Posted on 12/10/2023 2:20:35 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
“So…people who identify as Russian should live in Russia, right?
Well that’s exactly the issue here: people in Ukraine who identify as Russian didn’t want Ukrainian citizenship, so they took up arms against the Ukrainian government and got the Russian army to supply them with weapons, and Putin ultimately invaded. If the Russians simply left, then there would be peace - Russian living in Russia and Ukrainians living in Ukraine. Problem solved.
Rusky Go Home!”
Thank you Exactly correct!
To religious extremists the word martyr, in place of victim, fits in nicely. And good luck trying to shake the faith of someone who believes they are a martyr. She believes the posts directed at her are a form of persecution she must suffer for her faith. She welcomes them. In short Rocco, we are dealing with a full blown mental case.
Wrong again Jon.
My comment to Rocco DiPippo:
“Typically, I post #1 article daily: the ‘Update on Ukraine.’
FR is a wonderful forum for the exposure of information to help each of us avoid being ‘spoon-fed’ MSM information as valid to just regurgitate later. We should avoid the EVASION of our intellectual responsibility. Each of our pursuit of knowledge is vital to determine the difference between what “we believe to be true” and “what is true.”
Some choose NOT to extend freedom of expression to others that hold a differing point of view. Subsequently, these folks have made comments:
1. to organize an effort to withhold contributions to FR
2. to offer a bonus donation if I am removed from FR!
Case in point: note my last comment at #20.”inappropriate comments s directed at her are a form of persecution”
The rest of the comments are from ‘distractors,’ detractors’ and ‘repeaters’ that refuse to post to topic.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4202381/posts
My aged mentor once stated these very true words: “you cannot make rational sense out of irrationality.”
Such as illustrated by Rocco DiPippo: “You get the treatment and criticisms you deserve.”
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4202526/posts?page=42#42
I didn’t say anything about anybody winning. I just wanted to hear you babble mindlessly.
I'll do some research tomorrow on her posts of Nov.4, 2023. To show here priorities, I'm thinking she wasn't distracted and didn't miss posting propaganda, despite the occasion.
Link?
Place it alongside other tabloids, with special attention to the ones who cover UFOs and Bigfoot sightings.
“Does your church preach that Jesus is the Anti-Christ - just wondering....”
The United Methodist Church is splitting apart over the faggotry issues, they promote queer pastors, so there’s really no telling what she believes. If you can trick yourself into believing that Jesus is cool with faggots in the pulpit you can trick yourself into believing anything.
As I said to Rocco, good luck trying to shake the faith of someone who wears perceived persecution like a martyr. You welcome it, as if anyone could embrace war porn like you do.
Let us remember that she is not paid by the Russians to post here
And you know that how? Have you read the comments on her daily propaganda threads? She’s doing more damage to Ukraine and Zelensky on a daily basis than anyone I can think of.
Does your church preach that Jesus is the Anti-Christ - just wondering....
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4202526/posts?page=59#59
HOPE THIS HELPS YOU: THIS IS MY CONFESSION OF FAITH
Article I - God
We believe in the one true, holy and living God, Eternal Spirit, who is Creator, Sovereign and Preserver of all things visible and invisible. He is infinite in power, wisdom, justice, goodness and love, and rules with gracious regard for the well-being and salvation of men, to the glory of his name. We believe the one God reveals himself as the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, distinct but inseparable, eternally one in essence and power.
Article II - Jesus Christ
We believe in Jesus Christ, truly God and truly man, in whom the divine and human natures are perfectly and inseparably united. He is the eternal Word made flesh, the only begotten Son of the Father, born of the Virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit. As ministering Servant he lived, suffered and died on the cross. He was buried, rose from the dead and ascended into heaven to be with the Father, from whence he shall return. He is eternal Savior and Mediator, who intercedes for us, and by him all men will be judged.
Article III - The Holy Spirit
We believe in the Holy Spirit who proceeds from and is one in being with the Father and the Son. He convinces the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment. He leads men through faithful response to the gospel into the fellowship of the Church. He comforts, sustains and empowers the faithful and guides them into all truth.
Article IV - The Holy Bible
We believe the Holy Bible, Old and New Testaments, reveals the Word of God so far as it is necessary for our salvation. It is to be received through the Holy Spirit as the true rule and guide for faith and practice. Whatever is not revealed in or established by the Holy Scriptures is not to be made an article of faith nor is it to be taught as essential to salvation.
Article V - The Church
We believe the Christian Church is the community of all true believers under the Lordship of Christ. We believe it is one, holy, apostolic and catholic. It is the redemptive fellowship in which the Word of God is preached by men divinely called, and the sacraments are duly administered according to Christ’s own appointment. Under the discipline of the Holy Spirit the Church exists for the maintenance of worship, the edification of believers and the redemption of the world.
Article VI - The Sacraments
We believe the Sacraments, ordained by Christ, are symbols and pledges of the Christian’s profession and of God’s love toward us. They are means of grace by which God works invisibly in us, quickening, strengthening and confirming our faith in him. Two Sacraments are ordained by Christ our Lord, namely Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
We believe Baptism signifies entrance into the household of faith, and is a symbol of repentance and inner cleansing from sin, a representation of the new birth in Christ Jesus and a mark of Christian discipleship.
We believe children are under the atonement of Christ and as heirs of the Kingdom of God are acceptable subjects for Christian Baptism. Children of believing parents through Baptism become the special responsibility of the Church. They should be nurtured and led to personal acceptance of Christ, and by profession of faith confirm their Baptism.
We believe the Lord’s Supper is a representation of our redemption, a memorial of the sufferings and death of Christ, and a token of love and union which Christians have with Christ and with one another. Those who rightly, worthily and in faith eat the broken bread and drink the blessed cup partake of the body and blood of Christ in a spiritual manner until he comes.
Article VII - Sin and Free Will
We believe man is fallen from righteousness and, apart from the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, is destitute of holiness and inclined to evil. Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God. In his own strength, without divine grace, man cannot do good works pleasing and acceptable to God. We believe, however, man influenced and empowered by the Holy Spirit is responsible in freedom to exercise his will for good.
Article VIII - Reconciliation Through Christ
We believe God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself. The offering Christ freely made on the cross is the perfect and sufficient sacrifice for the sins of the whole world, redeeming man from all sin, so that no other satisfaction is required.
Article IX - Justification and Regeneration
We believe we are never accounted righteous before God through our works or merit, but that penitent sinners are justified or accounted righteous before God only by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
We believe regeneration is the renewal of man in righteousness through Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit, whereby we are made partakers of the divine nature and experience newness of life. By this new birth the believer becomes reconciled to God and is enabled to serve him with the will and the affections. We believe, although we have experienced regeneration, it is possible to depart from grace and fall into sin; and we may even then, by the grace of God, be renewed in righteousness.
Article X - Good Works
We believe good works are the necessary fruits of faith and follow regeneration but they do not have the virtue to remove our sins or to avert divine judgment. We believe good works, pleasing and acceptable to God in Christ, spring from a true and living faith, for through and by them faith is made evident.
Article XI - Sanctification and Christian Perfection
We believe sanctification is the work of God’s grace through the Word and the Spirit, by which those who have been born again are cleansed from sin in their thoughts, words and acts, and are enabled to live in accordance with God’s will, and to strive for holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
Entire sanctification is a state of perfect love, righteousness and true holiness which every regenerate believer may obtain by being delivered from the power of sin, by loving God with all the heart, soul, mind and strength, and by loving one’s neighbor as one’s self. Through faith in Jesus Christ this gracious gift may be received in this life both gradually and instantaneously, and should be sought earnestly by every child of God.
We believe this experience does not deliver us from the infirmities, ignorance, and mistakes common to man, nor from the possibilities of further sin. The Christian must continue on guard against spiritual pride and seek to gain victory over every temptation to sin. He must respond wholly to the will of God so that sin will lose its power over him; and the world, the flesh, and the devil are put under his feet. Thus he rules over these enemies with watchfulness through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Article XII - The Judgment and the Future State
We believe all men stand under the righteous judgment of Jesus Christ, both now and in the last day. We believe in the resurrection of the dead; the righteous to life eternal and the wicked to endless condemnation.
Article XIII - Public Worship
We believe divine worship is the duty and privilege of man who, in the presence of God, bows in adoration, humility and dedication. We believe divine worship is essential to the life of the Church, and that the assembling of the people of God for such worship is necessary to Christian fellowship and spiritual growth.
We believe the order of public worship need not be the same in all places but may be modified by the church according to circumstances and the needs of men. It should be in a language and form understood by the people, consistent with the Holy Scriptures to the edification of all, and in accordance with the order and Discipline of the Church.
Article XIV - The Lord’s Day
We believe the Lord’s Day is divinely ordained for private and public worship, for rest from unnecessary work, and should be devoted to spiritual improvement, Christian fellowship and service. It is commemorative of our Lord’s resurrection and is an emblem of our eternal rest. It is essential to the permanence and growth of the Christian Church, and important to the welfare of the civil community.
Article XV - The Christian and Property
We believe God is the owner of all things and that the individual holding of property is lawful and is a sacred trust under God. Private property is to be used for the manifestation of Christian love and liberality, and to support the Church’s mission in the world. All forms of property, whether private, corporate or public, are to be held in solemn trust and used responsibly for human good under the sovereignty of God.
Article XVI - Civil Government
We believe civil government derives its just powers from the sovereign God. As Christians we recognize the governments under whose protection we reside and believe such governments should be based on, and be responsible for, the recognition of human rights under God. We believe war and bloodshed are contrary to the gospel and spirit of Christ. We believe it is the duty of Christian citizens to give moral strength and purpose to their respective governments through sober, righteous and godly living.
You are most welcome.
You might want to donate too, since his Patreon shows only 9 members in the moment. warthogdefense/about
He could probably use your support.
This thread is brought to you by the Ministry of Propaganda of Ukraine.
H/T MalPearce
Thank you for your comment that are wise and concise.
“Ukraine’s external border is fixed to the early 1990s definition. That wasn’t just fixed by Ukraine itself; it was codified in MULTIPLE international agreements including trilateral ones between Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
These agreements are all filed at the UN, and ratified in Ukrainian referenda, along with the multiple undertakings the three parties gave to each other to stick to those borders and respect each other’s independence.
Having said that, one aspect of Ukraine is like the USA - any fundamental alteration of the Ukrainian external border (accession OR secession) has to be ratified by a majority of states representatives in their capital city.
That big a change cannot be imposed on Ukraine by unilateral action by a state. It cannot be allowed to happen by external interference either.”
“Let us remember that she is not paid by the Russians to post here”
I might add nor any Ukrainians. LOL
The focus of the anti-freedom for Ukraine gang is not on topic.. rather just me or informational sources!
Kind of says it all :)
I do not support Russia, any more than Ukraine. This is, at least officially, not our war to date.
As to Free Republic threads -- which is the ONLY way you might see me "calling out" anyone -- there are NO Free Republic threads with overtly pro-Russian YouTube channels posted to it which you or I have seen. Certainly NONE posting daily as does this thread.
If you would like to identify even one Free Republic thread, you could respond with that citation. Do so.As to Free Republic threads there are NO threads which daily post Putin's statements, nor those of his ministries, nor those of his YouTube channel "supporters." Not a one,
If you can cite any Free Republic thread which is pro-Putin, please do so.If you cite no Free Republic thread which acts pro-Putin as does this thread act pro-Zelensky, then you have NONE to cite.
My clear concern is simple.Debt ClockFederal Budget Deficit Grew to $2 Trillion in FY 2023 Tax Foundation, 12 October 2023
U.S. Credit Rating Changed From ‘Stable’ To ‘Negative’ As National Debt Balloons Daily Wire, 11 November 2023
"Half of all American workers now make under $41,000 per year.
"That comes to $3,400 per month.
"Given the median rent is $1,978 and used car payment is $528, that leaves precisely $894 for everything else -- food, utilities, medical insurance and premiums, clothes, car repairs, sick kids, and that once a year dinner out at McDonald's."
ARTICLE - European Investment Bank portfolio of projects in Ukraine
The EIB portfolio of projects in the public sector of Ukraine is the largest among international financial institutions: Olga Zykova during the EIB portfolio review
Ministry of Finance of Ukraine
08 December 2023 16:48
https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/portfel-proektiv-ieib-u-derzhavnomu-sektori-ukrainy-ie-naibilshym-za-obsiahom-sered-mizhnarodnykh-finansovykh-orhanizatsii-olha-zykova-pid-chas-perehliadu-portfelia-ieib
On 7 December, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine and the European Investment Bank reviewed the loan portfolio of joint projects. The event was chaired by Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine Olga Zykova and Head of the EIB Resident Representation in Ukraine Jean-Erik de Zagon.
The review was also attended by representatives of government agencies and beneficiaries: The Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, NPC Ukrenergo, Ukrhydroenergo and others.
The Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine thanked the EIB representatives and noted that the resources provided by the Bank help in the development and reconstruction of Ukraine during the war.
“We are grateful to the EIB for its financial support to execute projects aimed at improving the lives of citizens and fostering economic development in Ukraine. The EIB played a key role as a financial partner in the implementation of various projects across different sectors of Ukraine’s economy. The cooperation covered a wide range of initiatives, including infrastructure, energy, transportation, education, and other sectors. At present, the EIB portfolio of projects in the public sector constitutes the largest volume among international financial institutions”, added Olga Zykova.
Since 24 February 2022, the EIB has provided EUR 1.7 billion of assistance to Ukraine to finance priority State Budget expenditures. As of December 2023, the EIB’s project portfolio in the public sector totalled 25 projects with a total value of EUR 5.2 billion. Of these, 23 projects totalling EUR 4.81 billion are under implementation.
The EIB is actively supporting and implementing initiatives to restore Ukraine’s damaged energy infrastructure, in particular, under the Hydropower Rehabilitation project, the Bank provided EUR 133 million in financial support to Ukrhydroenergo to restore Ukraine’s damaged hydropower facilities. In addition, the EIB is working with the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Energy and NPC Ukrenergo to ensure the protection of critical infrastructure under the projects “Improving the Reliability of Substations”, “Construction of the 750 kV Zaporizhzhia NPS - Kakhovska” and “Construction of the 750 kV Rivne - Kyivska NPS”.
The EIB also continues to actively support important social projects in Ukraine, namely the Emergency Loan Programme for the Reconstruction of Ukraine and the Recovery Programme for Ukraine, which are aimed at restoring the damaged social infrastructure of local communities in Ukraine.
The Deputy Minister of Finance also stressed that, given Ukraine’s needs for the next year and the duration of the war, it is important to optimise the existing project portfolio before concluding new financial agreements between the Government of Ukraine and the EIB.
“Only through coordinated efforts of the Ministry of Finance, executive bodies, and beneficiaries can we achieve successful results. We want to remain a reliable partner for the Bank. I believe that our teamwork and systematic approach will ensure the efficient implementation of projects and the maximization of funds utilization,” Olga Zykova said.
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