Religiosity Surges Among Young People, David French Says "You're Welcome"

Wait I don't think this has anything to do with cuckchair model David French.

Last September, Pastor Jason Howard of the Sanctuary Church in Pittsburgh saw a surge of young people flocking to his Christian congregation, the week after Charlie Kirk was murdered.
Howard knew that something had shifted. Yes, their congregation had always been predominantly youth-driven, but this was different. Lines began to form for their services. Public transportation was dropping off children by the busload from campuses across the city, and he knew that he had an obligation to expand. Howard teamed up with local college students at the University of Pittsburgh, and a revival called Pitt Purposes was held on campus, attracting about 600 students and led by members of the university's football team.
But the youth movement didn't pause. In fact, it grew, leading to last week's revival at the University of Pittsburgh's Peterson Center that attracted thousands and included hundreds of baptisms, most in pickup trucks.
Howard said that after Pitt for Jesus happened in the fall, they really wanted to do a follow-up. "Our hope was that we could do something big like at the Petersen Event Center," he said.
Jake Overman, the captain of the Pitt football team, reached out to Unite Us, a ministry that has partnered with university students to organize big arena events at college campuses. Overman, who might get drafted or picked up as a free agent in next month's draft in Pittsburgh, led the Pitt for Jesus movement last fall.
There is one catch: Unite Us almost exclusively does events below the Mason-Dixon line. Nonetheless, they secured the Petersen Event Center, located in the middle of the Oakland Campus, and Overman and an army of students began canvassing the local campuses here for turnout.
There are several universities and colleges in the Pittsburgh area: Carnegie Mellon, Duquesne, Robert Morris, LaRoche, Point Park, Carlow, Chatham, and Allegheny Community College.
By the time the event happened last week, over 5,000 young people were in attendance, with several hundred of them choosing to be baptized that evening.
They are not alone. For the first time in decades, faith in this country is growing, not retreating -- particularly among our young people, something that I've been reporting for the past year. In my rural parish, a Roman Catholic Church in the Diocese of Greensburg, our attendance has nearly doubled since last fall. Unless you get to Mass at least 15 minutes before services begin, you are left standing for the entire service -- and that is with added folding chairs in the back, along the side, and with the choir pews above us filled.
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On Sunday, the Mother of Sorrows parish, which is also part of the Diocese of Greensburg, also had standing-room-only services on Palm Sunday. This has become the norm every Sunday. All three parking lots were packed, with cars straddling the grass leading down to the highway. Nearby Dick's Diner was also filled with parishioners.
The surge in Roman Catholic Church converts is being felt across the United States. Dioceses in the Rust Belt, Midwest, and Bible Belt are seeing record numbers of people received into the Catholic Church. Last fall, the New York Times reported that the Archdioceses of Detroit, Galveston-Houston, and Des Moines are also seeing significant increases.
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"What we're witnessing right now is an answer to many years of prayers," he said. "Seeing this many college students turn to Jesus, and not just in a casual way but in a passionate way; willing to follow him wholeheartedly."
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"I think overall young people are really looking for something real, and I think that this generation has really gotten to the point where the world seems out of control, and the world seems to be so subjective," Howard said.
He added that people are desperately looking for something absolute to anchor their lives in. "And, of course, God is the absolute that can anchor our lives."

Haz
@Michael_Haz
The TLM order that has been entrusted with my parish cannot ordain new priests fast enough to keep up with the requests from bishops to take over closed churches for parishoners who have asked for a Latin Mass. Wherever they are sent, the once-closed churches have filled pews several times, every Sunday. It's a beautiful thing to see and hear, especially all the newly initiated young singles, couples and families.

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1 America's Pastor, David French, lol

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 03, 2026 02:33 PM (HXT0k)

2 Our Church surged in membership and it is sustaining. I love this is happening for humanity’s sake.

Posted by: Piper at April 03, 2026 02:33 PM (Wmg4n)

3 The only religion that matters is women giving people swords in lakes.

M'kay?

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 02:33 PM (aTgV0)

4 Give me your tired, your poor, your transgendered and I will wash their feet

Especially if they are in miniskirts

Posted by: David French at April 03, 2026 02:34 PM (sKqQm)

5 "Our Church surged in membership and it is sustaining. I love this is happening for humanity’s sake.
Posted by: Piper"

Religion made Cathedrals.

That tells me a lot about religion.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 02:35 PM (aTgV0)

6 By the way, the number of young men and teenagers who attend services on their own is also heart lifting.

Posted by: Piper at April 03, 2026 02:35 PM (Wmg4n)

7 Our parish, which used to be standing room only Polish, is not getting the same surge. We have had normal attendance for Holy Week so far. See how Easter goes. We are not near any college though.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at April 03, 2026 02:35 PM (wGerL)

8 The only religion that matters is women giving people swords in lakes.

M'kay?"

Moistened Bint?

Posted by: man at April 03, 2026 02:36 PM (XuXeR)

9 The only religion that matters is women giving people swords in lakes.

M'kay?

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 02:33 PM

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 03, 2026 02:36 PM (0N4FZ)

10 Can someone explain the French connection (heh)? I didn't see it or don't understand it.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 03, 2026 02:36 PM (aZm/F)

11 Can someone explain the French connection (heh)? I didn't see it or don't understand it.

As a more serious Christian then you, obviously I am responsible for helping today's youth embrace religion. Especially the ones with pump juicy ladyballs

Posted by: David French at April 03, 2026 02:37 PM (sKqQm)

12 Religion made Cathedrals.

That tells me a lot about religion"

One particular faith kept the West alive...

Posted by: man at April 03, 2026 02:38 PM (XuXeR)

13 There is nothing farcical about getting a freaking sword from a lady in a freaking lake.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 02:39 PM (aTgV0)

14 "Religiosity Surges Among Young People"

"Yea, bro. Where else ya gonna meet hot young ladies? Tinder?"

-- Aspiring Chad

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 03, 2026 02:39 PM (iFTx/)

15
As a more serious Christian then you, obviously I am responsible for helping today's youth embrace religion. Especially the ones with pump juicy ladyballs
Posted by: David French at April 03, 2026 02:37 PM (sKqQm)

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Ahhh, thank you, David. I now understand that you are the determiner of who Christians should vote for and what they should think of Trump, but not Biden.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 03, 2026 02:39 PM (aZm/F)

16 Can someone explain the French connection (heh)? I didn't see it or don't understand it.
Posted by: Seems Legit

Forget it. He's on a roll... possibly sesame or Kaiser.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 03, 2026 02:41 PM (diia5)

17 David French's Christianity is......strange.

Posted by: steevy at April 03, 2026 02:41 PM (YwEeS)

18 Article at American Thinker says King Chuck who had a Ramadan dinner at the palace has no Easter message this year.

Posted by: Skip at April 03, 2026 02:41 PM (Ia/+0)

19 How dare you morans make this religious thread political.

May you tan in Heck.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 02:41 PM (aTgV0)

20 My church will have three services on Easter day, and two on Saturday. And it is a large congregation on any Sunday. It is great to see it, now to sustain it.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 03, 2026 02:42 PM (2WIwB)

21 I sincerely forgot about David French being an absolute asshole about everything and sanctimonious while doing it.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 03, 2026 02:42 PM (aZm/F)

22 Praise God! I've been praying for revival. I don't have much of a feel for what's going on generally. Our church sanctuary is stuffed to the gills during the school year with students from the local (Christian) university and our young families keep having babies, but since we are fairly new here we don't have a comparison.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at April 03, 2026 02:43 PM (FMtrg)

23 It would be cool if david french were on fire so we could all refuse to piss on him.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 03, 2026 02:43 PM (MIIRH)

24 I hope this is true:

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He ejected, survived the crash, and is now safe in Iraq.

This is good news for the 48th Fighter Wing community at RAF Lakenheath—both crew members of the downed F-15E are now safe.

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Left video below shows the second HC-130J involved in this operation over Khark Island and the right video shows the first one near Yasuj.

Posted by: beckster at April 03, 2026 02:44 PM (kX27y)

25 21 I sincerely forgot about David French being an absolute asshole about everything and sanctimonious while doing it.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 03, 2026 02:42 PM (aZm/F)

David French has become a living synecdoche for being an absolute asshole about everything and sanctimonious while doing it. The actual mammal with a byline signified by the sounds "David French" is entirely irrelevant anymore.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 03, 2026 02:45 PM (VR4+k)

26 Man, the mid-afternoon noodist seem to have taken a break.....

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Don't Mind, I'm Always Nude! at April 03, 2026 02:45 PM (dmDsy)

27 Thank you, beckster.

Welcome news.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 02:45 PM (aTgV0)

28 23 It would be cool if david french were on fire so we could all refuse to piss on him.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 03, 2026 02:43 PM (MIIRH)

Christ never peed on anybody.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 03, 2026 02:46 PM (VR4+k)

29 21 I sincerely forgot about David French being an absolute asshole about everything and sanctimonious while doing it.
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Youd be surprised at how easy this is to do. I know his wife and i were having a merry old time, having forgotten he was i. The room, when he chirped some ridiculous comment about messing up his brand new eygptian cotton sheets!

Posted by: Mrs French's Bull at April 03, 2026 02:46 PM (Ha2dl)

30 David French has become a living synecdoche for being an absolute asshole about everything and sanctimonious while doing it. The actual mammal with a byline signified by the sounds "David French" is entirely irrelevant anymore.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 03, 2026 02:45 PM (VR4+k)

Man, I had to look up "synecdoche"... great use of that word!

*thumbs up emoji*

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 03, 2026 02:48 PM (dmDsy)

31 Is it fair to call David French the Apostate pathetic and a weirdo?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at April 03, 2026 02:48 PM (zg83K)

32 I hadn't been to church since I was 16 years old. Last week, I attended the weekly Worship on the Water held in the world famous FloraBama Lounge. It was a unique experience attending a church service held in a bar.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 03, 2026 02:48 PM (Y1sOo)

33 When the Misses is having fun with a bull:

Jonah Goldberg plays X-box in his cuckshed
David French offers to wash the man's feet...and other parts

Posted by: 18-1 at April 03, 2026 02:49 PM (sKqQm)

34 The one main effect of this I see (beyond young families that dwarf mine) is that the younger priests are generally...a whole lot better than the older ones.

Granted, my favorite priest, the former Monseigneur at the cathedral in Charleston, was in his 50s, but in the new parish, the younger ones are more observant of the rites and keeping to structure and keeping things feeling...holy instead of like some sort of festival where they are the star.

I kind of hate priests who were ordained in the 60s.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 02:49 PM (hAotW)

35 20

20 My church will have three services on Easter day, and two on Saturday. And it is a large congregation on any Sunday. It is great to see it, now to sustain it.

Posted by: Diogenes

Our campus has 2 services tonight for Good Friday, 3 services tomorrow for Easter and 6 on Easter. We are right here in the Bible Belt, of course, and where you go to Church is still the 2nd question asked when you meet someone new around here.

Posted by: Piper at April 03, 2026 02:49 PM (Wmg4n)

36 There is a direct correlation between how religious people are and how many kids they have.

If the left wasn't able to corrupt kids in public schools they would disappear in a generation

Posted by: 18-1 at April 03, 2026 02:50 PM (sKqQm)

37 33m
BREAKING: According to CENTCOM, the second U.S. Air Force CSAR team sent into Iran to rescue the crew of the downed F-15E of the 494th Fighter Squadron has successfully located and rescued the second crew member.

Posted by: beckster at April 03, 2026 02:44 PM (kX27y)

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"NO!!!! We wanted blood!"
-The patriotic opposition of the American Left

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 02:50 PM (hAotW)

38 Can someone explain the French connection (heh)? I didn't see it or don't understand it.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 03, 2026 02:36 PM (aZm/F)

He usually makes political attacks on the motes in other people's eyes while ignoring the beams in his own eyes.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 02:50 PM (8avO+)

39 Do they serve food on Eastet?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 03, 2026 02:50 PM (52ERr)

40 It's almost as if people are tired of post modern, leftist garbage they have been fed for too many years, and seen fail.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 03, 2026 02:51 PM (0U5gm)

41 There's been repeated stories the last few weeks about a Catholic parish in NYC's Greenwich Village (St. Joseph's, I think?) that is so heavily attended, and mainly by young people, the lines are out the door every Sunday.

May this be the start of something beautiful.

Posted by: Dr. T at April 03, 2026 02:51 PM (lHPJf)

42 32 I hadn't been to church since I was 16 years old. Last week, I attended the weekly Worship on the Water held in the world famous FloraBama Lounge. It was a unique experience attending a church service held in a bar.
Posted by: one hour sober

Ha! The girl that does my hair goes to this on occasion! I have never been.

Posted by: Piper at April 03, 2026 02:51 PM (Wmg4n)

43 36 There is a direct correlation between how religious people are and how many kids they have.

If the left wasn't able to corrupt kids in public schools they would disappear in a generation

Posted by: 18-1 at April 03, 2026 02:50 PM (sKqQm)

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I think the actual measurement is "weekly attendance".

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 02:51 PM (hAotW)

44 There is a direct correlation between how religious people are and how many kids they have.

If the left wasn't able to corrupt kids in public schools they would disappear in a generation
Posted by: 18-1 at April 03, 2026 02:50 PM (sKqQm)

They can corrupt people in 'religious' schools too.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 02:51 PM (8avO+)

45
He usually makes political attacks on the motes in other people's eyes while ignoring the beams in his own eyes.

I told the guy he was supposed to keep his eyes closed while I finished and...did he listen? NO

Posted by: One of the youth David French was minisering to at April 03, 2026 02:51 PM (sKqQm)

46 "Do they serve food on Eastet?
Posted by: Boss Moss"

Ummm...eggs?

And rabbits?

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 02:52 PM (aTgV0)

47 I hadn't been to church since I was 16 years old. Last week, I attended the weekly Worship on the Water held in the world famous FloraBama Lounge. It was a unique experience attending a church service held in a bar.
Posted by: one hour sober

Ha! The girl that does my hair goes to this on occasion! I have never been.
Posted by: Piper at April 03, 2026 02:51 PM (Wmg4n)

Well they have a big counter for serving the host and wine, at least.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 02:52 PM (8avO+)

48 Converts usually go to the most conservative section of a religion.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 03, 2026 02:52 PM (bss/y)

49 beckster I really hope that is true and final

Posted by: Skip at April 03, 2026 02:53 PM (Ia/+0)

50 50,000 pounds sterling.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 03, 2026 02:53 PM (52ERr)

51 Our 6 year old wants to go to church. My partner and I are atheist, and aren't sure where this curiosity has come from. Should we humor him and take him somewhere? If so, which church?

I would consider taking my kids to a Unitarian church, but luckily they aren’t interested. Your child is 6, not able to determine when adults are not telling the truth, and they obviously aren’t telling the truth. This can be confusing for kids, imho. Better to leave their minds untainted until they have some level of bullshit detector and aren’t so trusting.

This. As someone who was queer and went to an evangelicals church, I tried unaliving myself the first time at 11 years old. Sometimes you need to protect your kids from certain kinds of harmful exposure. This is one of those times.

Okay so I looked up a Unitarian Church in my area and there's one close by. I read through the whole website and watched last week's sermon. I really liked what I heard. I grew up in a religious household but it never stuck, too much curiosity. I think this will be a really good start for us!

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 03, 2026 02:53 PM (JCZqz)

52 Our campus has 2 services tonight for Good Friday, 3 services tomorrow for Easter and 6 on Easter. We are right here in the Bible Belt, of course, and where you go to Church is still the 2nd question asked when you meet someone new around here.
Posted by: Piper at April 03, 2026 02:49 PM (Wmg4n)

Reasonably Adequate Wednesday takes a hit as usual.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 02:53 PM (8avO+)

53 Here in New England (southeaster NH specifically) -- attendance at Mass does seem to be increasing. Young families are coming to Mass now. 3 years ago you wouldn't ever hear a baby cry. Now there are several.

I think a lot also has to do with the pastor/priest, as well.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 03, 2026 02:53 PM (N39Ws)

54 God knows Catholics have a lot of kids.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 02:54 PM (aTgV0)

55 51 I would consider taking my kids to a Unitarian church, but luckily they aren’t interested. Your child is 6, not able to determine when adults are not telling the truth, and they obviously aren’t telling the truth. This can be confusing for kids, imho. Better to leave their minds untainted until they have some level of bullshit detector and aren’t so trusting.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 03, 2026 02:53 PM (JCZqz)

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Can kids understand the truth or not when adults tell them that boys shouldn't have dicks?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 02:54 PM (hAotW)

56 Our 6 year old wants to go to church. My partner and I are atheist, and aren't sure where this curiosity has come from. Should we humor him and take him somewhere? If so, which church?

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 03, 2026 02:53 PM (JCZqz)
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So ... homo?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 03, 2026 02:55 PM (iFTx/)

57 51 Okay so I looked up a Unitarian Church in my area and there's one close by. I read through the whole website and watched last week's sermon. I really liked what I heard. I grew up in a religious household but it never stuck, too much curiosity. I think this will be a really good start for us!

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 03, 2026 02:53 PM (JCZqz)

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"Do whatever you want. Some kind of greater thing out there will be okay with it."

"So...I don't have to come here and give you money, huh? Alright."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 02:55 PM (hAotW)

58 Remember:
David French's wife is just as nasty, duplicitous and vile as he is.

In 2024, she was part of a group, with millions in funding, doing "training" and outreach to evangelical churches.

It was, on the surface, nonpolitical.

But the message they were pushing, with free training, pamphlets, posterboards, and talking points, was "good Christians must support--nay, demand!--a total, federal, nationwide ban on abortion."

With heavy implication that, if a candidate (cough, cough, Trump) refused to call for a total, federal, nationwide ban on abortion, good Christians must not--can not, lest they damn their eternal soul--vote for that candidate.

Even if it means the most radical, pro-abortion candidate in history would win.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 03, 2026 02:55 PM (HXT0k)

59 NeverForget the initial objection to Trump from NeverTrump was that Trump could not be a trusted steward of conservatism and that NeverTrump were too conservatively conservative to trust that he wouldn't govern like a liberal. They then transmogrified it into some general objection of his "character".

How they got away with this mystifies me but then deception is the Left's nature.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 02:55 PM (mWRBW)

60 Can someone explain the French connection (heh)? I didn't see it or don't understand it.

French's go-to move is claiming that only he can interpret Christianity and it's whatever he says it is. Most famously, that drag queen story hour is "a blessing".

Posted by: Ian S. at April 03, 2026 02:55 PM (2ocoG)

61 54 God knows Catholics have a lot of kids.
Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 02:54 PM (aTgV0)

It's like pull out game is weak.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 03, 2026 02:56 PM (bss/y)

62 The single young men at church are like parking spaces.
The good ones are either taken or handicapped.

Posted by: Hey-oog! at April 03, 2026 02:56 PM (2Ez/1)

63 My church will have three services on Easter day, and two on Saturday. And it is a large congregation on any Sunday. It is great to see it, now to sustain it.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 03, 2026 02:42 PM (2WIwB)
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We were full last night. I expect a decent crowd today for Good Friday.

Then the Vigil Saturday night - and we will start late in keeping with sundown. Then three services Sunday morning. Our attendance has been on a steady climb for a few years, both Spanish speakers and English speakers. We are running out of space. Which is a good thing.

Posted by: Black JEM at April 03, 2026 02:56 PM (GZYu7)

64 God knows Catholics have a lot of kids.
Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 02:54 PM (aTgV0)

We have to fill up those Bingo halls somehow. Oh, and subvert the Biden Administration.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 02:57 PM (8avO+)

65 Religion is surging because these younger generations want boundaries and values and hope. They are no doubt relativity, hedonism and cynicism are just not doing it for them,

They need to hear the good news: God loves them.

Try saying that in public or on social media and see the response.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 03, 2026 02:58 PM (4KUe5)

66 Your child is 6, not able to determine when adults are not telling the truth, and they obviously aren’t telling the truth. This can be confusing for kids, imho. Better to leave their minds untainted until they have some level of bullshit detector and aren’t so trusting.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 03, 2026 02:53 PM (JCZqz)
_________

Leftists: "We shouldn't expose young kids to the church because they won't be able to recognize all the dangerous bullshit the church tells them!"

Also Leftists: "Hey little kids, don't you know that boys can menstruate and girls can have dicks?"

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 03, 2026 02:58 PM (iFTx/)

67 "It's like pull out game is weak.
Posted by: Aetius451AD "
************
What's this pull out of which you speak?

Posted by: Cosda at April 03, 2026 02:59 PM (JcfF0)

68 The economy must be working somewhere.

Side Scrollers just got $12k in donations getting people to donate towards their choice for best console. Wii beat N64 (though about half of those donations were spiteful PS2 supporters from earlier in the bracket).

Posted by: Methos at April 03, 2026 02:59 PM (vSvIl)

69 61 54 God knows Catholics have a lot of kids.
Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 02:54 PM (aTgV0)

It's like pull out game is weak.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 03, 2026 02:56 PM (bss/y)

What do you call a couple that practices natural family planning?

Parents.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 03, 2026 02:59 PM (N39Ws)

70 David French is unbelievable.
He does everything the denigrate Christians, Evangelicals in particular, then takes credit for more people seeking out religion?!?!

Wow.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 03, 2026 02:59 PM (4KUe5)

71 We're expecting an overflow section at the first service on Sunday this week.

I'm part of the tech team and we'll also be livestreaming the first service for those who can't attend in person.

I expect a noticeable uptick in livestream traffic.

My pastor knocked last week's message out of the park. He's going to have to find a way to make his Easter message even better.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 03, 2026 02:59 PM (ESVrU)

72 By the way, One Hour Sober. If you decide you want to try church 40 minutes over in Alabama, let me know.

Posted by: Piper at April 03, 2026 03:00 PM (Wmg4n)

73 You know, I'm standing right here.

Posted by: James Talarico, the new Religious Hotness at April 03, 2026 03:00 PM (skR0U)

74 What of the Catholic Method?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 03, 2026 03:00 PM (52ERr)

75 67 "It's like pull out game is weak.
Posted by: Aetius451AD "
************
What's this pull out of which you speak?
Posted by: Cosda at April 03, 2026 02:59 PM (JcfF0)

There are definitely some large families in my Catholic parish. Obviously the husband can't pull out of a driveway. Don't even own a pull out couch.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 03, 2026 03:00 PM (N39Ws)

76 51 I would consider taking my kids to a Unitarian church, but luckily they aren’t interested. Your child is 6, not able to determine when adults are not telling the truth, and they obviously aren’t telling the truth. This can be confusing for kids, imho. Better to leave their minds untainted until they have some level of bullshit detector and aren’t so trusting.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 03, 2026 02:53 PM (JCZqz)

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Can kids understand the truth or not when adults tell them that boys shouldn't have dicks?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 02:54 PM (hAotW)
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Unitarians don't believe anything, so you won't find truth there. You will find exploration of whatever anyone wants to explore. It has its lane, and actually is one of the religions not seeing declines, but it's hard to call them a religion. It's more like a social society. But truth? Ha!

Posted by: Black JEM at April 03, 2026 03:01 PM (GZYu7)

77 Try saying that in public or on social media and see the response.
Posted by: Lizzy at April

You can on X! It’s a definite start.

Posted by: Piper at April 03, 2026 03:01 PM (Wmg4n)

78
I'm eating lunch and I just want you to know that...

Miss Vickie's Sea Salt Potato Chips are the Best!

They are the best plain potato chip evah.

So, buy some and see.

That's all. Continue with your David Frenching.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 03, 2026 03:01 PM (iJfKG)

79 73 You know, I'm standing right here.

Posted by: James Talarico, the new Religious Hotness at April 03, 2026 03:00 PM (skR0U)

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Look at Mr. "I believe explicitly heretical things and espouse them but I am more Christian than thou because I'm Progressive" over here.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:01 PM (hAotW)

80 "Obviously the husband can't pull out of a driveway. Don't even own a pull out couch."
**********
Don't blame it all on the dude. Just try pulling out of a Irish, Italian, or Latino woman.

Posted by: Cosda at April 03, 2026 03:03 PM (JcfF0)

81 Mother of Sorrows ... Diocese of Greensburg, ... All three parking lots were packed,.... Nearby Dick's Diner

Walked uphill to grade school there.

Posted by: DaveA at April 03, 2026 03:03 PM (FhXTo)

82 65 Religion is surging because these younger generations want boundaries and values and hope. They are no doubt relativity, hedonism and cynicism are just not doing it for them,

They need to hear the good news: God loves them.

Try saying that in public or on social media and see the response.
Posted by: Lizzy

The reactions to that can be all over the place. This time was just kinda funny: https://tinyurl.com/3n2zz9p4

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 03, 2026 03:03 PM (JCZqz)

83 David French is unbelievable.
He does everything the denigrate Christians, Evangelicals in particular, then takes credit for more people seeking out religion?!?!

To clarify, French has not taken credit for this, as far as I know. That's just Ace riffing, I believe. But it's very much in French's wheelhouse.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 03, 2026 03:03 PM (2ocoG)

84
I would consider taking my kids to a Unitarian church, but luckily they aren’t interested. Your child is 6, not able to determine when adults are not telling the truth, and they obviously aren’t telling the truth. This can be confusing for kids, imho. Better to leave their minds untainted until they have some level of bullshit detector and aren’t so trusting.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 03, 2026 02:53 PM (JCZqz)

But teachers and transitioners, totally trusting and unconfusing for a 6 year old, eh redditor?

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 03, 2026 03:03 PM (qivay)

85 " What of the Catholic Method?
Posted by: Boss Moss"

Doggy style. Same as in town.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:04 PM (aTgV0)

86 Mother of Sorrows ... Diocese of Greensburg, ... All three parking lots were packed,.... Nearby Dick's Diner

Walked uphill to grade school there.
Posted by: DaveA at April 03, 2026 03:03 PM (FhXTo)

Both ways, too. A Miracle!

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:04 PM (8avO+)

87 84 But teachers and transitioners, totally trusting and unconfusing for a 6 year old, eh redditor?

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 03, 2026 03:03 PM (qivay)

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Teachers are trained and credentialed, h8ter.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:05 PM (hAotW)

88 But teachers and transitioners, totally trusting and unconfusing for a 6 year old, eh redditor?
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 03, 2026 03:03 PM (qivay)

Shoulda written "trustworthy", dammit.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 03, 2026 03:05 PM (qivay)

89 Unitarians don't believe anything, so you won't find truth there.

A Unitarian church I pass pretty regularly has had a big BLM banner up since 2020. It's in pretty bad shape now, LOL.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 03, 2026 03:05 PM (2ocoG)

90 85 " What of the Catholic Method?
Posted by: Boss Moss"

Doggy style. Same as in town.
Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:04 PM (aTgV0)

Throw a burning log at the ho!

Posted by: St. Thomas Aquinas at April 03, 2026 03:05 PM (skR0U)

91 Some of these zoomers are hitting up the local Mass so they can go be Tradcaths online and refight the 30 Years War with everyone else. Sort of like the Orthobros from the last few years.

Posted by: brak at April 03, 2026 03:05 PM (jGJov)

92 James Talarico thinks he can win Christian voters by saying things like God is no - binary or some such. Not even worth arguing a man who piously injects the LGBTQ agenda, via their very specific language, into the Bible.

Duuuude, you lost your argument in the opening of Genesis. Don’t queer our beliefs and values, lolgf.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 03, 2026 03:05 PM (4KUe5)

93 I pray for the United Methodist Church higher-ups to stop chasing popularity and "being nice" and return to its Weslyan roots.

Posted by: RandomDave at April 03, 2026 03:05 PM (aJQbY)

94
Even if it means the most radical, pro-abortion candidate in history would win.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 03, 2026 02:55 PM (HXT0k)

Something that did not get any traction in our evangelical church, thank goodness.

Posted by: Piper at April 03, 2026 03:05 PM (Wmg4n)

95 Can confirm. One of my youngens is into church. I’m not religious my wife is not either. Whatever. Let the kid try out things.

Society has been pushing religion away for decades, and now non-religion is the norm. Which inevitably leads to youth rebellion against what’s normal.

Posted by: Heroq at April 03, 2026 03:06 PM (Vb3xW)

96 That St. Thomas Aquinas knew some shit!

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:06 PM (aTgV0)

97 Red Sox had their Home Opener today. Mayor Wu and Governor Healey were roundly booed. Warms the heart.

Posted by: Lincolntf at April 03, 2026 03:06 PM (vV6n9)

98 Some of these zoomers are hitting up the local Mass so they can go be Tradcaths online and refight the 30 Years War with everyone else. Sort of like the Orthobros from the last few years.
Posted by: brak at April 03, 2026 03:05 PM (jGJov)

Well pretty soon central Europe might need some scouring out.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:07 PM (8avO+)

99 92 James Talarico thinks he can win Christian voters by saying things like God is no - binary or some such. Not even worth arguing a man who piously injects the LGBTQ agenda, via their very specific language, into the Bible.

Duuuude, you lost your argument in the opening of Genesis. Don’t queer our beliefs and values, lolgf.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 03, 2026 03:05 PM (4KUe5)

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He's a weird looking twink with so many awful soundbites (and probably gay) that Paxton or Cornyn can use against him in GOP dominated Texas that he's probably going to lose worse than a no-name Democrat.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:07 PM (hAotW)

100 96 That St. Thomas Aquinas knew some shit!

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:06 PM (aTgV0)

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False.

People didn't seriously think about religious questions until that blue haired chick took her first religious studies class at Oberlin last August.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:08 PM (hAotW)

101 So religiosity is measured by church attendance?

Posted by: I gotta ask at April 03, 2026 03:08 PM (2Ez/1)

102 74 What of the Catholic Method?
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I think they call it flogging the bishop.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 03, 2026 03:08 PM (n17eQ)

103 My seester tried religion when we were teenagers.

While we are both still very young she's been at it for a looooong time.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:08 PM (aTgV0)

104 He's a weird looking twink with so many awful soundbites (and probably gay) that Paxton or Cornyn can use against him in GOP dominated Texas that he's probably going to lose worse than a no-name Democrat.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:07 PM (hAotW)

Had no idea the Dems in Texas could find a worse candidate than Beto the reincarnated JFK. They rose to the challenge though. Did not have Gnostic Heresy on my Bingo Card.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:09 PM (8avO+)

105 "Obviously the husband can't pull out of a driveway. Don't even own a pull out couch."

Hurr-durr, don't talk to JD Vance about pulling out of couches!!! Kamala could have won if she unleashed Walz on the couch-fucker attack!!!

Posted by: Kyle Kulinski at April 03, 2026 03:09 PM (JCZqz)

106 I'm really heartened seeing this. It is probably our last hope in fighting off the insurgence of godless, satanic communism.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 03, 2026 03:10 PM (2bnFA)

107
ICYMI from tech thread. Worth a read.

How Microsoft Vaporized a Trillion Dollars

Inside the complacency and decisions that eroded trust in Azure—from a former Azure Core engineer.

>>>If you’re running production workloads on Azure or relying on it for mission-critical systems, this story matters more than you think.

Pt. 1 of 4

https://tinyurl.com/hkzczzh6

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 03, 2026 03:10 PM (dK+Kv)

108 47 I hadn't been to church since I was 16 years old. Last week, I attended the weekly Worship on the Water held in the world famous FloraBama Lounge. It was a unique experience attending a church service held in a bar.
Posted by: one hour sober

Ha! The girl that does my hair goes to this on occasion! I have never been.
Posted by: Piper at April 03, 2026 02:51 PM (Wmg4n)

You should go if you get a chance. The band is not bad and the pastor seems like a really good guy.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 03, 2026 03:10 PM (Y1sOo)

109 Did not have Gnostic Heresy on my Bingo Card.

There are strong gnostic elements in a lot of leftwing thought.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 03, 2026 03:10 PM (sKqQm)

110 @nicksortor 19m
🚨 BREAKING: A SECOND US Air Force combat plane, an A-10 Warthog, has GONE DOWN in the Persian Gulf region today
Luckily, the pilot is SAFE after being rescued
This happened around the same time an F-15 went down over Iran, per NYT
Details are very scant."

Posted by: illiniwek at April 03, 2026 03:10 PM (vbXSk)

111 104 Had no idea the Dems in Texas could find a worse candidate than Beto the reincarnated JFK. They rose to the challenge though. Did not have Gnostic Heresy on my Bingo Card.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:09 PM (8avO+)

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Beto got weirdly close, but the state has lurched to the right recently. Biden opening the border turned the border counties from hard blue to soft red. Plus, the inbound immigration seems to have been majority conservative.

Republicans should get excited by a boring Republican running for Senate against Warren in Massachusetts to even things out.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:10 PM (hAotW)

112 My seester tried religion when we were teenagers.

While we are both still very young she's been at it for a looooong time.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:08 PM (aTgV0)

Did it not take? Do you have her number?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 03, 2026 03:10 PM (dK+Kv)

113 "Obviously the husband can't pull out of a driveway. Don't even own a pull out couch."

Hurr-durr, don't talk to JD Vance about pulling out of couches!!! Kamala could have won if she unleashed Walz on the couch-fucker attack!!!
Posted by: Kyle Kulinski at April 03, 2026 03:09 PM (JCZqz)

The funniest thing about that dude is how much his wife is done with his crap on the podcast they do.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:11 PM (8avO+)

114 He's a weird looking twink with so many awful soundbites (and probably gay) that Paxton or Cornyn can use against him in GOP dominated Texas that he's probably going to lose worse than a no-name Democrat.
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He recently said something about little boys with their ting ting removed makes him happy.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 03, 2026 03:11 PM (/lPRQ)

115 James Talarico thinks he can win Christian voters by saying things like God is no - binary or some such. Not even worth arguing a man who piously injects the LGBTQ agenda, via their very specific language, into the Bible.

Duuuude, you lost your argument in the opening of Genesis. Don’t queer our beliefs and values, lolgf.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 03, 2026 03:05 PM (4KUe5)

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He's a weird looking twink with so many awful soundbites (and probably gay) that Paxton or Cornyn can use against him in GOP dominated Texas that he's probably going to lose worse than a no-name Democrat.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:07 PM (hAotW)
________

I'm waiting for the truly awful oppo on this weirdo to drop. I assume there's plenty out there and it's weird and creepy AF.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 03, 2026 03:11 PM (iFTx/)

116 >>>"What we're witnessing right now is an answer to many years of prayers,"

I don't think it's just that. I think people are noticing the now overt Satanic influence in the world that is ascendant. This is a natural defense mechanism from pure evil.

Posted by: Max Power at April 03, 2026 03:11 PM (q177U)

117 Hey at least the couch that Vance supposedly abused was of age, right Mr Walz?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 03, 2026 03:11 PM (sKqQm)

118 114 He recently said something about little boys with their ting ting removed makes him happy.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 03, 2026 03:11 PM (/lPRQ)

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He loves trans-kids.

Dude is fucking weird and probably fucked a trans kid at some point.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:11 PM (hAotW)

119 Our parish has exploded with young families. Mrs Chairborne gets annoyed occasionally because she can't hear the sermon for the screeching infants but to me they are a sign of the health of the Church and its growing population of young families. God bless them all.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 03, 2026 03:12 PM (2bnFA)

120 115 I'm waiting for the truly awful oppo on this weirdo to drop. I assume there's plenty out there and it's weird and creepy AF.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 03, 2026 03:11 PM (iFTx/)

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Yeah, it's probably awful.

He was about to drop out of politics like 3 years ago, and then he went crazy leftist and started gaining traction with the craziest of leftist AWFLs in Austin.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:12 PM (hAotW)

121 Nancy French is a white washed tomb filled with other men's bones.

Posted by: toby928(c) reminds you at April 03, 2026 03:12 PM (4NO2D)

122 I had a bigtime lefty boss at one company. Brought politics into everything, and complained about the dangerous Christian right wing taking over all the time. But he was my boss so what could I do? Keep my head down and work. And he would talk constantly about being a bible study teacher at his church and all his involvement. Seemed weird.

Finally found out it was a unitarian church. Ah, ok.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 03, 2026 03:13 PM (3uBP9)

123 Society has been pushing religion away for decades, and now non-religion is the norm. Which inevitably leads to youth rebellion against what’s normal.

Posted by: Heroq
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That's it. Well done. Its all just a fad like bellbottoms or poprocks.

Posted by: Uncle screwtape at April 03, 2026 03:13 PM (Ha2dl)

124 121 Nancy French is a white washed tomb filled with other men's bones.

Posted by: toby928(c) reminds you at April 03, 2026 03:12 PM (4NO2D)

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And no longer Mrs. French.

David divorced her to marry some younger woman. Just like Jesus would.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:13 PM (hAotW)

125 "Did it not take? Do you have her number?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 03, 2026 03:10 PM (dK+Kv)"

Oh it took. She plays Ukelele in the Church ...ummm Ukelele band.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:13 PM (aTgV0)

126 If you convert to Islam, you are retarded. I'm looking at you, Charles, you absolute loser. If you weren't the child of the Queen, you'd be getting welfare and living in a council house.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 03, 2026 03:13 PM (aZm/F)

127 He recently said something about little boys with their ting ting removed makes him happy.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 03, 2026 03:11 PM (/lPRQ)

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He loves trans-kids.

Dude is fucking weird and probably fucked a trans kid at some point.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:11 PM (hAotW)
______

"Chill out bro, shit happens!"

-- Dude in The Crying Game

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 03, 2026 03:14 PM (iFTx/)

128 Lest everyone forget Beto came within 2% of winning in 2018. About 200k votes. In those 8 years there have been hundreds of thousands H1Bs, Muslims, illegals and Californians imported into the state, to make up the shortfall.

Posted by: Heroq at April 03, 2026 03:14 PM (Vb3xW)

129 Our parish has exploded with young families. Mrs Chairborne gets annoyed occasionally because she can't hear the sermon for the screeching infants but to me they are a sign of the health of the Church and its growing population of young families. God bless them all.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 03, 2026 03:12 PM (2bnFA)

She needs to hone that disapproving stare to teach the kiddos that the Wrath of a church lady is to be feared as is traditional.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:14 PM (8avO+)

130 126 If you convert to Islam, you are retarded. I'm looking at you, Charles, you absolute loser. If you weren't the child of the Queen, you'd be getting welfare and living in a council house.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 03, 2026 03:13 PM (aZm/F)

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How is his existence...not that?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:14 PM (hAotW)

131 This happened around the same time an F-15 went down over Iran, per NYT Details are very scant."

****************************

Meanwhile ZeroHedge and Discord TV about strokes out from.... stroking it out every time theres some shred of good news for Iran

Every heinous act ever committed by Iran is ok because Jews

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 03, 2026 03:14 PM (REq0p)

132 Sorry bros.

I told my seester to stay away from Morans.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:15 PM (aTgV0)

133 >>>"What we're witnessing right now is an answer to many years of prayers,"

I don't think it's just that. I think people are noticing the now overt Satanic influence in the world that is ascendant. This is a natural defense mechanism from pure evil.
Posted by: Max Power at April 03, 2026 03:11 PM (q177U)

There will be a great revival and return to the church in the latter days. I don't know if these are those days and I'm not worried about that. But it is great to see none the less.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 03, 2026 03:15 PM (2WIwB)

134 128 Lest everyone forget Beto came within 2% of winning in 2018. About 200k votes. In those 8 years there have been hundreds of thousands H1Bs, Muslims, illegals and Californians imported into the state, to make up the shortfall.

Posted by: Heroq at April 03, 2026 03:14 PM (Vb3xW)

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And in that time, the state veered hard right.

But next time, all those people just won't vote or something.

Come the fuck on. Blexas can be the fantasy of the left to waste money, but we are years past it being a concern on the right.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:15 PM (hAotW)

135 >>> In those 8 years there have been hundreds of thousands H1Bs, Muslims, illegals and Californians imported into the state, to make up the shortfall.

Gov. Greg "I'm totally conservative" Abbot says the answer to that is.... more Indians

Posted by: brak at April 03, 2026 03:15 PM (jGJov)

136 135 Gov. Greg "I'm totally conservative" Abbot says the answer to that is.... more Indians

Posted by: brak at April 03, 2026 03:15 PM (jGJov)

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There are roughly 2.5 million more Republicans in Texas than Democrats.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:16 PM (hAotW)

137 That's it. Well done. Its all just a fad like bellbottoms or poprocks.
Posted by: Uncle screwtape at April 03, 2026 03:13 PM (Ha2dl)

I didn’t say it’s a fad. I said young people rebel against the status quo. That rebellion can be long or short term.

Posted by: Heroq at April 03, 2026 03:16 PM (Vb3xW)

138 In 1993, Prince Charles said this:

"Islam is part of our past and present. It created a modern Europe. Islam teaches us all the lessons that Christianity has lost."

WTAF?

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 03, 2026 03:16 PM (aZm/F)

139 People don't quit jobs as much as they quit bosses.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 03, 2026 03:16 PM (2Ez/1)

140 If you convert to Islam, you are retarded

*******************

My favorite are feminists who convert to Islam and then complain about how anti-women it is and how they'll be the ones to bring Islam to the 21st century

Good luck with that

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 03, 2026 03:16 PM (REq0p)

141 @nicksortor 19m
🚨 BREAKING: A SECOND US Air Force combat plane, an A-10 Warthog, has GONE DOWN in the Persian Gulf region today
Luckily, the pilot is SAFE after being rescued
This happened around the same time an F-15 went down over Iran, per NYT
Details are very scant."
Posted by: illiniwek at April 03, 2026 03:10 PM

I assume any details other than whether the crews are safe to be lies. No need to tell anyone which enemy AA weapons systems worked successfully, if in fact they did and it wasn't just mechanical failure. Everything will come out when the war is over.

Posted by: toby928(c) reminds you at April 03, 2026 03:17 PM (4NO2D)

142 >>>"What we're witnessing right now is an answer to many years of prayers,"

I don't think it's just that. I think people are noticing the now overt Satanic influence in the world that is ascendant. This is a natural defense mechanism from pure evil.
Posted by: Max Power at April 03, 2026 03:11 PM (q177U)

There will be a great revival and return to the church in the latter days. I don't know if these are those days and I'm not worried about that. But it is great to see none the less.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 03, 2026 03:15 PM (2WIwB)

Kids like to revolt from their parents. What you gonna do when your parents do drugs, crazed left wing politics, and have to rules to rebel against?

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:17 PM (8avO+)

143 He's a weird looking twink with so many awful soundbites (and probably gay) that Paxton or Cornyn can use against him in GOP dominated Texas that he's probably going to lose worse than a no-name Democrat.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:07 PM (hAotW)

The first thought that came to me on seeing him was that I'm seeing a serpent. A smooth talking serpent. He reminds me of a line from Tolkien where Frodo first meets Strider and says that he looked foul but felt fair. Talarico perhaps looks fair (not to me but to others perhaps) but definitely feels foul.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 03, 2026 03:17 PM (2bnFA)

144 142 Kids like to revolt from their parents. What you gonna do when your parents do drugs, crazed left wing politics, and have to rules to rebel against?

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:17 PM (8avO+)

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Watch Steven Crowder and go, "This guy...makes sense..."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:17 PM (hAotW)

145 Gov. Greg "I'm totally conservative" Abbot says the answer to that is.... more Indians
Posted by: brak at April 03, 2026 03:15 PM (jGJov)

Out: Hispanics are natural conservatives

In: Indians are natural conservatives

Weird how whites are never natural conservatives according to Republicans.

Posted by: Heroq at April 03, 2026 03:17 PM (Vb3xW)

146
James Talarico thinks he can win Christian voters by saying things like God is no - binary or some such.
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You know what else was in the Bible?

Beware false prophets... they will come to you as trans-sheep.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:18 PM (mWRBW)

147 >>>There are roughly 2.5 million more Republicans in Texas than Democrats.

Yes I know you are very positive about Texas remaining a conservative stronghold forever. I am much less optimistic given the demographics, and how much they are going to change as the boomers die off. Hope you're right though.

Posted by: brak at April 03, 2026 03:18 PM (jGJov)

148 72 By the way, One Hour Sober. If you decide you want to try church 40 minutes over in Alabama, let me know.

I'll stick with FloraBama for a bit since it's only about a 20 minute drive. If anything changes, I'll let you know. Thanks.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 03, 2026 03:18 PM (Y1sOo)

149 147 >>>There are roughly 2.5 million more Republicans in Texas than Democrats.

Yes I know you are very positive about Texas remaining a conservative stronghold forever. I am much less optimistic given the demographics, and how much they are going to change as the boomers die off. Hope you're right though.

Posted by: brak at April 03, 2026 03:18 PM (jGJov)

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I never say forever.

But in the next 8 months? Yeah, it's not a worry.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:18 PM (hAotW)

150 You should go if you get a chance. The band is not bad and the pastor seems like a really good guy.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 03, 2026 03:10 PM

###

Odd how often we make spiritual choices based on something that is performance based.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 03, 2026 03:19 PM (2Ez/1)

151 Just read all four gospels chapters on the last supper and crucifixion. We are so blessed to have these gospel narratives.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 03, 2026 03:19 PM (y171U)

152 Yes I know you are very positive about Texas remaining a conservative stronghold forever. I am much less optimistic given the demographics, and how much they are going to change as the boomers die off. Hope you're right though.
Posted by: brak at April 03, 2026 03:18 PM (jGJov)

boomers aren't all that conservative, except cranks like me. Hippy dippy.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:19 PM (8avO+)

153
Weird how whites are never natural conservatives according to Republicans.

Posted by: Heroq at April 03, 2026 03:17 PM

Come to Oregon/Washington/California. The whole west coast is full of whites with white guilt and feel they have to be liberal as a form of atonement.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 03, 2026 03:19 PM (IifOV)

154 Yes I know you are very positive about Texas remaining a conservative stronghold forever.

**********************************

Nothing is forever but Texas becoming a blue state by 2028 is a bit eeyory.

Although I do wish Abbott would stand up for American workers instead of H1b weenies

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 03, 2026 03:20 PM (REq0p)

155 >>>But in the next 8 months? Yeah, it's not a worry.

Oh yeah, agree there. Crenshaw losing was great to see.

Posted by: brak at April 03, 2026 03:20 PM (jGJov)

156 Lest everyone forget Beto came within 2% of winning in 2018. About 200k votes. In those 8 years there have been hundreds of thousands H1Bs, Muslims, illegals and Californians imported into the state, to make up the shortfall.

Posted by: Heroq at April 03, 2026 03:14 PM (Vb3xW)

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And in that time, the state veered hard right.

But next time, all those people just won't vote or something.

Come the fuck on. Blexas can be the fantasy of the left to waste money, but we are years past it being a concern on the right.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:15 PM (hAotW)
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Cruz won by 2.6%. Still too close for comfort. But if you look at the counties, Beto somehow managed to flip a lot of red counties that Trump won in 2016. I find that very hard to believe that was possible without cheating.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 03, 2026 03:20 PM (iFTx/)

157 I'm an anti-communist hippy. Always have been.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 03, 2026 03:21 PM (4NO2D)

158 SECOND US Air Force combat plane, an A-10 Warthog, has GONE DOWN in the Persian Gulf region today
Luckily, the pilot is SAFE after being rescued

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This is what we get for "negotiating", should just mercilessly bomb everything so they have no time to regroup and figure out ways to shoot at our planes and move Iraqi militias into the streets of Tehran. so stupid.

Posted by: runner at April 03, 2026 03:21 PM (GD0B3)

159 California was red, until it wasn’t. Nothing lasts forever in politics.

Posted by: Heroq at April 03, 2026 03:21 PM (Vb3xW)

160 154 Although I do wish Abbott would stand up for American workers instead of H1b weenies

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 03, 2026 03:20 PM (REq0p)

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H1-Bs that are being forced to go home to reapply are getting appointments several years in the future. Until they, they stay home.

And the $100,000 fee is being finalized.

H1-B numbers have crashed. Trump is doing everything he can to limit it. It'll take an act of Congress to eliminate it, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:21 PM (hAotW)

161 Come to Oregon/Washington/California. The whole west coast is full of whites with white guilt and feel they have to be liberal as a form of atonement.
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 03, 2026 03:19 PM (IifOV)

yeah, but like my liberal sister they will put up fences and take out brooms to beat off the riff raff from their homes. She also didn't let it affect raising her kids.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:22 PM (8avO+)

162 My favorite are feminists who convert to Islam and then complain about how anti-women it is and how they'll be the ones to bring Islam to the 21st century

Good luck with that

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 03, 2026 03:16 PM (REq0p)

Heh. Then they find out that The Handmaid's Tale was akshully written about THIS religion. Double Heh!

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 03, 2026 03:22 PM (2bnFA)

163 I wonder what type of penance David French must do to
remove the sin of watching his wife get tagged by the local gas station murder hobo?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 03, 2026 03:22 PM (abIsI)

164 Islam is part of our past and present. It created a modern Europe. Islam teaches us all the lessons that Christianity has lost.
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Does it now

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:22 PM (mWRBW)

165 I saw a dumb meme.

It was taken from the show/comic Invincible, and specifically with Omni-Man, now labeled as "The Constitution" pummeling Invincible now labeled as "Populist legislation"

Now why is this dumb? Omni-Man is a Superman like character but from an aggressive alien empire. He is sent to earth to conquer the planet. He has a son with an earth woman who is...Invincible...who has a similar power set but wants to save the Earth's independence.

In the story [SPOILERS!] Invincible eventually wins over his father to his way of thinking, now if we take it back to the meme it completely subverts it. The Constitution, or at least judicial interpretations of it, is being controlled by a hostile alien force but given time the Populists will win out and get them to think their way...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 03, 2026 03:22 PM (sKqQm)

166 If you convert to Islam, you are retarded. I'm looking at you, Charles, you absolute loser. If you weren't the child of the Queen, you'd be getting welfare and living in a council house.

Posted by: Seems Legit

This timeline is getting weirder and weirder. David Wood (the Dizzle himself) just did a video on people leaving Islam, and talked about Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, and Milo praising Islam and giving permission for otherwise non-religious people to mock those that leave. https://tinyurl.com/5fh53p2d

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 03, 2026 03:23 PM (JCZqz)

167 This is what we get for "negotiating", should just mercilessly bomb everything so they have no time to regroup and figure out ways to shoot at our planes and move Iraqi militias into the streets of Tehran. so stupid.
Posted by: runner at April 03, 2026 03:21 PM (GD0B3)

who said it was shot down?

you get enough peeps flying about and accidents happen.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:23 PM (8avO+)

168 California was red, until it wasn’t. Nothing lasts forever in politics.
Posted by: Heroq at April 03, 2026 03:21 PM

Well noted. It was so Republican at the national level that we were being warned about having a perpetually Republican executive branch.

I blame GHWBush and the 'peace dividend'.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 03, 2026 03:23 PM (4NO2D)

169 Out: Hispanics are natural conservatives

In: Indians are natural conservatives

Weird how whites are never natural conservatives according to Republicans.
Posted by: Heroq

As I understand it, the high-caste Indians are the liberal ones, the low-caste ones conservative.

Posted by: Bulg at April 03, 2026 03:23 PM (77rzZ)

170 >>>There are roughly 2.5 million more Republicans in Texas than Democrats.

And they're going to pick up a few more in the next year.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 03, 2026 03:23 PM (2WIwB)

171 156 Cruz won by 2.6%. Still too close for comfort. But if you look at the counties, Beto somehow managed to flip a lot of red counties that Trump won in 2016. I find that very hard to believe that was possible without cheating.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 03, 2026 03:20 PM (iFTx/)

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Texas has also tightened election rules in the last few years.

The Beto thing was an odd outlier, but one where noted bad politician and hated by the local establishment still won.

In the 8 years since, the establishment GOP's opinion in the state has gotten increasingly irrelevant, ground zero being Paxton sailing through his impeachment trial and then Cornyn not able to get a majority in his primary even with a spoiler to siphon votes from Paxton.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:23 PM (hAotW)

172 Stay in your lane, pal.

Posted by: United brotherhood of gas station murder hobos local #407 at April 03, 2026 03:23 PM (2Ez/1)

173 159 California was red, until it wasn’t. Nothing lasts forever in politics.
Posted by: Heroq at April 03, 2026 03:21 PM (Vb3xW)

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Lots of mail-in votes there. It's like WA, they will never be red again because of the mail-in voting.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 03, 2026 03:24 PM (aZm/F)

174
Well France just shived us in the face. Cut a deal with the Iranians to their ships can get through Strait of Hormuz. Also voted with Russia, and China against us in the UN resolution to open the strait.

Macron is a cocksucker.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 03, 2026 03:24 PM (IifOV)

175 Lessons like... "That guy up there on the cross wasn't actually Jesus. And also the real Jesus was a magician granted special powers by Allah and He had nothing to teach except to follow Allah even though He never actually said that."

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:24 PM (mWRBW)

176 Out: Hispanics are natural conservatives

In: Indians are natural conservatives

I know right leaning Indians.

But pretty much all the high caste Indian women I've know are hardcore leftists.

Now it is comical - they are all also upper class, married to men, and not just wealthy but FROM money.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 03, 2026 03:24 PM (sKqQm)

177 I live in Austin... it is very disheartening. But I've read Revelations so I know how it's going to end. I just wish it wasn't starting yet. I am happy to see a revival for now.

Posted by: lin-duh at April 03, 2026 03:25 PM (VCgbV)

178 175 Lessons like... "That guy up there on the cross wasn't actually Jesus. And also the real Jesus was a magician granted special powers by Allah and He had nothing to teach except to follow Allah even though He never actually said that."

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:24 PM (mWRBW)

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Also, "We will kill you if you say Jesus is God and not our twisted version of him." Another important lesson from Islam.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:25 PM (hAotW)

179 My church has had increasing membership for years. It's a protestant, non denominational church. The pastor there is similar to the late John MacArthur in preaching style and I love it. Expository preaching. IMO, the best way to understand God's Word. If you're in NoVA, it's called Immanuel Bible Church.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 03, 2026 03:25 PM (sAmhv)

180 James Talarico thinks he can win Christian voters by saying things like God is no - binary or some such.
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He's right, in a way. But, "Male and female, he made them."

That's us. You can't possibly believe that that is inspired and believe that gender is just our idea. We have to take some pointers about God's intention from scripture.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 03:25 PM (Fi81e)

181 The Koran acklowedges the Virgin Birth but mysteriously skips over Mary's consent.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:25 PM (mWRBW)

182 128 Lest everyone forget Beto came within 2% of winning in 2018. About 200k votes. In those 8 years there have been hundreds of thousands H1Bs, Muslims, illegals and Californians imported into the state, to make up the shortfall

But none of them can vote!

Posted by: Brain dead Leftist at April 03, 2026 03:26 PM (JCZqz)

183 Cruz won by 2.6%. Still too close for comfort. But if you look at the counties, Beto somehow managed to flip a lot of red counties that Trump won in 2016. I find that very hard to believe that was possible without cheating.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 03, 2026 03:20 PM (iFTx/)

there is new management in the GOP that isn't run by GOPe traitors. They did OK in 2024.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:26 PM (8avO+)

184 One thing that's really nice about this trend is what it means.

It means people are ignoring the left.

And that is a fate worse than death to them. Their whole existence is to force other to pay attention to them.

And nothing is a bigger "you're irrelevant to me" than going to church, a traditional church especially.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 03, 2026 03:26 PM (HXT0k)

185
Macron is a cocksucker.
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 03, 2026 03:24 PM (IifOV)

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Literally, that is something Candace got right.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 03, 2026 03:26 PM (aZm/F)

186 181 The Koran acklowedges the Virgin Birth but mysteriously skips over Mary's consent.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:25 PM (mWRBW)

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The Koran also says to strike the throat of the infidel that doesn't believe in Allah or his prophet Muhammad.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:26 PM (hAotW)

187 If you're in NoVA, it's called Immanuel Bible Church.
Posted by: Puddleglum

Does it have a choir?

Posted by: Bulg at April 03, 2026 03:26 PM (77rzZ)

188 181 The Koran acklowedges the Virgin Birth but mysteriously skips over Mary's consent.
Posted by: ...

Who cares about that?

Posted by: Muhammed climbing off of 9 year-old Aisha at April 03, 2026 03:27 PM (JCZqz)

189 Also, "We will kill you if you say Jesus is God and not our twisted version of him." Another important lesson from Islam.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:25 PM (hAotW)

Also "Our God is greater.... (kablam!!!)" Great lesson.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:27 PM (mWRBW)

190 The Koran also says to strike the throat of the infidel that doesn't believe in Allah or his prophet Muhammad.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:26 PM (hAotW)

A preview of the 2032 Democrat Platform

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:28 PM (mWRBW)

191 From X

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Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch
@BabakTaghvaee1
BREAKING: According to CENTCOM, the second U.S. Air Force CSAR team sent into Iran to rescue the crew of the downed F-15E of the 494th Fighter Squadron has successfully located and rescued the second crew member.

He ejected, survived the crash, and is now safe in Iraq.

This is good news for the 48th Fighter Wing community at RAF Lakenheath—both crew members of the downed F-15E are now safe.

Also, the crew members of the second HH-60W helicopter involved in the rescue operation of the second crew member, which was shot upon by means of MANPADS, are also safe.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 03:28 PM (E4rtv)

192 who said it was shot down?

you get enough peeps flying about and accidents happen.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:23 PM (8avO+)

they must have either received new air defense system, or using one that has not been bombed out of existence yet

Posted by: runner at April 03, 2026 03:29 PM (GD0B3)

193 The first Byzantine discussions about Islam see it as yet another heresy.

It is unclear how much of Islam comes from Muhammed and wasn't added later under the Caliphate

Posted by: 18-1 at April 03, 2026 03:29 PM (sKqQm)

194 MANPADS
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Where??!!

Posted by: David French at April 03, 2026 03:29 PM (mWRBW)

195 "I'm an anti-communist hippy. Always have been.
Posted by: toby928(c)"

So you're a Buddhist?

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:29 PM (aTgV0)

196 > This is good news for the 48th Fighter Wing community at RAF Lakenheath—both crew members of the downed F-15E are now safe.

Also, the crew members of the second HH-60W helicopter involved in the rescue operation of the second crew member, which was shot upon by means of MANPADS, are also safe.

Outstanding news.

Thanks!

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 03, 2026 03:29 PM (IG3/x)

197 Lessons like... "That guy up there on the cross wasn't actually Jesus. And also the real Jesus was a magician granted special powers by Allah and He had nothing to teach except to follow Allah even though He never actually said that."
Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:24 PM (mWRBW)
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One prominent Islamic scholar even said that Jesus (PBUH) *tricked* some fool into taking his place!

But, again, they think a capricious and willful Allah cannot be questioned. Islam, literally, invokes slavery. You're nobody to look down on God's prophet (Jesus) even if he did trick some guy to die in his place.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 03:29 PM (Fi81e)

198 174 Well France just shived us in the face. Cut a deal with the Iranians to their ships can get through Strait of Hormuz. Also voted with Russia, and China against us in the UN resolution to open the strait.

Macron is a cocksucker.
Posted by: Frank Barone
I wonder how many times his 'wife' punched him in the face to agree to this deal.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 03, 2026 03:29 PM (abIsI)

199 To the Commie-Crats.............

"ONLY GOD HAS THE RIGHT TO PLAY GOD" and not your Leninist and Marxist Policies !!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at April 03, 2026 03:29 PM (/Uzmo)

200 H1-B numbers have crashed. Trump is doing everything he can to limit it. It'll take an act of Congress to eliminate it, though.

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My company went on a hiring spree of foreign turdbags by offshoring the jobs to bypass H1B restrictions, would explain why domestic jobs while foreign jobs continue to rise, theyre just finding new ways to game the system

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 03, 2026 03:30 PM (REq0p)

201 >>> According to CENTCOM, the second U.S. Air Force CSAR team sent into Iran to rescue the crew of the downed F-15E of the 494th Fighter Squadron has successfully located and rescued the second crew member.

CNN must be devastated

Posted by: brak at April 03, 2026 03:30 PM (jGJov)

202 Aren't MANPADS the things that Tim Walz wanted to put in the schools' men's rooms?

Posted by: Bulg at April 03, 2026 03:30 PM (77rzZ)

203 Also, the crew members of the second HH-60W helicopter involved in the rescue operation of the second crew member, which was shot upon by means of MANPADS, are also safe.
Posted by: whig

If they were able to threaten helicopters with their shooting, I should invite them over to MY man pad!

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at April 03, 2026 03:30 PM (JCZqz)

204 > It is unclear how much of Islam comes from Muhammed and wasn't added later under the Caliphate
Posted by: 18-1 at April 03, 2026 03:29 PM (sKqQm)

Wasn't Muhammed (piss be upon him) illiterate, so we basically have only second- or third-hand reports of what the crazy motherfucker actually said?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 03, 2026 03:30 PM (IG3/x)

205 Byzantine?

Byzantine!?!?!?!

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:30 PM (aTgV0)

206 Lest everyone forget Beto came within 2% of winning in 2018. About 200k votes. In those 8 years there have been hundreds of thousands H1Bs, Muslims, illegals and Californians imported into the state, to make up the shortfall.

Posted by: Heroq

Texans thought Cruz was not conservative enough. In the intervening years, the state has moved massively to the right.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 03, 2026 03:30 PM (0U5gm)

207 One prominent Islamic scholar even said that Jesus (PBUH) *tricked* some fool into taking his place!

Which is an odd behavior for a religious leader no?

Of course Muhammed was a brigand, a child rapist, and a genocidal killer according to Islam - I guess tricking one poor shlub to die for you is a much lesser crime...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 03, 2026 03:31 PM (sKqQm)

208 206
Texans thought Cruz was not conservative enough. In the intervening years, the state has moved massively to the right.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 03, 2026 03:30 PM (0U5gm)

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False.

Every import since then is a hardcore Marxist who have just been lying in wait until the prime opportunity to vote.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:31 PM (hAotW)

209 False.

Every import since then is a hardcore Marxist who have just been lying in wait until the prime opportunity to vote.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:31 PM (hAotW)

Not Elon Musk

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:32 PM (8avO+)

210 I have lately, now that I am well into my 29th year, realized something about myself. I don't know if it's right or wrong and am certainly not trying to convert anyone but I realized that as to religion, I am not trying to achieve Heaven or avoid Hell. My primary purpose is to bring peace into my own life.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 03, 2026 03:33 PM (ndZc7)

211 We need to be out of NATO. EFF them, they are worthless.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 03, 2026 03:33 PM (aZm/F)

212 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Paul at April 03, 2026 03:33 PM (GdNKe)

213 209 False.

Every import since then is a hardcore Marxist who have just been lying in wait until the prime opportunity to vote.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:31 PM (hAotW)

Not Elon Musk

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:32 PM (8avO+)

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He only takes federal government money to build his rockets and loves government handouts. His efforts on X are just cover so that the people of Texas don't lynch him.

He's as much a Marxist as Lenin.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:33 PM (hAotW)

214 Of course young people are going to mosque. What else are they going to do?

Posted by: Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Muslim Animal Lover and Pederast at April 03, 2026 03:33 PM (jRlwL)

215 One prominent Islamic scholar even said that Jesus (PBUH) *tricked* some fool into taking his place!

Which is an odd behavior for a religious leader no?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 03, 2026 03:31 PM (sKqQm)
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You're a slave to Allah, and you just have to take what your superiors give out!

When I lived in the Detroit area, one of my best friends outside a church was a disbelieving Iranian, he flat out told me that Allah is as capricious as he wants to be. And that's just that.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 03:33 PM (Fi81e)

216 ...unaliving myself...

*********

Unalving be hard, Yo!

Posted by: muldoon at April 03, 2026 03:33 PM (qgHp7)

217 193 The first Byzantine discussions about Islam see it as yet another heresy.

It is unclear how much of Islam comes from Muhammed and wasn't added later under the Caliphate
Posted by: 18-1

But the Quran is timeless, perfect, and unchanging! It says so!

Posted by: Retards at April 03, 2026 03:33 PM (JCZqz)

218 The first Byzantine discussions about Islam see it as yet another heresy.

It is unclear how much of Islam comes from Muhammed and wasn't added later under the Caliphate
Posted by: 18-1

But the Quran is timeless, perfect, and unchanging! It says so!
Posted by: Retards at April 03, 2026 03:33 PM (JCZqz)

which revision added that?

Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:34 PM (8avO+)

219 Dear lord...

Epstein is still waiting to explode?

You people are fucking retarded. Millions of pages released. Fuck off.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:34 PM (hAotW)

220 37 33m
BREAKING: According to CENTCOM, the second U.S. Air Force CSAR team sent into Iran to rescue the crew of the downed F-15E of the 494th Fighter Squadron has successfully located and rescued the second crew member.

I pray it is true because the last thing we need is for "Iranian Ragheads" Video of Torturing the US Aviator like they did in 1979.

They hit an F-15 (Non-Stealth) A/C proves that even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while ....

Posted by: Jackson K. at April 03, 2026 03:34 PM (/Uzmo)

221 God is no binary is nudging into the Cultural Marxist theory for Transgender

Posted by: Skip at April 03, 2026 03:34 PM (Ia/+0)

222 214 Of course young people are going to mosque. ~~What else are they going to do?~~ They can't afford the jizya and don't want us to murder them.
Posted by: Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Posted by: Real Muslims at April 03, 2026 03:35 PM (JCZqz)

223 219 Dear lord...

Epstein is still waiting to explode?

You people are fucking retarded. Millions of pages released. Fuck off.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:34 PM (hAotW)

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Are they releasing the unredacted files? And I think there are thousands of files yet to be released.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 03, 2026 03:36 PM (aZm/F)

224 Hail and Praise Schlürpo.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 03, 2026 03:36 PM (E6xSb)

225 But to go with that Islam is a shame culture. You're not "guilty" until somebody catches you. Nobody has the authority to challenge Allah, so Allah can literally do whatever the hell he wants (and good on him for that, some of them think--because it's about power.)

Christianity is about refining your behavior to be right with God, (regardless of unmerited grace and all that). To do less harm, to do more healing, more serving.

Jesus is (I think) singular in presenting the model of "servant leadership". Islam is still in the pre-Christian power mode.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 03:37 PM (Fi81e)

226 One prominent Islamic scholar even said that Jesus (PBUH) *tricked* some fool into taking his place!

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Like in The Sting?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 03, 2026 03:37 PM (ndZc7)

227 What a beautiful post to read, Ace.

I would say this even if I were not a new convert to the Roman Catholic church. After a lifetime & generations of Presbyterians (conservative).

I will never, ever, believe THIS is the only church. It was my choice & the right path for growth in my faith. One I needed and many reasons unspoken (well, one is the non-traditional services and praise music of many Protestant churches and not how I was raised. Nothing wrong with it for others, however). I am no pious saint nor hypocrite.

Thanks be to God more young people are turning to Christ with standing room only! I see this in our parish. Lots of babies, including our baby granddaughter who has gone to Mass since she was 2wks old. Many fathers holding these lovely babies and it brings joy to me.

God bless you all this Easter weekend. He died without sin for us all to have eternal life & sins forgiven. And with this blessing, we have peace and joy in this life on earth. It's the only way for this in my belief. I have never known a moment since toddlerhood without faith.

Yeah, I crack jokes like a crazy buffoon, but am trying not to cuss as much!

Love to all, and to you Ace for posting this.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 03, 2026 03:37 PM (WONhk)

228 Every question in Islam gets answered with "because Allah said so". I'm not even kidding. That is the answer every time. Sometimes you have to drill past the initial response but that's the boiled down version.

And the ONLY thing that tells you that Allah is a benevolent god of "peace" is literally they just say it when they refer to him. I'm not kidding on that either. Nothing actually demonstrates it. The Koran just says it. He's most benevolent and loving. And you have to believe it. Why? Because Allah said so.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:37 PM (mWRBW)

229 Odd how often we make spiritual choices based on something that is performance based.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

In the alternative, you make them where you feel comfortable and stay for the change you feel in your spirit. Mr. Sober hasn’t gone to Church since he was 16, he found a Church home where he is learning about scripture and feeling the love of God in an environment that resonates with him. That is something to celebrate, in my eyes.

Posted by: Piper at April 03, 2026 03:38 PM (pZEOD)

230 223 Are they releasing the unredacted files? And I think there are thousands of files yet to be released.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 03, 2026 03:36 PM (aZm/F)

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All I know is that Steve Bannon tried for years to rehabilitate Epstein's image, and no one seems to give a fuck about him.

Also that everyone except literal crazy people who no one at the time believed because they were obviously crazy (you know, inventing boats and houses that Epstein never owned) say that Trump didn't like Epstein and helped the police to catch him.

Also, a bunch of no-name Democrat apparaticks keep resigning because of their affiliations with him.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:38 PM (hAotW)

231 211 We need to be out of NATO. EFF them, they are worthless.
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 03, 2026 03:33 PM (aZm/F)

Now that Pam Bondi is gone, NATO will get the Two Minutes Hate.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 03, 2026 03:38 PM (E6xSb)

232 I first tried Unilevering myself with a bar of Dove soap when I was 11.

Posted by: muldoon at April 03, 2026 03:38 PM (qgHp7)

233 Good. This is good. This could make an actual difference for the future, unlike any of this fake and gay political garbage.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 03, 2026 03:38 PM (BI5O2)

234 Islam is still in the pre-Christian power mode.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 03:37 PM (Fi81e)

You know who else is still in the pre-Christian power mode?

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:39 PM (mWRBW)

235 Epstein is still waiting to explode?

You people are fucking retarded. Millions of pages released. Fuck off.

The page where the walls are closing in on Trump hasn't been released yet. But it definitely exists. Just ask any Democrat.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 03, 2026 03:39 PM (2ocoG)

236 Jesus is (I think) singular in presenting the model of "servant leadership". Islam is still in the pre-Christian power mode.

The most charitable take on Islam is that Muhammed took his poor understanding of Judaism and used it to make Arabic paganism into a monotheistic religion.

But...even that is too positive. Muhammed after inventing his religion was still telling people it was ok to worship Arabic pagan gods.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 03, 2026 03:39 PM (sKqQm)

237 God is no binary is nudging into the Cultural Marxist theory for Transgender

Posted by: Skip at April 03, 2026 03:34 PM (Ia/+0)
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God Incarnated had a sex. The Son of Man, the Son of God. The other two persons don't.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 03:39 PM (Fi81e)

238 They hit an F-15 (Non-Stealth) A/C proves that even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while ....
Posted by: Jackson K.

I think it proves the hate blinded nuts hit a plane once in a while.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 03, 2026 03:39 PM (ndZc7)

239 1 America's Pastor, David French, lol
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 03, 2026 02:33 PM (HXT0k)
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America's Youth Pastor, David French. Shudder.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at April 03, 2026 03:39 PM (0bjKf)

240 235 The page where the walls are closing in on Trump hasn't been released yet. But it definitely exists. Just ask any Democrat.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 03, 2026 03:39 PM (2ocoG)

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It obviously exists.

Because if it didn't exist, then their worldview would collapse.

And their worldview is truth.

And truth can't be wrong, no matter the facts.

So, the page exists, and the only reason it hasn't been released is a conspiracy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:39 PM (hAotW)

241 All hail Zeppo!

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:40 PM (aTgV0)

242 206 Lest everyone forget Beto came within 2% of winning in 2018. About 200k votes. In those 8 years there have been hundreds of thousands H1Bs, Muslims, illegals and Californians imported into the state, to make up the shortfall.

Posted by: Heroq

And yet.

Quit being a defeatist.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 03, 2026 03:40 PM (E6xSb)

243 All I know is that Steve Bannon tried for years to rehabilitate Epstein's image, and no one seems to give a fuck about him.

Also that everyone except literal crazy people who no one at the time believed because they were obviously crazy (you know, inventing boats and houses that Epstein never owned) say that Trump didn't like Epstein and helped the police to catch him.

Also, a bunch of no-name Democrat apparaticks keep resigning because of their affiliations with him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

You can tell who are tied together by those grifters on X and on media that were so concerned with Epstein papers but NOT going after Bannon.

Bannon had over 1900 emails/texts with Epstein and plotted directly against Trump in them with Epstein. He is a lousy piece of shit.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 03:40 PM (E4rtv)

244 Harpo kinda gives me the creeper vibe to honest.

Posted by: eleven at April 03, 2026 03:40 PM (aTgV0)

245 242 And yet.

Quit being a defeatist.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 03, 2026 03:40 PM (E6xSb)

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Scott Brown won the special election in MA 16 years ago.

That means that whichever Republican runs for the next Senate race in MA may have a chance. Donate big money!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:41 PM (hAotW)

246 221 God is no binary is nudging into the Cultural Marxist theory for Transgender.

GOD is an entity that is neither male or female in the sense GOD is a greater being then all of us simple humans. GOD created Man and Woman in GOD's Image. I do not question GOD's Gender and only accept him and Jesus as our Father, Son, Savior, and Creator.

The Non-Binary Theory BS is just that..... Commie BS........

Posted by: Jackson K. at April 03, 2026 03:41 PM (/Uzmo)

247 If you think the point of God is that He is trans then you need to get right with Jesus. There's still time.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:41 PM (mWRBW)

248 A day without Pam Bondi is like a day with bright sunshine.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 03, 2026 03:41 PM (abIsI)

249 Father, Son, Holy Spirit.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:42 PM (mWRBW)

250 Are they releasing the unredacted files? And I think there are thousands of files yet to be released.

Whatever you think you're seeking in the files, it almost certainly doesn't exist. The files themselves are an op of a greater scale than Epstein himself ever ran.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 03, 2026 03:42 PM (2ocoG)

251 And of course the Left will warn of our coming theocracy in hysterical language.

I think it would be good to have a discussion about how an explicitly Christian government would yield worse results than this horrifying monstrosity we have.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 03, 2026 03:42 PM (BI5O2)

252 One prominent Islamic scholar even said that Jesus (PBUH) *tricked* some fool into taking his place!

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Like in The Sting?

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Maybe more like Tom Sawyer whitewashing the picket fence.

Posted by: muldoon at April 03, 2026 03:42 PM (qgHp7)

253 Epstein is still waiting to explode?

You people are fucking retarded. Millions of pages released. Fuck off.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:34 PM (hAotW)

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Are they releasing the unredacted files? And I think there are thousands of files yet to be released.
Posted by: Seems Legit
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And Trump has 34 convictions, or something like that. He's a felon!!!!! And he's raped tons of women, all adults too!!!/////
-- everyone on my Nextdoor feed

Posted by: lin-duh at April 03, 2026 03:42 PM (VCgbV)

254 One prominent Islamic scholar even said that Jesus (PBUH) *tricked* some fool into taking his place!

Which is an odd behavior for a religious leader no?

Of course Muhammed was a brigand, a child rapist, and a genocidal killer according to Islam - I guess tricking one poor shlub to die for you is a much lesser crime...
Posted by: 18-1

Not a crime.
It is viewed as a clever trick used to get ahead.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 03, 2026 03:43 PM (/lPRQ)

255 I gave up cusing for Lent. I'm doing well so far. We'll see how I do when the in-laws arrive.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 03, 2026 03:43 PM (abIsI)

256 250 Whatever you think you're seeking in the files, it almost certainly doesn't exist. The files themselves are an op of a greater scale than Epstein himself ever ran.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 03, 2026 03:42 PM (2ocoG)

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False.

Epstein ran the largest info op in human history, getting 89,000K video of every prominent political, social, religious, entertainment, sports, and YouTube personality on film having sex with babies.

And if you don't believe that the CIA has it in its vaults and refuses to release it, then you're protecting pedophiles.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:43 PM (hAotW)

257 As I understand it, the high-caste Indians are the liberal ones, the low-caste ones conservative

Dot guilt?

Posted by: Cheerful Reprobate at April 03, 2026 03:43 PM (FguBe)

258 Hawaiian Judge appointed by Obama orders Trump to give back US Airman to Iran for further propaganda against him to help the Commie-Crats in the Midterm Elections.

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at April 03, 2026 03:43 PM (xvV4K)

259

Healey,

You wanted her gone and she is gone.

Find someone else to rant about.

Posted by: four seasons at April 03, 2026 03:43 PM (3ek7K)

260 183 Cruz won by 2.6%. Still too close for comfort. But if you look at the counties, Beto somehow managed to flip a lot of red counties that Trump won in 2016. I find that very hard to believe that was possible without cheating.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 03, 2026 03:20 PM (iFTx/)

there is new management in the GOP that isn't run by GOPe traitors. They did OK in 2024.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:26 PM (8avO+)

Beto got a lot of Leftist voters excited and it lasted for awhile but now, not so much. In spite of the defeatists, who insist I am going to be forced marched to the county courthouse to recite the Shehada and that TX will go blue tomorrow, that’s not the case. It’s helpful to have state laws mandating all 254 county sheriffs work with ICE, and even the RINOs are working hard to deal with evil Islam so it can give them red meat cover to do serious harm elsewhere. Frankly I am far more worried about State HR RINOs than I am about the Dems and all the defeatists here are shrieking about.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 03, 2026 03:43 PM (E6xSb)

261 As I understand it, the high-caste Indians are the liberal ones, the low-caste ones conservative

Right. It's always the elites, where ever you go.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 03, 2026 03:44 PM (2ocoG)

262 They did OK in 2024.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:26 PM (8avO+)

Sure but OK is already deep red.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:44 PM (mWRBW)

263 There can always be worse than the person being replaced

Posted by: Skip at April 03, 2026 03:45 PM (Ia/+0)

264 Maj Healey, you are as bad, if not worse, than the TDS inflicted.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 03, 2026 03:45 PM (E6xSb)

265 89,000K video of every prominent political, social, religious, entertainment, sports, and YouTube personality on film having sex with babies.

And those sons a bitches didn't share any of it with me!?!?!?!?

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 03, 2026 03:45 PM (JCZqz)

266 >>> According to CENTCOM, the second U.S. Air Force CSAR team sent into Iran to rescue the crew of the downed F-15E of the 494th Fighter Squadron has successfully located and rescued the second crew member.

CNN must be devastated
Posted by: brak
......

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT'S TRUE

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBURGER at April 03, 2026 03:45 PM (UjdFS)

267 Nood.

Posted by: Nood called, everybody upstairs at April 03, 2026 03:45 PM (skR0U)

268 262 They did OK in 2024.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 03, 2026 03:26 PM (8avO+)

Sure but OK is already deep red.

Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:44 PM (mWRBW)

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Another point of data:

2008 saw massive, massive Democrat primary numbers in Texas.

It was blacks turning out for Obama. They outright outvoted Republicans in the respective primaries.

Obama lost the primary in Texas to Hillary.

He also lost the general election to McCain by 12 points.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 03, 2026 03:46 PM (hAotW)

269 CNN is sad to announce that the Second F-15 Crewmember has been rescued so that we cannot bad mouth Trump for this disastrous war against Persons of Color.

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at April 03, 2026 03:46 PM (xvV4K)

270 CNN must be devastated

Imagine how Rachel Maddow is carrying on over on M-SNOW.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 03, 2026 03:46 PM (2ocoG)

271 254 One prominent Islamic scholar even said that Jesus (PBUH) *tricked* some fool into taking his place!

Which is an odd behavior for a religious leader no?

Of course Muhammed was a brigand, a child rapist, and a genocidal killer according to Islam - I guess tricking one poor shlub to die for you is a much lesser crime...
Posted by: 18-1

Not a crime.
It is viewed as a clever trick used to get ahead.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 03, 2026 03:43 PM (/lPRQ)

Muslims probably borrowed that from gnostics. There were gnostics who believed the trick thing.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 03, 2026 03:46 PM (5NDL0)

272 Ian S - not always, but yet see the Union of Salvation Russian Nobility officers.

Posted by: Skip at April 03, 2026 03:46 PM (Ia/+0)

273 My company went on a hiring spree of foreign turdbags by offshoring the jobs to bypass H1B restrictions, would explain why domestic jobs while foreign jobs continue to rise, theyre just finding new ways to game the system
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger
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Except US is probably going to start putting serious security blocks on a lot of those furriners after the fiasco with Microsoft Azure cloud services where ChiComs in China were directly accessing secure US government files. Pixy has a thread earlier from a Microsoft insider about how it happened.

Note the recent FTC ban on Chicom or even foreign made home routers (a possible route for another Salt Typhoon penetration of US telecoms)

I also suspect that the Indian CEO of Microsoft does not have much longer to hold office either and that probably means his cronies are out as well. Massive drop in stock price over the troubles in the last year. Anthropic is busy shooting itself in the head and is another where corporate leaders have driven themselves into a brick wall.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 03:46 PM (E4rtv)

274 I think it would be good to have a discussion about how an explicitly Christian government would yield worse results than this horrifying monstrosity we have.

Back in the day I used to say a government completely full of Rick Santorums or Pat Robertsons would still be freer then what we have now.

And watching COVIDmania I stand by that.

Remember Roy Moore the guy the FNM/GOPe sabotaged because he has a 14 year age gap with his wife (he was 38 she was 24)? Last I saw him his was leading the anti-COVID lockdown efforts in his home state...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 03, 2026 03:46 PM (sKqQm)

275 Sure but OK is already deep red.
Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:44 PM (mWRBW)

And full of RINOs. Didn’t Lankford want to give out amnesty because he feels sorry for illegal aliens? Doesn’t he want to help lawbreakers?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 03, 2026 03:47 PM (E6xSb)

276 Bannon had over 1900 emails/texts with Epstein and plotted directly against Trump in them with Epstein. He is a lousy piece of shit.

Posted by: whig at April 03, 2026 03:40 PM (E4rtv)
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Bannon got on my bad side in a quick hurry, even in 2016. When he started ranting about the infamous Trump Tower meeting with "Russians", and basically capitulated to the Dems' take on this.

I thought it was innocent (but no less stupid) at the time. (Like an "own-goal") But apparently even the "right-wing" successor to Brietbart was a fucking plant in the Trump organization!

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 03:48 PM (Fi81e)

277 Anthropic is busy shooting itself in the head and is another where corporate leaders have driven themselves into a brick wall.

Anthropic's product is fantastic. Shame about everything else.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 03, 2026 03:48 PM (2ocoG)

278 Just goes to show the utter abyss of military and historical understanding in the public that while completely devastating a nations military power if a few planes are lost its a concerning disaster that requires discussion if it was even a victory.

Posted by: Azjaeger at April 03, 2026 03:48 PM (PUrHv)

279 Sure but OK is already deep red.
Posted by: ... at April 03, 2026 03:44 PM (mWRBW)

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But still just OK?

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 03:48 PM (Fi81e)

280 Reported that Whoopie Goldberg and the View Voluptuous Creatures with the Beauty of Helen of Troy were rushed to a local facility after overdoses on Jelly Donuts with the news about the rescued US Airman...

More to follow....

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at April 03, 2026 03:48 PM (xvV4K)

281 One prominent Islamic scholar even said that Jesus (PBUH) *tricked* some fool into taking his place!

But, again, they think a capricious and willful Allah cannot be questioned. Islam, literally, invokes slavery. You're nobody to look down on God's prophet (Jesus) even if he did trick some guy to die in his place.
Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 03:29 PM (Fi81e)
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The Christian construction of Islam's Allah is probably best described by Pope Benedict XVI's "Regensburg Address", which he delivered, surprisingly enough, at the University of Regensburg in September, 2006.

The address was mainly focused on the Christian challenge to Modernity, but it starts with a debate between a Byzantine emperor and a Turkish diplomat on how God engages mankind. The Christian argument is that God speaks to man through reason, while Islam places its faith in an unknowable, transcendental supreme being.

Muslim religious leaders went ballistic after the address was released, of course. Threats, demands, the usual howls of outrage. Might be worth a read.

Posted by: mrp at April 03, 2026 03:50 PM (rj6Yv)

282 It will also be interesting to see how young people manage to reconcile their evil political views with their newfound religion.

Unlike older Leftists who attend Church, this is a conscious decision, rather than a traditional adherence to something they don't really care about, but do because their parents did and their friends' parents did, and it's where they like to hang out once a week before supporting and encouraging every imaginable sin.

The two ideas are completely incompatible. These kids will either leave the churches quickly as they came, or the politicians from "both" Parties are going to have a problem.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 03, 2026 03:51 PM (BI5O2)

283 Yes, it's lovely in a way.

BTW, I had one child, raised Catholic as all of mine were, attend the University of Pittsburgh for a Bachelor degree. It's a fine school. I also sent donations to an on-campus religious group that promised a safe place for all students around the clock to talk, pray, seek other forms of assistance, and not do anything to the exclusion of parents or guardians. I think they did a decent job.

But I told that child, as I told all of mine, to always come to me whatever they were dealing with, knowing the worse I could probably do would be to yell like a banshee for awhile. (That has proven true.)

I think some of this is taking hold through the Hallow app, Catholic by intent. Some through churches such as the Sanctuary Church in Pittsburgh and the Universal Unitarian churches that are all over the country.

Sometimes it seems the Roman Catholic Church & many Protestant churches have gone heavily into emphasizing social justice, community welfare, etc., and sometimes to the detriment of founding communities and, at times, eclipsing the proclamation of the gospel and the salvation of souls.

I worry it doesn't seem a solution to anti-Semitism.

Posted by: L - No nic.... at April 03, 2026 03:53 PM (NFX2v)

284 Not a crime.
It is viewed as a clever trick used to get ahead.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 03, 2026 03:43 PM (/lPRQ)

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Exactly! Arabs have always valued "cleverness", even the kind that cheats other people. This is cultural and predates Islam--yet Islam easily absorbed this cultural value.

This is why Tawriya and Taqqiya are kinda-sorta on the board within Islam.

Posted by: Axeman at April 03, 2026 03:53 PM (Fi81e)

285 I don't know who Aldus H Chapin II is but he must've been one hell of a narrator!

Lincoln and the Sioux Uprising of 1862
By: Hank H. Cox
Narrated by: Aldus H Chapin II's voice replica

https://is.gd/QQQSTz

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 03, 2026 03:54 PM (ndZc7)

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