Would the world be a better place if Christians acted upon their beliefs?
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    Would it matter? If they died living well according to Jesus's teachings they'd be rewarded in heaven. Their mortal death would be inconsequential.

    That said, they could probably survive as many homeless do through donations and begging.

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  • Dallas Elected a Longtime Democrat as Mayor, but Now He's Defecting to the Republican Party
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    It doesn't necessarily have to, but then you have someone like Trisha Cotham in NC who switched parties to give the GOP a veto-proof majority and has been voting with them in lockstep ever since.

    If they weren't planning on acting as Republicans they could just as easily become independents.

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  • Bluesky sees record signups day after Musk says X will go paid-only
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    I was interested in it but at the end of the day Dorsey got Twitter into its initially mediocre state, and he's endorsed RFK Jr. as well as Musk's purchase of Twitter. So should I really expect it to be any better? I'll keep an eye on it but my expectations aren't terribly high.

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  • Florida’s “War on Woke” Is Spurring a Brain Drain
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    The goal isn't to create successful states, it's to create politically safe states. Doesn't matter if the state crumbles as long as that crumble is red.

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  • YouTube suspends Russell Brand from making money off his channel — The suspension comes following the publication of rape and sexual assault allegations against the British star
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    I don't think it's that simple. Heinous allegations can make that business relationship untenable. YouTube has an image to protect as well as other partnerships to maintain. There are people (not just wealthy executives) whose livelihood relies on those things,.

    If a person's reputation, fair or not, creates a risk to those things, why should YouTube be forced to assume that risk on their behalf?

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    They're gonna blame the shutdown on the Democrats, I guarantee it
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    The President can do plenty, they just can't do everything and that's a good thing. Trump did a lot of damage in his short time in office, but he could have done a lot more without the balance of power between branches of government in the US system.

    That said, right now the gridlock is because the House of Representatives has a Republican majority. They're the ruling party in that house, and you need that house to do a lot of things. They're the party with "the most seats" while the Democrats have the slimmest of majorities in the Senate.

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  • Joe Biden's impeachment falls apart
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    Not just US interests, but European and Ukrainian interests as well. There was a multi-national effort to remove Shokin. You think Joe Biden orchestrated all of that to get his son a cushy board membership? It's laughable.

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  • Whole Foods argues it can ban BLM masks because the Supreme Court let a Christian business owner refuse same-sex couples
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    If the company you're representing would prefer you didn't, then sure.

    Let's use another example, if someone was a big supporter of fascism and was wearing a hat or mask that said, "save fascists", would you prefer the store couldn't prevent them from wearing that?

    How bad would the phrase have to get to change your mind?

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  • Whole Foods argues it can ban BLM masks because the Supreme Court let a Christian business owner refuse same-sex couples
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    The statement itself shouldn't be political in its sentiment, but obviously the organization exists and it has its own policy positions, events, advocacy, and I can go to their website to donate. I think it's fairly obvious which one Whole Foods would be concerned with.

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  • I never understood this logic
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    I believe the legal repercussions are part of that "can ruin your life", not just the addiction and/or health concerns.

    Though that still makes it an entirely artificial consequence that does not need to and should not exist.

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  • Aaron Rodgers injury update: MRI reveals Jets QB suffered a complete tear of Achilles tendon, per report
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    Putting on the all too familiar Jets copium hat, they pulled out a W under catastrophic circumstances yesterday against a very good division rival. The Bills defense is going to give most QBs trouble especially when the O-Line isn't holding up well, so I don't think you can make too harsh of a judgement on Zach's performance (even though it wasn't too bad as is).

    Now he's got a week to prepare with the starting unit and they can game plan around him, so let's see if he's learned anything from Coach Rodgers.

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  • Aaron Rodgers injury update: MRI reveals Jets QB suffered a complete tear of Achilles tendon, per report
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    The one thing in his favor is that he was already a pocket passing QB and it's his front foot when throwing, so the losses you usually think of when it comes to an achilles injury aren't as significant. But he is 40 years old, so any significant injury at that age is going to be a possible career ender.

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    Unionize the building, you say? Tell me more...
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    Somehow this is the only country on earth where this seems to happen. When talking about shootings involving guns, okay, fine, the US is certainly an outlier there, but every country has cars and police. This is murder.

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