This ballot measure would restore Roe. Abortion rights groups are attacking it. This is South Dakota, passing an amendment that is pro abortion will be difficult enough, yet some lefty organizations don't like it because the language on the amendment does not fully satisfy them. https://www.vox.com/24078960/south-dakota-abortion-ballot-measure-dobbs
Yeah, he's going to have to show his work on that. Q*bert did imply a pretty significant addendum to his assertion -- that the giving by the religious has to be discounted by the amount they give their church -- which has merit. I've done searches of this over the years and haven't found anything concrete. This is the best piece I've found, even though it's two decades old. This review is based on definitions that no longer have as much descriptive power as they used to -- how frequently one goes to church as a marker for religiousity -- but I don't think the behaviors have changed much. https://www.hoover.org/research/religious-faith-and-charitable-giving It's a long read, but the tl;dr version is that people of all faiths, regrdless of political leanings, give more, and importantly, volunteer more, with secular charities than do people described as secular.
Some of what I give my church is a user fee, and some is charity. The government says it’s all tax deductible. For me, for the purpose of this discussion, it would be kind of interesting how that calcukation would shake out.
There are some high profile lawsuits against the Mormon LDS church, most notably one of the Huntsman's, accusing of the organization of not using the charitable donations for their intended purpose.
I doubt that very much, if you are talking about truly religious people, or come to think of it, even about phony religious people. Religion, and especially religious fanatism, are proven powerful motivators, both for good and evil. At it's most extreme, the nun who risks horrible death to help ebola victims and the suicide bomber are equally willing to sacrifice their lives for their beliefs. At a lesser level, religious fervor does motivate people to give a lot, often anonymously, often more than what they reasonably can afford, to charities and causes both good and evil. Religious phonies, on the other hand, also often give a lot, but they will do it publicly and ostentatiously, and only from what they can easily afford.
Colour me surprised. I mean, look at the size of their church! Cue the expensive middleman taking a healthy cut.
This is their temple in Nauvoo, IL Pretty nice of them to build one there, given that they were driven out of Nauvoo en masse a couple years after Joseph Smith died. Had my 19th century downstate Illinois homeys been more charitable, Nauvoo would be what Salt Like City is, and the Chicago Fire/Real Nauvoo derby would be epic.
If you don’t mind swimming in toxic sewage. That temple is an attempt to recreate what was destroyed when they were kicked out. It was lit on fire in 1848, and then BBC a tornado took the structure down completely a couple years later.
This is about he UK left They just elected this guy to Parliament. (Maybe Scottish parliament) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Galloway (Workers Party of Britain) George Galloway claims that the 2020 election was rigged in Joe Biden's favor by the "Deep State", led by the C.I.A. and F.B.I., working in conjunction with the "Clinton, Obama, Biden gang". pic.twitter.com/jfzhG3EJva— Post-Left Watch (@PostLeftWatch) March 4, 2024
What, a nightmare of Mendelian genetics gone wrong, brought about by polygamy and inbreeding? I for one celebrate and salute your 19th Century downstate Illinois homeys for kicking their asses the fvkc out of town.
If the Police are not going to do anything bout it, then businesses will try to do something on their own, be it a guy beating a cigarette thief with a stick, or locking shit up. One thing I know for sure, corporations are not doing this because they like it, this increases costs; Extra cost to install them, less room for inventory, higher labor cost because you are making them do extra work to unlock each item. But then people wonder why did this happen. At Target, they keep baby formula locked in a cage like it’s booze or opiates. You have to ask someone to take it out, AND they have to walk it to the register for you. You literally can’t even touch itThis country is toast, man. Hot take: formula should be free. Put it on tap pic.twitter.com/v1VMcoN1PX— Justin T Brown (@jtbthought) March 3, 2024
Nobody wonders why stores lock up shit that gets stolen. Bottom line: your tweeter is too hopeful, and too emo. He needs to just sit back and watch. Stores can keep charging for formula/infant care items/etc. and standardized test scores will continue to drop. <shrugs> Enjoy the ride!