Biased Bloodshed
"Israel continues bloodshed in Gaza," the media reports, generally ignoring the Israeli claim that Hamas continues to violate the truce. You and I don't know the full extent of this story, but they're asking us to cave to the Palestinians and retaliate against Israel. without any regard for Israel ... or God's Word (e.g., Gen 15:18-21; Gen 17:7-8; Exo 22:21; Isa 1:17; Rom 11:11-24; Psa 122:6). That, of course, is the bias of the world ... attacking God's chosen people.
Tech Talk, Tech Talk
The search for Nancy Guthrie continues. They found DNA evidence on a glove found near her home. Testing, they say, typically takes 24 hours. Note that this is not the five minutes shown on typical TV cop shows nor the typical "three day floor" generally accepted as the minimum time nor the general several weeks to several months for normal DNA analysis. Now ... I happen to know there is at least one device out there that can do the test in 2 hours (my name is on the patent), but ... 24 hours in this case is remarkably fast. I guess high profile cases improve technology? Or ... something.
Guilty By Association
Polling ranks Melania Trump as "second least popular" of recent first ladies (ironically just ahead of Hillary). Why? Oddly, not primarily because of what she's done. It's firstly about her "lack of visibility" ... what she hasn't done. And, of course, there is no doubt that simply being tied to "Trump" makes her "bad" all on her own to a whole lot of dunderheads. I have no feelings about the first lady specifically because she hasn't done anything positive or negative. I don't know her ... in any sense. And I'm not going to commit the extremely common fallacy of "guilty by association" even if I do have reasons to not be pleased with her husband.
Come On, Man
Now the president is giving ICE the authority to detain ... legal refugees? When the president "cracks down" on legal immigration, it's quite clear that he's anti-immigration ... for reasons that aren't at all clear to me. He doesn't want to "strain American communities"? We all know that one of the reasons God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah was that they were inhospitable (Ezek 16:49-50). I can almost hear God saying, "Don't MAKE Me come down there, Donald."
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I guess it's primarily because I just mentioned this text twice in the past couple weeks, but I got a kick out of this story. Recently deceased Tiffany Smith stood before the Great White Throne of Judgment and told Jesus, "You know, the Bible says you shouldn't judge people." She goes on to correct Him further. "We have to love each other, and loving means not judging." Thanks, Tiff. Then, in the wake of Melania's "poor ratings," Trump boasts that he now has the highest approval rating of any current U.S. president. Well? He does! Of course ... and the lowest ... so ... there's that. Finally, ICE is leaving Minneapolis (actual story). The Bee is reporting they're going to focus on actual American cities now. What next? A border wall ... around Minneapolis?
Must be true; I read it on the internet.
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Biased Bloodshed
I'm not really understanding what they really want if they were to be consistent. In the one hand they say they want "stolen lands" to be returned, as if Israel wasn't there before "Palestine". But if you go even further back, none of the people groups currently in that section of land exist any more. Maybe there are some Israelites today that have some Hittite or Amelekite blood in them, but who should the land go to? The "Palestinians" stole the land from the Jews, the Jews "stole" the land from several people groups before that, and who knows who those people groups stole it from. Should we just kill of the human race and give the land back to nature?
Tech Talk, Tech Talk
What!? The rich and famous get better treatment from government agencies? Say it isn't so!
Guilty By Association
I wonder when the importance of the First Lady became a thing. Television? What am I supposed to think about any First Lady that isn't putting themselves out in the public frequently? She's not making federal decisions. It has always seemed to me that all the projects First Ladies have done are simply to keep them busy.
Come On, Man
If I had to guess, the reason for the crack down on legal refugees is the question of their legality. From what the article said, ICE isn't simply going out and detaining any random refugee, but ones that don't follow the rule to come back to the government after their first year for vetting and permanent residence. I'm sorry, but if you want to be a refugee here and not become a permanent resident, do we want you here? Should we not question the need for your continued refugee status? Plus, how many people did Biden and Obama let in as legal refugees that shouldn't have actually received that status? If you're not going to assimilate, are you good for this country? Is the government of Sodom and Gomorrah to blame for the inhospitality, or the people? The government's purpose is to protect it's citizens over the citizens of other governments. We should be hospitable as individuals and as a group, but I think the government has a different mandate. Be hospitable, but not at the detriment of your own citizens. The government should have the right to question the validity of a refugee claim, and you should be detained while that is happening, lest you disappear into the country again like so many border crossers did under Biden and we have no clue where they are or who they are.
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