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Elisabeth (Bets), Creator/Head Mod
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Apr 15, 2024 01:04PM
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Is anyone interested in watching the Olympics this year?
We never watch them so I don’t know much about them but I would be interested if it is free anywhere.
Wait... the Olympics are this year?!? I'm not very observant or good with time lol 🤣
Soo… our family doesn’t follow the news much (at all. Lol) so I’m pretty lost when it comes to world events going on right now. But I’m just curious what y’all’s take on what’s happening in the Middle East right now is?
@Elijah, I'm planning on watching some of the Olympics, I just wish that they had allowed softball to be there this year.
@Elisabeth, I don't have much of a clue about what's going on in the Middle East.
I haven't looked at anything about the Middle East in a little while, so I don't know the latest developments.
I'm very excited to watch the Olympics! I don't follow most of the sports, but I'll definitely be watching gymnastics, and probably diving, artistic swimming, and water polo. I'm no expert about what's going on in the Middle East. I agree that Israel's going too far, but I sympathize with both sides. When it comes to campus protests, I agree with Biden: "There’s the right to protest, but not the right to cause chaos."
My family’ll definitely watch at least some of the Olympics! My brother loves sports and I know he’ll be really excited for soccer. Personally, as a dancer, I love watching gymnastics😂😂
Today — June 15, 2024 — the United States experienced the largest attack since WWII. I don't have time to relay all the of details; so you can just look it up. It happened in the Middle East and many American ships were attacked.
Yikes. I’ll have to go check it out later when I’m on my computer
Catherine wrote: "I'm very excited to watch the Olympics! I don't follow most of the sports, but I'll definitely be watching gymnastics, and probably diving, artistic swimming, and water polo. I'm no expert about ..."
Yeah, I can see where both sides are coming from. And I'm so sad about everyone who's been killed or injured.
BooksNCrannies wrote: "Today — June 15, 2024 — the United States experienced the largest attack since WWII. I don't have time to relay all the of details; so you can just look it up. It happened in the Middle East and ma..."Really?
Yep. My bro just turned on the radio before dinner and FOX News reported on it. It's kinda frightening but yet seems so unreal and distant. I'll have to get more details.
Wait what?? Ima go look that up…
Did you all hear about Trump’s spiritual adviser? I forget his name, but he’s an Evangelical pastor at some mega church.
NO! You're kidding. Send a link??
I can’t read it without paying Catherine
Wdym Stephen??
I just looked something up. That’s sick.
Also I looked up Paula White, she’s a prosperity gospel believer and a television evangelist. *sighs*
Ok wait? Am I seeing something different? I saw something about a lady that prayed against stuff for Trump. More research, here I come.
Let us know what you find Bets:)I was recently reminded of my tendency to not respect copyright as I ought to *cough cough* so I'll just share a couple things from the article.
Just the heading itself makes me balk. It's called "The Church of Trump: How He’s Infusing Christianity Into His Movement" and the subtitle's "Ending many of his rallies with a churchlike ritual and casting his prosecutions as persecution, the former president is demanding — and receiving — new levels of devotion from Republicans."
Basically, at the end of rallies, Trump acts like the pastor of a church.
"'The great silent majority is rising like never before and under our leadership,' he recites from a teleprompter in a typical version of the script. 'We will pray to God for our strength and for our liberty. We will pray for God and we will pray with God. We are one movement, one people, one family and one glorious nation under God.'"
Someone even said that "They’ve crucified [Trump] worse than Jesus.”
😡
@ Catherine, yeah, that, and for other reasons, is why I've distanced myself from the Republican Party, despite being a conservative.
Have you seen that painting of Trump? Let me post it.
Have you seen that painting of Trump? Let me post it.
The crucifixion of Donald Trump
WHAT THE*me gasping in horror*
WHAT IS THIS
Worst painting I have ever seen!! Anyone have any rotten tomatoes??
(By the way, who's the person in the blue suit?)
Well I was seeing something about this Paula lady praying against the demonic forces that had aligned themselves against trump. Let me also break some copyright rules and post “President Trump’s spiritual adviser, Paula White, said in the opening prayer before his campaign kickoff rally in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday that “demonic networks” have aligned themselves against the president.
“Let every demonic network that has aligned itself against the purpose, against the calling of President Trump, let it be broken, let it be torn down in the name of Jesus,” she said to a crowd of Trump’s supporters before his rally began Tuesday.{mosads}
“I declare that President Trump will overcome every strategy from hell and every strategy from the enemy,” she added, according to video of her remarks.
“I secure his calling, I secure his purpose, I secure his family, and we secure victory in the name which is above every name … the name of Jesus Christ,” she said ending her prayer. “
This is what I saw.
And then I saw tons of articles talking about Trumps spiritual advisor (a different guy) admitting to molesting a 12 year old girl.
I have lots of rotten tomatoes Catherine. Let’s destroy this horrendous work of.. art? I don’t think we can call it art. What shall we call it then?
Ack! That is absolutely horrible. Makes me feel so icky. I feel the need to read my Bible and fill my mind with the real Truth now. I looked Paula White up and saw that she has her own website. Scrolling down, it looks like she hosts (or helps host) this even called the "Unleashed Conference," and Danny Gokey is attending it?
https://paulawhite.org/tv-media/more-...
And how can they call "David Brinson" an apostle?? 😣
On a side note, what do y'all think about women pastors?
I totally missed this topic 🫡 wow that’s insane, Trump really is awful.
Thank you so much Bets!! *receives them with a big smile and hurls them passionately*You're right, I definitely don't think we can call it art. The best word I can think of is vandalism. I guess that doesn't quite fit, though, since it's not my property. I wish I was more well versed in synonyms for "trash."
(Too far? Let me know if I'm going too far, haha)
But my eyes! It's so offensive to my poor eyes. Ahhhhhh
Catherine wrote: "Ack! That is absolutely horrible. Makes me feel so icky. I feel the need to read my Bible and fill my mind with the real Truth now. I looked Paula White up and saw that she has her own website. S..."
I don't even know who David Brinson is. I don't agree with all of Danny Gokey's theology that comes through in his songs. And I saw that she was a prosperity gospel teacher, THAT I really don't agree with.
I personally don't like it. It feels wrong to me, I absolutely believe a lady can be given authority from God and teach (just look at Deborah) But I don't think it's a woman's job to be a pastor. In the new testament (I think Timothy) it says that a pastor is supposed to be the husband of one wife, I think that makes it pretty clear that men are supposed to be the pastors. And honestly I think men have better judgement sometimes when it comes to that, my mom said that we women are easier led astray than men and that's one reason she's thankful for dad to give input on stuff. Our worship leader at church is a lady, so I don't think women in positions of leadership is bad at all, but I think the pastor should be a man.
Catherine wrote: "Thank you so much Bets!! *receives them with a big smile and hurls them passionately*You're right, I definitely don't think we can call it art. The best word I can think of is vandalism. I guess ..."
Ummm, grafiti? (Imo you're not going too far but maybe I'm going to far. lol. I can be a little outspoked)
My eyes are my property and that was vandalism to my eyes. XD
📚 Alana (professional book nerd) (Kaladins version ✨)✝️ wrote: "I totally missed this topic 🫡 wow that’s insane, Trump really is awful."Yeah but of him or Biden, if I had to vote I would vote for him I think.
Not trying to offend anyone here so PLEASE don't take offense!
Trump makes me sick, I always try to keep the glasses on of “love the person, hate the sin” but trump has done some truly awful things. There was an island run by Jeffrey Epstein (if you look him up, please be careful, it’s truly horrible) but if I remember correctly, Trump had gone there many times.
I'm not sure who he is either, they just have the audacity to call him and another dude "apostles." Bah...must go read my Bible. Really? I haven't listened to many of Danny Gokey's songs. Do you have an example you could share?
I agree. I used to struggle to come to terms with 1 Timothy 2:11-12 (“A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent”). This article helped a lot in case anyone's interested: https://www.gotquestions.org/women-pa...
📚 Alana (professional book nerd) (Kaladins version ✨)✝️ wrote: "Trump makes me sick, I always try to keep the glasses on of “love the person, hate the sin” but trump has done some truly awful things. There was an island run by Jeffrey Epstein (if you look him u..."Yikes.
I wish we could just have another president like Reagan or something
Elisabeth (Bets) wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Thank you so much Bets!! *receives them with a big smile and hurls them passionately*You're right, I definitely don't think we can call it art. The best word I can think of is v..."
Haha! Some people call graffiti art though. I think it's just so bad that there's no name for it XD Haha good to know.
VERY TRUE!
Catherine wrote: "I'm not sure who he is either, they just have the audacity to call him and another dude "apostles." Bah...must go read my Bible. Really? I haven't listened to many of Danny Gokey's songs. Do you ..."
Yeah I wish I could remember what my pastor said about that passage. He had a sermon on it. In the culture that a lot of our church people come from (Mennonites) women are not allowed to lead in church AT ALL. Like my grandparents would probably be a little horrified that our worship leader is a woman (With loose hair and jeans no less *horrors* lol). So our pastor had a sermon on that passage. I can't remember what he said tho. lol
Catherine wrote: "Elisabeth (Bets) wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Thank you so much Bets!! *receives them with a big smile and hurls them passionately*You're right, I definitely don't think we can call it art. The best..."
Synonyms for trash
debris
droppings
junk
litter
residue
rubbish
rubble
sediment
waste
I like Rubbish. We shall now call that painting RUBBISH
I know that from what I have read- and so discussed with my dad, it’s not what Gods plan is. In the Bible (I can’t quote it exactly - I’m not exactly sure where it is- maybe genesis…) it says that man is over woman, and that wives are supposed to submit to their husbands. Men are supposed to be the more uhh superior is the wrong word, but they are the heads of the household. My dad brings up a good point, men do tend to have a lot less emotions, and can make more rational decisions. While I dislike this view (😅) i do think it’s correct, and should be considered. (That might have made no sense…. Oops lol)
Catherine wrote: "I'm not sure who he is either, they just have the audacity to call him and another dude "apostles." Bah...must go read my Bible. Really? I haven't listened to many of Danny Gokey's songs. Do you ..."
I just went and did some looking and the song I was thinking of wasn't danny Gokey. So just ignore what I said 😂
