There is your problem. I am surprised that such a high percentage trust the media. This is particularly so with the print media because Australian has a strong culture of opinion based articles that are mixed with fact based articles, compared to the rest of the world.
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He doesnât think that. Obviously, he is not there to, as the text says, âparty his way into 2025â. Obviously, he is there to try to grift whatever crumbs he may grift by sucking up to the worldâs leading grifter.
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We have to remember that until the 1990âs the print media would nearly always endorse the Coalition when it came to elections. Of course at the time, the TV medium was fairly much for entertainment and news, however, with the growth of cable TV, then you had programs on narrow sections of scoiety. I struggle to see how anyone can watch Sky News and itâs ilk throughout the world.
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Full marks to scomo, for not letting his (apparent) deep religious beliefs preventing to having a big night out with a convicted fraudster and sexual predator.
It must be nice to forget your religious convictions when it suits you.
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Itâs de rigour with these fundamentalists.
NONE of them follow Jesusâ teachings, especially as they would know from their assiduous bible studies as stated, eg in Matthew chapter 16:
Spoiler alert:
Modern fundamentalists still ignore that saying, but they now donât even need to pretend to be sorrowful.
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My memory is fading but as I recall in 1972, major newspapers supported Gough, and most continued that in 1974. Then in 1983, newspapers again supported Bob Hawke.
Even if true, that is "nearly always"backing the Tories.
The then-Murdoch Australian may have backed what he saw as the likely winner because he always loves being on the winning side.
But your memory otherwise may be faulty. I certainly do not recall the [pre-Murdoch] Herald-Weekly Times empire or the Packer media backing ALP. The best they would do was not come out and advocate for a strong LNP vote.
A classic case was of the Herald-WT coming out with an editorial for the State election after the Libs were caught with all those land scandals, corrupt practices, decades of incompetence, white-anting by Kennett etc etc. Their editorial actually claimed that it was likely that the Libs would not win the election, so best that everyone came out and voted for them instead of getting a hung Parliament. Incredible.
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Because Iâm a big nerd and because i was havng an argument with a mate, a while ago I put together a spreadsheet of newspaper electoral endorsements over time. It doesnât go back all that far, but the trends really jump out at you when you look at it. The sheer number of publications that will Never Ever endorse an ALP govt, for instance. And the sheer spectacular gullibility which led to the entire media class falling hook line and sinker for the Malcolm Turnbull con, when it was very clear to anyone with eyes and a couple of functioning neurons that the hard right and the Joyce Nats would be vetoing anything he did they didnât like, so heâd end up governing like a Tony Abbott with more expensive taste in wine. Also a bit hilarious that the only time the Advertiser could bring themselves to endorse the ALP was when it had a leader who, if you squinted, could be interpreted as being South Australian.
(In 2022 the Guardian endorsed the ALP but said theyâd prefer to endorse the Greens from a policy perspective, but werenât going to because realistically the Greens werenât going to win. Hence the green-coloured font in that cellâŚ)
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Kevin 07 was a banger
This is the thing that disgusts me most about SM and his ilk, they subscribe to a perversion of gospel that literally changes the text to suit a profit seeking ideology. Whatever you had to do to get that third house, that new pool and overseas holiday, it is forgiven because God put it in front of you because you believed in Him and He chose you.
Trump is blatant about his shameless prostitution of christians and their infinitely malleable faith, heâs just a plain grifter. Scummo is a grotesque double think dealer, and heâll wash his hands both physically and metaphorically after NYE knowing heâs in evil company and believing heâs absolved of it, it was in pursuit of Godâs wishes for him and his family. Hateful stuff.
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I realise. I was mocking the calls to âgive the guy a breakâ. You donât give figures like him a break. They already got all the breaks
Another right wing hero making serious strategic moves. Sexy Palmer set for a big 25, just forgot to tell a few people first.
Pity you completely failed to understand those verses yourself.
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Can you interpret them for the layman?
You may need to read Matthew 19:21 in total to get context. This was a verse used when I did Philosophy in my first year of University.
There are many interpretations but what I gleaned from the philosophical viewpoint, was that Jesus was outlining that worldly possessions are not going to make you a better person. That in order to live a good life you need to look out for others and share what you have.
If you perhaps take it from a religious viewpoint, it may mean that no matter how rich you are, a place in heaven is earned by the life you lead and how you help others.
In 1971 when this verse was discussed, few if any of my classmates had any religious ideals left and many claimed to be atheist. The tutor was skilled at taking the philosophical principles instead of any religious argument, which helped me to understand when I read the Bible and the Koran.
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People actually pay $4 for that â â â â ? Good grief.
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That seemed to be the clear intent of the verses. Seemed like an application of a reading that was substantial enough
While that is a good philosophical viewpoint it isnât the reason for that whole interaction and misses the point still.
The question that was raised was âTeacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?â
He was asking how he could earn eternal life by actions.
The reply from Jesus was a point about the commandments, a very important Jewish response (too complicated to write about in a politics thread). So Jesus listed a few commandments.
The man said, âAll these I have kept. What do I still lack?â
The man thinks he has done all that he is required to do to have eternal life based on the Law but still doesnât think he has earned it based on Jesusâ teachings to this point.
Thatâs when Jesus told him to sell all he has and follow Him.
The answer had a very pointed response. You cannot earn eternal life, the only way to have it is to follow Jesus. As Jesus said elsewhere, âI am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.â
The Bible doesnât teach that people cannot be rich (a lot of the patriarchs were very rich: Abraham was extremely wealthy by standards those days), it teaches that you cannot earn your way to Heaven and must follow Jesus Christ.
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