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@triggerpod @tedcruz @mehdirhasan Shout out to the people that don't care what either of these guys have to say

In the modern media space, people only talk and listen to people they agree with. No show in the world would interview both @tedcruz and @mehdirhasan on the same day, in long form, and challenge them respectfully while also letting them set their case out. That's what TRIGGERnometry is for. Both episodes coming soon.

@bibeIradikaI Its also possible that Protestantism was just the first step to either Atheism like we see in Europe or the worst theologically Christian sects like Reformed or Evangelical

"The doctrine of the Church of Rome is wicked and dangerous (...) their ceremonies—most of them—plain downright idolatry." - Queen Anne of Great Britain There was a time when Anglicans were serious people!

@SahilBloom This is closer to my Saturday than that other guys post. Idk why people brag about being a loser on X

Actual Saturday in the life of this mid-30s guy in the suburbs: 4:30am - wake up 5am - 12 mile run 6:30am - lift 8am - cook breakfast for family 9-5pm - activities w/ family 5pm - cook dinner for family 6pm - sauna 6:30pm - movie w/ family 8pm - sleep Wouldn’t change a thing.

@iacobus_p @majoriansmusing This is perfection. The American Diner. Theres nothing better. Its the only thing that will ever unify us

You need to be America-maxxing

@elonmusk Go to Confession. Be forgiven. Move along

Reinforcing negative neural pathways via therapy or introspection is a recipe for misery. Don’t cut a rut in the road.

@AuronMacintyre Why is that woman wearing a tie?

Conservatives simply can’t take politics seriously, they think it’s a debating society while liberals understand it’s the exercise of power Even as the left plans mass arrests we’re conducting an internal witchhunt, shooting each other before they can put us against the wall

@KatrineLatrine @breeadail Plenty of Catholics do something similar to this. Im one of them

@breeadail I looked into the Orthodox church's lent fasting and its wayyyyyyy harder, no meat, fish, dairy, wine and oil for all of lent with exceptions on some weekends and feast days

I made a delicious breakfast sandwich—bacon, egg and cheese, this morning. Sat down, big mug of coffee in hand…ready to start the morning! It’s Friday. Oatmeal it is.

@UziCryptoo @grok is this data true?

The latest 401k data was released Here is the median balance by age: 18-24: $2k 25-34: $16k 35-44: $40k 45-54: $68k 55-64: $96k Over 65: $95k Saddest thing you’ll see all day 😔

@CatholicArena This is a cleansing, a purification if you will. I believe this will lead to a more faithful and Orthodox Church

GERMANY 🇩🇪 The Catholic Church lost a further HALF A MILLION members in 2025, according to latest stats from the German Bishops Office

@THEORTHOCHAT @usykaa Saw a couple guys at confession doing this last night. At a Catholic Church

Oleksandr Usyk bowing to the ground in prayer.. In Eastern Orthodox Christianity, this is known as a prostration, a sign of surrender, repentance, spiritual discipline and total submission to God. @usykaa does this before and after every training session…☦️☦️☦️

@Rothmus Purple

@christopherrufo L take

I read the first hundred pages of The Road last year, and read the first hundred pages of Blood Meridian this year, and in both instances, gave up, because the books never clicked. Lyrical writing, but the characters are reduced to way down Maslow's hierarchy, and the tone is so relentlessly bleak, with almost no humanity breaking through, it was difficult to feel anything besides the flint clicking against the cold steel in the overwhelming darkness. I know many of you love it, but to me, it's overwrought, overstylized, and overhyped.

@kristenrudd Hang on tight!

About to start Blood Meridian for the first time. Give me all your best advice.

@Joseph_Spurgeon Catholic here. I have never spent one second even pretending to care about what Protestants think or do

Roman Catholics never seem to understand the doctrine of sola scriptura. Sola scriptura is not the belief that Holy Scripture is the only authority, nor that an individual can infallibly interpret the Scriptures. Rather, it is the doctrine that Holy Scripture is the only infallible authority and therefore has supreme authority over the church. It is not the only authority. The church has real authority, along with other forms of authority in the Christian life. Those who hold to sola scriptura also maintain that Scripture is to be understood within the life of the church. It was given to the church. It guards and defines the boundaries of the church. It shapes the life of the church. The church receives it, interprets it, and works through it, not as a single infallible institution, but as a body that is accountable to the Word. A central problem in Roman Catholic argumentation is their equivocation on the word infallible. They blur the distinction between infallible and inerrant, and then build an entire doctrine on that confusion. Infallible means unable to err by nature. It is not merely that something happens to be correct in a given instance. It means it cannot be wrong. Holy Scripture is infallible because it is the very Word of God. God cannot err, and therefore His Word cannot err. Everything Scripture says carries full authority because it is true without any possibility of error. Human beings, however, can make inerrant statements without being infallible. “Jesus Christ is the Messiah” is an inerrant statement. “My name is Joseph Spurgeon” is an inerrant statement. Even something like the table of contents of Scripture can be correct. The church can recognize the canon without error. But none of that makes the church infallible. It simply means that, at times, it has spoken truly. Infallibility is not something that comes and goes. It is not something that appears in rare moments and then disappears. If a person or institution is infallible, that is a property of what they are, not a temporary condition they enter into under certain circumstances. That is exactly where the Roman doctrine of papal infallibility breaks down. It claims the Pope is infallible only in specific moments, under carefully defined conditions. That is not infallibility. That is a redefinition of the term to protect a doctrine that cannot stand on its own. And historically, this was not some universally held belief quietly passed down from the apostles. In the Middle Ages, the Franciscans, particularly in their disputes over poverty, began pressing arguments that would effectively bind the Pope to prior authoritative statements. They were attempting to lock in earlier papal rulings so that a later pope could not overturn them. In response, Pope John XXII rejected those claims outright. He saw exactly what was happening. To grant that kind of infallibility would place the pope in submission to prior declarations in a way that undermined his own authority. He resisted it, and the idea was not accepted as settled doctrine at the time. Only much later, under very different pressures, was papal infallibility formally defined at the First Vatican Council in 1870. It was not the clear, consistent teaching of the church through the ages. It was a deformation, argued for, resisted, and finally imposed. Sola scriptura cuts through all of this confusion. It locates infallibility where it actually belongs, in the Word of God. Scripture alone cannot err. Scripture alone carries absolute authority. The church has real authority, but it is always a derived and accountable authority. It can speak truly, but it is never incapable of error. Everything must be judged by the Word of God, because only the Word of God is infallible.

@DavidAn1611 @Robkearney1981 @ryanburge You'd have to define "knowing the Bible well" because knowing how to recite parts of scripture and actually understanding it are 2 completely different things. Ive read the bible. It makes very little sense to me. Im humble enough to admit it but via the Church im able to live it

@BasedTunaCan @Robkearney1981 @ryanburge How come Catholics don't know their Bibles very well when I talk to them. Even guys like Michael Knowles who seems serious about being a Catholic doesn't really know It well

58% of evangelicals and Black Protestants say that the Bible is "extremely important" in their life. It's 48% of Latter-day Saints. Less than 20% of mainline Protestants and Catholics say that they Bible is extremely important to them.

@bobdylanlover63 I didnt know Protestants existed until I was in my 20s

Growing up in this region will really destroy your perscriptions on the demographic break down of the country. I thought that may be a quarter of the United States was Jewish untill I was maybe 29 years old.

@Roach_VDB @ryanburge It isnt that its good. The question doesnt work for Catholics because the Bible is so intertwined with the Mass and Catholic life that when asked if the Bible (physical book on a shelf) is important the person may say no even though they ultimately read scripture every week

@ryanburge I can't wait for the trads to explain how this is actually a good thing

@Robkearney1981 @ryanburge If you go to Mass everyday you essentially read the Bible every 3 years. Ive never understood this argument

@ryanburge Most Catholics really don't think reading the Bible is very important. We have the Church to tell us what to believe about religion so the idea of reading a book for it doesn't really make much sense.

@DrCarlMortner @NormanLeedsPhD @DrCalumMiller I assume the person means Poland and eastern Europe but I dont believe its the majority

@NormanLeedsPhD @DrCalumMiller Catholic migrants from where?

While the Church of England is disappearing into oblivion, the Catholic Church in England is bursting at the seams. One key reason is the clarity and zeal on fundamental moral issues that the Catholic bishops show. If the CoE wants to survive, a good signal would be the bishops all turning up to oppose ABORTION UP TO BIRTH in Parliament on Wednesday. See below for all the bishops' X handles - please tweet at them asking them to confirm their attendance and vote on Wednesday! Please RT this post and the one below!

@EthanBenard Keep it up!

220lbs lost so far, and I’m still this fat. Think of this as a "Before vs During", not a "Before vs After." Read: Zooming out and looking all the way back on where I started from.... Helps SO MUCH. I have spent a LOT of time and effort trying improve my mind and my overall mental health recently. (Journaling, Therapy, Counseling, you name it.) Honestly, it is kind of frustrating to look back on how many times I've allowed my frustrations with small setbacks actually set me back FURTHR than they should have. This past few weeks for example, by not reacting in a crazy way to that bad weekend that I had, I actually conquered the urge to fast or jump to the extremes to get the scale back down. But in doing that, I showcased a much higher weigh-in, and then allowed the criticism from sharing that bring me down in a whole different way. I was very blessed to be able to speak with some friends at the expo last week, and they helped me realize that I need to focus more on how far l've come, and WHY I'm trying to reach the goals I've set for myself; instead of focusing on the small frustrations of the present, and allowing that to throw me off track the way I did. My friend said it in the most helpful way I've heard it; when we look back on this past month, it's just going to look like a blip. Since I'm able to get control of these frustrations and keep moving forward, a month from now, l'll be even lower than the new low that I set for myself in February. SO MUCH of this journey has been mental hurdles more than anything for me lately, and I'm incredibly grateful to have the people in my life that can really help pull me through times like this.