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IV. Sin Boldly: A Detailed Analysis The Letter to Melanchthon ends with the famous “sin boldly” statement: “If you are a preacher of grace, then preach a true and not a fictitious grace; if grace is true, you must bear a true and not a fictitious sin. God does not save people who are only fictitious sinners. Be a sinner and sin boldly,  but believe and rejoice in Christ even more boldly, for he is victorious over sin, death, and the world. As long as we are here [in this world]  we have to sin. This life is...

A former 911 operator who hung up the phone "thousands" of times on people attempting to call in emergencies in Harris County, Texas has been sentenced to jail time. Crenshanda Williams, 44, was found guilty of interference with emergency telephone calls Wednesday after "systematically" hanging up the phone on residents of Harris County, KTRK reported. She was sentenced to 10 days in jail and 18 months probation.

I’ve been listening to the angst and fury on FR for the last week or two of how conservatives feel betrayed or angry at the fight between Trump and the HFC. So I’m hoping to maybe explain what I see happening, especially in terms of game theory and the business world, and perhaps this insight into the tactics of Donald Trump regarding health care will bring about a modicum of peace between the factions on FR. Part 1: Game Theory I’d like to start this discussion with a short explanation of game theory. This is pretty simplified, but it’s a...

Okay, so people are always talking about fraud, right? So I'd like to brainstorm things we can do to STOP the election from being stolen, and then go out and do them. To start: If you are in a battleground state... Get the day off. Find a friend or two and head to local polling places. Watch for the usual busses. Get pics of people getting off the busses and the license plates. Then follow the bus or wait for it to show up at another place. If you see the same people, contact law enforcement. Get a list of...

(Kan. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y, Winter 1995, at 17)The Racist Roots of Gun Control Clayton E. Cramer {17} The historical record provides compelling evidence that racism underlies gun control laws — and not in any subtle way. Throughout much of American history, governments openly stated that gun control laws were useful for keeping blacks and Hispanics "in their place" and for quieting the racial fears of whites.Racist arms laws predate the establishment of the United States. This is not surprising. Blacks in the New World were often slaves, and revolts against slave owners often degenerated into less selective forms of...

How do I talk to a friend of mine who says that he believes in the inerrancy of the Bible and yet supports gay marriage, the legalization of abortion (though he has used Clinton's "personal opposition" quote on me), and refers to himself as a liberal?