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You don't determine when life begins by pulling a number out of a hat. Human life is defined by God who created it and revealed when it begins to us in the Holy Scripture. This has been known for several thousand years. It is wise to understand we are living in a godless world of anti-God people who think they can define when life begins, how it can be lived, and how it can end by their own humanistic reasoning. But really to understand this subject, one needs to be born again by faith in Jesus Christ and his written revelation, in English, the King James Bible (1611). The New Testament is entirely based on the Textus Receptus, or Received Text. Watch some videos at: ltbs.tv (Let the Bible Speak)

"17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. " 1 Peter 2:17 KJV

That doesn't make sense. It doesn't matter what immigrants can contribute if we don't have the housing, accommodations, or apartments to house the people we have now. Immigration in the present situation is just making things worse. Canada has to solve it's housing and accommodation crisis before letting in large number of people. Solving that problem takes a long time. The government has already created the mess we are in.

That is a not quite correct. It is not correct to say there is no British Crown in North America because we share the same king as Britain and about 14 other countries. Canada is a part of the Commonwealth Realm and King Charles III is the head of the Commonwealth Realm. So King Charles III is the King of Canada as well as 14 other Commonwealth Realm countries. Wikipedia describes it in detail: " The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth,[4] is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.[2] They are connected through their use of the English language and historical-cultural ties. The chief institutions of the organisation are the Commonwealth Secretariat, which focuses on intergovernmental relations, and the Commonwealth Foundation, which focuses on non-governmental relations between member nations.[5] Numerous organisations are associated with and operate within the Commonwealth.[6] The Commonwealth dates back to the first half of the 20th century with the decolonisation of the British Empire through increased self-governance of its territories. It was originally created as the British Commonwealth of Nations[7] through the Balfour Declaration at the 1926 Imperial Conference, and formalised by the United Kingdom through the Statute of Westminster in 1931. The current Commonwealth of Nations was formally constituted by the London Declaration in 1949, which modernised the community and established the member states as "free and equal".[8] The Head of the Commonwealth is Charles III. He is king of 15 member states, known as the Commonwealth realms, whilst 36 other members are republics, and five others have different monarchs. Although he became head upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II, the position is not technically hereditary.[9] Member states have no legal obligations to one another, though some have institutional links to other Commonwealth nations. Citizenship of a Commonwealth country affords benefits in some member countries, particularly in the United Kingdom, and Commonwealth countries are represented to one another by high commissions rather than embassies. The Commonwealth Charter defines their shared values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law,[10] as promoted by the quadrennial Commonwealth Games. " Commonwealth of Nations - Wikipedia I would question one thing Wikipedia said in the information above. It said "Although he became head upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II, the position is not technically hereditary.[9]" Since when has the position not been hereditary. Never heard of such a thing. Nobody questions King Charles III's right to be king.

What exactly did she tell you? What convinced you? Of course it is absolutely essential to get along with your wife. That is a high priority. We are called to love our wives as ourselves. I think that means one should not argue with a spouse about religion.

I am hardly forcing you. You try to paint it that way because the Devil told you to. A suggestion is not forcing anyone. You can do your own thing, but I speak the truth which many modern day Christians do not do. They are afraid of offending anyone and have been fed the nonsense that one should never say anything that might upset someone. That is not the way Jesus spoke or the Apostles. Many of them died as martyrs. You should read Foxe's Book of Martyrs free on the internet. See what happened to many people who spoke the truth. The truth is not welcome in today's world. Liberalism teaches that everyone can and should do their own thing even if it takes them to hell. But you don't have to listen to me. This just might be the last period in your life somebody actually is trying to help you. But if you reject a lifeline, that's your choice. Most people are like that in today's world. Well, I am especially glad you are getting along with your wife. That is not always the way it is today. Half of marriages end in divorce. I have had Catholic friends. Many Catholics are amicable people and quite easy to get along with, which is a good thing. I am not sure what you mean. Bible-believing Christians do not mourn either. Perhaps you meant some Catholic churches mourn. I can understand that. Their beliefs are contrary to the Bible and they have no assurance of salvation. That is reason to mourn. Not sure what you mean by open-minded and not sure what you mean by singular manner. Don't let the world fool you. There is only one way to heaven and that is by faith in Jesus Christ and his sacrifice. If people are not telling you that, they are confused or not being truthful. A real Christian will never win a popularity contest by telling you what the Bible teaches. That is just a fact of life. The Bible and biblical Christianity is not welcomed by the world. If the world loves you, you are probably on the wrong path. That is just a reality.

Watch some of the sermons on this website. It may make a big difference to your life. Video Recordings | Let the Bible Speak (ltbs.tv) The truth shall set you free.

Yes, there are a lot of people who feel entitled. They should take courses, get educated and trained and take a different job or career if they want higher pay. Yes, that could explain your opposition to Biblical Christianity. Haiti is not exactly a Judeo-Christian place. It probably had a very negative influence on you. But you still have time to learn the real Biblical truth, which is based in Jesus Christ and his written word. You may be surprised how it could change your life and thinking and give you something very positive to live for. You might consider watching some of the Let the Bible Speak video sermons at this website. This is not political. It is strictly Biblical. Excellent preaching. Video Recordings | Let the Bible Speak (ltbs.tv)

If the only argument you've got is you don't like Trump, you have nothing, no argument against the OP.

Did you read the article? It is the Democrats that support all these despicable policies. "The Democratic Party has fully embraced feminism and its natural descendent, the LGBT movement. Both have propagated the idea that men and women are indistinguishable. This justifies the party’s attempts to mix and match the roles of the two sexes in society. They are opposed to the Christian idea that man and woman were made distinct from yet complementary to one another. " These beliefs stem from narcissism or self-centeredness. Trump and the Republicans generally oppose all this liberal, progressive ideology.

You didn't explain what you mean at all. Nobody knows what you are saying. So who is blathering?

Really. You must mean Canada is much further left than the U.S. which is a fact. We have had carbon taxes for years now. I don't think the U.S. ever dared to put carbon taxes on people. Canada seems to be a leader in interventionist type of policies. That has scared away a lot of investment and helped drive up the price of everything. Canada seems to be a leader on MAID (medical assistance in dying or assisted suicide). Another Marxist policy. The government imposed a tanker ban on the B.C. north coast and they banned the construction of several major pipelines. Again government intervention in a major way. Canada brings in mass immigration from the third world without any regard to culture or our historic Judeo-Christian civilization. There is very little assimilation of these third world immigrants. They pretty well stay in their own ethnic groups. Each group thinks differently and supports their own culture. We are losing what historic Judeo-Christian culture we ever had. Now we are a conglomeration of foreign cultures that do not mix. We are a post-national state which blindly follows the U.N. Canada is much further left than the U.S.

What you say about Trump does not change the nature of the Democratic Party. What the Democratic party supports speaks for itself. " The Democratic Party has fully embraced feminism and its natural descendent, the LGBT movement. Both have propagated the idea that men and women are indistinguishable. This justifies the party’s attempts to mix and match the roles of the two sexes in society. They are opposed to the Christian idea that man and woman were made distinct from yet complementary to one another. By destroying marriage and the distinctions of the sexes, the party helped craft sexual activity into a vital expression of choice and liberation. These are the party values over the Christian practices of restraint and modesty. It has removed the incentives to abstain from sex and promoted perverse sexual behavior. In doing so, it has helped to normalize sexual depravity. The idol of abortion also affirms the desire of the Democratic Party to exempt society from taking responsibility for its actions. By dehumanizing children as “parasites” and framing abortion as a right, the party encourages people to blame others for their decisions to have sex. This is despite Christians asserting that all life is sacred and formed by God upon conception. " Why would anyone support this kind of depravity? I don't see the Republican Party into all this stuff.

I never said or suggested I understand God perfectly. I have pointed you to Jesus Christ because you gave no evidence you are a born again believer. If you are, give us your testimony how you came to be a Christian and what exactly you believe. Do you think it was wrong for the Apostles and disciples of Christ in the early church to go out into the world to preach the gospel to every person? Should they have just kept to themselves? Jesus said "15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. " Mark 16:15 KJV Are you saved? How do you know? The Holy Scripture was given to men under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. " 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works." 2 Timothy 3:16 KJV The Bible is therefore God's revelation to man. It is God speaking to man. How is it crazy then to believe that God does not speak to man through his Holy Scripture. That is how God the Holy Spirit communicates with people, through his written word, the Bible. If you don't believe that, why do you mention the Bible? What does it mean? This is similar to what you already said. You want to silence anyone and stop them from talking about what God says in his word. As I said, do you oppose the apostles, prophets, disciples of Christ who spread the gospel to the world after Christ? Do you oppose the missionaries that went out into the world through the centuries and spread the message of Christ and preached the Bible? It sounds like it. Countless people gave their lives to spread the gospel of salvation by faith in Jesus Christ. Were they wrong to do that? They were martyred by being burned at the stake, crucified, and various other ways. Really? Are you really in a position to judge Joel Osteen? I don't think I am qualified or in a position to judge him. I have a million other things in life to do and don't know much about him. People make their choices about who they want to support. Of course faith is between me and the Lord. Never said it wasn't. But it makes sense to share the gospel and help others be saved and receive eternal life doesn't it? Why would you want to silence believers and let people blindly go to hell? If you saw someone in danger would you not want to warn them if you had the chance? Your reasoning is seriously flawed. We are not even talking about material wealth so I don't really get your point. Salvation is strictly by faith in Jesus Christ, not by works. Nothing wrong with voluntary charity. That is a good thing. But you can't earn your way into heaven. See Ephesians 2:8, 9 KJV If you are saying one must do good works or support Socialism to earn salvation, that is completely false. That is a false gospel. Socialism is evil anyway because it is stealing from those that have to give to others. The Bible condemns stealing. I am not forcing anybody to do anything. A conversation doesn't force anybody to do anything. You choose your own path. But you must accept the consequences of your own decisions.

God through his Son, Jesus Christ, will save anyone. But we must realize we are lost sinners in need of a SAvior. We must come to him with a humble heart. That is why these gospel message are a life line. Do not pass the opportunity to be saved for eternity. Life is short. Grab the lifeline now while there is still time. Home Page | Let the Bible Speak (ltbs.tv)

If you are a non-believer, you are opposing God and his word so it is useless to try to reach agreement on anything to do with it. You need to get over that hurdle first. We are all lost sinners and need God's Son to save us. I would suggest you listen to some sermons and take them seriously. To summarize, you need to be saved from hell. There is only one way to do that. God can save you. Go to this link and start watching the video messages. Home Page | Let the Bible Speak (ltbs.tv) A good place to start is on this link to watch LTBS TV program 302. If you scroll down you will find it.

I think you are adding something that the Bible doesn't teach. You appear to be misinterpreting "knowing a person before they were even conceived" as meaning they are alive before they are conceived. But it doesn't say that.

I apologize to Deluge. I mis-directed my comment to him. I meant this to be to you. That is interesting. That statement that Jesus loves everyone should be clarified or it could be misinterpreted. It is a broad subject. May I ask, do you know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior? What do you believe about Him? If you would like more information and some help in learning more about what I am talking about, you could go to this website and watch some of the messages. Message 297 and 298 should be particularly interesting. It might be extremely valuable to you. Let me know if you do and if you found the messages helpful. LTBS TV Broadcasting | Let the Bible Speak

That is a lie. God speaks through the Bible where he recognizes the pre-born fetuses or whatever you want to call them as human beings or persons. Google it and you can find many verses that show God considers them as persons. God says thou shalt not kill in the Bible, and that includes everyone born or preborn. This has been part of the Holy Scripture (Holy Bible) for several thousand years since it was written. It may not have been a political issue in past centuries because abortion was not legitimized by the state or authorities. But there is nothing new about pre-born being persons.

I've got a bridge to sell you. The cunning Democrats claim this is what they are all about but this is just a smokescreen to hide their real agenda. Some may actually believe these points you quoted, but they are over-ruled by the woke and progressives in the Democratic Party. Just listen to their new candidate talk about "reproductive rights". Nothing Christian about killing pre-born babies. Jesus would not be happy about that. Socialism is another anti-Biblical ideology strongly pushed by the radical liberals / Democrats. State-ordained wealth redistribution or Socialism has nothing to do with voluntary charity which you correctly quoted Jesus as teaching. Charity has to be voluntary by individuals or charitable organizations. That is totally different than Socialist government policies. quote Radicals have gradually pushed it further left, which has also been shifting the goalposts of society in a more secular direction ever since the Progressive Era of the late 19th century. The Democratic Party has fully embraced feminism and its natural descendent, the LGBT movement. Both have propagated the idea that men and women are indistinguishable. This justifies the party’s attempts to mix and match the roles of the two sexes in society. They are opposed to the Christian idea that man and woman were made distinct from yet complementary to one another. By destroying marriage and the distinctions of the sexes, the party helped craft sexual activity into a vital expression of choice and liberation. These are the party values over the Christian practices of restraint and modesty. It has removed the incentives to abstain from sex and promoted perverse sexual behavior. In doing so, it has helped to normalize sexual depravity. unquote The Democratic party is all about pushing their secular humanist agenda on society and this is totally contrary to what Jesus and the Bible teach. The Bible condemns any sexual relations outside marriage between a husband and wife. Jesus is also called the word. The word refers to Holy Scripture or the Bible, in English the King James Bible. That means the Bible was written by Jesus who is God. So what the Bible teaches is what Jesus teaches even though it may not be a direct quote of Jesus' words as in the gospels. " 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. " John 1:14 KJV

"Because it has chosen narcissism as its foundation for faith, the Democratic Party has cast out whatever Christian elements it may have once had. On Friday, former President Donald Trump spoke at the National Religious Broadcasters International Christian Media Convention, in which he said, “How any Christian can vote for a Democrat, Christian or person of faith, how you can vote for a Democrat is crazy.” Given the values and beliefs held dearest by the Democratic Party, it is hard not to agree. Radicals have gradually pushed it further left, which has also been shifting the goalposts of society in a more secular direction ever since the Progressive Era of the late 19th century. The Democratic Party has fully embraced feminism and its natural descendent, the LGBT movement. Both have propagated the idea that men and women are indistinguishable. This justifies the party’s attempts to mix and match the roles of the two sexes in society. They are opposed to the Christian idea that man and woman were made distinct from yet complementary to one another. By destroying marriage and the distinctions of the sexes, the party helped craft sexual activity into a vital expression of choice and liberation. These are the party values over the Christian practices of restraint and modesty. It has removed the incentives to abstain from sex and promoted perverse sexual behavior. In doing so, it has helped to normalize sexual depravity. The idol of abortion also affirms the desire of the Democratic Party to exempt society from taking responsibility for its actions. By dehumanizing children as “parasites” and framing abortion as a right, the party encourages people to blame others for their decisions to have sex. This is despite Christians asserting that all life is sacred and formed by God upon conception. " Christianity is incompatible with the Democratic Party - Washington Examiner The liberals and NDP are the equivalent of the Democratic party in the U.S. They hold pretty much the same belief systems. Kamala Harris in her final DNC speech proudly boasts of her support for abortion as a national right or killing of pre-born babies as freely as possible. She was wildly cheered by the DNC. This is a complete rejection of Christian belief in the sanctity of human life.

" Because it has chosen narcissism as its foundation for faith, the Democratic Party has cast out whatever Christian elements it may have once had. On Friday, former President Donald Trump spoke at the National Religious Broadcasters International Christian Media Convention, in which he said, “How any Christian can vote for a Democrat, Christian or person of faith, how you can vote for a Democrat is crazy.” Given the values and beliefs held dearest by the Democratic Party, it is hard not to agree. Radicals have gradually pushed it further left, which has also been shifting the goalposts of society in a more secular direction ever since the Progressive Era of the late 19th century. The Democratic Party has fully embraced feminism and its natural descendent, the LGBT movement. Both have propagated the idea that men and women are indistinguishable. This justifies the party’s attempts to mix and match the roles of the two sexes in society. They are opposed to the Christian idea that man and woman were made distinct from yet complementary to one another. By destroying marriage and the distinctions of the sexes, the party helped craft sexual activity into a vital expression of choice and liberation. These are the party values over the Christian practices of restraint and modesty. It has removed the incentives to abstain from sex and promoted perverse sexual behavior. In doing so, it has helped to normalize sexual depravity. The idol of abortion also affirms the desire of the Democratic Party to exempt society from taking responsibility for its actions. By dehumanizing children as “parasites” and framing abortion as a right, the party encourages people to blame others for their decisions to have sex. This is despite Christians asserting that all life is sacred and formed by God upon conception. " Christianity is incompatible with the Democratic Party - Washington Examiner The liberals and NDP are the equivalent of the Democratic party in the U.S. They hold pretty much the same belief systems. This is how the western world which was once far more of a Judeo-Christian society is under attack.

Are you not aware the high wages of $62 or $63 an hour or $132,400 a year is passed down to the consumers? This is more than $10,000 a month. It is the Canadian public that pays for these high wages through the price of everything that is shipped by railway. Then you wonder why food prices, home prices, and everything else are so high. The union and the lunatic NDP think they can hold Canadians hostage for even more. Give your head a shake.

"See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Canadian National Railway Company is $132,424, or $63 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $130,004, or $62 per hour." Canadian National Railway Company Salaries | Comparably They are already making a fortune on the backs of taxpayers.. I don't know anybody that makes that kind of money except perhaps doctors and professionals.

Why even have a shutdown of the national railway system? What purpose does it serve? It is foolishness to allow the whole Canadian railway system to be able to be shut down either by a lockout or a strike. Strikes and lockouts for something like that should be illegal and every contract should be by binding arbitration. The same should go for doctors, nurses, police, fire fighters, and other essential services.