thestream--2020-11-17--Here Is The Evidence

Here Is The Evidence

“ Whoever walks in integrity walks securely , but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.
” ( Proverbs 10:9 ) If I had a dime for every time I ’ ve heard in the past two weeks that there is “ no evidence ” of fraud in the 2020 Election — that accusations of fraud are “ baseless ” — I could buy my own multimillion-dollar beach house in Rehoboth Beach , Delaware .
If I had another dime for every time I heard this from the same people who told us Trump colluded with Russia to steal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a yacht to cruise right up to that beach house .
For two weeks , we have been presenting bits and pieces of the compelling evidence , the sworn testimonies , showing this election was as rigged as any election in Venezuela .
( And oddly enough , the software used in this election was specifically designed to Hugo Chavez ’ s specs specifically to rig elections in Venezuela . )
Thankfully , there is now a website that is aggregating the publicly available evidence of fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ you can see , it ’ s nothing fancy .
A spread sheet that rolls and rolls and rolls .
What ’ s helpful is the aggregators are only looking for evidence that would be admissible in a court .
And they include the links to a source for each story so you can do your own research .
Do your own thinking .
Boy , do they hate you doing your own thinking .
I ask that you check it out , send the link around , particularly to your friends who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and have absolutely no idea the vast and growing number of oddities and sworn allegations that are out there .
It ’ s also a good idea to copy the source links .
As we have seen in the past two weeks , Big Tech has been desperate to shut down voices that are trying to get word out .
This website could quickly be targeted for de-platforming or denial of service attacks , hacks and the like .
This is not about Donald Trump .
This is about integrity .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ours is supposed to be a government of the people , by the people and for the people .
Preserving that government requires “ we , the people , ” to rise .
To make our fellow citizens aware .
This tool will help in that fight .
Al Perrotta is the Managing Editor of The Stream and co-author , with @ JZmirak , of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration .
You can follow him at @ StreamingAl .
And if you aren ’ t already , please follow The Stream @ @ @ @

“Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.” (Proverbs 10:9)
If I had a dime for every time I’ve heard in the past two weeks that there is “no evidence” of fraud in the 2020 Election — that accusations of fraud are “baseless” — I could buy my own multimillion-dollar beach house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
If I had another dime for every time I heard this from the same people who told us Trump colluded with Russia to steal the 2016 election, I could buy a yacht to cruise right up to that beach house.
For two weeks, we have been presenting bits and pieces of the compelling evidence, the sworn testimonies, showing this election was as rigged as any election in Venezuela. (And oddly enough, the software used in this election was specifically designed to Hugo Chavez’s specs specifically to rig elections in Venezuela.)
Thankfully, there is now a website that is aggregating the publicly available evidence of fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election. It’s called HereIsTheEvidence.com.
As you can see, it’s nothing fancy. A spread sheet that rolls and rolls and rolls.
What’s helpful is the aggregators are only looking for evidence that would be admissible in a court. And they include the links to a source for each story so you can do your own research. Do your own thinking.
Boy, do they hate you doing your own thinking.
Please Support The Stream : Equipping Christians to Think Clearly About the Political, Economic, and Moral Issues of Our Day.
I ask that you check it out, send the link around, particularly to your friends who only pay attention to the mainstream media and have absolutely no idea the vast and growing number of oddities and sworn allegations that are out there.
It’s also a good idea to copy the source links. As we have seen in the past two weeks, Big Tech has been desperate to shut down voices that are trying to get word out. This website could quickly be targeted for de-platforming or denial of service attacks, hacks and the like.
This is not about Donald Trump. This is about integrity. It is about ensuring a free and fair election. Ours is supposed to be a government of the people, by the people and for the people. Preserving that government requires “we, the people,” to rise. To make our fellow citizens aware.
This tool will help in that fight.
Al Perrotta is the Managing Editor of The Stream and co-author, with @JZmirak, of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration. You can follow him at @StreamingAl. And if you aren’t already, please follow The Stream at @Streamdotorg.


thestream--2020-11-17--Support for Stricter Gun Control Limits at Lowest Level in Years

Support for more stringent gun control has fallen to the lowest level since 2016 , according to a Monday poll .
A total of 57 % of Americans surveyed , compared to 55 % in 2016 , wanted to see tighter firearms regulations , which is down from 64 % in 2019 , according to a Gallup poll .
In 2020 , 34 % of adults wanted to see no change in current gun laws and 9 % would like to see current regulations relaxed , the poll revealed .
Approximately 25 % of Americans supported a full-scale ban on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down from 29 % in 2019 , according to Gallup .
Twenty-two percent of Republicans , 60 % of independents and 85 % of Democrats wanted to see stricter gun laws in 2020 , the poll revealed .
Roughly 65 % of city residents , 58 % of suburban dwellers and 46 % of rural inhabitants wanted tighter firearm regulation , according to Gallup .
The strongest support for increased gun regulation came during the 90s crime wave when 78 % wanted more firearm laws , the poll reported .
Americans bought a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far , higher than any previous years ’ number , according to a late October report from The Guardian .
The mass firearm buying came amid the early days of the coronavirus pandemic and the months-long civil unrest that followed the death of George Floyd , The Guardian reported .

Support for more stringent gun control has fallen to the lowest level since 2016, according to a Monday poll.
A total of 57% of Americans surveyed, compared to 55% in 2016, wanted to see tighter firearms regulations, which is down from 64% in 2019, according to a Gallup poll. In 2020, 34% of adults wanted to see no change in current gun laws and 9% would like to see current regulations relaxed, the poll revealed.
Approximately 25% of Americans supported a full-scale ban on handgun ownership this year, which is down from 29% in 2019, according to Gallup.
Twenty-two percent of Republicans, 60% of independents and 85% of Democrats wanted to see stricter gun laws in 2020, the poll revealed. Roughly 65% of city residents, 58% of suburban dwellers and 46% of rural inhabitants wanted tighter firearm regulation, according to Gallup.
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The strongest support for increased gun regulation came during the 90s crime wave when 78% wanted more firearm laws, the poll reported.
Americans bought a record 17 million guns in 2020 so far, higher than any previous years’ number, according to a late October report from The Guardian. The mass firearm buying came amid the early days of the coronavirus pandemic and the months-long civil unrest that followed the death of George Floyd, The Guardian reported.
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thestream--2020-11-17--Recovering the Priority of the Gospel

Recovering the Priority of the Gospel

When it comes to our greatest priority as followers of Jesus in this world , it is simply this : we are here to know God and to make Him known .
Or , put another way , our highest calling is to be disciples and make disciples .
Nothing matters more than this .
As expressed by Jesus in the Great Commission ( not the Great Suggestion ) , “ All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me .
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations , baptizing them in the name of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Holy Spirit , and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you .
And surely I am with you always , to the very end of the age ” ( Matthew 28:18-20 ) .
This is the command we were left with .
This is our sacred mission .
And while it is hardly the only thing we do , the Great Commission must be our primary goal .
In the words of the Methodist leader John Wesley to his workers , “ You have nothing to do but to save @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this work .
And go always , not only to those that want you , but to those that want you most.
” He continued , “ Observe : It is not your business to preach so many times , and to take care of this or that society ; but to save as many souls as you can ; to bring as many sinners as you possibly can to repentance , and with all your power to build them up in that holiness without which they can not see the Lord.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ directive specifically to his evangelistic workers .
He understood that moms and dads and workers and students had many other responsibilities in life .
He was hardly calling everyone to stop what they were doing and simply preach to the lost .
At the same time , the redemption and transformation of the lost must be our highest priority .
It is why we are here , commissioned by Jesus Himself .
He shed His blood for a perishing world .
It is our sacred responsibility to share that Good News before it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As expressed by Salvation Army founder William Booth , “ On to Calvary !
On to death for the world !
Let us not refuse the smiters !
No halting !
No rest !
On , suffering , sorrowing , weeping , dying for God and men , till the hosts of hell fly from their last defense , and we march on over a burning world into everlasting glory !
” No sacrifice is too great when it comes to bringing someone from eternal death to eternal life .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missionaries to the ends of the earth and church planters to the streets of our inner cities .
It is a burden for the lost , a vision for their transformation , a recognition that we are ultimately passing through this world , an understanding that we live our lives here in the light of eternity .
That is a consistent theme throughout the pages of the New Testament .
To repeat : it is our highest priority .
Those Who Need the Gospel As the Moravian leader Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one passion : It is He , it is He alone.
” But his devotion did not stop there .
Instead , love for Jesus meant love for the lost .
As he also said , “ The world is the field and the field is the world ; and henceforth that country shall be my home where I can be most used in winning souls for Christ.
” Sadly , we have largely taken our eyes off that prize here in America .
We have become so consumed with politics and so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we often talk about Trump ( be it positively or negatively ) more than Jesus .
( Before you get angry with me , ask yourself if I ’ m telling the truth . )
We need to be jarred back into reality .
We need to get our priorities in order .
We need to put first things first .
We must keep the main things the main things .
That means seeing our fiercest political opponents as people for whom Jesus died and who need the gospel .
( We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against their politics while caring for their souls . )
That means recognizing that our ultimate enemy is not the left or socialism or a political party but the devil himself ( see Ephesians 6:12 ) .
He is the destroyer and deluder and deceiver and the divider , and he is absolutely murderous in his intent .
Our hatred of him and his ways should not become hatred of those he has misled .
Again , this does not mean abandoning politics or giving up on the culture wars .
God forbid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pieces a week and hosts a daily , live radio talk show , I would be the last person to give such counsel .
To the contrary , for many years now , I have categorically rejected the mindset of abdication and strongly opposed the attitude of escapism .
I ’ m simply talking about our priorities .
About our ultimate focus .
About our greatest burden .
Looking back a billion years from now , would anyone argue with these words ?
But we have gotten off track .
Consider the ongoing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ righteous outcome to the elections , fervent prayer that I affirm and appreciate .
( I was just sent a link to an election prayer meeting in Pennsylvania that was barely two hours old , and it already had more than 126,000 views on YouTube . )
But how often do we pray like this for the lost ?
Or do we even believe people are lost without Jesus ?
And these days , are we more interested in winning a political argument or in winning someone to the Lord ?
Again , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be disciples in a holistic way .
That means feeding the hungry and ministering to the poor .
That means loving our spouses and caring for our children .
That means being responsible employees .
That means infiltrating the darkest places of society and shining like bright lights .
That means playing a role in politics and the culture .
As Jesus also said , “ let your light shine before others , that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven ” ( Matthew 5:16 ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of who is in the White House two months from now , America is a mess and there is no political solution to our problems .
The Gospel is Our Hope Let us , therefore , reset our focus and regain our burden and renew our vision .
The gospel remains the hope of the nation .
Let us be disciples and let us go and make disciples .
I leave you , then , with these three quotes , all cited in my 1993 book , It ’ s Time to Rock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s People to Rise Up and Preach a Confrontational Gospel .
May they pierce your heart as they have often pierced mine .
“ Oh that the Lord would saturate us through and through with an undying zeal for the souls of men.
” ( Charles H. Spurgeon ) “ No Christian is in a right condition , if he is not seeking in some way to bring souls to Christ.
” ( C.H .
Mackintosh ) “ I cared not where or how I lived , or what hardships I endured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Christ .
While I was asleep I dreamt of such things , and when I waked the first thing I thought of was winning souls to Christ .
… All my desire is the conversion of sinners , and all my hope is in God.
” ( David Brainerd ) May God ’ s burning heart for the lost become ours .
Dr. Michael Brown ( www.askdrbrown.org ) is the host of the nationally syndicated Line of Fire radio program .
His latest book is Evangelicals at the Crossroads : Will We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him on Facebook , Twitter or YouTube .

When it comes to our greatest priority as followers of Jesus in this world, it is simply this: we are here to know God and to make Him known. Or, put another way, our highest calling is to be disciples and make disciples. Nothing matters more than this.
As expressed by Jesus in the Great Commission (not the Great Suggestion), “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:18-20).
This is the command we were left with. This is our sacred mission.
And while it is hardly the only thing we do, the Great Commission must be our primary goal.
Our Highest Priority
In the words of the Methodist leader John Wesley to his workers, “You have nothing to do but to save souls. Therefore spend and be spent in this work. And go always, not only to those that want you, but to those that want you most.”
He continued, “Observe: It is not your business to preach so many times, and to take care of this or that society; but to save as many souls as you can; to bring as many sinners as you possibly can to repentance, and with all your power to build them up in that holiness without which they cannot see the Lord.”
Of course, Wesley gave this directive specifically to his evangelistic workers.
He understood that moms and dads and workers and students had many other responsibilities in life. He was hardly calling everyone to stop what they were doing and simply preach to the lost.
At the same time, the redemption and transformation of the lost must be our highest priority. It is why we are here, commissioned by Jesus Himself.
He shed His blood for a perishing world. It is our sacred responsibility to share that Good News before it is too late. Nothing matters more.
A Burden for the Lost
As expressed by Salvation Army founder William Booth, “On to Calvary! On to death for the world! Let us not refuse the smiters! No halting! No rest! On, suffering, sorrowing, weeping, dying for God and men, till the hosts of hell fly from their last defense, and we march on over a burning world into everlasting glory!”
No sacrifice is too great when it comes to bringing someone from eternal death to eternal life.
Please Support The Stream : Equipping Christians to Think Clearly About the Political, Economic, and Moral Issues of Our Day.
It is this burden and vision that has carried missionaries to the ends of the earth and church planters to the streets of our inner cities.
It is a burden for the lost, a vision for their transformation, a recognition that we are ultimately passing through this world, an understanding that we live our lives here in the light of eternity. That is a consistent theme throughout the pages of the New Testament.
To repeat: it is our highest priority.
Those Who Need the Gospel
As the Moravian leader Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf once said, “I have but one passion: It is He, it is He alone.” But his devotion did not stop there. Instead, love for Jesus meant love for the lost. As he also said, “The world is the field and the field is the world; and henceforth that country shall be my home where I can be most used in winning souls for Christ.”
Sadly, we have largely taken our eyes off that prize here in America. We have become so consumed with politics and so obsessed with the outcome of the elections that we often talk about Trump (be it positively or negatively) more than Jesus. (Before you get angry with me, ask yourself if I’m telling the truth.)
We need to be jarred back into reality. We need to get our priorities in order. We need to put first things first. We must keep the main things the main things.
That means seeing our fiercest political opponents as people for whom Jesus died and who need the gospel. (We can stand against their ideas and vote against their politics while caring for their souls.)
That means recognizing that our ultimate enemy is not the left or socialism or a political party but the devil himself (see Ephesians 6:12). He is the destroyer and deluder and deceiver and the divider, and he is absolutely murderous in his intent. Our hatred of him and his ways should not become hatred of those he has misled.
Our Ultimate Focus
Again, this does not mean abandoning politics or giving up on the culture wars. God forbid.
As one who writes 5 op-ed pieces a week and hosts a daily, live radio talk show, I would be the last person to give such counsel. To the contrary, for many years now, I have categorically rejected the mindset of abdication and strongly opposed the attitude of escapism.
I’m simply talking about our priorities. About our ultimate focus. About our greatest burden. Looking back a billion years from now, would anyone argue with these words?
But we have gotten off track.
Praying for the Lost
Consider the ongoing, intense, fervent prayer for a righteous outcome to the elections, fervent prayer that I affirm and appreciate. (I was just sent a link to an election prayer meeting in Pennsylvania that was barely two hours old, and it already had more than 126,000 views on YouTube.)
But how often do we pray like this for the lost? Or do we even believe people are lost without Jesus? And these days, are we more interested in winning a political argument or in winning someone to the Lord?
Again, I fully understand that we are called to be disciples in a holistic way. That means feeding the hungry and ministering to the poor. That means loving our spouses and caring for our children. That means being responsible employees. That means infiltrating the darkest places of society and shining like bright lights. That means playing a role in politics and the culture.
As Jesus also said, “let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).
But the fact remains that, regardless of who is in the White House two months from now, America is a mess and there is no political solution to our problems.
The Gospel is Our Hope
Let us, therefore, reset our focus and regain our burden and renew our vision. The gospel remains the hope of the nation. Let us be disciples and let us go and make disciples.
I leave you, then, with these three quotes, all cited in my 1993 book, It’s Time to Rock the Boat: A Call to God’s People to Rise Up and Preach a Confrontational Gospel.
May they pierce your heart as they have often pierced mine.
“Oh that the Lord would saturate us through and through with an undying zeal for the souls of men.” (Charles H. Spurgeon)
“No Christian is in a right condition, if he is not seeking in some way to bring souls to Christ.” (C.H. Mackintosh)
“I cared not where or how I lived, or what hardships I endured so that I could but gain souls for Christ. While I was asleep I dreamt of such things, and when I waked the first thing I thought of was winning souls to Christ. … All my desire is the conversion of sinners, and all my hope is in God.” (David Brainerd)
May God’s burning heart for the lost become ours.
Dr. Michael Brown (www.askdrbrown.org) is the host of the nationally syndicated Line of Fire radio program. His latest book is Evangelicals at the Crossroads: Will We Pass the Trump Test? Connect with him on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube.


thestream--2020-11-17--Cheaters Can’t Be Winners

Cheaters Can’t Be Winners

Van Jones , noted pundit and apologist for the leftist Democrat Party , recently published a vodcast displaying either incredible incompetence and ignorance , or nefarious , manipulative propaganda .
If it was simple stupidity , he ought to be embarrassed at his extreme lack of knowledge about how our federal government and electoral college system works .
He declared that the Constitution contains a “ work around ” for the current president to subvert the will of the voters and virtually take the victory by government fiat .
Of course , his position is that the Constitution is in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abandon it .
( Leftists always push to rid ourselves of one of the most successful and democratic documents in history .
They just hate that freedom-preserving declaration ! )
Jones also seems to believe that anyone who disagrees with the purported results of the election , pre-declared by media sources and not yet certified even by the governing states , must be wrong , and denying their very voices in the marketplace of ideas .
How completely undemocratic !
Sadly , he is not alone .
Pro-Trump tweets that allege voter fraud @ @ @ @ @ @ @ controversial .
Calls to rally for counting only legal votes are being censored from Facebook , and now even EventBright is pulling down pro-Trump content .
Because there is such an obvious push in media , tech , and political circles to cover up any opposing views on the validity of the national vote results , one can ’ t help but speculate that Jones , far from the ignorant fool he plays in the video , is also engaging in manipulating his audience .
The fix is in , and because they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they are actively cheating .
The Fix is In Of course , they set it up , by asking Trump if he would concede , way back in the debates , and then speculating on his refusal to leave office .
They are sowing the seeds of rebellion , fomenting civil strife .
On November 10 , several days after the election , CBSNews published a piece criticizing YouTube for not removing content “ falsely claiming Donald Trump won the election.
” The piece later claims that Biden is “ projected to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 8 claims , “ Biden wins White House after taking Pennsylvania.
” They can ’ t even get their own stories straight .
There is actually a meme about someone who can ’ t believe the election results because the media keeps insisting they are perfectly fine .
The Stopgaps Should be Sacred In a free nation , counting only legal votes and ensuring election integrity should not be controversial .
More importantly , understanding of the Constitution and the stopgaps it delineates for protecting the presidential vote should be well-known and , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these stopgaps are nefarious “ work-arounds ” and somehow constitute some kind of sleight-of-hand is blatantly manipulative .
Jones is priming his uninformed audience .
The leftist political elites and media are effectively convincing the American public that the votes have already proven Biden the winner , and that everything the president does is only subterfuge and subversion of the proper election results .
They are stoking rage , in the case Trump brings the heat .
We know what the other side is capable of , and so do their “ handlers.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ over 71 million voters “ lost , ” there have been no riots — contrasting the violence of the Left versus the law-abiding Right .
The weekend marches in DC to “ Stop the Steal ” evidenced that .
In his feigned-rage rant , Jones insists that in every other U.S. election in history the loser immediately conceded to the winner for the peaceful transfer of power .
The loser , according to Van Jones , never contests the count !
For this reason , he muses , President Trump is unprecedentedly attempting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and do a “ work-around ” to remain in power .
A quick glance at history proves him entirely wrong .
For four years Trump defended against an entire Left dedicated delegitimizing him — first with the Russia hoax , then the Ukraine call , the prosecution of General Mike Flynn and others , impeachment , and now criticizing his response to COVID ( both ways ! )
The Left sets the bar when it comes to work-arounds and denials .
# Resist .
Do a quick Google search of “ Al Gore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gore contested the 2000 vote for several weeks , USA Today insists , “ No presidential candidate in modern history has refused to concede , but there ’ s no law that requires it.
” In fact , everything that comes up on the first search page denies any legitimacy to today ’ s vote questioners , recounts , and well , truth .
The posturing and priming in which they are engaging is an outrage but , of course , the Left feeds on rage .
Fear and loathing are the currencies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Stay true to the cause .
Throughout American history , many presidential elections have been heated , challenged , and recounted .
It is predicted and prescribed in the Constitution — why else would there be a nearly three-month lag-time between Election Day on the first Tuesday in November and the transfer of power on January 21 ?
The winner of this highly contested election is not declared by the media , the political elites , or Van Jones .
Perhaps , as in 2000 , it will be left to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plenty of precedent , and we should all hope that truth prevails , which means that the cheating Left must lose .

Van Jones, noted pundit and apologist for the leftist Democrat Party, recently published a vodcast displaying either incredible incompetence and ignorance, or nefarious, manipulative propaganda.
If it was simple stupidity, he ought to be embarrassed at his extreme lack of knowledge about how our federal government and electoral college system works. He declared that the Constitution contains a “work around” for the current president to subvert the will of the voters and virtually take the victory by government fiat. Of course, his position is that the Constitution is in the wrong, and therefore we must abandon it. (Leftists always push to rid ourselves of one of the most successful and democratic documents in history. They just hate that freedom-preserving declaration!)
Jones also seems to believe that anyone who disagrees with the purported results of the election, pre-declared by media sources and not yet certified even by the governing states, must be wrong, and denying their very voices in the marketplace of ideas. How completely undemocratic!
Social Media Pulling Down Pro-Trump Posts
Sadly, he is not alone. Pro-Trump tweets that allege voter fraud are being flagged and taken down as controversial. Calls to rally for counting only legal votes are being censored from Facebook, and now even EventBright is pulling down pro-Trump content. Because there is such an obvious push in media, tech, and political circles to cover up any opposing views on the validity of the national vote results, one can’t help but speculate that Jones, far from the ignorant fool he plays in the video, is also engaging in manipulating his audience. The fix is in, and because they can’t win on fair grounds, they are actively cheating.
The Fix is In
Of course, they set it up, by asking Trump if he would concede, way back in the debates, and then speculating on his refusal to leave office. They are sowing the seeds of rebellion, fomenting civil strife.
On November 10, several days after the election, CBSNews published a piece criticizing YouTube for not removing content “falsely claiming Donald Trump won the election.” The piece later claims that Biden is “projected to win” while a report from November 8 claims, “Biden wins White House after taking Pennsylvania.” They can’t even get their own stories straight.
There is actually a meme about someone who can’t believe the election results because the media keeps insisting they are perfectly fine.
The Stopgaps Should be Sacred
In a free nation, counting only legal votes and ensuring election integrity should not be controversial. More importantly, understanding of the Constitution and the stopgaps it delineates for protecting the presidential vote should be well-known and, well, sacred.
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Disingenuously posturing that these stopgaps are nefarious “work-arounds” and somehow constitute some kind of sleight-of-hand is blatantly manipulative. Jones is priming his uninformed audience. The leftist political elites and media are effectively convincing the American public that the votes have already proven Biden the winner, and that everything the president does is only subterfuge and subversion of the proper election results. They are stoking rage, in the case Trump brings the heat.
We know what the other side is capable of, and so do their “handlers.” Popular memes illustrate that, although over 71 million voters “lost,” there have been no riots — contrasting the violence of the Left versus the law-abiding Right. The weekend marches in DC to “Stop the Steal” evidenced that.
Van Jones is Entirely Wrong
In his feigned-rage rant, Jones insists that in every other U.S. election in history the loser immediately conceded to the winner for the peaceful transfer of power. The loser, according to Van Jones, never contests the count! For this reason, he muses, President Trump is unprecedentedly attempting to usurp the powers of the executive and do a “work-around” to remain in power.
A quick glance at history proves him entirely wrong. For four years Trump defended against an entire Left dedicated delegitimizing him — first with the Russia hoax, then the Ukraine call, the prosecution of General Mike Flynn and others, impeachment, and now criticizing his response to COVID (both ways!) The Left sets the bar when it comes to work-arounds and denials. #Resist.
Do a quick Google search of “Al Gore concede.” Instead of the truth that Gore contested the 2000 vote for several weeks, USA Today insists, “No presidential candidate in modern history has refused to concede, but there’s no law that requires it.” In fact, everything that comes up on the first search page denies any legitimacy to today’s vote questioners, recounts, and well, truth.
The posturing and priming in which they are engaging is an outrage but, of course, the Left feeds on rage. Fear and loathing are the currencies of the enemies of freedom and truth.
Plenty of Precedent
Stay true to the cause. Throughout American history, many presidential elections have been heated, challenged, and recounted. It is predicted and prescribed in the Constitution — why else would there be a nearly three-month lag-time between Election Day on the first Tuesday in November and the transfer of power on January 21?
The winner of this highly contested election is not declared by the media, the political elites, or Van Jones. Perhaps, as in 2000, it will be left to the courts. Either way, there is plenty of precedent, and we should all hope that truth prevails, which means that the cheating Left must lose.
Sam Sorbo holds many titles including filmmaker, radio host, actress, international model, author, wife, mother, home school advocate and education activist.


thestream--2020-11-18--What American Schools Should Teach About Race, Racism and Slavery

Regarding race and much else , America ’ s students are not taught history .
In fact , they are not taught ; they are indoctrinated .
With anti-Americanism .
The purpose of all teaching about race in American schools is to engender contempt for America .
They are , therefore , “ taught ” the lies of The New York Times ‘ “ 1619 Project ” — that the United States was founded to preserve and protect slavery — and of such works as Robin DiAngelo ’ s White Fragility .
So , then , what should American schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of course , teach students about slavery and racism .
But , if truth and moral clarity are to matter , students must also learn that slavery was universal .
They would therefore learn about Muslim-Arab slavery , slavery among Africans , slavery among Native Americans and Native South Americans , and slavery in Asia and India .
They would learn that it was the West , beginning with England and America , that abolished slavery .
And they would learn that the abolitionists were overwhelmingly religious Christians , animated by the Bible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in America Had Families They would learn that , unlike the slaves under Arab-Muslim rule , most black slaves in America were allowed to have children and form families .
They would read Herbert Gutman ’ s The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom , 1750-1925 , about which The New York Times wrote when it was published in 1976 : “ Gutman has performed an immense service in burying the idea that slavery destroyed the black family.
” For the record , Gutman was a professor of the left and a member @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sciences .
They would learn that the tens of millions of African slaves under Islamic-Arab rule were not allowed to form families ( most males were castrated ) .
They would learn that while about 340,000 African slaves were transported to America , 12 million were transported to Brazil .
They would learn that far more blacks — about 3 million from Africa and the Caribbean — have come to America willingly than came as slaves .
They would read a 2005 article from The New York Times called “ More Africans Enter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” in which they would also learn how much less racist America is than any other country : “ Agba Mangalabou , who arrived from Togo in 2002 , recalls his surprise when he moved here from Europe .
‘ In Germany , everyone knew I was African , ’ he said .
‘ Here , nobody knows if I ’ m African or American . '
” They would learn about white slavery , too , from one of the greatest economists of the last half-century , Thomas Sowell , who wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slaves to North Africa than blacks brought as slaves to the United States or to the 13 colonies from which it was formed .
White slaves were still being bought and sold in the Ottoman Empire , decades after blacks were freed in the United States.
” None of that would be taught to diminish the evil of the transatlantic black slave trade , let alone to justify it .
America ’ s schoolchildren should , of course , be taught about the horrors of the slave auctions , of the separation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the beatings and the lynchings .
But nothing in history is understandable without perspective .
As regards the Arab-Muslim slave trade , students should read Ghanaian professor and minister John Azumah ’ s book The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa , in which he said : While two out of every three slaves shipped across the Atlantic were men , the proportions were reversed in the Islamic slave trade .
Two women for every man were enslaved by the Muslims .
While the mortality rate of the slaves being transported across the Atlantic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the percentage of the slaves dying in transit in the trans-Saharan and East African slave market was a staggering 80 to 90 % .
While almost all the slaves shipped across the Atlantic were for agricultural work , most of the slaves destined for the Muslim Middle East were for sexual exploitation as concubines in harems and for military service .
While many children were born to the slaves in the Americas , the millions of their descendants are citizens in Brazil and the United States today , very few descendants of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ East survived .
While most slaves who went to the Americas could marry and have families , most of the male slaves destined for the Middle East were castrated , and most of the children born to the women were killed at birth .
They would read some of the left ’ s favorite “ America-is-racist ” books , such as the national bestseller White Fragility .
But , unlike any school in America that assigns that book , they would also assign a black professor ’ s review of it .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Columbia University professor of linguistics , wrote that White Fragility “ is actually a racist tract .
… the book diminishes Black people in the name of dignifying us .
… White guilt and politesse have apparently distracted many readers from the book ’ s numerous obvious flaws .
For one , DiAngelo ’ s book is replete with claims that are either plain wrong or bizarrely disconnected from reality.
” They Would Read a Variety of Books by Black Authors They would read and listen to a variety of black thinkers and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America .
Here is a partial list , in alphabetical order , including one of their books : Larry Elder , What ’ s Race Got to Do With It ?
Deroy Murdock , any of his many columns That these brilliant thinkers are unfamiliar to most Americans is proof of the bias and superficiality that pervades American academic and intellectual life .
If they read these books and are taught the truths about race outlined in this article , it is perfectly acceptable for them to read black and white leftists on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be advisable .
Dennis Prager is a nationally syndicated radio talk-show host and columnist .
His latest book , published by Regnery in May 2019 , is The Rational Bible , a commentary on the book of Genesis .
His film , “ No Safe Spaces , ” was released to home entertainment nationwide on September 15 , 2020 .
He is the founder of Prager University and may be contacted at dennisprager.com .

Regarding race and much else, America’s students are not taught history. In fact, they are not taught; they are indoctrinated. With anti-Americanism.
The purpose of all teaching about race in American schools is to engender contempt for America. They are, therefore, “taught” the lies of The New York Times‘ “1619 Project” — that the United States was founded to preserve and protect slavery — and of such works as Robin DiAngelo’s White Fragility.
So, then, what should American schools teach about race?
Slavery was Universal
They should, of course, teach students about slavery and racism.
But, if truth and moral clarity are to matter, students must also learn that slavery was universal. They would therefore learn about Muslim-Arab slavery, slavery among Africans, slavery among Native Americans and Native South Americans, and slavery in Asia and India.
The West Abolished Slavery
They would learn that it was the West, beginning with England and America, that abolished slavery. And they would learn that the abolitionists were overwhelmingly religious Christians, animated by the Bible and Judeo-Christian values.
Most Black Slaves in America Had Families
They would learn that, unlike the slaves under Arab-Muslim rule, most black slaves in America were allowed to have children and form families. They would read Herbert Gutman’s The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom, 1750-1925, about which The New York Times wrote when it was published in 1976: “Gutman has performed an immense service in burying the idea that slavery destroyed the black family.” For the record, Gutman was a professor of the left and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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They would learn that the tens of millions of African slaves under Islamic-Arab rule were not allowed to form families (most males were castrated). They would learn that while about 340,000 African slaves were transported to America, 12 million were transported to Brazil. They would learn that far more blacks — about 3 million from Africa and the Caribbean — have come to America willingly than came as slaves. They would read a 2005 article from The New York Times called “More Africans Enter U.S. Than in Days of Slavery,” in which they would also learn how much less racist America is than any other country: “Agba Mangalabou, who arrived from Togo in 2002, recalls his surprise when he moved here from Europe. ‘In Germany, everyone knew I was African,’ he said. ‘Here, nobody knows if I’m African or American.'”
White Slaves in North Africa
They would learn about white slavery, too, from one of the greatest economists of the last half-century, Thomas Sowell, who wrote: “More whites were brought as slaves to North Africa than blacks brought as slaves to the United States or to the 13 colonies from which it was formed. White slaves were still being bought and sold in the Ottoman Empire, decades after blacks were freed in the United States.”
None of that would be taught to diminish the evil of the transatlantic black slave trade, let alone to justify it. America’s schoolchildren should, of course, be taught about the horrors of the slave auctions, of the separation of many families, of the rapes, the beatings and the lynchings. But nothing in history is understandable without perspective.
The Arab-Muslim Slave Trade
As regards the Arab-Muslim slave trade, students should read Ghanaian professor and minister John Azumah’s book The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa, in which he said:
While two out of every three slaves shipped across the Atlantic were men, the proportions were reversed in the Islamic slave trade. Two women for every man were enslaved by the Muslims. While the mortality rate of the slaves being transported across the Atlantic was as high as 10%, the percentage of the slaves dying in transit in the trans-Saharan and East African slave market was a staggering 80 to 90%. While almost all the slaves shipped across the Atlantic were for agricultural work, most of the slaves destined for the Muslim Middle East were for sexual exploitation as concubines in harems and for military service. While many children were born to the slaves in the Americas, the millions of their descendants are citizens in Brazil and the United States today, very few descendants of the slaves who ended up in the Middle East survived. While most slaves who went to the Americas could marry and have families, most of the male slaves destined for the Middle East were castrated, and most of the children born to the women were killed at birth.
Books That Diminish Black People
They would read some of the left’s favorite “America-is-racist” books, such as the national bestseller White Fragility. But, unlike any school in America that assigns that book, they would also assign a black professor’s review of it. In The Atlantic, John McWhorter, a Columbia University professor of linguistics, wrote that White Fragility “is actually a racist tract. … the book diminishes Black people in the name of dignifying us. … White guilt and politesse have apparently distracted many readers from the book’s numerous obvious flaws. For one, DiAngelo’s book is replete with claims that are either plain wrong or bizarrely disconnected from reality.”
They Would Read a Variety of Books by Black Authors
They would read and listen to a variety of black thinkers and authors, not just those who detest America. Here is a partial list, in alphabetical order, including one of their books:
Larry Elder, What’s Race Got to Do With It?
Ward Connerly, Creating Equal
John McWhorter, Losing the Race
Deroy Murdock, any of his many columns
Candace Owens, Blackout
Jesse Lee Peterson, The Antidote
Jason Riley, Please Stop Helping Us
Thomas Sowell, Intellectuals and Race
Shelby Steele, White Guilt
Carol Swain, Abduction
Clarence Thomas, My Grandfather’s Son
Walter Williams, Race and Economics
Bias and Superficiality
That these brilliant thinkers are unfamiliar to most Americans is proof of the bias and superficiality that pervades American academic and intellectual life.
If they read these books and are taught the truths about race outlined in this article, it is perfectly acceptable for them to read black and white leftists on race. In fact, it would be advisable.
Dennis Prager is a nationally syndicated radio talk-show host and columnist. His latest book, published by Regnery in May 2019, is The Rational Bible, a commentary on the book of Genesis. His film, “No Safe Spaces,” was released to home entertainment nationwide on September 15, 2020. He is the founder of Prager University and may be contacted at dennisprager.com.
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thestream--2020-11-18--How to Save Journalism: Manual Labor

How to Save Journalism: Manual Labor

In most professions , there are intermittent periods of tutoring to sharpen skills .
Professional athletes practice in the off season , studying strategy and doing drills to master the fundamentals .
Airline pilots have to take tests to make sure their senses stay sharp .
Doctors bone up on the latest illnesses and their treatments .
Journalists are required to take no such training .
As a result , they tend to isolate among similar types , hanging out at the same New York and Washington parties or network green rooms , never leaving the small radius of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people they claim to cover .
Their coverage becomes a tape-loop , repeating the same talking points for hours on end .
Want to Reach the People ?
Maybe Go Meet Some The solution is easy : journalists can get jobs working with real people .
They can work manual labor part time , or for a few months over the holidays .
A job in a restaurant kitchen .
Or at a home improvement retailer or hardware store .
Maybe a steel mill or a coal mine , or on a construction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those could reintroduce journalists to the people they claim to cover .
It also might remind them of the concept of humility .
I ’ ve committed a lot of journalism in my life .
But the combination of my turn towards conservatism and the decimation worked by the digital revolution on newspaper jobs meant that I always had to keep a foot in the working class .
I ’ ve washed dishes , cut lawns , worked in hardware stores and mulch pits , and waited tables .
It was a way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but also to keep connected to the people of America .
As the recent two elections have shown , working people are breaking toward the Republican party .
They are turned off by identity politics , punitive liberalism and academic elites .
As Henry Olsen argues in his book The Working Class Republican , if conservatives sell themselves as for the working class and not opposed to the parts of FDR ’ s New Deal that genuinely helped people ( Social Security for example ) they can form a gigantic multi-ethnic and multi-generational @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with working people , they would realize certain things very quickly .
The first is that most Americans are not race obsessives the way Hollywood and the media are ( with conservatives not much better ) .
Not Obsessed with Race or Politics I once worked in a large home improvement store , and my coworkers were from Africa , Ireland , Mexico , the Middle East , to name just a few .
We were all focused on various tasks and made friends with each other easily , usually bonding in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ playing on TV .
People did care about politics , but nowhere near the extent of the wall-to-wall liberal obsessives on CNN and in the New York Times and Washington Post .
It was , in short , the real world .
Liberals dependent on a crisis culture ( BREAKING NEWS ! )
to give them things to do don ’ t like to hear it .
But the American experiment is working fine .
We all respect each other .
Now leave us alone .
The second thing I ’ ve learned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people have a visceral and authentic distrust of political and social coercion .
To be sure , many join unions , but that ’ s not the kind of strategic economic self-interest I ’ m talking about .
Workers dislike politicians , celebrities and professors raising their taxes .
Or lecturing them that a man can become a woman , that police are racists , or that illegal immigration is not a problem .
It ’ s an often overlooked irony of history that Poland ’ s Solidarity movement , a working class @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year , CNN ’ s Kaitlan Collins made a stink when the Trump administration tried to … move her seat to the back of the White House press room .
Collins ’ complaining Tweet got more than 100,000 likes .
The Fourth Estate once produced bravehearts like war correspondent Ernie Pyle .
And Sydney Schanberg ( a “ risk-taking adventurer who distrusted officials , relied on himself in a war zone and wrote vividly of political and military tyrants and the suffering and death of their victims with the passion of an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Luis Marden .
Now the industry is a playpen of narcissists .
Collins and Acosta both need to lay some bricks .
It might help them escape their own back passages .

In most professions, there are intermittent periods of tutoring to sharpen skills. Professional athletes practice in the off season, studying strategy and doing drills to master the fundamentals. Airline pilots have to take tests to make sure their senses stay sharp. Doctors bone up on the latest illnesses and their treatments.
Journalists are required to take no such training. As a result, they tend to isolate among similar types, hanging out at the same New York and Washington parties or network green rooms, never leaving the small radius of their beat. They lose touch with the people they claim to cover. Their coverage becomes a tape-loop, repeating the same talking points for hours on end.
Want to Reach the People? Maybe Go Meet Some
The solution is easy: journalists can get jobs working with real people. They can work manual labor part time, or for a few months over the holidays. A job in a restaurant kitchen. Or at a home improvement retailer or hardware store. Maybe a steel mill or a coal mine, or on a construction crew or nursing home. Any of those could reintroduce journalists to the people they claim to cover. It also might remind them of the concept of humility.
I’ve committed a lot of journalism in my life. But the combination of my turn towards conservatism and the decimation worked by the digital revolution on newspaper jobs meant that I always had to keep a foot in the working class. I’ve washed dishes, cut lawns, worked in hardware stores and mulch pits, and waited tables. It was a way to make a few extra dollars, but also to keep connected to the people of America.
The Working Class: Naturally Conservative
As the recent two elections have shown, working people are breaking toward the Republican party. They are turned off by identity politics, punitive liberalism and academic elites. As Henry Olsen argues in his book The Working Class Republican, if conservatives sell themselves as for the working class and not opposed to the parts of FDR’s New Deal that genuinely helped people (Social Security for example) they can form a gigantic multi-ethnic and multi-generational coalition.
If journalists spent any time with working people, they would realize certain things very quickly. The first is that most Americans are not race obsessives the way Hollywood and the media are (with conservatives not much better).
Not Obsessed with Race or Politics
I once worked in a large home improvement store, and my coworkers were from Africa, Ireland, Mexico, the Middle East, to name just a few. We were all focused on various tasks and made friends with each other easily, usually bonding in the break room over which professional sport was playing on TV. People did care about politics, but nowhere near the extent of the wall-to-wall liberal obsessives on CNN and in the New York Times and Washington Post.
It was, in short, the real world. Liberals dependent on a crisis culture (BREAKING NEWS!) to give them things to do don’t like to hear it. But the American experiment is working fine. We all respect each other. Now leave us alone.
They Hate Bullies
The second thing I’ve learned working regular jobs? That most working people have a visceral and authentic distrust of political and social coercion. To be sure, many join unions, but that’s not the kind of strategic economic self-interest I’m talking about. Workers dislike politicians, celebrities and professors raising their taxes. Or lecturing them that a man can become a woman, that police are racists, or that illegal immigration is not a problem. It’s an often overlooked irony of history that Poland’s Solidarity movement, a working class party, help topple Communism.
Whiny, Entitled, Half-Educated Mediocrities
Earlier this year, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins made a stink when the Trump administration tried to … move her seat to the back of the White House press room. Collins’ complaining Tweet got more than 100,000 likes.
Tonight the White House tried to have me, and only me, swap seats with another reporter several rows back. We both refused to move from our seats that were assigned well in advance. The briefing was short, the president took no questions and it proceeded as planned. — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) April 24, 2020
Her colleague Jim Acosta huffed about Trump’s “Soviet-style totalitarian-like” behavior.
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The Fourth Estate once produced bravehearts like war correspondent Ernie Pyle. And Sydney Schanberg (a “risk-taking adventurer who distrusted officials, relied on himself in a war zone and wrote vividly of political and military tyrants and the suffering and death of their victims with the passion of an eyewitness to history”). And Luis Marden. Now the industry is a playpen of narcissists.
Collins and Acosta both need to lay some bricks. It might help them escape their own back passages.
Mark Judge is a writer and filmmaker in Washington, D.C.


thestream--2020-11-18--Fox Stabbed Us in the Back. Is Newsmax Our New Alternative?

I ’ ll admit it was somewhat shocking on election night to see Fox News flip from a patriotic , dissident network to just part of the MSM .
And every night after that , apart from a few commentary shows like Sean Hannity ’ s and Tucker Carlson ’ s .
I suddenly realized how citizens in Eastern Europe must have felt in 1948 , when their Communist-rigged elections were reported by suddenly servile media .
I wondered if the Borg had assimilated Fox .
And in a way it did .
Not just Fox , but the New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Murdoch ’ s organization .
It went from reporting , almost alone , on the Hunter Biden laptop one week , to sneering at Trump ’ s questions about voter fraud the next .
That told me that a fax must have gone out from somewhere in Australia , changing the Party Line as abruptly as in 1939 Stalin flipped the Communists of this planet from anti-Nazi to pro-Nazi .
Suddenly there was no large , easily accessible conservative network anymore — no voice for half the country .
Meanwhile , the big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more intrusively than I ’ ve ever had my prose edited … by actual editors for book publishers .
But they pretend to be neutral platforms , and the Feds pretend to believe them .
Could this possibly be healthy ?
The Fix Is In Millions of conservatives have opened Parler accounts , often after sentences to Twitter prison .
Sadly , the software for interaction on that platform just isn ’ t as good , so it ’ s not much … fun , to be candid .
I ’ ve heard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Breitbart fame ) is one of the backers at Parler .
I hope they can up their game , and make it more user-friendly .
Arguably more important is having a presence on television .
I ’ m a big fan of One America News … but you can ’ t get it on most cable or dish systems .
BlazeTV has some great shows , but it ’ s on-demand only , so it ’ s not really a replacement for Fox .
That leaves Newsmax , founded by my old friend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen a huge spike since Fox switched sides , as CNN reports ( amidst much sneering at Newsmax and its viewers ) .
Over the summer … the channel was averaging about 25,000 viewers at any given time — a tiny number by any TV news standard .
As the election was approaching , the audience ticked up , but it was still just a fly on the Fox elephant ’ s back .
In the final week of October , Newsmax was averaging just 65,000 viewers at any given time .
Then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ viewers during the election week that ended on Sunday .
And it is growing even more this week .
On Monday the channel averaged 347,000 viewers .
On Tuesday , 437,000 viewers .
Evening shows like “ Spicer & Co ” and “ Greg Kelly Reports ” are reaching 700,000 and 800,000 viewers .
These shows struggled to hit 100,000 before the election !
Something has clearly changed .
I decided to interview Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy , and ask him about the network and its new opportunities .
John Zmirak : Can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as an organization ?
How did it start ?
How did it evolve ?
What ’ s your mission ?
Christopher Ruddy : I started Newsmax in 1998 as a digital media company .
We ’ ve been known for Newsmax.com for many years .
As a journalist in the 1990s , I saw how biased the media was and I wanted to start a media organization online that would present the American public with the information it wasn ’ t getting from the major media .
In 2014 we launched an Over-The-Top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soon became a cable news channel .
When we started we were told you ’ ll never get on the cable systems .
Five years later we were on every major cable system in the United States , reaching close to 70 million homes .
Our mission is the same , presenting information to the American people that helps them make informed choices .
I assume you noticed how Fox ’ s editorial policy toward the President and his supporters suddenly changed right around the election .
Do you think that News Corp. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a policy decision to all its venues ?
I don ’ t spend a lot of time trying to figure out why Fox and News Corp does what it does .
I ’ m actually a very big admirer of Rupert Murdoch .
I think from the day I was born I heard people say how bad the media was .
The only business guy that was willing to take the media on , initially , was Rupert Murdoch .
And he was an Australian !
I worked for him at The New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Newsmax for many years was Lord Rees-Mogg , a close friend and former classmate of Rupert ’ s from Oxford .
I think Roger Ailes was the organizing principle at Fox .
When he left it lost its sense of purpose and mission .
Have you followed the ratings collapse at Fox since this decision ?
‘ Fox is collapsing because the public doesn ’ t like their content or their spin .
Newsmax is benefiting .
But we were growing very steadily and consistently over the past year , long before election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ product than Fox and viewers are recognizing that .
Why do you think Murdoch would be willing to take this kind of ratings hit ?
I ’ m not sure he ’ s actively involved in the business anymore .
I think his children have more involvement in the decision making .
You should ask them why they are making the decisions they are making .
Has Newsmax seen a ratings spike since then ?
How big ?
Ratings have been going up consistently for us .
Between August 2019 and August 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go from 2.8 million to close to 10 million .
On election day we ’ ve also seen a tremendous spike .
Nielsen reported that just last week our show Greg Kelly Reports was getting 1 million viewers a minute .
What really is amazing is that it only tells half the story .
We are on many OTT devices and stream free , which Fox does not .
We believe that almost doubles our audience .
A lot of us find it frightening that no huge , major news source now gives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of half the country .
This at the same time that social media giants are cracking down on free speech .
Is Newsmax poised to try to fill that niche ?
In how many markets do you air ?
I think we ’ re reaching a lot more Americans than you think we are .
Newsmax is pretty close to Fox ’ s reach when you combine our cable audience with our OTT audience .
You have to remember there are 125 million television homes in America .
Fox only reaches through cable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not reach those regular television homes and OTT devices for free .
But Newsmax does .
We are reaching a huge , untapped audience there .
Should Congress take away the special status of social media platforms when they fail to act as neutral venues , but instead behave like publishers ?
I am more concerned that social media companies like Facebook and Google that are monopolies or near monopolies .
The justice department has moved against Google ’ s advertising and search .
I ’ m not a lawyer but I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on increase competition and break up monopolies .
What do you think is the likelihood that President Trump ’ s fraud claims will succeed — either in court or in state legislatures ?
I think the president has a shot here .
Usually there is much more preparation with lawyers , and the Trump campaign was behind the eight ball .
They are playing catch-up mode .
I do think there was evidence of voting irregularities .
Should his challenge to the election results fail , do you think Donald Trump will try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media corporation ?
Donald Trump loves media .
I think he would enjoy owning his own media property .
But I think he likes being a participant in different types of media , and using media platforms across-the-board .
We would love to have him have a show on Newsmax and certainly be a regular contributor .
I think he will be a global force in media and politics in the years to come .
He may find in some ways he ’ s more influential outside the White House than inside .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Stream , and author or co-author of ten books , including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism .
He is co-author with Jason Jones of “ God , Guns , & the Government .
”

I’ll admit it was somewhat shocking on election night to see Fox News flip from a patriotic, dissident network to just part of the MSM. And every night after that, apart from a few commentary shows like Sean Hannity’s and Tucker Carlson’s. I ]realized how citizens in Eastern Europe must have felt in 1948, when their Communist-rigged elections were reported by suddenly servile media.
I wondered if the Borg had assimilated Fox. And in a way it did. Not just Fox, but the New York Post, also owned by Rupert Murdoch’s organization. It went from reporting, almost alone, on the Hunter Biden laptop one week, to sneering at Trump’s questions about voter fraud the next. That told me that a fax must have gone out from somewhere in Australia, changing the Party Line as abruptly as in 1939 Stalin flipped the Communists of this planet from anti-Nazi to pro-.
Suddenly there was no large, easily accessible conservative network anymore — no voice for half the country. Meanwhile, the big social media platforms are editing our tweets more intrusively than I’ve ever had my prose edited … by actual editors for book publishers. But they pretend to be neutral platforms, and the Feds pretend to believe them. Could this possibly be healthy?
The Fix Is In
Millions of conservatives have opened Parler accounts, often after sentences to Twitter prison. Sadly, the software for interaction on that platform just isn’t as good, so it’s not much … fun, to be candid. I’ve heard that conservative donor Rebekah Mercer (of Breitbart fame) is one of the backers at Parler. I hope they can up their game, and make it more user-friendly.
Arguably more important is having a presence on television. I’m a big fan of One America News … but you can’t get it on most cable or dish systems. BlazeTV has some great shows, but it’s on-demand only, so it’s not really a replacement for Fox. That leaves Newsmax, founded by my old friend Christopher Ruddy. And the network has seen a huge spike since Fox switched sides, as CNN reports (amidst much sneering at Newsmax and its viewers).
Over the summer … the channel was averaging about 25,000 viewers at any given time — a tiny number by any TV news standard. As the election was approaching, the audience ticked up, but it was still just a fly on the Fox elephant’s back. In the final week of October, Newsmax was averaging just 65,000 viewers at any given time. Then came the election. Newsmax averaged 182,000 viewers during the election week that ended on Sunday. And it is growing even more this week. On Monday the channel averaged 347,000 viewers. On Tuesday, 437,000 viewers. Evening shows like “Spicer & Co” and “Greg Kelly Reports” are reaching 700,000 and 800,000 viewers. These shows struggled to hit 100,000 before the election! Something has clearly changed.
I decided to interview Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy, and ask him about the network and its new opportunities.
Offering an Alternative
John Zmirak: Can you tell me the history of Newsmax as an organization? How did it start? How did it evolve? What’s your mission?
Christopher Ruddy: I started Newsmax in 1998 as a digital media company. We’ve been known for Newsmax.com for many years. As a journalist in the 1990s, I saw how biased the media was and I wanted to start a media organization online that would present the American public with the information it wasn’t getting from the major media.
In 2014 we launched an over-the-top (OTT) channel, that soon became a cable news channel. When we started we were told “you’ll never get on the cable systems.” Five years later we were on every major cable system in the United States, reaching close to 70 million homes. Our mission is the same, presenting information to the American people that helps them make informed choices.
Rudderless Without Roger Ailes
I assume you noticed how Fox’s editorial policy toward the president and his supporters suddenly changed right around the election. Do you think that News Corp, which controls both, sent out a policy decision to all its venues?
I don’t spend a lot of time trying to figure out why Fox and News Corp does what it does. I’m actually a very big admirer of Rupert Murdoch. I think from the day I was born I heard people say how bad the media was. The only business guy that was willing to take the media on, initially, was Rupert Murdoch. And he was an Australian! I worked for him at The New York Post. The first chairman of Newsmax for many years was Lord Rees-Mogg, a close friend and former classmate of Rupert’s from Oxford.
I think Roger Ailes was the organizing principle at Fox. When he left it lost its sense of purpose and mission.
Have you followed the ratings collapse at Fox since this decision? ‘
Fox is collapsing because the public doesn’t like their content or their spin. Newsmax is benefiting. But we were growing very steadily and consistently over the past year, long before Election Day. We are building a better product than Fox and viewers are recognizing that.
Why do you think Murdoch would be willing to take this kind of ratings hit?
I’m not sure he’s actively involved in the business anymore. I think his children have more involvement in the decision-making. You should ask them why they are making the decisions they are making.
A Tremendous Surge for Newsmax
Has Newsmax seen a ratings spike since then? How big?
Ratings have been going up consistently for us. Between August 2019 and August 2020 we saw our monthly number of viewers go from 2.8 million to close to 10 million. On Election Day we’ve also seen a tremendous spike. Nielsen reported that just last week our show Greg Kelly Reports was getting 1 million viewers a minute. What really is amazing is that it only tells half the story. We are on many OTT devices and stream free, which Fox does not. We believe that almost doubles our audience.
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A lot of us find it frightening that no huge, major news source now gives a fair shake to the political views of half the country. This at the same time that social media giants are cracking down on free speech. Is Newsmax poised to try to fill that niche? In how many markets do you air?
I think we’re reaching a lot more Americans than you think we are. Newsmax is pretty close to Fox’s reach when you combine our cable audience with our OTT audience. You have to remember there are 125 million television homes in America. Fox only reaches through cable about 80 million-plus homes. They do not reach those regular television homes and OTT devices for free. But Newsmax does. We are reaching a huge, untapped audience there.
Social Media Monopolies and Fraudulent Votes
Should Congress take away the special status of social media platforms when they fail to act as neutral venues, but instead behave like publishers?
I am more concerned that social media companies like Facebook and Google are monopolies or near monopolies. The justice department has moved against Google’s advertising and search. I’m not a lawyer but I think more needs to be done here to increase competition and break up monopolies.
What do you think is the likelihood that President Trump’s fraud claims will succeed — either in court or in state legislatures?
I think the president has a shot here. Usually there is much more preparation with lawyers, and the Trump campaign was behind the eight ball. They are playing catch-up mode. I do think there was evidence of voting irregularities.
Should his challenge to the election results fail, do you think Donald Trump will try to either buy or partner with a media corporation?
Donald Trump loves media. I think he would enjoy owning his own media property. But I think he likes being a participant in different types of media, and using media platforms across the board. We would love to have him have a show on Newsmax and certainly be a regular contributor. I think he will be a global force in media and politics in the years to come. He may find in some ways he’s more influential outside the White House than inside.
John Zmirak is a senior editor at The Stream, and author or co-author of ten books, including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism. He is co-author with Jason Jones of “God, Guns, & the Government.”


thestream--2020-11-18--Military Photo of the Day: Through the Panama Canal

The U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence recently transits the Panama Canal .
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thestream--2020-11-19--An Open Letter to Silent Pastors: Fight or Fade Away

This article is being republished under a different title and is springboarding off of a short video I recently recorded .
Watch it here before reading any further .
“ I looked throughout America to find where her greatness originated .
I looked for it in her harbors and on her shorelines , in her fertile fields and boundless prairies , and in her gold mines and vast world commerce , but it was not there.
” So goes a passage often attributed to Alexis de Tocqueville — a Frenchman who authored the classic book Democracy in America in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until I went to the churches of America and heard her pulpits aflame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her success .
America is great because she is good , and if America ceases to be good , America will cease to be great.
” The Pulpit is the Problem Over the last few decades , Americans have seen the destruction of the institution of marriage between a man and a woman , the removal of God ’ s Word from several areas and the blatant murdering of millions of babies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the pulpit is partially responsible — our silence speaks volumes .
The pulpit regulates the spiritual condition of God ’ s people , which affects the nation .
A lukewarm , sex-saturated culture ( and Church ) simply reflects the lack of conviction in the pulpit as well as the pew .
Sadly , many pastors are exchanging truth for passivity , boldness for cowardliness , and conviction for comfort … they are not aflame with righteousness .
We aim to be motivational speakers rather than preachers of righteousness .
Pastors ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responsibility for the spiritual health of today ’ s Church , and the nation .
We don ’ t need more marketing plans , demographic studies , or giving campaigns .
We need men filled with the Spirit of God .
Pastors , we are not just cheerleaders , we are game changers .
We are called to stir and to convict so that change takes place .
Granted , there are many wonderful pastors and churches — I appreciate their ministry , but , as a whole , the Church has drifted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Church have lost the compass of truth .
There are four ways to reset the compass .
Without prayer , E.M. Bounds writes , “ the church becomes a graveyard , not an embattled army .
Praise and prayer are stifled ; worship is dead .
The preacher and the preaching encourage sin , not holiness … preaching which kills is prayerless preaching .
Without prayer , the preacher creates death , and not life.
” When God brings change , prayer has been the catalyst .
Martin Luther prayed and the Church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scotland was revived .
John Wesley prayed and America was restored .
George Whitefield prayed and nations were changed .
D.L .
Moody prayed and America fell to her knees .
Amy Carmichael prayed and India received the gospel .
And so it goes .
When you pray , you move the hand of God .
The dry , dead lethargic condition of the Church simply reflects an impotent prayer life .
While 5-minute devotionals and prayers are good , they aren ’ t going to cut it in these dire times .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ devotion , and worship .
“ Without the heartbeat of prayer , the body of Christ will resemble a corpse , ” Al Whittinghill tells us .
“ The church is dying on her feet because she is not living on her knees.
” Sermons should not come from pop-psychology and the latest fad .
They must come from the prayer closet where God prepares the messenger before we prepare the message .
It takes broken men to break men .
Unplug the tv , turn off Facebook , and get back into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and worship .
If a pastor fills his mind with the world all week and expects the Spirit of God to speak boldly through him from the pulpit , he will be gravely mistaken .
“ The sermon can not rise in its life-giving forces above the man , ” Bounds writes .
“ Dead men give out dead sermons , and dead sermons kill .
Everything depends on the spiritual character of the preacher.
” Who he is all week is who he will be when he steps to the pulpit .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not prepared to preach .
Many sing “ about ” God but they have never truly experienced Him — head knowledge without heart knowledge .
Styles of worship range from the old , beloved hymns to contemporary .
All worship should be God-centered , Christ exalted , and doctrinally sound .
Worship allows us to shift our focus and praise toward God .
Whether you prefer hymnals and organs or contemporary bands is really not the issue .
The issue is : Are you truly worshipping God in “ spirit and in truth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heaven and earth .
God is not a cosmic force , universal love , or a doting grandfather .
He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords .
We must worship Him .
He created , redeemed , and saved us .
As one of the great hymns declares so well , “ O ’ The Blood : washes me ; shed for me … what a sacrifice that saved my life , yes the blood , it is my victory !
” The Church can not neglect , water-down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or the fear of the Lord in the hope of not offending or securing an audience .
Difficult truths often offend , and rightly so .
Sin put Christ on the cross .
The goal of preaching is faithfulness to God , not crowd appeal .
The Church , as a whole , may have forgotten the fear of the Lord , but we can ’ t .
Let it not be said of us today : And there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord because pastors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The burden of responsibility rests squarely upon our shoulders .
It ’ s our choice — stand , or fall !
But there is hope : “ Therefore say to them , Thus declares the LORD of hosts : Return to me , says the LORD of hosts , and I will return to you.
” ( Zechariah 1:3 ) .
That ’ s a life changing promise — return to Him and He will return to you .
Shane Idleman is the founder and lead pastor of Westside Christian Fellowship in Southern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Radio Network .
His program , Regaining Lost Ground , points us back to God and reminds us that although times change , truth does not .
His books , blogs , and sermons can all be found at ShaneIdleman.com .

This article is being republished under a different title and is springboarding off of a short video I recently recorded. Watch it here before reading any further.
“I looked throughout America to find where her greatness originated. I looked for it in her harbors and on her shorelines, in her fertile fields and boundless prairies, and in her gold mines and vast world commerce, but it was not there.” So goes a passage often attributed to Alexis de Tocqueville — a Frenchman who authored the classic book Democracy in America in the early 1800s.
“It was not until I went to the churches of America and heard her pulpits aflame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her success. America is great because she is good, and if America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.”
The Pulpit is the Problem
Over the last few decades, Americans have seen the destruction of the institution of marriage between a man and a woman, the removal of God’s Word from several areas and the blatant murdering of millions of babies. This is an indictment against America and the pulpit is partially responsible — our silence speaks volumes.
The pulpit regulates the spiritual condition of God’s people, which affects the nation. A lukewarm, sex-saturated culture (and Church) simply reflects the lack of conviction in the pulpit as well as the pew.
Sadly, many pastors are exchanging truth for passivity, boldness for cowardliness, and conviction for comfort … they are not aflame with righteousness. We aim to be motivational speakers rather than preachers of righteousness.
Pastors (and Christian leaders alike) must take responsibility for the spiritual health of today’s Church, and the nation. We don’t need more marketing plans, demographic studies, or giving campaigns. We need men filled with the Spirit of God.
Pastors, we are not just cheerleaders, we are game changers. We are called to stir and to convict so that change takes place. Granted, there are many wonderful pastors and churches — I appreciate their ministry, but, as a whole, the Church has drifted off course. Many pastors in the Church have lost the compass of truth. There are four ways to reset the compass.
Return to the Prayer Closet
Without prayer, E.M. Bounds writes, “the church becomes a graveyard, not an embattled army. Praise and prayer are stifled; worship is dead. The preacher and the preaching encourage sin, not holiness … preaching which kills is prayerless preaching. Without prayer, the preacher creates death, and not life.”
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When God brings change, prayer has been the catalyst. Martin Luther prayed and the Church was reformed. John Knox prayed and Scotland was revived. John Wesley prayed and America was restored. George Whitefield prayed and nations were changed. D.L. Moody prayed and America fell to her knees. Amy Carmichael prayed and India received the gospel. And so it goes. When you pray, you move the hand of God.
The dry, dead lethargic condition of the Church simply reflects an impotent prayer life. While 5-minute devotionals and prayers are good, they aren’t going to cut it in these dire times. We need powerful times of prayer, devotion, and worship. “Without the heartbeat of prayer, the body of Christ will resemble a corpse,” Al Whittinghill tells us. “The church is dying on her feet because she is not living on her knees.”
Sermons should not come from pop-psychology and the latest fad. They must come from the prayer closet where God prepares the messenger before we prepare the message. It takes broken men to break men. Unplug the tv, turn off Facebook, and get back into the Word of God, prayer, and worship.
If a pastor fills his mind with the world all week and expects the Spirit of God to speak boldly through him from the pulpit, he will be gravely mistaken. “The sermon cannot rise in its life-giving forces above the man,” Bounds writes. “Dead men give out dead sermons, and dead sermons kill. Everything depends on the spiritual character of the preacher.” Who he is all week is who he will be when he steps to the pulpit.
Worship Must be a Priority
A pastor who does not worship is not prepared to preach. Many sing “about” God but they have never truly experienced Him — head knowledge without heart knowledge. Styles of worship range from the old, beloved hymns to contemporary. All worship should be God-centered, Christ exalted, and doctrinally sound.
Worship allows us to shift our focus and praise toward God. Whether you prefer hymnals and organs or contemporary bands is really not the issue. The issue is: Are you truly worshipping God in “spirit and in truth”? He is the Creator of heaven and earth. God is not a cosmic force, universal love, or a doting grandfather. He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.
We must worship Him. He created, redeemed, and saved us. As one of the great hymns declares so well, “O’ The Blood: washes me; shed for me … what a sacrifice that saved my life, yes the blood, it is my victory!”
Preach the Difficult Truths — They Set People Free
The Church cannot neglect, water-down, or avoid preaching sin, repentance, or the fear of the Lord in the hope of not offending or securing an audience. Difficult truths often offend, and rightly so. Sin put Christ on the cross. The goal of preaching is faithfulness to God, not crowd appeal. The Church, as a whole, may have forgotten the fear of the Lord, but we can’t.
Let it not be said of us today: And there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord because pastors failed to be preachers of righteousness. The burden of responsibility rests squarely upon our shoulders. It’s our choice — stand, or fall!
But there is hope: “Therefore say to them, Thus declares the LORD of hosts: Return to me, says the LORD of hosts, and I will return to you.” (Zechariah 1:3). That’s a life changing promise — return to Him and He will return to you.
Shane Idleman is the founder and lead pastor of Westside Christian Fellowship in Southern California and the creator of the WCF Radio Network. His program, Regaining Lost Ground, points us back to God and reminds us that although times change, truth does not. His books, blogs, and sermons can all be found at ShaneIdleman.com.


thestream--2020-11-18--Catholic Bishops Announce Task Force to Address Biden Policies That Contradict Church Teaching

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Tuesday that it will form a task force to address policy , by a Joe Biden presidency , that contradicts Catholic teaching .
The task force will be headed by Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit , according to the Catholic News Service , and will specifically focus on addressing Biden ’ s actions , as he would be the first Catholic president since John F. Kennedy .
Biden supports policies explicitly opposed to Catholic teaching , such as abortion .
USCCB president Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at an annual conference of American Catholic bishops , noting that “ we are facing a unique moment in the history of our country.
” Biden as the second Catholic president of the United States “ presents certain opportunities but also certain challenges , ” Gomez said .
The archbishop predicted that Biden “ will support policies that are against some fundamental values we hold dear as Catholics , ” though Biden “ has given us reason to believe his faith commitments will lead to certain policies that we favor ” such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ repeal of the Hyde Amendment and his support for Roe v. Wade , ” Gomez said .
Biden has also promised that as president , he will reinstate Obama-era policies which required the Little Sisters of the Poor to give employees access to birth control , though this violates the Catholic religious beliefs of the sisters , and despite the fact that the Supreme Court ruled July 8 that the Catholic nuns are exempt from Obama ’ s contraceptive mandate .
The former vice president also advocates for same-sex marriage , though the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between a man and a woman .
Gomez noted that the USCCB has issued statements emphasizing that Catholic bishops have “ a preeminent priority of elimination of abortion.
” The archbishop also emphasized that bishops must be aware of “ unequal treatment of Catholic schools ” during a Biden administration , as well as the Equality Act and the “ restoration of the HHS mandate ” requiring employers to pay for their employees ’ birth control against their religious beliefs .
“ These policies pose a serious threat to the common good whenever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long opposed these polices strongly and we will continue to do so , ” Gomez said .
“ When politicians who profess the Catholic faith support them there are … problems , ” he added .
“ And one of the things it creates confusion among the faithful about what the church actually teaches on these questions.
” The USCCB and Biden transition team did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation .
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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Tuesday that it will form a task force to address policy, by a Joe Biden presidency, that contradicts Catholic teaching.
The task force will be headed by Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit, according to the Catholic News Service, and will specifically focus on addressing Biden’s actions, as he would be the first Catholic president since John F. Kennedy. Biden supports policies explicitly opposed to Catholic teaching, such as abortion.
USCCB president Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles announced the formation of the working group Tuesday at an annual conference of American Catholic bishops, noting that “we are facing a unique moment in the history of our country.”
Biden as the second Catholic president of the United States “presents certain opportunities but also certain challenges,” Gomez said.
The archbishop predicted that Biden “will support policies that are against some fundamental values we hold dear as Catholics,” though Biden “has given us reason to believe his faith commitments will lead to certain policies that we favor” such as aid to refugees.
We need judges who will respect Roe v. Wade as the law, and we need a Congress that will protect reproductive rights. If I'm president, that leadership will start at the top. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) March 4, 2020
“This includes repeal of the Hyde Amendment and his support for Roe v. Wade,” Gomez said.
Biden has also promised that as president, he will reinstate Obama-era policies which required the Little Sisters of the Poor to give employees access to birth control, though this violates the Catholic religious beliefs of the sisters, and despite the fact that the Supreme Court ruled July 8 that the Catholic nuns are exempt from Obama’s contraceptive mandate.
The former vice president also advocates for same-sex marriage, though the Catholic Church teaches that marriage should be between a man and a woman.
Gomez noted that the USCCB has issued statements emphasizing that Catholic bishops have “a preeminent priority of elimination of abortion.”
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The archbishop also emphasized that bishops must be aware of “unequal treatment of Catholic schools” during a Biden administration, as well as the Equality Act and the “restoration of the HHS mandate” requiring employers to pay for their employees’ birth control against their religious beliefs.
“These policies pose a serious threat to the common good whenever any politician supports them. We have long opposed these polices strongly and we will continue to do so,” Gomez said.
“When politicians who profess the Catholic faith support them there are … problems,” he added. “And one of the things it creates confusion among the faithful about what the church actually teaches on these questions.”
The USCCB and Biden transition team did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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