The Democratic Safe House

[FreeinChrist]

Make the purpose of the thread clear in the OP when you start one.

 

[Halbhh]

You are not alone!

Evangelical left - Wikipedia

In addition to these, I have met and for,lowed Tony Compollo for years. He is a Baptist minister in Philly.

Tony Campolo | The positive prophet of Red Letter Christianity.

Never heard Tony Campolo before, so I clicked through to sermons,
Classic Sermons | Tony Campolo
And chose an interesting title:
"The Kingdom of God is a Party"

The beginning few minutes are encouraging. I'm still listening, so too soon to conclude, but I love it when I hear preaching like this:

"....The Kingdom of God begins when you yourself become totally surrendered to Jesus Christ. For the Kingdom of God is wherever God rules, wherever God is in control, there is His Kingdom. The question is: Does He rule in your life? Does He rule within you?...."

And

".... Very often people say to me, 'I'm a Christian -- I believe in all the right stuff'....
If getting into Heaven was believing all the right stuff, then Satan would be saved...he believes in the resurrection, he believes in the virgin birth..."

Very nice interesting and encouraging start. Makes me feel it can be worth listening to, which is a pretty high standard lately, because that means competing for only a few sermons I bother to listen to, from among some of the best preachers I can find, so it's not easy to be worth listening to in that regard for me.

Wow, what an interesting moment for (world famous mathematician, one of the top few in history) Pascal that comes next!!

"...fire, joy!, fire!, joy!, fire!, joy!..." !!

 

[mark46]

???

IMO, Biden is by far the best candidate against Trump. He has the best chance of preventing 4 more years of insanity.

If the Democratic chooses to nominate a candidate that is much less likely to beat Trump (less viable), I would vote for the Democratic candidate (any of the top 10).

HOW SHOULD WE VOTE IN THE PRIMARIES
Should someone vote for the candidate they like best, who best fits their views? Or should voters vote for the candidate that is most likely to beat Trump? If there is more than one candidate that is likely to beat Trump, and the probabilities are close, then we have more than one choice.

However, it may be that by January (when we start voting) that one candidate is much more likely to defeat Trump. We should ALL support that candidate. And yes, I am open to the possibility that Warren , Booker or even Budigieg could be that candidate (instead of Biden). More likely, in January, the future will be muddled and perhaps the top 5 will be all very likely to beat Trump.

I’ve never understood that logic. Not voting for someone because they’re not ‘viable’ but then voting for them because other people are. Bizarre.

 

[mark46]

yes, this is one of his best

Enjoy!

There are many more good sermons, and books if you are so inclined.

Never heard Tony Campolo before, so I clicked through to sermons,
Classic Sermons | Tony Campolo
And chose an interesting title:
"The Kingdom of God is a Party"

The beginning few minutes are encouraging. I'm still listening, so too soon to conclude, but I love it when I hear preaching like this:

"....The Kingdom of God begins when you yourself become totally surrendered to Jesus Christ. For the Kingdom of God is wherever God rules, wherever God is in control, there is His Kingdom. The question is: Does He rule in your life? Does He rule within you?...."

And

".... Very often people say to me, 'I'm a Christian -- I believe in all the right stuff'....
If getting into Heaven was believing all the right stuff, then Satan would be saved...he believes in the resurrection, he believes in the virgin birth..."

Very nice interesting and encouraging start. Makes me feel it can be worth listening to, which is a pretty high standard lately, because that means competing for only a few sermons I bother to listen to, from among some of the best preachers I can find, so it's not easy to be worth listening to in that regard for me.

Wow, what an interesting moment for (world famous mathematician, one of the top few in history) Pascal that comes next!!

"...fire, joy!, fire!, joy!, fire!, joy!..." !!

 

[Halbhh]

yes, this is now of his best

Enjoy!

There are many more good sermons, and books if you are so inclined.

wow, what a sermon. That was totally worth listening to even if a person was limited to just a few sermons in a whole year. Why did you hide this gem? ;-) (just kidding, since you didn't hide it) I think this particular sermon is worth telling more people about, so I just did. So encouraging, in addition to being so good, and helpful.

 

[Scholastica]

How's this for an OP for a primary thread?

"This is a thread for monitoring and discussing the 2020 Democratic Primaries. Here we can post updates from the campaigns, polls, debates, town halls, speeches and articles by or about the candidates, and anything else of relevance between now and the convention next July.

We can be as serious or as silly as we want, but let's please remember to keep it civil.

I'll get us rolling [Insert Current Events Here]."

 

[Halbhh]

How's this for an OP for a primary thread?

"This is a thread for monitoring and discussing the 2020 Democratic Primaries. Here we can post updates from the campaigns, polls, debates, town halls, speeches and articles by or about the candidates, and anything else of relevance between now and the convention next July.

We can be as serious or as silly as we want, but let's please remember to keep it civil.

I'll get us rolling [Insert Current Events Here]."

I like the idea there, though this special thread explicitly labeled "Democratic Safe House" encourages more friendly respect to Democrats, which may be...more preferred?

Perhaps you could label the thread that way, if you want, even call it something like "Democratic Safe House Primaries Thread" (or some other title suggestive of the intent for it not to be a 'liberal vs conservative' thread), and put some clear wording that the thread is meant for only friendly discussion with Democrats and those who are friends to Democrats, or similar such.

 

[Arcangl86]

I don't know. It might be interesting to have conservative commentary in it as long as it's real commentary and not just SOCIALISM!! and ABORTION!!!!

 

[Scholastica]

Okay, how about this:

"This is a thread for monitoring and discussing the 2020 Democratic Primaries. Here we can post updates from the campaigns, polls, debates, town halls, speeches and articles by or about the candidates, and anything else of relevance between now and the convention next July.

We can be as serious or as silly as we want, but let's please remember to keep it civil. This is a thread for constructive, critical discussion. No rants about social issues you dislike, no fear mongering, no using "deranged socialist" as a slur unless you're talking about Bernie Sander's hair. If you find yourself going on and on against another poster and the rest of the thread tells you guys to drop it, then drop it. I'd rather not have to ask a mod to close a thread because we couldn't self police.

I'll get us rolling [Insert Current Events Here]."

 

[GACfan]

I would like to ask a question specifically in this thread because it's separate from the political rhetoric in the main forum. My question is: Did Donald Trump actually talk about nuking hurricanes?

 

[Arcangl86]

I would like to ask a question specifically in this thread because it's separate from the political rhetoric in the main forum. My question is: Did Donald Trump actually talk about nuking hurricanes?

Not publically. It appears he did in several meetings in the White House, but he of course denies it. Axios, the media outlet who reported it got their info from unnamed sources, so it's not really possible to confirm.

 

[GACfan]

Not publically. It appears he did in several meetings in the White House, but he of course denies it. Axios, the media outlet who reported it got their info from unnamed sources, so it's not really possible to confirm.

Thank you for answering my question, Arcangl86. I do appreciate it.

 

[FreeinChrist]

I can start the thread if you wish and add the warning that those violating the rules will be thread banned.

Borrowing from above:

"This is a thread for monitoring and discussing the 2020 Democratic Primaries. Here we can post updates from the campaigns, polls, debates, town halls, speeches and articles by or about the candidates, and anything else of relevance between now and the convention next July.

We can be as serious or as silly as we want, but let's please remember to keep it civil. This is a thread for constructive, critical discussion. No rants about social issues you dislike, no fear mongering, and no name calling.

Those who start bickering fights, or posting off topic and are violating the site rules will likely be thread banned.
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Then it will be up to you all to post in it.

 

[Scholastica]

Oh, awesome! Please and thank you!

 

[DaisyDay]

Not publically. It appears he did in several meetings in the White House, but he of course denies it. Axios, the media outlet who reported it got their info from unnamed sources, so it's not really possible to confirm.

Also, the White House spokesman did not deny it happened - rather, they spun it as "The intention of preventing hurricane damage is a good one". It seems very likely to be true.

 

[mark46]

unproven, per snopes

I would like to ask a question specifically in this thread because it's separate from the political rhetoric in the main forum. My question is: Did Donald Trump actually talk about nuking hurricanes?

 

[ArmenianJohn]

removed

 

[Scholastica]

FreeinChrist, please delete the line in question when opening the thread.

 

[FreeinChrist]

Done.

 

[Scholastica]

Neat. Looking forward to the thread!