wnd--2020-01-28--America's Judeo-Christian roots and 'British Israelism'

You wo n't learn this in public school these days , but it 's a simple fact of history that our constitutional republic was established almost entirely by White Anglo-Saxon Protestants ( WASPs ) .
Their concept of constitutionalism began when the seed of self-rule in the Magna Carta of 1215 was planted in the receptive soil of Great Britain , and it steadily matured there until the era of fully formed theological `` liberalism '' emerged in the 17th century .
That British `` liberalism '' was nothing like the malignant Marxist version we suffer today : It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approach to theology that rejected the man-made dogma of both Roman Catholicism and , to a lesser ( but still oppressive ) extent , the Church of England ( Anglicanism ) .
Remember that the English church was established in the 16th century by King Henry VIII to throw off the yoke of `` the Papacy . ''
His personal motive for doing so was corrupt , but the political and social consequence was a climate of relative religious freedom in England .
That climate fostered independent thinking about biblical matters among philosophers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their ideas openly with less fear of execution or persecution for `` heresy '' ( contradicting the church ) .
Yes , persecution for questioning Anglican dogma persisted ( motivating the Pilgrim separatists to flee Europe for America in 1620 ) , but as time passed , and the increasing availability of the printed Bible allowed more nobles and intellectuals read it for themselves , theological `` liberalism '' increased .
This environment was a powerful magnet for the other main camp of our Judeo-Christian progenitors : Jews .
From the very start @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` supercessionism '' ( replacement theology ) holds that the Roman Catholic Church ( RCC ) replaced Israel as God 's exclusive agent on earth , and every blessing and instruction to Israel in the Bible was transferred to the RCC .
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In consequence , many Jews migrated to England and participated both overtly and covertly in the philosophical and theological conversation .
Indeed , so compelling was the Hebrew perspective of the Scriptures that many of the leading Protestant thinkers became known as Hebraicists .
It was their work that influenced John Locke , who refined a century 's worth of their conclusions into the intellectual and theological pedestal on which our Declaration of Independence rests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Government . ''
It was during this same period that so-called British Israelism emerged , which held that the line of Judean kings , seemingly broken by Nebuchadnezzer 's slaughter of all the male heirs of Zedekiah at the start of the Babylonian Exile in 586 B.C.
, had been repaired by the Prophet Jeremiah who took Zedekiah 's daughters to Ireland , to marry into the Judean royal line of Perez ( brother of Zerah , from whom Jesus ' mother Mary descended ) , which had supposedly migrated there .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ unbroken to the 19th century British monarchy – a belief which was as solid in those days as the `` Stone of Scone '' ( purportedly `` Jacob 's Pillow '' ) that is literally built into the British throne .
It 's a bizarre theory to the modern mind , but held by a sizable number of highly influential Brits from the 17th all the way into the 20th century .
It birthed the phenomenon we call Christian Zionism in the early 19th century – which actually pre-dates the official Jewish Zionist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It also appears , at least in part , to have motivated the British to recapture the Holy Land from the Ottoman Turks in 1917 and issue the famous Balfour Declaration inviting the Jews to repopulate Israel , 18 centuries after their total expulsion by the Romans in consequence of the Simon bar Kokhba rebellion .
I confess , I have studied British Israelism and find some of it 's arguments quite plausible .
Before anyone jumps down my throat about this , please first read the book that persuaded me : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Birthright '' ( 1902 ) which I will be happy to send in PDF by email request .
I fully endorse its summary of the Two House teaching and found much of its evidence for British Israelism compelling .
Frankly , it 's the most interesting and illuminating book I 've every read .
But I digress .
Do n't misunderstand me .
I love my Roman Catholic friends , many of who offer the best example of Christian humility and service in society today .
And I acknowledge Roman Catholic participation in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposition is to the RCC 's numerous doctrines that deviate from the actual teachings of the Bible .
I have similar criticism for most `` Protestant '' denominations , which preserved some of those doctrines , including supercessionism , during the Reformation .
The reformers only reached back to Augustine to reground the church – adopting his Hellenist philosophies rather than the Hebrew cultural perspectives of the first-century church in Jerusalem .
I consider myself a pre-Roman , small `` c '' catholic Christian with a first-century perspective : not a Messianic Jew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who served as something of a diplomatic liaison between the Jew and Gentile factions of the church , with love and respect for both .
I recognize similar theological diplomacy in the generation of the Founding Fathers , which I believe was the reason they established our republic on such broad theological presuppositions .
They gave us a non-sectarian federal government , which nevertheless honored the `` Supreme Being . ''
It was a consensus acceptable to all the factions – Christians , Catholics , Jews , Theists and Deists – with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the social contract we call the U.S. Constitution .
It is a tribute to their vision and fair-mindedness that the most dominant group in this coalition by far – White Anglo-Saxon Protestants – did NOT create a government to serve only themselves , but envisioned the American `` Shining City on a Hill '' as a place where all humanity would be blessed by honoring the God of Genesis 1:1 .

You won't learn this in public school these days, but it's a simple fact of history that our constitutional republic was established almost entirely by White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASPs). Their concept of constitutionalism began when the seed of self-rule in the Magna Carta of 1215 was planted in the receptive soil of Great Britain, and it steadily matured there until the era of fully formed theological "liberalism" emerged in the 17th century.
That British "liberalism" was nothing like the malignant Marxist version we suffer today: It was a benign and beneficial "let-the-Bible-speak-for-itself" approach to theology that rejected the man-made dogma of both Roman Catholicism and, to a lesser (but still oppressive) extent, the Church of England (Anglicanism).
Remember that the English church was established in the 16th century by King Henry VIII to throw off the yoke of "the Papacy." His personal motive for doing so was corrupt, but the political and social consequence was a climate of relative religious freedom in England. That climate fostered independent thinking about biblical matters among philosophers and theologians who were able to discuss their ideas openly with less fear of execution or persecution for "heresy" (contradicting the church).
Yes, persecution for questioning Anglican dogma persisted (motivating the Pilgrim separatists to flee Europe for America in 1620), but as time passed, and the increasing availability of the printed Bible allowed more nobles and intellectuals read it for themselves, theological "liberalism" increased.
This environment was a powerful magnet for the other main camp of our Judeo-Christian progenitors: Jews. From the very start, Roman Catholicism's central doctrine of "supercessionism" (replacement theology) holds that the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) replaced Israel as God's exclusive agent on earth, and every blessing and instruction to Israel in the Bible was transferred to the RCC.
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Often over the course of the centuries a more onerous form called "punitive supercessionism" was practiced, holding that Jews must be punished for persisting in Judaism instead of converting to Catholicism. That was a primary objective of the Spanish Inquisition, which ran from the late 15th century through the 17th century.
In consequence, many Jews migrated to England and participated both overtly and covertly in the philosophical and theological conversation. Indeed, so compelling was the Hebrew perspective of the Scriptures that many of the leading Protestant thinkers became known as Hebraicists. It was their work that influenced John Locke, who refined a century's worth of their conclusions into the intellectual and theological pedestal on which our Declaration of Independence rests: his brilliant booklet "Two Treatises of Government."
It was during this same period that so-called British Israelism emerged, which held that the line of Judean kings, seemingly broken by Nebuchadnezzer's slaughter of all the male heirs of Zedekiah at the start of the Babylonian Exile in 586 B.C., had been repaired by the Prophet Jeremiah who took Zedekiah's daughters to Ireland, to marry into the Judean royal line of Perez (brother of Zerah, from whom Jesus' mother Mary descended), which had supposedly migrated there. The line of kings was thus preserved unbroken to the 19th century British monarchy – a belief which was as solid in those days as the "Stone of Scone" (purportedly "Jacob's Pillow") that is literally built into the British throne.
It's a bizarre theory to the modern mind, but held by a sizable number of highly influential Brits from the 17th all the way into the 20th century. It birthed the phenomenon we call Christian Zionism in the early 19th century – which actually pre-dates the official Jewish Zionist political movement by at least 50 years. It also appears, at least in part, to have motivated the British to recapture the Holy Land from the Ottoman Turks in 1917 and issue the famous Balfour Declaration inviting the Jews to repopulate Israel, 18 centuries after their total expulsion by the Romans in consequence of the Simon bar Kokhba rebellion.
I confess, I have studied British Israelism and find some of it's arguments quite plausible. Before anyone jumps down my throat about this, please first read the book that persuaded me: "Judah's Scepter and Joseph's Birthright" (1902) which I will be happy to send in PDF by email request. I fully endorse its summary of the Two House teaching and found much of its evidence for British Israelism compelling. Frankly, it's the most interesting and illuminating book I've every read. But I digress.
Don't misunderstand me. I love my Roman Catholic friends, many of who offer the best example of Christian humility and service in society today. And I acknowledge Roman Catholic participation in the founding of the nation.
My opposition is to the RCC's numerous doctrines that deviate from the actual teachings of the Bible. I have similar criticism for most "Protestant" denominations, which preserved some of those doctrines, including supercessionism, during the Reformation. The reformers only reached back to Augustine to reground the church – adopting his Hellenist philosophies rather than the Hebrew cultural perspectives of the first-century church in Jerusalem.
I consider myself a pre-Roman, small "c" catholic Christian with a first-century perspective: not a Messianic Jew, but a believer modeled on Paul, who served as something of a diplomatic liaison between the Jew and Gentile factions of the church, with love and respect for both.
I recognize similar theological diplomacy in the generation of the Founding Fathers, which I believe was the reason they established our republic on such broad theological presuppositions. They gave us a non-sectarian federal government, which nevertheless honored the "Supreme Being." It was a consensus acceptable to all the factions – Christians, Catholics, Jews, Theists and Deists – with a stake in the final version of the social contract we call the U.S. Constitution.
It is a tribute to their vision and fair-mindedness that the most dominant group in this coalition by far – White Anglo-Saxon Protestants – did NOT create a government to serve only themselves, but envisioned the American "Shining City on a Hill" as a place where all humanity would be blessed by honoring the God of Genesis 1:1.


wnd--2020-01-28--Where are the prosecutions for Fast and Furious?

It 's been about 10 years since the public discovered Fast and Furious , the gun-walking operation conducted by the ATF under the Obama administration .
The ATF arranged for straw buyers to purchase guns from American gun stores and transfer them to arms traffickers who would give them to drug cartels in Mexico .
Ostensibly , the ATF would then track down the cartels .
But they lost track of the guns , and some were used to kill Americans .
So , where are the prosecutions of the Obama officials who ran it ?
The victims and their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those families looking into it and speaking up .
The corrupt program initially received a lot of attention in 2010 after Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was murdered by a drug cartel .
Guns transferred to Mexico from Fast and Furious were used to kill him .
But the government has refused to provide the Terry family with full details of what happened , including Terry 's last emails .
According to his brother Paul Terry , the family has a lawsuit against the government that has been ongoing for years .
Dawn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up dead shortly afterwards .
Anderson had worked with Terry and had gone to his family after he died and let them know that what the government told them about his death was n't true .
Hobson had a hard time time finding out how her son had died until she saw the death certificate , which said fentanyl poisoning .
But that made no sense , since her son was very opposed to drug use .
She had a medical examiner and some law enforcement agents examine the body , and they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evidence of strangulation and asphyxiation .
They think he was murdered by someone he worked with .
Unfortunately , they are too terrified to go public about it .
Other victims include gun shop owners who were badly mistreated by the ATF , as the agency tried to cover its tracks .
Wesley Felix helped his uncle and brother run a gun shop in Las Vegas .
The ATF sent in a confidential informant , Julianne Shields , to try and take over the shop .
She bought guns under the shop 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had expired .
Shields and the ATF stole over 2,000 guns from the shop , totaling $ 3.5 million .
The ATF placed a tracking device under his uncle 's truck .
They detained him for 28 months , even though he had n't been convicted of anything , claiming he had been carrying a gun concealed without a permit ( which was ridiculous considering he had a FFL ) .
Felix 's brother reported the theft of the guns to law enforcement .
But little was done , and the ATF closed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ATF agents logged into their Yahoo email accounts from the shop 's computers and forgot to log out , so Felix has documentation of much of their activity .
Ian Garland , another gun shop owner , says Fast and Furious ruined his life .
Officials from Mexico came to his shop to buy guns .
He notified various law enforcement agencies .
They did not respond with any concerns .
At one point , a customer tried to buy a gun without a background check .
He told the ATF .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ informant trying to entrap him .
Another guy from the U.S .
Marshals tried to buy a gun with a fake ID .
Suddenly , the ATF started spying on him .
Finally , he was accused of selling machine guns , arrested and locked up for over 400 days in solitary confinement .
He lost his house , his possessions and all of his animals died .
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He tried to work with the ATF , thinking they had good intentions .
He wore a wire so they could listen to his transactions with suspicious customers , believing the ATF was going to follow up and trace the guns to the cartels .
But instead they hacked into his computers and deleted files and emails that had been exchanged between him and the agents .
They leaked his identity as an informant , putting his life in danger .
He said the ATF lied to him about getting cooperation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result , prosecutions will be difficult .
Jeffrey Peterson founded a technology company involved in the internet and the Spanish language in Arizona .
Due to the nature of his company , he found his way into Janet Napolitano 's inner circle back when she was governor of Arizona , serving on the governor 's Arizona-Mexico Commission .
He says her inner circle became known as the `` Arizona mafia '' and was involved in Fast and Furious .
One man in her inner circle was Dennis Burke .
He became the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to resign over Fast and Furious .
Peterson met with him one day when Burke was visibly chilled .
He told Peterson that he thought he was going to prison and `` we 're guilty as sin . ''
But nothing ever happened .
Victor Avila served as a special agent for ICE along with Jaime Zapata .
The two were ordered to go down a dangerous road where they were attacked by a drug cartel .
Zapata lost his life .
Avila lived to tell what had happened , but only after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the weapons were linked to a gun-walking operation out of Texas .
The ATF identified the arms traffickers and had opportunities to arrest and prosecute them .
But instead there was a cover-up by the ATF .
The cartel members were n't arrested until Zapata 's death became well-known .
Those investigating have been stonewalled ; their FOIA requests are denied or heavily redacted .
It 's not a partisan effort that is trying to bring this corrupt operation to justice .
Many of the people coming forward now about Fast and Furious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Obama administration and became upset with what they were seeing .
Many of the officials involved have been promoted or transferred .
The Department of Justice needs to conduct an internal investigation and determine which officials were responsible for this horrible operation , and then prosecute them .
It 's reported that the DOJ under William Barr is finally looking into it .
President Trump told the mother of Brian Terry that he will look into what happened , but admitted that Fast and Furious was bigger than people thought .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with lawsuits since Obama marked much of the documentation as classified so unreleasable .
For more information , check out the work of investigative journalist Ann Vandersteel , including a press conference that was held last year addressing this .

It's been about 10 years since the public discovered Fast and Furious, the gun-walking operation conducted by the ATF under the Obama administration. The ATF arranged for straw buyers to purchase guns from American gun stores and transfer them to arms traffickers who would give them to drug cartels in Mexico. Ostensibly, the ATF would then track down the cartels. But they lost track of the guns, and some were used to kill Americans. So, where are the prosecutions of the Obama officials who ran it? The victims and their families have never received justice – and those families looking into it and speaking up.
The corrupt program initially received a lot of attention in 2010 after Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was murdered by a drug cartel. Guns transferred to Mexico from Fast and Furious were used to kill him. But the government has refused to provide the Terry family with full details of what happened, including Terry's last emails. According to his brother Paul Terry, the family has a lawsuit against the government that has been ongoing for years.
Dawn Hobson's son William Neil Anderson showed up dead shortly afterwards. Anderson had worked with Terry and had gone to his family after he died and let them know that what the government told them about his death wasn't true. Hobson had a hard time time finding out how her son had died until she saw the death certificate, which said fentanyl poisoning. But that made no sense, since her son was very opposed to drug use. She had a medical examiner and some law enforcement agents examine the body, and they said he was murdered. There was evidence of strangulation and asphyxiation. They think he was murdered by someone he worked with. Unfortunately, they are too terrified to go public about it.
Other victims include gun shop owners who were badly mistreated by the ATF, as the agency tried to cover its tracks. Wesley Felix helped his uncle and brother run a gun shop in Las Vegas. The ATF sent in a confidential informant, Julianne Shields, to try and take over the shop. She bought guns under the shop's Federal Firearms License – even though it had expired. Shields and the ATF stole over 2,000 guns from the shop, totaling $3.5 million. The ATF placed a tracking device under his uncle's truck. They detained him for 28 months, even though he hadn't been convicted of anything, claiming he had been carrying a gun concealed without a permit (which was ridiculous considering he had a FFL). Felix's brother reported the theft of the guns to law enforcement. But little was done, and the ATF closed the investigation. However, some of the ATF agents logged into their Yahoo email accounts from the shop's computers and forgot to log out, so Felix has documentation of much of their activity.
Ian Garland, another gun shop owner, says Fast and Furious ruined his life. Officials from Mexico came to his shop to buy guns. He notified various law enforcement agencies. They did not respond with any concerns. At one point, a customer tried to buy a gun without a background check. He told the ATF. It turned out it was a confidential informant trying to entrap him. Another guy from the U.S. Marshals tried to buy a gun with a fake ID. Suddenly, the ATF started spying on him. Finally, he was accused of selling machine guns, arrested and locked up for over 400 days in solitary confinement. He lost his house, his possessions and all of his animals died.
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Mike Detty also owned a gun shop and ran into problems with the ATF. He tried to work with the ATF, thinking they had good intentions. He wore a wire so they could listen to his transactions with suspicious customers, believing the ATF was going to follow up and trace the guns to the cartels. But instead they hacked into his computers and deleted files and emails that had been exchanged between him and the agents. They leaked his identity as an informant, putting his life in danger. He said the ATF lied to him about getting cooperation from the Mexican government. As a result, prosecutions will be difficult.
Jeffrey Peterson founded a technology company involved in the internet and the Spanish language in Arizona. Due to the nature of his company, he found his way into Janet Napolitano's inner circle back when she was governor of Arizona, serving on the governor's Arizona-Mexico Commission. He says her inner circle became known as the "Arizona mafia" and was involved in Fast and Furious. One man in her inner circle was Dennis Burke. He became the U.S. Attorney in Phoenix. He was forced to resign over Fast and Furious. Peterson met with him one day when Burke was visibly chilled. He told Peterson that he thought he was going to prison and "we're guilty as sin." But nothing ever happened.
Victor Avila served as a special agent for ICE along with Jaime Zapata. The two were ordered to go down a dangerous road where they were attacked by a drug cartel. Zapata lost his life. Avila lived to tell what had happened, but only after being shot three times. Two of the weapons were linked to a gun-walking operation out of Texas. The ATF identified the arms traffickers and had opportunities to arrest and prosecute them. But instead there was a cover-up by the ATF. The cartel members weren't arrested until Zapata's death became well-known. Those investigating have been stonewalled; their FOIA requests are denied or heavily redacted.
It's not a partisan effort that is trying to bring this corrupt operation to justice. Many of the people coming forward now about Fast and Furious are Democrats, because they served in the Obama administration and became upset with what they were seeing.
Many of the officials involved have been promoted or transferred. The Department of Justice needs to conduct an internal investigation and determine which officials were responsible for this horrible operation, and then prosecute them. It's reported that the DOJ under William Barr is finally looking into it. President Trump told the mother of Brian Terry that he will look into what happened, but admitted that Fast and Furious was bigger than people thought. The victims are having a hard time proceeding with lawsuits since Obama marked much of the documentation as classified so unreleasable.
For more information, check out the work of investigative journalist Ann Vandersteel, including a press conference that was held last year addressing this.


wnd--2020-01-27--The Democratic Party has gone completely mad. Here's why

Last week , Americans were subjected to wall-to-wall media coverage of congressional Democrats ’ pretend impeachment of President Donald Trump , led by Rep. Adam Schiff ( aka “ Pencil Neck ” ) .
From morning to late evening , day after day , they monotonously argued that Trump – who was chosen by the American electorate and , despite the unending coup against him , has become one of the most consequential and successful presidents of our lifetime – absolutely MUST be removed from office immediately .
Waiting a few months until November ’ s election , they insist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What are normal Americans to make of the never-ending attempts by bug-eyed crazies like Schiff , Nancy Pelosi , Maxine Waters and other “ leaders ” to overturn the constitutional election of a president by any means possible ?
Remember , these are the same people whose own presidential candidates now take turns seeing who can be the most deranged , with Bernie Sanders insisting terrorists must be allowed to vote , Elizabeth Warren claiming she ’ ll fill her presidential Cabinet with “ women and non-binary people , ” Joe Biden continually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in , and all of them lying continually .
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These are the same people who want to shut down America ’ s oil , gas and coal industries , which would inevitably plunge the nation into depression – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to destroy the planet .
These are the same people who insist there are dozens of different genders and that women must allow men to use their locker rooms , bathrooms and showers and dominate their athletic competitions – and if you disagree , you ’ re a bigot .
These are the same people who want to eliminate America 's borders and dismantle her law enforcement agencies , while importing as many immigrants as possible from terror-hotbed countries into the U.S. , and who insist on giving them all free cradle-to-grave health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And if you disagree , you ’ re a racist .
So , why has today ’ s Democratic Party gone stark , raving mad ?
Conservative analysts sometimes point to factors like these : Hatred of Trump : Yes , they all loathe trump – and hate makes you think , say and do crazy things .
Toxic ideology : Yes , the “ woke ” identity-politics ideology that consumes today 's left is arrogant , contemptuous of history and religiously devoted to socialism – despite socialism ’ s stunning 100 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Venezuela where inflation has been around 1 million percent and there 's no toilet paper .
Emotional thinking : Yes , multiple peer-reviewed studies confirm that liberals think more emotionally while conservatives think more logically in arriving at policy ideas .
Hatred of America : Yes , the same leftists who brand Trump and Republicans as racist and immoral tend also to feel the same way about their own nation – seeing America as a fundamentally racist , immoral country .
Youth indoctrination : Yes , today ’ s colleges and universities are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intolerant , totalitarian places in America .
However , there ’ s one factor that transcends all the others , which perfectly explains today ’ s growing madness – and shows what predictably happens when a society stubbornly rebels against God and His laws .
Read the following few sentences slowly , bearing in mind that this analysis , quoted from the Bible ( Romans 1 , where the Apostle Paul writes to new believers in Rome ) is mocked by our society 's elites , who regard it as hateful , contemptible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people , who suppress the truth by their wickedness , since what may be known about God is plain to them , because God has made it plain to them .
For since the creation of the world God ’ s invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen , being understood from what has been made , so that people are without excuse .
… “ Because of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lusts .
Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones .
In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another .
Men committed shameful acts with other men , and received in themselves the due penalty for their error .
“ Furthermore , just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God , so God gave them over to a depraved mind , so that they do what ought not to be done .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wickedness , evil , greed and depravity .
They are full of envy , murder , strife , deceit and malice .
They are gossips , slanderers , God-haters , insolent , arrogant and boastful ; they invent ways of doing evil ; they disobey their parents ; they have no understanding , no fidelity , no love , no mercy .
Although they know God ’ s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death , they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Schiff , Nadler and the other brazenly dishonest politicians – and think about those who champion abortion and virtual infanticide , as well as sexual anarchy and gender madness and `` drag queen story hour '' for innocent toddlers – and those who despise and defame America and teach our children the same – and those who want to flood our nation with unassimilable illegal aliens – in light of these words you just read : “ God gave them over to a depraved mind .
… They have become filled with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greed and depravity … envy , murder ( abortion ) , deceit and malice … gossips , slanderers , God-haters , insolent , arrogant and boastful … they invent ways of doing evil … ” This is exactly what happens when a society stubbornly and pridefully and continuously rebels against God and His laws of life and love : Eventually , God says : OK , have it your way .
And see how that works out for you .
The result is true full-brown madness , such as we see metastasizing in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that is WHAT has happened to many in today ’ s America .
But WHY has it happened ?
WHY have we allowed our colleges and universities to become Marxist indoctrination centers ?
WHY is abortion-on-demand still legal in America ?
WHY have the forces of the left been able to get away with continually lying to the American people about virtually everything , all in order to gain ever more power ?
WHY have they not been held to account ?
That ’ s the big question .
The big culprit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the shameful downward transformation of America in our lifetime – is THE NEWS MEDIA .
Today ’ s news media is largely a hoax .
While pretending to be “ objective , professional journalists , ” most “ mainstream ” news people , in reality , are craven , unprincipled and utterly self-seeking propagandists for the Democratic Party .
With that in mind , consider that we are rapidly approaching a point of no return in our country this November .
If one of the Democratic Party ’ s deranged and corrupt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could parachute into a deadlocked convention this summer – becomes president in a few months , say goodbye to America .
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David Kupelian Vice President and Managing Editor , WND Editor , Whistleblower magazine Author , `` The Marketing of Evil , '' `` How Evil Works '' and `` The Snapping of the American Mind ''

Dear WND reader,
Last week, Americans were subjected to wall-to-wall media coverage of congressional Democrats’ pretend impeachment of President Donald Trump, led by Rep. Adam Schiff (aka “Pencil Neck”). From morning to late evening, day after day, they monotonously argued that Trump – who was chosen by the American electorate and, despite the unending coup against him, has become one of the most consequential and successful presidents of our lifetime – absolutely MUST be removed from office immediately. Waiting a few months until November’s election, they insist, would be dangerous!
Question: What are normal Americans to make of the never-ending attempts by bug-eyed crazies like Schiff, Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters and other “leaders” to overturn the constitutional election of a president by any means possible?
Remember, these are the same people whose own presidential candidates now take turns seeing who can be the most deranged, with Bernie Sanders insisting terrorists must be allowed to vote, Elizabeth Warren claiming she’ll fill her presidential Cabinet with “women and non-binary people,” Joe Biden continually unaware of what state he’s in, and all of them lying continually.
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These are the same people who say a beautiful human child can be murdered right up to the very moment of birth – and if you disagree, you’re immoral and hate women.
These are the same people who want to shut down America’s oil, gas and coal industries, which would inevitably plunge the nation into depression – and if you disagree, you want to destroy the planet.
These are the same people who insist there are dozens of different genders and that women must allow men to use their locker rooms, bathrooms and showers and dominate their athletic competitions – and if you disagree, you’re a bigot.
These are the same people who want to eliminate America's borders and dismantle her law enforcement agencies, while importing as many immigrants as possible from terror-hotbed countries into the U.S., and who insist on giving them all free cradle-to-grave health care – paid for by you. And if you disagree, you’re a racist.
So, why has today’s Democratic Party gone stark, raving mad?
Conservative analysts sometimes point to factors like these:
Hatred of Trump: Yes, they all loathe trump – and hate makes you think, say and do crazy things.
Toxic ideology: Yes, the “woke” identity-politics ideology that consumes today's left is arrogant, contemptuous of history and religiously devoted to socialism – despite socialism’s stunning 100 percent failure rate, most recently in oil-rich Venezuela where inflation has been around 1 million percent and there's no toilet paper.
Emotional thinking: Yes, multiple peer-reviewed studies confirm that liberals think more emotionally while conservatives think more logically in arriving at policy ideas.
Hatred of America: Yes, the same leftists who brand Trump and Republicans as racist and immoral tend also to feel the same way about their own nation – seeing America as a fundamentally racist, immoral country.
Youth indoctrination: Yes, today’s colleges and universities are, unfortunately, the most far-left, intolerant, totalitarian places in America.
However, there’s one factor that transcends all the others, which perfectly explains today’s growing madness – and shows what predictably happens when a society stubbornly rebels against God and His laws.
Read the following few sentences slowly, bearing in mind that this analysis, quoted from the Bible (Romans 1, where the Apostle Paul writes to new believers in Rome) is mocked by our society's elites, who regard it as hateful, contemptible, bigoted, superstitious and dangerous:
“The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. …
“Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
“Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.”
Think about Pelosi, Schiff, Nadler and the other brazenly dishonest politicians – and think about those who champion abortion and virtual infanticide, as well as sexual anarchy and gender madness and "drag queen story hour" for innocent toddlers – and those who despise and defame America and teach our children the same – and those who want to flood our nation with unassimilable illegal aliens – in light of these words you just read: “God gave them over to a depraved mind. … They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity … envy, murder (abortion), deceit and malice … gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful … they invent ways of doing evil …”
Pretty good description, don’t you think?
This is exactly what happens when a society stubbornly and pridefully and continuously rebels against God and His laws of life and love: Eventually, God says: OK, have it your way. And see how that works out for you. The result is true full-blown madness, such as we see metastasizing in today’s Democratic Party.
(Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the celebrated Russian author, dissident and gulag survivor, said famously at the end of his life, regarding the real reasons communism had destroyed so many millions of innocent lives throughout the 20th century: "Men have forgotten God; that's why all this has happened.")
So, that is WHAT has happened to many in today’s America. But WHY has it happened?
WHY have we allowed our colleges and universities to become Marxist indoctrination centers? WHY is abortion-on-demand still legal in America? WHY have the forces of the left been able to get away with continually lying to the American people about virtually everything, all in order to gain ever more power?
WHY have they not been held to account? That’s the big question.
The big culprit in all of this – largely responsible for the shameful downward transformation of America in our lifetime – is THE NEWS MEDIA. Today’s news media is largely a hoax. While pretending to be “objective, professional journalists,” most “mainstream” news people, in reality, are craven, unprincipled and utterly self-seeking propagandists for the Democratic Party.
With that in mind, consider that we are rapidly approaching a point of no return in our country this November. If one of the Democratic Party’s deranged and corrupt candidates – including Hillary Clinton, who could parachute into a deadlocked convention this summer – becomes president in a few months, say goodbye to America.
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Thank you so much, and God bless you.
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Vice President and Managing Editor, WND
Editor, Whistleblower magazine
Author, "The Marketing of Evil," "How Evil Works" and "The Snapping of the American Mind"


wnd--2020-01-27--Bad news for Europe's Jews on 75th anniversary

Despite decades of efforts to educate and warn , and despite the constant refrain of `` Never forget , '' much of Europe no longer remembers the Holocaust .
Worse still , in some parts of Europe , it is dangerous for Jews to live as Jews .
A headline today ( Jan. 27 ) on Fox News reads , `` Holocaust survivors mark Auschwitz liberation 's 75th anniversary as their stories grow in relevance . ''
The article cites these sobering words from Ronald Lauder , president of the World Jewish Congress : `` Shame on us , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives .
These survivors came out … and they never believed that their children and grandchildren would suffer from anti-Semitism the way they did . ''
Sadly , `` We have allowed the world again to have anti-Semitism . ''
Then , with reference to Elie Wiesel , `` He told me 'the opposite of love is not hate , it 's indifference . '
What we have today in the world is indifference . ''
Last week , it was reported that , `` A new survey claims the Holocaust is receding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know the death toll of Jews . ''
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But it gets worse .
A 2019 survey indicated that , `` Most Austrian adults do not know 6 million Jews were killed in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the Holocaust referred to the extermination of the Jewish people , '' while `` 56 % did not know 6 million Jews had been killed in the Holocaust ; 10 % said around 100,000 Jews were killed . ''
Not only so , but , `` While 98 % of respondents were familiar with Adolf Hitler , the chancellor of Nazi Germany , only 51 % knew Adolf Eichmann , an Austrian who was one of the main organizers of the Holocaust . ''
And `` 21 % did not know Hitler @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % knew Eichmann was Austrian . ''
This is the kind of ignorance that leads to indifference .
Or perhaps it is the kind of ignorance born out of indifference ?
All this , however , pales in light of the rising tide of European anti-Semitism .
A headline from Germany one year ago announced , `` German Jewish leader decries anti-Semitism in Europe . ''
Yes , `` the former head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany told EU lawmakers that anti-Semitism was resurfacing in Europe .
She singled out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jeremy Corbyn . ''
Underscoring the urgency of the warning was the fact that it came from 86-year-old Charlotte Knobloch , herself a Holocaust survivor .
Jan. 26 , a Times of Israel article announced , `` Germany warns of 'mass exit ' of Jews if anti-Semitism persists . ''
Indeed , `` Insults and attacks against Jews – both physical and online – have become ' a daily occurrence , ' says Berlin 's foreign minister , calling for tougher action across Europe . ''
A daily occurrence !
And in Germany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Almost one in two Jews has considered leaving Germany , [ Foreign Minister Heiko Maas ] said , a country that has long taken pains to confront its Nazi past . ''
For several years now , religious Jewish men have been afraid to wear a yarmulke ( or , in Hebrew , kippah ) in Germany .
Last year , a German official warned , `` I can not advise Jews to wear the kippah everywhere all the time in Germany . ''
Such is the growing , anti-Semitic sentiment in that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , `` Research had shown that ' a third of young Europeans indicated knowing little to nothing about the Holocaust . '
'' So , it is not just Austria that is forgetting .
Many young Europeans have never even learned .
And in the midst of this ignorance and apathy , fresh hatred rises , some of it carried by Islamic immigrants , who have their own anti-Semitic history .
Last July , the New York Times reported that , `` France has a painful history of anti-Semitism , with its worst @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the German occupation in World War II .
But in recent months , an impassioned debate has erupted over how to address what commentators are calling the 'new anti-Semitism , ' as Jewish groups and academic researchers trace a wave of anti-Semitic acts to France 's growing Muslim population . ''
And a November 2019 article in National Geographic was devoted to the subject of , `` Why French Jews Are Leaving France , '' noting that `` French Jews are fleeing the country . ''
Writing in The Spectator earlier this month @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long until there are no Jews left in France ? ''
He noted , `` Two years ago I wrote on this platform that France is the most 'dangerous European country for Jews ' – and so it remains .
`` Anti-Semitic attacks in 2018 soared by 74 percent on the previous year and the figures for the beginning of 2019 have revealed a 78 percent increase on the same period in 2018 . ''
As for England , last June , the Jerusalem Post carried this shocking headline : `` Jewxit : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' The article claimed that `` 1 in 3 British Jews have considered leaving the UK due to rising anti-Semitism . ''
And on and on it goes , even as Holocaust survivors are still here to tell their stories firsthand .
What will happen when they are gone ?
On the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz , where more than 1 million Jews were slaughtered , this is a moment for sober reflection .
Let the world be warned !
Anti-Semitism is thriving in Europe again .

Despite decades of efforts to educate and warn, and despite the constant refrain of "Never forget," much of Europe no longer remembers the Holocaust. Worse still, in some parts of Europe, it is dangerous for Jews to live as Jews.
A headline today (Jan. 27) on Fox News reads, "Holocaust survivors mark Auschwitz liberation's 75th anniversary as their stories grow in relevance."
The article cites these sobering words from Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress: "Shame on us," he said. "These survivors rebuilt lives. These survivors came out … and they never believed that their children and grandchildren would suffer from anti-Semitism the way they did."
Sadly, "We have allowed the world again to have anti-Semitism." Then, with reference to Elie Wiesel, "He told me 'the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.' What we have today in the world is indifference."
Last week, it was reported that, "A new survey claims the Holocaust is receding in collective memory, as few Americans know the death toll of Jews."
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According to the Pew Research Center report, "What Americans Know About the Holocaust," only "45 percent of almost 11,000 Americans surveyed didn't know the Nazis killed 6 million Jews during World War II."
But it gets worse.
A 2019 survey indicated that, "Most Austrian adults do not know 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust."
Only "58% said the Holocaust referred to the extermination of the Jewish people," while "56% did not know 6 million Jews had been killed in the Holocaust; 10% said around 100,000 Jews were killed."
Not only so, but, "While 98% of respondents were familiar with Adolf Hitler, the chancellor of Nazi Germany, only 51% knew Adolf Eichmann, an Austrian who was one of the main organizers of the Holocaust." And "21% did not know Hitler originally came from Austria; only 14% knew Eichmann was Austrian."
This is the kind of ignorance that leads to indifference. Or perhaps it is the kind of ignorance born out of indifference?
All this, however, pales in light of the rising tide of European anti-Semitism.
A headline from Germany one year ago announced, "German Jewish leader decries anti-Semitism in Europe." Yes, "the former head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany told EU lawmakers that anti-Semitism was resurfacing in Europe. She singled out the UK Labour Party's leader, Jeremy Corbyn."
Underscoring the urgency of the warning was the fact that it came from 86-year-old Charlotte Knobloch, herself a Holocaust survivor.
Jan. 26, a Times of Israel article announced, "Germany warns of 'mass exit' of Jews if anti-Semitism persists."
Indeed, "Insults and attacks against Jews – both physical and online – have become 'a daily occurrence,' says Berlin's foreign minister, calling for tougher action across Europe."
A daily occurrence! And in Germany, no less.
Shockingly, "Almost one in two Jews has considered leaving Germany, [Foreign Minister Heiko Maas] said, a country that has long taken pains to confront its Nazi past."
For several years now, religious Jewish men have been afraid to wear a yarmulke (or, in Hebrew, kippah) in Germany. Last year, a German official warned, "I cannot advise Jews to wear the kippah everywhere all the time in Germany."
Such is the growing, anti-Semitic sentiment in that country.
Heiko Maas also claimed that, "Research had shown that 'a third of young Europeans indicated knowing little to nothing about the Holocaust.'"
So, it is not just Austria that is forgetting. Many young Europeans have never even learned.
And in the midst of this ignorance and apathy, fresh hatred rises, some of it carried by Islamic immigrants, who have their own anti-Semitic history.
Last July, the New York Times reported that, "France has a painful history of anti-Semitism, with its worst hours coming in the 1930s and during the German occupation in World War II. But in recent months, an impassioned debate has erupted over how to address what commentators are calling the 'new anti-Semitism,' as Jewish groups and academic researchers trace a wave of anti-Semitic acts to France's growing Muslim population."
And a November 2019 article in National Geographic was devoted to the subject of, "Why French Jews Are Leaving France," noting that "French Jews are fleeing the country."
Writing in The Spectator earlier this month, Gavin Mortimer asked, "How long until there are no Jews left in France?"
He noted, "Two years ago I wrote on this platform that France is the most 'dangerous European country for Jews' – and so it remains.
"Anti-Semitic attacks in 2018 soared by 74 percent on the previous year and the figures for the beginning of 2019 have revealed a 78 percent increase on the same period in 2018."
As for England, last June, the Jerusalem Post carried this shocking headline: "Jewxit: Could 300,000 Jews flee the UK?"
The article claimed that "1 in 3 British Jews have considered leaving the UK due to rising anti-Semitism."
And on and on it goes, even as Holocaust survivors are still here to tell their stories firsthand. What will happen when they are gone?
On the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, where more than 1 million Jews were slaughtered, this is a moment for sober reflection.
Let the world be warned! Anti-Semitism is thriving in Europe again.


wnd--2020-01-27--Why every Christian should read this Trump blockbuster

Saint Bonaventure 's `` Life of Francis of Assisi '' recounts a most significant event in the life of this magnificent man who continues to impact lives to this day .
In the 1200s , Saint Francis was passing by a collapsing church .
Inspired by the Spirit , he went in and knelt to pray before an image of the crucified Jesus .
Tears welled up as he gazed upon it .
He then said he heard an audible voice tell him three times , `` Francis , go and repair my house , which as you see is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there have been individuals whom God uniquely called to a work of restoration .
Nehemiah , Hezekiah , Josiah and Asa are Bible characters who responded to this assignment .
Apart from Jesus , Nehemiah has always been my favorite leader and book in the Bible .
Through his courageous leadership , amidst horrendous opposition , he accomplished in 52 days the restoration of the critically important city wall that had remained in ruins for 141 years !
The lessons in leadership we learn from Nehemiah 's life are relevant to church restoration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything begins when people are vividly awakened to their desperate situation , not merely vaguely aware of it .
This jolts people to respond the way Nehemiah did in his `` eureka '' moment recorded in the first chapter of his journal .
TRENDING : Melania Trump dons strikingly beautiful outfits at G7 , wows world leaders , their spouses and press '' The wall of Jerusalem is broken down , and its gates have been burned with fire .
When I heard these things , I sat down and wept .
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prayed before the God of heaven '' ( Nehemiah 1:3-4 ) .
This sense of urgency is captured in Stephen Strang 's outstanding new book , `` God , Trump and the 2020 Election .
Why He Must Win and What 's at Stake for Christians if He Loses . ''
Respected leaders across America believe it is must-reading for every Christian .
The author masterfully gives us a divine perspective on the seriousness of our situation , then God 's merciful solution for our churches , families and future as a nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who seemed oblivious to what was taking place , content to simply maintain status quo religious activity .
`` You hypocrites !
You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth .
But why do you not know how to discern this time ? ''
( Luke 12:56 ) .
T.S .
Eliot said there was a way to recognize a crumbling culture .
He said a society has not ceased to be Christian until it actually becomes something else .
The choice is between the restoration of the Christian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one .
In our generation we 've witnessed Christian absolutes that have so profoundly shaped America for centuries be intentionally discarded while , thank God , vestiges of Christian influence still remain .
Leftist-leaning politicians , educators , entertainers , communicators , those who direct the flow of information and attitudes to the masses all have seized the opportunity to promote paganism .
Mr. Eliot waved a red flag , saying , `` Paganism holds all the most valuable advertising space . ''
The tragedy is millions of upstanding and patriotic Americans have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they do n't even realize the lights are going out !
The `` fundamental transformation of America '' heralded by former President Obama and his `` progressive '' party has been aggressively working while many God-fearing citizens who value faith , family and freedom have been silent and sleeping .
Leftist-leaning extremists have literally hijacked the Democratic Party and are unashamedly committed to a constitutional makeover and the deconstruction of America as we 've known her for 245 years .
The 2016 election brought about a supernaturally orchestrated soft explosion as tens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complacency , saying `` enough is enough . ''
The leader who emerged from the rubble of a contentious campaign was not a typical smooth and savvy , man-pleasing politician but an outlier with rough edges and a checkered past , yet passionate to make America great again , unapologetically aligning himself with millions saying it 's time for God to be great in America again !
What respected leaders are saying about this book '' Stephen Strang is right : If evangelicals do n't turn out in 2020 , Donald Trump will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and continue its work of destroying each of the three pillars of the American trinity : liberty , e pluribus unum ( out of many one ) , and In God We Trust .
Why all Christians do not see this is a puzzle .
But if enough read this book , it could serve as a wake up call to the only community standing between our beloved America and her demise . ''
– Dennis Prager '' Stephen Strang flawlessly captures the spiritual significance of Donald Trump 's presidency in this critical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ value belief in God , Strang 's airtight case for reelecting Trump is both timely and urgent . ''
– Gov .
Mike Huckabee '' Stephen Strang is a keen reporter whose prose cuts like a laser into the troubled soul of America and exposes a condition where the elites of our nation have actually turned against it . ''
– Dr. Pat Robertson Endorsements are numerous , strongly encouraging all of us to read this essential book at this time .
For what it 's worth , let me humbly add my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the book ( which I 'm struggling to pry away from my wife at this time ! )
.
`` The unprecedented , extraordinary developments in America today necessitate discovering sources of insight and encouragement to 'understand the times with knowledge of what to do ' ( 1 Chronicles 12:32 ) .
Steve Strang is a uniquely gifted and experienced journalist whose latest book , 'God , Trump and the 2020 Election , ' is an invaluable resource to help us in these turbulent times .
It 's clear , comprehensive and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 to 10 , I give it a 10-plus , double thumbs up ! ''
Here 's the Deal : Eric Metaxas , author of Dietrich Bonhoeffer 's biography , states in the Introduction to Steve 's book : '' This book makes the case that Donald Trump is the best hope of keeping America from sliding into oblivion ... that we might live up to our destiny to be a 'shining city on a hill ' for the whole world , to the glory of God . ''
If you add a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and get a copy of the book today .
Available at : www.godtrump2020.com ( or wherever books are sold – Barnes and Noble , Costco , Walmart , etc . )
.

Saint Bonaventure's "Life of Francis of Assisi" recounts a most significant event in the life of this magnificent man who continues to impact lives to this day.
In the 1200s, Saint Francis was passing by a collapsing church. Inspired by the Spirit, he went in and knelt to pray before an image of the crucified Jesus. Tears welled up as he gazed upon it. He then said he heard an audible voice tell him three times, "Francis, go and repair my house, which as you see is falling into ruins."
Throughout history there have been individuals whom God uniquely called to a work of restoration. Nehemiah, Hezekiah, Josiah and Asa are Bible characters who responded to this assignment.
Apart from Jesus, Nehemiah has always been my favorite leader and book in the Bible. Through his courageous leadership, amidst horrendous opposition, he accomplished in 52 days the restoration of the critically important city wall that had remained in ruins for 141 years!
The lessons in leadership we learn from Nehemiah's life are relevant to church restoration and a nation's restoration. And everything begins when people are vividly awakened to their desperate situation, not merely vaguely aware of it. This jolts people to respond the way Nehemiah did in his "eureka" moment recorded in the first chapter of his journal.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
"The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire. When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven" (Nehemiah 1:3-4).
This sense of urgency is captured in Stephen Strang's outstanding new book, "God, Trump and the 2020 Election. Why He Must Win and What's at Stake for Christians if He Loses." Respected leaders across America believe it is must-reading for every Christian. The author masterfully gives us a divine perspective on the seriousness of our situation, then God's merciful solution for our churches, families and future as a nation.
Awakening to the present darkness
Jesus upbraided those in His day who seemed oblivious to what was taking place, content to simply maintain status quo religious activity. "You hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth. But why do you not know how to discern this time?" (Luke 12:56).
T.S. Eliot said there was a way to recognize a crumbling culture. He said a society has not ceased to be Christian until it actually becomes something else. The choice is between the restoration of the Christian culture or the acceptance of the pagan one.
In our generation we've witnessed Christian absolutes that have so profoundly shaped America for centuries be intentionally discarded while, thank God, vestiges of Christian influence still remain. Leftist-leaning politicians, educators, entertainers, communicators, those who direct the flow of information and attitudes to the masses all have seized the opportunity to promote paganism.
Mr. Eliot waved a red flag, saying, "Paganism holds all the most valuable advertising space."
The tragedy is millions of upstanding and patriotic Americans have grown so accustomed to the encroaching darkness that they don't even realize the lights are going out! The "fundamental transformation of America" heralded by former President Obama and his "progressive" party has been aggressively working while many God-fearing citizens who value faith, family and freedom have been silent and sleeping. Leftist-leaning extremists have literally hijacked the Democratic Party and are unashamedly committed to a constitutional makeover and the deconstruction of America as we've known her for 245 years.
The 2016 election brought about a supernaturally orchestrated soft explosion as tens of millions of concerned citizens awoke from complacency, saying "enough is enough." The leader who emerged from the rubble of a contentious campaign was not a typical smooth and savvy, man-pleasing politician but an outlier with rough edges and a checkered past, yet passionate to make America great again, unapologetically aligning himself with millions saying it's time for God to be great in America again!
What respected leaders are saying about this book
"Stephen Strang is right: If evangelicals don't turn out in 2020, Donald Trump will lose and the Left will win – and continue its work of destroying each of the three pillars of the American trinity: liberty, e pluribus unum (out of many one), and In God We Trust. Why all Christians do not see this is a puzzle. But if enough read this book, it could serve as a wake up call to the only community standing between our beloved America and her demise." – Dennis Prager
"Stephen Strang flawlessly captures the spiritual significance of Donald Trump's presidency in this critical hour. As fewer and fewer Americans value belief in God, Strang's airtight case for reelecting Trump is both timely and urgent." – Gov. Mike Huckabee
"Stephen Strang is a keen reporter whose prose cuts like a laser into the troubled soul of America and exposes a condition where the elites of our nation have actually turned against it." – Dr. Pat Robertson
Endorsements are numerous, strongly encouraging all of us to read this essential book at this time. For what it's worth, let me humbly add my commendation having been given an advance copy of the book (which I'm struggling to pry away from my wife at this time!).
"The unprecedented, extraordinary developments in America today necessitate discovering sources of insight and encouragement to 'understand the times with knowledge of what to do' (1 Chronicles 12:32). Steve Strang is a uniquely gifted and experienced journalist whose latest book, 'God, Trump and the 2020 Election,' is an invaluable resource to help us in these turbulent times. It's clear, comprehensive and cutting edge. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give it a 10-plus, double thumbs up!"
Here's the Deal: Eric Metaxas, author of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's biography, states in the Introduction to Steve's book:
"This book makes the case that Donald Trump is the best hope of keeping America from sliding into oblivion ... that we might live up to our destiny to be a 'shining city on a hill' for the whole world, to the glory of God."
If you add a hearty "Amen!" take action and get a copy of the book today.
Available at: www.godtrump2020.com (or wherever books are sold – Barnes and Noble, Costco, Walmart, etc.).


wnd--2020-01-27--Mayor Pete throws pro-life Democrat woman under the bus

Mayor Pete Buttigieg told a pro-life Democrat at Fox News Channel 's recent town hall meeting that she has no place in today 's Democratic Party .
Kristen Day , a 50-year-old member of Democrats For Life , asked if Mayor Pete would support more moderate language in the party platform to `` ensure that the party of diversity and inclusion really does include everybody . ''
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Mayor Pete , who professes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the platform 's current language – which supports late-term abortions .
( How anyone can be a Christian and support killing a baby on its birthday is beyond me ) .
Moderator Chris Wallace asked Ms. Day if she was satisfied with the mayor 's response .
She replied that she was not .
TRENDING : Melania Trump dons strikingly beautiful outfits at G7 , wows world leaders , their spouses and press '' The Democratic platform contains language that basically says that we do n't belong , we have no part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be legal up to nine months , the government should pay for it , '' she said .
`` There 's nothing that says people who have different views on this issue should be included in the party . ''
She referenced the 1996 party platform that included such language .
`` Would you be open to language like that – that really did say our party is diverse and inclusive ? ''
The mayor replied coldly that he supports the position of his party `` that this kind of medical care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Kudos to Chris Wallace for asking one of the most important questions of the evening – should pro-life Democrats overlook the issue or go find another party ?
`` At the end of the day , this is what I believe , '' the mayor said – referring to the party platform and his personal beliefs .
`` Pete Buttigieg just told a pro-life , Democrat *woman* she has no place in today 's Democrat Party .
All she asked for was a recognition there is diversity of thought on the issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ platform language .
He said no and told her to deal with it , '' she wrote .
I believe Ms. Day would feel much more at home in the Republican Party – where life is cherished and the unborn are provided refuge .
`` Every child is a precious and sacred gift from God , '' President Trump said last week at the March For Life .
`` Together , we must protect , cherish , and defend the dignity and sanctity of every human life . ''
In his historic address @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislation that would have given medical care to babies who survive attempted abortions .
He also rebuked Virginia Gov .
Ralph Northam for stating that he would execute a baby after birth .
`` When we see the image of a baby in the womb , we glimpse the majesty of God 's creation , '' the president said .
But when Democrats see the image of a baby in the womb , they see tiny body parts that can be sold to the highest bidder on the black market .
The truth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for anyone who believes that life begins at conception in the radicalized party of Barack Obama and Pete Buttigieg .
The Democrats would rather embrace someone wearing blackface and a KKK robe before they would ever welcome a pro-lifer .

Mayor Pete Buttigieg told a pro-life Democrat at Fox News Channel's recent town hall meeting that she has no place in today's Democratic Party.
Kristen Day, a 50-year-old member of Democrats For Life, asked if Mayor Pete would support more moderate language in the party platform to "ensure that the party of diversity and inclusion really does include everybody."
Click here for a free subscription to Todd's conservative news blast: the only way to get around the Big Tech censors on social media.
Mayor Pete, who professes to be a Christian, said he stood by the platform's current language – which supports late-term abortions. (How anyone can be a Christian and support killing a baby on its birthday is beyond me).
Moderator Chris Wallace asked Ms. Day if she was satisfied with the mayor's response. She replied that she was not.
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"The Democratic platform contains language that basically says that we don't belong, we have no part in the party because it says abortion should be legal up to nine months, the government should pay for it," she said. "There's nothing that says people who have different views on this issue should be included in the party."
She referenced the 1996 party platform that included such language.
"Would you be open to language like that – that really did say our party is diverse and inclusive?"
The mayor replied coldly that he supports the position of his party "that this kind of medical care needs to be available to everyone."
Kudos to Chris Wallace for asking one of the most important questions of the evening – should pro-life Democrats overlook the issue or go find another party?
"At the end of the day, this is what I believe," the mayor said – referring to the party platform and his personal beliefs.
Town Hall's Katie Pavlich summed up Mayor Pete's position in a scathing Twitter post.
"Pete Buttigieg just told a pro-life, Democrat *woman* she has no place in today's Democrat Party. All she asked for was a recognition there is diversity of thought on the issue and that it be put in the platform language. He said no and told her to deal with it," she wrote.
I believe Ms. Day would feel much more at home in the Republican Party – where life is cherished and the unborn are provided refuge.
"Every child is a precious and sacred gift from God," President Trump said last week at the March For Life. "Together, we must protect, cherish, and defend the dignity and sanctity of every human life."
In his historic address the president called out Democrats who blocked legislation that would have given medical care to babies who survive attempted abortions. He also rebuked Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam for stating that he would execute a baby after birth.
"When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God's creation," the president said.
But when Democrats see the image of a baby in the womb, they see tiny body parts that can be sold to the highest bidder on the black market.
The truth is there really is not a place for anyone who believes that life begins at conception in the radicalized party of Barack Obama and Pete Buttigieg.
The Democrats would rather embrace someone wearing blackface and a KKK robe before they would ever welcome a pro-lifer.


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wnd--2020-01-27--The un-American appeasement of the LGBT activists

( WASHINGTON TIMES ) -- Thanks to Utah ’ s benighted legislature this past week , parents in that state @ @ @ @ @ from seeking licensed counseling for their children who suffer from gender identity confusion or unwanted @ @ @ @ @ are free , of course , to hire counselors who steer the kids into transgenderism @ @ @ @ @ the other way around .
This is the brave , new America .
So , @ @ @ @ @ and develops same-sex attractions or gender dysphoria , parents can not find credentialed help , @ @ @ @ @ no one can ever “ go straight ” or even try .
This would be @ @ @ @ @ , or New York Mayor Bill de Blasio ’ s wife , former lesbian activist @ @ @ @ @ other “ ex-gays ” and “ ex-transgenders ” who have transitioned back to natural sexuality @

(WASHINGTON TIMES) -- Thanks to Utah’s benighted legislature this past week, parents in that state are now barred by law from seeking licensed counseling for their children who suffer from gender identity confusion or unwanted same-sex feelings.
The parents are free, of course, to hire counselors who steer the kids into transgenderism or homosexuality — but not the other way around. This is the brave, new America.
So, if a child is molested and develops same-sex attractions or gender dysphoria, parents cannot find credentialed help, just quacks who insist that no one can ever “go straight” or even try. This would be news to actress Anne Heche, or New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s wife, former lesbian activist Chirlane McCray, or many other “ex-gays” and “ex-transgenders” who have transitioned back to natural sexuality.
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wnd--2020-01-27--Supremes give Trump border victory, spank lower courts for 'cosmic' injunctions

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave the Trump administration a temporary victory in its fight to control the nation 's borders .
By a 5-4 vote , the justices ordered the removal of a preliminary block on the rule .
Chief Justice John Roberts and the four justices in the conservative bloc sided with the administration .
CNBC reported the rule , proposed last August , is intended to prevent the arrival of immigrants who have used , or are likely to use , public benefits such as Medicaid and food stamps .
TRENDING : Melania Trump dons strikingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders , their spouses and press The decision is pending the resolution of the case in the 2nd U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court .
The justices explained the Department of Homeland Security began a rulemaking process to define the term `` public charge '' as it is used in the nation 's immigration laws .
After a rule was issue , a lawsuit followed , with `` a number of states , organizations , and individual plaintiffs variously alleging that the new definition violates the Constitution , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ laws themselves . ''
The plaintiffs are asked that the rule not be applied to `` anyone . ''
A variety of lower-court opinions followed , and Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote : `` If all of this is confusing , do n't worry , because none of it matters much at this point .
Despite the fluid state of things – some interim wins for the government over here , some preliminary relief for plaintiffs over there – we now have an injunction to rule them all : the one before us , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York enjoined the government from applying the new definition to anyone , without regard to geography or participation in this or any other lawsuit . ''
The justice said the court rightly granted a stay allowing the government `` to pursue ( for now ) its policy everywhere save Illinois . ''
`` But , in light of all that 's come before , it would be delusional to think that one stay today suffices to remedy the problem .
`` The real problem here is the increasingly common practice of trial courts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
Whether framed as injunctions of 'nationwide , ' 'universal , ' or 'cosmic ' scope , these orders share the same basic flaw – they direct how the defendant must act toward persons who are not parties to the case . ''
The lower-court judges can order the government not to enforce a rule `` against the plaintiffs in the case before it , '' but `` when a court goes further than that , ordering the government to take ( or not take ) some action with respect to those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is hard to see how the court could still be acting in the judicial role of resolving cases and controversies . ''
The justice said such actions `` raise serious questions about the scope of courts ' equitable powers . ''
The Supreme Court , Gorsuch said , `` must , at some point , confront these important objections . ''
Previously , only factors such as cash assistance and long-term hospitalization were considered .
Immigrant activists claimed the decision will hurt immigrants and target the poor .
Ken Cuccinelli , acting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the decision .
At the Scotusblog site , an analysis explained the standard has been whether a noncitizen gets cash , health care or housing for more than 12 months over a three-year period .

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave the Trump administration a temporary victory in its fight to control the nation's borders.
By a 5-4 vote, the justices ordered the removal of a preliminary block on the rule.
Chief Justice John Roberts and the four justices in the conservative bloc sided with the administration.
CNBC reported the rule, proposed last August, is intended to prevent the arrival of immigrants who have used, or are likely to use, public benefits such as Medicaid and food stamps.
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The decision is pending the resolution of the case in the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court.
The justices explained the Department of Homeland Security began a rulemaking process to define the term "public charge" as it is used in the nation's immigration laws.
After a rule was issue, a lawsuit followed, with "a number of states, organizations, and individual plaintiffs variously alleging that the new definition violates the Constitution, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the immigrant laws themselves."
The plaintiffs are asked that the rule not be applied to "anyone."
A variety of lower-court opinions followed, and Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote: "If all of this is confusing, don't worry, because none of it matters much at this point. Despite the fluid state of things – some interim wins for the government over here, some preliminary relief for plaintiffs over there – we now have an injunction to rule them all: the one before us, in which a single judge in New York enjoined the government from applying the new definition to anyone, without regard to geography or participation in this or any other lawsuit."
The justice said the court rightly granted a stay allowing the government "to pursue (for now) its policy everywhere save Illinois."
"But, in light of all that's come before, it would be delusional to think that one stay today suffices to remedy the problem.
"The real problem here is the increasingly common practice of trial courts ordering relief that transcends the cases before them. Whether framed as injunctions of 'nationwide,' 'universal,' or 'cosmic' scope, these orders share the same basic flaw – they direct how the defendant must act toward persons who are not parties to the case."
The lower-court judges can order the government not to enforce a rule "against the plaintiffs in the case before it," but "when a court goes further than that, ordering the government to take (or not take) some action with respect to those who are strangers to the suit, it is hard to see how the court could still be acting in the judicial role of resolving cases and controversies."
The justice said such actions "raise serious questions about the scope of courts' equitable powers."
The Supreme Court, Gorsuch said, "must, at some point, confront these important objections."
Previously, only factors such as cash assistance and long-term hospitalization were considered.
Immigrant activists claimed the decision will hurt immigrants and target the poor.
Ken Cuccinelli, acting DHS deputy secretary, was pleased with the decision.
At the Scotusblog site, an analysis explained the standard has been whether a noncitizen gets cash, health care or housing for more than 12 months over a three-year period.


wnd--2020-01-28--29-year-old stuck in storm drain for 2 days before cyclist spots his hand waving from drain

Most people do n't pay particular attention to things like storm drains during their daily commutes .
Unless they 're stopped at a light or have been horrified by the movie `` It , '' they probably do n't make a habit of scanning the gap between the curb and the pavement .
But one cyclist did -- and a 29-year-old man has him to thank for being on dry ground .
According to KXAN , an unnamed cyclist was biking along Research Boulevard in Austin , Texas , Thursday morning when he saw something unusual : Hands , waving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can you help me I ’ m in here I ’ ve been in here for 48 hours , '' the man belonging to the hands reportedly explained when people stopped to investigate .
As it turned out , there was a 29-year-old man trapped in the storm drain .
No word on how or why he was down there -- though commenters have chimed in with many colorful possibilities -- but down there he was , and he needed help .
TRENDING : Melania Trump dons strikingly beautiful outfits at G7 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press Austin-Travis County EMS tweeted the rescue , beginning at around 10:00 a.m .
While the man was initially described as being `` trapped in a manhole , '' that turned into a `` technical rescue . ''
The problem was not as simple as finding the nearest manhole and crawling through the pipes to escape , as local salesman Scotty Stephens , who works at the nearby Toyota dealership , discovered .
According to KTBC , Stephens and some coworkers managed to lift a nearby manhole cover , but the entrance did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was trapped .
Austin Fire Department Special Operations Battalion Chief Eddie Martinez later explained that Austin drains are not intuitively connected , which made the rescue that much more difficult .
`` There are so many of these drainages they do n't just all lead to one spot ; they lead to parallel spots , so it 's hard to find the one that gets just to that one single location , '' he explained to KTBC .
`` So it 's a very dangerous place to be . ''
All in all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to check on and then extricate the man .
They were able to find an entrance to the man 's location about 3/4 of a mile away .
`` UPDATE2 Technical Rescue ~8400blk Research Blvd : On-scene resources state patient is conscious/alert unable to get out , has been in for ' 2-days , ' '' Austin-Travis County EMS tweeted .
`` Hasty team of # ATCEMS & @ AustinFireInfo attempting to locate & enter the system at the patients original entry point .
More to follow . ''
`` UPDATE3 Technical Rescue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to explore the drainage system attempting to make access to the patient , '' they shared about half an hour later .
`` City of Austin Public Works also on way to scene to assist with unknown ETA .
More information to follow . ''
`` FINAL technical rescue ~8400blk Research Blvd : Patient is out of the drainage system , '' they updated .
`` Being evaluated by # ATCEMSMedics .
Transport to be determined .
No further updates planned . ''
Video of the scene shows the man looking to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ smiling to onlookers as he was rolled toward an ambulance .
Authorities said other than being hungry and thirsty , he seemed to be doing well .
There 's no word yet on whether or not this wayward fellow has earned himself any violations -- but at least he 's safe for now and certainly doing his darnedest to keep Austin weird .
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

Most people don't pay particular attention to things like storm drains during their daily commutes. Unless they're stopped at a light or have been horrified by the movie "It," they probably don't make a habit of scanning the gap between the curb and the pavement.
But one cyclist did -- and a 29-year-old man has him to thank for being on dry ground.
According to KXAN, an unnamed cyclist was biking along Research Boulevard in Austin, Texas, Thursday morning when he saw something unusual: Hands, waving from a storm drain.
"Hey can you help me I’m in here I’ve been in here for 48 hours," the man belonging to the hands reportedly explained when people stopped to investigate.
As it turned out, there was a 29-year-old man trapped in the storm drain. No word on how or why he was down there -- though commenters have chimed in with many colorful possibilities -- but down there he was, and he needed help.
TRENDING: Is this the 'Final Battle'?
Austin-Travis County EMS tweeted the rescue, beginning at around 10:00 a.m. While the man was initially described as being "trapped in a manhole," that turned into a "technical rescue."
The problem was not as simple as finding the nearest manhole and crawling through the pipes to escape, as local salesman Scotty Stephens, who works at the nearby Toyota dealership, discovered.
According to KTBC, Stephens and some coworkers managed to lift a nearby manhole cover, but the entrance did not clearly connect to where the man was trapped.
Austin Fire Department Special Operations Battalion Chief Eddie Martinez later explained that Austin drains are not intuitively connected, which made the rescue that much more difficult.
"There are so many of these drainages they don't just all lead to one spot; they lead to parallel spots, so it's hard to find the one that gets just to that one single location," he explained to KTBC. "So it's a very dangerous place to be."
All in all, over 20 first responders showed up to check on and then extricate the man. They were able to find an entrance to the man's location about 3/4 of a mile away.
"UPDATE2 Technical Rescue ~8400blk Research Blvd: On-scene resources state patient is conscious/alert unable to get out, has been in for '2-days,'" Austin-Travis County EMS tweeted. "Hasty team of #ATCEMS & @AustinFireInfo attempting to locate & enter the system at the patients original entry point. More to follow."
"UPDATE3 Technical Rescue ~8400blk Research Blvd: Search teams continue to explore the drainage system attempting to make access to the patient," they shared about half an hour later. "City of Austin Public Works also on way to scene to assist with unknown ETA. More information to follow."
FINAL technical rescue ~8400blk Research Blvd: Patient is out of the drainage system. Being evaluated by #ATCEMSMedics. Transport to be determined. No further updates planned. pic.twitter.com/hBeRERkL6i — ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) January 23, 2020
"FINAL technical rescue ~8400blk Research Blvd: Patient is out of the drainage system," they updated. "Being evaluated by #ATCEMSMedics. Transport to be determined. No further updates planned."
Video of the scene shows the man looking to be in fairly good health, waving and smiling to onlookers as he was rolled toward an ambulance. Authorities said other than being hungry and thirsty, he seemed to be doing well.
There's no word yet on whether or not this wayward fellow has earned himself any violations -- but at least he's safe for now and certainly doing his darnedest to keep Austin weird.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.