Daniel Carriere

Husband of a wonderful woman and father of seven kids.

[Daniel Carriere @Utunumsint]

@willchamberlain I followed you closely during Trump's first term and the constant impeachment insanity. As a Canadian i thought you were a reasonable guy. But this is just disappointing.

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橋本様の投稿を拝見しました。発信側は利益を得、支持側は貧困を隠す思想になっているというご指摘は興味深い視点です。同じ7人の子の父として、大きな家族を選ばれたご夫妻に心から敬意を表します。景気が回復しても先進国では所得が高いほど出生率が低い傾向が続くため、経済繁栄だけでは望む結果に届きにくいのではないかと、自身の経験からも心配しています。

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Apparently, there are real downsides to being full members of the EU. This association category might be more appealing to others if Canada can make it work.

I'm a Canadian and this is all very new to me. But I work with some Europeans and they are giving me their opinion on some of these downsides. Chief among their complaints is the unelected nature of EU leadership?? Is that true?

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@HashimotoKotoe Mine is below 1.0. I must be a bad man! Lol 😆 Honestly, I've never heard of this ratio. I will have to do some research.

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@PDiczok @FeserEdward I'm curious what you are referring to. Which documents?

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@HashimotoKotoe Such a fascinating window into your culture. I'm learning so much about Japan from your posts. Thank you for sharing thing.

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@mollys_zoes_mom @jkenney @BrianDijkema @BenWoodfinden Monstrous. I know you think you are being compassionate. But you are wrong.

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Fun is the right word. A grand adventure is another. I have seven kids also. Like all adventures, it has its ups and downs. But without those yps and downs the story would be boring. Fear also keeps us from taking the joyful risk of having a generously large family. To hell with fear!

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The slippery slope is real. Both my mother and father on law were offered Maid. It made them feel like the choice not to allow the doctor to I ject poison in their veins was selfish and a burden to the system. Also my son struggles with depression. It is a battle to keep him alive. Now doctors in Canada will offer him MAID as a valid treatment option. I can't tell you how much anger I have against the courts for opening this door. It is selfish and wrong.

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@mollys_zoes_mom @jkenney @BrianDijkema @BenWoodfinden I saw all of that when both my in laws died last year. Yes. It was hard for them. But that doesn't make Maid right.

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@jkenney @BrianDijkema @BenWoodfinden MAID is evil. Palliative care is such a better option.

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@my3doods @FeserEdward I accept what Ed calls soft integralism. I'm Catholic. That video looks like Paul Atreidies Dune style mesianic bulllshit. We already have a messiah as Christians.

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Agreed. How old are your kids now? Mine are 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 18, and 20.

My oldest three are already making money and paying taxes, much of which will be going to support Canada's medical system that supports the elderly. My oldest just joined the Canadian Air Force. So yes, I don't feel ashamed that the Government has helped me financially when it comes to raising my kids. They literally are the future of my country.

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@HashimotoKotoe The internet is full of angels and demons and everything in between.

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Being a soft integralist, as you define it Ed, seems to involve the understanding that it is almost never advisable to do so. But in an ideal world, it would be the best way to go.

I tend to agree with this insofar as "Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven" is always aspirational. And the history of Israel shows that rarely was there ever a generation that could be called, "The kingdom of God". The only Old Testament usage of that phrase was in the heavily idealized history of Israel in the Chronicles where David and Solomon's sins were mostly omitted. This idealized version of history could only ever be a prophetic preparation for the only true king of Heaven, Jesus Christ. And he claims that his kingdom was not of this world.

If I look at Christian history, kings coming close to that ideal are few and far between. Maybe three of four I can name that come close to it.

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This is a category error. The Mass is the same sacrifice as Calvary offered in an unbloody manner substantially. That's why it is called, transubstantiation.

This does not mean the accidents of blood can never appear as a sign. A Eucharistic miracle in which the species of bread give way to the species of flesh and blood is a miracle of the accidents, not a second bloody execution of Christ substantially.

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Wow. This is inspiring. I am a traditional Catholic in Canada with a family of seven kids and my wife and I have had to make significant sacrifices both economically and socially for this choice. Negative pressure comes from many institutional and societal voices. From these trenches as you call them.

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@HashimotoKotoe Being a stay at home mother or a house wife is hard and honorable work. We need to recognize this as a valuable and important contribution to society and reward it accordingly.

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@HashimotoKotoe I have seven kids in Canada. My wife has stayed home for the last 21 years of our marriage for all but two of those years. Economically it had been hard, but doable with generous government subsidies that basically amount to a third paycheck for me every month.