following state laws then they can’t be sued, even if their actions caused harm.

The proposal states if chicken companies or farmers follow a nutrient management plan, they’ll be protected from any criminal or civil accountability.

U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell in Tulsa ruled in 2023 [some 18 years after the lawsuit was filed] that Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. and other companies polluted the Illinois River, caused a public nuisance and trespassed by spreading the litter, or manure, on land in eastern Oklahoma, and that it then leached into the river’s watershed.

[Governor Stitt wants no part of any nonsense like that.]

“You can’t have a business have a permit, doing what they’re supposed to do and then come in and let a frivolous lawsuit take place and somehow put them out of business. That’s un-American. It’s not going to happen in Oklahoma,” said Governor Stitt Friday morning.

“We are deeply disappointed by [Thursday’s] vote and the fact that this critical issue was rushed through on the final day of the session,” said Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.

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Apparently, Governor Stitt is a Christian*, of the cafeteria variety. He might want to read the Bible again, cos the Bible clearly warns us to take care of the Earth, and not defile the land. Well hey, Cafeteria Christianity is a thing, where folks ignore parts of the Bible to do their own thing.

*Governor Stitt's religion: Stitt thanked his father for 'pouring into me.' What did he mean?

Bible on taking care of the Earth:

Genesis 2:15: "The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it."

Isaiah 24:4-6: "The earth dries up and withers, the world languishes and withers, the heavens languish with the earth. The earth is defiled by its people; they have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore a curse consumes the earth; its people must bear their guilt. Therefore earth’s inhabitants are burned up, and very few are left."

Jeremiah 2:7: "I brought you into a fertile land to eat its fruit and rich produce. But you came and defiled my land and made my inheritance detestable."

Stewardship of the Earth Devotional (April 21, 2024):

Amen!

durangodawood said:

Doesnt matter how it looks to you. Thats your response. And youre probably inclined to see it in a poor light. Nor does success matter.

What matters is intent. Intent to signal something laudatory about yourself. Thats where the mind reading comes in.

I know this because I think naming schools after these confederates is a bad idea. And I know I dont care if you think Im virtuous.

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You may also be virtue signaling if you think it is a bad idea because the original names promoted racism.

I disagree with the SCOTUS decision.

Although bump stocks don't make a semi-automatic rifle an automatic, they make
them perform similar to an automatic by allowing the shooter to rapid fire faster
than they could otherwise.