Is this why self pleasure is a sin?

In this video Dan hits back on the myth that in the bible / god will any sex outside of marriage is a sin.   He shows how many different sexual acts and groupings were included as Ok for the morality of the time.  I am listening to Separation of church and hate by John Fugelsang.  In the book he explains that the bible is a collection of writings written for the people of that time, the culture of that time, and about the morality accepted at that time.  He shares examples where different authors flat out disagree with each other, but they were separated by ceneriesin time.  Dan mentions something like that here and how each author had their own view of sex and what was moral.  He explains sexual agency and how in the bible for it to be considered sex a penis needed to be involved going into an orifice of some person with lesser status than the man with the active penis.   I like at the end where he talks of the dangers and torments of telling  developing children going through puberty that simply touching themselves is a sin, makes them an abomination to god, and will condemn them to hell.  Hugs

WH Doc Declares Church/State Separation Defunct

WH Doc Declares Church/State Separation Defunct

June 26, 2026

The Hill reports:

A draft final report from President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission released on Friday calls for “building bridges between church and state,” a seeming reversal of a longstanding U.S. legal principle. “Americans must know their rights and stand with courage when those rights are challenged,” the commission’s report reads.

“To preserve this freedom, we must build bridges, not walls, between the City of God and the City of Man. If we do so, we will pass on a free and prosperous nation to the next generation,” it continues.

The argument is a stark reversal of the legal principle that calls for the separation of church and state. The phrase “separation of church and state” does not explicitly appear in the Constitution, but the Constitution states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”

Read the full article.

The commission is chaired by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who recently declared that James Talarico is going to hell.

Today he said, “From this day forward, the phrase separation of church and state has no power.”

Dan Patrick: "Separation of Church and state is not in the Constitution"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-06-26T19:57:00.090Z

Dan Patrick: "Separation of Church and state is not in the Constitution"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-06-26T19:57:00.090Z

PAULA WHITE: Nobody has stood up like you have stood upTRUMP: *sitting* *asleep*

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-06-26T19:51:58.887Z

just unreal how Trump can't stay keep his eyes open even while on camera in the Oval

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-06-26T19:47:39.537Z

Oh, unfortunately, we think about it every day.A “faith director” in every federal agency isn't a victory for religious liberty. It's an attempt to weave religion into the machinery of government. That's exactly why we have church-state separation.

(@ffrf.org) 2026-06-26T16:53:24.449Z

Neither is Jesus.The Constitution says Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. "Separation of church and state" is the shorthand for that principle, one the Supreme Court has recognized for decades.

(@ffrf.org) 2026-06-26T20:50:02.465Z

TX Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Separation of church and state should have no power over people ever again in America

FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) 2026-06-26T20:39:20.057Z

https://youtu.be/bHXxz32FtCg?si=Ny83c3aC2l0Tz90n

 

BREAKING: Buttigieg and family TARGETED in ‘politically motivated’ HOAX

This is horrific.  I think the police overreacted for just an anonymous tip with sketchy vague accusations.   It put this family through hell.  This is all to stop Buttigieg from entering politics, and if it is given any credit it will only increase.  Hugs

Top Army Gen. leaves post as many are ‘forced out’ due to opposing to Hegseth’s policies: Sridhar

Army General Chris Donahue, the final American soldier to withdraw from Afghanistan, is leaving his post amid an overhaul by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar has more details. Fmr. Under Secretary of State Richard Stengel and Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha join Alicia Menendez with their thoughts.

Florida Just Handed $15 Million to Catholic Schools

Just remember this is pure pushing the Christian religion and denying that same money to public schools.  And if you watch the video the church is hoping this is only a drop in the bucket they can get.  Remember these churches don’t pay taxes, and they are not under state laws on what they teach.  The don’t allow the general public who pay those taxes including the LGBTQ+.  They discriminate against these and other groups due to religious beliefs, and they refuse the enrollment of the disabled because that cuts into their profit.  This is a money-making scheme designed to suck public taxpayer money from public schools while not being required to serve all students or pay into the funds they want given to them.  This is just an attempt to push religious schools while denying needed funds to public schools.  These people want a Christian nationalist nation, and they demand the rest of us pay for it.  They have no concern for the truth of history or anyone else’s beliefs; it is their god pushed at your money while you get no services or money for your local schools.   Great video I hope you will watch. And I can tell you as an atheist in Florida I am against this hard drive desire of DeathSantis to force his religious views onto me and the children of this state.   After all he helped his wife steal a huge amount of money meant for a charity to help sick people and use it for their gain.   Hugs 

Susan Collins’ Attacks On Platner Backfire BIG TIME

Sam points out that Collins is lying.   Again.  Hugs

NYT: Government docs on reflecting pool contradict Trump

Maggie Haberman & Jonathan Swan – On “Regime Change” & Inside The Trump Presidency | The Daily Show

New York Times reporters and authors of the new book “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump,” Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, sit down with Jon Stewart to discuss the surprising revelations they uncovered about the Trump administration, like the president being absent from the room when his own team discussed the Epstein files, as well as the motivation behind controversial moves like the tariff policy rollout and the Iran war. They also speak to how Trump controls the terms when reporters reach him on his cell phone and compare his first term to his second, which they describe as a story of hubris, built on gut feelings and belief from his cabinet that he is someone of destiny – because who else can survive four indictments and two assassination attempts to win the presidency a second time?