12 minutes ago, 1Timothy115 said:

I'm not Canadian, no I don't have any pride in their win. For all you know the Russians practiced without masks and probably (because of Falsedeau), Canada's PM, the Canadians did practice with masks. How you practice does make a difference in how you perform. Of course, you could always go fact check that, with something a little more reliable that a democrat web site.

Well, I'm proud of the Canadians. Their reputation, unlike the Russians, is to play by the rules. 

You should stick with the subject instead of throwing juvenile insults around. It makes you look sophomoric. 

18 minutes ago, SureWord said:

Unbelievable.

I can honestly say I haven't watched 1 second of the Genolympics.

So you mean "better masks they can breathe through"? 

That would mean the virus could easily pass through the mask.

Bill, haven't you learn anything yet?

Oh, I am sure the masks were quite good. In face, I bet the Chinese made both teams use their, the Chinese, approved masks. Are you sad the Russians lost. Aren't you proud of the Canadian women? 

1 hour ago, 1Timothy115 said:

Russian hockey stars ‘found it difficult to breathe’ in masks during Olympic fiasco

LINK To Article (Don't take everything the libs tell you without fact checking them.)

Perhaps the Russians need better masks and better training. The Canadians seemed to do well while wearing the masks. What is good for the goose is good for the gander. 

Did you notice that Russians played without masks much of the game and still were blown out? The Canadian women wore masks the entire game. 

2 hours ago, BrotherTony said:

The blockade is affecting my wife's employment, as she handles (lead person) loading trucks and preparing orders and accepting orders to and from Canada. Yesterday they had to put a hold on several orders, and they'll leave them that way until this situation is settled. It could mean that my wife and at least six others are layed off until this thing is over. Though we support these truckers, and would support the same here in this country, it DOES affect people's lives. The truckers may end up cutting off their noses to spite their faces if they carry this on too long.

Unintended consequences. 

9 minutes ago, Jim_Alaska said:

Here comes the "negative".

Oh, I think it is quite a positive statement about the Canadian women. I cannot imagine playing ice hockey wearing a mask, especially at that level of play. Those are touch ladies. 

13 hours ago, 1Timothy115 said:

 I'm a white man and member of the GOP and I'm not racist. The democratic party loves to bury true history in favor of lies, they are the party of racism. Even your leader is a racist... LINK.

Not all Republican supporters are racist. I never said that. But Nixon's Southern Policy followed a racist policy and many racists bought into it in their rejection of the civil rights act of1964. Johnson was only partially right when he said after the passage of the civil rights act, "We have lost the South for a generation." Actually the South was lost for several generations. Actually many Republicans voted for the civil rights act. They current GOP legislators would never vote for such a bill now. 

5 hours ago, wretched said:

Indeed, here it is in a nutshell:

 

The GOP is considered racist because Nixon's Southern Policy turned the GOP into a racist party. Read your modern history.

33 minutes ago, PastorMatt said:

To be clear, people here are saying by definition it's not a vaccine. Not an opinion, but by the definition of vaccine in the dictionary.

I believe that in the future it may become a vaccine, but we're not there yet.

What is their definition of a vaccine?

What, if not a vaccine, do they call what is currently called a vaccine?

1 hour ago, Salyan said:

"Experimental injection"

Show me a website source for this term.

22 minutes ago, HappyChristian said:

This post shows pretty much that you don't understand what the American governance system is supposed to be, E. Rather than going in to great detail, I would suggest you read: the Magna Carta, the Bloudy Tenent (Roger Williams, you can google it), the Declaration of Independence (read it concurrently with I Samuel 8-15), the Constitution of the United States, your state constitution, the Federalist Papers, and the Anti-Federalist Papers. 

Then go on Hillsdale College's site and take some of their free courses that will teach you much more than any thread on this forum could. 

Government is a deadly master, which is why our founders gave us Rex Lex - our law, as denoted in the US Constitution, is king...As long as said law is in line with the Constitution. If it is not, our founders very plainly stated that it is our duty to nullify it - even if SCOTUS says it's an ok law.

Not only is Rex Lex, but We the People are kings in this country - Ceasar, if you will. NOT some group of power-seeking public servants who have made themselves lords over us and deciders of our lives. 

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And knock off calling the GOP a racist party. I'm so sick of people labeling everything racist or homophobe or sexist or whatever simply because it sounds so "intelligent."  

Who were the racists when Herman Cain ran on the GOP ticket? The liberals, NOT the GOP. Who put Colin Powell (who was really not a good guy) into office as Sec State? Bush, a GOP. Who put Condaleeza Rice in as Sec. State? Another Bush, also a GOP. There are MANY persons of color who have run successfully for office on the GOP ticket. Read Candace Owens book Blackout to be educated on which party is the real "racist" party. Stop believing all  the lies the mainstream media spews in order to create division in this country. Christians ought to be ashamed for falling for garbage like that.

Nixon knew it what he was doing. Do you remember Lee Atwater's infamous statement?

Nixon's Southern Policy:

In American politics, the Southern strategy was a Republican Party electoral strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy#:~:text=In American politics%2C the Southern,to racism against African Americans.

The South previously to the passage of the Civil Rightrs Bill was the Solid South for the Democrats. With the passage of the Civil Rights Bill the Republicans saw a chance to capture the South through racism, playing on the fears of we Southern white folk. 

In his 1991 book, One of Us: Richard Nixon and the American Dream, New York Times columnist Tom Wicker captures the political two-step that Nixon danced as he sought to govern and to carry out a strategy to turn the South into a Republican-dominated region as it had been a “solid Democratic South’’ for much of the twentieth century. Wicker gave Nixon credit for “a spectacular advance in desegregation’’ in 1970. “Perhaps the most significant achievement of his administration’s domestic actions,” Wicker wrote, came as “the Nixon administration had appeared in retreat from desegregation, while actively courting the white vote.”

Indeed, in his 1968 campaign and afterward, Nixon used coded language, political symbolism and court interventions as signals to southern white voters. In the aftermath of city riots in 1967 and 1968, as well as Vietnam War protests, Nixon said he was for “law and order.’’ His administration went to court to slow down school desegregation. Nixon tried to install two so-called strict-constructionist conservatives, Clement F. Haynesworth Jr. of South Carolina and G. Harrold Carswell of Florida, on the Supreme Court, but the Senate turned down both nominees.

By his political calculation to capitalize on the racial and cultural divisions of his day, Nixon opened the gate to the political polarization of the United States in 2018. While President Donald Trump hardly emulates the furtive and nuanced Nixon, there is a direct line that runs from the Nixonian “southern strategy’’ to the Trump presidency.

https://www.southerncultures.org/article/southern-strategy-from-nixon-to-trump/

This lays out why I, a Southerner, had to leave the Republican Party. 

1 hour ago, BrotherTony said:

My wife and I have been moderate Indendents since the Republican party left us by having George Herbert Walker Bush as the nominee for POTUS after Ronald Reagan. I couldn't stomach this weak-kneed RINO sitting in the Oval Office, but I did vote for him because of the Independent candidate dropping out of the race. He, too was wishy-washy. UGH! Outside of Reagan and Trump, we haven't really had a POTUS that was worth their weight in cowpies!

I was a Republican until Nixon adopted his Southern Policy turning the GOP into a racist party.

2 minutes ago, Jim_Alaska said:

And you completely missed my point, which was:  It is NOT a vaccine!!!

The point was NOT vaccinated or not vaccinated; it was that this is not a vaccine. Whether it is a statistic or not was NOT the point.

So you say it is not a vaccine. Then what do you call it?

Blaming the government for everything is simply a way of avoid personal responsibility. One result is giving power to those you are blaming.

7 minutes ago, Jim_Alaska said:

You just proved my point.

LOL. If you say so.

However, the vaccinated and unvaccinated are statistics. 

3 minutes ago, Jim_Alaska said:

Here's a statistic......It is NOT a vaccine!!!

Vaccine is not a statistic. It is a noun that means:

9 minutes ago, PastorMatt said:

Took the bait...lol.

Now you care about important parts of a stat when you have an agenda. Yes, 77% have been vaccinated, but the part you are leaving out is that the vaccine "protects" you from getting sick. If that was the case you can't use the 77% vaccinated number as an argument because now your saying that the vaccine does not prevent hospitalization. You can't change the narrative midway.

The only way your argument would work is if you tell me what the percentage is that the vaccine prevents hospitalizations and then do the math based on the 77% vaccinated  with those hospitalized to see what the real stat is. 

You would also need to take into effect undocumented citizens. The 77.1% vaccine only accounts for legal citizen's where the hospital stats includes all. 

It protects many from getting sick. It protects a high percentage of people from becoming seriously ill if they do contact COVID. This is obvious from the statistics of the population. 

No one ever said that a vaccine prevents anyone from becoming hospitalized. It is a given that some will. 

Have you ever taken a statistics course?

41 minutes ago, PastorMatt said:

Since we like to put general stats in here....as of yesterday here in the state of Connecticut, there are more covid patience vaccinated in the hospital than unvaccinated.

That should not be a surprise as 77% of the people in Connecticut have been fully vaccinated. Connecticut has a reported population of 3.6 million.

So, if that means, 2,772,000 have been vaccinated while only 828,000 are unvaccinated. 

Thus, as I said, it is no surprise that more folk who have been vaccinated are in the hospital than unvaccinated. But the unvaccinated account for 97.8% of the deaths. That means only 2.2% of the deaths were vaccinated. Very statistical significant. 

9 minutes ago, BrotherTony said:

Ivermectin shown to be successful in treating COVID.....

https://www.weeklyblitz.net/health/ivermectin-shows-great-success-in-treating-covid-19/

An obvious fraud outlet. If you believe in the validity you should pay the over $1000 for an annual subscription. 

The state reported the two deaths Sept. 22, according to the state health department. The two people who died were among 14 in the state who have been hospitalized for ivermectin poisoning, according to The Hill. 

Ivermectin is a drug typically used to treat parasitic infections in animals. It is FDA-approved for humans at very specific doses for some parasitic worms, as well as some topical formulations for head lice and skin conditions, but it is not an antiviral.

The drug has been increasingly misused to treat and prevent COVID-19 in recent months, though the FDA has warned against it. Calls to poison control centers across the U.S. have been on the rise in recent months as some Americans have been self-administering ivermectin. 

The two people who died from ivermectin poisoning were 38 and 79 years old, and both used the drug to try to treat COVID-19, The Hill reported. In one patient, the drug caused kidney failure, according to David Scrase, MD, acting head of the state's health department. 

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/new-mexico-links-2-deaths-to-ivermectin-misuse.html

Here's What You Need to Know about ivermectin

• The FDA has not authorized or approved ivermectin for use in preventing or treating COVID-19 in humans or animals. Ivermectin is approved for human use to treat infections caused by some parasitic worms and head lice and skin conditions like rosacea.
• Currently available data do not show ivermectin is effective against COVID-19. Clinical trials assessing ivermectin tablets for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 in people are ongoing.
• Taking large doses of ivermectin is dangerous.
• If your health care provider writes you an ivermectin prescription, fill it through a legitimate source such as a pharmacy, and take it exactly as prescribed. 
• Never use medications intended for animals on yourself or other people. Animal ivermectin products are very different from those approved for humans. Use of animal ivermectin for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 in humans is dangerous. 

What is Ivermectin and How is it Used?

Ivermectin tablets are approved by the FDA to treat people with intestinal strongyloidiasis and onchocerciasis, two conditions caused by parasitic worms. In addition, some topical forms of ivermectin are approved to treat external parasites like head lice and for skin conditions such as rosacea. 

Some forms of animal ivermectin are approved to prevent heartworm disease and treat certain internal and external parasites. It’s important to note that these products are different from the ones for people, and safe only when used in animals as prescribed.

When Can Taking Ivermectin Be Unsafe?

The FDA has not authorized or approved ivermectin for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19 in people or animals. Ivermectin has not been shown to be safe or effective for these indications.

There’s a lot of misinformation around, and you may have heard that it’s okay to take large doses of ivermectin. It is not okay. 

Even the levels of ivermectin for approved human uses can interact with other medications, like blood-thinners. You can also overdose on ivermectin, which can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hypotension (low blood pressure), allergic reactions (itching and hives), dizziness, ataxia (problems with balance), seizures, coma and even death. 

Ivermectin Products for Animals Are Different from Ivermectin Products for People

For one thing, animal drugs are often highly concentrated because they are used for large animals like horses and cows, which weigh a lot more than we do— up to a ton or more. Such high doses can be highly toxic in humans. Moreover, the FDA reviews drugs not just for safety and effectiveness of the active ingredients, but also for the inactive ingredients. Many inactive ingredients found in  products for animals aren’t evaluated for use in people. Or they are included in much greater quantity than those used in people. In some cases, we don’t know how those inactive ingredients will affect how ivermectin is absorbed in the human body.

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/why-you-should-not-use-ivermectin-treat-or-prevent-covid-19

Perhaps this should have been put in Humor. 

Mark Russell, the political comedian, used to say he did not have to hire writers as Congress, the president, etc. supplied him with so much material he did not have to  hire writers. Here is an example of what I am sure he would have used. I have seen Gazpacho on restaurant menus but never have I seen Gestapo on a menu. 

It happened while the controversial congresswoman was being interviewed by OAN host Dan Ball on his Rumble podcast about recent claims made by Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) that the Capitol Police secretly took photos of documents in his office.

She attempted to compare the police’s investigation to the work done by the Gestapo, Adolf Hitler’s secret police, during World War II.

However, she may have failed to move hearts and minds, mistakenly referring to the Capitol Police as “Nancy Pelosi’s gazpacho police.”

Perhaps the congresswoman was confused, since “Gestapo” and “gazpacho” both have the letters “G,” “A,” “P” and “O” in them.

The photo split below may help clear up any confusion. On the left is a photo of Hitler (far right) surrounded by Nazi officials, including Heinrich Himmler (second from left, seated), who oversaw the Gestapo. On the right is a bowl of chilled tomato-based soup: gazpacho.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/20/6-reasons-why-americans-arent-returning-to-work.html

1. COVID
2. Early Retirements
3. Care Responsibilities
4. Savings
5. Wages
6. Expectations

12 hours ago, 360watt said:

Its common among Christian's to decry the 'sinners prayer' . I dont fully understand why this is so.

I get that just repeating words back to someone isn't going to save anyone. 

 

I get that it is all about God saving someone and not by their own merit or commitment to do works. 

 

But I just see the sinners prayer as along the lines of 'God be merciful to me, a sinner' 

I equate it with Roman's 10:9-10 and belief on the Lord Jesus in the book of John  

So I don't understand why the sinners prayer gets poo-poohed.

It is selling cheap grace.  Grace is costly.

Cheap grace is:

 “the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline. Communion without confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ living and incarnate.”

Costly grace:

Costly grace is the treasure hidden in the field; for the sake of it a man will go and sell all that he has. It is the pearl of great price to buy which the merchant will sell all his goods. It is the kingly rule of Christ, for whose sake a man will pluck out the eye which causes him to stumble; it is the call of Jesus Christ at which the disciple leaves his nets and follows him.

Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock.

Such grace is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life. It is costly because it condemns sin, and grace because it justifies the sinner. Above all, it is costly because it cost God the life of his Son: "ye were bought at a price," and what has cost God much cannot be cheap for us. Above all, it is grace because God did not reckon his Son too dear a price to pay for our life, but delivered him up for us. Costly grace is the Incarnation of God.”

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship.

36 minutes ago, BrotherTony said:

I wouldn't order a test kit if my life depended upon it! Anything put out by these Big Pharma companies and having the assistance of the government isn't worth my time or effort.

I sincerely hope your life does not depend on it.