JohnsonJones

I totally agree with you. 

Ironically, Biden (left of the Reagan Republicans, but still probably one of the more moderate Democrats today) has that same problem.  We see him called a far left liberal by one side, and yet his own people are unhappy with him due to him being far too conservative for them. 
Haley is probably right on some things.  I don't know who would win today between Trump and Biden, but I think Haley would have a far better chance to win over independents if she actually got the nomination. 

Same. I get a giddy little buzz being called a “shill for the right” by liberals and an “urban elitist” or “sheer evil” by conservatives. Seriously, I absolutely love it.

Not a doctor, so obviously this is NOT from a medical perspective or a professional's perspective on the matter.
Regarding Humans...
From my little understanding, in THEORY it is possible.  It has never happened.
If one was born with a FULL set of Gonads and the chemical makeup was just right...it MAY be possible.  There may need to be some medical work to make it possible (IVF).
Normally only one full set of gonads are there with another incomplete set.  Even then, with a complete set the estrogen or testosterone being produced could be too much for a chemical balance of the individual for a fertilized cell to survive. 
So, in theory...possible.  In reality...has not happened (that we know of) yet, and hasn't seemed viable in those we know of. 
Even if it is possible, the question is if it doesn't occur naturally (needs medical intervention to occur), should we allow such a thing.  We already have laws against incest for a reason.  This would probably be several times worse than incest in regards to a genetic result and their medical difficulties. 

Which is why I always claim to be a far left looney liberal here on these forums.
In real life I have normally been considered somewhat conservative (even if I am officially an independent).  I suppose you could call me a Reagan Republican/Conservative in some ways.
But, compared to those who are on the Far right I'm as loony left as anyone else, including those on the Far left...or at least that's what those on the Far Right probably consider me as. 
In truth, today, I'm probably more moderate, and probably center right as far as political leanings are concerned, but in relation to the things expressed on these forums at times...I'm the enemy of everything Conservative as far as I can see of my reputation.
I actually prefer Biden to Trump.  Biden is actually pretty moderate all things considered and is the best that the Democrats probably can offer in that regards these days.  That's also why he stood a chance against Trump.  It's not that he's liberal or conservative, but that he appealed more to the middle last election than Trump did.  We will see if that is still the case of if Trump (or someone else, who knows, strange things can happen) gets elected. 
I don't actualy see Trump as left or right (though ironically the right sees him as conservative).  He's more looney and in it for himself than anything else I think.  He has conservatives that surround him and thus why many of the policies he had were conservative (because those conservative republicans were the ones enacting them), but he, himself...he has switched back and forth between parties and opinions.  He just works for whoever he thinks will get the most for him, himself, and his own. 

I think it depends on how much People are looking at what Republicans are doing vs. common sense.
The Republicans are trying to impeach Biden and cause trouble for his son...and one of their star witnesses and who they relied on for a LOT of their information was just revealed to be a Russian stooge (and possibly spy/agent to cause disruption and chaos).
The Republicans say they want to stop what's happening at the Border but then vote against the strongest border bill in decades, one they helped craft even!!!  And then go on to have a House impeachment of someone else saying he isn't enforcing the Border...well...you bunch of fools...the same could be said of YOU!!!
They have talked a LOT about the budget and cutting spending...but one of the BIG reasons we are in this mess is because those tax changes you made under Trump (which are expiring for the Middle Class in many ways, but NOT those who actually help PAY a LOT of the Taxes previously) are causing us to have a smaller amount of money and go deeper in DEBT!  How about actually putting your actions where your mouth is, undo those tax cuts for the wealthy and in general and get a sensible monetary policy (that most others do) where you actually need to have an INCOME to  pay the bills, rather than constantly trying to cut your income and then blame someone else for all the bills??
I'm probably a conservative leaning independent, and in the past I've loved some of the Republican lawmakers, but I'm about sick of the clown show they've been running in the House.  They are chasing away a lot of moderate who are now choosing to retire rather than re-run for election.  They are making those left even less desired as those I would like in office. 
I don't know who will win or won't win, but I say let's be done with the conspiracy theories and just kick out the Do NOTHING Republicans who hypocritically say one thing and do the exact opposite (for example, the border...let's be realistic...that bill was the BEST bill they could have hoped for since they don't fully control their OWN HOUSE because they are split and they don't control the Senate...a vote against it was a vote for do nothing  because anything THEY come up with that is stronger won't stand a chance of passing and THEY KNOW IT).

Fun fact about gas prices, when they suddenly go *down*, it's usually because something very bad happened (or is about to). The reason why gas prices were going up drastically three years ago is because we were coming out of a global pandemic and the prices were normalizing.

 
I disagree. It's pretty on-brand. A lot of people seem to have this false image of Biden as being some kind of leftist radical who hates capitalism and loves China. The reality is that he's barely a liberal on a good day and he's perfectly content to help the capitalist machine keep running by any means necessary.

Yeah, once again, the Bee reflects reality.   The show is called "Hazbin Hotel", season 1 fresh out on Amazon Prime.  Most of the story takes place in hell, but the angels are the bad guys.  Our heroine, daughter of Lucifer Morningstar, and her girlfriend Vaggie, on their quest to find a way for sinners to be rehabilitated and allowed into Heaven, via her Hotel.  What's currently happening is Heaven's yearly assault, where the angels come down and massacre wayward souls due to Hell's overpopulation.  The angels don't want anything to do with her nefarious plot.  
I am sad, because I absolutely love whimsical eclectic animated shows with catchy songs, but I'm so turned off by the plot and worldbuilding, I am unable to enjoy it.  Songs by Parry Gripp (we raised our kids on his songs).  I'm a fan of several of the voice actors.  The animation is unique.  The characters are instantly relatable.  And I can't for the life of me find a way to enjoy the show, because it's entire reason for existing is to call good evil, and evil good.  I've been known to wade through a manure pile in order to find a precious gem, but this is simply too much.
 
(Mikbone's playlist, however, is top notch!  Grabbing it now.)

Hmmm.  Sometimes, just because you CAN DO A THING, does not mean you SHOULD DO A THING.

Hmmm.  Sometimes, just because you CAN DO A THING, does not mean you SHOULD DO A THING.

Hmmm.  Sometimes, just because you CAN DO A THING, does not mean you SHOULD DO A THING.

I've been thinking about @Traveler's dire warning in this thread since he made it in 2021.  I note the following story in today's Wall Street Journal:
 
 
Sounds like the Biden administration is down with all that.   

Sadly, this was popular in the 90’s too when I was a kid. One of my best friends in childhood joined the army right out of high school and all of us were stunned. She could have gone to any college in the Northeast and no one saw this coming. 

Hmmm.  Sometimes, just because you CAN DO A THING, does not mean you SHOULD DO A THING.

"...the only true and living Church..."
A rifle that fires true is one that, in the hands of a skilled user, will hit the target it is aimed at.
Living water is water that flows, that moves, that does not stagnate, that is constantly being tumbled and refreshed by its river bed.
The Church's full name is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. That last part is vital. Not only do we serve in the kingdom of Jesus Christ under the name of Jesus Christ, but we are required, indeed commanded, to be holy. And who is the Holy One of Israel? That would be Jesus Christ. So we are commanded not merely to do some good works, not only to offer ovations and oblations to the Most High God, but in a real sense, to fulfill Jesus' commandment in Matthew 5:48 and become like God (Jesus) by being perfect: Perfectly sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
As I'm sure many of you know, the word Saint comes from the Latin sanctus, meaning holy. The words Sacred, Sacrifice, Sacrilege, and many others arise from this same root, and all have to do with holiness or the desecration thereof. We are to be holy—Saints of the Lord Jesus Christ, achieved through our sanctification by His blood.
I think the name of the Restored Church of Christ and the description given of that holy kingdom is one of the most sacred truths vouchsafed to us as Saints. Let us be quick to sing the praises of Zion and very slow indeed to find fault with it or its anointed leaders. In this, I remind myself as much as anyone else here.

I remember a BYU class taught by Randy Bott in the late 1990s, where he mentioned that in some of his book manuscripts he had consistently capitalized pronouns for Deity only to have the Deseret Book editors make them all lower case.

I have finally decided (though I retain the right to revist the decision) to follow the Church's practice of capitalizing pronouns that refer to Deity—specifically, to the Father, the Son, and/or the Holy Ghost. I will refer to Them individually as He, and in prayer, I will mentally capitalize Thou and, in the very rare instances that I address more than one at a time, You.
I know. It's hard to take in. Sorry there was no way to ease you into this announcement. I felt I just had to blurt it out and let everyone deal with the consequences.

Hm.  I've been assuming this was the preferred style for quite a long time.  I remember in the late '90's arguing with trinitarians about our doctrine of exhaltation and inheriting all the Father hath and such topics. I made sure to ensure all speculation about the deification of humans to include the lower-case g (and the lower-case s when looking at D&C 103 9-10).
I haven't gone so far as to hyphenate God as is Jewish custom (and the custom of some non Jewish folks too), but I understand why they do it and I've got no issues.  Always happy to talk about Hashem with folks, and avoid use of the "actual" name out of respect for their desires to keep holy things as holy as possible.
 

The Church of Jesus Christ of LDS is the only church with the true priesthood and living ordinances.
It obviously has not cornered the market on truth, or righteousness though.

Our exchange student landed safely in China. We heard from him via WeChat. 

That is known as the Star of Abraham.  It is used a lot in Islamic construction and symbolism.  Ibrahim or Abraham is one of their most Holy Prophets.  Not only was he the father of Ishmael, but he also supposedly purged the world of idolatry and showed them the correct way to worship.  He also built the Kabbalah (sp?) and was the Holy Prophet of his time.
Some Hypothesize that Israel anciently may have also used this symbol originally.  Of interest, it would be then that both groups who claim to be descended from Abraham may have used this symbol
As for it being the Seal of the Melchizedek Priesthood...I don't know.  The Islamic religions do not make that claim as far as I know and neither do the Jewish religions or scholars that have the hypothesis about it's prior usage in the region.
If I had to hazard a guess, IF IT IS the Seal of the Melchizedek Priesthood it is due to Abraham.  He received the Melchizedek Priesthood most likely from the Priest of Salem, or Melchizedek. 
In this it could be that this symbol was originally used BY Melchizedek and as Abraham became the rightful heir of that lineage and it's blessings, which in turn blesses the entire earth as we also must trace our lineages back to him, it also became his symbol.  Hence, this symbol not only would be the Star of Abraham, but also a symbol tracing it's heritage to Shem and then to Noah and from there to Adam eventually. 
That's just a wild guess on my part though. 
The Star of Abraham is a well known Islamic symbol used prolifically today.  I'm not sure why it doesn't show up on Google searches or other things (I did a quick check so I could post some references for everyone, but I couldn't find one on the internet via google...which is surprising to me.  It is such a well known symbol in the Middle East and it's symbology I am surprised that it isn't something that is easily found via google). 

Honestly, Haley has a better chance of defeating Biden than Trump does, mostly because leftists aren't threatened enough by her to reluctantly keep Biden in office if she's the alternative.
Occam's Razor is dead, I suppose. RIP.
There's currently a bipartisan border security bill in the Senate that has the full backing of the USBP and would probably get enough Dem votes in both houses to pass. The GOP is trying their best to bury it in order to prevent giving Biden a win on border security.

99.9% of the “Chinese” that are illegal immigrants are here for a new life in America. Not for armed insurrection. 

Contact the mission president. He holds the keys for the missionaries.

This is speaking as if the missionary were the victim.
 
For argument sake, let's say it also applies as being a witness.  That would be the missionary's choice, not the church leader.