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and you know that because we translated bible into plain english and you protestant heretics found a whole bunch of gooky stuff that nobody had found in the bible for 1600 years.....i get it preacher says

there's a reason my grandmother called you white trash hicks!

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Take a deep breath. Nobody is coming for your incense and confessionals. It’s just a conversation.

The Bible I read recounts the Last Supper, snd Jesus clearly directing us to eat and drink the bread and wine of communion in remembrance of Him.

It says nothing about taking any class first in order to pass the Eucharist test before doing so.

You can spin that as a Protestant thing if you wish. It makes no difference to me. I was simply responding to a statement that said the Catholic Church welcomes you. That is absolutely not the case. The Catholic Church has very clear hoops to jump through before being wholly “welcomed,” as opposed to a sinner waking up on a Sunday morning, looking for a place of acceptance to worship, and finding it at a church without an open table.

And your grandmother calling total strangers “white trash hicks” because of how they choose to worship Christ isn’t even worth the discussion.

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The Catholic Church would welcome you with open arms.

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No, they absolutely wouldn’t.

For starters, they don’t even have an open table. You’re forced to jump through years of their hoops and trainings before you’re even “approved” to partake in the Sacrament of communion. Psst … guess what, Catholics — I’ve cleared it with the Big Guy. He’s good with me honoring His body and blood, in remembrance of Him, despite your attempts at limiting such an act.

The Catholic church is definitely not an open arms/come as you are church.

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They're totally anti American.

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They’re very upfront and unashamed of that fact.

- “America was never ‘great’”
- kneeling for the national anthem
- Upside down display and the burning of American flags
- Defending violent protests and looting
- Shutting down open dialogue and blocking “certain” students on college campuses
- Defending illegal aliens
- Pro-open borders/anti-law enforcement

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We’ll be involved

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Have you even heard Jared Kushner’s name uttered since Trump took office (or during the campaign, for that matter)? He and Ivanka have all but been completely removed.

Just drove to near Austin & back (NW of Houston). In the past 20+ years of making this drive, I can’t say I’ve ever seen more DPS, sheriff, and local police cars on the road and pulling people over. The LEOs are out and busy.

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Whats the consequence?

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court-martial, dismissal, forfeiture of pay, confinement … any are possible.

The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) specifically prohibits "contemptuous words" against the President and other high-ranking officials.

But nothing they try ever sticks. It’s awkward.

What went wrong? Israel's spy agency lists failures in preventing Oct. 7 attack

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In an unusual move for the organization, the Shin Bet spy agency published details of its investigation Tuesday. Here is a list of its main findings:

- Israel maintained a policy of calm with Hamas, which allowed for the group's "massive buildup." Israel allowed Qatar to transfer millions of dollars to Hamas to fund its governing bureaucracy in Gaza. The money was diverted to Hamas' military capabilities.

- Israel falsely thought Hamas was trying to inflame tensions in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, rather than maneuvering to invade Israel from Gaza. Israel had concluded that any major attack would be a multi-front assault from militias throughout the region, not just from Gaza.

- Israel thought its border barrier with Gaza, a system of fences and walls, was more fortified than it actually was.

- Israel had a poor network of spies in Gaza, following a botched intelligence operation in Gaza that Hamas uncovered in 2018. Gaza is a closed-off territory, making it difficult for Israel to recruit sources there.

- Hamas's decision to attack when it did was due to a confluence of three factors: Israeli practices regarding religious Jewish ultranationalist activities at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, which is also revered in Judaism; Israel's treatment of Palestinian prisoners, which had hardened under Israel's far-right government; and the perception that Israel's social cohesion was weakened, which was at a time of domestic Israeli street protests over Netanyahu's weakening of the country's judiciary.

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