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Adorable-Spirit-1505 t1_j91jq86 wrote

Reply to comment by axeville in Pennsylvania lawmaker to introduce legislation repealing death penalty by Waterwebgrasshopper

Not quite. I understand Reddit is primarily a left-wing platform, so I will tread lightly and try to be as clear and concise as possible to explain.

You can be both pro-life and pro death penalty in a legal sense. Pro-life in common vernacular today means you are opposed to abortion because it is murder. This means a pro-life person equates abortion with murder, so we have to define murder. Murder is the unlawful killing of a person with malice and/or aforethought. A person who commits mass murder or s*xual assault and is convicted of it in a court of his/her peers and is sentenced to death would by definition not be an “unlawful killing”. Conversely, the killing of a child in the womb would fit the bill of not only premeditated, but unlawful since the child did not have its day in court and thus would be considered innocent since it was not proven guilty.

Personally, I believe in protecting life from the beginning until the natural death, but that is due to faith reasons. You can support the death penalty and be against the murder of children all while being logically and legally consistent.

If you want me to be honest, I always found this to awkward for the pro-choice side. They seem pretty gung-ho about saving the lives of people convicted of the most heinous crimes possible instead of children who have not only no ability to commit the crimes mentioned, but also no ability to speak in their own defense. I respect the desire for forgiveness, but I do not think the fair route is redirecting the violence towards those with nothing yet to forgive.

I am happy to hear your thoughts.

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C4bl3Fl4m3 t1_j91iz4h wrote

Reply to comment by zerooze in Can Fettermans wife really become the senator if he’s unable? by ChickenGreaseLips

*deep breath* Okay, so this is complicated, but the short answer is... in some ways, yes, in other ways, no. They have some theological differences, and organizational differences, but they're quite similar in other ways.

(And technically they recognize the pope as a fellow bishop (the Bishop of Rome), and as the leader of the Roman church, but NOT as the leader of the Episcopal church/Church of England. See Primus Inter Pares.)

(And if you really wanna break your brain, hardcore technically Episcopals are both Catholics AND Protestants. When you say "Catholic" you're probably referring to "Roman Catholic" but there's more than just the Roman church and the word "Catholic" (with a capital C) has a specific meaning and encompasses a number of different churches.)

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mljowls t1_j91hkx7 wrote

Reply to What the best lesser known towns and cities in the state? by ba1993

Berlin, Pa. My original home town in the heart of Somerset County and the Laurel Mountains. They have a Snyder’s of Berlin Potato Chip factory. I can smell the chips cooking a mile from town every time I return home. East end tavern for a bite to eat and an iron city light beer. Nicest people live there!!!!! If you get a flat tire. Ten people will stop to help. Seven springs and hidden valley close by

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Mr_Fraunces t1_j91d3el wrote

Reply to comment by Historical-Recipe892 in What the best lesser known towns and cities in the state? by ba1993

I'm originally from SEPA, my parents retired to the Poconos and I got interested in the history of coal industry, the Molly Maguires, the labor movement, etc. Now I live in NWPA and got into the early oil industry history.

Warren reminds me of Jim Thorpe before it became a tourist destination. They have a similar look and architectural style to them. Jim Thorpe has the advantage of being within 2 hours of Philadelphia and NYC.

I like to rid rail trails and Oil Creek State Park/Drake Well have a great rail trail. Oil City and Franklin are connected by the Justus Trail which is very nice. Franklin has a decent downtown with some good restaurants.

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Edited to add: Franklin has a really interesting and unique museum of mechanical musical instruments. Some of them are one of a kind and sought after by the Smithsonian.

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melranaway t1_j91cqn9 wrote

Reply to What the best lesser known towns and cities in the state? by ba1993

Tunkhannock and take the ride up up route 6 to Sayre or go up 29 North to Montrose… then again I am kinda partial to the area lol.

Editing the ride up route 6 bc you have Wyalusing and Towanda. Neat little towns with some pull off near the river with good views. The ride up 29 north you have a nature preserve about half way and another awesome park, Salt Springs, outside of Montrose. Oh yea Tunkhannock has some parks, little shops and restaurants, a winery, and kick ass nature preserve too.

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