lifesitenews--2020-06-25--Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger: ‘Grace of God’ helped me overcome porn addiction

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PITTSBURGH , Pennsylvania , June 25 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – One of the most successful and well-known professional football players , Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger , has revealed he overcame his porn addiction by the “ grace of God.
” The two-time Super Bowl champion said during a conference on manliness in Pittsburgh , “ I ’ ve fallen as short as anybody .
I ’ ve been addicted to alcohol , I ’ ve been addicted to pornography , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ husband , not the best father , not the best Christian I can be.
” “ But you have to dedicate yourself and understand that you can get out of it because of the grace of God , and him saying , listen , you know , you ’ re good enough for me the way you are , ” Roethlisberger added .
“ You don ’ t have to be perfect.
” “ We all fall short , ” he later explained .
“ I mean , that ’ s what happens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can get back into the good graces .
All it takes is ask.
” The use of pornography is very common across the whole population .
According to the Ministry of Tech , “ Today , 68 percent of young adult men and 18 percent of women use porn at least once every week .
Another 17 percent of men and another 30 percent of women use porn 1-2 times per month .
This means for 85 percent of young men and nearly half of young women , watching porn is at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earlier last year on professional basketball player , two-time NBA champ and reality TV star Lamar Odom , who admitted that he had long struggled with a porn addiction that negatively impacted his life and relationships .
“ You know , in the NBA , if you ’ re late , they just fine you , ” Odom said .
“ And I think about all the times that I was in my hotel room , game day , and I had to get one more last scene in .
So I like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just to watch a porno scene .
It ’ s kind of crazy.
” He overcame his addiction with the help of his girlfriend , who later became his fiancée .
Roethlisberger did not elaborate on his addiction to pornography .
He spoke at a Christian event called “ ManUp ” last Saturday .
The event , according to the website , “ encourages and teaches men to be godly leaders for their families , and raises awareness of the devastating impact of fatherlessness among youth today.
” The Steelers quarterback grew up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life to Christ in middle school .
During college and his early years in the NFL , however , he didn ’ t fully live up to Christian ideals .
Three years ago , Roethlisberger was baptized , and his priorities now are God first , his wife second , and his three children third .
“ I feel I ’ m a better Christian , a better husband , and a better father today because of his forgiveness of me , ” he said .
“ I want my kids to see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I want them to see us laughing and having fun together .
And that ’ s my challenge to the men out there : To love your wife so unconditionally – ‘ yucky ’ – that the kids are like , oh , you guys are so in love , ” he added .
Roethlisberger now wants “ to give all the glory to him ( God ) , because that ’ s where it comes from .
Every single thing that I have been blessed with – on the football field , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of him .
It ’ s nothing to do with me .
I put the work in , but he ’ s the one that motivates me in the morning to do the work , he ’ s the one that ’ s given me the ability.
” “ I ’ m trying to be a better Christian than I am athlete and football player , ” he said .
Admitting that he wasn ’ t good with Bible verses , he mentioned James 1:12 , “ Blessed is the man who endures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him.
” He also quoted James 1:19 , “ Know this , my beloved brethren .
Let every man be quick to hear , slow to speak , slow to anger.
” The quarterback challenged men to “ man up and be the best husbands and fathers you can be , and understand that we are forgiven .
We don ’ t have to be perfect , but be the best that you can be .
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‘But you have to dedicate yourself and understand that you can get out of it because of the grace of God,’ the quarterback said.
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PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 25, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – One of the most successful and well-known professional football players, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, has revealed he overcame his porn addiction by the “grace of God.”
The two-time Super Bowl champion said during a conference on manliness in Pittsburgh, “I’ve fallen as short as anybody. I’ve been addicted to alcohol, I’ve been addicted to pornography, which makes me then not the best husband, not the best father, not the best Christian I can be.”
“But you have to dedicate yourself and understand that you can get out of it because of the grace of God, and him saying, listen, you know, you’re good enough for me the way you are,” Roethlisberger added. “You don’t have to be perfect.”
“We all fall short,” he later explained. “I mean, that’s what happens, but it’s OK, you can get back into the good graces. All it takes is ask.”
The use of pornography is very common across the whole population. According to the Ministry of Tech, “Today, 68 percent of young adult men and 18 percent of women use porn at least once every week. Another 17 percent of men and another 30 percent of women use porn 1-2 times per month. This means for 85 percent of young men and nearly half of young women, watching porn is at least a monthly activity.”
LifeSiteNews reported earlier last year on professional basketball player, two-time NBA champ and reality TV star Lamar Odom, who admitted that he had long struggled with a porn addiction that negatively impacted his life and relationships.
“You know, in the NBA, if you’re late, they just fine you,” Odom said. “And I think about all the times that I was in my hotel room, game day, and I had to get one more last scene in. So I like chose to be late for the bus just to watch a porno scene. It’s kind of crazy.”
He overcame his addiction with the help of his girlfriend, who later became his fiancée.
Roethlisberger did not elaborate on his addiction to pornography.
He spoke at a Christian event called “ManUp” last Saturday. The event, according to the website, “encourages and teaches men to be godly leaders for their families, and raises awareness of the devastating impact of fatherlessness among youth today.”
The Steelers quarterback grew up in a Christian family, giving his life to Christ in middle school. During college and his early years in the NFL, however, he didn’t fully live up to Christian ideals. Three years ago, Roethlisberger was baptized, and his priorities now are God first, his wife second, and his three children third.
“I feel I’m a better Christian, a better husband, and a better father today because of his forgiveness of me,” he said.
“I want my kids to see me and my wife holding hands, I want them to see us laughing and having fun together. And that’s my challenge to the men out there: To love your wife so unconditionally – ‘yucky’ – that the kids are like, oh, you guys are so in love,” he added.
Roethlisberger now wants “to give all the glory to him (God), because that’s where it comes from. Every single thing that I have been blessed with – on the football field, off the football field – is because of him. It’s nothing to do with me. I put the work in, but he’s the one that motivates me in the morning to do the work, he’s the one that’s given me the ability.”
“I’m trying to be a better Christian than I am athlete and football player,” he said.
Admitting that he wasn’t good with Bible verses, he mentioned James 1:12, “Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him.”
He also quoted James 1:19, “Know this, my beloved brethren. Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.”
The quarterback challenged men to “man up and be the best husbands and fathers you can be, and understand that we are forgiven. We don’t have to be perfect, but be the best that you can be.”
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lifesitenews--2020-06-25--Planned Parenthood fires New York exec over racism claims

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June 25 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The United States ’ largest abortion chain has fired one of its New York executives for allegedly discriminating against black employees , amid a growing furor over perceived racism that has led to a rare acknowledgment of Planned Parenthood ’ s racist origins .
The board of directors for Planned Parenthood Federation of America ( PPFA ) announced Tuesday that it has fired Planned Parenthood of Greater New York ( PPGNY ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she treated workers in a hostile and even racist manner , the Daily Caller reports .
“ We reject what we view as McQuade ’ s Trumpian leadership style , ” reads a letter by a group of affiliate employees calling itself Save PPGNY , “ and envision a Planned Parenthood where all our staff , in particular our black and other staff of color , are honored for their expertise and included in the decision-making process.
” Among the group ’ s allegations against McQuade are that she has a habit of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meetings in front of their colleagues , ” that she “ lost the 18 million dollar surplus she inherited and replaced it with a 2020 projected deficit of 6.2 million dollars for the first six months , ” that she presided over “ unprecedented rates of staff turnover ” resulting in a loss of professional experience “ so profound as to be detrimental to every aspect of the organization.
” She also apparently “ immediately laid off 134 employees and furloughed another 100 ” in response to COVID-19 instead of cutting her own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Most disturbingly , they charge that “ PPGNY , under the leadership of CEO Laura McQuade , has effectively gaslit and silenced their marginalized staff thus creating a toxic work environment , ” by exploiting the “ language of diversity , equity , and inclusion ” to “ manipulate and silence those with differing opinions and perspectives.
” “ They have leveraged identity politics by putting Black and other people of color in positions of leadership who actively participate in harming Black staff and other staff members of color below them , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continues .
“ PPGNY repeatedly tokenizes their Chief Equity and Learning Officer , a Woman of Color who is not of African descent , as the ‘ voice ’ for BIPOC [ black , indigenous , people of color ] staff .
The decision to hire a non-Black person in this role exemplifies the ways in which white-led organizations use non-Black people as a buffer to actually confront and uproot anti-Blackness within organizations.
” “ With multiple attempts by the BIPOC staff to bring these concerns to our supervisors , we continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PPGNY says .
“ White and non-Black employees are still given more pay and more advancement opportunities than their Black colleagues.
” Notably , the group draws a direct line between McQuade ’ s alleged actions and an element of Planned Parenthood ’ s past the organization has long tried to downplay or deny : the racist , eugenicist beliefs of founder Margaret Sanger .
“ Planned Parenthood was founded by a racist , white woman , ” the letter says .
“ That is a part of history that can not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to undo some of the harm from institutional racism , many of these issues have worsened under McQuade ’ s tenure .
After years of complaints from staff about issues of systemic racism , pay inequity , and lack of upward mobility for Black staff , highly-paid consultants were brought in three separate times to assess the situation .
Each time , employees of color were brutally honest about their experiences , but nothing changed.
” The allegations come while America is in the midst of intense racial unrest sparked by the killing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police officer in Minnesota .
What started as protests ( and violence ) in the name of ending police brutality quickly morphed into a broader narrative about “ systemic racism ” in U.S. institutions and a campaign to tear down art perceived as “ racist , ” from statues of historical figures ( regardless of whether or not they were on the right side of their eras ’ civil rights battles ) to paintings of Jesus Christ that depict the Savior as white .

Employees accused Laura McQuade of having 'effectively gaslit and silenced...marginalized staff thus creating a toxic work environment,' by exploiting the 'language of diversity, equity, and inclusion' to 'manipulate and silence those with differing opinions and perspectives.'
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June 25, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The United States’ largest abortion chain has fired one of its New York executives for allegedly discriminating against black employees, amid a growing furor over perceived racism that has led to a rare acknowledgment of Planned Parenthood’s racist origins.
The board of directors for Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) announced Tuesday that it has fired Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY) chief executive Laura McQuade over allegations that she treated workers in a hostile and even racist manner, the Daily Caller reports.
“We reject what we view as McQuade’s Trumpian leadership style,” reads a letter by a group of affiliate employees calling itself Save PPGNY, “and envision a Planned Parenthood where all our staff, in particular our black and other staff of color, are honored for their expertise and included in the decision-making process.”
Among the group’s allegations against McQuade are that she has a habit of “brutally shaming staff members in internal meetings in front of their colleagues,” that she “lost the 18 million dollar surplus she inherited and replaced it with a 2020 projected deficit of 6.2 million dollars for the first six months,” that she presided over “unprecedented rates of staff turnover” resulting in a loss of professional experience “so profound as to be detrimental to every aspect of the organization.” She also apparently “immediately laid off 134 employees and furloughed another 100” in response to COVID-19 instead of cutting her own salary or the salaries of fellow executives.
Most disturbingly, they charge that “PPGNY, under the leadership of CEO Laura McQuade, has effectively gaslit and silenced their marginalized staff thus creating a toxic work environment,” by exploiting the “language of diversity, equity, and inclusion” to “manipulate and silence those with differing opinions and perspectives.”
“They have leveraged identity politics by putting Black and other people of color in positions of leadership who actively participate in harming Black staff and other staff members of color below them,” the group’s Equity letter continues. “PPGNY repeatedly tokenizes their Chief Equity and Learning Officer, a Woman of Color who is not of African descent, as the ‘voice’ for BIPOC [black, indigenous, people of color] staff. The decision to hire a non-Black person in this role exemplifies the ways in which white-led organizations use non-Black people as a buffer to actually confront and uproot anti-Blackness within organizations.”
“With multiple attempts by the BIPOC staff to bring these concerns to our supervisors, we continue to be invalidated and marginalized,” Save PPGNY says. “White and non-Black employees are still given more pay and more advancement opportunities than their Black colleagues.”
Notably, the group draws a direct line between McQuade’s alleged actions and an element of Planned Parenthood’s past the organization has long tried to downplay or deny: the racist, eugenicist beliefs of founder Margaret Sanger.
“Planned Parenthood was founded by a racist, white woman,” the letter says. “That is a part of history that cannot be changed. While efforts have been made to undo some of the harm from institutional racism, many of these issues have worsened under McQuade’s tenure. After years of complaints from staff about issues of systemic racism, pay inequity, and lack of upward mobility for Black staff, highly-paid consultants were brought in three separate times to assess the situation. Each time, employees of color were brutally honest about their experiences, but nothing changed.”
The allegations come while America is in the midst of intense racial unrest sparked by the killing of a black man by a white police officer in Minnesota. What started as protests (and violence) in the name of ending police brutality quickly morphed into a broader narrative about “systemic racism” in U.S. institutions and a campaign to tear down art perceived as “racist,” from statues of historical figures (regardless of whether or not they were on the right side of their eras’ civil rights battles) to paintings of Jesus Christ that depict the Savior as white.
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lifesitenews--2020-06-25--Mike Huckabee strongly rebukes BLM activist’s call to destroy images of Jesus Christ

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June 25 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Former Arkansas Gov .
and GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee has slammed left-wing activist Shaun King for his call to destroy representations of Jesus Christ and Our Lady , following the destruction of statues , including statues of saints , all across America .
“ To somehow hate Jesus is to hate the one person in the entire history of the planet who lived the perfection of God , because he was God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Fox News yesterday .
Shaun King , a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter ( BLM ) movement , best known for claiming to be half-black despite both parents on his birth certificate being listed as white , declared Monday that statues , murals , and stained-glass windows depicting Jesus as white should be taken down for being “ form [ s ] of white supremacy , ” meant to be “ tools of oppression ” and “ racist propaganda.
” Huckabee , who has also been a Protestant pastor , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any way Jesus is a symbol of white anything is absurd .
In part because Jesus wasn ’ t a white guy , he was a Middle Easterner , and probably had more olive skin than he did white skin.
” “ It has to be one of the most unbelievable things I ’ ve ever heard , ” he continued .
“ First of all , if someone would study Jesus , they would find that he was the ultimate person who loved the unlovable , who cared for the ones that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He cared about people who were slaves .
He cared about people who were prostitutes .
He stepped in the path of those who were ready to stone to death the woman caught in adultery .
And he was the one who intervened , ” he explained .
The former governor of Arkansas predicted that “ we ’ re going to see people who say , ‘ We ’ ve got to get rid of all these images of Jesus , because we don ’ t want to have any religion.
’ ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news for those of us who embrace Jesus , ” Huckabee said .
“ You can take down the images and the art of depicting Jesus , but you can never take the true spirit of Jesus Christ out of the lives of his followers.
” He talked about potential oppression and persecution , but pointed out that historically , “ the true faith begins to show even more dramatically ” in those times .
“ It ’ s because in the midst of darkness , light becomes more obvious .
So a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it gets , will have a profound effect , ” he said .
“ I think historically there ’ s always been a level of hate toward Christianity , because it calls for people to live a life that is different , ” Huckabee added .
A life lived based on the principles of the Bible would be “ a life of servanthood .
That ’ s not natural .
We are naturally , as the Bible would call us , sinners .
That doesn ’ t mean we ’ re all serial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the “ fundamental thing Jesus taught ” was , “ Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
” Huckabee reminded his viewers of the “ Judeo-Christian foundation of our country.
” “ Our fundamental rights don ’ t come from the government , ” he emphasized , “ because if government gives them , government can take them .
They come from God , and we created a government unlike any that ’ s ever been , whose sole purpose was to protect those God-given rights so that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individual liberty.
” Apart from the former governor of Arkansas , Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison , Wisconsin , has also said he “ can not remain silent ” in the face of King 's call to destroy representations of Jesus Christ .
“ I need to denounce such a call to violence and destruction , ” he wrote in a letter dated June 23 .
“ Our statues , pictures , stained-glass windows , churches , icons , and devotions are holy to us , ” Bishop Hying explained .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , visible expressions of the love of God , poured out in the life , death , and resurrection of Jesus and made manifest in the Saints .
They remind us of God , His love for us in Christ , and the nearness of the divine.
” The bishop of Madison condemned the “ secular iconoclasm of the current moment , ” as it “ will not bring reconciliation , peace , and healing .
Such violence will only perpetuate the prejudice and hatred it ostensibly seeks to end.
” In response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white representation of Jesus Christ indicating “ white supremacy , ” Bishop Hying pointed out that among Catholics , “ every culture , country , ethnicity , and race has claimed Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary as their own .
Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to Saint Juan Diego as a mestiza , African art depicts Jesus as Black , Asian depictions of the Blessed Mother , too , take on similarities of both bodily appearance and , often , cultural garb.
” Additionally , Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statues of St. Junipero Serra , who was canonized by Pope Francis in 2016 .
Cordileone called it “ mob rule , a troubling phenomenon that seems to be repeating itself throughout the country.
” “ Our dear city bears the name of one of history ’ s most iconic figures of peace and goodwill : St. Francis of Assisi , ” Cordileone explained .
“ For the past 800 years , the various Franciscan orders of brothers , sisters and priests that trace their inspiration back to him have been exemplary of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the poor and downtrodden and giving them their rightful dignity as children of God .
St. Junipero Serra is no exception.
” The archbishop of San Francisco also briefly recounted the saint ’ s achievements in his life .
“ St .
Serra made heroic sacrifices to protect the indigenous people of California from their Spanish conquerors , especially the soldiers , ” Cordileone wrote .
“ Even with his infirmed leg which caused him such pain , he walked all the way to Mexico City to obtain special faculties of governance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to discipline the military who were abusing the Indians .
And then he walked back to California.
” “ And lest there be any doubt , we have a physical reminder to this day : everywhere there is a presidio ( soldiers ’ barracks ) associated with a mission in the chain of 21 missions that he founded , the presidio is miles away from the mission itself and the school , ” he pointed out .
“ St .
Junipero Serra also offered them the best thing he had : the knowledge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he and his fellow Franciscan friars did through education , health care , and training in the agrarian arts.
” In St. Louis , Missouri , Catholics have been gathering and praying at a statue of the city ’ s namesake , Saint Louis IX , as a small group of leftists campaigns to tear it down .
St. Louis IX , the only king of France to be canonized a Catholic saint , is famous for ending the practice of trial by combat and replacing it with trial by jury .

'To somehow hate Jesus is to hate the one person in the entire history of the planet who lived the perfection of God, because he was God in human flesh,' he said.
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June 25, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Former Arkansas Gov. and GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee has slammed left-wing activist Shaun King for his call to destroy representations of Jesus Christ and Our Lady, following the destruction of statues, including statues of saints, all across America.
“To somehow hate Jesus is to hate the one person in the entire history of the planet who lived the perfection of God, because he was God in human flesh,” said Huckabee on Fox News yesterday.
Shaun King, a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, best known for claiming to be half-black despite both parents on his birth certificate being listed as white, declared Monday that statues, murals, and stained-glass windows depicting Jesus as white should be taken down for being “form[s] of white supremacy,” meant to be “tools of oppression” and “racist propaganda.”
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com
Huckabee, who has also been a Protestant pastor, countered, “To say that in any way Jesus is a symbol of white anything is absurd. In part because Jesus wasn’t a white guy, he was a Middle Easterner, and probably had more olive skin than he did white skin.”
“It has to be one of the most unbelievable things I’ve ever heard,” he continued. “First of all, if someone would study Jesus, they would find that he was the ultimate person who loved the unlovable, who cared for the ones that no one else cared for.”
“He cared about people who were slaves. He cared about people who were prostitutes. He stepped in the path of those who were ready to stone to death the woman caught in adultery. And he was the one who intervened,” he explained.
The former governor of Arkansas predicted that “we’re going to see people who say, ‘We’ve got to get rid of all these images of Jesus, because we don’t want to have any religion.’”
“But here’s the good news for those of us who embrace Jesus,” Huckabee said. “You can take down the images and the art of depicting Jesus, but you can never take the true spirit of Jesus Christ out of the lives of his followers.”
He talked about potential oppression and persecution, but pointed out that historically, “the true faith begins to show even more dramatically” in those times.
“It’s because in the midst of darkness, light becomes more obvious. So a little bit of light, the darker it gets, will have a profound effect,” he said.
“I think historically there’s always been a level of hate toward Christianity, because it calls for people to live a life that is different,” Huckabee added.
A life lived based on the principles of the Bible would be “a life of servanthood. That’s not natural. We are naturally, as the Bible would call us, sinners. That doesn’t mean we’re all serial killers.” However, according to Huckabee, the “fundamental thing Jesus taught” was, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
You want to have your home broken into and your stuff stolen? Then don’t do that to somebody else. You want your business burned down? Then don’t burn somebody else’s business down. Do you want to be raped? Don’t rape anybody. That’s how it works. And that’s the Christianity that a lot of people are missing.
Huckabee reminded his viewers of the “Judeo-Christian foundation of our country.”
“Our fundamental rights don’t come from the government,” he emphasized, “because if government gives them, government can take them. They come from God, and we created a government unlike any that’s ever been, whose sole purpose was to protect those God-given rights so that we could live in our personal, individual liberty.”
Apart from the former governor of Arkansas, Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison, Wisconsin, has also said he “cannot remain silent” in the face of King's call to destroy representations of Jesus Christ. “I need to denounce such a call to violence and destruction,” he wrote in a letter dated June 23.
“Our statues, pictures, stained-glass windows, churches, icons, and devotions are holy to us,” Bishop Hying explained. “They are sacramentals, blessed and sacred, visible expressions of the love of God, poured out in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and made manifest in the Saints. They remind us of God, His love for us in Christ, and the nearness of the divine.”
The bishop of Madison condemned the “secular iconoclasm of the current moment,” as it “will not bring reconciliation, peace, and healing. Such violence will only perpetuate the prejudice and hatred it ostensibly seeks to end.”
In response to King’s claim of a white representation of Jesus Christ indicating “white supremacy,” Bishop Hying pointed out that among Catholics, “every culture, country, ethnicity, and race has claimed Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary as their own. Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to Saint Juan Diego as a mestiza, African art depicts Jesus as Black, Asian depictions of the Blessed Mother, too, take on similarities of both bodily appearance and, often, cultural garb.”
Additionally, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco on June 20 condemned the tearing down of statues of St. Junipero Serra, who was canonized by Pope Francis in 2016. Cordileone called it “mob rule, a troubling phenomenon that seems to be repeating itself throughout the country.”
“Our dear city bears the name of one of history’s most iconic figures of peace and goodwill: St. Francis of Assisi,” Cordileone explained. “For the past 800 years, the various Franciscan orders of brothers, sisters and priests that trace their inspiration back to him have been exemplary of not only serving, but identifying with, the poor and downtrodden and giving them their rightful dignity as children of God. St. Junipero Serra is no exception.”
The archbishop of San Francisco also briefly recounted the saint’s achievements in his life.
“St. Serra made heroic sacrifices to protect the indigenous people of California from their Spanish conquerors, especially the soldiers,” Cordileone wrote. “Even with his infirmed leg which caused him such pain, he walked all the way to Mexico City to obtain special faculties of governance from the Viceroy of Spain in order to discipline the military who were abusing the Indians. And then he walked back to California.”
“And lest there be any doubt, we have a physical reminder to this day: everywhere there is a presidio (soldiers’ barracks) associated with a mission in the chain of 21 missions that he founded, the presidio is miles away from the mission itself and the school,” he pointed out.
“St. Junipero Serra also offered them the best thing he had: the knowledge and love of Jesus Christ, which he and his fellow Franciscan friars did through education, health care, and training in the agrarian arts.”
In St. Louis, Missouri, Catholics have been gathering and praying at a statue of the city’s namesake, Saint Louis IX, as a small group of leftists campaigns to tear it down. St. Louis IX, the only king of France to be canonized a Catholic saint, is famous for ending the practice of trial by combat and replacing it with trial by jury.
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lifesitenews--2020-06-25--Catholic youths heroically stop California mob from tearing down saint’s statue

VENTURA , California , June 25 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A group of courageous young Catholics surrounded the statue of a saint in Ventura , California last Saturday , placing their bodies in between Junipero Serra and the mob who wanted to tear him down .
The anti-Serra demonstrators had put out a call on social media for the June 20 event that began at 1 PM .
Calling the event “ Tear down Junipero Serra , ” the demonstrators stated that “ No longer shall we celebrate the enslavement , rape , and genocide of the original @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , statues of Catholic saint Serra , considered the founder of the California missions , were toppled and defaced in San Francisco ’ s Golden Gate Park and historic Olvera Street in Los Angeles .
Serra , a Spanish Franciscan missionary to the United States , helped to found nine missions in California in the late eighteenth century .
He established the mission of San Buenaventura in 1782 , which is now present-day Ventura .
His statue was erected at city hall in 1936 .
The current bronze statue was erected in 1989 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
At 1 PM , anti-Serra demonstrators , about 200 , gathered near the statue of the saint , located in front of Ventura ’ s city hall , where they began a rowdy demonstration .
Rally speakers addressed a diverse and vocal crowd whose slogans included “ Black Lives Matter ” and who held signs reading “ He Ain ’ t No Saint ” and “ Father Genocide.
” Some speakers , like local Chumash elder Julie Tumamait-Stenslie , appealed for a peaceful and ordered removal of the statue , while others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the statue down immediately , with repeating chants of “ Tear it down !
Tear it down !
” Some of the anti-Serra crowd appeared to have brought tools needed to pull the statue down .
But , thanks to the saint ’ s new bodyguard of dozens of young Catholics , including a priest , the city ’ s Serra statue was not toppled .
Padre Serra continued to gaze out over Ventura from his place in front of City Hall as the sun went down Saturday evening .
Prior to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activists had surrounded the statue to protect it from the vandals .
As the rally began , they stood quietly , some holding signs reading “ Save Serra , ” some praying .
Any attempt to pull down the statue would have meant forcibly removing those who encircled its base , something which the anti-Serra demonstrators had not anticipated .
The counter-protesters — mainly Catholic college students — were unmoved by taunts , insults , and the cloud of exhaust from a generator that rally organizers had placed close to them .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Elewaut , pastor of the historic Mission San Buenaventura , the final mission established by Junipero Serra , addressed the crowd and then joined pro-Serra activists at the base of the statue .
As the rally officially ended , Rev .
Elewaut blessed those gathered to protect the statue .
Many anti-Serra demonstrators left but a significant number remained .
Ventura police , who had watched from a distance during the rally , moved in closer at one point as a throng of anti-Serra demonstrators heckled and taunted the young people who still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about 4 PM , activists on both sides had dispersed .
The statue of Ventura ’ s founder remained , but its fate continues to be uncertain as city officials , church leaders , and tribal elders continue to negotiate its fate .
The bishops of California later in the week issued a carefully worded statement expressing their disapproval of the tearing down of statues of the saint .
While Saturday ’ s victory may be only a temporary reprieve , the Catholic young people went home that day knowing that they had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change.org petition to save Ventura ’ s statue of Saint Junipero Serra has gathered thousands of signatures : `` Fr .
Serra Statue In Ventura : We Must Preserve our History , and Learn from It . ''

The young Catholics placed themselves between the vandals and the statue of Saint Junipero Serra located at Ventura city hall in California
PETITION: Urge U.S. Catholic Bishops Conference to defend Catholic heritage and statues! Sign the petition here.
VENTURA, California, June 25, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A group of courageous young Catholics surrounded the statue of a saint in Ventura, California last Saturday, placing their bodies in between Junipero Serra and the mob who wanted to tear him down.
The anti-Serra demonstrators had put out a call on social media for the June 20 event that began at 1 PM. Calling the event “Tear down Junipero Serra,” the demonstrators stated that “No longer shall we celebrate the enslavement, rape, and genocide of the original people of Ventura.”
That same weekend, statues of Catholic saint Serra, considered the founder of the California missions, were toppled and defaced in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and historic Olvera Street in Los Angeles. Serra, a Spanish Franciscan missionary to the United States, helped to found nine missions in California in the late eighteenth century. He established the mission of San Buenaventura in 1782, which is now present-day Ventura. His statue was erected at city hall in 1936. The current bronze statue was erected in 1989. Pope Francis canonized him in 2015.
At 1 PM, anti-Serra demonstrators, about 200, gathered near the statue of the saint, located in front of Ventura’s city hall, where they began a rowdy demonstration.
Rally speakers addressed a diverse and vocal crowd whose slogans included “Black Lives Matter” and who held signs reading “He Ain’t No Saint” and “Father Genocide.”
Some speakers, like local Chumash elder Julie Tumamait-Stenslie, appealed for a peaceful and ordered removal of the statue, while others tried to rally the crowd to pull the statue down immediately, with repeating chants of “Tear it down! Tear it down!”
Some of the anti-Serra crowd appeared to have brought tools needed to pull the statue down, video evidence shows.
But, thanks to the saint’s new bodyguard of dozens of young Catholics, including a priest, the city’s Serra statue was not toppled. Padre Serra continued to gaze out over Ventura from his place in front of City Hall as the sun went down Saturday evening.
Prior to the 1 PM demonstration, dozens of pro-Serra activists had surrounded the statue to protect it from the vandals. As the rally began, they stood quietly, some holding signs reading “Save Serra,” some praying.
Any attempt to pull down the statue would have meant forcibly removing those who encircled its base, something which the anti-Serra demonstrators had not anticipated. The counter-protesters — mainly Catholic college students — were unmoved by taunts, insults, and the cloud of exhaust from a generator that rally organizers had placed close to them.
California Catholic Daily reported that at one point, anti-Serra protesters made a rush on the statue:
As the event wore on with the statue still undamaged, some [anti-Serra] speakers tried to work the crowd into a frenzy. When one asked, “Who’s with me?” for tearing down the statue at that moment, and pointed the way, the crowd made a rush. The [Serra] supporters closed ranks around the pedestal and stared down a man brandishing a metal stake at the head of the crowd. He swung it threateningly until one of the [Serra] supporters grabbed hold of it. Meanwhile, another [Serra] supporter ran down the street to a parked squad car and asked the police to come closer. A few cars pulled up with lights and sirens, cooling the fervor of the crowd.
At Tumamait-Stenslie’s invitation, Father Tom Elewaut, pastor of the historic Mission San Buenaventura, the final mission established by Junipero Serra, addressed the crowd and then joined pro-Serra activists at the base of the statue.
As the rally officially ended, Rev. Elewaut blessed those gathered to protect the statue.
Many anti-Serra demonstrators left but a significant number remained. Ventura police, who had watched from a distance during the rally, moved in closer at one point as a throng of anti-Serra demonstrators heckled and taunted the young people who still remained to protect the statue.
By about 4 PM, activists on both sides had dispersed. The statue of Ventura’s founder remained, but its fate continues to be uncertain as city officials, church leaders, and tribal elders continue to negotiate its fate.
The bishops of California later in the week issued a carefully worded statement expressing their disapproval of the tearing down of statues of the saint.
While Saturday’s victory may be only a temporary reprieve, the Catholic young people went home that day knowing that they had accomplished an important symbolic victory.
A change.org petition to save Ventura’s statue of Saint Junipero Serra has gathered thousands of signatures: “Fr. Serra Statue In Ventura: We Must Preserve our History, and Learn from It.”
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lifesitenews--2020-06-25--The importance of receiving Holy Communion on the tongue

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lifesitenews--2020-06-25--Tucker Carlson: Statue destroyers are ‘armed militia’ of Dem party working to ‘overthrow’ govt

WASHINGTON , D.C. , June 25 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Fox commentator Tucker Carlson stated that the vandals destroying public property across America , including the pulling down of historical monuments , are not really “ protesters ” or “ rioters ” but thugs pursuing the goals of the Democratic Party .
“ They 're the armed militia of the Democratic Party .
They 're working to overthrow our system of government .
They 're trying to put themselves in power , ” said Tucker during his June 24 “ Tucker Carlson Tonight ” show .
Carlson pointed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rioters and the hidden purpose of the riots across the United States .
“ At this point , ” Carlson said , “ it is pretty clear that nothing is what we 're told it is .
These are not protests .
This is not about George Floyd .
It 's not about ‘ systemic racism , ’ whatever that is.
” “ These are definitely not protesters , ” he continued .
“ They 're not even rioters.
” It was at this point that Carlson linked the vandals to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ began ostensibly in response to George Floyd ’ s horrific death while in police custody , the protesters have since moved in an entirely different direction .
While rioters vandalize shops and monuments , plunging the states into chaos , Antifa , a left-winged terrorist group , teaches how to inflict the most damage on police during riots .
The pro-abortion and pro-LGBT Black Lives Matter organization ( BLM ) , one of the major groups behind the riots , has been shown itself to be more committed to remaking America and American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carlson , in his show , pointed out the stupidity of the actual rioters and protestors .
“ These people are idiots - for real.
” The people setting fire to restaurants and destroying statues , Carlson remarked , are “ truly and utterly stupid.
” “ They know nothing .
They could n't tell you who George Washington was .
They do n't know when the Civil War was fought , probably not even to the century.
” “ They say they oppose racism , and then they rip down monuments to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contradiction in that because they have no idea who the abolitionists were .
They think it 's a band from the 80s .
”

The rioters are really the 'armed militia of the Democratic Party...working to overthrow our system of government'
PETITION: Urge U.S. Catholic Bishops Conference to defend Catholic heritage and statues! Sign the petition here.
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Fox commentator Tucker Carlson stated that the vandals destroying public property across America, including the pulling down of historical monuments, are not really “protesters” or “rioters” but thugs pursuing the goals of the Democratic Party.
“They're the armed militia of the Democratic Party. They're working to overthrow our system of government. They're trying to put themselves in power,” said Tucker during his June 24 “Tucker Carlson Tonight” show.
Carlson pointed out what he called the stupidity of the rioters and the hidden purpose of the riots across the United States.
“At this point,” Carlson said, “it is pretty clear that nothing is what we're told it is. These are not protests. This is not about George Floyd. It's not about ‘systemic racism,’ whatever that is.”
“These are definitely not protesters,” he continued. “They're not even rioters.” It was at this point that Carlson linked the vandals to the Democrat Party.
While protests across America began ostensibly in response to George Floyd’s horrific death while in police custody, the protesters have since moved in an entirely different direction.
While rioters vandalize shops and monuments, plunging the states into chaos, Antifa, a left-winged terrorist group, teaches how to inflict the most damage on police during riots. The pro-abortion and pro-LGBT Black Lives Matter organization (BLM), one of the major groups behind the riots, has been shown itself to be more committed to remaking America and American values than protecting all black lives.
Carlson, in his show, pointed out the stupidity of the actual rioters and protestors. “These people are idiots – for real.”
The people setting fire to restaurants and destroying statues, Carlson remarked, are “truly and utterly stupid.”
“They know nothing. They couldn't tell you who George Washington was. They don't know when the Civil War was fought, probably not even to the century.”
“They say they oppose racism, and then they rip down monuments to abolitionists. They don't see the contradiction in that because they have no idea who the abolitionists were. They think it's a band from the 80s.”
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lifesitenews--2020-06-25--Archbishop tells bishops they’ll ‘end up in hell’ for forcing faithful to receive communion in hand

POLAND , June 25 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A retired Polish archbishop warned his brother bishops and fellow priests that they ’ ll “ end up in hell ” for forcing the faithful to receive Holy Communion only in the hand in response to the coronavirus pandemic .
Archbishop Jan Pawel Lenga did not mince words as he accused priests who insist on offering communion only in the hand as being ignorant of history and lacking in respect toward the Blessed Sacrament .
He made the comments in a March 21 video interview conducted during the early days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the pandemic .
Such priests do not respect that which is Sacred and force others to violate their consciences , said the Archbishop in an interview for wRealu24 Polish Internet TV .
“ Poland is still zealous in the faith , and Polish people do not want to take Communion in the hand and standing up , like in the degenerate western world , ” said Lenga .
“ The coronavirus is being used to break people ’ s consciences.
” Lenga issued a stern warning to those bishops and priests who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hand : “ I am calling on them to stop , or they ’ ll end up in hell for doing this.
” Earlier this week , Catholic commentator John-Henry Westen , co-founder and editor-in-chief of LifeSiteNews , detailed five reasons why Catholics should only receive Holy Communion on the tongue .
“ With orders to refuse the faithful Holy Communion on the tongue coming from governmental health authorities and even some bishops , I wanted to give you the reasons why I could never receive Holy Communion in the hand .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I would make the sacrifice of just making a spiritual Holy Communion , ” he said .
After giving the five reasons , Westen made it clear that it was his belief that “ Catholics should not receive Holy Communion in the hand.
” “ Should you be in a situation where you are refused Holy Communion unless you take it in the hand , I would make a spiritual Communion only and then contact the proper authority to remedy the situation , ” he said .
Lenga foresees that when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people are now accustomed to taking communion in the hand while standing and so the practice should be continued .
Lenga went on to suggest that Church leaders had abandoned the faithful during a time of need .
“ Where are the bishops ?
Where are the Cardinals ?
” he wondered .
“ Where are all the Church hierarchy , usually so self-confident and important ?
” “ They are hidden away , having left the people alone , ” he said .
“ The bishops closed down all churches , no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ This says a lot about bishops and priests who have separated themselves from the faithful , as if they didn ’ t exist.
” Lenga compared bishops and priests who are missing in action to the doctors and nurses working on the front lines to combat the virus , risking their own health and sometimes even their lives .
“ The priests ran away from all this .
They just want to live long , ” said Lenga .
“ That shows they are far from the true faith , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these priests have lost the sense of the sacred and have become nothing more than “ administrators.
” They tell others what to do but don ’ t really respect Christ as God .
“ Don ’ t just mindlessly listen to the government and do whatever they say , ” said Lenga .
“ You are ready to deny Jesus and destroy everything.
” “ There is a panicked fear of death everywhere , instead of the fear of Judgement Day , or God ’ s punishments , which will come !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pope Francis ] is hiding away in his palace , ” said Lenga .
“ The cardinals are hiding away.
” Archbishop Lenga has frequently criticised Pope Francis and earlier this year was sanctioned for calling him a “ usurper and heretic.
” According to the Polish journal Więź as reported by CNA , Lenga said “ Bergoglio preaches untruth , preaches sin , and does not preach a tradition that lasted so many years , 2,000 years ...
He proclaims the truth of this world and this is the truth of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Diocese of Włocławek , where the archbishop lives in retirement , forbade Lenga from celebrating public Masses in February .
One commentator said at the time that Lenga had been “ muzzled.
” Last year , Lenga joined Cardinal Raymond Burke and Bishop Athanasius Schneider in issuing a public declaration of 40 truths of the faith to remedy the “ almost universal doctrinal confusion and disorientation ” endangering the spiritual health and eternal salvation of souls in the Church today .
Titled “ Declaration of the truths relating to some of the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Church of our time , ” the declaration sought to uphold the Church ’ s perennial teaching on the Eucharist , marriage and priestly celibacy .
Some of the points implicitly referenced statements made by Pope Francis , while others related to points of confusion that had arisen or intensified during the current pontificate .
Still , others addressed moral errors in society that are gravely harming lives , as much of the hierarchy stands by .
Lenga ’ s recent message to the priests and prelates of Poland echo last year ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faithful feel “ abandoned , ” and , perhaps presciently , that the Church is experiencing one of the “ greatest spiritual epidemics ” in her history .

Archbishop Jan Pawel Lenga said he is 'calling on them to stop, or they’ll end up in hell for doing this'
PETITION: Urge U.S. Catholic Bishops Conference to defend Catholic heritage and statues! Sign the petition here.
POLAND, June 25, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A retired Polish archbishop warned his brother bishops and fellow priests that they’ll “end up in hell” for forcing the faithful to receive Holy Communion only in the hand in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Archbishop Jan Pawel Lenga did not mince words as he accused priests who insist on offering communion only in the hand as being ignorant of history and lacking in respect toward the Blessed Sacrament. He made the comments in a March 21 video interview conducted during the early days of the Catholic Church’s response to the pandemic.
Such priests do not respect that which is Sacred and force others to violate their consciences, said the Archbishop in an interview for wRealu24 Polish Internet TV.
“Poland is still zealous in the faith, and Polish people do not want to take Communion in the hand and standing up, like in the degenerate western world,” said Lenga. “The coronavirus is being used to break people’s consciences.”
Lenga issued a stern warning to those bishops and priests who insist on administering the Eucharist solely in the hand: “I am calling on them to stop, or they’ll end up in hell for doing this.”
Earlier this week, Catholic commentator John-Henry Westen, co-founder and editor-in-chief of LifeSiteNews, detailed five reasons why Catholics should only receive Holy Communion on the tongue.
“With orders to refuse the faithful Holy Communion on the tongue coming from governmental health authorities and even some bishops, I wanted to give you the reasons why I could never receive Holy Communion in the hand. And, if the matter was forced, I would make the sacrifice of just making a spiritual Holy Communion,” he said.
After giving the five reasons, Westen made it clear that it was his belief that “Catholics should not receive Holy Communion in the hand.”
“Should you be in a situation where you are refused Holy Communion unless you take it in the hand, I would make a spiritual Communion only and then contact the proper authority to remedy the situation,” he said.
Lenga foresees that when the pandemic is over, clergy will say people are now accustomed to taking communion in the hand while standing and so the practice should be continued.
He pressed further:
They got used to not going to Confession? Great! Easier for us. We will be no different than the Protestants, in Germany and elsewhere in the world. That’s where this evil is leading to.
Lenga went on to suggest that Church leaders had abandoned the faithful during a time of need.
“Where are the bishops? Where are the Cardinals?” he wondered. “Where are all the Church hierarchy, usually so self-confident and important?”
“They are hidden away, having left the people alone,” he said.
“The bishops closed down all churches, no Masses are available,” he lamented. “This says a lot about bishops and priests who have separated themselves from the faithful, as if they didn’t exist.”
Lenga compared bishops and priests who are missing in action to the doctors and nurses working on the front lines to combat the virus, risking their own health and sometimes even their lives.
“The priests ran away from all this. They just want to live long,” said Lenga. “That shows they are far from the true faith, and far from God.”
Lenga said that these priests have lost the sense of the sacred and have become nothing more than “administrators.” They tell others what to do but don’t really respect Christ as God.
“Don’t just mindlessly listen to the government and do whatever they say,” said Lenga. “You are ready to deny Jesus and destroy everything.”
“There is a panicked fear of death everywhere, instead of the fear of Judgement Day, or God’s punishments, which will come!” declared the Archbishop.
“[Pope Francis] is hiding away in his palace,” said Lenga. “The cardinals are hiding away.”
“What happened to Catholicism?” he asked. “It’s a disaster.”
“Gentlemen, bend your knees,” he concluded.
Archbishop Lenga has frequently criticised Pope Francis and earlier this year was sanctioned for calling him a “usurper and heretic.”
According to the Polish journal Więź as reported by CNA, Lenga said “Bergoglio preaches untruth, preaches sin, and does not preach a tradition that lasted so many years, 2,000 years… He proclaims the truth of this world and this is the truth of the devil.”
As a result, the Diocese of Włocławek, where the archbishop lives in retirement, forbade Lenga from celebrating public Masses in February. One commentator said at the time that Lenga had been “muzzled.”
Last year, Lenga joined Cardinal Raymond Burke and Bishop Athanasius Schneider in issuing a public declaration of 40 truths of the faith to remedy the “almost universal doctrinal confusion and disorientation” endangering the spiritual health and eternal salvation of souls in the Church today.
Titled “Declaration of the truths relating to some of the most common errors in the life of the Church of our time,” the declaration sought to uphold the Church’s perennial teaching on the Eucharist, marriage and priestly celibacy.
Some of the points implicitly referenced statements made by Pope Francis, while others related to points of confusion that had arisen or intensified during the current pontificate. Still, others addressed moral errors in society that are gravely harming lives, as much of the hierarchy stands by.
Lenga’s recent message to the priests and prelates of Poland echo last year’s Declaration, which argued that the faithful feel “abandoned,” and, perhaps presciently, that the Church is experiencing one of the “greatest spiritual epidemics” in her history.
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lifesitenews--2020-06-25--The porn industry’s open secret: It peddles deeply racist content

Warning : The following article contains disturbing and disgusting content .
PETITION : Authorities must shut down Pornhub after showing videos of 15-year-old trafficking victim !
Sign the petition here .
June 25 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In Pornland : How Pornography is Hijacking Sexuality , feminist and porn expert Dr. Gail Dines spends an entire chapter detailing one of the open secrets of the porn industry : the sexual fetishization of racial stereotypes for monetary gain .
As I noted in a column on how the porn industry exploits ( and helps to create and sustain ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ producers create content that explicitly relies on toxic racial prejudices , such as black men sexually abusing white women or girls and portrayed as “ Blackzilla ” or “ Black Kong , ” and white slave owners sexually assaulting black women .
Ugly racial content on PornHub—which boasts 115 million daily users and can count the majority of the male population as its dependents—is nothing new .
But in this cultural moment , it should attract renewed attention .
The vile traffic in material portraying black men as rapacious predators and eroticizing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the sexual pleasure of viewers should be exposed , condemned , and destroyed .
PornHub should be treated the way any other company trafficking in rape and racial hatred would be .
Specifically , they should be driven out of business .
If these videos are not “ hate crimes , ” nothing is .
Only our collective cultural refusal to condemn any sexual fetish , no matter how perverse , is preventing this discussion from taking place .
The progressives demanding change won ’ t touch the porn industry .
Laila @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been relentlessly exposing the fact that PornHub hosts child pornography and profits from rape and sex trafficking , drew attention to this fact in a recent op-ed in the New York Post .
Almost immediately after the murder of George Floyd , Mickelwait writes , PornHub moved to cash in : Decent Americans mourned the unjust killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis .
Yet for Pornhub , the tragedy supplied grist for masturbation .
Recently approved and uploaded titles include “ I Can ’ t Breathe , ” posted by a verified user @ @ @ @ @ @ @ George Floyd ” and “ choke-out.
” A for-profit partner channel on Pornhub called Black Patrol sexualizes police brutality against African-Americans with titles such as “ White Cops Track Down and F - - k Black Deadbeat Dad.
” Countless other titles on Pornhub feature variations on the N-word and “ white master.
” “ Exploited black teens ” and “ black slave ” are suggested search terms deliberately promoted by Pornhub to its users .
If the titles repulse you , imagine what the videos do to the ever-younger eyes and minds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Those , unfortunately , are just a few of the tamer titles .
And as Mickelwait points out , PornHub is also trafficking in content that features vile anti-Semitism , including porn scenes set in Auschwitz and PornHub-verified users posting videos with account usernames such as “ Hitler the Jew-Slayer ” and “ OvenBakedJew.
” These videos , Mickelwait notes , have been monetized with ads by PornHub , which claims that each new video is reviewed individually by a PornHub employee .
Mickelwait has noted before that she believes PornHub lying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be a more charitable analysis than believing that an actual human being approved these videos .
Some of my readers may , at this point , be thinking that while all of this is repulsive and horrible , it is also not such a big deal .
Sure , there are fringe genres of porn that showcase the extent of human depravity—but that ’ s nothing new , some people have told me , and they are not popular .
I wish that were true .
The reality is that violent , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past decade , and younger and younger children are being exposed to worse and worse content , constantly escalating the shock factor of their porn content .
We live in a moment where Harper Lee ’ s To Kill A Mockingbird and Mark Twain ’ s Huckleberry Finn are getting kicked out of schools , but nobody is talking about the fact that the kids who won ’ t have to read allegedly insensitive classics have access to re-enacted rapes from the most perverse nightmares of the Antebellum South .
PETITION : Authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 15-year-old trafficking victim !
Sign the petition here .
It is high time we tackled this issue openly .
We need to educate our children on pornography in an age-appropriate way in order to inoculate them from the poison and prepare them for a culture infected with this imagery .
It is time that PornHub gets shut down and investigations launched to determine whether PornHub employees actually have been personally approving videos depicting genuine sexual assaults .
Anyone who would like to get involved in that campaign can visit Laila Mickelwait ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where you can start by being one of the more than a million supporters who have signed her petition .
PornHub is pouring poison into the groundwater of our culture while grifters like Jussie Smollett invent fictitious hate crimes to stoke tensions .
Jonathon ’ s new podcast , The Van Maren Show , is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement .
In his latest episode , he interviews famed Chesterton scholar and founder of the Chesterton society and the Chesterton schools , Dale Ahlquist .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the riots happening in the United States and the current state of the world .
You can subscribe here and listen to the episode below :

Warning: The following article contains disturbing and disgusting content.
PETITION: Authorities must shut down Pornhub after showing videos of 15-year-old trafficking victim! Sign the petition here.
June 25, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In Pornland: How Pornography is Hijacking Sexuality, feminist and porn expert Dr. Gail Dines spends an entire chapter detailing one of the open secrets of the porn industry: the sexual fetishization of racial stereotypes for monetary gain. As I noted in a column on how the porn industry exploits (and helps to create and sustain) racial animosity back in 2018, porn producers create content that explicitly relies on toxic racial prejudices, such as black men sexually abusing white women or girls and portrayed as “Blackzilla” or “Black Kong,” and white slave owners sexually assaulting black women.
Ugly racial content on PornHub—which boasts 115 million daily users and can count the majority of the male population as its dependents—is nothing new. But in this cultural moment, it should attract renewed attention. The vile traffic in material portraying black men as rapacious predators and eroticizing the rape of black women by slave owners for the sexual pleasure of viewers should be exposed, condemned, and destroyed. PornHub should be treated the way any other company trafficking in rape and racial hatred would be. Specifically, they should be driven out of business. If these videos are not “hate crimes,” nothing is. Only our collective cultural refusal to condemn any sexual fetish, no matter how perverse, is preventing this discussion from taking place. The progressives demanding change won’t touch the porn industry.
Laila Mickelwait, an anti-porn activist who has been relentlessly exposing the fact that PornHub hosts child pornography and profits from rape and sex trafficking, drew attention to this fact in a recent op-ed in the New York Post. Almost immediately after the murder of George Floyd, Mickelwait writes, PornHub moved to cash in:
Decent Americans mourned the unjust killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Yet for Pornhub, the tragedy supplied grist for masturbation. Recently approved and uploaded titles include “I Can’t Breathe,” posted by a verified user, with search tags that include “George Floyd” and “choke-out.” A for-profit partner channel on Pornhub called Black Patrol sexualizes police brutality against African-Americans with titles such as “White Cops Track Down and F - - k Black Deadbeat Dad.” Countless other titles on Pornhub feature variations on the N-word and “white master.” “Exploited black teens” and “black slave” are suggested search terms deliberately promoted by Pornhub to its users. If the titles repulse you, imagine what the videos do to the ever-younger eyes and minds that daily encounter hardcore, racist porn.
Those, unfortunately, are just a few of the tamer titles. And as Mickelwait points out, PornHub is also trafficking in content that features vile anti-Semitism, including porn scenes set in Auschwitz and PornHub-verified users posting videos with account usernames such as “Hitler the Jew-Slayer” and “OvenBakedJew.” These videos, Mickelwait notes, have been monetized with ads by PornHub, which claims that each new video is reviewed individually by a PornHub employee. Mickelwait has noted before that she believes PornHub lying about this, and that actually seems to be a more charitable analysis than believing that an actual human being approved these videos.
Some of my readers may, at this point, be thinking that while all of this is repulsive and horrible, it is also not such a big deal. Sure, there are fringe genres of porn that showcase the extent of human depravity—but that’s nothing new, some people have told me, and they are not popular. I wish that were true. The reality is that violent, abusive content has become mainstream over the past decade, and younger and younger children are being exposed to worse and worse content, constantly escalating the shock factor of their porn content. We live in a moment where Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird and Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn are getting kicked out of schools, but nobody is talking about the fact that the kids who won’t have to read allegedly insensitive classics have access to re-enacted rapes from the most perverse nightmares of the Antebellum South.
PETITION: Authorities must shut down Pornhub after showing videos of 15-year-old trafficking victim! Sign the petition here.
It is high time we tackled this issue openly. We need to educate our children on pornography in an age-appropriate way in order to inoculate them from the poison and prepare them for a culture infected with this imagery. It is time that PornHub gets shut down and investigations launched to determine whether PornHub employees actually have been personally approving videos depicting genuine sexual assaults. Anyone who would like to get involved in that campaign can visit Laila Mickelwait’s Shut Down PornHub campaign at traffickinghub.com, where you can start by being one of the more than a million supporters who have signed her petition. PornHub is pouring poison into the groundwater of our culture while grifters like Jussie Smollett invent fictitious hate crimes to stoke tensions.
Let’s deal with the real problem.
Jonathon’s new podcast, The Van Maren Show, is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement. In his latest episode, he interviews famed Chesterton scholar and founder of the Chesterton society and the Chesterton schools, Dale Ahlquist. They discusss what G.K. Chesterton would think of the riots happening in the United States and the current state of the world.
You can subscribe here and listen to the episode below:
Follow Jonathon Jonathon Van Maren is a public speaker, writer, and pro-life activist. His commentary has been translated into more than eight languages and published widely online as well as print newspapers such as the Jewish Independent, the National Post, the Hamilton Spectator and others. He has received an award for combating anti-Semitism in print from the Jewish organization B’nai Brith. His commentary has been featured on CTV Primetime, Global News, EWTN, and the CBC as well as dozens of radio stations and news outlets in Canada and the United States. He speaks on a wide variety of cultural topics across North America at universities, high schools, churches, and other functions. Some of these topics include abortion, pornography, the Sexual Revolution, and euthanasia. Jonathon holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in history from Simon Fraser University, and is the communications director for the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform. Jonathon’s first book, The Culture War, was released in 2016.
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lifesitenews--2020-06-25--Searching for God? Here’s how one begins to have faith

June 25 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – According to Aristotle and St. Thomas , there is a natural desire for the truth built into the human soul , together with a natural desire for happiness ; but we know from experience that passions , vices , excessive concern for earthly goods , laziness , bad education , and a host of other problems in fallen human nature can interfere with our appetite for the truth and our finding of it .
What are the signs of a person who sincerely loves the truth , or sincerely desires to find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this question in his fine work Faith and Certitude : Can We Be Sure of the Things that Matter Most to Us ?
: The intellect can not force one to turn to God and to the Church as a blaze of lightning forces one to the realization that a storm is in progress .
God wants this turning to himself to be an act of freedom , a willed choice .
It is to be a decision for which one is personally responsible .
The good person sees the truth because truth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Those who really want ultimate truth will find it .
Those who love goodness and beauty will find God .
They know that the teaching of Jesus is true from the sheer goodness of him and it .
Since doctrinal truth and moral goodness are both obediences to the one God , when the latter is lacking over a period of time , the former weakens and perhaps disappears .
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Only that man or woman , therefore , is likely to find God and his Church who can answer affirmatively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whatever I find God has revealed and what he wants me to do ?
” If his answer is negative , he is not in harmony with the ways of God .
The disobedience prevents the intellectual sight .
He can not see what is there because the moral tenor of his overall makeup as a person blocks it out of view .
If the answer is affirmative , he can see what is before him .
As Jesus himself put it , the man who is prepared to do the Father ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jesus ’ teaching is from God ( Jn 7:16–17 ) .
His intellectual sight is not covered over by volitional desires .
Our cognitive grasp of reality is inseparable from the integrity of our manner of life .
It is always healthy—not to say sobering—to pause for a moment and meditate on the kind of sacrifice demanded by a search for God ’ s Will .
At the start of the road stands the saying of St. Paul : “ You are not your own ; you are bought with a great price @ @ @ @ @ @ @ namely , the blood of Christ ( cf .
Acts 20:28 ) ; at the end of the road , “ with Christ I am nailed to the cross , and I live , now not I , but Christ lives in me ” ( Gal 2:19–20 ) .
Unless we are prepared to surrender entirely to the Truth , without rejecting any of its claims upon our lives , we can not expect to find “ the narrow road ” spoken of by Jesus ( Mt 7:14 ) .
“ Glory to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earth peace to men of good will , ” the angels sang on Christmas Eve ( Lk .
2:14 ) .
That good will is the key .
The search for God ’ s will is not a mere intellectual exercise , a working out of some problems , in which we receive satisfaction from good explanations .
Without a doubt , we do need to work out problems and find good explanations : faith is impossible without knowledge of what to believe , and we can learn what we ought to believe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forward by those who call themselves disciples of the Master .
All the same , knowledge is not the same thing as faith .
By faith we confess a creed : we make a decision to adhere to a knowledge beyond our demonstrative reach .
Faith has an intellectual content , but results from an act of the will .
Faith is itself a work .
St. Thomas Aquinas , commenting on 1 Thessalonians 1:3 ( “ Being mindful of the work of your faith and labor and charity ” ) , says @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is an essential condition for obtaining the things to be hoped for , a means of revelation not based on appearances : “ For whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him ” ( Heb 11:6 ) .
This , however , is not sufficient unless the person practices good works and makes an effort ; so Paul says , your work of faith and labor .
“ Faith apart from works is dead ” ( Jas 2:26 ) .
The person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is worth nothing : “ They believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away ” ( Lk .
8:13 ) .
Paul uses the words work and labor , implying that he is mindful of their active and struggling faith .
“ Faith without works ” is the same thing as dead faith , for a living confession of God involves conversion of the heart , worship and prayer , charity and penance , love of neighbor and rightly-ordered love of self .
When St. James preaches the centrality of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faith , they are ultimately preaching one and the same doctrine ; for faith becomes personalized , identified with myself as a believer , from an act of the will ( a “ work ” ) , yet the ability to believe in God is itself a gift , the gift of faith .
( For an excellent defense of the compatibility of the soteriology of St. Paul and St. James , see John Henry Newman ’ s sermon “ The Gospel Witnesses.
” ) In the field of medicine , my doctor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even if I do not know the whereabouts of my liver ; but in the field of religion , my confessor ’ s faith can scarcely save me .
In the life of the soul only my truth saves me , and my truth is not the truth I do not know , though this be the truth of others .
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.You describe the Church as the depository of the truths of your faith .
The truths that are not deposited in your own soul are not truths of your faith , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at all .
( “ What is Truth ?
” in The Agony of Christianity and Essays on Faith ) How does one begin to believe—that is to say , what spiritual dispositions are necessary for making an act of faith ?
The beginnings of faith are threefold : seriousness of purpose , integrity of morals , and docility of mind ( a willingness to be led and taught ) .
Our power of will extends at least to making a profession of faith according to the letter of Sacred Scripture or of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ persistently search for the truth will not be disappointed in their hope .
“ For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour , who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth ” ( 1 Tim .
2:3–4 ) .
Although this verse is frequently cited , rarely is it pointed out that it evidently applies to those who themselves desire to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth .

How does one begin to believe—that is to say, what spiritual dispositions are necessary for making an act of faith?
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June 25, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – According to Aristotle and St. Thomas, there is a natural desire for the truth built into the human soul, together with a natural desire for happiness; but we know from experience that passions, vices, excessive concern for earthly goods, laziness, bad education, and a host of other problems in fallen human nature can interfere with our appetite for the truth and our finding of it.
What are the signs of a person who sincerely loves the truth, or sincerely desires to find it?
Fr. Thomas Dubay addresses this question in his fine work Faith and Certitude: Can We Be Sure of the Things that Matter Most to Us?:
The intellect cannot force one to turn to God and to the Church as a blaze of lightning forces one to the realization that a storm is in progress. God wants this turning to himself to be an act of freedom, a willed choice. It is to be a decision for which one is personally responsible. The good person sees the truth because truth and goodness are connatural to him. Those who really want ultimate truth will find it. Those who love goodness and beauty will find God. They know that the teaching of Jesus is true from the sheer goodness of him and it. Since doctrinal truth and moral goodness are both obediences to the one God, when the latter is lacking over a period of time, the former weakens and perhaps disappears. . . . Only that man or woman, therefore, is likely to find God and his Church who can answer affirmatively the question, “Would I obey whatever I find God has revealed and what he wants me to do?” If his answer is negative, he is not in harmony with the ways of God. The disobedience prevents the intellectual sight. He cannot see what is there because the moral tenor of his overall makeup as a person blocks it out of view. If the answer is affirmative, he can see what is before him. As Jesus himself put it, the man who is prepared to do the Father’s will is sure to know that Jesus’ teaching is from God (Jn 7:16–17). His intellectual sight is not covered over by volitional desires. Our cognitive grasp of reality is inseparable from the integrity of our manner of life.
It is always healthy—not to say sobering—to pause for a moment and meditate on the kind of sacrifice demanded by a search for God’s Will.
At the start of the road stands the saying of St. Paul: “You are not your own; you are bought with a great price” (1 Cor 6:19–20), namely, the blood of Christ (cf. Acts 20:28); at the end of the road, “with Christ I am nailed to the cross, and I live, now not I, but Christ lives in me” (Gal 2:19–20). Unless we are prepared to surrender entirely to the Truth, without rejecting any of its claims upon our lives, we cannot expect to find “the narrow road” spoken of by Jesus (Mt 7:14). “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will,” the angels sang on Christmas Eve (Lk. 2:14). That good will is the key.
The search for God’s will is not a mere intellectual exercise, a working out of some problems, in which we receive satisfaction from good explanations. Without a doubt, we do need to work out problems and find good explanations: faith is impossible without knowledge of what to believe, and we can learn what we ought to believe only if we investigate the claims brought forward by those who call themselves disciples of the Master.
All the same, knowledge is not the same thing as faith. By faith we confess a creed: we make a decision to adhere to a knowledge beyond our demonstrative reach. Faith has an intellectual content, but results from an act of the will. Faith is itself a work. St. Thomas Aquinas, commenting on 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (“Being mindful of the work of your faith and labor and charity”), says that St. Paul
mentions faith because it is an essential condition for obtaining the things to be hoped for, a means of revelation not based on appearances: “For whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him” (Heb 11:6). This, however, is not sufficient unless the person practices good works and makes an effort; so Paul says, your work of faith and labor. “Faith apart from works is dead” (Jas 2:26). The person who gives up while laboring for Christ is worth nothing: “They believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away” (Lk. 8:13). Paul uses the words work and labor, implying that he is mindful of their active and struggling faith.
“Faith without works” is the same thing as dead faith, for a living confession of God involves conversion of the heart, worship and prayer, charity and penance, love of neighbor and rightly-ordered love of self. When St. James preaches the centrality of works and St. Paul the centrality of faith, they are ultimately preaching one and the same doctrine; for faith becomes personalized, identified with myself as a believer, from an act of the will (a “work”), yet the ability to believe in God is itself a gift, the gift of faith. (For an excellent defense of the compatibility of the soteriology of St. Paul and St. James, see John Henry Newman’s sermon “The Gospel Witnesses.”)
The Catholic philosopher Miguel de Unamuno writes:
In the field of medicine, my doctor’s knowledge can cure me, even if I do not know the whereabouts of my liver; but in the field of religion, my confessor’s faith can scarcely save me. In the life of the soul only my truth saves me, and my truth is not the truth I do not know, though this be the truth of others. . .You describe the Church as the depository of the truths of your faith. The truths that are not deposited in your own soul are not truths of your faith, and are of no use to you at all. (“What is Truth?” in The Agony of Christianity and Essays on Faith)
How does one begin to believe—that is to say, what spiritual dispositions are necessary for making an act of faith?
The beginnings of faith are threefold: seriousness of purpose, integrity of morals, and docility of mind (a willingness to be led and taught). Our power of will extends at least to making a profession of faith according to the letter of Sacred Scripture or of the Creed. Those who sincerely and persistently search for the truth will not be disappointed in their hope. “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim. 2:3–4). Although this verse is frequently cited, rarely is it pointed out that it evidently applies to those who themselves desire to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Peter Kwasniewski, Thomistic theologian, liturgical scholar, and choral composer, is a graduate of Thomas Aquinas College in California (B.A. Liberal Arts) and The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC (M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy). He taught at the International Theological Institute in Austria and the Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Austria Program, then helped establish Wyoming Catholic College in 2006. There he taught theology, philosophy, music, and art history and directed the choirs until leaving in 2018 to devote himself full-time to writing and lecturing. Today he contributes regularly to many websites and publications, including New Liturgical Movement, OnePeterFive, LifeSiteNews, Rorate Caeli, The Remnant, and Catholic Family News, and has published thirteen books, including four on traditional Catholicism: Resurgent in the Midst of Crisis (Angelico, 2014, also available in Czech, Polish, German, Portuguese, Spanish, and Belarusian), Noble Beauty, Transcendent Holiness (Angelico, 2017), Tradition and Sanity (Angelico, 2018), and Reclaiming Our Roman Catholic Birthright: The Genius and Timeliness of the Traditional Latin Mass (Angelico, 2020). His work has been translated into at least eighteen languages. Kwasniewski is a scholar of The Aquinas Institute in Green Bay, which is publishing the Opera Omnia of the Angelic Doctor, a Fellow of the Albertus Magnus Center for Scholastic Studies, and a Senior Fellow of the St. Paul Center. He has published over a thousand articles on Thomistic thought, sacramental and liturgical theology, the history and aesthetics of music, and the social doctrine of the Church. For news, information, article links, sacred music, and the home of Os Justi Press, visit his personal website, www.peterkwasniewski.com.
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