Phil1111

The entirety of the christian belief system is about marketing salvation and punishment aka hell from people to people.

Pope Francis has finally come out and made some remarks about American conservative christian reactionaries. "his dismay at “a very strong, organized, reactionary attitude” opposing him within the U.S. Roman Catholic Church, one that fixates on social issues like abortion and sexuality to the exclusion of caring for the poor and the environment. The pope lamented the “backwardness” of some American conservatives who he said insist on a narrow, outdated and unchanging vision. They refuse, he said, to accept the full breadth of the Church’s mission and the need for changes in doctrine over time. “I would like to remind these people that backwardness is useless,” Francis, 86, told a group of fellow Jesuits early this month in a meeting at World Youth Day celebrations in Lisbon. “Doing this, you lose the true tradition and you turn to ideologies to have support. In other words, ideologies replace faith.” I'd say he nailed it. But when they sell their souls to Lucifer aka trump. Thats what you get. But for American Christians these words have no meaning.

Ken is making money off religion?? Why wasn't i told about it? Have you got a church/flock on the side?

I think Trump has arrived at the "Find Out" part of his Fucking Around. The NYAG in that matter is seeking $250 million in damages against trump enterprises. No wonder trump wants another run at the presidency. Rumor has it the Gambino, Lucchese, Genovese, Bonanno, and Colombo families are holding special meetings. They want to get out of prostitution, drugs, gambling and other rackets. Then go all into the obviously profitable GOP leadership. With trump's age, McConnell's age there will be all kinds of openings in the GOP.

Perhaps he was including Jared's Saudi cash? Before committing $2 billion to Mr. Kushner’s fledgling firm, officials at a fund led by the Saudi crown prince questioned taking such a big risk. He also had a steady flow of cash from offshore sources. Trump made up to $160 million from foreign countries as president

I'm very disappointment in you Joe. Everyone knows that this is Jesus, with his apostles. Speaking Mandarin obviously. and the Black version: Anti-WOKE Christians have crusaded against these true Jebus images.

I was thinking that too but a 30 second browse didn't find the "donate 10% of your gross income here" link. These televangelists need to get on board that. Gambling apps and Jebus apps they would leave nothing left for trump's lawyers.

The massive supply of guns joins with rage infused mentally disabled. A pride flag!....what others do in their bedrooms!... all a good reasons to kill and be killed. Just like the recent shooting of innocent Blacks by a White supremacist racist. Yet debate on these issues is sidetracked by WOKE issues, trump corruption, etc. More fuel to the fire about how the US is on the wrong track.

No offense intended but you clearly don't understand the mindset of some conservative US gun owners. As has been quoted in these forums several times about 18-20 % of current GOP supports have stated that "violence may be necessary" or "violence is acceptable" in order to reinstate trump or to prevent another "election steal". Most believe that the military or police will stand aside when their armed interventions take place. All because the election steal or the deep state is at work. Most believe that their AR-15 when carried by numbers will rule the day. Don't confuse facts and logic whereby the US armed forces and US police won't obey orders. When such a gun nut rebellion takes place. The gun nuts kiss their guns at night wake up to the messaging of gun forums and truth social. If you crossed the thinking of Ron and Slim you'd have these 18-20% of republicans.

Because you don't live in America. Where the christian right is now embedded in the USSC. Where anti-abortion measures control the GOP/pandering party. Where control of conservative states have severely restricted neo-natal health care. Where doctors have abandoned the care of pregnant women because of liability.

Finally the US is moving out of the stone age. The place where GOP free market competition is the answer to high health care costs. Its using the Inflation Reduction Act to start government to direct pharma price negotiations over patented drugs. In other words its going to do what every other western government does. Not pay full retail for new drugs but instead negotiate prices with the manufacturer. Obviously republicans will fight this. Big pharma will go all out in its lobbying. U.S. Announces First Drugs Picked for Medicare Price Negotiations Imagine hundreds of billions in savings in the next couple decades. Credit to President Biden and dems. FOX spin on the story: "This is the first time the federal government will control prices directly with manufacturers for lower prices on selected covered high-expenditure drugs. Those controls wouldn't take effect until 2026. While the Inflation Reduction Act refers to "negotiation," the text of the legislation allows the CMS to set a "maximum fair price" for a drug. The pharmacuetical company then must "enter into agreement" for the price. If they do not, the government will assess a daily excise tax on every drug sold over the "maximum fair price."

What about DeSantis and Ramaswamy? Say trump is convicted and enough legal scholars persuade the GOP not to nominate him. trump angles for pardons for his endorsement to his fellow insurrectionists. There you are again all defeatist because you've had to go back to the Costco rum. Its clear that there has always been a large segment of the electorate thats always been ignorant and cult inclined. After all look at christian America! Even the teflon don can't beat the array of charges and lawyers lined up against him. Can't beat the modest numbers of independent voters and democrats. The GOP is in a corner and the rats are all awoke, anti-abortion, gun-tied to old losing white men. The giant sucking sound is all the cash going to trump to spend on lawyers not campaigning. In 2024 Dems will be talking issues while republicans will be talking trial issues.

Well he does have the book of distractions, aka the bible. A book that lays out in its various versions all the double-talk and duplicity to its readers. Like how god is kind and will still send people to enteral hell. How he knows all yet allows the torture of babies. The same god that sets up televangelists to prey upon his "flocks".Matthew 19:24 famously says “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God” – but they never said anything about private jets, right? Joel Osteen has a Airbus A319. In 2017 Joel Osteen found his way into controversy again by denying shelter to local victims of Hurricane Harvey at his Houston megachurch. He covered up several lies about this event.

So you're saying that "miracles" doesn't do it for you?

Is it unions or monopolies you have a hard on for? Twenty five percent of schools are private in the US. trump and republicans are doing the best to ensure Jesus is taught in most of them thanks to vouchers etc. Currently the funding gap in the US can be as much a $6,000 per pupil annually. trump is doing everything possible to lay a permanent voting base of support for himself and republicans in the US Interactive map of US showing underfunded districts. Florida is a hotspot for disparities in school funding.

When you don't have facts you pound the table.

Islamic state was identical.

So its hell or heaven with no in between. Yet the rate of volunteering, charitable donations outside the church are not statistically higher than the general population. Yet burning in hell is his destiny.

The debate laid bare exactly how radical the GOP has become. Mr. Ramaswamy currently in third place in the GOP polling had this to say: He is going to shut down the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Internal Revenue Service and the Education Department. Mr. Ramaswamy said that if elected he would stop all U.S. funding to help Ukraine fight back against Russia. “I have a news flash,” he told Mr. Pence. “The U.S.S.R. does not exist anymore. It fell back in 1990.” Both he and DeSantis have gone all anit-WOKE and the GOP base loves it.

Be careful what you wish for!

Well shirt this is 120 miles longer than ATACMS. President Biden lets move on the ATACMS.

Just like the Islamic State there is the lunatic fringe of most if not all religions .I for one believe acceptance of others faults, modesty and humility should be apart of the makeup of every god. Hence I was surprised and taken aback when I was once called a "skygod".

Your wife is very kind. Tell her thanks from me.

I will concede that there are still real US Christians who put politics aside. Who devote their lives to helping others and living lives devoted to the poor and downtrodden.Real Christian lives unmolested by forcing others to submit to their religion. Agencies in Texas archdiocese assist immigrants, refugees seeking asylum “All these past months, we were begging for help and all our houses were so packed and overflowing with people everywhere,” Zwick told the Texas Catholic Herald, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. “Our young volunteers were working their selves into the ground.”

"35 Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly." Leviticus 19:11-13 “You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another. You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.