Slappy Jones II

My take on the current discourse about the Christian man with the formerly “promiscuous” wife is that many of the comments towards the man and his wife have been uncharitable, cruel, and certainly un-Christian, but also that Christians these days often tend to be far too eager to tell the entire world about their past sins, which in most cases shows a lack of discretion and a certain lack of the sort of shame one should feel even for repented sins. Also, as a parent, I strongly believe that you generally should avoid telling your kids about your own wayward youth, because the kids will take such stories as an indication that they too can go off and have fun sinning and things will turn out okay, just as they did for you. Also you undermine your own moral authority when you instruct your children not to do the very things you have admitted to having done yourself. Finally, the man’s line about how his wife “is more pure than most virgins” is prideful and shows a kind of competitiveness and vanity that should simply not ever appear in any Prodigal Son style testimony. Imagine if the Prodigal Son had returned and announced himself not only repentant but “more pure” than the brother who stayed? It would kind of destroy the point of the story. So in summary I basically disagree with everyone on this.

Congratulations to Kansas City Royals and Team USA star @BwittJr on receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation and gratitude to @FrZackTOR for administering it, Baseball and Easter are metaphysically intertwined

@btcbourne @LibertyMugs Thanks for listening…and for the recommendation!

@Slappy_Jones_2 @LibertyMugs thanks for the shoutout! You guys are right that Get On Beef is the natural progression from Get On Zero. Grateful to be able to benefit from your example every week. Looking forward to the next 500 and beyond! God bless you and your families.

Every war is WW2 Every leader is Hitler It’s always 1936 Anyone with questions is always Chamberlain

When people try to frame the war with Iran as some kind of righteous holy war against an evil regime, I'm reminded of the fact that it's Western countries who practice child sacrifice... not Iran.

Your Excellency, I am seeking clarity, because what is being implied here is deeply concerning for Christians. Under the IHRA definition, denying the Jewish people a right to self-determination, even stating that the modern State of Israel is a historical and political movement rather than a divine mandate, is now called antisemitism. It also includes this example: “Using the symbols and images associated with classic antisemitism (e.g., claims of Jews killing Jesus or blood libel) to characterize Israel or Israelis.” Under this framework, if a people’s right to self-determination is perceived to be threatened, does that mean they are justified in using unlimited force, even against the innocent, in the name of preserving it? Because the Church is clear that no nation has the right to do evil. Self-defense has moral limits, and the deliberate killing of the innocent is never justified. And what about the Palestinians right to self-determination or right to exist? Do they not possess that same God-given dignity? If one people’s claim to self-determination is elevated to the point where it overrides moral law or denies the rights of another people, then we are no longer talking about justice, but a dangerous double standard. This is not a minor matter. It touches the very heart of the Gospel. As Catholics, we are not bound to believe that the events of 1948 constitute the fulfillment of biblical prophecy. You agreed with me on this church teaching. Christ Himself is the fulfillment of the promises, and His Kingdom is not of this world. No modern state, including Israel, is exempt from moral judgment. I am being called an antisemite for stating this truth. The Church’s just war doctrine is clear that war must meet strict conditions, and the intentional killing of the innocent is never permitted. When innocent lives are being killed whether in Gaza, Lebanon, or Iran, Catholics have a duty to speak, because this is not only a political issue, but a moral one. We cannot be afraid to criticize the Israeli government at the fear of being name called. Sacred Scripture speaks boldly about the Passion of Our Lord: “For you suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews, who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets…” (1 Thessalonians 2:14–15). The Church clearly teaches that this does not assign collective guilt to all Jews in every time and place. Such an interpretation is false and must be rejected. But neither can the Word of God be set aside, softened, or treated as though it were hate speech. Would Pope Innocent III be called an antisemite today? What about Augustine, Ambrose, Jerome, Gregory the Great, Basil the Great, Athanasius, Gregory Nazianzus, and John Chrysostom? Would they now be labeled as such for the truth they received? I respectfully ask you, are Christians now expected to deny Sacred Scripture, or hesitate to proclaim the Passion of Christ, and remain silent to comply with a modern political definition? Because that is exactly what this now appears to demand. The witnesses at the hearing you missed claimed that anti-Zionism is hatred of Jews. Do you agree with that? Because if rejecting Zionism, whether as a political ideology or a theological claim, is now called hatred of a people, then we have crossed a grave line. This is no longer simply about condemning hatred. It becomes a question of whether Catholics are free to hold and profess what the Church teaches. I was not removed because I hijacked the hearing. I was removed because I dared to speak truth to power. Catholics must remain free to proclaim that Christ is the fulfillment of all promises, that His Kingdom is not of this world, and that no modern state carries a divine mandate in the way some claim. As a successor to the Apostles, it is important that you provide clarity. I’d appreciate you taking this from here, I really would love to go back to cooking, planting, and being a mother, and a wife.

When I was a kid, being out in public in your pajamas meant your house was on fire.

Potentially a hot take, but Afroman's victory against police corruption is more inspiring than any PoC or Minority story pushed on us by Hollywood in the last 6+ years.

I’ve known my friend @ThomasEWoods for over two decades. We’ve had strong disagreements, but he has never once made it personal or behaved dishonorably. His decency, learning, and loyalty to his country massively outmatch those of loudmouthed hacks and opportunists like Levin.

NOW - Netanyahu: "Jesus Christ has no advantage over Genghis Khan. Because if you are strong enough, ruthless enough, powerful enough, evil will overcome good."

@btcbourne @LibertyMugs I wish I disagreed with this and could say you’re overreacting.

@Slappy_Jones_2 @LibertyMugs I have my 📝 ready. (Truthfully, sadly, I’m only half joking here.)

My trad Catholic frontiersmen @Slappy_Jones_2 and @LibertyMugs need to start a new podcast series:

We need a separation of heresy and state

Please speak up @BishopBarron @CardinalDolan @ArchCordileone your courage is needed. Thank you Tim and @JendersII for your courage to defend me and the Catholic church’s teaching.

BREAKING : Italian 🇮🇹 Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has given shock to US & Israel "Italy will withdraw the army from US led adventure in Middle East and will not participate in the war against Iran" 🔥 Leaders with spine and courage are standing for humanity. Mad Respect 🫡

The young school children we bombed in Iran would of loved this video

When the left says we can’t have religion involved in politics, they really just mean Christianity.

The trivialization and gamification of war is grotesque. If humanity has much history left, this one social media post will be an incredibly valuable artifact for understanding our times. It is revealing on so many levels, not just about our government, but us as a people.

Whatever your feelings on events in the Middle East If it was your children lining those graves, the Babylon Bee wouldn't hesitate to joke about it and minimise it, just as they did when three Christians were killed at Holy Family Church last summer and they accused the Catholic community there of being Hamas supporters The pope, however, would undoubtedly mourn and pray for your family

He explicitly says that he's "with Israel" over "isolationist" Americans. In a sane society that kind of statement would be the end of his political career. You shouldn't be pledging your undying loyalty to any foreign country at all, period, much less explicitly placing your loyalty to it over your loyalty to the constituents you were elected to serve.

This proposed guiding synodal document, if implemented, introduces ambiguities that could erode the distinct sacramental identity of the priesthood, weaken hierarchical authority in formation, and align priestly training more closely with contemporary sociological trends than with the Church’s tradition.