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[Oilcandide]

The United States cannot call itself a Christian country while rape factories like Liberty University still stand.

It would be like calling Baptists or Catholics Christians, ridiculous on its face.

You may find Lime knocking on your coconut for that last comment.

[bambu.]

Instead of Palestinians in Gaza embracing Hamas, they should've armed themselves and killed every Hamas terrorist they saw.

[Espnthree]

So enlighten us, scholar.  What DID Trump mean by if you don't like our religion...?   What religion is that, hmm?

I would assume Christianity.

whooosh.

Thenpick another one.

[facilitatorn]

http://www.salon.com/2023/10/23/looks-for-jesus-to-take-the-wheel-in-the/

Jesus says he is tired of being used as the lever in right wing cons.

Well, it's Jesus or Allah...your choice.

Father and son.

Allah is tired of that shit as well. So is Mohammed and Buddha. The whole pantheon is sick of it. That is why right wingers have curse after curse heaped upon them so their fragile girp on culture steadily slips away.

[FlyingVProd]

Bambu, the American soldiers are wearing uniforms that were made in China.

We can have peace.

Salute,

Tony V.

[facilitatorn]

The United States cannot call itself a Christian country while rape factories like Liberty University still stand.

It would be like calling Baptists or Catholics Christians, ridiculous on its face.

You may find Lime knocking on your coconut for that last comment.

True. I should separate Catholics into nonchristian Catholics like Opus Dei, paedophile priests, their protectors and apologists and Christian Catholics like the Liberation Theology types.

There are probably similar distinctions among Baptists, but the factions and the distinctions between them are less publicized. Anything Christian in that religion has to fall outside the SBC at least.

[bambu.]

Bambu, the American soldiers are wearing uniforms that were made in China.

We can have peace.

Salute,

Tony V.

The West should itself be manufacturing more of the products it needs.
Today in bambuword it was declared there is a national security concern about solar
panels made in China, as they are connected to the internet.

[bambu.]

Now Iran wants an oil embargo on Israel.
Can't do it by itself, needs OPEC to do it.
The Arab world has done it before.
Time for Joe to tell the Saudis..."don't do it".

[Hairy Lime]

So enlighten us, scholar.  What DID Trump mean by if you don't like our religion...?   What religion is that, hmm?

I would assume Christianity.

whooosh.

Thenpick another one.

Islam.

[Espnthree]

The Day the Delusions Died


Prior to the October 7 massacre, many students, alumni, and donors with the  unconstrained vision trusted that the university, for all its many problems,remained the  best environment for civil discourse.

But then they watched university presidents who were quick to issue statements condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the killing of George Floyd fall silent, or offer the most slippery, equivocal statements carefully crafted to avoid offending anti Israel groups.
They watched an Israeli at Columbia get beaten with a stick, and heard reports about the physical intimidation of students on campuses across the country. They read about dozens of student organizations at Harvard signing a letter holding Israel entirely responsible for the massacre of Israelis.

The events of the last two weeks have shattered the illusion that wokeness is about protecting victims and standing up for persecuted minorities. This ideology is and has always been about the one thing many of us have told you it is about for years:power.
And after the last two weeks, there can be no doubt about how these people will use any power they seize
they will seek to destroy, in any way they can, those who disagree.

https://www.thefp.com/p/the-day-the-delusions-died-konstantin-kisi

[facilitatorn]

Authoritarians need simps like Red to wage oppression.

[Oilcandide]

So enlighten us, scholar.  What DID Trump mean by if you don't like our religion...?   What religion is that, hmm?

I would assume Christianity.

whooosh.

Thenpick another one.

Islam.

The whole point is that pick one is what Americans can do freely.  Because there is no American "our religion."  Trump s thinly veiled suggestion of a Christian litmus test for immigrants runs contrary to both the First Amendment and the founding principles of a secular democracy. 

[facilitatorn]

The religious test is the foundation of the pogroms trump has planned and republicans support if he or someone similar slime their way into power.

[Oilcandide]

A cardinal with a funny name, but a sharp understanding speaks out...

(quotation marks sprinkled all through this, were deleted)

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, published a letter to his diocese stating that his conscience and moral duty require him to condemn the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. With  the same conscience, he states with equal clarity that the cycle of violence has brought more than 5,000 deaths in Gaza.

The continuous bombing in Gaza will only cause more death and destruction and will only increase hatred and resentment. It will not solve any problem, he said, calling for an end to the war. It is only by ending decades of occupation and its tragic consequences, as well as giving a clear and secure national perspective to the Palestinian people that a serious peace process can begin.

Amen. 

And I like his pepperoni colored hat.

[FlyingVProd]

When I traveled across the USA and back in 1991 then I noticed that all of the factories were boarded up, and in Saint Louis while having Bic Macs I asked Bruce Willis what everyone was doing for a living now that the factories were boarded up, and Bruce Willis told me that in many areas the only opportunities are with the United States Military. It is sad, the only jobs in some areas are to join the Military. 

And the same is true in many areas, Colombia even had child soldiers when they were living like shit 30 years ago.

We need to provide peaceful opportunities for people instead of just having jobs as soldiers. And in Colombia we educate the children now, and the children go to school instead of working and instead of being soldiers, and we have created lots of new opportunities in Colombia with coffee, etc. World trade and education has helped Colombia a lot, and world trade and education can help people all around the world.

We also need to have Peace Corps offices all over the United States, the poor people in Saint Louis need to be able to join the Peace Corps. And we can send the Peace Corps to Colombia, etc.

And we need to build more schools and libraries, etc.

When the USA first started the first things we did was to create Harvard, and the Bank of New York, and the New York Stock Exchange, etc, and we have the Library of Congress, and we have Copyrights and Patents, etc. We need to get back to the basics, instead of turning all of our people into soldiers.

I support having a good defense, etc, but blessed are the Peacemakers, and we need to fully fund the Peace Corps, etc. The poor people need to have the option to join the Peace Corps.

I also support Habitat for Humanity for housing. And people can bring in the fun architects from Santorini, Greece, etc. And people need swimming pools and tennis courts.

P.S. - I encourage everyone to get out there on Greyhound Buses when you get the chance and see the USA, Greyhound stops at McDonald's restaurants all over the USA, and they stop at little cafes, etc. Greyhound is a great way to see the USA, and you can just enjoy the ride and let other people do the driving. Even Battle Mountain, Nevada, has a Greyhound station, if you visit Battle Mountain on Greyhound then you can stay at the Colt, they have an Inn and a Restaurant and a Casino, etc. Battle Mountain also has the Calico Club which is a legal bordello. Anyhow, Greyhound is a great way to see the USA.

Salute,

Tony V.