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Who was the better President? Bush 41 or 43? Reason I ask is I posted a thread today about Bush 43 and it got a lot of responses back.. I would say Bush 41 got more done in one term then his son in two terms. End the cold war and Iraq.

Remarkably, Luke 2:39–52 is the only passage that records anything that happened during Jesus’ young years. From the time of His infancy until His introduction to Israel when He was twenty-nine, the Bible gives only this story. However, we learn much about Jesus as a young person in these few verses. JESUS DEVELOPED SPIRITUALLY DURING HIS PRETEEN YEARS. Of the first eleven years of His life, the Bible simply says, “The child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him” (Luke 2:40). There are four concentric rings describing the situations in...

Tina Turner's son Ronnie Turner has died. He was 62 years old. Ronnie's death was confirmed by his mother on her Instagram account. "Ronnie, you left the world far too early," the musician wrote. "In sorrow I close my eyes and think of you, my beloved son." Ronnie's wife Afida Turner also confirmed the news on Instagram. The French singer shared photos of her family in a carousel post with her statement. "I did the best to the end this time I was no[t] able to save you. Love you for... 17 years this is very very very bad and...

Singer Rod Stewart has revealed he called an ambulance after his son, aged 11, turned blue and collapsed while watching a football match. A suspected heart attack was at first thought to be the cause of the medical event. The Evening Standard reports the rock veteran, 77, recalled his son going “blue and unconscious” while playing for his Young Hoops Under-12s team. Although the hitmaker didn’t share further details of when the incident occurred, he confirmed an ambulance did attend.

The debate about who created evil is an important one, since atheists and skeptics use the existence of evil in their arguments against theism. To begin with, Christians are told we must believe what the Bible tells us. Even a popular children's song has in its lyrics these words,“Jesus Loves Me this I know, for the Bible tells me so"If it is incumbent upon Christians to believe what the Bible tells us, then we can start with the first verse of the Bible that says,“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)So, if God created everything,...

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R), who played a pivotal role in revealing the Hunter Biden laptop to the public, predicted that the forthcoming movie My Son Hunter will be “censored as much as possible” by the mainstream media and political figures. Speaking with My Son Hunter director Robert Davi (Licensed to Kill, Die Hard, The Goonies) on his podcast “Common Sense,” Guiliani said My Son Hunter, “Which looks to be a very high-quality production from a very high-quality director and actor, is going to be censored as much as possible by those who believe that they run the...

<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -- The suspect in a Makaha murder this week made his first appearance in court Friday and authorities confirmed that the victim in the brutal beating was his own mother.</p><p>Joshua McPeek, 19, allegedly punched and stomped on his mother ― Michelle McPeek ― in the middle of Farrington Highway after an argument.</p>

“He was angry that he didn’t get to go to that BLM protest,” said Reffitt. “Well, he got to go to the BLM protest, I didn’t stop him from doing that- I just told him he couldn’t take Mom’s car and he was angry with me. That was going to be brought forward in trial in the questioning of him but it didn’t…” Reffitt’s inadequate public defender William Welch did not question Jackson Reffitt about this incident on the stand, nor did the government assigned attorney bring forth any defense witnesses. In fact, he barely defended his client at all....

The suicide note left by Fidel Castro’s eldest son has rocked the Cuban nation, with the most astonishing revelation being the claim that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was his half-brother and the son of the late Fidel Castro.

A woman who brought her 14-year-old son to the Capitol on Jan. 6 last year will serve three months in jail for illegally parading in the complex during the insurrection, CNN reported Friday.Why it matters: Virginia Spencer and her husband entered a hallway of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's offices while inside the Capitol, later joining a crowd that attempted to enter the House chamber as lawmakers were still trapped inside, per court documents. Worth noting: It's one of the longer sentences handed to Jan. 6 defendants who face charges for non-violent misdemeanors, CNN notes.Spencer will also be on probation for...

Sinead O'Connor's son has died, according to police ... it appears he took his own life, and Sinead is clearly angry at people who were in charge of taking care of the teen. 17-year-old Shane O'Connor apparently was on suicide watch in an Irish hospital just one day before he took his own life, but someone was able to leave. Sinead wrote the day before Shane's body was found, "Like, how has a seventeen-year-old traumatised young person WHO WAS ON SUICIDE WATCH in Tallaght Hospital's Lynn Ward been able to go missing???" She went on ... "Hospital of course so...

She allegedly placed her son in the trunk of her car to avoid being exposed to the teen, who she told authorities had COVID-19. She allegedly told officials that the two were there to do additional testing for her son. Officials first became aware of the incident after a noise coming from the trunk was heard by a witness, and the trunk was later unhatched by the Texas teacher, KPRC 2 Houston reported. The witness then contacted police after Beam was reportedly told that the teen needed to be removed from the trunk and placed in the back seat, or...

A Utah man was arrested for firing a gun at his father after he came home with the wrong order of chicken wings, according to officials. Alika Unga Suliafu, 31, started an argument with his father when he returned to their Davis County apartment with a batch of wings that he did not like in October, according to court documents obtained by Fox 13. The father-son argument escalated until at one point, investigators say Suliafu retrieved a gun from another room and pointed it directly at his father, who begged him not to shoot. Just as Suliafu fired, his father...

Please excuse the personal nature of this story but I am getting very desperate and I thought there would be others on here that have dealt with a similar situation who might have advice/suggestions/etc My son married this gal (SWMBO) 10 years ago. As time has gone on she has become more and more: Controlling, domineering, misandristic (hatred of men), you name the pathology. Obviously, sad to admit, my son has completely lost his balls. He works hard and prefers to lay back and let her run roughshod over my 3 grandkids, me, him and whoever else might cross her...

Here are two videos from a youtuber who calls himself Sv3rige. The videos are separated by 3 months. In the first, Sv3rige tells us to reject the morality and the slavery of religion. Warming: The video is laced with profanity. In the second video, Sv3rige is going through a personal crisis where his girlfriend (who he professes to love but she has deep emotional issues) is refusing him contact with his son. "Never Forgive Anybody"I'm Done. There's nothing left in life"

Lance Armstrong’s oldest son has been accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in 2018, an allegation that Armstrong’s legal representation denies. Luke Armstrong, now 21, is accused of driving the girl to his father’s home in 2018 and assaulting her there. Luke Armstrong was 18 at the time, according to the arrest affidavit.

A video showing an emotional Marine saluting his son after he becomes a second lieutenant has racked up more than three million views on TikTok in the last few days. Master Sgt. Michael Fisher posted “Rendering my son the 1st Salute!” video which shows him in full military dress uniform praising his son for his achievement. “I’ve watched you grow and mature and become the man that you are today,” said Fisher. “You have always been respectful by saying, ‘Yes, sir, no sir; yes ma’am, no ma’am.’ A salute is a sign of respect. It is a privilege to render...

In a virtual panel at Sundance Film Festival, Halle Berry touched on teaching her 7-year-old son to challenge gender stereotypes“I can tell that because we’re having those conversations he is going to grow as a deep thinker on the subject,” Halle continued.

A grieving mother whose son took his own life last year is suing Illinois Gov J.B. Pritzker for canceling winter high school sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, a move she claims contributed to the student athlete’s death. Lisa Moore went on Fox News’ “The Faulkner Focus” Thursday to rip Pritzker’s strict mandate she believes killed her 18-year-old son Trevor Till, who died by suicide in October. “My son died because of COVID isolation,” Moore said. “He truly enjoyed being at school. That’s where his heart and soul was.”

President-elect Joe Biden indicated Wednesday that he was “confident” his son Hunter Biden did nothing wrong. “Are you confident that your son did nothing wrong?” asked Fox News reporter Peter Doocy after a press event in Delaware.