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barnhart wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 6:52 pm I think Jesus' critique was the empty religiosity of the pharisees moved people further from God than they were before.

I agree. I don't think he was saying winning converts is bad - after all, didn't he do that himself?

HondurasKeiser wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 8:45 am So I suppose this topic is over then.

Only if it stays on topic.

I'm looking at an apparent contradiction between some things Jesus says in the Book of John, using the same Greek word: troubled (ταράσσω) Look particularly at John 12:27: “Now my soul is troubled , and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to thi...

So I suppose this topic is over then. There are two separate questions here. The first question is whether or not Trump is legally qualified to be a presidential candidate. The Supreme Court did not rule on that question. They simply ruled that State courts are the wrong forum to make that determin...

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MennoNet indeed does look that way if one simply ignores the Politics group, which is, well, where political discussion happens. A forum full of conservative Anabaptists is not a good place to go to find (a) denouncements of your political enemies, and (b) endorsements of your political allies. Act...

Josh wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 12:28 pm

Bootstrap wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 9:29 am Or get a new ruling from the Supreme Court.

No more stare decisis, then? Just keep bringing lawsuits until you get the verdict you want?

It ain't gonna happen, regardless. A new lawsuit on this same topic probably wouldn't make it to the Supreme Court.

The legal standard is ⅔ of the Senate, which wasn't reached. Congress did act, but Trump was found innocent of the charges brought at impeachment. I definitely agree that Trump is eligible and will be on the ballot unless Congress acts. And that they are unlikely to. Two details I disagree with ......

As Trump was engaged in insurrection, it behooves Congress to act. I think they should have made that finding after the January 6 impeachment, when a majority of both Houses essentially agreed with that finding. The legal standard is ⅔ of the Senate, which wasn't reached. Congress did act, but Trum...

As Trump was engaged in insurrection, it behooves Congress to act. I think they should have made that finding after the January 6 impeachment, when a majority of both Houses essentially agreed with that finding. I agree with you. But it's moot unless you can convince Mike Johnson to agree with you....