David, the last Lion of Judea
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Neither is posting opposite stories, pretty much makes you a liar and a bad one at that.
Let's say you were part of a selective group and all your charity and 'compassion' was directed in that direction and that direction only, that would certainly fit you 'noble charities' claim but it comes to nothing if you drive by the homeless on your way to spread you charity to 'your friends'. Christ put it like this.
M't:5:46-47:
For if ye love them which love you,
what reward have ye?
do not even the publicans the same?
And if ye salute your brethren only,
what do ye more than others?
do not even the publicans so?
Tax exempt usually means some Church like the RCC or anything the Jews have set up for donations to fund the homeland. Is that where you money ended up?
Ever use mooseburger? You will never go back.
Thanks for your opinion. I'll give it all the consideration it merits.
If limited as you suggest the charitable organization couldn't obtain Section 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. As a result, it's fundraising would be constrained and it would be less effective in pursuing its eleemosynary purpose.
Expending funds exclusively on behalf of one's friends constitutes grounds for revocation of a charitable organization's tax exempt status.
Not one red cent.
Ever use soap on a rope? You'll never get the chance to go back.
They don't let you play with strangers very often do they.
They could do that and as long as a small percentage of what is taken in. The Red Cross used to be such an organization that was doing quite a bit of quality programs in getting the donation to the 'poor'. By the time Haiti and the quake came along about 80% of the donations went to admin fees, like salaries in the $100,000+ range. Some are total fly by nights and others, like the SallyAnn use the local funds donated in the community where they were donated first and then some goes into a common pool that gets spread around. The ones sending money to Israel are used for such projects as building settlements in something called the 'occupied territories which is technically a war crime so they should be in a docket in the Hague as co-defendants.
Some charities such as the Church goes to support the whole Church so funds in the US could be used in a misssion in ths bush country someplace in Africa.
The RCC gets billions from the poor and then hands out millions, you guessed it, the rest goes to admin fees. The ones sending money to Israel are used for such projects as building settlements in something called the 'occupied territories which is technically a war crime so they should be in a docket in the Hague as co-defendants.
Only as a mugger deterrent. The police still list them as a house-hold item and they take batons and bear-spray. I often wonder if they are being a bit sarcastic when they say, 'keep it clean.'
In your case bison would be the lean meat you want, saves having to skim off the rendered fat but then you have to go and buy the manufactured kind called Vaseline. I can understand why they don't put 'May contain pork by-products'. I wonder if there is a kosher version of that product.
Seriously you cartoon is 'What a dick would say?' or are you going to say that i what it taught by all your shrinks and your clinics? It explains a lot if they do.
Try the bolded ones if you want to become insane.
How to Be Emotionally Detached
Emotional detachment is a natural mental response to prolonged physical and mental abuse. For victims of abuse, war veterans, and those who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), detachment can become a big issue when trying to recapture feelings of love and warmth and often leaves them cold and unemotional for the rest of their life. If you are interested in becoming detached for the sake of preventing yourself from further mental assault, then read ahead through this article for instructions on how to do so. It is ill-advised to become detached based on an image or personality you want to achieve because it will present problems to you later on in life.
1 Take a deep breath. If you are stressed out, your body naturally tenses and sends your thoughts racing. Breathe deep and slow to avoid a lack of oxygen that can add to the problem.
2 Don't think about it. If you are constantly being yelled at or threatened, block out that voice by not thinking about it. Changing our thinking is easier said than done because it requires taking positive action in a negative scenario that if repeated will lead to a change in attitude and behavior (your behavior). Instead of obsessing about the person who is hurting you, count to 100 in your head, count sheep, count the number of things in the room, think of the names of all the United States, anything logical and unemotional that will take your mind off the situation.
(Mentally leaving the room is cured by listening to the speaker very carefully and remembering what was said. If you can't reply at the moment don't sweat it as you just plan to mull it over later to get your reply down the way you would have preferred to say it as a spontaneous reply that is guided by whatever emotion is at the base of your reaction. Anger is a hindrance to speaking in a quick reply as it will come out as anger, under the anger is another emotion and that is the one your answer should be based on and that is why if it angers you take a pause in your reply as one one not governed by anger (fight or flight emotion, it is not one for constructive conversation) If you have an emotion and it doesn't have an outlet you will see that one return again and again. )
3 Take action physically. Go for a walk, a bike ride or any other cardiovascular activity. Aerobic activity is proven to boost endorphins and will help you be in a better position to monitor and change your reactions to emotional predators.
(It relieves stress so it is good, if you use it as an escape mechanism you will run yourself into the grave. If running calms your anger, great as that needs to be taken care of and then the issue that brought on that anger also needs to be dealt with. It doesn't take many times off dealing with the core issue before situations cease to cause an anger reaction because you can react to the base emotion before anger comes in as that is a reaction to being not in control, if you can form a 'sane' reply then the anger will not show up. Some thing better cause anger with then and there as that is your method of not only having a 'forceful reply' but it also intimidates the person who is trying to intimidate you. Used on people you don't like and never will like, it is not used on anybody you care about so it won't be something you have to intentionally suppress)
4 Practice crying alone. Crying in front of the one who is harassing you will only provoke them to taunt you more or continue with their harassment. Breathing deeply and thinking of something other than the situation will prevent you from fully processing their mean words and ultimately prevent you from crying. BUT it is not healthy to keep that sadness in. Try your best to wait until the situation has ended and for the antagonist to leave the room before you begin to cry.
(Wow, somebody says something that will make you cry so the answer is to not cry, holy fuk. If you can get through it without crying then they can't make you cry. Who writes this ****? Again, if it makes you cry, let it, it is good training to being spontaneous and that is the whole goal, just spend more time with people that make you laugh, spontaneously. If the person that makes you cry is also intimidating then a decent reply at that time is going to be harder but leaving the issue doesn't mean you are beaten, it just means there will be a delay in you delivering your reply, in a manner where tears aren't a draw back for you. People who shed tears are connected to their emotions so they are mentally healthy already, they need some schooling on how to let them out in the most constructive way and once learned it is never forgotten)
5 Write things down. Just as it is unhealthy to keep from crying, it is also unhealthy to keep anger and confusion inside. Write down how you feel in a secret journal or diary.
(Nothing wrong with keeping a journal if you want, it isn't a demand to be emotionally healthy though. If you do have trouble venting in front of whoever is causing you grief then you write it out in as much detail as you need and then you deliver it to that person for then to read what you cannot say at the moment. That also gets easier over time as the writing gives you option on how to say what you want and in the beginning what you write will redone several times before it is the way you want it. The review and editing will help you do that on the spot so you come out with what would be the edited version on the first vocal expression. If not then you update it as necessary.)
6 Keep up the habit. Eventually, your mind will learn to store things away and you'll go into thinking of logical and unemotional things naturally when being harassed.
(Wow, staying focused is needed to form any kind of rational replyeven if it isn't done on the spot. Not attending to issues will teach you to avoid things and that is bad for you as it takes a lot more of your time and energy. Taking on issues as soon as practical, on the spot is optimal, and it gives you the ability to then have all the time you would be wasting while pondering what to do will give you some free time that you can use to be doing things that are enjoyable)
Anybody want to sign a petition to get this lion it's day in court? We do it for dog abusers. BTW for all you naive people, the odds are very high each and every 0f the 200+ dog was put down within 24 hours of being picked up. It takes a long,long time to bring somebody back and the abuse would make them aggressive. It is still an act of mercy at that point.
Palestinians to Become ICC Member from April 1, UN Confirms | Global Research
Palestine will join the International Criminal Court on April 1, announced UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday. The Palestinians will be able to sue Israel for war crimes, a move the Israeli administration has consistently opposed for decades.
The UN treaty website says that due to the court’s procedures “the statute will enter into force for the State of Palestine on April 1, 2015.”
Along with the ICC application, the UN chief approved other sets of documents, enabling Palestine to join 16 international agreements, conventions and treaties.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed the ICC application documents on the last day of 2014, following the UN Security Council’s resolution on December 30, which rejected Palestine’s official bid for statehood, a document vetoed by the US in support of Israel.
The Palestinian delegation submitted its ICC application on January 2.
Israel’s immediate reaction was negative.
“We will not let Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldiers and officers be dragged to the International Criminal Court in The Hague,” Netanyahu said at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting, AFP reported.
The Israeli administration immediately applied financial pressure on the Palestinian Authority, freezing the transfer of half a billion shekels (over $127 million) in monthly tax revenues it collected on behalf of the Palestinians.
The US joined the financial pressure on the Palestinian Authority on Monday, when the Obama administration announced a review of America’s annual $440 million aid package to the Palestinians. As AP pointed out, once the Palestinian Authority apply any case against Israel to the International Criminal Court, US financial help to Palestine will cease immediately under American law.
Joining the ICC will give the Palestinian Authority new and powerful leverage to make Israel more compliant regarding withdrawal from the occupied territories.
Palestinians to Become ICC Member from April 1, UN Confirms | Global Research
Palestine will join the International Criminal Court on April 1, announced UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday. The Palestinians will be able to sue Israel for war crimes, a move the Israeli administration has consistently opposed for decades.
The UN treaty website says that due to the court’s procedures “the statute will enter into force for the State of Palestine on April 1, 2015.”
Along with the ICC application, the UN chief approved other sets of documents, enabling Palestine to join 16 international agreements, conventions and treaties.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed the ICC application documents on the last day of 2014, following the UN Security Council’s resolution on December 30, which rejected Palestine’s official bid for statehood, a document vetoed by the US in support of Israel.
The Palestinian delegation submitted its ICC application on January 2.
Israel’s immediate reaction was negative.
“We will not let Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldiers and officers be dragged to the International Criminal Court in The Hague,” Netanyahu said at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting, AFP reported.
The Israeli administration immediately applied financial pressure on the Palestinian Authority, freezing the transfer of half a billion shekels (over $127 million) in monthly tax revenues it collected on behalf of the Palestinians.
The US joined the financial pressure on the Palestinian Authority on Monday, when the Obama administration announced a review of America’s annual $440 million aid package to the Palestinians. As AP pointed out, once the Palestinian Authority apply any case against Israel to the International Criminal Court, US financial help to Palestine will cease immediately under American law.
Joining the ICC will give the Palestinian Authority new and powerful leverage to make Israel more compliant regarding withdrawal from the occupied territories.
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Is that a question or a declaration? In either event, thanks for the attention.
But that's not what you said in post no. 22 where you stated:
"Let's say you were part of a selective group and all your charity and 'compassion' was directed in that direction and that direction only,..."
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So what? Churches receive special treatment under Section 501(c)(3).
Ranting.
Thanks for your opinion. I'll give it all the consideration it merits.
You tell me, I'm the stranger in the remark and so far I don't feel threatened or impressed. Other than the part about me not being very nice. I can end up that way in a thread, I don't start out that way unless I already know the poster, I still consider you a stranger so I haven't even started taking shots at you other than ones that help me know you a bit better as you keep those cards close to your chest for some unknown reason. Not that big of a deal at the moment and I don't really see you becoming all that important in my daily life. Any of the emotional detachment posts making it inside your skull?
Lots of religious people only donate to their own group, I doubt very much they follow the donations after that. You are keeping that area a bit of a mystery so I'm making general comments rather than specific ones
I have no idea. I don't donate to Churches but I know donations are tax exempt, same as political contributions.
So, at least I try and do full replies.
You should just make that your signature, save you about 130 minutes every year if you post it as often as you have on this thread.
Geez. Just makes you wonder why that omnipotent god in the sky didn't wave his arm just a little more to the left and/or right when he zapped the earth into existence so as everyone would love one and other.
Being omnipotent this really shouldn't have been such an issue right from the start.
Being omnipotent this really shouldn't have been such an issue right from the start.
Now you know why 'very good' is not the same as perfect/ If you have a method of making something perfect and then improving it later I'm sure God would like your input. Till then, buckle up the bumpy parts are still ahead.
Think of it as you building a complex car and taking it for a test drive to work out the bugs before the final paint job.
This earth is a seed bank for the new earth. All flesh that was created on this earth will be alive in the new earth, go ahead and improve on that.
Theology isn't your strong suit is it?
Think of it as you building a complex car and taking it for a test drive to work out the bugs before the final paint job.
This earth is a seed bank for the new earth. All flesh that was created on this earth will be alive in the new earth, go ahead and improve on that.
Theology isn't your strong suit is it?
Never to the point I didn't reply to each sentence he spoke. You seem to be forward enough to address certain issues, the ones skipped I'll stop demanding a reply to and leave your reason a mystery.
You can be anything you want in this life, it doesn't means you aren't invited to the improved version. All need improvement of some sort of they would already be perfect, some just need more improvements than others and hell is the forge used for the 'most difficult cases', not that you should try to make that train your desired one. Grace is pretty awesome in what it covers, in gerr's case sins with the expectation that grace will cover them are not covered and gerr would never repent them so the forge is the appropriate path for him. You have to be intentionally stupid to miss the literal signs that have to unfold before hell opens her gate. Open minds will catch the signs and react appropriately.