Every time I hear something like this it makes me want to knock my wife up again. Oh, "stop getting pregnant?" I'll show you, dork

We finally broke him 🫥

To everyone getting worked up over what Trump's 2nd term will be like:

Relax and enjoy Christmastide. It's impossible to forecast with precision. But with all the twists and turns of his first term, I can safely assert that nearly all euphoric or catastrophizing predictions will prove wrong.

India and Indians have been the topic of conversation as of late, ever since Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswany decided to discuss immigration, H-1B visas, etc.

Something that *isn't* getting attention during this whole dustup is how Christians are treated there. This is video that anti-Christian persecutors took, where they tied up and humiliated a Christian woman solely because she loves Jesus.

Please pray for believers there. The reason India is such a dark place is that the light of Christ shines only dimly there. If that entire nation converts - and we should absolutely be praying for that - then we will not see nearly the same level of dysfunction coming from there.

Please pray for this poor woman and her congregation. Thankfully, as a pastor in Odisha has related to me, she's safe now, but her witness comes at a cost of patient healing after the whole ordeal.

India should be a place where Indians want to live, where the Gospel shines brightly and reforms the entire subcontinent. I pray that the whole country is brought to our Lord, that the persecution ends, and that the Lord calls all of the Indian diaspora back home to see the wonders He has done for it.

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Last sermon of the year! In case anyone missed the Nativity devotion, I'm pleased to say that the passage this week - the presentation of the Christchild and the Nunc Dimitis - reinforces the same message. God exalts the humble and humbles those who exalt themselves.

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Apparently, Whatifalthist projected into the astral plane, directly communicated with demons and is now starting a cult.

The stories about his childhood are identical to those from SRA survivor testimonies. His family did exactly to him what these cult members to do their children.

Of course, he admitted to taking ayahuasca, but only after unearthing these memories. That's a fast track to demonic possession. He also admitted to going to a therapist and most of those are evil monsters.

https://archive.is/NvtPV

I really, really hope this is just whatifalthist doing a nikocado type of bit here, call it a "social experiment" I guess. Mr. Avocado got super fat/wore a fat suit for a number of years to see what people would do or think about him, and I seriously hope the "I took ayahuasca and now I drink paint and talk to demons" thing is just pulling one over on his followers.
I guess we'll find out on April Fool's Day if he was being serious or not

So Elon is catching flak for being a 2015 style alt-lite guy. Is this a win?

From what someone just told me, he's being a censorious brat about people disagreeing with him.

2025 is gonna be really interesting lol

A state investing in the citizenry will always be the best option. All "high skilled immigration" will do is displace the host population and create a resentful underclass.

This foments further civil unrest, especially with the racial and cultural disconnects that happen to both populations. The host population has an influx of foreigners that don't speak their language, hate their culture, and don't respect their laws. The incoming "high skilled" people that were shoveled to these new places - often against their own will - are going to miss being home and resent being in a constant state of confusion.

By this "high skilled" immigration, one country receives massive social problems. The other country loses its brightest people, reinforcing its poverty. What a horrible thing, no nation should even consider it.

Imagine being the church to get a youth minister who doesn't speak your native tongue... or know how to read the Bible in it.

Also my goodness these salaries are exorbitant...

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The next time a papist posts a picture of a methodist lesbian priestess saying it represents all prots - post this

The Pope submits to Methodism. Luthercels seething over Wesleychads I guess