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RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - GMDino - 10-27-2023 Oh. <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> So slavery is ok, stoning, abortions, etc. RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - BigPapaKain - 10-27-2023 (10-27-2023, 01:02 PM)GMDino Wrote: Oh. So he'll be totally okay with me bashing his head in for wearing that suit because you KNOW it's mixed fabric. RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - basballguy - 10-27-2023 (10-27-2023, 01:04 PM)BigPapaKain Wrote: So he'll be totally okay with me bashing his head in for wearing that suit because you KNOW it's mixed fabric. His reply just makes me SMH..... Separately, I think it's funny we can say the Palestinian/Israel conflict was talked to death at like 13 pages yet this lame topic is 23 pages. :) RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - BigPapaKain - 10-27-2023 (10-27-2023, 11:16 PM)basballguy Wrote: His reply just makes me SMH..... Skin in the game. RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - GMDino - 10-28-2023 https://www.rawstory.com/johnson-wife-counseling/ Quote:Mike Johnson's wife's counseling service compares homosexuality with bestiality: report But wait...there's more. <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - GMDino - 10-28-2023 At least we can listen to his podcasts to get his thoughts...and he deleted them. <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> But someone was smart and saved them first...lol RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - Luvnit2 - 10-28-2023 We look around us and the world is going to hell literally. Faith is God has deteriorated to record lows. I think the 2 are linked. Sadly many in here have no faith in God, but I pray some day you will understand Jesus dies for our (your) sins, we are all sinners, but we can be redeemed. The day I accepted Jesus died for my sins, then was resurrected was the day my life changed. I will never waiver from my faith and I will continue to ask God to be a better person tomorrow than I was today because I know I am a sinner and will always be a sinner. My excuse for not accepting God was I knew I made many mistakes and was far from perfect so I did not want to appear as a hypocrite. But, I learned being a child of God will never make me perfect. Mike Johnson represents my Christian values, he too is not perfect. People can spew hate towards religion and people who have strong relationships with God, but hate never makes us better people, just the opposite, May God bless you all. RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - GMDino - 10-28-2023 (10-28-2023, 12:18 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: We look around us and the world is going to hell literally. Faith is God has deteriorated to record lows. I think the 2 are linked. Sadly many in here have no faith in God, but I pray some day you will understand Jesus dies for our (your) sins, we are all sinners, but we can be redeemed. Which god? RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - Nately120 - 10-28-2023 (10-28-2023, 12:18 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Mike Johnson represents my Christian values I can't say he represents mine, but that's just fine I suppose. Americans allowing Jesus to become a mascot or marketing strategy of sorts for one of our political parties plays a large role in the warped view a lot of believers, non believers, and apathetic "Ida know, maybe" types alike have of him and his teachings. I don't see American politicians as great emissaries for Christ, but that's just my take. Not enough lovin' of our neighbor and what not going on up in here. RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - TheLeonardLeap - 10-28-2023 (10-28-2023, 01:32 PM)Nately120 Wrote: I can't say he represents mine, but that's just fine I suppose. Americans allowing Jesus to become a mascot or marketing strategy of sorts for one of our political parties plays a large role in the warped view a lot of believers, non believers, and apathetic "Ida know, maybe" types alike have of him and his teachings. Not going to ever be a poster child for faith or look fondly upon people who make it their identity in politics, so don't consider this speaking up for any bible thumping politician, but I will speak up a bit for America as a whole... We are #1 in the world in private donations to charitable causes, #1 in the world in non-debt-trap aid for development assistance, and we spend about $51b per year in foreign aid as a government. RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - pally - 10-28-2023 (10-28-2023, 12:18 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: We look around us and the world is going to hell literally. Faith is God has deteriorated to record lows. I think the 2 are linked. Sadly many in here have no faith in God, but I pray some day you will understand Jesus dies for our (your) sins, we are all sinners, but we can be redeemed. Wars have been occurring since the beginning of them regardless of how people worshiped or not. Wars are generally fought over 2 things...land or religion. The current conflict in Israel covers both categories. The Crusades were fought a thousand years ago. To think the current world is going to hell because of a lack of faith ignores world history. I am glad you find comfort and peace in your faith I am sad, however, that you use people like Mike Johnson, as someone who reflects your faith. He uses God as his excuse to hate. He uses God as his justification for his own bigotry. He uses God as his reason to punish those who do not believe. His public policies reflect a disdain toward the poor, the hungry, the sick, the refugees, or the homeless. Yet the Bible says to feed the poor, heal the sick, and house the homeless. The Bible implores believers to lift up the least of us and Johnson's policies step all over them. He chooses to punish the sinner not forgive them. Jesus wants his followers to show empathy, and compassion, and lend his fellow man a helping hand. Mike Johnson might speak the words but his actions say something else entirely "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use-Galileo RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - Belsnickel - 10-28-2023 (10-28-2023, 02:10 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Not going to ever be a poster child for faith or look fondly upon people who make it their identity in politics, so don't consider this speaking up for any bible thumping politician, but I will speak up a bit for America as a whole... Eh, the private donations thing could be because of churches being counted amongst that and our extremely high number of churches in this country. They do make up the largest chunk of charitable donations after all at about 27% in 2022. It's also important to keep in mind that many of the things that rely on charitable contributions in this country are handled through the state in other countries. So in many countries there isn't as much need to charity as there is here. It's a double-edged sword. RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - GMDino - 10-28-2023 (10-28-2023, 02:10 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Not going to ever be a poster child for faith or look fondly upon people who make it their identity in politics, so don't consider this speaking up for any bible thumping politician, but I will speak up a bit for America as a whole... But do we love each other? Money is great and all (YAY...Capitalism) but do we take care of each other or do we just give some money to charity and then ignore the problems that cause the need for the charity? Just asking. RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - TheLeonardLeap - 10-28-2023 (10-28-2023, 04:03 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Eh, the private donations thing could be because of churches being counted amongst that and our extremely high number of churches in this country. They do make up the largest chunk of charitable donations after all at about 27% in 2022. It's also important to keep in mind that many of the things that rely on charitable contributions in this country are handled through the state in other countries. So in many countries there isn't as much need to charity as there is here. It's a double-edged sword. It isn't. Our gap over 2nd place in charitable donations is so large that even when talking about GDP%, if you took out 27% of our number (I don't know if churches are counted in that number, but for the sake of it, lets say so) we'd still have a huge lead over 2nd place. We were nearly double second place. So other countries they are forced to by law to give their money, while in this country we CHOOSE to give our money. If you have a choice in the matter and you're still making the choice to do so, that's considered a good thing. That money is normally used more effectively as well when it's more targeted and local. It's okay to accept that there's some good in America and that most normal people would generally like to help people. (10-28-2023, 05:56 PM)GMDino Wrote: But do we love each other? https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/sep/08/charitable-giving-country They averaged out % of people who gave money, % of people who volunteered time, and % of people who helped a stranger and the US is listed as 6th overall and 3rd of countries that actually have a bordering neighbor rather than being an island. We get over-onlined and over-exposed by news which highlights all the bad to be divisive and drive "engagement". There's still a lot of people helping other people here, a lot of good people here. RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - GMDino - 10-29-2023 https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/10/mike-johnson-new-speaker-black-son Quote:House Speaker Mike Johnson Responds to New Round of Scrutiny About Black Son RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - pally - 10-29-2023 like believing black people were subhuman and only capable of serving their white masters
RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - pally - 10-31-2023 Mike Johnson: we support Israel also Mike Johnson: we support Israel only if the IRS budget is cut by the same amount RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - GMDino - 10-31-2023 (10-31-2023, 10:39 AM)pally Wrote: Mike Johnson: we support Israel Just coming to post about that. A clean funding bill for Israel without Ukraine would have put the Democrats in a pickle. Instead they throw this IRS funding cut in and now they look dumber than ever. But I'm sure this is the Democrats and Biden's fault somehow...lol. RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - Luvnit2 - 10-31-2023 (10-28-2023, 01:32 PM)Nately120 Wrote: I can't say he represents mine, but that's just fine I suppose. Americans allowing Jesus to become a mascot or marketing strategy of sorts for one of our political parties plays a large role in the warped view a lot of believers, non believers, and apathetic "Ida know, maybe" types alike have of him and his teachings. The conservatives have a core belief in God. Liberals and other do not. Just because others have no faith in God will never change our views because it has nothing to do with marketing strategies. Each individual is responsible for their own faith or lack there of and the judge some day will be God, not man. RE: House Speaker Ongoing Melodrama - Luvnit2 - 10-31-2023 (10-31-2023, 10:44 AM)GMDino Wrote: Just coming to post about that. I am not sure why this is not a good compromise. The GOP simply is saying we can't just keep spending money, they fnd Israel and get rid of additional funding just adde for the IRS. Seems common sense to me and i hope they stick to it. Congress controls the purse strings, they need to hold Biden and liberals accountable for out of control spending. The average American would not notice if we took away 14 million from the IRS. The GOP supports Israel, we will see if liberals do as well. |