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Antonin Scalia, a sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justice, has died:
US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia - one of most conservative members of the high court - has died. Justice Scalia's death could shift the balance of power on the US high court, allowing President Barack Obama to add a fifth liberal justice to the court. The court's conservative majority has recently stalled major efforts by the Obama administration on climate change and immigration.
Justice Scalia, 79, was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986. He died in his sleep early on Saturday while in West Texas for [a] hunting trip, the US Marshall service said. Justice Scalia was one of the most prominent proponents of "originalism" - a conservative legal philosophy that believes the US Constitution has a fixed meaning and does not change with the times.
Justice Scalia's death is, unsurprisingly, now being widely reported.
From the San Antonio Express News:
According to a report, Scalia arrived at the ranch on Friday and attended a private party with about 40 people. When he did not appear for breakfast, a person associated with the ranch went to his room and found a body.
[...] The U.S. Marshal Service, the Presidio County sheriff and the FBI were involved in the investigation. Officials with the law enforcement agencies declined to comment.
A federal official who asked not to be named said there was no evidence of foul play and it appeared that Scalia died of natural causes.
A gray Cadillac hearse pulled into the ranch last Saturday afternoon. The hearse came from Alpine Memorial Funeral Home.
Most major news outlets are covering this story, including CNN [video autoplays], The Washington Post, The New York Times, and NBC.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 14 2016, @09:58AM
> If you are a Christian, I wonder if you've ever read this scripture - Revelation 3:16
"So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth."
Of course I have and it is totally in line with your false christianity that you would just randomly quote a line to be insulting when the actual meaning in context is an indictment of your behavior. Your strength in faith ("hot") is not determined by your hate for others different from you, it is determined by how well you follow Christ's teachings. Something you consistently fail out. You are the coldest of the cold. You are the one spit out.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday February 14 2016, @10:17AM
ROFLMAO - I really don't think you understand the scripture, or the context.
Who was the "most loved" man of God? It seems to me that he was a very violent person. The man even committed murder. He had to be restrained from committing suicide when he was confronted with the evidence of his guilt. Still, he was the "most loved" of God. He was a man who most of today's "Christians" would condemn. No lukewarm, politically correct "Christian" would associate with him, that much I'm sure of.
I make no claim to being a King David. Hell, I wouldn't even like him very much, if we ever met in person. But, I'm a hell of a lot more like David than I am like today's "Christians".
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 14 2016, @06:02PM
King David? As in David and Goliath? Pretty sure he wasn't Christian.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday February 14 2016, @06:30PM
I'm pretty sure that the Bible is pretty unequivocal on that point. David was the "most loved man of God". Are you suggesting that Jehovah, or Yahweh, from the Old Testament is a different God than the Father of Jesus Christ? If so, then what was the point of Christ being born? You can't talk about Christianity, unless you're also ready to talk about Judaism and the patriarchal lineage. Without King David, there would be no Christian Church.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 15 2016, @10:15AM
Haven't read most of the Bible, so I really don't know what it says about David. Or Jesus. But didn't Jesus say something about changing the rules?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday February 15 2016, @10:27AM
Kinda sorta, yes. But, not exactly. Jesus said that he came to fulfill the law. But, the law is still the law. The law wasn't set aside, or superseded, or anything like that. Jesus fulfilled the law. If you're seriously trying to understand that, it's important to understand that Jesus is supposed to return, and to rule. And, he ain't going to be such a nice guy. The law will be enforced with an iron fist. You think we've seen despots in our history? On, ho, Baby, when the Messiah returns, he's going to rule like no man has ever been capable of ruling. The law - stricter, and more rigidly enforced than any period in Jewish history, or today's Islam. Pick up the smallest little thing to which you don't hold title - and you can expect an omniscient ruler to take your hand off immediately.
The law remains the LAW.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 16 2016, @02:02AM
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday February 16 2016, @02:18AM
Whoa, wait a minute. Who said that I admired David? I didn't say that. No one said that. You just made it up out of thin air. I specifically said that I probably wouldn't want to be around him. I have only pointed out that David was the "most loved of God". How does that infer admiration on my part?
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 16 2016, @02:33AM
Sorry, that based on a hazy memory of your statement 'But, I'm a hell of a lot more like David than I am like today's "Christians".' For some odd reason I assumed that comparison meant a certain level of admiration for him.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday February 16 2016, @02:46AM
That statement is more an acknowledgement that I'm not perfect, but in comparison to the lukewarm politically correct people who claim to be Christians, my failings don't look so bad. You've gotta go back to the verse about spitting out the tepid "faithful". It's a pretty clear statement that God prefers a person who is passionate about his beliefs.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.