lifesitenews--2020-12-16--REVIEW: English translation of literary classic is a window to the Polish Catholic soul

KRAKOW , Poland , December 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Would you walk from Warsaw to Poland ’ s holiest shrine ?
Tens of thousands of Poles do so every year , and have been doing so since 1711 .
Even under the harsh Stalinist regime of the late 1940s and early 1950s , Poles walked over 140 miles from their capital to visit the Black Madonna in the Jasna Góra ( “ Bright Mountain ” ) monastery at Częstochowa .
There were and are many other pilgrimages to Jasna Góra — some by foot from Kielce or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then car , bus or train ) from Chicago or Toronto .
However , it was from Warsaw that a certain young writer set off for Jasna Góra , 30 years before he won the 1924 Nobel Prize in Literature .
The writer was Władysław Stanisław Reymont ( 1867-1925 ) , and Pielgrzymka do Jasnej Góry ( A Pilgrimage to Jasna Góra ) was his first book .
Although not pious , Reymont was certainly patriotic , and he undertook the 10-day pilgrimage in 1894 , the 100th anniversary of the failed attempt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
During 123 years of foreign annexation by other European powers , the concept of Poland as the “ Christ of Nations ” was itself holy .
By the 1890s , Polish intellectuals and artists saw the ordinary Polish Catholic peasant as the living embodiment of the holy Polish nation .
Reymond , whose Nobel-winning book is entitled “ Chłopi , ” that is , “ The Peasants , ” was no exception .
He seems to have embarked on the pilgrimage to see peasants as close and as personal as only a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
“ I went equipped with as little as possible , ” Reymont began his account on May 5 , 1894 : My long boots , an old coat , flat hat , and umbrella did not distinguish me much from the crowds gathered on the squares and road in front of the church .
Besides , nobody paid much attention to me ; everyone was absorbed in their own preparations for the journey and instead looked at the cloudy horizon .
There was a little bit of rain , but I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faces .
The whole place was swarming .
I pushed through with difficulty to get to the cemetery , and was pleased to see no veils , overcoats or fedoras .
These were ordinary folk .
The patrician Reymont is not , however , and he begins his pilgrimage feeling very lonely and angry with himself with not being able to connect with the peasants around him .
But the pilgrims are friendly and when not singing old hymns , praying , or giving impromptu religious reflections , they chat with the young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reymont the reporter captures the pilgrims ’ conversation as skilfully as he describes their appearance .
Reymont the patriot is thrilled by their deep — and contagious — piety : As a collection of literary snapshots of 1894 Poland , Filip Mazurczak ’ s English translation of A Pilgrimage to Jasna Góra will be of interest to anyone of Polish heritage .
As the description of a Catholic pilgrimage , it will be of interest to everyone who has been on , or wants to undertake , such a spiritual and physical challenge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of folk religion and lay religious movements .
Naturally , it would make an excellent Christmas gift for fans of 19th century Polish literature who can not read 19th century Polish .
Mazurczak , a bilingual Polish-American , has done all of us a favor in making this hitherto untranslated Polish classic available .
The translation isn ’ t perfect .
Although Mazurczak usually conveys the distinctiveness of different kinds of Poles , as Reymont did , he introduces at least a few Americanisms that destroy the illusion that we , too , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jasna Góra .
The consumptive young man traveling to the Black Madonna in the hope of a cure surely did not call his mother “ Mom ” or “ Mommy.
” I think here Mazurczak should have trusted his reader to cope with “ Mamo ” or “ Mamusiu ” ( ma-MU-shu ) — surely one of the softest , sweetest words for mother in existence — offering a translation by footnote if he liked .
Where Mazurczak needs to help his English-speaking reader over the linguistic styles is with the pronunciations of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chapter headings .
“ Belsk ” is self-explanatory , but most of his readers will have a problem with “ Łęczeszyce ” ( roughly , “ wayncheSHYTse ” ) .
Another crucial but missing aid to the reader is a map of Reymont ’ s route .
There is some excellent ancillary material at the beginning of the book : Mazurczak ’ s insights as a translator and a pilgrim are interesting , and Michał Gołębiowski ’ s essay about Reymont , his account , and the pilgrimage itself is stellar .
Finally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Jasna Góra do not illuminate Reymont ’ s text , and I hope that Mazurczak and his publisher will replace them in later editions with the aforementioned map and illustrations or photographs of 19th century life in central and south Poland .
The beautiful cover image , taken from a Polish painter ’ s Pilgrims , 1907 , suits the book exactly .
A Pilgrimage to Jasna Góra by Władysław Stanisław Reymont , translated by Filip Mazurczak , Arouca Press , 2020 , 142 pages , $ 17.95 LifeSiteNews is facing increasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to receive emails when we add to our video library .

'A Pilgrimage to Jasna Gora' provides literary snapshots of a man's journey to a holy shrine in the 1890s.
KRAKOW, Poland, December 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Would you walk from Warsaw to Poland’s holiest shrine?
Tens of thousands of Poles do so every year, and have been doing so since 1711. Even under the harsh Stalinist regime of the late 1940s and early 1950s, Poles walked over 140 miles from their capital to visit the Black Madonna in the Jasna Góra (“Bright Mountain”) monastery at Częstochowa. There were and are many other pilgrimages to Jasna Góra — some by foot from Kielce or Krakow, some by plane (and then car, bus or train) from Chicago or Toronto. However, it was from Warsaw that a certain young writer set off for Jasna Góra, 30 years before he won the 1924 Nobel Prize in Literature.
The writer was Władysław Stanisław Reymont (1867-1925), and Pielgrzymka do Jasnej Góry (A Pilgrimage to Jasna Góra) was his first book. Although not pious, Reymont was certainly patriotic, and he undertook the 10-day pilgrimage in 1894, the 100th anniversary of the failed attempt to liberate central Poland from Russian rule. During 123 years of foreign annexation by other European powers, the concept of Poland as the “Christ of Nations” was itself holy. By the 1890s, Polish intellectuals and artists saw the ordinary Polish Catholic peasant as the living embodiment of the holy Polish nation. Reymond, whose Nobel-winning book is entitled “Chłopi,” that is, “The Peasants,” was no exception. He seems to have embarked on the pilgrimage to see peasants as close and as personal as only a physically punishing, spiritual journey could make them.
“I went equipped with as little as possible,” Reymont began his account on May 5, 1894:
My long boots, an old coat, flat hat, and umbrella did not distinguish me much from the crowds gathered on the squares and road in front of the church. Besides, nobody paid much attention to me; everyone was absorbed in their own preparations for the journey and instead looked at the cloudy horizon. There was a little bit of rain, but I could not see much concern in their faces. The whole place was swarming. I pushed through with difficulty to get to the cemetery, and was pleased to see no veils, overcoats or fedoras. These were ordinary folk.
The patrician Reymont is not, however, and he begins his pilgrimage feeling very lonely and angry with himself with not being able to connect with the peasants around him. But the pilgrims are friendly and when not singing old hymns, praying, or giving impromptu religious reflections, they chat with the young man from Warsaw and each other. Reymont the reporter captures the pilgrims’ conversation as skilfully as he describes their appearance. Reymont the patriot is thrilled by their deep — and contagious — piety:
Solemn faith was evident in their faces. They believed so strongly in these words and their great souls submitted to this force that I got some kind of uncertain goose bumps. My brain, meanwhile, started to think about images from distant times and lands where Christ walked across sorry, burnt soil and where throngs of the poor awaited him.
As a collection of literary snapshots of 1894 Poland, Filip Mazurczak’s English translation of A Pilgrimage to Jasna Góra will be of interest to anyone of Polish heritage. As the description of a Catholic pilgrimage, it will be of interest to everyone who has been on, or wants to undertake, such a spiritual and physical challenge himself. It should also captivate students of folk religion and lay religious movements. Naturally, it would make an excellent Christmas gift for fans of 19th century Polish literature who cannot read 19th century Polish. Mazurczak, a bilingual Polish-American, has done all of us a favor in making this hitherto untranslated Polish classic available.
The translation isn’t perfect. Although Mazurczak usually conveys the distinctiveness of different kinds of Poles, as Reymont did, he introduces at least a few Americanisms that destroy the illusion that we, too, are on this very Polish pilgrimage to Jasna Góra. The consumptive young man traveling to the Black Madonna in the hope of a cure surely did not call his mother “Mom” or “Mommy.” I think here Mazurczak should have trusted his reader to cope with “Mamo” or “Mamusiu”(ma-MU-shu) — surely one of the softest, sweetest words for mother in existence — offering a translation by footnote if he liked.
Where Mazurczak needs to help his English-speaking reader over the linguistic styles is with the pronunciations of the towns and villages that provide the chapter headings. “Belsk” is self-explanatory, but most of his readers will have a problem with “Łęczeszyce” (roughly, “wayncheSHYTse”). Another crucial but missing aid to the reader is a map of Reymont’s route.
There is some excellent ancillary material at the beginning of the book: Mazurczak’s insights as a translator and a pilgrim are interesting, and Michał Gołębiowski’s essay about Reymont, his account, and the pilgrimage itself is stellar.
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Finally, the color photographs of contemporary pilgrimages to Jasna Góra do not illuminate Reymont’s text, and I hope that Mazurczak and his publisher will replace them in later editions with the aforementioned map and illustrations or photographs of 19th century life in central and south Poland. The beautiful cover image, taken from a Polish painter’s Pilgrims, 1907, suits the book exactly.
A Pilgrimage to Jasna Góra by Władysław Stanisław Reymont, translated by Filip Mazurczak, Arouca Press, 2020, 142 pages, $17.95
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lifesitenews--2020-12-16--‘Let us worship!’ Pastor calls for ‘revival’ amid COVID 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--2020-12-16--New York Times preps US citizens to wear masks after receiving COVID vaccine

December 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – In an article published last Wednesday , New York Times reporter Apoorva Mandavilli claims that vaccination against COVID-19 won ’ t be enough to curb the “ danger ” of the virus and that continuing to wear masks will be necessary .
On Mandavilli ’ s account , the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine trials “ tracked only how many vaccinated people became sick with COVID-19 , ” and not how infectious they were , leaving open “ the possibility that some vaccinated people get infected without developing symptoms , and could then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they come in close contact with others or stop wearing masks.
” She ramped up the fear factor , claiming that if “ vaccinated people are silent spreaders of the virus , they may keep it circulating in their communities , putting unvaccinated people at risk.
” Mandavilli quotes Stanford University immunologist Michal Tal , saying “ [ a ] lot of people are thinking that once they get vaccinated , they ’ re not going to have to wear masks anymore .
It ’ s really going to be critical for them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wearing masks , because they could still be contagious.
” Both Tal and Mandavilli appear to be in lockstep with the Centers for Disease Control ’ s ( CDC ) current advice on how vaccines will affect mask requirements .
The CDC ’ s “ Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination ” page , under a tab listed “ Do I need to wear a mask and avoid close contact with others if I have received 2 doses of the vaccine ?
” states , “ Yes.
” “ While experts learn more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under real-life conditions , it will be important for everyone to continue using all the tools available to us to help stop this pandemic , like covering your mouth and nose with a mask , ” the CDC adds Under a second heading , titled “ When can I stop wearing a mask [ … ] after I have been vaccinated ?
” the CDC simply says : “ There is not enough information currently available to say if or when CDC will stop recommending that people wear masks , ” leaving the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and current chairman at Virgin Galactic Chamath Palihapitiya has thrown his support behind masking up the vaccinated .
In a tweet posted on Friday , Palihapitiya suggested that “ special ” masks should be designed for those who elected to take the vaccine : The purpose of developing and introducing a vaccine to the general public is supposedly to offer protection against the effects of being infected with a particular virus , so that coming into contact with said virus will be unproblematic , from a medical perspective .
Even so , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stop the spread of the virus , in any case , continues to be strongly disputed .
Canadian physician Dr. Roger Hodkinson , CEO and Medical Director of Western Medical Assessments , has been vocal in his findings regarding the ineffectiveness of mask-wearing .
Hodkinson called using masks to prevent the spread of the virus “ utterly useless , ” noting that “ there is no evidence base for their effectiveness whatsoever.
” Vaccinated or not , wearing “ [ p ] aper masks and fabric masks ” is little else than “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worn effectively most of the time .
It ’ s utterly ridiculous , ” he said .
Even the Chief Medical Adviser to the President , Dr. Anthony Fauci , who now famously champions the CDC ’ s position on wearing masks , didn ’ t always believe in the efficacy of masks against the spread of COVID-19 : Not only are masks not helpful in preventing the spread of the virus , but it seems that the push to get everyone vaccinated in the name of saving lives may be overzealous .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Genevieve Briand has demonstrated that COVID-19 has resulted in no excess deaths , compared to what would normally be expected .
Briand ’ s research importantly notes that , within the demographic purported to be the most vulnerable , i.e.
, older people , there seems to be no especially high death rate .
“ Surprisingly , the deaths of older people stayed the same before and after COVID-19 .
Since COVID-19 mainly affects the elderly , experts expected an increase in the percentage of deaths in older age groups .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CDC data .
In fact , the percentages of deaths among all age groups remain relatively the same.
” Additionally , Dr. Mike Yeadon , the former Vice President of Pfizer , issued an incisive statement on the rush to produce a COVID-19 vaccine : “ [ t ] here is absolutely no need for vaccines to extinguish the pandemic .
I ’ ve never heard such nonsense talked about vaccines .
You do not vaccinate people who aren ’ t at risk from a disease .
You also don ’ t set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and healthy people with a vaccine that hasn ’ t been extensively tested on human subjects.
” Many other experts in the fields of medicine and medicinal research are adding their voices to the concerns over the current vaccine frontrunners .

The Times is now telling its readers that vaccination against COVID-19 won’t be enough to curb the 'danger'
December 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In an article published last Wednesday, New York Times reporter Apoorva Mandavilli claims that vaccination against COVID-19 won’t be enough to curb the “danger” of the virus and that continuing to wear masks will be necessary.
On Mandavilli’s account, the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine trials “tracked only how many vaccinated people became sick with COVID-19,” and not how infectious they were, leaving open “the possibility that some vaccinated people get infected without developing symptoms, and could then silently transmit the virus — especially if they come in close contact with others or stop wearing masks.”
She ramped up the fear factor, claiming that if “vaccinated people are silent spreaders of the virus, they may keep it circulating in their communities, putting unvaccinated people at risk.”
Mandavilli quotes Stanford University immunologist Michal Tal, saying “[a] lot of people are thinking that once they get vaccinated, they’re not going to have to wear masks anymore. It’s really going to be critical for them to know if they have to keep wearing masks, because they could still be contagious.”
Both Tal and Mandavilli appear to be in lockstep with the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) current advice on how vaccines will affect mask requirements. The CDC’s “Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination” page, under a tab listed “Do I need to wear a mask and avoid close contact with others if I have received 2 doses of the vaccine?” states, “Yes.”
“While experts learn more about the protection that COVID-19 vaccines provide under real-life conditions, it will be important for everyone to continue using all the tools available to us to help stop this pandemic, like covering your mouth and nose with a mask,” the CDC adds
Under a second heading, titled “When can I stop wearing a mask […] after I have been vaccinated?” the CDC simply says: “There is not enough information currently available to say if or when CDC will stop recommending that people wear masks,” leaving the question open.
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Former executive at Facebook and current chairman at Virgin Galactic Chamath Palihapitiya has thrown his support behind masking up the vaccinated. In a tweet posted on Friday, Palihapitiya suggested that “special” masks should be designed for those who elected to take the vaccine:
Everyone that gets vaccinated should all wear a mask of a special design or color so that they can signal to others that they are vaccinated. #GodBlessScience — Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath) December 11, 2020
What do you think about a yellow star ? — Aldo Sterone (@AldoSterone111) December 12, 2020
The purpose of developing and introducing a vaccine to the general public is supposedly to offer protection against the effects of being infected with a particular virus, so that coming into contact with said virus will be unproblematic, from a medical perspective. Even so, the evidence that wearing a mask to help stop the spread of the virus, in any case, continues to be strongly disputed.
Canadian physician Dr. Roger Hodkinson, CEO and Medical Director of Western Medical Assessments, has been vocal in his findings regarding the ineffectiveness of mask-wearing. Hodkinson called using masks to prevent the spread of the virus “utterly useless,” noting that “there is no evidence base for their effectiveness whatsoever.”
Vaccinated or not, wearing “[p]aper masks and fabric masks” is little else than “virtue-signaling. They’re not even worn effectively most of the time. It’s utterly ridiculous,” he said.
Even the Chief Medical Adviser to the President, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who now famously champions the CDC’s position on wearing masks, didn’t always believe in the efficacy of masks against the spread of COVID-19:
For once, I finally agree with Dr. Fauci. pic.twitter.com/f6IDlwIdng — Dr. Simone Gold (@drsimonegold) December 1, 2020
Not only are masks not helpful in preventing the spread of the virus, but it seems that the push to get everyone vaccinated in the name of saving lives may be overzealous. Senior lecturer at Johns Hopkins University Dr. Genevieve Briand has demonstrated that COVID-19 has resulted in no excess deaths, compared to what would normally be expected.
Briand’s research importantly notes that, within the demographic purported to be the most vulnerable, i.e., older people, there seems to be no especially high death rate. “Surprisingly, the deaths of older people stayed the same before and after COVID-19. Since COVID-19 mainly affects the elderly, experts expected an increase in the percentage of deaths in older age groups. However, this increase is not seen in the CDC data. In fact, the percentages of deaths among all age groups remain relatively the same.”
Additionally, Dr. Mike Yeadon, the former Vice President of Pfizer, issued an incisive statement on the rush to produce a COVID-19 vaccine: “[t]here is absolutely no need for vaccines to extinguish the pandemic. I’ve never heard such nonsense talked about vaccines. You do not vaccinate people who aren’t at risk from a disease. You also don’t set about planning to vaccinate millions of fit and healthy people with a vaccine that hasn’t been extensively tested on human subjects.”
Many other experts in the fields of medicine and medicinal research are adding their voices to the concerns over the current vaccine frontrunners.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-16--Ontario top health officials caught on hot mic prior to COVID briefing: ‘I just say whatever they wr

Ontario top health officials caught on hot mic prior to COVID briefing: ‘I just say whatever they write down for me’

ONTARIO , December 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The top two doctors of the most populous province in Canada were caught in a hot microphone moment before their scheduled provincial COVID-19 press conference chatting to each other that they say “ whatever ” the scriptwriters “ write down for me.
” In a rare moment caught on video between the private conversation of two senior government officials this past Monday , Ontario ’ s Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Barbara Yaffe said , “ I do n't know why I bring all these papers , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just say whatever they write down for me , ” Yaffe then adds with a laugh to her voice .
To this , Ontario 's top doctor and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams responds , “ That 's funny .
Yeah same.
” The candid moment went viral on social media and elicited immediate scorn from Independent Ontario MPP Randy Hillier .
“ Dr Yaffe ‘ I just say whatever they write for me ’ .
She sounds like every caucus & elected member , I ’ ve met over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ orders , do as you ’ re told ; obedience not intellect keeps you in your privileged & well paid position , in politics or the bureaucracy # onpoli , ” wrote Hillier on Twitter yesterday .
Hillier then said in a later tweet that eventually , secrets come out to the public spotlight .
“ It is impossible to keep a secret or a lie , forever .
There will always be a brief unexpected moment of candour & honesty , ” wrote Hillier .
In a statement sent to media , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ bantering ” with Williams before the press conference .
“ My comments overheard on a live microphone before Monday ’ s 3 p.m. COVID-19 media update were my bantering with Dr. Williams , ” Yaffe said in her statement .
“ I was referencing the fact that my communications team prep me for these updates with researched and vetted remarks .
Of course , I do speak freely and have no notes for responding to questions from the media .
I was also reflecting to Dr. Williams on why I carry around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hot mic moment between the Ontario doctors , Hillier gave his take on who the “ they ” are in Yaffe ’ s comments “ Many people have asked , who are ‘ they ’ They are the unseen extra parliamentary power in politics .
The lobbyist , pollsters , senior staff , party bagmen , & corporate donors , are who the elected members kow tow to .
Yaffe & Williams know who ‘ they ’ are and so does @ fordnation , ” commented Hillier on Twitter .
During their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine might not prevent infection , and that people still need to “ protect themselves ” after getting the shot .
“ Even when somebody 's vaccinated , they need to protect themselves and others from spreading the infection , ” said Yaffe .
The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was approved by Health Canada last week , and provinces nationwide have already begun to administer it .
It was tested , but not created , as reported by Children of God for Life , using the HEK-293 cell line , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decades ago .
The Pfizer vaccine must be stored at an extremely low temperature of -70 degrees Celsius , and there are other concerns about its safety , especially when it comes to women and unknown effects on fertility .
Earlier this week , Health Canada said that Canadians who have allergies should not take the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine , as it could cause severe allergic reactions .
Last week , Ontario ’ s Health Minister Christine Elliott suggested that Ontario could create an “ immunity passport ” as proof for having taken the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , one ’ s ability to move freely could be limited .
“ That ’ s going to be really important for people to have [ proof of COVID vaccination ] for travel purposes , perhaps for work purposes , for going to theatres or cinemas or any other places where people will be in closer physical contact when we get through the worst of the pandemic , ” said Elliott to reporters .
As for Williams , he previously said that proof of COVID-19 vaccination might be made mandatory for people to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that such a vaccine would not be mandatory .
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he will not make a COVID-19 vaccine mandatory in Ontario but will urge people to take it .
Elliot also said it would be voluntary , but suggested people ’ s ability to move freely could be limited should one choose to not get the vaccine .
LifeSiteNews has produced an extensive COVID-19 vaccines resources page .
View it here .
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The candid moment went viral on social media and elicited immediate scorn from Independent Ontario MPP Randy Hillier
ONTARIO, December 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The top two doctors of the most populous province in Canada were caught in a hot microphone moment before their scheduled provincial COVID-19 press conference chatting to each other that they say “whatever” the scriptwriters “write down for me.”
In a rare moment caught on video between the private conversation of two senior government officials this past Monday, Ontario’s Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Barbara Yaffe said, “I don't know why I bring all these papers, I never look at them.”
“I just say whatever they write down for me,” Yaffe then adds with a laugh to her voice.
To this, Ontario's top doctor and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams responds, “That's funny. Yeah same.”
The candid moment went viral on social media and elicited immediate scorn from Independent Ontario MPP Randy Hillier.
“Dr Yaffe ‘I just say whatever they write for me’. She sounds like every caucus & elected member, I’ve met over 14 yr in office. Follow the orders, do as you’re told; obedience not intellect keeps you in your privileged & well paid position, in politics or the bureaucracy #onpoli,” wrote Hillier on Twitter yesterday.
Hillier then said in a later tweet that eventually, secrets come out to the public spotlight.
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“It is impossible to keep a secret or a lie, forever. There will always be a brief unexpected moment of candour & honesty,” wrote Hillier.
In a statement sent to media, Dr. Yaffe said that she was simply “bantering” with Williams before the press conference.
“My comments overheard on a live microphone before Monday’s 3 p.m. COVID-19 media update were my bantering with Dr. Williams,” Yaffe said in her statement.
“I was referencing the fact that my communications team prep me for these updates with researched and vetted remarks. Of course, I do speak freely and have no notes for responding to questions from the media. I was also reflecting to Dr. Williams on why I carry around extra paperwork.”
In another tweet about the hot mic moment between the Ontario doctors, Hillier gave his take on who the “they” are in Yaffe’s comments
“Many people have asked, who are ‘they’ They are the unseen extra parliamentary power in politics. The lobbyist, pollsters, senior staff, party bagmen, & corporate donors, are who the elected members kow tow to. Yaffe & Williams know who ‘they’ are and so does @fordnation,” commented Hillier on Twitter.
During their Monday press conference, Dr. Yaffe said the new Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine might not prevent infection, and that people still need to “protect themselves” after getting the shot.
“Even when somebody's vaccinated, they need to protect themselves and others from spreading the infection,” said Yaffe.
The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was approved by Health Canada last week, and provinces nationwide have already begun to administer it.
It was tested, but not created, as reported by Children of God for Life, using the HEK-293 cell line, which was derived from a baby aborted decades ago.
The Pfizer vaccine must be stored at an extremely low temperature of -70 degrees Celsius, and there are other concerns about its safety, especially when it comes to women and unknown effects on fertility.
Earlier this week, Health Canada said that Canadians who have allergies should not take the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, as it could cause severe allergic reactions.
Last week, Ontario’s Health Minister Christine Elliott suggested that Ontario could create an “immunity passport” as proof for having taken the COVID-19 vaccine. Without such a passport, one’s ability to move freely could be limited.
“That’s going to be really important for people to have [proof of COVID vaccination] for travel purposes, perhaps for work purposes, for going to theatres or cinemas or any other places where people will be in closer physical contact when we get through the worst of the pandemic,” said Elliott to reporters.
As for Williams, he previously said that proof of COVID-19 vaccination might be made mandatory for people to move around freely, however, he said that such a vaccine would not be mandatory.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he will not make a COVID-19 vaccine mandatory in Ontario but will urge people to take it. Elliot also said it would be voluntary, but suggested people’s ability to move freely could be limited should one choose to not get the vaccine.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-16--Nevada can’t restrict churches more than casinos for COVID, Ninth Circuit rules

December 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Nevada can not impose on churches greater public health restrictions than those applied to secular businesses , the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in a victory for religious Nevadans .
As previously covered by LifeSiteNews , Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley vs. Sisolak concerns a case made by Calvary Chapel , an evangelical church , that Nevada is unlawfully discriminating against houses of worship by allowing a number of public facilities , including casinos , to fill with crowds to 50 percent capacity while restricting religious gatherings to 50 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In Calvary ’ s case , 50 percent capacity would be 90 people .
This summer , the US Supreme Court voted 5-4 against taking the case , letting the restrictions stand .
But a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit unanimously sided with the church on Tuesday , Courthouse News reports .
In reaching their decision , the judges relied on the Supreme Court ’ s 5-4 decision last month in favor of Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn against similar capacity limits imposed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo .
“ Just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ directive treats numerous secular activities and entities significantly better than religious worship services , ” US Circuit Judge Milan Smith wrote .
“ Though slowing the spread of Covid-19 is a compelling interest , the directive is not narrowly tailored to serve that interest.
” “ There is no constitutional right to gamble , but there is one that protects attending worship services , ” said Alliance Defending Freedom attorney David Cortman .
“ Today , the Ninth Circuit made clear that , at a minimum , Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s casinos , bowling alleys , retail businesses , restaurants , and arcades .
Such disparate treatment is both illogical and unconstitutional.
” This victory for religious Nevadans follows recent victories in Colorado and New Jersey , which were also enabled by the Supreme Court ’ s New York decision .
The Court ’ s more favorable disposition to religious freedom from July to November came as a result of Justice Amy Coney Barrett replacing the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in October .
Nevada officials have not yet said whether they @ @ @ @ @ @

'Just like the New York restrictions, the directive treats numerous secular activities and entities significantly better than religious worship service'
December 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Nevada cannot impose on churches greater public health restrictions than those applied to secular businesses, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in a victory for religious Nevadans.
As previously covered by LifeSiteNews, Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley vs. Sisolak concerns a case made by Calvary Chapel, an evangelical church, that Nevada is unlawfully discriminating against houses of worship by allowing a number of public facilities, including casinos, to fill with crowds to 50 percent capacity while restricting religious gatherings to 50 people, no matter how large the building. In Calvary’s case, 50 percent capacity would be 90 people.
This summer, the US Supreme Court voted 5-4 against taking the case, letting the restrictions stand. But a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit unanimously sided with the church on Tuesday, Courthouse News reports. In reaching their decision, the judges relied on the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision last month in favor of Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn against similar capacity limits imposed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
“Just like the New York restrictions, the directive treats numerous secular activities and entities significantly better than religious worship services,” US Circuit Judge Milan Smith wrote. “Though slowing the spread of Covid-19 is a compelling interest, the directive is not narrowly tailored to serve that interest.”
“There is no constitutional right to gamble, but there is one that protects attending worship services,” said Alliance Defending Freedom attorney David Cortman. “Today, the Ninth Circuit made clear that, at a minimum, Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley can’t be treated more harshly than Nevada’s casinos, bowling alleys, retail businesses, restaurants, and arcades. Such disparate treatment is both illogical and unconstitutional.”
This victory for religious Nevadans follows recent victories in Colorado and New Jersey, which were also enabled by the Supreme Court’s New York decision. The Court’s more favorable disposition to religious freedom from July to November came as a result of Justice Amy Coney Barrett replacing the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in October.
Nevada officials have not yet said whether they intend to repeal the ruling.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-16--Physicians: COVID vaccines are ‘experimental’ and should never be mandated or forced

ATLANTA , Georgia , December 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A group of U.S. doctors held a protest in front of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) in Atlanta on Sunday warning the government against forcing millions of Americans to take an “ experimental ” COVID-19 vaccine that would amount to the “ largest medical experimentation program in U.S. history.
” Dr. Simone Gold , MD , JD , founder of America ’ s Frontline Doctors , said that while the accelerated rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine according to President Trump ’ s “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impressive ” logistical accomplishment , the vaccination program itself “ should be approached with caution.
” “ Vaccination mandates at the state , local , and private level are incompatible with civil liberties and subject millions of Americans to an experimental drug , ” Gold said in a press release .
“ For this reason and more , America ’ s Frontline Doctors is asking regulators to open up the process to additional public comment and transparency before millions more doses are manufactured and administered , ” she added .
Gold told LifeSiteNews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an experimental drug for an illness with a 99.7 percent survival rate as the risk of the experimental treatment would exceed any benefit.
” “ Doctors take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm .
America ’ s Frontline Doctors is calling for greater transparency for concerned citizens and better data for policy makers before we embark on the largest experimental vaccination program in history .
Experimental vaccinations must always be an informed decision between a doctor and his or her patient that takes into consideration a plurality of risk factors including patient @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” she added .
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) announced Friday that it has approved the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for individuals over 16 years of age .
The CDC states that there is a “ lack of data on the safety and efficacy ” of the vaccine when it comes to various questions , such as if the vaccine is safe to use with other vaccines , if it should be used by persons with “ HIV infection , other immunocompromising conditions , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by “ pregnant people.
” Gold said in a press release that her group is not “ anti-vaccination.
” She added , however , that Americans should not be required to “ sacrifice their constitutionally protected rights and , possibly , their health for an experimental vaccine that has not demonstrated its safety and effectiveness using the same rigorous scientific standards we demand of other drugs.
” “ We are therefore counseling caution among patients and their prescribing physicians and calling on the federal government to take these safety concerns seriously before administering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s history , ” she said .
The group of doctors released a position paper where they expressed their concerns about COVID-19 vaccines .
• The doctors call for more research into the vaccine ’ s safety and effectiveness , including questions about “ pathogenic priming resulting in sudden severe cytokine storm and possible fertility side effects in women of childbearing age.
” • They lay out a number of already-known safety concerns regarding the mRNA vaccines developed by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna , including that these vaccines are a “ brand new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must be expected , ” that there are no “ independently published animal studies ” on the vaccines , that there are “ known complications ” that are being minimized , that there are “ unknown complications ” regarding how the vaccines will affect an “ enormous percentage of the population , ” that the creators of the vaccines are “ immune from all liability , ” and finally , that the high rate of recovery of those who contract COVID-19 does not justify taking an experimental vaccine with unknown complications .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must be labeled properly as “ experimental ” since the pharmaceutical companies are clear in their advisories to the FDA that the products are “ investigational.
” The doctors in their paper point out that in medicine the guiding principle is “ first , do no harm.
” “ Widely distributing a COVID-19 experimental vaccine before adequately addressing and clinically evaluating the above concerns is reckless , ” they write , adding , “ This is especially true in adults under 50 years old who have an infection survival rate of about 99.98 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without high-risk comorbidities.
” The doctors state that vaccination “ must always be an informed decision between a doctor and his/her patient that takes into consideration a plurality of risk factors including patient age , comorbidities and exposure risks.
” “ Every patient is unique both in mind and body .
It is in the sacrosanct relationship between a patient and doctor that these differences are explored , not by a politician or remote health authority that will never face a patient or grieving family member to report bad news from a medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Frontline Doctors has created a petition , signed by nearly 10,000 people , demanding that American citizens not be “ intimidated or pressured into taking experimental vaccines.
” “ Your health and medical conditions are personal and private and nobody should be permitted to violate that , including an employer , an airline , or a government agency , ” the petition states .
The petition states that any “ business , employer , or school that mandates or otherwise attempts to force a vaccine ” will be actively blacklisted and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a Dec. 13 Facebook post that the “ most pressing issue is to disrupt the airline industry 's decision to mandate this experiment on us as a requirement for travel.
” “ Once the airline industry mandates proof of the experimental vaccine , freedom of movement in the USA is gone , ” the doctors ’ group states .
America ’ s Frontline Doctors rose to prominence last summer by hosting two “ White Coat Summits ” in front of the U.S. Supreme Court where , in the first , the doctors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 and where , in the second , they opposed oppressive coronavirus measures such as lockdowns and mask mandates .
LifeSiteNews has produced an extensive COVID-19 vaccines resources page .
View it here .

'We will fight against any experimental therapy being forced on anyone.'
ATLANTA, Georgia, December 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A group of U.S. doctors held a protest in front of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta on Sunday warning the government against forcing millions of Americans to take an “experimental” COVID-19 vaccine that would amount to the “largest medical experimentation program in U.S. history.”
Dr. Simone Gold, MD, JD, founder of America’s Frontline Doctors, said that while the accelerated rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine according to President Trump’s “Warp Speed” program is an “impressive” logistical accomplishment, the vaccination program itself “should be approached with caution.”
America’s Frontline Doctors met at the CDC to make our message clear. Experimental vaccines should NEVER be mandated or forced by businesses or govt. This choice should always remain between a doctor and a patient. pic.twitter.com/qVjv8AHUNt — Dr. Simone Gold (@drsimonegold) December 16, 2020
“Vaccination mandates at the state, local, and private level are incompatible with civil liberties and subject millions of Americans to an experimental drug,” Gold said in a press release.
“For this reason and more, America’s Frontline Doctors is asking regulators to open up the process to additional public comment and transparency before millions more doses are manufactured and administered,” she added.
Gold told LifeSiteNews that “most Americans should not consider an experimental drug for an illness with a 99.7 percent survival rate as the risk of the experimental treatment would exceed any benefit.”
“Doctors take a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm. America’s Frontline Doctors is calling for greater transparency for concerned citizens and better data for policy makers before we embark on the largest experimental vaccination program in history. Experimental vaccinations must always be an informed decision between a doctor and his or her patient that takes into consideration a plurality of risk factors including patient age, comorbidities, and exposure risks,” she added.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday that it has approved the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for individuals over 16 years of age. The CDC states that there is a “lack of data on the safety and efficacy” of the vaccine when it comes to various questions, such as if the vaccine is safe to use with other vaccines, if it should be used by persons with “HIV infection, other immunocompromising conditions,” and if it can be safely taken by “pregnant people.”
Gold said in a press release that her group is not “anti-vaccination.” She added, however, that Americans should not be required to “sacrifice their constitutionally protected rights and, possibly, their health for an experimental vaccine that has not demonstrated its safety and effectiveness using the same rigorous scientific standards we demand of other drugs.”
“We are therefore counseling caution among patients and their prescribing physicians and calling on the federal government to take these safety concerns seriously before administering the largest vaccination program in our country’s history,” she said.
The group of doctors released a position paper where they expressed their concerns about COVID-19 vaccines.
The doctors call for more research into the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness, including questions about “pathogenic priming resulting in sudden severe cytokine storm and possible fertility side effects in women of childbearing age.”
They lay out a number of already-known safety concerns regarding the mRNA vaccines developed by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, including that these vaccines are a “brand new technology” from which “unexpected things must be expected,” that there are no “independently published animal studies” on the vaccines, that there are “known complications” that are being minimized, that there are “unknown complications” regarding how the vaccines will affect an “enormous percentage of the population,” that the creators of the vaccines are “immune from all liability,” and finally, that the high rate of recovery of those who contract COVID-19 does not justify taking an experimental vaccine with unknown complications.
The doctors lay out why the vaccines must be labeled properly as “experimental” since the pharmaceutical companies are clear in their advisories to the FDA that the products are “investigational.”
BREAKING: America’s Frontline Doctors are at the CDC in Atlanta to protest against forcing millions of Americans to take an experimental vaccine for Covid-19, a pathogen with a survival rate of 99.7%. We will fight against any experimental therapy being forced on anyone. pic.twitter.com/RMmq4Z2rJr — Dr. Simone Gold (@drsimonegold) December 14, 2020
The doctors in their paper point out that in medicine the guiding principle is “first, do no harm.”
“Widely distributing a COVID-19 experimental vaccine before adequately addressing and clinically evaluating the above concerns is reckless,” they write, adding, “ This is especially true in adults under 50 years old who have an infection survival rate of about 99.98 percent, and even lower in those without high-risk comorbidities.”
The doctors state that vaccination “must always be an informed decision between a doctor and his/her patient that takes into consideration a plurality of risk factors including patient age, comorbidities and exposure risks.”
“Every patient is unique both in mind and body. It is in the sacrosanct relationship between a patient and doctor that these differences are explored, not by a politician or remote health authority that will never face a patient or grieving family member to report bad news from a medical intervention,” they add.
America’s Frontline Doctors has created a petition, signed by nearly 10,000 people, demanding that American citizens not be “intimidated or pressured into taking experimental vaccines.”
“Your health and medical conditions are personal and private and nobody should be permitted to violate that, including an employer, an airline, or a government agency,” the petition states.
The petition states that any “business, employer, or school that mandates or otherwise attempts to force a vaccine” will be actively blacklisted and boycotted.
The group of doctors stated in a Dec. 13 Facebook post that the “most pressing issue is to disrupt the airline industry's decision to mandate this experiment on us as a requirement for travel.”
“Once the airline industry mandates proof of the experimental vaccine, freedom of movement in the USA is gone,” the doctors’ group states.
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America’s Frontline Doctors rose to prominence last summer by hosting two “White Coat Summits” in front of the U.S. Supreme Court where, in the first, the doctors championed hydroxychloroquine as an effective treatment for COVID-19 and where, in the second, they opposed oppressive coronavirus measures such as lockdowns and mask mandates.
LifeSiteNews has produced an extensive COVID-19 vaccines resources page. View it here.
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lifesitenews--2020-12-16--Christians must resist the diabolical re-emergence of antisemitism

December 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — The first half of the twentieth century was disfigured by an antisemitism of a nature and intensity unknown before modern times .
This horror , ending in the greatest single crime ever committed by a European state upon any group under its power – the industrial murder of six million innocent men , women and children in purpose-built factories of death – has a unique , even preternatural , intensity .
From a Christian perspective it is impossible to ignore the obvious diabolical origin of this attack on the kin of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recognized , perceiving the long anticipation of twentieth century secular antisemitism in the inter-confessional disputes that disfigured the ages of faith chills the blood and weighs down the head of every follower of Christ .
Surely , after the full exposure of the abomination , this foul thing could never again rise in the west ?
Apparently , it can .
The crimes of Communism and of the liberal culture of death have already shown that fallen humanity ’ s appetite for slaughter was not exhausted .
Now the specific phenomenon of antisemitism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ once more its unique ability to combine ideologues of left and right in a great fellowship of hate .
What is antisemitism ?
What is the nature of its malice ?
Has the Church been guilty of it in the past ?
In Britain , Jeremy Corbyn , the leader of the Labour Party until his resounding defeat at the last General Election , was repeatedly accused of antisemitism .
According to opinion polls the vast majority of British Jews believed the allegations , and even the political editor of the New Statesman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) omitted to vote for Corbyn ’ s party because of them .
Corbyn forcefully denied the charges .
I doubt he was consciously lying .
Probably he thought that because he didn ’ t ascribe negative characteristics to the Jewish people on a biological basis , he logically could not be anti-Semitic .
He was , however , clearly and profoundly hostile to the State of Israel .
He supposedly backed a “ two state solution ” to the difficulties in the Holy Land , but he also backed “ the right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the abolition of the State of Israel as it would result in an Arab Muslim majority within its territory .
As I pointed out to someone at the time , that is like saying “ I am not anti-French , I just think the territory of the French Republic should be partitioned between Germany , Italy , Belgium , and Spain , and its population ‘ encouraged ’ to move elsewhere.
” Most French people would think that made you anti-French .
Obviously , racism , the attribution of negative characteristics , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to some part of the human race based on their descent is false , immoral , and contrary to the defined teaching of the Church .
Corbyn would say he is not guilty of racism .
Culture and citizenship , however , are also inherited even if they are not grounded in biology , and it is certainly the case that Corbyn was hostile to the Jewish state and to some extent to Jewish culture ( he made a hideous comment about Jews lacking a sense of irony ) .
Does that mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nice , ” “ Scots are stingy , ” “ Italians are vain , ” or “ the English are smug ” is racist ?
I feel uncomfortable saying that .
If acknowledged as slightly absurd cultural generalizations , these statements do not seem racist .
The Americans call ( or called ) the World War II generation the “ greatest generation ” because they implicitly recognized certain virtues in the culture of that time and certain pathologies in their own .
But cultures do have virtues and pathologies .
Aztec culture was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problematic .
The Spanish culture that destroyed it was hardly unspotted .
Indeed , the occasion of sin offered by colonialism has proved itself too much for any culture to bear .
Obviously , this does not mean every participant in a given culture can be assumed to share its virtues and pathologies or that it is reasonable or moral to base one ’ s conduct towards such groups on these kinds of cultural generalizations .
If you walk through the fine university town of Göttingen , in Lower Saxony , you will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Nobel prize winners .
Eventually , however , you will notice that they dry up in the early 1930s .
This is because they were overwhelmingly Jewish , and after the rise of the Third Reich their brethren were driven from the public life of Germany and of the university .
The Jewish people are clearly the most extraordinarily gifted and just the most extraordinary nation in human history , whose role in the destiny of not just the human race , but of the cosmos , is unparalleled and unique @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because they were impressive in the time of Abraham or Moses , but they have come a long way since then .
Does that mean they have no negative cultural characteristics ?
That would be surprising ; the blessed angels are the only “ people ” with no negative cultural characteristics , and that is because the bad third decamped to the abyss of damnation and the rest were given the beatific vision .
Does that mean that we must support the existence of the State of Israel ?
As indicated earlier , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ implicates the bitter grievances of another group with rival claims .
Either side could give you very extended accounts of the soundness of their version of events .
While it is hardly likely that the State of Israel was established without injustice being done to anyone , for what it ’ s worth I do not think any resolution that involved its extinction or the ‘ right of return , ’ which amounts to the same thing , would be desirable or just .
Has the Church been guilty of antisemitism in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the spotless bride of Christ and guilty of nothing .
Christians on the other hand are miserable sinners , and whether defined as the unreasonable ascription of negative cultural characteristics to the Jewish people or outright “ biological ” racism , it is clear that this phenomenon has tainted much of Christian history .
In so far as Rabbinical Judaism rejects Christ and the Church He founded , it is a false religion .
It is not a good thing that Rabbinical Judaism rejects Christ and the Church He founded , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to point that out .
That is , they have a right and duty to preach the Gospel .
But , as anyone who has had an argument with anyone , about anything they care about , will know , such disputes are always occasions of sin and are almost never pursued without the excessive engagement of the irascible appetite .
If some neo-pagan psychopath were then to murder a vast multitude of one ’ s interlocutors , the examination of conscience such polemics always demand would become very painful indeed and its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the saints perceive .
From the period known as late antiquity until the secularization of the nineteenth century , membership of western polities was defined by baptism and adherence to the true form of Christianity ( variously defined ) .
This was not unusual .
Acceptance of the civic deities of the ancient polities and then of Rome was the key element of belonging in those societies before the triumph of the Cross .
Islam demanded that only its adherents play a full role in the social and political life of the territories @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of neutrality , but it is a false posture .
By declaring religious questions interminable it simply demands that we make gods of our bellies .
The Jewish people have a privileged right to emigrate to the land of Israel which they forfeit by baptism .
This fact , and the frankly biblical basis of its territorial claims , make the State of Israel a constant irritant for post Christian secularists .
So much is this the case that they are driven to make common cause with the overtly theocratic partisans of political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Every people is defined by its vision of man and his destiny ( CCC 2244 ) .
As Ruth said to Naomi , “ Where you go I will go , and where you lodge I will lodge ; your people shall be my people , and your God my God.
” Our God is borrowed from the Jews and He insists that every man is our neighbor , not least His brothers and sisters in the flesh .
As Jacques Maritain who , with his Jewish wife , escaped death at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coincidence in 1940 , observed during the War : … .
it is the urge of a love infinitely stronger than the philanthropy commended by the philosophers which causes human devotion to surmount the closed borders of the natural social groups – family group and national group – and extend it to the entire human race , because this love is the life in us of the very love which has created being and because it truly makes of each human being our neighbor .
Without breaking the links of flesh and blood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which are needed by the body politic , and without destroying the rigorous laws of existence and conservation of this body politic , such a love extended to all men transcends , and at the same time transforms from within , the very life of the group and tends to integrate all of humanity into a community of nations and peoples in which men will be reconciled .
For the kingdom of God is not miserly , the communion which is its supernatural privilege is not jealously guarded ; it wants to spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limits , in the imperfect shapes and in the universe of conflicts , malice and bitter toil which make up the temporal realm .
That is the deepest principle of the democratic ideal , which is the secular name for the ideal of Christendom .
Maritain thought that if we all just accepted the implications of that love it would not be necessary to call it by its proper name .
He was wrong , and we must once more be on our guard against the scourge we thought defeated forever in 1945 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ professor at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver , Colorado .
His most recent book , with Fr .
Thomas Crean , O.P.
, is Integralism : A Manuel of Political Philosophy .

What is antisemitism? What is the nature of its malice? Has the Church been guilty of it in the past?
December 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — The first half of the twentieth century was disfigured by an antisemitism of a nature and intensity unknown before modern times.
This horror, ending in the greatest single crime ever committed by a European state upon any group under its power – the industrial murder of six million innocent men, women and children in purpose-built factories of death – has a unique, even preternatural, intensity.
From a Christian perspective it is impossible to ignore the obvious diabolical origin of this attack on the kin of the Messiah and, once this fact is recognized, perceiving the long anticipation of twentieth century secular antisemitism in the inter-confessional disputes that disfigured the ages of faith chills the blood and weighs down the head of every follower of Christ.
Surely, after the full exposure of the abomination, this foul thing could never again rise in the west? Apparently, it can. The crimes of Communism and of the liberal culture of death have already shown that fallen humanity’s appetite for slaughter was not exhausted. Now the specific phenomenon of antisemitism is rising from its grave and demonstrating once more its unique ability to combine ideologues of left and right in a great fellowship of hate.
What is antisemitism? What is the nature of its malice? Has the Church been guilty of it in the past?
In Britain, Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour Party until his resounding defeat at the last General Election, was repeatedly accused of antisemitism. According to opinion polls the vast majority of British Jews believed the allegations, and even the political editor of the New Statesman (the main left-wing highbrow British weekly) omitted to vote for Corbyn’s party because of them. Corbyn forcefully denied the charges.
I doubt he was consciously lying. Probably he thought that because he didn’t ascribe negative characteristics to the Jewish people on a biological basis, he logically could not be anti-Semitic. He was, however, clearly and profoundly hostile to the State of Israel. He supposedly backed a “two state solution” to the difficulties in the Holy Land, but he also backed “the right of return,” which effectively entails the abolition of the State of Israel as it would result in an Arab Muslim majority within its territory. As I pointed out to someone at the time, that is like saying “I am not anti-French, I just think the territory of the French Republic should be partitioned between Germany, Italy, Belgium, and Spain, and its population ‘encouraged’ to move elsewhere.” Most French people would think that made you anti-French.
Obviously, racism, the attribution of negative characteristics, or of a general inferiority or superiority, to some part of the human race based on their descent is false, immoral, and contrary to the defined teaching of the Church. Corbyn would say he is not guilty of racism. Culture and citizenship, however, are also inherited even if they are not grounded in biology, and it is certainly the case that Corbyn was hostile to the Jewish state and to some extent to Jewish culture (he made a hideous comment about Jews lacking a sense of irony).
Does that mean that to say, “Canadians are nice,” “Scots are stingy,” “Italians are vain,” or “the English are smug” is racist? I feel uncomfortable saying that. If acknowledged as slightly absurd cultural generalizations, these statements do not seem racist. The Americans call (or called) the World War II generation the “greatest generation” because they implicitly recognized certain virtues in the culture of that time and certain pathologies in their own.
But cultures do have virtues and pathologies. Aztec culture was, let us say, a bit problematic. The Spanish culture that destroyed it was hardly unspotted. Indeed, the occasion of sin offered by colonialism has proved itself too much for any culture to bear. Obviously, this does not mean every participant in a given culture can be assumed to share its virtues and pathologies or that it is reasonable or moral to base one’s conduct towards such groups on these kinds of cultural generalizations.
If you walk through the fine university town of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, you will come upon many memorials to the university’s Nobel prize winners. Eventually, however, you will notice that they dry up in the early 1930s. This is because they were overwhelmingly Jewish, and after the rise of the Third Reich their brethren were driven from the public life of Germany and of the university.
The Jewish people are clearly the most extraordinarily gifted and just the most extraordinary nation in human history, whose role in the destiny of not just the human race, but of the cosmos, is unparalleled and unique. God may not have chosen them because they were impressive in the time of Abraham or Moses, but they have come a long way since then. Does that mean they have no negative cultural characteristics? That would be surprising; the blessed angels are the only “people” with no negative cultural characteristics, and that is because the bad third decamped to the abyss of damnation and the rest were given the beatific vision.
Does that mean that we must support the existence of the State of Israel? As indicated earlier, this is a tricky question because it implicates the bitter grievances of another group with rival claims. Either side could give you very extended accounts of the soundness of their version of events. While it is hardly likely that the State of Israel was established without injustice being done to anyone, for what it’s worth I do not think any resolution that involved its extinction or the ‘right of return,’ which amounts to the same thing, would be desirable or just.
Has the Church been guilty of antisemitism in the past? No, for the Church is the spotless bride of Christ and guilty of nothing.
Christians on the other hand are miserable sinners, and whether defined as the unreasonable ascription of negative cultural characteristics to the Jewish people or outright “biological” racism, it is clear that this phenomenon has tainted much of Christian history.
In so far as Rabbinical Judaism rejects Christ and the Church He founded, it is a false religion. It is not a good thing that Rabbinical Judaism rejects Christ and the Church He founded, and Christians have a right and a duty to point that out. That is, they have a right and duty to preach the Gospel.
But, as anyone who has had an argument with anyone, about anything they care about, will know, such disputes are always occasions of sin and are almost never pursued without the excessive engagement of the irascible appetite. If some neo-pagan psychopath were then to murder a vast multitude of one’s interlocutors, the examination of conscience such polemics always demand would become very painful indeed and its necessity manifest the urgency that usually only the saints perceive.
From the period known as late antiquity until the secularization of the nineteenth century, membership of western polities was defined by baptism and adherence to the true form of Christianity (variously defined). This was not unusual. Acceptance of the civic deities of the ancient polities and then of Rome was the key element of belonging in those societies before the triumph of the Cross. Islam demanded that only its adherents play a full role in the social and political life of the territories it conquered.
Liberalism adopts a posture of neutrality, but it is a false posture. By declaring religious questions interminable it simply demands that we make gods of our bellies. The Jewish people have a privileged right to emigrate to the land of Israel which they forfeit by baptism. This fact, and the frankly biblical basis of its territorial claims, make the State of Israel a constant irritant for post Christian secularists. So much is this the case that they are driven to make common cause with the overtly theocratic partisans of political Islam in the quest for its destruction.
Every people is defined by its vision of man and his destiny (CCC 2244). As Ruth said to Naomi, “Where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God.” Our God is borrowed from the Jews and He insists that every man is our neighbor, not least His brothers and sisters in the flesh.
As Jacques Maritain who, with his Jewish wife, escaped death at the hands of the Nazis by mere coincidence in 1940, observed during the War:
…. it is the urge of a love infinitely stronger than the philanthropy commended by the philosophers which causes human devotion to surmount the closed borders of the natural social groups – family group and national group – and extend it to the entire human race, because this love is the life in us of the very love which has created being and because it truly makes of each human being our neighbor. Without breaking the links of flesh and blood, of self-interest, tradition and pride which are needed by the body politic, and without destroying the rigorous laws of existence and conservation of this body politic, such a love extended to all men transcends, and at the same time transforms from within, the very life of the group and tends to integrate all of humanity into a community of nations and peoples in which men will be reconciled. For the kingdom of God is not miserly, the communion which is its supernatural privilege is not jealously guarded; it wants to spread and refract this communion outside its own limits, in the imperfect shapes and in the universe of conflicts, malice and bitter toil which make up the temporal realm. That is the deepest principle of the democratic ideal, which is the secular name for the ideal of Christendom.
Maritain thought that if we all just accepted the implications of that love it would not be necessary to call it by its proper name. He was wrong, and we must once more be on our guard against the scourge we thought defeated forever in 1945.
Dr. Alan Fimister is an assistant professor at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver, Colorado. His most recent book, with Fr. Thomas Crean, O.P., is Integralism: A Manual of Political Philosophy.
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Black pastors to pro-abort pastor running for Senate: ‘You have a duty to denounce the evil of abortion’

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ATLANTA , Georgia , December 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Over two dozen black pastors have signed an open letter to Georgia Democratic Senate runoff candidate Rev .
Raphael Warnock , calling him out on his pro-abortion stance .
The letter , which includes the signatures of evangelist ( and niece of Martin Luther King , Jr. ) Alveda King , former 2002 U.S. House candidate Bishop Garland Hunt , and Christian leader Wellington Boone , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian pastor and as a Black leader , you have a duty to denounce the evil of abortion , which kills a disproportionate number of Black children .
Your open advocacy of abortion is a scandal to the faith and to the Black community.
” Warnock has been a senior pastor at Atlanta ’ s Ebenezer Baptist Church since 2005 .
Yet , despite being a Christian minister , Warnock has been vocal about his pro-abortion position – most recently on Twitter .
On December 8 , he tweeted , “ I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ room for doubt .
The pastors from Georgia are entreating him to “ reconsider ” his “ public advocacy for abortion.
” The letter reminds Warnock of the systemic racism of abortion in America and his responsibility to respond in a Christian manner that defends the black American family .
“ Can you in good conscience defend abortion , knowing that abortion kills 474 Black babies for every 1000 live births ?
Abortion decimates Black communities , disrupts Black families and inflicts untold harm on Black women .
Black women and Black families @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protection , and they need your support .
But they do not need Black pastors making excuses for the racism in the abortion industry.
” It is no secret that Planned Parenthood founder , Margaret Sanger , promoted the “ Negro Project '' to reduce the black population by pushing contraception and sterilization .
Sanger ’ s strategy included using black doctors and pastors to gain the trust of other blacks .
And Warnock is just the type of minister that Sanger had in mind .
In a letter to a pro-eugenics colleague @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the need to enlist the help of religious leaders to promote her project .
Sanger wrote : “ We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population , and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members.
” The pastors who have co-written and signed the letter to Warnock agree that a minister ’ s vocation is to preach the Gospel .
The killing of unborn children through abortion contradicts the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that a minister could be both a man of God and a promoter of abortion .
The pastors wrote , “ Abortion is fundamentally in conflict with the plain reading of the Bible .
The Bible clearly teaches that human life is created by God beginning at conception .
As Psalm 139 proclaims : ‘ You knitted me together in my mother ’ s womb .
I praise you , for I am wonderfully and fearfully made.
’ What human being could possibly have the right to blot out an innocent life that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ”

PETITION UPDATE (1/15/2021) -
The events of the past month, and especially the past 10 days, have shaken the faith Americans have in their elected and appoint officials.
We continue to call for investigations to be made into allegations of election fraud. Texas is in the process of prosecuting one political operative for illegal ballot harvesting, and multiple state legislatures have called for investigations, too.
However, the judiciary has severely let down the American electorate.
As we have said all along, the integrity of the election is much bigger than President Trump. Election integrity is at the heart of republican democracy, and if we don't have it, we no longer have a functioning republic.
Therefore, we continue to seek the truth for the election outcome. Perhaps that will only be known in the future when state or federal commissions are established to investigate the instances of election fraud which were witnessed and sworn to, by thousands of Americans of all political persuasions.
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On Wednesday, President Trump tweeted: "We will be INTERVENING in the Texas (plus many other states) case. This is the big one. Our Country needs a victory!"
He is referring to the lawsuit which the state of Texas has filed against Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia in the Supreme Court over changes those states made to their election rules, claiming they violated the U.S. Constitution in the process.
Here is the central part of the argument: if Texas were to allow possible voter fraud to go unchecked in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Georgia, it would be akin to committing fraud upon the people of Texas, who cast their ballots within the framework of the law.
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We believe that conducting forensic audits of ballots and voting machines, as well as issuing subpoenas to collect more evidence, would be a good start.
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