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Tulsa, OK
Joined July 2010
If Hegseth truly ordered this, it’s a war crime and people need to be put on trial and go to prison.
If true, this is a war crime. And anyone, from Pete Hegseth to senior military staff, who authorized a war crime should be held accountable. If a naval vessel is sunk, survivors are "protected persons" per the Geneva convention, like a pilot who ejects after being shot down.
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I wouldn’t have it any other way. That’s what makes America better
The DC shooter will get a public defender. They’ll house him, feed him, and provide medical care in jail. He’ll receive a jury trial and all the benefits and rights afforded to an American charged with a crime. At the taxpayers expense. If an American did this in Afghanistan,
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Jesus literally gave already drunk people more wine at a wedding party. Obviously drunkenness is not a posture a Christian should take…but the Bible has ZERO support for complete abstinence from alcohol. In fact, it supports the drinking of alcohol in community and for worship
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Phone with social media and Internet capability should be banned for everyone under 16. We cannot trust parents to do the right thing for all of society. Allow kids to have simple phones with call and text capability…that’s it.
If I hated my kid; if I really wanted to keep them from being healthy spiritually and emotionally. the first thing I would do is get them a smartphone.
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@kenburns Pointing out that the Revolutionary War produced some pretty awful moments by the patriots, particularly related to Native & African Americans (and Loyalists), is not Anti-American or woke. It's the truth. It's ok to be a proud American & also acknowledge that.
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This is very very correct.
To my Protestant friends: When a Catholic online asks whether Mary is the mother of God, it is usually a setup. The aim is to box you into a reply that sounds like you deny the two natures of Christ. The right answer is simple: Yes. From a Christological standpoint, Mary is the
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The Thunder are the best team in the league by a fair enough margin. They are going to win 70 if they want to, and even if they don't try they might do it anyway. They are the best defense since the 2004 Pistons. They should be a minus favorite to win the title which is rare at
@HPbasketball It’s crazy how you go to every length to downplay what OKC is doing. First it was Chet isn’t going to make a leap which he clearly has and now with this Dub isn’t going to make this team better non sense. Just say you hope he doesn’t
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I don’t think most ministers, priests, and bishops give a rip about being “relevant” when they have to sell their souls to evil to attain it. One of the great strengths of Catholicism and mainline Protestant traditions is they have STRONG resistance to cults of personality.
If the @USCCB wants to remain a relevant Catholic organization of senior “leaders” in the United States of America, they need to get with it! The majority of Americans (and many across the world) do not want forced illegal immigration. It is not a human right! Thank you
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This is demonic and evil. Profiting off of people’s loss and grief is absolutely evil. Who will be able to resist this once it becomes VERY real? And then they can say “If you delete you subscription they’ll be gone forever.” Demonic.
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Heads up: This guy is not Protestant. He is non-denominational. This would never be allowed in an actual Protestant Church.
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It’s okay for Protestants to burn incense for worship or prayer.
i am very protestant but i’m starting to think that burning incense during prayer is a lovely thing
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This is a case study in what happens when no one is left around you who will hold you accountable or say something like… “IDK dude that sounds pretty ridiculous.”
Elon Musk: With Optimus, we might be able to stop putting people in prison. “If somebody's committed a crime, we might be able to provide a more humane form of containment of future crime. You now get a free Optimus, and it's just going to follow you around and stop you from
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Tell me you’re insanely out of touch without telling me. This is absolutely embarrassing my goodness. But sure, keep telling yourself that an American household making $95,000 a year isn’t gonna be upset about a $400 a month premium increase.
The D exaggerations and hysteria about health care premiums becoming suddenly unaffordable leading to death and destruction are about to be seen as myths. Premiums for those in poverty will now go from $0/ month to…$0/month. No change! A family of four making $32,150 (100% of
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Best argument for Catholicism out there.
In the year 2000, Pope John Paul II gave his blessing to Pokémon, stating that it had no negative effect and strengthened bonds of friendship.
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I used to scoff off spiritual warfare until I started doing new ministry that was working. And then, I realized it’s real. The forces of darkness do not want you to succeed in ministry. Now, I don’t live in constant fear of spiritual warfare, but I don’t dismiss it either.
Spiritual warfare is real man. I know something’s a spiritual attack when I suddenly feel bitter, hopeless, ungrateful to God, and unsatisfied with everything. And then the next day I’ll feel fine. Learn to recognize it!
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The filibuster is one of the few brakes holding our Republic together and abolishing it in a polarized era would be an abject catastrophe.
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SCOTUS is about to scorch the tariff away from the executive branch forever. Good.
CNN montage from SCOTUS today. Roberts: The vehicle is imposition of taxes on Americans, and that has always been the core power of Congress. Gorsuch: Congress, as a practical matter, can't get this power back once it's handed it over to the president. It's a one-way ratchet
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I'm for a constitutional amendment to enshirne the filibuster at "60 percent" for a bill to pass the Senate. It forces the government to work together and it is a check that is needed to prevent chaos in an entrenched two party system.
Ben Shapiro: “I think the Senate filibuster is actually quite important because if you do not have the Senate filibuster, what you end up with is a country that is already pendulumingside to side, doing so even farther with 51 votes in the Senate.” “Ramming through massive
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This is not in the Spirit of Christ. Also, wouldn’t the people leaving be the people that voted against Mamdani? Wouldn’t you want them? Regardless, I don’t think this rhetoric is helpful in the Christian space.
Democrats in NYC & VA, please bookmark this for a year from now: the south is FULL. Florida is full Texas is full Tennessee is full Georgia is full South Carolina is full Live with your vote and don’t come down here. Thanks
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Dude…
When Protestants die, only Catholics pray for them.
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