shoebat--2020-09-11--Study: Youth Suicide Rates Increase

Study: Youth Suicide Rates Increase

One of the trends that I have pointed out to watch for the future is suicide rates .
Most of the time I have discussed this in the context of the Millennial women , since owing to the fact that many are not married , nor having children , nor have any plans of having children in the future , there is a strong possibility that many will have a sort of ‘ mental breakdown ’ and as a result see no purpose to living and in doing so will choose to self-destruct .
This is a very sad thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a harsh reality that unless circumstances change , may come to pass .
However , another study reported on by BloombergQuint reports that youth suicides are increasing at rates that are surprising social scientists and are above average .
Increasing numbers of American children and young adults died by suicide in recent years , and the Covid-19 pandemic threatens to continue the trend .
Suicide rates among youth ages 10 to 24 increased by 57 % between 2007 and 2018 , data released Thursday from the National Center for Health Statistics shows , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to nearly 11 .
Comparing three-year averages from 2007 to 2009 to the time period between 2016 and 2018 brought the increase down to 47 % .
The U.S. suicide rate among all age groups was 14 per 100,000 in 2018 .
“ There are many reasons to suspect that suicide rates will increase this year too , not just because of Covid-19 but because stress and anxiety seem to be permeating every aspect of our lives , ” said Shannon Monnat , co-director of the Policy , Place , and Population Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 2018 suicide rate among those between ages 10 and 24 was highest in more rural states including Alaska , South Dakota , Montana , Wyoming , and New Mexico .
Alaska topped that list with 31.4 young suicides per 100,000 population .
Northeastern states — including New Jersey , Rhode Island , New York , Connecticut , and Massachusetts — showed the lowest rates .
Despite their relatively small numbers , New Jersey experienced a 39 % rise , New York saw an increase of about 44 % , and Massachusetts showed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than doubled in New Hampshire , and the majority of states showed an increase between 30 % and 60 % .
( source ) This is a surprise , but in another sense it is not , for the increase in people who want to destroy themselves also correlates with the support of general immoral practices as well as with the general decline in religion .
Like it or not , religion gives order and purpose to life , as well as meaning , since it explains what man can not understand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world that is greater than himself or his existence .
While there are many who seek to reduce man to this position for their own power or desires to control others , the effect of this is always self-destructive , since lacking a thing that is outside of man , he turns inward , and finding not a thing of greater meaning , starts to destroy himself .
I am not saying that such teenagers have a sort of deep introspection that drives them to think like this .
What I am saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a greater trend taking place , which is how as they are raised with nothing outside of personal values that are rooted only in their own ideas , they do not have something to hold on to when times become tougher , or when their perception of life as they know it changes in a major way .
For example , COVID-19 has caused a series of interruptions to life for people that in some cases have been very destructive .
What is a person to say if his conception of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down completely ?
This is the issue that I am speaking of .
Without something to root himself to firmly , a man can find himself disconnected from himself inside of himself , which can create a downward spiral effect that culminates in his own destruction by his hand .
Hopefully these numbers decrease , and they might , but that is only to be seen .
What will be to watch is if this trend continues as these people , and as noted before , if one starts to see a similar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donate now to help support the work of this site .
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One of the trends that I have pointed out to watch for the future is suicide rates. Most of the time I have discussed this in the context of the Millennial women, since owing to the fact that many are not married, nor having children, nor have any plans of having children in the future, there is a strong possibility that many will have a sort of ‘mental breakdown’ and as a result see no purpose to living and in doing so will choose to self-destruct. This is a very sad thing to think about, but it is a harsh reality that unless circumstances change, may come to pass.
However, another study reported on by BloombergQuint reports that youth suicides are increasing at rates that are surprising social scientists and are above average.
Increasing numbers of American children and young adults died by suicide in recent years, and the Covid-19 pandemic threatens to continue the trend. Suicide rates among youth ages 10 to 24 increased by 57% between 2007 and 2018, data released Thursday from the National Center for Health Statistics shows, rising from almost 7 per 100,000 population to nearly 11. Comparing three-year averages from 2007 to 2009 to the time period between 2016 and 2018 brought the increase down to 47%. The U.S. suicide rate among all age groups was 14 per 100,000 in 2018. “There are many reasons to suspect that suicide rates will increase this year too, not just because of Covid-19 but because stress and anxiety seem to be permeating every aspect of our lives,” said Shannon Monnat, co-director of the Policy, Place, and Population Health Lab at Syracuse University. The 2016 to 2018 suicide rate among those between ages 10 and 24 was highest in more rural states including Alaska, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and New Mexico. Alaska topped that list with 31.4 young suicides per 100,000 population. Northeastern states — including New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts — showed the lowest rates. Despite their relatively small numbers, New Jersey experienced a 39% rise, New York saw an increase of about 44%, and Massachusetts showed a jump of 64%. Rates more than doubled in New Hampshire, and the majority of states showed an increase between 30% and 60%. (source)
This is a surprise, but in another sense it is not, for the increase in people who want to destroy themselves also correlates with the support of general immoral practices as well as with the general decline in religion.
Like it or not, religion gives order and purpose to life, as well as meaning, since it explains what man cannot understand and gives him a position in the world that is greater than himself or his existence. While there are many who seek to reduce man to this position for their own power or desires to control others, the effect of this is always self-destructive, since lacking a thing that is outside of man, he turns inward, and finding not a thing of greater meaning, starts to destroy himself.
I am not saying that such teenagers have a sort of deep introspection that drives them to think like this. What I am saying is that these teenagers are a reflection of a greater trend taking place, which is how as they are raised with nothing outside of personal values that are rooted only in their own ideas, they do not have something to hold on to when times become tougher, or when their perception of life as they know it changes in a major way. For example, COVID-19 has caused a series of interruptions to life for people that in some cases have been very destructive. What is a person to say if his conception of the world as he knows it comes crashing down completely?
This is the issue that I am speaking of. Without something to root himself to firmly, a man can find himself disconnected from himself inside of himself, which can create a downward spiral effect that culminates in his own destruction by his hand.
Hopefully these numbers decrease, and they might, but that is only to be seen. What will be to watch is if this trend continues as these people, and as noted before, if one starts to see a similar pattern take place with the Millennials.
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shoebat--2020-09-11--Ten Percent Of Oregon Forced To Flee Because Of Wildfires

Yesterday , I made the point that California is fleeing wildfires , and some of these people to other states as part of a large migration , since political conditions as well as climate change ( in the non-political sense ) cause people to settle into different areas .
I noted how this would have major impacts on politics as well as the development of many states including but certainly not limited to Arizona , Colorado , Idaho , Kansas , Nebraska , Oklahoma , and Texas .
Now this trend is not just limited to California , so it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ten percent of the state of Oregon has been forced to flee because of wildfires .
The latest figures from Thursday evening come from the Oregon Office of Emergency Management .
That ’ s over 10 % of the state ’ s 4.2 million population .
More than 1,400 square miles ( 3,625 square kilometers ) have burned this week in the state .
Authorities say the wildfire activity was particularly acute Thursday afternoon in northwestern Oregon as hot , windy conditions continued .
At a news conference Thursday , Gov .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the exact number is not yet known .
There have been at least three reported fire deaths in the state .
( source ) Ten percent is a huge number .
This can not but have a political impact in the same way that a migration from California also will do in the same way .
Environmental and human changes to an area causing people to flee is not unique .
One can see this in the Sahel region , where horrible violence and now environmental disasters are potentially indicating another wave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this , there were successive waves of migrants from eastern and central Africa , fleeing political instability , a miserable economy , and looking for the hope of a better life in a foreign land .
What will the impact , if any , will there be as a result of this fire in Oregon ?
It is too early to say right now , but what we can say is that it is likely that something will happen because major events often , like the ripples of a rock having been thrown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can not see until later on once they are in full motion .
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Yesterday, I made the point that California is fleeing wildfires, and some of these people to other states as part of a large migration, since political conditions as well as climate change (in the non-political sense) cause people to settle into different areas. I noted how this would have major impacts on politics as well as the development of many states including but certainly not limited to Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Now this trend is not just limited to California, so it seems, as according to AP News, ten percent of the state of Oregon has been forced to flee because of wildfires.
The latest figures from Thursday evening come from the Oregon Office of Emergency Management. That’s over 10% of the state’s 4.2 million population. More than 1,400 square miles (3,625 square kilometers) have burned this week in the state. Authorities say the wildfire activity was particularly acute Thursday afternoon in northwestern Oregon as hot, windy conditions continued. At a news conference Thursday, Gov. Kate Brown said there have been fatalities but the exact number is not yet known. There have been at least three reported fire deaths in the state. (source)
Ten percent is a huge number. This cannot but have a political impact in the same way that a migration from California also will do in the same way.
Environmental and human changes to an area causing people to flee is not unique. One can see this in the Sahel region, where horrible violence and now environmental disasters are potentially indicating another wave of migration to Europe. Prior to this, there were successive waves of migrants from eastern and central Africa, fleeing political instability, a miserable economy, and looking for the hope of a better life in a foreign land.
What will the impact, if any, will there be as a result of this fire in Oregon? It is too early to say right now, but what we can say is that it is likely that something will happen because major events often, like the ripples of a rock having been thrown into a pond, effects that one cannot see until later on once they are in full motion.
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shoebat--2020-09-12--China Returns Five Missing Nationals To India After Confirming She Captured And “Educated” Them

The situation between China and India has been steadily deteriorating .
The two have already had one shootout this year , and border clashed in villages in the Ladakh region are threatening a second shootout .
Earlier this month , five Indians went missing in Arunachal Pradesh , which is located in the eastern region of India in the area surrounded by Bangladesh , Burma , and China , after allegations they were captured and were being held in secret by the Chinese military for accidentally crossing into China , something easy to do because of the unclear borders and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which is the theoretical division between the two nations .
According to the BBC , after pressure from India and Russia , China has confirmed it did imprison the five men , and released them saying that they “ educated ” them about their behavior .
Five Indian nationals thought to have been detained when they wandered across the border into China have been freed , India ’ s defence ministry says .
The youths , from a state bordering China , went missing earlier this month .
India said they were hunters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The release has not been confirmed by China .
Tensions have been high since a deadly clash in a disputed area between Indian and Chinese forces in June .
In a statement released on Saturday , an Indian army spokesman said the five youths from the isolated border state of Arunachal Pradesh had “ inadvertently strayed across the border while hunting ” .
He added that this was not uncommon given the long and at times unmarked border between the two countries .
Although there has been no official word China ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ security source as saying the group were “ intelligence personnel disguised as hunters ” .
The source said the men had intentionally crossed the border and were “ detained , warned and educated ” by the Chinese military .
The Indian army activated a military hotline designed to help defuse border tensions with China earlier this week , following reports that the group had been kidnapped .
China ’ s foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian did not give details at the time , but said that his country had “ never recognised so-called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China ’ s south Tibet region ” .
Relations between the two countries had been deteriorating since June , when at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a skirmish in the disputed Ladakh border area .
China did not comment on reports that it had also suffered casualties .
There have been flare-ups since , but on Thursday India ’ s foreign minister and his Chinese counterpart met in Russia , where they reached an agreement to de-escalate tensions from their shared border .
Both countries regularly accuse each other of instigating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ladakh by crossing the border , a poorly demarcated line that snakes through the inhospitable terrain .
Despite several rounds of military and diplomatic talks , the nuclear-armed neighbours have failed to resolve their border disputes .
There are several reasons why tensions have risen recently – but competing strategic goals lie at the root , and both sides blame each other .
The two countries have fought only one war , in 1962 , when India suffered a humiliating defeat .
( source ) I have said many times that China , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whenever she attempts to sound powerful , her response and behaviors give the impression of a sinister madman who has a difficult time controlling his impulses .
Talking about “ educating ” people that two major nations expressed concern about while their whereabouts were unknown for a period of time does not help improve one ’ s image in the eyes of the world .
India has a lot of problems , but China ’ s situation is far worse , and with each attempt to move forward , she succeeds only in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well as potential allies , and instead adds fuel to the justification of nations who want to invade her that their cause in just and that China would repeat a pattern seen often in her history where she is invaded and carved up by foreign powers .
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The situation between China and India has been steadily deteriorating. The two have already had one shootout this year, and border clashed in villages in the Ladakh region are threatening a second shootout.
Earlier this month, five Indians went missing in Arunachal Pradesh, which is located in the eastern region of India in the area surrounded by Bangladesh, Burma, and China, after allegations they were captured and were being held in secret by the Chinese military for accidentally crossing into China, something easy to do because of the unclear borders and the fighting over the McMahon Line, which is the theoretical division between the two nations.
According to the BBC, after pressure from India and Russia, China has confirmed it did imprison the five men, and released them saying that they “educated” them about their behavior.
Five Indian nationals thought to have been detained when they wandered across the border into China have been freed, India’s defence ministry says. The youths, from a state bordering China, went missing earlier this month. India said they were hunters who accidentally strayed into Chinese territory. The release has not been confirmed by China. Tensions have been high since a deadly clash in a disputed area between Indian and Chinese forces in June. In a statement released on Saturday, an Indian army spokesman said the five youths from the isolated border state of Arunachal Pradesh had “inadvertently strayed across the border while hunting”. He added that this was not uncommon given the long and at times unmarked border between the two countries. Although there has been no official word China’s state-run Global Times newspaper quoted an unnamed security source as saying the group were “intelligence personnel disguised as hunters”. The source said the men had intentionally crossed the border and were “detained, warned and educated” by the Chinese military. The Indian army activated a military hotline designed to help defuse border tensions with China earlier this week, following reports that the group had been kidnapped. China’s foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian did not give details at the time, but said that his country had “never recognised so-called ‘Arunachal Pradesh’, which is China’s south Tibet region”. Relations between the two countries had been deteriorating since June, when at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a skirmish in the disputed Ladakh border area. China did not comment on reports that it had also suffered casualties. There have been flare-ups since, but on Thursday India’s foreign minister and his Chinese counterpart met in Russia, where they reached an agreement to de-escalate tensions from their shared border. Both countries regularly accuse each other of instigating the fight in the Himalayan region of Ladakh by crossing the border, a poorly demarcated line that snakes through the inhospitable terrain. Despite several rounds of military and diplomatic talks, the nuclear-armed neighbours have failed to resolve their border disputes. There are several reasons why tensions have risen recently – but competing strategic goals lie at the root, and both sides blame each other. The two countries have fought only one war, in 1962, when India suffered a humiliating defeat. (source)
I have said many times that China, no matter how hard she tries, whenever she attempts to sound powerful, her response and behaviors give the impression of a sinister madman who has a difficult time controlling his impulses. Talking about “educating” people that two major nations expressed concern about while their whereabouts were unknown for a period of time does not help improve one’s image in the eyes of the world.
India has a lot of problems, but China’s situation is far worse, and with each attempt to move forward, she succeeds only in isolating herself more from the world community as well as potential allies, and instead adds fuel to the justification of nations who want to invade her that their cause in just and that China would repeat a pattern seen often in her history where she is invaded and carved up by foreign powers.
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shoebat--2020-09-12--Germany Discusses Possible Sanctions On Russian Gas Lines

There is a lot going on right now in Europe between Russia and Germany as the two historical powers are making attempts to exert their influence on the European continent once again .
According to Reuters , there are now discussions coming from Merkel ’ s administration about possible sanctions on a Russo-German gas line .
Chancellor Angela Merkel does not rule out imposing sanctions on a pipeline set to bring Russian gas to Germany in response to the suspected poisoning of a Kremlin critic with a Soviet-style nerve agent , her chief spokesman said on Monday .
Merkel is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservative party to suspend the Nord Stream 2 pipeline , a huge project to double Russian gas exports to Germany that is more than 90 % complete and due to start operating from early 2021 .
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in remarks published on Sunday that Russia must help clear up the circumstances around the poisoning of Alexei Navalny or face the possibility of Germany withdrawing its support for Nord Stream 2 .
Asked on Monday if Merkel agreed with Maas , who is from her junior coalition partner the Social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pipeline , her spokesman Steffen Seibert said : “ The chancellor shares the remarks made by the foreign minister.
” It was the clearest indication yet that Merkel could take action against the pipeline , which she has previously supported .
However , Seibert also said it was too early to decide on whether to impose sanctions against Russia over the poisoning .
Navalny , a critic of President Vladimir Putin , was airlifted to Germany for hospital treatment after falling ill on a Russian domestic flight last month .
Germany says he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ similar to the one used in an attempt to kill a former Russian spy in England two years ago .
Moscow says it has seen no evidence that he was poisoned .
It may prove difficult to halt the Nord Stream 2 project , which is led by Russia ’ s Gazprom with Western partners , so late in the day .
The project has split the European Union , with some member states such as Poland saying it will increase the bloc ’ s energy reliance on Russia and undermine Ukraine as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Europe .
The United States , which is keen to increase liquefied natural gas ( LNG ) sales to Europe , also opposes the pipeline and has targeted some companies involved in it with sanctions .
( source ) There is a lot to watch in this .
However , while the world is focused on Russia , there is another power that is now being discussed , but which I have mentioned in the context of such things , and that is France .
France has spoken up , but she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the larger chain of events .
While a lot o people in the US so it seems , have a low opinion o the French , seeing them as a weak and cowardly people , such is not the case .
France has the fifth most powerful military in the world , the third largest navy , and is a very silent unclear power , having the third largest supply ( it is said ) of nuclear weapons for a country .
Remember also that France ’ s wealth comes from the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ France the currencies for the West and Central African Francs , which with the exception of Ghana , Nigeria , Equatorial Guinea , and Liberia , encompass about all countries from Senegal to Congo .
People wonder about a new Molotov-Ribbentrop type agreement , which Ted and I have said is a possibility .
However , what about a new Franco-German union , moreso than what existed during the Second World War ?
Russia is a world power , but she is very weak .
France and Germany have their problems , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more manageable , and they have actual economies and wealth sources they can draw off of .
Russia does not have this , and selling raw ( mostly petroleum or timber ) materials and exporting cheap weapons can only work so far for an economy .
She is moving her resources and militarizing the Arctic regions because , it seems , this may be her last real chance at defending herself if attacked or in a war .
But France and Germany ?
A united front with them against Russia would likely mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is factored into the situation , a disaster for Russia .
And the US ?
It is not a surprise why the US has , quietly , moved very close to France , because she also knows that if France and Germany united , and they went with Russia against the US , she would be forced to sit out of any European conflict .
So when one looks at the situation with the Russian gas line , it is a lot more than just a European conflict with American involvement between Germany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot bigger , with even more chess pieces moving unbeknownst to the public and kept invisible from open examination because of the serious and major possible implications it would have .
Considering too how many gas lines , if they do not go through Italy , go directly from Africa under the Mediterranean to France before the rest of Europe , it is not as though with French gas the Germans would be in short supply , at least long enough for them to possibly take the Caspian Sea basin .
The events @ @ @ @ @ @ @ critical role in shaping the future , and it will be interesting to see how the events now will effect the coming policy decisions .
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There is a lot going on right now in Europe between Russia and Germany as the two historical powers are making attempts to exert their influence on the European continent once again. According to Reuters, there are now discussions coming from Merkel’s administration about possible sanctions on a Russo-German gas line.
Chancellor Angela Merkel does not rule out imposing sanctions on a pipeline set to bring Russian gas to Germany in response to the suspected poisoning of a Kremlin critic with a Soviet-style nerve agent, her chief spokesman said on Monday. Merkel is under mounting pressure from members of her conservative party to suspend the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a huge project to double Russian gas exports to Germany that is more than 90% complete and due to start operating from early 2021. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in remarks published on Sunday that Russia must help clear up the circumstances around the poisoning of Alexei Navalny or face the possibility of Germany withdrawing its support for Nord Stream 2. Asked on Monday if Merkel agreed with Maas, who is from her junior coalition partner the Social Democrats (SPD), on the pipeline, her spokesman Steffen Seibert said: “The chancellor shares the remarks made by the foreign minister.” It was the clearest indication yet that Merkel could take action against the pipeline, which she has previously supported. However, Seibert also said it was too early to decide on whether to impose sanctions against Russia over the poisoning. Navalny, a critic of President Vladimir Putin, was airlifted to Germany for hospital treatment after falling ill on a Russian domestic flight last month. Germany says he was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent similar to the one used in an attempt to kill a former Russian spy in England two years ago. Moscow says it has seen no evidence that he was poisoned. It may prove difficult to halt the Nord Stream 2 project, which is led by Russia’s Gazprom with Western partners, so late in the day. The project has split the European Union, with some member states such as Poland saying it will increase the bloc’s energy reliance on Russia and undermine Ukraine as a transit state for Russian gas pipelines to Europe. The United States, which is keen to increase liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales to Europe, also opposes the pipeline and has targeted some companies involved in it with sanctions. (source)
There is a lot to watch in this. However, while the world is focused on Russia, there is another power that is now being discussed, but which I have mentioned in the context of such things, and that is France.
France has spoken up, but she has been uncomfortable quiet in comparison with the larger chain of events. While a lot o people in the US so it seems, have a low opinion o the French, seeing them as a weak and cowardly people, such is not the case. France has the fifth most powerful military in the world, the third largest navy, and is a very silent unclear power, having the third largest supply (it is said) of nuclear weapons for a country. Remember also that France’s wealth comes from the fact that she controls through the Bank of France the currencies for the West and Central African Francs, which with the exception of Ghana, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, and Liberia, encompass about all countries from Senegal to Congo.
People wonder about a new Molotov-Ribbentrop type agreement, which Ted and I have said is a possibility. However, what about a new Franco-German union, moreso than what existed during the Second World War?
Russia is a world power, but she is very weak. France and Germany have their problems, but like the US, their issues are more manageable, and they have actual economies and wealth sources they can draw off of. Russia does not have this, and selling raw (mostly petroleum or timber) materials and exporting cheap weapons can only work so far for an economy. She is moving her resources and militarizing the Arctic regions because, it seems, this may be her last real chance at defending herself if attacked or in a war.
But France and Germany? A united front with them against Russia would likely mean a Russian defeat, and if Turkey is factored into the situation, a disaster for Russia.
And the US? It is not a surprise why the US has, quietly, moved very close to France, because she also knows that if France and Germany united, and they went with Russia against the US, she would be forced to sit out of any European conflict.
So when one looks at the situation with the Russian gas line, it is a lot more than just a European conflict with American involvement between Germany and Russia. It may be a lot bigger, with even more chess pieces moving unbeknownst to the public and kept invisible from open examination because of the serious and major possible implications it would have. Considering too how many gas lines, if they do not go through Italy, go directly from Africa under the Mediterranean to France before the rest of Europe, it is not as though with French gas the Germans would be in short supply, at least long enough for them to possibly take the Caspian Sea basin.
The events of the next decade will play a critical role in shaping the future, and it will be interesting to see how the events now will effect the coming policy decisions.
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shoebat--2020-09-12--Three Dozen Women Discover Their Child’s “Parent” From A Fertility Clinic Was Not A Genius, But A Dr

Three Dozen Women Discover Their Child’s “Parent” From A Fertility Clinic Was Not A Genius, But A Dropout And Drunkard With Mental Problems

I do not believe I have ever covered the issue in writing , but from reading about trends in the fields of parenting , adoption , IVF , and essentially a modern and new form of trafficking in children , that in the name of ‘ helping ’ families , it would lead to serious abuses .
One of the most obvious and blatant of these has been in “ donations ” made by men to artificially inseminate women , where women were told they were getting the essence from a genius of sorts , when in the course of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is forced to come out that the “ donor ” was anything but that .
This does not even include the paternity lawsuits , for there already were those coming in saying that in spite of legal documents , a man who “ donated ” to a woman may be forced to pay paternity fees to the mother who was inseminated .
The trend I saw in this was a legal and social mess done for profit without any care to the effects of what may happen .
Now in an interesting story @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has appeared once again , where a clinic is facing lawsuits over a “ donor ” who in reality was exposed as being a homeless man with mental problems and drug issues .
To the mothers , he was just Donor 9623 .
They did not know his name , but from his glowing sperm-donor profile , they knew he had an IQ of 160 , spoke four languages , was pursuing a doctorate in neuroscience engineering , and looked like Tom Cruise .
But Donor 9623 wasn ’ t who he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in graduate school .
He had never even finished college .
The lies began to unravel in 2014 , when the sperm bank accidentally revealed his name—Chris Aggeles—and his email address in a message to a group of mothers .
By then , the sperm he ’ d produced over 14 years had been sent to multiple states and three countries , resulting in at least 36 children .
Curious , the mothers Googled him and found a comment he ’ d left online about “ hearing voices.
” They later found out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illness , had been on disability , was suicidal at one point , and pled guilty for burglary—all before or during the time he was donating sperm .
The sperm bank , Xytex , didn ’ t know any of this , and it hadn ’ t verified any of the biographical information that was in his profile , according to lawsuits since filed by the mothers .
They were shocked to realize how unregulated sperm banks are .
And now they worried that their children might have inherited a predisposition to mental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ filed more than a dozen lawsuits against the sperm bank ; one case is currently pending before the Georgia Supreme Court .
( Xytex did not respond to a request for comment . )
( source ) This is not just a business problem in regard to fraud .
This is also a philosophical and moral problem , since we are dealing with applied eugenics .
Why else does a prospective buyer want the essence of a genius or other person regarded with a high material or social status ?
Because it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through blood characteristics , and if one wanted to have a child , that having a child with such a person would increase that child and by extension the parent in question having a better life .
However , human life is more complex that such .
Man is not an animal who just breeds for certain characteristics , but who has a soul and a personality .
He is greater than his physical body and while there are physical characteristics and attributes passed through blood , there is a spiritual qualities of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his soul which can not be genetically transmitted because they are gifts from God .
This is the error that such a wholly naturalistic approach to having a family carries , because it reduces a man to a breeding vessel no different than an animal , where it justifies the extermination of the “ weak ” and “ undesirable ” in order to “ gather ” the preferred characteristics , whatever those particular things are .
As there have been many children born by this means of reproductive business , one should expect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but potentially a regulation of sort coming to the business as it turns out that customers were tricked into purchasing something that they did not want and they can not return , and with it , perhaps in time , a potential re-examination of the practice itself .
However , that will also rest on the acceptability of the public to eugenic ideas , which since it has been a part of American society for centuries , is less likely to wholly disappear but only to change forms into something else .
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I do not believe I have ever covered the issue in writing, but from reading about trends in the fields of parenting, adoption, IVF, and essentially a modern and new form of trafficking in children, that in the name of ‘helping’ families, it would lead to serious abuses. One of the most obvious and blatant of these has been in “donations” made by men to artificially inseminate women, where women were told they were getting the essence from a genius of sorts, when in the course of legal discovery made by attorneys, it is forced to come out that the “donor” was anything but that. This does not even include the paternity lawsuits, for there already were those coming in saying that in spite of legal documents, a man who “donated” to a woman may be forced to pay paternity fees to the mother who was inseminated.
The trend I saw in this was a legal and social mess done for profit without any care to the effects of what may happen. Now in an interesting story from The Atlantic, this ugly situation has appeared once again, where a clinic is facing lawsuits over a “donor” who in reality was exposed as being a homeless man with mental problems and drug issues.
To the mothers, he was just Donor 9623. They did not know his name, but from his glowing sperm-donor profile, they knew he had an IQ of 160, spoke four languages, was pursuing a doctorate in neuroscience engineering, and looked like Tom Cruise. But Donor 9623 wasn’t who he said he was. He wasn’t in graduate school. He had never even finished college. The lies began to unravel in 2014, when the sperm bank accidentally revealed his name—Chris Aggeles—and his email address in a message to a group of mothers. By then, the sperm he’d produced over 14 years had been sent to multiple states and three countries, resulting in at least 36 children. Curious, the mothers Googled him and found a comment he’d left online about “hearing voices.” They later found out that he had been hospitalized for mental illness, had been on disability, was suicidal at one point, and pled guilty for burglary—all before or during the time he was donating sperm. The sperm bank, Xytex, didn’t know any of this, and it hadn’t verified any of the biographical information that was in his profile, according to lawsuits since filed by the mothers. They were shocked to realize how unregulated sperm banks are. And now they worried that their children might have inherited a predisposition to mental illness. Since 2016, they have filed more than a dozen lawsuits against the sperm bank; one case is currently pending before the Georgia Supreme Court. (Xytex did not respond to a request for comment.) (source)
This is not just a business problem in regard to fraud. This is also a philosophical and moral problem, since we are dealing with applied eugenics.
Why else does a prospective buyer want the essence of a genius or other person regarded with a high material or social status? Because it is believed that such things are accrued strictly through blood characteristics, and if one wanted to have a child, that having a child with such a person would increase that child and by extension the parent in question having a better life.
However, human life is more complex that such. Man is not an animal who just breeds for certain characteristics, but who has a soul and a personality. He is greater than his physical body and while there are physical characteristics and attributes passed through blood, there is a spiritual qualities of a man that are a part of his soul which cannot be genetically transmitted because they are gifts from God.
This is the error that such a wholly naturalistic approach to having a family carries, because it reduces a man to a breeding vessel no different than an animal, where it justifies the extermination of the “weak” and “undesirable” in order to “gather” the preferred characteristics, whatever those particular things are.
As there have been many children born by this means of reproductive business, one should expect to see not only more lawsuits, but potentially a regulation of sort coming to the business as it turns out that customers were tricked into purchasing something that they did not want and they cannot return, and with it, perhaps in time, a potential re-examination of the practice itself. However, that will also rest on the acceptability of the public to eugenic ideas, which since it has been a part of American society for centuries, is less likely to wholly disappear but only to change forms into something else.
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shoebat--2020-09-12--Theodore Shoebat VS Andrew Bieszad: Should Priests Be Forced To Report Pedophiles To The Police?

A number of days ago , one of our authors , Andrew Bieszad , wrote an article on how the @ @ @ @ @ priests to report other priests to confess to them ( in the confessional ) that @ @ @ @ @ .
Andrew objected to this , arguing that it would break the Seal of Confession @ @ @ @ @ Catholics .
We ( Walid and Theodore Shoebat ) strongly disagree with this position .
@ @ @ @ @ to differing opinions and are not an island , we decided to have a dialogue @ @ @ @ @ disagreements :

By Theodore Shoebat
A number of days ago, one of our authors, Andrew Bieszad, wrote an article on how the Australian government wants to force priests to report other priests to confess to them (in the confessional) that they have been molesting children. Andrew objected to this, arguing that it would break the Seal of Confession and lead to persecution on Catholics. We (Walid and Theodore Shoebat) strongly disagree with this position. But since we are open to differing opinions and are not an island, we decided to have a dialogue with Andrew to debate our disagreements:
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shoebat--2020-09-12--Water Conflict Grows On The US-Mexican Border

Wars fought over resources are always a constant fact of human history .
However , while many people think of “ resources ” such as farmland , mines , or wealth ( gold ) , there is one commodity that is even more important than all of these- water -because without this simple thing that is so hard to acquire at times , entire civilizations can dry up and disappear .
Nations will go to war over this asset , and fight very violent ones too , because it is so significant .
In a story that might surprise many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contention between the US and Mexico , for as the Herald Mail-Media reports by way of the Los Angeles Times , there is fighting between the USA and the Mexican state of Chihuahua over this to the point of National Guard soldiers firing on and killing at least one person .
A long-simmering dispute about shared water rights between Mexico and the United States has erupted into open clashes pitting Mexican National Guard troops against farmers , ranchers and others who seized a dam in northern Chihuahua state .
A 35-year-old mother of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seriously wounded in what the Chihuahua state government labeled unprovoked National Guard gunfire .
The demonstrators and state officials complain that the administration of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is diverting water to the United States at the expense of drought-stricken Mexican farmers and ranchers .
“ We will defend our water until the end , ” said Alejandro Aguilar , 57 , a Chihuahua tomato and onion grower who was among the protesters .
“ We will not end our fight because this liquid is vital to our future.
” La @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as of Friday amid rumors that the federal troops were readying to mount an assault to recapture the strategic facility .
The conflict has escalated into a national crisis in which both sides allege rampant corruption and the meddling of shadowy provocateurs and hidden political interests in a complex scenario reminiscent of “ Chinatown , ” the iconic film about early 20th-century water battles in Southern California .
Lopez Obrador denies any water shortage for farmers in Chihuahua , and charges that his opponents are fomenting a politically motivated “ rebellion.
” Mexico @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of an October deadline to provide the United States with a vast amount of water owed under terms of a 76-year-old treaty .
“ We have to comply with the agreement , ” Lopez Obrador told reporters , insisting that doing so will not result in any scarcity now or in the future .
“ We will not allow that Chihuahua be left without water.
” Mexico is playing catch-up in its water debt to the United States after falling behind on last year ’ s installments .
Meanwhile , Chihuahua growers say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost decadelong drought .
Lopez Obrador , a leftist populist , has carefully cultivated strong ties with the Trump administration .
And in a U.S. presidential election year , he clearly does not want the binational water issue to provide fodder for President Donald Trump to engage in a new round of campaign-time Mexico-bashing .
Lopez Obrador has voiced fears that Trump , who launched his 2016 campaign with a message that Mexico was sending “ rapists ” and criminals to the United States , could retaliate should Mexico fail to pony up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t want sanctions , we don ’ t want a major conflict , ” Lopez Obrador told reporters .
“ Imagine if , for failing to comply , they close the border on us.
” In recent months , Mexico has endeavored to meet its obligation by opening dam sluices and releasing water into rivers that flow into the Rio Grande , which forms much of the U.S.-Mexico border .
The flows from Mexico provide crucial irrigation for vegetables , sugar cane and other crops in south Texas .
Mexican officials “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States immediately , ” Jayne Harkins , U.S. commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission , the binational body overseeing border treaties between the United States and Mexico , warned in July .
“ Continuing to delay increases the risk of Mexico failing to meet its delivery obligation , ” said Harkins , a Trump administration appointee .
( source ) This is a very interesting conflict , and it should be watched for the future .
After all , Mexico is the US ’ main neighbor after Canada for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despite their differences , are rather close .
The US provides the opportunity for high-income jobs for Mexicans , while Mexico provides cheap and local international manufacturing , agricultural , and manpower resources for the US .
I have no proof of this , and I am not going to pretend I do , but I wonder if possibly tensions are being stoked among the people by the Russians .
Again , I want to be explictly clear that I have NO proof of this at all .
The reason I say this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the USA and Russia are against trying to antagonize each other , and that both nations are funding proxy wars against each other , the USA seeming to be more effective than the Russians .
There is a surprising amount of reporting on ‘ racism ’ in the USA , and even allegations that while they need further research , suggest possibly Russian agitation into the current BLM protests .
Indeed , there has been discussion of Russian support of local American secessionist movements , especially in Texas as well as California , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama trying to , like with today , divide the blacks and whites against each other .
It is a known fact that the Russians operate by what they call a “ maximum-minimum ” strategy , where they try to get “ maximum ” results with “ minimum ” effort , and because of the problems that Russia has internally , involve stirring up conflict in US-proxy areas and then walking away .
Could it be possible that such is the case here in Chihuahua , where this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anti-US agitation in a poor attempt to divide the US internally and cause chaos in her sphere of influence ?
There is not enough evidence to prove it- I can not say this enough times -but it would be worth looking into , since while it may not be the case ( hopefully ) , truth is stranger than fiction .
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Wars fought over resources are always a constant fact of human history. However, while many people think of “resources” such as farmland, mines, or wealth (gold), there is one commodity that is even more important than all of these- water -because without this simple thing that is so hard to acquire at times, entire civilizations can dry up and disappear. Nations will go to war over this asset, and fight very violent ones too, because it is so significant.
In a story that might surprise many, this has become a point of contention between the US and Mexico, for as the Herald Mail-Media reports by way of the Los Angeles Times, there is fighting between the USA and the Mexican state of Chihuahua over this to the point of National Guard soldiers firing on and killing at least one person.
Mexico’s water wars have turned deadly. A long-simmering dispute about shared water rights between Mexico and the United States has erupted into open clashes pitting Mexican National Guard troops against farmers, ranchers and others who seized a dam in northern Chihuahua state. A 35-year-old mother of three was shot dead and her husband seriously wounded in what the Chihuahua state government labeled unprovoked National Guard gunfire. The demonstrators and state officials complain that the administration of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is diverting water to the United States at the expense of drought-stricken Mexican farmers and ranchers. “We will defend our water until the end,” said Alejandro Aguilar, 57, a Chihuahua tomato and onion grower who was among the protesters. “We will not end our fight because this liquid is vital to our future.” La Boquilla dam remained in protesters’ custody as of Friday amid rumors that the federal troops were readying to mount an assault to recapture the strategic facility. The conflict has escalated into a national crisis in which both sides allege rampant corruption and the meddling of shadowy provocateurs and hidden political interests in a complex scenario reminiscent of “Chinatown,” the iconic film about early 20th-century water battles in Southern California. Lopez Obrador denies any water shortage for farmers in Chihuahua, and charges that his opponents are fomenting a politically motivated “rebellion.” Mexico has been sending water north in advance of an October deadline to provide the United States with a vast amount of water owed under terms of a 76-year-old treaty. “We have to comply with the agreement,” Lopez Obrador told reporters, insisting that doing so will not result in any scarcity now or in the future. “We will not allow that Chihuahua be left without water.” Mexico is playing catch-up in its water debt to the United States after falling behind on last year’s installments. Meanwhile, Chihuahua growers say they are suffering the effects of an almost decadelong drought. Lopez Obrador, a leftist populist, has carefully cultivated strong ties with the Trump administration. And in a U.S. presidential election year, he clearly does not want the binational water issue to provide fodder for President Donald Trump to engage in a new round of campaign-time Mexico-bashing. Lopez Obrador has voiced fears that Trump, who launched his 2016 campaign with a message that Mexico was sending “rapists” and criminals to the United States, could retaliate should Mexico fail to pony up its water debt. “We don’t want sanctions, we don’t want a major conflict,” Lopez Obrador told reporters. “Imagine if, for failing to comply, they close the border on us.” In recent months, Mexico has endeavored to meet its obligation by opening dam sluices and releasing water into rivers that flow into the Rio Grande, which forms much of the U.S.-Mexico border. The flows from Mexico provide crucial irrigation for vegetables, sugar cane and other crops in south Texas. Mexican officials “need to increase their water releases to the United States immediately,” Jayne Harkins, U.S. commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission, the binational body overseeing border treaties between the United States and Mexico, warned in July. “Continuing to delay increases the risk of Mexico failing to meet its delivery obligation,” said Harkins, a Trump administration appointee. (source)
This is a very interesting conflict, and it should be watched for the future. After all, Mexico is the US’ main neighbor after Canada for trade, and the two countries, despite their differences, are rather close. The US provides the opportunity for high-income jobs for Mexicans, while Mexico provides cheap and local international manufacturing, agricultural, and manpower resources for the US.
I have no proof of this, and I am not going to pretend I do, but I wonder if possibly tensions are being stoked among the people by the Russians.
Again, I want to be explictly clear that I have NO proof of this at all. The reason I say this, however, is that we know the USA and Russia are against trying to antagonize each other, and that both nations are funding proxy wars against each other, the USA seeming to be more effective than the Russians.
There is a surprising amount of reporting on ‘racism’ in the USA, and even allegations that while they need further research, suggest possibly Russian agitation into the current BLM protests. Indeed, there has been discussion of Russian support of local American secessionist movements, especially in Texas as well as California, and during the 1960s, support of the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama trying to, like with today, divide the blacks and whites against each other.
It is a known fact that the Russians operate by what they call a “maximum-minimum” strategy, where they try to get “maximum” results with “minimum” effort, and because of the problems that Russia has internally, involve stirring up conflict in US-proxy areas and then walking away.
Could it be possible that such is the case here in Chihuahua, where this ‘water activism’ is actually just anti-US agitation in a poor attempt to divide the US internally and cause chaos in her sphere of influence?
There is not enough evidence to prove it- I cannot say this enough times -but it would be worth looking into, since while it may not be the case (hopefully), truth is stranger than fiction.
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shoebat--2020-09-13--“Prophet” Of Florida Church Goes To His Wife’s Workplace, Takes A Gun, And Shoots Her In The Head Mu

“Prophet” Of Florida Church Goes To His Wife’s Workplace, Takes A Gun, And Shoots Her In The Head Multiple Times

In a story reported on by the Christian Post , a “ prophet ” of a Florida church is facing prison after she shot his wife in the heat twice at work .
A Florida church is “ devastated ” after their pastor , who ’ s also a self-styled prophet with thousands of followers , was charged with fatally shooting his wife outside her job at the Navy Federal Credit Union just two days before their fifth wedding anniversary Tuesday .
A spokesperson for the Orlando Police Department told the Orlando Sentinel that Sylvester Ofori , 35 , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and has more than 60,000 followers on social media , attacked his wife , Barbara Tommey , 27 , just before 9 a.m. near the front door of Navy Federal Credit Union on the 4600 block of Gardens Park Boulevard .
“ We are all devastated .
I have no words .
I ’ m just devastated , ” a representative of the church told The Christian Post on Thursday morning .
The representative said while their church has not been meeting for in-person services during the coronavirus pandemic , she “ didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trouble ” in their pastor ’ s marriage .
“ I ’ m at a loss for words right now .
I can ’ t even think about it , ” she said , remembering the pastor ’ s wife as “ a very beautiful person , inside and out.
” Floodgates of Heaven International Ministries in Orlando , Fl .
| Facebook/Floodgates of Heaven International Ministries The church official noted that she did not want to share additional details regarding the couple due to the ongoing police investigation .
In a court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Tommey ’ s killing was caught on surveillance video .
“ Video surveillance , which shows Mr. Ofori not only shoot his wife but then stand over her body and put additional rounds into her head , ” a prosecutor noted in court , according to NBC News affiliate WESH 2 .
Police Chief Orlando Rolon said at a press conference that based on the video footage “ you can tell that she ’ s trying to get inside .
Unfortunately , he shoots her outside of the establishment.
” The surveillance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ couple than their wedding video which the church posted on its Facebook page in 2016 , wishing them “ nothing but the very best ” and “ for God ’ s Love to continue to stay present and prevalent throughout ” their marriage .
It ’ s still unclear what led to Tommey ’ s murder but authorities told WESH 2 that the couple who wed in 2015 were going through a divorce .
Ofori was arrested in 2016 for resisting arrest after an officer responded to an argument between the two .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ also posted a cryptic message on Facebook about the “ extreme ” side of “ loving people.
” “ One thing ppl got ta understand about extremely kind , nice , loving people is that their other side is just as EXTREME , ” he wrote .
Detective Matthew Rogers told the Orlando Sentinel that the couple had been living separately for months but further details about their relationship are still being investigated .
“ The background story and previous dealings with them , be it through our calls for service should there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between them will be identified at a later time , ” Rogers said .
On its website , Floodgates of Heaven International Ministries describes Ofori , who was born in Accra , Ghana , as “ a powerful internationally known prophet of the Most High God.
” “ Prophet Ofori accepted God ’ s sovereign commission for his life at an early age .
He attributes his zeal for God to his parents who instilled the fear of the Lord in the hearts of all five of their children .
He and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and revival speakers , ” the church said , citing his extensive spiritual gifts .
“ Through the awesome power of the Lord working through him the sick are healed , the demon possessed are delivered , witchcraft schemes are exposed and nullified , the lame walk , the blind see , and the broken are made whole ; these are some of the many miracles that are repeatedly manifested throughout this ministry , ” the church said .
( source )

In a story reported on by the Christian Post, a “prophet” of a Florida church is facing prison after she shot his wife in the heat twice at work.
A Florida church is “devastated” after their pastor, who’s also a self-styled prophet with thousands of followers, was charged with fatally shooting his wife outside her job at the Navy Federal Credit Union just two days before their fifth wedding anniversary Tuesday.
A spokesperson for the Orlando Police Department told the Orlando Sentinel that Sylvester Ofori, 35, who leads the Floodgates of Heaven International Ministries and has more than 60,000 followers on social media, attacked his wife, Barbara Tommey, 27, just before 9 a.m. near the front door of Navy Federal Credit Union on the 4600 block of Gardens Park Boulevard.
“We are all devastated. I have no words. I’m just devastated,” a representative of the church told The Christian Post on Thursday morning.
The representative said while their church has not been meeting for in-person services during the coronavirus pandemic, she “didn’t see any signs there was trouble” in their pastor’s marriage.
“I’m at a loss for words right now. I can’t even think about it,” she said, remembering the pastor’s wife as “a very beautiful person, inside and out.”
Floodgates of Heaven International Ministries in Orlando, Fl. | Facebook/Floodgates of Heaven International Ministries
The church official noted that she did not want to share additional details regarding the couple due to the ongoing police investigation.
In a court appearance Wednesday, prosecutors told a judge that Tommey’s killing was caught on surveillance video.
“Video surveillance, which shows Mr. Ofori not only shoot his wife but then stand over her body and put additional rounds into her head,” a prosecutor noted in court, according to NBC News affiliate WESH 2.
Police Chief Orlando Rolon said at a press conference that based on the video footage “you can tell that she’s trying to get inside. Unfortunately, he shoots her outside of the establishment.”
The surveillance video presents a darker image of the couple than their wedding video which the church posted on its Facebook page in 2016, wishing them “nothing but the very best” and “for God’s Love to continue to stay present and prevalent throughout” their marriage.
It’s still unclear what led to Tommey’s murder but authorities told WESH 2 that the couple who wed in 2015 were going through a divorce. Ofori was arrested in 2016 for resisting arrest after an officer responded to an argument between the two.
A day before the shooting, Ofori also posted a cryptic message on Facebook about the “extreme” side of “loving people.”
“One thing ppl gotta understand about extremely kind, nice, loving people is that their other side is just as EXTREME,” he wrote.
Detective Matthew Rogers told the Orlando Sentinel that the couple had been living separately for months but further details about their relationship are still being investigated.
“The background story and previous dealings with them, be it through our calls for service should there have been any or any previous incidents between them will be identified at a later time,” Rogers said.
On its website, Floodgates of Heaven International Ministries describes Ofori, who was born in Accra, Ghana, as “a powerful internationally known prophet of the Most High God.”
“Prophet Ofori accepted God’s sovereign commission for his life at an early age. He attributes his zeal for God to his parents who instilled the fear of the Lord in the hearts of all five of their children. He and his three brothers are highly sought after crusade and revival speakers,” the church said, citing his extensive spiritual gifts.
“Through the awesome power of the Lord working through him the sick are healed, the demon possessed are delivered, witchcraft schemes are exposed and nullified, the lame walk, the blind see, and the broken are made whole; these are some of the many miracles that are repeatedly manifested throughout this ministry,” the church said. (source)


shoebat--2020-09-13--Election Year Generally Overlooks Mainline Protestant Churches

If one looks at the US , one can say that many of the founders were of Anglo stock and were either a variant of English Protestant Christian persuasions , sometimes known under the title of “ mainline Protestant ” , or a sort of agnosticism under an equally diverse list of names .
But whatever one was , the fact is that “ mainline Protestantism ” has been a fixture of American life since her formation .
However , as the AP News reports , in the recent election campaign , candidates passed over mainline Protestants in favor of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vivid : President Donald Trump brandishing a Bible outside an Episcopal church in Washington that had been boarded up amid racial injustice protests .
Episcopal leaders reacted with outrage at what they deemed a cynical photo-op .
“ He didn ’ t say a prayer .
… It was used as a matter of partisan politics , ” said Michael Curry , the denomination ’ s presiding bishop .
That flare-up was notable for another reason .
It ’ s one of the few times that a mainline Protestant denomination entered the national @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in political news about evangelicals and Catholics .
There ’ s been a steady stream of news about certain evangelical leaders — their close alliance with Trump , their occasional defiance of coronavirus-related restrictions on worship services .
Meanwhile , Trump ’ s Democratic rival , Joe Biden , is being assailed by some fellow Catholics , including bishops , for his support of abortion rights .
Rarely garnering national attention are the mainline Protestant denominations that dominated America ’ s political and civic leadership for much of its history , beginning in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Episcopal , United Methodist and Presbyterian ( U.S.A. ) churches , are now deeply engaged in campaigns against racism and voter suppression .
Yet they haven ’ t generated controversies this year as headline-grabbing as those involving evangelicals and Catholics .
“ Mainline Christians are often quieter in their public rhetoric , ” said Florida-based Bishop Kenneth Carter , former president of the United Methodists ’ Council of Bishops .
“ But my experience has been , in every city I ’ ve lived … that many mainline Christians do the heavy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as homelessness and food insecurity.
” Carter noted that the United Methodists , the largest mainline denomination with about 7 million U.S. members , is politically diverse .
Its members include Democrat Hillary Clinton , former presidential candidate , senator and secretary of state , and conservative Republican Jeff Sessions , a former senator and U.S. attorney general .
( source ) Mainline Protestantism has been in decline for a very long time , going back to the early 1990s , when the Presbytarian Church recognized that unless birthrates or conversions increased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of the church would disappear .
Three decades later and they are seemingly correct , as their denomination is in decline and now considered politically irrelevant so much that the current election ignores them .
Political parties seldom care about religion , God , faith , or anything else outside of the context in which it gives them power .
Catholics and Evangelicals , while inclining to Democrat and Republican parties respectively in a historical framework are also divided on many issues and a source of votes , and they have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so politicians look to use them .
But where is mainline Protestantism today ?
It is almost gone .
They have few children , they have no real power or numbers any more , and so no one cares about them .
Demographics- as blocs of influence -change over time , and if a bloc loses influence for whatever reason , political parties are not going to care about it .
It may seem to be cruel , but this is a reality .
We are seeing a major social change right now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Christianity at large will lose the current levels of influence that exist , and this is part of it , but rather , it is moreso a reminder of the power of gradual change , and that because something is one way right now is not a guarantee that it will continue to be so in the future .
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If one looks at the US, one can say that many of the founders were of Anglo stock and were either a variant of English Protestant Christian persuasions, sometimes known under the title of “mainline Protestant”, or a sort of agnosticism under an equally diverse list of names. But whatever one was, the fact is that “mainline Protestantism” has been a fixture of American life since her formation. However, as the AP News reports, in the recent election campaign, candidates passed over mainline Protestants in favor of Catholics and Evangelicals.
The images were vivid: President Donald Trump brandishing a Bible outside an Episcopal church in Washington that had been boarded up amid racial injustice protests. Episcopal leaders reacted with outrage at what they deemed a cynical photo-op. “He didn’t say a prayer. … It was used as a matter of partisan politics,” said Michael Curry, the denomination’s presiding bishop. That flare-up was notable for another reason. It’s one of the few times that a mainline Protestant denomination entered the national spotlight amid a volatile election year abounding in political news about evangelicals and Catholics. There’s been a steady stream of news about certain evangelical leaders — their close alliance with Trump, their occasional defiance of coronavirus-related restrictions on worship services. Meanwhile, Trump’s Democratic rival, Joe Biden, is being assailed by some fellow Catholics, including bishops, for his support of abortion rights. Rarely garnering national attention are the mainline Protestant denominations that dominated America’s political and civic leadership for much of its history, beginning in colonial times. These denominations, including the Episcopal, United Methodist and Presbyterian (U.S.A.) churches, are now deeply engaged in campaigns against racism and voter suppression. Yet they haven’t generated controversies this year as headline-grabbing as those involving evangelicals and Catholics. “Mainline Christians are often quieter in their public rhetoric,” said Florida-based Bishop Kenneth Carter, former president of the United Methodists’ Council of Bishops. “But my experience has been, in every city I’ve lived … that many mainline Christians do the heavy social lifting in their communities on issues such as homelessness and food insecurity.” Carter noted that the United Methodists, the largest mainline denomination with about 7 million U.S. members, is politically diverse. Its members include Democrat Hillary Clinton, former presidential candidate, senator and secretary of state, and conservative Republican Jeff Sessions, a former senator and U.S. attorney general. (source)
Mainline Protestantism has been in decline for a very long time, going back to the early 1990s, when the Presbytarian Church recognized that unless birthrates or conversions increased, there was a strong chance that a lot of the church would disappear. Three decades later and they are seemingly correct, as their denomination is in decline and now considered politically irrelevant so much that the current election ignores them.
Political parties seldom care about religion, God, faith, or anything else outside of the context in which it gives them power. Catholics and Evangelicals, while inclining to Democrat and Republican parties respectively in a historical framework are also divided on many issues and a source of votes, and they have a lot of people in them, so politicians look to use them.
But where is mainline Protestantism today? It is almost gone. They have few children, they have no real power or numbers any more, and so no one cares about them.
Demographics- as blocs of influence -change over time, and if a bloc loses influence for whatever reason, political parties are not going to care about it. It may seem to be cruel, but this is a reality. We are seeing a major social change right now, and it is true that Christians and Christianity at large will lose the current levels of influence that exist, and this is part of it, but rather, it is moreso a reminder of the power of gradual change, and that because something is one way right now is not a guarantee that it will continue to be so in the future.
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shoebat--2020-09-13--Anarcho-Queer And Loving Demons- The New Face Of The GOP

If the Democrats are the “ real deal ” , then then Republicans are the same thing , just a watered-down version of them .
This is an observation that many political observers have made throughout the years , and while it is certainly not an “ official ” position , it is based on clearly documented and consistent themes .
The Democrat Party in recent years has publicly shocked people for aligning with all sorts of odd political ideas , social theories , and beliefs that are clearly hateful to Christianity .
That said , it is interesting that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ County , New Hampshire is a self-identified anarchist , transsexual devil worshiper as Fox News reports on the matter .
A self-described “ transsexual Satanist anarchist ” has won the Republican nomination for the sheriff ’ s job in Cheshire County , N.H. — a victory she says proves “ the system is utterly and hopelessly broken.
” Aria DiMezzo , who ran with the campaign slogan “ F*** the Police ” and says she had expected to lose to a write-in candidate , won the nomination for Cheshire County sheriff on Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Inside Sources .
In a Friday blog post , DiMezzo said she opposes a system that allowed thousands of people to walk into a voting booth and vote “ despite knowing absolutely nothing about the person they were nominating to the most powerful law enforcement position in the county.
” “ I ’ m running for sheriff because I oppose that very system , and the sheriff has the most hands-on ability in Cheshire County to oppose that system , ” she said .
“ The system that let you down by allowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — be your sheriff candidate is the same system I ’ m attacking .
I ’ m sorry , and I know it hurts to hear , but that system is a lie.
” “ The entire thing is a lie .
It ’ s broken from beginning to end , and my existence as your sheriff candidate is merely how this reality was thrown azinto your face , ” she said .
Inside Sources reports that she will now campaign against popular incumbent Democrat Eli Rivera , who is seeking a fifth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Cheshire County GOP , congratulated DiMezzo for the victory and told Inside Sources she “ did very well with the primary and that was wonderful.
” However , Huston said DiMezzo never showed up to GOP meetings and events , despite being invited .
According to the outlet , DiMezzo comes from a group of libertarian activists that has produced candidates before .
DiMezzo hosts an internet radio show where she is referred to as a “ She-Male.
” ( source ) It is true this is a local election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and that a lot of people probably do not want such a person representing their district , but it is not this that matters so much as the principle that this person won and now is considered to be a serious political contender .
This also should not be considered extraordinary either .
Remember that I have said for years that 75 % + of the Millennials and Zoomers support sodomite marriage , and that when one considers popular support for sodomite behavior as a general concept , those numbers rise ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ general pattern for acceptance in that the < 25 % who do not support sodomite marriage would support sodomite behavior by about the same percentage ) to about 93 % .
These are not “ official ” numbers for that ( as I have looked hard and not been able to find a conclusive study noting this ) , but just as with expounding on the Pareto Ration ( the “ 80-20 ” rule applied to the “ 20 % ” , yielding a ratio of 4:16:80 ) , such would be consistent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real , and this is a demographic issue , for demographics are more than just skin color or language , as they constitute widely accepted political beliefs .
The average American ( and likely non-migrant ) demographic supports the LGBT , and because of the support it will affect social relations , laws , and government in the same way that based on the same concepts ( not per se the LGBT issue , but I speak of acceptance of ideas and philosophies in a given demographic bloc ) for why gun rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decline possibly to the point of banning firearms , since law always and without exception is meant to reflect the values , beliefs , and actions of a people .
It does not always work this way , since laws are human things for people in a world fallen by original sin , but this always is their concept .
The nature of politics is changing , and the fact that the Democrat Party has been reflecting very odd ideas is not strange at all , but it is because they are reflecting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans are just catching up to this , likely as a result in the natural and coming decline of their Boomer base .
This is a major reason why I note that Christians need not to focus on political activism- although that aspect must be maintained -and rather on fixing internal problems while maintains as long as it is feasibly possible the existing systems they have .
The culture war is over and Christians lost , that is the uncomfortable fact , and now we must deal with the consequences of that loss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to improve at some point , but for now , the matter should be considered done .
It is another reason to warn against putting one ’ s hope into political parties who are made of fallible me , are doomed to fail , and at the current time , are inclined to turn against one because the people that make up the adherents of the party have undergone a fundamental shift in their values and it is being made clear in who they select for and get elected as a candidate .
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If the Democrats are the “real deal”, then then Republicans are the same thing, just a watered-down version of them. This is an observation that many political observers have made throughout the years, and while it is certainly not an “official” position, it is based on clearly documented and consistent themes.
The Democrat Party in recent years has publicly shocked people for aligning with all sorts of odd political ideas, social theories, and beliefs that are clearly hateful to Christianity. That said, it is interesting that the GOP nominee for sheriff in Cheshire County, New Hampshire is a self-identified anarchist, transsexual devil worshiper as Fox News reports on the matter.
A self-described “transsexual Satanist anarchist” has won the Republican nomination for the sheriff’s job in Cheshire County, N.H. — a victory she says proves “the system is utterly and hopelessly broken.” Aria DiMezzo, who ran with the campaign slogan “F*** the Police” and says she had expected to lose to a write-in candidate, won the nomination for Cheshire County sheriff on Tuesday. The victory was first reported by Inside Sources. In a Friday blog post, DiMezzo said she opposes a system that allowed thousands of people to walk into a voting booth and vote “despite knowing absolutely nothing about the person they were nominating to the most powerful law enforcement position in the county.” “I’m running for sheriff because I oppose that very system, and the sheriff has the most hands-on ability in Cheshire County to oppose that system,” she said. “The system that let you down by allowing me — the freaking transsexual Satanist anarchist — be your sheriff candidate is the same system I’m attacking. I’m sorry, and I know it hurts to hear, but that system is a lie.” “The entire thing is a lie. It’s broken from beginning to end, and my existence as your sheriff candidate is merely how this reality was thrown azinto your face,” she said. Inside Sources reports that she will now campaign against popular incumbent Democrat Eli Rivera, who is seeking a fifth term. Marilyn Huston, the chair of the Cheshire County GOP, congratulated DiMezzo for the victory and told Inside Sources she “did very well with the primary and that was wonderful.” However, Huston said DiMezzo never showed up to GOP meetings and events, despite being invited. According to the outlet, DiMezzo comes from a group of libertarian activists that has produced candidates before. DiMezzo hosts an internet radio show where she is referred to as a “She-Male.” (source)
It is true this is a local election. It is true this is comparatively small, and that a lot of people probably do not want such a person representing their district, but it is not this that matters so much as the principle that this person won and now is considered to be a serious political contender.
This also should not be considered extraordinary either. Remember that I have said for years that 75%+ of the Millennials and Zoomers support sodomite marriage, and that when one considers popular support for sodomite behavior as a general concept, those numbers rise (based on my calculations following the same general pattern for acceptance in that the <25% who do not support sodomite marriage would support sodomite behavior by about the same percentage) to about 93%. These are not “official” numbers for that (as I have looked hard and not been able to find a conclusive study noting this), but just as with expounding on the Pareto Ration (the “80-20” rule applied to the “20%”, yielding a ratio of 4:16:80), such would be consistent.
Beliefs have consequences. Demographics as real, and this is a demographic issue, for demographics are more than just skin color or language, as they constitute widely accepted political beliefs. The average American (and likely non-migrant) demographic supports the LGBT, and because of the support it will affect social relations, laws, and government in the same way that based on the same concepts (not per se the LGBT issue, but I speak of acceptance of ideas and philosophies in a given demographic bloc) for why gun rights are in decline and will continue to decline possibly to the point of banning firearms, since law always and without exception is meant to reflect the values, beliefs, and actions of a people. It does not always work this way, since laws are human things for people in a world fallen by original sin, but this always is their concept.
The nature of politics is changing, and the fact that the Democrat Party has been reflecting very odd ideas is not strange at all, but it is because they are reflecting the changing trends in society. The Republicans are just catching up to this, likely as a result in the natural and coming decline of their Boomer base.
This is a major reason why I note that Christians need not to focus on political activism- although that aspect must be maintained -and rather on fixing internal problems while maintains as long as it is feasibly possible the existing systems they have. The culture war is over and Christians lost, that is the uncomfortable fact, and now we must deal with the consequences of that loss. There will come opportunities for things to improve at some point, but for now, the matter should be considered done. It is another reason to warn against putting one’s hope into political parties who are made of fallible me, are doomed to fail, and at the current time, are inclined to turn against one because the people that make up the adherents of the party have undergone a fundamental shift in their values and it is being made clear in who they select for and get elected as a candidate.
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shoebat--2020-09-13--San Francisco May Allow Sixteen-Year-Olds To Vote

Voting is one of those activities that draw the attention of the public because whether one believes in it as an efficacious tool of expressing political will or not , the vote is one way that binds all citizens to voluntary participation in the life of their nation .
Voting is traditionally a practice reserved for adults , but as NBC News reports , the trend-setting state of California and her city of San Francisco may make a change by allowing sixteen-year-olds to vote .
San Francisco residents will be casting ballots in November to determine not just who should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if the city should be allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in local elections .
A similar measure introduced in 2016 narrowly failed with 48 percent of the vote , but local activists and organizers are confident that it will pass this time .
“ I really think that Vote 16 will help youth of color in San Francisco establish the habit of voting at an earlier age , and really provide them with the support and the resources that they need to continue building on that habit as they grow older , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ old organizer for Vote 16 SF who fought to get the measure on the ballot .
If the proposition passes , San Francisco would become the first major American city to give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in municipal elections .
But the question remains : what would be improved by lowering the voting age by just two years ?
“ Research is clear on this , that voting is a habit .
And 16 is a better time than 18 to establish that habit , ” Brandon Klugman , Vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NBC News .
“ Our motivation here first and foremost is to make sure that we put new voters in a position to establish that habit in the first election they ’ re eligible for , and then to continue participating throughout their lives which is good for democracy on every level.
” While this debate is getting renewed attention , some cities have allowed people as young as 16 to vote in local elections for years — like Takoma Park , Maryland , where city officials say they ’ ve seen positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pointing to increased youth engagement and higher turnout .
“ I hear from a lot of people around the country who are interested , a lot of young people but also people who are not young , who are interested in adopting this in their communities , ” said Jessie Carpenter , a Takoma Park city clerk .
At the federal level , lowering the voting age has not picked up the same traction , but the initiative does have some bipartisan support in the halls of Congress .
Congresswoman Grace Meng , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issue and introduced a constitutional amendment in 2018 to lower the voting age nationwide to 16 .
“ I ’ m always inspired by our nation ’ s youth who have demonstrated wisdom , maturity and passion on issues like social justice , gun control , and climate change , ” Meng said in a statement .
“ They are the leaders of our future and the decisions we make impact their lives every day .
To capture their views and experiences , we must lower the voting age to 16 in all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can say many things about this , whether or not it is good or bad , and if it should be done on the basis of participating in government .
Some might say that it should be permitted because up until the early 20th century , the general age of adulthood was considered about fifteen to sixteen , and it was only firmly set at the age of eighteen because of fighting with the Progressive movement , which in addition to its many other positions ( such as the Constitutional ban on alcoholic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it said that a man should be twenty to twenty-one years of age before being considered an adult .
Eighteen was seen as a “ compromise ” between the two , as the age of twenty-one for drinking only reflects the Progressivist intellectual leftovers in law as much as the Census Bureau ’ s instruction that a teenager of fifteen can speak to the Bureau as an adult is likewise from the nineteenth century .
But history aside , and I can not definitively prove this from the story , simply because there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seems that the reason for doing this is not because of voting , but the advancement of pederasty .
The logic is simple .
If a sixteen-year-old can vote , he is an adult .
If he is an adult , he can do other adult things .
Thus when a person has relations with somebody who is sixteen , it is under the law not pederasty , but legal .
Likewise , it also lowers the age window for permission in relations .
What I mean by this is , in most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under age ” and has relations with a person of “ legal age ” , there is a gap considered to be a legal gray area where it is not necessarily a criminal offense .
For example , a sixteen-year-old might have relations with a nineteen-year-old ( something not uncommon ) , and in most states ( since the average seems to be about three years ) as long as the age is within a set range of years under law , the legal culpability is generally reduced .
If sixteen becomes an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ principle ( which is about ten years in California ) , then it may go as low as thirteen to fourteen ( meaning up to twenty three and twenty four would be permitted ) .
The matter of this is not about voting , but a concern of a matter unrelated to voting that could have an “ unintended consequence ” - which also seems to be a major way of passing socially unpopular ideas in the USA -the legalization of a lower age of consent .
It will be important to follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lobby in California ( and other states also ) that wants to legalize pederasty does and what they may or may not have to say about this law , for even if the two are not related or connected in any way , sometimes the best of intentions truly do have highly unintended or unpredictable consequences .
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Voting is one of those activities that draw the attention of the public because whether one believes in it as an efficacious tool of expressing political will or not, the vote is one way that binds all citizens to voluntary participation in the life of their nation. Voting is traditionally a practice reserved for adults, but as NBC News reports, the trend-setting state of California and her city of San Francisco may make a change by allowing sixteen-year-olds to vote.
San Francisco residents will be casting ballots in November to determine not just who should be in the White House, but if the city should be allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in local elections. A similar measure introduced in 2016 narrowly failed with 48 percent of the vote, but local activists and organizers are confident that it will pass this time. “I really think that Vote 16 will help youth of color in San Francisco establish the habit of voting at an earlier age, and really provide them with the support and the resources that they need to continue building on that habit as they grow older,” said Crystal Chan, an 18-year old organizer for Vote 16 SF who fought to get the measure on the ballot. If the proposition passes, San Francisco would become the first major American city to give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in municipal elections. But the question remains: what would be improved by lowering the voting age by just two years? “Research is clear on this, that voting is a habit. And 16 is a better time than 18 to establish that habit,” Brandon Klugman, Vote 16’s campaign manager, told NBC News. “Our motivation here first and foremost is to make sure that we put new voters in a position to establish that habit in the first election they’re eligible for, and then to continue participating throughout their lives which is good for democracy on every level.” While this debate is getting renewed attention, some cities have allowed people as young as 16 to vote in local elections for years — like Takoma Park, Maryland, where city officials say they’ve seen positive results since its implementation in 2013, pointing to increased youth engagement and higher turnout. “I hear from a lot of people around the country who are interested, a lot of young people but also people who are not young, who are interested in adopting this in their communities,” said Jessie Carpenter, a Takoma Park city clerk. At the federal level, lowering the voting age has not picked up the same traction, but the initiative does have some bipartisan support in the halls of Congress. Congresswoman Grace Meng, D-NY, has long advocated for the issue and introduced a constitutional amendment in 2018 to lower the voting age nationwide to 16. “I’m always inspired by our nation’s youth who have demonstrated wisdom, maturity and passion on issues like social justice, gun control, and climate change,” Meng said in a statement. “They are the leaders of our future and the decisions we make impact their lives every day. To capture their views and experiences, we must lower the voting age to 16 in all elections.” (source)
Now one can say many things about this, whether or not it is good or bad, and if it should be done on the basis of participating in government. Some might say that it should be permitted because up until the early 20th century, the general age of adulthood was considered about fifteen to sixteen, and it was only firmly set at the age of eighteen because of fighting with the Progressive movement, which in addition to its many other positions (such as the Constitutional ban on alcoholic beverages that was later reversed), it said that a man should be twenty to twenty-one years of age before being considered an adult. Eighteen was seen as a “compromise” between the two, as the age of twenty-one for drinking only reflects the Progressivist intellectual leftovers in law as much as the Census Bureau’s instruction that a teenager of fifteen can speak to the Bureau as an adult is likewise from the nineteenth century.
But history aside, and I cannot definitively prove this from the story, simply because there is not enough direct evidence, it seems that the reason for doing this is not because of voting, but the advancement of pederasty.
The logic is simple. If a sixteen-year-old can vote, he is an adult. If he is an adult, he can do other adult things. Thus when a person has relations with somebody who is sixteen, it is under the law not pederasty, but legal. Likewise, it also lowers the age window for permission in relations.
What I mean by this is, in most states, if a person is “under age” and has relations with a person of “legal age”, there is a gap considered to be a legal gray area where it is not necessarily a criminal offense. For example, a sixteen-year-old might have relations with a nineteen-year-old (something not uncommon), and in most states (since the average seems to be about three years) as long as the age is within a set range of years under law, the legal culpability is generally reduced.
If sixteen becomes an accepted normal, then applying the window principle (which is about ten years in California), then it may go as low as thirteen to fourteen (meaning up to twenty three and twenty four would be permitted).
The matter of this is not about voting, but a concern of a matter unrelated to voting that could have an “unintended consequence”- which also seems to be a major way of passing socially unpopular ideas in the USA -the legalization of a lower age of consent.
It will be important to follow, in conjunction with this, what the lobby in California (and other states also) that wants to legalize pederasty does and what they may or may not have to say about this law, for even if the two are not related or connected in any way, sometimes the best of intentions truly do have highly unintended or unpredictable consequences.
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shoebat--2020-09-14--Japan’s Plan To Have The Capability To Strike China, Explained

Japan continues to pursue its goal to becoming a major military power independent of US hegemony :

Pakistani Government Signs Law That Would Put People In Prison For Life For "Blaspheming" Muhammad The government of Pakistan just signed a law that could...