Stop importing! 🤣 The non-vaxxed lady-pedes here need help finding good non-degen men (I say on behalf of myself, who is a non-jabbed lady-pede and who can't find a good non-degen man)!
I've opened a couple YA books recently, to see what's out there, and the "they"/"them" pronouns are everywhere for a singular character. It's maddening. Completely illegible gobbledygook.
Ke-nowhere!
My friends who live there are die-hard dems, otherwise I'd recommend this to 'em. I'll see if I can pass this along to some Racine-folk, who might know of some people.
Well, dang! You've got yourself a deal. Feel free to do the same. 🐸
Northern Nevada (the last...6 years or so), although hopefully Idaho soon! 🙏
Michigan, let us know if you ever find success, as I need to find a based hubby myself! Hopefully the recipe to your success doesn't include living in MI, though, 'cause I swore off the midwest after 12 years in WI. 🤣
Good luck!
Mmmm, that lovely buzzword "equity". I see it and "nope" right out.
Likewise, thank you for responding! 'Idolatry' means that you worship an idol as though it is God. That does not occur in the Orthodox church. My comment was to impart some balance, as your description of the Orthodox Christian faith came across (to me, at least) as if it were cultishly ritualistic, which couldn't be further from the truth.
To your other point, you are right: I'm not making a comment on living in Russia, nor have I been to the church there. The history of the Orthodox Church in Russia is not a kind one, although I think there's a lot of hope associated with Putin's (current) good relationship with the Church. My fingers are crossed that this continues!
What might interest you: there is a book, "The Icon: Window on the Kingdom" by Michel Quenot, which details iconoclastic arguments in small albeit decent detail. It's well worth your time, if you're curious about the various back-and-forth within the church over divine imagery (and what led ultimately to the proclamation of the legitimacy of icons and their veneration by the Ecumenical Council of Nicea II. Again, I'm not a historian, so I apologize for any inaccuracies.)
This is a good starting point for the point of view I'm coming from, although I'm not trying to change your mind nor is this a perfect description: https://www.orthodoxroad.com/iconography-and-idolatry-part-1/
https://www.orthodoxroad.com/iconography-and-idolatry-part-2/
It's all very "Orthodox Christian", so it might be difficult to understand. Not because understanding it is difficult, but because it's a matter of faith and which path we're on. Without being Orthodox Christian, it's difficult to orient oneself to Orthodox thinking (which is, of course, true in reverse). To that end, I am still learning.
As a Russian Orthodox Christian (currently going to a western rite mission church here in ye good ol' USA), I would argue that the view point on "idolatry" as an interpretation of icons in the church is a new-age Christian one (post-schism, definitely, although I'm no historian on exactly when icons were ousted -- with the creation of the protestant church, maybe?).
To be clear: I grew up in a variety of different Christian churches (Lutheran, Episcopalian, etc), and I wasn't sure about the icons within Orthodox churches either, at first. But before dismissing the very idea of icons, there are some truly amazing resources out there to explain the beauty and love involved in icons, iconography, and the veneration of icons. It is not idolatry in any way.
I do agree with the sentiment, however, that many should visit an Orthodox church! Whether OCA, Greek, Antiochian, Russian, western rite or eastern, or a monastery -- we exist in many forms and enjoy visitors immensely! Just don't expect many chairs available to sit in during service...
James Lindsay's New Discourses podcast on woke-ism, marxism, queer ideology, etc.
I listen to others, but I didn't see this one mentioned yet!
[Edit: Ancient Faith Radio has several podcasts from the Orthodox Christian perspective along with a 24/7 radio channel of chants/choir music. Highly recommend!]
Okay, hold up.
My folks were just told they had an SSA issue as well. They went to their SSA office to ask about it, and it turned out the SSA messed up! Maybe this happened on OP folks' end, too?
However, because of this massive mistake on the SSA's part, they now owe the IRS a good chunk of money.
Anyone else hearing something similar??
Couldn't agree with both of you more. Joey doin' Nevadans proud here. Should've won in the primaries.
I like how certifying the election needs to be done in a timely manner, but the vote counting itself can keep going into perpetuity. Nevada still at 99% of votes counted, last I checked. 🧐
I would argue the left loves labels, but only when they are the label-givers. They consider themselves the supreme authority of knowledge, and therefore most fit to create and designate labels.
They actually want pedos to be thrive, regardless of the label, as long as it's a label they give them. You with your high, monotheistic morals and far-right politics? No way.
They can't understand the negative reaction to pedos, either (queer theory and marxism - but I digress - has rendered them without any traditional morals among other things), and they are struggling to put a coherent argument together that isn't coated in marxist BS. They (the Left) will not win this.
They didn't mention blood donations from the jabbed, but there's probably not a lot of data in one place for that at the moment. I hate to think what's going on there.
I'm getting a lot of that, too. So many, young people in particular, are getting sick and it isn't going away for them. Some of these kids are sick for weeks.
This all started right about when the Flu jab + Fall booster was pushed. Correlation or causation? Can't say for sure, but I know where I lean.
I did the very same thing! Road trips went by much faster when Rush was on.
I still struggle to listen to the Rush archives, like this one for Thanksgiving. His voice and presence meant so much to me, and I miss him more than words can express. I hope, however, that his telling of the true story of Thanksgiving helps someone at the dinner table this year.
Super mega dittos!
Or read it (here).
Happy Thanksgiving, frens!
That blue and yellow theme just keeps on appearing...
There was. I remember the sheer number of hearings, Stop the Steal rallies, and presentations of evidence, etc, in 2020-21. The most shocking bit was the courts not doing... anything. Like, what? We just ignore this??
I wonder if this election or -- God forbid -- 2024 is the nail in the coffin for the cheaters. I really hope it's now and not 2024. The info this guy has sounds awesome. Too good to be true, kind of awesome. I want this to be true. 🤞
I was on TDW at the time, and this does, in fact, ring a bell. I wonder if I saved those posts... 🤔
Cheating was everywhere, yes, and I wouldn't keep the people from protesting nationwide.
I merely point out that AZ and NV have been at the center of much of the 2022 midterm elections (and blatant cheating). The people of these states should absolutely take note here. I speak as a Nevadan: we have a lot of work to do.
Nevada, too!
I drive Reno-to-Spokane all the time, and the thing to watch out for the most is boredom. Make sure to have some good audio books on hand!
Other than that... Oregon's terrible roads? 😉
Drive safe, fren!