I don't preach a social Gospel I preach the Gospel, period. The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is concerned for the whole person. When people were hungry, Jesus didn't say, "Now is that political or social?" He said, "I feed you." Because the good news to a hungry person is bread. ~Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she said in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. ~Revelation 18:1-10
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Hess: So what shall we toast to, boys? I can blather on about “To health” or “To success,” but I’d like to do somethin’ a little less rote. Where you from, Brown Eyes?
Migs Mayfield: How ’bout a toast to Operation Cinder?
Hess: Now there’s a man who knows his history.
Mayfield: No, I don’t just know it. I lived it. I was in Burnin Konn.
Hess: Burnin Konn?
Mayfield: Mmm.
Hess: That was a hard day. I had to make many unpleasant decisions.
Mayfield: Yes, you did. Entire city gone in moments, along with everybody in it. We lost our whole division that day. Man, that was like 5-10,000 people.
Hess: Yep. All heroes of the Empire.
Mayfield: Yeah. And all dead.
Hess: Well, it’s a small sacrifice for the greater good, son.
Mayfield: Depends on who you ask, don’t you think?
Hess: [irritated] What you gettin’ at, trooper?
Hess: But we’ve outlasted them, son. They’re eating themselves alive. The New Republic is in complete disarray, and we grow stronger. You see, with the rhydonium you’ve delivered, we can create havoc that’s gonna make Burnin Konn pale by comparison. And then they’re gonna turn to us once again. You see, boys, everybody thinks they want freedom, but what they really want is order. And when they realize that, they’re gonna welcome us back with open arms. Ah. To the Empire.
[Mayfield chuckles, then fires a blaster at Hess' chest, killing him instantly. He and Mando then shoot their way out of the mess hall] ~From The Mandalorian, Season 2, Ep. 7 "The Believer"
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And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. ~Revelation 6:5-6
Erika Kirk (who's wearing White Trash leather hot pants!) and JD Vance, all over each other in front of the crowd at some bullshit TPUSA conference.
How the hell is this (by itself!) not a huge scandal?
My feeds are full of "Conservatives" making idiotic judgmental comments about SNAP recipients.
Oh, and here's what my partner and unofficial stepdaughter had for dinner tonight, Chicken and Pasta.
We just had that conversation, the one I've been dreading, about the SNAP pause. She's scared, and seriously wouldn't you be??
My partner is a medical professional and worked ten hours today.
To say that I'm angry about this juxtaposition of things does not even begin to cover it.
To say that I'm angry about this situation fucking over my partner and her kid?? That's a nuclear understatement. I'll kick in as much as I can to help, so guess what??
This crap fucks me up too.
And because of the (actual, not for rich people/Wall Street play-money fuck fuck games) economic situation, I don't even get to sleep next to my partner and listen to her snore (and then jokingly bitch about it in the morning) nor deal with the snotty teenager being a snotty teenager (which I don't mind because I remember when I was one, too.)
Yes, I miss them, fiercely.
No, you don't have to understand it.
But I guess that's Okay for Republicans?
Yeah, It's only the rest of us that have to bust our asses. Fuck these motherfuckers.
And they ain't even pretending to care about the rest of us anymore.
In fact, they think the suffering of others is funny and want to inflict more of it, in the name of forcing people to work for food.
Sorry but that sounds like something out of the worst parts of Revelations.
And, how's that work for my partner, who works ten hour days already and barely stays on her feet now?? She's freaking exhausted!
Or how does that work for my one old customer at work who's retired but poor and can barely get his wallet out of his pants his hands shake so bad, 'cause of a spinal injury.
How does that work for my Mom who did everything right, even by basic Republican standards, owns her house and is retired with a pension and everything?? She doesn't qualify for any social services but is basically one fall or financial calamity away from being dependent on (for example) me and my partner??
Our system isn't working.
Not for regular people, anyway.
And it was that way before Trump.
And all too many of our supposed "Leaders" not just Republicans but too many Democrats as well, are primarily concerned with defending their place in the magical city and within that system and don't give a shit that their constituents ain't making it.
I'm warning you again that These Fucking People are like five minutes from trying to tell the rest of the world that "It's not the Mark Of The Beast when They do it!" and by the way corporations and the media will simply tout the convenience of being able to swipe one's right hand over the card reader or bow before it instead of having to carry a debit card or a smart phone.
Yeah, I really do think that's how fucking debased and godless and obsessed with control these assholes are!
They don't give a damn if they...or you...go to hell because of it.
In fact, if Hell has a hierarchy and Heaven doesn't??
Yeah, they'd rather go there.
But I'll note, they do seem to be very afraid of all of the rest of us.
So maybe they don't believe in an afterlife at all.
And that, my friends, genuinely makes me wonder just how shitty the fucking Republican agenda really is at this point.
Like, goddamn, how much worse can it get if these motherfuckers are hiding out in senior officer's quarters on military bases already.
Sorry, but if you're not in the military you shouldn't be able to do that.
This American Capitalist bullshit is turning out to be more Godless than the atheistic Communist Soviet Union ever dreamed of being.
And judging from how MAGA reacts any time actual Christians (be they average folks or the Pope or Protestant theologians) post anything actually Christian about any of this stuff including simply quoting the actual Bible, verbatim?? Yes, I think These Fucking People are going to turn out more anti-Christian and in fact anti-Religion and far more violent about it than even the goddamned Khmer Rouge would have thought of being.
Because yes, these MAGA "Conservatives" ideal world really is the Killing Fields of Khmer Rouge Cambodia, but with a fucking mall.
And when alleged ultra-Christians like Matt Walsh jerk off to the idea of starving the poor, I don't think you can tell me that I'm wrong.
And all of this is because American rich religious people who (whether they're smart enough to realize it or not) believe in puritanical Calvinism cannot ever be satisfied with what they have.
Like, how much money is enough??
And as for the rest of us?? When is enough, going to be enough??
I'm honestly starting to wonder what color our Revolution is going to be.
'Cause you either believe in freedom...and in your own life...or you don't.
They want to inflict the torments of Revelation on the world for kicks, but then say it's not Revelation when they do it.
Yes, if this crap keeps up, we're all going to face God's Judgment.
Them for doing it, us for allowing it.
Stop and think about that for a second.
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Andrei Baptiste Sr.: [Aims gun at Yuri] WHAT DID YOU SAY?!
Yuri Orlov: Now, you gonna have to buy it! IT IS A USED GUN! How can I sell a used gun? [Takes pistol from Andrei with his son and bodyguards all aiming rifles at an entirely still business-focused Yuri]
Andrei Baptiste Sr.: A "used gun"? A "used gun"?! [Chuckles] That's a good one. You know? There is no discipline with the youth today. I tried to set an example, but it is difficult huh? Personally, I blame MTV. [Smiles and Yuri nods in acknowledgment] A "used gun"? [Chuckles heartily, gets up and extends hand for handshake] I think you and I, we can do business. ~From the film Lord Of War.
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