Ok, then, this is a chess site AND the Bible is too contentious an issue. How's that?>

Will do.

After that, I will be posting exclusively on Offensive Truth.

Better, but best is:

<The bible is too contentious an issue for me.>

When I started posting non-chess stuff to this website, I focused on posts related to God. No one was really doing that here back then, but now it's common. That's a good thing. Emboldening fellow Christians is my central aim.

<TD>, I don't fear being judged by the libs or anyone else and I'm not ashamed of the Gospel either, so I speak about it wherever - even on a chess website.

We've had some interesting scripture analysis between the two of us on this very page. Feel free to bring it up again if you like.

I won't delete it the way you've deleted all of my posts on your forum the last 5 times I've posted there over the course of two years.

Biden's top advisor says that we should deliver the vaccine not to all Americans <first>, but to the world first, and America last.

<Biden coronavirus adviser wants US to distribute vaccine globally before it's available to all Americans>

Trump is America first, Biden is America last.

<A government may give 'some priority to its own citizens, not absolute priority,' Emanuel wrote with co-authors>

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bi...

Libs are seal clapping.

"Isn't this great? It makes so much sense! America doesn't deserve to get that vaccine before the rest of the world!"

Let us hope and pray that Trump wins this election because if Biden gets in, it's America last.

You might be thinking, "Gee, Americans are dying in high numbers compared to the rest of the world. I'm so glad this vaccine has been developed! Let's save Americans now!"

But that's not how the libs see it at all. Here is their perspective on how to save America from COVID:

<Emanuel, who served as a key architect of the Affordable Care Act under the Obama administration, co-authored a paper in September in which he encouraged officials to follow the "Fair Priority Model," which calls for a "fair international distribution of vaccine," rather than what he and his co-authors characterized as "vaccine nationalism.">

That's right. We need to avoid "vaccine nationalism".

We had to go through the Greek, Latin, English, and Spanish translations to make sure we were not missing something. It is hard work. It's not something that can be explained away on a "chess" site by citing a few verses.

I repeat, this is a chess site. I make jokes I comment on movies and other interesting things. But as far as the Bible is concerned I may make a statement or other but I will not debate or otherwise contend on any Biblical subject.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otm...

I understand you don't think we are worth your time in that regard. If you'd rather spend your time on knock knock jokes, I won't judge you for it. You're a nice guy.

You are still welcome to post here, but please, no jokes. I try, best I can, to make this a place for smart people to have smart discussions and debates about things that matter.

All the same, I won't delete your posts.

This is the Free Speech Zone.

This is an absolute disgrace. I've hammered some Biden voters with it. They had the decency to look a little embarrassed about it.

So, why should America put America first? Elite Posters, offer your reasons. I'll start:

<technical draw> It’s completely your prerogative as to whether or not you choose to engage in a discussion pertaining to the Bible and theology, but when you casually toss out <<op> Sorry to pull rank on you but I have been studying the Bible for at least 55 years. Of course you are wrong about purgatory> then you ought to expect some sort of a response.

<Big Pawn> We have been discussing only one passage pertaining to Purgatory, whereas there are numerous references throughout the Bible. Just because the actual term “Purgatory” isn’t used, protestants deny its existence, but it is quite clear from Scripture that a temporary punishment or purging is often necessary since nothing impure can enter Heaven (cf Revelation 21:27).

Now your nonsense about Catholics not being Christian, and leaving the Church to be saved, and coming to the Lord and whatnot, is gross ignorance and typical of protestant fundamentalist nutjobs.

This protestant fundamentalist nonsense is in the same category as believing the universe is only 6,000 years old, dinosaurs roamed about the Garden of Eden, Noah’s Ark contained two of every animal on earth, and all the rest of it.

This is why it’s impossible to have an intelligent theological discussion with a crazy protestant fundamentalist nutjob.

It is not clear at all. In fact, the opposite is clear instead.

And I didn't argue that since the word Purgatory isn't in the bible it's not a valid doctrine.

<protestant fundamentalist>

You seem to think this phrase gives you magic powers, as though once you utter this phrase, everything goes your way because you've utterly discredited your opponent - by calling him a protestant fundamentalist.

That is the bottom level of Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement.

The shaves off most of your reply leaving not much substance left.

You chose this verse as your proof text, so it must be the one you consider the strongest, but it demonstrates zero about purgatory, comes across as extremely ad hoc and doesn't fit in with the gospel to the gentiles as given to us by Jesus through the apostle Paul. It runs contrary to central point of the gospel.

I haven't even begun to argue against it yet either, and I have a lot of points to make, but I am just waiting until you and <ohio> have finished.

You see, <ohio> has pushed you off the mountain. He's run you out of the ring. He said, where the rubber meets the road is where you fail to engage. In other words, you are being obtuse and he realizes it and so do I, and so do you.

This suggests that there is something about his <central point> that you don't think you can successfully refute, so you play the obtuse game by reiterating points you already made as though you are now responding to his <central points>, when we all know you aren't doing that.

If I jump in now, I will confuse the issue and make too much noise. I think <ohio's> <central points> should be left out front, without distractions, so that you are forced to deal with them.

That is how a narrative moves forward.

The ball is in your court, and as far as I see it, you need to engage <ohio's> central points, or according to Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement, your responses won't measure up and you'll lose the debate.

That's ok, <tga>, you really don't know if I'm a woman or not.>

<technical draw> It’s completely your prerogative as to whether or not you choose to engage in a discussion pertaining to the Bible and theology,>

<Apr-11-20
Premium Chessgames Member Diademas: Oh, sorry! You actually meant that the biased and prejudiced question <Would you go for this deal: that the coronavirus lasts longer and is more severe but the president guarantees to lose the election.> was something to be taken seriously?

Count me out.>

<Apr-11-20 optimal play: <Diademas: Oh, sorry! You actually meant that the biased and prejudiced question <Would you go for this deal: that the coronavirus lasts longer and is more severe but the president guarantees to lose the election.> was something to be taken seriously? Count me out.>

Let us hope and pray that Trump wins this election because if Biden gets in, it's America last. >

And it always will be. Dems will pack the court.

Dems will bring in unlimited immigrants who vote for gimme dats, and all elections will be fraudulent until America collapses.

Remember, Harris wants to make all of America look like socialist hell hole California. Druggies shooting up on the streets. Human feces in the streets. Homeless everywhere. Rampant shoplifting to cripple retail businesses.

All Dems and RINOs are paid actors. They are talent-less hacks enriching themselves by selling out America.

Remember the words of Franklin, when a woman asked him what kind of government the Constitutional Convention gave us: <A Republic, if you can keep it.>

It started with JFK in the White House, if not earlier. An enemy of America drafted changes to our immigration policy, and Kennedy went along with it.

Duckduckgo it, to learn the details for yourself.

Mine too!>

I have a few people on ignore but still, it's dead over there. You know why? Because the libs are really boring.

Just scanning the posts, I got the distinct impression that the libs are somewhat unsatisfied with the election thus far. I think it's because they know that most consider it an illegitimate election for Joe Biden. They wish it had gone differently where Joe had a real win, but it didn't, so they're not really celebrating with real enthusiasm. There's a dark cloud over them.

Notice the libs don't come here because they <know> they will be held to a higher standard and they <know> they will be at the bottom of Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement and the <know> they don't stand a chance.

Tell me more about the system of government you'd like to see for America. IIRC, you said Constitutional Monarchy. Is that right?