Sychopant and Laura,

this is a highly intellectual, but very interesting and fast moving conversation on the clash of Christianity with the totally different Greco-Roman World by two top authors/scholars

the worldviews of the warlike slaveholders and the passionate peaceniks clashing

NT Wright & Tom Holland How St Paul changed the world (Full Show)

BJ hits the Abortion! button... can the Trans! button and the Immigrants Eating Cats! buttons be far behind?

These are Fringe Issues that rwing politicians and their patsies use to divide us; Trans are less than 2 percent of the population, women have abortions 93 percent of the time at 13 weeks or less...

... and immigrants, especially undocumented ones, are less likely to commit crimes, especially violent crimes. than are US citizens per capita.

These are LIES meant to divide us, nothing more.

Was Israel Recording EVERYTHING At Epstein's Apartment Building?!?!

#48

Thanks for posting that, Laura... most rwingers here prolly 'think' over half of women get abortions... 90 percent of Dems, lol.

Facts like that almost all a abortions for a long time have been done sooner than the 15 weeks the GOP settled on for a proposed law... they were already 93 percent at 13 weeks or less.

Trumpers don't care about facts and figures, though; they've got their self sanctimonious hate and Trump's lies to keep them warm.

#43 |

Well, I have an advantage, BJ... I can read, and I understand what I read, especially when I've seen it from the same rwing white nationalist Trump diddling source for literally years.

The analysis in #39 as to Yeshua's meaning and intent is theologically and doctrinally sound.

And it wasn't to give tax cuts to billionaires on the backs of the poor, downtrodden, and immigrant... all of which he also said that when we, individually or as a group; a church or a country, showed love and compassion for others... we also did those things for him.

Your lame Reaganisms notwithstanding.

I cringed when I saw the headline... hope they didn't do a duet!

more at the thread link

there's also a video detailing possible stock scandal implications with a new rule... only Alito and the Chief Justice own stocks, so.

- secular "do good" philosophy.

Dragging Yeshua's message, the meaning of which is the opposite as documented in #9, of your rwing nonsense, isn't a good look, BJ.

- secular do good moral philosophy

In Western Culture is basically the result of centuries of, "Christian weathering", resulting in some atheists who follow Yeshua's well recognized good moral philosophy better than do most white nationalist 'Christians'... apparently including the former gay Democrat ones.

#7

Meaningless Whataboutisms a Specialty!

Not however in any way an argument to the point; merely an obfuscation.

"The poor will always be with you" (Matthew 26:11) is a biblical phrase frequently misinterpreted as a justification for inaction or resignation toward poverty.

In context, Jesus was likely quoting Deuteronomy 15:11, reminding his followers of their ongoing,, duty to care for the needy, rather than condoning poverty.

Key Contextual Interpretations:
A Call to Action: It is not a fatalistic statement but a command for continuous, and, consistent generosity.

The Context of Giving:
Jesus made this statement while defending a woman who anointed him with expensive oil, arguing that loving acts toward him and the poor can coexist, rather than dismissing care for the poor.

A Reminder of Human Failure:
The phrase highlights that poverty exists due to a failure to follow God's law of community care, making it a rebuke against hardheartedness, rather than a prediction of unavoidable suffering.

Solidarity with the Poor:
Jesus often identified himself with the poor; therefore, this statement is meant to remind followers that serving the poor is a way to serve him.

Ultimately, the phrase is a challenge to open one's hand to those in need at all times, rather than a justification for neglecting them."

#155

That's really why I killfiled him; it was sad to watch.

Like watching Lassie turn into Shaggydog.

"In the six months before Epstein was arrested in the summer of 2019 on sex trafficking charges, Bannon also communicated with Epstein about media training, rehabilitating Epstein's image, and even which lawyers to hire, according to an analysis of the Epstein files by The New York Times."

WTF? Bannon is working on rehabilitating the Prince of Pedo's image?

from the article, and there's more

Even Qanon MAGA weirdo Mike (call me, "Caesar") Flynn wants to know why Bannon was playing footsies with Epstein:

"In a post on X, Trump's first-term national security adviser Mike Flynn called on the DOJ to bring Bannon in for questioning.

"I agree completely," former congresswoman and ex-Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene responded to the post. "Steve Bannon went to jail for Trump (I was there), but back on 1-1-19 (after Dems took the House) he was texting with Epstein about 25th amendment.

Also, there is no excuse for having such a friendly relationship with Epstein, post conviction, 2018-19. None."

from the thread link

Bannon also talked to Epstein about taking down the Pope:

there's already a thread up about that:

"He is really borderline," Epstein responded. "Not sure what he may do."

"I think it's beyond borderline " 25 amendment," Bannon added, a reference to the provision in the Constitution that allows the vice president and a majority of the cabinet to remove the president if they are deemed unfit for office.

Elsewhere in the conversation, Bannon suggests "we really need an intervention" regarding Trump."

more at the thread link

also a video report:

Also in the video above, an attny for the Survivors says almost all remember Wexner being close to Epstein.

And of course, Wexner is the one who provided the money for Epstein to pay the Ohio State Gynecologist.

#34

Yes... but is he good in bed?

His wife?

Asking for Visitor.

In the video in #1, one of the Dems there afterwards said that what WAS clear is that Epstein would have never been as wealthy as he was without Wexner.

- CBS lawyers aren't going over every thing Colbert says

"They know damn well that every word of my script last night was approved by CBS's lawyers, who for the record approve every script that goes on the air " whether it's about equal time or this image of frogs having sex. That's a true story."

"or this image of frogs having sex."

Sound like they are pretty thorough... but of course, as the World's Only Chinese Psychic, you KNOW that Colbert is lying?

Does your Mom still let you play with your food?

What really happened with Carr is in the thread article:

"To back up for a moment:

On Monday, Late Show host Stephen Colbert told his audience that the network said that he couldn't interview Talarico on the show, citing the FCC's new guidance on equal time rules for political candidates.

"[Talarico] was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network's lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast," Colbert told the audience.

"Then I was told in some uncertain terms that not only could I not have him on, I could not mention me not having him on."CBS responded Tuesday with a statement explaining its reasoning round the equal time rule, which in turn sparked pushback from Colbert, who said that he "really don't want an adversarial relationship with the network."

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"So we obeyed our network and put the interview on YouTube where it's gotten millions of views. And I can see why," Colbert said Tuesday.

"I wish we could have put it on the show where no one would have watched it ... but here's what I do want to tell the lawyers how to do their jobs.

They know damn well that every word of my script last night was approved by CBS's lawyers, who for the record approve every script that goes on the air " whether it's about equal time or this image of frogs having sex. That's a true story."

#31

I'm sorry you aren't smart enough to follow this conversation, truly I am.

One supposes that when you ditched Dems for Reagan, it was whole heartedly, because you vomit up all their old self-serving sayings like a sick dog.

Next you'll be talking about all those 'Black Welfare Queens Driving Cadillacs".... who turned out to be mostly poor white women with chidren.

- many Democrats push for a permanent lifestyle of government aid

Same BS, different words. You have a bad case of Reaganism.

#28

Lying about me and or God just to try to keep your taxes low is pretty low itself.

You've fallen for every ignorant rwing canard that's ever been thrown out there for you to swallow.

#27

Same tired old Rwing nonsense... we are a "Christian Nation", until it comes to acting like one.

There is no admonition anywhere in scripture against a gov of by and for the People NOT TO POOL THEIR MONEY to help one another... and we do it in all sorts of ways from highways to schools to Police Fire and EMT plus dozens of others.

Other Christian and non-Christian nations actually do a lot more than we do with Education and Health Care, among other things.

The early Church often lived together, ate together and, shared expenses together just as Yeshua and the Disciples did.

Yeshua set up a commune where his followers shared food, lodging, and expenses.

He had two rules, as James Talafino likes to point out... he said this when a lawyer asked him the question; these are know as the Two Commandments:

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment.

And the second is like unto it, You shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." "Matthew 22:37"39

He went on to explain who your neighbor is... everyone else.

"Expert Brief

How the NRA Rewrote the Second Amendment

The Founders never intended to create an unregulated individual right to a gun. Today, millions believe they did. Here's how it happened.

"A fraud on the American public."

That's how former Chief Justice Warren Burger described the idea that the Second Amendment gives an unfettered individual right to a gun. When he spoke these words to PBS in 1990, the rock-ribbed conservative appointed by Richard Nixon was expressing the longtime consensus of historians and judges across the political spectrum."

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