@calvinrobinson I think you misunderstand the article (poorly worded, in fairness). Catholicism has dwarfed it for many decades, it seems that the article is suggesting that in terms of overall numbers, Catholic converts alone outnumber the total number of Episcopal communion.
It is absurd and irresponsible to name a preseason player of the year. First off how does one decide the player of the year before any games have been played? Second, it puts undue pressure on teens who already have many unrealistic pressures to perform. Just let them play and let's see how it plays out. Third, I could see an article on players in the area who have either already signed letters of intent or have been actively recruited by certain programs being profiled.
I think we can agree (or should, at least) that politics is a cesspool and that Carlson is a play actor (he was Covid Lockdown supporter on steroids then he suddenly shifted about 2 months in, even claiming to go to Trump at Mar A Lago begging him to shut the country down) and that Bongino talked a big game on the radio and when he got in office his tune changed so much as to be unrecognizable from what he was claiming from his own sources (eg concerning Jan 6, Epstein etc...) there is plenty of blame to go around, there are few heroes (if any)
@BrockHuard You make a fair point, the over the top flopping, writhing in pain, rolling around actually is one of the reasons why it gets hard to tune in on a regular basis.
Like many others, I have been alarmed by the success of certain politicians in our country who identify as extreme socialists or communists.
This is not a matter of classical liberals triumphing over standard-issue conservatives; this is the victory of people who stand athwart the fundamental principles that undergird our country.
There are many reasons why I detest Communism, but I want to draw attention to just one issue of supreme importance.
Karl Marx said that the first critique is the critique of religion. He meant that, before a complete re-working of the politics and economics of a society can take place, religion has to be taken down.
This is because religion, as he saw it, is the โopium of the masses,โ a drug taken to dull our sensitivity to the suffering caused by economic exploitation. As long as the suffering populace is lured into complacency by fantasies about God's providence and the promise of eternal life, they will never rise up and throw off their chains.
But there is a second reason why the elimination of religion is of paramount significance for Marx.
Communism aspires to be a totalizing system, involving the government's control over education, entertainment, communication, politics, and especially economics.
What stands resolutely athwart this ambition is religion, which declares that all of these societal expressions are finally under the judgment of God. So, if you want Communism to succeed, religion has to be stamped out.
If you doubt me on any of this, I would encourage you to read the recent histories of China, Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Venezuela. Revisit those histories and tell me I'm wrong about the attack on religion.
Might I encourage my fellow believers in God not to be complacent in the face of this very troubling development in the American body politic?
Ah, I love this...losing your election has let the mask drop and kayfabe is over! It is and always has been a schtick for so many of you. Politics, sadly attracts the worst among our citizenry because of the seduction of power and money (a most deadly combination) I know from first hand experience how hard it is to recruit decent family men with no skeletons (or shall we say minimal) to run for office precisely because of the cesspool. Senator Cornyn you never had the courage of your convictions because you never had any convictions save the cesspool of the swamp.