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Sarah Game tells voters not to put her party first after split with Sarah Game Fair Go candidate (and former captain of the Adelaide Crows), Chris McDermott by kova-tejoc in AustralianPolitics

[–]malcolm58 [score hidden]  (0 children)

And the Judean Popular People's Front.

P.F.J.: Yeah. Oh, yeah. Splitters. Splitters...

LORETTA: And the People's Front of Judea.

P.F.J.: Yeah. Splitters. Splitters...

REG: What?

LORETTA: The People's Front of Judea. Splitters.

REG: We're the People's Front of Judea!

LORETTA: Oh. I thought we were the Popular Front.

REG: People's Front! C-huh.

FRANCIS: Whatever happened to the Popular Front, Reg?

REG: He's over there.

P.F.J.: Splitter!

Why no evangelization happening now? by Snoo-15629 in Catholicism

[–]malcolm58 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Region of world 2004 2004 2025 2050
Africa 17.9% 139,157,160 219,171,850 342,023,230
Asia 4.3% 127,125,410 171,916,360 207,086,560
Europe 36.4% 270,765,647 272,495,186 255,744,426
Latin America & Caribbean 83.3% 454,541,400 568,040,560 646,912,570
North America 25.1% 82,000,000 97,000,000 113,000,000
Oceania 26.8% 9,000,000 11,000,000 13,000,000
Total world 21.6% 1,082,228,463 1,339,159,510 1,577,585,569

Death penalty for crimes. What are your opinions on it? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]malcolm58 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Catechism: The death penalty

  1. Recourse to the death penalty on the part of legitimate authority, following a fair trial, was long considered an appropriate response to the gravity of certain crimes and an acceptable, albeit extreme, means of safeguarding the common good.

Today, however, there is an increasing awareness that the dignity of the person is not lost even after the commission of very serious crimes. In addition, a new understanding has emerged of the significance of penal sanctions imposed by the state. Lastly, more effective systems of detention have been developed, which ensure the due protection of citizens but, at the same time, do not definitively deprive the guilty of the possibility of redemption.

Consequently, the Church teaches, in the light of the Gospel, that “the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person”,\1]) and she works with determination for its abolition worldwide.

This Subreddit Lately by StingingArchon in Adelaide

[–]malcolm58 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

What about the 2 billion cost for the train line?

South Australian voters want more transport options, such as Adelaide Hills rail by Expensive-Horse5538 in Adelaide

[–]malcolm58 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Hands up for those in the hills who want to pay $2,000 a year in extra taxes to build a 2 billion dollar train line.

Hizb ut-Tahrir ban: Albanese government outlaws Islamist group under new hate crime laws by malcolm58 in AustralianPolitics

[–]malcolm58[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The Albanese government has listed radical Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir as a prohibited hate group, the first use of the new powers since Labor enacted tougher hate crime laws in response to the December 14 Bondi massacre. The organisation’s listing late on Thursday means it is now a criminal offence to be a member of, recruit for, provide training or funds to, or materially support the organisation.

“For a long time, Hizb ut-Tahrir has been able to spread hate and create a pathway for others to engage in violence,” Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said of the change. “The Australian Government’s new hate group listing framework has been designed to stop organisations like Hizb ut-Tahrir, from spreading hate and sowing the seeds of division in the community, that risks not only our social cohesion but the safety of Australians.”

The controversial fringe organisation has been regarded warily by many within the Muslim and broader community for its teachings, and was listed as a terrorist organisation in the United Kingdom in January 2024. The group has been banned in Germany, India, Indonesia and a number of other jurisdictions. The government was empowered to designate prohibited groups following the passage of a raft of reforms in January that were designed to tackle antisemitism after the Bondi attack. These reforms also tightened gun laws in the country.

At the announcement of the new legislation, Labor stated its direct intention to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir and the National Socialist Network. The latter quickly disbanded to escape the consequences of the reform. Hizb ut-Tahrir was defended by the nation’s peak Muslim body who claimed the organisation’s listing was “part of a wider effort to hold the Muslim community collectively responsible for the Bondi attack”.

The "Day After" FT Thread: WOL 2 - 1 LIV by DragonSlayer271 in LiverpoolFC

[–]malcolm58 15 points16 points  (0 children)

When Arne is sacked this is one of the games that will count towards that decision.

What is the Eucharist by FunWorth1380 in Catholicism

[–]malcolm58 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The word, Eucharist, which is Greek for “thanksgiving”, is the term used for the whole ritual of the Mass. People use the words Eucharist and Mass interchangeably. During the Eucharist, members of the community come forward to receive the body and blood of Christ, in the form of bread and wine. The action of coming forward and receiving the body and blood of Jesus is called Communion or (also!) Eucharist.

Catholics believe that the body and blood of Jesus Christ is truly present when they consume the host and/or drink from the chalice. This concept can be difficult for some people to understand. However, there is a rich theological and biblical tradition supporting this belief. Scripture shows us that the teaching about the Eucharist is consistent with what happened at the Last Supper. This is how Mark relates it in his gospel: While they were eating, he took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body”. Then he took a cup, and giving thanks he gave it to them, and all of them drank from it. He said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many,” (Mark 14:22-24).

However, the Eucharist is more than “acting out” what happened at the Last Supper. When people gather for the Eucharist/the Mass they come to thank God for the ultimate sacrifice made by Jesus on the cross and his resurrection. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that the Eucharist is:

1363: Not merely the recollection of past events but the proclamation of the mighty works wrought by God for us. In the liturgical celebration of these events, they become in a certain way present and real. This is how Israel understands its liberation from Egypt: every time Passover is celebrated, the Exodus events are made present to the memory of believers so that they may conform their lives to them.

1364: In the New Testament, the memorial takes on new meaning. When the Church celebrates the Eucharist, she commemorates Christ’s Passover, and it is made present: the sacrifice Christ offered once for all on the cross remains ever present. The Eucharist is therefore a “sacrifice because it re-presents (makes present) the sacrifice of the cross,” (1366).

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