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Definition: People who believe a claim is right because it is indorsed by Individuals who are celebrity endorsements, lab coatsm fancy degrees or certifications.

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An example of an appeal to authority is when Trump claimed that the votes have been rigged, or there are missing republican votes. This claim made approximately half of america divided with its own nation. Many Trump supporters were outraged by his claims and due to the upset of the election and Trump's not so subtle plee to storm the capital, he led the certain citizens to believe he was robbed of the election.
When thinking critically about this claim we must first identify the problem. Trump wants to enrage his supporters to help him keep his presidency. He does this by claiming the voting is rigged and supports these claims by the mailboxes that were burnt and the uncounted votes still being counted. He also claims there are missing mail in ballots. However if you evaluate this evidence, the burnt mailboxes were done by a replubican to destroy mailin ballots due to the majority of mail in ballots being that of democrats. This is because before the voting started, Trump had asked his supporters not to use the mail-in ballots. After debunking all his reasoning, it is safe to assume that the voting was not rigged and this was just another ploy by Trump to rally his supporters.

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday baselessly claimed anew that he had won the election and uttered repeated falsehoods as he called into an event held by Pennsylvania Republicans to investigate unproven allegations of voter fraud.

"This was an election that we won easily. We won it by a lot," Trump declared to the group gathered at a hotel in Gettysburg. Trump, in fact, lost to President-elect Joe Biden by about 80,000 votes in the state, and Pennsylvania certified Biden as the winner on Tuesday.

The Pennsylvania event was the latest attempt by Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani, a former New York City mayor, to try to cast doubt on the results of the democratic election, even as the formal transition process has begun and a growing number of Republicans are recognizing Biden as president-elect. Similar events have been scheduled in Arizona and Michigan.

State election officials across the county and international observers have said there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud, and Trump's legal team has lost repeatedly in court, in addition to making numerous elementary errors.

Wednesday's event, hastily organized by Republican state lawmakers, including Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, an outspoken Trump supporter, came with trappings of an official hearing - flags, a gavel, and unsworn "witnesses" who "testified" in person and by phone.

Among them was a special guest - the president - who at one point had been expected to attend in person, but did not after another member of his legal team announced that he had tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday morning.

Trump spoke for about 11 minutes via a phone held up to a microphone by his lawyer Jenna Ellis and insisted again that the election had been "rigged" for Biden.

"This election has to be turned around," he stated.

It was yet another stunning declaration from an American president advocating overturning a democratic election and the voters' will because he wants to stay in power.

The hotel where the Senate Majority Policy Committee met is about a mile from the scene of Pickett's Charge, where Union troops repelled a desperate Confederate attack in July 1863. It helped turn the tide of the American Civil War against the slave-owning South.

The Trump campaign on Wednesday asked the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals for the chance for Giuliani to give oral arguments in its appeal over the vote count in Pennsylvania. The court has not yet said if it will hear arguments.

Scolforo reported from Harrisburg, Pa.

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Brady Briefing Room in the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Washington as Vice President Mike Pence looks on. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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'This election has to be turned around': Trump claims election 'rigged' in phone call

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday baselessly claimed anew that he had won the election and uttered repeated falsehoods as he called into an event held by Pennsylvania Republicans to investigate unproven allegations of voter fraud. "This was an election that we won easily.

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Definition: Confirmation bias is the tendency to believe a claim or event based on people's own beliefs and ignoring facts that don't conform to those beliefs.

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An example of confirmation bias is the animosity that arises between certain individuals who are of the Christianity relgion and the lgbtq+ community. The issue is that members of this religion believe that being a part of the lgbtq+ community is a sin. There arguments are that it is in conflict with Go'd view of marriage and sexuality, it conflicts with the 2000 years of teaching on marriage and sexuality, and that it is in conflict with the true identity in Christ. Certain individuals of this religion pull exerpts from the bible to relay these points. Now when we think critically about this issue, we see that it is a confimartion bias because these individuals translate the bibles words to conform into their view of how individuals to be but ignore other aspects of the same words. There are exerpts about alcohol and endulging in meat as sinful yet they choose to ignore these exerpts. These exerpts also do not completely translate into gender roles or issues, many of these exerpts talk about pedophila and indulgence as sinful. It goes to show that it does not matter that not all the words of the bible are being adhered to, just the few that suit their ideology.

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The issues of 'gay pride' and the LGBT 'agenda' have featured a lot in the news recently, whether through ITV 'exposés' on 'conversion therapy', the silencing of an ex-gay X Factor contestant, or news of parents fighting against schools promoting LGBT. But all of these stories have created a mixed response from Christians; confusion still reigns around how Christians should respond to 'gay rights' and 'gay pride'.

And when people such as Vicky Beeching proclaim that God 'accepts you as you are', the Church of England appears to affirm transgender ideologies, and the gospel to simply 'love your neighbour as they are' is being preached, it's understandable that people assume the Bible must support the cause of LGBT. So why do so many Christians seem to oppose it?

Here, we present six reasons that clarify why 'pride' and an LGBT lifestyle are unbiblical. Amid all the confusion, the Church must stand clear on these issues.

No doubt some will have stopped reading already, calling the article hateful, homophobic, or anti-Christian. But it is not out of judgmentalism, bigotry, hatred or homophobia that we write this; rather, it is out of love - love for God and for his word, love for the Church, love for the nation, and most especially out of love for those who are struggling with homosexual attractions.

It is our hope and prayer that the Church would stand clear in the truth so that it is better equipped to love and help those struggling with homosexuality.

1. 'Gay pride' conflicts with God's view of marriage and sexuality

Celebrating the practice of different sexualities and encouraging same-sex attractions and unions are in direct conflict with God's intended purpose for marriage and sexuality as revealed in the Bible. When asked about marriage and divorce, Jesus answered, "But from the beginning of creation, "God made them male and female." "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate'." (. See also Matthew 19:3-12)

As the Son of God, it stands to reason that Jesus would know God's intended purpose for marriage and sexuality. Many Christian supporters of LGBT issues claim that Jesus never spoke about homosexuality and is therefore neutral on the topic. However, if we take the above passages, we can see that this is not true. Jesus could have allowed for a wider interpretation of marriage, allowing that of homosexual partnerships, but he didn't.

Homosexual practice is not unique to our generation; it existed long before Jesus was on earth. But from the beginning (Genesis 2:24), marriage has been clearly set out as something between a man and a woman, and a sexual union is to be enjoyed within those bounds.

Further to laying out God's intended plan and purpose for marriage and sexuality, the Bible also lays out what God did not intend for marriage and sexuality. In Leviticus 18:22, the Lord speaks to the Israelites (through Moses), saying, "You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination."

And, in the New Testament, Paul states in Romans, "Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonouring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie ... For this reason God gave them up to dishonourable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error." (Romans 1:24-27)

Throughout the Bible, we see the same, consistent sexual ethic being upheld: sexual union should only take place between a husband and wife - not between two people of the same sex.

2. 'Gay pride' conflicts with 2000 years of the Church's teaching on marriage and sexuality

It has only been in recent years that parts of the Church have turned upside down (roughly) 2000 years of teaching on marriage and sexuality. In fact, the Church of England's 'progressing understanding' of gender and sexuality goes against the very preface that they still use in marriage ceremonies today:
"Marriage is a gift of God in creation through which husband and wife may know the grace of God. It is given that as man and woman grow together in love and trust, they shall be united with one another in heart, body and mind as Christ is united with his bride, the Church. "The gift of marriage brings husband and wife together in the delight and tenderness of sexual union and joyful commitment to the end of their lives. It is given as the foundation of family life in which children are [born and] nurtured and in which each member of the family, in good times and in bad, may find strength, companionship and comfort, and grow to maturity in love."
This preface upholds and recognises the teaching of the Bible. To start changing the Church's teaching and understanding of marriage and sexuality in support of 'gay pride' and 'LGBT values' is to go against the very biblical foundation that the Church has stood on for 2000 years.

Changing the Church's teaching on marriage and sexuality is something that should worry us - especially if what is being taught is false. Contributing to false teaching opens the door for people with same-sex attraction to fall into sin by exchanging the true and complementary nature of marriage and sexuality for an unnatural expression of sexual intimacy between people of the same sex. In so doing, we also open the way for God's judgement on the Church.

The Lord spoke through Jeremiah to the people of Israel, saying:

"Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, filling you with vain hopes. They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord. They say continually to those who despise the word of the Lord, 'It shall be well with you'; and to everyone who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, 'No disaster shall come upon you'." (Jeremiah 23:16-17)

Paul spoke to Timothy, warning that:

"...the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions." (2 Timothy 4:3)

The push for the acceptance of alternative sexualities in the Church follows these patterns.

Church attendance in the UK is already at an all-time low; could this be because God has removed his blessing? If the Church doesn't act now, are we at risk of dying out? The answer is not to bow to the unbiblical wishes of the State; it is to hold unequivocally to the truth of God's word.

3. 'Gay pride' celebrates what we know isn't good or helpful

When we partake in 'pride' events and celebrate 'LGBT values', we are doing a great injustice to our brothers and sisters in Christ who experience same-sex attraction, because we are leading them to believe that God gives his blessing to same-sex sexual intimacy and encouraging them to act on attractions that God has identified as sinful and forbidden. Even when churches support and encourage 'gay pride' saying they uphold values such as 'tolerance' and 'equality', they are really celebrating 'values' that go against God's word.

The Bible unites people of all different backgrounds and situations around their shared faith in Christ -

"Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all. Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive." (Colossians 3:11-13, emphasis added)

- but the principle aim of 'gay pride' is to promote and celebrate a sexual agenda which goes against biblical values. When churches support 'pride', they open their doors to sexual temptation, and (intentionally or not) unhelpfully encourage people to act in a way that is contrary to God's word.

As Jesus said to his disciples in , "Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin."

4. 'Gay pride' conflicts with our true identity in Christ

'Gay pride' is all about celebrating one's sexual identity, 'accepting who you are' and 'being true to yourself'. If we truly accepted who we are, we would realise that we are all sinful beings, created in God's image, who all fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23).

However, just because we were born into sin does not mean that that is who we were created to be, nor that we should therefore embrace it and act upon it. Thankfully, when we give our lives to Christ, our primary identity is in him, not in ourselves. In fact, once we are united with Christ, we leave behind our old selves (2 Corinthians 5:17).

As Andrea Williams states in her article on the Church of England endorsing transgender ideology:

"the gospel brings a message of hope and transformation. Not only are we created in His image, in Him we are transformed and changed even more into His likeness. God doesn't leave us where we are, He makes us more like Him. God wants to free people to be the person they were created to be, bringing their gender [and sexuality] in line with their biological sex ".

Similarly, writing about the ITV 'exposés', Rev. David Robertson argues that this 'pride' ideology urges people to find satisfaction in something other than Christ. In fact, this new gender and sexuality theology redefines truth. Referencing Jayne Ozanne's new book, Just Love, he writes: "The truth will set us free. Jesus is the truth. But for Jayne the truth is the 'truth' about ourselves [ie. our sexual identity], not the truth of Christ."

People need to understand that their identity and value is not found in their sexual orientation, but rather in their relationship with God, in and through Christ Jesus: the one in whose image we were created, the one who died for us, offering himself as an atonement for our sins.

5. 'Pride' is overly sexualised

In many of the 'gay pride' parades across the country, footage can be seen of people promoting sexual acts, showing nudity, flaunting outlandish dress and behaviour. While this is not true of all homosexual people, it does appear to be a common and frequent part of 'pride'.

By contrast, the Bible speaks of modesty and encourages us not to cause others to stumble into sin ( Matthew 18:6-9). In Corinthians, Paul says, "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body."

Christians are called to draw attention to God with their bodies, not their sexuality. As we have already seen, the Bible speaks of sex within the bounds of marriage between a man and a woman. Anything that promotes sex outside of this is wholly unbiblical, thus for Christians to support 'pride' in this way is wholly unbiblical. In , it states: "For all that is in the world-the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life-is not from the Father but is from the world."

This becomes even more of an issue when we promote these ideas and images to young children. But this is already taking place in schools across the country. Books such as This Day In June for 10-11 year-olds are full of drawings of 'gay pride' parades, normalising children to an overtly sexual 'celebration' of unbiblical 'values'.

The sooner we open the door to unhelpful sexual temptation, the quicker people are to walk through.

6. The Bible teaches 'humility' over 'pride'

A year after the Stonewall riots, a committee was formed to commemorate them; it would be L. Craig Schoonmaker who would suggest 'Gay Pride' as a name for the group. Speaking in an interview in 2015, he argued that, "anyone can have pride in themselves". Asked if the word 'pride' was still necessary, he said: "Oh, definitely. Absolutely. It works internally, and it makes people more self-assertive. That's what really is going to make the change in people's lives."

The Bible teaches that real change and transformation is only possible through Jesus Christ. As we have already seen, our identity is found in him.

The focus on 'self' is not what the Bible teaches, either: the primary command (Matthew 22:37-40) is to "love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind" - it is not to love ourselves first and foremost. The second commandment is to "love your neighbour as yourself".

Humility is central to the gospel; self-assertion is not, pride is not. Jesus expressed deep humility by exchanging 'the joy of heaven for the anguish of a cross' - and he calls us to the same humility by finding our identity in him - trusting in his righteousness, not our own.

What is the solution?

Our prayer is that pro-LGBT churches in the UK would rethink and change their current position regarding 'pride' and LGBT issues, that Christians across the nation would be united in a biblical view of marriage and sexuality. We long to see all people welcomed into churches, and more people come to accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, being transformed more and more into his likeness.

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6 reasons Christians don't support 'pride' - Christian Concern

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The issues of 'gay pride' and the LGBT 'agenda' have featured a lot in the news recently, whether through ITV 'exposés' on 'conversion therapy', the silencing of an ex-gay X Factor contestant, or news of parents fighting against schools promoting LGBT. But all of these stories have created a mixed response from Christians; confusion still ...

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Post #4 Red Flag: Confusion of correlation with causation

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Post #4 Red Flag: Confusion of correlation with causation

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Definition: Believing that when two things are related to each other in incidence, that they are the related because one caused the other. The idea that the two things can just be related by other factors is ignored.

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An example of this is the news of the two male lions that were seen in a gay sexual encounter. The park official had then  blamed this encounter because of a gay couple that visted the national park. Suggesting that the lions had seen this gay couple and had then decided to be gay themselves. To add to the riddiculousness of this claim, he also suggested the lions go for therapy in order to convert back. The reason why this is a correlation vs causation issue is because the mayor had thought that the cause of the lions being gay is because of the gay couple that had visited. This was in fact not the case, the only correlation between the two is that these are two different animal species that are able to engage in homosexuality. The reason of belief in this case was simplicity. It was easier for the park official to believe the reason for this behaviour is because of the gay couple instead of it being a biological nature. To disprove this claim, we can look at the encounters of these lions before the gay couple visted and can see that they have been engaging in this behaviour beforehand as well. This fact alone disproves the mayors entre theory.

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News World Africa

Animals spotted cuddling and mounting each other in Masai Mara

A rare romantic encounter between two male lions has been captured in Kenya by a wildlife photographer.

The two lions were spotted in a secluded bush area on the Masai Mara, seen to be nuzzling and mounting each other.

Mating between male and female lions can often end in violence however after the two male lion's encounter they were more affectionate

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Wildlife photographer and guide for Exodus Travels, Paul Goldstein, saw the lions standing side-by-side before one lay down and the other mounted him.

Mr Goldstein told the Daily Mail: "I have heard of this happening in Botswana but with nothing like this vigour, and indeed at various zoos and safari parks, but incarcerated animals will do strange things, who can blame them.

"This however was astonishing. When lions mate it normally lasts a few seconds, these two were at it for over a minute and the obvious affection afterwards was very evident, as opposed to the violent withdrawal when male and female mate.

"Even as he dismounted he did not back off as is normal after mating, he crept round to the other male's muzzle, for a nuzzle and threw a conspiratorial wink his way."

Although this is a rare occurrence between male lions, it is not unheard of.

Some biologists claim gay animal behaviour has been spotted in 1,500 different species, and reliably recorded in a third of these cases - roughly 450 species.

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A 2010 study of Alaskan Albatrosses found that a third of the pairs actually consisted of two females.

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Gay lions spotted putting on rare public display of affection in Kenya

Animals spotted cuddling and mounting each other in Masai Mara

Gay lions spotted putting on rare public display of affection in Kenya

Homosexual relationships are not unheard of among animals

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Two male lions show rare public display of affection

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News World Africa Animals spotted cuddling and mounting each other in Masai Mara A rare romantic encounter between two male lions has been captured in Kenya by a wildlife photographer. The two lions were spotted in a secluded bush area on the Masai Mara, seen to be nuzzling and mounting each other.

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Definition: It's the claim that a product is all natural and not of scientifically made resources. This can mean that the source can be of any sorts such as poisons and venom.

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An example of an "All-Natural" claim is that of Kashi, a Kellogg brand prdouct that claimed its contents were all natural because they were ingrediants that can be found naturally. However, this was misleading because the products found were also able to be synthetically made, which does not make it an all-natural product even if the ingrediants can be found naturally. This is an example of All-natural due to the misleading label. When looked at more critically we were able to identify that the ingrediants that were claimed to be all-natural were synthetically made. As a result the company was sued for misleading its customers.

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9 of the Most Totally Misleading Product Claims

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Advertisements and packaging increase consumer awareness of a product and provide information so that customers can make educated choices. Oftentimes, however, marketing strategies are focused more on raising sales than providing accurate product information.

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Definition: Pushing a belief or a cause due to an ideology that was fueled by a croud than by science.

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An example of Ideological support is the Anti-maskers. This is a group of people who believe that wearing a mask during the pandemic infringes on their human rights. They also believe that these masks don't do anything to prevent the spread of Covid if there is such a thing as Covid-19. This is a great example of ideological support because their claims as to why they should wear a mask is not scientifically proven. Scientists have in fact went out of their way to run tests on certified masks to prove that they help in blocking out airborn waterdroplets. Most of these anti-maskers believe the masks are unnecessary because others who believe the same say so. In the following article an organizer of an anti-masker was arrested for holding a protest in downton Hamilton. The reason for belief in this case is ideology. They believe the same as other anti-maskers, and through this collective crowd they stand by with what they believe in, even with the threat of catching Covid.

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TORONTO -- Police have charged the organizer of an anti-mask protest held in downtown Hamilton Sunday.

In a news release, police said the Hugs Over Masks protest held in the area of Bay Street South and Main Street West was attended by over 35 people.

Police said they warned the organizer beforehand that the gathering would be in violation of the province's Reopening Ontario Act and that charges would be laid.

Despite being informed, police said the event went ahead with the number of attendees surpassing the allowed limit for an outdoor gathering.

Hamilton is in the red zone of the province's COVID-19 tiered framework for restrictions, limiting organized public events and social gatherings to a maximum of 25 people outdoors.

The organizer, a 26-year-old man, and two other men, a 48-year-old and a 72-year-old, were charged under the Act.

Police said the organizer will appear in court on Jan. 11.

Earlier this month, an anti-mask rally organizer was charged for violating COVID-19 gathering rules.

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Police charge organizer of anti-mask protest held in downtown Hamilton

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TORONTO -- Police have charged the organizer of an anti-mask protest held in downtown Hamilton Sunday. In a news release, police said the Hugs Over Masks protest held in the area of Bay Street South and Main Street West was attended by over 35 people.

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Definition: When invisible things or ideas are assigneed meaning or intention.

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An example of this is the idea of gods. This is an invisible being that is given meaning and power in order to serve as our safe haven. Each religion has different gods that serve their purposes. More often than not they are given the purpose of power in order to relinquish our worries and hardships to the hands of god. This enables individuals to in a sense shed responsibility of actions or occurences to the actions of god.

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Definition: Finding explainable answers that scientific answers cannot explain well.

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As mentioned in Post #2 about Trump misleading his supporters in regards to the rigged voting. Here we see the reason for belief, Simplicity. Trump supporters believed that the simple reason he lost is because the votes were somehow rigged. There were no other logical explanations in their minds because they could not see that the majority of the population were against Trump. They also believed that those of the opposition party were not trustworthy enough. It was easier to believe that the democrats would foil an election than to believe that there wasn't much republican support.

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Definition: Based on a set of beliefs and decisions ideas are formed in accordance.

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As mentioned in Post #3 about individuals of the christianity religion and their relationship with the lgbtq+ community, this was an example of Ideology. These individuals were only beliving their views and beliefs of lgbtq+ and conformed the bible into backing their ideology.

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Post #10 Critical Thinking Process Response

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Define Problem:
In post #4 we talked about the gay lions. The problem that was arised was that the gay lions performed their actions after seeing a gay couple that visited the national park.

Gather information:
The evidence to disprove this claim comes from observing behavior of these lions before the encounter with the homosexual couple. It was believed that the lions were engaging in this behavior prior to the encounter. Furthermore, it is scientifically proven than many species on this planet engage in homosexuality, penguins being one prominent example.

Evaluate evidence:
The credibility of this claim cannot be confirmed due to it being from news articles from the UK. The replicability of the results of gay lions have not been undergone however it is widely discussed that if a homosexual couple were to be presented to another set of lions, they would not find that the lions would then engage in homosexual behaviour.

Recognize assumptions, emotions and biases:
The claim made by the official that made this claim may be biased due to their own views of homosexuality. They consider it as a sin, and that it is a sin that can be passed on by observing. This bias led to the conclusion as to why the lions performed homosexual behaviour.

Synthesize evidence, identify alternatives:
A probably cause for this behaviour is lack of available female mates for the lions to find connections with. There can also be underlying biological factors that led to their homosexuality. Homosexuality is seen across many species, it is in the innate biology of these species.

Select best alternative:
The best reason why this incident has occured because the lions had a innate biological predospition to homosexuality and it was something they were born with and not learned through obeservation.

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The country's 'moral policeman' Ezekial Mutua says the animals must have been inspired by seeing gay men and should receive therapy

Two lions spotted in a gay sexual encounter must have seen a homosexual couple "behaving badly" in their park and should be separated and given counselling, an official in Kenya said.

The animals were photographed after one mounted the other in a secluded bush area of the Masai Mara game reserve in the south-west of the African country.

Ezekial Mutua, the chief executive of the Kenya Film Classification Board, said the pair must have been influenced after they viewed a human same sex couple.

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He claimed that was the only explanation for their "bizarre" behaviour, on the basis that lions don't watch TV or movies to see such acts there.

But he added it was also possible that they were driven by evil forces, saying that "demons also possess animals".

Mr Mutua is an infamous figure in Kenya, dubbed the country's "moral policeman" for his controversial and often anti-LGBT public statements. He has in the past banned "pro gay" movies and cartoons - because he believed it "glorifies" such relationships.

He spoke out over the two gay lions after seeing photos of the pair in a rare display of such behaviour captured by wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein.

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He told the Nairobi News: "We do not regulate animals, but this is a first and interesting to hear that there are two male lions in love. Some research needs to be done.

"And also I wish I can get the bio to confirm the two lions were actually male, because it is not normal."

He added: "These animals need counselling, because probably they have been influenced by gays who have gone to the national parks and behaved badly. I don't know, they must have copied it somewhere or it is demonic. Because these animals do not watch movies."

Mr Mutua argued that homosexuality was caused by evil spirits and hinted that the gay lions could also have been possessed by the same source.

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He said: "The demonic spirits inflicting in humans seems to have now caught up with animals."

Gay sex between lions is rare but not unheard of and happens elsewhere in the animal kingdom.

Some biologists claim same-sex relations have been spotted in 1,500 different species, and reliably recorded in a third of these cases - or roughly 450 species.

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Pair of gay lions need therapy, official in Kenya said

The country's 'moral policeman' Ezekial Mutua says the animals must have been inspired by seeing gay men and should receive therapy

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Kenyan official says gay lions must be separated

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News World Africa The country's 'moral policeman' Ezekial Mutua says the animals must have been inspired by seeing gay men and should receive therapy Two lions spotted in a gay sexual encounter must have seen a homosexual couple "behaving badly" in their park and should be separated and given counselling, an official in Kenya said.