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§ “Above all Christians are not allowed to correct by violence sinful wrongdoings.” https://prayerandpolitiks.org/articles-essays-sermons/early-church-fathers-on-refusal-of-the-sword/

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Robert Vinson @robertvinson.bsky.social · 6m

"Our caravan leader is the pride of the world, Mustafa [Muhammad]"
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Surah Al-Ma'idah Ayat 48 (5:48 Quran) With Tafsir

Read Surah Maidah Ayat 48 (5:48) with translation. Included verse by verse commentary with tafsir for those looking to learn about this ayah in detail.

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Robert Vinson @robertvinson.bsky.social · 49m

Today in History: October 6, Anwar Sadat assassinated

1927: "The Jazz Singer" premieres 1973: Yom Kippur War begins 2018: Kavanaugh wins narrow confirmation

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Robert Vinson @robertvinson.bsky.social · 1h

§ “Christians have changed their swords and their lances into instruments of peace, and they know not now how to fight.”
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Surah Al-Anfal Ayat 12 (8:12 Quran) With Tafsir

Read Surah Anfal Ayat 12 (8:12) with translation. Included verse by verse commentary with tafsir for those looking to learn about this ayah in detail.

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Robert Vinson @robertvinson.bsky.social · 4h

Mitski - Bug Like an Angel (Official Video)

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Robert Vinson @robertvinson.bsky.social · 4h

Ambrose Bierce Quote

HYDRA, n. A kind of animal that the ancients catalogued under many heads.

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Robert Vinson @robertvinson.bsky.social · 5h

George Orwell Quote

The word Fascism has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies 'something not desirable.'

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Robert Vinson @robertvinson.bsky.social · 6h

"…Satan is the scapegoating mechanism itself (or, perhaps more precisely, the accusing process); that is, the psychological processes in which human beings are caught up by the lynching mob…"
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Interview With the Devil: A Holocaust Survivor Interviews a Death Camp Supervisor

Encyclopedia of Jewish and Israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from anti-Semitism to Zionism.

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Robert Vinson @robertvinson.bsky.social · 7h

https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates

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Robert Vinson @robertvinson.bsky.social · 10h

John Boehner Quote

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, it would be Christmas everyday.

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Robert Vinson @robertvinson.bsky.social · 10h

Who deported more migrants? Obama or Trump? We checked the numbers · Factchequeado.com

We received a question through our Instagram account asking "if it's true what people say" that President Barack Obama deported…

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Robert Vinson @robertvinson.bsky.social · 11h

https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/the-war-on-drugs-has-given-rise-to-an-american-police-state-and-led-to-u-s-being-the-worlds-no-1-jailer/

https://www.epi.org/publication/ceo-pay-has-grown-90-times-faster-than-typical-worker-pay-since-1978/

https://www.mountaincapital.us/student-loan-debt-the-burden-of-a-college-education/

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Robert Vinson @robertvinson.bsky.social · 12h

"Just as Christ is the intermediary to whom man transfers the burden of all his divinity, all his 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵, so the state is the intermediary to whom man transfers all his non-divinity and all his 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵."

On The Jewish Question by Karl Marx

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MJM @mikejmele.bsky.social · 14h

To those who have faced suicidal ideation and survived, you are living proof that we can overcome our darkest times when we are at our lowest mentally. The mere fact that your heart is still beating is a testament to your courage & strength. Thank you for being an inspiration & a lifeline for many.

Robert Vinson @robertvinson.bsky.social · 14h

"Samson, too, who drew down the house on himself and his foes together, is justified only on this ground, that the Spirit who wrought wonders by him had given him secret instructions to do this."

CHURCH FATHERS: City of God, Book I (St. Augustine)

Featuring the Church Fathers, Catholic Encyclopedia, Summa Theologica and more.

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Robert Vinson @robertvinson.bsky.social · 1d

"If we think that we can do what we want around the world and not incite hatred, then we have a problem," Paul said.

Ron Paul collecting fans, big money

Those who dismissed Rep. Ron Paul as a joke in the Republican presidential primary campaign aren't laughing so hard these days.

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Robert Vinson @robertvinson.bsky.social · 1d

Ron Paul’s “Giuliani Moment”

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Robert Vinson @robertvinson.bsky.social · 1d

"The life of an Indian is a continual holiday, compared with the poor of Europe; and, on the other hand, it appears to be abject when compared to the rich."

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