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  • I believe so. Purity of heart is cultivating authentic “goodness.” That is, doing the “right thing” for the sake of the thing, not for reward or recognition, although that may be a by-product. Not necessarily “right” by social standards, while also recognizing that what is right for you may not be, for someone else. I noticed you said later you hold a Christian perspective. Jesus said the well don’t need doctors. He was a champion of the poor, outcast, and women. He forgave what temple authority wouldn’t. He interceded for his murderers. I would also refer you to the 51 Psalm.






  • Meanwhile, citing the recent killing of Thompson, Centene, a major health insurer, said it would be moving its planned in-person investor day in New York City next week to virtual, according to a statement from the company on Friday. “All of us at Centene are deeply saddened by Brian Thompson’s death and want to express our support for all of those affected. Health insurance is a big industry and a small community; many members of the CenTeam crossed paths with Brian during their careers,” said Centene Chief Executive Officer, Sarah M. London. “He was a person with a deep sense of empathy and clear passion for improving access to care. Our hearts are with his family and his colleagues during this difficult time.”

    Holy yumping yimminy, their gaslighting!



  • Some religions -old and new - believe we choose the lessons we come to learn. If we learn quickly, we can advance to more advanced lessons, if we refuse or aren’t capable of understanding our lessons, we repeat them, in one life or another. Just as settings, teachers and teaching styles vary, so do the subjective experiences and understanding of the lessons. Repeating them is karma. Demonstrating grasp and practical application is dharma. Choosing to incarnate to help others learn because one feels a deep empathy and compassion for everyone on the wheel of Samsara is bodhisattva.

    Some of these religions believe we reincarnate until we have lived every experience from every possible perspective.

    That said, back to my own cultural religious teachings, would I eat again from the tree of knowledge of good and evil? If I’m honest, on my worst days, no. On ok and best days? Yes. It’s good to experience things from various perspectives. Our imaginations have been constrained and lack ability. Physical and intellectual exercise is the remedy.





  • The judge ruled that the phrase, “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” condoned a crime and “could only be understood as a denial of Israel’s right to exist.” Mirroring the U.S. but taking it one step further, the latest German resolution also calls for the expulsion of students responsible for “antisemitic acts” in schools and universities. U.S. politicians agree. In December, the House passed a resolution condemning antisemitism, which deemed the slogan “a rallying cry for the eradication of the State of Israel and the Jewish people.” In reality, the phrase emerged in the 1960s as a call for equal rights within a democratic secular state, but that hasn’t stopped the phrase from becoming a lightning rod for accusations of antisemitism, particularly since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.

    Legendary Jesus was born in Palestine. He advocated feeding the hungry, healing the sick, clothing the naked and caring for prisoners. Jesus was a communist antisemitic.






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    The code states that justices should not be “swayed by partisan interests.”

    “These new rules are more loophole than law,” wrote Michael Waldman, the president of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s School of Law, after the final document, signed by all nine justices, was released last year.