No Love
A woman in New Zealand has been sentenced to at least 17 years in prison for murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases. I don't even ... You know, in Paul's second letter to Timothy, he writes about "the last days" (2 Tim 3:1-9). One characteristic, Paul says, will be that people will be "lovers of self" (2 Tim 3:2) and "heartless" (2 Tim 3:3 ESV). The Greek word is astorgos, where "a" refers to "not" and "storgos" refers to the natural, instinctual, family love -- "without natural affection" -- like the natural love of a mother for her children. Come quickly, Lord Jesus.
Not the Same Thing
Robert Dear was found dead in federal custody. Ten years ago, he killed three people at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic because of his "Christian beliefs" opposing abortion. Found "incompetent to stand trial," he's been locked up ever since ... but ... don't you believe it. Opposition to abortion for Christian reasons is based on the sanctity of life ... directly opposite to shooting people. Don't you buy that "Christian values" line. His were not the same thing.
Illegal Legality?
I gotta tell you ... this seems ... problematic ... at best. The story is that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is ordering an investigation into Senator Mark Kelly (embarrassingly from Arizona) for his remarks telling military members to refuse to follow illegal orders. I'm not a Kelly fan, but it's the law. Article 92 of the UCMJ forbids obeying unlawful orders. Some of us remember the 1968 My Lai Massacre where Lieutenant Calley slaughtered 500 Vietnamese civilians because he was ordered to. I don't like Kelly, but if he only repeated what the law states, why is he being investigated?
Hey! Where's My Rights?
Democrats from 21 states are suing the Trump administration because of cuts to SNAP in the GOP tax spending program. In other words, it is mandatory that the government provide SNAP ... maybe even constitutionally. Okay .. no, but it simply illustrates that things offered as a kindness soon become things demanded as rights and we're a crazy people.
Your Best Source for Fake News
In one Thanksgiving article, a family took a page from the debates and instituted a 2-minute speech rule with a 1-minute rebuttal time. It may not be more civil, but it's shorter. In another story, it turns out that heaven has confirmed that people who prefer ham to turkey on Thanksgiving will not enter the kingdom. So sorry. Everyone knows ham is for Christmas. Then the one I really enjoyed (if you get the nuance). Experts are reporting that AI could not only replace the jobs of humans, but also lawyers. Oh my!
Must be true; I read it on the internet.
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