westernjournal--2020-07-20--Years After Oregon Gov Demanded Officers Clear Out Conservatives, She Wants Trump To Leave Leftists

Years After Oregon Gov Demanded Officers Clear Out Conservatives, She Wants Trump To Leave Leftists Alone

Violence has been roiling the streets of Portland , Oregon , for over 50 days now , with businesses , buildings and monuments being destroyed and police officers and others being attacked and injured .
Rioters have repeatedly struck a federal courthouse in the city .
Oregon Gov .
Kate Brown and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler , both Democrats , have refused to take substantive action to quell the violence and have even hamstrung the ability of city law enforcement to effectively police .
Finally , President Donald Trump decided enough is enough .
On July 7 , federal authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the ongoing violence at the courthouse .
“ The Hatfield Federal Courthouse has been a repeated target of vandalism , sustaining extensive damage , ” the Department of Justice said in a news release .
“ U.S .
Marshals Service deputies and officers from the Federal Protective Service , Homeland Security Investigations , and U.S. Customs and Border Protection working to protect the courthouse have been subjected to threats ; aerial fireworks including mortars ; high intensity lasers targeting officers ’ eyes ; thrown rocks , bottles , and balloons filled with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The violence continued , however — prompting more federal action .
TRENDING : Look on MSNBC Host 's Face Is Priceless as Experts Unanimously Agree US Should Reopen Schools Video of one arrest went viral last week , and left-wing media immediately sprung into action , portraying the rioters as peaceful innocents snatched up by scary federal agents .
“ ‘ It was like being preyed upon ’ : Portland protesters say federal officers in unmarked vans are detaining them , ” read a headline in The Washington Post on Friday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , denouncing the law enforcement officers as Trump ’ s “ stormtroopers ” in a tweet Friday .
U.S. Customs and Border Protection explained the arrest in a news release .
“ CBP agents had information indicating the person in the video was suspected of assaults against federal agents or destruction of federal property , ” the agency said Friday .
“ Once CBP agents approached the suspect , a large and violent mob moved towards their location .
For everyone ’ s safety , CBP agents quickly moved the suspect to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The CBP agents identified themselves and were wearing CBP insignia during the encounter .
The names of the agents were not displayed due to recent doxing incidents against law enforcement personnel who serve and protect our country.
” Brown was outraged about the administration ’ s actions .
“ This political theater from President Trump has nothing to do with public safety .
The President is failing to lead this nation .
Now he is deploying federal officers to patrol the streets of Portland in a blatant abuse of power by the federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Democrat said she told Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf that “ the federal government should remove all federal officers from our streets .
His response showed me he is on a mission to provoke confrontation for political purposes .
He is putting both Oregonians and local law enforcement officers in harm ’ s way.
” Later , in an interview with NPR , Brown said , “ The Trump administration needs to stop playing politics with people ’ s lives .
We don ’ t have a secret police in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And Trump needs to get his officers off the streets.
” Four years ago , however , the governor had a very different view on federal involvement in Oregon protests .
Brown called upon U.S. authorities to end the occupation of Oregon ’ s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge by armed protesters .
Back then , the governor sent a letter to President Barack Obama calling on him to send federal authorities to end the standoff at the wildlife refuge .
“ Today I spoke with James Comey , Director of the Federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I followed up on these conversations by sending the enclosed letter .
During my conversations , I conveyed the harm that is being done to the citizens of Harney County by the occupation , and the necessity that this unlawful occupation end peacefully and without further delay from federal law enforcement .
On behalf of all Oregonians , I appreciate your consideration of our desire to see this situation come to a close , and I thank you for your timely attention to this matter.
” Apparently , the governor is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the residents of Portland today .
Obviously , these are different circumstances .
In January 2016 , armed conservatives led by Ammon Bundy staged a takeover of the refuge to protest federal land-use regulations .
At the time , Brown wanted federal officers to clear out the occupiers of the bird sanctuary .
Now she wants federal law enforcement officers gone as leftist rioters continue to cause chaos and frighten residents .
Why would a Democratic governor fail to quell violence in a major city in her state , as Republicans governors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The months-long inaction has resulted in the Trump administration ’ s intervention to protect federal buildings .
The answer can be found in the delusional responses of leftists when conservative producer Robby Starbuck replied to Brown ’ s tweet .
“ You let Antifa run your streets so Trump had to step in .
The feds are acting because you refused to do your job , ” he said .
Left-wing commenters proceeded to deny protesters were violent or that antifa even existed .
One commenter said , “ I live here .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Antifa does not even exist .
The protests are peaceful.
” She blamed the destruction on the anti-government group Boogaloo , which she said is “ trying to pin their actions in the law abiding demonstrators.
” “ There is no ‘ antifa organization.
’ ‘ Antifa ’ means ANTIFASCISM .
The United States has always been antifascist .
Find a new conspiracy , ” another said .
So the protests are peaceful , but all the damage in the city is really just by right-wingers infiltrating the protests .
And the name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antifascism , ” but antifa does not even really exist .
Got it ?
The mental gymnastics leftists can perform could make anyone dizzy .
Even liberal CNN , which has long acted as a Democratic Party puppet , has reported on violence against the federal courthouse in Portland .
Wheeler , who has allowed his city to be under siege for almost 50 days , also attacked the federal response to the rioting .
“ We do not need or want their help .
… The best thing they can do is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Portland altogether , ” he tweeted Tuesday .
Earlier in the month , the weak Wheeler publicly pleaded with the rioters to stop the violence .
“ Groups continue to target the Justice Center , threatening the safety of hundreds of inmates and employees inside .
They continue to hurt small businesses owned by people of color , instill fear in communities of color , and start fires in buildings with people inside , in one specific case , even bolting emergency doors so that they could not escape , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attacks undermine public safety in our community , and they harm the very people and businesses we need to be lifting up , ” Wheeler said .
So the mayor admitted the riots were endangering the safety of the city and a federal courthouse .
Yet he refused to do anything about it and tied the hands of law enforcement to take substantive action .
Then he criticized Trump for protecting the federal courthouse .
For Wheeler and Brown , the left-wing narrative must be protected at any cost , including the cost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism .
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Violence has been roiling the streets of Portland, Oregon, for over 50 days now, with businesses, buildings and monuments being destroyed and police officers and others being attacked and injured. Rioters have repeatedly struck a federal courthouse in the city.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, both Democrats, have refused to take substantive action to quell the violence and have even hamstrung the ability of city law enforcement to effectively police.
Finally, President Donald Trump decided enough is enough. On July 7, federal authorities announced that seven people had been arrested in the ongoing violence at the courthouse.
“The Hatfield Federal Courthouse has been a repeated target of vandalism, sustaining extensive damage,” the Department of Justice said in a news release. “U.S. Marshals Service deputies and officers from the Federal Protective Service, Homeland Security Investigations, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection working to protect the courthouse have been subjected to threats; aerial fireworks including mortars; high intensity lasers targeting officers’ eyes; thrown rocks, bottles, and balloons filled with paint from demonstrators while performing their duties.”
The violence continued, however — prompting more federal action.
Video of one arrest went viral last week, and left-wing media immediately sprung into action, portraying the rioters as peaceful innocents snatched up by scary federal agents.
“‘It was like being preyed upon’: Portland protesters say federal officers in unmarked vans are detaining them,” read a headline in The Washington Post on Friday.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined the fray, denouncing the law enforcement officers as Trump’s “stormtroopers” in a tweet Friday.
Unidentified stormtroopers. Unmarked cars. Kidnapping protesters and causing severe injuries in response to graffiti. These are not the actions of a democratic republic.@DHSgov’s actions in Portland undermine its mission. Trump & his stormtroopers must be stopped. — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) July 18, 2020
U.S. Customs and Border Protection explained the arrest in a news release.
“CBP agents had information indicating the person in the video was suspected of assaults against federal agents or destruction of federal property,” the agency said Friday. “Once CBP agents approached the suspect, a large and violent mob moved towards their location. For everyone’s safety, CBP agents quickly moved the suspect to a safer location for further questioning.
“The CBP agents identified themselves and were wearing CBP insignia during the encounter. The names of the agents were not displayed due to recent doxing incidents against law enforcement personnel who serve and protect our country.”
Brown was outraged about the administration’s actions.
“This political theater from President Trump has nothing to do with public safety. The President is failing to lead this nation. Now he is deploying federal officers to patrol the streets of Portland in a blatant abuse of power by the federal government,” the governor tweeted Thursday.
This political theater from President Trump has nothing to do with public safety. The President is failing to lead this nation. Now he is deploying federal officers to patrol the streets of Portland in a blatant abuse of power by the federal government. https://t.co/PdlZkmW0mQ — Governor Kate Brown (@OregonGovBrown) July 16, 2020
The Democrat said she told Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf that “the federal government should remove all federal officers from our streets. His response showed me he is on a mission to provoke confrontation for political purposes. He is putting both Oregonians and local law enforcement officers in harm’s way.”
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Later, in an interview with NPR, Brown said, “The Trump administration needs to stop playing politics with people’s lives. We don’t have a secret police in this country. This is not a dictatorship. And Trump needs to get his officers off the streets.”
Four years ago, however, the governor had a very different view on federal involvement in Oregon protests.
Brown called upon U.S. authorities to end the occupation of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge by armed protesters. Back then, the governor sent a letter to President Barack Obama calling on him to send federal authorities to end the standoff at the wildlife refuge.
“Today I spoke with James Comey, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations,” she wrote. “I followed up on these conversations by sending the enclosed letter. During my conversations, I conveyed the harm that is being done to the citizens of Harney County by the occupation, and the necessity that this unlawful occupation end peacefully and without further delay from federal law enforcement. On behalf of all Oregonians, I appreciate your consideration of our desire to see this situation come to a close, and I thank you for your timely attention to this matter.”
Apparently, the governor is not concerned about the harm being done to the residents of Portland today.
Obviously, these are different circumstances. In January 2016, armed conservatives led by Ammon Bundy staged a takeover of the refuge to protest federal land-use regulations. At the time, Brown wanted federal officers to clear out the occupiers of the bird sanctuary.
Now she wants federal law enforcement officers gone as leftist rioters continue to cause chaos and frighten residents.
Why would a Democratic governor fail to quell violence in a major city in her state, as Republicans governors quickly did in Texas and Florida? The months-long inaction has resulted in the Trump administration’s intervention to protect federal buildings.
The answer can be found in the delusional responses of leftists when conservative producer Robby Starbuck replied to Brown’s tweet. “You let Antifa run your streets so Trump had to step in. The feds are acting because you refused to do your job,” he said.
Left-wing commenters proceeded to deny protesters were violent or that antifa even existed.
One commenter said, “I live here. I know the facts first hand. Antifa does not even exist. The protests are peaceful.” She blamed the destruction on the anti-government group Boogaloo, which she said is “trying to pin their actions in the law abiding demonstrators.”
“There is no ‘antifa organization.’ ‘Antifa’ means ANTIFASCISM. The United States has always been antifascist. Find a new conspiracy,” another said.
Someone else called antifa a “White Nationalist fairy [tale].”
So the protests are peaceful, but all the damage in the city is really just by right-wingers infiltrating the protests. And the name “antifa” just stands for “antifascism,” but antifa does not even really exist. Got it? The mental gymnastics leftists can perform could make anyone dizzy.
Even liberal CNN, which has long acted as a Democratic Party puppet, has reported on violence against the federal courthouse in Portland.
This is some of the video taken by an Officer who was embedded with a Rapid Response Team tonight. The Officer sustained injury from a mortar that exploded near her feet while she was recording. pic.twitter.com/S4JvlXioZc — Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) July 5, 2020
Wheeler, who has allowed his city to be under siege for almost 50 days, also attacked the federal response to the rioting.
“We do not need or want their help. … The best thing they can do is stay inside their building, or leave Portland altogether,” he tweeted Tuesday.
The best thing they can do is stay inside their building, or leave Portland altogether. Our goal is to end these violent demonstrations quickly and safely. And in the meantime, I asked him to clean up the graffiti on local federal facilities. — Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) July 14, 2020
Earlier in the month, the weak Wheeler publicly pleaded with the rioters to stop the violence.
“Groups continue to target the Justice Center, threatening the safety of hundreds of inmates and employees inside. They continue to hurt small businesses owned by people of color, instill fear in communities of color, and start fires in buildings with people inside, in one specific case, even bolting emergency doors so that they could not escape,” he said, according to KOIN-TV.
“These attacks undermine public safety in our community, and they harm the very people and businesses we need to be lifting up,” Wheeler said.
So the mayor admitted the riots were endangering the safety of the city and a federal courthouse.
Yet he refused to do anything about it and tied the hands of law enforcement to take substantive action. Then he criticized Trump for protecting the federal courthouse.
For Wheeler and Brown, the left-wing narrative must be protected at any cost, including the cost of their own city and state.
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westernjournal--2020-07-20--AP Orders Writers To Not Capitalize ‘White’ Because History Has Been Harder on Some People Than Othe

AP Orders Writers To Not Capitalize ‘White’ Because History Has Been Harder on Some People Than Others

The Associated Press , a U.S. wire service and news outlet , announced Monday that while it will capitalize “ black ” when referring to the racial group in its stories , it will not capitalize “ white.
” The AP said in a statement about the change that white people have a less distinct culture than do black people and that whites don ’ t have the experience of discrimination based on skin color .
It also said capitalizing “ white ” could be harmful because white supremacists often capitalize “ white , ” according to a report about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We agree that white people ’ s skin color plays into systemic inequalities and injustices , and we want our journalism to robustly explore these problems , ” John Daniszewski , AP ’ s vice president for standards , told staff , according to the report .
“ But capitalizing the term white , as is done by white supremacists , risks subtly conveying legitimacy to such beliefs.
” Several black organizations , including the National Association of Black Journalists , released guidance that “ white ” should be capitalized in addition to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
TRENDING : Look on MSNBC Host 's Face Is Priceless as Experts Unanimously Agree US Should Reopen Schools The AP made the decision to capitalize “ black ” about a month ago .
On Monday , it announced that it won ’ t be giving “ white ” the same treatment .
The AP ’ s guidelines are widely influential in how journalists format their writing .
Numerous news organizations adhere , at least in part , to the AP Stylebook , which is released each year and updated regularly .
RELATED @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Tired ' Over Column Criticizing Destructive Protests The Western Journal uses its own house style , which is based largely on AP guidelines .
However , we vary from those guidelines when we feel it is appropriate , as we do in this case .
The AP said capitalizing “ white ” could cause Caucasians to abdicate conversations about racial inequality in the country , according to the announcement .
The New York Times announced a similar decision on July 5 , choosing to capitalize only “ black.
” “ It seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ versus Black , ” The Times ’ national editor , Marc Lacey , said in the publication ’ s statement to the public .
“ But for many people the capitalization of that one letter is the difference between a color and a culture.
” The Wall Street Journal , USA Today , NBC News and others have also followed the trend , according to the AP .
Calls to capitalize the word “ black ” in writing follow nationwide demonstrations against racial inequality and police brutality after the May 25 death of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A version of this article appeared on The Daily Caller News Foundation website .
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The Associated Press, a U.S. wire service and news outlet, announced Monday that while it will capitalize “black” when referring to the racial group in its stories, it will not capitalize “white.”
The AP said in a statement about the change that white people have a less distinct culture than do black people and that whites don’t have the experience of discrimination based on skin color.
It also said capitalizing “white” could be harmful because white supremacists often capitalize “white,” according to a report about the change posted by AP.
“We agree that white people’s skin color plays into systemic inequalities and injustices, and we want our journalism to robustly explore these problems,” John Daniszewski, AP’s vice president for standards, told staff, according to the report. “But capitalizing the term white, as is done by white supremacists, risks subtly conveying legitimacy to such beliefs.”
Several black organizations, including the National Association of Black Journalists, released guidance that “white” should be capitalized in addition to “black,” the AP reported.
The AP made the decision to capitalize “black” about a month ago.
AP’s style is now to capitalize Black in a racial, ethnic or cultural sense, conveying an essential and shared sense of history, identity and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African diaspora and within Africa. — APStylebook (@APStylebook) June 19, 2020
On Monday, it announced that it won’t be giving “white” the same treatment.
AP style will continue to lowercase the term white in racial, ethnic and cultural senses. (1/8) — APStylebook (@APStylebook) July 20, 2020
There is, at this time, less support for capitalizing white. White people generally do not share the same history and culture, or the experience of being discriminated against because of skin color. (5/8) — APStylebook (@APStylebook) July 20, 2020
The AP’s guidelines are widely influential in how journalists format their writing. Numerous news organizations adhere, at least in part, to the AP Stylebook, which is released each year and updated regularly.
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The AP said capitalizing “white” could cause Caucasians to abdicate conversations about racial inequality in the country, according to the announcement.
The New York Times announced a similar decision on July 5, choosing to capitalize only “black.”
“It seems like such a minor change, black versus Black,” The Times’ national editor, Marc Lacey, said in the publication’s statement to the public. “But for many people the capitalization of that one letter is the difference between a color and a culture.”
The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, NBC News and others have also followed the trend, according to the AP.
Calls to capitalize the word “black” in writing follow nationwide demonstrations against racial inequality and police brutality after the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
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westernjournal--2020-07-20--Video: Charles Barkley Calls Out Celebrities Promoting Woke Racism: ‘I’m So Disappointed in These Me

Video: Charles Barkley Calls Out Celebrities Promoting Woke Racism: ‘I’m So Disappointed in These Men’

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westernjournal--2020-07-20--Video: As US and China Slip into New Cold War, It Looks Like a 2nd Space Race Is Beginning

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westernjournal--2020-07-20--‘Life-Changing’ Gift: Samaritan Raises Over $85,000 for Struggling 94-Year-Old

It ’ s an unfortunate thing that many businesses are unwilling to hire people past a certain age , which leaves many to try to earn what income they can when they don ’ t have a retirement fund to lean on .
Jose Villa Ochoa , known as “ Don Joel , ” is a 94-year-old man in Santa Ana , California , who has been selling tamales on the street to try to earn some money to keep himself going .
He earns just enough to get himself a few necessities — anything else is a luxury , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 28-year-old woman by the name of Kenia Barragan noticed Don Joel in the Chase parking lot selling tamales and she stopped to talk to him .
She posted an overview of their interactions on Facebook , asking for help .
“ Came to Chase earlier and noticed this man , ” she wrote .
TRENDING : Look on MSNBC Host 's Face Is Priceless as Experts Unanimously Agree US Should Reopen Schools “ He was selling tamales , so I approached him and gave him the cash I had and told him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ I started talking to him , and he told me that because he ’ s old , no one will hire him , so he sells tamales for a lady , and then she gives him money at the end of the day .
His name is Joel , he ’ s 94 years old and uses a wheelchair to get around.
” “ He can [ barely ] afford to buy his coffee and bread in the morning to eat , and doesn ’ t have money to pay for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I found all this out , just by taking a few minutes out of my day to acknowledge a stranger .
I gave him my phone number , and told him to call me whenever he needs anything… this breaks my heart .
If anyone wants to help him out , please reach out to me.
” Along with some cash , Barragan got Joel something to eat and the simple gesture of kindness brought the gentleman to tears .
He promised to put in a good word for her as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me giving him $ 50 that someone donated to him and a Torta Ahogada I bought for him , ” Barragan shared on Instagram .
“ He said he ’ s gon na go to church tomorrow and pray for me.
” Barragan told KTTV-TV that seeing Ochoa made her think of her own dad and her heart hurt for him .
She started a GoFundMe for him , hoping to raise enough to take care of a few of his basic needs .
Her social media posts drew a lot of attention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ GoFundMe .
RELATED : Watch : Police Officer Works Quickly To Save Life of Newborn Born in Train Station Bathroom By the time the campaign was shut down , people had given to the tune of over $ 85,000 .
Barragan thanked donors profusely and promised to keep tabs on the situation .
She said the money will be used for a variety of necessities that Ochoa indicated he desired , including clothes , a power wheelchair , dental work , full medical checkups and medications , and a fund to cover his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s efforts benefited Ochoa tremendously and will give him some stability and peace about his own future .
He called the incredible gift “ life-changing.
” But Barragan benefited greatly as well , telling KTTV that she ’ s found her purpose in helping people — and she hopes others will look for ways to improve the lives around them , as well .
“ I ’ ve always wanted a purpose in my life and I wanted to help people , I just didn ’ t know how , ” she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was that starting point for me.
” “ I hope people take care of our community .
We need to take care of each other , and we need to realize that even if you can ’ t donate money , donate a prayer.
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It’s an unfortunate thing that many businesses are unwilling to hire people past a certain age, which leaves many to try to earn what income they can when they don’t have a retirement fund to lean on.
Jose Villa Ochoa, known as “Don Joel,” is a 94-year-old man in Santa Ana, California, who has been selling tamales on the street to try to earn some money to keep himself going. He earns just enough to get himself a few necessities — anything else is a luxury, including medication.
On July 5, a 28-year-old woman by the name of Kenia Barragan noticed Don Joel in the Chase parking lot selling tamales and she stopped to talk to him.
She posted an overview of their interactions on Facebook, asking for help.
“Came to Chase earlier and noticed this man,” she wrote.
“He was selling tamales, so I approached him and gave him the cash I had and told him to keep the tamales for someone else.”
“I started talking to him, and he told me that because he’s old, no one will hire him, so he sells tamales for a lady, and then she gives him money at the end of the day. His name is Joel, he’s 94 years old and uses a wheelchair to get around.”
“He can [barely] afford to buy his coffee and bread in the morning to eat, and doesn’t have money to pay for a phone, let alone his medication. I found all this out, just by taking a few minutes out of my day to acknowledge a stranger. I gave him my phone number, and told him to call me whenever he needs anything… this breaks my heart. If anyone wants to help him out, please reach out to me.”
Along with some cash, Barragan got Joel something to eat and the simple gesture of kindness brought the gentleman to tears. He promised to put in a good word for her as a thank you.
“Second video is me giving him $50 that someone donated to him and a Torta Ahogada I bought for him,” Barragan shared on Instagram. “He said he’s gonna go to church tomorrow and pray for me.”
Barragan told KTTV-TV that seeing Ochoa made her think of her own dad and her heart hurt for him. She started a GoFundMe for him, hoping to raise enough to take care of a few of his basic needs.
Her social media posts drew a lot of attention and many people donated generously to the GoFundMe.
By the time the campaign was shut down, people had given to the tune of over $85,000.
Barragan thanked donors profusely and promised to keep tabs on the situation. She said the money will be used for a variety of necessities that Ochoa indicated he desired, including clothes, a power wheelchair, dental work, full medical checkups and medications, and a fund to cover his eventual funeral service and burial.
Barragan’s efforts benefited Ochoa tremendously and will give him some stability and peace about his own future. He called the incredible gift “life-changing.”
But Barragan benefited greatly as well, telling KTTV that she’s found her purpose in helping people — and she hopes others will look for ways to improve the lives around them, as well.
“I’ve always wanted a purpose in my life and I wanted to help people, I just didn’t know how,” she told the news outlet. “This was that starting point for me.”
“I hope people take care of our community. We need to take care of each other, and we need to realize that even if you can’t donate money, donate a prayer.”
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westernjournal--2020-07-20--Man Stabbed on the Same Spot Where de Blasio Signed Bills Restricting Police Days Earlier

While that , in and of itself , is not necessarily news , the city ’ s sudden uptick in reported homicides and other violent crimes is noteworthy , as it coincides with actions taken by elected officials to curtail the powers of police officers to take action against criminals .
With muzzled or fewer officers on the streets and continued anti-police rhetoric and legislation from public officials , criminals are gaining ground in New York , and citizens , not politicians , are paying the price .
Mayor Bill de Blasio has become the human face of the crime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ big on using symbolism .
TRENDING : Look on MSNBC Host 's Face Is Priceless as Experts Unanimously Agree US Should Reopen Schools He shut down the city ’ s anti-crime unit and supported defunding the NYPD of $ 1.5 billion last month amid nationwide civil unrest following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis .
He was photographed helping to paint a Black Lives Matter mural on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower earlier this month .
Just last Wednesday , de Blasio signed six bills aimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did it as a Black Lives Matter mural was being painted behind him in The Bronx .
“ The Black Lives Matter movement has been at the forefront of change in New York City and across our nation .
I ’ m proud to sign these sweeping reforms into law and honor the work they ’ ve done , ” de Blasio said , according to a transcript on the city ’ s website .
“ We now have fewer people in our jails than any time since World War II and we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , ” he added amid a reported 277 percent increase of shootings in his city , according to Newsweek .
The mayor sat in the street at a desk and , with a few strokes of a pen , signed bills that allow bureaucrats to look over the shoulders of the officers in his city .
The symbolism was likely intended to portray de Blasio as a civil rights icon and a trailblazer working to end perceived systemic racism .
RELATED : Woman Paints Over 'Black Lives Matter ' Outside Trump Tower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spot where the bills were signed , near the intersections of East 161 Street and Morris Avenue , soon became the scene of a violent crime .
Early Saturday morning in the area of the intersection , a man was stabbed .
The New York Post reported that at around 3 a.m. , a man was stabbed in the right arm near the area where the city ’ s elected leaders had , days before , flaunted their virtues .
Luckily , the stabbing victim was not seriously hurt .
The same can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ de Blasio ’ s anti-law enforcement stunt , or its location .
The spot where the mayor chose to symbolically sign bills to restrain NYPD officers is now itself a crime scene .
That ’ s not to say that the stabbing is de Blasio ’ s fault , or that the stabbing might not have otherwise occurred had the mayor not used the spot .
But for a man who regularly engages in using symbolism , the stabbing is tragically ironic .
Defunding police departments and going after good cops make no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ learned under de Blasio ’ s brand of leftist leadership .
But de Blasio is himself a symbol for what can go wrong when a highly populated city prioritizes virtue-signaling over commonsense leadership .
He is a vain man and a derelict leader , and his attempts to use symbolism to play the hero coincide with a crime wave that carries an incalculable human toll .
He has come to represent the importance of voting for competent leaders .
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New York City has a crime problem.
While that, in and of itself, is not necessarily news, the city’s sudden uptick in reported homicides and other violent crimes is noteworthy, as it coincides with actions taken by elected officials to curtail the powers of police officers to take action against criminals.
With muzzled or fewer officers on the streets and continued anti-police rhetoric and legislation from public officials, criminals are gaining ground in New York, and citizens, not politicians, are paying the price.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has become the human face of the crime wave.
The far-left Democrat is also big on using symbolism.
He shut down the city’s anti-crime unit and supported defunding the NYPD of $1.5 billion last month amid nationwide civil unrest following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis.
He was photographed helping to paint a Black Lives Matter mural on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower earlier this month.
Just last Wednesday, de Blasio signed six bills aimed at reforming the NYPD, and he did it as a Black Lives Matter mural was being painted behind him in The Bronx.
“The Black Lives Matter movement has been at the forefront of change in New York City and across our nation. I’m proud to sign these sweeping reforms into law and honor the work they’ve done,” de Blasio said, according to a transcript on the city’s website.
“We now have fewer people in our jails than any time since World War II and we are safer for it and better for it,” he added amid a reported 277 percent increase of shootings in his city, according to Newsweek.
DE BLASIO: “We now have fewer people in our jails than any time since WW2 and we are safer for it and better for it” pic.twitter.com/isOM3P8yZ4 — Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) July 16, 2020
The mayor sat in the street at a desk and, with a few strokes of a pen, signed bills that allow bureaucrats to look over the shoulders of the officers in his city.
The symbolism was likely intended to portray de Blasio as a civil rights icon and a trailblazer working to end perceived systemic racism.
But the spot where the bills were signed, near the intersections of East 161 Street and Morris Avenue, soon became the scene of a violent crime.
Early Saturday morning in the area of the intersection, a man was stabbed.
The New York Post reported that at around 3 a.m., a man was stabbed in the right arm near the area where the city’s elected leaders had, days before, flaunted their virtues.
Luckily, the stabbing victim was not seriously hurt.
The same cannot be said for the optics of de Blasio’s anti-law enforcement stunt, or its location.
The spot where the mayor chose to symbolically sign bills to restrain NYPD officers is now itself a crime scene.
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That’s not to say that the stabbing is de Blasio’s fault, or that the stabbing might not have otherwise occurred had the mayor not used the spot.
But for a man who regularly engages in using symbolism, the stabbing is tragically ironic.
Defunding police departments and going after good cops make no community safer, as New Yorkers have learned under de Blasio’s brand of leftist leadership.
But de Blasio is himself a symbol for what can go wrong when a highly populated city prioritizes virtue-signaling over commonsense leadership.
He is a vain man and a derelict leader, and his attempts to use symbolism to play the hero coincide with a crime wave that carries an incalculable human toll.
He has come to represent the importance of voting for competent leaders.
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westernjournal--2020-07-21--Op-Ed: Nick Cannon’s Comments Hearken Back to Dangerous ‘Nation of Islam’ Ideology

By now , you have very likely heard of entertainer Nick Cannon ’ s startlingly racist remarks this week on his podcast , “ Cannon ’ s Class.
” In the video , which YouTube has since removed for hate speech , Cannon dialogues with disgraced anti-Semitic rapper Professor Griff , tossing around ideas such as “ melanated ” people being “ gods ” and people lacking melanin lacking the “ compassion ” that comes with having darker skin , fearing “ genetic annihilation ” and being “ a little closer to animals.
” However senseless and shocking they may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simply write Cannon ’ s words off as one man ’ s mindless hatred .
Like any philosophy so antithetical to the truth , these ideas are much , much deeper than one man and if we ignore them , they will only spread .
TRENDING : Look on MSNBC Host 's Face Is Priceless as Experts Unanimously Agree US Should Reopen Schools Ideas not only have consequences ; they usually have ancestors as well .
In the case of Nick Cannon ’ s brazen black supremacist ideology , its most notable living @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — Louis Farrakhan , the current leader of the Nation of Islam .
Many of us are familiar with Farrakhan ’ s caustic , racist , headline-grabbing words — that white people “ deserve to die ” or , most notably , the 2018 remark that saw him permanently banned from Twitter that he is “ not an anti-Semite ” but “ anti-Termite.
” We may not , however , fully grasp the depths of darkness taught in the Nation of Islam ’ s anthropology which — just as it did during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gaining popularity .
Starkly distinct from the orthodox Islam of the Sunnis and Shiites , the Nation of Islam adds to the religion of Muhammad a sickeningly racist mythology that allows light-skinned people to be viewed as closer to animals than their dark-skinned brothers and sisters .
The Southern Poverty Law Center , which I in no way wish to endorse , happened to sum it up best in its designation of the NOI as a hate group : “ Ideologically , NOI is very distinct from mainstream Islam .
Its ‘ theology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mythology – holds that the original humans were black , and that God , who is a black man , created them .
White people were not created by God but by the evil black scientist Yakub .
Yakub used eugenics to create white people , killing many black babies to do so .
Because of the process by which Yakub created the white race , white people are inherently deceitful and murderous .
Given these views , it is not surprising that white people are banned from NOI.
” “ The lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ descent , were captured , exploited , and dehumanized to serve as servitude slaves of America for over three centuries .
[ NOI founder W.D .
Fard Muhammad ’ s ] mission was to teach the downtrodden and defenseless Black people a thorough Knowledge of God and of themselves , and to put them on the road to Self-Independence with a superior culture and higher civilization than they had previously experienced.
” To be clear , the fringe of Christianity has its own white supremacist version of this wicked doctrine , namely the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or Canaan , ” and it is no less dangerous or deserving of condemnation .
What do all of these wicked ideologies have in common ?
Their rejection of the truth of the gospel .
That — and not merely any social or political implications — is the crux of the issue .
Even orthodox Islam , but especially NOI , is a religion with nationwide dominion as the end goal .
Where Christian faith looks ahead to Christ ruling his creation , Islam grinds and toils toward building and subjugating all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current environment of racial tension reaching its boiling point , what could be more harmful to black Americans bombarded by messages of their own oppression than the Nation of Islam telling them that blackness is next to godliness ?
People who have been victimized for their dark skin color — which certainly does happen — are given by NOI the opportunity to harness their very real pain and resentment into power .
Now , they can become the oppressor by divine right as melanated “ gods.
” I can not overstate how dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the unforgiving debtor , we see that someone who has experienced oppression can easily become the most merciless oppressor .
Only through the indwelling power of Christ and the remembrance of his forgiveness of our sins can we ever forgive those who have trespassed against us .
Although Cannon more recently offered a limp apology for his words , we know the influence of Farrakhan and NOI won ’ t end with him .
As the Overton window continues to shift , Farrakhan ’ s views will only continue seeping into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to spew this venom on his show — and be defended for it by hordes of followers both black and white — demonstrates the slow but steady traction black supremacist ideology is gaining .
Cannon ’ s words merely lifted a stone , revealing all the hidden resentment , hatred and desire for supremacy crawling and slithering beneath the surface .
So where does this leave us ?
We must warn against the dangers of any variety of racial supremacy .
As Martin Luther King , Jr. said at the Southern Methodist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of black supremacy is as dangerous as a doctrine of white supremacy .
God is not interested merely in the freedom of black men and brown men and yellow men , but God is interested in the freedom of the whole human race and the creation of a society where all men will live together as brothers.
” But I tell you , even such a utopia of diversity is not the focal point of God ’ s endgame .
It is the final destruction of all sin and godlessness and the restoration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to — and that all those who preach evil wish to escape .
We don ’ t need to skirt the issue that racism is still alive and well in America today .
We don ’ t need to turn a blind eye to it or refuse to call it out when we see it .
If anything , Cannon ’ s words — and those of Farrakhan and his teachers before him — prove it right alongside the worst of white supremacist rhetoric .
But I beg of you , if you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not condemn them to the bondage of hate and fruitless works that Farrakhan ’ s Nation of Islam offers .
Reach them with the truth .
Urge them to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness .
“ For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ .
There is neither Jew nor Greek , there is neither slave nor free , there is no male and female , for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
” — Galatians 3:27-28 The views expressed in this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website .
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By now, you have very likely heard of entertainer Nick Cannon’s startlingly racist remarks this week on his podcast, “Cannon’s Class.”
In the video, which YouTube has since removed for hate speech, Cannon dialogues with disgraced anti-Semitic rapper Professor Griff, tossing around ideas such as “melanated” people being “gods” and people lacking melanin lacking the “compassion” that comes with having darker skin, fearing “genetic annihilation” and being “a little closer to animals.”
Nick Cannon says white people are “a little less,” “closer to animals,” “the true savages,” “acting out of a deficiency so the only way they can act is evil.” When does he get canceled? pic.twitter.com/vK3TBDW9i8 — Adam Ford (@Adam4d) July 14, 2020
However senseless and shocking they may be, I urge you not to simply write Cannon’s words off as one man’s mindless hatred. Like any philosophy so antithetical to the truth, these ideas are much, much deeper than one man and if we ignore them, they will only spread.
Ideas not only have consequences; they usually have ancestors as well. In the case of Nick Cannon’s brazen black supremacist ideology, its most notable living progenitor is — as Cannon alluded to — Louis Farrakhan, the current leader of the Nation of Islam.
Many of us are familiar with Farrakhan’s caustic, racist, headline-grabbing words — that white people “deserve to die” or, most notably, the 2018 remark that saw him permanently banned from Twitter that he is “not an anti-Semite” but “anti-Termite.”
We may not, however, fully grasp the depths of darkness taught in the Nation of Islam’s anthropology which — just as it did during the ‘60s Civil Rights Movement — is gaining popularity.
Starkly distinct from the orthodox Islam of the Sunnis and Shiites, the Nation of Islam adds to the religion of Muhammad a sickeningly racist mythology that allows light-skinned people to be viewed as closer to animals than their dark-skinned brothers and sisters.
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The Southern Poverty Law Center, which I in no way wish to endorse, happened to sum it up best in its designation of the NOI as a hate group:
“Ideologically, NOI is very distinct from mainstream Islam. Its ‘theology’ – or more appropriately, its mythology – holds that the original humans were black, and that God, who is a black man, created them. White people were not created by God but by the evil black scientist Yakub. Yakub used eugenics to create white people, killing many black babies to do so. Because of the process by which Yakub created the white race, white people are inherently deceitful and murderous. Given these views, it is not surprising that white people are banned from NOI.”
In NOI’s own words:
“The lost people of the original nation of African descent, were captured, exploited, and dehumanized to serve as servitude slaves of America for over three centuries. [NOI founder W.D. Fard Muhammad’s] mission was to teach the downtrodden and defenseless Black people a thorough Knowledge of God and of themselves, and to put them on the road to Self-Independence with a superior culture and higher civilization than they had previously experienced.”
To be clear, the fringe of Christianity has its own white supremacist version of this wicked doctrine, namely the myth of the “Curse of Ham or Canaan,” and it is no less dangerous or deserving of condemnation.
What do all of these wicked ideologies have in common? Their rejection of the truth of the gospel. That — and not merely any social or political implications — is the crux of the issue.
Even orthodox Islam, but especially NOI, is a religion with nationwide dominion as the end goal. Where Christian faith looks ahead to Christ ruling his creation, Islam grinds and toils toward building and subjugating all the earth under the Caliphate.
In our current environment of racial tension reaching its boiling point, what could be more harmful to black Americans bombarded by messages of their own oppression than the Nation of Islam telling them that blackness is next to godliness?
People who have been victimized for their dark skin color — which certainly does happen — are given by NOI the opportunity to harness their very real pain and resentment into power. Now, they can become the oppressor by divine right as melanated “gods.”
I cannot overstate how dangerous this is.
In Jesus’ parable of the unforgiving debtor, we see that someone who has experienced oppression can easily become the most merciless oppressor. Only through the indwelling power of Christ and the remembrance of his forgiveness of our sins can we ever forgive those who have trespassed against us.
Although Cannon more recently offered a limp apology for his words, we know the influence of Farrakhan and NOI won’t end with him.
As the Overton window continues to shift, Farrakhan’s views will only continue seeping into the mainstream.
The fact that Cannon was able to spew this venom on his show — and be defended for it by hordes of followers both black and white — demonstrates the slow but steady traction black supremacist ideology is gaining.
Cannon’s words merely lifted a stone, revealing all the hidden resentment, hatred and desire for supremacy crawling and slithering beneath the surface.
So where does this leave us?
We must warn against the dangers of any variety of racial supremacy. As Martin Luther King, Jr. said at the Southern Methodist University in 1966:
“A doctrine of black supremacy is as dangerous as a doctrine of white supremacy. God is not interested merely in the freedom of black men and brown men and yellow men, but God is interested in the freedom of the whole human race and the creation of a society where all men will live together as brothers.”
But I tell you, even such a utopia of diversity is not the focal point of God’s endgame. It is the final destruction of all sin and godlessness and the restoration of his kingdom that we look forward to — and that all those who preach evil wish to escape.
We don’t need to skirt the issue that racism is still alive and well in America today. We don’t need to turn a blind eye to it or refuse to call it out when we see it. If anything, Cannon’s words — and those of Farrakhan and his teachers before him — prove it right alongside the worst of white supremacist rhetoric.
But I beg of you, if you believe that black souls matter, do not condemn them to the bondage of hate and fruitless works that Farrakhan’s Nation of Islam offers. Reach them with the truth. Urge them to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.
“For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” — Galatians 3:27-28
The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website. If you are interested in contributing an Op-Ed to The Western Journal, you can learn about our submission guidelines and process here.
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westernjournal--2020-07-22--CA Megachurches Disregard Newsom’s Closure Order: Will Follow God, Not Man

Multiple California megachurch pastors are refusing to comply with a new mandate from Gov .
Gavin Newsom shutting down church services , starting this past weekend .
Last week , Newsom directed houses of worship , gyms , hair salons and several other indoor venues to close in the several counties on the state ’ s “ County Monitoring List , ” citing the rising number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the localities .
Churches are grouped into what the governor described as “ non-critical ” sectors .
Newsom said the counties on the monitoring list , currently 30 of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of California ’ s population .
Placer County , located just north of the state capital of Sacramento , became an addition to the list last week .
TRENDING : Maxine Waters Jumps Out of Car To Harass LA Deputies Detaining Man The designation meant Destiny Church , in the city of Rocklin in Placer County , would have to close its indoor services , which Pastor Greg Fairrington decided he was unwilling to do .
Fairrington announced via social media hours after Newsom ’ s directive that his church of thousands would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mandate as a pastor is to obey the word of God , and worship is a part of what we do together as a church corporately , and we need to do this .
It ’ s important that we do this , ” he said .
“ We are not going to allow the government to use data that is not supported factually to shut the church down , ” Fairrington added .
“ Do not let the fear the media is driving , do not let the fear that is out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The preacher told The Western Journal that now is the time for the church to stand up because the future of religious liberty is at stake .
“ If I read history right , and I think I do , once the government takes rights away , even in a crisis like this COVID , you don ’ t get them back , ” Fairrington said .
“ When does government get to decide when we meet , where we meet , and what we do when we meet ?
” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ Congress shall make no law … ’ So it ’ s just a continued infringement on the church rights .
Our right biblically and our right to the Constitution.
” RELATED : China-Backed Communist Insurgents Murder Pastor , Fourth Killing of an Area Christian in Two Months The First Amendment to the Constitution states , in part , “ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion , or prohibiting the free exercise thereof … ” Tim Thompson , founding pastor of 412 Church Murrieta in Riverside County in Southern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s assessment regarding the First Amendment .
“ This has everything to do with understanding that we live in a democratic republic , and there is a concept of the separation of church and state , ” Thompson said .
“ And it ’ s weird , because when the church tries to interact with the government in any way , everybody is quick to throw separation of church and state in the face of the church , ” he noted .
“ But when the state tries to interfere with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throw it in their face.
” In contravention to executive orders from Newsom , Thompson opened his church for in-person services beginning the first weekend in May and has not closed it since .
“ Why is anyone allowing a government leader , why are we allowing the government to tell the church what to do , ever ?
That is what men and women fought and died for during the Revolutionary War , ” Thompson said .
“ That we wouldn ’ t have the church being mandated by the state on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worship God , what time , what manner.
” Both ministers said they believe their churches are performing a vital function during the COVID outbreak .
“ If ever there is a time that church is essential , it ’ s right now , ” Fairrington said .
“ In times of prosperity , the church is important , but it ’ s not nearly as important in times of crisis .
We ’ re in a time of crisis right now .
People need the church .
The church is a place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ number of people attending his church has tripled , which might result in 412 Murrieta going to four Sunday services ( up from two pre-COVID ) or finding a larger venue .
“ People are coming from all over the place because they want to go in to church , ” he said .
“ They want their kids to be in Sunday school .
They want their kids to be around other Christian kids and not be walking around in fear .
What we ’ ve found is our church is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out the Bible is “ replete ” with instances of people standing up to civil authorities , when directives went against the word of God .
He offered the examples of Daniel ; Shadrach , Meshach and Abednego ; and Moses ’ parents , the latter of which did not comply with Pharaoh ’ s edict regarding the killing of newborn Hebrew baby boys .
“ They were not afraid to disobey the king ’ s command , ” the Bible says .
The Apostle Peter , when confronted about preaching about Jesus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , responded , “ We ought to obey God rather than men.
” In addition to individual churches engaging in civil disobedience by continuing to hold services , Harvest Rock Church , in Pasadena , is suing Newsom over his decisions to shut down indoor worship services , to prohibit singing during church gatherings , and to ban meeting in private homes for Bible studies .
Harvest International Ministry , also a plaintiff in the suit , includes a network of 162 churches in California .
Like Fairrington and Thompson , Ché Ahn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , went forward with Sunday services last weekend .
“ As a pastor , I believe we have been essential for 2,000 years , ” he told KCBS-TV .
“ No one ’ s above the Constitution , no one ’ s above the law , ” Ahn said during his Sunday worship service , and he also called on his congregation to pray the church would win its court case .
Liberty Counsel , which is representing the plaintiffs , stated in a news release last week that the federal district court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ordered expedited proceedings , with a response by the state due by Aug. 3 .
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Multiple California megachurch pastors are refusing to comply with a new mandate from Gov. Gavin Newsom shutting down church services, starting this past weekend.
Last week, Newsom directed houses of worship, gyms, hair salons and several other indoor venues to close in the several counties on the state’s “County Monitoring List,” citing the rising number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the localities.
Churches are grouped into what the governor described as “non-critical” sectors.
Newsom said the counties on the monitoring list, currently 30 of them, make up about 80 percent of California’s population.
Placer County, located just north of the state capital of Sacramento, became an addition to the list last week.
The designation meant Destiny Church, in the city of Rocklin in Placer County, would have to close its indoor services, which Pastor Greg Fairrington decided he was unwilling to do.
Fairrington announced via social media hours after Newsom’s directive that his church of thousands would remain open.
“I believe my mandate as a pastor is to obey the word of God, and worship is a part of what we do together as a church corporately, and we need to do this. It’s important that we do this,” he said.
A message to our church and community. pic.twitter.com/gBadbGgG9I — Greg Fairrington (@gregfairrington) July 13, 2020
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“We are not going to allow the government to use data that is not supported factually to shut the church down,” Fairrington added. “Do not let the fear the media is driving, do not let the fear that is out there, affect us as a church.”
The preacher told The Western Journal that now is the time for the church to stand up because the future of religious liberty is at stake.
“If I read history right, and I think I do, once the government takes rights away, even in a crisis like this COVID, you don’t get them back,” Fairrington said. “When does government get to decide when we meet, where we meet, and what we do when we meet?” he asked.
“The Constitution says, ‘Congress shall make no law …’ So it’s just a continued infringement on the church rights. Our right biblically and our right to the Constitution.”
The First Amendment to the Constitution states, in part, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof …”
Tim Thompson, founding pastor of 412 Church Murrieta in Riverside County in Southern California, said he agrees with Fairrington’s assessment regarding the First Amendment.
“This has everything to do with understanding that we live in a democratic republic, and there is a concept of the separation of church and state,” Thompson said.
“And it’s weird, because when the church tries to interact with the government in any way, everybody is quick to throw separation of church and state in the face of the church,” he noted. “But when the state tries to interfere with the church, nobody’s quick to throw it in their face.”
In contravention to executive orders from Newsom, Thompson opened his church for in-person services beginning the first weekend in May and has not closed it since.
“Why is anyone allowing a government leader, why are we allowing the government to tell the church what to do, ever? That is what men and women fought and died for during the Revolutionary War,” Thompson said.
“That we wouldn’t have the church being mandated by the state on how we worship God, where we worship God, what time, what manner.”
Both ministers said they believe their churches are performing a vital function during the COVID outbreak.
“If ever there is a time that church is essential, it’s right now,” Fairrington said. “In times of prosperity, the church is important, but it’s not nearly as important in times of crisis. We’re in a time of crisis right now. People need the church. The church is a place of hope.”
Thompson recounted that the number of people attending his church has tripled, which might result in 412 Murrieta going to four Sunday services (up from two pre-COVID) or finding a larger venue.
“People are coming from all over the place because they want to go in to church,” he said. “They want their kids to be in Sunday school. They want their kids to be around other Christian kids and not be walking around in fear. What we’ve found is our church is the one place of normality.”
Thompson pointed out the Bible is “replete” with instances of people standing up to civil authorities, when directives went against the word of God.
He offered the examples of Daniel; Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego; and Moses’ parents, the latter of which did not comply with Pharaoh’s edict regarding the killing of newborn Hebrew baby boys.
“They were not afraid to disobey the king’s command,” the Bible says.
The Apostle Peter, when confronted about preaching about Jesus Christ in contradiction of a government edict, responded, “We ought to obey God rather than men.”
In addition to individual churches engaging in civil disobedience by continuing to hold services, Harvest Rock Church, in Pasadena, is suing Newsom over his decisions to shut down indoor worship services, to prohibit singing during church gatherings, and to ban meeting in private homes for Bible studies.
Harvest International Ministry, also a plaintiff in the suit, includes a network of 162 churches in California.
Like Fairrington and Thompson, Ché Ahn, senior pastor of Harvest Rock Church, went forward with Sunday services last weekend.
“As a pastor, I believe we have been essential for 2,000 years,” he told KCBS-TV.
Never in the history of this state has the government told churches how to worship. It’s a tremendous violation of our first amendment rights. We are taking a stand for the church, our religious freedom and the Constitution. We are contending for the freedom to continue to meet. pic.twitter.com/GWhejou7gR — Ché Ahn (@che_ahn) July 20, 2020
“No one’s above the Constitution, no one’s above the law,” Ahn said during his Sunday worship service, and he also called on his congregation to pray the church would win its court case.
Liberty Counsel, which is representing the plaintiffs, said in a news release Monday that the federal district court in Los Angeles hearing the case has ordered expedited proceedings, with a response by the state due by Aug. 3.
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westernjournal--2020-07-22--Trump Signs Order Excluding Illegal Aliens from Congressional Seat Apportionment

President Donald Trump on Tuesday sought to give American citizens the only voice that matters in determining congressional representation by signing an executive order that excludes illegal immigrants from being counted for the purpose of House apportionment .
The order continues a battle Trump has waged to prevent communities that have attracted large numbers of illegal immigrants — such as sanctuary cities that protect illegal immigrants from potential deportation — from using that population to bolster their voice in Congress .
“ Last summer in the Rose Garden , I told the American people that I would not back down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ status of the United States population , ” Trump said in a statement .
“ Today , I am following through on that commitment by directing the Secretary of Commerce to exclude illegal aliens from the apportionment base following the 2020 census.
” The president said the order protects American citizens .
“ There used to be a time when you could proudly declare , ‘ I am a citizen of the United States.
’ But now , the radical left is trying to erase the existence of this concept and conceal the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is all part of a broader left-wing effort to erode the rights of Americans citizens , and I will not stand for it , ” he said .
TRENDING : Maxine Waters Jumps Out of Car To Harass LA Deputies Detaining Man Trump ’ s order does not prevent the Census Bureau from counting illegal immigrants along with American citizens for informational purposes , but requires they be weeded out when arriving at population numbers that will be the basis for drawing congressional district lines .
“ Today ’ s action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ base reflects a better understanding of the Constitution and is consistent with the principles of our representative democracy , ” Trump said .
“ My Administration will not support giving congressional representation to aliens who enter or remain in the country unlawfully , because doing so would create perverse incentives and undermine our system of government .
“ Just as we do not give political power to people who are here temporarily , we should not give political power to people who should not be here at all.
” In the order , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the law , saying : “ The Constitution does not specifically define which persons must be included in the apportionment base.
” Noting that the census can already have the flexibility to count individuals temporarily overseas , Trump ’ s order said : “ The discretion delegated to the executive branch to determine who qualifies as an “ inhabitant ” includes authority to exclude from the apportionment base aliens who are not in a lawful immigration status.
” The order pointed out that in a 2019 executive order , various federal agencies were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Commerce , which oversees the census , to determine the numbers of illegal immigrants living in various communities .
“ Excluding these illegal aliens from the apportionment base is more consonant with the principles of representative democracy underpinning our system of Government .
Affording congressional representation , and therefore formal political influence , to States on account of the presence within their borders of aliens who have not followed the steps to secure a lawful immigration status under our laws undermines those principles , ” the Tuesday order read .
“ States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enter this country and that hobble Federal efforts to enforce the immigration laws passed by the Congress should not be rewarded with greater representation in the House of Representatives.
” Trump then took a jab at California , which hosts multiple communities that have designated themselves as sanctuary cities to protect illegal immigrants .
“ Current estimates suggest that one State is home to more than 2.2 million illegal aliens , constituting more than 6 percent of the State ’ s entire population , ” the order said .
“ Including these illegal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the purpose of apportionment could result in the allocation of two or three more congressional seats than would otherwise be allocated.
” Trump ’ s order will face challenges , according to CBS News .
The majority-Democrat House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing next week on the order , and committee chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York has already called it an “ egregious and sinister ” attempt to influence the census .
American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Dale Ho indicated a lawsuit against the order is likely .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. be counted in the census .
President Trump can ’ t pick and choose , ” Ho said in statement .
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday sought to give American citizens the only voice that matters in determining congressional representation by signing an executive order that excludes illegal immigrants from being counted for the purpose of House apportionment.
The order continues a battle Trump has waged to prevent communities that have attracted large numbers of illegal immigrants — such as sanctuary cities that protect illegal immigrants from potential deportation — from using that population to bolster their voice in Congress.
“Last summer in the Rose Garden, I told the American people that I would not back down in my effort to determine the citizenship status of the United States population,” Trump said in a statement. “Today, I am following through on that commitment by directing the Secretary of Commerce to exclude illegal aliens from the apportionment base following the 2020 census.”
The president said the order protects American citizens.
“There used to be a time when you could proudly declare, ‘I am a citizen of the United States.’ But now, the radical left is trying to erase the existence of this concept and conceal the number of illegal aliens in our country. This is all part of a broader left-wing effort to erode the rights of Americans citizens, and I will not stand for it,” he said.
Trump’s order does not prevent the Census Bureau from counting illegal immigrants along with American citizens for informational purposes, but requires they be weeded out when arriving at population numbers that will be the basis for drawing congressional district lines.
“Today’s action to exclude illegal aliens from the apportionment base reflects a better understanding of the Constitution and is consistent with the principles of our representative democracy,” Trump said. “My Administration will not support giving congressional representation to aliens who enter or remain in the country unlawfully, because doing so would create perverse incentives and undermine our system of government.
“Just as we do not give political power to people who are here temporarily, we should not give political power to people who should not be here at all.”
In the order, Trump argued that he is well within the law, saying: “The Constitution does not specifically define which persons must be included in the apportionment base.”
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Noting that the census can already have the flexibility to count individuals temporarily overseas, Trump’s order said: “The discretion delegated to the executive branch to determine who qualifies as an “inhabitant” includes authority to exclude from the apportionment base aliens who are not in a lawful immigration status.”
The order pointed out that in a 2019 executive order, various federal agencies were required to share information with the Department of Commerce, which oversees the census, to determine the numbers of illegal immigrants living in various communities.
“Excluding these illegal aliens from the apportionment base is more consonant with the principles of representative democracy underpinning our system of Government. Affording congressional representation, and therefore formal political influence, to States on account of the presence within their borders of aliens who have not followed the steps to secure a lawful immigration status under our laws undermines those principles,” the Tuesday order read.
“States adopting policies that encourage illegal aliens to enter this country and that hobble Federal efforts to enforce the immigration laws passed by the Congress should not be rewarded with greater representation in the House of Representatives.”
Trump then took a jab at California, which hosts multiple communities that have designated themselves as sanctuary cities to protect illegal immigrants.
“Current estimates suggest that one State is home to more than 2.2 million illegal aliens, constituting more than 6 percent of the State’s entire population,” the order said.
“Including these illegal aliens in the population of the State for the purpose of apportionment could result in the allocation of two or three more congressional seats than would otherwise be allocated.”
Trump’s order will face challenges, according to CBS News.
It is flagrantly unconstitutional to exclude people from the Census count based on their immigration status. The Constitution requires that every person be counted. This is another attempt by Trump to use scaremongering against immigrants & rig the system. https://t.co/bOHZxBP6aG — Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) July 21, 2020
The majority-Democrat House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing next week on the order, and committee chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York has already called it an “egregious and sinister” attempt to influence the census.
American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Dale Ho indicated a lawsuit against the order is likely.
“The Constitution requires that everyone in the U.S. be counted in the census. President Trump can’t pick and choose,” Ho said in statement.
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westernjournal--2020-07-21--Op-Ed: I Almost Got Kicked Out of Marquette’s Incoming Class Because I Support Trump – This Is My St

Op-Ed: I Almost Got Kicked Out of Marquette’s Incoming Class Because I Support Trump – This Is My Story

It ’ s not every day you wake up and have to defend yourself from baseless accusations that have the potential to destroy your life .
Actually , for conservatives , that ’ s exactly what we face every day thanks to cancel culture .
This new culture being pushed by the left isn ’ t predicated on holding people accountable for their words or actions ; its predicated on suppressing opposition and dissidents .
By calling someone a racist , homophobe , xenophobe or transphobe , you immediately discredit their argument and impose upon them a dispositional attribution that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story began with the creation of a TikTok video showing my support for President Donald Trump .
In my video , you can see me dancing with the Trump 2020 flag in the background along with a poster that says “ Marquette University 2024.
” The caption on the video is , “ When people see that I support Trump , then try to hate on me , and think I ’ ll change my views.
” TRENDING : Maxine Waters Jumps Out of Car To Harass LA Deputies Detaining Man It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of incendiary comments from students at Marquette and individuals across the country .
Following the posting of my TikTok video , fellow students Erin Cook and Amelia Thompson began their inquisition to have me removed from Marquette University .
Amelia Thompson via TikTok called for me to be blackballed by all sororities and clubs at Marquette .
This video was seen thousands of times .
Erin Cook put together a prescripted email that allowed others to send it out en masse to Marquette faculty , which her followers did by the hundreds .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ transphobic , xenophobic , homophobic Trump supporter .
Other students brought to attention my comment regarding illegal immigration .
I said that although it is blatantly obvious that American citizens commit the majority of crimes , stifling this crime becomes even more difficult with unchecked illegal immigration .
Because I used the term “ illegal immigration ” instead of the popular euphemism “ undocumented immigrant , ” I ’ m being lambasted by the left .
These of course are all baseless accusations that forego context for the sake of expediency .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video from eight months ago about a pair of size-13 heels , calling them cross-dressing shoes .
I was told that I was openly discriminating against tall women and the transgender community .
After being inundated with emails from leftist students and people from across the country , the school administration sent an email to Erin saying , “ Erin , thank you for bringing this matter to our attention .
We will review the situation and take appropriate action.
” Following the harassment from fellow students , the assistant dean of undergraduate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contacted me .
The dean , Brian Troyer , had the heart to tell me I wasn ’ t a student .
This means that my classification as a student was still in limbo and was as such for over a week .
RELATED : Allen West : BLM Radicals Do n't Want To Fix America - They Want To Destroy It Before being contacted by Troyer , I had accepted my admissions offer and paid the $ 500 deposit to secure my position at the university , I had paid for my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I had completed orientation and I even had a complete class schedule .
The administration also asked me hypothetical questions regarding Dreamers .
How would I respond if a Dreamer who lived down the hall from me came up to me and told me she didn ’ t feel safe or comfortable with my views and my presence on campus ?
They also asked me if they thought there was anything I could do to improve my image on campus .
They proceeded to ask if I was comfortable with the reputation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disregarding the fact that the other students had already established that reputation for me through their libel .
The assistant dean asked if I put any thought into the response I would be getting from my videos .
I asked the administration if they had spoken with the other girls regarding possible recourse for their actions .
They told me that due to privacy concerns for the other students , they couldn ’ t give me this information .
I was extremely disappointed by the animus with which fellow students spoke of me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my life and bully me .
Because Marquette has allowed these students to continue their inquisition with impunity , they are now doing so with legitimacy .
The response from my peers has been repulsive .
They exposed their malevolent temperaments and fascist schemes .
Because the school has failed to discipline the students who defamed , libeled , harassed and bullied me , they ’ ve set a dangerous precedent for all conservative students .
This is all based on my support for our president , my belief that sex can ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you dress and act and my stance on illegal immigration .
I refuse to be subjected to a new lexicon full of esoteric words that created through semantic stretch .
The rate at which the English language is morphing has limited its ability to be understood by the common man .
However , this isn ’ t the case for the few who are willingly accelerating its progression .
We now have an entire class of people whose freedom of speech will soon be classified as hateful .
If you thought the desecration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wait until you see what they do to the First .
I still would like to attend Marquette University .
However , because of the death threats , bullying and harassment , I don ’ t know if I ’ ll be able to fully acclimate to the environment .
As of right now , I ’ m being left in the dark as to how Marquette is addressing the harassment being committed by Erin Cook and her fellow comrades .
I will not capitulate to mob rule nor will I sacrifice my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a misguided faction .
Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right .
If this nation willingly hands its speech over to an unelected group of censors controlled by a small faction who has an inherent bias against Republicans , the body politic will cease to exist .
A people who once decided the course of their nation will no longer be citizens who participate in the political process but merely apolitical subjects whose historical underpinnings and principles will be eradicated by revisionist history .
Institutions of higher education are supposed to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of higher learning wish to openly discriminate against students based on their political ideologies , then they need to explicitly say so in their codes of conduct .
Institutions that actively seek to suppress the speech of students with different political ideologies shouldn ’ t say they advocate for diversity ; they should say they advocate for uniformity and conformity .
By capitulating to mob rule , Marquette has sacrificed its integrity by allowing a small faction to depredate the most fundamental human right , freedom of expression .
Our fate is no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mob .
Jacques Marquette would be ashamed to have his name affiliated with an institution that expresses its disdain for a group of people ( Christians ) whose principles and values are derived from providence and religious underpinnings .
Marquette ’ s official Community Expectations state , “ Members of the campus community must act out of Christian charity.
” Marquette University uses prevarications such as “ Christian charity ” to attract unsuspecting students who may otherwise believe this is an institution of integrity .
But such is the game of misdirection ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is favored .
The silent majority will prevail , and without us , Marquette has willingly handed itself over to self-immolation by a small misguided faction for mere appeasement .
Without the freedom to express our opinions , diversity of thought becomes futile .
In the end , due to the overwhelming pressure put on Marquette by conservatives , the university has decided not to rescind my admission .
However , had my story not been brought to light by Professor John McAdams , the truth of what had happened would have died @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mere collateral damage to the deranged leftist mob .
Our posterity will be greatly impacted by the decisions we make today .
We can no longer afford to be silent in our pursuit of the preservation of our freedoms .
Conservatives are being purged from society on a daily basis , whether that be from institutions of higher learning or corporate America .
All honorable women and men have one thing in common : sacrifice .
I would give anything for my country and my freedom .
John Adams said , “ [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Freedom , can never be restored .
Liberty once lost is lost forever.
” The Western Journal reached out to Marquette University Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Brian Troyer for comment on this Op-Ed but did not immediately receive a response .
The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by the owners of this website .
If you are interested in contributing an Op-Ed to The Western Journal , you can learn about our submission guidelines and process here .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in all of our journalism .
Read our editorial standards .

It’s not every day you wake up and have to defend yourself from baseless accusations that have the potential to destroy your life.
Actually, for conservatives, that’s exactly what we face every day thanks to cancel culture. This new culture being pushed by the left isn’t predicated on holding people accountable for their words or actions; its predicated on suppressing opposition and dissidents.
By calling someone a racist, homophobe, xenophobe or transphobe, you immediately discredit their argument and impose upon them a dispositional attribution that creates a permanent character flaw.
My story began with the creation of a TikTok video showing my support for President Donald Trump.
In my video, you can see me dancing with the Trump 2020 flag in the background along with a poster that says “Marquette University 2024.” The caption on the video is, “When people see that I support Trump, then try to hate on me, and think I’ll change my views.”
It was this TikTok video that ignited a firestorm of incendiary comments from students at Marquette and individuals across the country.
Following the posting of my TikTok video, fellow students Erin Cook and Amelia Thompson began their inquisition to have me removed from Marquette University.
Amelia Thompson via TikTok called for me to be blackballed by all sororities and clubs at Marquette. This video was seen thousands of times. Erin Cook put together a prescripted email that allowed others to send it out en masse to Marquette faculty, which her followers did by the hundreds.
Do you think colleges and universities have become hostile to conservative students? Yes No
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Erin also called me a racist, transphobic, xenophobic, homophobic Trump supporter. Other students brought to attention my comment regarding illegal immigration.
I said that although it is blatantly obvious that American citizens commit the majority of crimes, stifling this crime becomes even more difficult with unchecked illegal immigration. Because I used the term “illegal immigration” instead of the popular euphemism “undocumented immigrant,” I’m being lambasted by the left.
These of course are all baseless accusations that forego context for the sake of expediency. I also made a comment in my YouTube video from eight months ago about a pair of size-13 heels, calling them cross-dressing shoes. I was told that I was openly discriminating against tall women and the transgender community.
After being inundated with emails from leftist students and people from across the country, the school administration sent an email to Erin saying, “Erin, thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. We will review the situation and take appropriate action.”
Following the harassment from fellow students, the assistant dean of undergraduate admissions and the dean of undergraduate admissions contacted me. The dean, Brian Troyer, had the heart to tell me I wasn’t a student. This means that my classification as a student was still in limbo and was as such for over a week.
Before being contacted by Troyer, I had accepted my admissions offer and paid the $500 deposit to secure my position at the university, I had paid for my housing, I had chosen my roommates, I had completed orientation and I even had a complete class schedule.
The administration also asked me hypothetical questions regarding Dreamers.
How would I respond if a Dreamer who lived down the hall from me came up to me and told me she didn’t feel safe or comfortable with my views and my presence on campus?
They also asked me if they thought there was anything I could do to improve my image on campus. They proceeded to ask if I was comfortable with the reputation I have established for myself, completely disregarding the fact that the other students had already established that reputation for me through their libel.
The assistant dean asked if I put any thought into the response I would be getting from my videos. I asked the administration if they had spoken with the other girls regarding possible recourse for their actions. They told me that due to privacy concerns for the other students, they couldn’t give me this information.
I was extremely disappointed by the animus with which fellow students spoke of me. Their comments incited others to threaten my life and bully me.
Because Marquette has allowed these students to continue their inquisition with impunity, they are now doing so with legitimacy.
The response from my peers has been repulsive. They exposed their malevolent temperaments and fascist schemes. Because the school has failed to discipline the students who defamed, libeled, harassed and bullied me, they’ve set a dangerous precedent for all conservative students.
This is all based on my support for our president, my belief that sex can’t be changed based on the way you dress and act and my stance on illegal immigration.
I refuse to be subjected to a new lexicon full of esoteric words that created through semantic stretch. The rate at which the English language is morphing has limited its ability to be understood by the common man.
However, this isn’t the case for the few who are willingly accelerating its progression. We now have an entire class of people whose freedom of speech will soon be classified as hateful. If you thought the desecration of the Second Amendment was bad, wait until you see what they do to the First.
I still would like to attend Marquette University. However, because of the death threats, bullying and harassment, I don’t know if I’ll be able to fully acclimate to the environment.
As of right now, I’m being left in the dark as to how Marquette is addressing the harassment being committed by Erin Cook and her fellow comrades. I will not capitulate to mob rule nor will I sacrifice my fundamental rights for the sake of appeasing a misguided faction.
Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right. If this nation willingly hands its speech over to an unelected group of censors controlled by a small faction who has an inherent bias against Republicans, the body politic will cease to exist.
A people who once decided the course of their nation will no longer be citizens who participate in the political process but merely apolitical subjects whose historical underpinnings and principles will be eradicated by revisionist history.
Institutions of higher education are supposed to be bastions of free speech. If institutions of higher learning wish to openly discriminate against students based on their political ideologies, then they need to explicitly say so in their codes of conduct.
Institutions that actively seek to suppress the speech of students with different political ideologies shouldn’t say they advocate for diversity; they should say they advocate for uniformity and conformity.
By capitulating to mob rule, Marquette has sacrificed its integrity by allowing a small faction to depredate the most fundamental human right, freedom of expression.
Our fate is no longer our own but that of the mob. Jacques Marquette would be ashamed to have his name affiliated with an institution that expresses its disdain for a group of people (Christians) whose principles and values are derived from providence and religious underpinnings. Marquette’s official Community Expectations state, “Members of the campus community must act out of Christian charity.”
Marquette University uses prevarications such as “Christian charity” to attract unsuspecting students who may otherwise believe this is an institution of integrity. But such is the game of misdirection; after all, we know which side is favored.
The silent majority will prevail, and without us, Marquette has willingly handed itself over to self-immolation by a small misguided faction for mere appeasement. Without the freedom to express our opinions, diversity of thought becomes futile.
In the end, due to the overwhelming pressure put on Marquette by conservatives, the university has decided not to rescind my admission. However, had my story not been brought to light by Professor John McAdams, the truth of what had happened would have died in darkness and I would have been mere collateral damage to the deranged leftist mob.
Our posterity will be greatly impacted by the decisions we make today.
We can no longer afford to be silent in our pursuit of the preservation of our freedoms. Conservatives are being purged from society on a daily basis, whether that be from institutions of higher learning or corporate America.
All honorable women and men have one thing in common: sacrifice. I would give anything for my country and my freedom. John Adams said, “[A] Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty once lost is lost forever.”
UPDATE, July 22, 2020: After the publication of this article, Marquette University responded to The Western Journal’s request for comment with the following statement:
“Marquette University’s admissions decisions are made based on academic achievements and student involvement, not political views. Information publicly circulating that Marquette might rescind the admission of incoming freshman Samantha Pfefferle is false. Marquette has not rescinded, nor did it threaten to rescind, her admission.
“Concerns about this new student that were brought to the university’s attention were not based on political affiliation but on alleged use of discriminatory language. In this case, there were also concerns for the incoming student’s safety, which were investigated by the Marquette University Police Department and discussed with the incoming student.
“The week delay referenced by the incoming student was because the university was closed the week of June 29, as part of an annual closure around the Fourth of July.
“In addition, Marquette University Police Department is actively investigating threats made over social media directed at the incoming student, and will refer any potential violations of our harassment or other policies to our Student Conduct Process. Due to federal privacy laws, the university cannot disclose details regarding student conduct investigations or hearings.”
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