lifesitenews--2020-12-16--‘Let Us Worship’ pastor calls for Christian revival amid COVID-19 lockdowns

Let Us Worship founder and pastor Sean Feucht speaks with LifeSite ’ s Lisa Stover about this movement that is @ @ @ @ @ America amid lockdowns and various COVID restrictions .
“ Do we fear God or do @ @ @ @ @ we willing to take a stand to break the rules to honor God ?
” @ @ @ @ @ America .
The Let Us Worship team ’ s prayer is that their gatherings would @ @ @ @ @ boldness and courage across America.
” Feucht also shares that his children will look back @ @ @ @ @ , worship , prayer , and people coming to know Christ as their Lord and @ @

Let Us Worship founder and pastor Sean Feucht speaks with LifeSite’s Lisa Stover about this movement that is making a splash all across America amid lockdowns and various COVID restrictions. “Do we fear God or do we fear man? Are we willing to take a stand to break the rules to honor God?” Feucht challenges every Christian in America. The Let Us Worship team’s prayer is that their gatherings would “start a movement of boldness and courage across America.” Feucht also shares that his children will look back on 2020 and remember revival, worship, prayer, and people coming to know Christ as their Lord and Savior.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-18--Red Alert! You are needed today…

Red Alert! You are needed today…

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lifesitenews--2020-12-18--Explosive interview with lawyer leading religious freedom wins

December 17 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — In the wake of numerous victories at the Supreme Court against COVID lockdowns and for religious freedom , attorney Christopher Ferrara joins me in an incredible new interview .
Ferrara is a Catholic lawyer , pro-life activist , and president and founder of the American Catholic Lawyers Association , as well as Special Counsel for the Thomas More Society .
Ferrara is currently representing several groups of religious leaders including Catholic priests , and Jewish rabbis in various states , in lawsuits targeting the COVID restrictions put in place by the governors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s blocking of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ’ s restrictions on religious services .
That case was successfully filed by Ferrara on behalf of not only the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn but also for two Orthodox Jewish synagogues .
The Supreme Court significantly decided on a 5-4 vote that , “ even in a pandemic , the Constitution can not be put away and forgotten.
” Moreover , earlier this month , the United States ’ highest court granted relief to Harvest Rock Church by tossing out lower court rulings that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on worship and agreeing to hear the evidence of the case .
These huge wins for religious freedom have been followed by Tuesday ’ s news that , in light of the November New York decision , the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the religious litigants in two pending cases , one from Colorado and another from New Jersey .
The judges decided that the lower courts , who previously ruled against the religious litigants , will have to revisit those cases considering the precedence of the New York decision .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ which have largely singled out houses of worship and religious services , demonstrate that the Supreme Court is willing to stand up for the Constitutional protections of the right to worship .
The John-Henry Westen Show is available by video on the show ’ s YouTube channel and right here on my LifeSite blog .
It is also available in audio format on platforms such as Spotify , Soundcloud , and ACast .
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Chris Ferrara is currently representing several groups of priests and rabbis in lawsuits targeting the draconian COVID-19 restrictions put in place by the governors.
December 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — In the wake of numerous victories at the Supreme Court against COVID lockdowns and for religious freedom, attorney Christopher Ferrara joins me in an incredible new interview.
Ferrara is a Catholic lawyer, pro-life activist, and president and founder of the American Catholic Lawyers Association, as well as Special Counsel for the Thomas More Society.
Ferrara is currently representing several groups of religious leaders including Catholic priests, and Jewish rabbis in various states, in lawsuits targeting the COVID restrictions put in place by the governors.
The latest victories include last month’s blocking of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions on religious services. That case was successfully filed by Ferrara on behalf of not only the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn but also for two Orthodox Jewish synagogues. The Supreme Court significantly decided on a 5-4 vote that, “even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten.”
Moreover, earlier this month, the United States’ highest court granted relief to Harvest Rock Church by tossing out lower court rulings that were favorable towards California’s ban on worship and agreeing to hear the evidence of the case.
These huge wins for religious freedom have been followed by Tuesday’s news that, in light of the November New York decision, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the religious litigants in two pending cases, one from Colorado and another from New Jersey. The judges decided that the lower courts, who previously ruled against the religious litigants, will have to revisit those cases considering the precedence of the New York decision.
These successes against totalitarian COVID restrictions, which have largely singled out houses of worship and religious services, demonstrate that the Supreme Court is willing to stand up for the Constitutional protections of the right to worship.
The John-Henry Westen Show is available by video on the show’s YouTube channel and right here on my LifeSite blog.
It is also available in audio format on platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, and ACast. We are awaiting approval for iTunes and Google Play as well. To subscribe to the audio version on various channels, visit the ACast webpage here.
We’ve created a special email list for the show so that we can notify you every week when we post a new episode. Please sign up now by clicking here. You can also subscribe to the YouTube channel, and you’ll be notified by YouTube when there is new content.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-18--An open letter to the man managing the attack on Toronto’s Catholic schools

May God bless you and your Board !
You have given the Corriere Canadese , and me personally , so much material to dissect — Daily — that we can barely keep up .
All levity aside , as I indicated in an open letter to you early in your mandate , a personal scheduling decision by you resulted in the reopening of an issue that had been laid to rest .
The outcome is a legal and religious morass .
We are a secular publication .
We never question the religious devotion of anyone , Catholic and non , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Roman Catholic .
We also do not question the sexual orientation of any of our staff ; several of our staff writers and contributors are not heterosexual .
We are concerned only with the quality of everyone 's research , analysis and journalism .
So are our readers .
They pay for their subscriptions or purchase at their point of sale .
They expect and get quality , no matter what some of your trustees would like to believe .
Every day , we try to provide an informative product to our readers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interest to them , locally , nationally and internationally .
Ours is a knowledgeable questioning and mature readership .
It is , however , overwhelmingly Catholic — if one takes into account how individual property owners and renters wish to register their Municipal property or rental assessments .
By that account , our readers are `` devout Catholic ratepayers '' .
We are pretty confident at least one of your Trustees is not .
If verified , she has been engaged in matters for which she has no authority .
She and you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assets '' in the education system .
May I suggest that until such time as she clarifies her legal status as a voter and Trustee you encourage/insist that she not participate in discussions or votes that impinge on those assets ?
You are a busy man .
We expect you should be , so , you do not have the time to read what we print daily .
Our coverage of the TCDSB 's issues outstrips that of the other publications combined by a vast margin .
Moreover , our readers are almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a few samples in English to illustrate what your ratepayers are reading daily .
Our archives are available on line should you wish to `` catch up '' .
We intend to defend our readers ' interests .
Published with permission from the Corriere Canadese .

Dr. Brendan Browne has given publications critical of the Toronto Catholic District School Board's decisions quite a lot to cover.
TORONTO, December 17, 2020 (Corriere Canadese) — Dear Dr Browne:
May God bless you and your Board! You have given the Corriere Canadese, and me personally, so much material to dissect — Daily — that we can barely keep up. All levity aside, as I indicated in an open letter to you early in your mandate, a personal scheduling decision by you resulted in the reopening of an issue that had been laid to rest. The outcome is a legal and religious morass.
We are a secular publication. We never question the religious devotion of anyone, Catholic and non, although everyone on our staff is a Roman Catholic. We also do not question the sexual orientation of any of our staff; several of our staff writers and contributors are not heterosexual. We are concerned only with the quality of everyone's research, analysis and journalism.
So are our readers. They pay for their subscriptions or purchase at their point of sale. They expect and get quality, no matter what some of your trustees would like to believe. Every day, we try to provide an informative product to our readers on a wide range of topics of interest to them, locally, nationally and internationally. Ours is a knowledgeable questioning and mature readership.
— Article continues below Petition — Tell Trudeau Liberals: Don't discriminate against Christians on COVID-19 relief funding Show Petition Text 5734 have signed the petition. Let's get to 6000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition Trudeau Liberals have inserted ambiguous, and possibly discriminatory language into the application for COVID-19 relief funding. This means that the government could seek to bar Christian organizations from receiving COVID-19 aid - which now includes Canadian Summer Job (CSJ) monies - if they don't betray their religious beliefs. This would be wrong under any circumstance, but given the global COVID-19 pandemic, this would amount to a grave trampling on the freedoms of religion and speech. Please SIGN this petition, directed to the Liberal government, the Opposition, the Canadian government's Ombudsman, and the Canadian Supreme Court, which asks the Government to ensure that COVID-19 relief aid will not be contingent on an anti-religious test. Under the COVID-19 relief aid CEBA program - the Canada Emergency Business Account, an interest-free loan of up to $40,000 for businesses, non-profit groups and registered charities that generate a portion of their income from the sale of goods and services - an applicant will be excluded unless it can confirm it "does not promote violence, incite hatred or discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, region, education, age or mental or physical disability." This language potentially discriminates against Christian organizations who, under Canadian law, retain the right to hire individuals who share the same beliefs. As Marty Moore, a lawyer with the Calgary-based Justice Center for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) told LifeSite: "A religious organization has a legal right to hire those who align with its beliefs to carry out its religious purposes. The law permits that." But, the current wording of the aid application lacks reference to the legal phrase ‘contrary to applicable laws’, which would guarantee freedom of religion and conscience in this case. "There is legitimate concern that the federal government, with a track record of discriminating against beliefs it disagrees with, will use the CEBA to also discriminate against religious entities," Moore pointed out. Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks the government to clarify that COVID-19 relief aid will not be contingent on a religious organizations having to betray their beliefs. Thank you! FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Trudeau forces businesses, charities to ‘confirm’ they don’t ‘discriminate’ to receive emergency aid' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trudeau-forces-businesses-charities-to-confirm-they-dont-discriminate-to-receive-emergency-aid 'Christian charity takes Canadian govt to court over Summer Jobs discrimination' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/christian-charity-takes-canadian-govt-to-court-over-summer-jobs-discrimination 'Canada won’t fund student summer jobs unless employers support abortion' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-canada-wont-fund-student-summer-jobs-unless-employers-demonstrate **Photo Credit: Jack Taylor/Getty Images Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
It is, however, overwhelmingly Catholic — if one takes into account how individual property owners and renters wish to register their Municipal property or rental assessments. By that account, our readers are “devout Catholic ratepayers”.
We are pretty confident at least one of your Trustees is not. If verified, she has been engaged in matters for which she has no authority.
She and you are custodians of our readers' “assets” in the education system. May I suggest that until such time as she clarifies her legal status as a voter and Trustee you encourage/insist that she not participate in discussions or votes that impinge on those assets?
You are a busy man. We expect you should be, so, you do not have the time to read what we print daily. Our coverage of the TCDSB's issues outstrips that of the other publications combined by a vast margin. Moreover, our readers are almost all Catholic ratepayers.
I attach but a few samples in English to illustrate what your ratepayers are reading daily. Our archives are available on line should you wish to “catch up”. We intend to defend our readers' interests.
Regards,
The Hon. Joseph Volpe, P.C., C.Dir.
President/Publisher
https://www.corriere.ca/english-articles/trustees-in-the-tcdsb-set-aside-policy-and-process-for-personalities-and-pettiness/
https://www.corriere.ca/english-articles/time-for-tcdsbs-maoist-gang-of-four-trustees-to-leave/
https://www.corriere.ca/english-articles/tcdsb-towards-self-destruction/
Published with permission from the Corriere Canadese.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-18--Radicals have all the power over Catholic schools in Toronto

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TORONTO , December 17 , 2020 ( Corriere Canadese ) — Trustees for the Toronto Catholic District School Board met tonight , again .
For the umpteenth time to decide whether they acted within the law when they decided to censure one of their colleagues for defending the Catholic ethic — a task he and all others had sworn to accomplish as part of their mandate in office .
More broadly , the implications for Catholic education may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an ambitious former Chief Commissioner for Human Rights in Ontario , in September of 2019 , sent a letter to the TCDSB demanding that it subvert its Catholic doctrine to her organization ’ s perceptions of equality and dignity of the individual .
She had no business or authority to do so .
The Law and the Constitution prohibit her from so doing .
She is now a judge and Catholics are left to clean up after her .
It will be tough with all the “ roadkill ” her uninformed decision has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hands of very questionable characters .
Maria Rizzo , then Chair , and facing unresolved conflicts of interest as well as personal Labour Relations grievances for uttering [ profanity-laden ] threats of aggravated assault against a Union representative in the workplace ( still unresolved ) was only too happy to deflect attention to other issues .
And Voilà , the Board has become hideout for homophobia and discrimination which obviously only she and her band of supine acolytes can correct .
Arrogant rookie trustee Markus De Domenico was desperate to be Chair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported to be seeking a nomination to run against the MPP in Etobicoke Centre .
His communications skills involve heaping scorn on mothers who demand the Catholic upbringing for their children .
He spends his time on Twitter supporting a radical activist , telling him to carry on because he , Markus , “ has his back ” .
The radical is a Board employee .
This is his biography : former member of the Law Society described as “ ethical elf ” for his practices ; a grade one teacher ; still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law program ; composes music ; promotes his mediator company ; preaches withholding donations to the Church ; threatens to kick the Cardinal out of his classroom ; advises Catholics to send their children to public schools ; threatens trustees with Code of Conduct complaints for upholding Catholic practices and the International Languages Program .
But his saving grace is that he will protect six-year-olds from homophobia in Catholic schools ( this is a serious individual ? )
.
Should be easy to do .
The Board has on retainer at least two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matters of “ diversity ” .
I may be cynical , but will there be an incident which they will not see through the “ diversity lens ” ?
Rubin Thomlinson ’ s Michelle Bird , for example , found Trustee Del Grande in breach of the Trustee Code of Conduct because his “ tone ” and “ flippancy ” may have offended some particularly sensitive members of a certain diverse group at a public debate .
This is a new standard .
Presumptuous rookie Trustee Di Pasquale , “ smear artist par @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Catholic Catechism in a Catholic environment is offensive and “ dangerous ” .
No one has launched a complaint against his conduct yet .
He conducts research for the Opposition Leader ’ s Office .
Another haughty rookie , Trustee Li Preti , who confuses asbestos fibres and mould with “ pixie dust ” , is all in a rage because her colleagues and the Board are “ homophobic ” .
She questions whether the archbishop really understands the Pope ’ s views on the issues of today .
She is seeking the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provincial election .
What is her focus ?
Outside legal counsel provided by BLG , an ardent defender of “ diversity ” — a growth industry in the litigation business — from our perspective has “ no skin in the game ” , unless the firm and the lawyer are cited as co-defendants in a defamation suit for deliberately counselling activity that goes against the Law of the land .
The point of all this is that one should not expect the Board to build towards tomorrow until and unless it rids itself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is generated from within the Board .
For instance , one Nicole Richard , a gadfly who specializes in the guerilla tactics of approaching employers and advertisers of those who may disagree with her , in a tweet , yesterday morning , revealed contents of a confidential document to be discussed at the meeting in Private session tonight .
How did she come into possession of that document , Director Browne ?
Published with permission from the Corriere Canadese .

One should not expect the Toronto Catholic District School Board to build towards tomorrow until and unless it rids itself of its many bad influences.
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TORONTO, December 17, 2020 (Corriere Canadese) — Trustees for the Toronto Catholic District School Board met tonight, again. For the umpteenth time to decide whether they acted within the law when they decided to censure one of their colleagues for defending the Catholic ethic — a task he and all others had sworn to accomplish as part of their mandate in office. More broadly, the implications for Catholic education may prove severe.
Just to review; an ambitious former Chief Commissioner for Human Rights in Ontario, in September of 2019, sent a letter to the TCDSB demanding that it subvert its Catholic doctrine to her organization’s perceptions of equality and dignity of the individual. She had no business or authority to do so.
The Law and the Constitution prohibit her from so doing. She is now a judge and Catholics are left to clean up after her. It will be tough with all the “roadkill” her uninformed decision has let loose. The future is in the hands of very questionable characters.
Maria Rizzo, then Chair, and facing unresolved conflicts of interest as well as personal Labour Relations grievances for uttering [profanity-laden] threats of aggravated assault against a Union representative in the workplace (still unresolved) was only too happy to deflect attention to other issues. And Voilà, the Board has become hideout for homophobia and discrimination which obviously only she and her band of supine acolytes can correct.
Arrogant rookie trustee Markus De Domenico was desperate to be Chair, then Vice-Chair. Now he is reported to be seeking a nomination to run against the MPP in Etobicoke Centre. His communications skills involve heaping scorn on mothers who demand the Catholic upbringing for their children. He spends his time on Twitter supporting a radical activist, telling him to carry on because he, Markus, “has his back”.
The radical is a Board employee. This is his biography: former member of the Law Society described as “ethical elf” for his practices; a grade one teacher; still practices law; teaches a college level law program; composes music; promotes his mediator company; preaches withholding donations to the Church; threatens to kick the Cardinal out of his classroom; advises Catholics to send their children to public schools; threatens trustees with Code of Conduct complaints for upholding Catholic practices and the International Languages Program.
But his saving grace is that he will protect six-year-olds from homophobia in Catholic schools (this is a serious individual?).
Should be easy to do. The Board has on retainer at least two law firms who advertise their specialization in matters of “diversity”. I may be cynical, but will there be an incident which they will not see through the “diversity lens”?
Rubin Thomlinson’s Michelle Bird, for example, found Trustee Del Grande in breach of the Trustee Code of Conduct because his “tone” and “flippancy” may have offended some particularly sensitive members of a certain diverse group at a public debate. This is a new standard.
Presumptuous rookie Trustee Di Pasquale, “smear artist par excellence”, thinks reading from the Catholic Catechism in a Catholic environment is offensive and “dangerous”. No one has launched a complaint against his conduct yet. He conducts research for the Opposition Leader’s Office.
Another haughty rookie, Trustee Li Preti, who confuses asbestos fibres and mould with “pixie dust”, is all in a rage because her colleagues and the Board are “homophobic”. She questions whether the archbishop really understands the Pope’s views on the issues of today. She is seeking the Liberal nomination in York-Humber for the next provincial election. What is her focus?
Outside legal counsel provided by BLG, an ardent defender of “diversity” — a growth industry in the litigation business — from our perspective has “no skin in the game”, unless the firm and the lawyer are cited as co-defendants in a defamation suit for deliberately counselling activity that goes against the Law of the land.
The point of all this is that one should not expect the Board to build towards tomorrow until and unless it rids itself of the above influences. The corrosion is generated from within the Board.
For instance, one Nicole Richard, a gadfly who specializes in the guerilla tactics of approaching employers and advertisers of those who may disagree with her, in a tweet, yesterday morning, revealed contents of a confidential document to be discussed at the meeting in Private session tonight.
How did she come into possession of that document, Director Browne?
Published with permission from the Corriere Canadese.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-17--Multiple Canadian mall ‘cops’ take down man for violating COVID rules

NEWMARKET , Ontario , December 17 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A Canadian man found himself at the receiving end of restrictive local COVID-19 rules after multiple “ mall cops ” slammed him to the floor for violating the mall ’ s ban on eating in its food court and breaking its mandatory mask rule .
The incident took place at the Upper Canada Mall located in Newmarket , Ontario , last week .
Pickering , Ontario resident Josh Walker was in the mall with his girlfriend and they were eating in the food court , with their masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's rules .
The mall 's food was open for take-out only , as its COVID-19 rules ban eating in the food court .
The couple were approached by mall security and asked to leave , which they agreed to do .
According to a Toronto Sun report about the incident , a video of the event posted on YouTube shows Walker , who is reported to be a reservist with the Canadian Armed Forces ’ Queen ’ s Own Rifles , get into a scuffle with security guards before being fully escorted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have got the three f***ing stooges here , ” Walker can be heard saying laughingly while being escorted out of the mall by security guards , while wearing a mask .
In the video of the incident , immediately after his three stooges ’ comments to mall security , Walker can be heard saying “ don ’ t put your hands on me bro ” repeatedly , before a security guard says to him , “ You are under arrest for trespassing.
” According to Walker ’ s pregnant girlfriend Samantha-Lynn Johnson in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pushed to the ground by mall security guards .
At this point in the video , Walker drops his phone which Johnson then picks up .
She continued to record the incident , which shows the mall security guards forcibly tackling Walker to the ground while he appears to be resisting restraint .
“ Stop , what are you talking about we are leaving , ” Johnson can be heard saying to which a security guard replies , “ you ’ re not leaving.
” “ Yes we are , exits right straight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you , are you kidding me our exits right there , ” said Johnson in reply .
The video shows the mall security guards struggling to hold down Walker , while his girlfriend Johnson , shouts at them again saying that their exit is “ right there.
” A security guard can be heard saying , “ stop resisting man , ” while Walker can be heard saying “ get the **ck off me.
” Johnson can then be heard pleading with the mall security guards again telling them that they were leaving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to “ get back , ” to which she replies , “ Holy *hit I ’ m pregnant.
” According to the Toronto Sun report , Johnson said in a statement that she and Walker agreed to leave the mall after security guards asked them to and added that she questions as why Walker was targeted .
“ They threw him to the ground and smashed his face , ” said Johnson in the statement .
“ It was six white men against one black man .
This was a racial attack.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Walker was treated for “ minor injuries ” at a local hospital .
Adrienne Simic , a spokesperson for the Upper Canada Mall , said that the local public health authorities have “ requested we enforce strict adherence to wearing masks and our food retailers are only open for take-out orders.
” Simic said that mall security approached a total of two groups who were eating in the food court , against mall rules .
“ One guest acquiesced when advised that food can not be consumed in the centre due to government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The other guests refused and became increasingly aggressive , ” said Simic as reported by the Toronto Sun .
Walker was charged with assault with intent to resist arrest , as well as violating the Trespass to Property Act by the York Regional Police the day after the altercation .
According to a statement by York Police in the Toronto Sun report , the mall security “ attempted to arrest the suspect who resisted arrest and assaulted the guards during the altercation.
” Police added that their officers reviewed “ countless hours of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with assault , adding that they found no evidence of an “ offence committed by the security guards.
” “ The security guard observed two people in the food court area eating and not wearing masks .
They were asked to disperse and failed to comply , ” said police in their statement .
“ The suspect was yelling and swearing at the security officers , ” police added .
A large portion of Ontario , including the Toronto , Peel and York regions , are currently under the most restrictive “ Lockdown-Grey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the government has said they will most likely remain at this level until at least a few days before Christmas .
The York region was only yesterday added to the “ Lockdown-Grey ” category .
Incidents such as Walker ’ s have become more commonplace across Canada and the United States as some businesses and law enforcement take extreme measures to enforce local COVID-19 rules .
Recently , United Airlines kicked a family off a flight because their two-year-old refused to put on a mask .
In late November , Adam Skelly , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrested for defying local COVID health orders by opening up his dining room despite it being banned under local COVID-19 health restrictions .
Skelly was later released on bail but is facing multiple charges .
He has since been allowed to open his restaurant , but only for take-out .
Independent Ontario MPP Randy Hillier has been openly critical of the Ford government ’ s COVID-19 restrictions .
He was recently charged for both organizing and attending an anti-lockdown protest held outside the provincial legislature .
Premier of the province Doug Ford recently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ holiday parties or large family dinners ” for 2020 in a politically correct announcement about “ Holiday Season Safety ” that did not mention Christmas at all .

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One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop!
Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable.
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PETITION UPDATE (8/25/2020)
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One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop!
Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable.
Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse mandatory mask mandates within their borders.
Public health policies should be based on science and logic, not on the type of political posturing and virtue-signaling which led Joe Biden to recently call for a national mask mandate.
And, public health policies certainly shouldn't lead to a situation where more people could become sick.
But, that is exactly what these mandatory mask mandates are doing.
Here are four inconvenient facts about masks:
1) Masks** are largely ineffective at stopping the transmission of viruses.
The vast majority of masks worn by the public are made from material which cannot filter-out viruses because virus particles are too small to catch or obstruct. Wearing cloth masks to stop a virus is like putting a bee in a bird cage to keep it from flying away.
Wearing a mask for long periods of time ensures that the wearer has a warm and moist receptacle around his or her mouth, on which viruses and bacteria can land and accumulate.
Thus, masks are actually likely to have little effect in stopping the spread of COVID-19 acting as a barrier, but could actually make things worse acting as a receptacle.
2) Mandates which call for masks to be worn outdoors are both absurd and oppressive.
3) There are clearly documented hazards of wearing masks for long periods of time.
4) And, since school is on everyone's mind...
Notwithstanding the above information on the ineffectiveness of most masks against viruses, we don't know if asymptomatic children can even transmit the virus.
But, it was a reported in an article in the July 21, 2020 Uk Times that: "There has been no recorded case of a teacher catching the coronavirus from a pupil anywhere in the world, according to one of the UK government's leading scientific advisers."
And, we also know that children are extremely unlikely to get seriously ill or die from COVID infections. In any case, children cannot possibly be expected to wear a mask properly in a way that would cut transmission.
There are still a lot of unknowns about COVID-19, but we have grown in our understanding of this disease since the beginning of the crisis.
The knowledge we have gained should allow government and health authorities to make more nuanced policies than the current one-size-fits-all mask mandates.
Where are the legislative hearings in county commissions, and state, provincial or federal legislatures before these drastic actions are mandated? Where are the open and transparent debates among experts that provide our representatives with the necessary information to make good policy decisions?
The real pandemic is the panic and the resulting tyranny that is being caused by dictatorial governors, corporate media and the monopolistic Big Tech.
The truth is that COVID-19 is like a bad cold for most people; this is not ebola or the plague.
Of course, the very elderly and those with serious health conditions should take precautions or be quarantined, but the rest of society should begin the long process of returning to normality.
The frenzy to force everyone to wear a mask, at all times, has gone beyond all comprehension, and goes against science and logic.
Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse any mandatory mask order within the borders of their county, state, province, or country.
Thank you!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART I - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear
'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART II - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear-part-ii
OSHA Document on Surgical Masks and Respirators stating that surgical masks do NOT prevent airborne particles (e.g. viruses) from being inhaled - https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3219.pdf
'PETER HITCHENS: Face masks turn us into voiceless submissives - and it’s not science forcing us to wear them, it’s politics' - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8537489/PETER-HITCHENS-Face-masks-turn-voiceless-submissives.html
**Here, we are referring to the masks worn by the vast majority of the public, not to specialist masks or respirator-type masks.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-17--Candace Owens defends COVID vaccine skeptics, describes her ‘terrifying’ HPV vaccine injury

December 17 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Well-known American conservative pundit Candace Owens has blasted the prejudice against those questioning the safety and need for a coronavirus vaccine , and related her “ terrifying ” experience with the controversial Merck-produced Gardasil HPV vaccine that “ forever altered ” her thinking about vaccines .
Moreover , with a COVID-19 vaccine now approved , it ’ s more essential than ever to openly discuss the pros and cons of vaccination , given that “ we are more awake as a society to the evils of the pharmaceutical industry , ” which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mandatory coronavirus vaccine , Owens said in video posted Tuesday on Instagram .
Owens , who is due to deliver her first child in two weeks , said that many people asked for her take on vaccines following her November 30 video asking who is “ lining up for the COVID-19 vaccine ?
” “ How many of you guys are going to be among the first to inject this experimental vaccine , that ’ s been rushed , into your arms ?
” Owens asked then .
“ I ’ ve been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of propaganda , and if people say things enough times , people completely suspend critical thinking.
” On December 11 , the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization of the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine , which uses messenger RNA technology and has to be stored at -60 to -80 degrees Celsius .
The Pfizer vaccine has also been approved in Britain , Canada , Bahrain , Mexico and Saudi Arabia .
In her subsequent Instagram video , Owens described how her adverse reaction to an HPV shot changed her from a “ super @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on her doctor ’ s advice , to someone who is neither “ explicitly pro-vaccine ” or “ explicitly anti-vaccine ” but “ pro with people using their brain and assessing the risks and evaluating whether or not it is a good idea to take a vaccine.
” Society regards not vaccinating your children as the “ highest crime against humanity and we don ’ t even have the discussion , ” added Owens .
“ We have been such a vicious and disgusting society against moms who speak out about their children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them like they ’ re all crazy conspiracy theorists , ” she said .
“ Now that I have a platform , I want to use it to support those moms and to say that I believe you .
You know , I believe you because … I ’ ve had a vaccine .
I was vaccine injured.
” When she was 20 , the Merck-manufactured three-dose Gardasil vaccine for the sexually transmitted disease HPV was being promoted “ really aggressively ” for all women to prevent cervical cancer , and her gynecologist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ related .
“ The first time I got the first part of the series , as soon as he gave me a shot , I passed out , ” which left her “ shaken.
” As for her second dose , “ as soon as they put the shot in my arm , I not only passed out again , but when I woke up , I instantly started vomiting and seizuring all over my nurse , ” who then called in two male doctors , she said , who recommended not taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reaction .
“ And it was just a really terrifying , awful experience .
I am not a person who has ever had seizures .
I 'm not a person who passes out , ” Owen said .
“ I was crying hysterically and when I left , I was really shaken up and I went to my mom ’ s office , which was very nearby.
” The experience “ forever altered my opinion on vaccines , meaning that I would never , ever , ever be a person that would just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so , ” Owens said .
She then heard from other women who had adverse reactions to the Gardasil vaccine and “ started digging into this vaccine and thinking to myself , why did I just allow this doctor to inject me without doing any research ?
” Owens discovered that cervical cancer affects a disproportionately small number of women , ( about 4,000 of the 166,000,000 million American women die of cervical cancer annually , or .0024 percent ) and that HPV generally “ goes away untreated.
” Years later , Merck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ essential for men , and according to Owens , New York state proposed to give the vaccine to children as young as five , “ which terrifies me , knowing how I reacted to it , knowing how scared I was , knowing that I passed out twice , that I had a seizure , that I threw up.
” As for the COVID-19 vaccine , “ I think I ’ ve never seen this many people , both people that say they are pro-vax and anti-vax coming together to discuss their lack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with saying that you want everybody to get it , ” Owens concluded .
“ We should always pause and ask questions , ” she said .
“ And what people think about me means very little .
I ’ m going to make the best decisions for me , best decisions for my future child .
… And Dr. Fauci and Bill Gates are evil .
The end.
” A number of experts , including former Pfizer senior researcher Michael Yeadon , oppose a coronavirus vaccine , and warn the COVID-19 vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of grave adverse effects is unknown .
Yeadon and a colleague have launched a petition to stop all testing of COVID-19 vaccine in Europe .
The UK health authorities have advised pregnant and nursing women not to take the Pfizer vaccine , and that should women avoid becoming pregnant for two months after receiving the shots .
LifeSiteNews has produced an extensive COVID-19 vaccines resources page .
View it here .
FDA : Death , heart attacks , stroke , blood disorders all possible side effects of COVID vaccine Black conservative superstar Candace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would allow birth control , vaccines for kids without parental consent

'We have been such a vicious and disgusting society against moms who speak out about their children getting injured by vaccines, we treat them like they’re all crazy conspiracy theorists'
December 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Well-known American conservative pundit Candace Owens has blasted the prejudice against those questioning the safety and need for a coronavirus vaccine, and related her “terrifying” experience with the controversial Merck-produced Gardasil HPV vaccine that “forever altered” her thinking about vaccines.
Moreover, with a COVID-19 vaccine now approved, it’s more essential than ever to openly discuss the pros and cons of vaccination, given that “we are more awake as a society to the evils of the pharmaceutical industry,” which has an obvious incentive to push a mandatory coronavirus vaccine, Owens said in video posted Tuesday on Instagram.
Owens, who is due to deliver her first child in two weeks, said that many people asked for her take on vaccines following her November 30 video asking who is “lining up for the COVID-19 vaccine?”
“How many of you guys are going to be among the first to inject this experimental vaccine, that’s been rushed, into your arms?” Owens asked then. “I’ve been amazed really in just seeing the power of propaganda, and if people say things enough times, people completely suspend critical thinking.”
On December 11, the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization of the two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which uses messenger RNA technology and has to be stored at -60 to -80 degrees Celsius. The Pfizer vaccine has also been approved in Britain, Canada, Bahrain, Mexico and Saudi Arabia.
In her subsequent Instagram video, Owens described how her adverse reaction to an HPV shot changed her from a “super ignorant pro-vaxxer” who took a vaccine on her doctor’s advice, to someone who is neither “explicitly pro-vaccine” or “explicitly anti-vaccine” but “pro with people using their brain and assessing the risks and evaluating whether or not it is a good idea to take a vaccine.”
Society regards not vaccinating your children as the “highest crime against humanity and we don’t even have the discussion,” added Owens.
“We have been such a vicious and disgusting society against moms who speak out about their children getting injured by vaccines, we treat them like they’re all crazy conspiracy theorists,” she said.
“Now that I have a platform, I want to use it to support those moms and to say that I believe you. You know, I believe you because … I’ve had a vaccine. I was vaccine injured.”
When she was 20, the Merck-manufactured three-dose Gardasil vaccine for the sexually transmitted disease HPV was being promoted “really aggressively” for all women to prevent cervical cancer, and her gynecologist recommended that she take it, Owens related.
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: No to government and corporate penalties for refusing COVID-19 vaccine Show Petition Text 103183 have signed the petition. Let's get to 125000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition **Photo credit: Shutterstock.com Mainstream media sources are promoting offensive suggestions by some doctors that people who refuse a vaccine for COVID-19 should be "punished" by the government and by business - effectively coercing them into taking the vaccine. One group of doctors writing in 'USA Today' suggested that the government impose special taxes (i.e., fines) on people who refuse the vaccination and that business simply refuse to serve them. [see story below]
Another doctor writing in an online publication called 'The Conversation' shamelessly suggested that people who refuse a vaccine should be given a psychoactive drug to induce compliance. [see story below] But, these suggestions are plain political posturing, and have nothing to do with science or with the recent trends of the disease. And, in case they haven't noticed, we live in a democracy not a medical dictatorship! Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks policy-makers and business people, at all levels, to pledge to respect the rights of those who, in good conscience, decide not to vaccinate themselves or their children. People should not have to live in fear of governmental or corporate retribution for refusing a vaccine which is being rushed to market by Big Pharma and their fellow-travelers in NGOs, like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It would be intolerable and immoral for the government or business to coerce someone, and their family, to take a COVID vaccine against their will to avoid a fine, or just so they can do their weekly grocery shopping. Medical freedom must be respected in principle and also in practice. So, it is now time that our policy-makers listen to all voices involved in this vital conversation, and start to represent those who will not tolerate being punished for refusing a vaccine. Simply put, legislatures must begin to act as legislatures again. Questions must be asked. Hearings and investigations must be held. And, the legislatures of each state and country must return to the business of representing the people who voted for them, assuming their rightful place as the originator of legislation. We can no longer accept the dictates of executive branches without question, especially now that, statistically speaking, the initial brunt of the COVID crisis has passed. Neither can we accept the dictates of doctors who seem detached from reality and from science, and who only seem to be attached to the idea of promoting ideas which contribute to the agrandizement of power and control of political interests, and wealth of those who stand to make a lot of money from the sale of a COVID vaccine. Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks government and business leaders to pledge to respect the rights of those who refuse a COVID vaccine, and not seek to punish them for doing so. FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Doctors lay out plan to ‘punish’ people who refuse coronavirus vaccine: ‘There is no alternative’' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/doctors-lay-out-plan-to-punish-people-who-refuse-coronavirus-vaccine-there-is-no-alternative 'US professor: ‘Psychoactive pill’ should be covertly administered to ensure lockdown compliance' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-professor-ensure-lockdown-compliance-by-drugging-dissenters-with-psychoactive-pill Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
“The first time I got the first part of the series, as soon as he gave me a shot, I passed out,” which left her “shaken.”
As for her second dose, “as soon as they put the shot in my arm, I not only passed out again, but when I woke up, I instantly started vomiting and seizuring all over my nurse,” who then called in two male doctors, she said, who recommended not taking the third dose because of her adverse reaction.
“And it was just a really terrifying, awful experience. I am not a person who has ever had seizures. I'm not a person who passes out,” Owen said. “I was crying hysterically and when I left, I was really shaken up and I went to my mom’s office, which was very nearby.”
The experience “forever altered my opinion on vaccines, meaning that I would never, ever, ever be a person that would just get the vaccine because the doctor said so,” Owens said.
She then heard from other women who had adverse reactions to the Gardasil vaccine and “started digging into this vaccine and thinking to myself, why did I just allow this doctor to inject me without doing any research?”
Owens discovered that cervical cancer affects a disproportionately small number of women, (about 4,000 of the 166,000,000 million American women die of cervical cancer annually, or .0024 percent) and that HPV generally “goes away untreated.”
Years later, Merck began promoting the Gardasil HPV vaccine as essential for men, and according to Owens, New York state proposed to give the vaccine to children as young as five, “which terrifies me, knowing how I reacted to it, knowing how scared I was, knowing that I passed out twice, that I had a seizure, that I threw up.”
(The Democrat-dominated New York state assembly and senate are currently considering bills to provide for the HPV vaccination of anyone born after January 2009.)
As for the COVID-19 vaccine, “I think I’ve never seen this many people, both people that say they are pro-vax and anti-vax coming together to discuss their lack of comfort with rushing the vaccine, with saying that you want everybody to get it,” Owens concluded.
“We should always pause and ask questions,” she said.
“And what people think about me means very little. I’m going to make the best decisions for me, best decisions for my future child. … And Dr. Fauci and Bill Gates are evil. The end.”
A number of experts, including former Pfizer senior researcher Michael Yeadon, oppose a coronavirus vaccine, and warn the COVID-19 vaccine have been insufficiently tested and the extent of grave adverse effects is unknown. Yeadon and a colleague have launched a petition to stop all testing of COVID-19 vaccine in Europe.
The UK health authorities have advised pregnant and nursing women not to take the Pfizer vaccine, and that should women avoid becoming pregnant for two months after receiving the shots.
LifeSiteNews has produced an extensive COVID-19 vaccines resources page. View it here.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-19--China helped steal U.S. election, concludes hard-hitting Epoch Times documentary

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NEW YORK CITY , December 18 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — China had a motive and the influence to steal the 2020 U.S. presidential elections , a pro-democracy Chinese-American media group asserts .
The Epoch Times has released a six-part , 1.5-hour-long investigative documentary called Who ’ s Stealing America ?
In the fast-paced , jaw-dropping report , journalist Joshua Philipp investigates allegations of election fraud , media bias , election machine hacking , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China-controlled securities firm .
He then looks into claims made by leading Chinese professor that the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP ) has been infiltrating the American elite for almost thirty years , delves into the Biden family ’ s business affairs in China , and highlights the role of pro-CCP operators in November ’ s elections .
The Epoch Times is one of China ’ s few and fiercest critics among the American media .
It makes no secret of its mistrust of the country ’ s communist regime ; in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporter Philipp refers to COVID-19 as “ the CCP virus.
” However , he ( and scriptwriters Katherine Hu and Jingyang Tang ) put aside China for the first half of the report to concentrate on what happened late in the night of November 3 and early in the morning of November 4 .
Part 1 , “ Who ’ s Stealing America ?
, ” carefully lays out the strange events of Election Night .
By midnight , Trump and Biden had won their “ expected strongholds , ” Philipp narrates .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Georgia — all swing states with Trump leads — suspended their vote counts , “ almost simultaneously , ” the Epoch Times reported .
At 12:49 , the president tweeted that “ they are trying to steal the election.
” Between 4 A.M. and 6 A.M. , counting resumed in Wisconsin and Michigan , and there was a “ spike in votes ” for both states , numbering over 100 thousand , mostly for Biden .
Philipp examines both these “ abnormalities ” in detail .
He also highlights other election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ swing states bizarrely outstripped the number of votes for their Democrat senatorial candidates .
In Michigan , for example , Biden got 69,093 more votes than senatorial candidate Gary Peters .
In Part 2 , Philipp interviews witnesses to Election Night ballot fraud , contrasting their testimony with false or biased reportage from the mainstream media .
He also interviews data analyst Matt Braynard , who looked at electoral anomalies in Pennsylvania , Georgia , Michigan , Wisconsin , Arizona , and Nevada .
Braynard says he has discovered anomalies in at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” had listed a postage facility as their address , disguising a P.O .
box as an apartment number .
There were also false requests for absentee ballots .
Philipp reported that 138,221 people had moved out of Georgia by Election Day but still voted ( whether they knew it or not ) as Georgia residents by mail-in ballots .
This happened in a lesser scale in Wisconsin and Arizona , Philipp reported .
Based on the data , Braynard thinks the election could be flipped in Georgia , Wisconsin , and Arizona @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Voting Systems , used in 28 U.S. states and Puerto Rico , may have played in voter fraud .
Here the Epoch Times underscores the MSM ’ s skepticism about the security of Dominion ’ s machines before the election .
Philipp cites and interviews cyber-security experts who are confident that voting machines can be hacked .
He then examines the strange half-minute on Election Night when a livestreamed vote-ticker suddenly took exactly 19,958 votes from Trump ’ s tally and gave them to Biden .
“ Who had access to that [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ What changes could they have made right before the election ?
” The story about Dominion Voting Systems gets even darker in Part 4 , when the Epoch Times presents its investigation into the firm ’ s parent company , Stable Street Capital .
“ A month before the 2020 election , the parent company of Dominion Voting Systems received $ 400 million in funding , ” Philipp reports .
Stable Street Capital , which bought Dominion in July 2018 , received the funding from UBS Securities , LLC , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UBS had already given Stable Street Capital $ 200 million in December 2014 .
And after the November 3 election , both Dominion and UBS Beijing made abrupt changes : Dominion deleted information about its board , its CEO canceled his appearance before a PA House of Representatives hearing , its security director went missing , and its Toronto HQ closed down .
On November 30 , UBS Beijing ’ s board of directors replaced 11 of its 14 members .
The Epoch Times does not believe this was a coincidence .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the securities firms UBS New York and UBS Beijing , stating that three of the former ’ s four board members are Chinese nationals who have had leadership roles at the latter .
UBS Beijing was founded under the “ personal supervision ” of Wang Qishan , now the vice president of the People ’ s Republic of China .
UBS is still controlled by the CCP and Chinese nationals today , Philipp reports .
Part 5 , entitled “ The Subversion of America ” , begins with Tucker Carlson ’ s December @ @ @ @ @ @ @ professor ’ s smug lecture about the CCP ’ s infiltration of the American elite .
In the video , Di Dongsheng brags that China has “ people high above ” in the USA , and that between 1992 and 2016 , China “ manipulated the core power circle in the U.S. ” Trump ’ s election made things difficult for China , but “ now we see Biden come to power , ” the lecturer enthused .
The video footage serves as a springboard for the Epoch Times to make its central @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unrestricted warfare against the USA ” : biological ( “ the CPP virus ” ) , drug ( the fentanyl crisis ) , public opinion , digital , and political .
The media group describes Joe Biden as a “ CCP proxy.
” Interviewee Rick Fisher , senior fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center , tells Philipp that China “ ultimately wants to become the global hegemon ” and the globe ’ s “ center of political , strategic and economic decision-making.
” Ultimately , the CCP wants a world in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China , Fisher said .
“ Cyber warfare assists all of these goals , ” he added , “ and the manipulation of elections , if possible , is certainly an option that the Chinese Communist Party would want to exercise ... to make the world safe for its dictatorship.
” The Epoch Times also suggests that China is behind BLM and Antifa violence , as well as social media bias and censoring of election fraud allegations .
It alleges that the anti-Trump “ Seed the Vote ” organization is a front for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Biden family ’ s business dealings in China during and after the Obama administration .
Part 6 serves as the Epoch Times ’ trumpet call to the American voters to take a stand against the election fraud they allege Biden and the CCP have perpetrated against America .
The Epoch Times ’ Trevor Loudon says on camera that the USA is living through a communist revolution and warns that the goal of socialists in the USA is “ complete tyranny.
” The report concludes that the USA is now in a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and “ between good and evil.
” “ We are not fighting for Trump , ” Philipp says .
“ We are fighting for our future and the future of America ’ s freedom.
” China expert Steven Mosher told LifeSiteNews that Dominion Voting Systems did indeed switch votes and that the Epoch Times is “ one of the few news agencies ” reporting fairly on the election .
“ On the night of November 3rd , Donald Trump was watching in real time as the Dominion Voting Systems were switching votes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at 2 a.m. that night and denounced voter fraud , and announced that he would be taking his case to the Supreme Court , ” Mosher said by email today .
“ The Epoch Times is one of the few news agencies , aside from LifeSite News , that has been honestly covering the 2020 presidential election , which marks a watershed in American history .
If we do not reverse the cheating , and put in place measures to prevent it from ever happening again , our republic may well be lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their new documentary shows , Dominion Voting Systems played a key role in manipulating the vote .
A forensic audit of Dominions machines and software in Michigan showed that ‘ the Dominion Voting System is intentionally and purposefully designed with inherent errors to create systemic fraud and influence election results.
’ ” Mosher also stated that “ foreign actors , chiefly China ” helped to undermine the election .
“ More will come out about this in the coming days , ” he promised .

China had a motive and the influence to steal the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, a pro-democracy Chinese-American media group asserts.
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NEW YORK CITY, December 18, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — China had a motive and the influence to steal the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, a pro-democracy Chinese-American media group asserts.
The Epoch Times has released a six-part, 1.5-hour-long investigative documentary called Who’s Stealing America? In the fast-paced, jaw-dropping report, journalist Joshua Philipp investigates allegations of election fraud, media bias, election machine hacking, and the relationship of Dominion Voting Systems to a China-controlled securities firm. He then looks into claims made by leading Chinese professor that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been infiltrating the American elite for almost thirty years, delves into the Biden family’s business affairs in China, and highlights the role of pro-CCP operators in November’s elections.
The Epoch Times is one of China’s few and fiercest critics among the American media. It makes no secret of its mistrust of the country’s communist regime; in the first few minutes of the documentary, reporter Philipp refers to COVID-19 as “the CCP virus.” However, he (and scriptwriters Katherine Hu and Jingyang Tang) put aside China for the first half of the report to concentrate on what happened late in the night of November 3 and early in the morning of November 4.
Part 1, “Who’s Stealing America?,” carefully lays out the strange events of Election Night. By midnight, Trump and Biden had won their “expected strongholds,” Philipp narrates. But then Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Georgia — all swing states with Trump leads — suspended their vote counts, “almost simultaneously,” the Epoch Times reported.
At 12:49, the president tweeted that “they are trying to steal the election.” Between 4 A.M. and 6 A.M., counting resumed in Wisconsin and Michigan, and there was a “spike in votes” for both states, numbering over 100 thousand, mostly for Biden. Philipp examines both these “abnormalities” in detail. He also highlights other election anomalies, including how Biden votes in swing states bizarrely outstripped the number of votes for their Democrat senatorial candidates. In Michigan, for example, Biden got 69,093 more votes than senatorial candidate Gary Peters.
In Part 2, Philipp interviews witnesses to Election Night ballot fraud, contrasting their testimony with false or biased reportage from the mainstream media. He also interviews data analyst Matt Braynard, who looked at electoral anomalies in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada. Braynard says he has discovered anomalies in at least 1.2 million votes. Some “voters” had listed a postage facility as their address, disguising a P.O. box as an apartment number. There were also false requests for absentee ballots. Philipp reported that 138,221 people had moved out of Georgia by Election Day but still voted (whether they knew it or not) as Georgia residents by mail-in ballots. This happened in a lesser scale in Wisconsin and Arizona, Philipp reported.
Based on the data, Braynard thinks the election could be flipped in Georgia, Wisconsin, and Arizona.
Part 3 investigates the role Dominion Voting Systems, used in 28 U.S. states and Puerto Rico, may have played in voter fraud. Here the Epoch Times underscores the MSM’s skepticism about the security of Dominion’s machines before the election. Philipp cites and interviews cyber-security experts who are confident that voting machines can be hacked. He then examines the strange half-minute on Election Night when a livestreamed vote-ticker suddenly took exactly 19,958 votes from Trump’s tally and gave them to Biden.
“Who had access to that [Dominion] equipment?” Philipp asks. “What changes could they have made right before the election?”
The story about Dominion Voting Systems gets even darker in Part 4, when the Epoch Times presents its investigation into the firm’s parent company, Stable Street Capital.
“A month before the 2020 election, the parent company of Dominion Voting Systems received $400 million in funding,” Philipp reports.
Stable Street Capital, which bought Dominion in July 2018, received the funding from UBS Securities, LLC, a company with strong links to China. UBS had already given Stable Street Capital $200 million in December 2014. And after the November 3 election, both Dominion and UBS Beijing made abrupt changes: Dominion deleted information about its board, its CEO canceled his appearance before a PA House of Representatives hearing, its security director went missing, and its Toronto HQ closed down. On November 30, UBS Beijing’s board of directors replaced 11 of its 14 members.
The Epoch Times does not believe this was a coincidence.
The report digs deep into the relationship between the securities firms UBS New York and UBS Beijing, stating that three of the former’s four board members are Chinese nationals who have had leadership roles at the latter. UBS Beijing was founded under the “personal supervision” of Wang Qishan, now the vice president of the People’s Republic of China. UBS is still controlled by the CCP and Chinese nationals today, Philipp reports.
Part 5, entitled “The Subversion of America”, begins with Tucker Carlson’s December 7, 2020 story exposing a Chinese professor’s smug lecture about the CCP’s infiltration of the American elite. In the video, Di Dongsheng brags that China has “people high above” in the USA, and that between 1992 and 2016, China “manipulated the core power circle in the U.S.” Trump’s election made things difficult for China, but “now we see Biden come to power,” the lecturer enthused.
The video footage serves as a springboard for the Epoch Times to make its central argument that China is engaging in “unrestricted warfare against the USA”: biological (“the CPP virus”), drug (the fentanyl crisis), public opinion, digital, and political. The media group describes Joe Biden as a “CCP proxy.” Interviewee Rick Fisher, senior fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center, tells Philipp that China “ultimately wants to become the global hegemon” and the globe’s “center of political, strategic and economic decision-making.” Ultimately, the CCP wants a world in which it can never be challenged in China, Fisher said.
“Cyber warfare assists all of these goals,” he added, “and the manipulation of elections, if possible, is certainly an option that the Chinese Communist Party would want to exercise … to make the world safe for its dictatorship.”
The Epoch Times also suggests that China is behind BLM and Antifa violence, as well as social media bias and censoring of election fraud allegations. It alleges that the anti-Trump “Seed the Vote” organization is a front for the pro-CPP Chinese Progressive Association before examining the Biden family’s business dealings in China during and after the Obama administration.
Part 6 serves as the Epoch Times’ trumpet call to the American voters to take a stand against the election fraud they allege Biden and the CCP have perpetrated against America. The Epoch Times’ Trevor Loudon says on camera that the USA is living through a communist revolution and warns that the goal of socialists in the USA is “complete tyranny.” The report concludes that the USA is now in a “battle between traditional values and communism” and “between good and evil.”
“We are not fighting for Trump,” Philipp says. “We are fighting for our future and the future of America’s freedom.”
China expert Steven Mosher told LifeSiteNews that Dominion Voting Systems did indeed switch votes and that the Epoch Times is “one of the few news agencies” reporting fairly on the election.
“On the night of November 3rd, Donald Trump was watching in real time as the Dominion Voting Systems were switching votes. That’s why he came out at 2 a.m. that night and denounced voter fraud, and announced that he would be taking his case to the Supreme Court,” Mosher said by email today.
“The Epoch Times is one of the few news agencies, aside from LifeSite News, that has been honestly covering the 2020 presidential election, which marks a watershed in American history. If we do not reverse the cheating, and put in place measures to prevent it from ever happening again, our republic may well be lost,” he continued.
“As their new documentary shows, Dominion Voting Systems played a key role in manipulating the vote. A forensic audit of Dominions machines and software in Michigan showed that ‘the Dominion Voting System is intentionally and purposefully designed with inherent errors to create systemic fraud and influence election results.’”
Mosher also stated that “foreign actors, chiefly China” helped to undermine the election.
“More will come out about this in the coming days,” he promised.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-19--WATCH: Pro-life heroine Mary Wagner prepares for landmark Supreme Court case

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OTTAWA , December 18 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Pro-life advocate Mary Wagner is asking for prayers and financial support for her landmark Charter challenge to the Canadian law that denies that the child in the womb is a human being .
After an eight-year legal odyssey , the case has now reached the Supreme Court of Canada .
Wagner , who has spent nearly six years in jail for her peaceful attempts to save mothers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortion , is challenging Section 223 ( 1 ) of Canada ’ s Criminal Code .
That section states : “ A child becomes a human being within the meaning of the Act when it has completely proceeded , in a living state , from the body of its mother [ . ]
” Her lawyer , Dr. Charles Lugosi , is arguing that this section violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Section 7 guarantee of an individual ’ s right to “ life , liberty and security of person , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Section 15 guarantee that “ [ e ] very individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law.
” On November 11 , 2020 , Lugosi submitted a 155-page application with the Supreme Court seeking leave to appeal lower-court rulings quashing Wagner ’ s Charter challenge .
“ Our hopes ultimately would be that the highest court would recognize the injustice of Section 223 which … acknowledges that before birth there ’ s a child there , but is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to common sense , contrary to scientific evidence , ” Wagner told LifeSite ’ s John-Henry Westen in a December 1 interview .
“ We will hope that that will be reversed ultimately so that protection , right to life , will be there , recognized from the moment of conception once again , ” said Wagner , whose pro-life advocacy inspired the growing Red Rose Rescue movement in the United States .
“ However , even if this court does not decide in favor of the truth , in favor of justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think that this case is really important , because it will present the highest court of the land with the truth , ” she told Westen .
“ If the court decides against our case , then it ’ s clearly exposed , the hypocrisy , and the grave injustice is exposed for many , because I believe that this case will garner international attention , ” said Wagner .
“ Many people in the world are not aware of Canada ’ s complete disregard from the moment of conception for unborn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So I think that either way , how the decision is made , that it will be a victory , but in different ways.
” Wagner launched the Charter challenge during her 2013 trial for mischief , a charge that arose from her August 15 , 2012 arrest at the Women ’ s Care Clinic , where she was offering mothers in the waiting room roses and support to help them choose life for their unborn babies .
During the trial , abortionist Saira Markovic , who according to her abortion center ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks ’ gestation and does not require parental consent when aborting the children of minors , testified that 14-year-old mothers were among her intended customers that day .
Lugosi argued during the trial that not only does Section 223 violate the Charter , but it also obstructed Wagner ’ s legal defense under Section 37 of the Criminal Code then in force , which stated , “ Everyone is justified in using force to defend himself or anyone under his protection from assault.
” Wagner believes that “ anyone ” included the child @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imminent danger of deadly assault from the abortionist .
However , Justice Fergus O ’ Donnell threw out the arguments and found Wagner guilty , releasing her from jail in June 2014 after 22 months behind bars .
In December 2016 , the Ontario Superior Court upheld O ’ Donnell ’ s ruling , and in September 2020 , the Ontario Court of Appeal refused to hear the case .
That , however , opened the way to an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada , which has the discretion to agree @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national importance.
” Abortion is undeniably an issue of national importance , and so the case “ merits leave to appeal ” to the Supreme Court , Lugosi told LifeSiteNews in an earlier interview .
The top court has never been presented with the legal issues raised in Wagner ’ s Charter challenge , he said , adding that there has been a “ deliberate mis-framing ” by the Crown prosecutors that Wagner ’ s case is “ really all about ‘ personhood.
’ ” But the distinction between “ human being ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter of common sense , dictionary definition , and jurisprudence , ” pointed out Lugosi , who earned a doctorate in juridical science from the University of Pennsylvania .
Moreover , Parliament does not have the authority to define who is and who is not a human being , particularly when “ from the point of view of science and medicine and morality … a biological human being … is known in truth to be a human being.
” The significance of the case can not be overstated , according to John Bulsza @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been raising funds during the long and costly journey to the highest court .
“ It has been the goal all along , if necessary , to reach the Supreme Court of Canada .
Now that goal has become a reality for Mary and the rest of us !
” he told LifeSiteNews in an earlier interview .
“ We ask for sacrificial giving so that all the previous efforts and sacrifices will not have been in vain .
Prayers are in order too !
” That was echoed by Wagner .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ because we don ’ t know how God is going to take this case , but if people would like to join all of us who are already praying for this case and for Dr. Lugosi , who ’ s representing our brothers and sisters , that is huge , ” she told Westen .
She also noted that the lawyer needs to be paid .
“ If people would like to donate , and for those who have — some have made incredible sacrifices , whether by offering the widow ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money — I just want to say thank you to everyone who has already contributed , and open it up , ” she said .
“ If anybody would like to contribute , please know that it ’ s a fight worth fighting , even if the victory is not as we would ultimately hope , there would still be a victory , I believe , in fighting the good fight .
So , thank you.
” To contribute to Mary Wagner ’ s legal defense fund , go to www.lifefunder.com/marywagnerldf

The significance of the case cannot be overstated.
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OTTAWA, December 18, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Pro-life advocate Mary Wagner is asking for prayers and financial support for her landmark Charter challenge to the Canadian law that denies that the child in the womb is a human being.
After an eight-year legal odyssey, the case has now reached the Supreme Court of Canada.
Wagner, who has spent nearly six years in jail for her peaceful attempts to save mothers and their unborn children from the violence of abortion, is challenging Section 223(1) of Canada’s Criminal Code.
That section states: “A child becomes a human being within the meaning of the Act when it has completely proceeded, in a living state, from the body of its mother[.]”
Her lawyer, Dr. Charles Lugosi, is arguing that this section violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Section 7 guarantee of an individual’s right to “life, liberty and security of person,” as well as the Charter’s Section 15 guarantee that “[e]very individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law.”
On November 11, 2020, Lugosi submitted a 155-page application with the Supreme Court seeking leave to appeal lower-court rulings quashing Wagner’s Charter challenge.
“Our hopes ultimately would be that the highest court would recognize the injustice of Section 223 which … acknowledges that before birth there’s a child there, but is not considered a human being, contrary to common sense, contrary to scientific evidence,” Wagner told LifeSite’s John-Henry Westen in a December 1 interview.
“We will hope that that will be reversed ultimately so that protection, right to life, will be there, recognized from the moment of conception once again,” said Wagner, whose pro-life advocacy inspired the growing Red Rose Rescue movement in the United States.
“However, even if this court does not decide in favor of the truth, in favor of justice for our littlest brothers and sisters, I think that this case is really important, because it will present the highest court of the land with the truth,” she told Westen.
“If the court decides against our case, then it’s clearly exposed, the hypocrisy, and the grave injustice is exposed for many, because I believe that this case will garner international attention,” said Wagner.
“Many people in the world are not aware of Canada’s complete disregard from the moment of conception for unborn children,” she added. “So I think that either way, how the decision is made, that it will be a victory, but in different ways.”
Challenge dates back to 2012 arrest
Wagner launched the Charter challenge during her 2013 trial for mischief, a charge that arose from her August 15, 2012 arrest at the Women’s Care Clinic, where she was offering mothers in the waiting room roses and support to help them choose life for their unborn babies.
During the trial, abortionist Saira Markovic, who according to her abortion center’s website aborts children up to 20 weeks’ gestation and does not require parental consent when aborting the children of minors, testified that 14-year-old mothers were among her intended customers that day.
Lugosi argued during the trial that not only does Section 223 violate the Charter, but it also obstructed Wagner’s legal defense under Section 37 of the Criminal Code then in force, which stated, “Everyone is justified in using force to defend himself or anyone under his protection from assault.”
Wagner believes that “anyone” included the child in the womb, who was in imminent danger of deadly assault from the abortionist.
However, Justice Fergus O’Donnell threw out the arguments and found Wagner guilty, releasing her from jail in June 2014 after 22 months behind bars.
In December 2016, the Ontario Superior Court upheld O’Donnell’s ruling, and in September 2020, the Ontario Court of Appeal refused to hear the case.
That, however, opened the way to an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, which has the discretion to agree to hear cases on issues of “national importance.”
Abortion is undeniably an issue of national importance, and so the case “merits leave to appeal” to the Supreme Court, Lugosi told LifeSiteNews in an earlier interview.
The top court has never been presented with the legal issues raised in Wagner’s Charter challenge, he said, adding that there has been a “deliberate mis-framing” by the Crown prosecutors that Wagner’s case is “really all about ‘personhood.’”
But the distinction between “human being” and “person” is a “matter of common sense, dictionary definition, and jurisprudence,” pointed out Lugosi, who earned a doctorate in juridical science from the University of Pennsylvania.
Moreover, Parliament does not have the authority to define who is and who is not a human being, particularly when “from the point of view of science and medicine and morality … a biological human being … is known in truth to be a human being.”
The significance of the case cannot be overstated, according to John Bulsza, the veteran London-based pro-life activist who has been raising funds during the long and costly journey to the highest court.
“It has been the goal all along, if necessary, to reach the Supreme Court of Canada. Now that goal has become a reality for Mary and the rest of us!” he told LifeSiteNews in an earlier interview.
“We ask for sacrificial giving so that all the previous efforts and sacrifices will not have been in vain. Prayers are in order too!”
That was echoed by Wagner.
“Prayer is the most important, because we don’t know how God is going to take this case, but if people would like to join all of us who are already praying for this case and for Dr. Lugosi, who’s representing our brothers and sisters, that is huge,” she told Westen.
She also noted that the lawyer needs to be paid.
“If people would like to donate, and for those who have — some have made incredible sacrifices, whether by offering the widow’s mite or by offering large sums of money — I just want to say thank you to everyone who has already contributed, and open it up,” she said.
“If anybody would like to contribute, please know that it’s a fight worth fighting, even if the victory is not as we would ultimately hope, there would still be a victory, I believe, in fighting the good fight. So, thank you.”
To contribute to Mary Wagner’s legal defense fund, go to www.lifefunder.com/marywagnerldf
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