lifesitenews--2020-11-18--New 25-year-old congressman brought Muslims, cultural Jews to Christ

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HENDERSONVILLE , North Carolina , November 18 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A newly elected 25-year-old Republican congressman says he has converted a number of people to Christ , which caused some uproar among the political left .
Madison Cawthorn is the United States ’ youngest congressman since 1920 .
He defeated the Democrat incumbent for North Carolina ’ s 11th congressional district , Moe Davis , in the recent elections .
An Evangelical Christian deeply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Jewish Insider online magazine that he had preached the Gospel to both Muslims and Jews .
In case he ever had the opportunity to preach to Muslims , Cawthorn read the Quran .
“ The thing I found when I was actually reading through the Quran is that Christianity — that is a very easy switch to make to lead a Muslim to Christ , ” he told the magazine .
“ [ Muslims ] believe Jesus is a real person , ” Cawthorn went on to say .
“ They believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And so when you ’ re trying to lead an atheist to Christ , or , say , kind of a traditional Jewish person , you kind of have to make people really — you have to sell Jesus a lot , because , one , they don ’ t really believe that , you know.
” The newly fledged congressman told the magazine that he had brought “ several Muslims to Christ ” through his conversations , including someone he met “ down in Atlanta ” when he was in rehabilitation after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left him partly paralyzed .
“ It was pretty incredible , ” he said of this Muslim ’ s introduction to Christ .
The Jewish Insider asked the congressman if he had ever tried to convert Jews , and Cawthorn said that he had , although he had not had any success with the devout .
“ I have switched a lot of , uh , you know , I guess , culturally Jewish people , ” he told the magazine .
“ But being a practicing Jew , like , people who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very difficult .
I ’ ve had a hard time connecting with them in that way.
” Cawthorn , a pro-life politician who was home-schooled in Hendersonville , was brought up Baptist and occasionally gives sermons .
His candid remarks about sharing the Gospel with Jews have been republished by a number of publications , including the Times of Israel .
While some observers on the political left tried to create a controversy based on Cawthorn ’ s remarks , the young man commented , “ I am being attacked because I share @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left fully anti religious freedom now ?
This is dangerous for America !
” David Harsanyi , an atheist Jew writing for National Review , verbally shrugged at the controversy .
“ As a Jew , I ’ ve had a number of Christian friends try to turn me toward Jesus — Lutherans , Catholics , and Evangelicals , ” Harsanyi said .
“ Though denominations seem to adopt different philosophies on how best to proselytize in a secular world , they have all been exceptionally polite about it.
” “ My assumption @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very good Christians if they weren ’ t spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ .
It is , from what I gather , one of the central premises of the entire enterprise .
To be honest , I ’ m often surprised at how shy Christians are at performing this task.
” Harsanyi declared that the idea that “ Jews should be offended by Christians approaching us with theological ideas is un-American.
” In fact , he finds Christians who argue for their faith less coercive than elements of the American left .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ helpless in the face of arguments , ” Harsanyi wrote .
“ And Christians do not have the power to compel us to believe .
Unlike progressives — who try to force nuns to fund abortions or Evangelicals to participate in same-sex weddings — no Christian has ever endeavored to coerce me to perform any of their rites.
” The author accused those who have objected to Cawthorn ’ s remarks of “ feigned rage ” and of desiring to smear evangelical Christians .
“ … [ A ] ll the feigned anger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ usually the case when the topic arises , about smearing Evangelical Christians — all orthodox Christians , really — and little do with anti-Semitism , ” Harsanyi declared .
“ I know this because many of the very people who pretend to be insulted for Jewish people are constantly excusing genuine anti-Semitism.
” Harsanyi pointed out that there are real , serious threats against Jews , and they don ’ t include American Christians who want to share their faith in Jesus Christ .
“ For more than a century now , attacks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fascists and leftists , Arab nationalists and Islamists — not Christians spreading the good word , ” he wrote .
“ It is in secular France , where gruesome murders of Jews are now an annual event , that men can ’ t wear yarmulkes in public .
And , rest assured , it is not because of Mormon missionaries , ” he continued .
“ An American Jew is far more likely to encounter anti-Semitism on progressive campuses than anywhere else in this country .
If an Evangelical Christian approaches you while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing you are likely to lose is your time .
”

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HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina, November 18, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A newly elected 25-year-old Republican congressman says he has converted a number of people to Christ, which caused some uproar among the political left.
Madison Cawthorn is the United States’ youngest congressman since 1920. He defeated the Democrat incumbent for North Carolina’s 11th congressional district, Moe Davis, in the recent elections. An Evangelical Christian deeply committed to his faith, Cawthorn told the Jewish Insider online magazine that he had preached the Gospel to both Muslims and Jews.
In case he ever had the opportunity to preach to Muslims, Cawthorn read the Quran. “The thing I found when I was actually reading through the Quran is that Christianity — that is a very easy switch to make to lead a Muslim to Christ,” he told the magazine.
“[Muslims] believe Jesus is a real person,” Cawthorn went on to say. “They believe he was a prophet, though. And so when you’re trying to lead an atheist to Christ, or, say, kind of a traditional Jewish person, you kind of have to make people really — you have to sell Jesus a lot, because, one, they don’t really believe that, you know.”
The newly fledged congressman told the magazine that he had brought “several Muslims to Christ” through his conversations, including someone he met “down in Atlanta” when he was in rehabilitation after the accident that almost killed him and left him partly paralyzed.
“It was pretty incredible,” he said of this Muslim’s introduction to Christ.
The Jewish Insider asked the congressman if he had ever tried to convert Jews, and Cawthorn said that he had, although he had not had any success with the devout.
“I have switched a lot of, uh, you know, I guess, culturally Jewish people,” he told the magazine. “But being a practicing Jew, like, people who are religious about it, they are very difficult. I’ve had a hard time connecting with them in that way.”
Cawthorn, a pro-life politician who was home-schooled in Hendersonville, was brought up Baptist and occasionally gives sermons. His candid remarks about sharing the Gospel with Jews have been republished by a number of publications, including the Times of Israel.
While some observers on the political left tried to create a controversy based on Cawthorn’s remarks, the young man commented, “I am being attacked because I share my faith with others? Is the left fully anti religious freedom now? This is dangerous for America!”
I am being attacked because I share my faith with others? Is the left fully anti religious freedom now? This is dangerous for America! — Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) November 17, 2020
David Harsanyi, an atheist Jew writing for National Review, verbally shrugged at the controversy.
“As a Jew, I’ve had a number of Christian friends try to turn me toward Jesus — Lutherans, Catholics, and Evangelicals,” Harsanyi said. “Though denominations seem to adopt different philosophies on how best to proselytize in a secular world, they have all been exceptionally polite about it.”
“My assumption is that they wouldn’t be very good Christians if they weren’t spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is, from what I gather, one of the central premises of the entire enterprise. To be honest, I’m often surprised at how shy Christians are at performing this task.”
Harsanyi declared that the idea that “Jews should be offended by Christians approaching us with theological ideas is un-American.”
In fact, he finds Christians who argue for their faith less coercive than elements of the American left.
“Trust me, Jews are not helpless in the face of arguments,” Harsanyi wrote.
“And Christians do not have the power to compel us to believe. Unlike progressives — who try to force nuns to fund abortions or Evangelicals to participate in same-sex weddings — no Christian has ever endeavored to coerce me to perform any of their rites.”
The author accused those who have objected to Cawthorn’s remarks of “feigned rage” and of desiring to smear evangelical Christians.
“… [A]ll the feigned anger directed at Cawthorn is, as is usually the case when the topic arises, about smearing Evangelical Christians — all orthodox Christians, really — and little do with anti-Semitism,” Harsanyi declared.
“I know this because many of the very people who pretend to be insulted for Jewish people are constantly excusing genuine anti-Semitism.”
Harsanyi pointed out that there are real, serious threats against Jews, and they don’t include American Christians who want to share their faith in Jesus Christ.
“For more than a century now, attacks on Jews have predominantly emanated from secular fascists and leftists, Arab nationalists and Islamists — not Christians spreading the good word,” he wrote.
“It is in secular France, where gruesome murders of Jews are now an annual event, that men can’t wear yarmulkes in public. And, rest assured, it is not because of Mormon missionaries,” he continued.
“An American Jew is far more likely to encounter anti-Semitism on progressive campuses than anywhere else in this country. If an Evangelical Christian approaches you while saying God is Good, the only thing you are likely to lose is your time.”
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lifesitenews--2020-11-18--Catholic Christmas traditions to instill faith in your kids

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lifesitenews--2020-11-18--Pelosi wins nomination to keep leading slimmer Democrat House majority

WASHINGTON , D.C. , November 18 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Pro-abortion “ Catholic ” Democrat Nancy Pelosi cleared the first hurdle Wednesday to continuing her tenure as Speaker of the House in the next Congress , albeit with a narrower margin with which to pursue the left-wing agenda .
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Pelosi , who ran unopposed , was renominated to the speakership via voice vote , giving cover to Democrat lawmakers in more moderate districts who would not take kindly to their representatives supporting the far-left figure .
`` The theme I think of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about justice , ” Pelosi told the caucus , Politico adds .
‘ It has to be about justice in our economy .
It has to be about justice in our justice system , passing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act .
Justice in our environment , environmental justice .
Justice in our health care.
” Pelosi will still need to win 218 votes in January to secure another term as Speaker , and while a Democrat revolt is not expected it will be closer than it has been in the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the House of Representatives while Democrats have lost eight , with a few races yet to be called .
The thinner House margin opens the possibility of Republicans pressuring enough swing-state Democrats to vote against Democrat agenda items to deny Pelosi the majority she needs to pass them , or at least make it more difficult to ensure their support .
That , combined with the upcoming Georgia runoff elections that will decide control of the US Senate , will significantly shape how much power Joe Biden wields as President of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s legal challenges to the preliminary election results ultimately fail .
“ The majority for Speaker Pelosi has really gotten in shambles here , and it ’ s going to be a lot more difficult for her to be able to hold onto her people , and I ’ m just excited to be a part of that , ” Congresswoman-elect Yvette Herrell ( R-NM ) told Breitbart .
“ I know that her members are very angry right now .
They all felt that they were going to be protected ; they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It completely backfired .
”

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We continue to call for investigations to be made into allegations of election fraud. Texas is in the process of prosecuting one political operative for illegal ballot harvesting, and multiple state legislatures have called for investigations, too.
However, the judiciary has severely let down the American electorate.
As we have said all along, the integrity of the election is much bigger than President Trump. Election integrity is at the heart of republican democracy, and if we don't have it, we no longer have a functioning republic.
Therefore, we continue to seek the truth for the election outcome. Perhaps that will only be known in the future when state or federal commissions are established to investigate the instances of election fraud which were witnessed and sworn to, by thousands of Americans of all political persuasions.
In the meantime, you may still sign this petition. Thank you!
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On Wednesday, President Trump tweeted: "We will be INTERVENING in the Texas (plus many other states) case. This is the big one. Our Country needs a victory!"
He is referring to the lawsuit which the state of Texas has filed against Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia in the Supreme Court over changes those states made to their election rules, claiming they violated the U.S. Constitution in the process.
Here is the central part of the argument: if Texas were to allow possible voter fraud to go unchecked in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Georgia, it would be akin to committing fraud upon the people of Texas, who cast their ballots within the framework of the law.
Indeed, this would apply equally to all citizens who voted within the framework of the law across the United States!
President Trump also tweeted that this case is, "very strong...ALL CRITERIA MET."
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We believe that conducting forensic audits of ballots and voting machines, as well as issuing subpoenas to collect more evidence, would be a good start.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-18--Anti-lockdown protests in Slovakia mark holiday commemorating fight for freedom

BRATISLAVA , Slovakia , November 18 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — People in the Eastern European nation of Slovakia yesterday celebrated a holiday commemorating their country ’ s struggles for freedom by protesting the coronavirus lockdowns .
Protestors took to the streets in several cities , including the capital of Bratislava , as well as Trnava , Košice , and Želina , for Slovakia ’ s annual “ Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day.
” Despite the coronavirus-linked state of emergency and ban on crowds , the demonstrators numbered in the thousands .
According to the online version of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demonstrators gathered near government buildings to express their anti-lockdown message .
In Prime Minister Igor Matovič ’ s hometown of Trnava , police blocked off access to his street , allowing only residents to enter .
Security services had been tipped off by social media that there would be protests in the area .
In Bratislava , crowds gathered at the main railway station , at Main Square , Freedom Square and Hodžovo Square .
Pravda described the crowd at the railway station as composed of balaclava-wearing “ football fans ” or “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This crowd shouted slogans about the prime minister and carried banners reading , “ Stop dictatorial government , ” and , “ Follow the laws , follow the Constitution.
” They then took their protest outside civil offices in Freedom Square and Hodžovo Square .
In Freedom Square police placed metal barriers between the protestors and government buildings .
The football fans threw firecrackers over the barriers and attempted to knock them down as police monitored the scene from horseback .
Afterwards this crowd joined hundreds of other protestors outside Grassalkovich Palace , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hodžovo Square .
According to Pravda , the protestors sang the national anthem and shouted such sentiments as “ Matovič is a virus ” and “ Freedom , freedom.
” Signs in the crowd compared the prime minister to Hitler and his government to fascism .
Pravda also reported that some protestors wore yellow stars of David inscribed with the word “ untested ” on their coats .
The crowd was addressed by politicians including a former Prime Minister , Ján Čarnogursky .
In Košice , a protest of about a thousand people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pravda reported , “ with a call to fold their face masks.
” One elderly protestor told the newspaper that the heavy-handedness of the government was worse than it was in the communist era .
“ Even before 1989 , there was no such totalitarianism as now , ” she said .
“ I ’ m 76 , and I ’ ve been through a lot .
I came to protest because I don ’ t like this situation.
” The annual November 17 “ Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day ” marks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ occupation in 1939 and protests in both Bratislava and the Czech city of Prague in 1989 , the beginning of the Velvet Revolution against the communist government .
According to Politico , 95 % of the population of Slovakia over the age of 9 has been tested for coronavirus .
Over the October 31 – November 1 weekend , 3,625,322 Slovaks were tested , and 38 , 359 of them—1.06 % —tested positive .

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, November 18, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — People in the Eastern European nation of Slovakia yesterday celebrated a holiday commemorating their country’s struggles for freedom by protesting the coronavirus lockdowns.
Protestors took to the streets in several cities, including the capital of Bratislava, as well as Trnava, Košice, and Želina, for Slovakia’s annual “Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day.” Despite the coronavirus-linked state of emergency and ban on crowds, the demonstrators numbered in the thousands.
According to the online version of Slovakia’s Pravda newspaper, most demonstrators gathered near government buildings to express their anti-lockdown message. In Prime Minister Igor Matovič’s hometown of Trnava, police blocked off access to his street, allowing only residents to enter. Security services had been tipped off by social media that there would be protests in the area.
In Bratislava, crowds gathered at the main railway station, at Main Square, Freedom Square and Hodžovo Square. Pravda described the crowd at the railway station as composed of balaclava-wearing “football fans” or “ultras” who had been drinking. This crowd shouted slogans about the prime minister and carried banners reading, “Stop dictatorial government,” and, “Follow the laws, follow the Constitution.” They then took their protest outside civil offices in Freedom Square and Hodžovo Square.
In Freedom Square police placed metal barriers between the protestors and government buildings. The football fans threw firecrackers over the barriers and attempted to knock them down as police monitored the scene from horseback.
Afterwards this crowd joined hundreds of other protestors outside Grassalkovich Palace, the residence of the president, in Hodžovo Square. According to Pravda, the protestors sang the national anthem and shouted such sentiments as “Matovič is a virus” and “Freedom, freedom.”
Signs in the crowd compared the prime minister to Hitler and his government to fascism. Pravda also reported that some protestors wore yellow stars of David inscribed with the word “untested” on their coats.
The crowd was addressed by politicians including a former Prime Minister, Ján Čarnogursky.
In Košice, a protest of about a thousand people took place. Their demonstration began, Pravda reported, “with a call to fold their face masks.” One elderly protestor told the newspaper that the heavy-handedness of the government was worse than it was in the communist era.
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Stand with Poland for defending the unborn and churches against leftist aggression! Show Petition Text 3555 have signed the petition. Let's get to 4000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition Young Poles defending their church against pro-abortion aggression stemming from the decision of the country's Constitutional Court to protect the lives of sick unborn babies. Photo Credit: Polonia Christiana Since the Constitutional Court of Poland's decision on October 22nd to protect and vindicate the right to life of sick preborn children, leftist pro-abort feminists have been attacking churches, government officials and pro-lifers across Poland in a foul display of bloody-minded vulgarity. But, we STAND with Poland. And, we PRAY for Poland. Please WATCH this video which congratulates faithful Catholics in Poland for their pro-life example and for standing up to rioters trying to vandalize statues, churches. We now call on all pro-lifers, faithful Christians (especially in the Polish diaspora) and pro-life organizations to SIGN this petition to encourage pro-lifers in Poland, the Polish Constitutional Court, and especially the Polish Government to remain steadfastly pro-life right now. And we call on all faithful Polish Catholics to defend their churches and patriotic monuments! This is the time to keep faith with generations of Polish heroes and "Be not afraid!" This is not the time for the Government to give-in to demands from the opposition. Stand up against the people who are attacking your churches while baying for the blood of innocent preborn children! And, explain to your people how the Court was RIGHT to have challenged the abortion law allowing the barbaric practice of eugenic abortion. Poland is a republican democracy, and in such a democracy, the Constitutional Court has the last say on matters of national importance. The Polish Court has spoken, and its ruling should be respected and implemented. And, under no circumstances should the Polish Government promise to reverse this decision in law or by granting a referendum on the same. Poland, be courageous and stand fast for Life. Don't give in to the Culture of Death! Thank you for your example, Poland. Now, remain strong! And, thank you for SIGNING and SHARING this petition of support and solidarity with the Constitutional Court of Poland's decision to disallow eugenic abortion. Thank you also for standing with and praying for Polish pro-lifers and government officials to remain steadfastly pro-life during time of leftist, pro-abortion aggression. After you sign and share, could you also take the time to congratulate the Polish pro-life movement for their historic victory in defense of human life, and to offer emotional and spiritual support? Please contact: The Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture Jerzy Kwaśniewski, Esq., President
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“Even before 1989, there was no such totalitarianism as now,” she said. “I’m 76, and I’ve been through a lot. I came to protest because I don’t like this situation.”
The annual November 17 “Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day” marks both a student protest against the Nazi occupation in 1939 and protests in both Bratislava and the Czech city of Prague in 1989, the beginning of the Velvet Revolution against the communist government.
According to Politico, 95% of the population of Slovakia over the age of 9 has been tested for coronavirus. Over the October 31 – November 1 weekend, 3,625,322 Slovaks were tested, and 38, 359 of them—1.06% —tested positive.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-18--The enormous evidence for why Pennsylvania doesn’t need a recount, but an entire new election

November 18 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Pennsylvania voters have had a rough few months .
Just in the last six weeks , county officials have confirmed that hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania ballots have been lost , delayed , misprinted , or even destroyed .
Countless other ballots were mishandled by postal workers or election officials following illegal guidance from the Department of State that disproportionately benefitted Democrats .
While Pennsylvania leadership has celebrated the general election in the state as “ incredibly safe and secure , ” Trump ’ s top attorney Rudy Giuliani captured it more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a breakdown of the many snafus that made Pennsylvania ’ s election one of the most poorly-run in modern American history – a failure that demands not just an audit or a recount , but a complete do-over .
Thousands , if not tens of thousands , of mail-in ballots for the general election simply disappeared .
As of October 29 , nearly 75 % of the 40,000 mail-in ballots requested in predominately Republican Butler County never were returned .
The county elections bureau has estimated that thousands have been irretrievably lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsibility .
On November 6 , Berks County reported the loss of several hundred ballots , which allegedly went missing at a mail center .
Election officials offered little hope for affected voters .
The chairman of the election board said , “ It 's unfortunate , but there 's no playbook.
” Post-election “ sweeps ” of USPS facilities in Pennsylvania turned up another 1,700 ostensibly lost ballots .
USPS may have mismanaged more than 100,000 Pennsylvania ballots , according to an independent analysis based on delivery data .
Over 30,000 ballots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return dates or ones earlier than their send dates .
Some of this seeming incompetence by the postal service may have been intentional fraud .
Since the election , two whistleblowers have come forward with allegations that USPS illegally back-dated ballots in Pennsylvania .
One of them already appears to have been illegally retaliated against and intimidated .
Multiple counties have experienced illegal ballot tampering and spoilage problems , as well .
Federal authorities revealed in September that an election worker in Luzerne County unlawfully opened and discarded nine military ballots .
Investigators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ envelopes .
“ The majority of the recovered materials were found in an outside dumpster , ” the Luzerne district attorney stated , adding that “ there is no guarantee that any of these votes will be counted in the general election.
” County officials apparently took few precautions , if any , to prevent more similarly lost votes on November 3 .
Luzerne released a report three days after the election , stating that the majority of poll watchers still did not correctly understand spoiling or voiding procedures by election day .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Fayette County .
“ They literally stole my vote , ” said one Republican voter whose ballot went missing after being wrongfully opened at an election office .
In October , the Lehigh County district attorney ’ s office charged an elections judge who admitted to filling in voters ’ selections around thirty times in the primaries .
On top of the loss of thousands of ballots , disenfranchisement of Pennsylvania voters and distortion of the state ’ s vote total may have been exacerbated by a rash of delays and glitches @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delivery of over 60,000 mail-in ballots did not even begin until midway through October .
The county still reported delays four days before the election .
Westmoreland officials blamed Midwest Direct , a company that they hired out for ballot printing and delivery .
Neighboring Allegheny County , a Democratic stronghold that used Midwest Direct , nevertheless was able to send mail-in ballots nearly two weeks before Westmoreland disclosed the initial delays .
At the same time , 29,000 of Allegheny ’ s ballots from Midwest Direct were affected by a “ glitch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials counted the flawed ballots and have suggested that all of them were returned , even though the county mailed out duplicate ballots to impacted voters in October .
The Allegheny election board refused Republicans ’ requests to inspect security measures that the county claimed to put in place for processing the misprinted ballots .
Other glitches include one in Fayette County that marked an unidentified number of up to 1,100 ballots as sent , although they never were .
Like Allegheny , the county mailed duplicate ballots to everyone who might have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the problem was never identified .
At least 1,200 Pennsylvania voters from three other counties also received duplicate ballots for no apparent reason .
This number could be higher , as officials , again , couldn ’ t determine exactly how many ballots were involved .
Duplicate ballots pose special risks in Pennsylvania given the notorious inadequacy of the state ’ s voter registration records .
An official audit of SURE , Pennsylvania ’ s voting record system , revealed tens of thousands of “ potential inaccuracies.
” The Auditor General ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ duplicate records and more than 24,000 instances of the same driver ’ s license number in more than one voter file .
Due to the Department of State ’ s “ failure to provide the necessary information , ” the Auditor General stated that his department inevitably was “ unable to determine with any degree of reasonable assurance that the SURE system is secure ” or “ accurate.
” Lawsuits by public interest groups have alleged over 21,000 dead people and up to 800,000 inactive voters on Pennsylvania voter rolls .
On election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in nearly every major Pennsylvania city , including multiple in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh .
Philly voting machines , in particular , have been the source of recurring issues throughout the 2020 election cycle .
In September , USB drives and a laptop were stolen out of the facility that houses the city ’ s voting equipment .
A follow-up investigation showed that more than a dozen of the machines had serial numbers that didn ’ t match official records .
Many of Pennsylvania ’ s problematic voting machines were made by Dominion Voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election day technical difficulties in nearly every swing state .
Westmoreland County reported a broken Dominion vote scanner , leading some voters to leave their ballots “ in a secure lockbox under the scanner.
” Similar malfunctions happened in Scranton , where voters were encouraged to “ put your vote in the emergency slot and it will be scanned once the machine is unjammed.
” Several Dominion ballot-marking machines in Luzerne County glitched on election day , as did digital polling books , which are necessary to prevent mail-in voters from fraudulently voting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters also lost their vote when they failed to properly handle their ballot printouts from the county ’ s new Dominion voting machines .
At least one voter said that she found a printout with completely inaccurate selections .
Issues like this have been documented before in kinds of voting machines engineered by Dominion Voting Systems .
The state ’ s chronic ballot problems actually helped Pennsylvania Democrats in their quest to whittle away election safeguards ahead of the general election .
Secretary of State Boockvar cited USPS delays in her successful petition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extended mail-in voting deadline and the removal of postmark requirements for late ballots .
Over the last two months , Pennsylvania Democrats also targeted signature analysis , ID requirements , “ secrecy ” ballots , among other things .
With the vast majority of mail-in ballots requests coming from registered Democrats , the party hierarchy in the state had strong incentives to loosen the restrictions of voting by mail .
Supreme Court Alito , responding to a Republican petition for an appeal of the extended deadline , already has stated that “ there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state supreme court ruling “ violates the Federal Constitution.
” Justices Thomas and Gorsuch joined his opinion , and Alito has signaled that the high court may take the case in the near future .
On November 6 , Alito ordered Pennsylvania officials to segregate late-arriving ballots , in the event that the state supreme court ruling be deemed unconstitutional .
Secretary Boockvar previously had given counties an optional guidance to segregate late ballots , although Republicans argued that this rule was not necessarily being followed .
Boockvar announced days later that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballots .
However , there is reason to doubt her sincerity .
Pennsylvania received roughly 60,000 late ballots during the three-day grace period following the primary elections in June .
The general election two weeks ago featured nearly twice as many mail-in ballot requests , in addition to all of the USPS delays .
The Wolf administration has been wildly inconsistent with their estimates of late ballots .
On November 5 , an election official from Allegheny County told CNN that the state had received about 10,000 late-arriving ballots on November 5 alone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governor ’ s office.
” Two days later , Lt .
Governor Fetterman claimed that these ballots constituted “ 2,000 , maybe 3,000 votes all across Pennsylvania.
” The USPS previously had reported delivering over 5,000 late ballots to the Keystone State by Thursday .
Justice Alito ’ s order to segregate the late ballots also didn ’ t come until after the deadline to accept late ballots in Pennsylvania already had passed .
If Democratic counties weren ’ t following the Secretary ’ s non-binding guidance , as Republicans alleged , untold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mixed up with ballots submitted on time .
Of course , Democratic officials could have just ignored Alito ’ s order altogether , as they ignored laws against counting undated ballots and rules mandating Republican poll watcher access .
During the final weeks before the election , Secretary Boockvar promulgated a flurry of last-minute guidance , some of which already has been struck down in court .
Her rule changes led to legally dubious , widely divergent election practices across the state that substantially tilted the playing field for Democratic voters .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials that voters who sent flawed mail-in ballots would be able to cast other , “ provisional ” ballots at polling places on election day .
This protocol has no reference in the state ’ s election code and has been challenged by Republicans .
It ’ s not clear how many of Pennsylvania ’ s more than 94,000 provisional ballots were cast by voters whose mail-in ballots were rejected .
In order to determine eligibility for provisional ballots , the Department of State also told county officials to examine mail-in and absentee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about flaws .
An update explicitly urged counties to register faulty ballots in the state ’ s system and “ generate an email to the voter advising them that their ballot has been cancelled ” and “ that they may vote by provisional ballot.
” The Pennsylvania Election Code bars the “ inspection ” “ of all envelopes containing official absentee ballots or mail-in ballots ” as well the “ computing or tallying of the votes reflected on the ballots ” before the election .
These activities fall under the state ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can only happen on the morning of election day , or later .
The state supreme court has said that “ the mere act of ascertaining the voter ’ s identity from the elector ’ s declaration may violate the secrecy protections ” of the Pennsylvania Constitution .
Privacy protections have added import in Pennsylvania , where the security of the state ’ s voting record system remains an open question .
The Department of State allowed counties to implement the guidance on pre-election ballot checking and voter outreach largely at their discretion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ subject to significantly different election procedures depending on where one lived .
While Republican counties varied in their approach to the department ’ s provisional ballot guidelines , nearly every Pennsylvania county apparently won by Biden pursued following the discretionary measures .
In Montgomery and Centre Counties , election officials conducted early outreach to voters whose ballots lacked legally-required information .
Officials in Bucks County did the same , sending postcards to voters who couldn ’ t be reached with email .
Allegheny County refused to segregate ballots without legally-mandated “ secrecy ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mail to the voter with instructions on how to remedy.
” The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in September “ any ballot that is not returned in the official ballot envelope ( secrecy envelope ) must be set aside and declared void , ” as recognized by the Department of State .
In an update to the October 21 guidance , the Department of State nevertheless specifically pressed counties to try to fix ballots without the secrecy envelopes .
Monroe County may have counted ballots with missing secrecy envelopes anyway .
When asked about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claimed , “ We do not keep track of that.
” “ I have always believed in the intent of the voter to vote , ” she said .
These extra-statutory practices encouraged by the Department of State likely implicate huge amounts of votes .
The Philadelphia city commissioner has said that Pennsylvania ballots without secrecy envelopes could total more than 100,000 for the general election .
The Department of State continued changing voting rules with legally dubious guidance right up until election week .
On November 1 , Secretary Boockvar told county @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ party and candidate representatives ” the day before the election , “ to facilitate communication with these voters ” regarding defective ballots .
This blatantly contravenes Pennsylvania law , which , again , doesn ’ t allow pre-canvassing before elections , and also bans the disclosure of voter information revealed in pre-canvass meetings .
Majority Leader Jake Corman and Senate President of Pennsylvania Joe Scarnati called for the immediate resignation of Boockvar over this “ last-second ” rule change .
They said that she “ fundamentally altered ” the election , creating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ air.
” As before , observance of the Secretary ’ s guidance often broke down along party lines .
While it was generally embraced by the state ’ s top Democratic counties , at least seven Republican counties and one swing county refused it , according to a lawsuit filed by Republican congressmen .
The county commissioner of Lancaster said that pre-canvassing before election day , “ is really not allowed by law.
” He added that “ there is nothing in the election code about that or in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notified over 1,600 voters whose ballots lacked signatures or proper dates , in light of the Department of State update .
Erie County , which Biden flipped this year did so as well , as did Montgomery County and Philadelphia .
Election practice double-standards kept benefitting Democrats on election day and during the ballot counting process .
Philadelphia officials systematically blocked the access of certified Republican election monitors before and after the election , as made undeniably clear in numerous videos and photos .
Poll watchers have testified to Pennsylvania Democrats ’ obstruction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one in a recent LifeSiteNews interview .
President Trump ’ s legal team has estimated that over 650,000 votes were counted in Pennsylvania without observation by GOP poll watchers .
Democrats even have been allowed to get away with openly counting illegal votes .
Allegheny officials publicly announced on November 10 that they decided to tally at least 2,300 completely undated ballots , as well hundreds of provisional ballots missing a signature .
“ A ballot‐return envelope with a declaration that is not filled out , dated , and signed is not sufficient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ void and may not be counted , ” according to the Department of State .
Allegheny never appears to have been censured for this .
Just miles away , Republicans in Westmoreland County fully rejected hundreds of ballots with the same flaws .
Amid unprecedented mismanagement and confusion , Pennsylvania voters deserve answers .
Top lawmakers from the state legislature called for an audit two weeks ago , although they were dismissed by the state ’ s Democratic administration .
The first step in any successful audit would be to fulfill Pennsylvania Republicans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resign .
Boockvar , who shut down talk of a recount , helped ensure the “ scope limitations ” and “ denial of access to critical documents ” that plagued Pennsylvania ’ s last major election audit .
It ’ s hard to imagine that she wouldn ’ t do the same for a presidential election that she personally bungled .
Nonetheless , Pennsylvania ’ s election inevitably needs more than a review .
It was played by two sets of rules , one of them illegal , tainted with flawed ballots , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal voters .
The election should be invalidated and redone , not for the sake of any candidate or party , but for the sake of our embattled democracy .

November 18, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Pennsylvania voters have had a rough few months. Just in the last six weeks, county officials have confirmed that hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania ballots have been lost, delayed, misprinted, or even destroyed. Countless other ballots were mishandled by postal workers or election officials following illegal guidance from the Department of State that disproportionately benefitted Democrats.
While Pennsylvania leadership has celebrated the general election in the state as “incredibly safe and secure,” Trump’s top attorney Rudy Giuliani captured it more accurately as a “disaster.” Below is a breakdown of the many snafus that made Pennsylvania’s election one of the most poorly-run in modern American history – a failure that demands not just an audit or a recount, but a complete do-over.
Missing Votes, Ballots Glitches, Permanent Delays
Thousands, if not tens of thousands, of mail-in ballots for the general election simply disappeared. As of October 29, nearly 75% of the 40,000 mail-in ballots requested in predominately Republican Butler County never were returned. The county elections bureau has estimated that thousands have been irretrievably lost, blaming the USPS, which denies responsibility.
On November 6, Berks County reported the loss of several hundred ballots, which allegedly went missing at a mail center. Election officials offered little hope for affected voters. The chairman of the election board said, “It's unfortunate, but there's no playbook.”
Post-election “sweeps” of USPS facilities in Pennsylvania turned up another 1,700 ostensibly lost ballots. USPS may have mismanaged more than 100,000 Pennsylvania ballots, according to an independent analysis based on delivery data. Over 30,000 ballots for the general election either have no return dates or ones earlier than their send dates. Some of this seeming incompetence by the postal service may have been intentional fraud. Since the election, two whistleblowers have come forward with allegations that USPS illegally back-dated ballots in Pennsylvania. One of them already appears to have been illegally retaliated against and intimidated.
Multiple counties have experienced illegal ballot tampering and spoilage problems, as well. Federal authorities revealed in September that an election worker in Luzerne County unlawfully opened and discarded nine military ballots. Investigators discovered an additional four empty absentee ballot envelopes. “The majority of the recovered materials were found in an outside dumpster,” the Luzerne district attorney stated, adding that “there is no guarantee that any of these votes will be counted in the general election.”
County officials apparently took few precautions, if any, to prevent more similarly lost votes on November 3. Luzerne released a report three days after the election, stating that the majority of poll watchers still did not correctly understand spoiling or voiding procedures by election day.
Illegal ballot destruction is also under investigation in Fayette County. “They literally stole my vote,” said one Republican voter whose ballot went missing after being wrongfully opened at an election office. In October, the Lehigh County district attorney’s office charged an elections judge who admitted to filling in voters’ selections around thirty times in the primaries.
On top of the loss of thousands of ballots, disenfranchisement of Pennsylvania voters and distortion of the state’s vote total may have been exacerbated by a rash of delays and glitches. In GOP-dominated Westmoreland County, the delivery of over 60,000 mail-in ballots did not even begin until midway through October. The county still reported delays four days before the election.
Westmoreland officials blamed Midwest Direct, a company that they hired out for ballot printing and delivery. Neighboring Allegheny County, a Democratic stronghold that used Midwest Direct, nevertheless was able to send mail-in ballots nearly two weeks before Westmoreland disclosed the initial delays.
At the same time, 29,000 of Allegheny’s ballots from Midwest Direct were affected by a “glitch” that misprinted voter information. Election officials counted the flawed ballots and have suggested that all of them were returned, even though the county mailed out duplicate ballots to impacted voters in October. The Allegheny election board refused Republicans’ requests to inspect security measures that the county claimed to put in place for processing the misprinted ballots.
Other glitches include one in Fayette County that marked an unidentified number of up to 1,100 ballots as sent, although they never were. Like Allegheny, the county mailed duplicate ballots to everyone who might have been affected, although the full extent of the problem was never identified. At least 1,200 Pennsylvania voters from three other counties also received duplicate ballots for no apparent reason. This number could be higher, as officials, again, couldn’t determine exactly how many ballots were involved.
Duplicate ballots pose special risks in Pennsylvania given the notorious inadequacy of the state’s voter registration records. An official audit of SURE, Pennsylvania’s voting record system, revealed tens of thousands of “potential inaccuracies.” The Auditor General’s office identified 13,913 possible cases of duplicate records and more than 24,000 instances of the same driver’s license number in more than one voter file.
Due to the Department of State’s “failure to provide the necessary information,” the Auditor General stated that his department inevitably was “unable to determine with any degree of reasonable assurance that the SURE system is secure” or “accurate.” Lawsuits by public interest groups have alleged over 21,000 dead people and up to 800,000 inactive voters on Pennsylvania voter rolls.
Voting Machine Breakdowns
On election day, voting machine failures were recorded in nearly every major Pennsylvania city, including multiple in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Philly voting machines, in particular, have been the source of recurring issues throughout the 2020 election cycle. In September, USB drives and a laptop were stolen out of the facility that houses the city’s voting equipment. A follow-up investigation showed that more than a dozen of the machines had serial numbers that didn’t match official records.
Many of Pennsylvania’s problematic voting machines were made by Dominion Voting Systems, which has been linked to election day technical difficulties in nearly every swing state. Westmoreland County reported a broken Dominion vote scanner, leading some voters to leave their ballots “in a secure lockbox under the scanner.” Similar malfunctions happened in Scranton, where voters were encouraged to “put your vote in the emergency slot and it will be scanned once the machine is unjammed.”
Several Dominion ballot-marking machines in Luzerne County glitched on election day, as did digital polling books, which are necessary to prevent mail-in voters from fraudulently voting in-person. An undisclosed number of Luzerne voters also lost their vote when they failed to properly handle their ballot printouts from the county’s new Dominion voting machines. At least one voter said that she found a printout with completely inaccurate selections. Issues like this have been documented before in kinds of voting machines engineered by Dominion Voting Systems.
Late-Arriving Ballots
The state’s chronic ballot problems actually helped Pennsylvania Democrats in their quest to whittle away election safeguards ahead of the general election. Secretary of State Boockvar cited USPS delays in her successful petition to the state supreme court for an extended mail-in voting deadline and the removal of postmark requirements for late ballots.
Over the last two months, Pennsylvania Democrats also targeted signature analysis, ID requirements, “secrecy” ballots, among other things. With the vast majority of mail-in ballots requests coming from registered Democrats, the party hierarchy in the state had strong incentives to loosen the restrictions of voting by mail.
Supreme Court Alito, responding to a Republican petition for an appeal of the extended deadline, already has stated that “there is a strong likelihood that” the state supreme court ruling “violates the Federal Constitution.” Justices Thomas and Gorsuch joined his opinion, and Alito has signaled that the high court may take the case in the near future.
On November 6, Alito ordered Pennsylvania officials to segregate late-arriving ballots, in the event that the state supreme court ruling be deemed unconstitutional. Secretary Boockvar previously had given counties an optional guidance to segregate late ballots, although Republicans argued that this rule was not necessarily being followed.
Boockvar announced days later that the state ultimately recorded and segregated 10,000 late-arriving ballots. However, there is reason to doubt her sincerity. Pennsylvania received roughly 60,000 late ballots during the three-day grace period following the primary elections in June. The general election two weeks ago featured nearly twice as many mail-in ballot requests, in addition to all of the USPS delays.
The Wolf administration has been wildly inconsistent with their estimates of late ballots. On November 5, an election official from Allegheny County told CNN that the state had received about 10,000 late-arriving ballots on November 5 alone, “based on information from the governor’s office.” Two days later, Lt. Governor Fetterman claimed that these ballots constituted “2,000, maybe 3,000 votes all across Pennsylvania.” The USPS previously had reported delivering over 5,000 late ballots to the Keystone State by Thursday.
Justice Alito’s order to segregate the late ballots also didn’t come until after the deadline to accept late ballots in Pennsylvania already had passed. If Democratic counties weren’t following the Secretary’s non-binding guidance, as Republicans alleged, untold numbers of late ballots were probably irretrievably mixed up with ballots submitted on time. Of course, Democratic officials could have just ignored Alito’s order altogether, as they ignored laws against counting undated ballots and rules mandating Republican poll watcher access.
Illegal Last-Minute Guidance
During the final weeks before the election, Secretary Boockvar promulgated a flurry of last-minute guidance, some of which already has been struck down in court. Her rule changes led to legally dubious, widely divergent election practices across the state that substantially tilted the playing field for Democratic voters.
On October 21, the Secretary informed county officials that voters who sent flawed mail-in ballots would be able to cast other, “provisional” ballots at polling places on election day. This protocol has no reference in the state’s election code and has been challenged by Republicans. It’s not clear how many of Pennsylvania’s more than 94,000 provisional ballots were cast by voters whose mail-in ballots were rejected.
In order to determine eligibility for provisional ballots, the Department of State also told county officials to examine mail-in and absentee ballots before the election and notify voters about flaws. An update explicitly urged counties to register faulty ballots in the state’s system and “generate an email to the voter advising them that their ballot has been cancelled” and “that they may vote by provisional ballot.”
The Pennsylvania Election Code bars the “inspection” “of all envelopes containing official absentee ballots or mail-in ballots” as well the “computing or tallying of the votes reflected on the ballots” before the election. These activities fall under the state’s definition of “pre-canvassing,” which can only happen on the morning of election day, or later. The state supreme court has said that “the mere act of ascertaining the voter’s identity from the elector’s declaration may violate the secrecy protections” of the Pennsylvania Constitution. Privacy protections have added import in Pennsylvania, where the security of the state’s voting record system remains an open question.
The Department of State allowed counties to implement the guidance on pre-election ballot checking and voter outreach largely at their discretion. As a result, Pennsylvanians were subject to significantly different election procedures depending on where one lived. While Republican counties varied in their approach to the department’s provisional ballot guidelines, nearly every Pennsylvania county apparently won by Biden pursued following the discretionary measures.
In Montgomery and Centre Counties, election officials conducted early outreach to voters whose ballots lacked legally-required information. Officials in Bucks County did the same, sending postcards to voters who couldn’t be reached with email.
Allegheny County refused to segregate ballots without legally-mandated “secrecy” envelopes, instead returning them “by mail to the voter with instructions on how to remedy.” The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in September “any ballot that is not returned in the official ballot envelope (secrecy envelope) must be set aside and declared void,” as recognized by the Department of State. In an update to the October 21 guidance, the Department of State nevertheless specifically pressed counties to try to fix ballots without the secrecy envelopes.
Monroe County may have counted ballots with missing secrecy envelopes anyway. When asked about these ballots, the director of elections claimed, “We do not keep track of that.” “I have always believed in the intent of the voter to vote,” she said.
These extra-statutory practices encouraged by the Department of State likely implicate huge amounts of votes. The Philadelphia city commissioner has said that Pennsylvania ballots without secrecy envelopes could total more than 100,000 for the general election.
A “Fundamentally Altered” Election
The Department of State continued changing voting rules with legally dubious guidance right up until election week. On November 1, Secretary Boockvar told county election officials to share voter identification with “party and candidate representatives” the day before the election, “to facilitate communication with these voters” regarding defective ballots.
This blatantly contravenes Pennsylvania law, which, again, doesn’t allow pre-canvassing before elections, and also bans the disclosure of voter information revealed in pre-canvass meetings. Majority Leader Jake Corman and Senate President of Pennsylvania Joe Scarnati called for the immediate resignation of Boockvar over this “last-second” rule change. They said that she “fundamentally altered” the election, creating a “new process out of thin air.”
As before, observance of the Secretary’s guidance often broke down along party lines. While it was generally embraced by the state’s top Democratic counties, at least seven Republican counties and one swing county refused it, according to a lawsuit filed by Republican congressmen.
The county commissioner of Lancaster said that pre-canvassing before election day, “is really not allowed by law.” He added that “there is nothing in the election code about that or in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling.”
Bucks County, meanwhile, notified over 1,600 voters whose ballots lacked signatures or proper dates, in light of the Department of State update. Erie County, which Biden flipped this year did so as well, as did Montgomery County and Philadelphia.
Election practice double-standards kept benefitting Democrats on election day and during the ballot counting process. Philadelphia officials systematically blocked the access of certified Republican election monitors before and after the election, as made undeniably clear in numerous videos and photos. Poll watchers have testified to Pennsylvania Democrats’ obstruction efforts repeatedly since the election, including one in a recent LifeSiteNews interview. President Trump’s legal team has estimated that over 650,000 votes were counted in Pennsylvania without observation by GOP poll watchers.
Democrats even have been allowed to get away with openly counting illegal votes. Allegheny officials publicly announced on November 10 that they decided to tally at least 2,300 completely undated ballots, as well hundreds of provisional ballots missing a signature. “A ballot‐return envelope with a declaration that is not filled out, dated, and signed is not sufficient and must be set aside, declared void and may not be counted,” according to the Department of State. Allegheny never appears to have been censured for this. Just miles away, Republicans in Westmoreland County fully rejected hundreds of ballots with the same flaws.
Amid unprecedented mismanagement and confusion, Pennsylvania voters deserve answers. Top lawmakers from the state legislature called for an audit two weeks ago, although they were dismissed by the state’s Democratic administration. The first step in any successful audit would be to fulfill Pennsylvania Republicans’ other demand – that Secretary Boockvar resign. Boockvar, who shut down talk of a recount, helped ensure the “scope limitations” and “denial of access to critical documents” that plagued Pennsylvania’s last major election audit. It’s hard to imagine that she wouldn’t do the same for a presidential election that she personally bungled.
Nonetheless, Pennsylvania’s election inevitably needs more than a review. It was played by two sets of rules, one of them illegal, tainted with flawed ballots, and lacked the input of countless disenfranchised legal voters. The election should be invalidated and redone, not for the sake of any candidate or party, but for the sake of our embattled democracy.
Follow Raymond Raymond Wolfe is a faithful Catholic journalist and editor at LifeSiteNews and is happily married. He formerly worked with the Center for Family and Human Rights.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-18--This is how transgender activists win: A relentless willingness to fight

November 18 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — In September of last year , I covered the story of a transgender person — a biological female identifying as male and referring to herself as Freddy McConnell — fighting to force the government to allow her to register as the father of her child rather than the mother .
McConnell used a sperm donor to get pregnant , and the BBC covered this “ pregnant man ” in a documentary titled Seahorse : The Dad Who Gave Birth .
McConnell had been “ transitioning , ” but paused her hormone treatment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give birth .
McConnell , a 34-year-old freelance journalist , did the media rounds to promote her campaign .
Unsurprisingly , she found unfailing support in the press corps .
She now looks male , sporting a thin red goatee , a mustache , and a finely featured face .
If you didn ’ t know she was a woman , you wouldn ’ t guess — which is why her TV interviews are so effective .
She looks like a normal male , and so the next step is to persuade audiences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the father of the child she gave birth to .
For now , at least , McConnell has lost her case .
According to The Guardian ( where , not incidentally , she works ) , the U.K. supreme court has declined to hear her final appeal on the case .
McConnell had “ hoped to challenge an appeal court ruling this spring that motherhood is defined as being pregnant and giving birth regardless of whether the person who does so was considered a man in law , ” and the court ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ is a blow for LGBTQ+ campaigners .
The case was seen as key by the campaign group Stonewall , which hoped that the law would recognise all parents ‘ for who they are.
’ ” What they mean by that , of course , is that they want folks like McConnell to be able to not only identify as male ( and who ’ s stopping her ? )
but for every facet of society to formally recognize her as a male , including her fictitious “ fatherhood ” ( that dubious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the sperm donor that sired her child ) .
McConnell has already changed both her passport and National Health Service records to indicate that she is now a he , but as The Guardian put it : Pause , for a moment , to consider the fact that a once-prestigious newspaper has lapsed into such ridiculousness that it uses phrases like “ his female reproductive system ” and “ his menstrual cycle ” and not only considers those phrases to be accurate , but believes that not using them would be bigotry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begin to feel like being the only sober guy at a party where everyone else is very , very drunk .
Fortunately , sanity prevailed in this case , as the appeal court ruling — by Lord Ian Burnett — asserted that children have the right to know “ the biological reality of [ their ] birth , ” a right which overrules the “ parent ’ s right to be recognised on the birth certificate in their legal gender.
” Further , Burnett noted that trans-friendly laws had not gone so far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mother from gender , ” and stated , as The Guardian summed it up , that “ any interference with McConnell ’ s rights to family life , caused by birth registration documents describing him as mother when he lives as his child ’ s father could be justified.
” As I noted in my Monday column , you can see here how controlling the language of the debate sets the terms of the debate .
Once you accept “ preferred pronouns ” uncoupled from biological reality , Lord Burnett appears to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that would have been laughed out of court a decade ago .
The supreme court , which probably wanted to avoid the LGBT quagmire , stated in declining the case that “ the applications do not raise an arguable point of law which ought to be considered at this time bearing in mind that the cases were the subject of judicial decision and reviewed on appeal.
” McConnell , unsurprisingly , isn ’ t done , and will be heading to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg to try her luck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to change to suit her , stating that the rules around registering need “ fully overhauling ” and claiming that she wasn ’ t treated equally .
“ There needs to be a series of cases to address this or a change in the law , ” she said .
“ I feel I am too deep into this to stop now .
I am going to keep fighting and I ask anyone who can contribute to this to reach out.
” This is how trans activists win : A relentless willingness to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in any courtroom , over and over again .
If she wins in Strasbourg , she ’ ll be back in the UK in a jiffy , accusing her nation of being out of step with international human rights .
With media outlets from the BBC ( who promoted McConnell at taxpayers ’ expense ) to The Guardian covering her perspective as if it is undisputable reality , the weapons wielded by the trans activists in their attempt to transition society are powerful indeed .
I ’ m sure McConnell will get plenty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be surprised if the Church of England is the first organization to get on board .

A woman claiming to be a man will be heading to the European Court of Human Rights because the U.K. government registered her as the mother of her child.
November 18, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — In September of last year, I covered the story of a transgender person — a biological female identifying as male and referring to herself as Freddy McConnell — fighting to force the government to allow her to register as the father of her child rather than the mother. McConnell used a sperm donor to get pregnant, and the BBC covered this “pregnant man” in a documentary titled Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth. McConnell had been “transitioning,” but paused her hormone treatment in order to carry her child and give birth.
McConnell, a 34-year-old freelance journalist, did the media rounds to promote her campaign. Unsurprisingly, she found unfailing support in the press corps. She now looks male, sporting a thin red goatee, a mustache, and a finely featured face. If you didn’t know she was a woman, you wouldn’t guess — which is why her TV interviews are so effective. She looks like a normal male, and so the next step is to persuade audiences that she is a male — and the father of the child she gave birth to.
For now, at least, McConnell has lost her case. According to The Guardian (where, not incidentally, she works), the U.K. supreme court has declined to hear her final appeal on the case. McConnell had “hoped to challenge an appeal court ruling this spring that motherhood is defined as being pregnant and giving birth regardless of whether the person who does so was considered a man in law,” and the court’s decision not to consider the case “is a blow for LGBTQ+ campaigners. The case was seen as key by the campaign group Stonewall, which hoped that the law would recognise all parents ‘for who they are.’”
What they mean by that, of course, is that they want folks like McConnell to be able to not only identify as male (and who’s stopping her?) but for every facet of society to formally recognize her as a male, including her fictitious “fatherhood” (that dubious distinction, at least biologically, belongs to the sperm donor that sired her child). McConnell has already changed both her passport and National Health Service records to indicate that she is now a he, but as The Guardian put it:
[H]e retained his female reproductive system. He gave birth after suspending his hormone treatment and allowing his menstrual cycle to restart. Both the high court, in September 2019, and the appeal court, in April 2020, ruled that even though he was considered a man by law and had a gender recognition certificate to prove it, he could not appear on his child’s birth certificate as “father” or parent. McConnell had argued this breached the Human Rights Act.
Pause, for a moment, to consider the fact that a once-prestigious newspaper has lapsed into such ridiculousness that it uses phrases like “his female reproductive system” and “his menstrual cycle” and not only considers those phrases to be accurate, but believes that not using them would be bigotry. Reading the papers these days can begin to feel like being the only sober guy at a party where everyone else is very, very drunk.
Fortunately, sanity prevailed in this case, as the appeal court ruling — by Lord Ian Burnett — asserted that children have the right to know “the biological reality of [their] birth,” a right which overrules the “parent’s right to be recognised on the birth certificate in their legal gender.” Further, Burnett noted that trans-friendly laws had not gone so far as to “decouple the concept of mother from gender,” and stated, as The Guardian summed it up, that “any interference with McConnell’s rights to family life, caused by birth registration documents describing him as mother when he lives as his child’s father could be justified.”
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"What we have to create is a law of civil coexistence [meaning civil union law, for homosexuals]...," Pope Francis is reported to have remarked, in what is arguably his clearest statement of public support for a practice morally prohibited by official Catholic Church teaching. In fact, the Church has been crystal clear in Her opposition to homosexual unions. Just in 2003, Pope Saint John Paul II approved a document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, titled 'Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions between Homosexual Persons' and written by Cardinal Ratzinger (now, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI), which concludes with the following: "The Church teaches that respect for homosexual persons cannot lead in any way to approval of homosexual behaviour or to legal recognition of homosexual unions. The common good requires that laws recognize, promote and protect marriage as the basis of the family, the primary unit of society. Legal recognition of homosexual unions or placing them on the same level as marriage would mean not only the approval of deviant behaviour, with the consequence of making it a model in present-day society, but would also obscure basic values which belong to the common inheritance of humanity. The Church cannot fail to defend these values, for the good of men and women and for the good of society itself." It could not be more clear: the Church is calling people to repentance, not to be left to indulge in grave sin. Since becoming public, several senior prelates as well as other notable Catholic figures have voiced their opposition to these remarks attributed to the Pontiff. Cardinal Raymond Burke stated: "It is a source of deepest sadness and pressing pastoral concern that the private opinions reported with so much emphasis by the press and attributed to Pope Francis do not correspond to the constant teaching of the Church, as it is expressed in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition." 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As I noted in my Monday column, you can see here how controlling the language of the debate sets the terms of the debate. Once you accept “preferred pronouns” uncoupled from biological reality, Lord Burnett appears to be crazy for ruling sanely on a case that would have been laughed out of court a decade ago. The supreme court, which probably wanted to avoid the LGBT quagmire, stated in declining the case that “the applications do not raise an arguable point of law which ought to be considered at this time bearing in mind that the cases were the subject of judicial decision and reviewed on appeal.”
McConnell, unsurprisingly, isn’t done, and will be heading to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg to try her luck there. She wants the entire system to change to suit her, stating that the rules around registering need “fully overhauling” and claiming that she wasn’t treated equally. “There needs to be a series of cases to address this or a change in the law,” she said. “I feel I am too deep into this to stop now. I am going to keep fighting and I ask anyone who can contribute to this to reach out.”
This is how trans activists win: A relentless willingness to fight for every inch of territory, in any courtroom, over and over again. If she wins in Strasbourg, she’ll be back in the UK in a jiffy, accusing her nation of being out of step with international human rights. With media outlets from the BBC (who promoted McConnell at taxpayers’ expense) to The Guardian covering her perspective as if it is undisputable reality, the weapons wielded by the trans activists in their attempt to transition society are powerful indeed. I’m sure McConnell will get plenty of help. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Church of England is the first organization to get on board.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-18--Michigan county first refuses to certify shady vote, but then does so after threats

WAYNE COUNTY , Michigan , November 18 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The Wayne County Board of Canvassers set off a brief national firestorm Tuesday evening when they deadlocked on a vote to certify the presidential election results over absentee ballot irregularities , only to relent hours later following bitter debate and threats to Republican board members .
The Detroit News reports that the initial vote was 2-2 , falling along party lines , because absentee ballot poll books at 93 of Detroit 's 134 absentee counting boards ( 70 percent ) were mismatched “ anywhere from one to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explanation .
`` Based on what I saw and went through in poll books in this canvass , I believe that we do not have complete and accurate information in those poll books , '' said Republican board Chairwoman Monica Palmer .
The deadlock set off a rash of both local and national fervor , with President Donald Trump ’ s supporters expressing hope the development might lead to the Michigan Legislature awarding the state ’ s electors to Trump ( an idea Republican Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey shot down earlier in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s foes enraged by the idea Republicans were trying to circumvent the election .
Two hours later , the board ’ s Republicans backed down , agreeing to certify the election in exchange for Democrats joining them in asking that Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson conduct a `` comprehensive audit '' of the precincts in question – but not an assurance from the state that such an audit will actually take place .
After initially blasting his Republican colleagues as “ reckless and irresponsible , ” Democrat board Vice Chair Jonathon Kinloch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them for eventually reaching an agreement , which “ found a way to address concerns that have been lingering.
” But other public comments indicate the real reason for the resolution was far less conciliatory .
Various state and national leftists , including Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer , US Rep. Rashida Tlaib , Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan , and Progress Michigan executive director Sam Inglot , attacked Palmer and fellow Republican board member William Hartmann as “ discriminatory , ” “ racist , ” “ historically shameful , ” and trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters.
” But that was nothing compared to what the Republicans faced during the meeting .
One clip shows Detroit business owner and Black Lives Matter supporter Ned Staebler viciously berating Palmer and Hartmann as having “ just covered yourself in ” the “ Trump stink , the stain of racism , ” who “ will forever be known in Southeastern Michigan as two racists ... without an understanding of what integrity means or without a shred of human decency .
The law isn ’ t on your side , history won ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conscience will not be on your side , and Lord knows , when you go to meet your maker , your soul is going to be very , very warm.
” Incoming Democrat state Rep. Abraham Aiyash echoed the charges of racism , while also identifying the school Palmer ’ s children “ probably ” attend : It is unclear how many votes the Wayne County discrepancy actually represents .
Preliminary results show Trump losing Michigan to former Vice President Joe Biden by 146,007 votes ; the margin between Trump and Biden in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at 322,925 .
Taking Michigan ’ s sixteen electoral votes away from Biden would not be enough to flip the election results in Trump ’ s favor , but the president ’ s campaign says it believes it can get to 270 electoral votes through a combination of recounts and lawsuits in multiple states .


lifesitenews--2020-11-18--Newly elected youngest member of Congress defends sharing his faith

November 18 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — It appears that the Daily Beast was the first to report it , but the news was absolutely shocking , even terrifying .
Yes , “ Madison Cawthorn , the North Carolina Republican who will become the youngest member of Congress in history , has admitted he tried to convert Jews and Muslims to Christianity.
” How could such a thing happen in the 21st century ?
How could a self-righteous , religious fanatic make it into the hallowed halls of the House ?
As I tweeted in response to the shocking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
A newly elected House Rep. , Madison Cawthorn , is a Christian who — get this — actually practiced his faith and tried — gasp !
!
— to win Jews and Muslims to Jesus .
Time to panic !
Sound the alarm !
This dangerous man is now in Congress !
( Seriously , good for him ! )
” It turns out that in a November 16 interview with the Jewish Insider , Cawthorn spoke of his devout Christian faith , explaining that he had also read the Quran in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was curious about Christianity .
And , he was thrilled to share , he had actually seen some Muslims become Christians .
But this , he stated , was what Christians are supposed to do : “ If all you are is friends with other Christians , then how are you ever going to lead somebody to Christ ?
If you ’ re not wanting to lead somebody to Christ , then you ’ re probably not really a Christian.
” Precisely .
Sharing the Christian faith with non-Christians , in a loving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what Christians do .
For followers of Jesus , this should be as natural as breathing .
It is part and parcel of who we are and part of the mandate that He left us .
In the oft-quoted words of Jesus , we are to “ go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation ” ( Mark 16:15 ) .
Coincidentally , about the same time the Jewish Insider interview was being released , I was writing an article on the gospel being our first and greatest priority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quotes , including this one from C. H. Mackintosh ( 1820-1896 ) : “ No Christian is in a right condition , if he is not seeking in some way to bring souls to Christ.
” Put another way , committed Christians share their faith the way committed Jews observe the Torah and committed Muslims follow the Quran .
These are foundational elements of each one ’ s respective faith .
What about sharing the gospel with Jews ?
The Jewish Insider asked him that very question : “ I have , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I have , unsuccessfully .
I have switched a lot of , uh , you know , I guess , culturally Jewish people .
But being a practicing Jew , like , people who are religious about it , they are very difficult .
I ’ ve had a hard time connecting with them in that way.
” That makes perfect sense .
It is harder to change the views of someone who is also deeply committed to their faith .
This , however , was too much for MSNBC ’ s Chris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a really anti-Semitic thing to say .
It ’ s like the original anti-Semitic thing to say and doesn ’ t rely on any codes or tropes .
And the entire GOP should condemn it .
But of course they won ’ t , and I ’ m willing to bet it gets 1/20th of the coverage of Omar ’ s tweet ?
And this speaks to something pretty profound about how the two parties are viewed and whose ‘ extremism ’ gets attention.
” So , for doing what Christians have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faith — Cawthorn is an antisemite and an extremist , and “ the entire GOP ” should condemn his heinous act .
In reality , there ’ s nothing antisemitic in Cawthorn ’ s words and attitudes .
As noted by Tablet Magazine ’ s Yair Rosenberg , “ Twice as many Jews think you can be Jewish and *not believe in God* than think you can be Jewish and believe Jesus was the messiah .
It ’ s not anti-Semitic to say this out loud !
It just means you ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most of us believe.
” Bingo .
Rosenberg hit the nail on the head .
The vast majority of Jews reject faith in Jesus , in particular , religious Jews .
His name was Yeshua , and He was called “ Christ ” because that was the Greek way of saying “ Messiah.
” He was a rabbi , not a reverend , His mother ’ s name was Miriam , and His first followers were Jewish men with names like Shimon and Yochanan and Yaakov and Yehudah .
The Jesus movement actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the big question arising : Can you be a Gentile and believe in Jesus , or do you have to become a Jew first ?
( See Acts 15 . )
That ’ s why every writer of the New Testament , with the possible exception of one , was Jewish .
And that ’ s why Paul wrote , “ For I am not ashamed of the gospel , because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes : first to the Jew , then to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cawthorn , who seems to have a genuine love and respect for the Jewish people , was simply living out his faith , sharing the gospel indiscriminately with others .
That included atheists , Muslims , Jews , and others .
To repeat : that ’ s what Christians do .
Thankfully , rather than cower to this anti-religious hostility , Cawthorn has pushed back , tweeting , “ I am being attacked because I share my faith with others ?
Is the left fully anti religious freedom now ?
As a Jewish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grateful beyond words that Christians shared their faith with me in 1971 .
And I am not alone .
Other Jewish believers in Jesus , like ACLJ attorney Jay Sekulow or conservative commentator and novelist Andrew Klavan , are also glad that someone shared their faith with them .
In a free country like ours , that is what we get to do .
Talk or not talk .
Accept the gospel or reject it .
Share our beliefs or keep them to ourselves .
It ’ s a free country , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedom .
Personally , I hope that Cawthorn will have some success sharing his faith in Congress .
God knows that plenty of Congressmen need Jesus , too .

Madison Cawthorn said he has tried to convert Jews and Muslims to Christianity.
November 18, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — It appears that the Daily Beast was the first to report it, but the news was absolutely shocking, even terrifying. Yes, “Madison Cawthorn, the North Carolina Republican who will become the youngest member of Congress in history, has admitted he tried to convert Jews and Muslims to Christianity.” How could such a thing happen in the 21st century? How could a self-righteous, religious fanatic make it into the hallowed halls of the House?
As I tweeted in response to the shocking news, “Oh, the horror! A newly elected House Rep., Madison Cawthorn, is a Christian who — get this — actually practiced his faith and tried — gasp!! — to win Jews and Muslims to Jesus. Time to panic! Sound the alarm! This dangerous man is now in Congress! (Seriously, good for him!)”
It turns out that in a November 16 interview with the Jewish Insider, Cawthorn spoke of his devout Christian faith, explaining that he had also read the Quran in case he ever met a Muslim who was curious about Christianity. And, he was thrilled to share, he had actually seen some Muslims become Christians.
But this, he stated, was what Christians are supposed to do: “If all you are is friends with other Christians, then how are you ever going to lead somebody to Christ? If you’re not wanting to lead somebody to Christ, then you’re probably not really a Christian.”
Precisely. Sharing the Christian faith with non-Christians, in a loving, non-coercive way, is part of what Christians do. For followers of Jesus, this should be as natural as breathing. It is part and parcel of who we are and part of the mandate that He left us. In the oft-quoted words of Jesus, we are to “go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation” (Mark 16:15).
Coincidentally, about the same time the Jewish Insider interview was being released, I was writing an article on the gospel being our first and greatest priority. The article ended with several powerful quotes, including this one from C. H. Mackintosh (1820-1896): “No Christian is in a right condition, if he is not seeking in some way to bring souls to Christ.”
Put another way, committed Christians share their faith the way committed Jews observe the Torah and committed Muslims follow the Quran. These are foundational elements of each one’s respective faith.
What about sharing the gospel with Jews? The Jewish Insider asked him that very question:
“I have,” he said with a laugh. “I have, unsuccessfully. I have switched a lot of, uh, you know, I guess, culturally Jewish people. But being a practicing Jew, like, people who are religious about it, they are very difficult. I’ve had a hard time connecting with them in that way.”
That makes perfect sense. It is harder to change the views of someone who is also deeply committed to their faith.
This, however, was too much for MSNBC’s Chris Hayes. He said that “this is a really anti-Semitic thing to say. It’s like the original anti-Semitic thing to say and doesn’t rely on any codes or tropes. And the entire GOP should condemn it. But of course they won’t, and I’m willing to bet it gets 1/20th of the coverage of Omar’s tweet? And this speaks to something pretty profound about how the two parties are viewed and whose ‘extremism’ gets attention.”
So, for doing what Christians have done for 2,000 years — sharing their faith — Cawthorn is an antisemite and an extremist, and “the entire GOP” should condemn his heinous act.
In reality, there’s nothing antisemitic in Cawthorn’s words and attitudes. As noted by Tablet Magazine’s Yair Rosenberg, “Twice as many Jews think you can be Jewish and *not believe in God* than think you can be Jewish and believe Jesus was the messiah. It’s not anti-Semitic to say this out loud! It just means you’ve talked to some Jews and noticed what most of us believe.”
Bingo. Rosenberg hit the nail on the head. The vast majority of Jews reject faith in Jesus, in particular, religious Jews.
Ironically, Jesus Himself was Jewish.
His name was Yeshua, and He was called “Christ” because that was the Greek way of saying “Messiah.”
He was a rabbi, not a reverend, His mother’s name was Miriam, and His first followers were Jewish men with names like Shimon and Yochanan and Yaakov and Yehudah.
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The Jesus movement actually started out as exclusively Jewish, with the big question arising: Can you be a Gentile and believe in Jesus, or do you have to become a Jew first? (See Acts 15.)
That’s why every writer of the New Testament, with the possible exception of one, was Jewish. And that’s why Paul wrote, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile” (Romans 1:16).
Cawthorn, who seems to have a genuine love and respect for the Jewish people, was simply living out his faith, sharing the gospel indiscriminately with others. That included atheists, Muslims, Jews, and others. To repeat: that’s what Christians do.
Thankfully, rather than cower to this anti-religious hostility, Cawthorn has pushed back, tweeting, “I am being attacked because I share my faith with others? Is the left fully anti religious freedom now?
“This is dangerous for America!”
Good for young Representative Cawthorn.
As a Jewish follower of Jesus myself, I am grateful beyond words that Christians shared their faith with me in 1971.
And I am not alone. Other Jewish believers in Jesus, like ACLJ attorney Jay Sekulow or conservative commentator and novelist Andrew Klavan, are also glad that someone shared their faith with them.
In a free country like ours, that is what we get to do. Talk or not talk. Accept the gospel or reject it. Share our beliefs or keep them to ourselves.
It’s a free country, and this is an essential part of our freedom.
Personally, I hope that Cawthorn will have some success sharing his faith in Congress. God knows that plenty of Congressmen need Jesus, too.
Follow Michael Dr. Brown is the author of more than 35 books, including Our Hands Are Stained with Blood: The Tragic Story of the “Church” and the Jewish People, which has been translated into more than twelve languages, the highly acclaimed five-volume series, Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus, a commentary on Jeremiah (part of the revised edition of the Expositor’s Bible Commentary), and several books on revival and the Jesus revolution. His most recent book is Evangelicals at the Crossroads: Will We Pass the Trump Test?
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