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    Ron DeSantis suspends campaign for president

    Those are exactly the reasons that us Floridians like him. It is purely nonsense talk to think he would change the constitution to stay in office. The most likely scenario is for him to challenge Rubio or Scott for Senate. Scott would be a easy enough candidate to beat, DeSantis is far more...
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    Have you ever been to an Orthodox or Coptic church?

    Well, in general being simply ignored, which is not really a terrible thing, but it is also not like I have felt when visiting other churches, or even other faith's buildings. The hostile in as much as the feeling the congregants to be suspicious and actual questioning of "you are not XYZ...
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    Social media networks

    It's not super clear in the setup, but Facebook does allow you to set up different Friends Lists and only post to the chosen list. I keep work friends off of my personal feed using that.
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    Social media networks

    Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Threads. I have a Twitter/X but I don't use it. Most of the networks are used for following subjects/places that I am interested in, not really posting. The only one with any personal type content is Facebook.
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    Social media networks

    Honestly that sounds awful. I loath networks that allow multiple sock accounts, it seems to encourage deviant behavior and ganging up.
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    Vow renewal ceremonies

    I like them, my wife and I did one for our 5th anniversary. We were able to have one of our close married friends involved, which was nice.
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    Paying your house mortgage

    It can be true for a few tax and investment reasons. However, we paid ours off anyway. The security of knowing that I don't have a mortgage to pay every month if there were a issue is very comforting. We are still taking the amount of the payment and investing it weekly.
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    Do you watch Christian YouTubers on a regular basis?

    I have a couple, the Ten Minute Bible Hour with Matt Whitman and Haunted Cosmos are the two Christian shows I regularly watch. Then there are a lot of times that I will watch Christian topics on Youtube, but it is not people I subscribe to, they are just a subject that I am interested in at that...
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    How accurate is the Bible?

    Broadly I believe they are historically accurate, especially in parts after Moses enters the picture. I don't believe the creation story is meant to be read in a literal sense, that interpretation is a fairly modern way to read that part of the Bible. That's not to say that I don't believe that...
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    Have you ever been to an Orthodox or Coptic church?

    I have been to Eastern, never Coptic (or any Oriental Orthodox for that matter). The churches that I have been to were all very beautiful, really a feast for the eyes. I would absolutely visit one again in the future should I have a chance....but as a tourist, not as someone trying to...
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    Would you rather be Orthodox or Catholic?

    I'm not sure that it really "works" that way. The reason that I have changed denominations in the past is because of a profound change in the way that I view something central to the theology, practices or reality in the church in question. At the moment I can't see being either one. I can't be...
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    Locked out

    Yes....but we have a big dog door that I can fit through.
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    Lowers the home value

    Close in the garage. While it may add more livable space, it is rarely a good long term investment to a home that already had a garage. The exception can be one car garages in older homes. A one car garage does not add a lot of value to a home, so making it livable space can increase the value...
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    Who is Lilith

    Yeah I knew it was there as it was pointed out to me through a podcast that I listened to a while back (The Lord of Spirits - an Orthodox priest team podcast) and in a different podcast (Haunted Cosmos - Reformed ministers) I listened to a few weeks ago. Otherwise I would not have known either.
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    Who is Lilith

    I didn't mean it was not based on something Biblical, although I can see how that reads. I mean that the character some are familiar with from Rabbinic Judaism is made up - her being Adam's first wife. But the being is real enough, demonic.
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    Who is Lilith

    Either a made up character or a demon - or both.
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    Bibles

    Hmm, maybe 10? Most are different translations, but I have a few KJV. One KJV is a Family Bible that I take out during the Christmas season, another is a study Bible, one pocket KJV, and a tabbed KJV that I use for reading/comparison to my main reading/studying Bible. The rest are various...
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    AI...Trained to Lie...about Jewish Rabbis

    Does the AI you are talking to take video/audio information into account or is it compiling data from text only? If it is text only then it may not have access to the information the people in the video are referring to, assuming they are citing any data in the videos. My understanding is that...
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    Immaculate Conception

    Unfortunately (IMO) that is the RC view: CCC 493: "By the grace of God Mary remained free from every personal sin her whole life long"
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    Money Owed

    That's probably the best way to go about it. I have always heard to never lend money to a friend or family with the expectation to receive it back. If they do, then great, if not then there is still no issue between the friend or family and you.
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