@Arkturos saidYou often complain about people trying to control what you post while simultaneously trying to control the posts of others. Why is that?
No, I would say that in many cases it seems you try to wound with words.
Has nobody else ever dared to point that out to you?
As for what I (or others do), that's not really for you to control.
The simple solution is to exercise some self control when you post on this site. For example, there is no need to reply in every thread. Give thought to what you write. Take your time. Be selective. - But if you do post obsessively without due consideration, don't look for someone else to blame when your posts are externally moderated.
Health-wise, you are what you eat. RHP-wise, you are what you post.
“I was hungry and you fed me,” she reads in the clip, as a headline about a Trump administration spending bill that proposes slashing federal funding to the SNAP food program by nearly $300 billion pops up.
“I was in prison and you visited me,” she says, as a headline about migrants who entered the country legally and were still deported to El Salvador prisons appears on the screen.
“I was sick and you cared for me,” she says, as another story, this one about potential cuts to Medicaid, flashes by.
I think deporting people to maintain law and order and a system for rewarding people who follow the law is acceptable, and I also think it's the case that MAGA supports basic welfare benefits for the most downtrodden and foreign aid in general, as these are normal positions for both the Republicans and Democrats.
One of the principles I try to follow is not drawing strict lines about what is and what isn't Christianity.
There is a lot of room for a lot of different political stances in Christianity, IMO.
@Philokalia saidEven though you obviously meant this as some sort of peace offering disguised as middle-of-the-road philosophy, I don't see anything in this post that I can even vaguely agree with.
[quote]“I was hungry and you fed me,” she reads in the clip, as a headline about a Trump administration spending bill that proposes slashing federal funding to the SNAP food program by nearly $300 billion pops up.
“I was in prison and you visited me,” she says, as a headline about migrants who entered the country legally and were still deported to El Salvador prisons ap ...[text shortened]... anity.[/i]
There is a lot of room for a lot of different political stances in Christianity, IMO.
Watering down politics and Christianity does neither any favors. Both require commitment, not indifference.
@Suzianne saidYou think loving each other is a command you need to follow no matter who the other is? Should we be more uplifting, loving, pointing to the One who saves us, or filled with strife, anger, rage? You think we should be overly concerned with things that are going to pass away, ignoring the eternal in each other’s future?
Even though you obviously meant this as some sort of peace offering disguised as middle-of-the-road philosophy, I don't see anything in this post that I can even vaguely agree with.
Watering down politics and Christianity does neither any favors. Both require commitment, not indifference.
@KellyJay saidAll that boils down to loving your neighbor. This was such an important commandment that it is second only to loving God. And we are all each others' neighbor, so yeah, no matter who that neighbor is. Just because one of our brothers doesn't look like us is absolutely not a good reason to exclude him, as nearly half our country does now.
You think loving each other is a command you need to follow no matter who the other is? Should we be more uplifting, loving, pointing to the One who saves us, or filled with strife, anger, rage? You think we should be overly concerned with things that are going to pass away, ignoring the eternal in each other’s future?
About your other question, that is just a convenient excuse not to care for one or more of our neighbors, and so yes, it's wrong.
@Suzianne saidLooks have nothing to do with it, nor does politics; there is no “get out of it” that we are given where we can reject loving another. Even if they do us wrong directly, we are told to forgive and pray for them. So I agree, there is no excuse for not caring for them. We are going to be judged in righteousness, not by what God sees and hears, but by what was done in righteousness with love as guiding principle.
All that boils down to loving your neighbor. This was such an important commandment that it is second only to loving God. And we are all each others' neighbor, so yeah, no matter who that neighbor is. Just because one of our brothers doesn't look like us is absolutely not a good reason to exclude him, as nearly half our country does now.
About your other question, that is just a convenient excuse not to care for one or more of our neighbors, and so yes, it's wrong.
@KellyJay saidBut it actually has to be done, and not just talked about.
Looks have nothing to do with it, nor does politics; there is no “get out of it” that we are given where we can reject loving another. Even if they do us wrong directly, we are told to forgive and pray for them. So I agree, there is no excuse for not caring for them. We are going to be judged in righteousness, not by what God sees and hears, but by what was done in righteousness with love as guiding principle.
Like Matthew 25 is chock full of verbs, action verbs, and not descriptive phrases.
The warning is the message of this verse.
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@rookie54 saidThank you, rustie54 😉
Infer vs. Imply: Usage Guide
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imply
Sir Thomas More is the first writer known to have used both infer and imply in their approved senses in 1528 (with infer meaning "to deduce from facts" and imply meaning "to hint at" ). He is also the first to have used infer in a sense close in meaning to imply (1533). Both of these uses of ...[text shortened]... ook
and does absolutely nothing to further intelligent conversation
but, lol, carry on, carry on
As I was a post-WWI baby, I grew up with the later and greater distinction between "imply" and "infer" that had developed -- and now I also gather that this distinction might be more pronounced or observed in the USA than in GB (and maybe the rest of the Commonwealth).
@Suzianne saidRich
All that boils down to loving your neighbor. This was such an important commandment that it is second only to loving God. And we are all each others' neighbor, so yeah, no matter who that neighbor is. Just because one of our brothers doesn't look like us is absolutely not a good reason to exclude him, as nearly half our country does now.
About your other question, that is just a convenient excuse not to care for one or more of our neighbors, and so yes, it's wrong.
@Suzianne saidHypocrite.
All that boils down to loving your neighbor. This was such an important commandment that it is second only to loving God. And we are all each others' neighbor, so yeah, no matter who that neighbor is. Just because one of our brothers doesn't look like us is absolutely not a good reason to exclude him, as nearly half our country does now.
About your other question, that is just a convenient excuse not to care for one or more of our neighbors, and so yes, it's wrong.
@Ghost-of-a-Duke saidExamples, please.
You often complain about people trying to control what you post while simultaneously trying to control the posts of others.
@Suzianne saidSupposed MAGA Christianity has nothing to do with Christ or the Bible; period. Anyone that says so is a liar.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/brittanywong/viral-video-on-maga-christianity
A Viral Video Is Exposing The Massive Difference Between Christianity And "MAGA Christianity," And Trump Supporters Are Not Happy
Brittany Wong
Wed, July 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM MST
Last month, Jen Hamilton, a nurse with a sizable following on TikTok and Instagram, picked up her Bible and made a vide ...[text shortened]... d fight begin. -- Suzi[/i]
https://www.buzzfeed.com/brittanywong/viral-video-on-maga-christianity