4+ hour, 19+ min ago  (366+ words) Average weddings in Spain exceed "24,000, everything taken into consideration, including wedding meals alone consuming "13,000 to "14,000, including aperitifs and open bars. Couples often rely on gifts to offset costs, unaware that each contribution demands reporting to the tax agency. Bank transfers,…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (286+ words) Does any one remember a post from many years ago that fits this description. Ask Freepers, and then ask AI. John Henry versus the Steam Drill. (Try "The Man Who Came Early) I remember it. It was the son or…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (306+ words) "This I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment" (Phil. 1:9). Christian love operates within the parameters of Biblical knowledge and spiritual discernment. As a Christian, you are a repository of divine…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (22+ words) Video Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much and God bless you....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (362+ words) One of my earliest memories dates to when I was three or, at most, four. Every day, I was glued to our black-and-white TV watching Romper Room, a television show for preschoolers. Miss Nancy opened with the Pledge of Allegiance…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (358+ words) Silicon Valley's AI chatbots contend with supreme confidence that Ilhan Omar did not marry her brother, ignoring strong evidence to the contrary, our Alana Goodman reports. As the long-running allegations receive fresh attention from Donald Trump, leading AI platforms like…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1720+ words) On one side is a revival of biblical polygyny, championed by figures such as Missouri pastor Rich Tidwell and author and cultural commentator Rob Kowalski. On the other is Gen Z's normalization of polyamory, open relationships, and multi-partner domestic partnerships....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (606+ words) Bill Ackman quote tweeted a graph showing the partisan gap between young men and women almost doubled in 25 years. Women moved radically left. Men stayed roughly where they were. Good question. Most answers I've seen are either tribal ("women are…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (392+ words) Is marriage financially penalized in the US for low-income couples, esp. on welfare, or not [mainly asked in analyzing reasons for long term "cohabitation" (fornication) esp. among low-income parents] "Marriage is often penalized for low-income couples in the US, especially…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (852+ words) Philip Yancey has admitted to having an extramarital affair with a married woman for eight years, with the bestselling Christian author announcing that he's stepping away from ministry. In an emailed statement to Christianity Today, where he was editor-at-large, the…...