thestream--2020-09-23--Amy Coney Barrett, SCOTUS, and the Thelma and Louise Election

The opening up of a Supreme Court seat on the eve of a close election in a bitterly divided country offers both problems and opportunities .
While this SCOTUS seat is important , this election is make or break .
The left and its power elites have spent more than three years defying the people ’ s vote in 2016 .
A Democrat as mainstream as Michelle Obama threatened voters that if they pick Trump , street violence will continue and get even bloodier .
No Mafia soldier demanding protection money ever said it better .
In my last column @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behind the timing of this Supreme Court appointment .
Maybe God gave us a last chance to hit the brakes on this Thelma and Louise election , just shy of the canyon .
But when it comes to last chances , God proposes and man disposes : He leaves us free to blow it .
The decisions President Trump and Republicans in the Senate make in the next two weeks could very well swing the election .
They could remind moderate Americans of Democrats ’ pro-death extremism .
Which includes infanticide , sex-selection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for profit , federal funding for abortions , and other demands most voters reject .
Refocusing voters on the shocking subhumanism of the Democrats ’ world-view , instead of their mostly effective lies about COVID , could make the difference .
On the other hand , if the GOP blows this nomination as it has blown so many before ?
Then it would be the first shovel full of dirt on the Trump legacy , the event that hands the White House , maybe even the Senate , to a party held hostage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Even Republicans whose hearts are cold enough not to care about unborn babies ought to hope that Trump picks a solidly pro-life jurist .
And not some Chamber of Commerce , pro-choice empty pants suit .
Not if they want Christians to turn out and stop street-burning Marxists from torching American cities .
We ’ ve gotten to the point where Christians must say : If you won ’ t stop slaughter in the womb , you won ’ t get order in the streets .
Or low taxes , a strong defense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We ’ ve pulled the Republican cart like jackasses for decades now .
If we don ’ t get the carrot soon , you ’ re on your own .
We need a Supreme Court justice who will follow a basically originalist scheme of interpretation , guided by the natural law that our Founders cited constantly in their writing .
The best example on the court today is Justice Clarence Thomas .
The best-informed expert on this view of the Constitution is Hadley Arkes .
( Please read his detailed defense of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , most authentic approach . )
On the issues , we need a justice who will look at Roe v. Wade , Doe v. Bolton , and Planned Parenthood v. Casey not as sacrosanct “ super-precedents ” but America ’ s answer to the blood-caked Berlin Wall .
Someone who ’ ll vote to “ tear down this wall.
” Then the issue will return to the 50 states , and the left will have to fight again for territory it long considered pacified — draining its energy from inventing new outrages against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no principled reason why a future Congress shouldn ’ t act to declare unborn children legal persons , deserving civil rights protection .
But we need the votes , for that law , and many other good ones , both at the state and federal level .
We can ’ t keep letting mass immigration flood our country with new clients for the welfare state .
As I wrote at Human Events : For that reason , any Supreme Court justice would have to respect our immigration laws and the president ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d have to see it as something meant to serve the best interest of Americans .
And not , as leading U.S. bishops insist , a “ life issue ” where rejecting newcomers is as “ intrinsically evil ” as aborting kids in the womb .
In the past I was worried about some statements by Amy Coney Barrett .
I expressed my concerns in two detailed articles at Human Events magazine .
To sum them up , I pointed to a scholarly article Barrett co-wrote while in law school .
In it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some cases might find a conflict between the plain meaning of the Constitution and their Catholic consciences .
Instead of simply following the Constitution ( or hoping to amend it ) , she wrote that those judges might rightly decide to recuse themselves .
Barrett cited both the statements of popes and the positions of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops as authoritative in determining such issues .
She even respectfully cited the “ Seamless Garment , ” a poison pill cooked by leftist bishops in the 1970s to offer political cover to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ names .
Really , there ought to be no such conflicts , since the same natural law tradition that gave birth to the U.S. Constitution also prevailed in the Catholic Church .
And at the time Barrett wrote , the only issue where such a clash seemed likely to arise was capital punishment .
That ’ s because Pope John Paul II had departed from the natural law teachings of his own church , and offered a sentimental , utilitarian argument against all capital punishment .
It won ’ t stand the test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ condemned as error by future popes , some scholars promise .
But since Barrett ’ s article appeared , Pope Francis has vastly widened the areas where the Church ’ s current party line rejects natural law , in favor of reckless Utopian stances on economics , the environment , immigration , war and peace .
The U.S. Catholic bishops have become even more like a Democratic party thinktank , foisting limitless claims on American taxpayers and citizens , debasing the word “ pro-life ” to include them all , promiscuously .
Pope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ China , against the “ capitalist West , ” and collaborated with open-borders leftist groups funded by George Soros .
In this present context , with this pope and these bishops , any Catholic who deferred to them to the extent of recusing herself would be essentially useless on the court .
Barrett Proved Better Than Her Word However , I am very happy to say that in several important cases where Barrett ruled after my article appeared , where the Constitution demanded a result that would offend Pope Francis and liberal U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She did not speak of recusing herself .
Perhaps she regrets ever mentioning it , back when we had a much saner pope and better bishops .
By not recusing but ruling , Barrett doubtless ruined the day of cardinals like Blaise Cupich of Chicago , who equates the evil of Planned Parenthood ’ s body-parts business with Americans ’ owning guns or deporting illegals .
Barrett has ruled well on immigration cases , death penalty cases , and gun rights cases .
On each topic , she rightly followed natural law and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this pope or his bishops .
In light of this , I withdraw my previous questions about her fitness .
I hope that if President Trump selects her she is quickly confirmed .
Let the Democrats spend the confirmation hearings pouring scorn on women who have children and go to church .
On Catholics like those who live in crucial swing states .
Even ( as some did to Sarah Palin ) on women who welcome their Down syndrome infants , instead of aborting them .
Let them hurl the “ systemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who adopted two Haitian refugee children .
Let them do their worst , and unmask the principalities and powers who are really running their party .
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 .
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The opening up of a Supreme Court seat on the eve of a close election in a bitterly divided country offers both problems and opportunities. While this SCOTUS seat is important, this election is make or break. The left and its power elites have spent more than three years defying the people’s vote in 2016. A Democrat as mainstream as Michelle Obama threatened voters that if they pick Trump, street violence will continue and get even bloodier.
If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can and they will if we don’t make a change in this election. If we have any hope of ending this chaos, we have got to vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it. [emphasis added]
No Mafia soldier demanding protection money ever said it better.
The Thelma and Louise Election
In my last column, I suggested that Divine Providence lies behind the timing of this Supreme Court appointment. Maybe God gave us a last chance to hit the brakes on this Thelma and Louise election, just shy of the canyon. But when it comes to last chances, God proposes and man disposes: He leaves us free to blow it.
The decisions President Trump and Republicans in the Senate make in the next two weeks could very well swing the election. They could remind moderate Americans of Democrats’ pro-death extremism. Which includes infanticide, sex-selection abortion, retail sale of baby parts for profit, federal funding for abortions, and other demands most voters reject. Refocusing voters on the shocking subhumanism of the Democrats’ world-view, instead of their mostly effective lies about COVID, could make the difference.
Pro-Life or No Life
On the other hand, if the GOP blows this nomination as it has blown so many before? Then it would be the first shovel full of dirt on the Trump legacy, the event that hands the White House, maybe even the Senate, to a party held hostage by its violent, extremist fringe.
Even Republicans whose hearts are cold enough not to care about unborn babies ought to hope that Trump picks a solidly pro-life jurist. And not some Chamber of Commerce, pro-choice empty pants suit. Not if they want Christians to turn out and stop street-burning Marxists from torching American cities.
An America constantly flooded by new pro-choice voters would likely only protect unborn children in a small and shrinking number of states, until those, too, shifted from red to blue, and our country’s unique culture and system, our gun rights and all our other liberties, were repealed one by one.
We’ve gotten to the point where Christians must say: If you won’t stop slaughter in the womb, you won’t get order in the streets. Or low taxes, a strong defense, or the sane rule of law. We’ve pulled the Republican cart like jackasses for decades now. If we don’t get the carrot soon, you’re on your own.
Natural Law Originalism
We need a Supreme Court justice who will follow a basically originalist scheme of interpretation, guided by the natural law that our Founders cited constantly in their writing. The best example on the court today is Justice Clarence Thomas. The best-informed expert on this view of the Constitution is Hadley Arkes. (Please read his detailed defense of this natural law originalism as the truest, most authentic approach.)
On the issues, we need a justice who will look at Roe v. Wade, Doe v. Bolton, and Planned Parenthood v. Casey not as sacrosanct “super-precedents” but America’s answer to the blood-caked Berlin Wall. Someone who’ll vote to “tear down this wall.” Then the issue will return to the 50 states, and the left will have to fight again for territory it long considered pacified — draining its energy from inventing new outrages against human decency. And there’s no principled reason why a future Congress shouldn’t act to declare unborn children legal persons, deserving civil rights protection.
Amnesty Equals Abortion
But we need the votes, for that law, and many other good ones, both at the state and federal level. We can’t keep letting mass immigration flood our country with new clients for the welfare state. As I wrote at Human Events:
Even if Roe and the other precedents were overturned, an America constantly flooded by new pro-choice voters would likely only protect unborn children in a small and shrinking number of states, until those, too, shifted from red to blue, and our country’s unique culture and system, our gun rights and all our other liberties, were repealed one by one. Imagine California times fifty.
For that reason, any Supreme Court justice would have to respect our immigration laws and the president’s authority to enforce them. She’d have to see it as something meant to serve the best interest of Americans. And not, as leading U.S. bishops insist, a “life issue” where rejecting newcomers is as “intrinsically evil” as aborting kids in the womb.
Is Amy Coney Barrett a Solid Choice?
In the past I was worried about some statements by Amy Coney Barrett. I expressed my concerns in two detailed articles at Human Events magazine. To sum them up, I pointed to a scholarly article Barrett co-wrote while in law school. In it, she noted that Catholic judges in some cases might find a conflict between the plain meaning of the Constitution and their Catholic consciences. Instead of simply following the Constitution (or hoping to amend it), she wrote that those judges might rightly decide to recuse themselves.
Barrett cited both the statements of popes and the positions of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops as authoritative in determining such issues. She even respectfully cited the “Seamless Garment,” a poison pill cooked by leftist bishops in the 1970s to offer political cover to pro-abortion Democrats with Italian or Irish last names.
Natural Law Should Unite Us
Really, there ought to be no such conflicts, since the same natural law tradition that gave birth to the U.S. Constitution also prevailed in the Catholic Church. And at the time Barrett wrote, the only issue where such a clash seemed likely to arise was capital punishment. That’s because Pope John Paul II had departed from the natural law teachings of his own church, and offered a sentimental, utilitarian argument against all capital punishment. It won’t stand the test of time, and will someday be condemned as error by future popes, some scholars promise.
Pope Francis Has Made Papal Obedience Dangerous
But since Barrett’s article appeared, Pope Francis has vastly widened the areas where the Church’s current party line rejects natural law, in favor of reckless Utopian stances on economics, the environment, immigration, war and peace. The U.S. Catholic bishops have become even more like a Democratic party thinktank, foisting limitless claims on American taxpayers and citizens, debasing the word “pro-life” to include them all, promiscuously.
Please Support The Stream : Equipping Christians to Think Clearly About the Political, Economic, and Moral Issues of Our Day.
Pope Francis has aligned the Vatican with Communist China, against the “capitalist West,” and collaborated with open-borders leftist groups funded by George Soros.
In this present context, with this pope and these bishops, any Catholic who deferred to them to the extent of recusing herself would be essentially useless on the court.
Barrett Proved Better Than Her Word
However, I am very happy to say that in several important cases where Barrett ruled after my article appeared, where the Constitution demanded a result that would offend Pope Francis and liberal U.S. bishops, she followed the law. She did not speak of recusing herself. Perhaps she regrets ever mentioning it, back when we had a much saner pope and better bishops.
By not recusing but ruling, Barrett doubtless ruined the day of cardinals like Blaise Cupich of Chicago, who equates the evil of Planned Parenthood’s body-parts business with Americans’ owning guns or deporting illegals. Barrett has ruled well on immigration cases, death penalty cases, and gun rights cases. On each topic, she rightly followed natural law and American jurisprudence, not the ever-leftward-shifting stances of this pope or his bishops.
In light of this, I withdraw my previous questions about her fitness. I hope that if President Trump selects her she is quickly confirmed. Let the Democrats spend the confirmation hearings pouring scorn on women who have children and go to church. On Catholics like those who live in crucial swing states. Even (as some did to Sarah Palin) on women who welcome their Down syndrome infants, instead of aborting them. Let them hurl the “systemic racism” charge at a gifted professional who adopted two Haitian refugee children.
Let them do their worst, and unmask the principalities and powers who are really running their party.
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--2020-09-23--Online Faith-Driven Investor and Entrepreneur Conferences to Help Christian Business People Honor Go

Online Faith-Driven Investor and Entrepreneur Conferences to Help Christian Business People Honor God Through Their Work

“ As we ’ re driven by our faith to be an entrepreneur or an investor , we ’ re driven by a desire to know God.
” Henry Kaestner , founder of Faith-Driven Investor and Faith-Driven Entrepreneur organizations , says that operating in this way is a “ holy ambition.
” Now he ’ s bringing the Faith-Driven Investor Event and Faith-Driven Entrepreneur Conference to not only investors and entrepreneurs , but anyone who is interested in faith-driven business .
What It Means to be Faith-Driven in Investing and Entrepreneurship Kaestner is a managing principal in Sovereign ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ capital management company .
Prior to co-founding Sovereign ’ s Capital , he was co-founder , CEO and then Chairman of Bandwidth.com .
The companies grew from $ 0 to $ 300 million in revenue .
Since Christians manage nearly 50 % of wealth , this year ’ s conferences focus on “ re-imagining how people of faith invest , and what is possible when investors , entrepreneurs and business owners focus on expanding the Kingdom of God on earth .
“ The key theme that goes across both faith driven entrepreneurship and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each have a desire to know God more fully and participate in the work that he ’ s doing in the world , ” Kaestner tells The Stream .
For investors , it means recognizing that God owns it all and we ’ re stewards of the wealth he ’ s entrusted them with .
For entrepreneurs , it ’ s “ leaning into the fact that they have been created in the image of a God Who is the ultimate creator and innovator.
” Rewards await those who operate in this manner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have the unique opportunity to love their neighbor by participating in the redemption and restoration of all things .
They feel most alive by being involved with the Creator , under His power and participating in the work He ’ s doing in His kingdom .
They experience God ’ s joy as they do that .
Kaestner added , So , for both faith-driven entrepreneurship and faith-driven investing , there ’ s an opportunity to commune with the living God and being able to store the opportunities we have , if we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ investment capital we have as an investor .
And of course there are lots of opportunities for the entrepreneur to get linked up with the investor because God created us to be in fellowship and community with one another .
[ In ] the launch of this new marketplace we have … we ’ re able to bring together entrepreneurs and investors , and they ’ re able to participate in what God ’ s doing , because again , I think God designed us to create and innovate , but God also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one another .
And when you bring in like-minded individuals that aspire to excellence and [ to ] honor God and be used by him in the work he ’ s doing in the world , it ’ s a real special thing .
The idea for the event and conference grew out of Kaestner ’ s experience as an investor and entrepreneur .
He and his partner at Bandwidth , David Morken , discovered that they had a “ really interesting opportunity to love on our partners and our vendors and our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that pointed to God.
” Not only did their businesses find success , but they discovered they made a real impression on people ’ s lives .
“ And we got great joy from that .
We saw with time how God used us to be able to really make an impact on our industry and our community.
” The Faith-Driven Investor Event will take place online Wednesday , September 23 .
The event will have “ fast-paced TED-style talks , interactive discussion groups on emerging topics , and a sort of ESPN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the movement.
” Kaestner will announce a new marketplace , “ which will allow investors to find deals in Africa or Eastern Europe or in America , across angel investments or real estate.
” It will also address a spiritual component .
The Faith-Driven Entrepreneur Conference will also be held online and take place Thursday , September 24 .
It is “ specifically designed to encourage entrepreneurs , innovators , and creators of culture .
It will unite thought leaders across different organizations and deliver real-life stories of those on the front lines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to bring about His Kingdom here on earth.
” It will also have TED-style talks , interactive discussion groups and the ESPN-style highlights .
It “ celebrates the journey of faith-driven ” entrepreneurs and will highlight the journeys of speakers such as Lecrae , Phil Vischer of VeggieTales , former NFL Super Bowl champion Casey Crawford , Dave Blanchard of Praxis and many more .
Kaestner wants to create a community of people who understand that there ’ s an opportunity to store their investment capital in a way that honors God and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We want people to come away from both conferences just being more in awe of God and what he ’ s doing in the world and just feeling that much much clearer about how they can participate.
” To participate , register at Faith-Driven Investor Event or Faith-Driven Entrepreneur Conference .
Nancy Flory is an associate editor at The Stream .
You can follow her @ NancyFlory3 , and follow The Stream @ Streamdotorg .

“As we’re driven by our faith to be an entrepreneur or an investor, we’re driven by a desire to know God.” Henry Kaestner, founder of Faith-Driven Investor and Faith-Driven Entrepreneur organizations, says that operating in this way is a “holy ambition.” Now he’s bringing the Faith-Driven Investor Event and Faith-Driven Entrepreneur Conference to not only investors and entrepreneurs, but anyone who is interested in faith-driven business.
What It Means to be Faith-Driven in Investing and Entrepreneurship
Kaestner is a managing principal in Sovereign’s Capital, a private equity and venture capital management company. Prior to co-founding Sovereign’s Capital, he was co-founder, CEO and then Chairman of Bandwidth.com. The companies grew from $0 to $300 million in revenue. Since Christians manage nearly 50% of wealth, this year’s conferences focus on “re-imagining how people of faith invest, and what is possible when investors, entrepreneurs and business owners focus on expanding the Kingdom of God on earth.
“The key theme that goes across both faith driven entrepreneurship and faith driven investing is that the participants each have a desire to know God more fully and participate in the work that he’s doing in the world,” Kaestner tells The Stream. For investors, it means recognizing that God owns it all and we’re stewards of the wealth he’s entrusted them with. For entrepreneurs, it’s “leaning into the fact that they have been created in the image of a God Who is the ultimate creator and innovator.”
A Unique Opportunity
Rewards await those who operate in this manner. It means that investors and entrepreneurs have the unique opportunity to love their neighbor by participating in the redemption and restoration of all things. They feel most alive by being involved with the Creator, under His power and participating in the work He’s doing in His kingdom. They experience God’s joy as they do that. Kaestner added,
So, for both faith-driven entrepreneurship and faith-driven investing, there’s an opportunity to commune with the living God and being able to store the opportunities we have, if we’re an entrepreneur, or the investment capital we have as an investor. And of course there are lots of opportunities for the entrepreneur to get linked up with the investor because God created us to be in fellowship and community with one another. [In] the launch of this new marketplace we have … we’re able to bring together entrepreneurs and investors, and they’re able to participate in what God’s doing, because again, I think God designed us to create and innovate, but God also designed us to be in fellowship with one another. And when you bring in like-minded individuals that aspire to excellence and [to] honor God and be used by him in the work he’s doing in the world, it’s a real special thing.
The Events
The idea for the event and conference grew out of Kaestner’s experience as an investor and entrepreneur. He and his partner at Bandwidth, David Morken, discovered that they had a “really interesting opportunity to love on our partners and our vendors and our customers and our employees in a way that pointed to God.” Not only did their businesses find success, but they discovered they made a real impression on people’s lives. “And we got great joy from that. We saw with time how God used us to be able to really make an impact on our industry and our community.”
The Faith-Driven Investor Event
The Faith-Driven Investor Event will take place online Wednesday, September 23. The event will have “fast-paced TED-style talks, interactive discussion groups on emerging topics, and a sort of ESPN Sportscenter style highlight of things happening in the movement.” Kaestner will announce a new marketplace, “which will allow investors to find deals in Africa or Eastern Europe or in America, across angel investments or real estate.” It will also address a spiritual component.
The Faith-Driven Entrepreneur Conference
The Faith-Driven Entrepreneur Conference will also be held online and take place Thursday, September 24. It is “specifically designed to encourage entrepreneurs, innovators, and creators of culture. It will unite thought leaders across different organizations and deliver real-life stories of those on the front lines. We believe that God uses entrepreneurs to bring about His Kingdom here on earth.”
It will also have TED-style talks, interactive discussion groups and the ESPN-style highlights. It “celebrates the journey of faith-driven” entrepreneurs and will highlight the journeys of speakers such as Lecrae, Phil Vischer of VeggieTales, former NFL Super Bowl champion Casey Crawford, Dave Blanchard of Praxis and many more.
Please Support The Stream : Equipping Christians to Think Clearly About the Political, Economic, and Moral Issues of Our Day.
Kaestner wants to create a community of people who understand that there’s an opportunity to store their investment capital in a way that honors God and where they can experience God more fully. “We want people to come away from both conferences just being more in awe of God and what he’s doing in the world and just feeling that much much clearer about how they can participate.”
To participate, register at Faith-Driven Investor Event or Faith-Driven Entrepreneur Conference.
Watch the Faith-Driven Investor Event 2020 Sneak Peek:
Watch Faith-Driven Entrepreneur 2020 Sneak Peek:
Nancy Flory is an associate editor at The Stream. You can follow her @NancyFlory3, and follow The Stream @Streamdotorg.


thestream--2020-09-23--Can We Vote for Trump Without Hurting Our Christian Witness? My Interview With Dr. Michael Brown

Dr. Michael Brown is a real treasure in the Kingdom of God .
Today we discuss his new book , @ @ @ @ @ which lays out the issues surrounding Christians ’ choice in the upcoming election .
Here @ @ @ @ @ that he did with Mike Huckabee .
Also , don ’ t miss the special @ @ @ @ @ that I believe the Church must hear .
James Robison is The Stream ’ s @ @ @ @ @ is co-founder of LIFE Outreach International and co-host of LIFE Today .
He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ , including Indivisible ( with Jay Richards ) and Living Amazed .
You can view @ @ @ @ @ interview series here .

Dr. Michael Brown is a real treasure in the Kingdom of God. Today we discuss his new book, Evangelicals at the Crossroads, which lays out the issues surrounding Christians’ choice in the upcoming election. Here is the interview we reference that he did with Mike Huckabee.
Also, be sure to watch our conversation that followed this interview where I shared a message that I believe the Church must hear.
James Robison is The Stream’s founder and publisher. He is co-founder of LIFE Outreach International and co-host of LIFE Today. He’s the author of many books, including Indivisible (with Jay Richards) and Living Amazed.
You can view all the videos in this interview series here.


thestream--2020-09-23--Edgy, No-Nonsense ‘Well Versed’ Summit Simulcast Sunday, September 27, Will Embolden People to Know,

Edgy, No-Nonsense ‘Well Versed’ Summit Simulcast Sunday, September 27, Will Embolden People to Know, Speak and Influence

Editor ’ s note : Stream founder and publisher James Robison is eager and passionate to share with you this information about a very special event happening this coming Sunday .
Please read below and consider joining them .
Jim and Rosemary Schindler Garlow , founders of Well Versed ministry are hosting a training summit Sunday , September 27 , from the top floor of the Museum of the Bible in Washington , D.C .
The summit is designed to provide knowledge , teach greater articulation skills and stronger persuasion skills regarding biblical principles of governance .
The event will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 5:00 p.m .
ET .
Well Versed ’ s mission is straight-forward .
“ Most people know that the Bible speaks clearly about 1 ) personal matters , 2 ) family matters , and 3 ) church life , ” a statement on their website says .
“ However , the Bible also speaks equally clearly regarding 4 ) civil government .
God originally established government and establishes nations today .
He knows best how government is to function .
Thus , Well Versed ministry is committed to bringing biblical principles of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is also open to the public .
The event will cover topics “ that are impacting our nation , communities , businesses , schools , churches and our families right now , ” Garlow said in a press release .
“ This is a no-nonsense , edgy , non-PC , straight-talking , truth-giving SUMMIT designed to give you : 1 ) more knowledge , 2 ) greater articulation skills [ and ] 3 ) stronger persuasion skills.
” Congresswoman Michele Bachmann , Bishop Harry Jackson , Congressman Bob McKewen , Bevelyn Beatty and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
To receive a link for the simulcast , register at WellVersedWorld.org .
Nancy Flory is an associate editor at The Stream .
You can follow her @ NancyFlory3 , and follow The Stream @ Streamdotorg .

Editor’s note: Stream founder and publisher James Robison is eager and passionate to share with you this information about a very special event happening this coming Sunday. Please read below and consider joining them.
Jim and Rosemary Schindler Garlow, founders of Well Versed ministry are hosting a training summit Sunday, September 27, from the top floor of the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. The summit is designed to provide knowledge, teach greater articulation skills and stronger persuasion skills regarding biblical principles of governance. The event will be simulcast all day from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET.
Biblical Principles Taught
Well Versed’s mission is straight-forward. “Most people know that the Bible speaks clearly about 1) personal matters, 2) family matters, and 3) church life,” a statement on their website says. “However, the Bible also speaks equally clearly regarding 4) civil government. God originally established government and establishes nations today. He knows best how government is to function. Thus, Well Versed ministry is committed to bringing biblical principles of governance for governmental leaders.”
Please Support The Stream : Equipping Christians to Think Clearly About the Political, Economic, and Moral Issues of Our Day.
The summit is also open to the public. The event will cover topics “that are impacting our nation, communities, businesses, schools, churches and our families right now,” Garlow said in a press release. “This is a no-nonsense, edgy, non-PC, straight-talking, truth-giving SUMMIT designed to give you: 1) more knowledge, 2) greater articulation skills [and] 3) stronger persuasion skills.”
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, Bishop Harry Jackson, Congressman Bob McEwen, Bevelyn Beatty and many others will speak at the event.
To receive a link for the simulcast, register at WellVersedWorld.org.
Watch:
Nancy Flory is an associate editor at The Stream. You can follow her @NancyFlory3, and follow The Stream @Streamdotorg.


thestream--2020-09-23--Election 2020: Senate Report Indicates Hunter Biden Got Wired Millions by Russian Woman Close to Put

Election 2020: Senate Report Indicates Hunter Biden Got Wired Millions by Russian Woman Close to Putin. Nothing to See Folks.

If a candidate ’ s son took in millions from crooked Russians but the media doesn ’ t want to report it , does it make a sound ?
Seems the only person whose income rose during the Obama-Biden years was Hunter Biden .
The Senate Homeland Security Committee issued a devastating report Wednesday detailing Hunter Biden foreign financial shenanigans … while his father was VP and point man for many of those same foreign lands .
We already knew about the millions Hunter made from the corrupt Burisma gas company and his father ’ s efforts to stop the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also knew about the $ 1.5 billion China popped into Hunter ’ s hedge fund after Hunter and his dad paid a visit .
The report goes further .
For example , into Hunter ’ s relationships with individuals linked to the Chinese military .
In fact , the Senate found $ 4 million in “ questionable financial transactions ” with foreign nationals “ connected to the Chinese Communist Party & the People ’ s Liberation Army.
” Let ’ s face it , if Ivanka Trump was given a fortune cookie by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demand a criminal investigation .
If her dad ate the cookie he ’ d be impeached for destruction of evidence .
Then there ’ s Russia , Russia , Russia .
For three years , the media insisted the Trumps were in financial cahoots with the Russians .
Turns out , according to the report , “ Hunter Biden received a $ 3.5 million wire transfer from Elena Baturina , the wife of the former mayor of Moscow.
” And right as Joe was starting to deal with Russia ’ s rival Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mueller ?
Where ’ s Peter Strzok ?
Where ’ s Rachel Maddow ?
Don Jr. spent ten minutes talking about the Magnitsky Act with a Russian lawyer and literally a federal case was made out of it .
MSNBC and CNN didn ’ t shut up about it .
Hunter pockets $ 3.5 million from a Russian politician ’ s wife while is dad is VP and all we get is crickets .
Greg Price found something amazing : “ Just went through some of the news reports on Hunter Biden .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNN , NPR , The Hill , Daily Beast , NBC News , WSJ , CBS News , and Forbes did not mention anything about the $ 3.5 million wire transfer to him from the widow of the former mayor of Moscow.
” Our Hunter ’ s tale gets sleazier .
According to the report , Biden ’ s son seemed cozy with folks involved in sex trafficking .
Quote : “ Hunter Biden paid nonresident women who were nationals of Russia or other Eastern European countries and who appear to be linked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human trafficking ring.
” We can bet the money wasn ’ t to do some painting around the house .
Just how compromised was Joe Biden and National Security by all these activities ?
Can anyone say “ potential blackmail ” ?
You ’ d think reporters would grill Joe about all this as he left for a campaign event in North Carolina .
That ’ s what reporters do , right ?
Wrong .
They asked him if he was prepared for next week ’ s debate .
Joe ’ s Just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Debate Oddly enough , Biden said he was going to be prepping “ really heavily ” starting today .
Just five days out .
If I ’ m Trump on that debate stage , I ’ m hanging Wednesday ’ s report on Biden like a cowbell : “ Your administration started the Russian witch hunt .
As a father , I want to know why my son had to go through two years of hell for a five-minute meeting with a Russian lawyer while your son pockets $ 3.5 million from Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You can bet Trump will bring it up .
But will debate moderators ?
Or any reporter ?
Joe has been asked before about the potential conflict of interest of Hunter scoring millions with the corrupt Burisma while his dad was supposedly dealing with corruption in Ukraine .
Touchy .
And what about that anger .
Speaking of anger .
Democrats upset that Donald Trump might actually fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg , are calling for the Senate to “ pack the court ” should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adding more Supreme Court justices .
Joe Biden has long rejected the idea .
In fact , he did so during the primaries .
However , now that the leftists who now run him are upset , he ’ s gone mum .
When asked Monday about whether he still is against court packing , Biden refused to answer the question .
Bizarrely , he said he was going to remain mum because Trump “ always tries to shift the subject.
” Huh ?
This IS the subject , and your party brought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he gave an answer , then the “ whole debate ” is going to be about quote , “ What Biden said or didn ’ t say.
” You mean , if you reversed your position you might have to explain to voters why ?
The NERVE of VOTERS !
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At yesterday ’ s National Catholic Prayer Breakfast , President Trump announced he ’ s issuing the Born Alive Executive Order .
It will , “ ensure that all precious babies born alive , no matter their circumstances @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deserve.
” Congressional candidate Kim Klacik of Baltimore is back with another amazing “ come walk with me ” ad .
This time in white heels .
It ends with her being joined by scores of women in red .
Inspiring stuff .
As a native Marylander , I suggest Klacik might be the best thing to hit Baltimore since Old Bay seasoning .
Or at least Cal Ripkin .
Prince Harry and wife Megan have weighed in on the 2020 election , urging people to “ Not only reflect , but act.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ important election of our lifetime , ” they say .
They also throw out warnings about “ hate speech ” and “ misinformation ” — the new slang for “ anything the left disagrees with or doesn ’ t want you to know.
” I ’ m sorry , your highness , I can ’ t hear you over the sound of us WINNING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR .
Finally , Joe Biden had high praise for Kamala Harris Wednesday , telling radio host Steve Harvey she ’ s ready to be President Day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ somebody pushed me off a roof or something.
” In related news , Kamala Harris says Joe has already agreed to help her put up Christmas lighting .
( We jest . )
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 a candidate’s son took in millions from crooked Russians but the media doesn’t want to report it, does it make a sound?
Seems the only person whose income rose during the Obama-Biden years was Hunter Biden. The Senate Homeland Security Committee issued a devastating report Wednesday detailing Hunter Biden foreign financial shenanigans … while his father was VP and point man for many of those same foreign lands.
We already knew about the millions Hunter made from the corrupt Burisma gas company and his father’s efforts to stop the prosecutor investigating Ukrainian gas giant. We also knew about the $1.5 billion China popped into Hunter’s hedge fund after Hunter and his dad paid a visit.
The report goes further. For example, into Hunter’s relationships with individuals linked to the Chinese military. In fact, the Senate found $4 million in “questionable financial transactions” with foreign nationals “connected to the Chinese Communist Party & the People’s Liberation Army.”
Let’s face it, if Ivanka Trump was given a fortune cookie by a Chinese military official, Democrats would demand a criminal investigation. If her dad ate the cookie he’d be impeached for destruction of evidence.
Dough from the Russians
Then there’s Russia, Russia, Russia. For three years, the media insisted the Trumps were in financial cahoots with the Russians. Turns out, according to the report, “Hunter Biden received a $3.5 million wire transfer from Elena Baturina, the wife of the former mayor of Moscow.” And right as Joe was starting to deal with Russia’s rival Ukraine. Convenient timing. Where’s Mueller? Where’s Peter Strzok? Where’s Rachel Maddow?
Don Jr. spent ten minutes talking about the Magnitsky Act with a Russian lawyer and literally a federal case was made out of it. MSNBC and CNN didn’t shut up about it. Hunter pockets $3.5 million from a Russian politician’s wife while is dad is VP and all we get is crickets.
Greg Price found something amazing: “Just went through some of the news reports on Hunter Biden. The stories from WaPo, NYT, CNN, NPR, The Hill, Daily Beast, NBC News, WSJ, CBS News, and Forbes did not mention anything about the $3.5 million wire transfer to him from the widow of the former mayor of Moscow.”
Just went through some of the news reports on Hunter Biden. The stories from WaPo, NYT, CNN, NPR, The Hill, Daily Beast, NBC News, WSJ, CBS News, and Forbes did not mention anything about the $3.5 million wire transfer to him from the widow of the former mayor of Moscow. — Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 23, 2020
Hunter and the Sex Traffickers
Our Hunter’s tale gets sleazier. According to the report, Biden’s son seemed cozy with folks involved in sex trafficking. Quote: “Hunter Biden paid nonresident women who were nationals of Russia or other Eastern European countries and who appear to be linked to an “Eastern European prostitution or human trafficking ring.” We can bet the money wasn’t to do some painting around the house.
Just how compromised was Joe Biden and National Security by all these activities? Can anyone say “potential blackmail”?
You’d think reporters would grill Joe about all this as he left for a campaign event in North Carolina. That’s what reporters do, right? Wrong. They asked him if he was prepared for next week’s debate.
Joe’s Just Starting to Really Heavily Prepare for His Debate
Oddly enough, Biden said he was going to be prepping “really heavily” starting today. Just five days out.
If I’m Trump on that debate stage, I’m hanging Wednesday’s report on Biden like a cowbell: “Your administration started the Russian witch hunt. As a father, I want to know why my son had to go through two years of hell for a five-minute meeting with a Russian lawyer while your son pockets $3.5 million from Russian politicians and not a peep?”
You can bet Trump will bring it up. But will debate moderators? Or any reporter?
Joe has been asked before about the potential conflict of interest of Hunter scoring millions with the corrupt Burisma while his dad was supposedly dealing with corruption in Ukraine.
What’s wrong with the question Joe? pic.twitter.com/JLjkZVETLy — Chad Prather – Parler @watchchad (@WatchChad) September 23, 2020
Touchy. And what about that anger.
Packing the Court
Speaking of anger. Democrats upset that Donald Trump might actually fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, are calling for the Senate to “pack the court” should they take over. That means simply adding more Supreme Court justices.
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Joe Biden has long rejected the idea. In fact, he did so during the primaries. However, now that the leftists who now run him are upset, he’s gone mum.
When asked Monday about whether he still is against court packing, Biden refused to answer the question. Bizarrely, he said he was going to remain mum because Trump “always tries to shift the subject.” Huh? This IS the subject, and your party brought it up.
Biden said that if he gave an answer, then the “whole debate” is going to be about quote, “What Biden said or didn’t say.” You mean, if you reversed your position you might have to explain to voters why? The NERVE of VOTERS!!!!!!
Other Election Related News
At yesterday’s National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, President Trump announced he’s issuing the Born Alive Executive Order. It will, “ensure that all precious babies born alive, no matter their circumstances, receive the medical care that they deserve.”
At the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, President @realDonaldTrump announced he will sign the Born-Alive Executive Order! pic.twitter.com/Y2bu1wmRwV — Team Trump (Text VOTE to 88022) (@TeamTrump) September 23, 2020
Congressional candidate Kim Klacik of Baltimore is back with another amazing “come walk with me” ad. This time in white heels. It ends with her being joined by scores of women in red.
Tens of millions of you have shared the struggle of black people in Baltimore. You cared about our black lives more than our own leaders. They have done nothing for us.
Now they can’t hide.
We are the change. Please support our movement:https://t.co/8yLL5VmMSU pic.twitter.com/1sGyqXHpzt — Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) September 20, 2020
Inspiring stuff. As a native Marylander, may I suggest Klacik is the best thing to hit Baltimore since Old Bay seasoning. Or at least Cal Ripkin.
Prince Harry and wife Megan have weighed in on the 2020 election, urging people to “Not only reflect, but act.” It’s the “most important election of our lifetime,” they say. They also throw out warnings about “hate speech” and “misinformation” — the new slang for “anything the left disagrees with or doesn’t want you to know.”
I’m sorry, your highness, I can’t hear you over the sound of us WINNING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
Finally, Joe Biden had high praise for Kamala Harris Wednesday, telling radio host Steve Harvey she’s ready to be President Day one. If, in his words, “somebody pushed me off a roof or something.”
In related news, Kamala Harris says Joe has already agreed to help her put up Christmas lighting. (We jest.)
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--2020-09-24--Can We Vote for Trump Without Hurting Our Christian Witness? My Interview With Dr. Michael Brown

Dr. Michael Brown is a real treasure in the Kingdom of God .
Today we discuss his new book , @ @ @ @ @ which lays out the issues surrounding Christians ’ choice in the upcoming election .
Here @ @ @ @ @ that he did with Mike Huckabee .
Also , be sure to watch our conversation @ @ @ @ @ I shared a message that I believe the Church must hear .
James Robison is @ @ @ @ @ and publisher .
He is co-founder of LIFE Outreach International and co-host of LIFE Today @ @ @ @ @ author of many books , including Indivisible ( with Jay Richards ) and Living Amazed @ @ @ @ @ the videos in this interview series here .


thestream--2020-09-24--Election 2020: Senate Report Indicates Hunter Biden Got Wired Millions by Russian Woman Close to Put

If a candidate ’ s son took in millions from crooked Russians but the media doesn ’ t want to report it , does it make a sound ?
Seems the only person whose income rose during the Obama-Biden years was Hunter Biden .
The Senate Homeland Security Committee issued a devastating report Wednesday detailing Hunter Biden foreign financial shenanigans … while his father was VP and point man for many of those same foreign lands .
We already knew about the millions Hunter made from the corrupt Burisma gas company and his father ’ s efforts to stop the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also knew about the $ 1.5 billion China popped into Hunter ’ s hedge fund after Hunter and his dad paid a visit .
The report goes further .
For example , into Hunter ’ s relationships with individuals linked to the Chinese military .
In fact , the Senate found $ 4 million in “ questionable financial transactions ” with foreign nationals “ connected to the Chinese Communist Party & the People ’ s Liberation Army.
” Let ’ s face it , if Ivanka Trump was given a fortune cookie by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demand a criminal investigation .
If her dad ate the cookie he ’ d be impeached for destruction of evidence .
Then there ’ s Russia , Russia , Russia .
For three years , the media insisted the Trumps were in financial cahoots with the Russians .
Turns out , according to the report , “ Hunter Biden received a $ 3.5 million wire transfer from Elena Baturina , the wife of the former mayor of Moscow.
” And right as Joe was starting to deal with Russia ’ s rival Ukraine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mueller ?
Where ’ s Peter Strzok ?
Where ’ s Rachel Maddow ?
Don Jr. spent ten minutes talking about the Magnitsky Act with a Russian lawyer and literally a federal case was made out of it .
MSNBC and CNN didn ’ t shut up about it .
Hunter pockets $ 3.5 million from a Russian politician ’ s wife while is dad is VP and all we get is crickets .
Greg Price found something amazing : “ Just went through some of the news reports on Hunter Biden .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ CNN , NPR , The Hill , Daily Beast , NBC News , WSJ , CBS News , and Forbes did not mention anything about the $ 3.5 million wire transfer to him from the widow of the former mayor of Moscow.
” Our Hunter ’ s tale gets sleazier .
According to the report , Biden ’ s son seemed cozy with folks involved in sex trafficking .
Quote : “ Hunter Biden paid nonresident women who were nationals of Russia or other Eastern European countries and who appear to be linked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human trafficking ring.
” We can bet the money wasn ’ t to do some painting around the house .
Just how compromised was Joe Biden and National Security by all these activities ?
Can anyone say “ potential blackmail ” ?
You ’ d think reporters would grill Joe about all this as he left for a campaign event in North Carolina .
That ’ s what reporters do , right ?
Wrong .
They asked him if he was prepared for next week ’ s debate .
Joe ’ s Just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Debate Oddly enough , Biden said he was going to be prepping “ really heavily ” starting today .
Just five days out .
If I ’ m Trump on that debate stage , I ’ m hanging Wednesday ’ s report on Biden like a cowbell : “ Your administration started the Russian witch hunt .
As a father , I want to know why my son had to go through two years of hell for a five-minute meeting with a Russian lawyer while your son pockets $ 3.5 million from Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You can bet Trump will bring it up .
But will debate moderators ?
Or any reporter ?
Joe has been asked before about the potential conflict of interest of Hunter scoring millions with the corrupt Burisma while his dad was supposedly dealing with corruption in Ukraine .
Touchy .
And what about that anger .
Speaking of anger .
Democrats upset that Donald Trump might actually fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg , are calling for the Senate to “ pack the court ” should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adding more Supreme Court justices .
Joe Biden has long rejected the idea .
In fact , he did so during the primaries .
However , now that the leftists who now run him are upset , he ’ s gone mum .
When asked Monday about whether he still is against court packing , Biden refused to answer the question .
Bizarrely , he said he was going to remain mum because Trump “ always tries to shift the subject.
” Huh ?
This IS the subject , and your party brought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he gave an answer , then the “ whole debate ” is going to be about quote , “ What Biden said or didn ’ t say.
” You mean , if you reversed your position you might have to explain to voters why ?
The NERVE of VOTERS !
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At yesterday ’ s National Catholic Prayer Breakfast , President Trump announced he ’ s issuing the Born Alive Executive Order .
It will , “ ensure that all precious babies born alive , no matter their circumstances @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deserve.
” Congressional candidate Kim Klacik of Baltimore is back with another amazing “ come walk with me ” ad .
This time in white heels .
It ends with her being joined by scores of women in red .
Inspiring stuff .
As a native Marylander , may I suggest Klacik is the best thing to hit Baltimore since Old Bay seasoning .
Or at least Cal Ripkin .
Prince Harry and wife Megan have weighed in on the 2020 election , urging people to “ Not only reflect , but act.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ important election of our lifetime , ” they say .
They also throw out warnings about “ hate speech ” and “ misinformation ” — the new slang for “ anything the left disagrees with or doesn ’ t want you to know.
” I ’ m sorry , your highness , I can ’ t hear you over the sound of us WINNING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR .
Finally , Joe Biden had high praise for Kamala Harris Wednesday , telling radio host Steve Harvey she ’ s ready to be President Day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ somebody pushed me off a roof or something.
” In related news , Kamala Harris says Joe has already agreed to help her put up Christmas lighting .
( We jest . )
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--2020-09-24--Military Photo of the Day: Detonating a Mine Clearing Line Charge

U.S. Army combat engineers detonate an M58 mine clearing line charge at the Vaziani training area in the nation of @ @ @ @ @ 2020 .
Thank you to Sgt .
Jordan Trent for capturing this remarkable image .

U.S. Army combat engineers detonate an M58 mine clearing line charge at the Vaziani training area in the nation of Georgia on September 17, 2020.
Thank you to Sgt. Jordan Trent for capturing this remarkable image.
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thestream--2020-09-24--Do All the Trump Lawn Signs Mean a Landslide?

People write about all the Trump lawn signs they ’ re seeing and take that as evidence that the president is more popular than the polls show .
They don ’ t see many Biden signs .
Some think all those signs means the president will win .
Maybe in a landslide .
Which may well be true .
Or not .
The yard signs don ’ t necessarily signal a Trump victory .
The trouble with signs is that they don ’ t always say what you think they say .
Two Ways of Reading Them The sociologist George @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yard signs .
He explained in a Facebook post that cycling around his neighborhood he saw a lot of Trump signs and American flags .
Four years he didn ’ t see any , until just before the election .
It ’ s a slightly blue neighborhood in a slightly red city in a red state .
( He teaches at Baylor .
He may be best known for his work on “ christianophobia ” and racism . )
Yancey offers two possible explanations .
Being a sociologist , he ’ s careful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talking about an unrepresentative sample and making educated guesses .
He could be wrong .
His first explanation is that “ Trump being in office has made it a little easier for people to say that they support him.
” Four years ago he was a real estate developer and reality tv star .
“ Not , ” Yancey says , “ a good look.
” It ’ s easier for people to support him in public now that he ’ s been president for almost four years .
If this is true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is less of a hidden Trump vote than conservatives may think .
That was the vote that gave Trump the important swing states and thus the presidency .
This means that the polls that show Biden with the lead are more accurate than those that show that Clinton was in the lead four years ago .
That would not bode well for a Trump reelection.
” The other explanation is that “ the social desirability pressure is same as it was four year about but that Trump has more supporters and thus more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their yard.
” If that is true , he says , “ the prospects of a Trump reelection may be stronger than we think.
” My guess is that the truth sits between the two poles Yancey gives , but with an even more important difference .
Trump ’ s supporters feel less pressure to keep quiet and his being president has made it easier for people to admit they support him .
So more people put out yard signs .
But that many yard signs ?
And that many more signs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s another cause .
This difference is even more important .
Trump ’ s supporters feel more identification with their candidate and feel more strongly than Biden ’ s that his election is crucial .
Biden ’ s supporters may despise Trump .
You can see that in the news and on Facebook .
But hating the other candidate doesn ’ t mean working enthusiastically for your own .
You don ’ t put up yard signs just because you hate the other guy .
And a lot of Biden voters don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the candidate they have .
They ’ re stuck .
He ’ s infinitely better than Trump , but he ’ s still … Joe Biden .
They don ’ t identify with him .
He ’ s their candidate because he won the nomination , but he ’ s not their candidate .
All those Democrats hoping for something new , they got the old .
The oldest of the old .
They wanted a socialist like Sanders or an policy wonk lefty like Warren or one of the other women .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ nerd .
And they got the guy who ’ s been in Washington for decades .
People work harder for things they care about than things they hate .
They identify with people they love , not with people they only like better than the other guy .
You put up yard signs for the guy you want , not for the lesser of two evils .
Peter Wolfgang , one of our regular contributors and a conservative activist , sees evidence for both ideas .
He was one of the first people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in yard signs .
“ On the one hand , ” he wrote in an exchange about Yancey ’ s post , “ I think the ‘ social desirability ’ factor has , if anything , moved even more against displaying open support for Trump in 2020 than in 2016 .
Why risk it when you ’ re seeing displays of literal anti-Trump political violence on the evening news ?
” Trump supporters have been quieter , not louder , he thinks .
It can be dangerous to support the president .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that strong .
He ’ s a bold man , but even he peeled the “ Women for Trump ” bumper sticker off his wife ’ s car when he saw all the leftist graffiti in a D.C. parking garage .
On the other hand , he said , polling backs up what I argued .
He points to a Wall Street Journal editorial .
“ Mr .
Trump has reinforced the intensity of his core support , ” the editors wrote .
“ But in doing so he has shed support in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and women .
… The Trump GOP is a smaller but more intensely loyal coalition.
” If that ’ s true , Wolfgang says , “ Trump voters feel a connection to him that has grown more intense but at a cost.
” The cost of the middle-ground voters he needs .
What Do They Mean ?
So what do the signs mean ?
What do all the Trump signs in some places — and some unexpected places , like Yancey ’ s neighborhood — tell us ?
I don ’ t know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t always say what you think they say .
But it doesn ’ t really matter .
Look at 2016 .
All the signs said Clinton had it in the bag .
All the experts agreed .
But the signs ?
They really said the opposite .
David Mills is a senior editor of The Stream .
After teaching writing in a seminary , he has been editor of Touchstone and the executive editor of First Things .
He edits the site Hour of Our Death and writes a weekly column for @ @ @ @

People write about all the Trump lawn signs they’re seeing and take that as evidence that the president is more popular than the polls show. They don’t see many Biden signs. Some think all those signs means the president will win. Maybe in a landslide.
Which may well be true. Or not. The yard signs don’t necessarily signal a Trump victory. The trouble with signs is that they don’t always say what you think they say.
Two Ways of Reading Them
The sociologist George Yancey offers two ways of reading the yard signs. He explained in a Facebook post that cycling around his neighborhood he saw a lot of Trump signs and American flags. Four years he didn’t see any, until just before the election. It’s a slightly blue neighborhood in a slightly red city in a red state. (He teaches at Baylor. He may be best known for his work on “christianophobia” and racism.)
Yancey offers two possible explanations. Being a sociologist, he’s careful to point out that he’s talking about an unrepresentative sample and making educated guesses. He could be wrong.
His first explanation is that “Trump being in office has made it a little easier for people to say that they support him.” Four years ago he was a real estate developer and reality tv star. “Not,” Yancey says, “a good look.” It’s easier for people to support him in public now that he’s been president for almost four years.
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If this is true, “it is possible that there is less of a hidden Trump vote than conservatives may think. That was the vote that gave Trump the important swing states and thus the presidency. This means that the polls that show Biden with the lead are more accurate than those that show that Clinton was in the lead four years ago. That would not bode well for a Trump reelection.”
The other explanation is that “the social desirability pressure is same as it was four year about but that Trump has more supporters and thus more people willing to place signs and flags in their yard.” If that is true, he says, “the prospects of a Trump reelection may be stronger than we think.”
Trump-lovers and Biden-likers
My guess is that the truth sits between the two poles Yancey gives, but with an even more important difference. Trump’s supporters feel less pressure to keep quiet and his being president has made it easier for people to admit they support him. So more people put out yard signs.
But that many yard signs? And that many more signs than Biden has? I think there’s another cause. This difference is even more important. Trump’s supporters feel more identification with their candidate and feel more strongly than Biden’s that his election is crucial.
Biden’s supporters may despise Trump. You can see that in the news and on Facebook. But hating the other candidate doesn’t mean working enthusiastically for your own. You don’t put up yard signs just because you hate the other guy.
And a lot of Biden voters don’t seem very excited to have the candidate they have. They’re stuck. He’s infinitely better than Trump, but he’s still … Joe Biden. They don’t identify with him. He’s their candidate because he won the nomination, but he’s not their candidate.
All those Democrats hoping for something new, they got the old. The oldest of the old. They wanted a socialist like Sanders or an policy wonk lefty like Warren or one of the other women. Or the gay guy or the tech nerd. And they got the guy who’s been in Washington for decades.
People work harder for things they care about than things they hate. They identify with people they love, not with people they only like better than the other guy. You put up yard signs for the guy you want, not for the lesser of two evils.
Smaller and More Intense
Peter Wolfgang, one of our regular contributors and a conservative activist, sees evidence for both ideas. He was one of the first people I saw commenting on the huge difference in yard signs.
“On the one hand,” he wrote in an exchange about Yancey’s post, “I think the ‘social desirability’ factor has, if anything, moved even more against displaying open support for Trump in 2020 than in 2016. Why risk it when you’re seeing displays of literal anti-Trump political violence on the evening news?”
Trump supporters have been quieter, not louder, he thinks. It can be dangerous to support the president. The left’s hatred of Trump is that strong. He’s a bold man, but even he peeled the “Women for Trump” bumper sticker off his wife’s car when he saw all the leftist graffiti in a D.C. parking garage.
On the other hand, he said, polling backs up what I argued. He points to a Wall Street Journal editorial. “Mr. Trump has reinforced the intensity of his core support,” the editors wrote. “But in doing so he has shed support in the suburbs, especially among college-educated voters and women. … The Trump GOP is a smaller but more intensely loyal coalition.”
If that’s true, Wolfgang says, “Trump voters feel a connection to him that has grown more intense but at a cost.” The cost of the middle-ground voters he needs.
What Do They Mean?
So what do the signs mean? What do all the Trump signs in some places — and some unexpected places, like Yancey’s neighborhood — tell us?
I don’t know. As I said, signs don’t always say what you think they say. But it doesn’t really matter. Look at 2016. All the signs said Clinton had it in the bag. All the experts agreed. But the signs? They really said the opposite.
David Mills is a senior editor of The Stream. After teaching writing in a seminary, he has been editor of Touchstone and the executive editor of First Things. He edits the site Hour of Our Death and writes a weekly column for The Catholic Herald.


thestream--2020-09-23--Actor Jim Caviezel Gives ‘Powerful’ Adapted Recitation of Reagan Speech on Fox & Friends Supporting

Actor Jim Caviezel Gives ‘Powerful’ Adapted Recitation of Reagan Speech on Fox & Friends Supporting the Right to Freely Worship

During an interview about his new film Infidel , actor Jim Caviezel launched into a nearly two-minute-long recitation of President Ronald Reagan ’ s famous 1964 speech , “ A Time for Choosing , ” adapted to emphasize that Christians should stand against violations of the right to worship freely in church .
Caviezel , who portrayed Jesus in The Passion of the Christ , discussed his starring role in Infidel in an interview with Fox & Friends host Pete Hegseth .
In the thriller , which released Sept. 18 , an American journalist played by Caviezel is kidnapped in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after saying Jesus is God .
His wife goes to Iran to search for him and is helped by a group of underground Christians .
In the interview Caviezel tied the meaning of the film not only to an awareness of the persecution of Christians in countries like Iran and China , but also to standing against restrictions on churches in the U.S. in response to COVID-19 .
“ People have taken their faith for granted , especially here in the United States .
But now , with not being able to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our inalienable rights — we need to start standing up , ” Caviezel said .
Caviezel Adapts “ A Time for Choosing ” Speech for Resisting Restrictions on Churches Hegseth then asked a question about what Americans today can learn from then President Ronald Reagan ’ s 1964 speech “ A Time for Choosing.
” Hegseth said it was a topic Caviezel “ wanted to touch on.
” Seemingly prepared , Caviezel then recited a significant portion of the speech .
Caviezel adapted Reagan ’ s words in several places , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the phrase “ well-meaning Christian liberal friends ” and adding “ our priests , bishops , and pastors ” right after that .
He also changed “ Nikita Khrushchev , ” the then premier of the Soviet Union , to “ Satan.
” That ’ s right .
He said that .
… Now also , he said : “ Now , let ’ s set the record straight .
There ’ s no argument over the choice between peace and war .
But there ’ s only one guaranteed way you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it in the next second : Surrender.
” “ Admittedly there ’ s a risk in any course we follow other than this , but every lesson in history tells us that the greater risk lies in appeasement .
And this is a specter our well-meaning Christian liberal friends — our priests , bishops , and pastors — refuse to face : that their policy of accommodation is appeasement.
” “ And it gives us no choice between peace and war , only between fight and surrender .
If we continue to accommodate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eventually we will have to face the final demand , the final ultimatum .
And what then ?
When Satan has told the people of this world , he knows what your answer is going to be .
He has told them that we ’ re retreating out of the pressure of his cold war , and someday , when the time is right to deliver his final ultimatum , our surrender will be voluntary .
Because you see by then we will have been so weakened from within spiritually , morally , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from our side he ’ s heard voices pleading for ‘ peace at any price , ’ or ‘ better red than dead , ’ or as one commentator put it , he ’ d rather ‘ live on his knees than die on his feet.
’ ” “ And therein lies the road to war , because those voices don ’ t speak for the rest of us .
You and I know it , and do not believe that life is so dear and peace so sweet as to be purchased @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If nothing in life is worth dying for , when did this begin ?
Just in the face of this enemy ?
Or should Moses have told the children of Israel to live in slavery under the pharaohs ?
Should Christ have refused the cross ?
Should the patriots at Concord Bridge have refused to fire the shot heard around the world ?
The martyrs of history were not fools , and our beloved dead who gave their lives to stop the advance of the Nazis did not die in vain.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peace ?
Well it ’ s a simple answer after all : that you and I have the courage to tell our enemies ‘ there is a price we will not pay , ’ ‘ there is a point beyond which evil must not advance.
’ ” In the words of Reagan , “ evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.
” For the full effect of the actor ’ s dramatic reading , watch here : Conservative political commentator Dan Bongino highlighted Cavizel ’ s answer on The Dan Bongino Show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ labeling it “ one of the most powerful things I ’ ve seen on TV in a LONG time.
” After playing the clip , Bongino seemed stunned for a moment and then said , “ Wow.
” “ Folks , this fight ’ s coming — for all of you , ” Bongino added .
“ I ’ ve warned you it ’ s gon na knock on your door.
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During an interview about his new film Infidel, actor Jim Caviezel launched into a nearly two-minute-long recitation of President Ronald Reagan’s famous 1964 speech, “A Time for Choosing,” adapted to emphasize that Christians should stand against violations of the right to worship freely in church.
Caviezel, who portrayed Jesus in The Passion of the Christ, discussed his starring role in Infidel in a Sept. 19 interview with Fox & Friends host Pete Hegseth. In the thriller, which released Sept. 18, an American journalist played by Caviezel is kidnapped in Cairo by members of the Iranian regime after saying Jesus is God. His wife goes to Iran to search for him and is helped by a group of underground Christians. In the interview Caviezel tied the meaning of the film not only to an awareness of the persecution of Christians in countries like Iran and China, but also to standing against restrictions on churches in the U.S. in response to COVID-19.
“People have taken their faith for granted, especially here in the United States. But now, with not being able to go to churches — which is a violation of our inalienable rights — we need to start standing up,” Caviezel said.
Caviezel Adapts “A Time for Choosing” Speech for Resisting Restrictions on Churches
Hegseth then asked a question about what Americans today can learn from then President Ronald Reagan’s 1964 speech “A Time for Choosing.” Hegseth said it was a topic Caviezel “wanted to touch on.”
Seemingly prepared, Caviezel then recited a significant portion of the speech. Caviezel adapted Reagan’s words in several places, including adding the word “Christian” in the phrase “well-meaning Christian liberal friends” and adding “our priests, bishops, and pastors” right after that. He also changed “Nikita Khrushchev,” the then premier of the Soviet Union, to “Satan.”
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Read Caviezel’s answer:
That’s right. He said that. … Now also, he said: “Now, let’s set the record straight. There’s no argument over the choice between peace and war. But there’s only one guaranteed way you can have peace, and you can have it in the next second: Surrender.” “Admittedly there’s a risk in any course we follow other than this, but every lesson in history tells us that the greater risk lies in appeasement. And this is a specter our well-meaning Christian liberal friends — our priests, bishops, and pastors — refuse to face: that their policy of accommodation is appeasement.” “And it gives us no choice between peace and war, only between fight and surrender. If we continue to accommodate, continue to back and retreat, eventually we will have to face the final demand, the final ultimatum. And what then? When Satan has told the people of this world, he knows what your answer is going to be. He has told them that we’re retreating out of the pressure of his cold war, and someday, when the time is right to deliver his final ultimatum, our surrender will be voluntary. Because you see by then we will have been so weakened from within spiritually, morally, economically.” “He believes this because from our side he’s heard voices pleading for ‘peace at any price,’ or ‘better red than dead,’ or as one commentator put it, he’d rather ‘live on his knees than die on his feet.’” “And therein lies the road to war, because those voices don’t speak for the rest of us. You and I know it, and do not believe that life is so dear and peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery. If nothing in life is worth dying for, when did this begin? Just in the face of this enemy? Or should Moses have told the children of Israel to live in slavery under the pharaohs? Should Christ have refused the cross? Should the patriots at Concord Bridge have refused to fire the shot heard around the world? The martyrs of history were not fools, and our beloved dead who gave their lives to stop the advance of the Nazis did not die in vain.” “Where then lies the road to peace? Well it’s a simple answer after all: that you and I have the courage to tell our enemies ‘there is a price we will not pay,’ ‘there is a point beyond which evil must not advance.’” In the words of Reagan, “evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.”
For the full effect of the actor’s dramatic reading, watch here:
Conservative political commentator Dan Bongino highlighted Cavizel’s answer on The Dan Bongino Show on Sept. 21, saying it gave him goosebumps and labeling it “one of the most powerful things I’ve seen on TV in a LONG time.” After playing the clip, Bongino seemed stunned for a moment and then said, “Wow.” “Folks, this fight’s coming — for all of you,” Bongino added. “I’ve warned you it’s gonna knock on your door.”
Aliya Kuykendall is a staff writer and proofreader for The Stream. You can follow Aliya on Twitter @AliyaKuykendall and follow The Stream @Streamdotorg.


thestream--2020-09-24--Thousands Expected to Attend Franklin Graham’s First-Ever Prayer March on Washington

Thousands of people are expected to convene in Washington , D.C. , Saturday for Franklin Graham ’ s inaugural Prayer March , according to organizers .
Tens of thousands have expressed interest in the Prayer March , the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association told The Daily Caller News Foundation Wednesday .
Franklin Graham , son of the American evangelist preacher Billy Graham , announced on Twitter his spearheading of the Prayer March on Aug. 8 , calling it a necessary event for a nation “ in trouble.
” “ There are lots of loud voices these days , ” Stephen Rhoads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association , told The Daily Caller News Foundation .
The group wants to “ have a peaceful , holy moment of consecration and repentance to heal our land , ” said Rhoads .
Stephen Rhoads told The Daily Caller News Foundation that interest in the Prayer March ranges as far as Puerto Rico .
Christians plan to “ organize their Prayer March locally ” if they can not attend Saturday ’ s event in D.C. “ There will be no microphones or audio amplification ” during Saturday ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s official website .
Rhoads and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association intend for this to inspire “ silent prayer ” in attendees , the website explains .
The Prayer March will consist of seven stops around the National Mall with each having its own “ prayer focus , ” according to the march ’ s website .
The stops were announced last month on the march ’ s website with the seventh stop designated for prayers at the U.S. Capitol for the Supreme Court .
Rhoads said that the seventh stop is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bader Ginsburg , who was “ inspiring in a lot of ways.
” Here , the Prayer March attendees will “ pray for her family , ” Rhoads told The Daily Caller News Foundation .
The Prayer March comes amid ongoing civil unrest in America over the deaths of George Floyd , Breonna Taylor , and others .
However , Rhoads told The Daily Caller News Foundation that “ The energy has been mostly positive , ” describing people ’ s attitudes towards the march .
Rhoads told The Daily Caller News Foundation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Prayer March , saying , “ God ’ s people are reliable.
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Thousands of people are expected to convene in Washington, D.C., Saturday for Franklin Graham’s inaugural Prayer March, according to organizers.
Tens of thousands have expressed interest in the Prayer March, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association told The Daily Caller News Foundation Wednesday.
Franklin Graham, son of the American evangelist preacher Billy Graham, announced on Twitter his spearheading of the Prayer March on Aug. 8, calling it a necessary event for a nation “in trouble.”
I’m announcing today that on Sept. 26, I’m going to be in our nation’s capital to pray—& I hope thousands of families, pastors, & churches will join me! Our nation is in trouble, & we need God’s help. Make plans now to come for #PrayerMarch2020. For more: https://t.co/XSqMiRVUlM pic.twitter.com/9BpvpmV6z4 — Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) August 8, 2020
“There are lots of loud voices these days,” Stephen Rhoads, vice president of church ministries for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, told The Daily Caller News Foundation. The group wants to “have a peaceful, holy moment of consecration and repentance to heal our land,” said Rhoads.
Stephen Rhoads told The Daily Caller News Foundation that interest in the Prayer March ranges as far as Puerto Rico. Christians plan to “organize their Prayer March locally” if they cannot attend Saturday’s event in D.C.
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“There will be no microphones or audio amplification” during Saturday’s march, according to the Prayer March’s official website. Rhoads and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association intend for this to inspire “silent prayer” in attendees, the website explains.
The Prayer March will consist of seven stops around the National Mall with each having its own “prayer focus,” according to the march’s website.
The stops were announced last month on the march’s website with the seventh stop designated for prayers at the U.S. Capitol for the Supreme Court.
Rhoads said that the seventh stop is significant after the Friday death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was “inspiring in a lot of ways.” Here, the Prayer March attendees will “pray for her family,” Rhoads told The Daily Caller News Foundation.
The Prayer March comes amid ongoing civil unrest in America over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others. However, Rhoads told The Daily Caller News Foundation that “The energy has been mostly positive,” describing people’s attitudes towards the march.
Rhoads told The Daily Caller News Foundation that he is hopeful for Saturday’s Prayer March, saying, “God’s people are reliable.”
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thestream--2020-09-24--There’s a Conspiracy to Make Me a Theorist

Callous , power-hungry elitists meet in secret , lavish places like Davos , Switzerland … the eaves of Bohemian Grove … the Skull and Bones “ tomb ” in New Haven .
Misanthropic billionaires trade nods and winks , and vast funds get transferred from numbered accounts in Zurich to offshore accounts in the Caymans .
That money , via numerous untraceable cut-outs , ends up as stacks of $ 20 bills in Ziploc bags that Democratic National Committee operatives FedEx to central locations in major cities .
It will pay for the hotel rooms of pedophiles , ex-pimps and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insurrection .
These wolves will lead all the sheep they can herd , drawn by the prospect of free stuff looted from stores , to burn down American cities .
Meanwhile , detailed scripts and talking points from Soros-funded advocate groups get texted simultaneously to news editors nationwide , at TV networks and newspapers , websites and social media platforms .
No matter what happens that night , this is what they will report .
If someone goes off script he will find himself canceled — either fired outright , or accused of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the business .
If renegade news sources contradict the party line ?
They will find themselves blocked and silenced , linked with racist extremists , or otherwise discredited .
The goal , the telos , the purpose of all this clandestine activity ?
To turn me , John Zmirak , into an unhinged conspiracy theorist .
The Real Target of the Kyle Rittenhouse Persecution … Me I can ’ t think of any more reasonable explanation of the Kyle Rittenhouse incident .
Surely , leftist elites didn ’ t intend to actually fool @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transparent , outrageous frame-up ?
If the goal were to convince Americans that any use of force in resisting leftist rioters was evil , they ’ d have been a lot more careful .
They ’ d have made sure that the leaders of the mob attacking Rittenhouse weren ’ t convicted pedophiles or gun criminals .
That the gunowner trying to stop arsonists from torching local businesses wasn ’ t a model citizen , a volunteer EMT , with no links to extremism .
Certainly not a baby-faced 17-year-old who ’ d @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just hours before .
They wouldn ’ t have let one of the failed killer ’ s friends report that his pal in the hospital wished he ’ d emptied his gun into Kyle .
They would have made all the witnesses wipe their camera-phone footage of the mob chasing Kyle first .
Of rioters firing shots , and three of them mobbing Kyle as he lay prone on the ground .
And one rioter hitting him in the head with a skateboard , then the other running up with a handgun .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a report like the one Tucker Carlson gave on Fox : Like a Whipped Dog , Show Your Belly for Biden !
If the secret purpose was just trying to scare us into voting for Joe Biden as a submission gesture — the way a beaten dog shows its belly ?
The plotters would have made sure that Rittenhouse was the one who ended up dead .
Instead of two leftist thugs dying , and another going to the hospital , while Rittenhouse walked off unscathed — and tried to surrender to cops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first degree murder charges — the kind Lee Harvey Oswald would have faced — to stick against Rittenhouse .
Just filing them sounds like a joke , or a stunt to gaslight … John Zmirak .
To drive me over the brink .
Likewise , the fact that GoFundMe shut down the appeal to raise money for Rittenhouse ’ s defense .
And that Facebook and Twitter tried to silence his supporters , even suspending his lawyer , Lin Wood — the same guy who hammered CNN and the Washington Post on behalf @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all so shoddy , amateurish , and doomed to fail .
We are not Joe Biden ’ s America , a senile mishmash of pious phrases , cold hungry ambition , and fading memories cribbed from other men ’ s autobiographies .
At least , not yet .
And farces like the persecution of Kyle Rittenhouse seem almost designed to make sure we never will be .
What sane people would vote to put such malevolent bumblers in charge of a country — especially one with plenty of hair-trigger nuclear weapons ?
No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me .
It ’ s an effort to render me paranoid .
To convince me that I ’ m the target of a global conspiracy .
And I have to say to my enemies , “ Well played !
It ’ s working like a charm.
” No , if leftist elites were really using all their persuasive and coercive power , their skills and their cash , to terrorize Americans into turning our cities over to rioting thugs and the White House to a party ruled by extremists , they ’ d @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chilling , ruthless , and viciously effective .
They ’ d send in rioters to attack a U.S. Marine veteran defending his own business after it was vandalized .
He ’ d see his elderly father knocked to the ground .
Then a drug-addled ex-con rioter would jump on his back , putting him in a potentially deadly chokehold .
He ’ d shoot the rioter in self-defense .
Local prosecutors would even conclude that it was a clean , legal shooting .
Then violent protests and political pressure would get a special @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ d defended himself .
And charge him suddenly with multiple felonies .
Media would stoke a lynch mob atmosphere against this citizen .
Fake accusations of racism , death threats , and prospect of life in a prison would haunt the poor man .
Timid conservatives would leave him undefended , hated , alone .
Finally , haunted by a country he ’ d served that had turned against him , and a world turned upside down , he ’ d take his own life .
And a public official , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a piece of progress against “ racism.
” All of the above happened to business owner and U.S. Marine veteran Jake Gardner in Omaha , Nebraska .
Will You Flip Over on Your Back ?
I wasn ’ t the target there , gentle readers .
That campaign of terror was aimed at you .
In November , will you roll over and show your belly ?
The all too real conspirators funding these riots — filling hotel suites with anarchists , rental trucks with weapons , and media stories with slander @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .
”

Callous, power-hungry elitists meet in secret, lavish places like Davos, Switzerland … the eaves of Bohemian Grove … the Skull and Bones “tomb” in New Haven. Misanthropic billionaires trade nods and winks, and vast funds get transferred from numbered accounts in Zurich to offshore accounts in the Caymans.
That money, via numerous untraceable cut-outs, ends up as stacks of $20 bills in Ziploc bags that Democratic National Committee operatives FedEx to central locations in major cities. It will pay for the hotel rooms of pedophiles, ex-pimps and drug dealers, who will manage the insurrection. These wolves will lead all the sheep they can herd, drawn by the prospect of free stuff looted from stores, to burn down American cities.
Carefully Coordinated Media Coverage
Meanwhile, detailed scripts and talking points from Soros-funded advocate groups get texted simultaneously to news editors nationwide, at TV networks and newspapers, websites and social media platforms. No matter what happens that night, this is what they will report.
If someone goes off script he will find himself canceled — either fired outright, or accused of workplace harassment, and hounded out of the business. If renegade news sources contradict the party line? They will find themselves blocked and silenced, linked with racist extremists, or otherwise discredited.
The goal, the telos, the purpose of all this clandestine activity? To turn me, John Zmirak, into an unhinged conspiracy theorist.
The Real Target of the Kyle Rittenhouse Persecution … Me
I can’t think of any more reasonable explanation of the Kyle Rittenhouse incident. Surely, leftist elites didn’t intend to actually fool large numbers of people with such a transparent, outrageous frame-up? If the goal were to convince Americans that any use of force in resisting leftist rioters was evil, they’d have been a lot more careful.
They’d have made sure that the leaders of the mob attacking Rittenhouse weren’t convicted pedophiles or gun criminals. That the gunowner trying to stop arsonists from torching local businesses wasn’t a model citizen, a volunteer EMT, with no links to extremism. Certainly not a baby-faced 17-year-old who’d been giving out first aid to rioters just hours before.
Way Too Sloppy
They wouldn’t have let one of the failed killer’s friends report that his pal in the hospital wished he’d emptied his gun into Kyle. They would have made all the witnesses wipe their camera-phone footage of the mob chasing Kyle first. Of rioters firing shots, and three of them mobbing Kyle as he lay prone on the ground. And one rioter hitting him in the head with a skateboard, then the other running up with a handgun. That way, nobody would ever see a report like the one Tucker Carlson gave on Fox:
Like a Whipped Dog, Show Your Belly for Biden!
If the secret purpose was just trying to scare us into voting for Joe Biden as a submission gesture — the way a beaten dog shows its belly? The plotters would have made sure that Rittenhouse was the one who ended up dead. Instead of two leftist thugs dying, and another going to the hospital, while Rittenhouse walked off unscathed — and tried to surrender to cops.
Joe Biden’s America: a senile mishmash of pious phrases, cold hungry ambition, and fading memories cribbed from other men’s autobiographies.
Obviously, no prosecutor seriously expects first degree murder charges — the kind Lee Harvey Oswald would have faced — to stick against Rittenhouse. Just filing them sounds like a joke, or a stunt to gaslight … John Zmirak. To drive me over the brink.
Likewise, the fact that GoFundMe shut down the appeal to raise money for Rittenhouse’s defense. And that Facebook and Twitter tried to silence his supporters, even suspending his lawyer, Lin Wood — the same guy who hammered CNN and the Washington Post on behalf of Nicholas Sandmann.
Joe Biden’s Senile Mishmash
It’s all so shoddy, amateurish, and doomed to fail. We are not Joe Biden’s America, a senile mishmash of pious phrases, cold hungry ambition, and fading memories cribbed from other men’s autobiographies. At least, not yet.
And farces like the persecution of Kyle Rittenhouse seem almost designed to make sure we never will be. What sane people would vote to put such malevolent bumblers in charge of a country — especially one with plenty of hair-trigger nuclear weapons?
No, it’s all aimed at me. It’s an effort to render me paranoid. To convince me that I’m the target of a global conspiracy. And I have to say to my enemies, “Well played! It’s working like a charm.”
The Hunting of Jake Gardner
No, if leftist elites were really using all their persuasive and coercive power, their skills and their cash, to terrorize Americans into turning our cities over to rioting thugs and the White House to a party ruled by extremists, they’d do something quite different. Something more chilling, ruthless, and viciously effective.
They’d send in rioters to attack a U.S. Marine veteran defending his own business after it was vandalized. He’d see his elderly father knocked to the ground. Then a drug-addled ex-con rioter would jump on his back, putting him in a potentially deadly chokehold. He’d shoot the rioter in self-defense. Local prosecutors would even conclude that it was a clean, legal shooting.
Legislators Celebrating a Veteran’s Suicide
Then violent protests and political pressure would get a special prosecutor appointed to hunt the man who’d defended himself. And charge him suddenly with multiple felonies. Media would stoke a lynch mob atmosphere against this citizen. Fake accusations of racism, death threats, and prospect of life in a prison would haunt the poor man. Timid conservatives would leave him undefended, hated, alone. Finally, haunted by a country he’d served that had turned against him, and a world turned upside down, he’d take his own life. And a public official, a state senator, would celebrate his death as a piece of progress against “racism.”
The indictment of Jake Gardner would never have happened without the community, the people, who stood up for justice and demanded action from city officials. Jake Gardner is gone, but the white supremacist attitudes that emboldened him are still with us today. https://t.co/IFw5ZXepAz — Senator Megan Hunt 😷 (@NebraskaMegan) September 21, 2020
All of the above happened to business owner and U.S. Marine veteran Jake Gardner in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Will You Flip Over on Your Back?
I wasn’t the target there, gentle readers. That campaign of terror was aimed at you.
In November, will you roll over and show your belly? The all too real conspirators funding these riots — filling hotel suites with anarchists, rental trucks with weapons, and media stories with slander — bet that you will.
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--2020-09-24--Over 120 Arrests Recorded at Louisville Riots, Reports Say

Over 120 people were arrested during riots in Louisville , Kentucky following a grand jury decision to charge one of three officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor , who was killed during the execution of a narcotics warrant in March .
A total of 127 people were apprehended between Wednesday and Thursday for damaging businesses , jumping on city vehicles and violating curfew , according to the Associated Press .
Garbage crews have since begun to clear the damage reportedly caused by rioters , AP reported .
Daily Caller reporters Shelby Talcott and Jorge Ventura were among the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ encircled and detained by officers , according to tweets from Talcott .
Two City Gear stores and a pawn shop were looted by the violent demonstrators , police said , according to AP .
Two officers were shot , with one undergoing surgery , according to CBS News .
Both are currently stable .
Larynzo Johnson , 26 , was arrested for shooting both cops and will likely appear in court on Friday , CBS reported .
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Over 120 people were arrested during riots in Louisville, Kentucky following a grand jury decision to charge one of three officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor, who was killed during the execution of a narcotics warrant in March.
A total of 127 people were apprehended between Wednesday and Thursday for damaging businesses, jumping on city vehicles and violating curfew, according to the Associated Press. Garbage crews have since begun to clear the damage reportedly caused by rioters, AP reported.
Daily Caller reporters Shelby Talcott and Jorge Ventura were among the arrestees early Thursday morning after they were encircled and detained by officers, according to tweets from Talcott.
We are all on the ground right now and police are taking people and putting them in zip tie cuffs pic.twitter.com/eIJJF1t1Ub — Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) September 24, 2020
Two City Gear stores and a pawn shop were looted by the violent demonstrators, police said, according to AP.
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Two officers were shot, with one undergoing surgery, according to CBS News. Both are currently stable.
Larynzo Johnson, 26, was arrested for shooting both cops and will likely appear in court on Friday, CBS reported.
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thestream--2020-09-24--Edgy, No-Nonsense ‘Well Versed’ Summit Simulcast Sunday, September 27, Will Embolden People to Know,

Editor ’ s note : Stream founder and publisher James Robison is eager and passionate to share with you this information about a very special event happening this coming Sunday .
Please read below and consider joining them .
Jim and Rosemary Schindler Garlow , founders of Well Versed ministry are hosting a training summit Sunday , September 27 , from the top floor of the Museum of the Bible in Washington , D.C .
The summit is designed to provide knowledge , teach greater articulation skills and stronger persuasion skills regarding biblical principles of governance .
The event will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 5:00 p.m .
ET .
Well Versed ’ s mission is straight-forward .
“ Most people know that the Bible speaks clearly about 1 ) personal matters , 2 ) family matters , and 3 ) church life , ” a statement on their website says .
“ However , the Bible also speaks equally clearly regarding 4 ) civil government .
God originally established government and establishes nations today .
He knows best how government is to function .
Thus , Well Versed ministry is committed to bringing biblical principles of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is also open to the public .
The event will cover topics “ that are impacting our nation , communities , businesses , schools , churches and our families right now , ” Garlow said in a press release .
“ This is a no-nonsense , edgy , non-PC , straight-talking , truth-giving SUMMIT designed to give you : 1 ) more knowledge , 2 ) greater articulation skills [ and ] 3 ) stronger persuasion skills.
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