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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresidential Message on Pentecost, 2025
What?
Heidi
(58,846 posts)and raise you a TF!
sop
(19,299 posts)Speaking in tongues (glossolalia) is seen as "the manifestation of the Holy Spririt's presence and power." I'm surprised Trump didn't also mention snake handling in this Presidential Message.
obamanut2012
(29,512 posts)sop
(19,299 posts)and Germany everything except coffee shops and pubs are closed on Sunday AND Monday for Pentecost!
allegorical oracle
(6,586 posts)women never cut their hair and only wear skirts that cover their ankles. Will say that I see fewer of them now than when we first moved here 40 years ago.
The Madcap
(2,031 posts)It's actually in English.
Morbius
(1,113 posts)No President would ever have written something like this. Every administration has staff for this kind of thing.
Ms. Toad
(38,822 posts)JT45242
(4,130 posts)It actually showed some knowledge of scripture (not 2 Corinthians), no all caps rants, or misspellings.
We'll ignore Muslim bans...cause you know they don't get to worship God.
Or the no establishment clause of the Constitution...
Or that Pentecost is the Greek translation of a Jewish festival that brought many to Jerusalem because as many of his followers would shot "Jews will not replace us" ...
Not sure what hypocrites in the press release department wrote this. But they should be ashamed of themselves
LAS14
(15,537 posts)karynnj
(61,094 posts)I am struck by the Pentecost being 50 days after Easter, which is close timing to Shavuot coming after 49 days of counting the omer starting at the beginning of Passover. Shavuot commemorates receiving the Torah.
In my memory, the celebration of the Pentecost was bot one of the more major Catholic holidays.
mwmisses4289
(4,719 posts)I think priest did put on a different colored chausuble and stole for the day, and the mass was a little longer, but there were saints days that seemed to be considered more important, especially if they had to do with mary.
obamanut2012
(29,512 posts)And a feast day for the Roman Catholic Church.
allegorical oracle
(6,586 posts)mwmisses4289
(4,719 posts)sinkingfeeling
(58,036 posts)sop
(19,299 posts)Trump: "Everyone knows what it means...a Trillion dollars...that's how much it costs to run the Pentagon."
Hekate
(100,133 posts)Who wrote it?
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