2 Peter 2
1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
2 And many shall follow their pern-
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Interesting that when the Pope speaks out against tyrants, warmongers, and those who invoke God to justify atrocities, Trump assumes he is talking about him
"Yeah, I'm not allowed to do that, but it's still socially acceptable to shoot a missile in the general direction of somebody you're upset with."
US comedian and actor Bill Burr took a jab at Israel, mocking its "human shield" argument, which is often used by genocide apologists.
Burr highlighted the absurdity of targeting areas where innocent people, especially children, are present.
“Ashur, in Mesopotamian religion, city god of Ashur and national god of Assyria. In the beginning he was perhaps only a local deity of the city that shared his name. From about 1800 bc onward, however, there appear to have been strong tendencies to identify him with the Sumerian Enlil (Akkadian: Bel), while under the Assyrian king Sargon II (reigned 721–705 bc), there were tendencies to identify Ashur with Anshar, the father of An (Akkadian: Anu) in the creation myth. Under Sargon’s successor Sennacherib, deliberate and thorough attempts were made to transfer to Ashur the primeval achievements of Marduk, as well as the whole ritual of the New Year festival of Babylon—attempts that clearly have their background in the political struggle going on at that time between Babylonia and Assyria. As a consequence, the image of Ashur seems to lack all real distinctiveness and contains little that is not implied in his position as the city god of a vigorous and warlike city that became the capital of an empire. The Assyrians believed that he granted rule over Assyria and supported Assyrian arms against enemies; detailed written reports from the Assyrian kings about their campaigns were even submitted to him. He appears a mere personification of the interests of Assyria as a political entity, with little character of his own.”
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“Ashur, in Mesopotamian religion, city god of Ashur and national god of Assyria. In the beginning he was perhaps only a local deity of the city that shared his name. From about 1800 bc onward, however, there appear to have been strong tendencies to identify him with the Sumerian Enlil (Akkadian: Bel), while under the Assyrian king Sargon II (reigned 721–705 bc), there were tendencies to identify Ashur with Anshar, the father of An (Akkadian: Anu) in the creation myth. Under Sargon’s successor Sennacherib, deliberate and thorough attempts were made to transfer to Ashur the primeval achievements of Marduk, as well as the whole ritual of the New Year festival of Babylon—attempts that clearly have their background in the political struggle going on at that time between Babylonia and Assyria. As a consequence, the image of Ashur seems to lack all real distinctiveness and contains little that is not implied in his position as the city god of a vigorous and warlike city that became the capital of an empire. The Assyrians believed that he granted rule over Assyria and supported Assyrian arms against enemies; detailed written reports from the Assyrian kings about their campaigns were even submitted to him. He appears a mere personification of the interests of Assyria as a political entity, with little character of his own.”
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@MeidasTouch Libertarian-leaning Independents are, unlike Drumpf, a bit self-aware:
Netanyahu Paid Hamas AND Issued Stand Down Order!? - News Update https://t.co/Tscvqd2c73… @AwakenWithJP
@MeidasTouch Libertarian-leaning Independents are, unlike Drumpf, a bit self-aware:
Netanyahu Paid Hamas AND Issued Stand Down Order!? - News Update https://t.co/Tscvqd2c73… @AwakenWithJP
“And so as swarms of bees do not gather together for the sake of making honeycomb, but being gregarious by nature, make honeycomb, so all the more do human beings, gregarious by nature, employ their ingenuity for the sake of action and reflection. Thus unless that virtue that consists in protecting human beings—that is, the association of the entire human race—should intersect inquiry, inquiry would seem solitary and barren; and, likewise, greatness of spirit removed from human community and unity would be feral and savage. The result is that human association and community overcome devotion to inquiry.”
Marcus Tullius Cicero, De Officiis (Book I : § 157)
BREAKING: Democrat Emily Gregory wins Florida House District 87 special election, defeating Republican Jon Maples and flipping the seat from red to blue.
This is the Mar-a-Lago district — Trump won it by 11 points in 2024 and heavily promoted Maples.