"I CAN'T BREATHE"
The final words of Henry Nowak, a student, just 18 years have been revealed
A Sikh had stabbed him
When a police officer attended the scene he arrested Henry because the Sikh man said he was racist
Henry died handcuffed as he bled out in the street
When Henry told the officer he had been stabbed
The Policeman told Henry "I don't think you have mate"
I have no words
@txsalth2o Amazon. I am too lazy to go to the store. I used to stay in budget in the store with a calculator and list. Now…ca—ching!..from my chair. The democrat machine when I am too lazy to vote. Lol
Based on this manifesto, it seems entirely possible the San Diego shooters intended to target a Jewish synagogue and ended up at a mosque because they’re idiots.
@MTrucksa @RestrictedDaily I’d feel very awkward because I don’t know social graces & can’t afford membership. Maybe if we had a friend in that social class, it would help? In his book, Hillbilly Elegy, JD Vance talks about social barriers like this. He credits his wife for helping him bridge that divide.
When I was Muslim, I compared Muhammad’s last words to Jesus’ last words.
Not just the facts, but the spirit behind them.
And bro, the difference is staggering. It shook my devout Muslim faith.
According to Sahih al-Bukhari, Muhammad’s final words included: “May Allah curse the Jews and the Christians. They made the graves of their prophets into places of worship.”
Those are words associated with his final moments.
No forgiveness. No reconciliation. No peace.
Now compare that to Jesus.
Beaten, betrayed, tortured, hanging on a cross with nails through His wrists, Jesus says:
“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
And then: “It is finished.”
One dies speaking curses.
The other dies extending forgiveness.
One ends by drawing lines and reinforcing division.
The other tears the veil and reconciles heaven and earth.
And whether people like it or not, final words reveal something deeply personal about the heart.
That contrast shook me.
Because one man’s final moments reinforced separation, while the other’s changed eternity through mercy, sacrifice, and love.
Please sit with that honestly.
@DrFrankTurek If something is truth, then by definition what disagrees with it is false. It's really that simple. If Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life - then other are not.
@SaraHunter78@DutchForce17 This is true. I didn’t see the impact abuse had on me until recently. I have an aversion to being manipulated psychologically, seeing it where it didn’t exist. It made me a less loving person. I see it now. It is from when I was 3 and groomed into sexual acts “willingly.”
@DutchForce17 This guy is talking about legalizing child grooming. The kids are coaxed into consent by the perp doing things like touching that starts normal then increasingly intimate, increasing levels of undress, trading favors for sweets or snacks… They “consent” but are groomed into it.
“How dare you criticise foot binding? It’s part of their beliefs. And besides, most women choose it themselves.”
That is genuinely what much of the discourse around criticism of the burka sounds like to me. The moment anyone questions it, the conversation often stops being about women, freedom, coercion, or social pressure, and instead becomes a moral panic about offending a belief system.
@curious_th8099@visegrad24 The headline / article aren’t neutral, though. The words deliberately obfuscate the facts, take the father’s perspective, and make him into a sympathetic figure.
@RestrictedDaily@NobodymrRobert Yes. It’s a very uncomfortable situation. Sometimes getting out of the comfort zone is good & sometimes it’s not worth the effort. 🤷
@K3mpjmk@implausibleblog Eastern cultures defer to authorities, elders, & traditions, these are unquestionable, says the author, while Western cultures see ideas as things to be questioned & debated. His brand of Islam encouraged persuasion & evangelism, but wouldn’t allow him to examine his own faith.
@K3mpjmk@implausibleblog I listened to Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus several times. The author attributes this attitude to sociological differences between Eastern & Western ways of thinking. We can’t thank the Greeks, Romans & Jews enough for the ability to reason and wrestle with ideas as individuals.