thestream--2020-11-18--100 Years of Legal Abortion: Happy ‘Birthday,’ Subhumanism

November 18 marks a powerful anniversary .
In 1920 , the newly-hatched dragon that was the Soviet Union legalized abortion .
That made it the first government in the West to embrace the destruction of children since the conversion of Constantine .
No one even dared to raise the idea of doing that until the 18th century , when the Marquis de Sade proposed it — in the midst of one of his many pornographic , literally Satanist books .
The egg he laid took centuries to mature , but it pecked its way out 100 years ago today .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ argued for abortion as the only way women could be fully “ equal ” to men .
Equally free , that is , to abandon the innocent product of sexual gratification .
In the U.S. , Ruth Bader Ginsburg picked up de Sade ’ s argument ( likely ignorant of its origins ) and tried to enshrine it in U.S. law .
In the Soviet Union , by the best estimates , the average woman had six abortions in her lifetime .
Abortion and Totalitarianism : You ’ re Only “ Free ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comprehensive pro-life organizations around is the Ruth Institute .
Its founder and president , Jennifer Roback Morse , issued a statement to mark this bleak day in history .
‘ It ’ s not surprising that a totalitarian state pioneered legalized abortion .
Just as communism violates human rights on a massive scale , abortion denies the most fundamental of rights — the right to life — to the unborn child .
That ’ s why it ’ s ironic that so many international organizations try to portray abortion as a fundamental human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right to a fair trial.
’ Until the end of World War II , legalized abortion was limited to Russia and countries controlled by the U.S.S.R. Then Sweden and Japan followed suit .
In the 1960s and 70s , many European democracies passed similar laws .
In 1973 , the Supreme Court imposed abortion on the United States .
Today , the World Health Organization estimates there are 50 million abortions a year worldwide .
‘ The number of abortions performed in the past 100 years could be in the billions , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : ‘ Now some prominent NGOs and government aid-givers are trying to force abortion on African countries like Kenya , despite overwhelming local opposition .
It ’ s important for us all to understand the origins of legalized abortion .
It started with a regime dedicated to the abolition of human rights and the family , and the massive expansion of state power.
’ What we ’ re seeing around the world , from the famine-inducing lockdowns and dehumanizing mask diktats to euthanasia by COVID in blue-state nursing homes , is clear .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ worldview we called Subhumanism .
We devoted much of our book , The Race to Save Our Century , to exposing this hydra-headed monster .
As we wrote in it : Here ’ s an ugly truth you can drop in the punchbowl at your next office party .
Most Western men and women , including many who consider themselves conventionally religious , treat human beings as subhuman .
They accept without reflection theories of human life that reduce us to brainy animals , or let us play at being gods .
These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to live as cowards .
They teach us to despise the weak but train us in habits of laziness and avoidance .
They speak the language of progress while in fact encouraging the lowest of human instincts .
They claim to have surpassed Judeo-Christian ethics .
But really they have slumped below the standard of most pagan or animist cultures .
This complex of truncated , crass , and despairing accounts of man ’ s dignity deserves a name .
Since the picture of man presented by these modern ideologies is distinctly un-heroic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is “ subhumanism.
” When we speak of humanity now , too often we think in terms of ecological damage , excessive numbers , and intractable hatreds .
Ecologists have even taught us to see ourselves as a kind of plague on the planet , with our generation ’ s task to limit the damage we do to the rest of the biosphere .
And yet , somehow and from somewhere , we are said to possess a set of things called “ human rights , ” which can be so expansive as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surgery funded by our neighbors , but which do not necessarily include the right of terminal patients to food and water .
We Tried to Dethrone God , and so Turned into Beasts How did we get here ?
We forgot about God .
Or tried to erase Him , deface Him , even replace Him : And now of the 21st century too .
Remember when Governor Andrew Cuomo ( and his Democratic colleagues in California , Michigan , New Jersey , and other states ) blathered about saving lives from COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same time , they were dumping virus patients on nursing homes .
Was that part of the strategy Biden COVID advisor Ezekiel Emanuel cooked up ?
He ’ d already written that nobody over 75 ought to get life-saving treatments , since their lives are effectively over .
Was the COVID dump on nursing homes just euthanasia by virus ?
That ’ s literally crueler than the methods the Nazis employed to eliminate those whom they called “ life unworthy of life.
” The same governors who closed our churches and schools and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus patients to kill off veterans and grandmas penned up in nursing homes .
They forbade these elderly Americans any visits from their family or clergy to give them last rites .
When the virus carried them off by the tens of thousands , they didn ’ t even get funerals .
Nor graves in Potter ’ s Field .
They were incinerated en masse , like pets cruelly abandoned at some city kill shelter .
We Have No Excuse , and Need None So we ’ re in no position to sneer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were subject to a cruel dictatorship and secret police , which was even then building the Gulag .
All we face is a pack of election-stealing corruptocrats .
What ’ s our excuse ?
We have none , and we don ’ t need one .
Because with God ’ s help we ’ ll beat these people .
Please enjoy this video Movie to Movement made of the final words in our book .
Let it steel you for the struggle , which is right now to “ Stop the Steal.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Stream .
He is a film producer , author , activist and human rights worker .
You can follow him at @ JasonJonesShow .
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 .
Together , Jones and Zmirak wrote The Race to Save Our Century .

November 18 marks a powerful anniversary. In 1920, the newly-hatched dragon that was the Soviet Union legalized abortion. That made it the first government in the West to embrace the destruction of children since the conversion of Constantine. No one even dared to raise the idea of doing that until the 18th century, when the Marquis de Sade proposed it — in the midst of one of his many pornographic, literally Satanist books.
The egg he laid took centuries to mature, but it pecked its way out 100 years ago today. Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir both argued for abortion as the only way women could be fully “equal” to men. Equally free, that is, to abandon the innocent product of sexual gratification. In the U.S., Ruth Bader Ginsburg picked up de Sade’s argument (likely ignorant of its origins) and tried to enshrine it in U.S. law. In the Soviet Union, by the best estimates, the average woman had six abortions in her lifetime.
Abortion and Totalitarianism: You’re Only “Free” in the Bedroom
One of the best comprehensive pro-life organizations around is the Ruth Institute. Its founder and president, Jennifer Roback Morse, issued a statement to mark this bleak day in history.
‘It’s not surprising that a totalitarian state pioneered legalized abortion. Just as communism violates human rights on a massive scale, abortion denies the most fundamental of rights — the right to life — to the unborn child. That’s why it’s ironic that so many international organizations try to portray abortion as a fundamental human right, comparable to free speech or the right to a fair trial.’ Until the end of World War II, legalized abortion was limited to Russia and countries controlled by the U.S.S.R. Then Sweden and Japan followed suit. In the 1960s and 70s, many European democracies passed similar laws. In 1973, the Supreme Court imposed abortion on the United States. Today, the World Health Organization estimates there are 50 million abortions a year worldwide. ‘The number of abortions performed in the past 100 years could be in the billions,’ Morse said. She also warned: ‘Now some prominent NGOs and government aid-givers are trying to force abortion on African countries like Kenya, despite overwhelming local opposition. It’s important for us all to understand the origins of legalized abortion. It started with a regime dedicated to the abolition of human rights and the family, and the massive expansion of state power.’
Subhumanism: Treat People Like Veal
What we’re seeing around the world, from the famine-inducing lockdowns and dehumanizing mask diktats to euthanasia by COVID in blue-state nursing homes, is clear. It’s the revival of a worldview we called Subhumanism. We devoted much of our book, The Race to Save Our Century, to exposing this hydra-headed monster. As we wrote in it:
Here’s an ugly truth you can drop in the punchbowl at your next office party. Most Western men and women, including many who consider themselves conventionally religious, treat human beings as subhuman. They accept without reflection theories of human life that reduce us to brainy animals, or let us play at being gods. These theories render suffering meaningless and train us to live as cowards. They teach us to despise the weak but train us in habits of laziness and avoidance. They speak the language of progress while in fact encouraging the lowest of human instincts. They claim to have surpassed Judeo-Christian ethics. But really they have slumped below the standard of most pagan or animist cultures. This complex of truncated, crass, and despairing accounts of man’s dignity deserves a name. Since the picture of man presented by these modern ideologies is distinctly un-heroic … the only proper term for it is “subhumanism.” … When we speak of humanity now, too often we think in terms of ecological damage, excessive numbers, and intractable hatreds. Ecologists have even taught us to see ourselves as a kind of plague on the planet, with our generation’s task to limit the damage we do to the rest of the biosphere. And yet, somehow and from somewhere, we are said to possess a set of things called “human rights,” which can be so expansive as to include the right to transgender reassignment surgery funded by our neighbors, but which do not necessarily include the right of terminal patients to food and water.
We Tried to Dethrone God, and so Turned into Beasts
How did we get here? We forgot about God. Or tried to erase Him, deface Him, even replace Him:
[W]e tried to root Him out, to create consistent systems that preserved all the good things we’d come to take for granted in Western society, while excising any reference to transcendent underpinnings. We tried to build the steeple on the temple of humanity with steel we’d ripped from its foundations. In this way, the whole tower collapsed in the muck and the killing fields of the twentieth century.
And now of the 21st century too.
Lockdowns, Euthanasia, and Stolen Elections
Remember when Governor Andrew Cuomo (and his Democratic colleagues in California, Michigan, New Jersey, and other states) blathered about saving lives from COVID back in March? At the very same time, they were dumping virus patients on nursing homes.
Was that part of the strategy Biden COVID advisor Ezekiel Emanuel cooked up? He’d already written that nobody over 75 ought to get life-saving treatments, since their lives are effectively over. Was the COVID dump on nursing homes just euthanasia by virus? That’s literally crueler than the methods the Nazis employed to eliminate those whom they called “life unworthy of life.”
We tried to build the steeple on the temple of humanity with steel we’d ripped from its foundations.
The same governors who closed our churches and schools and locked us up in our homes sent virus patients to kill off veterans and grandmas penned up in nursing homes. They forbade these elderly Americans any visits from their family or clergy to give them last rites. When the virus carried them off by the tens of thousands, they didn’t even get funerals. Nor graves in Potter’s Field. They were incinerated en masse, like pets cruelly abandoned at some city kill shelter.
We Have No Excuse, and Need None
So we’re in no position to sneer at the Soviet Union. Its citizens were subject to a cruel dictatorship and secret police, which was even then building the Gulag. All we face is a pack of election-stealing corruptocrats. What’s our excuse?
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We have none, and we don’t need one. Because with God’s help we’ll beat these people. Please enjoy this video Movie to Movement made of the final words in our book. Let it steel you for the struggle, which is right now to “Stop the Steal.”
Jason Jones is a senior contributor to The Stream. He is a film producer, author, activist and human rights worker. You can follow him at @JasonJonesShow.
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.
Together, Jones and Zmirak wrote The Race to Save Our Century.


thestream--2020-11-18--Pfizer to Seek FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Vaccine ‘Within Days,’ Final Analysis Shows 95% E

Pfizer to Seek FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Vaccine ‘Within Days,’ Final Analysis Shows 95% Effective

Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech concluded Phase 3 of their coronavirus vaccine trial and will ask the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization “ within days.
” Pfizer and BioNTech said the final analysis of the trial showed the vaccine was 95 % effective in preventing new infections , according to a press release Wednesday .
The companies initially announced their vaccine was over 90 % effective on Nov. 9 .
“ The study results mark an important step in this historic eight-month journey to bring forward a vaccine capable of helping to end this devastating pandemic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chairman and CEO .
“ We continue to move at the speed of science to compile all the data collected thus far and share with regulators around the world.
” “ With hundreds of thousands of people around the globe infected every day , we urgently need to get a safe and effective vaccine to the world , ” he continued .
The companies said they planned to submit an emergency use authorization request “ within days ” based on the safety and efficacy of the vaccine demonstrated throughout the trial , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ showed that there were 170 cases of coronavirus , 162 of which were observed in the placebo group , according to the press release .
The large-scale phase began on July 27 and enrolled 43,661 participants worldwide .
“ We are grateful that the first global trial to reach the final efficacy analysis mark indicates that a high rate of protection against COVID-19 can be achieved very fast , ” said Dr. Ugur Sahin , CEO and co-founder of BioNTech , according to the press release .
Meanwhile , Moderna announced Monday that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ combating coronavirus during its large-scale human trials .
President Donald Trump celebrated the progress of Operation Warp Speed , the federal government ’ s multiagency effort to produce a coronavirus vaccine quickly , during a news conference Friday .
Average coronavirus cases and deaths per million have been increasing rapidly nationwide for several weeks , according to The COVID Tracking Project .
On Tuesday , the U.S. reported 1,567 new coronavirus-related deaths and 155,835 new cases while 76,823 Americans remained hospitalized from the virus .
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Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech concluded Phase 3 of their coronavirus vaccine trial and will ask the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization “within days.”
Pfizer and BioNTech said the final analysis of the trial showed the vaccine was 95% effective in preventing new infections, according to a press release Wednesday. The companies initially announced their vaccine was over 90% effective on Nov. 9.
“The study results mark an important step in this historic eight-month journey to bring forward a vaccine capable of helping to end this devastating pandemic,” said Dr. Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chairman and CEO. “We continue to move at the speed of science to compile all the data collected thus far and share with regulators around the world.”
“With hundreds of thousands of people around the globe infected every day, we urgently need to get a safe and effective vaccine to the world,” he continued.
The companies said they planned to submit an emergency use authorization request “within days” based on the safety and efficacy of the vaccine demonstrated throughout the trial, according to the press release.
The trial showed that there were 170 cases of coronavirus, 162 of which were observed in the placebo group, according to the press release. The large-scale phase began on July 27 and enrolled 43,661 participants worldwide.
“We are grateful that the first global trial to reach the final efficacy analysis mark indicates that a high rate of protection against COVID-19 can be achieved very fast,” said Dr. Ugur Sahin, CEO and co-founder of BioNTech, according to the press release.
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Meanwhile, Moderna announced Monday that its vaccine was 94.5% effective in combating coronavirus during its large-scale human trials. President Donald Trump celebrated the progress of Operation Warp Speed, the federal government’s multiagency effort to produce a coronavirus vaccine quickly, during a news conference Friday.
Average coronavirus cases and deaths per million have been increasing rapidly nationwide for several weeks, according to The COVID Tracking Project. On Tuesday, the U.S. reported 1,567 new coronavirus-related deaths and 155,835 new cases while 76,823 Americans remained hospitalized from the virus.
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thestream--2020-11-18--Joy Break: God’s Name Is Howard — And This Tot Can Prove It

When we turn on our televisions or smart phones we are bombarded with news that brings us down .
Where @ @ @ @ @ ?
They ’ re still there .
Here ’ s one that we hope will @ @ @ @ @ girl knows God ’ s name : it ’ s Howard .
The tot explained @ @ @ @ @ s name and her mom couldn ’ t stop laughing .
Earlier this month , @ @ @ @ @ and now it ’ s viral .
Over 661,000 people have shared it .
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When we turn on our televisions or smart phones we are bombarded with news that brings us down. Where are all the good stories? They’re still there. Here’s one that we hope will bless you.
A little girl knows God’s name: it’s Howard. The tot explained how she knew God’s name and her mom couldn’t stop laughing.
Earlier this month, Kyrun Trigg posted the video and now it’s viral. Over 661,000 people have shared it.
Watch:
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thestream--2020-11-18--Why Did Pfizer Delay Vaccine Announcement?

To everyone who has been suspicious of Pfizer ’ s delay in announcing their new vaccine — waiting until six days after the election although they reportedly knew in October — and even telling Biden ’ s people about it first , here ’ s some information about a Biden-Pfizer connection that might go a long way towards explaining that .
It ’ s in a report about a “ charity ” ( I ’ m very sorry to have to use the quotes around that word , but I think I do ) called the Biden Cancer Initiative — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grants and spent zero money on cancer research .
In the New York Post ’ s report on this same story , there ’ s a lovely two-shot at the top of the page , showing Joe Biden on the right and a man named Greg Simon on the left .
It ’ s from 2016 — and , at that time , Simon was the executive in charge of Obama ’ s “ Cancer Moonshot Task Force.
” That was shortly before this healthcare lobbyist went to work for the Biden organization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself .
Simon was paid $ 429,850 in fiscal 2018 , and that was almost twice what he made the first year of their operation for fiscal 2017 .
The Biden Cancer Initiative spent most of its donations on salaries and , let me stress , gave out no research grants .
When asked about this , Simon defended it , saying the main point of the charity was not to give out grants ( ! )
— that its goal was to find ways to accelerate treatment for all , regardless of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I see , he ’ s saying its goal centered around identity politics and “ access ” to treatment , not fighting cancer per se .
Simon might want to look at the stated goals of the organization , which are to “ develop and drive implementation of solutions to implement progress in cancer prevention , detection , diagnosis , research and care , and to reduce disparities in cancer outcomes.
” That last thing , “ reduce disparities in cancer outcomes , ” refers to the more identity politics aspect , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and all those other goals ?
Are they just there to implement the implementation ?
I ’ ll bet people who donated to the Biden Cancer Initiative thought their money was going to fund research grants .
Anyway , here ’ s how this possibly ties into Pfizer choosing to delay its announcement until after the election : Greg Simon is a former top executive for … drum roll , please … Pfizer Inc .
Writing Trump Out of the Picture Pfizer took federal money to be part of President Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a vaccine as soon as humanly possible .
And then , when it said it had one , initially even denied it was part of that project .
Later , this had to be corrected .
Incidentally , Newsmax pointed out that Joe Biden ’ s tweet congratulating “ the brilliant women and men who produced this breakthrough ” and “ the frontline workers who are still confronting the virus around the clock ” failed to give any credit whatsoever to President Trump .
The goal is no doubt to have President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I apologize if it turns out that Biden has thanked the President elsewhere .
But if he has , I haven ’ t seen it .
But back to the main point .
Now , I hesitate to criticize something called the “ Biden Cancer Initiative , ” especially since it reportedly was inspired by the death of Joe Biden ’ s son Beau from brain cancer and because it has also been reported that Simon himself is a cancer survivor .
But one doesn ’ t have to look very far to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charity ” was .
Millions taken in , millions paid out in salaries and travel expenses , with absolutely no money given out in grants .
The man in charge , a “ longtime healthcare lobbyist ” as described in the New York Post , making close to half a million dollars in one fiscal year .
Greg Simon and Democrats Go Way Back Greg Simon goes way back with the Democratic Party .
He was chief domestic policy adviser to Al Gore from 1993 to 1997 .
A blurb from Wikipedia describes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who supported Joe Biden and Al Gore .
His private sector work is concentrated in the pharmaceutical , biotechnology and telecommunications sectors.
” He was on the Obama-Biden transition team and then joined Pfizer as a senior vice president in charge of policy and patient advocacy .
According to Techonomy.com , Simon was also the lead staffer for the Clinton-Gore administration for the development and passage of the Telecommunications Reform Act of 1996 as well as development of the National and Global Information Infrastructure .
( Hey , maybe he helped Al Gore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pfizer , he represented Gore on the National Economic Council , and helped negotiate the U.S.-Russia agreement on the International Space Station , and oversaw a number of key programs , etc .
Would it surprise anyone that in the weeks leading up to the Trump-Biden election , a company that had just developed a vaccine effective against COVID-19 — with money from President Trump ’ s initiative — might have delayed announcing it until six days after the election ?
Especially if someone very tightly connected with this company was a highly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , specifically , Biden for President ?
Anyone at all ?
As we reported yesterday , the CEO of competing pharmaceutical company Moderna , which has just announced a vaccine of its own that ’ s proven in stage-3 trials to be 94.5 percent effective ( Pfizer ’ s was 90 percent ) , specifically thanked Operation Warp Speed .
I can ’ t help but wonder if the announcement of a vaccine before the election might have garnered Trump some thankful votes , for the fulfillment of a major promise .
( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made … promises kept !
” ) I certainly get the impression that some associated with Pfizer assumed it might .
We ’ ll never know , but recall the recent survey that said 36 percent of Biden voters didn ’ t know about his and Hunter ’ s business dealings with China before the election .
And if they had , 13 percent of them ( 4.6 percent of Biden ’ s total ) said they wouldn ’ t have voted for him .
That ’ s enough to change the outcome @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so hard to control the narrative .
And why we have to do everything possible to stop them .
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A New York Times best-selling author , he hosts the weekly talk show Huckabee on TBN .

To everyone who has been suspicious of Pfizer’s delay in announcing their new vaccine — waiting until six days after the election although they reportedly knew in October — and even telling Biden’s people about it first, here’s some information about a Biden-Pfizer connection that might go a long way towards explaining that.
It’s in a report about a “charity” (I’m very sorry to have to use the quotes around that word, but I think I do) called the Biden Cancer Initiative — which, incidentally, gave out zero grants and spent zero money on cancer research.
(By the way, the Daily Caller story I linked to above falsely refers to Biden as “President-elect,” while the Newsmax story correctly does not. Just giving credit where credit is due, and that would be to Newsmax.)
The Biden Cancer Initiative
In the New York Post’s report on this same story, there’s a lovely two-shot at the top of the page, showing Joe Biden on the right and a man named Greg Simon on the left. It’s from 2016 — and, at that time, Simon was the executive in charge of Obama’s “Cancer Moonshot Task Force.” That was shortly before this healthcare lobbyist went to work for the Biden organization, where he did very well for himself. Simon was paid $429,850 in fiscal 2018, and that was almost twice what he made the first year of their operation for fiscal 2017. The Biden Cancer Initiative spent most of its donations on salaries and, let me stress, gave out no research grants.
When asked about this, Simon defended it, saying the main point of the charity was not to give out grants (!) — that its goal was to find ways to accelerate treatment for all, regardless of their economic or cultural backgrounds. Oh, I see, he’s saying its goal centered around identity politics and “access” to treatment, not fighting cancer per se.
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Simon might want to look at the stated goals of the organization, which are to “develop and drive implementation of solutions to implement progress in cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, research and care, and to reduce disparities in cancer outcomes.” That last thing, “reduce disparities in cancer outcomes,” refers to the more identity politics aspect, but what about the “research” and all those other goals? Are they just there to implement the implementation? I’ll bet people who donated to the Biden Cancer Initiative thought their money was going to fund research grants.
Anyway, here’s how this possibly ties into Pfizer choosing to delay its announcement until after the election: Greg Simon is a former top executive for … drum roll, please … Pfizer Inc.
Writing Trump Out of the Picture
Pfizer took federal money to be part of President Trump’s “Operation Warp Speed” and create a vaccine as soon as humanly possible. And then, when it said it had one, initially even denied it was part of that project. Later, this had to be corrected.
Incidentally, Newsmax pointed out that Joe Biden’s tweet congratulating “the brilliant women and men who produced this breakthrough” and “the frontline workers who are still confronting the virus around the clock” failed to give any credit whatsoever to President Trump. The goal is no doubt to have President Trump written out of the narrative entirely. I apologize if it turns out that Biden has thanked the President elsewhere. But if he has, I haven’t seen it.
A Political ‘Charity’
But back to the main point. Now, I hesitate to criticize something called the “Biden Cancer Initiative,” especially since it reportedly was inspired by the death of Joe Biden’s son Beau from brain cancer and because it has also been reported that Simon himself is a cancer survivor.
But one doesn’t have to look very far to see how political Biden’s “charity” was. Millions taken in, millions paid out in salaries and travel expenses, with absolutely no money given out in grants. The man in charge, a “longtime healthcare lobbyist” as described in the New York Post, making close to half a million dollars in one fiscal year.
Greg Simon and Democrats Go Way Back
Greg Simon goes way back with the Democratic Party. He was chief domestic policy adviser to Al Gore from 1993 to 1997. A blurb from Wikipedia describes him as “an American political aide who supported Joe Biden and Al Gore. His private sector work is concentrated in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and telecommunications sectors.” He was on the Obama-Biden transition team and then joined Pfizer as a senior vice president in charge of policy and patient advocacy.
According to Techonomy.com, Simon was also the lead staffer for the Clinton-Gore administration for the development and passage of the Telecommunications Reform Act of 1996 as well as development of the National and Global Information Infrastructure. (Hey, maybe he helped Al Gore invent the internet!) Before joining Pfizer, he represented Gore on the National Economic Council, and helped negotiate the U.S.-Russia agreement on the International Space Station, and oversaw a number of key programs, etc.
Would it surprise anyone that in the weeks leading up to the Trump-Biden election, a company that had just developed a vaccine effective against COVID-19 — with money from President Trump’s initiative — might have delayed announcing it until six days after the election? Especially if someone very tightly connected with this company was a highly political supporter of the Democratic Party and, specifically, Biden for President?
Anyone at all?
Controlling the Narrative
As we reported yesterday, the CEO of competing pharmaceutical company Moderna, which has just announced a vaccine of its own that’s proven in stage-3 trials to be 94.5 percent effective (Pfizer’s was 90 percent), specifically thanked Operation Warp Speed.
I can’t help but wonder if the announcement of a vaccine before the election might have garnered Trump some thankful votes, for the fulfillment of a major promise. (That’s Trump: “Promises made … promises kept!”) I certainly get the impression that some associated with Pfizer assumed it might.
We’ll never know, but recall the recent survey that said 36 percent of Biden voters didn’t know about his and Hunter’s business dealings with China before the election. And if they had, 13 percent of them (4.6 percent of Biden’s total) said they wouldn’t have voted for him. That’s enough to change the outcome.
This is why the media tries so hard to control the narrative. And why we have to do everything possible to stop them.
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 appeared at MikeHuckabee.com.


thestream--2020-11-18--Robert Morris on the Election and COVID Turmoil: ‘Hold On to Hope and Pray’

A Note from James Robison : Robert Morris , our pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake , Texas , wrote a wonderful letter to our local church family that should be read by all members of Christ ’ s body — the Church .
Pray and pass it on .
You are on my heart during this tumultuous time .
We have faced unique challenges this year — from the pandemic to a closely contested presidential election to a season of civil unrest and racial tension .
Many people are anxious and worried about what the future holds .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ encourage you to do two things : hold on to hope and pray .
First , hold on to hope because God is on the throne , and our hope has always been anchored in Christ alone .
In the midst of uncertainty , we can have confidence because we know God is faithful .
He is working all things together for our good .
Second , pray .
Many of you are asking questions about the status of the presidential election .
There are many rumors , stories , and narratives circulating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supposedly “ called the election , ” even though the press does not determine the results of the election .
The United States has a process to elect the president that culminates in the Electoral College casting their votes on December 14 and is certified by Congress on January 6 .
I want to encourage you not to get caught up in every breaking news story , social media opinion , or internet post but instead wait patiently and walk in peace .
God gave our founders wisdom to build checks and balances @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through difficult times and times of transition .
I believe we should wait patiently as the process the founders established works its way out to the end .
As the Church , our primary job right now is to pray .
Here are five specific ways to pray : • Pray for our leaders , elected officials , and judges to walk in integrity and do what is right .
• Pray for the truth to be revealed and for righteousness to be exalted in our nation .
• Pray for vaccines and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for all those affected by the coronavirus .
• Pray for our communities and for wisdom regarding social injustice , including wisdom for our law enforcement officials .
• Pray for God to bless our Gateway Church members and every believer and citizen in America , and pray that peace will prevail .
Above all , pray that everyone will walk in love , patience , and grace , and that our nation will unite around the truth and the principles that have made the United States the greatest nation in the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and uncertainty that surrounds us , let ’ s keep our eyes upon Jesus , the author and finisher of our faith ( Hebrews 12:2 ) !
Debbie and I are praying for you , and our nation , every day .
Please let me know how we can serve you .
And remember , if you would like someone to pray with you , simply text PRAYER to 71010 , and someone will follow up to pray with you .
Robert Morris is the lead senior pastor of Gateway Church , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His television program is aired in over 190 countries , and he ’ s is the bestselling author of numerous books , including The Blessed Life , Truly Free , Frequency , and Beyond Blessed .

A Note from James Robison: Robert Morris, our pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, wrote a wonderful letter to our local church family that should be read by all members of Christ’s body — the Church. Pray and pass it on.
Dear Gateway Family,
You are on my heart during this tumultuous time. We have faced unique challenges this year — from the pandemic to a closely contested presidential election to a season of civil unrest and racial tension. Many people are anxious and worried about what the future holds. As your pastor, I am writing to encourage you to do two things: hold on to hope and pray.
First, hold on to hope because God is on the throne, and our hope has always been anchored in Christ alone. In the midst of uncertainty, we can have confidence because we know God is faithful. He is working all things together for our good.
Second, pray. Many of you are asking questions about the status of the presidential election. There are many rumors, stories, and narratives circulating. For example, the press has supposedly “called the election,” even though the press does not determine the results of the election. The United States has a process to elect the president that culminates in the Electoral College casting their votes on December 14 and is certified by Congress on January 6.
I want to encourage you not to get caught up in every breaking news story, social media opinion, or internet post but instead wait patiently and walk in peace. God gave our founders wisdom to build checks and balances into our government to see the nation through difficult times and times of transition. I believe we should wait patiently as the process the founders established works its way out to the end.
Five Specific Ways to Pray
As the Church, our primary job right now is to pray. Here are five specific ways to pray:
Pray for our leaders, elected officials, and judges to walk in integrity and do what is right. Pray for the truth to be revealed and for righteousness to be exalted in our nation. Pray for vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 and health and provision for all those affected by the coronavirus. Pray for our communities and for wisdom regarding social injustice, including wisdom for our law enforcement officials. Pray for God to bless our Gateway Church members and every believer and citizen in America, and pray that peace will prevail.
Above all, pray that everyone will walk in love, patience, and grace, and that our nation will unite around the truth and the principles that have made the United States the greatest nation in the world. In the midst of the chaos and uncertainty that surrounds us, let’s keep our eyes upon Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2)!
Debbie and I are praying for you, and our nation, every day. Please let me know how we can serve you.
And remember, if you would like someone to pray with you, simply text PRAYER to 71010, and someone will follow up to pray with you.
God bless,
Pastor Robert
Robert Morris is the lead senior pastor of Gateway Church, a multicampus church in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. His television program is aired in over 190 countries, and he’s is the bestselling author of numerous books, including The Blessed Life, Truly Free, Frequency, and Beyond Blessed.


thestream--2020-11-18--Good for Congressman-Elect Madison Cawthorn: He Defends Sharing His Faith

It appears that the Daily Beast was the first to report it , news that was absolutely shocking , even terrifying .
Yes , “ Madison Cawthorn , the North Carolina Republican who will become the youngest member of Congress in history , has admitted he tried to convert Jews and Muslims to Christianity.
” How could such a thing happen in the 21st century ?
How could a self-righteous , religious fanatic make it into the hallowed halls of the House ?
As I tweeted in response to the shocking news , “ Oh , the horror !
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , is a Christian who — get this — actually practiced his faith and tried — gasp !
!
— to win Jews and Muslims to Jesus .
Time to panic !
Sound the alarm !
This dangerous man is now in Congress !
( Seriously , good for him ! )
” It turns out that in a November 16 interview with the Jewish Insider , Cawthorn spoke of his devout Christian faith , explaining that he had also read the Quran in case he ever met a Muslim who was curious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thrilled to share , he had actually seen some Muslims become Christians .
But this , he stated , was what Christians are supposed to do : “ If all you are is friends with other Christians , then how are you ever going to lead somebody to Christ ?
If you ’ re not wanting to lead somebody to Christ , then you ’ re probably not really a Christian.
” Precisely .
Sharing the Christian faith with non-Christians , in a loving , non-coercive way , is part of what Christians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this should be as natural as breathing .
It is part and parcel of who we are and part of the mandate that He left us .
In the oft-quoted words of Jesus , we are to “ go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation ” ( Mark 16:15 ) .
Coincidentally , about the same time the Jewish Insider interview was being released , I was writing an article on the gospel being our first and greatest priority .
The article ended with several powerful quotes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 1820-1896 ) : “ No Christian is in a right condition , if he is not seeking in some way to bring souls to Christ.
” Put another way , committed Christians share their faith the way committed Jews observe the Torah and committed Muslims follow the Quran .
These are foundational elements of each one ’ s respective faith .
What about sharing the gospel with Jews ?
The Jewish Insider asked him that very question : “ I have , ” he said with a laugh .
“ I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot of , uh , you know , I guess , culturally Jewish people .
But being a practicing Jew , like , people who are religious about it , they are very difficult .
I ’ ve had a hard time connecting with them in that way.
” That makes perfect sense .
It is harder to change the views of someone who is also deeply committed to their faith .
This , however , was too much for MSNBC ’ s Chris Hayes .
He said that “ this is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s like the original anti-Semitic thing to say and doesn ’ t rely on any codes or tropes .
And the entire GOP should condemn it .
But of course they won ’ t , and I ’ m willing to bet it gets 1/20th of the coverage of Omar ’ s tweet ?
And this speaks to something pretty profound about how the two parties are viewed and whose ‘ extremism ’ gets attention.
” So , for doing what Christians have done for 2,000 years — sharing their faith — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and “ the entire GOP ” should condemn his heinous act .
In reality , there ’ s nothing anti-Semitic in Cawthorn ’ s words and attitudes .
As noted by Tablet Magazine ’ s Yair Rosenberg , “ Twice as many Jews think you can be Jewish and *not believe in God* than think you can be Jewish and believe Jesus was the messiah .
It ’ s not anti-Semitic to say this out loud !
It just means you ’ ve talked to some Jews and noticed what most of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the nail on the head .
The vast majority of Jews reject faith in Jesus , in particular , religious Jews .
His name was Yeshua , and He was called “ Christ ” because that was the Greek way of saying “ Messiah.
” He was a rabbi , not a reverend , His mother ’ s name was Miriam , and His first followers were Jewish men with names like Shimon and Yochanan and Yaakov and Yehudah .
The Jesus movement actually started out as exclusively Jewish , with the big @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gentile and believe in Jesus , or do you have to become a Jew first ?
( See Acts 15 . )
That ’ s why , every writer of the New Testament , with the possible exception of one , was Jewish .
And that ’ s why Paul wrote , “ For I am not ashamed of the gospel , because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes : first to the Jew , then to the Gentile ” ( Romans 1:16 ) .
Cawthorn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ love and respect for the Jewish people , was simply living out his faith , sharing the gospel indiscriminately with others .
That included atheists , Muslims , Jews , and others .
To repeat : that ’ s what Christians do .
Thankfully , rather than cower to this anti-religious hostility , Cawthorn has pushed back , tweeting , “ I am being attacked because I share my faith with others ?
Is the left fully anti religious freedom now ?
As a Jewish follower of Jesus myself , I am grateful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with me in 1971 .
And I am not alone .
Other Jewish believers in Jesus , like ACLJ attorney Jay Sekulow or conservative commentator and novelist Andrew Klavan , are also glad that someone shared their faith with them .
In a free country like ours , that is what we get to do .
Talk or not talk .
Accept the gospel or reject it .
Share our beliefs or keep them to ourselves .
It ’ s a free country , and this is an essential part of our freedom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will have some success sharing his faith in Congress .
God knows that plenty of Congressmen need Jesus , too .
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 .

It appears that the Daily Beast was the first to report it, news that was absolutely shocking, even terrifying. Yes, “Madison Cawthorn, the North Carolina Republican who will become the youngest member of Congress in history, has admitted he tried to convert Jews and Muslims to Christianity.” How could such a thing happen in the 21st century?
How could a self-righteous, religious fanatic make it into the hallowed halls of the House?
As I tweeted in response to the shocking news, “Oh, the horror! A newly elected House Rep., Madison Cawthorn, is a Christian who — get this — actually practiced his faith and tried — gasp!! — to win Jews and Muslims to Jesus. Time to panic! Sound the alarm! This dangerous man is now in Congress! (Seriously, good for him!)”
Thrilled to Share the Gospel
It turns out that in a November 16 interview with the Jewish Insider, Cawthorn spoke of his devout Christian faith, explaining that he had also read the Quran in case he ever met a Muslim who was curious about Christianity. And, he was thrilled to share, he had actually seen some Muslims become Christians.
But this, he stated, was what Christians are supposed to do: “If all you are is friends with other Christians, then how are you ever going to lead somebody to Christ? If you’re not wanting to lead somebody to Christ, then you’re probably not really a Christian.”
Precisely. Sharing the Christian faith with non-Christians, in a loving, non-coercive way, is part of what Christians do. For followers of Jesus, this should be as natural as breathing. It is part and parcel of who we are and part of the mandate that He left us. In the oft-quoted words of Jesus, we are to “go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation” (Mark 16:15).
So, for doing what Christians have done for 2,000 years — sharing their faith — Cawthorn is an anti-Semite and an extremist, and “the entire GOP” should condemn his heinous act.
Coincidentally, about the same time the Jewish Insider interview was being released, I was writing an article on the gospel being our first and greatest priority. The article ended with several powerful quotes, including this one from C. H. Mackintosh (1820-1896): “No Christian is in a right condition, if he is not seeking in some way to bring souls to Christ.”
Put another way, committed Christians share their faith the way committed Jews observe the Torah and committed Muslims follow the Quran. These are foundational elements of each one’s respective faith.
MSNBC Host Calls Madison an Anti-Semite
What about sharing the gospel with Jews? The Jewish Insider asked him that very question:
“I have,” he said with a laugh. “I have, unsuccessfully. I have switched a lot of, uh, you know, I guess, culturally Jewish people. But being a practicing Jew, like, people who are religious about it, they are very difficult. I’ve had a hard time connecting with them in that way.”
That makes perfect sense. It is harder to change the views of someone who is also deeply committed to their faith.
This, however, was too much for MSNBC’s Chris Hayes. He said that “this is a really anti-Semitic thing to say. It’s like the original anti-Semitic thing to say and doesn’t rely on any codes or tropes. And the entire GOP should condemn it. But of course they won’t, and I’m willing to bet it gets 1/20th of the coverage of Omar’s tweet? And this speaks to something pretty profound about how the two parties are viewed and whose ‘extremism’ gets attention.”
So, for doing what Christians have done for 2,000 years — sharing their faith — Cawthorn is an anti-Semite and an extremist, and “the entire GOP” should condemn his heinous act.
In reality, there’s nothing anti-Semitic in Cawthorn’s words and attitudes. As noted by Tablet Magazine’s Yair Rosenberg, “Twice as many Jews think you can be Jewish and *not believe in God* than think you can be Jewish and believe Jesus was the messiah. It’s not anti-Semitic to say this out loud! It just means you’ve talked to some Jews and noticed what most of us believe.”
Jesus Was Jewish
Bingo. Rosenberg hit the nail on the head. The vast majority of Jews reject faith in Jesus, in particular, religious Jews.
Ironically, Jesus Himself was Jewish.
His name was Yeshua, and He was called “Christ” because that was the Greek way of saying “Messiah.”
He was a rabbi, not a reverend, His mother’s name was Miriam, and His first followers were Jewish men with names like Shimon and Yochanan and Yaakov and Yehudah.
The Jesus movement actually started out as exclusively Jewish, with the big question arising: Can you be a Gentile and believe in Jesus, or do you have to become a Jew first? (See Acts 15.)
That’s why, every writer of the New Testament, with the possible exception of one, was Jewish. And that’s why Paul wrote, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile” (Romans 1:16).
Cawthorn Doesn’t Cave
Cawthorn, who seems to have a genuine love and respect for the Jewish people, was simply living out his faith, sharing the gospel indiscriminately with others. That included atheists, Muslims, Jews, and others. To repeat: that’s what Christians do.
Thankfully, rather than cower to this anti-religious hostility, Cawthorn has pushed back, tweeting, “I am being attacked because I share my faith with others? Is the left fully anti religious freedom now?
“This is dangerous for America!”
Good for young Representative Cawthorn.
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As a Jewish follower of Jesus myself, I am grateful beyond words that Christians shared their faith with me in 1971.
And I am not alone. Other Jewish believers in Jesus, like ACLJ attorney Jay Sekulow or conservative commentator and novelist Andrew Klavan, are also glad that someone shared their faith with them.
In a free country like ours, that is what we get to do. Talk or not talk. Accept the gospel or reject it. Share our beliefs or keep them to ourselves.
It’s a free country, and this is an essential part of our freedom.
Personally, I hope that Cawthorn will have some success sharing his faith in Congress. God knows that plenty of Congressmen need Jesus, too.
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--2020-11-19--To Compare Trump to Hitler is to Insult the American People

If we are to believe that Donald Trump has used the same tactics that Adolf Hitler used , then we must also believe that Americans today are largely similar to the Germans then .
Frankly , the comparison does not work .
In his 2019 book When at Times the Mob Is Swayed : A Citizen ’ s Guide to Defending Our Republic , Burt Neuborne , a civil rights attorney and law professor , is careful to distinguish between the person of Trump and the person of Hitler .
As noted in a lengthy article by Steven Rosenfeld , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not ‘ equating ’ the men — as ‘ it trivializes Hitler ’ s obscene crimes to compare them to Trump ’ s often pathetic foibles.
’ ” ( Since the book was released in August , 2019 , we can now better evaluate its arguments . )
Neuborne , however , does accept the claim made in divorce filings by Trump ’ s first wife that Trump “ kept and studied a book translating and annotating Adolf Hitler ’ s pre-World War II speeches in a locked bedside cabinet.
” And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work his crowds .
.
.
I see a dangerously manipulative narcissist unleashing the demagogic spells that he learned from studying Hitler ’ s speeches — spells that he can not control and that are capable of eroding the fabric of American democracy .
You see , we ’ ve seen what these rhetorical techniques can do .
Much of Trump ’ s rhetoric — as a candidate and in office — mirrors the strategies , even the language , used by Adolf Hitler in the early 1930s to erode German democracy.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s alleged study of Hitler ’ s pre-World War II speeches — I have not heard this before and can not verify or refute it — Neuborne is not the first academic to compare Trump ’ s methodology to that of Hitler .
I devoted a whole chapter in Evangelicals at the Crossroads : Will We Pass the Trump Test ?
to the International Bonhoeffer Society ’ s call for Christians to abandon their support of Trump .
They too pointed to dangerous , alleged parallels between our era and that of Hitler @ @ @ @ @ @ @ titled , “ The Cult of Trump or Trump Derangement Syndrome , ” and there I addressed the question of whether there really was a cult-like devotion to Trump , even among ( or especially among ) Christian conservatives .
In all candor , some of that devotion is scary , in keeping with Trump ’ s ( in ) famous line that he could shoot someone in broad daylight on Fifth Avenue and not lose any supporters .
Trump does know how to push the right buttons , and I find it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his supporters seem oblivious to his obvious flaws .
( To cite one example , a Christian Trump supporter recently challenged me to cite a single lie that Trump ever told .
She was convinced that never once did he stretch the truth . )
That ’ s why , as a two-time Trump voter , I have continued to ask the question if the relationship between Trump and Christian conservatives is a match made in heaven or a marriage with hell .
Trump ’ s Record Nothing Like That of Hitler At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his pro-life stance or his pro-religious freedoms stance , to give just two examples , most of these same supporters would abandon him in a heartbeat .
Christian supporters of Trump can not fairly be compared to the Nazis .
More specifically , Hitler was elected Chancellor in 1933 , which would be the equivalent of Trump ’ s election in 2016 .
But already in 1933 , as pointed out by Eric Metaxas in his biography of Bonhoeffer , Reinhold Krause ( leader of the pro-Nazi “ Christians ) “ demanded that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all divest itself of every hint of Jewishness.
” And , “ The Old Testament would be first , ‘ with its Jewish money morality and its tales of cattle merchants and pimps !
’ ” Indeed , “ Krause also mocked ‘ the theology of the Rabbi Paul with its scapegoats and inferiority complex , ’ and then he mocked the symbol of the cross , ‘ a ridiculous , debilitating remnant of Judaism , unacceptable to National Socialists !
’ ” Could you imagine how long it would take for Christian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were it made on behalf of Trump today ?
Could you imagine how quickly they would run from Trump should he support those sentiments ?
By 1935 , the oppressive , antisemitic , Nuremberg Laws were set in place , and there was very little Christian resistance .
And by 1938 , after Hitler annexed Austria in a brazen act of military expansionism , some “ Christian ” leaders were giddy with excitement , making fresh commitments to the Führer .
They swore an oath of loyalty both to Christ and to Hitler @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christians today who state plainly , “ If you are not for Trump , you are not for Jesus.
” Such sentiments are dangerous in the extreme .
But the fact is that Trump has not done anything remotely resembling what Hitler was already doing several years into his reign .
That ’ s why I referenced Krause ’ s antisemitic speech from 1933 , the Nuremberg Laws from 1935 , and the 1938 oath to Hitler after an act of military aggression .
No true comparison can be made between these draconian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , let alone something that would be supported en masse by Christian Trump supporters .
First on the list of Neuborne ’ s chapter featuring 20 comparisons is the fact that neither Hitler nor Trump were elected by a majority of the populace .
But that becomes irrelevant when we note that , four years later , in 2020 , a majority once again did not vote for Trump , indicating that America is hardly fertile soil for a Hitler-like takeover .
Second on the list is that , “ Both found direct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where were the equivalents to virtually all the mainstream media of the day coming against Hitler , forcing him to rely primarily on his direct communication ?
And how long would Hitler ’ s Germany have tolerated such mainstream media resistance ?
( This ties in with # 6 , “ They relentlessly attack mainstream media.
” Again , I ask , to what extent did anti-Hitler media dominate the press and radio waves even four years after he came to power ? )
To be sure , there are some valid comparison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) “ 4 .
Both relentlessly demonize opponents .
5 .
They unceasingly attack objective truth .
8 .
Their lies blur reality—and supporters spread them.
” But , on closer examination , the comparisons are embarrassing .
For example , “ 12 .
They embraced mass detention and deportations , ” as if anything Trump has ever said or done could compare in the slightest to the horrors of the Holocaust .
Comparisons like this are unworthy or refutation .
To Compare is to Continue a Cycle of Hate It is true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some techniques that other powerful leaders , like Hitler , used in the past .
( Whether this comes naturally to Trump or whether he has studied these techniques is a different subject . )
And it is true that quite a few of his supporters show an unhealthy loyalty to him .
But America today is not pre-Holocaust Nazi Germany , nor can Trump ’ s Christian conservative supporters be compared with the pro-Nazi Christians .
Unfortunately , to the extent those on the left compare Trump to Hitler and his followers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the very cycle of hate they claim to reject .
A little self-reflection on all sides , coupled with a dialing down of the rhetoric , would help the whole nation .
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 .

If we are to believe that Donald Trump has used the same tactics that Adolf Hitler used, then we must also believe that Americans today are largely similar to the Germans then. Frankly, the comparison does not work.
Painting Trump as Hitler-Like
In his 2019 book When at Times the Mob Is Swayed: A Citizen’s Guide to Defending Our Republic, Burt Neuborne, a civil rights attorney and law professor, is careful to distinguish between the person of Trump and the person of Hitler. As noted in a lengthy article by Steven Rosenfeld, “The author repeatedly says his goal is not ‘equating’ the men — as ‘it trivializes Hitler’s obscene crimes to compare them to Trump’s often pathetic foibles.’” (Since the book was released in August, 2019, we can now better evaluate its arguments.)
Neuborne, however, does accept the claim made in divorce filings by Trump’s first wife that Trump “kept and studied a book translating and annotating Adolf Hitler’s pre-World War II speeches in a locked bedside cabinet.”
And, he writes, “Watching Trump work his crowds . . . I see a dangerously manipulative narcissist unleashing the demagogic spells that he learned from studying Hitler’s speeches — spells that he cannot control and that are capable of eroding the fabric of American democracy. You see, we’ve seen what these rhetorical techniques can do. Much of Trump’s rhetoric — as a candidate and in office — mirrors the strategies, even the language, used by Adolf Hitler in the early 1930s to erode German democracy.”
Trump Devotion
Putting aside the claim about Trump’s alleged study of Hitler’s pre-World War II speeches — I have not heard this before and cannot verify or refute it — Neuborne is not the first academic to compare Trump’s methodology to that of Hitler.
I devoted a whole chapter in Evangelicals at the Crossroads: Will We Pass the Trump Test? to the International Bonhoeffer Society’s call for Christians to abandon their support of Trump. They too pointed to dangerous, alleged parallels between our era and that of Hitler.
Another chapter in the book was titled, “The Cult of Trump or Trump Derangement Syndrome,” and there I addressed the question of whether there really was a cult-like devotion to Trump, even among (or especially among) Christian conservatives.
In all candor, some of that devotion is scary, in keeping with Trump’s (in)famous line that he could shoot someone in broad daylight on Fifth Avenue and not lose any supporters.
Trump does know how to push the right buttons, and I find it amazing (and quite disconcerting) when his supporters seem oblivious to his obvious flaws. (To cite one example, a Christian Trump supporter recently challenged me to cite a single lie that Trump ever told. She was convinced that never once did he stretch the truth.)
That’s why, as a two-time Trump voter, I have continued to ask the question if the relationship between Trump and Christian conservatives is a match made in heaven or a marriage with hell.
Trump’s Record Nothing Like That of Hitler
At the same time, should Trump abandon his pro-life stance or his pro-religious freedoms stance, to give just two examples, most of these same supporters would abandon him in a heartbeat. Christian supporters of Trump cannot fairly be compared to the Nazis.
More specifically, Hitler was elected Chancellor in 1933, which would be the equivalent of Trump’s election in 2016.
But already in 1933, as pointed out by Eric Metaxas in his biography of Bonhoeffer, Reinhold Krause (leader of the pro-Nazi “Christians) “demanded that the German church must once and for all divest itself of every hint of Jewishness.” And, “The Old Testament would be first, ‘with its Jewish money morality and its tales of cattle merchants and pimps!’”
Indeed, “Krause also mocked ‘the theology of the Rabbi Paul with its scapegoats and inferiority complex,’ and then he mocked the symbol of the cross, ‘a ridiculous, debilitating remnant of Judaism, unacceptable to National Socialists!’”
Could you imagine how long it would take for Christian conservatives to utterly condemn such a statement were it made on behalf of Trump today? Could you imagine how quickly they would run from Trump should he support those sentiments?
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By 1935, the oppressive, antisemitic, Nuremberg Laws were set in place, and there was very little Christian resistance. And by 1938, after Hitler annexed Austria in a brazen act of military expansionism, some “Christian” leaders were giddy with excitement, making fresh commitments to the Führer. They swore an oath of loyalty both to Christ and to Hitler.
To be sure, there are Christians today who state plainly, “If you are not for Trump, you are not for Jesus.” Such sentiments are dangerous in the extreme.
But the fact is that Trump has not done anything remotely resembling what Hitler was already doing several years into his reign. That’s why I referenced Krause’s antisemitic speech from 1933, the Nuremberg Laws from 1935, and the 1938 oath to Hitler after an act of military aggression.
No True Comparison
No true comparison can be made between these draconian acts and anything in the Trump administration, let alone something that would be supported en masse by Christian Trump supporters.
First on the list of Neuborne’s chapter featuring 20 comparisons is the fact that neither Hitler nor Trump were elected by a majority of the populace. But that becomes irrelevant when we note that, four years later, in 2020, a majority once again did not vote for Trump, indicating that America is hardly fertile soil for a Hitler-like takeover.
Second on the list is that, “Both found direct communication channels to their base.” But where were the equivalents to virtually all the mainstream media of the day coming against Hitler, forcing him to rely primarily on his direct communication? And how long would Hitler’s Germany have tolerated such mainstream media resistance? (This ties in with #6, “They relentlessly attack mainstream media.” Again, I ask, to what extent did anti-Hitler media dominate the press and radio waves even four years after he came to power?)
To be sure, there are some valid comparison, including (but not limited to) “4. Both relentlessly demonize opponents. 5. They unceasingly attack objective truth. 8. Their lies blur reality—and supporters spread them.”
But, on closer examination, the comparisons are embarrassing. For example, “12. They embraced mass detention and deportations,” as if anything Trump has ever said or done could compare in the slightest to the horrors of the Holocaust. Comparisons like this are unworthy or refutation.
To Compare is to Continue a Cycle of Hate
It is true, then, that Trump has utilized some techniques that other powerful leaders, like Hitler, used in the past. (Whether this comes naturally to Trump or whether he has studied these techniques is a different subject.) And it is true that quite a few of his supporters show an unhealthy loyalty to him.
But America today is not pre-Holocaust Nazi Germany, nor can Trump’s Christian conservative supporters be compared with the pro-Nazi Christians.
Unfortunately, to the extent those on the left compare Trump to Hitler and his followers to Nazis, they become part of the very cycle of hate they claim to reject.
A little self-reflection on all sides, coupled with a dialing down of the rhetoric, would help the whole nation.
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--2020-11-19--Rules for Thee, Not for Me: California Gov. Gavin Newsom Caught at Large Indoor Dinner

Photos show the maskless governor of California dining indoors at one of the highest rated restaurants in the world despite his restrictive coronavirus guidelines for the citizens of California .
Democratic California Gov .
Gavin Newsom can be seen dining at the Michelin-starred French Laundry on the evening of November 6 , according to photos obtained by Fox LA .
The restaurant , located in California ’ s Napa Valley , is considered “ the pinnacle of California dining ” and has been ranked the best restaurant in the world numerous times , according to various outlets .
Newsom has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fox LA reported that the room ’ s glass sliding doors had been closed , making the dinner party indoors .
Newsom ’ s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation .
“ While we were there we realized there was a very loud party going on in a room 20 feet from us , ” the woman who took the photos told Fox LA .
“ It was a bit annoying since you ’ re spending hard-earned money to go there .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had some sliding glass doors that they were able to close , so then it was a closed-off room but you could still hear them with how loud they were.
” She continued : “ I just happened to look over and realize hey is that Gavin Newsom , who is that ?
And I did ask one of the waitresses and she confirmed it was , so I was able to take a couple of photos , I was able to document this especially since nobody was wearing a mask .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shoulder to shoulder , something that he ’ s always telling us not to do so yeah it was a bit annoying for sure.
” Newsom has urged California residents to wear face masks “ in between bites ” at restaurants and announced Monday that California is “ pulling an emergency brake ” and mandating the most restrictive tier of coronavirus restrictions for more than two dozen California counties .
“ California is experiencing the fastest increase in cases we have seen yet — faster than what we experienced at the outset of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Newsom said .
“ The spread of COVID-19 , if left unchecked , could quickly overwhelm our health care system and lead to catastrophic outcomes.
” The governor also warned that he would announce more COVID restrictions Friday ahead of Thanksgiving .
Newsom apologized Tuesday for attending the dinner party , calling it a “ bad mistake ” and saying that he became uncomfortable after arriving when he realized that the group was larger than he expected , according to Fox LA .
“ We should have modeled better behavior and not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But the woman who took the photos said Newsom did not appear uncomfortable .
“ I was surprised because it didn ’ t look like he was uncomfortable being there until the very end until people were looking at him and staring at him as he was leaving the room , ” she told Fox LA .

Photos show the maskless governor of California dining indoors at one of the highest rated restaurants in the world despite his restrictive coronavirus guidelines for the citizens of California.
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom can be seen dining at the Michelin-starred French Laundry on the evening of November 6, according to photos obtained by Fox LA. The restaurant, located in California’s Napa Valley, is considered “the pinnacle of California dining” and has been ranked the best restaurant in the world numerous times, according to various outlets.
Newsom has said the restaurant was outdoors, but Fox LA reported that the room’s glass sliding doors had been closed, making the dinner party indoors. Newsom’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
EXCLUSIVE: We've obtained photos of Governor Gavin Newsom at the Napa dinner party he's in hot water over. The photos call into question just how outdoors the dinner was. A witness who took photos tells us his group was so loud, the sliding doors had to be closed. 10pm on @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/gtOVEwa864 — Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) November 18, 2020
“While we were there we realized there was a very loud party going on in a room 20 feet from us,” the woman who took the photos told Fox LA. “It was a bit annoying since you’re spending hard-earned money to go there. It got louder and louder and so they had some sliding glass doors that they were able to close, so then it was a closed-off room but you could still hear them with how loud they were.”
She continued: “I just happened to look over and realize hey is that Gavin Newsom, who is that? And I did ask one of the waitresses and she confirmed it was, so I was able to take a couple of photos, I was able to document this especially since nobody was wearing a mask. It was a very large group of people shoulder to shoulder, something that he’s always telling us not to do so yeah it was a bit annoying for sure.”
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Newsom has urged California residents to wear face masks “in between bites” at restaurants and announced Monday that California is “pulling an emergency brake” and mandating the most restrictive tier of coronavirus restrictions for more than two dozen California counties.
“California is experiencing the fastest increase in cases we have seen yet — faster than what we experienced at the outset of the pandemic or even this summer,” Newsom said. “The spread of COVID-19, if left unchecked, could quickly overwhelm our health care system and lead to catastrophic outcomes.”
The governor also warned that he would announce more COVID restrictions Friday ahead of Thanksgiving.
Newsom apologized Tuesday for attending the dinner party, calling it a “bad mistake” and saying that he became uncomfortable after arriving when he realized that the group was larger than he expected, according to Fox LA.
Gov. Gavin Newsom apologizes for attending party at French Laundry: "We're all human. We all fall short sometimes." pic.twitter.com/GPegzxt0dl — The Hill (@thehill) November 17, 2020
“We should have modeled better behavior and not joined the dinner,” he said.
But the woman who took the photos said Newsom did not appear uncomfortable.
“I was surprised because it didn’t look like he was uncomfortable being there until the very end until people were looking at him and staring at him as he was leaving the room,” she told Fox LA.
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thestream--2020-11-19--The Slam Dunk Answer to the Insanity of 2020

As the never-ending election drama continues to play out , we are hearing from all sides a mix of opinions , solutions , emotions and irritations .
Those on the right are exhibiting passion at a level our nation has never seen .
The clear and obvious answer to society ’ s ills is the reelection of their man , Donald Trump .
The left has gone to great extents to protect our nation from the continued threat of mean tweets from the President .
Their vision of a nation free from first amendment tyranny is within their grasp .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Like many of you , I feel so grieved , perplexed and saddened when I watch the interactions of today ’ s cultural influencers on television or on social media .
It ’ s deeply disturbing when their ungodly agendas are promoted and celebrated .
My stomach turns every time abortion is defended , sexual deviance is promoted and wickedness is celebrated .
Kathy Griffin , famous for holding a replica of Donald Trump ’ s bloody , severed head in her hand , said this in 2007 : Social media dictators like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blocking Christian and right-leaning content .
Joe Biden is determined to restore funding to Planned Parenthood and Kamala Harris voted against a bill that would limit abortions to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy .
The fact that millions of supposed Christians affirmed the brutality of child-killing by supporting pro-death candidates in this year ’ s election simply doesn ’ t register .
It ’ s as if that knowledge doesn ’ t have a place to land in my intellect .
Why ?
It doesn ’ t make sense .
As far @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t do that .
I suppose a mean tweeter is more of a national irritant than those who unabashedly promote the right to slaughter children .
We could talk about the perverse and casual sexuality that permeates social media , movies , television , music and marketing .
People like Miley Cyrus are doing great damage to the wholesome , godly fabric of our nation .
To me , she is still Hannah Montana .
The abhorrent agenda of the political left merits discussion as does the legalization of heroin and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the demonic vomit that is hacked up all over our nation every minute of every day hits my nostrils , I remind myself why it happens .
These cultural influencers who are exhibiting such defiling evil ( usually while presuming their beliefs and behaviors are at least positive if not righteous ) simply do not know Jesus .
That ’ s it .
That is why they act like they do .
Imagine Kamala Harris , Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Miley Cyrus , Mark Zuckerberg or any of the other ungodly cultural influencers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Just think about it .
Check out the condition of Saul ’ s heart in the moments prior to fire from Heaven consuming him : We see this hateful , anti-Christian attitude at every turn we make in this nation ( and the world ) .
A threatening , murderous spirit is manifesting through many of today ’ s influencers , and unless there is an undeniable , authentic , tangible and shocking invasion of God ’ s glory into their souls , it will only get worse .
Two verses later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answer to society ’ s wickedness : Saul became Paul in a moment and he became one of Christianity ’ s greatest and most important leaders .
The very Word of God flowed through him in great measure as one of the most prominent divinely inspired human authors of the Bible .
I propose Joe Biden , Lebron James , Ellen DeGeneres , Anthony Fauci , Nancy Pelosi , Megan Rapinoe , Harry Styles , Cardi B , Beyonce , Jennifer Aniston , Billie Eilish , Johnny Depp and so many others can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A dramatic , life-altering encounter with glory will do that .
The shock and awe of the fire of the Holy Spirit will send them to their knees .
These people can shake our nation out of the wicked slumber it ’ s in into full blown revival .
I ’ m thankful for God moving in the lives of influencers like Justin Bieber and Kanye West .
Let ’ s see God continue to invade Hollywood , Nashville and Washington D.C. with His love !
For quite some time I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our nation ’ s influencers .
Out of nowhere someone would drop into my spirit and my mind .
Sometimes it would come in the form of a dream .
Often it ’ s an individual I don ’ t think of regularly , if at all .
This makes it clearer it ’ s the Holy Spirit initiating my assignment to pray .
Simply , we need to contend with fervency and passion for today ’ s influencers .
This will be much more effective than trying to turn an election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those efforts are important ) .
I developed a tool that can help .
Use it if you would like , but most importantly , intercede for these precious souls .
If you want to connect with my specific strategy , visit www.prayerteam.tv .
There you will be able to choose an influencer and then leave either a sixty-second audio prayer or a prayer in the form of text , or both .
This brand-new project has already encouraged me as I ’ ve listened to the short yet powerful prayers of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intercessors are moved by love for the people on God ’ s heart .
The rules are simple : pray with passion from an attitude of encouragement .
This isn ’ t the place for preaching or rebukes or snarky digs .
Should an influencer stumble upon the site and hear someone going to battle for them in prayer , we want tears to well up in their eyes .
We want them to feel love and encouragement as the anointing of the Holy Spirit washes over them .
That ’ s the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just adopt the prayer strategy and make it your own .
The most important thing is to pray .
There is a Damascus Road encounter awaiting many of our culture ’ s influencers , and your intercession will help push back the demonic resistance in their lives .
You can play a part in someone ’ s great , eternal salvation .
Your intercession is that important .
John Burton is a sought-out teacher , prophetic messenger and revivalist .
He has authored ten books , is a regular contributor to Charisma Magazine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ internships at the International House of Prayer ( IHOP ) in Kansas City .
He has planted two churches and has initiated two city prayer movements and a school of ministry .

As the never-ending election drama continues to play out, we are hearing from all sides a mix of opinions, solutions, emotions and irritations.
Those on the right are exhibiting passion at a level our nation has never seen. The clear and obvious answer to society’s ills is the reelection of their man, Donald Trump.
The left has gone to great extents to protect our nation from the continued threat of mean tweets from the President. Their vision of a nation free from first amendment tyranny is within their grasp.
Why Do They Act Like That?
Like many of you, I feel so grieved, perplexed and saddened when I watch the interactions of today’s cultural influencers on television or on social media. It’s deeply disturbing when their ungodly agendas are promoted and celebrated. My stomach turns every time abortion is defended, sexual deviance is promoted and wickedness is celebrated.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted:
Abortion bans aren’t just about controlling women’s bodies. They’re about controlling women’s sexuality. Owning women. From limiting birth control to banning comprehensive sex ed, US religious fundamentalists are working hard to outlaw sex that falls outside their theology.
Abortion bans aren’t just about controlling women’s bodies. They’re about controlling women’s sexuality. Owning women. From limiting birth control to banning comprehensive sex ed, US religious fundamentalists are working hard to outlaw sex that falls outside their theology. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 16, 2019
Katie Perry said:
I don’t believe in a heaven or a hell or an old man sitting on a throne. I believe in a higher power bigger than me because that keeps me accountable.
Kathy Griffin, famous for holding a replica of Donald Trump’s bloody, severed head in her hand, said this in 2007:
A lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus. Suck it, Jesus! This award is my God now!
Social media dictators like Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey are aggressively blocking Christian and right-leaning content.
Joe Biden is determined to restore funding to Planned Parenthood and Kamala Harris voted against a bill that would limit abortions to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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The fact that millions of supposed Christians affirmed the brutality of child-killing by supporting pro-death candidates in this year’s election simply doesn’t register. It’s as if that knowledge doesn’t have a place to land in my intellect. Why? It doesn’t make sense. As far as I’m concerned, Christians don’t do that.
I suppose a mean tweeter is more of a national irritant than those who unabashedly promote the right to slaughter children.
We could talk about the perverse and casual sexuality that permeates social media, movies, television, music and marketing. People like Miley Cyrus are doing great damage to the wholesome, godly fabric of our nation. To me, she is still Hannah Montana.
The abhorrent agenda of the political left merits discussion as does the legalization of heroin and cocaine in Oregon.
Don Krahel said:
The Democrat Party has betrayed our Founding Fathers! The Democrat Party has betrayed God! To vote Democrat makes you complicit. The party of slavery is now the party of abortion. Jesus would not support their evil, anti-God agenda.
As the stench of the demonic vomit that is hacked up all over our nation every minute of every day hits my nostrils, I remind myself why it happens. These cultural influencers who are exhibiting such defiling evil (usually while presuming their beliefs and behaviors are at least positive if not righteous) simply do not know Jesus. That’s it. That is why they act like they do.
The Hope
Imagine Kamala Harris, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Miley Cyrus, Mark Zuckerberg or any of the other ungodly cultural influencers having a Damascus Road experience. Wow. Just think about it.
Check out the condition of Saul’s heart in the moments prior to fire from Heaven consuming him:
But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord (Acts 9:1, ESV)
We see this hateful, anti-Christian attitude at every turn we make in this nation (and the world). A threatening, murderous spirit is manifesting through many of today’s influencers, and unless there is an undeniable, authentic, tangible and shocking invasion of God’s glory into their souls, it will only get worse.
Two verses later in Acts chapter nine we see the answer to society’s wickedness:
Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him. And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ And he said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.’ (Acts 9:3–5, ESV)
Saul became Paul in a moment and he became one of Christianity’s greatest and most important leaders. The very Word of God flowed through him in great measure as one of the most prominent divinely inspired human authors of the Bible.
I propose Joe Biden, Lebron James, Ellen DeGeneres, Anthony Fauci, Nancy Pelosi, Megan Rapinoe, Harry Styles, Cardi B, Beyonce, Jennifer Aniston, Billie Eilish, Johnny Depp and so many others can radically turn this nation, and fast.
A dramatic, life-altering encounter with glory will do that. The shock and awe of the fire of the Holy Spirit will send them to their knees. These people can shake our nation out of the wicked slumber it’s in into full blown revival.
I’m thankful for God moving in the lives of influencers like Justin Bieber and Kanye West. Let’s see God continue to invade Hollywood, Nashville and Washington D.C. with His love!
The Strategy
For quite some time I’ve found myself suddenly interceding for one of our nation’s influencers. Out of nowhere someone would drop into my spirit and my mind. Sometimes it would come in the form of a dream. Often it’s an individual I don’t think of regularly, if at all. This makes it clearer it’s the Holy Spirit initiating my assignment to pray.
Simply, we need to contend with fervency and passion for today’s influencers. This will be much more effective than trying to turn an election or to pass positive legislation (though those efforts are important).
I developed a tool that can help. Use it if you would like, but most importantly, intercede for these precious souls. If you want to connect with my specific strategy, visit www.prayerteam.tv. There you will be able to choose an influencer and then leave either a sixty-second audio prayer or a prayer in the form of text, or both.
This brand-new project has already encouraged me as I’ve listened to the short yet powerful prayers of people I’ve never met. These intercessors are moved by love for the people on God’s heart.
The rules are simple: pray with passion from an attitude of encouragement. This isn’t the place for preaching or rebukes or snarky digs. Should an influencer stumble upon the site and hear someone going to battle for them in prayer, we want tears to well up in their eyes. We want them to feel love and encouragement as the anointing of the Holy Spirit washes over them.
That’s the assignment. Head over to www.prayerteam.tv or just adopt the prayer strategy and make it your own. The most important thing is to pray.
There is a Damascus Road encounter awaiting many of our culture’s influencers, and your intercession will help push back the demonic resistance in their lives. You can play a part in someone’s great, eternal salvation. Your intercession is that important.
John Burton is a sought-out teacher, prophetic messenger and revivalist. He has authored ten books, is a regular contributor to Charisma Magazine, and directed one of the primary internships at the International House of Prayer (IHOP) in Kansas City. He has planted two churches and has initiated two city prayer movements and a school of ministry.


Goodbye for Now

Only one life , ’ twill soon be past .
Only what ’ s done for Christ will last.
” — C.T .
Studd She was beautiful , inside and out .
Once a model , my cousin ’ s beauty was not simply external .
She loved the Lord and it showed .
We lost her yesterday to a short illness .
It ’ s in times like these that we wonder why .
We hurt .
We grieve .
It brings to mind our own mortality .
None of those emotions is wrong .
Or inappropriate .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understand that , while we grieve , this isn ’ t all there is .
We haven ’ t lost our loved ones forever .
Our hope in Christ reminds us that we will again see our loved ones who followed Christ .
As I ’ ve heard it said , those who have gone on before us have simply walked into another room .
We can ’ t see them now , but we will , when Christ calls us home .
Death is part of life .
We will all experience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wanted , than we expected , but they did not go too soon .
Every day of our lives is numbered before it began .
It is a great comfort to know that our Heavenly Father is in control of life and death .
To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord , Apostle Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 5 .
My loved one is now with the Lord , enjoying His presence and the rewards that come with knowing Christ as Savior .
She has entered into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will see her again , of that I am confident .
In the meantime , I intend to love without limits , showing God ’ s love and heart to those who need it most .
I will cherish each day that my Father has given me .
I will tell those who mean the most to me that I love and appreciate them .
And one day He will call me home , too .
Goodbye for now , my dear cousin .
See you soon .
Nancy Flory is an associate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ follow her @ NancyFlory3 , and follow The Stream @ Streamdotorg .

“Only one life, ’twill soon be past. Only what’s done for Christ will last.” — C.T. Studd
She was beautiful, inside and out. Once a model, my cousin’s beauty was not simply external. She loved the Lord and it showed. We lost her yesterday to a short illness.
It’s in times like these that we wonder why. We hurt. We grieve. It brings to mind our own mortality. None of those emotions is wrong. Or inappropriate.
But those of us who are Christ followers understand that, while we grieve, this isn’t all there is. We haven’t lost our loved ones forever. Our hope in Christ reminds us that we will again see our loved ones who followed Christ. As I’ve heard it said, those who have gone on before us have simply walked into another room. We can’t see them now, but we will, when Christ calls us home.
Death is part of life. We will all experience it. Some go earlier than we wanted, than we expected, but they did not go too soon. Every day of our lives is numbered before it began. It is a great comfort to know that our Heavenly Father is in control of life and death.
To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord, Apostle Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 5. My loved one is now with the Lord, enjoying His presence and the rewards that come with knowing Christ as Savior. She has entered into His rest. And one day I will see her again, of that I am confident.
In the meantime, I intend to love without limits, showing God’s love and heart to those who need it most. I will cherish each day that my Father has given me. I will tell those who mean the most to me that I love and appreciate them. And one day He will call me home, too.
Goodbye for now, my dear cousin. See you soon.
Nancy Flory is an associate editor at The Stream. You can follow her @NancyFlory3, and follow The Stream @Streamdotorg.


thestream--2020-11-19--Military Photo of the Day: Waiting to Gas Up the Choppers

U.S. Army soldiers stationed in the Middle East wait for helicopters to land so they can be refueled .
Thank @ @ @ @ @ for risking their lives in defense of freedom .
We are praying for your safe @ @

U.S. Army soldiers stationed in the Middle East wait for helicopters to land so they can be refueled.
Thank you to these brave soldiers for risking their lives in defense of freedom. We are praying for your safe return.
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