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Jesus’ endorsement of self-castration for the kingdom of heaven is just the most extreme example: “[There are some] which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.” — Matthew 19:12

If Christians found their miraculous claims in any other religious tradition or in any text outside Christian literature, most would never believe them. They only accept their own miracles because they’ve been conditioned to see such belief as reasonable. It isn’t.

the concept of euron sending the minions into valyria to get his armour

I have a lot of issues with Ro Khanna, but it is Abbas, not Marwan Barghouti, who lost control of the Gaza Strip in 2007. And it is Abbas who stopped responding to negotiators in two separate bouts of negotiations in 2008 and in 2014. And not to mention he’s extremely corrupt.

amazing -- Karl Rove lists Ken Paxton's scandals: "You've got a guy who has multiple girlfriends and $200,000 worth of home improvements from a corrupt business guy for whom he does favors. My personal favorite is the Uber account in the name of David P. Since he drives around in a car that has [state] license plates, it made it a little difficult to have assignations with one of his mistresses, so the corrupt business guy gives him a fake Uber account and the records of that are now in his impeachment proceedings, so we know how often he went to have sex with Laura Olsen. I mean, can you make this shit up?"

bro might genuinely sabotage the peace process by posting this

A joint statement from Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Kansas Livestock Association and Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association regarding the ongoing ICE operations in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas: “The Kansas Livestock Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association and Texas Cattle Feeders Association are closely monitoring reported U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity affecting agricultural communities in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. Our organizations respect the responsibility of federal agencies to enforce the law. At the same time, cattle producers, feedyards, dairies, livestock markets, processors, and other rural businesses depend on a stable workforce to care for animals, protect food safety, and keep the supply chains operating. Sudden workforce disruptions can create immediate animal-welfare, operational, and economic consequences that extend well beyond an individual business. These ICE operations are having a massive chilling effect on the legal, documented, skilled workers that put beef on the table and keep the cattle supply chain moving. Additionally, these types of disruptions will lead to higher beef prices for consumers. Reported impacts to our organizations throughout the past few days have been: - Thousands of fed cattle slated for shipping to processors now delayed, resulting in millions of dollars in lost revenue and additional costs. - Workforce disruptions at numerous supply chain chokepoints such as feedyards, dairies, processors, feed and grain companies, transportation hubs, and community services. These disruptions come at a time of enhanced focus and pressure on the cattle and beef supply chain. They are a costly and unnecessary impact to cattle producers already suffering from unwelcome political interference to both the markets as well as the physical supply chain. Frustratingly, the harm these actions cause to cattle producers last for days and weeks after such operations conclude. We urge federal officials to conduct enforcement actions in a lawful, orderly, and transparent manner; respect due process; and communicate clearly with affected employers and communities.”

Exactly

"WHEN TRUMP FUCKS YOU, DON'T CRY" ABSOLUTE LION

It’s pretty wild how you can see the level of artistry that Taylor Swift’s partners and their personalities inspire in her music: - Jake Gyllenhaal: 10 minute long ballad of heartbreak - Joe Alwyn: spooky witchy woods music - Travis Kelce: buncha songs about dick and Ohio

The best-selling novel of the 21st century is The Da Vinci Code. A lot of people enjoyed it, but I don't think most people would consider it a great novel that will stand the test of time

It’s funny that the Oscars has been actively trying to do the opposite, expanding categories to include more blockbusters, etc

He needs to go. Money wasted on court cases all because he ran a primary using a map he knew he wasn’t supposed to use. And we’re not even done with the class action lawsuits.

lmfao

I agree that voters deserved consistency and certainty. Unfortunately, Missouri's Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General decided that rigging the election for a member of their political party was more important than following the law and protecting voters.

The MO Supreme Court response is rather tepid considering Hoskins blatantly disregarded their first ruling while the 8th Circuit dunked on them while playing cute games with the US Supreme Court. They deserve this victory lap.

Finally some fresh takes I've never seen before

A casual observer might think this case is about gerrymandering. It is not. SCOMO and SCOTUS have unanimously disdained Hoskins and the 8CA because they shamelessly flouted fundamental rules and duties while vociferously and publicly doubling down on deeply misleading arguments

taylor was really really good for a long time

I strung 13 words together that have never been put in that order in the history of the English language and in 3 days no one will be able to remember why it made sense.