The media spent a month saying the blockade failed— now they're proving it works; NYT stuns its own readers; America eyes China's other oil lifeline; Swalwell evicted from billionaire's mansion; more.
Why can’t the Times call our President “Mr President” or “President Trump” ? This insistence to refer to him only as Mr Trump is rather juvenile and sets a really bad example for our country. The Times is trash. There are better quality high school newspaper clubs.
Recall in March Congress voted to keep all sexual allegations private by referring the bill to make it public back to the “ ethics committee.” The protection racket in Congress is horrific. How many others??
Oh, and why should an admitted sexual offender keep their pension? Strip it!!
He is Our President like it or not, unfortunately like old Joe even though he wasn’t really there doing anything, President Trump is helping our Country, the left hates that he is protecting Americans and our Nation, because the left hates America!
Right you are Susan, from the very moment Hillary Clinton lost to President Trump in 2016, she set her attack dogs of the liberal media to daily denouncing anything, and everything that President Trump did or said.
This, we have had to endure for 10 years.
The TDS is now a "stage four" disease amongst the most devoted democrats.
The hatred they feel must make them unbearable to be around.
Indeed. My daughter is a fairly devoted Dem… and her last visit home was close to unbearable when any political topic came up! (But I love her dearly…she just has a confused mind in these matters)
Susan L. I have that same exact problem with two of my three adult daughters. It is sad that they swallow without question all the crap that is spewed out by legacy MSM, ranting Dem politicians, and bloviating far Left podcasters.
And I too dearly love my daughters; I now stay silent in order to avoid tension and alienation between us. I feel the world has lept into the depths of insanity, even among family members. So sad. 😞
Yes, it is who they have listened to. I, too, stay silent and share your sadness that the way we raised her did not take more hold. But, keep praying that the twain may meet one day!
Caught that myself right away. Notice on Apple autocorrect you type President and Biden and Obama both come up and finishes the title, but NEVER President Trump, which again happened when I just typed President.
Those are perfect examples of how we are quietly fed propaganda by the spoon fed creation of these algorithms. I don't know what can be done about it other than to be aware of what you are reading; "just the facts, ma'am?" Or, is it all bullschitt? It's up to YOU to figure out. And that is why so many are so confused; at least those that are unable to think critically, that is.
Oh yeah, once you see this kind of thing you can't unsee it. "Former Fox News commentator", "right wing figure", "Serbian strongman" (that's a few years ago).
It's all subtle slights and framing for the very superficial. I recall a conservative older but very bright still woman I spoke to early in this administration who couldn't believe that a "Fox News anchor" was SECDEF (now SECWAR). She actually didn't know about his education or military experience. Of course the press was mostly concerned that he had a lack of deep institutional experience. In the words of one countercultural gadfly, hadn't "run a division of Raytheon".
With a little luck maybe we roll up that treasonous POS with slimeswell and that steaming pile of diarrhea known as Schiff-for-brains. And if we get those two, can it be long before two of the most angry and hateful turds in the world, pelosisaurus and killary be too far behind. And then election thief and seditionist mark kelly (note I am specifically NOT using stolen title nor capitalizing his treasonous name) and many more like gallego who is also sitting in a stolen seat.
This is a near orgasmic experience.
And to all the rotten, evil liars out there who have lied about covid, lied about J6, lied about elections, etc etc, I have all 10 fingers up for you! Preserve your fucking documents.
"There are better quality High School newspaper clubs" could not agree more, personally I think a toddler with a box of crayons creates something more trustworthy than the New York Times has proven itself to be
The reason they refuse to say President Trump is the same reason I ALWAYS DO (it's about the message you're sending) and the same reason I always used a lower case "b" and no title "President" when referring to biden.
ONLY DIFFERENCE, I'M A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE AN UNBIASED NATIONAL NEWS & INFORMATION RESOURCE...so their action just reflects how far they've fallen.
It's the "elitist media's" method of a "put down" - but it really only makes the media look like the ineffective shills of the DEMONratic party (to anyone who has HALF a brain, that is!).
It’s a refusal to accept the results of an election like spoiled rotten children. It says to at least half its readers that their votes won’t ever count or matter to them. They disrespect the democratic republic and lose all those readers because of it. They won’t EVER return to the Times even with a democrat president. Shot themselves in the foot with their authoritarian antics.
Once it became crystal clear months ago that the democrat party was only supporting illegal aliens in sanctuary cities because they were complicit in enrolling these illegal aliens to vote for the Democrat party in our elections, a major portion of this country's voting electorate said to themselves, "Oh, hell no, there is no f'g way that I as a natural born citizen will allow any illegal alien to determine the course our elections."
Like President Trump has said, the Democrats cannot win an election without cheating.
It’s the same disrespect as Melania not being invited to be on the cover of vogue. Not that she cares, if they asked she’d hang up and have a good laugh 🤭
Their ultimate disrespect and disdain for the American people is the election stealing system they have set up with the rinos. They stole many seats in 2024 but by the grace and mercy of God did not get the most important one.
Google "New York Times" and "Mr. Biden" (or Mr. Obama or whatever) and it will give you plenty of examples. The articles themselves are mostly paywalled but the search will show you the links and excerpts in which the term is used.
They may use "President" for the first reference in an article, or when it's ambiguous (e.g. distinguishing Joe Biden from Hunter). But in general they will use "Mr.". I get that this sounds like something the Times would do as a petty gesture of disrespect for President Trump specifically, but in this case it's just their house style.
(Also, apparently the "Mr. Loaf" thing is apocryphal, but I hate to stop using it...)
I did that, and all my results showed a plethora of “President” before Obama and Biden names. They even used Vice President for Biden. Actually the “Mr.” was few and far between. I saw it only twice. They have a severe imbalance when compared to Trump.
Thank you for checking that,Juju. I was very curious if what Mr. CPK said was correct. It SOUNDS plausible….But,seems much more likely it is “passive/ aggressive mind games.
Not when they refer yo other presidents as president or former president. He's the only one they refer to as "Mr." I recall no "Mr Obama" or "Mr Bush" or "Mr Clinton" or even "Mr Biden", even now they tend to be referred to with the proper titles.
If that were true you’d have the same feelings that a president deserves the honor of using his title regardless if you like him or not. I mean people trip over themselves correcting others about referring to a secretary position as “Secretary” or a judge as “Justice …” etc. I think the President deserves the same honor if not more. Mr Trump is wholly UNacceptable.
“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. And all the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.”
Thank you Janice. I believe that God uses people to achieve his ends.The conversion of Saul to Paul is evidence of this, and if one does not believe this, then they just do not believe in Jesus and what is said in the new and old testament. I believe that God is using President Trump for his ends, and that believers should pay attention to what is really going on in this world.
Poor goats, God made them too. The Bible is very hard on many animals calling them unclean yet God made them so how could anything God made ever be unclean? Heavy sigh.
9 ...Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. 11 He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. 13 Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”
14 “Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
15 The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
Thank you for the link but I don't see it that way. Does not matter if ceremonial or morally unclean. Nothing God has made except for us is unclean and that was our fault. God is perfection and all He made was perfect, even us for a short time.
Acts 10:9-16 (also recounted in Acts 11:4-10) re "clean" and "unclean" animals:
In this vision, the apostle Peter fell into a trance while praying on a rooftop in Joppa and saw "an object like a great sheet" descending with "all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the air." A voice commanded him, "Get up, Peter, kill and eat!" Peter initially refused because he had never eaten anything "unholy and unclean," but the voice replied, "What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy." This event occurred three times before the sheet was taken back up to heaven. (source: Brave AI search engine)
Judeo-Christian?... I bet many don't know it is illegal to practice Christianity and preach Jesus in Israel. I've know this for over 40 years. Not much has changed in Israel since they crucified Him.
And his disciples were Jews (except perhaps one) as were the writers of both the old and new testaments. Christians were grafted into a Jewish tree with Jewish roots. :-)
Seriously, I suggest you go review what the Apostle Paul had to say about "pruning and grafting." The Talmudic Jews of today are of the same apostate belief as the Jews who were condemned by Jesus prior to His death. They were the ones who were "pruned" and burned in the fire of 70AD so that the Gentiles of faith could be grafted in. This then is the true Israel of God, all those whose faith is in Jesus Christ.
Do you know any personally? Have you talked to them, spent time with them? Or is this something you have been told? In my experience many are anxiously awaiting the messiah much more than most Christians. And you seem to forget all the promises that they shall be restored.
Utter BS. I’ll bet you’ve never seen or talked to a ‘Talmudic Jew’ i your entire life. You go on the internet, hear or read something that supports your opinion, and then start spewing. Trying researching instead of just repeating someone else’s opinion.
God loves us all. Every one. Whether we accept this love or not is up to the individual. The New Testament is all about this. Again, whether we accept this or not is up to the individual. Quit the judging and parsing. It’s fine to wonder and admit we don’t know. Pray for everyone, including ourselves.
I get tired of the absolute certainty that individuals know the thoughts of God.
Yes, an old ex-friend told me this years ago. She had family in Israel and just bringing up Christ's name enraged them. I asked many times why Jews do not believe He is the Messiah and she would get livid and literally her eyes turned black and she would refuse to engage. Needless to say, that friendship expired a long time ago now.
I have long known that the Latin on the cross did not say 'King of the Jews'. It said 'King of the Judeans', after the province of Judea. From Roman habit, this would make sense. The word 'Jew' entered into the English language in the Middle Ages. This I also knew but decided to check it with Chat GPT. And this is what Chat said:
Question: When did the word Jew first appear in the English language.
Chat GPT:
The English word “Jew” dates back to the early Middle Ages, appearing in English around the 12th century.
It comes from:
• Old French “giu” / “juieu”
• which came from Latin “Iudaeus”
• which in turn derives from Greek “Ioudaios”
• ultimately from Hebrew “Yehudi” (יְהוּדִי), meaning “a member of the tribe or kingdom of Judah”
Earliest appearances in English
The word shows up in Middle English texts from the 1100s–1200s, often spelled in various ways such as:
• Iu, Iuu, Iew, Gyw
One of the earliest recorded uses is in texts like:
• Ormulum (c. 1175), where early forms of the word appear.
Important context
• Before this period, England used Old English, and references to Jewish people were usually derived directly from Latin or biblical contexts rather than a standardized English word.
• After the Norman Conquest, French heavily influenced English vocabulary, which is why the French-derived form entered the language.
Bottom line
The word “Jew” in recognizable English form begins appearing around the late 1100s, evolving from earlier continental European and classical forms tied to the Hebrew “Yehudi.”
(Knowing the largest part by far of the people calling themselves 'Jews' are of Turkmen origins and non-semitic kind of changes the score of the ball game. Knowing that the people who are Zionist are worldly and secular, and outside any practice of God is even more damaging. And knowing that Christians are harshly persecuted by would be 'Jews' in Israel and around the world is the crown on th capital.
Hey Dave, good to receive a comment from you as it has been awhile! Very interesting the etymology and I appreciate you taking the time to break it down in the way you did.
Your old friend didn’t know what they were talking about. Jews may believe that the Messiah is still coming, but saying Christ’s name does not enrage anyone.
She is Jewish and does know. I have seen this first hand with other Jews and in Temple which I attended several times and asked a Rabbi about it as well. Many don't want to know, hear or acknowledge Christ's name. And if they are so stupid that they are still waiting for the Messiah, no one can help them. Next. So take your ignorance and kindly shove it up your anus. Cheers!
Three Christian ministries, IN ISRAEL. There are more. So Be It actually does street witnessing in Jerusalem and elsewhere, and posts to YouTube! There are plenty of openly practicing Christians in Israel. Where Christians are not safe are all the surrounding Arab countries. I can't quite believe the lies about all of this. But the Bible does state that Israel and Jerusalem will become a major stumbling block to the whole world, so God knows what's going on and He is carefully noting who promotes what.
Some? You’ve heard of a couple of people doing this on the iinternet. People have biases and sometimes act on them. It’s indicative of the individual, and not a tenet of their ethnicity, race, group, etc.
Trump is the puppet of the banks. They post his memes.
All wars are bankers wars.
Venezuela and Iran do not belong to the club.Iran is outside the derivatives market.
Seen as a threat.
Its banks use Sharia-compliant contracts — profit-sharing (musharakah), cost-plus financing (murabaha), and leasing (ijara) — instead of charging or paying interest
I was interested to learn today that the meme was previously published by someone else, and also that Obama as Christ was a sculpture displayed in Chicago yrs ago without much negative press. All in the eye of the beholder. I agreed with JC’s polite critiques, and look what happened.
Don’t take Trump literally, but take him seriously.
The difference between President Trump’s supporters and non-supporters is that his supporters take him seriously, but not literally. Those on the other side take him literally, but not seriously.
I also appreciated and followed Jeff’s example of politely disagreeing without indignant provoking of others viewpoints. My husband shared a much better depiction of what some other lady had posted on insta portraying a pictorial response of pretty much the same thing the original memes author must have requested. It shows Christ BEHIND a kneeling president who is laying hands in a healing, praying posture. Much more tastefully done. Unfortunately, I can’t figure out how to put pictures in comments! But thank you for your example, Jeff. A new way for me to turn down the rhetoric and try to be more Christ-like. Appreciate the perspective.
I finally realized today I could follow Jeff on Truth Social. There you can make a post and include a photo, meme, or link to a video, as a response to one of Jeff's posts, or included in one of your own and tag him.
I read a very good article yesterday that has made me stop and think about hot-headedly responding in a heated way that revs up the rhetoric. And then I read Jeff’s calmly disagreeing without casting shade on the offender, and so I tried not to provoke anyone in my reply. That’s all I meant.
The original poster of the meme described Trump, not as Jesus, but as a healer - and if you look closely, the bottom half of the image is covered in sketches of medical personnel, doctors and nurses. Trump truly did believe (and know) that it was a meme of him as a doctor/healer.
Well, as much as I despise Obama, the difference is he didn't have the statue installed. That said, I think the uproar over that Trump post was ridiculous, but it's pretty much the way of social media now. Outrage first, logic second.
It would be very interesting to give ever politician a world map and ask them to write in the name of every country, and then count how many they knew.
1 president, I think it was the 2nd Bush, didn't realise there were 2 countries, Austria, a small country in the middle oķf Europe and Australia, an island country as big as the US in the southern Ocean, owning more of the sea than any other country in the world as well as part of Antarctica.
Most Americans know a lot about their own country but little about the rest of the world.
Anyone remember this skit from The Onion? There was furor over not realizing Niger and Nigeria were separate countries! I had to watch 4 times, just to fully enjoy it!
I could it incredibly interesting that all the offered ppl were Protestants or not religious affiliated and the least offered group was the Catholics who instantly recognized the robe and sash color. 🤔 AND APPLAUDED IT!!
On my phone, via the app, if I select the three dots next to my own post I get an edit option. But they didn’t always have that. It was in one of their updates last fall. Make sure you update the app.
Although the recent update this month is AWFUL with how it organizes a Substack’s posts, and it used to jump to wherever I left off if I backed out of an article before finishing it. Now it pops me back to the top. 🙄 Why do they insist on fixing what wasn’t broken and breaking it?
According to the Bible, we Christians err in our imagining of what Jesus will look like when we see Him. Rarely do we see an image that is accurate to the text. Remember, even Mary did not recognize Him till He said her name. In Revelation John describes a figure that overwhelms him and makes him fall at the feet of Jesus "as dead." Jesus had to comfort John and tell him to "Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore: Amen; and have the keys of She’ol and of death. "
Yes! Our Beautiful Savior! Ezekiel and Saul of Tarsus had the same experience. Consistently He says, "Don't be afraid. Stand up. I have a mission for you."
Christ in His full glory is unimaginable. Reminds me of a new book I ordered yesterday, “18 Days in Heaven: I Left My Body. I Met Jesus” by Gabe Poirot. Heard him talk about it on Allen Jackson’s podcast, “Culture & Christianity.”
My recently re-converted daughter introduced me to NDE narratives. They're among the most spiritually moving literature I’ve ever read. Of course, sceptics will scoff. “However, as it is written, ‘What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived,’ the things God has prepared for those who love Him. These are the things God has revealed to us by His Spirit.” 1 Corinthians 2:9-10
Check out a website on you tube called 'Promethean Updates". They have a pretty good handle on Trump's master plan. You may be pleased and surprised. I see that you are a child of the 60's... me too!
For some reason I find myself thinking about the Civil War. Winfield Scott's cutting off of foreign support via blockades, which was dubbed by hostile news papers: "project Anaconda". Also U.S. Grant. His successful use of sieges, creative ways around, bull dog tenacity, attacking where least expected, deleting of strategic supply chain hubs and orchestration of the entire northern army to attack at multiple points at once. It may be that we do not know the plan but we can recognize the pattern of a plan when we see it.
I never heard that he had said that. I contacted Trey Gowdy in 2012 and even sent him a copy of my lawsuit, with receipts showing that Obama was using a stolen number. I contacted another dozen Congressmen at the same time and never heard a word from any of them.
Shaking my head in frustration. The behavior of our “representatives” is discouraging and sad. Praying for better ones after the midterms, but not counting on it. Still, God is in control and I trust Him above all.
Yes He is, and we need to act on His command from the OT to today: Remove them from among us. Have nothing to do with them. Islam follows that purity principle motivated by the wrong spirit.
Imagine how many will fall when the congressional NDA and sex-scandal slush fund is exposed. Pray for the day we finally purge their ranks. Nothing stays secret forever.
Thank you Susan. If someone, and fingers pointed at both sides of the isle, would have acted on Swalwells' treason with Fang Fang he would be in prison and not free to prey upon other victims. It looks like Wa, DC is a cesspool of sexual perversion and protecting each other is job one. No one is watching out for the victims and the taxpayer.
As a nation, we truly deserve the coming judgement.
Regarding the Trump meme, I think between his issue with the Pope....and Trump's response to the MSM yesterday of being a "doctor like the Red Cross"....he's killing 2 birds with 1 stone. He's jabbing at the Pope, while exposing the Red Cross....who's been involved in $$$ laundering forever. And who is supposedly taking "humanitarian aid" into Iran right now? Yep, you guessed it...the Red Cross. Timing is everything!
I used to donate blood thru Red Cross routinely. In 2021 they started asking me if I identify as male or female. That is so offensive! I am clearly a woman. And, whatever I might imagine myself to be does not matter. My blood will clearly show I am female. So stupid! I have not been back.
Well I’m Protestant and I didn’t miss the presidents true intent. But I did notice there were more Catholics saying the same things as me yesterday than Protestants. Really interesting.
The whole Trump meme incident was blown out of proportion. As usual, the media and those with TDS jumped on it as negative and blasphemous, when it had other purposes, one of which was to counter the hatred of the Cardinals who badmouthed Trump on 60 Minutes for closing the border and stopping their human trafficking through Catholic Charities. Trump's post made sure that the conversation was started.
And it looks like the Strait of Malacca is also on the agenda. It's between Indonesia and Malaysia and is the chokepoint for 80% of oil to China.
“UK Will Not Join U.S. Blockade of Strait of Hormuz, [UK Prime Minister] Starmer Says” (NYT 04/13/26).
04/14/26: How could the British Navy possibly join ANY blockade?! The ONE ship available in their now-midget sized “Navy” recently left port, broke down, and slunk back into port for “repairs.”
Remember when, a few years ago, the UK was guffawing that Russia’s ONE aircraft carrier on its way to the Mediterranean had to have a baby-sitting tender and tugboat trailing behind it because the A/C was a floating maintenance disaster?
Imagine Starmer as a U.S. President. Biden would have been an improvement.
Starmer always make me think of the Pillsbury Doughboy. Its like he has no bones or muscles in his face. No spine either, unless he is supporting Muslims and attacking the free speech rights of citizens.
I usually refrain from criticizing people's appearances, but Starmer is so tepid and despicable in not protecting his own people that I must share:
Every time I see him I am reminded of an anthropology course I took long ago, where the Prof. had lived and done fieldwork in Zambia. He was trying to describe some African sexual beliefs (they are many and variable, from what I recall) and the one he mentioned was a belief that men who were not thin had a "buildup of sexual fluids" and were to generally be disdained or at least not taken seriously. He recounted the difficulties of a "ruddy stocky rugby-player type of Englishman" in the locale, who constantly was viewed through this lens and a bit puzzled by it.
I have almost never seen a picture of Starmer without these anecdotes coming to mind...
04/14/26: My condolences. On the flip side, someone here today praised Kansas City. Many years ago, I read a memoir by a French author who during WWII had to flee France (one step of the Nazis, who wanted his ass in a sling). His year in Kansas City as a visiting professor, he reported, was one of the best experiences he'd ever had. 400 pages and that's what I remember from the book (aside from a few other things).
(P.S. Please do not take offense. This is a line from one of Damon Runyon's short stories. Yes, the person who asked the question expected a serious answer. Unfortunately, this was the response.)
I don't think someone who a week earlier drops F bombs and threatens 90 million people with death should get the benefit of the doubt on his jesus tweet. He did that to himself.
HOW on Earth do ANY of us know that Jesus Christ didn't drop F-bombs and threaten destruction?
?????
He OFFENDED the 'F' out of the masses of DEAD ASLEEP people ... to WAKE them out of their STUPOR ... They hated him so much for it that they KILLED him.
Because Jesus is God and speech is sacred.That kind of language has never been acceptable in society until fairly recently, and still not by all. In the 60s and 70s, I NEVER heard that word out of the mouth of any of my extended family or their contemporaries, EVER. I did hear it in high school among us teens.
1.) It is the ANTITHESIS of His Teaching that He is MORE God than you or me.
2.) "acceptable in society" ??? ... A SOCIETY that intentionally destroys Mother Earth? That intentionally poisons its own people? A 'society' that divvies up our Lord's Sons and Daughters into countless castes of superiority and inferiority? ... I have little more than disdain for it. And I wager ditto for Trump. THAT'S his POINT.
3.) Language is "sacred"? No. INTENTIONS are sacred ... or not.
ditto for Trump? You mean the Trump who is busy littering the world with bombs, death and destruction? The Trump that increased production of cancerous glyphosate? The Trump behind the big mRNA push?
When has Trump ever had the benefit of doubt from those that hate him? Never. I do think he would serve himself and his country better if he just didn't post to social media at all, or at least have someone sanitize his posts before they go out. That will never happen, of course.
I had a super busy day yesterday and did not even read C&C or get on socials till late last night. Interestingly, the news I heard while flipping stations in my car all day never brought it up, although I may have missed it. But total sh*t storm on FB especially by some of his more staunch supporters. sigh. Still better than Kamala. Although definitely in poor taste.
Nothing President Trump does, no can of worms opened, is wasted in the big picture. What is in poor taste is what the sodomites in the Vatican are doing to the beautiful Catholic faith.
True. Long suffering Catholic; say I am more of an adherent to the Catholic FAITH more than to the Catholic CHURCH. Interestingly, though, our church was meeting in temporary quarters due to a mold issue and was completely renovated to a very traditional interior with pews, kneelers, etc. Seeing lots of young families, since the re-open, some with women wearing the old school veils and dresses (vs the more casually dressed, me included) and some with 5 or more kids in tow. Does give me a little bit of hope for the future.
I read a piece the other day about how Eastern Orthodox Catholics are growing. They do not follow a pope, instead they have a council, and "first among equals". They also allow priests to marry, just not bishops.
The Charismatic movement is also growing. That is a 20th-century Christian renewal movement focusing on "baptism in the Holy Spirit" and the active use of spiritual gifts (charismata)—such as tongues, prophecy, and healing—within mainstream Protestant and Catholic denominations.
Honestly, I think we just need Jesus in our lives, and in our culture, and however one finds Him is OK. I stay out of the denomination wars. Been married to a Methodist for 36 years, we go to both every Sunday. (we're stubborn, lol). The pastor of my hubby's church is married to a Catholic. I do take exception to the 'I don't need a church' mantra as I do think being part of a faith community holds us accountable, especially in a culture that tends to draw us more into 'the world' and its values. I've been course corrected on many an occasion. None are perfect, but there is no church not run by humans, so some level of grace and discernment is required.
as a teenager semi forced to attend these bizarre rituals of drinking blood and flesh eating always wondered in the large family fathers actually believed the nonsense. Used to look them squarely in the eyes.
Conclusion was that they were in a trance like state devoid of reason.
The bread and wine used throughout all the Bible was and is as a shadow, a depiction, a reminder that a life for a life and death for treason against The King must be paid and will be and has been thru the "redemption" and substituonal self sacrifice of Himself by Jesus The Son. Part of the protest against the Catholic Church was because they teach that the bread and wine mystically become real human blood and flesh, cannibalism which God stricly FORBIDS! The Communion "meal" is the cake and ice cream we share to celebrate together with the family of God.
How wonderful to hear that the renovation went in the traditional direction. Young families are thirsty for the reverence that was removed by the modernists. I'm so grateful to God for our reverent Priest who has instituted Latin responses in the Liturgy along with sacred music and the bells and smells of incense. Mass is so reverent now that you can feel Jesus among us. I feel sorry for those who don't have the reverence in their Masses. They don't know what they are missing. Praise be to God!
Wow Donna! What a beautiful renovation!! Love the murals and the stations are beautiful. I’m sending this link to my pastor because we are going to be updating our church too.
I have to disagree with you on the start of the Catholic Church, whose True name is the Church of Christ.
Jesus said forgive 70 X 7 times, which is generally understood that he puts no limits on his grace.
The Catholic Church has wandered far afield from the True Faith, yet retains its remnants of faithful believers. It will never perish. That is a promise from Jesus himself.
In what way do you believe Protestants are doing any better in obedience to the Lord?
Exactly! “The New York Times admitted Trump was right” and proved once again they are unstable. A swamp creature's only interest is aligning with power whichever way it flows. We'll never resolve policies and values with people whose convictions are constantly evolving. God’s “word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path” because nothing else is dependable. Psalm 119:105
As Honest Abe put it, "Important principles may, and must, be inflexible."
Did Swallow-well resign to protect his congressional pension? If sat I, he needs to be impeached expo facto (like they did with Trump), convicted and then pension revoked! Taxpayers don’t need to pay this scumbag for the next 30+ years.
Also, who exposed his daliences? The obvious choice is the person who has benefited most: Katie Porter.
If he used his campaign funds for prostitutes, not only will he lose his pension he could face jail time. I heard they are looking at his campaign fund disbursements now…
To TiredCitizen’s comment “ They all "retire" to keep their gold standard health insurance.”
Elected office should NEVER be a career, and deserves no retirement or health insurance benefits, sucking dry from the well of the taxpayers. It was not the intentions of the founders to be a career. A political office holder was intended to serve for a limited time and then go back home.
Only an idiot would think 47 was comparing himself to Jesus, and Starmer is as soft as wet toilet paper.
1] Democrat Accountability = sitting on Swalwell rape allegations and sharing unsolicited penis pics info for 13+ years. Can't make this stuff up. lol. If that’s accountability by your standards…
2] Flashback: Obama Encourages Illegal Immigrants To Vote
And Stamer saying, "... to keep the straits open, not shut,” adding redundantly, “it is vital that we get the strait open and fully open.” WE, he says with a strait (no misspelling) face; you have got to be kidding. That's rich coming from someone who has done nothing as an ally to help nor is able to open it on his own as Pres Trump invited Europe to do so Starmer can suck it.
Swalwell when in jail will be learing (no misspelling) to swallow well. He deserves all he gets. Scumbag.
I was so disappointed that so many highly intelligent ppl dove right into judgement AGAIN without waiting for the light to come on. 🙄 Has ANYONE LEARNED ANYTHING??!!
I thought I read that Gonzales wants to retire, not resign. There's a big difference: If he retires, he gets a pension and health insurance for life. Let's hope it's a forced resignation and he has to fend for himself. You know- like we mere mortals have to.
As far as Democrats and Republicans duking it out civilly: I had lunch a couple of weeks ago with a dear, dear friend who happens to suffer from TDS. She is a retired speech therapist so we were talking about language processing. I mentioned Senator John Fetterman and explained how he relies on his laptop to process questions asked of him and how he is able to respond without aid.
My Democrat friend had no idea who he was. None. She said she doesn't watch the news so she had no clue. Which brings me to my point: How can you have a civil discussion about politics when you are engaged with someone so uninformed she doesn't even know who a prominent senator FROM HER OWN PARTY is? Well, prominent to the Republicans because- face it- he's secretly one of us.
Interesting. I’ve noticed similar from Democrat friends and family - they just seem to vote for whoever big blue brother tells them to. Don’t keep up on current issues and are just a bunch of TDS sheep. Sad.
@Cee- I have a feeling she gets her info from her only a child, a daughter who lives and teaches (and is head of DEI at her school) in Fairfax County, VA. That should tell you everything.
I have a family member who uses the “ I don’t watch the news anymore.” line to not have to engage in any real discussion of anything she would be challenged on. It is sad excuse and lazy for someone as a Christian should be doing their best to be steward of the blessings of liberty and an inspired constitution. I really appreciated JD Vance saying a few days ago that if you disagree that is when you should be speaking up more and communicating w our administration.
@ Lori- like when she said ICE is going into schools and taking kids away? That her daughter's school had a drill on what to do if ICE shows up? And the look on her face when I told her ICE wasn't going into schools, that they were going after known criminals? Like that? (insert eye roll here (________).
The meme was strategic. It gave Trump the opening to bring up the Red Cross, one of the biggest human trafficking organizations in history. A seed was planted. IMHO.
Concerning Congressmen leaving - where is Ethics committee on Ilhan Omar, and others - Thankful for all the criminal activity getting to people through X- Thanks to Elon
Said this to my husband the minute they announced his decision to leave Congress on Fox. “What about Ilhan!? If they are all suddenly so filled with the spirit of ridding filth and crimes from Congress …”
Yes, Laura S! Apparently she recently tried to get $1 million added to a bill in a Congessional committee for some kind of treatment center in her district. When it was investigated, it was determined to be fraudulent and the earmark was removed. How many times does this have to happen before she’s removed, disciplined, suspended or something?
Idk how bad it is out in central/ western ks but here by the mighty MO river it’s been brutal the last week or more and one of the worst windy nights I’ve experienced in a long while.
Wisconsinite transplanted to MO. I love the down to earth people (similar to WI) but can’t stand the humidity! We live in a conservative area south of KC.
I saw the storms that hit in NE Kansas last evening. They stayed north of me as they went east. But today I'm in the area of expected severe weather later. I'll tune into Ryan Hall, he's the best.
What is with the weather?! Storms in mid USA plains swirling like someone put it in a blender!
Here east coast side we have "glazed" (hazy) skies every day - yuk! No rain though - our creeks and rivers are quite low before the summer heat begins. And we have "fire hazard" warnings every day. Sure wish the sky sprayers would STOP! 😕
And here in mid and northern Michigan, wave upon wave of thunderstorms for the last 3 weeks with heavy rains. The northern lower is getting especially hard hit. Another huge round of thunderstorms went through last night. Unbelievable lightning, and heavy rainfall, but not the thunder normally associated with so much lightning. Heavy March snowstorms up there are now rapidly melting and with all the torrential rains, several large damns up there are in danger of being breached. If the damns are wiped out, several huge lake’s water levels would plummet and it would be catastrophic for the summer lake home owners and tourist industry. Haven’t seen anything like this in my 70+ years. My suspicions are highly raised.
I think Pope Leo’s and Trump’s squabble is just a bigger problem with the Catholic Church in general. I grew up Catholic and I can’t help but see the Pope’s latest statements regarding God not answering the prayers of those who go to war as heretical. It’s in direct contradiction of the Bible and historical Catholic teachings. It does give credence to Sedevacantists and their beliefs that all the Pope’s since the Second Vatican Council have been heretical. I haven’t worked all the way back through each Pope yet but the heresy is clear with Francis and Leo. That would mean the Catholic Church has been missing a spiritual leader for decades, before I was born. It’s a bigger problem than Catholics recognize.
Oh, we realize it. Believe me, we realize it! And we KNOW Catholic charities was involved in human smuggling. It’s horrifying. Follow Arch Bishop Vigano - Bergolio ex communicated him for speaking the truth !!!
The pope made a pronouncement that God doesn't listen to the prayers of those who wage war, referencing Isaiah 1:15. "So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you multiply prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood."
I'm not Catholic, but being protestant, I looked up the verse the pope referenced. The "curse" was to the people of Judah - the Southern Kingdom. Israel, the northern kingdom had recently been destroyed by the Assyrians.
Isaiah is railing against the people of Judah for all sorts of things, including moon festivals and animal sacrifices.
This passage really doesn't seem related to "those who wage war".
Correct. It’s a misapplication of a verse to get the result you want but it contradicts rest of scripture and Catholic tradition. In the Catholic faith there are three different legs of truth. The Scripture, Tradition and the Magisterium.
The last two Vatican councils made the Pope the deciding figure in the faith. The first one with infallibility, and the second by giving the “infallible” pope the ability to redefine the faith. It’s interesting because that is where the arguments arise. Not in the infallibility of the Pope, but that the now infallible Pope can contradict God’s Scripture and Tradition. It’s a real mess. It does make it clear there are at least two points here, with either Vatican I or Vatican II that heresy has begun.
Either the Pope is not infallible or he is infallible but the current Pope’s are heretics. Depending on which point you choose to delineate which is true can lead to being Catholic. What’s weirder is that the current Pope’s heresy in regards to ecumenism makes any ways of the faith ok. Contradictions upon Contradictions at this point.
That's the plain truth. Any "church father" who says God doesn't answer the prayers of warriors is either a liar (a son of Satan) or has never read anything about Joshua, Gideon, David . . . The Israelite campaigns to secure the Promised Land by killing Canaanites, Philistines, Horites (the list goes on) was predicated on warriors consulting God before going to war or God specifically commanding them to go to war. God is not in the least squeamish about destroying His enemies. Some people are in for a rude awakening on Judgment Day.
E.g., God's marching orders for King Saul. "Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them. Put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.” 1 Samuel 15 tells us what happened to King Saul for only kinda sorta following that battle plan.
Foreign spy status (when investigated, prosecuted and proven) is treasonous. Perhaps even some jail time involved. But that wasn’t considered 6-ish years ago when the girlfriend Fang Fang was in the picture. It’s only now, with more stories (unverified, uninvestigated) that are convenient and sordid enough, that he is booted out of a campaign and a job. The public has a short memory, so he’ll be back this way.
Lori, at the press conference today with one of the victims and her lawyer, Lisa Bloom, they said three more women have contacted Bloom, so the number could now be up to eight victims.
Gingrich, Vitter, and Sanford (all Republicans) — extramarital affairs, pause on political career, then a comeback. When the affair is framed as personal failure, politicians have a chance to resurrect their careers. When it has a twinge of corruption, that resurrection becomes trickier to manage.
It is both a personal and professional failure. Don't care how it is "framed". All must be booted permanently and if there is corruption involved, jail works. Dems are the most depraved. Read the Epstein files.
Why can’t the Times call our President “Mr President” or “President Trump” ? This insistence to refer to him only as Mr Trump is rather juvenile and sets a really bad example for our country. The Times is trash. There are better quality high school newspaper clubs.
Recall in March Congress voted to keep all sexual allegations private by referring the bill to make it public back to the “ ethics committee.” The protection racket in Congress is horrific. How many others??
Oh, and why should an admitted sexual offender keep their pension? Strip it!!
REALLY though, that is their subtle way of saying he is NOT really a president.
I believe it IS just that simple. . .
He’s certainly more president than their Biden was! If they want to get technical with legitimacy, they’ll lose that dogfight in seconds.
Exactly. Biden was an infirm geriatric hiding in the basement. Nuff said.
And the result of a stolen election.
25th Amendment alrighty.
The 25th amendment requires the Cabinet to take action. I really can't see Biden's cabinet members doing anything honorable.
Nowadays alt media commentators are calling for DJT to be removed by 25th Amendment.
The irony!
Obviously the alt media commentators didn't bother to read the 25th Amendment before posting. Bwahahaha.
Yep! A simply subtle and passive aggressive way to show they're mental midgets. 😂
He is Our President like it or not, unfortunately like old Joe even though he wasn’t really there doing anything, President Trump is helping our Country, the left hates that he is protecting Americans and our Nation, because the left hates America!
So they’re saying he’s a king??
Love it!
TDS reveals itself in spades.
Now they’re saying he’s Jesus too!!
Yup, the Once and Future. He'll come back in the future when America's need is greatest.
Lago means lake, I think. It all fits! ;)
Excalibur
No Class
Oh, lots of class. Just all LOW. 😉
SUBTLE? I think not.
The Times is not a reputable organization. They show this in all of their reporting. It is mostly propaganda that they spit out.
It’s all mind games! Unfortunately we see it works on those TDS leaning negative Nancy’s.
Right you are Susan, from the very moment Hillary Clinton lost to President Trump in 2016, she set her attack dogs of the liberal media to daily denouncing anything, and everything that President Trump did or said.
This, we have had to endure for 10 years.
The TDS is now a "stage four" disease amongst the most devoted democrats.
The hatred they feel must make them unbearable to be around.
Indeed. My daughter is a fairly devoted Dem… and her last visit home was close to unbearable when any political topic came up! (But I love her dearly…she just has a confused mind in these matters)
Susan L. I have that same exact problem with two of my three adult daughters. It is sad that they swallow without question all the crap that is spewed out by legacy MSM, ranting Dem politicians, and bloviating far Left podcasters.
And I too dearly love my daughters; I now stay silent in order to avoid tension and alienation between us. I feel the world has lept into the depths of insanity, even among family members. So sad. 😞
Yes, it is who they have listened to. I, too, stay silent and share your sadness that the way we raised her did not take more hold. But, keep praying that the twain may meet one day!
Does 'stage four' imply a fast approaching demise? I sure hope so.
Absolutely!
Caught that myself right away. Notice on Apple autocorrect you type President and Biden and Obama both come up and finishes the title, but NEVER President Trump, which again happened when I just typed President.
Ha! Duck Duck Go gave me President GARFIELD!!
Those are perfect examples of how we are quietly fed propaganda by the spoon fed creation of these algorithms. I don't know what can be done about it other than to be aware of what you are reading; "just the facts, ma'am?" Or, is it all bullschitt? It's up to YOU to figure out. And that is why so many are so confused; at least those that are unable to think critically, that is.
And why i am skeptical of AI - garbage in, garbage out.
As we all should be,Lisa.
Not surprised
WOW! I had not noticed that…Clown world,indeed….
Oh yeah, once you see this kind of thing you can't unsee it. "Former Fox News commentator", "right wing figure", "Serbian strongman" (that's a few years ago).
It's all subtle slights and framing for the very superficial. I recall a conservative older but very bright still woman I spoke to early in this administration who couldn't believe that a "Fox News anchor" was SECDEF (now SECWAR). She actually didn't know about his education or military experience. Of course the press was mostly concerned that he had a lack of deep institutional experience. In the words of one countercultural gadfly, hadn't "run a division of Raytheon".
Yes, because Mark Milley et all were SUCH great military leaders.
Amen.
With a little luck maybe we roll up that treasonous POS with slimeswell and that steaming pile of diarrhea known as Schiff-for-brains. And if we get those two, can it be long before two of the most angry and hateful turds in the world, pelosisaurus and killary be too far behind. And then election thief and seditionist mark kelly (note I am specifically NOT using stolen title nor capitalizing his treasonous name) and many more like gallego who is also sitting in a stolen seat.
This is a near orgasmic experience.
And to all the rotten, evil liars out there who have lied about covid, lied about J6, lied about elections, etc etc, I have all 10 fingers up for you! Preserve your fucking documents.
"There are better quality High School newspaper clubs" could not agree more, personally I think a toddler with a box of crayons creates something more trustworthy than the New York Times has proven itself to be
Well, that's because it's most likely that a toddler's mind has yet to be infiltrated by Marxist/Communist ideology!
Amen
The reason they refuse to say President Trump is the same reason I ALWAYS DO (it's about the message you're sending) and the same reason I always used a lower case "b" and no title "President" when referring to biden.
ONLY DIFFERENCE, I'M A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE AN UNBIASED NATIONAL NEWS & INFORMATION RESOURCE...so their action just reflects how far they've fallen.
Really good point
Lol! I also lower-case those I dont respect.
Does the job - PERFECTLY!
Even cuter, use a smaller font, when that choice is available.
Their naming practice with Trump is no different than it was with Biden. This is rank paranoia.
Their TDS is showing. It's disgraceful.
They didn’t call him President during his first administration either! Very childish and passive-aggressive.
It's the "elitist media's" method of a "put down" - but it really only makes the media look like the ineffective shills of the DEMONratic party (to anyone who has HALF a brain, that is!).
It’s a refusal to accept the results of an election like spoiled rotten children. It says to at least half its readers that their votes won’t ever count or matter to them. They disrespect the democratic republic and lose all those readers because of it. They won’t EVER return to the Times even with a democrat president. Shot themselves in the foot with their authoritarian antics.
Once it became crystal clear months ago that the democrat party was only supporting illegal aliens in sanctuary cities because they were complicit in enrolling these illegal aliens to vote for the Democrat party in our elections, a major portion of this country's voting electorate said to themselves, "Oh, hell no, there is no f'g way that I as a natural born citizen will allow any illegal alien to determine the course our elections."
Like President Trump has said, the Democrats cannot win an election without cheating.
Encouraging illegal aliens to vote is CHEATING.
It’s the same disrespect as Melania not being invited to be on the cover of vogue. Not that she cares, if they asked she’d hang up and have a good laugh 🤭
Your viewpoint is way too 'kind' to the media, - but it's very circumspect, Juju.
Their ultimate disrespect and disdain for the American people is the election stealing system they have set up with the rinos. They stole many seats in 2024 but by the grace and mercy of God did not get the most important one.
NYT style book, to be fair it's not specific to President Trump.
They've even referred to the rock star Meat Loaf as "Mr. Loaf".
Show me where they regularly referred to all past presidents this way during their precedency and after …
Google "New York Times" and "Mr. Biden" (or Mr. Obama or whatever) and it will give you plenty of examples. The articles themselves are mostly paywalled but the search will show you the links and excerpts in which the term is used.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22new+york+times%22+%22mr.+biden%22
They may use "President" for the first reference in an article, or when it's ambiguous (e.g. distinguishing Joe Biden from Hunter). But in general they will use "Mr.". I get that this sounds like something the Times would do as a petty gesture of disrespect for President Trump specifically, but in this case it's just their house style.
(Also, apparently the "Mr. Loaf" thing is apocryphal, but I hate to stop using it...)
I did that, and all my results showed a plethora of “President” before Obama and Biden names. They even used Vice President for Biden. Actually the “Mr.” was few and far between. I saw it only twice. They have a severe imbalance when compared to Trump.
Thank you for checking that,Juju. I was very curious if what Mr. CPK said was correct. It SOUNDS plausible….But,seems much more likely it is “passive/ aggressive mind games.
Omg that’s funny
I often go with POTUS in an attempt to avoid the infection and detraction of TDS.
Because they are haters. The NY Times is a terrorist organization.
Ruben Gallego, YOU ARE NEXT.
Torrance: your right the times is a terrorist organization
YES!!!
Mr. Trump is acceptable.
Not when they refer yo other presidents as president or former president. He's the only one they refer to as "Mr." I recall no "Mr Obama" or "Mr Bush" or "Mr Clinton" or even "Mr Biden", even now they tend to be referred to with the proper titles.
I think I will start referring to all previous presidents as MR
Sometimes even omit the “former.”
No. It’s not. But thank you for showing yourself.
A Trump supporter voted for him three times.
Would vote for him a fourth time.
Of course you are 🤣 Nice disclaimer.
If that were true you’d have the same feelings that a president deserves the honor of using his title regardless if you like him or not. I mean people trip over themselves correcting others about referring to a secretary position as “Secretary” or a judge as “Justice …” etc. I think the President deserves the same honor if not more. Mr Trump is wholly UNacceptable.
Hate has a way of changing one's respect for another's position.
Hate kills.
Yep, and it eventually flows both ways.
Opinions vary; you are entitled to yours.
Mr. Trump is better than Big Orange turd, narcissist, pedophile, felon, or the 100 other TDS afflicted terms bandied around by the leftist morons.
You're right Ben. A disrespectful person is entitled to their opinions.
However, they are still disrespectful regardless of their opinion.
True
So many lying liars here.
What are you lying about?
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“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. And all the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.”
— Jesus, Matthew 25:31-33 LSB
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Thank you Janice. I believe that God uses people to achieve his ends.The conversion of Saul to Paul is evidence of this, and if one does not believe this, then they just do not believe in Jesus and what is said in the new and old testament. I believe that God is using President Trump for his ends, and that believers should pay attention to what is really going on in this world.
Poor goats, God made them too. The Bible is very hard on many animals calling them unclean yet God made them so how could anything God made ever be unclean? Heavy sigh.
Peter's vision, Acts 10:9-16
9 ...Peter went up on the roof to pray. 10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. 11 He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds. 13 Then a voice told him, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”
14 “Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
15 The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
Indeed, there is nothing God made that is unclean! Thanks for the verses!
Ceremonially unclean is different from morally unclean. This article might help to understand:
https://strangertheology.substack.com/p/leviticus-and-the-fear-of-never-being?utm_source=publication-search
Thank you for the link but I don't see it that way. Does not matter if ceremonial or morally unclean. Nothing God has made except for us is unclean and that was our fault. God is perfection and all He made was perfect, even us for a short time.
Acts 10:9-16 (also recounted in Acts 11:4-10) re "clean" and "unclean" animals:
In this vision, the apostle Peter fell into a trance while praying on a rooftop in Joppa and saw "an object like a great sheet" descending with "all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the air." A voice commanded him, "Get up, Peter, kill and eat!" Peter initially refused because he had never eaten anything "unholy and unclean," but the voice replied, "What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy." This event occurred three times before the sheet was taken back up to heaven. (source: Brave AI search engine)
Thanks Roger but Barbls above already posted. Good to know nothing is unclean that God has made except for us and that is bc we FAFOed ourselves.
Muzzie pigs don’t believe in God.
I have a regular Texan pig and he's not very devout either
I have Wilbur, my rescue piggie. He is very affable and he believes in God. Of this I am sure.
He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on the left? Liberals are The Left, must be goats. 😂
Ironic, huh. The sheep are the righteous, and the goats are the unrighteous.
Judeo-Christian?... I bet many don't know it is illegal to practice Christianity and preach Jesus in Israel. I've know this for over 40 years. Not much has changed in Israel since they crucified Him.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/K_rcDW3W5Yo
Utter BS. https://legalclarity.org/is-preaching-jesus-against-the-law-in-israel/
I’m so tired of people looking for things that support their bias, and then posting those sites as fact.
Thank you for this link!
Judeo-Christianity is itself blasphemous. An oxymoron if you will.
Except that Jesus died as a Jew. Without Judaism, there is no such thing as Christianity. Interesting, that.
And his disciples were Jews (except perhaps one) as were the writers of both the old and new testaments. Christians were grafted into a Jewish tree with Jewish roots. :-)
Check Roman’s 11:11 from Paul.
Precisely ... that's the Reformed view.
Seriously, I suggest you go review what the Apostle Paul had to say about "pruning and grafting." The Talmudic Jews of today are of the same apostate belief as the Jews who were condemned by Jesus prior to His death. They were the ones who were "pruned" and burned in the fire of 70AD so that the Gentiles of faith could be grafted in. This then is the true Israel of God, all those whose faith is in Jesus Christ.
Do you know any personally? Have you talked to them, spent time with them? Or is this something you have been told? In my experience many are anxiously awaiting the messiah much more than most Christians. And you seem to forget all the promises that they shall be restored.
Utter BS. I’ll bet you’ve never seen or talked to a ‘Talmudic Jew’ i your entire life. You go on the internet, hear or read something that supports your opinion, and then start spewing. Trying researching instead of just repeating someone else’s opinion.
Yeah, that really doesn't track.
God loves us all. Every one. Whether we accept this love or not is up to the individual. The New Testament is all about this. Again, whether we accept this or not is up to the individual. Quit the judging and parsing. It’s fine to wonder and admit we don’t know. Pray for everyone, including ourselves.
I get tired of the absolute certainty that individuals know the thoughts of God.
No. Israel is not Finland.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/israel-wont-pass-ban-on-sharing-the-gospel-netanyahu-says.html
https://americanfaith.com/finland-convicts-christian-politician-for-quoting-the-bible/
Yes, an old ex-friend told me this years ago. She had family in Israel and just bringing up Christ's name enraged them. I asked many times why Jews do not believe He is the Messiah and she would get livid and literally her eyes turned black and she would refuse to engage. Needless to say, that friendship expired a long time ago now.
Lori,
This may interest you.
I have long known that the Latin on the cross did not say 'King of the Jews'. It said 'King of the Judeans', after the province of Judea. From Roman habit, this would make sense. The word 'Jew' entered into the English language in the Middle Ages. This I also knew but decided to check it with Chat GPT. And this is what Chat said:
Question: When did the word Jew first appear in the English language.
Chat GPT:
The English word “Jew” dates back to the early Middle Ages, appearing in English around the 12th century.
It comes from:
• Old French “giu” / “juieu”
• which came from Latin “Iudaeus”
• which in turn derives from Greek “Ioudaios”
• ultimately from Hebrew “Yehudi” (יְהוּדִי), meaning “a member of the tribe or kingdom of Judah”
Earliest appearances in English
The word shows up in Middle English texts from the 1100s–1200s, often spelled in various ways such as:
• Iu, Iuu, Iew, Gyw
One of the earliest recorded uses is in texts like:
• Ormulum (c. 1175), where early forms of the word appear.
Important context
• Before this period, England used Old English, and references to Jewish people were usually derived directly from Latin or biblical contexts rather than a standardized English word.
• After the Norman Conquest, French heavily influenced English vocabulary, which is why the French-derived form entered the language.
Bottom line
The word “Jew” in recognizable English form begins appearing around the late 1100s, evolving from earlier continental European and classical forms tied to the Hebrew “Yehudi.”
(Knowing the largest part by far of the people calling themselves 'Jews' are of Turkmen origins and non-semitic kind of changes the score of the ball game. Knowing that the people who are Zionist are worldly and secular, and outside any practice of God is even more damaging. And knowing that Christians are harshly persecuted by would be 'Jews' in Israel and around the world is the crown on th capital.
Hey Dave, good to receive a comment from you as it has been awhile! Very interesting the etymology and I appreciate you taking the time to break it down in the way you did.
Your old friend didn’t know what they were talking about. Jews may believe that the Messiah is still coming, but saying Christ’s name does not enrage anyone.
She is Jewish and does know. I have seen this first hand with other Jews and in Temple which I attended several times and asked a Rabbi about it as well. Many don't want to know, hear or acknowledge Christ's name. And if they are so stupid that they are still waiting for the Messiah, no one can help them. Next. So take your ignorance and kindly shove it up your anus. Cheers!
This just isn't true 😕
https://youtube.com/@beholdisrael
https://youtube.com/@oneforisrael
https://youtube.com/@sobeit32ad
Three Christian ministries, IN ISRAEL. There are more. So Be It actually does street witnessing in Jerusalem and elsewhere, and posts to YouTube! There are plenty of openly practicing Christians in Israel. Where Christians are not safe are all the surrounding Arab countries. I can't quite believe the lies about all of this. But the Bible does state that Israel and Jerusalem will become a major stumbling block to the whole world, so God knows what's going on and He is carefully noting who promotes what.
I doubt that Phil. The Church of Jesus Christ has built a beautiful temple there.
I just wish they would tell us why some of the Ultra-Orthodox (“Haredi”) Ashkenazi Jews spit on Christians.
There are many factions of Jews just as there are with Christians and Muslims.
Some? You’ve heard of a couple of people doing this on the iinternet. People have biases and sometimes act on them. It’s indicative of the individual, and not a tenet of their ethnicity, race, group, etc.
Yes.
Deep breath, enjoy this scripture. ✅ thank you.
I appreciate your even handed, rational discussion.
I had a similar discussion with multiple people yesterday.
I cannot pretend to know what the President is thinking or his plan. However, I know he has a plan.
That's what we need to keep in mind, there IS a plan, and there has been for quite some time.
Trump is the puppet of the banks. They post his memes.
All wars are bankers wars.
Venezuela and Iran do not belong to the club.Iran is outside the derivatives market.
Seen as a threat.
Its banks use Sharia-compliant contracts — profit-sharing (musharakah), cost-plus financing (murabaha), and leasing (ijara) — instead of charging or paying interest
also did not join the WTO and is not a member of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), leaving Iran "...outside the long regulatory arm of the central bankers’ central bank..." - https://beeley.substack.com/p/iran-is-not-an-integrated-part-of
Boom!
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Yawn
Yes, since at least the 1980's!
I was interested to learn today that the meme was previously published by someone else, and also that Obama as Christ was a sculpture displayed in Chicago yrs ago without much negative press. All in the eye of the beholder. I agreed with JC’s polite critiques, and look what happened.
Don’t take Trump literally, but take him seriously.
The difference between President Trump’s supporters and non-supporters is that his supporters take him seriously, but not literally. Those on the other side take him literally, but not seriously.
Well put.
Gonna steal that and post it elsewherel
I also appreciated and followed Jeff’s example of politely disagreeing without indignant provoking of others viewpoints. My husband shared a much better depiction of what some other lady had posted on insta portraying a pictorial response of pretty much the same thing the original memes author must have requested. It shows Christ BEHIND a kneeling president who is laying hands in a healing, praying posture. Much more tastefully done. Unfortunately, I can’t figure out how to put pictures in comments! But thank you for your example, Jeff. A new way for me to turn down the rhetoric and try to be more Christ-like. Appreciate the perspective.
I finally realized today I could follow Jeff on Truth Social. There you can make a post and include a photo, meme, or link to a video, as a response to one of Jeff's posts, or included in one of your own and tag him.
WHAA-AATT???!! Good news!
What is the group name on Truth Social? I can’t find him under coffee & covid or his name… is it under groups?
https://truthsocial.com/@jchilders98/posts/116403389030384437
Thank you.
I was able to post the pix! Unfortunately I think it’s my old name on truth social…
Indignant provoking ? How is anyone magically supposed to know those viewpoints in advace?? Sure we can have more tasteful depictions,
but nothing burgers are still nothing burgers.
I read a very good article yesterday that has made me stop and think about hot-headedly responding in a heated way that revs up the rhetoric. And then I read Jeff’s calmly disagreeing without casting shade on the offender, and so I tried not to provoke anyone in my reply. That’s all I meant.
no worries no hurries
Not attempting to provoke, is always useful. So is the unabashed truth.
Can you copy and paste a link?
https://truthsocial.com/@jchilders98/posts/116403389030384437
Thank you to you too!
The original poster of the meme described Trump, not as Jesus, but as a healer - and if you look closely, the bottom half of the image is covered in sketches of medical personnel, doctors and nurses. Trump truly did believe (and know) that it was a meme of him as a doctor/healer.
As you mention Holly, that was the intention.
What is interesting is the disproportional sophomoric response.
For any interested the word Doctor literally means teacher.
DJT is masterful.
Well, as much as I despise Obama, the difference is he didn't have the statue installed. That said, I think the uproar over that Trump post was ridiculous, but it's pretty much the way of social media now. Outrage first, logic second.
You are confusing people with the facts, the ones that did not result in bunched undies. Righteous Indignation is about right.
Imagine if we had Kamala. There is no way she could orchestrate any of the deals Pres Trump has made. I just love our Pres.
She would be trying to close The Strait of Vermouth.🙊
🤣🤣🤣 coffee spit achieved! Winner!
Or rather, trying to open it and take a sip!
Clever!
JW, LOL. You win Post Of The Day
The Straight of Vermouth ! Good one!
Lol!!! JW that’s the funniest post I have read all day! Thanks for the laugh 😂
LOL!
NONE of the democrats could. Not a single one of them. We need to remember that when it comes time to vote again.
They couldn’t nor would they want to.
She wouldn’t even know where those countries are.
It would be very interesting to give ever politician a world map and ask them to write in the name of every country, and then count how many they knew.
1 president, I think it was the 2nd Bush, didn't realise there were 2 countries, Austria, a small country in the middle oķf Europe and Australia, an island country as big as the US in the southern Ocean, owning more of the sea than any other country in the world as well as part of Antarctica.
Most Americans know a lot about their own country but little about the rest of the world.
Anyone remember this skit from The Onion? There was furor over not realizing Niger and Nigeria were separate countries! I had to watch 4 times, just to fully enjoy it!
https://youtu.be/Pwom49awRKg?feature=shared
Enjoy!
I don’t think she could clearly explain any deals she made…but she would use lots of words trying.
Celebrate! It's 449 days that Kamala-lala-ding-dong is NOT our President!!
And just for fun - here's a vid showing protesters talking about the straights of Hormuz. https://youtu.be/TiU4izTyzLM?si=Frzh6VgN4hj-YGKL
LMAO! Gays of Hormuz. Nuff said. Thanks SHug:}.
And Yay, no Kamala!
I could it incredibly interesting that all the offered ppl were Protestants or not religious affiliated and the least offered group was the Catholics who instantly recognized the robe and sash color. 🤔 AND APPLAUDED IT!!
Spell check changes my type SERIOUSLY!
"I THOUGHT IT... The mist offended group of ppl were...least offended..."
“most” offended 🤣🤣
Oh my gosh you have NO idea how many times I have typos like this and then create more in my edit/correction. 🤣🤣🤣
You are not alone. Hee hee❤️
Me too, even though I check before posting. I often have to use the "edit" button for corrections.
Dave, I dont have an "edit" choice in the 3-dots (...)
I did read that the depiction was supposed to be the pope, not Jesus… is that why the least offended group was Catholics? Not getting that…
it is impossible to figure out the offended, they themselves
don't know
The Catholics gate this Pope. They image that he was not the real God chosen one. 🤭🤔
ugh…just stop
I guess you must have meant "offended"!! You may consider an edit. . . uh,
TWICE!
I use my phone and there's no edit option. 😭
On my phone, via the app, if I select the three dots next to my own post I get an edit option. But they didn’t always have that. It was in one of their updates last fall. Make sure you update the app.
Although the recent update this month is AWFUL with how it organizes a Substack’s posts, and it used to jump to wherever I left off if I backed out of an article before finishing it. Now it pops me back to the top. 🙄 Why do they insist on fixing what wasn’t broken and breaking it?
Job security. It ain't broke ... they fix it ... now it IS broke ... they re-fix it. Each operation earns a paycheck.
It's the law of unintended consequences. You make one change and it affects other things. 😂
for a more in depth and objective review here is Victor Hanson's summary at American Greatness -
https://amgreatness.com/2026/04/14/iran-a-longer-view/
He’s awesome! My husband’s not so distant cousin. Been following him for a while.
A friend just recommended him.
As a political commentator he is reasonable, thorough, and well informed.
As good a source as exists.
He always has a great post. Been reading him for years.
According to the Bible, we Christians err in our imagining of what Jesus will look like when we see Him. Rarely do we see an image that is accurate to the text. Remember, even Mary did not recognize Him till He said her name. In Revelation John describes a figure that overwhelms him and makes him fall at the feet of Jesus "as dead." Jesus had to comfort John and tell him to "Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore: Amen; and have the keys of She’ol and of death. "
If the Shroud of Turin was his death shroud, we know what he looked like. No matter what, He is beautiful.
Yes! Our Beautiful Savior! Ezekiel and Saul of Tarsus had the same experience. Consistently He says, "Don't be afraid. Stand up. I have a mission for you."
Christ in His full glory is unimaginable. Reminds me of a new book I ordered yesterday, “18 Days in Heaven: I Left My Body. I Met Jesus” by Gabe Poirot. Heard him talk about it on Allen Jackson’s podcast, “Culture & Christianity.”
My recently re-converted daughter introduced me to NDE narratives. They're among the most spiritually moving literature I’ve ever read. Of course, sceptics will scoff. “However, as it is written, ‘What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived,’ the things God has prepared for those who love Him. These are the things God has revealed to us by His Spirit.” 1 Corinthians 2:9-10
Awesome! Now you have me determined to delve into this genre.
that is a tell, could be any person in the flesh...
Check out a website on you tube called 'Promethean Updates". They have a pretty good handle on Trump's master plan. You may be pleased and surprised. I see that you are a child of the 60's... me too!
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=promethean+updates
Yes regarding child of the 60’s. I am am old Hippie.
: )
you could not have mentioned a better source
For some reason I find myself thinking about the Civil War. Winfield Scott's cutting off of foreign support via blockades, which was dubbed by hostile news papers: "project Anaconda". Also U.S. Grant. His successful use of sieges, creative ways around, bull dog tenacity, attacking where least expected, deleting of strategic supply chain hubs and orchestration of the entire northern army to attack at multiple points at once. It may be that we do not know the plan but we can recognize the pattern of a plan when we see it.
Classis strategy. Spare the blood. Capture the supplies. Supply our people and starve theirs.
How many people knew about Swalwell and did nothing? How many people heard about Obama's phony Social Security number and did nothing?
@Susan- On Sunday night in America, Trey Gowdy said it was an open secret; that everybody knew about it.
I never heard that he had said that. I contacted Trey Gowdy in 2012 and even sent him a copy of my lawsuit, with receipts showing that Obama was using a stolen number. I contacted another dozen Congressmen at the same time and never heard a word from any of them.
How about pelosi’s severe alcoholism? Been known for forty years. Still drunk by 1100, and never once brought up.
Shaking my head in frustration. The behavior of our “representatives” is discouraging and sad. Praying for better ones after the midterms, but not counting on it. Still, God is in control and I trust Him above all.
Many to most are grifting criminals with massive wealth accumulation.
They consistently vote down any legislation curtailing their insider trading.
Yes He is, and we need to act on His command from the OT to today: Remove them from among us. Have nothing to do with them. Islam follows that purity principle motivated by the wrong spirit.
@Susan- my bad. I didn't make my comment clear. He was talking about Swalwell.
Imagine how many will fall when the congressional NDA and sex-scandal slush fund is exposed. Pray for the day we finally purge their ranks. Nothing stays secret forever.
Thats exactly why they self vote for it to remain hidden.
so why didn't Gowdy do something? He was always a big talker but a do nothing.
The Swamp is deep and wide... They knew
Thank you Susan. If someone, and fingers pointed at both sides of the isle, would have acted on Swalwells' treason with Fang Fang he would be in prison and not free to prey upon other victims. It looks like Wa, DC is a cesspool of sexual perversion and protecting each other is job one. No one is watching out for the victims and the taxpayer.
As a nation, we truly deserve the coming judgement.
Always politics first
Regarding the Trump meme, I think between his issue with the Pope....and Trump's response to the MSM yesterday of being a "doctor like the Red Cross"....he's killing 2 birds with 1 stone. He's jabbing at the Pope, while exposing the Red Cross....who's been involved in $$$ laundering forever. And who is supposedly taking "humanitarian aid" into Iran right now? Yep, you guessed it...the Red Cross. Timing is everything!
I used to support the Red Cross. Now I send donations directly to local churches in the area if I feel moved to help during a natural disaster.
I agree though I also still support Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse. They show up and help. Lots of volunteers.
Consider supportring Samaritan's Purse also for disaster relief. Franklin Graham's organization.
Smart move- Red Cross and most big name charities are corrupt
Yes ever since their Haiti disaster showed their perfidy.
I used to donate blood thru Red Cross routinely. In 2021 they started asking me if I identify as male or female. That is so offensive! I am clearly a woman. And, whatever I might imagine myself to be does not matter. My blood will clearly show I am female. So stupid! I have not been back.
Yes but how few see that? Only his supporters. Not all the ones who need to be!
The Catholics ALL got it! The Protestants missed it!
Well I’m Protestant and I didn’t miss the presidents true intent. But I did notice there were more Catholics saying the same things as me yesterday than Protestants. Really interesting.
This isn't a catholic vs protestant issue. Sorry.
I didn't but whatever.
Created with WW l to launder money to the Trotskyites.
Same game now with the drug trust.
Can Blackrock be far behind on the rebuild?
How is what he said exposing the red cross?
The whole Trump meme incident was blown out of proportion. As usual, the media and those with TDS jumped on it as negative and blasphemous, when it had other purposes, one of which was to counter the hatred of the Cardinals who badmouthed Trump on 60 Minutes for closing the border and stopping their human trafficking through Catholic Charities. Trump's post made sure that the conversation was started.
And it looks like the Strait of Malacca is also on the agenda. It's between Indonesia and Malaysia and is the chokepoint for 80% of oil to China.
“UK Will Not Join U.S. Blockade of Strait of Hormuz, [UK Prime Minister] Starmer Says” (NYT 04/13/26).
04/14/26: How could the British Navy possibly join ANY blockade?! The ONE ship available in their now-midget sized “Navy” recently left port, broke down, and slunk back into port for “repairs.”
Remember when, a few years ago, the UK was guffawing that Russia’s ONE aircraft carrier on its way to the Mediterranean had to have a baby-sitting tender and tugboat trailing behind it because the A/C was a floating maintenance disaster?
Imagine Starmer as a U.S. President. Biden would have been an improvement.
Starmer always make me think of the Pillsbury Doughboy. Its like he has no bones or muscles in his face. No spine either, unless he is supporting Muslims and attacking the free speech rights of citizens.
I usually refrain from criticizing people's appearances, but Starmer is so tepid and despicable in not protecting his own people that I must share:
Every time I see him I am reminded of an anthropology course I took long ago, where the Prof. had lived and done fieldwork in Zambia. He was trying to describe some African sexual beliefs (they are many and variable, from what I recall) and the one he mentioned was a belief that men who were not thin had a "buildup of sexual fluids" and were to generally be disdained or at least not taken seriously. He recounted the difficulties of a "ruddy stocky rugby-player type of Englishman" in the locale, who constantly was viewed through this lens and a bit puzzled by it.
I have almost never seen a picture of Starmer without these anecdotes coming to mind...
Yes, I get it. He appears to me to be totally devoid of masculinity. I've seen some lesbians who look like they have more testosterone.
04/14/26: EUREKA! We have finally solved the puzzle: He's the best camouflaged lesbian in London (will this be on the test?).
that is because they do
04/14/26: My condolences. On the flip side, someone here today praised Kansas City. Many years ago, I read a memoir by a French author who during WWII had to flee France (one step of the Nazis, who wanted his ass in a sling). His year in Kansas City as a visiting professor, he reported, was one of the best experiences he'd ever had. 400 pages and that's what I remember from the book (aside from a few other things).
Clark Kent?
04/14/26: Perfect for Madama Tussaud's window display, "Useful Idiot" (Times Square). You wouldn't even need to buy the wax, he comes pre-waxed!
Looks like he got hit in the face with a frying pan.
Wishful thinking …
Permanent imprint.
04/14/26: That poor frying pan!
Why are 450 million Europeans being asked
To defend and help 350 million Americans?
Why are Americans being asked to pay for and defend Europeans?
Who also demanded 450 million Europeans defend 350 million Americans between 2001-2026?
NATO still has missions in Iraq and Afghanistan until 2021.
This admin attempted to defend Hungary and orban. Why?
because Hungary is the only European nation saying no to the illegal invasions...
One hopes that policy will continue, now that Orban is gone.
Poland guards their borders very well and do not accept the refugees.
Did the U.S. demand that? Did anybody step up? The U.S. has been coming to Europe's rescue and doing all the heavy lifting since WWI.
To the theaters and timeframe you mention . . . Iraq, 2007: 160,000 U.S. troops, no significant other NATO presence.
Afghanistan between 2010 and 2012: 100,000 U.S. troops. 30,000 other.
Maybe defending Orban was a case of better the devil you know than the devil you don't, but I'm sure your assumption is unimpeachable.
Why not?
Well since they are obviously low IQ retards it’s easy to understand. Poor Europeans maybe a wall would help like the one around the Vatican.
clueless comment, howz about their total dependence on mid east oil?
Someone else’s turn to pay the bill
04/14/26: "Because shut up."
(P.S. Please do not take offense. This is a line from one of Damon Runyon's short stories. Yes, the person who asked the question expected a serious answer. Unfortunately, this was the response.)
Are you European?😭
bot
Who are opposed to murder and genocide
But they are fine with 3rd world invaders, raping their young girls, killing citizens and stealing their wealth.
I don't think someone who a week earlier drops F bombs and threatens 90 million people with death should get the benefit of the doubt on his jesus tweet. He did that to himself.
HOW on Earth do ANY of us know that Jesus Christ didn't drop F-bombs and threaten destruction?
?????
He OFFENDED the 'F' out of the masses of DEAD ASLEEP people ... to WAKE them out of their STUPOR ... They hated him so much for it that they KILLED him.
Nicety nice Christians really annoy me. They don’t want to make waves, while Jesus created a tsunami.
Because Jesus is God and speech is sacred.That kind of language has never been acceptable in society until fairly recently, and still not by all. In the 60s and 70s, I NEVER heard that word out of the mouth of any of my extended family or their contemporaries, EVER. I did hear it in high school among us teens.
1.) It is the ANTITHESIS of His Teaching that He is MORE God than you or me.
2.) "acceptable in society" ??? ... A SOCIETY that intentionally destroys Mother Earth? That intentionally poisons its own people? A 'society' that divvies up our Lord's Sons and Daughters into countless castes of superiority and inferiority? ... I have little more than disdain for it. And I wager ditto for Trump. THAT'S his POINT.
3.) Language is "sacred"? No. INTENTIONS are sacred ... or not.
ditto for Trump? You mean the Trump who is busy littering the world with bombs, death and destruction? The Trump that increased production of cancerous glyphosate? The Trump behind the big mRNA push?
c'mon man
What are you talking about?!?
He overturned the table in their temple as they were followers of "the law"
they also defiled the temple as he demonstrated
The question of why he was so enraged begs a close look as some have done.
one of the few times you've made a coherent and useful comment
Very judgemental.
What would Christ say about casting the first stone.
The F bombs garnished the desired attention... He was not joking.
Ooof..spot on.
seriously folks, this is a bot
Thank you for identifying yourself.
When has Trump ever had the benefit of doubt from those that hate him? Never. I do think he would serve himself and his country better if he just didn't post to social media at all, or at least have someone sanitize his posts before they go out. That will never happen, of course.
I had a super busy day yesterday and did not even read C&C or get on socials till late last night. Interestingly, the news I heard while flipping stations in my car all day never brought it up, although I may have missed it. But total sh*t storm on FB especially by some of his more staunch supporters. sigh. Still better than Kamala. Although definitely in poor taste.
Nothing President Trump does, no can of worms opened, is wasted in the big picture. What is in poor taste is what the sodomites in the Vatican are doing to the beautiful Catholic faith.
True. Long suffering Catholic; say I am more of an adherent to the Catholic FAITH more than to the Catholic CHURCH. Interestingly, though, our church was meeting in temporary quarters due to a mold issue and was completely renovated to a very traditional interior with pews, kneelers, etc. Seeing lots of young families, since the re-open, some with women wearing the old school veils and dresses (vs the more casually dressed, me included) and some with 5 or more kids in tow. Does give me a little bit of hope for the future.
I read a piece the other day about how Eastern Orthodox Catholics are growing. They do not follow a pope, instead they have a council, and "first among equals". They also allow priests to marry, just not bishops.
The Charismatic movement is also growing. That is a 20th-century Christian renewal movement focusing on "baptism in the Holy Spirit" and the active use of spiritual gifts (charismata)—such as tongues, prophecy, and healing—within mainstream Protestant and Catholic denominations.
Honestly, I think we just need Jesus in our lives, and in our culture, and however one finds Him is OK. I stay out of the denomination wars. Been married to a Methodist for 36 years, we go to both every Sunday. (we're stubborn, lol). The pastor of my hubby's church is married to a Catholic. I do take exception to the 'I don't need a church' mantra as I do think being part of a faith community holds us accountable, especially in a culture that tends to draw us more into 'the world' and its values. I've been course corrected on many an occasion. None are perfect, but there is no church not run by humans, so some level of grace and discernment is required.
I pray your cause for hope grows and grows! Catholics want to bring their children up in the Faith. And it is a rich and powerful Faith.
as a teenager semi forced to attend these bizarre rituals of drinking blood and flesh eating always wondered in the large family fathers actually believed the nonsense. Used to look them squarely in the eyes.
Conclusion was that they were in a trance like state devoid of reason.
The bread and wine used throughout all the Bible was and is as a shadow, a depiction, a reminder that a life for a life and death for treason against The King must be paid and will be and has been thru the "redemption" and substituonal self sacrifice of Himself by Jesus The Son. Part of the protest against the Catholic Church was because they teach that the bread and wine mystically become real human blood and flesh, cannibalism which God stricly FORBIDS! The Communion "meal" is the cake and ice cream we share to celebrate together with the family of God.
of course
No idea about the protest you refer, just personal observation.
Unfortunately only one of many.
The widespread and totally predictable homesexual predation
has been swept under the rug as a matter of course.
Now the Pape has gone totally rogue while loyalists attempt
to justify as always...
Loyalty has a very very dark side.
How wonderful to hear that the renovation went in the traditional direction. Young families are thirsty for the reverence that was removed by the modernists. I'm so grateful to God for our reverent Priest who has instituted Latin responses in the Liturgy along with sacred music and the bells and smells of incense. Mass is so reverent now that you can feel Jesus among us. I feel sorry for those who don't have the reverence in their Masses. They don't know what they are missing. Praise be to God!
Lots of pics at https://www.stmos.org/blog/categories/worthy-is-the-lamb
Wow Donna! What a beautiful renovation!! Love the murals and the stations are beautiful. I’m sending this link to my pastor because we are going to be updating our church too.
expose the Vatican, not sure anything Catholic is redeemable as it has
always been woefully corrupt
Starting with Judas, yet Jesus sees value.
thou art charitable
The Catholic church originated much later.
Not convinced about what Jesus may or may not see.
Forgiveness has its limits.
I have to disagree with you on the start of the Catholic Church, whose True name is the Church of Christ.
Jesus said forgive 70 X 7 times, which is generally understood that he puts no limits on his grace.
The Catholic Church has wandered far afield from the True Faith, yet retains its remnants of faithful believers. It will never perish. That is a promise from Jesus himself.
In what way do you believe Protestants are doing any better in obedience to the Lord?
This guy says it great!
https://x.com/MJTruthUltra/status/2043705694663172508?s=20
there are stupid people, they do in fact congregate
Normies cannot believe their church "fathers" are woefully corrupt pedophiles.
As you point of we are not out of Staights just yet...
“At the time of blogging, shocked and sullen Times readers had left only two comments on the story. They don’t know what to say.”
That’s because nobody gave them the approved narrative yet …
Exactly!
Juju you are on it! Every day! Love your posts!
Exactly! “The New York Times admitted Trump was right” and proved once again they are unstable. A swamp creature's only interest is aligning with power whichever way it flows. We'll never resolve policies and values with people whose convictions are constantly evolving. God’s “word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path” because nothing else is dependable. Psalm 119:105
As Honest Abe put it, "Important principles may, and must, be inflexible."
You are on fire today Juju!
💯
Did Swallow-well resign to protect his congressional pension? If sat I, he needs to be impeached expo facto (like they did with Trump), convicted and then pension revoked! Taxpayers don’t need to pay this scumbag for the next 30+ years.
Also, who exposed his daliences? The obvious choice is the person who has benefited most: Katie Porter.
She may be looking at her own comeuppance... may hit her like a truck 😉
Let us pray!
If he used his campaign funds for prostitutes, not only will he lose his pension he could face jail time. I heard they are looking at his campaign fund disbursements now…
He's been paying his illegal nanny out of his campaign funds.
and his wife as well
I feel sorry for their children.
Praying this is their Salvation
Don't know about prostitutes, he seems to have leaned pretty heavily on interns and assistants.
They all "retire" to keep their gold standard health insurance.
To TiredCitizen’s comment “ They all "retire" to keep their gold standard health insurance.”
Elected office should NEVER be a career, and deserves no retirement or health insurance benefits, sucking dry from the well of the taxpayers. It was not the intentions of the founders to be a career. A political office holder was intended to serve for a limited time and then go back home.
They all look at it as an avenue to becoming a multi-millionaire.
I’m not disagreeing with you. I made a true comment. Our government is hopelessly corrupt on all sides.
TiredCitizen I wasn’t disagreeing with you either. I understood your comment as a true statement.
Only an idiot would think 47 was comparing himself to Jesus, and Starmer is as soft as wet toilet paper.
1] Democrat Accountability = sitting on Swalwell rape allegations and sharing unsolicited penis pics info for 13+ years. Can't make this stuff up. lol. If that’s accountability by your standards…
2] Flashback: Obama Encourages Illegal Immigrants To Vote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCLO0WBvhF8
3] Lastly, Shout Out to AFROMAN (enjoy) https://torrancestephensphd.substack.com/p/the-realist-rapper-ever
PS - Happy National Ex-Spouse Day
BLOCKADE = WINNING = 1 United States Dollar equals 1,316,200.00 Iranian Rial
And Stamer saying, "... to keep the straits open, not shut,” adding redundantly, “it is vital that we get the strait open and fully open.” WE, he says with a strait (no misspelling) face; you have got to be kidding. That's rich coming from someone who has done nothing as an ally to help nor is able to open it on his own as Pres Trump invited Europe to do so Starmer can suck it.
Swalwell when in jail will be learing (no misspelling) to swallow well. He deserves all he gets. Scumbag.
Obama the abomination. Nuff said.
Afroman and Lemon Pound Cake...classic.
I hate when good law enforcement officers are tarnished by the dirty ones.
Same. What they did to Afroman is not excusable and they should have repaired what they damaged.
We? Does he have a 🐁 in his pocket?
Isn’t Starmer the brown residue on wet toilet paper?
Indeed
Loved the AfroMan win!
Hat tip
Thanks for the Afroman link! I hope he appeals that 50% legal fee ruling, and gets all HIS legal fees paid by THEM!
Ditto
there are many such idiots, including otherwise intelligent people
AND HOW, as Spanky would say on "Our Gang."
I was so disappointed that so many highly intelligent ppl dove right into judgement AGAIN without waiting for the light to come on. 🙄 Has ANYONE LEARNED ANYTHING??!!
I thought I read that Gonzales wants to retire, not resign. There's a big difference: If he retires, he gets a pension and health insurance for life. Let's hope it's a forced resignation and he has to fend for himself. You know- like we mere mortals have to.
As far as Democrats and Republicans duking it out civilly: I had lunch a couple of weeks ago with a dear, dear friend who happens to suffer from TDS. She is a retired speech therapist so we were talking about language processing. I mentioned Senator John Fetterman and explained how he relies on his laptop to process questions asked of him and how he is able to respond without aid.
My Democrat friend had no idea who he was. None. She said she doesn't watch the news so she had no clue. Which brings me to my point: How can you have a civil discussion about politics when you are engaged with someone so uninformed she doesn't even know who a prominent senator FROM HER OWN PARTY is? Well, prominent to the Republicans because- face it- he's secretly one of us.
Interesting. I’ve noticed similar from Democrat friends and family - they just seem to vote for whoever big blue brother tells them to. Don’t keep up on current issues and are just a bunch of TDS sheep. Sad.
@Cee- I have a feeling she gets her info from her only a child, a daughter who lives and teaches (and is head of DEI at her school) in Fairfax County, VA. That should tell you everything.
Oy Vey, that says it all. Libturd women are the absolute worst.
Oy vey.
Absolutely. The poison gets around.
🙄
Don't insult sheep please. They have more acumen than any democrat.
😂🐑😂
I'm constantly amazed at what my liberal friends do not know, and by what they believe instead. Deliberate ignorance IMO
How does she have TDS if she is so uninformed and does not watch the news?
@Lori- oh...she hates him because she's told to hate him.
I have a family member who uses the “ I don’t watch the news anymore.” line to not have to engage in any real discussion of anything she would be challenged on. It is sad excuse and lazy for someone as a Christian should be doing their best to be steward of the blessings of liberty and an inspired constitution. I really appreciated JD Vance saying a few days ago that if you disagree that is when you should be speaking up more and communicating w our administration.
Imagine walking around like that everyday in the TDS fog. I give you credit for having such a friend. I could never have one like that.
@Lori- there has been an invisible barrier between us lately. We did lunch to affirm our friendship.
Good to hear it Kittynana! I am sure the negativity is daunting to deal with however when the TDS is unleashed.
@ Lori- like when she said ICE is going into schools and taking kids away? That her daughter's school had a drill on what to do if ICE shows up? And the look on her face when I told her ICE wasn't going into schools, that they were going after known criminals? Like that? (insert eye roll here (________).
The meme was strategic. It gave Trump the opening to bring up the Red Cross, one of the biggest human trafficking organizations in history. A seed was planted. IMHO.
Red Cross is a horrible org.
They were exposed during Pizzagate. They are horrid.
Horrid indeed.
I never heard that, and I did follow Pizzagate. Do you have a link?
Mrs. RW
No. Sorry. I don't save links and it was over a decade ago. People have to do their own research and form their own opinions.
I have heard bad things about the Red Cross. I already don't support them.
I've just never heard any link to Pizzagate before, and any links you saw have probably been thoroughly scrubbed from the internet.
Unless it's them trafficking kids from war zones, which I can believe.
Mrs. RW
Sorry, but there are plenty of receipts re red cross. This was just dumb, all around dumb.
Spoken by the poster thing for dumb.
In the linked article he said “we support” the Red Cross.
Believe what you want. But there were photos of Red Cross boxes being trafficked full cash.
https://rumble.com/v78hqpo-4.14.26-information-public-before-justice-served-those-backing-p-will-be-pu.html?e9s=src_v1_eh_cs&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=And%20We%20Know
This podcast goes into detail about the Red Cross corruption. https://rumble.com/v78hqpo-4.14.26-information-public-before-justice-served-those-backing-p-will-be-pu.html?e9s=src_v1_eh_cs&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=And%20We%20Know
Concerning Congressmen leaving - where is Ethics committee on Ilhan Omar, and others - Thankful for all the criminal activity getting to people through X- Thanks to Elon
Said this to my husband the minute they announced his decision to leave Congress on Fox. “What about Ilhan!? If they are all suddenly so filled with the spirit of ridding filth and crimes from Congress …”
Let us pray!
YES! and that rabid Indian from Michigan too. . . not even to mention Pelosi!
Yes, Laura S! Apparently she recently tried to get $1 million added to a bill in a Congessional committee for some kind of treatment center in her district. When it was investigated, it was determined to be fraudulent and the earmark was removed. How many times does this have to happen before she’s removed, disciplined, suspended or something?
Good Morning. It's windy in Kansas....🤣😂🤣 I know, it's a given...
Not to bad in Missouri. Maybe it’s headed our way.
I lived in KC for 7 years and still have relatives there (husbands side) - Missouri is a lovely state!
Good day to you!
Ozark Mountain Hillbilly right here. 🙌🏻Oklahoma transplant 40 years ago.
I love the Ozarks, Janice.
It was a beautiful place to grow up. Hills and trees and so many rocks we had to pick up, especially when we were in trouble. 😃
Morning! It’s sunny and heating up in VA 😅🌞
Idk how bad it is out in central/ western ks but here by the mighty MO river it’s been brutal the last week or more and one of the worst windy nights I’ve experienced in a long while.
Probably, Dr Linda... I'm less than an hour from KC.
Wisconsinite transplanted to MO. I love the down to earth people (similar to WI) but can’t stand the humidity! We live in a conservative area south of KC.
I am a Californian to Madison to Missouri transplant. I’ve been here almost 40 years.
Yes, the humidity can be tough. I served in the Army, stationed in Alabama for three years. That was super tough.
Same here in West Texas.
Good memories of Kansas / Junction City / 9th Divarty.
JC is about an hour west of me. Great place. And Fort Riley has the best museum.
That's where the phoney Spanish flu was manufactured due to new radio technology of WWl.
I saw the storms that hit in NE Kansas last evening. They stayed north of me as they went east. But today I'm in the area of expected severe weather later. I'll tune into Ryan Hall, he's the best.
What is with the weather?! Storms in mid USA plains swirling like someone put it in a blender!
Here east coast side we have "glazed" (hazy) skies every day - yuk! No rain though - our creeks and rivers are quite low before the summer heat begins. And we have "fire hazard" warnings every day. Sure wish the sky sprayers would STOP! 😕
Don't forget Hunga Tonga . . . which Jeff reported on nearly 3 years ago. NASA noted it would affect the weather for a decade.
https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/overheated-friday-july-28-2023-c?utm_source=publication-search
Yeah, there are more days here now when the sky starts out blue but by evening it's murky, milky and makes me furious.
I suspect is it a combo of cloud seeding, chemtrails and stratospheric aerosol injection.
That big storm yesterday just missed us. It scuttled Osage County, looked like it was heading to Lawrence. The lightning was awesome.
Love your state - have family out that way! Have a lovely (wind blown) day!
Not here in Minnesnowta.
I burned brush for four hours, had 30 ft high flames. . . no forest fires yet.
And here in mid and northern Michigan, wave upon wave of thunderstorms for the last 3 weeks with heavy rains. The northern lower is getting especially hard hit. Another huge round of thunderstorms went through last night. Unbelievable lightning, and heavy rainfall, but not the thunder normally associated with so much lightning. Heavy March snowstorms up there are now rapidly melting and with all the torrential rains, several large damns up there are in danger of being breached. If the damns are wiped out, several huge lake’s water levels would plummet and it would be catastrophic for the summer lake home owners and tourist industry. Haven’t seen anything like this in my 70+ years. My suspicions are highly raised.
That's scary 😂
I think Pope Leo’s and Trump’s squabble is just a bigger problem with the Catholic Church in general. I grew up Catholic and I can’t help but see the Pope’s latest statements regarding God not answering the prayers of those who go to war as heretical. It’s in direct contradiction of the Bible and historical Catholic teachings. It does give credence to Sedevacantists and their beliefs that all the Pope’s since the Second Vatican Council have been heretical. I haven’t worked all the way back through each Pope yet but the heresy is clear with Francis and Leo. That would mean the Catholic Church has been missing a spiritual leader for decades, before I was born. It’s a bigger problem than Catholics recognize.
Oh, we realize it. Believe me, we realize it! And we KNOW Catholic charities was involved in human smuggling. It’s horrifying. Follow Arch Bishop Vigano - Bergolio ex communicated him for speaking the truth !!!
@Joe- I'm a former Catholic. I left for a reason. More than one, actually.
Good for you.
Yes...
1 Samuel 18:7 (NKJV) 7 So the women sang as they danced, and said:
“Saul has slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands.”
... and David was 'a man after God's own heart '
David said that he hated the enemies of God with a perfect hatred.
SD, So...no wonder then that teaching Love and Peace, toward everyone, had to be eliminated.
Huh??
SD - "eliminated" as in crucified.
Did you read his actual words?
Love and Peace toward everyone?
He said many offensive things.
Do you think that Jesus had a frailer sense of justice than David?
Peace through the blood of his cross. The cross is an offense to all men: it means that we all stand condemned.
For judgment he came into the world.
He said that he did not judge those who rejected his words - Because the word he had spoken would be their judge.
The pope made a pronouncement that God doesn't listen to the prayers of those who wage war, referencing Isaiah 1:15. "So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you multiply prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood."
I'm not Catholic, but being protestant, I looked up the verse the pope referenced. The "curse" was to the people of Judah - the Southern Kingdom. Israel, the northern kingdom had recently been destroyed by the Assyrians.
Isaiah is railing against the people of Judah for all sorts of things, including moon festivals and animal sacrifices.
This passage really doesn't seem related to "those who wage war".
Correct. It’s a misapplication of a verse to get the result you want but it contradicts rest of scripture and Catholic tradition. In the Catholic faith there are three different legs of truth. The Scripture, Tradition and the Magisterium.
The last two Vatican councils made the Pope the deciding figure in the faith. The first one with infallibility, and the second by giving the “infallible” pope the ability to redefine the faith. It’s interesting because that is where the arguments arise. Not in the infallibility of the Pope, but that the now infallible Pope can contradict God’s Scripture and Tradition. It’s a real mess. It does make it clear there are at least two points here, with either Vatican I or Vatican II that heresy has begun.
Either the Pope is not infallible or he is infallible but the current Pope’s are heretics. Depending on which point you choose to delineate which is true can lead to being Catholic. What’s weirder is that the current Pope’s heresy in regards to ecumenism makes any ways of the faith ok. Contradictions upon Contradictions at this point.
The OT was all about war. Pope needs to go back and read it.
No, it isn't.
There is enough war and prayer to God during those wars that he answered though to disprove Pope Leo’s claim. That’s the crux of the problem.
That's the plain truth. Any "church father" who says God doesn't answer the prayers of warriors is either a liar (a son of Satan) or has never read anything about Joshua, Gideon, David . . . The Israelite campaigns to secure the Promised Land by killing Canaanites, Philistines, Horites (the list goes on) was predicated on warriors consulting God before going to war or God specifically commanding them to go to war. God is not in the least squeamish about destroying His enemies. Some people are in for a rude awakening on Judgment Day.
E.g., God's marching orders for King Saul. "Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them. Put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.” 1 Samuel 15 tells us what happened to King Saul for only kinda sorta following that battle plan.
But that's been the catholic church for centuries.
Starmer and King Charles should be thrilled about the blockade. It will help in their Net Zero goal.
04/14/26: They're two of the biggest Net Zeros on the planet.
You hit the nail on the head!!!
Spy vs extramarital affairs. The latter is unacceptable behavior for Congress. 🤔
It's such a mind worm that the D' rats support and punish same behaviors. It's called "eating your own".
RATS have skewed priorities.
Paging Epstein files.
You imbeciles still think trump has something to hide in the Epstein files. How could one be that stupid?
You still talking about the Epstein files?
It is unacceptable for any married person.
Foreign spy status (when investigated, prosecuted and proven) is treasonous. Perhaps even some jail time involved. But that wasn’t considered 6-ish years ago when the girlfriend Fang Fang was in the picture. It’s only now, with more stories (unverified, uninvestigated) that are convenient and sordid enough, that he is booted out of a campaign and a job. The public has a short memory, so he’ll be back this way.
He is a dirtbag and all will be proved. 5 women coming forward already. I don't have a short memory at all. I won't forget.
Lori, at the press conference today with one of the victims and her lawyer, Lisa Bloom, they said three more women have contacted Bloom, so the number could now be up to eight victims.
Gingrich, Vitter, and Sanford (all Republicans) — extramarital affairs, pause on political career, then a comeback. When the affair is framed as personal failure, politicians have a chance to resurrect their careers. When it has a twinge of corruption, that resurrection becomes trickier to manage.
It is both a personal and professional failure. Don't care how it is "framed". All must be booted permanently and if there is corruption involved, jail works. Dems are the most depraved. Read the Epstein files.