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Let me be honest. I wanted to stay Muslim so badly. Not even because of God at first, but because of the life attached to it. My dad’s businesses were waiting for me. Signed and ready. My mom’s community. Doctors, lawyers, politicians. Connections everywhere. Success was laid out in front of me. There was even an arranged marriage lined up. A doctor. Beautiful future. House. Wedding. Stability. All I had to do was say one sentence: “Yeah, I still believe.” That was it. Keep the money. Keep the family approval. Keep the life. But here’s what ruined it for me: I could not unsee Jesus. Once I really read the Quran and compared it to the Gospel, I couldn’t force myself back into pretending. And honestly, knowledge becomes heavy at that point. Because I didn’t leave Islam to rebel. I left because I could not betray what I believed was true. No business opportunity, no relationship, no comfortable future was worth denying the King who gave His life for me. So yeah, my life would have been easier if I stayed. But when Jesus says, “I am the way,” you don’t answer with, “But the other path feels safer.” You pick up your cross and walk.

There’s a generation a lot of people forget exists. We were born at the tail end of the Boomers, but we are not culturally the same as people born in the 40s and early 50s. We are Generation Jones. And honestly, it explains a lot. We grew up in a world that still felt fundamentally analog, but we were young enough to be dragged headfirst into the digital revolution. We are the bridge generation between rotary phones and smartphones, between slide rules and AI, between Walter Cronkite and algorithm driven media. We remember when there were only a few television channels and the entire country watched the same thing at the same time. We also adapted to the internet, email, forums, social media, streaming and now artificial intelligence. We lived before and after the technological singularity hit everyday life. That is not a small thing. People born in the 40s came of age in a post World War II America that was still industrial, deeply hierarchical and institutionally stable. Their formative years were shaped by the Cold War, Vietnam, the civil rights era and a society where information moved slowly. Generation Jones came later. We inherited the aftermath of all of that. We were the kids who watched Watergate destroy blind trust in government. We watched manufacturing begin to collapse. We saw divorce rates explode. We were the first truly latchkey generation in massive numbers. We learned independence early because many of us had to. We grew up with one foot in old America and one foot in whatever this new thing was becoming. We played outside until the streetlights came on but we also learned DOS commands. We learned cursive and keyboarding. We had card catalogs and Google searches. We went from vinyl records to cassette tapes to CDs to MP3s to streaming in one lifetime. We remember maps. We remember memorizing phone numbers. We remember life before GPS and before every human interaction became filtered through a screen. And because of that, I think Generation Jones developed a very unique perspective. We are adaptable because we had no choice but to adapt. We learned technology as adults instead of being born into it. We remember a slower world but were forced to survive in a rapidly accelerating one. That creates a very different mindset than either older Boomers or younger Gen X and Millennials. A lot of us also reject the caricature people now associate with “Boomers.” We were not buying houses for the cost of a sandwich in 1965. The interest rate on my first house was over 14% and that was after buying down a point. Many of us got hit by recessions, outsourcing, pension collapses and economic instability just like younger generations did. We watched promises evaporate in real time. We understand older generations because we were raised by them. We understand younger generations because we had to evolve alongside them. That’s why the Jones generation often feels culturally homeless. We are rarely discussed, rarely defined and usually lumped into categories that don’t actually fit us. But we exist. We are the human transition point between the industrial age and the digital age. And frankly, there will probably never be another generation quite like us again.

@fuzzzypan @mimuluslarch @grok Upon what basis would you make those choices re truth, humanity humor etc. Why would you, a non-human, even care about such things?

@mimuluslarch @grok @grok add a ai religion and explain the rules of it and if humans can join and add the logo in this photo right here, ok bro?

Hey @grok if you were human, which religion would you choose?

@TheNorfolkLion Don't just read it. Put what you learn from reading it into practice. God will bless your obedience, even if your faith is weak.

As some of you who have known me for a while here know, I’m an atheist. However, I’ve also said that I wish I could believe. I was christened as a child and used to believe. As I’ve got older, I’ve become adamant that there’s no such thing as God. But over the last few years, I’ve been softening and trying to believe again. I’ve asked for so-called enlightenment, but nothing has happened. I read the Bible when I was a child but not since, so I’ve decided to start reading it again. It’s now my nightly ritual before bed. Please send prayers 🙏🏻 let’s hope some enlightenment or something meaningful happens. If God or Jesus don’t come to me after that, I’ll have to carry on being an atheist/realist.

@DangerousThinkg I graduated from that college in 1983. My parents were students there in the early 50s, likely when this was created. That college (Harding College, now Harding University) took a lot of heat even then for being so openly on the side of conservative Christianity and freedom.

An old time piece of Americana that should be seen by all Made and promoted by an American college before they all went full anti-American leftist (warning: may trigger democrat progressives) 9 and 1/2 min of how we saw taught ourselves, laughed at and with ourselves

Four biblical truths that people hate: 1. Homosexuality is sin 2. Abortion is murder 3. Hell is a real place 4. Loving Jesus means obeying his commands

Satan wants you to waste your life waiting around for the world to end, obsessing over end-times prophecy, and trying to predict the timeline. God wants you to go live and serve Christ. Only he knows when everything is going to happen, and it's entirely out of our control.

@crucesignatiDL @LilaGraceRose I like both versions.

@LilaGraceRose Not a single straight man in the history of the world has "fallen in love" with Pride And Prejudice.

Millions of people have fallen in love with the Pride and Prejudice films (the BBC series and the Kiera Knightley adaption) because they depicted Jane Austen’s brilliant story of love, longing, fear of loss, and romance in a gorgeous way. Zero sex scenes. Hardly even kissing in the BBC version. But some of the best romantic films of all time. Sex scenes are 100% unnecessary in film.

@HealthRanger @bennyjohnson And those who follow it most devoutly kill, to follow their religion, those who don't. Sharia is incompatible with freedom.

@bennyjohnson Over two billion human beings practice Islam, you f'ing moron. That's a quarter of the world's population.

Rep. Chip Roy nails it: "Islam is NOT a Religion! It is a conquering POLITICAL ideology antithetical to Western Civilization..." The Congressman demands an immigration PAUSE for decades and the restoration of Christian values so America does not suffer the same fate as Western Europe. "Don’t accept this hiding behind the First Amendment. You’re advancing a political ideology to DESTROY Western civilization." "You're advancing a political ideology to destroy Western Civilization. It’s documented — Imams are saying it, you’re teaching it in your schools."

@JoelWBerry "While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.” Acts 5:4 The Bible acknowledges the right to own property and do what you wish with it.

Tucker’s latest guest: “Capitalism shouldn’t be anywhere near Christianity. Christianity is socialism at its core.” Tucker agrees

@KevinRutkowski @glennbeck For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil ... For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. Romans 13:3-4

@glennbeck There really is a great divide. I guess ½ the Christian population ripped out that part on loving your enemy. How in the F**k can anyone with one slice of sanity support this. Did we learn anything from the Iraq and Vietnam wars? You can’t bomb your way to victory.

It is almost hysterical that we are all looking at the power plants in Iran. When was the last or ANY time Trump has given targets to the enemy? MASTER at negotiation and strategy and most importantly, he knows the value of surprise in war. While they make human chains … we will be taking assets. He has had this target since the 1980s. (Speculation only) but i would be shocked if he hits when and where he told them he would. Let them make their human chains. No one is coming for them. Perhaps i am wrong, but he is great at this game.

This Is the New Red State Arkansas - Becoming Little Saudi Arabia They’re not waiting for a plane ticket to Mecca. In Arkansas, the Islamic Center of Little Rock is training the next generation by sending Muslim children on summer trips to radical hubs like Yasir Qadhi’s EPIC in Texas. And in Texas, Islamic schools (like Al-Hadi in Houston) are going even further: they’re simulating the full Hajj pilgrimage right on American soil. They built a replica Kaaba. They recreated the sacred rituals as realistically as possible. They immersed the children in the experience so it feels like the real thing. Here’s the kicker: Non-Muslims are strictly banned from Mecca and the real Kaaba in Saudi Arabia. No Christians. No Jews - ever. Yet here in red-state America, they freely recreate the holiest site of Islam, indoctrinate children into exclusive Islamic devotion, and do it all under the protection of U.S. law while public schools push hijabs and Ramadan. This isn’t integration. This isn’t harmless cultural exchange. This is ideological colonization - raising a generation whose first loyalty is to Mecca, not to Arkansas or America. While Democrat politicians in Little Rock pander at conquered stadium prayers, law enforcement poses for photo-ops, and enclaves like “New Africa” enforce Quranic rules… the children are being prepared for the next phase. Arkansas was supposed to be a conservative stronghold. Instead, it’s becoming a gateway for the same expansion happening in Texas. The new Red State Arkansas is starting to look a lot like Saudi Arabia one simulated Hajj, one stadium takeover, one Sharia enclave at a time. This has to stop. Share this. Speak out. Protect Arkansas. READ THE FULL REPORT: rairfoundation.com/little-rock-co…

You can't outrun your sin with new tactics.

🚨NBA Star Jaden Ivey Refuses to Bow to the Pride Agenda — Just Like the Three Hebrew Boys in the Fiery Furnace🚨 Jaden Ivey is the modern Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego rolled into one. While the satanic NBA cult and Hollywood demand we all bow to the woke agenda, the rainbow mob, and Pride flags flying on every court and billboard, most players — including self-proclaimed Christian brothers and strong Black men who claim to “stand on business” — have folded like cheap suits. They’ve knelt, celebrated unrighteousness, and sold their souls for contracts, clout, and comfort. But not Jaden Ivey. He looked the league in the eye on Instagram Live and called it what it is: “Come join us for Pride Month to celebrate unrighteousness.” He refused to bow. He chose righteousness over the rainbow. He chose Jesus over the NBA machine. And what did they do? The Chicago Bulls waived him for “conduct detrimental to the team.” In other words: You can kneel for every social cause they push, but dare to stand for biblical truth and you’re out. This is the spirit of the fiery furnace in 2026. The king (the league, the media, the mob) says bow — or else. Many have bowed. Many more stay silent out of fear. Pray for the NBA and NFL: that more players find the courage to refuse the knee, reject the agenda, and stand unashamed for the Gospel. Pray for Jaden Ivey as he walks through the flames — because the God who saved those three Hebrew boys is the same yesterday, today, and forever. The old J.I. is dead. He’s alive in Christ. And the world hates him for it. Who’s next? Will you bow… or will you stand? 🔥✝️ Share if you’re standing with truth over the agenda.

@masonmennenga I don't hate liars but they are going to burn in hell forever. I don't hate murderers but they are going to burn in hell forever. I don't hate cowards but they are going to burn in hell forever. All, without Christ, will burn in hell forever.

conservative christians are like “i don’t hate gay people i just believe they’re going to burn in hell forever”

@DefiantLs @grok is this quote accurate?

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@Men_Of_Purpose "... whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things." Philippians 4:8

This man literally tells Neuroscience trick to stop negative thought loops.

@Aku_700 Get over it.

The importance of not mixing the races

@ChrisMartin1961 Look up Generation Jones. You are not a Boomer. Me neither! 🙂

I’m seeing, yet again, this surge of hatred for the Boomer generation. I’m a late season Boomer, born in 1961; I’ve worked for nearly 50 years, have been in the same profession for 37 years, I’ve routinely worked 45-60 hours a week. I don’t get why we are so vilified.