Neil wrote:
John Birch Society (via New American), like most other conservative critics of the pope, don't understand that this is just another variation on longstanding RCC hostility to free markets and private enterprise, starting with Thomas Aquinas.
And worse, here they treat the RCC as if it's a legitimate church only with misguided leadership, rather than the enemy of the Gospel and the true church. The implication is, clean up their economics and they'd be on the "right side."
How times have changed! Puritans wasted no opportunity to denounce popery in their writings, unlike most modern preachers, even those identifying with Reformation doctrines, who don't want to be too offensive.

Popes being the leaders of an authoritarian organization never do hit a happy medium when it comes to capitalism or socialism

"Is a Catholic Christian an Oxymoron?"

https://tinyurl.com/jsdkc45

"Is the One True Church Roman Catholic?"

BBC wrote:
What did McConnell say?

Speaking on the Senate floor, Mr McConnell said: "Today I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden."

Also congratulating Mr Biden's running-mate, Kamala Harris, he added: "All Americans can take pride that our nation has a female vice president-elect for the very first time."

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-55323407

Allison Donahue wrote:
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If Roe v. Wade is overturned in the Supreme Court, the power to decide whether or not abortion is legal will be in the hands of state lawmakers. In Michigan, the state would fall back to its last abortion law from 1931, which made any abortion a felony unless the woman’s life was at risk.

Nationally, 61% of Americans support legal abortions in all or most cases according to the Pew Research Center study.

There are only seven states — West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana — where the majority of people say abortion should be illegal.

https://tinyurl.com/y9d9hctv

It would look like Michigan would pass a more liberal abortion law, if it came to that?

Romans 8:7 because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be. 8 Those who are in the flesh can’t please God.

In a democracy a majority determines the morality,if you think abortion is immoral or should be made illegal then convert to people to Christianity-and not by force either!

"Should Christians try to force the kingdom on others?"

Jonah McKeown wrote:
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Deacon Robert Lanciotti, a microbiologist and the former chief of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s diagnostic and reference laboratory in Fort Collins, Colorado, told CNA that the manner of production for the Moderna vaccine is ethically uncontroversial — in contrast to several other common vaccines, which are grown in aborted fetal cells....

https://tinyurl.com/ydych7w6

Joseph Choi wrote:
The Church released a statement today congratulating United States President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The Church also thanks President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence for their public service.

Church Leaders Congratulate President-Elect Joe Biden

The First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles issued a statement of congratulations for President-elect Joseph R. Biden.

newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org

4:40 PM · Dec 14, 2020

Joseph Choi wrote:
The Church released a statement today congratulating United States President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The Church also thanks President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence for their public service.

Church Leaders Congratulate President-Elect Joe Biden

The First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles issued a statement of congratulations for President-elect Joseph R. Biden.

newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org

4:40 PM · Dec 14, 2020

CDC wrote:
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Fortunately, the team at NCHS was familiar with reliable methods for calculating excess deaths. Drawing on previous experience working with data on drug overdoses and other causes of death, they created a series of automated dashboards that could meet the growing demand for real-time, actionable data during COVID-19.

More than a dozen dashboards

https://tinyurl.com/y7aeko6f

are now available online, including versions that let people view the data by age group, by select causes of death, and by race and Hispanic origin. All of the dashboards are updated weekly.

“The volume of data we’re putting out is a lot more than what we usually produce,” Lauren says. “Prior to the pandemic, our most frequent updates on any death data were monthly. Now we update every day, every week. We’re putting up as much information as we can, as quickly as possible.”...

https://tinyurl.com/yakty45j

Peter Marsh wrote:
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The recognition from Republicans is starting to roll in

Republican Rep. @JeffFortenberry of Nebraska:

"The Electoral College has voted and affirmed Vice President Biden’s victory... I wish President-Elect Biden the best as he assumes the awesome responsibility of governing our great nation."

https://tinyurl.com/yccba94u

https://tinyurl.com/y87vqrg5

I have had mixed feelings about AG Barr. Who will be Trump's next Attorney General? Rudy Giuliani?

By the way,Joe Biden has Enough electoral volts now, 304, So, barring any medical emergency see should be the next president of the United Statesâť—đź‘Ť

Aaron Reich wrote:
While Jewish communities worldwide are celebrating Hanukkah, the small community in China must do so in secret as Beijing works to crack down on foreign influences and unapproved religions in the country, the UK daily The Telegraph reported.
https://tinyurl.com/ycr5eo6w

https://tinyurl.com/ybvnqyq2

For the example from the above:

'"Faith alone” does not mean that some believers follow Christ in a life of discipleship, while others do not. The concept of the “carnal Christian,” as a separate category of non-spiritual believer, is completely unscriptural....'

This is nonsense of course, and so is the idea that a person doesn't need to repent, which you accepted at one time anyway I hope you got over that Lbug!

Dr. Rugh wrote:
Godly sorrow will always bear the fruit of repentance. This sorrow over sin goes beyond mere regret over sin and the resulting consequences. The repentance godly sorrow produces results in a real and actual change of life, ceasing from sin, and turning from sin. Repentance from sin is in effect a change in thinking about sin and that change in thinking results in a change in conduct. The repentance from sin included in initial saving faith then continues ongoing as the believer lives in pursuit of holiness and spiritual growth.

Kevin Liptak and Jamie Gangel wrote:
President Donald Trump raised the prospect of firing Attorney General William Barr in a meeting on Friday, but it's unclear whether he'll choose to dismiss Barr before the end of his term next month.
A person familiar with the matter told CNN that Trump was furious in the meeting with advisers at the White House that Barr had worked to keep the federal investigation into Hunter Biden's taxes from becoming public before the November election....
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CNN reported earlier this week that federal authorities are now actively investigating the business dealings of Hunter Biden in foreign countries, mainly China. His father, President-elect Joe Biden, is not implicated.

Activity in the investigation had gone covert in recent months due to Department of Justice guidelines prohibiting overt actions that could affect an election, a person with knowledge of the probe told CNN.

https://tinyurl.com/yytqxx5r

"As coronavirus vaccine begins to roll out, FDA seeks to reassure the public on safety"

Milton wrote:
If it does happen it’s people like you mr Jim Lincoln that helped cause it to happen. It’s frauds like you who talk about God and the Bible but are godless as a can of tomato soup

Gabrielle Bruney wrote:
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...When Trump attempted to build a casino in Australia, that nation's authorities blocked his efforts on the grounds of his "mafia connections."

https://tinyurl.com/ycxcx9ex

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Trump hasn't denied knowing organized crime figures. During a 2013 appearance on David Letterman's late night show, he admitted to having met mobsters "on occasion."

"They happen to be very nice people," he said. "You just don't want to owe them money."

https://tinyurl.com/y5zjloo9

John Lee wrote:
There is only one life which leaves no regrets.

Edl Schamiloglu wrote:
A mystery ailment that has afflicted US embassy staff and CIA officers off and on over the last four years in Cuba, China, Russia and other countries appears to have been caused by high-power microwaves, according to a report released by the National Academies.

A committee of 19 experts in medicine and other fields concluded that directed, pulsed radiofrequency energy is the "most plausible mechanism" to explain the illness, dubbed Havana syndrome....

https://tinyurl.com/ybapa57s

Instead of discouraging people from joining the CIA I saw a CIA member, or perhaps former one, on a PBS NewsHour say that these sorts of instances should actually encourage people to become CIA members rather than discourage them to stop the enemies of the United States

John Lee wrote:
If persecution in the states causes the word of faith, health and prosperity hawkers to crawl back under their rock, it will have served a useful purpose.

History Channel Editors wrote:
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The government believed this arrangement would be temporary, lasting just long enough for Rome to gain control; instead, the Mafia clans expanded their criminal activities and further entrenched themselves in Sicilian politics and the economy. The Mafia became adept at political corruption and intimidated people to vote for certain candidates, who were in turn beholden to the Mafia. Even the Catholic Church was involved with Mafia clans during this period, according to Raab, who notes that the church relied on Mafiosi to monitor its massive property holdings in Sicily and keep tenant farmers in line....

https://www.history.com/topics/crime/origins-of-the-mafia

Sarah Zhang wrote:
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These parents come to Fält-Hansen because they are faced with a choice—one made possible by technology that peers at the DNA of unborn children. Down syndrome is frequently called the “canary in the coal mine” for selective reproduction. It was one of the first genetic conditions to be routinely screened for in utero, and it remains the most morally troubling because it is among the least severe. It is very much compatible with life—even a long, happy life....

'I Am a Man With Down Syndrome and My Life Is Worth Living'

https://tinyurl.com/y45dhjeg

https://tinyurl.com/yyw295y6