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No. Cain loved Satan more than God even though Cain still had some degree of loyalty to God. Instead of Satan telling Cain to completely ignore the commandment of tithing or sacrifice, Satan told Cain to use a "modified" version that was NOT in accordance with the revealed word of God. Cain wailed because he could not pull off the deception.

No. Government agents usually wear identifying decals and carry a lot of equipment for fending off rioters. Antifa operate in stealth mode and carry weapons such as bricks, fireworks, bats, "weaponized SUVs", concealed handguns, etc. They use communication devices to coordinate pack attacks. Law enforcement call for reinforcement and buttressing lines of defence. Kyle Rittenhouse, on the other hand, was there to help defend businesses from rioters that were intent on vandalizing and burning down private property. They are NOT working class. They live in basements sponging off their parents. They dress to emphasize their "victim class" creds. Thus doubling down on the freakish mental derangements on many topics of cultural subversion. You have indicated support for freak shows at the local library children story hour. Your video link seemed very pointless and inane. My last video did point out serious concerns about the "death cults" and totalitarianism of communism and islamo-fascism. Careful now. Your genocidal tendencies oozing up to the surface.

There are many video interviews done on the streets. Typically antifa stormtroopers wear all black with balaclava and hard helmet. But there is a wide variety of chic that look islamic or proletarian or weirded out freaks. You can just as easily hundreds of them. Do your homework.

You are correct in a sense. There was a young radical chic woman with pink hair in antifa outfit wearing a keffiyeh who was interviewed by a street reporter. She was vigorously demonstrating for Hamas and chanting genocidal slogans against Jews. He asked her if she was aware that many islamists throw gays off roofs. She must have experienced a profound dissonance bouncing around in her psyche. It is you that is suspended in a bubble of extreme lefty derangement. There are thousands of examples of this kind of irrationality. I merely observe and take notes.

You are in deep, deep, deep denial.

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You quibble. The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem during WWII rubbed shoulders with actual Germans (see center picture second row). Islamists love to read Mein Kampf. Sharia law is designed to impose systemic tyranny.

This is sensible but you mislead by saying Ritchie called Zionist to be evil. I read your link. The impression I got was that President Hunter wanted to mitigate polarization as much as possible. Ritchie sounds like a wonderful "ambassador" for promoting greater peace and understanding. It is my belief that a large segment of moslems do NOT embrace all the toxic elements taught in the Koran. This is marvelously shown by the Iranians (Persians) who are now valiantly demonstrating massively against the oppressions of the barbaric and terroristic islamo-fascistic regime (ayatollahs and mullahs). This effort is bearing fruit. President Trump was able to achieve amazing breakthroughs by getting many arab nations to sign onto the Abraham Accords. He was able to get Hamas to release hostages and return bodies. However, it was disturbing to see in your link a picture of Ritchie standing next to and embracing Yasser Arafat. Arafat was TOXIC through and through. He NEVER negotiated in good faith.

This is true as long as you don’t count non Israeli citizens in the occupied territories. If you do it gets much murkier. They don’t get represented in the Knesset or the IDF. They are under the political, economic, and social control of the Israeli government. Basically they are trapped as militarily occupied territories that should have long ago been either granted autonomy and independence or annexed. Pick a lane. Keeping them in limbo is ridiculous. It would be nearly the equivalent of the US still holding occupied territories occupied in the Second World War under military jurisdiction. That people use this justification to say Israel is a benevolent overlord is a deflection. A lame one I asked chatGPT: I followed up with: These things are NOT really occupation constraints against civil rights of non-israelis BUT security measures implemented to prevent murderous attacks. The Palestinian Authority (PA) provide governing services. A country has the right to ask for good will and faith of applicants for citizenship. Gaza was GIFTED outright to so-called "palestinians". The IDF forcibly removed Jews from Gaza and left prosperous green houses and viable businesses. The "palestinians" had FULL control of Gaza and unrestricted access to the Mediterranean Sea. They received untold BILLIONS from various countries around the world. Yasser Arafat claimed to be palestinian but that was a lie. He was actually a native of Cairo Egypt. He stole billions from his "people" and stashed them in "off-shore" accounts. So did leaders of Hamas and other terrorist entities. The green houses and other properties were trashed. They plowed their resources into building massive underground tunnels. Many that connected hospitals, mosques and schools, all used for stealth attacks and human shields. At first there were no walls around Gaza. Gazans applied for and were able to obtain employment inside Israel proper. If their hospitals were not up to standards, they were eager to obtain better care inside Israel. Israelis were showing good will every way they could. But they started sending suicide bombers to checkpoints. So Israelis were forced to expand their checkpoints into multi stage security screenings. Then Hamas were sending terrorists across the wall-less boundaries so the Israelis were forced to construct security fences. But NONE of the measures took away any control of governing Gaza. Then Hamas started a major propaganda offensive by demonizing the security fence as being a form of apartheid oppression! Which was ridikulous. Gazans still had full control and autonomy of their government. Not hate but prudent opposition (what Captain Moroni felt in resisting against the scheming "king-men" wanting to impose totalitarianism). I made another inquiry of chatGPT: That’s how people end up: Minimizing Hamas’s ideology Reframing atrocities as “resistance” Treating Israeli victims as politically inconvenient This isn’t communism in the classic sense — it’s moral reductionism. 2. “The enemy of my enemy” logic (Cold War brain rot) This part does have historical roots. During the Cold War: The Soviet bloc supported any movement opposed to the U.S. and its allies That included Islamist groups, even though they were violently anti-communist That habit never fully disappeared. Some leftist movements still instinctively align with: Anti-Western Anti-American Anti-NATO actors — regardless of their internal ideology So Hamas gets framed not as: “a theocratic, misogynistic, antisemitic movement” but as: “a resistance force against Western imperialism” Which is… a wild misread, but a persistent one. 3. Identity politics > universal values (this is the real pivot) Older leftist traditions emphasized: Secularism Women’s rights Free speech Minority protections Many newer activist spaces prioritize: Group identity Narratives of power Lived experience over universal rules That creates a paradox: Islamist movements are deeply anti-feminist, anti-gay, anti-pluralist But they’re led by people seen as “non-Western” and “marginalized” So criticism of Hamas or jihadism gets reframed as: “Islamophobia” “Colonial bias” “Silencing oppressed voices” This is how illiberal movements get shielded by liberal rhetoric. 4. The keffiyeh is no longer about Palestinians — it’s a signal For many Western protesters, the keffiyeh isn’t: A nuanced political statement A deep engagement with Palestinian society It’s a tribal badge that says: “I’m against the system.” That’s why you’ll see: Zero knowledge of Hamas’s charter Zero interest in Israeli civilian suffering Heavy use of slogans instead of arguments This is performative solidarity — not political literacy. 5. Antisemitism sneaks in through the back door This is uncomfortable, but it matters. Some activists genuinely don’t see Israeli Jews as: A vulnerable minority Or as indigenous to the region at all Instead, Jews get recast as: “White” “Privileged” “Powerful” That erases: Jewish history in the Middle East Mizrahi Jews Pogroms, expulsions, and genocide Once Jews are reclassified as “oppressors,” empathy shuts off — and violence against them gets relativized. That’s not new antisemitism; it’s old antisemitism wearing new clothes. 6. Important nuance: this is not “the LEFT” as a whole Plenty of left-leaning people: Condemned Oct 7 immediately Support Palestinian rights and Israeli civilian safety Reject Hamas outright But loud activist subcultures — especially on campuses and social media — punch far above their numbers. They’re amplified because: Outrage travels Simplicity beats nuance Moral certainty feels good Bottom line (no hedging) There isn’t a principled alliance between leftism and “Islamo-fascism.” What you’re seeing is: Anti-Western reflexes Identity-based moral shortcuts Performative activism And, in some cases, plain old antisemitism All wrapped in language about justice. (social justice mantra)

This is mere deflection. A lame one. The state of Israel is the most egalitarian country in the region. It has citizens from all walks of life including bedouins, huge variety of Jewish ethnicities and backgrounds, arabs of different origins, etc. This diversity is amply represented in both the Knesset and the IDF. Those students are for the most part NOT idealistic. They are heavy supporters of Hamas that carried out the horrors of Oct 7 crimes against humanity. They are dyed-in-the-wool communists.

There is a VERY strange alliance between the LEFT and islamo-fascists. When they (including college students wearing keffiyeh) repeatedly chant "from the river to the sea", they want the state of Israel to be eradicated and stupidly advocate the genocide of Jews around the world. When jihadists perform martyrdom operations, they shout allahu akbar. When moslems make a deep study of the Koran and embrace the troubling and violent passages, they do not become radicalized. They merely become dangerously "observant".

Which is why I subscribe to https://scripturenotes.com/ It uses boolean logic with logical operators for a precise search.

How about preventing moslems from glutting whole blocks bowing to Mecca in order to intimidate regular people or to inconvenience them? That is NOT done in moslem countries. Why is that?

I used chatGPT to dig up the reference and to format a cogent overview: This language likens the Constitution to: a glorious, divinely-rooted principle, a heavenly banner symbolizing liberty and protection, and a source of shelter and refreshment to those who enjoy freedom. Context & interpretation • “Heavenly banner” in this usage is metaphorical — Joseph Smith was not describing a literal celestial object, but rather expressing that the Constitution’s principles of liberty and rights were of divine origin and great spiritual importance. • Later Latter-day Saint leaders, such as Ezra Taft Benson, quoted this statement and taught that Joseph viewed the Constitution as a God-ordained document worthy of reverence and protection. • Some accounts connected Joseph Smith’s description with the so-called White Horse Prophecy, which holds (in folk tradition, not official church doctrine) that the Constitution might one day be in peril and that the Saints would help preserve it. However, that prophecy is not part of official LDS scripture and remains controversial in its authenticity. Summary: Joseph Smith referred to the U.S. Constitution as a “heavenly banner” to emphasize his belief that it was a divinely inspired foundation for liberty and rights — a beacon of freedom that should be upheld and cherished. ETA: I just thought of Captain Moroni tearing his coat and hoisting his version of the Title of Liberty:

Correct. I have always associated Heavenly Banner with the Constitution. Joseph Smith testified of this.

It won’t stay stocked. Don't be silly. If worse comes to worse, God can EASILY float MANNA onto the people. Three to six million former Hebrew slaves could not have any sustainable way of living wandering the howling wilderness for 40 years without the guidance of God. Being a “state within a state” is really really creepy. Also if all that becomes scarce mass starvation follows. The Church’s organization won’t keep functioning. It is spread out all over the nation and the breakdown of transportation would destroy it. I suppose it might work in a Second Coming situation if the 90%+ of the population is mass murdered by Jesus on His return. That might wipe out enough people that subsistence farming might be enough to feed the population even without electricity and fuel. If that is the purpose though I don’t think I want to live to see the Millenium. Oh sure! Better for the ENTIRE world to knuckle down to the uniformitarian collective, mindlessly obeying the dictates of the HIVE mind. At least, that was what Lucifer was demanding </end sarcasm>. By the way, it was not obsession but wisdom by Benson that helped strengthen the Constitutional Republic. He warned people against the delusions of collectivist utopia and encourage loyalty to the Heavenly Banner. Rent-takers are a blight on the economy. It is the idle eating the bread of the laborer writ large. That kind of passive income doesn’t come from nowhere. Young people do not always have the wherewithal buy a home. Others go thru transitions where they want live in a rental for only a few months or a few years. They would rather skip the burdens of ownership and onerous process of deed transfers. Home rentals and apartments are a very important service to people. The landlords and owners take on the burden of maintenance and risks of depreciation and a few abusive/dysfunctional renters. This is a good source of investment activity for the Middle Class that make up the backbone of a free and productive economy. I have my doubts that this large-scale growth in Africa will continue for much longer. There were several tribes in Africa that learned of the Church thru pamphlets and such in the early days. They organized themselves into informal "branches" even when missionaries could not come. They had to wait many years before the Church could make an official visit and bring the priesthood. Africa WILL grow by gangbusters just like South America. Aftrica WILL continue to grow to be dynamic just like South America is now dynamic. Maybe raise the Global South to the living standards of the rest of the world? Sounds like a better solution to me. No reason why they have to be LIKE western countries. African tribes can continue their pastoral ways (at least some) just like native Americans wanted to live in harmony with nature. The Church has been bringing innovative technologies such as the "sun oven" (I have one) or water filtration devices or any quality of life enhancements. The same is occurring for members in India. All local leaders will explore the most appropriate options. With assistance from various levels of leadership.

Breast augmentations don’t affect reproduction, so not sure what your comment has to do with my point. Women can even breast feed with them. I made my point specific and clear. I was NOT referring to plastic surgery. However, you did make a "connection" between the two in your paragraph below: Same medical outcomes? Agonizing regret for loss of procreative functions is FAR more serious than the vain regret of an unsatisfactory change in the "new body image".

There is NO "augmentation" that will prepare for the loss of procreative functions of either sex. Wokism is horribly evil.

Like in Minneapolis?

Let us also hope the Persians that are rising in great masses protesting the oppressive tyranny of the Iranian mullahs and fighting the threats of the Revolutionary Guards will ultimately prevail. May it return to the elegance of Iran like in the 60's and 70's. So sad that a thriving and liberated Lebanon was so thoroughly squashed by islamo-fascists.

I was struck by how much arm and hand gesticulating. It made me think of Elder Uchtdorf's energetic arm movements. Half expecting him to start signing in ASL (deaf sign language).

Mindless and pointless tangents are NOT helping the discussion. Why do you work so strenuously against Smac's straightforward concerns over the tragedy of BIID and GD mutilations. Please review my post where I answered SeekingUnderstanding then I will be able to determine your sincerity and respond to your question.

Interesting that you do not address the structuring and wording of the compounded convoluted question?

So it was a compounded convoluted question? The first phrase snidely implying that I believe nose jobs and face lifts to be EVIL. This is a red herring. The second phrase cynically asserting that I would go overboard arguing against these elective routine procedures. Calm's word salads are loaded with false premises and pointless tangents. She is working hard to avoid conceding Smac's sincere points in comparing the awful severity of BIID and GD mutilations. There was NO need to say one is worse than the other. BOTH are frightful and unwise and deeply concerning. As I stated in an earlier post: 'Calm frequently uses circular reasoning as a way to soft pedal the controversy or to show "broadmindedness" as a way to <bring> comfort <to> certain "victim classes".'

I was asking a question. I made it clear it was a question, a serous one. Your statement (numbered with a 1) below was NOT in the form of a question. A question mark was NOT even used. Your use of the word SO made it look like that I made this conclusion. For which you tried to denigrate me as if I believed this. No way in heck did you make it "clear" . . . The second phrase (numbered with a 2) was making a hypothetical about a nonsensical tangent totally unrelated to the discussion concerning BIID and GD mutilation. It is a completely UNserious diversion from the topic. It is pointless and seriously unclear. Adding NOTHING to the debate! Now you are gaslighting.