Etymology of 'excruciating'

The following is from Oxford Dictionary:

adjective: excruciating
intensely painful.
"excruciating back pain"

late 16th century: from Latin excruciat- ‘tormented’, from the verb excruciare (based on crux, cruc- ‘a cross’).

He’s an atheist. He won’t support Christians.

SMH

See also Texas:

Trump supporter labeled a noncitizen and kicked off Texas’ voter rolls​

[Mary] Howard-Elley didn’t pay much attention when Texas Gov. Greg Abbotthelped fuel that narrative by announcing that the state had removed thousands of supposed noncitizens from its rolls, claiming some had a history of voting.

Then the U.S. citizen learned she was among them.

The retired Transportation Security Administration agent was confused by how the county could come to that conclusion. And she seethed at the idea that anyone would question the citizenship of a former federal employee with the “whitest name you could have.”

“Who is allowing people to do this to United States citizens?" [and extremely white ones, at that]

She ordered several copies of her certified Louisiana birth certificate and confirmed receipt with an elections office employee. She thought the matter was resolved.

But Howard-Elley’s registration was not reinstated, making her the 10th U.S. citizen identified by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat who was removed from the rolls as a potential noncitizen.

On Oct. 14, Brooks said Howard-Elley had now also missed the registration deadline for this year’s election and would not be able to vote.

May he rest in the peace of Christ.

Vambram said:

I agree. However, she is, in my opinion, truly against several of the Biblical principles taught by the Lord Jesus Christ and the apostles.

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Which is why we should pray she comes to repentance. Not call her names.

Jerry N. said:

As an adult, I know insulting somebody is wrong, but the insult was unintentional. So I committed a "sin" I was unaware of. I suppose one could say that the apology was proof that I sinned, but I wonder if it was an act against God.

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If it wasn’t voluntary, I’m going to say no.

(OSV News) — A report on the persecution of Christians globally has found increases in violations in nearly two-thirds of countries examined.

The report by Aid to the Church in Need, a Catholic pontifical charity, called “Persecuted and Forgotten?” said that between August 2022 and June 2024, persecution of Christians had become worse in 60% of 18 countries investigated.

The remainder were considered to be unchanged except for Vietnam, a communist country that has seen improvements in the treatment of Christians amid the reestablishment of diplomatic ties with the Vatican.

For the first time, the report, which is published every two years, included Nicaragua among those countries where the “faithful are suffering because of state authoritarianism or attacks from extremists.”

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Oh, that's tough. If you search hard enough you can find references in the Talmud and in other scattered places. Most of what I have heard or seen was from other researches, not my own searching. I would reach out to First Fruits of Zion or Pastor Lancaster at Beth Immanuel, they can probably point you in the right direction.

Hazelelponi said:

Hahaha hahaha hahaha

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Because slander is saying something bad about another person that is untrue, it qualifies as a lie. If the slander is believed upon as if it were true, then it manifests an emotion/spirit of distrust/dislike towards that person based on a falsehood.

Because slander falls under the category of a lie, then those who believe it to be true have become disconnected from reality which is a form of insanity. The mind fundamentally reasons upon pro/con. Therefore, those who intend to use slander to manipulate others through a false reality are able to use subtlety to trick the mind into thinking that they, the slanderer, is the trustworthy one simply because they warned us of the bad things about the other person, even though it's wickedness to even want to believe bad things said about others.

Slanderers intend to defame others without proof. It's therefore predictable that the insane would see those who point out the slanderer, as the slanderers, or as the insane one's. But since the people are presumed innocent until proven guilty and not the other way around, it's incumbent upon the actual slanderer to present the evidence that proves the bad things they say about others are true.

Eh, hopefully she stands by her word and listens to us all.

(OSV News) — A New York diocese and a former Catholic school teacher have agreed to an apparent settlement, months after the teacher was fired for allegedly having an adult same-sex relationship.

Magistrate Judge James W. Wicks issued an Oct. 14 order in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York stating that a planned Oct. 22 conference would be adjourned, since the Diocese of Rockville Centre and Michael Califano reported “a settlement in principle has been achieved” in their legal battle.

Califano, who taught third grade at Maria Regina Catholic School in Seaford, New York, was terminated from his position at the school on Dec. 27, 2023, by the diocese. He filed a federal suit against the diocese in June, alleging his rights were violated under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The diocese had unsuccessfully argued in September that the case should be dismissed in light of recent Supreme Court rulings on church governance, but Wicks found the arguments unpersuasive.

Reasons for termination​

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(OSV News) — For Natalie Ibarra, the theme of this year’s National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) — “El Camino / The Way” — is the best theme featured in her three years as communications manager for the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry.

“I think, every year, we always have a great theme, and I always say, ‘This is the best theme,’ and then, next year, it goes even better,” she told OSV News.

“I am just really looking forward to seeing the theme fully engrained in all that we are doing in this conference,” Ibarra said, reflecting that “El Camino / The Way” alludes to life as a journey, a pilgrimage, and as pilgrims of Christ here on Earth. “How are we walking and accompanying other people: our peers; (and) for us adults, our colleagues, our families?”

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For renowned historian Jorge Traslosheros, who holds a doctorate in Latin American studies, the so-called “black legend” of the Spanish conquest of lands in the Americas arose “essentially and fundamentally as a profoundly anti-Catholic narrative.”

Traslosheros, a professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, explained to the Spanish edition of EWTN News that the “black legend” emerged in the 18th century and was consolidated in that same period, driven by the competition between England and Spain for “dominance in the American colonies.”

In this context, he said, England constructed a narrative, commonly known as the “black legend,” in which it presented its people as “the good guys in history — Anglicans, Protestants — against the perverse Spanish Catholic empire.”

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The Vatican issued its first annual report Tuesday assessing the Catholic Church’s policies and procedures to prevent abuse in dioceses worldwide from Africa to Oceania.

The 50-page report by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors is the first in an annual series that aims to provide analysis of safeguarding measures in dioceses, Catholic organizations, and religious orders globally over the next five to six years.

Released on Oct. 29, the inaugural report found that “a significant part of Central and South America, Africa, and Asia have inadequate dedicated resources” available for safeguarding efforts.

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essentialsaltes said:

Before reporting to prison, Bannon told ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl that he had "no regrets" about defying the House Jan. 6 Committee's subpoena.

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He's probably fantasizing about tossing Adam Schiff into a re-education camp after Trump wins election.

Akita Suggagaki said:

. Quoting the Bible t support a political belief is something very different.

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Considering God asks us to promote His Kingdom rather than the world we have made in our own image

All Becomes New said:

It has become common to blame things on other entities other than personal responsibility.

I can imagine people blaming church attendance on who is president or Covid or whatever else.

I can see people blaming the lack of charity on it being an election year or the economy or church programs or whatever else.

I can see people blaming not reading their Bibles on the church not being relevant or yoga or whatever else.

And on it goes.

When are we going to wake up? When will we realize that the reason for a lot of the moral problems we are having today is not because of external things, but because our society in the West (and elsewhere) is just not Christian? We don't have a Christian mindset in the West. Maybe we used to years and years ago, but we certainly do not any longer. If you want to blame something, blame the rising demographic of "spiritual but not religious" or the "nones" or the cancer of individualism (everyone has a tattoo today).

The Truth is that we do not live in a Christian society. We live in a post-Christian society as Barak Obama has said.

Do you want to make a difference? Of course, you do. So get on your knees and pray for revival. Pray for a move of the Holy Spirit in our society like the Asbury Outpouring. That is the only thing that is going to save our country.

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"Formal logic is based on a generic type of causality. The hard sciences, currently, cannot agree on what causality is [see Causation, Introduction]. One advantage to studying formal logic, is that it will clear up the basic question “What is causality?” Causation is deeply linked to the topics of free will, moral/ethical responsibility, righteousness and evil, and whether or not we are living a life that is pleasing to God.
Those who think that causality is not a relevant current issue, are not listening to the waves of blame group rhetoric that are flowing around on social media, with reference to social justice, oppression. Who it is who caused me to screw up everything in my life? (This topic fits into Christian reasoning, as the old joke “Satan made me do it” demonstrates.)". [Christian Logic, xxii]

"We arbitrarily deny the individual moral/ethical responsibility for the failures in our life, and try to arbitrarily offload our individual moral/ethical responsibility onto external blame groups or individuals. “Satan made me do it.” “Rich white men caused the failures in my life.” Our mental excuses are endless. But they do not reflect real causality." [Christian Logic, 70]

"Dysfunctional reasoning about groups is a continual source of logical errors. The Bible uses some very descriptive groups, and describes them as mattering. These are often not the same group definitions that are politically correct, or are popular blame groups or superiority groups.
When Christians reason about groups, we need to pay attention to the theory of sound reasoning about groups, and we need to make sure that our group definitions align with biblical definitions, when this is relevant.
Christians need to be rigorous in testing whether or not group membership involves logical entailment (does belonging to a group entail certain outcomes?).
And Christians need to be careful not to flatter or slander a person, when assigning them to some group. We do not belong to some group because we identify with that group. Nor do we escape membership in a group because we don’t identify with being a member of that group." [Christian Logic, 178]

[Christian Logic]. Christian Logic, Stephen Wuest, Christian Faith Publishing, 2024


These are some thoughts that I have copyrighted, about "blame groups".

JohnB445 said:

Think of a landlord, they provide housing for tenants.
And then there is a volunteer who has their own domestic violence shelter that helps women have a safe place to stay.

One exists for profit, the other does not gain anything. We do need both landlords and domestic violence shelters.
Are both of them doing good works, or is only one of them? Does God count the landlord for providing housing for tenants?

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Could you give an example in Scripture, of what you think "good works" are?

I have a feeling that you are mixing up a couple of different cateries, that
exist in the sriting of Scripture.

Maria Billingsley said:

Il pray for you.
Thanks for engaging.

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Iinclude this article on misinformation pushed by America's enemies,
in the thread on election tampering, because that is what the enemies
of America mean to tamper with, by pushing falsities.

Note that no political party or group is now immune from this online
tampering.

But, note that Russian has been highly successful at influencing the far
right voters, through its massive false information efforts aimed at the
Republican Party, and the (Republican) conspiracy theory channels
and talking heads.


Note that (I assert) those who are less educated, and who read only one
source of "news" (such as Fox News), or Tucker Carlson, are most at
risk.

Reading from the top 20 news sources (I assert), presents parallel articles on
the same event. And if you read them all, you will be able to pick up biases
in some of the writing, and also be able to recognize a "center of gravity"
in reporting about the event.

This is the advantage of reading from a central source like the Google News page.

Imagine for a moment a U.S. president continuously engaging biblical references to undergird a political agenda.

Truth be told, former President Barack Obama mastered the art of Judeo-Christian biblical citations for the purpose of creating a moral imperative behind some of his most controversial policy initiatives.

He cited verses like “I am my brother’s keeper” (Genesis 4:9) to promote policies on healthcare and welfare. He often quoted Matthew 25:40, “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me,” to justify his social justice initiatives. Despite this, no one labeled him a Christian nationalist. Why? This irony highlights the selective outrage when Bible-believing Christians engage in the political process today.

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When God told us to do things for the gospel to reach others, God forbid we would say it is God's fault for not reaching them. We are supposed to do things for the gospel to be more available to others, as we were told to do. We each can do something for that, even helping another to do so.