Comments by "NotMe Us" (@notmeus1968) on "WPLG Local 10"
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@Corey_Otis88 In 2016, at least 49 armed conflicts occurred on the territory of 28 states and territories: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Colombia, Cyprus, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Egypt, Eritrea, Georgia, Iraq, India, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Moldova, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, the Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Western Sahara, and Yemen. The vast majority are non-international armed conflicts, as in preceding years, highlighting the changing nature of warfare
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Ten biblical episodes and prophecies provide an unequivocal expression of God's attitude toward human life, especially the ontological status of "unborn children" and their pregnant mothers-to-be. Brief summaries:
• A pregnant woman who is injured and aborts the fetus warrants financial compensation only (to her husband), suggesting that the fetus is property, not a person (Exodus 21:22-25).
• The gruesome priestly purity test to which a wife accused of adultery must submit will cause her to abort the fetus if she is guilty, indicating that the fetus does not possess a right to life (Numbers 5:11-31).
• God enumerated his punishments for disobedience, including "cursed shall be the fruit of your womb" and "you will eat the fruit of your womb," directly contradicting sanctity-of-life claims (Deuteronomy 28:18,53).
• Elisha's prophecy for soon-to-be King Hazael said he would attack the Israelites, burn their cities, crush the heads of their babies and rip open their pregnant women (2 Kings 8:12).
• King Menahem of Israel destroyed Tiphsah (also called Tappuah) and the surrounding towns, killing all residents and ripping open pregnant women with the sword (2 Kings 15:16).
• Isaiah prophesied doom for Babylon, including the murder of unborn children: "They will have no pity on the fruit of the womb" (Isaiah 13:18).
• For worshiping idols, God declared that not one of his people would live, not a man, woman or child (not even babies in arms), again confuting assertions about the sanctity of life (Jeremiah 44:7-8).
• God will punish the Israelites by destroying their unborn children, who will die at birth, or perish in the womb, or never even be conceived (Hosea 9:10-16).
• For rebelling against God, Samaria's people will be killed, their babies will be dashed to death against the ground, and their pregnant women will be ripped open with a sword (Hosea 13:16).
• Jesus did not express any special concern for unborn children during the anticipated end times: "Woe to pregnant women and those who are nursing" (Matthew 24:19).
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Fueled by what turned out to be a highly productive summer, President Biden has assembled an impressive list of legislative accomplishments as he nears the half-way mark of his first term. Taken together, the adoption of the Inflation Reduction Act, accelerating the needed transition to non-producing renewable energy, lowering prescription drug prices and buttressing Obama Care, the Chips and Science Act, greenlighting a major investment in domestic production of semiconductors and in science research, the PACT Act, expanding health care for veterans exposed to burn pits, and what NPR accurately called the “first major gun safety law passed in nearly 30 years,” adds up to the most productive legislative summer in recent memory. These accomplishments come on top of the passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure package and the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.
The president’s significant legislative achievements are all the more remarkable, given the slender majorities Democrats have in Congress. With a 50-50 Senate, the administration cannot afford to lose a single senator to realize success on most of its initiatives. There is only a bit more wiggle room in the House, where the current partisan breakdown of 220 Democrats and 211 Republicans means that the desertion of 5 Democratic members can result in a bill being defeated
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