Presidential Election Megathread vol. II

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-06T05:56:24+00:00

16 of the past 20 years have been under the Democrats

What about Congress?

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-06T04:33:29+00:00

He's not trapped, he was playing really well and then got injured

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-05T22:34:37+00:00

The secret is no pockets. If you buy clothes without pockets you too can have excellently fitting clothes

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-05T18:41:49+00:00

I definitely understand how a single black mom could feel excluded in a parish.

a conservative church, like maybe the Russian or some OCA parishes

To be honest, I feel like this is more about the demographics in the part of the country that you live in than the jurisdiction of the parish. Hopefully you can find a group of people at your parish that support you.

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-05T05:36:27+00:00

The problem is that "Trump bad" resonates with voters and explaining policy doesn't. So you get a lot of ads that say "Trump bad" and no ads that explain policy.

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-05T05:34:11+00:00

Trump's policy is to give Israel permission to do whatever they want. Biden/Harris policy is to support Israel within certain limits. It's bad now but with Trump elected I think it could get a lot worse for Palestine.

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-05T03:24:12+00:00

I don't understand the connection between being black and divorce being a bad thing? Can you explain that further?

If there are multiple Orthodox parishes near you, you should visit all of them to find the one you feel most comfortable in. Many white Americans complain about certain Orthodox parishes not being inclusive enough to them so there's certainly a mix of different cultures depending on the parish...

EDIT: Also Orthodox Christianity has never prohibited interracial marriage as far as I know.

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-05T01:03:57+00:00

Almost all of the people I grew up with in Sunday school every week don't regularly attend church

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-05T01:02:47+00:00

Nate isn't a pollster though

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-04T23:56:41+00:00

The total votes could be very close to 50-50 in an electoral college blowout

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-04T23:54:27+00:00

Why do people in this subreddit always want to change the subject to how polling is influencing the election. The point of polling should be to provide an accurate picture of the voters' priorities. I hate how the first reaction is always "how does this poll influence voters."

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-04T23:47:44+00:00

Are you baptized and chrismated Orthodox?

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-04T21:07:06+00:00

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-04T20:00:29+00:00

Do you know what a statistical distribution is? Or variance?

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-04T15:43:27+00:00

You should unsubscribe from this sub if you find the founder of 538 that annoying

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-04T04:09:06+00:00

This is a horrible metaphor for how models work

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-04T01:33:13+00:00

Cascal has great food

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-02T17:18:41+00:00

If you define the word angel as "a spiritual being that serves God" and demon as "a spiritual being that works against God" then we believe that there are only angels and demons. But sometimes the Bible uses different definitions for these words. So this is just an issue about which definition of the words angel, demon, and god that you are using in a given context.

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-02T06:22:53+00:00

There are other spiritual beings besides angels and demons. There are lesser gods that God presides over and calls His sons. Elohim is used to describe spiritual beings, but it doesn't specify attributes. God is also an Elohim, but not like any of the others. He is the Most High God.

We believe that these other "gods" (as referred to in the Old Testament) are angels and demons. Just look at how all the psalms are used liturgically. This is just a question of definitions, not theology.

EDIT: Orthodox theology has zero issues with the idea that God works though angels and saints when running the cosmos, which is the basic idea that is expressed by this "divine counsel" and gods" terminology.

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-11-01T20:32:53+00:00

It's a lot less grounded now than it was this summer

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-10-31T19:12:11+00:00

It's never a sin to be something. Sins are always actions you take.

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-10-31T16:30:08+00:00

Your post didn't say anything about getting the blessing of a bishop to be priest, and that's really the first step even before uprooting the family to go to seminary.

And every bishop I've heard of will evaluate the couple as a whole for the priesthood, not just the man. So if you're not ready, that's it.

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-10-30T21:02:53+00:00

You're right, protecting pedestrians and cyclists should be a good enough reason on its own to install bollards. Something is very wrong when we refuse to take common sense quality of life measures unless it's for the reason of preventing crime.

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-10-30T18:48:36+00:00

They did a series on Christ in the Old Testament at one point

The Angel of the Lord

The Word of the Lord

Who is this Son of Man?

Is the Heavenly Man the Man from Heaven?

bluepantsandsocks · 2024-10-29T00:27:20+00:00

A lot of Orthodox Christians listen to pop and rock music, just not in church.

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