lifesitenews--2020-10-20--Muslim decapitates French professor for showing obscene cartoon of Mohammed

October 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A 47-year-old history professor at a junior high school in an ethnic suburb near Paris was decapitated in the street by a Muslim youth at 5 P.M. on Friday afternoon for having shown his class a caricature of the “ Prophet ” Mohammed .
Samuel Paty , father of one , was horribly assaulted by the 18-year-old Abdoullakh Anzorov , a Chechen refugee born in Moscow , who used a butcher ’ s knife to behead the teacher in the town of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine .
The assassin remained near the body and is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the victim ’ s head to his Twitter account together with a caption threatening French president Emmanuel Macron , “ leader of the infidels.
” Passersby called the police , who rapidly arrived on the scene and gave chase to Anzorov , cornering him in the neighboring town of Eragny , where the suspect threatened them with an Airsoft gun with plastic pellets .
When he started shooting and running towards them despite having been repeatedly ordered to let go of his weapon and get down , the police shot ten times , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was also carrying a dagger .
The horrific decapitation of Samuel Paty set off a wave of indignation , especially because the victim was a history professor in the public school system that is considered to be a symbol of the French Republic .
Since the late 19th century , teachers , known back then as the “ black hussars of the Republic , ” in opposition to the Catholic clergy , have been tasked with transmitting the secularist values of a regime that was born of its fight against Catholic dogma , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would have it , the crime occurred on the anniversary of the beheading of Queen Marie-Antoinette of France , who was guillotined on October 16 , 1793 , after a summary trial that took place the day before .
Friday ’ s crime was immediately qualified as “ Islamist terrorism ” and condemned as such by the French authorities , in particular by President Macron , who rushed to the scene to make a public statement .
He declared : One of our fellow citizens has been murdered because he was teaching : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to believe or not to believe .
Our compatriot was the victim of a characterized Islamist terrorist attack .
...
I want to say tonight to all the teachers of France that we are with them , that the entire nation will be there , at their side , today and also tomorrow , to protect them , to defend them , to allow them to do their job , which is the most beautiful job there is : to make free citizens .
This is no coincidence .
If this evening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is because he wanted to kill the Republic in its values , the Enlightenment , the possibility of turning our children , wherever they come from , whether they believe or do not believe , whatever their religion , into free citizens .
This fight is ours , and it is existential .
...
I want to make it very clear tonight : they shall not pass .
Our police force , our gendarmes , all of our internal security forces , our intelligence forces , but beyond that , all those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their side magistrates , elected officials , teachers , all men and all women , we will stand together .
They shall not pass .
Obscurantism and the violence that accompanies it shall not win .
They will not divide us .
This is what they seek and we must stand together .
To French ears , the words “ they shall not pass ” resonate with the words that marked the opposition of the revolutionary Spanish Republicans during the Civil War in 1936–1939 to the nationalist forces led by Francisco Franco .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and religious , including 13 bishops , were massacred by the “ Red ” forces .
Some 2,000 of them have been beatified as martyrs .
Macron ’ s speech made it clear that he considers the crime particularly heinous because of its symbolic attack against religious freedom , which is increasingly construed by the French authorities as being epitomized in the “ right to blaspheme.
” The Islamic attack on a middle school teacher is one more shocking occurrence of the power of radicalized Muslims , who are more and more numerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , politically uncontrolled Islamic immigration has been backed by the authorities in power , both left- and right-wing , and accompanied by hate crime legislation that penalizes “ discrimination ” and “ racism ” linked to a person ’ s religion .
Until recently , cases of teachers criticizing Islam or presenting its history in a “ negative ” manner in the classroom have been officially condemned , and a number of teachers have been fired for that reason .
Waves of “ refugees ” have entered France , in a trend that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the arrival of thousands of African and Oriental refugees , mostly young men .
Abdoullakh Anzarov entered France earlier with his family some ten years ago .
His father was asking for asylum because he claimed to be in danger in his own country — Chechnya , which is part of Russia — for having given shelter to several Chechen guerrillas in 2004 .
Poland had already rejected the family ’ s request .
The father ’ s demand was in turn rejected by the French authorities .
Their decision was overturned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asylum right , and the French administration was ordered to allow the family to stay as refugees .
A search of Abdoullakh ’ s body revealed a ten-year residence permit delivered to him upon his majority last March .
The youth was “ known to the police ” for several misdeeds including damage to public property and group violence while still a minor .
He had never been convicted .
Alongside the grave political problem underscored by Anzarov ’ s legal presence in France , which gave him the opportunity to commit a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this case also reveals the secularist sectarianism that is deeply engrained in the “ republican ” mindset .
Macron made that clear earlier this month , when he announced that in the fight against “ separatism ” — read : Islamic radicalism — he intends to ban homeschooling in 2021 because schools are “ the republican melting pot.
” He added : “ It ’ s what makes it possible for us to protect our children in a complete way from any religious sign , from religion.
” What happened in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Conflans-Sainte-Honorine at the beginning of the month , which would lead to the death of Samuel Paty , makes clear what this means and requires some thought .
As he had already done in previous years , but probably in a more aggressive fashion this time , Paty wanted to show his 8th-grade 13 year-old students the meaning of “ freedom of expression ” by showing them a caricature of the “ Prophet Mohammed , ” as republished recently by Charlie Hebdo , the satirical Trotskyist and often obscene magazine that lost eight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2015 in a bloody Islamic terrorist attack that killed 11 .
According to accounts by students in his class , Paty asked who was Muslim and invited those who said they were to leave the room , as he was going to show a drawing that would hurt their feelings .
Some refused to leave but were indeed shocked to be shown an intensely vulgar 2012 caricature from Charlie portraying Mohammed , naked , squatting on all fours and seen from behind with his genitals showing , with a star on his anus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is born.
” This was not rational , or even rationalistic , criticism of a religion , but an attack , coupled with explicit images completely out of place in a class of young teenagers by any standards .
Several Muslim parents complained to the principal of the school , asking for the professor to be fired , but Paty received full support from his hierarchy .
In his statement , Macron went out of his way to thank and congratulate the school ’ s head for having unwaveringly backed her teacher , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to blaspheme is , in his eyes , a vital element of “ republican values.
” A few days later , the father of a 13-year-old girl who was in Paty ’ s class ( or in another class in the same school ; this point is not clear ) posted a video on social media asking for support from the Muslim community to oust the teacher , who for his part told his colleagues he was worried about the situation .
His assassin , who came from another town , appears to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ school about the teacher ’ s habits ; he is said to have asked pupils to identify the man on Friday afternoon before committing his crime .
Charlie Hebdo repeatedly attacks religion .
Its stock-in-trade is mainly the desecration and obscene portrayal of Catholic priests and popes , and the persons most sacred to all Catholics : Jesus Christ and his Most Blessed Mother .
The paper has portrayed popes as pedophiles , the Eucharist as a condom , the Conclave as a dissolute orgy .
As things are developing now , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a public narrative that might require teachers to uphold the right to “ caricature ” religion in their classes .
This Saturday , education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer congratulated the principal who supported Paty ’ s choice to show the drawing : “ A professor has every right to show these caricatures , all the more when this is accompanied by pedagogical work .
... Parents must always show solidarity with the Republic .
Parents must participate and teachers must be respected by parents and the whole of society.
” Right now , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the respect of French and Christian identity ) has a lawsuit pending before the courts for a disgusting drawing of Our Lord on the Cross with obscene and pornographic details added to His suffering Face .
Catholics must realize that what Mr. Blanquer said will apply to them as well if , in the future , a teacher shows a class of 13-year-olds an obscene caricature of Christ or the Virgin Mary .

The horrific decapitation of Samuel Paty set off a wave of indignation, especially because teachers in France are considered symbolic of the beloved secular state.
October 20, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A 47-year-old history professor at a junior high school in an ethnic suburb near Paris was decapitated in the street by a Muslim youth at 5 P.M. on Friday afternoon for having shown his class a caricature of the “Prophet” Mohammed. Samuel Paty, father of one, was horribly assaulted by the 18-year-old Abdoullakh Anzorov, a Chechen refugee born in Moscow, who used a butcher’s knife to behead the teacher in the town of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. The assassin remained near the body and is believed to have uploaded a photo of the victim’s head to his Twitter account together with a caption threatening French president Emmanuel Macron, “leader of the infidels.”
Passersby called the police, who rapidly arrived on the scene and gave chase to Anzorov, cornering him in the neighboring town of Eragny, where the suspect threatened them with an Airsoft gun with plastic pellets. When he started shooting and running towards them despite having been repeatedly ordered to let go of his weapon and get down, the police shot ten times, killing him on the spot. He was also carrying a dagger.
The horrific decapitation of Samuel Paty set off a wave of indignation, especially because the victim was a history professor in the public school system that is considered to be a symbol of the French Republic. Since the late 19th century, teachers, known back then as the “black hussars of the Republic,” in opposition to the Catholic clergy, have been tasked with transmitting the secularist values of a regime that was born of its fight against Catholic dogma, beliefs, and religion.
As coincidence would have it, the crime occurred on the anniversary of the beheading of Queen Marie-Antoinette of France, who was guillotined on October 16, 1793, after a summary trial that took place the day before.
Friday’s crime was immediately qualified as “Islamist terrorism” and condemned as such by the French authorities, in particular by President Macron, who rushed to the scene to make a public statement. He declared:
One of our fellow citizens has been murdered because he was teaching: teaching his students the freedom of expression, to believe or not to believe. Our compatriot was the victim of a characterized Islamist terrorist attack. … I want to say tonight to all the teachers of France that we are with them, that the entire nation will be there, at their side, today and also tomorrow, to protect them, to defend them, to allow them to do their job, which is the most beautiful job there is: to make free citizens. This is no coincidence. If this evening, this terrorist killed a teacher, it is because he wanted to kill the Republic in its values, the Enlightenment, the possibility of turning our children, wherever they come from, whether they believe or do not believe, whatever their religion, into free citizens. This fight is ours, and it is existential. … I want to make it very clear tonight: they shall not pass. Our police force, our gendarmes, all of our internal security forces, our intelligence forces, but beyond that, all those who hold up the Republic and at their side magistrates, elected officials, teachers, all men and all women, we will stand together. They shall not pass. Obscurantism and the violence that accompanies it shall not win. They will not divide us. This is what they seek and we must stand together.
To French ears, the words “they shall not pass” resonate with the words that marked the opposition of the revolutionary Spanish Republicans during the Civil War in 1936–1939 to the nationalist forces led by Francisco Franco. During that war, about 45,000 priests and religious, including 13 bishops, were massacred by the “Red” forces. Some 2,000 of them have been beatified as martyrs.
Macron’s speech made it clear that he considers the crime particularly heinous because of its symbolic attack against religious freedom, which is increasingly construed by the French authorities as being epitomized in the “right to blaspheme.”
The Islamic attack on a middle school teacher is one more shocking occurrence of the power of radicalized Muslims, who are more and more numerous on French soil. Since the 1970s, politically uncontrolled Islamic immigration has been backed by the authorities in power, both left- and right-wing, and accompanied by hate crime legislation that penalizes “discrimination” and “racism” linked to a person’s religion. Until recently, cases of teachers criticizing Islam or presenting its history in a “negative” manner in the classroom have been officially condemned, and a number of teachers have been fired for that reason.
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Waves of “refugees” have entered France, in a trend that took a sharp upward turn in 2015 with the arrival of thousands of African and Oriental refugees, mostly young men.
Abdoullakh Anzarov entered France earlier with his family some ten years ago. His father was asking for asylum because he claimed to be in danger in his own country — Chechnya, which is part of Russia — for having given shelter to several Chechen guerrillas in 2004. Poland had already rejected the family’s request. The father’s demand was in turn rejected by the French authorities. Their decision was overturned in 2011 by the special court for asylum right, and the French administration was ordered to allow the family to stay as refugees. A search of Abdoullakh’s body revealed a ten-year residence permit delivered to him upon his majority last March. The youth was “known to the police” for several misdeeds including damage to public property and group violence while still a minor. He had never been convicted.
Alongside the grave political problem underscored by Anzarov’s legal presence in France, which gave him the opportunity to commit a barbaric assault on a public school teacher, this case also reveals the secularist sectarianism that is deeply engrained in the “republican” mindset. Macron made that clear earlier this month, when he announced that in the fight against “separatism” — read: Islamic radicalism — he intends to ban homeschooling in 2021 because schools are “the republican melting pot.” He added: “It’s what makes it possible for us to protect our children in a complete way from any religious sign, from religion.”
What happened in the Bois d’Aulnay middle school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine at the beginning of the month, which would lead to the death of Samuel Paty, makes clear what this means and requires some thought.
As he had already done in previous years, but probably in a more aggressive fashion this time, Paty wanted to show his 8th-grade 13 year-old students the meaning of “freedom of expression” by showing them a caricature of the “Prophet Mohammed,” as republished recently by Charlie Hebdo, the satirical Trotskyist and often obscene magazine that lost eight of its journalists and cartoonists in January 2015 in a bloody Islamic terrorist attack that killed 11.
According to accounts by students in his class, Paty asked who was Muslim and invited those who said they were to leave the room, as he was going to show a drawing that would hurt their feelings. Some refused to leave but were indeed shocked to be shown an intensely vulgar 2012 caricature from Charlie portraying Mohammed, naked, squatting on all fours and seen from behind with his genitals showing, with a star on his anus and the words: “A star is born.”
This was not rational, or even rationalistic, criticism of a religion, but an attack, coupled with explicit images completely out of place in a class of young teenagers by any standards.
Several Muslim parents complained to the principal of the school, asking for the professor to be fired, but Paty received full support from his hierarchy. In his statement, Macron went out of his way to thank and congratulate the school’s head for having unwaveringly backed her teacher, thus making it clear that the right to blaspheme is, in his eyes, a vital element of “republican values.”
A few days later, the father of a 13-year-old girl who was in Paty’s class (or in another class in the same school; this point is not clear) posted a video on social media asking for support from the Muslim community to oust the teacher, who for his part told his colleagues he was worried about the situation.
His assassin, who came from another town, appears to have received information from families within the school about the teacher’s habits; he is said to have asked pupils to identify the man on Friday afternoon before committing his crime.
Charlie Hebdo repeatedly attacks religion. Its stock-in-trade is mainly the desecration and obscene portrayal of Catholic priests and popes, and the persons most sacred to all Catholics: Jesus Christ and his Most Blessed Mother. The paper has portrayed popes as pedophiles, the Eucharist as a condom, the Conclave as a dissolute orgy.
As things are developing now, the assassination of Samuel Paty threatens to lead to a public narrative that might require teachers to uphold the right to “caricature” religion in their classes. This Saturday, education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer congratulated the principal who supported Paty’s choice to show the drawing: “A professor has every right to show these caricatures, all the more when this is accompanied by pedagogical work. … Parents must always show solidarity with the Republic. Parents must participate and teachers must be respected by parents and the whole of society.”
Right now, the AGRIF (Alliance against racism and for the respect of French and Christian identity) has a lawsuit pending before the courts for a disgusting drawing of Our Lord on the Cross with obscene and pornographic details added to His suffering Face. Catholics must realize that what Mr. Blanquer said will apply to them as well if, in the future, a teacher shows a class of 13-year-olds an obscene caricature of Christ or the Virgin Mary.
Follow Jeanne Jeanne Smits has worked as a journalist in France since 1987 after obtaining a Master of Arts in Law. She formerly directed the French daily Présent and was editor-in-chief of an all-internet French-speaking news site called reinformation.tv. She writes regularly for a number of Catholic journals (Monde & vie, L’Homme nouveau, Reconquête…) and runs a personal pro-life blog. In addition, she is often invited to radio and TV shows on alternative media. She is vice-president of the Christian and French defense association “AGRIF.” She is the French translator of The Dictator Pope by Henry Sire and Christus Vincit by Bishop Schneider, and recently contributed to the Bref examen critique de la communion dans la main about Communion in the hand. She is married and has three children, and lives near Paris.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-20--WATCH: Young man tears down large Christian cross outside UK church in broad daylight

LONDON , October 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A video of a young man caught brazenly tearing down a large cross in front of a London church in broad daylight has gone viral , adding to the evidence that Christianity and Church property are increasingly under assault around the globe .
The Oct. 18 video has already garnered over 3 million views on Twitter alone .
The video shows the man standing on the roof above the entrance of Chadwell Heath Baptist Church , struggling to dislodge the large cross as cars speed past on the busy urban @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter , the local police department was quick to explain : “ We are aware of a video circulating on social media of a male causing damage to a religious premises on high Road , Chadwell Heath .
A male has been arrested and the matter is being investigated.
” The church ’ s minister , Rev .
James Thomas , ascertained that the young man was “ not at all mentally very well.
” “ We are a Christian country and our culture is under assault , ” tweeted Nigel Farage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parliament who led the UK Brexit movement .
“ Our archbishops are complaining about Brexit yet say nothing about the desecration of a London church , ” added Farage .
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The young man ’ s action echoes other recent destructive acts against Christian churches and symbols of faith around the world , including the eerily similar recent toppling of a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe outside the entrance of a Catholic church in the Diocese of Brooklyn , New York .

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lifesitenews--2020-10-20--New Yorker journalist who smeared Kavanaugh suspended for exposing himself during company Zoom call

NEW YORK , October 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Jeffrey Toobin , a prominent journalist for The New Yorker and CNN ’ s chief legal analyst , has been suspended from the magazine after exposing and indecently touching himself on a video call .
According to Vice , Toobin had been on a Zoom video call with other key members of The New Yorker performing a simulation of the election when he inadvertently exposed himself masturbating to his colleagues .
Two people who were on the call with Toobin described what happened to Vice .
After a break @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he appeared to be on a different call , “ Toobin lowered the camera , ” which resulted in exposing himself to all his colleagues on the call .
He later left the call and redialed back in shortly after .
In a statement , Toobin said , “ I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake , believing I was off-camera … I apologize to my wife , family , friends and co-workers.
” He continued , “ I believed I was not visible on Zoom .
I thought no one on the Zoom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I had muted the Zoom video.
” Toobin had previously trashed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his nomination process after unsubstantiated allegations of sexual abuse were made against Kavanaugh .
In response to doubt being cast upon Kavanaugh ’ s accuser , Christine Blasey Ford , Toobin said , “ This is sickening to watch .
I ’ m sorry .
I just find this excruciating.
” He also claimed that the allegations of sexual abuse were legitimate , saying , “ The idea that it ’ s all made up seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A decade ago , Toobin was accused of offering a woman with whom he ’ d had an extramarital affair money to abort their child .
As a result of his recent indecent exposure , Toobin has been suspended from The New Yorker and been granted time off from CNN while he “ deals with a personal issue.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-20--Here’s proof Trump is trying to lead America back to God

October 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Did you catch President Trump the other day acknowledging Jesus Christ by name ?
Did you see him pointing up to heaven and saying we need help from God , not only science , in dealing with coronavirus ?
Most of the media totally ignored it .
But LifeSite covered it .
It was only one of the examples where you can see that President Trump is fulfilling that prophecy made in the 1980s about him being used powerfully by God .
He is truly leading America back to God and in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many examples of how he ’ s been doing that .
Stay tuned .
Just this Sunday at Mass , we heard the reading from Isaiah about how God chose King Cyrus to free the chosen people from Babylon .
Even though Cyrus was not a believer , he was chosen by God to carry out His will .
The Lord took the King by the hand , we heard .
How very similar that is to the prophecy of the Catholic holy man Tom Zimmer we heard about from the 1980s .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hand on Donald Trump and would use Trump as His instrument .
And we have seen truly miraculous things happen with Trump , a man who literally no one could have believed would do anything remotely close to leading America back to God .
And yet look at what he ’ s done .
Just last week , Trump pointed to heaven acknowledging God as the “ boss ” from where comes our help .
He acknowledged Christ by name and His greatness and boy what an effect it had .
Just before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bashing the Catholic faith of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett saying that he would stand with her and defend her faith .
Earlier this month he spoke of protecting the Catholic Church specifically , praising the Catholic faith .
But remember how recently he was kneeling in front of the altar at the National Shrine of Pope St. John Paul II in Washington .
And back in September , LifeSite ’ s Wasington , D.C. correspondent Doug Mainwairing reported : “ Trump ’ s official announcement accepting the Republican Party ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ followed by a beautiful rendition of Ave Maria – Hail Mary – sung in Latin , honoring the Blessed Virgin Mother.
” While churches were being attacked and burned during the riots he stood in front of the closest church to the White House holding up the Holy Bible .
But it was actually right out of the gate we could see a massive sea change with President Trump .
In stark contrast to President Obama who intentionally omitted references to God contained in the United States ’ founding documents and official declarations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and abroad , Trump mentioned God several times in his inaugural address and surrounded himself with faithful Catholics and other Christians .
That contrast was most striking in President Trump ’ s first Thanksgiving proclamation .
In 2009 President Obama made history in his first year in the White House as the first president to omit directly thanking God in his Thanksgiving Proclamation , a trend he largely continued in during his remaining years in office .
But President Trump mentioned God eight times in his first Thanksgiving address .
I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Trump bringing America back to God in just a little bit , but remember when in February 2017 the First Lady Melania Trump prayed the Lord ’ s Prayer at a Trump rally and the president complimented her for it .
It was incredible .
Just before that , President Trump spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast .
He said the world has a duty to stop the genocide of Christians in the Middle East , that we “ must never , ever ” stop asking God for wisdom .
Remember the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He spoke of “ the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ ” in an address watched by millions and millions around the world and that was unashamed of America ’ s Christian heritage .
In May of 2018 , Mike Pence revealed that President Trump regularly asks to open White House meetings in prayer .
But President Trump ’ s leading America back to God is not only about what some may dismiss as pious platitudes .
He has taken action with real results for Christians .
There are so many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only have time for a few .
Check out this list from the Family Research Council .
Here are only a few highlights :

October 20, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Did you catch President Trump the other day acknowledging Jesus Christ by name? Did you see him pointing up to heaven and saying we need help from God, not only science, in dealing with coronavirus?
Most of the media totally ignored it. But LifeSite covered it. It was only one of the examples where you can see that President Trump is fulfilling that prophecy made in the 1980s about him being used powerfully by God. He is truly leading America back to God and in this show I’ll show you many examples of how he’s been doing that. Stay tuned.
Just this Sunday at Mass, we heard the reading from Isaiah about how God chose King Cyrus to free the chosen people from Babylon. Even though Cyrus was not a believer, he was chosen by God to carry out His will. The Lord took the King by the hand, we heard. How very similar that is to the prophecy of the Catholic holy man Tom Zimmer we heard about from the 1980s. He was told that God had His hand on Donald Trump and would use Trump as His instrument.
And we have seen truly miraculous things happen with Trump, a man who literally no one could have believed would do anything remotely close to leading America back to God. And yet look at what he’s done.
Just last week, Trump pointed to heaven acknowledging God as the “boss” from where comes our help. He acknowledged Christ by name and His greatness and boy what an effect it had.
Just before that, he lambasted those who were bashing the Catholic faith of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett saying that he would stand with her and defend her faith.
Earlier this month he spoke of protecting the Catholic Church specifically, praising the Catholic faith.
But remember how recently he was kneeling in front of the altar at the National Shrine of Pope St. John Paul II in Washington.
And back in September, LifeSite’s Wasington, D.C. correspondent Doug Mainwairing reported: “Trump’s official announcement accepting the Republican Party’s nomination to run for re–election was immediately followed by a beautiful rendition of Ave Maria – Hail Mary – sung in Latin, honoring the Blessed Virgin Mother.”
While churches were being attacked and burned during the riots he stood in front of the closest church to the White House holding up the Holy Bible.
But it was actually right out of the gate we could see a massive sea change with President Trump. In stark contrast to President Obama who intentionally omitted references to God contained in the United States’ founding documents and official declarations in his speeches, both at home and abroad, Trump mentioned God several times in his inaugural address and surrounded himself with faithful Catholics and other Christians.
That contrast was most striking in President Trump’s first Thanksgiving proclamation. In 2009 President Obama made history in his first year in the White House as the first president to omit directly thanking God in his Thanksgiving Proclamation, a trend he largely continued in during his remaining years in office. But President Trump mentioned God eight times in his first Thanksgiving address.
I’m going to tell you my favorite example of Trump bringing America back to God in just a little bit, but remember when in February 2017 the First Lady Melania Trump prayed the Lord’s Prayer at a Trump rally and the president complimented her for it. It was incredible.
Just before that, President Trump spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast. He said the world has a duty to stop the genocide of Christians in the Middle East, that we “must never, ever” stop asking God for wisdom.
Remember the President’s first Christmas address? He spoke of “the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” in an address watched by millions and millions around the world and that was unashamed of America’s Christian heritage.
In May of 2018, Mike Pence revealed that President Trump regularly asks to open White House meetings in prayer.
But President Trump’s leading America back to God is not only about what some may dismiss as pious platitudes. He has taken action with real results for Christians.
There are so many items I could list here but we only have time for a few. Check out this list from the Family Research Council. Here are only a few highlights:


lifesitenews--2020-10-20--WATCH: Benham bros share inside story of HGTV show cancellation, urge Christians to keep fighting

NORTH CAROLINA , October 20 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – LifeSiteNews reported on the Benham brothers in 2014 when they burst into the national spotlight .
It was then that their real estate reality show on HGTV , Flip It Forward , was abruptly cancelled .
The reason ?
The brothers ’ pro-life , pro-family activism .
But they didn ’ t let that stop them .
The Benham brothers recently sat down for an interview with LifeSiteNews to share their story and discuss the current cultural and spiritual battle facing our nation in 2020 .
It ’ s clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to grow their influence and encourage other Christians to not back down in the face of adversity .
As real estate owners and entrepreneurs , David and Jason Benham have continued to use their personal and professional platforms to influence the culture and encourage Christians and pro-lifers to stand up – no matter the cost .
This message could not be more relevant for Christians and life and family activists in 2020 .
At a time when church doors have been shuttered and Church leaders have caved to the requests of government officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to rise up in the face of adversity .
When Flip It Forward was canceled in 2014 , the media played a significant role in shaping the narrative .
Mainstream media interviewed David and Jason until they were unable to paint the brothers in a negative light .
But LifeSiteNews reported on their story as it unfolded , and our readers even signed a petition in support of them .
In our interview with David and Jason , they discuss how LifeSiteNews ’ s reporting and support from readers like you gave them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As the cultural and spiritual battle has ramped up in 2020 , the media have continued to be at the forefront .
LifeSiteNews has not ceased to report on issues related to life , faith , family , and freedom .
In fact , we have received numerous messages from our readers sharing that LifeSiteNews has become an unwavering source of truth and hope for them throughout 2020 – just like our platform was a source of support and hope for the Benham Brothers in 2014 .
When asked what message the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the challenges of 2020 , David responded , “ We don ’ t fight for victory , we fight from it .
It ’ s no mistake , it ’ s no accident that God put us here .
All of your readers , your viewers together in this moment for such a time as this ... all we have to do is shine a light in the darkness .
And then when truth is being trampled in the street you shine a light on that too.
” It ’ s clear that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around us , and truth is certainly being trampled in the streets .
As censorship of conservatives , and conservative news organizations in particular , ramps up as we approach the election , we are confident that God is still greater .
LifeSiteNews has been shining a light in the darkness for over 20 years , waking people up to the reality of the grave state our culture is in – and informing and equipping readers to stand up for what is right , no matter the cost .
LifeSiteNews has an army @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality – standing side-by-side with our editorial team on the Frontlines of the battlefield .
It takes a sustained effort ; it must be done all year long – 24 hours a day , 365 days a year .
Readers who support our mission on a monthly basis understand that .
If LifeSiteNews has helped you during this year of isolation , confusion , and misinformation , we encourage you to consider stepping onto the battlefield with us and become a monthly Sustainer so that we can withstand censorship and report the truth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Frontlines has never been more vital .
Do you believe in this work enough to join this team and sustain our mission ?

NORTH CAROLINA, October 20 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – LifeSiteNews reported on the Benham brothers in 2014 when they burst into the national spotlight. It was then that their real estate reality show on HGTV, Flip It Forward, was abruptly cancelled. The reason? The brothers’ pro-life, pro-family activism. But they didn’t let that stop them. The Benham brothers recently sat down for an interview with LifeSiteNews to share their story and discuss the current cultural and spiritual battle facing our nation in 2020. It’s clear that God used their situation in 2014 to grow their influence and encourage other Christians to not back down in the face […]
NORTH CAROLINA, October 20 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – LifeSiteNews reported on the Benham brothers in 2014 when they burst into the national spotlight. It was then that their real estate reality show on HGTV, Flip It Forward, was abruptly cancelled. The reason? The brothers’ pro-life, pro-family activism.
But they didn’t let that stop them. The Benham brothers recently sat down for an interview with LifeSiteNews to share their story and discuss the current cultural and spiritual battle facing our nation in 2020.
It’s clear that God used their situation in 2014 to grow their influence and encourage other Christians to not back down in the face of adversity. As real estate owners and entrepreneurs, David and Jason Benham have continued to use their personal and professional platforms to influence the culture and encourage Christians and pro-lifers to stand up – no matter the cost.
This message could not be more relevant for Christians and life and family activists in 2020. At a time when church doors have been shuttered and Church leaders have caved to the requests of government officials, now more than ever Christians need to rise up in the face of adversity.
When Flip It Forward was canceled in 2014, the media played a significant role in shaping the narrative. Mainstream media interviewed David and Jason until they were unable to paint the brothers in a negative light. But LifeSiteNews reported on their story as it unfolded, and our readers even signed a petition in support of them.
In our interview with David and Jason, they discuss how LifeSiteNews’s reporting and support from readers like you gave them strength and hope to keep pressing on.
As the cultural and spiritual battle has ramped up in 2020, the media have continued to be at the forefront. LifeSiteNews has not ceased to report on issues related to life, faith, family, and freedom. In fact, we have received numerous messages from our readers sharing that LifeSiteNews has become an unwavering source of truth and hope for them throughout 2020 – just like our platform was a source of support and hope for the Benham Brothers in 2014.
When asked what message the Benham brothers have for our readers during the challenges of 2020, David responded, “We don’t fight for victory, we fight from it. It’s no mistake, it’s no accident that God put us here. All of your readers, your viewers together in this moment for such a time as this...all we have to do is shine a light in the darkness. And then when truth is being trampled in the street you shine a light on that too.”
It’s clear that there is a spiritual battle raging on around us, and truth is certainly being trampled in the streets. As censorship of conservatives, and conservative news organizations in particular, ramps up as we approach the election, we are confident that God is still greater. LifeSiteNews has been shining a light in the darkness for over 20 years, waking people up to the reality of the grave state our culture is in – and informing and equipping readers to stand up for what is right, no matter the cost.
LifeSiteNews has an army of sustainers who make our reporting a reality – standing side–by–side with our editorial team on the Frontlines of the battlefield. It takes a sustained effort; it must be done all year long – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Readers who support our mission on a monthly basis understand that.
If LifeSiteNews has helped you during this year of isolation, confusion, and misinformation, we encourage you to consider stepping onto the battlefield with us and become a monthly Sustainer so that we can withstand censorship and report the truth no matter what.
Being on the Frontlines has never been more vital. Do you believe in this work enough to join this team and sustain our mission?
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lifesitenews--2020-10-20--Scalia’s friendship with pro-abortion Ginsburg is as curious as G.K. Chesterton’s friendship with at

Scalia’s friendship with pro-abortion Ginsburg is as curious as G.K. Chesterton’s friendship with atheist Shaw

October 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Friendship between two people always contains an element of mystery .
What brings friends together ?
What keeps them together , especially those long-term friendships that stand the test of time and survive disagreements and misunderstandings ?
It 's a question I 've often puzzled over , especially when I think of the deep friendship between G.K. Chesterton , the Apostle of Common Sense , and George Bernard Shaw , the playwright .
Their philosophies of life were diametrically opposed .
Chesterton was a truth-seeker whose search led him into the Catholic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who called himself an atheist , although scholars say his religious views were more complicated .
And yet these polar opposites experienced a long , enduring friendship without ever coming to agreement about foundational principles .
Chesterton criticized Shaw for his vile ideas on eugenics .
Shaw found Chesterton 's faith incomprehensible .
Nevertheless , they remained friends throughout their lives , and in fact , in his autobiography , written shortly before his death , Chesterton paid tribute to Shaw : As for Shaw , he truly was a friend to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he often suggested a public debate which drew large crowds since Shaw was one of the most popular figures of his day .
They could count on selling plenty of tickets for the event .
After Chesterton 's death , Shaw assisted his widow , Frances , financially .
The antagonists often took good natured jabs at each other as this exchange illustrates : I reflected on these two strange bedfellows after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg .
Why ?
Because of the long-term friendship between Antonin Scalia and Ruth Ginsburg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polar opposites .
What brought this devout Catholic , a daily communicant , and this secular Jew , a devout champion of abortion , together ?
Obviously their love for the law was a common denominator , but they came at it from widely divergent perspectives .
Ginsburg devoted herself with gusto to the murder of babies in the womb as a legal right .
Although she did n't like Roe and would have preferred the `` right '' to abortion to be based on equality vs. privacy , she embraced unrestricted abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women .
Scalia , in contrast , embraced Catholic orthodoxy and the dignity and sanctity of life from the first moment of conception until natural death .
He eloquently defended babies in the womb waiting to be born .
And yet , despite their monumental differences , the Ginsburg and Scalia families often socialized together , and `` Nino '' and `` RBG '' shared many interests that they enjoyed in tandem : love of opera , hunting , and even souvenir shopping .
Following Scalia 's death , Irin Carmon , co-author @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington Post : Like Shaw and Chesterton , Ginsburg and Scalia never held back the barbs of criticism over differences in their legal opinions .
And yet those differences did n't seem to affect their friendship .
Scalia 's son Eugene wrote this after Ginsburg 's death : What we can learn from the justices , though — beyond how to be a friend — is how to welcome debate and differences .
The two justices had central roles in addressing some of the most divisive issues of the day , including cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be president .
Not for a moment did one think the other should be condemned or ostracized .
More than that , they believed that what they were doing — arriving at their own opinions thoughtfully and advancing them vigorously — was essential to the national good .
With less debate , their friendship would have been diminished , and so , they believed , would our democracy .
I admit that I still find their close friendship not only baffling , but repugnant .
As a mother and grandmother , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spent her career cooperating with an evil so grotesque and on such a monumental scale that it dwarfs every other holocaust in history .
And yet ... .and yet ... we are called by Jesus to love our enemies , to do good to those that hate us .
And true friendship seems to me to be among the highest goods .
Fr .
Gerard Saguto recently reminded me of that obligation with an article on the FSSP website titled All the Way to the End where he wrote this about the Ginsburg/Scalia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least one grace in full view ... her close friendship with the late Justice Antonin Scalia , a devout and principled Catholic whose voting record on the key issues reflected the God He loved and the Faith he internalized .
The two could not have been more opposite in terms of world view ; undoubtedly they locked horns often ... but their passion for law and other mutual interests outside the Court served to unite them .
She admitted that he was formidable in his challenges to her ; his masterfully written dissents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and she valued that .
This intrigues the media , and should actually intrigue us , because there is something quite noble about it : in these days of such polarization that people who disagree can not sit around a table , let alone be friends , here are two who could , and did .
Given the man Justice Scalia was , we can likely surmise the type of friend he was as well .
Only God knows how many Rosaries he prayed and how many Masses he offered for his dear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know and love the divine Judge who was the inspiration and model of his own career as a judge , and who ought to become the one for hers .
The Scalia and Ginsburg friendship reflects a similar paradox as the friendship between Chesterton and Shaw .
Ironically , the 21st century odd couple even bears a physical resemblance to their predecessors with the abundant girth of Scalia and the diminutive size of Ginsburg .
Their wit and humor also echo the wit and humor of the Chesterton/Shaw exchanges .
Another paradoxical friend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eugenics advocate H.G .
Wells , author of The Time Machine and other works .
In a letter to Chesterton , Wells once wrote , `` If after all my Atheology turns out wrong and your Theology right I feel I shall always be able to pass into Heaven ( if I want to ) as a friend of G.K.C.
's .
Bless you . ''
Perhaps the same could be said of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her friendship with Antonin Scalia .
I have no doubt that Fr .
Saguto is correct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RBG .
Real friends , after all , show the greatest love by laying down their lives for the other in sacrifice .
As we approach the month of All Saints and the Poor Souls , may we increase our prayers for those teetering on the brink of the abyss and those we fear are lost .
What better way to be a friend to Christ than to offer our lives for poor sinners !
As Our Lady said to the children at Fatima , `` Pray , pray very much and make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hell because they have no-one to pray and make sacrifices for them . ''
Let us not hear on Judgment Day that the prayers we failed to say and the sacrifices we failed to perform could have saved a poor sinner from hell .
Mary Ann Kreitzer writes from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and blogs at Les Femmes – The Truth .

What Scalia and G.K Chesterton had in common is that both were faithful Catholics who took seriously the Lord’s command to love.
October 20, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Friendship between two people always contains an element of mystery. What brings friends together? What keeps them together, especially those long-term friendships that stand the test of time and survive disagreements and misunderstandings?
It's a question I've often puzzled over, especially when I think of the deep friendship between G.K. Chesterton, the Apostle of Common Sense, and George Bernard Shaw, the playwright. Their philosophies of life were diametrically opposed. Chesterton was a truth-seeker whose search led him into the Catholic Church; Shaw was a committed secularist who called himself an atheist, although scholars say his religious views were more complicated. And yet these polar opposites experienced a long, enduring friendship without ever coming to agreement about foundational principles. Chesterton criticized Shaw for his vile ideas on eugenics. Shaw found Chesterton's faith incomprehensible. Nevertheless, they remained friends throughout their lives, and in fact, in his autobiography, written shortly before his death, Chesterton paid tribute to Shaw:
“I have argued with him on almost every subject in the world, and we have always been on opposite sides, without affectation or animosity. . . . It is necessary to disagree with him as much as I do, in order to admire him as I do; and I am proud of him as a foe even more than as a friend.”
As for Shaw, he truly was a friend to the Chestertons. When they were financially strapped, he often suggested a public debate which drew large crowds since Shaw was one of the most popular figures of his day. They could count on selling plenty of tickets for the event. After Chesterton's death, Shaw assisted his widow, Frances, financially.
The antagonists often took good natured jabs at each other as this exchange illustrates:
Chesterton: “One look at you Mr. Shaw, and I know there is a famine in the land.” Shaw: “One look at you Mr. Chesterton, and I know who caused it.”
I reflected on these two strange bedfellows after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Why? Because of the long-term friendship between Antonin Scalia and Ruth Ginsburg, another pair of strange bedfellows and polar opposites. What brought this devout Catholic, a daily communicant, and this secular Jew, a devout champion of abortion, together? Obviously their love for the law was a common denominator, but they came at it from widely divergent perspectives.
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Ginsburg devoted herself with gusto to the murder of babies in the womb as a legal right. Although she didn't like Roe and would have preferred the “right” to abortion to be based on equality vs. privacy, she embraced unrestricted abortion as absolutely necessary for the advancement of women. Scalia, in contrast, embraced Catholic orthodoxy and the dignity and sanctity of life from the first moment of conception until natural death. He eloquently defended babies in the womb waiting to be born.
And yet, despite their monumental differences, the Ginsburg and Scalia families often socialized together, and “Nino” and “RBG” shared many interests that they enjoyed in tandem: love of opera, hunting, and even souvenir shopping. Following Scalia's death, Irin Carmon, co-author of Notorious RBG, wrote in the Washington Post:
One former clerk told us Scalia was Ginsburg’s favored souvenir shopping buddy when they traveled together. On a trip to India, they famously rode an elephant, with Scalia sitting up front. What about feminism? “It had to do with the distribution of weight,” Ginsburg deadpanned slyly. They shared New Year’s Eves with their families and friends: “Scalia kills it and Marty [Ginsburg, Ruth’s husband] cooks it,” recalled one guest, former Bush solicitor general Theodore Olson. “I never heard them talk about anything political or ideological, because there would be no point,” Ginsburg’s grandson, Paul Spera, told us. In 2010, when Chief Justice Roberts announced Marty’s death from the bench, Scalia wiped tears from his eyes.
Like Shaw and Chesterton, Ginsburg and Scalia never held back the barbs of criticism over differences in their legal opinions. And yet those differences didn't seem to affect their friendship. Scalia's son Eugene wrote this after Ginsburg's death:
What we can learn from the justices, though — beyond how to be a friend — is how to welcome debate and differences. The two justices had central roles in addressing some of the most divisive issues of the day, including cases on abortion, same-sex marriage and who would be president. Not for a moment did one think the other should be condemned or ostracized. More than that, they believed that what they were doing — arriving at their own opinions thoughtfully and advancing them vigorously — was essential to the national good. With less debate, their friendship would have been diminished, and so, they believed, would our democracy.
I admit that I still find their close friendship not only baffling, but repugnant. As a mother and grandmother, I can't imagine hobnobbing with someone who spent her career cooperating with an evil so grotesque and on such a monumental scale that it dwarfs every other holocaust in history.
And yet….and yet…we are called by Jesus to love our enemies, to do good to those that hate us. And true friendship seems to me to be among the highest goods. Fr. Gerard Saguto recently reminded me of that obligation with an article on the FSSP website titled All the Way to the End where he wrote this about the Ginsburg/Scalia friendship:
Justice Ginsburg was given at least one grace in full view…her close friendship with the late Justice Antonin Scalia, a devout and principled Catholic whose voting record on the key issues reflected the God He loved and the Faith he internalized. The two could not have been more opposite in terms of world view; undoubtedly they locked horns often…but their passion for law and other mutual interests outside the Court served to unite them. She admitted that he was formidable in his challenges to her; his masterfully written dissents and arguments would merit thoughtful consideration, and she valued that. This intrigues the media, and should actually intrigue us, because there is something quite noble about it: in these days of such polarization that people who disagree cannot sit around a table, let alone be friends, here are two who could, and did. Given the man Justice Scalia was, we can likely surmise the type of friend he was as well. Only God knows how many Rosaries he prayed and how many Masses he offered for his dear friend Ruth, that she come to know and love the divine Judge who was the inspiration and model of his own career as a judge, and who ought to become the one for hers.
The Scalia and Ginsburg friendship reflects a similar paradox as the friendship between Chesterton and Shaw. Ironically, the 21st century odd couple even bears a physical resemblance to their predecessors with the abundant girth of Scalia and the diminutive size of Ginsburg. Their wit and humor also echo the wit and humor of the Chesterton/Shaw exchanges.
Another paradoxical friend of Chesterton's was sexual libertine and eugenics advocate H.G. Wells, author of The Time Machine and other works. In a letter to Chesterton, Wells once wrote, “If after all my Atheology turns out wrong and your Theology right I feel I shall always be able to pass into Heaven (if I want to) as a friend of G.K.C.'s. Bless you.”
Perhaps the same could be said of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her friendship with Antonin Scalia. I have no doubt that Fr. Saguto is correct in his assessment that Scalia prayed for RBG. Real friends, after all, show the greatest love by laying down their lives for the other in sacrifice.
As we approach the month of All Saints and the Poor Souls, may we increase our prayers for those teetering on the brink of the abyss and those we fear are lost. What better way to be a friend to Christ than to offer our lives for poor sinners! As Our Lady said to the children at Fatima, “Pray, pray very much and make sacrifices for sinners. Many souls go to hell because they have no-one to pray and make sacrifices for them.” Let us not hear on Judgment Day that the prayers we failed to say and the sacrifices we failed to perform could have saved a poor sinner from hell.
Mary Ann Kreitzer writes from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and blogs at Les Femmes – The Truth.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-20--Rioters torch, destroy centuries-old churches in Chile

SANTIAGO , Chile , October 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Two Catholic churches were destroyed in Chile ’ s capital city Sunday in the wake of riots marking the one-year anniversary of anti-government protests that called for a new constitution .
“ Television images from Santiago on Sunday showed masked protesters filming with their smartphones and cheering as the spire of the burning La Asunción church crashed to the ground , ” the Wall Street Journal reported .
“ Demonstrators also set fire to San Francisco Borja church , which dates from the mid-19th century.
” The Church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for law enforcement ceremonies .
The Church of the Assumption , over a century-and-a-half old , saw its dome collapse into flames to the shouts of , “ Let it fall , let it fall.
” The Archbishop of Santiago , Celestino Aos , made a public statement condemning the violence : A year ago we suffered an outbreak of violence that caused us so much personal pain , and so much material destruction that we thought would have been a bitter and strong lesson .
We have had a hard time rebuilding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ constant sacrifices and discomfort from the most impoverished ; it made their lives more painful .
According to the Wall Street Journal , the government also condemned the attacks that included businesses as well .
“ This is an expression of brutality , ” said Interior Minister Victor Perez , who added , “ Today we must lament the violent acts , but we will confront them.
” Sunday ’ s protests began relatively peacefully in which “ about 25,000 people , some holding large banners calling for a new constitution , congregated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is where last year ’ s protests took place , and “ threw one of Latin America ’ s most stable and prosperous nations into disarray , leading to more than 30 deaths and billions of dollars in damage as hotels and supermarkets were trashed nationwide.
” Civil unrest began to increase “ when high-school students upset over a small subway-fare increase rushed subway stations and took to the streets .
That quickly morphed into far larger protests in which hundreds of thousands of Chileans conveyed their discontent over poor health care , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of robust growth and declines poverty.
” At stake is a referendum to replace the country ’ s constitution that was written in 1980 during the presidency of military dictator General Augusto Pinochet , who was condemned for human rights abuses .
U.S.-based Latina pro-life activist Astrid Bennett Gutierrez wrote on Instagram , “ The looters wrote ‘ death to the Nazarene ’ and there were reports of rioters chanting ‘ Long Live Che Guevara !
’ ” “ These rioters are the same rioters that flood the streets demanding abortion because abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We must pray , we must offer sacrifices in reparation and we must fast , ” she continued .
“ The spiritual battle has reached a fever pitch here in the U.S. and in so many other countries even traditionally Catholic ones , but remember that God is sovereign.
” 2020 has seen a massive uptick in vandalism of Catholic churches and statues , particularly in the U.S .

Chairman of the USCCB's Committee on Pro-Life Activities, Archbishop Joseph Naumann
Every year, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) supports the March for Life. And, every year the March for Life concludes at the Supreme Court of the United States.
The reason the USCCB supports the March for Life and the reason that the March for Life ends at the Supreme Court is to send a positive message about the sanctity of human life and to insist that Roe vs Wade is reversed.
Suddenly, with Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court, we now have reason to hope that Roe can actually be overturned.
But, where are the bishops of the United States to be found when Judge Barrett is being attacked on the Senate floor for her Catholic faith and for her belief in the sanctity of human life?
We now call on the USCCB to defend U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett against those who would attack her because of her Catholic faith and what that means in terms of protecting life from conception until natural death.
Please SIGN this petition to urge the Catholic Bishops of the United States to defend Judge Amy Coney Barrett from attack.
When Judge Barrett's Senate confirmation hearing began on Monday, hundreds of Protestants and their ministers gathered outside the Supreme Court to pray for Barrett. Please WATCH an exclusive LifeSite video showing this joyful gathering by clicking here.
Defending Barrett, of course, is not only about defending a nominee to the Supreme Court, but also about defending ALL of the faithful against the suggestion that the Catholic faith somehow disqualifies one for service in public life.
But, again, where is the USCCB on these important matters? Certainly, if the bishops called on their faithful to show prayerful support of Barrett, people would respond.
Thankfully, a few U.S. bishops, including Cardinal Timothy Dolan, have made public statements defending Barrett's Catholic faith. However, the USCCB has not united to defend her.
Cardinal Dolan supported Judge Barrett on September 29, 2020 in his show Conversations with Cardinal Dolan. Dolan commented that she is an articulate and committed woman of integrity and strength, and defended Barrett against what he called "nasty comments."
After reminding listeners that the Constitution says “there should be no religious test for candidates,” he said, “When you look at some of the grilling they were doing in the past, it was like they were testing her on her faith. Well, that is just out of bounds, folks."
Unfortunately, this line of questioning is still being pursued TODAY by some Democratic U.S. senators. And, it is utterly wrong.
The USCCB should urgently consider following Cardinal Dolan's lead on this matter, defending Barrett against the outrageous attacks against her Catholic faith and her pro-life beliefs.
Doing so would send a strong message about the right to practise Catholicism and participate in public life in America. And, it would also send a strong message to the U.S. Senate and the American public about the necessity of defending life in the public square.
Please SIGN this urgent petition urging the USCCB to defend Judge Barrett who is a faithful member of the Church. Bishops must provide leadership to their flocks about the significant political circumstances of our day. Thank you!
After you have signed the petition, please take a few minutes to politely call the USCCB's Respect Life Office and ask the bishops to issue a united statement in defense of Amy Coney Barrett's Catholic faith and her pro-life beliefs. Their phone number is: 202-541-3070. Or, write them an email at: [email protected]
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'Watch Day 4 of Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings live HERE' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/watch-amy-coney-barretts-supreme-court-confirmation-hearing-live-here
'Cdl. Dolan defends Amy Coney Barrett: She ‘takes her Catholic faith seriously’' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cdl-dolan-defends-amy-coney-barrett-she-takes-her-catholic-faith-seriously
'Amy Coney Barrett lays out timeline from legal contraception to 60M abortions' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/amy-coney-barrett-lays-out-timeline-from-legal-contraception-to-60m-abortions


lifesitenews--2020-10-20--‘This is a monumental case’: Dept. of Justice files anti-trust lawsuit against Google

WASHINGTON D.C , October 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The U.S. Department of Justice ( DOJ ) has filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Google , alleging that the company has been illegally abusing its position of power online in order to create a monopoly on searching and advertising .
The lawsuit , filed only this morning , states that “ Google has willfully maintained and abused its monopoly power in general search services through anticompetitive and exclusionary distribution agreements.
” Consequently , the lawsuit seeks to “ restrain Google LLC ( Google ) from unlawfully maintaining monopolies in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ search advertising , and general search text advertising in the United States through anticompetitive and exclusionary practices , and to remedy the effects of this conduct.
” It additionally discloses that Google ’ s online dominance has resulted in “ a market value of $ 1 trillion and annual revenue exceeding $ 160 billion ” and that it has used “ anticompetitive tactics ” to extend “ the cornerstones of its empire.
” The case is a result of over a year long investigation , and is an attempt to challenge Google ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by abusing its position in violation in Section 2 of the Sherman Act .
The DOJ has been joined by 11 state attorneys general as plaintiffs in the case .
The DOJ raises numerous complaints against Google , mentioning that the tech giant has “ exclusionary agreements , including tying arrangements ” in order to “ lock up distribution channels and block rivals.
” The department also claims that Google spends billions each year ensuring that it remains the default internet browser and search engine .
Companies it pays for this include “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Samsung…AT & T , T-Mobile , and Verizon…Mozilla , Opera , and UCWeb.
” As a result of this , the case states that Google “ effectively owns or controls search distribution channels accounting for roughly 80 percent of the general search queries in the United States…for nearly 90 percent of all general-search-engine queries in the United States , and almost 95 percent of queries on mobile devices.
” Furthermore , “ Google monetizes this search monopoly , ” the revenues of which it “ ‘ shares ’ with distributors in return for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ engine.
” The DOJ makes the argument that “ [ t ] hese enormous payments create a strong disincentive for distributors to switch ” and also “ raise barriers to entry for rivals.
” Google ’ s competitors are moreover denied “ vital distribution , scale , and product recognition—ensuring they have no real chance to challenge Google.
” According to the DOJ ’ s claims , Google employs “ distribution agreements to lock up scale [ of data ] for itself and deny it to others ” which thus “ unlawfully maintains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s practices are termed “ anticompetitive ” according to the ruling of 2001 antitrust case , United States v. Microsoft , which found that “ anticompetitive agreements by a high-tech monopolist shutting off effective distribution channels for rivals , such as by requiring preset default status ( as Google does ) and making software undeletable ( as Google also does ) , were exclusionary and unlawful under Section 2 of the Sherman Act.
” The DOJ ’ s papers report how Google employees received specific instruction after United States v. Microsoft to avoid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in any future antitrust case .
They were warned that “ Words matter .
Especially in antitrust law ” and thus told to “ avoid observing that Google has ‘ market power ’ in any market.
” In a statement this morning , Attorney General William Barr said : “ This is a monumental case for the Department of Justice and , more importantly , for the American consumer.
” Continuing , Barr stated that the DOJ had “ convincing evidence that Google no longer competes only on the merits but instead uses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monopoly profits – to lock up key pathways to search on mobile phones , browsers , and next generation devices , depriving rivals of distribution and scale.
” On top of the harm which Google ’ s actions cause to “ users , advertisers , and small businesses , ” Barr also noted that the DOJ also had wider concerns about “ online platforms ” regarding “ online child exploitation , public safety , and censorship.
” These , however , would not be covered in the lawsuit filed today as they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faced growing criticism in the wake of its censorship of conservative websites and its manipulation of search results .
It has been exposed in its attempts to alter the outcome of the upcoming presidential election , by seeking to suppress information .
Project Veritas , which has provided much evidence of Big Tech censorship , released a video yesterday in which a Google employee described the company ’ s leftist leanings as akin to “ playing selective God .
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PETITION UPDATE (12/11/2020)
Right before Thanksgiving, YouTube deleted a LifeSite video of a distinguished Canadian physician protesting the "unfounded public hysteria" over COVID-19 and accused us of spreading "medical misinformation."
Our account was suspended, and we were prohibited from posting videos on our YouTube channel for one week. And, while that may not seem like a big deal, it's a huge deal for a news organization like LifeSite.
Then, earlier this week, YouTube again suspended our account – this time for two weeks – over an episode of The Bishop Strickland Show wherein Bishop Strickland said he would not take an unethical COVID-19 vaccine.
We were able to appeal the suspension, and our request was granted.
This means that in YouTube's three-strikes-and-you're-out content-policing, idea-cleansing scheme, we are back down to one strike. But, we still face the threat of losing our account permanently.
And, we're not the only ones.
In a recent turn of events, YouTube just announced that it will remove videos alleging widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
But, what is YouTube afraid of? The truth???
Thankfully, however, there is a one, big bright spot on the horizon: 48 states filed suit against Facebook just this week.
And, although this seems like a step in the right direction, the draconian measures which YouTube just rolled out, which are already wielded by Twitter, are an assault against free speech.
So, the fight for freedom of speech against Big Tech goes on. And, we must do everything we can to protect it!
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-youtube-reverses-ban-on-lifesitenews?
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/youtube-bans-lifesite-over-video-of-bp-strickland-refusing-to-take-corona-vaccine
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lifesites-channel-was-suspended-by-youtube-heres-how-you-can-still-watch-our-videos
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/youtube-starts-removing-videos-that-contain-allegations-of-mass-voter-fraud
https://tennesseestar.com/2020/12/10/facebook-sued-by-48-states-federal-trade-commission-over-allegations-of-monopolistic-practices/
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PETITION UPDATE (11/18/2020)
Everyone thought the censorship by Big Tech corporations would decrease after the 2020 election, but the truth is that censorship is being felt just as much as it was before the election.
And, given the election outcome, perhaps Big Tech censorship now is even more consequential than it was before the election!
The two biggest social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter, and other Big Tech companies, are still censoring and suppressing stories and posts favorable to conservatives, and especially anything that has to do with election fraud.
Here are a few recent examples:
Women for America First organized the March for Trump on November 14, which was shut down by Facebook, MailChimp and Eventbrite. Despite Big Tech’s best efforts to cancel the event, the march went on and gathered a huge crowd.
Twitter has been suppressing a large number of President Trump’s Tweets. Most of his Tweets have been flagged arbitrarily with a warning stating: “This claim about election fraud is disputed."
Please READ this recent article about Big Tech's attempt to choke information conerning the recent Million MAGA March in Washington, DC: '5 things mainstream media won’t tell you about massive DC ‘Stop the Steal’ rally'
Then, please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, which calls on the Congress, the president, and governors to defend freedom of speech as Big Tech continues their rampant censorship.
PETITION UPDATE (10/15/2020)
In a remarkable development, Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham have announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee will be issuing subpoenas to Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerburg for their company's suppression of two critical expose news stories about how Hunter Biden and the Biden Family allegedly profited from business deals made because of Joe Biden's position as Vice President.
Please WATCH LifeSite's exclusive video of the announcement by Senator Ted Cruz below.
According to the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Lindsey Graham, the subpoenas will be issued next Tuesday, for hearings to be held on Friday of next week.
This is a MASSIVE development, and should be welcomed by those who champion freedom of speech.
Again, this is all happening because Twitter and Facebook refuse to allow their members to share stories which would be favorable to conservatives.
Here's the timeline:
Yesterday, Twitter and Facebook suppressed a NY Post story about how Hunter Biden allegedly profited from introducing a Ukrainian businessman to his then-Vice President father, Joe Biden. The story also alleges that Vice President Biden then subsequently pressured Ukrainian authorities to fire a prosecutor who was investigating the businessman's company.
And, just this morning, Twitter suppressed another expose by the NY Post alleging that the Biden Family improperly profitted from deals made with one of the largest Chinese energy companies because of Vice President Biden's position in government.
But, right after the story broke, Senator Cruz tried to share the latest story on Twitter and was blocked. Twitter says that they are blocking the stories because they claim that the information was obtained illegally. However, Twitter showed no problem allowing illegally obtained information about President Trump's tax returns to be shared.
Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, which calls on the Congress, the president, and governors to defend freedom of speech as Big Tech continues their rampant censorship.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'GOP senators decry Big Tech censorship of NY Post story exposing Biden corruption' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gop-senators-decry-big-tech-censorship-of-ny-post-story-exposing-biden-corruption
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PETITION UPDATE (9/17/2020)
Big Tech is out to kill free speech. LifeSite is out to protect it!
LifeSite has been digging deep into the many claims of liberal bias and selective censorship of pro-life, pro-family, and conservative voices on social media.
And, we are now launching our new series 'Uncensored: Big Tech vs. Free Speech', which will unpack how the actions of Big Tech censors actually affect conservative and Christian organization and individuals.
Please WATCH the first video in our series featuring Brigitte Gabriel, the Founder of ACT For America, one of the nation's premier national security grassroots organizations.
Ms. Gabriel's organization, ACT For America, has been targeted by Big Tech especially in the manipulation of search results.
Big Tech “think[s] they are God and they are exercising their godly power over everybody else,” Gabriel explained. "Because in today's world, anytime you want to find out any information about somebody, what do you do? Google. You go to the internet to find out some information about them. When you research anything about somebody, the first thing that comes up [in the search results] is the Southern Poverty Law Center’s labeling of ‘hate groups.’”
“And who are the ‘hate groups’? Family Research Council is a hate group because they are pro-family. American Family Radio is a hate group…LifeSiteNews is a hate group. My organization is a hate group because we sound the alarm about terrorism and protecting our constitutional freedom. And so they try to character assassinate you. And they control the language.”
LifeSite's research shows that Facebook, Google, YouTube, Twitter, and others have become far too dangerous for democracy.
They can and do sway elections and public opinion in whatever direction they want, primarily by manipulating search results, tracking our online behavior, and by blocking truthful content from their platforms.
Today, LifeSite is starting to fight back, with facts and with stories of conservatives and Christians who are being negatively impacted by Big Tech's liberal bias.
Please continue to follow our 'Big Tech vs. Free Speech' series which aims to launch a new video each week for the next eight weeks.
And, please sign our petition demanding that Big Tech monopolies are broken up. Thank you!
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ORIGINAL PETITION BACKGROUND TEXT:
The outrageous erasing of the White Coat Summit from the internet is only the latest in a long series of brazen acts of censorship against conservatives and all those who support legitimate free speech.
You may agree or disagree with the efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine against the coronavirus, but everyone should agree on this point:
No Big Tech company should have the power to erase from the internet the medical opinions of licensed practicing doctors simply because they do not like what they have to say about the coronavirus or their experience treating it. Americans and other free peoples do not need leftist computer programmers deciding what the best course of medical treatment is for them.
Google/Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Apple and their Big Tech friends want to control what you see, what you read, what you think, and ultimately, how you vote. Not only do they spend hundreds of millions of dollars on lobbying congress and buttering up big Washington DC think tanks, but now they brazenly and directly censor any content they don't want you to see.
Big Tech, like other interest groups, aggressively lobby to help their businesses thrive, but increasingly, Big Tech is using blatant internet censorship to impose its radical world view over those they consider to be "deplorables."
This must stop, but it won't unless we demand it as forcefully as legally possible. We believe that we have reached the point were Big Tech must be broken up if legitimate free speech is going to survive and continue to thrive on the internet.
Please sign our petition to demand real consequences for Big Tech's suppression of legitimate free speech.
In 2016, emails revealed by Fox News' Tucker Carlson proved that Google tried to influence the election by affecting voter turnout. Thankfully they failed. But they didn't give up. Instead, they have been preparing and testing how to manipulate information to continue to abuse their monopolistic power.
In 2018, Google/Youtube et. al. succeeded in manipulating the Irish abortion referendum by blacklisting pro-life videos, manipulating pro-life search terms and results and intentionally withholding pro-life information. Again, this is not an opinion or a conspiracy theory, Project Veritas obtained first hand information proving the intentional censorship by Big Tech.
And the Coronavirus has just made things worse. You see, scared people are more easily manipulated into giving up their freedom of speech. Children are being kept from going to school, tens of millions of Americans are out of work, and rioting has broken out in most major American cities.
Now, more than ever, freedom of speech is necessary to secure all of our freedoms. Freedom of speech is crucial to truly exercise the freedom to vote for the person that best represents one's own views, or the freedom to decide what course of medical treatment to accept - especially the decision to control what vaccines are administered to our children.
Some experts, like Dr. Robert Epstein, a behavioral psychologist who has testified before congress against Big Tech believes that we may already be too late to control Big Tech's tyrannical control over information.
President Trump took a step in the right direction with his Executive Order calling for increased regulation of Big Tech. But much more can be done and needs to be done right now.
In an era where almost everything is polarized, there is an overwhelming support for breaking up the Big Tech monopolies. A recent Pew poll found that 75% of Americans believe that Big Tech companies have too much influence.
It is time to bring serious accountability to Big Tech for their attempts to use their monopolies to kill free speech.
It is time to break up Big Tech.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Google, Facebook, Twitter shut down ‘frontline’ US doctors who promote ‘cure for COVID’ - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/google-facebook-twitter-shut-down-frontline-us-doctors-who-promote-cure-for-covid?utm_source=featured&utm_campaign=standard
Americans overwhelmingly agree Big Tech has too much power: Pew poll - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/americans-overwhelmingly-agree-big-tech-has-too-much-power-pew-poll
Leaked Google employee's email reveals effort to boost Latino vote, surprise that some voted for Trump - https://www.foxnews.com/tech/leaked-google-employees-email-reveals-effort-to-boost-latino-vote-surprise-that-some-voted-for-trump
Undercover video proves Google interfered in Irish abortion referendum - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/americans-overwhelmingly-agree-big-tech-has-too-much-power-pew-poll