lifesitenews--2020-09-01--Faith is a gift from God we should not take for granted

September 1 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — At the start of September , the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church offers us an interesting conundrum .
From 1955 to 1970 , September 3 was the feastday of St. Pius X , while March 12 remained the feastday of St. Gregory the Great ( being the actual day on which he died , and still celebrated as such in the Tridentine calendar and among Eastern Christians ) .
However , in 1969 , the committee that revised the liturgical calendar moved St. Gregory to September 3 , the date @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pius X to August 21 , the day after this pope died .
So however one looks at it , these two popes are mysteriously connected to one another .
And it is indeed fitting that they be so associated , for Gregory established the final form of the Roman Canon , the central prayer of the Latin Mass , while Pius reestablished the primacy of the chant called Gregorian , the central music of the Roman rite .
Both of these popes were men who lived heroically by the theological virtue of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proclaimers of the Catholic Faith .
“ Faith cometh by hearing , ” says St. Paul , “ and hearing by the preaching of Christ ” ( Rom 10:17 ) .
We learn about the Gospel of Our Lord through its ministers and defenders , our parents and godparents , our priests and bishops .
We hear the beauty and profundity of God ’ s word in the sinuous lines of Gregorian chant , we climb the spiritual Mount Tabor in the solemn stillness of the Canon of the Mass , so that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the mysteries .
Those who came to faith later in life were often introduced to it by those of the Catholic laity who preach the truth in season and out of season .
Always there is a word and a listening ear .
In whatever way the truths of the Gospel reach us and penetrate our hearts , it is necessary for our well-being as Christians that we receive sound religious instruction together with sacramental initiation .
This dual source of Christian maturity—moral and intellectual catechesis coupled with participation in divine life through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Christ with Nicodemus ( Jn 3:1–21 ) , where Our Lord is at once catechizing Nicodemus about the meaning of redemption and leading him by the hand to see the necessity of baptism .
Whenever teachers of Catholic truth spread word of the salvation wrought by Christ , they are imitating their Master in His aspect of Light to the Gentiles .
“ Faith cometh by hearing ” : it is through the preaching and teaching of the Catholic Faith that the theological virtue of faith , which embraces the sublime mysteries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hearts of nonbelievers and further strengthened in those who already believe .
Nevertheless , we must keep in mind the all-important fact that God alone gives the habit of supernatural faith .
It is solely by His grace , not by human instruction or initiation , that we believe “ unto salvation , ” that we are enabled to confess the Creed with total commitment to the God who revealed Himself to us .
Christians attain to this supernatural truth by means of the grace of faith infused into their souls ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is able to save your souls ” —Jas 1:21 ) , not by arguments or persuasions in the mouths of men .
The fully-formed Christian receives three fundamental gifts from God , called the “ theological virtues , ” which permeate his entire spiritual life : faith , hope , and charity ( where “ charity ” is understood not as tax-deductible almsgiving , but as the love of God for His own sake and the love of one ’ s neighbor for God ’ s sake ) .
The grace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others , since it is impossible to hope for heaven or to have friendship with God without already holding firmly to the revealed doctrine of the faith , while it is possible , as St. Thomas Aquinas shows , to have “ formless ” faith even in the absence of hope and charity .
For example , the soul in a state of mortal sin is at enmity with God and knows it can not reach heaven because of this separation , but still believes that the Gospel is true , that Jesus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is possible .
“ No one can say ‘ The Lord Jesus ’ but by the Holy Ghost ” ( 1 Cor 12:3 ) .
“ By this is the spirit of God known : every spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God ” ( 1 Jn 4:2 ) .
Without an abiding faith in God , no one would ever turn back to Him in Confession .
For the Christian whose soul harbors the intimate presence of God , the grace of faith , bearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is paralleled both by the grace of hope , impelling us to yearn for our fulfillment in the face-to-face vision of God , and by the grace of charity , which enables the soul to share the very life and love of Christ , so that what is His becomes ours , “ according to the measure of the giving of Christ ” ( Eph 4:7 ) .
The grace of charity is the crown of the theological virtues for at least three reasons : it is the spiritual friendship to which we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God ; it enables us to perform works and suffer hardships in a manner pleasing to Him ; and it alone remains in its full splendor in heaven , where faith gives way to vision and hope to possession ( cf .
1 Cor 13:8–13 ) .
God alone is the author of the theological virtues , which are inherently supernatural , that is , above and beyond the power of man to produce or induce .
Neither by our own sincere efforts nor by receiving the instruction of others can man earn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chooses ( we must speak as though God were making choices in time , when in reality He abides eternally unchanged ) to give growth to the seeds that others have planted and watered .
In a remarkable statement of humility , the greatest preacher the Christian religion has ever known says : “ I have planted , Apollo watered , but God gave the increase .
Therefore , neither he that planteth is anything , nor he that watereth ; but God that giveth the increase ” ( 1 Cor 3:6–7 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Him , the divine Gardener , to give us increase .
“ Lord , increase our faith !
” ( Lk 17:5 ) .
As the wise virgins await the bridegroom ’ s arrival in the parable ( cf .
Mt 25 ) , or the beloved longs for her lover in the Song of Songs , so we must pray and plead—waiting , but always searching , for the Almighty .
On my bed , at night , I sought him whom my heart loves .
I sought but did not find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go through the City ; In the streets and squares I will seek him whom my heart loves .
( Sg 3:1–2 ) In many of his books , Søren Kierkegaard insists on reminding the reader that “ We ’ re in no hurry.
” Neither is the man in search of God .
It is right to hope for light , to expect it humbly , to yearn for its dawning—but we can not make the sun rise .
We can travel on foot , in the cold of night , towards @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and in this sense make ourselves open to the light , able to be enlightened , willing to be converted by God ’ s grace .
We may seem to be hastening the rising of the sun , when we are simply getting closer to where it first rises , that we may behold it at an earlier hour .
“ I love them that love me , and they that in the morning early watch for me , shall find me ” ( Prv 8:17 ) .

September 1, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — At the start of September, the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church offers us an interesting conundrum. From 1955 to 1970, September 3 was the feastday of St. Pius X, while March 12 remained the feastday of St. Gregory the Great (being the actual day on which he died, and still celebrated as such in the Tridentine calendar and among Eastern Christians). However, in 1969, the committee that revised the liturgical calendar moved St. Gregory to September 3, the date of his episcopal consecration, and moved Pius X to August 21, the day after this pope died. So however one looks at it, these two popes are mysteriously connected to one another. And it is indeed fitting that they be so associated, for Gregory established the final form of the Roman Canon, the central prayer of the Latin Mass, while Pius reestablished the primacy of the chant called Gregorian, the central music of the Roman rite.
Both of these popes were men who lived heroically by the theological virtue of faith; both were great preachers and proclaimers of the Catholic Faith.
“Faith cometh by hearing,” says St. Paul, “and hearing by the preaching of Christ” (Rom 10:17). We learn about the Gospel of Our Lord through its ministers and defenders, our parents and godparents, our priests and bishops. We hear the beauty and profundity of God’s word in the sinuous lines of Gregorian chant, we climb the spiritual Mount Tabor in the solemn stillness of the Canon of the Mass, so that both music and silence become heralds of the mysteries. Those who came to faith later in life were often introduced to it by those of the Catholic laity who preach the truth in season and out of season. Always there is a word and a listening ear.
In whatever way the truths of the Gospel reach us and penetrate our hearts, it is necessary for our well-being as Christians that we receive sound religious instruction together with sacramental initiation. This dual source of Christian maturity—moral and intellectual catechesis coupled with participation in divine life through the sacraments—is beautifully illustrated by the conversation of Christ with Nicodemus (Jn 3:1–21), where Our Lord is at once catechizing Nicodemus about the meaning of redemption and leading him by the hand to see the necessity of baptism.
Whenever teachers of Catholic truth spread the word of the salvation wrought by Christ, they are imitating their Master in His aspect of Light to the Gentiles. “Faith cometh by hearing”: it is through the preaching and teaching of the Catholic Faith that the theological virtue of faith, which embraces the sublime mysteries of God, is first planted in the hearts of nonbelievers and further strengthened in those who already believe.
Nevertheless, we must keep in mind the all-important fact that God alone gives the habit of supernatural faith. It is solely by His grace, not by human instruction or initiation, that we believe “unto salvation,” that we are enabled to confess the Creed with total commitment to the God who revealed Himself to us. Christians attain to this supernatural truth by means of the grace of faith infused into their souls (“with meekness receive the ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls”—Jas 1:21), not by arguments or persuasions in the mouths of men.
The fully-formed Christian receives three fundamental gifts from God, called the “theological virtues,” which permeate his entire spiritual life: faith, hope, and charity (where “charity” is understood not as tax-deductible almsgiving, but as the love of God for His own sake and the love of one’s neighbor for God’s sake). The grace of faith is the foundation of the others, since it is impossible to hope for heaven or to have friendship with God without already holding firmly to the revealed doctrine of the faith, while it is possible, as St. Thomas Aquinas shows, to have “formless” faith even in the absence of hope and charity. For example, the soul in a state of mortal sin is at enmity with God and knows it cannot reach heaven because of this separation, but still believes that the Gospel is true, that Jesus Christ is his Redeemer, that repentance is possible. “No one can say ‘The Lord Jesus’ but by the Holy Ghost” (1 Cor 12:3). “By this is the spirit of God known: every spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God” (1 Jn 4:2). Without an abiding faith in God, no one would ever turn back to Him in Confession.
For the Christian whose soul harbors the intimate presence of God, the grace of faith, bearing the soul aloft to invisible realities, is paralleled both by the grace of hope, impelling us to yearn for our fulfillment in the face-to-face vision of God, and by the grace of charity, which enables the soul to share the very life and love of Christ, so that what is His becomes ours, “according to the measure of the giving of Christ” (Eph 4:7). The grace of charity is the crown of the theological virtues for at least three reasons: it is the spiritual friendship to which we have been elevated by the mercy of God; it enables us to perform works and suffer hardships in a manner pleasing to Him; and it alone remains in its full splendor in heaven, where faith gives way to vision and hope to possession (cf. 1 Cor 13:8–13).
God alone is the author of the theological virtues, which are inherently supernatural, that is, above and beyond the power of man to produce or induce. Neither by our own sincere efforts nor by receiving the instruction of others can man earn or obtain the theological virtues. God chooses (we must speak as though God were making choices in time, when in reality He abides eternally unchanged) to give growth to the seeds that others have planted and watered. In a remarkable statement of humility, the greatest preacher the Christian religion has ever known says: “I have planted, Apollo watered, but God gave the increase. Therefore, neither he that planteth is anything, nor he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase” (1 Cor 3:6–7).
The Lord tells us to beg Him, the divine Gardener, to give us increase. “Lord, increase our faith!” (Lk 17:5). As the wise virgins await the bridegroom’s arrival in the parable (cf. Mt 25), or the beloved longs for her lover in the Song of Songs, so we must pray and plead—waiting, but always searching, for the Almighty.
On my bed, at night,
I sought him whom my heart loves.
I sought but did not find him.
So I will rise and go through the City;
In the streets and squares
I will seek him whom my heart loves. (Sg 3:1–2)
In many of his books, Søren Kierkegaard insists on reminding the reader that “We’re in no hurry.” Neither is the man in search of God. It is right to hope for light, to expect it humbly, to yearn for its dawning—but we cannot make the sun rise. We can travel on foot, in the cold of night, towards the horizon where light will appear, and in this sense make ourselves open to the light, able to be enlightened, willing to be converted by God’s grace. We may seem to be hastening the rising of the sun, when we are simply getting closer to where it first rises, that we may behold it at an earlier hour. “I love them that love me, and they that in the morning early watch for me, shall find me” (Prv 8:17).
Peter Kwasniewski, Thomistic theologian, liturgical scholar, and choral composer, is a graduate of Thomas Aquinas College in California (B.A. Liberal Arts) and The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC (M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy). He taught at the International Theological Institute in Austria and the Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Austria Program, then helped establish Wyoming Catholic College in 2006. There he taught theology, philosophy, music, and art history and directed the choirs until leaving in 2018 to devote himself full-time to writing and lecturing. Today he contributes regularly to many websites and publications, including New Liturgical Movement, OnePeterFive, LifeSiteNews, Rorate Caeli, The Remnant, and Catholic Family News, and has published thirteen books, including four on traditional Catholicism: Resurgent in the Midst of Crisis (Angelico, 2014, also available in Czech, Polish, German, Portuguese, Spanish, and Belarusian), Noble Beauty, Transcendent Holiness (Angelico, 2017), Tradition and Sanity (Angelico, 2018), and Reclaiming Our Roman Catholic Birthright: The Genius and Timeliness of the Traditional Latin Mass (Angelico, 2020). His work has been translated into at least eighteen languages. Kwasniewski is a scholar of The Aquinas Institute in Green Bay, which is publishing the Opera Omnia of the Angelic Doctor, a Fellow of the Albertus Magnus Center for Scholastic Studies, and a Senior Fellow of the St. Paul Center. He has published over a thousand articles on Thomistic thought, sacramental and liturgical theology, the history and aesthetics of music, and the social doctrine of the Church. For news, information, article links, sacred music, and the home of Os Justi Press, visit his personal website, www.peterkwasniewski.com.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-01--Argentinian bishop threatens to punish priests for giving Communion on tongue

SAN RAFAEL , Argentina , August 31 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The Argentinian bishop who recently closed down his diocesan seminary for distributing Holy Communion on the tongue has now threatened his priests with canonical sanctions .
As reported by Catholic News Agency ( CNA ) , Bishop Eduardo Maria Taussig warned in a message dated August 20 that priests who have acted with “ disobedience ” toward his decree mandating the distribution of Holy Communion in the hand “ have caused scandal and division.
” Taussig stated that his message was a formal canonical warning , CNA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continued to disobey his directive would face canonical sanctions.
” Meanwhile , Taussig has suspended all public Masses , emphasizing once again that Holy Communion outside of Mass can only be distributed and received in the hand .
Catholic scholars have emphasized that the faithful have a right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue , as it was distributed for centuries .
The reception of the Eucharist in the hand was formalized only as an act of disobedience to the Church ’ s teaching office after the Second Vatican Council .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a Catholic “ always has the right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue , ” a right that can not simply be taken away .
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal , which tells priests how to celebrate Mass properly , says , “ If Communion is given only under the species of bread , the Priest raises the host slightly and shows it to each , saying , The Body of Christ .
The communicant replies , Amen , and receives the Sacrament either on the tongue or , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hand , the choice lying with the communicant.
” More than 20 Austrian doctors argued in June , “ From the point of view of hygiene , it is absolutely incomprehensible to us why oral communion has been banned in Austria .
We also consider this form of distribution safer than hand communion.
” The doctors emphasized that most contaminations are the result of sullied hands , quoting Dr. Filippo Maria Boscia , the president of the Association of Catholic Doctors of Italy , who wrote in May , “ What is certain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the body that are most exposed to pathogens.
” In July , Fr .
Alejandro Miguel Ciarrocchi , the rector of the San Rafael diocesan seminary , had defended the right of his seminarians to receive the Blessed Sacrament according to the traditional norms , directly on the tongue .
Bishop Taussig , in response , dismissed him from his position .
Then , as other priests were also administering Holy Communion according to the traditional preferences of their parishioners , Taussig shut down the seminary itself .
A diocesan spokesman explained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ In accordance with instructions from the Holy See , it has been decided to close the seminary , ” he said .
“ The measure taken by the Congregation for the Clergy , which is just the dicastery of the Holy Father that has jurisdictions over these cases , takes into consideration that due to the undisciplined reaction of a good portion of the clergy of the diocese , at this moment , this diocese is not able to put together a group of teachers who will conform to the church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Taussig , former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States , Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò , wrote , “ This decision is said to have been adopted , at your zealous insistence , by the Congregation for the Clergy , which considered inadmissible the refusal on the part of clerics under your jurisdiction to administer and receive the Most Holy Eucharist on the hand rather than on the tongue.
” “ I imagined that the laudable and coherent behavior of the priests , clerics , and faithful of San Rafael offered you an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Argentina and to disperse the seminarians in order to re-educate them elsewhere , in seminaries that are so exemplary that now they are empty , ” Viganò added sarcastically .
More seriously , he wrote , “ I see nothing paternal about punishing priests who do not want to profane the Sacred Host , nor any form of true charity towards those who have disobeyed an inadmissible order .
Charity is exercised in service of the Good and the True : if it has error as its origin and evil as its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grotesque parody of the virtue.
” “ A bishop who , instead of defending the honor owed to the King of Kings and praising those who strive for this noble purpose , even goes so far as to close a flourishing seminary and to publicly reprimand his clerics is not performing an act of charity but rather a deplorable abuse , for which he will be called to respond before the judgment seat of God.
” While Taussig is using the coronavirus crisis as the pretense to ban the reception of Holy Communion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the actual numbers in Argentina are very low .
With a population of roughly 45 million , Argentina has reported just over 400,000 cases .
However , only about 8,500 deaths were linked to the coronavirus , after nearly half a year of the country having to deal with the virus .

SAN RAFAEL, Argentina, August 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The Argentinian bishop who recently closed down his diocesan seminary for distributing Holy Communion on the tongue has now threatened his priests with canonical sanctions.
As reported by Catholic News Agency (CNA), Bishop Eduardo Maria Taussig warned in a message dated August 20 that priests who have acted with “disobedience” toward his decree mandating the distribution of Holy Communion in the hand “have caused scandal and division.”
Taussig stated that his message was a formal canonical warning, CNA wrote, “that any priest who continued to disobey his directive would face canonical sanctions.”
Meanwhile, Taussig has suspended all public Masses, emphasizing once again that Holy Communion outside of Mass can only be distributed and received in the hand.
Catholic scholars have emphasized that the faithful have a right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue, as it was distributed for centuries. The reception of the Eucharist in the hand was formalized only as an act of disobedience to the Church’s teaching office after the Second Vatican Council.
The Catholic Church states clearly in Redemptionis Sacramentum that a Catholic “always has the right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue,” a right that cannot simply be taken away.
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal, which tells priests how to celebrate Mass properly, says, “If Communion is given only under the species of bread, the Priest raises the host slightly and shows it to each, saying, The Body of Christ. The communicant replies, Amen, and receives the Sacrament either on the tongue or, where this is allowed, in the hand, the choice lying with the communicant.”
More than 20 Austrian doctors argued in June, “From the point of view of hygiene, it is absolutely incomprehensible to us why oral communion has been banned in Austria. We also consider this form of distribution safer than hand communion.”
The doctors emphasized that most contaminations are the result of sullied hands, quoting Dr. Filippo Maria Boscia, the president of the Association of Catholic Doctors of Italy, who wrote in May, “What is certain is that the hands are the parts of the body that are most exposed to pathogens.”
In July, Fr. Alejandro Miguel Ciarrocchi, the rector of the San Rafael diocesan seminary, had defended the right of his seminarians to receive the Blessed Sacrament according to the traditional norms, directly on the tongue.
Bishop Taussig, in response, dismissed him from his position. Then, as other priests were also administering Holy Communion according to the traditional preferences of their parishioners, Taussig shut down the seminary itself.
A diocesan spokesman explained that the Vatican was backing the decision. “In accordance with instructions from the Holy See, it has been decided to close the seminary,” he said.
“The measure taken by the Congregation for the Clergy, which is just the dicastery of the Holy Father that has jurisdictions over these cases, takes into consideration that due to the undisciplined reaction of a good portion of the clergy of the diocese, at this moment, this diocese is not able to put together a group of teachers who will conform to the church's discipline.”
In an open letter to Taussig, former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, wrote, “This decision is said to have been adopted, at your zealous insistence, by the Congregation for the Clergy, which considered inadmissible the refusal on the part of clerics under your jurisdiction to administer and receive the Most Holy Eucharist on the hand rather than on the tongue.”
“I imagined that the laudable and coherent behavior of the priests, clerics, and faithful of San Rafael offered you an excellent excuse to close the largest seminary in Argentina and to disperse the seminarians in order to re-educate them elsewhere, in seminaries that are so exemplary that now they are empty,” Viganò added sarcastically.
More seriously, he wrote, “I see nothing paternal about punishing priests who do not want to profane the Sacred Host, nor any form of true charity towards those who have disobeyed an inadmissible order. Charity is exercised in service of the Good and the True: if it has error as its origin and evil as its end, it can only be a grotesque parody of the virtue.”
“A bishop who, instead of defending the honor owed to the King of Kings and praising those who strive for this noble purpose, even goes so far as to close a flourishing seminary and to publicly reprimand his clerics is not performing an act of charity but rather a deplorable abuse, for which he will be called to respond before the judgment seat of God.”
While Taussig is using the coronavirus crisis as the pretense to ban the reception of Holy Communion on the tongue in his diocese, the actual numbers in Argentina are very low.
With a population of roughly 45 million, Argentina has reported just over 400,000 cases. However, only about 8,500 deaths were linked to the coronavirus, after nearly half a year of the country having to deal with the virus.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-02--Conservative MPs push to stop Trudeau destroying WE charity scandal documents

OTTAWA , Ontario , August 31 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — In an open letter sent out last Friday , two Canadian Conservative Party ( CPC ) M.P.s have demanded that “ action ” be taken to ensure that the Canadian Liberal Party under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does not destroy “ evidence ” with regard to the WE Charity scandal .
“ We are taking action to stop Liberals from destroying evidence , ” wrote Conservative M.P .
Pierre Poilievre , who serves as the CPC finance critic , in an August 28 Twitter message .
His tweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Michael Barrett , Conservative shadow minister for ethics , sent to the clerk of the Privy Council and the librarian and archivist of Canada demanding that the documents be kept safe .
“ We are asking you to ensure that all safeguards are in place to prevent the destruction of any relevant ministerial documents that may be in the possession of current or former staff in the Office of the Minister of Finance relevant to these future parliamentary investigations , ” says the letter .
“ Additionally , we are requesting that you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prevent the destruction of any relevant documents ( including those of volunteer advisors ) or communications in the Prime Minister ’ s Office.
” Trudeau and former finance minister Bill Morneau are currently under investigation by the ethics commissioner and have issued apologies for not recusing themselves from their cabinet discussions to approve the now canceled contract with the WE Charity .
The contract would have seen WE get up to $ 43.5 million to administer the Canada Student Service Grants program ( CSSG ) .
In an August 28 CPC open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their letter to Canada ’ s archives officials and reiterated their demand that documents be preserved .
“ Conservatives have written to the Clerk of the Privy Council and the Librarian and Archivist of Canada to ensure that documents related to Justin Trudeau ’ s scandals are not destroyed , ” said Barrett in the letter .
“ Justin Trudeau has used every tool at his disposal to cover up his ethical failings , including shutting down Parliament .
Safeguards must be in place to ensure that relevant documents are not destroyed.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expect the parliamentary committees currently investigating the WE Charity scandals to “ resume as quickly as possible following the Speech from the Throne ” so they can continue their work in investigating the “ Trudeau WE Scandal.
” “ It is absolutely crucial for committees and all Canadians to have access to the documentary evidence related to Justin Trudeau ’ s many scandals , ” says the open letter .
“ As we saw in Ontario with the gas plant scandal , Liberals will try to cover their tracks by deleting emails and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the truth is not hidden , and Canadians can get the answers they deserve , ” added M.P .
Poilievre in the open letter .
Trudeau picked Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland to take over as finance minister from Morneau , who recently resigned .
On August 18 , Trudeau asked the Canadian governor-general , Julie Payette , to prorogue Parliament until the fall .
As a result , all parliamentary sessions and pending legislation have come to a halt , which includes any WE Charity committee probes .
Trudeau announced that his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throne on September 23 to present a “ new plan ” for Canadians amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis .
Before Trudeau shut down parliament , Poilievre , who sits on the finance committee investigating the WE Charity scandal , called for the immediate release of 5,000 pages of WE scandal documents .
Although the documents were released , many of them were redacted to the point where all relevant information was blacked out .
Poilievre directly accused Trudeau of a “ cover-up ” as a result of the blacked out documents .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cover-up .
Conservatives will not relent ; we will continue to fight to get to the truth , ” said Poilievre .
The CPC last week elected pro-abortion M.P .
Erin O ’ Toole as their new party leader .
O ’ Toole beat out the mainstream media favorite Peter MacKay on the third ballot , with the only two pro-life candidates in the running , M.P .
Derek Sloan and Toronto lawyer Leslyn Lewis , taking home a total of 35 percent of the vote on the first ballot .

The two members of Parliament sent a letter to officials managing Canada's archives demanding that the documents be kept safe.
OTTAWA, Ontario, August 31, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — In an open letter sent out last Friday, two Canadian Conservative Party (CPC) M.P.s have demanded that “action” be taken to ensure that the Canadian Liberal Party under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does not destroy “evidence” with regard to the WE Charity scandal.
“We are taking action to stop Liberals from destroying evidence,” wrote Conservative M.P. Pierre Poilievre, who serves as the CPC finance critic, in an August 28 Twitter message.
His tweet included the letter he and M.P. Michael Barrett, Conservative shadow minister for ethics, sent to the clerk of the Privy Council and the librarian and archivist of Canada demanding that the documents be kept safe.
“We are asking you to ensure that all safeguards are in place to prevent the destruction of any relevant ministerial documents that may be in the possession of current or former staff in the Office of the Minister of Finance relevant to these future parliamentary investigations,” says the letter.
“Additionally, we are requesting that you ensure that all safeguards are in place to prevent the destruction of any relevant documents (including those of volunteer advisors) or communications in the Prime Minister’s Office.”
Trudeau and former finance minister Bill Morneau are currently under investigation by the ethics commissioner and have issued apologies for not recusing themselves from their cabinet discussions to approve the now canceled contract with the WE Charity.
The contract would have seen WE get up to $43.5 million to administer the Canada Student Service Grants program (CSSG).
In an August 28 CPC open letter, Barrett and Poilievre expanded on their letter to Canada’s archives officials and reiterated their demand that documents be preserved.
“Conservatives have written to the Clerk of the Privy Council and the Librarian and Archivist of Canada to ensure that documents related to Justin Trudeau’s scandals are not destroyed,” said Barrett in the letter.
“Justin Trudeau has used every tool at his disposal to cover up his ethical failings, including shutting down Parliament. Safeguards must be in place to ensure that relevant documents are not destroyed.”
The CPC open letter says its signatories expect the parliamentary committees currently investigating the WE Charity scandals to “resume as quickly as possible following the Speech from the Throne” so they can continue their work in investigating the “Trudeau WE Scandal.”
“It is absolutely crucial for committees and all Canadians to have access to the documentary evidence related to Justin Trudeau’s many scandals,” says the open letter.
“As we saw in Ontario with the gas plant scandal, Liberals will try to cover their tracks by deleting emails and evidence…documents must be preserved so the truth is not hidden, and Canadians can get the answers they deserve,” added M.P. Poilievre in the open letter.
Trudeau picked Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland to take over as finance minister from Morneau, who recently resigned.
On August 18, Trudeau asked the Canadian governor-general, Julie Payette, to prorogue Parliament until the fall. As a result, all parliamentary sessions and pending legislation have come to a halt, which includes any WE Charity committee probes.
Trudeau announced that his government will give a speech from the throne on September 23 to present a “new plan” for Canadians amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
Before Trudeau shut down parliament, Poilievre, who sits on the finance committee investigating the WE Charity scandal, called for the immediate release of 5,000 pages of WE scandal documents.
Although the documents were released, many of them were redacted to the point where all relevant information was blacked out. Poilievre directly accused Trudeau of a “cover-up” as a result of the blacked out documents.
“Ladies and gentlemen, this is a cover-up. Conservatives will not relent; we will continue to fight to get to the truth,” said Poilievre.
The CPC last week elected pro-abortion M.P. Erin O’Toole as their new party leader. O’Toole beat out the mainstream media favorite Peter MacKay on the third ballot, with the only two pro-life candidates in the running, M.P. Derek Sloan and Toronto lawyer Leslyn Lewis, taking home a total of 35 percent of the vote on the first ballot.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-02--Trump’s campaign to attract LGBT voters is playing with fire

PETITION : Urge state legislatures to scrap universal mail-in ballots and help protect the vote !
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September 1 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Coming close on the heels of its Ric Grenell video ad touting President Trump as “ the most pro-gay president in American history ” — which quickly racked up more than 6 million views — Log Cabin Republicans has revealed that it has six more video ads in the works featuring “ other notable LGBT conservatives.
” Shortly following that revelation , the Trump campaign released a long statement attacking Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Capitol Hill opposing LGBT “ rights ” in an attempt to peel off LGBT votes from the former vice president this November .
The video effort is a project of “ OUTspoken , ” Log Cabin ’ s first ever social media foray aggressively seeking to engage and recruit gays of all political stripes as well as the public at large on behalf of the organization ’ s political agenda .
The endeavor also has plenty of talent driving it forward : Fox News host Tucker Carlson ’ s favorite gay conservative guest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign ’ s editor-in-chief , while Republican staff on Capitol Hill and gay conservatives in Hollywood are also reportedly involved .
According to Charles Moran , managing director of Log Cabin Republicans , finding donors to fund the video project was no problem .
“ As you know , I ’ m a fundraiser , and I ’ m good at what I do , ” he told The Washington Blade .
While convincing gays to vote to re-elect Donald Trump this November could help boost Trump ’ s chances , what appears @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plenty of political heft within the Republican Party comes not without cause for concern for social conservatives and freedom-loving Americans .
The presence of LGBT political muscle within the Republican Party may lead to a weakening of religious liberty while further normalizing homosexuality , same-sex “ marriage ” , and transgenderism — in direct opposition to fundamental Christian beliefs about the nature of man , complementarity , the immutable definition of marriage as between one man and one woman , and the supreme right of children to be brought up by their biological @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might scoff at the notion that such a powerful presence could arise within the ranks of the GOP , these recent events demonstrate that not only is this very possible , but it has , in fact , already taken root .
Gays are far more politically diverse than the narrative promoted by the leftist mainstream media would lead people to believe , and the leftists who run all the major LGBT organizations at the national , state , and local levels have increasingly radicalized gays who don ’ t share their extreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 38 % of LGBT people consider themselves “ liberal , ” while 40 % consider themselves “ moderate , ” and 22 % consider themselves “ conservative , ” according to the OUTspoken website .
“ The cancel culture born out of the ‘ resist ’ movement has done nothing to foster critical thinking and acceptance of the LGBT community , ” explains OUTspoken .
As “ left-wing political structures strive to silence or belittle our voices , we rise to provide an alternative viewpoint.
” While there are some who identify as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of the concerns of social conservatives , the “ conservative ” Log Cabin group states explicitly that its purpose is “ to make the Republican Party more inclusive , particularly on LGBT issues , ” which conservatives generally take to mean diluting and eventually eliminating the GOP ’ s traditional conservative stances on marriage , homosexuality , and transgender ideology .
The organization challenged the military ’ s “ Don ’ t Ask , Don ’ t Tell ” policy against open homosexuality in the military and lobbied Republican lawmakers to vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ welcomed the Supreme Court ’ s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision imposing same-sex “ marriage ” across the United States .
Turning Point USA , a conservative student activist group run by prominent Trump-supporter Charlie Kirk also opens its arms wide to the LGBT demographic .
Log Cabin ’ s Moran told The Washington Blade that he took inspiration from Turning Point USA ’ s edgy style in producing the Grenell video .
And while Log Cabin is a separate organization from Turning Point USA , there is plenty of cross-pollination between the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News .
Kirk , age 26 , explained to the Blade last year that gay people with conservative views are more than welcome in the conservative movement .
“ We celebrate patriots like these regardless of whether they ’ re gay or straight , black or white , male or female , rich or poor , tall or short , ” said Kirk .
“ We ’ re so grateful for their leadership and for inspiring so many others in their own journeys in what has really become an all new conservative movement.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s former acting director of National Intelligence ( DNI ) and ambassador to Germany .
A self-identified homosexual , Grenell is now the Republican National Committee ( RNC ) ’ s senior adviser focusing on outreach to LGBT voters .
Over the summer , Grenell spoke at a Turning Point USA event encouraging students to support President Trump ’ s re-election .
Grenell previously served as a Fox News contributor .
Current Fox News contributor and Fox News Radio show/podcast host Guy Benson , who identifies as gay and is “ married @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a Turning Point USA conference .
“ I think that it ’ s a changing society , and I think I recognize that younger conservatives , in particular , have very different views on some of these than older generations , ” Benson told the Washington Blade in 2019 .
Benson describes himself as a “ small government conservative , ” confessing that when it comes to social issues , his views are “ just a mixed bag ” : pro-gay ‘ marriage , ’ pro-life , “ sort of all over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means “ fundamentally that the government , especially the federal government , isn ’ t particularly good at doing very many things at all , and they do too many things and they do them badly at great expense to all of us , ” Benson told talk show host Dave Rubin on his show in 2017 .
“ I think they should do few things , do them better , and preferably things that they are required to do under the Constitution and not a constantly expanding array of tasks that they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Log Cabin Republicans espouse as their conservative credo bears a far greater resemblance to Libertarianism than to conservatism .
The pro-LGBT normalization and equality they embrace are not compatible with social conservatism ; they are anathema to it .
At the White House , the president and his family deliver mixed signals regarding what they view as the legitimate rights of LGBT Americans .
President Trump ’ s administration has taken a strong stand against transgenderism in the military and public schools but has himself declared that same-sex “ marriage ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Supreme Court ’ s Obergefell ruling .
He recently cheered Ric Grenell ’ s declaration that he is “ the most pro-gay president in American history.
” Catholic divorcée and former Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle , now dating Donald Trump , Jr. , was asked by Greg Gutfeld in 2010 , “ What should CPAC [ the Conservative Political Action Conference annual convention ] do about these conservative moralists who just can ’ t believe gays have a right to be there ?
” Guilfoyle used the opportunity to chide social conservatives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ignore them .
“ Pretend that they never even made a statement about it , ” answered Guilfoyle .
“ Honestly , I think if they address it , they ’ re giving some kind of validity to their position .
I think they ’ re being divisive .
It ’ s not helpful.
” In the first weeks of the Trump administration , Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump , both of whom play prominent roles in the administration , influenced President Trump to refrain from issuing an executive order titled “ Establishing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The draft order sought to create exemptions for people and organizations who claim religious or moral objections to same-sex “ marriage , ” abortion , and trans identity .
While attracting LGBT voters may be a clever political maneuver during a campaign year , nurturing the growth of LGBT influence within the Republican Party carries risk .
LGBT Americans already share in the rights guaranteed to all Americans by the U.S. Constitution .
So far , imagined but not legitimate rights inflicted on the nation by the U.S. Supreme Court such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sex , ” writing transgenderism into the 1964 Civil Rights Act , have served to limit the freedoms and security of vast swaths of Americans , not increase them .
Will America become a more rich , diverse , and varied culture if the wisdom of every religious tradition and culture from around the world that has come together in this great melting pot is swept away , supplanted by LGBT ideology ’ s genderless “ marriage ” and genderlessness ?
The progressive LGBT political machine , which previously has been a wholly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has , along with the abortion industry , proven to be the greatest threat to religious liberty this nation has known in recent decades .
Wedding cake–bakers , photographers , florists , and many others can attest to that .
If President Trump wants to increase and not curtail freedom for Americans , the White House needs to come to grips with the fact that there is an unnecessary tyrannical element to the over-extension of unwarranted LGBT “ rights ” in the same way it has regarding reproductive “ rights.
” The Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is playing with fire .

The presence of LGBT political muscle within the Republican Party may lead to disaster.
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September 1, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Coming close on the heels of its Ric Grenell video ad touting President Trump as “the most pro-gay president in American history” — which quickly racked up more than 6 million views — Log Cabin Republicans has revealed that it has six more video ads in the works featuring “other notable LGBT conservatives.”
Shortly following that revelation, the Trump campaign released a long statement attacking Democrat Joe Biden for his long history on Capitol Hill opposing LGBT “rights” in an attempt to peel off LGBT votes from the former vice president this November.
The video effort is a project of “OUTspoken,” Log Cabin’s first ever social media foray aggressively seeking to engage and recruit gays of all political stripes as well as the public at large on behalf of the organization’s political agenda.
The endeavor also has plenty of talent driving it forward: Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s favorite gay conservative guest, Chadwick Moore, is the video campaign’s editor-in-chief, while Republican staff on Capitol Hill and gay conservatives in Hollywood are also reportedly involved.
According to Charles Moran, managing director of Log Cabin Republicans, finding donors to fund the video project was no problem. “As you know, I’m a fundraiser, and I’m good at what I do,” he told The Washington Blade.
While convincing gays to vote to re-elect Donald Trump this November could help boost Trump’s chances, what appears to be a growing LGBT movement with plenty of political heft within the Republican Party comes not without cause for concern for social conservatives and freedom-loving Americans.
The presence of LGBT political muscle within the Republican Party may lead to a weakening of religious liberty while further normalizing homosexuality, same-sex “marriage”, and transgenderism — in direct opposition to fundamental Christian beliefs about the nature of man, complementarity, the immutable definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, and the supreme right of children to be brought up by their biological mother and father.
And though some might scoff at the notion that such a powerful presence could arise within the ranks of the GOP, these recent events demonstrate that not only is this very possible, but it has, in fact, already taken root.
Gays are far more politically diverse than the narrative promoted by the leftist mainstream media would lead people to believe, and the leftists who run all the major LGBT organizations at the national, state, and local levels have increasingly radicalized gays who don’t share their extreme political views.
National polling shows that 38% of LGBT people consider themselves “liberal,” while 40% consider themselves “moderate,” and 22% consider themselves “conservative,” according to the OUTspoken website.
“The cancel culture born out of the ‘resist’ movement has done nothing to foster critical thinking and acceptance of the LGBT community,” explains OUTspoken. As “left-wing political structures strive to silence or belittle our voices, we rise to provide an alternative viewpoint.”
While there are some who identify as gay who agree intellectually with some or all of the concerns of social conservatives, the “conservative” Log Cabin group states explicitly that its purpose is “to make the Republican Party more inclusive, particularly on LGBT issues,” which conservatives generally take to mean diluting and eventually eliminating the GOP’s traditional conservative stances on marriage, homosexuality, and transgender ideology.
The organization challenged the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy against open homosexuality in the military and lobbied Republican lawmakers to vote to repeal the policy. It also welcomed the Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision imposing same-sex “marriage” across the United States.
Rising axis of LGBT influence: Establishing a ‘new conservative movement’
Turning Point USA, a conservative student activist group run by prominent Trump-supporter Charlie Kirk also opens its arms wide to the LGBT demographic.
Log Cabin’s Moran told The Washington Blade that he took inspiration from Turning Point USA’s edgy style in producing the Grenell video. And while Log Cabin is a separate organization from Turning Point USA, there is plenty of cross-pollination between the two, as well as with Fox News.
Kirk, age 26, explained to the Blade last year that gay people with conservative views are more than welcome in the conservative movement.
“We celebrate patriots like these regardless of whether they’re gay or straight, black or white, male or female, rich or poor, tall or short,” said Kirk. “We’re so grateful for their leadership and for inspiring so many others in their own journeys in what has really become an all new conservative movement.”
Ric Grenell is the Trump administration’s former acting director of National Intelligence (DNI) and ambassador to Germany. A self-identified homosexual, Grenell is now the Republican National Committee (RNC)’s senior adviser focusing on outreach to LGBT voters.
Over the summer, Grenell spoke at a Turning Point USA event encouraging students to support President Trump’s re-election. Grenell previously served as a Fox News contributor.
Current Fox News contributor and Fox News Radio show/podcast host Guy Benson, who identifies as gay and is “married” to a man, also spoke at a Turning Point USA conference.
“I think that it’s a changing society, and I think I recognize that younger conservatives, in particular, have very different views on some of these than older generations,” Benson told the Washington Blade in 2019.
Benson describes himself as a “small government conservative,” confessing that when it comes to social issues, his views are “just a mixed bag”: pro-gay ‘marriage,’ pro-life, “sort of all over the map.”
To be a conservative means “fundamentally that the government, especially the federal government, isn’t particularly good at doing very many things at all, and they do too many things and they do them badly at great expense to all of us,” Benson told talk show host Dave Rubin on his show in 2017.
“I think they should do few things, do them better, and preferably things that they are required to do under the Constitution and not a constantly expanding array of tasks that they accumulate.”
Yet what Benson, Grenell, and Log Cabin Republicans espouse as their conservative credo bears a far greater resemblance to Libertarianism than to conservatism.
The pro-LGBT normalization and equality they embrace are not compatible with social conservatism; they are anathema to it.
At the White House, the president and his family deliver mixed signals regarding what they view as the legitimate rights of LGBT Americans.
President Trump’s administration has taken a strong stand against transgenderism in the military and public schools but has himself declared that same-sex “marriage” is a done deal due to the Supreme Court’s Obergefell ruling. He recently cheered Ric Grenell’s declaration that he is “the most pro-gay president in American history.”
Catholic divorcée and former Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle, now dating Donald Trump, Jr., was asked by Greg Gutfeld in 2010, “What should CPAC [the Conservative Political Action Conference annual convention] do about these conservative moralists who just can’t believe gays have a right to be there?”
Guilfoyle used the opportunity to chide social conservatives as annoying troublemakers, advising CPAC to ignore them.
“Pretend that they never even made a statement about it,” answered Guilfoyle. “Honestly, I think if they address it, they’re giving some kind of validity to their position. I think they’re being divisive. It’s not helpful.”
In the first weeks of the Trump administration, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, both of whom play prominent roles in the administration, influenced President Trump to refrain from issuing an executive order titled “Establishing a Government-Wide Initiative to Respect Religious Freedom.”
The draft order sought to create exemptions for people and organizations who claim religious or moral objections to same-sex “marriage,” abortion, and trans identity.
While attracting LGBT voters may be a clever political maneuver during a campaign year, nurturing the growth of LGBT influence within the Republican Party carries risk.
LGBT Americans already share in the rights guaranteed to all Americans by the U.S. Constitution. So far, imagined but not legitimate rights inflicted on the nation by the U.S. Supreme Court such as same-sex “marriage” and redefining “sex,” writing transgenderism into the 1964 Civil Rights Act, have served to limit the freedoms and security of vast swaths of Americans, not increase them.
Will America become a more rich, diverse, and varied culture if the wisdom of every religious tradition and culture from around the world that has come together in this great melting pot is swept away, supplanted by LGBT ideology’s genderless “marriage” and genderlessness?
The progressive LGBT political machine, which previously has been a wholly owned subsidiary of the Democratic Party, has, along with the abortion industry, proven to be the greatest threat to religious liberty this nation has known in recent decades.
Wedding cake–bakers, photographers, florists, and many others can attest to that.
If President Trump wants to increase and not curtail freedom for Americans, the White House needs to come to grips with the fact that there is an unnecessary tyrannical element to the over-extension of unwarranted LGBT “rights” in the same way it has regarding reproductive “rights.”
The Trump administration needs to be very careful. It is playing with fire.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-02--LGBT movement imposes ‘niephew,’ ‘nibling’ to describe new trans ‘identities’

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September 1 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Hollywood ’ s efforts to mainstream transgender ideology are as old as the trans movement ’ s first major public efforts — which is to say , less than a decade old .
But since then , many celebrities have bought in completely .
As I noted earlier this summer , Walking Dead actor Khary Payton recently announced on social media that his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ son.
” Charlize Theron is raising her son Jackson as a girl .
Cynthia Nixon ’ s daughter underwent a “ transition ” to appear male .
Most famously , singer Cher ’ s daughter Chastity underwent “ sex change surgery ” and came out as Chaz Bono .
Just as Hollywood campaigned for mainstream acceptance of the LGBT movement by sprinkling its entertainment with same-sex “ weddings ” and gay characters , they are doing the same for the trans movement .
There are films like The Danish Girl ( the trans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also the introduction of transgender children into cartoons , Netflix tween shows like The Babysitter ’ s Club , and TV shows such as Modern Family ( in which the gay dads are terrified that the toddler they ’ re raising is “ transphobic ” and “ a baby bigot ” ) , CSI , NCIS , Designated Survivor , Grey ’ s Anatomy ( which features a teen coming in for surgery with a trans partner ) , Orange Is the New Black ( which landed Laverne Cox on the cover of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Voicing support for the trans community has become something of a required ritual for progressives — considering how rapidly this phenomenon has exploded into the culture , many feel it necessary to let everyone know that they have kept up .
This has occasionally humorous consequences , such as the time Senator Cory Booker invented a brand-new LGBT word in his attempt to outflank his Democratic colleagues in his support for the trans community .
While lauding the influence of his non-binary niece ( ? )
Avery , his brother ’ s child @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Center for Transgender Equality Action Fund that his “ nie-phew ” would have a seat at the table if he became president .
“ Nie-phew , ” a word Booker appears to have made up , is supposed to be a combination of “ niece ” and “ nephew.
” In terms of the jerky transition trans activists are attempting to force on the English language , Booker ’ s invention was the dumbest recent invention .
But now megastar Jennifer Lopez is attempting to top him , sharing a video promoting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Me , that features one of her family members who comes out as transgender .
The film , Lopez announced , is “ about accepting change and challenges with love and knowing that whatever we do , anything is possible .
Also because Brendon is my nibling.
” I ’ ll pause to allow you a chortle before noting that according to NBC , a “ nibling ” is a gender-neutral term for niece or nephew and is probably the ( also made-up ) term Booker was searching for , as it turns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” who uses the pronouns they/them , has much in common with Lopez ’ s nibling , who also uses the pronouns they/them .
Also , it turns out , both Cory ’ s “ niephew ” and Lopez ’ s “ nibling ” are female ( according to NBC , Brendon uses a chest-binder ) .
Naturally , Lopez and her family feel that this incredibly complicated and risky journey should be public .
How else would anyone know that they have trans people in their lives ?
To be fair , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which it defines as “ a gender-neutral term used to refer to a child of one ’ s sibling as a replacement for ‘ niece ’ or ‘ nephew , ’ ” is “ thought to be coined in the early 1950s , but was relatively obscure for several decades before being revived in recent years ” — albeit in a totally different context .
I ’ d never heard of the term before today , and I suspect that most of you reading this never have , either .
But as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ English language can evolve , we ’ ll see more of this .
Young people are increasingly taking their own identities — even their own physical identities — into their own hands , and with that , new terms are needed as new identities are forged .
We ’ ll be sure to hear about niblings again .
Despite poor Booker ’ s best interests , it appears that only he is rooting for niephews .
Jonathon ’ s new podcast , The Van Maren Show , is dedicated to telling the stories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In his latest episode , Jonathon interviews John O ’ Sullivan , a speechwriter for British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s .
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September 1, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Hollywood’s efforts to mainstream transgender ideology are as old as the trans movement’s first major public efforts — which is to say, less than a decade old. But since then, many celebrities have bought in completely. As I noted earlier this summer, Walking Dead actor Khary Payton recently announced on social media that his 11-year-old daughter is now his transgender “son.” Charlize Theron is raising her son Jackson as a girl. Cynthia Nixon’s daughter underwent a “transition” to appear male. Most famously, singer Cher’s daughter Chastity underwent “sex change surgery” and came out as Chaz Bono.
Just as Hollywood campaigned for mainstream acceptance of the LGBT movement by sprinkling its entertainment with same-sex “weddings” and gay characters, they are doing the same for the trans movement. There are films like The Danish Girl (the trans movement’s Milk), but also the introduction of transgender children into cartoons, Netflix tween shows like The Babysitter’s Club, and TV shows such as Modern Family (in which the gay dads are terrified that the toddler they’re raising is “transphobic” and “a baby bigot”), CSI, NCIS, Designated Survivor, Grey’s Anatomy (which features a teen coming in for surgery with a trans partner), Orange Is the New Black (which landed Laverne Cox on the cover of TIME), and many others.
Voicing support for the trans community has become something of a required ritual for progressives — considering how rapidly this phenomenon has exploded into the culture, many feel it necessary to let everyone know that they have kept up. This has occasionally humorous consequences, such as the time Senator Cory Booker invented a brand-new LGBT word in his attempt to outflank his Democratic colleagues in his support for the trans community. While lauding the influence of his non-binary niece (?) Avery, his brother’s child, he told Mara Keisling of the National Center for Transgender Equality Action Fund that his “nie-phew” would have a seat at the table if he became president. “Nie-phew,” a word Booker appears to have made up, is supposed to be a combination of “niece” and “nephew.”
In terms of the jerky transition trans activists are attempting to force on the English language, Booker’s invention was the dumbest recent invention. But now megastar Jennifer Lopez is attempting to top him, sharing a video promoting an upcoming short film, Draw with Me, that features one of her family members who comes out as transgender. The film, Lopez announced, is “about accepting change and challenges with love and knowing that whatever we do, anything is possible. Also because Brendon is my nibling.”
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I’ll pause to allow you a chortle before noting that according to NBC, a “nibling” is a gender-neutral term for niece or nephew and is probably the (also made-up) term Booker was searching for, as it turns out that his non-binary “niephew,” who uses the pronouns they/them, has much in common with Lopez’s nibling, who also uses the pronouns they/them. Also, it turns out, both Cory’s “niephew” and Lopez’s “nibling” are female (according to NBC, Brendon uses a chest-binder). Naturally, Lopez and her family feel that this incredibly complicated and risky journey should be public. How else would anyone know that they have trans people in their lives?
To be fair, Merriam-Webster claims that “nibling,” which it defines as “a gender-neutral term used to refer to a child of one’s sibling as a replacement for ‘niece’ or ‘nephew,’” is “thought to be coined in the early 1950s, but was relatively obscure for several decades before being revived in recent years” — albeit in a totally different context.
I’d never heard of the term before today, and I suspect that most of you reading this never have, either. But as the LGBT movement plunges forward faster than the English language can evolve, we’ll see more of this.
Young people are increasingly taking their own identities — even their own physical identities — into their own hands, and with that, new terms are needed as new identities are forged. We’ll be sure to hear about niblings again. Despite poor Booker’s best interests, it appears that only he is rooting for niephews.
Jonathon’s new podcast, The Van Maren Show, is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement. In his latest episode, Jonathon interviews John O’Sullivan, a speechwriter for British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s. An author and conservative writer whose essays have been featured in National Review, O’Sullivan shares his thoughts on everything from international affairs and the future of conservatism to Brexit and Black Lives Matter. You can subscribe here and listen to the episode below:
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lifesitenews--2020-09-02--Court sides with homeschoolers against cop and social worker who strip-searched children

HARDIN COUNTY , Kentucky , September 1 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― A court has decided that a police officer and a social worker who entered a homeschooling couple ’ s house without a warrant and strip-searched their children do not have qualified immunity and therefore can be held responsible for their violations of the Fourth Amendment .
Josiah and Holly Curry are suing Jeanetta Childress , the social worker , and Michael Furnish , the police officer , for their illegal actions in March 2017 .
They have been represented in court so far by the Home School @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be unbelievable were it not a matter of court record .
One morning that March , Holly Curry was driving to her children ’ s karate class when she stopped at Elizabethtown ’ s Cobblers Café to get coffee and muffins .
Leaving her six small children , who include two sets of twins , in the air-conditioned and well secured car , she quickly went into the shop and returned within ten minutes .
By then , someone had reported her to the police .
A police officer , Officer Matt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that she must never leave her children unattended .
He also informed her that he had to file a report with the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services and that a social worker would be sent to her house .
According to news site Kentucky.com , McMillen now regrets citing Holly Curry for child neglect .
Social worker Jeanetta Childress received his report the next day and went to the Currys ’ home that afternoon .
When Holly Curry told Childress twice that she could not come inside without a warrant , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a police officer and did .
Childress was fully aware that the family had a “ clean ” background and no history with Child Protective Services .
Deputy Michael Furnish , the police officer who escorted Childress , was armed and in uniform .
However , when Holly Curry ascertained that he too didn ’ t have a warrant , she refused to let either of them in .
According to the court document , both Childress and Furnish shouted at the young mother and ultimately threatened to get a custody order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Cowed , Holly Curry let them in .
When the social worker and the police officer entered the Curry home , Childress made “ inappropriate ” remarks about the size of their family and their religious beliefs .
Then Childress proceeded to interview the two oldest children , who were under seven , separately , alone in a bedroom , while the police officer waited outside .
At one point , Holly Curry tried to call her husband , but Childress stopped her by sitting on her phone .
After the interviews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her children were crying , Childress announced that she was going to inspect the children for physical injuries .
While the mother and the police officer watched , she examined the children ’ s bodies , including their genitals .
Although her initial report was marked “ unsubstantiated , ” Childress telephoned both adult Currys separately to threaten them with the removal of their children .
According to the court document , the social worker told Josiah Curry , “ If we ever get a call against your family again , bad things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll take your children.
” District judge Justin R. Walker of the Western District of Kentucky ruled that there was “ no legal basis ” for Childress ’ s and Furnish ’ s threat to Holly Curry that they would take her children away if she didn ’ t let them in .
“ Not a single statutory prerequisite for an emergency order existed , much less the required combination , ” Walker wrote .
The judge observed that Furnish and Childress knew only two things about the Curry family : that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that the children had been “ utterly unharmed ” during their short wait in the car outside the coffee shop .
In that situation , they should have known they could not get a custody order .
Therefore , a jury could find that Holly Curry was coerced into letting them in her house .
Walker also observed that the law prohibits Furnish ’ s and Childress ’ s conduct .
Therefore , the “ qualified immunity ” of police and social workers when violating American constitutional rights does not apply here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Childress or Furnish for entering the Curry ’ s home without a warrant , ” he said .
“ Qualified immunity ” does shield Childress from charges of “ illegal seizure ” in interviewing the Curry children , but it does not excuse her from charges that she behaved illegally when she strip-searched them .
“ Here Childress lacked even a shadow of a probable cause that the Currys physically abused their children , ” Walker wrote .
“ If Childress did what the Currys allege , strip searching the children was clearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several occasions that she thought she should “ automatically ” strip-search any child aged four or younger .
Meanwhile , Furnish , who was present at the stripping , encouraged the children to undress , which disqualified him from immunity .
The judge ended his decision with an overview of the case : “ Act One : An ‘ attentive and loving ’ mother gets muffins for her children .
Act Two : There ’ s a knock at her door and a threat by the government to take away her children .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ searched without cause.
” “ America ’ s founding generation may never have imagined a Cabinet for Health and Family Services , but they knew their fair share of unwelcome constables , ” Walker remarked .
“ And they added a Fourth Amendment to our Constitution to protect against this three-act tragedy.
” The Fourth Amendment protects residents of the United States from searches and seizures , especially at home , without probable cause .
The case may now proceed to trial .
The Home School Legal Defense Association says that although this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homeschooling depends on the Fourth Amendment .
Meanwhile , the HSLDA is proud to stand with the Currys .
“ For almost forty years , HSLDA has come alongside thousands of families to protect children ’ s interest in the privacy and dignity of their homes , ” said HSLDA president Mike Smith .
“ Child welfare investigations can play an important role in protecting children from abuse or neglect .
But that is not what happened to the Currys .
The individuals who are entrusted with the protection of children should not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are meant to prevent .
”

The social worker and the armed, uniformed police officer threatened to take away Holly Curry's children if she exercised her right not to let them enter her home without a warrant.
HARDIN COUNTY, Kentucky, September 1, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― A court has decided that a police officer and a social worker who entered a homeschooling couple’s house without a warrant and strip-searched their children do not have qualified immunity and therefore can be held responsible for their violations of the Fourth Amendment.
Josiah and Holly Curry are suing Jeanetta Childress, the social worker, and Michael Furnish, the police officer, for their illegal actions in March 2017. They have been represented in court so far by the Home School Legal Defense Association.
The heartbreaking story would be unbelievable were it not a matter of court record.
One morning that March, Holly Curry was driving to her children’s karate class when she stopped at Elizabethtown’s Cobblers Café to get coffee and muffins. Leaving her six small children, who include two sets of twins, in the air-conditioned and well secured car, she quickly went into the shop and returned within ten minutes. By then, someone had reported her to the police.
A police officer, Officer Matt McMillen, approached Curry and told her that she must never leave her children unattended. He also informed her that he had to file a report with the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services and that a social worker would be sent to her house.
According to news site Kentucky.com, McMillen now regrets citing Holly Curry for child neglect.
Social worker Jeanetta Childress received his report the next day and went to the Currys’ home that afternoon. When Holly Curry told Childress twice that she could not come inside without a warrant, the social worker said she would return with a police officer and did. Childress was fully aware that the family had a “clean” background and no history with Child Protective Services.
Deputy Michael Furnish, the police officer who escorted Childress, was armed and in uniform. However, when Holly Curry ascertained that he too didn’t have a warrant, she refused to let either of them in. According to the court document, both Childress and Furnish shouted at the young mother and ultimately threatened to get a custody order and take all of her children away. Cowed, Holly Curry let them in.
When the social worker and the police officer entered the Curry home, Childress made “inappropriate” remarks about the size of their family and their religious beliefs. Then Childress proceeded to interview the two oldest children, who were under seven, separately, alone in a bedroom, while the police officer waited outside. At one point, Holly Curry tried to call her husband, but Childress stopped her by sitting on her phone.
After the interviews, while Holly Curry and some of her children were crying, Childress announced that she was going to inspect the children for physical injuries. While the mother and the police officer watched, she examined the children’s bodies, including their genitals.
Although her initial report was marked “unsubstantiated,” Childress telephoned both adult Currys separately to threaten them with the removal of their children. According to the court document, the social worker told Josiah Curry, “If we ever get a call against your family again, bad things will happen to you, and we’ll take your children.”
District judge Justin R. Walker of the Western District of Kentucky ruled that there was “no legal basis” for Childress’s and Furnish’s threat to Holly Curry that they would take her children away if she didn’t let them in.
“Not a single statutory prerequisite for an emergency order existed, much less the required combination,” Walker wrote.
The judge observed that Furnish and Childress knew only two things about the Curry family: that they had no history with social services and that the children had been “utterly unharmed” during their short wait in the car outside the coffee shop. In that situation, they should have known they could not get a custody order. Therefore, a jury could find that Holly Curry was coerced into letting them in her house.
Walker also observed that the law prohibits Furnish’s and Childress’s conduct. Therefore, the “qualified immunity” of police and social workers when violating American constitutional rights does not apply here. It does not “shield either Childress or Furnish for entering the Curry’s home without a warrant,” he said.
“Qualified immunity” does shield Childress from charges of “illegal seizure” in interviewing the Curry children, but it does not excuse her from charges that she behaved illegally when she strip-searched them.
“Here Childress lacked even a shadow of a probable cause that the Currys physically abused their children,” Walker wrote.
“If Childress did what the Currys allege, strip searching the children was clearly unconstitutional.”
Bizarrely, Childress testified on several occasions that she thought she should “automatically” strip-search any child aged four or younger. Meanwhile, Furnish, who was present at the stripping, encouraged the children to undress, which disqualified him from immunity.
The judge ended his decision with an overview of the case:
“Act One: An ‘attentive and loving’ mother gets muffins for her children. Act Two: There’s a knock at her door and a threat by the government to take away her children. Act Three: Her children are strip searched without cause.”
“America’s founding generation may never have imagined a Cabinet for Health and Family Services, but they knew their fair share of unwelcome constables,” Walker remarked.
“And they added a Fourth Amendment to our Constitution to protect against this three-act tragedy.”
The Fourth Amendment protects residents of the United States from searches and seizures, especially at home, without probable cause.
The case may now proceed to trial.
The Home School Legal Defense Association says that although this case does not directly concern homeschooling, homeschooling depends on the Fourth Amendment. Meanwhile, the HSLDA is proud to stand with the Currys.
“For almost forty years, HSLDA has come alongside thousands of families to protect children’s interest in the privacy and dignity of their homes,” said HSLDA president Mike Smith.
“Child welfare investigations can play an important role in protecting children from abuse or neglect. But that is not what happened to the Currys. The individuals who are entrusted with the protection of children should not be allowed to inflict the very harm they are meant to prevent.”
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lifesitenews--2020-09-02--German diocese releases videos of employees demanding Church accept homosexuality, female priests

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ESSEN , Germany , September 1 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The German Diocese of Essen launched an attack on Catholic teaching , releasing four short videos featuring employees and volunteers of the diocese demanding to change what the Church has taught since the time of Jesus Christ , including the all-male priesthood and traditional marriage .
“ I am gay , catholic , married to my husband since 2004 and have been working for the Catholic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Rainer Teuber , said .
“ Many of our friends always ask : How can this be ?
And honestly , sometimes it tears me apart to work for an institution that rejects me and my sexuality , our ‘ marriage.
’ ” The man , who leads tours through Essen cathedral , went on to demand that the Catholic Church “ recognize new insights of moral theology and human sciences and to understand sexual diversity , sexual identities , not as a loss of values , but as enrichment.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ married ” woman , and a female pastoral worker .
The latter , Sabrina Kuhlmann , accused the Church of “ hurting people , ” namely “ all those who are not heterosexual , all those who do not marry but still want to live together , all those whose marriages have failed and who dare a new attempt : they all do not conform to the norms of the Church , no matter how faithful they are.
” “ I hope that the Church ’ s sexual morality will be further developed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sexuality or relationship status are not decisive for the living together of two people , but their honest love for each other , which always has its origin in God.
” A separate video opens with Fr .
Stefan Wiesel , who is not dressed like a priest , complaining about how “ exhausting ” it supposedly is “ when people come to me and say : ‘ Can ’ t you tell the others what the teaching of the church is , and that they should follow it ?
’ And that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been written down somewhere.
” In other words , for Wiesel , the Word of God as presented to Catholics in the Bible is merely something being “ written down somewhere.
” “ I want a church that is a learning church , and that seeks to understand , and that listens and looks at what people ’ s issues and questions are , and does not give answers to questions that nobody has asked , ” he said .
Another woman , Martina Stodt-Serve , demanded , “ I want a church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gender and position whether I am allowed to do something or not .
It should enable and instruct people who feel called by God to take on more responsibility , regardless of their gender and position.
” In another video , a priest can be seen wearing a t-shirt , not even a collared shirt .
The t-shirt ’ s symbolism is not entirely obvious , but it displays the rainbow colors generally used by supporters of homosexuality and gender ideology .
“ I dream of a church that does not ask about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this vocation is independent of whether somebody is a woman , a man , or diverse , ” Fr .
Maximilian Strozyk says in the video .
None of the four videos featured a single voice opposing any changes to Catholic teaching .
The four videos roughly corresponded to the four main issues discussed during the Synodal Path of the Church in Germany .
In fact , the working document of the German bishops ’ synodal path to be voted on this month proposes to redefine marriage as only one among many other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” In one section , the four-page document states , “ The openness for the passing on of life is not decisive for each individual ( sexual ) act , but to be affirmed in the overall course of a binding and long-term partnership.
” The document tries to redefine “ the concept of fertility ” to include not just “ the openness to new life , ” but also “ a social and personal dimension.
” Accordingly , “ ( e ) ven same-sex couples and other couples who can not give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potential for a fertile life.
” Additionally , basing itself on the principle that “ man ’ s dignity is inviolable , ” the drafters of the document “ regard personal self-determination … lived in Christian freedom as the central principle of order for the shaping of human sexuality .
This means that people are allowed to say ‘ no ’ to unwanted sexual acts and ‘ yes ’ to a relationship with a self-chosen responsible partner.
” The document does not clarify that , according to Catholic teaching , a man can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ versa , in marriage , “ for the shaping of human sexuality.
” Instead , it says , “ We see marriage as the preferred but not the only way to live love and sexuality in a relationship.
” The members of the synodal path , including all bishops and dozens of lay members named by the Central Committee of German Catholics and other organizations , are set to vote on the language of the document on sexuality , as well as other documents , on Friday .
Meanwhile , the Diocese of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the issues .

‘I am gay, catholic, married to my husband since 2004 and have been working for the Catholic Church since 1996,’ one man boasted in the video.
PETITION: Join faithful German Catholics in resisting bishops’ plan to ‘Protestantize’ Church! Sign the petition here.
ESSEN, Germany, September 1, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The German Diocese of Essen launched an attack on Catholic teaching, releasing four short videos featuring employees and volunteers of the diocese demanding to change what the Church has taught since the time of Jesus Christ, including the all-male priesthood and traditional marriage.
“I am gay, catholic, married to my husband since 2004 and have been working for the Catholic Church since 1996,” one man, Rainer Teuber, said. “Many of our friends always ask: How can this be? And honestly, sometimes it tears me apart to work for an institution that rejects me and my sexuality, our ‘marriage.’”
The man, who leads tours through Essen cathedral, went on to demand that the Catholic Church “recognize new insights of moral theology and human sciences and to understand sexual diversity, sexual identities, not as a loss of values, but as enrichment.”
The same video also featured a homosexual “married” woman, and a female pastoral worker.
The latter, Sabrina Kuhlmann, accused the Church of “hurting people,” namely “all those who are not heterosexual, all those who do not marry but still want to live together, all those whose marriages have failed and who dare a new attempt: they all do not conform to the norms of the Church, no matter how faithful they are.”
“I hope that the Church’s sexual morality will be further developed into relational ethics, that gender, sexuality or relationship status are not decisive for the living together of two people, but their honest love for each other, which always has its origin in God.”
A separate video opens with Fr. Stefan Wiesel, who is not dressed like a priest, complaining about how “exhausting” it supposedly is “when people come to me and say: ‘Can’t you tell the others what the teaching of the church is, and that they should follow it?’ And that they must live exactly as it has been written down somewhere.”
In other words, for Wiesel, the Word of God as presented to Catholics in the Bible is merely something being “written down somewhere.”
“I want a church that is a learning church, and that seeks to understand, and that listens and looks at what people’s issues and questions are, and does not give answers to questions that nobody has asked,” he said.
Another woman, Martina Stodt-Serve, demanded, “I want a church that does not make it dependent on gender and position whether I am allowed to do something or not. It should enable and instruct people who feel called by God to take on more responsibility, regardless of their gender and position.”
In another video, a priest can be seen wearing a t-shirt, not even a collared shirt. The t-shirt’s symbolism is not entirely obvious, but it displays the rainbow colors generally used by supporters of homosexuality and gender ideology.
“I dream of a church that does not ask about gender, but about vocation, and this vocation is independent of whether somebody is a woman, a man, or diverse,” Fr. Maximilian Strozyk says in the video.
None of the four videos featured a single voice opposing any changes to Catholic teaching. The four videos roughly corresponded to the four main issues discussed during the Synodal Path of the Church in Germany.
In fact, the working document of the German bishops’ synodal path to be voted on this month proposes to redefine marriage as only one among many other ways “to live love and sexuality.”
In one section, the four-page document states, “The openness for the passing on of life is not decisive for each individual (sexual) act, but to be affirmed in the overall course of a binding and long-term partnership.”
The document tries to redefine “the concept of fertility” to include not just “the openness to new life,” but also “a social and personal dimension.” Accordingly, “(e)ven same-sex couples and other couples who cannot give birth to a new life have the potential for a fertile life.”
Additionally, basing itself on the principle that “man’s dignity is inviolable,” the drafters of the document “regard personal self-determination … lived in Christian freedom as the central principle of order for the shaping of human sexuality. This means that people are allowed to say ‘no’ to unwanted sexual acts and ‘yes’ to a relationship with a self-chosen responsible partner.”
The document does not clarify that, according to Catholic teaching, a man can choose only a woman, and vice versa, in marriage, “for the shaping of human sexuality.” Instead, it says, “We see marriage as the preferred but not the only way to live love and sexuality in a relationship.”
The members of the synodal path, including all bishops and dozens of lay members named by the Central Committee of German Catholics and other organizations, are set to vote on the language of the document on sexuality, as well as other documents, on Friday.
Meanwhile, the Diocese of Essen has already demonstrated where it stands on the issues.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-01--Republican congressman echoes Rand Paul’s call for DOJ probe into funding of riots

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September 1 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Rep. Ken Buck ( R-CO ) is calling for a Department of Justice investigation into who could be bankrolling the riots erupting across the United States .
“ The Justice Department needs to open an investigation into who is funding these violent riots , ” Buck tweeted Sunday , and again on Monday : Buck is backing a similar call by Republican Senator Rand Paul who , along with his wife , was attacked by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Convention Friday .
A former district attorney and author of the 2017 political exposé Rotten to the Core : A Congressman Exposes How Washington Corruption is Worse than You Think , Buck tweeted Friday : “ Where is the outrage ?
” in response to news of the Pauls ’ ordeal : Paul and his wife , Kelley , did not feel safe even when they made it to their hotel , the Kentucky senator wrote in a Saturday opinion piece published by Fox News .
“ After we got back to our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something frightening .
The ‘ protesters ’ were staying on our floor — including the room next door to us , ” Paul recounted .
“ They were talking about their mob activities and even saying they thought we were here on this floor .
We had to develop a 3 a.m. plan with the Capitol Police to get to safety , ” he said .
“ My question is : Who are these people ?
Who paid for their hotel rooms ?
Who flew them in ?
Law enforcement needs to look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like this , ” Paul wrote .
“ And national Democrats need to confront it .
It ’ s organized .
It ’ s paid for .
It ’ s violent .
It ’ s not about Black lives or any lives ; it ’ s about anarchy and destruction .
The American people are starting to catch on and grow tired of it.
” Meanwhile , California ’ s Contra Costa County district attorney Diana Becton , whose 2018 campaign was heavily backed by George Soros , instructed police to consider before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the goods they stole , RedState reported .
California law defines looting as taking advantage of a state of emergency to commit “ burglary , grand theft or petty theft ” and a looting charge “ essentially increases the severity of a theft or burglary charge , ” according to RedState .
“ Was the theft committed for financial gain or personal need ?
” is one of the points in Becton ’ s “ Looting Guidelines ” that officers are asked to consider .
RedState also reported that Becton ’ s deputy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media posts saying “ We want more than a citation for vandalism ” for the couple who painted over a “ Black Lives Matter ” mural in her jurisdiction .
The office subsequently charged the couple with a “ hate crime.
” George Soros banks $ 2M to re-elect prosecutor who bailed out Jussie Smollett

'Who are these people? Who paid for their hotel rooms? Who flew them in? Law enforcement needs to look at the funding of violent criminal activity like this,' Sen. Rand Paul wrote after he and his wife narrowly escaped a violent leftist mob Friday as they left the RNC.
PETITION: Investigate George Soros’ role in funding domestic terrorism! Sign the petition here.
September 1, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) is calling for a Department of Justice investigation into who could be bankrolling the riots erupting across the United States.
“The Justice Department needs to open an investigation into who is funding these violent riots,” Buck tweeted Sunday, and again on Monday:
Big city mayors have been unable to govern and control the violence on their streets. Americans are sick and tired of it. We need to take action—@TheJusticeDept must investigate and prosecute the individuals and groups who are organizing and funding these destructive riots. pic.twitter.com/CW9Ns5spDe — Congressman Ken Buck (@RepKenBuck) August 31, 2020
Buck is backing a similar call by Republican Senator Rand Paul who, along with his wife, was attacked by a mob after leaving the Republican National Convention Friday.
A former district attorney and author of the 2017 political exposé Rotten to the Core: A Congressman Exposes How Washington Corruption is Worse than You Think, Buck tweeted Friday: “Where is the outrage?” in response to news of the Pauls’ ordeal:
If the Tea Party threatened a Democratic Senator and assaulted police officers like this, it would be leading CNN. Every conservative politician would be asked to condemn it. Where is the outrage? https://t.co/2kjIQLjXBy — Congressman Ken Buck (@RepKenBuck) August 28, 2020
Paul and his wife, Kelley, did not feel safe even when they made it to their hotel, the Kentucky senator wrote in a Saturday opinion piece published by Fox News.
“After we got back to our hotel room and some safety we heard something frightening. The ‘protesters’ were staying on our floor — including the room next door to us,” Paul recounted.
“They were talking about their mob activities and even saying they thought we were here on this floor. We had to develop a 3 a.m. plan with the Capitol Police to get to safety,” he said.
“My question is: Who are these people? Who paid for their hotel rooms? Who flew them in? Law enforcement needs to look at the funding of violent criminal activity like this,” Paul wrote.
“And national Democrats need to confront it. It’s organized. It’s paid for. It’s violent. It’s not about Black lives or any lives; it’s about anarchy and destruction. The American people are starting to catch on and grow tired of it.”
Meanwhile, California’s Contra Costa County district attorney Diana Becton, whose 2018 campaign was heavily backed by George Soros, instructed police to consider before laying a looting charge whether people needed the goods they stole, RedState reported.
California law defines looting as taking advantage of a state of emergency to commit “burglary, grand theft or petty theft” and a looting charge “essentially increases the severity of a theft or burglary charge,” according to RedState.
“Was the theft committed for financial gain or personal need?” is one of the points in Becton’s “Looting Guidelines” that officers are asked to consider.
RedState also reported that Becton’s deputy district attorney Nichelle Holmes sent out social media posts saying “We want more than a citation for vandalism” for the couple who painted over a “Black Lives Matter” mural in her jurisdiction. The office subsequently charged the couple with a “hate crime.”
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