Serious answer:
I can’t speak for anyone else, but I believe in a religion because I’ve found it to be personally beneficial.
I was a pastor for many years and saw much of the best and worst religion had to offer. I haven’t stepped foot inside a church since COVID broke out and don’t know that I ever will again.
My personal beliefs are still a significant part of my life, but I understand why someone would ask the question that spawned this discussion.
No, I mean like one of this audience of old people at a youth convention.
Would love if the article included a photo from the convention.
Honestly the last year or so has shown me that the madness is America wasn’t unique to us, we’ve just been ahead of the curve. The elections in Europe this last year have been genuinely scary to watch.
She’s a federal judge and not subject to state oversight. She answers to the federal government.
I wouldn’t feel bad using a pejorative for fascists. Neither do I feel bad using a pejorative for other authoritarians. Their disrespect for human dignity, liberty, and worth disqualifies them for protection against such a minor indignity.
Tankies is fine for anyone on the side of the tanks at Tiananmen Square.
She was on Fox news just a few weeks ago.
Press X to doubt.
My only complaint is that nothing changed after 2020. He was convicted for his crimes committed in 2016 to subvert that election.
This is who he’s always been. His presidency’s only notable feature was its rampant criminality.
2020 was just him raising the stakes for the rest of us.
It used to be, but it now is as well.
Well yeah, but we explicitly modeled much of our government after Rome, so it shouldn’t be shocking that we share their problems.
Eileen Cannon is working hard to deliver that win.
Source?
Even in the critical article in the wikipedia, they noted that they were giving limited treatment to the best of their ability. Their ability, however was lacking. To say that they denied treatment to encourage suffering is a far cry from the harshest criticism I’ve come across from anyone who actually witnessed their facilities.
Again, I’m not a fan of Teresa. If there’s more evidence of what you’re saying, that’s totally valid, I’ve just not seen it myself and I did some digging myself just to make sure of what I was talking about.
That is a gross oversimplification of Mother Teresa. I’m no fan of hers, but let’s dislike her for truthful reasons rather than exaggerations.
She never reveled in anyone’s suffering, though she did remark that suffering brings us closer to God, which I would consider an unhelpful stance at best.
She ran multiple hospice care centers because no one was doing anything and people were just dying in the street. She had extremely limited resources and could only provide limited medical care as she wasn’t a doctor and again, I say this with intended emphasis, literally no one else was doing anything to help.
She saw unimaginable suffering and did everything in her power to reduce that suffering to the extent of her ability and resources, which was far more than anyone else was doing.
I don’t think she’s a saint, but I think her goals and efforts were laudable even if her beliefs and methods were less than ideal.
This Wikipedia page highlights the controversy surrounding the quality of medical care, but also shares the counter argument, which is that they struggled with the same problems as the rest of healthcare in India and were treating people no one else would.
To be fair, Amy Comey Barret forgot the freedom to protest when they asked her a softball question about the first amendment.
The Silmarillion deserves it’s own album!
When can I get one of these voices to read an epub on my phone? I’d love to have something like that
Currently enjoying Arctic and Voyager. Arctic has potential to be my final app of choice.
Legally, we weren’t convicting him of adultery, he’s a convicted felon for trying to hide it in order to subvert the election.
Even though the entire case is predicated on adultery, it is not a legal fact, so they’re covering themselves from a libel lawsuit.
I’m not a lawyer, however, so that’s training from my journalism degree years ago talking. Someone with better knowledge can correct me.