That is correct. Back when I was in a catholic school we were taught that you should never give up your faith and be converted for any reason. Standing strong in your faith and suffering for it makes you a martyr and you automatically go to heaven. I wasn’t smart enough at the time to ask how it would work if you sacrificed others tho
A distinguished group of retired four-star generals and admirals from the U.S. military have argued in a brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that Donald Trump’s claims of absolute “presidential immunity” from criminal prosecution tied to Jan. 6 is an “assault” on the “foundational commitments”...
Yeah I was told the same thing. Eventually I was told I was Useless because I couldn’t complete tasks. Not lazy, Useless. I do not know why a 7th grade teacher thought that was ok. I now will never send my kids to a catholic school
In 1879, Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly devised a plan to create bulletproof armour and wear it during shootouts with the police. He and other members of the Kelly gang—Joe Byrne, Steve Hart, and brother Dan Kelly—had their own armour suits and helmets crafted from plough mouldboards, either donated by...
For more than a year, China’s central bank has been buying up large amounts of gold. The move, along with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, have helped spike the price of the precious metal to new highs....
The malnourished and badly bruised son of a parenting advice YouTuber politely asks a neighbor to take him to the nearest police station in newly released video from the day his mother and her business partner were arrested on child abuse charges in southern Utah....
Yes they will guilt you. The McDonald’s in my town has it so you can’t get out of line once you reach the signs with the prices. If you don’t have it memorized and realize you can’t afford it… well sucks to be you
No Regrets. (lemmy.world)
Art by Brian Crain - www.picklescomic.com/comics
I can't recharge between shifts what I lose at work (lemmy.world)
A wonderful day begins (lemmy.world)
Suicide is on the rise for young Americans, with no clear answers (www.bbc.com)
We're bombing schools now? That's worrying (midwest.social)
4-star generals side with Smith, tell SCOTUS Trump immunity claim is 'assault' on democracy (lawandcrime.com)
A distinguished group of retired four-star generals and admirals from the U.S. military have argued in a brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that Donald Trump’s claims of absolute “presidential immunity” from criminal prosecution tied to Jan. 6 is an “assault” on the “foundational commitments”...
Is this thought about school too radical?
So when I went through school you’d have two types of struggling kids:...
Damnit people (midwest.social)
Aussie Outlaw Ned Kelly's Body Armor (1879) (lemmy.world)
In 1879, Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly devised a plan to create bulletproof armour and wear it during shootouts with the police. He and other members of the Kelly gang—Joe Byrne, Steve Hart, and brother Dan Kelly—had their own armour suits and helmets crafted from plough mouldboards, either donated by...
What's behind China's gold-buying spree? (www.dw.com)
For more than a year, China’s central bank has been buying up large amounts of gold. The move, along with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, have helped spike the price of the precious metal to new highs....
Woman breaks her neck inside St. Clair County Jail, isn't taken to the hospital for days (www.wxyz.com)
‘They were moving me all around and I had a broken neck.’...
San Diego: A full load for nontenure-track faculty is well below low income, "we’re in the new Gilded Age and yeah, the wealth disparity is worse than it’s ever been" (mindly.social)
They genuinely think the government is turning people LGBT. (Let's ignore the anti-LGBT bills passed) (midwest.social)
Yeah. Sure they will. (midwest.social)
'I will not feed a demon': YouTuber Ruby Franke's child abuse case rooted in religious extremism (apnews.com)
The malnourished and badly bruised son of a parenting advice YouTuber politely asks a neighbor to take him to the nearest police station in newly released video from the day his mother and her business partner were arrested on child abuse charges in southern Utah....
Not nice people watch out (midwest.social)
Does anybody else put on pants with both legs at the same time?
I’m old enough to know that I should put them on 1 leg at a time, but I never got out of the habit.
Religious fruitcake offended by Christmas joke (midwest.social)
The Daily Check-in for Friday March 8th - Just for Today, We are Not Drinking!
We may be anonymous strangers on the internet, but we have one thing in common. We may be a world apart, but we’re here together!...
Burgernomics Δ (sh.itjust.works)
alt-text: Woman ordering food (photo): “I would like to buy a hamburger for the same price that it was 2 hours ago.”...
Games rule (lemmy.world)
How you feline ? (lemmy.sdf.org)