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What's that website that ranks republicans by how they vote and stuff? I'm getting inundated with political texts by a dozen different people running for office and can't keep up with who is who lol

I think I'll write a letter to the governor of Oklahoma and urge him to rebrand by changing the name of that great but oft maligned state, to Chilloma. Let it be the state known for being a good place for taking it sorta easy and just letting the good vibes rise. A cool place to bang out a few brewskies with the bros and maybe catch some rays. I'm just spitballin' here.

False flag at an Islamic center in LA was neutralized, how convenient. 🙄

On Judging: §§ Sections 1-2 of "Homily 23 on Matthew" (St. John Chrysostom)

https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/200123.htm

Between the extremes of some who want to sin openly and ask that people "not judge them", and the other extreme of people who seem to judge others harshly (while they may be a little personally virtuous), I found this sermon which discusses the topic of judging others to be pertinent:

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In this place, then, as it seems at least to me, He does not simply command us not to judge any of men's sins, neither does He simply forbid the doing of such a thing, but to them that are full of innumerable ills, and are trampling upon other men for trifles. And I think that certain Jews too are here hinted at, for that while they were bitter accusing their neighbors for small faults, and such as came to nothing, they were themselves insensibly committing deadly sins.

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2. For with what judgment ye judge, says He, you shall be judged. Matthew 7:2

That is, it is not the other, says Christ, that you condemn, but yourself, and you are making the judgment-seat dreadful to yourself, and the account strict. As then in the forgiveness of our sins the beginnings are from us, so also in this judgment, it is by ourselves that the measures of our condemnation are laid down. You see, we ought not to upbraid nor trample upon them, but to admonish; not to revile, but to advise; not to assail with pride, but to correct with tenderness. For not him, but yourself, do you give over to extreme vengeance, by not sparing him, when it may be needful to give sentence on his offenses.

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"What then!" say you: if one commit fornication, may I not say that fornication is a bad thing, nor at all correct him that is playing the wanton? Nay, correct him, but not as a foe, nor as an adversary exacting a penalty, but as a physician providing medicines. For neither did Christ say, stay not him that is sinning, but judge not; that is, be not bitter in pronouncing sentence.

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Why do you behold the mote that is in your brother's eye? Matthew 7:3

Yea, for many now do this; if they see but a monk wearing an unnecessary garment, they produce against him the law of our Lord, Matthew 10:10 while they themselves are extorting without end, and defrauding men every day. If they see him but partaking rather largely of food, they become bitter accusers, while they themselves are daily drinking to excess and surfeiting: not knowing, that besides their own sins, they do hereby gather up for themselves a greater flame, and deprive themselves of every plea. For on this point, that your own doings must be strictly inquired into, you yourself hast first made the law, by thus sentencing those of your neighbor. Account it not then to be a grievous thing, if you are also yourself to undergo the same kind of trial.

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Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of your own eye. Matthew 7:5

For thou, who in other men's doings art so bitter, as to see even the little things; how have you become so remiss in your own, as that even the great things are hurried over by you?

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Do you see, that He forbids not judging, but commands to cast out first the beam from your eye, and then to set right the doings of the rest of the world? For indeed each one knows his own things better than those of others; and sees the greater rather than the less; and loves himself more than his neighbor. Wherefore, if you do it out of guardian care, I bid you care for yourself first, in whose case the sin is both more certain and greater. But if you neglect yourself, it is quite evident that neither do you judge your brother in care for him, but in hatred, and wishing to expose him. For what if he ought to be judged? It should be by one who commits no such sin, not by you.

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And if it be an evil not to see one's own sins, it is a twofold and threefold evil to be even sitting in judgment on others, while men themselves, as if past feeling, are bearing about beams in their own eyes: since no beam is so heavy as sin.

His injunction therefore in these words is as follows, that he who is chargeable with countless evil deeds, should not be a bitter censor of other men's offenses, and especially when these are trifling. He is not overthrowing reproof nor correction, but forbidding men to neglect their own faults, and exult over those of other men.

For indeed this was a cause of men's going unto great vice, bringing in a twofold wickedness. For he, whose practice it had been to slight his own faults, great as they were, and to search bitterly into those of others, being slight and of no account, was spoiling himself two ways: first, by thinking lightly of his own faults; next, by incurring enmities and feuds with all men, and training himself every day to extreme fierceness, and want of feeling for others.

US Army’s 7th Infantry Division, 1st MDTF to merge as Multi-Domain Command-Pacific. By J.D. Simkins

B_B, in a recent post, you spoke about a new currency secured against the value of the economic growth of the regions using the currency. I'd like to read more information on the subject. It sounds positively interesting.

I had no internet for 3 days, catch me up! Good to be back.

u/#ridetofreedom

I'm looking for a post of how much Americans have been robbed by the Fed and Corporate welfare. The Fed amount was about $300 Trillion and the Corporate Welfare was about $45 Trillion. There were also a few other amounts relating to other types of theft and betrayal. Would greatly appreciate if someone could find it.

Shiny metal 75.02

Anyone know info on daystar, deaths of Marcus lamb and his wife Joni most recently. her remarrying. the son being fired from the station the lambs started? They spoke out about the shots being dangerous.

https://imgur.com/a/mkwVblC

So I got this old heep thrown in with a truck deal (the 7.3). Since I have more time than money and want to restore the F-250 properly I decided to do a ghetto-resto... It's got 110k miles and a very healthy 5.2 V8 plus everything works great so why not make her pretty?

I give you Pepe!

https://imgur.com/a/zvierWa

Just ordered this sticker for the back windshield.

https://www.amazon.com/Pepe-Frog-Advanced-Kiss-Cut-Stickers/dp/B0DR8BGG6F

It's going to look like a $200 paint job when I'm done because it is, kek!

I would like to recommend seeing the movie The Great Awakening:

In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, A GREAT AWAKENING tells the true story of an unlikely friendship that resulted in one of the most defining moments in American history.

With the colonies on the brink of collapse, the Reverend George Whitefield sparks the first Great Awakening, uniting an entire generation with his thundering proclamation of liberty in Christ. In a miraculous turn of events, one of Whitefield’s closest friends and greatest promoters becomes none other than Benjamin Franklin. With the nation’s freedom hanging in the balance, Franklin discovers true liberty cannot only be written into law - it must be awakened in the hearts of the people.

Isaiah 40:28-31.
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. 30 Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; 31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.