You might be right, Hards, and I mean that sincerely. Bibi and his crew have been dishonest and half-cocked, and it's why so many Israelis, including my brother and sister-in-law, have lost trust in him as a leader. So what you say here certainly could be true.

Then again, Hamas desperately wants a ceasefire. They don't want to return hostages. They don't want to pay the price for their terrorist actions on Oct. 7 - and every other day of the calendar. They feel no remorse for what they did, and they'd gladly do it again. They don't even care about Palestinians, and they obviously still want to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. And they don't want to negotiate in good faith.

But yes, they would love more than a ceasefire. When one side - which most of the civilized world considers a terrorist organization - wants a ceasefire so it can reload and prepare for their next terrorist act, it makes a mockery of the whole idea of a ceasefire.

This is why this thing is a quagmire, with few - if any - good answers. And it's been that way in the region for generations.

Is agreeing to a ceasefire to address the below going to help negate the further growth and recruitment of radicalized people? Probably! But as you said, Bibi doesn't have much interest in that.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/world-food-programme-director-cindy-mccain-gaza-full-blown-famine-rcna150644

Jada Bediako announced she is transferring to Marquette from Georgia Tech.

https://ramblinwreck.com/roster/jada-bediako/

Related to Seton Hall Bediako?

I'll bet you Israel still invades Rafah anyway.  They don't really want a ceasefire.  Never have.

You might be right, Hards, and I mean that sincerely. Bibi and his crew have been dishonest and half-cocked, and it's why so many Israelis, including my brother and sister-in-law, have lost trust in him as a leader. So what you say here certainly could be true.

Then again, Hamas desperately wants a ceasefire. They don't want to return hostages. They don't want to pay the price for their terrorist actions on Oct. 7 - and every other day of the calendar. They feel no remorse for what they did, and they'd gladly do it again. They don't even care about Palestinians, and they obviously still want to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. And they don't want to negotiate in good faith.

But yes, they would love more than a ceasefire. When one side - which most of the civilized world considers a terrorist organization - wants a ceasefire so it can reload and prepare for their next terrorist act, it makes a mockery of the whole idea of a ceasefire.

This is why this thing is a quagmire, with few - if any - good answers. And it's been that way in the region for generations.

German Jesus went to FAU:  https://twitter.com/JjMetzFAU/status/1787540637488738611

Another example proving Willie right. Now we can't even keep up with FAU. 

How do Protestant Churches handle it?  I'd venture to guess that the average Protestant congregation is smaller than the average Catholic parish, so they have fewer members supporting their pastor.

Also,  I doubt there would be a  rule that the priest's spouse couldn't have a career.  It wouldn't be any different than a regular married couple where one has a good job and the other person has a job that doesn't pay much, or is a volunteer position.

Sister Chick:

My Lutheran friends tell me their Pastor is given a Parsonage Allowance in lieu of a rectory. Keep in mind that most Protestant congregations do not have the bureaucracy and infrastructure that Roman Catholic parishes have. Each year, a Roman Catholic parish is "taxed" for the support of a Diocese. Down here, we call it the Diocesan Service Appeal, or DSA. If he we exceed our DSA allocation, we share any excess with with Diocese. If we miss, we pay for it out of regular collections. Without the Diocese to support, we'd keep a lot more of what we collected. Ditto for other "taxes" to such places as Rome. Peter's Pence, for example, is an allocated target. If you don't give it, you pay it through ops. Protestants don't have that.

It's a whole lot better than it used to be, but.....

Other overhead issues also are different. Few Protestant congregations have schools (Milwaukee Lutherans being the notably exception) to support. Many Catholic parishes do. Those schools mostly are NOT self-supporting.

Ultimately, Protestant congregations exist in loose confederation with each other and are far more democratic than traditional Roman Catholic parishes. If you want to start one, you can so long as you have like-minded Christians willing to support the operation. Catholics are similar except, and it's a big exception, that if the Bishop says "yes" or "no", the Parish must act accordingly.

I'm sure wives of Protestant ministers have careers. But the wife of a Pastor in a Protestant congregation, from what I understand, is akin to being First Lady. Lots of work. Not a lot of pay!

One last point, to the brother scooper who said Catholic parishes are poor -- some are, a lot aren't. In our parish, the winter collection plate approaches $40,000 a week. The summer is probably closer to $20,000. Our church was built in 1984 and expanded in 1988. Our Parish property is some of the most desirable real estate on our island and is valued at acquisition cost -- about $17 million. Besides a Church, we have a large Parish Center and a Rectory with 3/4 of an acre of surrounding land, a pool and a beautiful view of the Indian River. Our late Pastor embezzled $1.5 million and it's like we hardly missed it!