thestream--2020-09-11--Noah’s Prequel: When Resting in God Prepares You for the Flood

Have you ever gone through something so emotionally exhausting that when you finally come out of it , all you want to do is a whole bunch of nothing ?
Like stay-in-bed-and-stare-at-a-wall kind of nothing ?
I don ’ t know about you , but I feel like this year has handed us not one , not two , but multiple emotionally and mentally exhausting events to make us want to lock ourselves in … or let ourselves out .
Out into wide-open spaces with lots of fresh air and no people .
No riots .
No COVID .
No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both literally and figuratively threatening to burn up our way of life .
I was so desperate to drink in a reprieve from current events I took myself to the soul-feeding freedom found in Utah ’ s thousands of acres of No Man ’ s Land this past summer .
Like all things temporary , I couldn ’ t stay there .
I had to go back to reality , and a reality I didn ’ t feel like facing : mask mandates , societal division , and a global pandemic that won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s as if we ’ re trying to conduct “ business as usual , ” all the while feeling like nothing ’ s too “ usual ” about the present juncture in history .
On the contrary , for these few fleeting weeks where things feel quasi-calm compared to earlier this year , I ’ m struggling with a nagging anxiety that , somehow , I should be “ doing more ” to prepare for a tomorrow that sounds aggravated , looks cloudy , and feels insecure .
Even if this premonition was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if acted upon in my own strength and limited understanding , its fruit would likely be frustration and futility .
It was here the story of Noah brought hope to me in a light I had never considered before .
Noah , too , lived through a crossroads in history that was unusual .
In fact , only six chapters into the first book of the Bible we read about God regretting His decision to make man ( Genesis 6:6 ) .
It was bad , like to the point of wanting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bad .
The earth had become overrun by a violent and corrupt generation where “ the wickedness of man was great ” and “ every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually ” ( 6:5 ) .
God ’ s plan for the total annihilation of the human race was diverted by one man : Noah .
Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord , being a righteous man , blameless in his generation and walking with God ( Genesis 6:9 ) .
The statement begs the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do it ?
How did Noah somehow rise above the fray , not become contaminated and corrupted himself , when all around him was wickedness , violence , and negativity ?
” How did he become not a person , but the person , who “ by faith , being warned by God concerning events yet unseen , in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household ” ( Hebrews 11:7 ) ?
How did he follow through — no questions asked — on what was a seemingly outrageous directive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the means by which the human race was saved ?
Perhaps the answer lies in the prequel .
In Genesis 5 , we find Noah ’ s father , Lamech , prophesying purpose over Noah ’ s life at birth and giving him a name rich in meaning .
Noah ’ s name is closely related to the Hebrew root word , “ noach , ” which means “ rest , ” “ quiet ” or “ resting place.
” It ’ s not until Noah is 600-years-old that he even enters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before that he is described as one who “ walked with God.
” What does a half a millennium ’ s worth of years walking with God do to a man ?
I believe it gives him a deep-seated “ rest ” in his soul .
You really know God , and God really knows you .
Noah chose to spend those years before the flood cultivating a relationship with God instead of following his own sinful desires along with the entirety of his generation .
It didn ’ t matter to him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In the primacy of knowing God and being known by God , something unshakable was being formed in Noah .
It was an intimacy of relationship where trust , unconditional love , and security is cultivated .
Relationships that possess these qualities are able to securely rest in what they know about the other “ person ” in the relationship .
In this case , I believe Noah had come to rest in what he knew of the attributes of God : His sovereignty , holiness , justice , faithfulness and love @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name in an intimate relationship with God provided the foundation from which all of Noah ’ s other acts of obedience and faith flowed .
Because Noah knew God , because he walked with Him , for literally hundreds of years , when the time came for the cataclysm , Noah was steadfast in follow-through by faith .
He obeyed without hesitation .
He was able to answer the call to prepare the ark because his heart had been prepared first .
Nothing has changed since the days of Noah .
God wants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raining , before the flood of present afflictions tries to sweep us away .
In that day , may our souls be found at rest , in complete confidence of the eternal “ done ” of Jesus ’ work , not fearing what more we must “ do ” to earn his love and affection .
Jesus desires to give us “ rest for our souls ” ( Matthew 11:28 ) .
From that place of resting in His love , resting by faith , and resting in God ’ s amazing grace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and protection of His favor upon us just as Noah did .
It ’ s the rest found in an intimate relationship with our Heavenly Father , through Jesus Christ our Lord , that prepares us for the flood .
Annemarie McLean is a four-girl mom , freelance writer , and co-founder of Brave & Beautiful , a ministry focused on challenging young women to live purpose-driven lives full of courage and character , while developing Christ-centered inner beauty .
Annemarie holds a journalism degree from Oral Roberts University , with graduate work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University .

Have you ever gone through something so emotionally exhausting that when you finally come out of it, all you want to do is a whole bunch of nothing? Like stay-in-bed-and-stare-at-a-wall kind of nothing?
I don’t know about you, but I feel like this year has handed us not one, not two, but multiple emotionally and mentally exhausting events to make us want to lock ourselves in … or let ourselves out. Out into wide-open spaces with lots of fresh air and no people. No riots. No COVID. No political acrimony. No out-of-control wildfires, both literally and figuratively threatening to burn up our way of life. I was so desperate to drink in a reprieve from current events I took myself to the soul-feeding freedom found in Utah’s thousands of acres of No Man’s Land this past summer.
Back to Reality
Like all things temporary, I couldn’t stay there. I had to go back to reality, and a reality I didn’t feel like facing: mask mandates, societal division, and a global pandemic that won’t go away. It’s as if we’re trying to conduct “business as usual,” all the while feeling like nothing’s too “usual” about the present juncture in history.
On the contrary, for these few fleeting weeks where things feel quasi-calm compared to earlier this year, I’m struggling with a nagging anxiety that, somehow, I should be “doing more” to prepare for a tomorrow that sounds aggravated, looks cloudy, and feels insecure. Even if this premonition was coming out of a Holy Spirit-led discernment, if acted upon in my own strength and limited understanding, its fruit would likely be frustration and futility.
Noah’s Righteousness During a Time of Wickedness
It was here the story of Noah brought hope to me in a light I had never considered before. Noah, too, lived through a crossroads in history that was unusual. In fact, only six chapters into the first book of the Bible we read about God regretting His decision to make man (Genesis 6:6). It was bad, like to the point of wanting to blot out the whole of humanity bad. The earth had become overrun by a violent and corrupt generation where “the wickedness of man was great” and “every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (6:5).
God’s plan for the total annihilation of the human race was diverted by one man: Noah. Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord, being a righteous man, blameless in his generation and walking with God (Genesis 6:9). The statement begs the question, “How’d he do it? How did Noah somehow rise above the fray, not become contaminated and corrupted himself, when all around him was wickedness, violence, and negativity?” How did he become not a person, but the person, who “by faith, being warned by God concerning events yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household” (Hebrews 11:7)? How did he follow through — no questions asked — on what was a seemingly outrageous directive by God Himself, yet proving to be the means by which the human race was saved?
The Prequel
Perhaps the answer lies in the prequel. In Genesis 5, we find Noah’s father, Lamech, prophesying purpose over Noah’s life at birth and giving him a name rich in meaning. Noah’s name is closely related to the Hebrew root word, “noach,” which means “rest,” “quiet” or “resting place.” It’s not until Noah is 600-years-old that he even enters the ark (Genesis 7:6) and before that he is described as one who “walked with God.” What does a half a millennium’s worth of years walking with God do to a man? I believe it gives him a deep-seated “rest” in his soul. You really know God, and God really knows you.
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Noah chose to spend those years before the flood cultivating a relationship with God instead of following his own sinful desires along with the entirety of his generation. It didn’t matter to him that he stood alone in that decision. In the primacy of knowing God and being known by God, something unshakable was being formed in Noah. It was an intimacy of relationship where trust, unconditional love, and security is cultivated.
Relationships that possess these qualities are able to securely rest in what they know about the other “person” in the relationship. In this case, I believe Noah had come to rest in what he knew of the attributes of God: His sovereignty, holiness, justice, faithfulness and love.
Living out the meaning of his name in an intimate relationship with God provided the foundation from which all of Noah’s other acts of obedience and faith flowed. Because Noah knew God, because he walked with Him, for literally hundreds of years, when the time came for the cataclysm, Noah was steadfast in follow-through by faith. He obeyed without hesitation. He was able to answer the call to prepare the ark because his heart had been prepared first.
Preparing Before Our Flood
Nothing has changed since the days of Noah. God wants to prepare our hearts before it starts raining, before the flood of present afflictions tries to sweep us away. In that day, may our souls be found at rest, in complete confidence of the eternal “done” of Jesus’ work, not fearing what more we must “do” to earn his love and affection. Jesus desires to give us “rest for our souls” (Matthew 11:28). From that place of resting in His love, resting by faith, and resting in God’s amazing grace, we will find the same direction and protection of His favor upon us just as Noah did.
It’s the rest found in an intimate relationship with our Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord, that prepares us for the flood.
Annemarie McLean is a four-girl mom, freelance writer, and co-founder of Brave & Beautiful, a ministry focused on challenging young women to live purpose-driven lives full of courage and character, while developing Christ-centered inner beauty. Annemarie holds a journalism degree from Oral Roberts University, with graduate work in organizational leadership at Palm Beach Atlantic University.


thestream--2020-09-11--#Election2020: Put Away Your Tin Foil Hat. L.A. County Public Health Director Ties School Openings t

#Election2020: Put Away Your Tin Foil Hat. L.A. County Public Health Director Ties School Openings to Election

Thursday brought an amazing confession and another round of “ Trump Lied , People Died.
” Trump Doesn ’ t Want to Jump Up and Down The weeping and gnashing of teeth continues over Donald Trump ’ s comments to Bob Woodward about COVID .
Trump admitted he held back on revealing some early concerns about COVID to avoid panicking the public .
Despite Dr. Anthony Fauci saying he never heard anything deceptive from Trump about coronavirus , still the media narrative remains “ Trump lied , so people died.
” ABC News ’ Jon Karl kicked off Thursday ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did you lie to the American people ?
Why should we trust what you have to say now ?
” Trump denied lying , blasted Karl for his question , and echoed what he had told Hannity Wednesday night : “ I don ’ t want to jump up and down and start screaming , Death !
Death !
” Joe Biden declared Wednesday that 6,000 people in the military have died from COVID .
He was a little off .
The actual number is 7 .
The Biden campaign later admitted Joe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the number of those who ’ ve died in Michigan .
Biden recently claimed 180 million Americans have died from COVID .
If Joe Biden exaggerated any more he ’ d be Joe Biden .
It ’ s All About the Election Are you one of those people who think , “ It ’ s all political .
The COVID shutdowns will disappear after the election ” ?
Say it and you get called a “ conspiracy theorist.
” Or “ anti-science.
” Or you ’ re told you are crazy .
Boy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Steve Gregory of KFI News in Los Angeles caught audio of L.A. County Health Director Barbara Ferrer repeatedly saying during a conference call that she doesn ’ t expect K-12 to reopen until “ we are done with the election.
” “ We don ’ t realistically anticipate that we would be moving to either tier 2 or to reopening K-12 schools at least until after the election , in early November , ” Ferrer told education professionals and school nurses in a conference call .
“ When we just look at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to us a more realistic approach to this would be to think that we ’ re going to be where we are now until we are done with the election .
Up I-5 in San Francisco , salon owner Erica Kious announced she is shutting down her business .
California ’ s draconian shutdowns already had the salon teetering .
But Kious says the threats she has received after releasing tape of Nancy Pelosi violating those shutdown rules has made her “ afraid to go back.
” Pelosi , rather than fessing up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Pelosi claimed she was the victim of a Kious “ set up.
” Now Kious is out of business .
Something to remember the next time Pelosi stands with her perfect hair saying how much Democrats are for small business people .
The View ’ s Joy Behar isn ’ t going to trust any COVID vaccine touted by President Trump .
She accused Trump of speeding up production on a vaccine to help his election chances .
She noted that previous vaccines took years to develop .
“ He will push @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t fall for it , ” she said .
“ And by the way , I will take the vaccine after Ivanka takes it.
” Fine , says Ivanka .
She tweeted back , “ Dear Joy Behar .
I would come on your show to do so .
I trust the FDA and so should all Americans .
Vanquishing this virus should be our collective top priority.
” Ivanka ’ s a tough lady .
Make me sit with the View women for an hour , I ’ d have to down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the nausea .
What Joy doesn ’ t realize is she ’ s given the Trump campaign perfect footage for an add to run if a vaccine is approved before Election Day .
Behar rattled off how long it has historically taken to get vaccines for assorted health issues .
Years .
Decades .
If Operation Warp Speed is successful , then Trump can play the clip then boast about his effort revolutionizing the vaccine creating and approving process .
Then Joy will have to ask her doctor how long she has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eat humble pie .
Are You Ready for Some Protests ?
The NFL season officially got underway Thursday night .
“ Are you ready for some protests ?
!
” Speaking of the NFL , proof that political correctness kills brain cells .
On Monday night , CNN aired a documentary called Fight for the White House : Joe Biden ’ s Long Journey .
They included an adorable old photo of Joe holding one of his sons .
Except the shot was doctored .
Why ?
In the original , truly beautiful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Redskins wool cap .
So they photoshopped away the Redskins logo .
Erasing history .
CNN got blasted for their “ pravda-like manipulation of news.
” .
CNN blamed the Biden campaign for giving them the doctored photo .
But did not apologize .
What was the Biden campaign ’ s excuse ?
They told the Washingtonian magazine the photo was doctored to remove the Redskins logo over … wait for it … copyright concerns .
You buy that ?
Then someone ’ s pulled the wool cap over your eyes .
Meanwhile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Redskins jersey a hate crime ?
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 .

52 days remain before America decides its fate.
Thursday brought an amazing confession and another round of “Trump Lied, People Died.”
Trump Doesn’t Want to Jump Up and Down
The weeping and gnashing of teeth continues over Donald Trump’s comments to Bob Woodward about COVID. Trump admitted he held back on revealing some early concerns about COVID to avoid panicking the public. Despite Dr. Anthony Fauci saying he never heard anything deceptive from Trump about coronavirus, still the media narrative remains “Trump lied, so people died.”
ABC News’ Jon Karl kicked off Thursday’s brief news conference: “Why did you lie to the American people? Why should we trust what you have to say now?”
Trump denied lying, blasted Karl for his question, and echoed what he had told Hannity Wednesday night: “I don’t want to jump up and down and start screaming, Death! Death!”
Another Biden Confusion
Joe Biden declared Wednesday that 6,000 people in the military have died from COVID. He was a little off. The actual number is 7. The Biden campaign later admitted Joe confused the number of military deaths with the number of those who’ve died in Michigan.
Biden recently claimed 180 million Americans have died from COVID. If Joe Biden exaggerated any more he’d be Joe Biden.
It’s All About the Election
Are you one of those people who think, “It’s all political. The COVID shutdowns will disappear after the election”? Say it and you get called a “conspiracy theorist.” Or “anti-science.” Or you’re told you are crazy. Boy, have you been given some ammo.
Steve Gregory of KFI News in Los Angeles caught audio of L.A. County Health Director Barbara Ferrer repeatedly saying during a conference call that she doesn’t expect K-12 to reopen until “we are done with the election.”
Says Ferrer:
“We don’t realistically anticipate that we would be moving to either tier 2 or to reopening K-12 schools at least until after the election, in early November,” Ferrer told education professionals and school nurses in a conference call. “When we just look at the timing of everything, it seems to us a more realistic approach to this would be to think that we’re going to be where we are now until we are done with the election.
Here, give a listen: https://www.spreaker.com/user/kfiam640/j-k-steve-gregory-0909?utm_medium=widget&utm_source=user%3A9808565&utm_term=episode_title
Don’t Cross Nancy
Up I-5 in San Francisco, salon owner Erica Kious announced she is shutting down her business. California’s draconian shutdowns already had the salon teetering. But Kious says the threats she has received after releasing tape of Nancy Pelosi violating those shutdown rules has made her “afraid to go back.” Pelosi, rather than fessing up, threw her constituent to the wolves. Pelosi claimed she was the victim of a Kious “set up.”
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Now Kious is out of business. Something to remember the next time Pelosi stands with her perfect hair saying how much Democrats are for small business people.
Ivanka Takes The View Challenge
The View’s Joy Behar isn’t going to trust any COVID vaccine touted by President Trump. She accused Trump of speeding up production on a vaccine to help his election chances. She noted that previous vaccines took years to develop. “He will push anything to get reelected. Don’t fall for it,” she said. “And by the way, I will take the vaccine after Ivanka takes it.”
Fine, says Ivanka. She tweeted back, “Dear Joy Behar. I would come on your show to do so. I trust the FDA and so should all Americans. Vanquishing this virus should be our collective top priority.”
Ivanka’s a tough lady. Make me sit with the View women for an hour, I’d have to down the vaccine pill with Pepto-Bismol to deal with the nausea.
What Joy doesn’t realize is she’s given the Trump campaign perfect footage for an ad to run if a vaccine is approved before Election Day. Behar rattled off how long it has historically taken to get vaccines for assorted health issues. Years. Decades. If Operation Warp Speed is successful, then Trump can play the clip then boast about his effort revolutionizing the vaccine creating and approving process. Then Joy will have to ask her doctor how long she has to wait after taking the vaccine to eat humble pie.
Are You Ready for Some Protests?
The NFL season officially got underway Thursday night. “Are you ready for some protests?!”
Speaking of the NFL, proof that political correctness kills brain cells. On Monday night, CNN aired a documentary called Fight for the White House: Joe Biden’s Long Journey. They included an adorable old photo of Joe holding one of his sons. Except the shot was doctored. Why? In the original, truly beautiful photo, the boy was wearing a Redskins wool cap. So they photoshopped away the Redskins logo. Erasing history. CNN got blasted for their “pravda-like manipulation of news.” .
This is a terrible look, @CNN Removing the Redskins logo from what is an otherwise great picture of Biden and his son is exactly the kind of thing they'd go after Fox News for doing if it was about Trump. pic.twitter.com/XuAKunL3Ve — Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) September 9, 2020
CNN blamed the Biden campaign for giving them the doctored photo. But did not apologize. What was the Biden campaign’s excuse? They told the Washingtonian magazine the photo was doctored to remove the Redskins logo over … wait for it … copyright concerns. You buy that? Then someone’s pulled the wool cap over your eyes.
Meanwhile, is wearing my old Art Monk Redskins jersey a hate crime?
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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--2020-09-11--Military Photo of the Day: September 11, 2020

An American flag is unfurled at the Pentagon to honor victims of the 9/11 attacks at dawn on September 11 @ @ @ @ @ 11 , 2001 , terrorists struck at the very heart of our liberty .
They @ @ @ @ @ , our nation is still free .
Today , we remember each and every 9/11 @ @ @ @ @ World Trade Center , Pentagon , Pennsylvania and on all four hijacked planes .
We @ @ @ @ @ , firefighters and first responders who bravely ran into the fire .
Last but certainly @ @ @ @ @ all the courageous members of our military who have stepped forward to serve in the @ @ @ @ @ followed .
Your sacrifices kept our nation strong and safe .
May God bless every @ @ @ @ @ tragic events of 9/11 .
You and your loved ones are American heroes who will @ @ @ @ @ grateful nation .

An American flag is unfurled at the Pentagon to honor victims of the 9/11 attacks at dawn on September 11, 2019.
On September 11, 2001, terrorists struck at the very heart of our liberty. They failed. Nineteen years later, our nation is still free.
Today, we remember each and every 9/11 victim who died at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, Pennsylvania and on all four hijacked planes. We also honor the police officers, firefighters and first responders who bravely ran into the fire. Last but certainly not least, we thank all the courageous members of our military who have stepped forward to serve in the 19 years of war that followed. Your sacrifices kept our nation strong and safe.
May God bless every single family impacted by the tragic events of 9/11. You and your loved ones are American heroes who will never be forgotten by a grateful nation.
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thestream--2020-09-11--9/11 Anniversary: Uniting Behind a Generation of Heroes

While working on a report about 9/11 for her class at school , my 9-year-old daughter said something poignant .
“ I wish 9/11 never happened so that Mr.
Beau ’ s brothers would still be alive , ” she said .
“ Mr .
Beau ” is my friend and co-author , Beau Wise .
He is not only a U.S. Marine combat veteran , but the lone American service member to be pulled from the battlefield since 9/11 as a result of the war in Afghanistan .
Beau lost both his brothers , U.S. Navy SEAL and CIA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beret Ben Wise , in a war that continues 19 years after the terrorist attacks of September 11 , 2001 .
On 9/11 , 2,977 innocent people in the World Trade Center , Pentagon and four hijacked planes were murdered by radical Islamic terrorists .
In the nearly two decades since , more than 7,000 U.S. military heroes have died in war .
Countless families , including the Wises , have been forever altered by the events of one terrible day .
In our forthcoming book , Beau recounts first hearing about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his high school in Hope , Arkansas .
His thoughts immediately shifted to Ben , who had already enlisted in the U.S. Army .
In the coming months , their older brother Jeremy would leave medical school to begin Navy SEAL training .
Beau joined the Marine Corps a few years later and would deploy twice to Afghanistan .
Jeremy was killed in a sneak attack by al Qaeda in 2009 , while Ben was fatally shot in a fierce firefight with the Taliban just over two years later .
Despite desperately wanting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ barred from further combat service by the same Pentagon policy that inspired the movie Saving Private Ryan .
In more than a decade of connecting with veterans like Beau and Gold Star families like the Wises , almost every American hero ’ s decision to serve their country can be traced to 9/11 if they were old enough to remember the attacks .
Like Pearl Harbor , 9/11 was the call to arms for a generation of warriors whose fire still burns no matter how many years go by .
Like the heroes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Rick Rescorla served his nation in battle .
As head of security at Morgan Stanley on September 11 , 2001 , Rescorla sprung to action as soon as the first hijacked airliner hit the World Trade Center ’ s North Tower .
While gently singing through a bullhorn to calm frightened employees , he helped evacuate thousands from the South Tower before bravely returning to assist others .
“ He wasn ’ t thinking about himself after that first plane hit , ” Rick ’ s wife , Susan , told me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he did in Vietnam : leave no man behind.
” Rick Rescorla died when the South Tower collapsed .
President Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to the fallen hero last year .
Todd Beamer didn ’ t serve in the military , but his battle cry aboard United Flight 93 – “ let ’ s roll ” – would inspire countless soldiers , sailors , airmen and Marines who subsequently deployed to Afghanistan , Iraq and other post-9/11 battlefields .
Some military units even adopted “ let ’ s roll ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his fellow passengers won the first battle of the war on terrorism by courageously confronting their attackers and making the ultimate sacrifice while forcing the hijacked plane off its murderous path to our nation ’ s capital .
“ Let ’ s roll ” will forever be a symbol of not only Flight 93 , but an entire generation ’ s courage on and after 9/11 .
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ted Anderson was one of the heroes of the terrorist attack on the Pentagon .
According to an Army account published in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ carried two injured employees out of the burning building when he ran back inside and found two more victims , including one who was on fire .
He then “ tackled the employee and rolled him on the ground to extinguish the flames.
” After getting the burn victim to safety , Anderson had to be restrained from going back into the smoke-filled corridor by firefighters .
“ You don ’ t leave your comrades on the battlefield , ” Lt. Col. Anderson said in 2008 .
“ To me , this was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working on her class report about 9/11 , I tried to explain the meaning of selfless sacrifice .
“ The heroes who ran into those burning buildings would probably do it again , ” I said .
“ And so would Mr.
Beau ’ s brothers.
” This and every 9/11 anniversary is an opportunity to remember and reflect .
9/11 also gives us a unique chance to teach our children about sacrifice , patriotism and unity .
During these troubling times , perhaps looking back on a day that truly changed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the 19 years since – can help us conquer a pandemic and heal a deepening national divide .
Tom Sileo is a contributing senior editor of The Stream .
He is co-author of Three Wise Men , Brothers Forever , 8 Seconds of Courage and Fire in My Eyes .
Follow Tom on Twitter @ TSileo and The Stream at @ Streamdotorg .

While working on a report about 9/11 for her class at school, my 9-year-old daughter said something poignant.
“I wish 9/11 never happened so that Mr. Beau’s brothers would still be alive,” she said.
“Mr. Beau” is my friend and co-author, Beau Wise. He is not only a U.S. Marine combat veteran, but the lone American service member to be pulled from the battlefield since 9/11 as a result of the war in Afghanistan. Beau lost both his brothers, U.S. Navy SEAL and CIA hero Jeremy Wise and U.S. Army Green Beret Ben Wise, in a war that continues 19 years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
On 9/11, 2,977 innocent people in the World Trade Center, Pentagon and four hijacked planes were murdered by radical Islamic terrorists. In the nearly two decades since, more than 7,000 U.S. military heroes have died in war. Countless families, including the Wises, have been forever altered by the events of one terrible day.
In our forthcoming book, Beau recounts first hearing about the 9/11 attacks while sitting in class at his high school in Hope, Arkansas. His thoughts immediately shifted to Ben, who had already enlisted in the U.S. Army. In the coming months, their older brother Jeremy would leave medical school to begin Navy SEAL training. Beau joined the Marine Corps a few years later and would deploy twice to Afghanistan.
Jeremy was killed in a sneak attack by al Qaeda in 2009, while Ben was fatally shot in a fierce firefight with the Taliban just over two years later. Despite desperately wanting to return to Afghanistan, Beau was barred from further combat service by the same Pentagon policy that inspired the movie Saving Private Ryan.
In more than a decade of connecting with veterans like Beau and Gold Star families like the Wises, almost every American hero’s decision to serve their country can be traced to 9/11 if they were old enough to remember the attacks. Like Pearl Harbor, 9/11 was the call to arms for a generation of warriors whose fire still burns no matter how many years go by.
The 9/11 tribute in light is astounding. They tested it last night.
Never forget. pic.twitter.com/NimAzfPzf9 — Bryan Llenas (@BryanLlenas) September 5, 2020
Like the heroes who would defend America after the attacks, Rick Rescorla served his nation in battle. As head of security at Morgan Stanley on September 11, 2001, Rescorla sprung to action as soon as the first hijacked airliner hit the World Trade Center’s North Tower. While gently singing through a bullhorn to calm frightened employees, he helped evacuate thousands from the South Tower before bravely returning to assist others.
“He wasn’t thinking about himself after that first plane hit,” Rick’s wife, Susan, told me in 2011. “He did what he did in Vietnam: leave no man behind.”
Rick Rescorla died when the South Tower collapsed. President Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to the fallen hero last year.
Thank you for a wonderful evening. @tthrash @59NationalParks #parkchat And everyone who participated! Join us virtually on Friday September 11, 2020 at 9:45 am for the 19th observance via @EarthCam and @FriendsFlight93: https://t.co/QZaaDXVFNV pic.twitter.com/Nfwdxl2ZYr — Flight 93 NMEM (@Flight93NPS) September 10, 2020
Todd Beamer didn’t serve in the military, but his battle cry aboard United Flight 93 – “let’s roll” – would inspire countless soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who subsequently deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and other post-9/11 battlefields. Some military units even adopted “let’s roll” as an unofficial slogan.
Beamer and his fellow passengers won the first battle of the war on terrorism by courageously confronting their attackers and making the ultimate sacrifice while forcing the hijacked plane off its murderous path to our nation’s capital. “Let’s roll” will forever be a symbol of not only Flight 93, but an entire generation’s courage on and after 9/11.
BREATHTAKING: The night sky over the Pentagon is lit up by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation over the Pentagon in remembrance of 9/11. MORE: https://t.co/n0q6FyOSy7 pic.twitter.com/7grdsDA0T2 — ABC 7 News – WJLA (@ABC7News) September 10, 2020
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Ted Anderson was one of the heroes of the terrorist attack on the Pentagon. According to an Army account published in 2008, Lt. Col. Anderson had already carried two injured employees out of the burning building when he ran back inside and found two more victims, including one who was on fire. He then “tackled the employee and rolled him on the ground to extinguish the flames.”
After getting the burn victim to safety, Anderson had to be restrained from going back into the smoke-filled corridor by firefighters.
“You don’t leave your comrades on the battlefield,” Lt. Col. Anderson said in 2008. “To me, this was the battlefield.”
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As my daughter continued working on her class report about 9/11, I tried to explain the meaning of selfless sacrifice.
“The heroes who ran into those burning buildings would probably do it again,” I said. “And so would Mr. Beau’s brothers.”
This and every 9/11 anniversary is an opportunity to remember and reflect. 9/11 also gives us a unique chance to teach our children about sacrifice, patriotism and unity. During these troubling times, perhaps looking back on a day that truly changed the world – and how countless heroes responded in the 19 years since – can help us conquer a pandemic and heal a deepening national divide.
Let’s roll.
Tom Sileo is a contributing senior editor of The Stream. He is co-author of Three Wise Men, Brothers Forever, 8 Seconds of Courage and Fire in My Eyes. Follow Tom on Twitter @TSileo and The Stream at @Streamdotorg.


thestream--2020-09-11--The Perils of Ideology

The Perils of Ideology

I was in New York on that September 11 , 19 years ago .
The darkness that descended that day and the hope that rose from it are indelible parts of everyone who lived through the attacks , especially , of course , those who lost family or friends that day .
The tragedy and the lessons we learned from it could come in handy at this difficult time in our nation ’ s history .
The coronavirus pandemic could help us remember our gifts and strive to live with renewed priorities , gratitude and zeal for life .
Instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in more ways than one .
Let it serve as a warning .
We have lost our sense of national priorities .
The most important job in the country isn ’ t the presidency .
It ’ s the often-hidden work of parents in homes , trying their best to live and teach virtue .
We should be doing whatever we can to support those parents , especially the single or low-income ones .
I recently visited some old haunts on Capitol Hill in D.C. , where I noticed all the lawn signs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lives Matter .
And they absolutely do .
But what does that mean , practically speaking ?
Do these signs represent “ virtue signaling , ” or a fundamental shift in the way our nation thinks of some of its citizens ?
While in D.C. , I also stopped in a friend ’ s most excellent library and found myself reading from Vaclav Havel ’ s 1978 essay “ The Power of the Powerless.
” These words jumped out at me , as they seem to be describing scenes from 2020 : If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the slogan , ‘ I am afraid and therefore unquestionably obedient , ’ he would not be nearly as indifferent to its semantics , even though the statement would reflect the truth .
The greengrocer would be embarrassed and ashamed to put such an unequivocal statement of his own degradation in the shop window , and quite naturally so , for he is a human being and thus has a sense of his own dignity .
To overcome this complication , his expression of loyalty must take the form of a sign which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , indicates a level of disinterested conviction .
It must allow the greengrocer to say , ‘ What ’ s wrong with the workers of the world uniting ?
’ Thus the sign helps the greengrocer concealing the low foundations of power .
It hides them behind something high .
And that something is ideology … Havel continued : “ Ideology , in creating a bridge of excuses between the system and the individual , spans the abyss between the aims of the system and the aims of life .
It pretends that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the requirements of life .
It is a world of appearances trying to pass for reality.
” Havel ’ s words ring all too true .
What have we done to ourselves ?
There is a contagion in our land .
It ’ s on the left and the right .
We are falling into ideology .
People are looking for meaning in politics and thereby making it about so much more than it ever should be .
Politics as religion .
As meaning .
Joe Biden and Donald Trump have become idols @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are making a lesser-of-two-evils choice in our national election , we see so many making idols out of candidates and parties .
There is a pure love of democracy and the American experiment that is being lost to received wisdom and social media arguments .
As we move toward a national election , we ought to be remembering what ’ s right in America and raising a generation that will cherish what is left of the best .
Kathryn Jean Lopez is senior fellow at the National Review Institute , editor-at-large of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new book A Year With the Mystics : Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living .
She is also chair of Cardinal Dolan ’ s pro-life commission in New York .
She can be contacted at klopez @ nationalreview.com .

I was in New York on that September 11, 19 years ago. The darkness that descended that day and the hope that rose from it are indelible parts of everyone who lived through the attacks, especially, of course, those who lost family or friends that day. The tragedy and the lessons we learned from it could come in handy at this difficult time in our nation’s history.
The coronavirus pandemic could help us remember our gifts and strive to live with renewed priorities, gratitude and zeal for life. Instead, we see a country in flames in more ways than one. Let it serve as a warning. We have lost our sense of national priorities.
The most important job in the country isn’t the presidency. It’s the often-hidden work of parents in homes, trying their best to live and teach virtue. We should be doing whatever we can to support those parents, especially the single or low-income ones.
Virtue Signaling or a Change in Ideology?
I recently visited some old haunts on Capitol Hill in D.C., where I noticed all the lawn signs. They were mostly variations of Black Lives Matter. And they absolutely do. But what does that mean, practically speaking? Do these signs represent “virtue signaling,” or a fundamental shift in the way our nation thinks of some of its citizens?
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While in D.C., I also stopped in a friend’s most excellent library and found myself reading from Vaclav Havel’s 1978 essay “The Power of the Powerless.” These words jumped out at me, as they seem to be describing scenes from 2020:
If the greengrocer had been instructed to display the slogan, ‘I am afraid and therefore unquestionably obedient,’ he would not be nearly as indifferent to its semantics, even though the statement would reflect the truth. The greengrocer would be embarrassed and ashamed to put such an unequivocal statement of his own degradation in the shop window, and quite naturally so, for he is a human being and thus has a sense of his own dignity. To overcome this complication, his expression of loyalty must take the form of a sign which, at least on its textual surface, indicates a level of disinterested conviction. It must allow the greengrocer to say, ‘What’s wrong with the workers of the world uniting?’ Thus the sign helps the greengrocer concealing the low foundations of power. It hides them behind something high. And that something is ideology …
Havel continued: “Ideology, in creating a bridge of excuses between the system and the individual, spans the abyss between the aims of the system and the aims of life. It pretends that the requirements of the system derive from the requirements of life. It is a world of appearances trying to pass for reality.”
Falling Into Ideology
Havel’s words ring all too true. What have we done to ourselves? There is a contagion in our land. It’s on the left and the right. We are falling into ideology. People are looking for meaning in politics and thereby making it about so much more than it ever should be. Politics as religion. As meaning. Joe Biden and Donald Trump have become idols. Rather than admit that yet again we are making a lesser-of-two-evils choice in our national election, we see so many making idols out of candidates and parties. There is a pure love of democracy and the American experiment that is being lost to received wisdom and social media arguments. As we move toward a national election, we ought to be remembering what’s right in America and raising a generation that will cherish what is left of the best.
Kathryn Jean Lopez is senior fellow at the National Review Institute, editor-at-large of National Review magazine and author of the new book A Year With the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living. She is also chair of Cardinal Dolan’s pro-life commission in New York. She can be contacted at [email protected].


thestream--2020-09-11--John Brennan May (and SHOULD) be in Big Trouble

Investigative reporter Paul Sperry has just come out with a “ developing ” story about investigators learning that Obama ’ s CIA Director John Brennan set up a task force to target then-candidate Donald Trump .
Such a task force would certainly explain a lot of what happened with the “ Russia Russia Russia !
” story , and we ’ ve been hypothesizing something similar for quite some time , as it ’ s obvious that Brennan ’ s in deep .
Former CIA analyst Larry C. Johnson reported on the task force about a year ago .
Here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about it now , in light of Sperry ’ s latest revelation .
A retired CIA colleague told Johnson in October of 2019 that Brennan had set up a task force , hand-picking the group himself instead of going through the usual posting .
Apparently not everyone accepted the invitation , which “ could be a problem for John Brennan , ” Johnson wrote .
“ I am not talking about an informal group of disgruntled Democrats working at the CIA who got together like a book club to grouse and complain about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York , ” Johnson said , though I imagine they did that sort of thing , too .
“ It was a specially designed covert action to try to destroy Donald Trump.
” The way Johnson explains it , a CIA task force , as designed and first used in 1947 , can be “ expanded ” to include personnel from other intel agencies such as the FBI , DIA ( Defense Intelligence Agency ) and NSA ( National Security Agency ) .
It operates outside the CIA organizational chart .
A typical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to go after foreign terrorists or drug traffickers ; it would certainly NOT be used to go after a U.S. presidential candidate !
But Johnson was told that ’ s exactly what Brennan did , with the blessings of then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper .
( The Director of National Intelligence coordinates the various intel agencies . )
Johnson ’ s friends in the CIA have told him that the task force was operating in early 2016 and possibly even in summer 2015 .
( This would explain a lot of what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporting of Lee Smith and others . )
According to Johnson , the anti-Trump task force included CIA case officers ( “ handlers ” for overseas spies ) , intel analysts and administrators .
Importantly , personnel from the FBI might also have been invited , including Michael Gaeta , the FBI ’ s “ handler ” for “ confidential human source ” ( SPY ) Christopher Steele , a former member of British spy organization MI-6 .
CIA case officers on the task force would have been able to work with foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and diplomat Alexander Downer from Australia .
They could have used someone like Joseph Mifsud to target George Papadopoulos .
They could also have used the NSA to do “ targeted collections ” ; that is to say , to intercept their communications .
Let me again stress , all of these activities are legal when used against foreign terrorists or drug traffickers ; they are NOT legal when used against a U.S. citizen , and most especially against a major party nominee for President .
Johnson hopes there ’ s also been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whistleblower , ” Eric Ciaramella ( yes , we still dare to use his name around here ) , to see if he was a part of the task force or perhaps reporting to them .
If this is the way Brennan was using a CIA task force , it was illegal .
But even with all he was trying to do to tie Trump to the Russians , he was never able to do it .
And no one ever will — because ( say it with me ) Trump wasn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ahead to Paul Sperry ’ s tweet , it makes news because he says not only that Brennan did this , but that “ investigators “ HAVE LEARNED ” he did this .
“ DEVELOPING : Investigators have learned that Obama CIA Director John Brennan ran a secret task force out of Langley with its own separate budget to investigate Trump campaign and alleged ties to Russia .
Task force set up before FBI officially launched its own probe on 7/31/16.
” Ah , it had its own separate budget .
Your tax @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Adam Housley , responded , “ He ’ d been doing this well before Trump .
As I have reported .
Remember I ’ ve been saying John Brennan ran his own op and had been doing that .
I ’ ve reported/said this for 3 years … ” According to the Washington Examiner , Brennan was questioned by Durham ’ s team at Langley , his old stomping ground , but Brennan ’ s spokesperson has said he was told he ’ s not “ a subject or a target ” of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same time , according to ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes , Brennan is NOT in the clear , as he lied under oath to Congress about not including the Steele “ dossier ” in the Intel Community Assessment of Trump/Russia collusion in January of 2017 .
( Recall that he laughably said it was not in the “ corpus ” of information they used . )
If investigators have suddenly found evidence of Brennan ’ s task force , he can become a subject or target with the snap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loathes President Trump and has even called him a traitor , is up to his eyeballs in this .
And it seems these off-the-book task forces were his M.O.
, even before he cranked one up against the future President .
It ’ s almost inevitable that some participants are going to skate in this , but let ’ s hope that justice will finally be served to the one who led the whole thing .
Mike Huckabee is the former governor of Arkansas and longtime conservative commentator on issues in culture and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best-selling author , he hosts the weekly talk show Huckabee on TBN .

Investigative reporter Paul Sperry has just come out with a “developing” story about investigators learning that Obama’s CIA Director John Brennan set up a task force to target then-candidate Donald Trump. Such a task force would certainly explain a lot of what happened with the “Russia Russia Russia!” story, and we’ve been hypothesizing something similar for quite some time, as it’s obvious that Brennan’s in deep. Former CIA analyst Larry C. Johnson reported on the task force about a year ago. Here’s what Johnson has to say about it now, in light of Sperry’s latest revelation.
A Hand-Picked Task Force
A retired CIA colleague told Johnson in October of 2019 that Brennan had set up a task force, hand-picking the group himself instead of going through the usual posting. Apparently not everyone accepted the invitation, which “could be a problem for John Brennan,” Johnson wrote.
“I am not talking about an informal group of disgruntled Democrats working at the CIA who got together like a book club to grouse and complain about the brash real estate guy from New York,” Johnson said, though I imagine they did that sort of thing, too. “It was a specially designed covert action to try to destroy Donald Trump.”
The way Johnson explains it, a CIA task force, as designed and first used in 1947, can be “expanded” to include personnel from other intel agencies such as the FBI, DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) and NSA (National Security Agency). It operates outside the CIA organizational chart. A typical and appropriate use for it might be to go after foreign terrorists or drug traffickers; it would certainly NOT be used to go after a U.S. presidential candidate! But Johnson was told that’s exactly what Brennan did, with the blessings of then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. (The Director of National Intelligence coordinates the various intel agencies.)
Illegal Activities
Johnson’s friends in the CIA have told him that the task force was operating in early 2016 and possibly even in summer 2015. (This would explain a lot of what we’ve already learned from the reporting of Lee Smith and others.)
According to Johnson, the anti-Trump task force included CIA case officers (“handlers” for overseas spies), intel analysts and administrators. Importantly, personnel from the FBI might also have been invited, including Michael Gaeta, the FBI’s “handler” for “confidential human source” (SPY) Christopher Steele, a former member of British spy organization MI-6.
CIA case officers on the task force would have been able to work with foreign intelligence, such as Steele in MI-6 and diplomat Alexander Downer from Australia. They could have used someone like Joseph Mifsud to target George Papadopoulos. They could also have used the NSA to do “targeted collections”; that is to say, to intercept their communications. Let me again stress, all of these activities are legal when used against foreign terrorists or drug traffickers; they are NOT legal when used against a U.S. citizen, and most especially against a major party nominee for President.
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Johnson hopes there’s also been an investigation into the so-called impeachment “whistleblower,” Eric Ciaramella (yes, we still dare to use his name around here), to see if he was a part of the task force or perhaps reporting to them.
If this is the way Brennan was using a CIA task force, it was illegal. But even with all he was trying to do to tie Trump to the Russians, he was never able to do it. And no one ever will — because (say it with me) Trump wasn’t conspiring with the Russians.
“Investigators Have Learned …”
Moving ahead to Paul Sperry’s tweet, it makes news because he says not only that Brennan did this, but that “investigators “HAVE LEARNED” he did this.
I assume he’s referring to John Durham’s investigators. Here’s what Sperry tweeted:
“DEVELOPING: Investigators have learned that Obama CIA Director John Brennan ran a secret task force out of Langley with its own separate budget to investigate Trump campaign and alleged ties to Russia. Task force set up before FBI officially launched its own probe on 7/31/16.”
Ah, it had its own separate budget. Your tax dollars at work.
Another journalist, Adam Housley, responded, “He’d been doing this well before Trump. As I have reported. Remember I’ve been saying John Brennan ran his own op and had been doing that. I’ve reported/said this for 3 years …”
Will Justice Be Served?
According to the Washington Examiner, Brennan was questioned by Durham’s team at Langley, his old stomping ground, but Brennan’s spokesperson has said he was told he’s not “a subject or a target” of Durham’s investigation. At the same time, according to ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes, Brennan is NOT in the clear, as he lied under oath to Congress about not including the Steele “dossier” in the Intel Community Assessment of Trump/Russia collusion in January of 2017. (Recall that he laughably said it was not in the “corpus” of information they used.)
If investigators have suddenly found evidence of Brennan’s task force, he can become a subject or target with the snap of a finger. Brennan, who loathes President Trump and has even called him a traitor, is up to his eyeballs in this. And it seems these off-the-book task forces were his M.O., even before he cranked one up against the future President. It’s almost inevitable that some participants are going to skate in this, but let’s hope that justice will finally be served to the one who led the whole thing.
Mike Huckabee is the former governor of Arkansas and longtime conservative commentator on issues in culture and current events. A New York Times best-selling author, he hosts the weekly talk show Huckabee on TBN.
Originally published at MikeHuckabee.com. Reprinted with permission.


thestream--2020-09-11--‘A Win for All Viewpoints’: Georgia Tech Will No Longer Deny Funds for Events Based on Speakers’ Vie

‘A Win for All Viewpoints’: Georgia Tech Will No Longer Deny Funds for Events Based on Speakers’ Views

Georgia Institute of Technology ’ s student government will no longer deny funds for events based on speakers ’ views , according to the Alliance Defending Freedom .
The Students For Life chapter at the school and others filed a lawsuit after The Student Government Association rejected their funds request for an event with Dr. Alveda King , according to an Alliance Defending Freedom ( ADF ) news release from April 1 .
The university agreed to amend its funding policies as part of a settlement , according to another ADF news release from Thursday .
The school also agreed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attorneys ’ fees .
“ The First Amendment guarantees of free expression are an essential cornerstone to the advancement of knowledge .
Georgia Tech is pleased with the policies , as they reflect our commitment to upholding these important principles , ” according to a Georgia Tech statement provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation .
ADF Legal Counsel Caleb Dalton said , “ Georgia Tech ’ s previous policy allowed discrimination against Ms. King because she was accused of leading an ‘ inherently religious ’ life .
Under such a standard , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campus , ” according to the release .
He told the DCNF , “ We are happy with the result .
The students should never have had to go through this in the first place .
These policies should never have been implemented that were used to deny our clients funding , but Students For Life is happy that the policy ’ s now been changed.
” “ This is a win for free speech for everybody on campus , this is a win for all viewpoints , ” he added .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they should be encouraging more speech , not shutting down minority viewpoints.
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Georgia Institute of Technology’s student government will no longer deny funds for events based on speakers’ views, according to the Alliance Defending Freedom.
The Students For Life chapter at the school and others filed a lawsuit after The Student Government Association rejected their funds request for an event with Dr. Alveda King, according to an Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) news release from April 1.
The university agreed to amend its funding policies as part of a settlement, according to another ADF news release from Thursday. The school also agreed to pay $50,000 in damages and attorneys’ fees.
“The First Amendment guarantees of free expression are an essential cornerstone to the advancement of knowledge. Georgia Tech is pleased with the policies, as they reflect our commitment to upholding these important principles,” according to a Georgia Tech statement provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
BREAKING: Georgia Tech student group’s lawsuit prompts end to discrimination against MLK’s niece ADF attorneys represent Students for Life club denied funding to sponsor Alveda King event because she is ‘inherently religious’ like her uncle Read more: https://t.co/P0wEWfKYMo pic.twitter.com/LBD41qTacZ — Alliance Defending Freedom (@AllianceDefends) September 10, 2020
ADF Legal Counsel Caleb Dalton said, “Georgia Tech’s previous policy allowed discrimination against Ms. King because she was accused of leading an ‘inherently religious’ life. Under such a standard, MLK himself would not be welcome on campus,” according to the release.
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He told the DCNF, “We are happy with the result. The students should never have had to go through this in the first place. These policies should never have been implemented that were used to deny our clients funding, but Students For Life is happy that the policy’s now been changed.”
“This is a win for free speech for everybody on campus, this is a win for all viewpoints,” he added. “Universities should be the marketplace of ideas and they should be encouraging more speech, not shutting down minority viewpoints.”
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thestream--2020-09-11--March for Life Unveils 2021 Theme of ‘Together Strong: Life Unites’

During what might well be one of the most divided moments in America ’ s history , organizers of the March for Life are calling the nation to stand united .
“ Together Strong : Life Unites ” will be the theme of the 2021 March for Life in Washington , D.C. March for Life leaders announced the mantra for the 48th annual peaceful protest Thursday night , in the nonprofit ’ s first-ever virtual theme reveal .
Next year ’ s march , set for Jan. 29 , will mark the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nationwide , and will take place nine days after the next president is inaugurated .
“ Abortion divides , ” Jeanne Mancini , president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund , said during the event .
“ Abortion divides mothers from their children .
It divides mothers from fathers .
It divides families from a supportive society , and it divides culture from reality .
Building a culture of life strengthens .
It unites our world.
” After more than three months of racial tensions in America following the May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ custody of Minneapolis police , the March for Life organizers are calling on Americans to stand together .
“ Life .
It is the most basic civil right , ” said Ryan Bomberger , founder of the Radiance Foundation and one of several African American pro-life leaders to speak during the Thursday evening announcement .
“ Without life , nothing else matters .
Without life , no other rights matter.
” More than 20 million black lives have been lost to abortion since the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 , said Catherine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Restoration Project , a Georgia-based organization with a mission of restoring the sanctity of life in the black community .
Planned Parenthood , Davis said , is at the center of what she regards as a genocide : Planned Parenthood targets black women with the message that their unborn baby is a “ disease and will kill them if they carry to term or give birth , ” Davis said .
The hour-long event featured remarks from many of the most prominent leaders within the pro-life movement , including Alveda King , director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Life and a niece of Martin Luther King Jr. ; Lila Rose , president of Live Action ; Rep. Chris Smith , R-N.J. ; Christina Bennett , an activist with the National Black Pro-Life Coalition ; and Kay C. James , president of The Heritage Foundation .
“ Life is our most basic human freedom , ” James said .
Each entity within the pro-life movement plays a significant role for the cause of life , she added .
“ At Heritage , while we do research and analysis , and produce data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ action.
” James said .
“ And we recognize those organizations that do such a phenomenal job of grassroots organizing.
” The March for Life , one of the original grassroots entities within the pro-life movement , quickly grew into a national campaign to end abortion .
Since the first march in 1974 , pro-life men , women , and children have flooded the streets of the nation ’ s capital every January in solemn remembrance of the now more than 60 million lives lost to abortion , and to peacefully protest Roe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gained heightened national attention over the past four years due to the Trump administration ’ s support of the event .
Last January , President Donald Trump became the first president to speak to the gathering in person .
In 2017 , Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the rally preceding the march .
“ We are endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights , including the right to life , ” Pence said during a prerecorded video montage .
Though the theme reveal was virtual , March for Life organizers plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 29 on the National Mall .
They announced little about the speaker lineup for the gathering , but Christian singer-songwriter Matthew West said he will perform at the march .
The mission of the March for Life — to make abortion unthinkable and to instill a culture of life in America — can be achieved only through unity , Mancini , James , and others stressed .
“ We ’ re strong , and we will reach our goal when we work together , ” James said .
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During what might well be one of the most divided moments in America’s history, organizers of the March for Life are calling the nation to stand united. “Together Strong: Life Unites” will be the theme of the 2021 March for Life in Washington, D.C.
March for Life leaders announced the mantra for the 48th annual peaceful protest Thursday night, in the nonprofit’s first-ever virtual theme reveal.
Next year’s march, set for Jan. 29, will mark the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide, and will take place nine days after the next president is inaugurated.
“Abortion divides,” Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, said during the event. “Abortion divides mothers from their children. It divides mothers from fathers. It divides families from a supportive society, and it divides culture from reality. Building a culture of life strengthens. It unites our world.”
After more than three months of racial tensions in America following the May 25 killing of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police, the March for Life organizers are calling on Americans to stand together.
“Life. It is the most basic civil right,” said Ryan Bomberger, founder of the Radiance Foundation and one of several African American pro-life leaders to speak during the Thursday evening announcement. “Without life, nothing else matters. Without life, no other rights matter.”
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More than 20 million black lives have been lost to abortion since the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, said Catherine Davis, founder and president of the Restoration Project, a Georgia-based organization with a mission of restoring the sanctity of life in the black community.
Planned Parenthood, Davis said, is at the center of what she regards as a genocide:
Systemic racism and abortion intersect at the door of Planned Parenthood. We know this because they said so, while acknowledging their founder’s racist roots. We know this because they deliberately located 79% of their surgical facilities in black and Latino neighborhoods
Planned Parenthood targets black women with the message that their unborn baby is a “disease and will kill them if they carry to term or give birth,” Davis said.
The hour-long event featured remarks from many of the most prominent leaders within the pro-life movement, including Alveda King, director of African American Outreach at Gospel of Life and a niece of Martin Luther King Jr.; Lila Rose, president of Live Action; Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J.; Christina Bennett, an activist with the National Black Pro-Life Coalition; and Kay C. James, president of The Heritage Foundation.
“Life is our most basic human freedom,” James said.
Each entity within the pro-life movement plays a significant role for the cause of life, she added.
“At Heritage, while we do research and analysis, and produce data, we recognize the importance of political action.” James said. “And we recognize those organizations that do such a phenomenal job of grassroots organizing.”
The March for Life, one of the original grassroots entities within the pro-life movement, quickly grew into a national campaign to end abortion.
Since the first march in 1974, pro-life men, women, and children have flooded the streets of the nation’s capital every January in solemn remembrance of the now more than 60 million lives lost to abortion, and to peacefully protest Roe v. Wade.
The mission of the March for Life — to make abortion unthinkable and to instill a culture of life in America — can be achieved only through unity, Mancini, James, and others stressed.
The annual gathering has gained heightened national attention over the past four years due to the Trump administration’s support of the event.
Last January, President Donald Trump became the first president to speak to the gathering in person. In 2017, Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the rally preceding the march.
Pence made a brief appearance during Thursday night’s virtual announcement.
“We are endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights, including the right to life,” Pence said during a prerecorded video montage.
Though the theme reveal was virtual, March for Life organizers plan to host the event in person Jan. 29 on the National Mall. They announced little about the speaker lineup for the gathering, but Christian singer-songwriter Matthew West said he will perform at the march.
The mission of the March for Life — to make abortion unthinkable and to instill a culture of life in America — can be achieved only through unity, Mancini, James, and others stressed.
“We’re strong, and we will reach our goal when we work together,” James said.
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thestream--2020-09-11--Why Karl Marx Hated God, and Marxists Hate Christians

A movement led by “ trained Marxists , ” Black Lives Matter , now dominates the headlines , and thugs fighting in its name control several U.S. cities .
So we need to understand Marx .
Was he an idealist ?
A lover of the poor ?
A brilliant economist ?
A ‘ man for others ’ ?
Or something much , much darker … a Gnostic who just “ wanted to watch the world burn ” ?
If Marx was in the grips of dark spirits when he drew up his system , what does that say of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embrace and parrot the slogans of Marxist groups , like BLM ?
To find out , The Stream interviewed conservative scholar Paul Kengor .
We talked about his powerful new book , The Devil and Karl Marx .
John Zmirak : Your new book The Devil and Karl Marx is fascinating — and disturbing .
One thing you turn up that no one ever talks about : Marx ’ s fascination with Satan .
You quote early works of Marx ’ s where he obsessively referenced Faust , Mephistopheles , Prometheus .
All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Can you expand on that for Stream readers , maybe offer a few choice quotes ?
Paul Kengor : There are so many examples , John .
And frankly , that ’ s the point .
There ’ s too much to shrug off .
I hesitate to try to give even one or two examples here , because they won ’ t be sufficient .
Marx ’ s poems and plays are rife with pacts with the devil , suicide pacts , violence , vengeance , fire , despair , destruction , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Hellish vapors , ” about the “ Prince of Darkness ” selling a “ blood-dark sword [ that ] shall stab unerringly within thy soul , ” of “ Heaven I ’ ve forfeited , I know it full well , My soul , once true to God , Is Chosen for Hell.
” Among the most chilling of Marx ’ s writings was the play that he titled Oulanem .
Two Marx biographers ( Robert Payne and Richard Wurmbrand ) say that title is a sacrilegious inversion of the holy name @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As Payne formulated it “ Manuelo = Immanuel = God.
” Wurmbrand was even more blunt .
He identified the anagram as a directly Satanist anagram for the Hebrew Biblical name for Jesus , meaning “ God is with us.
” Of course , in sacred Scripture , the Angel Gabriel says to the Virgin Mary that she shall bear a child , and his name shall be Emmanuel , or Jesus .
He will be called “ Son of the Most High.
” But these were not the words ( or purpose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Emmanuel — and for his “ Oulanem.
” Wurmbrand published that observation in the 1980s .
Payne wrote about the play in his superb biographies of Marx in the 1960s and 1970s , published by the likes of Simon & Schuster and New York University Press .
Payne was a respected and fair scholar , a British professor of literature and the arts , and no right-winger .
If you Google the word “ Oulanem ” today , you will immediately find a Wikipedia reference to Marx ’ s play .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also display repulsive images of Satanic figures .
Don ’ t bother , dear reader .
I ’ ve done the dirty work for you .
Marx ’ s message in Oulanem is dark and destructive , like his poems .
Payne observed that the violence unleashed by Marx in some of his poems is turned inward , as the subject destroys himself .
But the violence in Oulanem is turned outward with the destruction of all mankind by the character that is “ Oulanem.
” Still more disquieting was Marx ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ observes : “ We enter a world where all the characters are learned in the arts of destruction , caught in the coils of a secret rage for vengeance.
” He says that in this play , “ Marx was giving vent to his own destructive rages .
Oulanem is a revenger ’ s tragedy.
” Some of these biographers seem to me to suggest that Karl Marx was possessed , or a Satanist .
What do you say about that ?
I ’ d really like to clarify here , to this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make .
I see that it ’ s getting lost in some of the reaction to the book .
I do not say nor do I know whether Karl Marx was possessed or a Satanist .
I do quote others who speculate on that possibility or claim it outright .
Those are things I couldn ’ t begin to affirm .
I say that very carefully right up front and repeatedly .
I ’ ve never encountered examples of Marx dabbling in the occult or engaging in black Masses or pagan worship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other communists doing such things . )
As I say early on , this book could be better titled , The Devil and Communism , because it goes way beyond the person of Marx .
Read the section on the communist prison camp at Pitesti .
People will be utterly shocked at the vile expressions of evil and depravity that they can ’ t even imagine — black Masses , mock crucifixions , priests forced to form communion wafers out of human excrement , denunciations of Mary as “ the great whore , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ idiot crucified on the cross.
” Read the material on Walter Duranty and Aleister Crowley .
Read the section on Kate Millett .
Read the weird and sometimes occultish garbage from certain members of the Frankfurt School .
But as for Marx specifically , I say this in the preface : There was a deep hatred of religion and interest in the “ dark side ” that is undeniable and chilling , especially in Marx ’ s poetry .
We repeatedly encounter in the life of Marx the words that family members and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Phrases like “ governed by a demon ” ( his father ) , “ my dear devil ” ( his son ) , “ monster of ten thousand devils ” ( Engels ) .
See the striking number of intimates and associates who compared him to Faust or Mephistopheles .
They used words like “ possessed , ” or “ eyes like a wet goblin , ” or “ take under a spell , ” to describe his demeanor .
One observed Marx shouting or “ chanting the words from Faust.
” There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blithely ignore .
“ There were times when Marx seemed to be possessed by demons , ” recorded Robert Payne in his chapter “ The Demons.
” This appeared in his seminal 1968 biography of Marx .
“ He had the devil ’ s view of the world , and the devil ’ s malignity .
Sometimes he seemed to know that he was accomplishing works of evil.
” What is undeniable is the evil associated with and wrought by Marxist-communist ideology : at least 100 million dead in the 20th century alone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all scholars and biographers , especially Christian ones .
You don ’ t want to overstate things , but you also don ’ t want to understate .
There ’ s room in the world for nuance and making careful distinctions , even if this lousy Twitter culture militates against it .
Describing Marx ’ s views requires more than 40 characters on a Twitter feed , or whatever the limit is .
He Wanted to Watch the World Burn What I took away from your book is that Marx ’ s first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revolt .
He wanted to overthrow , destroy , rip up , dissolve , and shred what he saw around him .
That didn ’ t just include the market economy .
He wanted to smash up nations .
It seems that later on he came up with his Communist Utopia , a fantasy land of perfect harmony and peace .
But the urge to destroy came first , and was more fundamental .
Would you say that ’ s fair ?
You see that in Oulanem .
Here , the principal character @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mock Creator , rises and declares of the world : “ I shall howl gigantic curses at mankind.
” And “ I will smash to pieces with my enduring curses.
” Payne interpreted it this way : “ Oulanem was Marx as judge and executioner.
” Richard Wurmbrand , the Romanian pastor who spent 14 years tortured for Christ in a communist prison camp , says : “ There is no support for the view that Marx entertained lofty social ideals about helping mankind .
Marx hated any notion of God or gods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who would kick out God.
” Marx ’ s disciples and implementers would certainly try to kick out God .
Part II of this interview will run later this week .
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 .
”

A movement led by “trained Marxists,” Black Lives Matter, now dominates the headlines, and thugs fighting in its name control several U.S. cities. So we need to understand Marx. Was he an idealist? A lover of the poor? A brilliant economist? A ‘man for others’? Or something much, much darker … a Gnostic who just “wanted to watch the world burn”? If Marx was in the grips of dark spirits when he drew up his system, what does that say of his followers today? Of churchmen who blindly embrace and parrot the slogans of Marxist groups, like BLM?
To find out, The Stream interviewed conservative scholar Paul Kengor. We talked about his powerful new book, The Devil and Karl Marx.
John Zmirak: Your new book The Devil and Karl Marx is fascinating — and disturbing. One thing you turn up that no one ever talks about: Marx’s fascination with Satan. You quote early works of Marx’s where he obsessively referenced Faust, Mephistopheles, Prometheus. All were figures of rebellion against God. Can you expand on that for Stream readers, maybe offer a few choice quotes?
Paul Kengor: There are so many examples, John. And frankly, that’s the point. There’s too much to shrug off. I hesitate to try to give even one or two examples here, because they won’t be sufficient.
Marx’s poems and plays are rife with pacts with the devil, suicide pacts, violence, vengeance, fire, despair, destruction, and death. Marx waxed poetic about “Hellish vapors,” about the “Prince of Darkness” selling a “blood-dark sword [that] shall stab unerringly within thy soul,” of “Heaven I’ve forfeited, I know it full well, My soul, once true to God, Is Chosen for Hell.”
Among the most chilling of Marx’s writings was the play that he titled Oulanem. Two Marx biographers (Robert Payne and Richard Wurmbrand) say that title is a sacrilegious inversion of the holy name “Manuelo” or “Emmanuel.” As Payne formulated it “Manuelo = Immanuel = God.” Wurmbrand was even more blunt. He identified the anagram as a directly Satanist anagram for the Hebrew Biblical name for Jesus, meaning “God is with us.” Of course, in sacred Scripture, the Angel Gabriel says to the Virgin Mary that she shall bear a child, and his name shall be Emmanuel, or Jesus. He will be called “Son of the Most High.” But these were not the words (or purpose) of Karl Marx in his anagram for Emmanuel — and for his “Oulanem.”
Please Support The Stream : Equipping Christians to Think Clearly About the Political, Economic, and Moral Issues of Our Day.
Wurmbrand published that observation in the 1980s. Payne wrote about the play in his superb biographies of Marx in the 1960s and 1970s, published by the likes of Simon & Schuster and New York University Press. Payne was a respected and fair scholar, a British professor of literature and the arts, and no right-winger. If you Google the word “Oulanem” today, you will immediately find a Wikipedia reference to Marx’s play. A warning, however: your screen will also display repulsive images of Satanic figures. Don’t bother, dear reader. I’ve done the dirty work for you.
Marx’s message in Oulanem is dark and destructive, like his poems. Payne observed that the violence unleashed by Marx in some of his poems is turned inward, as the subject destroys himself. But the violence in Oulanem is turned outward with the destruction of all mankind by the character that is “Oulanem.” Still more disquieting was Marx’s personal role in that vision. Payne observes: “We enter a world where all the characters are learned in the arts of destruction, caught in the coils of a secret rage for vengeance.” He says that in this play, “Marx was giving vent to his own destructive rages. Oulanem is a revenger’s tragedy.”
Was Marx … Possessed?
Some of these biographers seem to me to suggest that Karl Marx was possessed, or a Satanist. What do you say about that?
I’d really like to clarify here, to this audience, a crucial distinction I try to make. I see that it’s getting lost in some of the reaction to the book. I do not say nor do I know whether Karl Marx was possessed or a Satanist. I do quote others who speculate on that possibility or claim it outright. Those are things I couldn’t begin to affirm. I say that very carefully right up front and repeatedly. I’ve never encountered examples of Marx dabbling in the occult or engaging in black Masses or pagan worship. (Though I give examples of other communists doing such things.)
As I say early on, this book could be better titled, The Devil and Communism, because it goes way beyond the person of Marx. Read the section on the communist prison camp at Pitesti. People will be utterly shocked at the vile expressions of evil and depravity that they can’t even imagine — black Masses, mock crucifixions, priests forced to form communion wafers out of human excrement, denunciations of Mary as “the great whore,” of Jesus as “the great idiot crucified on the cross.” Read the material on Walter Duranty and Aleister Crowley. Read the section on Kate Millett. Read the weird and sometimes occultish garbage from certain members of the Frankfurt School.
But as for Marx specifically, I say this in the preface: There was a deep hatred of religion and interest in the “dark side” that is undeniable and chilling, especially in Marx’s poetry. We repeatedly encounter in the life of Marx the words that family members and close friends used referring to him. Phrases like “governed by a demon” (his father), “my dear devil” (his son), “monster of ten thousand devils” (Engels). See the striking number of intimates and associates who compared him to Faust or Mephistopheles. They used words like “possessed,” or “eyes like a wet goblin,” or “take under a spell,” to describe his demeanor. One observed Marx shouting or “chanting the words from Faust.”
There are way too many of these to blithely ignore.
“There were times when Marx seemed to be possessed by demons,” recorded Robert Payne in his chapter “The Demons.” This appeared in his seminal 1968 biography of Marx. “He had the devil’s view of the world, and the devil’s malignity. Sometimes he seemed to know that he was accomplishing works of evil.”
There were times when Marx seemed to be possessed by demons. He had the devil’s view of the world, and the devil’s malignity. Sometimes he seemed to know that he was accomplishing works of evil.
What is undeniable is the evil associated with and wrought by Marxist-communist ideology: at least 100 million dead in the 20th century alone.
A word of caution here to all scholars and biographers, especially Christian ones. You don’t want to overstate things, but you also don’t want to understate. There’s room in the world for nuance and making careful distinctions, even if this lousy Twitter culture militates against it. Describing Marx’s views requires more than 40 characters on a Twitter feed, or whatever the limit is.
He Wanted to Watch the World Burn
What I took away from your book is that Marx’s first and most defining preoccupation was with cosmic revolt. He wanted to overthrow, destroy, rip up, dissolve, and shred what he saw around him. That didn’t just include the market economy. He wanted to smash up nations. It seems that later on he came up with his Communist Utopia, a fantasy land of perfect harmony and peace. But the urge to destroy came first, and was more fundamental. Would you say that’s fair?
You see that in Oulanem. Here, the principal character, who serves as a sort of mock Creator, rises and declares of the world: “I shall howl gigantic curses at mankind.” And “I will smash to pieces with my enduring curses.” Payne interpreted it this way: “Oulanem was Marx as judge and executioner.”
Richard Wurmbrand, the Romanian pastor who spent 14 years tortured for Christ in a communist prison camp, says: “There is no support for the view that Marx entertained lofty social ideals about helping mankind. Marx hated any notion of God or gods. He determined to be the man who would kick out God.”
Marx’s disciples and implementers would certainly try to kick out God.
Part II of this interview will run later this week.
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--2020-09-11--Watch: Bishop Wooden Addresses Abortion and Black Lives Matter on Ministry Now With Marcus and Joni

Watch: Bishop Wooden Addresses Abortion and Black Lives Matter on Ministry Now With Marcus and Joni Lamb

“ I believe we have the right to live , to grow and to live out our destinies and carry out the work of the Lord , ” African American Pastor Patrick Wooden , Sr. , said on a recent “ Ministry Now ” program with Marcus and Joni Lamb of Daystar Television .
Pastor Wooden has been the senior pastor for The Upper Room Church of God in Christ for 33 years .
Daystar recently hosted the pastor and talked with him about Planned Parenthood and the Black Lives Matter movement .
These People are Not Our Friends Planned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ African American community , said Wooden .
“ These people are our enemies and there is a seeming love affair that many African Americans have with white leftists , who are the most racist people of them all because they don ’ t believe that we can stand on our own two feet , think for ourselves , that we are equal human beings .
And for our love affair with these people , 46 % of African Americans who should be here since 1973 are missing due to abortion alone .
Every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this country … these people are not our friends.
” Wooden added that people need to vote biblical values and the Democrats are clearly pro-abortion .
“ It doesn ’ t make sense to be a willing participant in your own demise .
… Planned Parenthood is the number one killer of African Americans .
Planned Parenthood killed more African Americans in two weeks than the Klan did in its entire history.
” Wooden questioned why any preacher worth his salt would not preach about abortion , especially an African American preacher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the extermination of our race.
” Blacks make up 40 % of abortions .
“ Our people can ’ t survive that.
” He said that the controversial preacher is the one who fails to say these things .
Faith doesn ’ t stop outside the voting booth .
“ You can ’ t pray in one direction and vote in another .
… You can ’ t say that you love Jesus and not take Him in the voting booth .
Christians have got to get involved.
” Wooden also addressed the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s based on evil premises , as the founders are avowed Marxists and practice necromancy — summoning the dead .
While the BLM founders are calling on the dead and demons , the churches are closed .
“ Black lives matter .
No one argues with that unless you ’ re Planned Parenthood .
For Planned Parenthood , black lives count , ” he rubbed his fingers as if counting money , “ but they don ’ t matter .
But for the rest of us , we know that Black lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Everybody ’ s life matters — even the life of the unborn.
” Wooden has a message for every pastor .
“ If you don ’ t remember anything else from this , please do not allow this thing to fester in your church , in your heart , in your members .
… You can not have a religion that God — clearly the Word of God — speaks against .
Deuteronomy 18 speaks clearly against necromancy .
You can ’ t communicate with the dead and summon demons .
… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christianity , and without Christ there can be no deliverance.
” Watch ( the segment with Dr .
Wooden begins at 16:25 ) : Nancy Flory is an associate editor at The Stream .
You can follow her @ NancyFlory3 , and follow The Stream @ Streamdotorg .

“I believe we have the right to live, to grow and to live out our destinies and carry out the work of the Lord,” African American Pastor Patrick Wooden, Sr., said on a recent “Ministry Now” program with Marcus and Joni Lamb of Daystar Television.
Pastor Wooden has been the senior pastor for The Upper Room Church of God in Christ for 33 years. Daystar recently hosted the pastor and talked with him about Planned Parenthood and the Black Lives Matter movement.
These People are Not Our Friends
Planned Parenthood is not a friend of the African American community, said Wooden. “These people are our enemies and there is a seeming love affair that many African Americans have with white leftists, who are the most racist people of them all because they don’t believe that we can stand on our own two feet, think for ourselves, that we are equal human beings. And for our love affair with these people, 46% of African Americans who should be here since 1973 are missing due to abortion alone. Every 90 seconds, a child is aborted in this country … these people are not our friends.”
Wooden added that people need to vote biblical values and the Democrats are clearly pro-abortion. “It doesn’t make sense to be a willing participant in your own demise. … Planned Parenthood is the number one killer of African Americans. Planned Parenthood killed more African Americans in two weeks than the Klan did in its entire history.” Wooden questioned why any preacher worth his salt would not preach about abortion, especially an African American preacher. “We’re talking about the extermination of our race.” Blacks make up 40% of abortions. “Our people can’t survive that.” He said that the controversial preacher is the one who fails to say these things.
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Faith doesn’t stop outside the voting booth. “You can’t pray in one direction and vote in another. … You can’t say that you love Jesus and not take Him in the voting booth. Christians have got to get involved.”
All Black Lives Matter
Wooden also addressed the Black Lives Matter movement and how it’s based on evil premises, as the founders are avowed Marxists and practice necromancy — summoning the dead. While the BLM founders are calling on the dead and demons, the churches are closed. “Black lives matter. No one argues with that unless you’re Planned Parenthood. For Planned Parenthood, black lives count,” he rubbed his fingers as if counting money, “but they don’t matter. But for the rest of us, we know that Black lives matter, but Christ died for everyone. Everybody’s life matters — even the life of the unborn.”
Wooden has a message for every pastor. “If you don’t remember anything else from this, please do not allow this thing to fester in your church, in your heart, in your members. … You cannot have a religion that God — clearly the Word of God — speaks against. Deuteronomy 18 speaks clearly against necromancy. You can’t communicate with the dead and summon demons. … That has nothing to do with biblical Christianity, and without Christ there can be no deliverance.”
Watch (the segment with Dr. Wooden begins at 16:25):
Nancy Flory is an associate editor at The Stream. You can follow her @NancyFlory3, and follow The Stream @Streamdotorg.