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Senate approves Syria, anti-BDS[*] bill
The Senate passed legislation on Thursday breaking with President Trump's Syria policy. Senators voted 77-23 to send the legislation to the House that includes a provision warning Trump against a "precipitous" withdrawal of troops from Syria and Afghanistan. It also asks the administration to certify that certain conditions have been met "for the enduring defeat of al Qaeda and ISIS before initiating any significant withdrawal of United States forces from Syria or Afghanistan."
[...] In addition to the Syria amendment, the bill also included sanctions against the Syrian government, increased support for Israel and Jordan and a provision that would let states penalize businesses that take part in boycotts or divestments of Israel.
Both the Syria amendment and the anti-BDS provisions sparked division among Democrats. [...] Democrats had raised First Amendment concerns about the anti-BDS provision, which splintered most of the party's 2020 contenders and caucus leadership. "While I do not support the BDS movement, we must defend every American's constitutional right to engage in political activity. It is clear to me that this bill would violate Americans' First Amendment rights," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said in a statement last week.
[*] BDS: boycott, divestment and sanctions.
Also at NYT.
See also: Is the Anti-BDS Bill Constitutional? Yes, But...
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday February 07 2019, @10:53PM (6 children)
The funny/sad thing is, that *still* makes more sense than the shit that Bot spews.
Also, if this is going to Atlus, make sure someone in your protagonist's party is capable of casting Megidolaon and someone else has Mediarama or Salvation. Several incarnations of the YHWH fight also include him being able to straight-up insta-kill a party member so be ready for that too.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday February 07 2019, @11:18PM (5 children)
In this instance he sent an angel, and 185,000 enemies just didn't get up after going to bed. 2nd Kings 19:30-35 "30And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward. 31For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this. 32Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. 33By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD. 34For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. 35And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses."
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday February 07 2019, @11:56PM (3 children)
[citation needed]
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Friday February 08 2019, @04:01PM (2 children)
Assuming, you're not just trolling, I included the citation, before the quotation.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday February 09 2019, @06:06AM (1 child)
...you. Cannot. Use. The Bible. To prove. Something. The Bible. Says.
EVIDENCE, Freeman. Archaeological or textual evidence. A massacre like that ought to have made waves through the entire region and left impressions on hostile historians.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday February 11 2019, @04:39PM
What makes you think, a ruler would want to record such an event? An event that would mark a blight upon their rule. https://listverse.com/2014/09/14/10-people-who-were-erased-from-history/ [listverse.com]
The only difference between taking a random etching on a cave wall as truth and taking the bible as truth is perspective. Nothing has proven that what's recorded in the Bible is false. Yet, to the contrary, archaeology has only proven that what has been written in the Bible is True. http://truthisfree.org/2018-biblical-archaeological-evidence-archaeology-findings-prove-bible/ [truthisfree.org] https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/110014/christian-archaeologist-battling-for-the-bibles-truth-in-israel/ [breakingisraelnews.com] https://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/learn-about-the-scrolls/introduction [deadseascrolls.org.il]
Fun facts about the Dead Sea Scrolls https://www.history.com/news/6-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-dead-sea-scrolls [history.com]
Of course, you have the other side that is definitively against the Bible as Truth. "William Dever, like other academic scholars, uses the term B.C.E. (Before the Common Era) instead of B.C. (Before Christ)." https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/archeology-hebrew-bible/ [pbs.org]
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by coolgopher on Friday February 08 2019, @03:59AM
Objection, hearsay!