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Victory From Cheer

November 2, 2025
Job 19:25 KJV

25For I knowthatmy redeemer liveth, andthathe shall stand at the latterdayupon the earth

My Interpetation:

Praise God to Believe in what God says about you and the New Testament makes me into Jesus Character amd traits to have what God says I will have and with victory
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Are professed Christians that worship our Lord on Sunday instead of Saturday sinning?


I’ve had several people that keep the sabbath argue that the sabbath is a moral commandment, therefore, those that do not worship on Saturday are sinning and consequently living in sin. The poll is self explanatory. If you choose maybe please post why.

Be blessed.

The Real Naked Gun

Cop attends Zoom court appearance with no pants on.

Prosecutors seek death penalty for man who crucified pastor

Prosecutors in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in Arizona plan to seek the death penalty for Adam Christopher Sheafe, the man who confessed to the crucifixion-style murder of New River Bible Chapel Pastor William Schonemann in his home earlier this year.

The prosecutors filed their notice of intent to seek the death penalty against 51-year-old Sheafe, who reportedly targeted Schonemann as a result of his faith, Arizona Family reported.

Even though he confessed to murdering 76-year-old Schoneman, Sheafe pleaded not guilty to the charge in July, which criminal defense attorney Russ Richelsoph told Arizona Family is standard in the court process.

“A judge at a felony arraignment is never going to let a defendant plead guilty,” he said. “Crazy people will confess to crimes that they didn’t commit.”

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Lauren Boebert’s Halloween Costume


Lauren as a Mexican and her bf as an ICE agent, plus this gem:


A chalkboard sign that appeared in other photos from a separate public event the couple attended the same night which are widely circulating online was slung on the back of a chair and is out of the frame in the pictures, according to a party guest who spoke to ABC News.

The text on the sign, which appears to be joke mocking the pronunciation of "you see" said "Mexican Word of the day: JUICY. Tell me if Juicy Ice coming."​

JUST WHO IS 1 COR 3:11 SPEAKING TOO. ??

# 1. FOR // is a CONJUNCATION

# 2. OTHER. // ALLOS , is a ACCUSATIVE CASE , in the SINGULAR

# 3. FOUNDATION. // THEMELIOS. , in the ACCUSATIVE CASE , in. the SINGULAR

#4. CAN // DYNAMA. in. the PRESENT TENSE. in. the MIDDLE VOICE , in. the PASSIVE VOICE , in the INDICATIVE MOOD ,

in. the SINGULAR

# 5. NO MAN // in. the NOMINATIVE CASE , in. the SINGULAR

# 6 LAY. //. TITHEMI. , in. the AORIST TENSE , in the ACTIVE VOICE

# 7 THAN //. PARA. , is a PREPOSTION

# 8. THAT IS LAID //. KEIMAI. , in. the PRESENT TENSE , in. the SINGULAR

# 9 WHICH. //. HOS. , is a. RELATIVE PRONOUN. in. the NOMINATIVE CASE . in. the SINGULAR

# 10 IS //. ESTI in the. PRESENT TENSE in. the INDICATIVE MOOD. in. the SIGNULAR

# 11. JESUS. //. IESOUS. , in. the NOMINATIVE CASE , in the SINGULAR

# 12. CHRIST // CHRISTOS. in. the NOMINATIVE CASE in the SINGULAR.


# A And please NOTICE Jesus Christ LAID this FOUNDATION and NO ONE ELSE. !!

# B AND ONLY. BELIVERS. that. are SAVED by GRACE will receive rewards and our REWARDS WILL BE AWE-SOME !!

But it also will be a sad DAY for some and I do to want it to be ME !!

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US Attorney's Office for SDNY was running an active investigation into Epstein and Maxwell's co-conspirators until it was killed by Trump's DOJ in Jan

House Democrats press DOJ for details on Epstein co-conspirators probe that was "inexplicably killed"

The demand comes amid relentless bipartisan interest in the investigation, which has dogged the Justice Department's top officials as they've sought to put the matter to rest. Some in the Trump administration, including Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, promised major revelations into the Epstein matter before taking office, only to indicate later that the case was closed.

In the letter, Raskin said almost 50 survivors provided information to prosecutors and FBI agents as part of the investigation that ultimately led to the indictments of Epstein in 2019 and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2020. Raskin said the information the survivors provided was "precise and detailed."

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York was running an active investigation into Epstein and Maxwell's co-conspirators until January 2025, when prosecutors were directed to transfer the Epstein case files to the Justice Department's headquarters, in what Raskin said was "a sudden and dramatic shift in the posture of the investigation." Since then, "the investigation into co-conspirators has inexplicably ceased," he said, citing information provided to the Judiciary Committee by attorneys who represent Epstein survivors.

During the hearing, Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican who has led an effort to force a vote in the House on releasing the Epstein files, pointed to 20 alleged co-conspirators.

"According to victims who cooperated with the FBI in that investigation, these documents in FBI possession, your possession, detail at least 20 men, including Mr. Jes Staley, CEO of Barclays Bank," Massie said, referring to a banker who left Barclays in 2021 amid scrutiny over his ties to Epstein. Staley, who worked with Epstein for years as a top official at J.P. Morgan, has said they had a "close professional relationship." Staley has denied wrongdoing and said he regrets befriending Epstein.

Massie said other high-profile figures were among those named by Epstein's victims.

"That list also includes at least 19 other individuals — one Hollywood producer worth a few hundred million dollars, one royal prince, one high-profile individual in the music industry, one very prominent banker, one high-profile government official, one high-profile former politician, one owner of a car company in Italy, one rockstar, one magician, at least six billionaires, including a billionaire from Canada," Massie said.
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Vatican stops use of titles for Mary

Vatican nixes use of ‘Co-Redemptrix’ as title for Mary


Vatican City, Nov 4, 2025 / 08:15 am

The Vatican’s doctrinal office said Tuesday the title of “Co-Redemptrix” is not an appropriate way to describe Mary’s participation in salvation.

In Mater Populi Fidelis (“The Mother of the Faithful People of God”), the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) said when an expression requires frequent explanation to maintain the correct meaning, it becomes unhelpful.

“In this case, the expression ‘co-redemptrix’ does not help extol Mary as the first and foremost collaborator in the work of redemption and grace, for it carries the risk of eclipsing the exclusive role of Jesus Christ,” according to the doctrinal note, released Nov. 4.

Pope Leo XIV approved the document, signed by DDF prefect Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, on Oct. 7.

School district apologizes for 'confusion' over Halloween shirts some thought mocked Charlie Kirk

An Arizona school district has apologized for causing "confusion and concern" over a viral social media post, which some believed was intended to mock the September assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

The controversy erupted Saturday when Andrew Kolvet, a spokesperson for Turning Point USA — the organization Kirk co-founded — shared a photo on X showing eight educators from Cienega High School's math department in the Vail School District posing in matching white T-shirts emblazoned with the phrase "Problem Solved."

The plain white shirts with black text — which were splattered on the left side with what appears to be a blood-like dark red dye — bear somewhat of a resemblance to the white "Freedom" T-shirt worn by Kirk, 31, on Sept. 10 when he was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University.

The left-side placement of the red stains in the photo fueled speculation that the costumes were a deliberate jab at his death, which authorities have described as a politically motivated attack.

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Lawsuit alleges the Trump administration unlawfully deported human trafficking and domestic violence victims despite pending protective visas

She helped get her violent husband deported. Then ICE deported her — straight into his arms.

Carmen’s [not her real name] abusive husband came home drunk one night last summer. He pounded and kicked the door. He threatened to kill her as her young son watched in horror. She called police, eventually obtaining a restraining order. Months later he returned and beat her again. Police came again and he was eventually deported.

Thinking she finally escaped his cruelty, Carmen applied for what is known as a U-Visa. The visa provides crime victims a way to stay in the United States legally, but the Trump administration has routinely ignored pending applications.

During a regular immigration check-in in June, Carmen was detained. Two months later, she was put on a plane with her 8-year-old son, who just completed second grade. She was headed to her home country, terrified her husband would find her.

She emerged from the plane to her nightmare.

“I saw a man standing across from us and my heart sank,” she said. “It was my husband.”

“My husband told me it was such a coincidence that he was there when we arrived,” she said. “I knew he was lying. He had found that we were being deported and he was there to take us.

“I had no choice, I had nowhere else to go and there was no one speaking up for me.”

Now she says she is even more trapped than before.

He took her passports, so she can’t travel.

Lawyers for Carmen along with several immigrant victims of human trafficking, domestic violence and other crimes last month sued the Trump administration in the Central District of California for detaining and deporting survivors with pending visa applications, some of whom have been granted status to stay and sometimes work.

The administration’s actions affect nearly half a million immigrants who are awaiting a decision on a pending application for survivor-based protections, the most common of which is the U-Visa. Because Congress capped the number of visas that can be issued annually at 10,000, it can take a person 20 years to have their application processed.

The lawsuit argues the administration violated procedural rules in referencing the executive order “Protecting the American People Against Invasion” as the main justification for the policy.

Gotta hit those quotas somehow.
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University of California campuses mandate gender ideology training to register for classes

Training module warns calling students by their 'deadname' is 'sexual harassment'

California universities are reportedly using state harassment prevention laws to compel students to endorse transgender ideology, with failure to comply potentially barring them from enrolling in classes.

Across the University of California system, all students are required to take sexual violence and sexual harassment prevention training under a programdubbed SHAPE (Sexual Harassment, Anti-Discrimination, Prevention and Education).

Delivered through mandatory online training and testing modules focused on sexual harassment and anti-discrimination, the required training asserts that failing to use one's self-declared trans pronouns or protesting the presence of men in women's restrooms constitutes a hostile environment and qualifies as harassment.

Students must achieve a perfect score on the module's questions, aligned with these views, to proceed with semester registration.

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Tucker Carlson’s mockery and God’s irrevocable call

Paul, the self-described apostle to the Gentiles, wrote these words to Christians in Rome: “For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable” (Romans 11:29). What was Paul talking about?

He was declaring that God keeps His promises even when we don’t. In Romans 9-11, Paul defends the faithfulness of God to Israel to reassure Gentile believers that the Gospel promise he had just written in Romans 10 could be trusted — “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”

Because the covenant God made with Abraham in Genesis 12 remains valid, and will be fully fulfilled, we can be confident the promise of the New Covenant will be fulfilled: God gave this promise to Abraham, “Go from your country… to a land that I will show you.… I will make of you a great nation... I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

This continuity of covenant undergirds Christian support for Israel today. God’s redemptive plan was never revoked — it was expanded. The Church has been grafted into the covenant, not as a replacement for Israel, but as partakers in God’s unfolding promise. Paul warns Gentile believers in Romans 11:18, “Do not boast against the branches ... remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.”

What does this have to do with what is happening in our nation and in the world? How we view this topic will shape the public policies we support or oppose. Some voices — even among those who claim the name of Christ — are labeling these beliefs and convictions as “Christian heresy.” Recently, Tucker Carlson, in a conversation with known antisemite Nick Fuentes, mocked Christians like Mike Huckabee and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) who support Israel’s right to its land and existence. He claimed Christian Zionists are “seized by a brain virus” and that their beliefs are “Christian heresy.”

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Dick Cheney, influential Republican vice president to George W. Bush, dies


Dick Cheney, America’s most powerful modern vice president and chief architect of the “war on terror,” who helped lead the country into the ill-fated Iraq war on faulty assumptions, has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 84.

Dick Cheney, influential Republican vice president to George W. Bush, dies

Dick Cheney, America’s most powerful modern vice president and chief architect of the “war on terror,” who helped lead the country into the ill-fated Iraq war on faulty assumptions, has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 84.

“His beloved wife of 61 years, Lynne, his daughters, Liz and Mary, and other family members were with him as he passed,” the family said, adding that he died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.

“Dick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and grandchildren to love our country, and to live lives of courage, honor, love, kindness, and fly fishing,” the family added.

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Vatican nixes use of ‘Co-Redemptrix,’ ‘Mediatrix’ as titles for Mary

The Vatican’s doctrinal office said Tuesday the titles of “Co-Redemptrix” and “Mediatrix” are not appropriate ways to describe Mary’s participation in salvation.

In Mater Populi Fidelis (“The Mother of the Faithful People of God”), the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) said when an expression requires frequent explanation to maintain the correct meaning, it becomes unhelpful.

“In this case, the expression ‘co-redemptrix’ does not help extol Mary as the first and foremost collaborator in the work of redemption and grace, for it carries the risk of eclipsing the exclusive role of Jesus Christ,” according to the doctrinal note, released Nov. 4.

Pope Leo XIV approved the document, signed by DDF prefect Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, on Oct. 7.

Mary’s contribution to human salvation, specifically the title of “Co-Redemptrix” (“Co-Redeemer”) has been a point of theological debate for decades, with proponents calling for Mary’s role in redemption to be declared a dogma but critics saying it exaggerates her importance and could damage efforts for unity with other Christian denominations.

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Their Minds are Hardened

“Therefore having such a hope, we use great boldness in our speech, and are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not look intently at the end of what was fading away. But their minds were hardened; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed in Christ. But to this day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their heart; but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.” (2 Corinthians 3:12-18 NASB1995)

People tell lies. Husbands lie to their wives. Wives lie to their husbands. Parents lie to their children, and children lie to their parents. Bosses lie to their employees, and employees lie to their bosses. Pastors lie to their congregations, and the congregants lie to their pastors. And government heads lie to their citizens and the citizens pass along the lies from their government heads to the other citizens. And not everyone lies, but it seems today that lying has become epidemic in our culture, and considered normal.

Those today with hardhearted hearts and minds, who refuse to bow in submission to the Lord in humble surrender of their lives over to the Lord, and who hold on to their sinful addictions, and who will not let go of them, are like the majority of the Israelites who wandered in the wilderness who God then put to death. For God gave them many instructions, and many warnings, and many opportunities to repent and to obey him, but they refused, and they continued to keep on in their sin despite God’s word.

Not only do they hold on to their sin and they refuse to repent of their sins, but then some of them lie about it, and they pretend that they have repented and that they are now walking in freedom from their sinful addictions. For, because of their pride, they don’t want to admit that they keep sinning. And because of their pride they also do not want to let go of their sin. So they continue to be malicious, morally unclean, deceivers, liars, manipulators, and opportunists who fake their Christianity and repentance.

And liars exist in all walks of life, but the ones with the most power and with the most influence are the most dangerous, because they have the most power and control over the people. And many people are believing and following after and repeating their lies. And I see preachers, the media, and government heads as the ones with the most power of persuasion over the people. And so many of them are arrogant and have a false sense of security that they are untouchable, and that no one can stop them from their crimes.

Don’t put your trust in pastors to tell you the truth. Don’t put your trust in the news media to tell you the truth, either. And don’t put your trust in the government, thinking that they are telling you the truth. And definitely don’t trust in political parties or church denominations to feed you the truth and not the lies. Be people of God, if you believe in Jesus, who get your truth from the Scriptures. And make sure that you read them in their full context so that you get the truth and don’t believe the popular lies being spread.

So, what is the solution for hardened hearts and lying tongues and people given over to evil and to wickedness in rebellion against the Lord? The only solution is the way of the cross of Christ. By faith in Jesus Christ we are crucified with Christ in death to sin, and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as servants of righteousness, as we submit to the Lordship of Christ and we choose to obey his commands, by his grace, and in his power, and not of human flesh.

And when we turn to the Lord in true repentance, and we die to sin, and we now choose to obey him and his commands, in submission to him as Lord, in his power, then the Lord transforms us to his likeness. And the liberty we have in Christ Jesus is not liberty to keep on in addictive sin, but it is freedom from addiction to sin so that we can now walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, and now serve him with our lives, in his power. Only through submission to Jesus as Lord can any of us be free from sin.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

For Our Nation

An Original Work / September 11, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Recording Via Gerry Peters, music producer and arranger


Bombs are bursting. Night is falling.
Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.
Trust Him with your life today.
Make Him your Lord and your Savior.
Turn from your sin. Follow Jesus.
He will forgive you of your sin;
Cleanse your heart, made new within.

Men betraying: Our trust fraying.
On our knees to God we’re praying,
Seeking God to give us answers
That are only found in Him.
God is sovereign over all things.
Nothing from His mind escaping.
He has all things under His command,
And will work all for good.

Jesus Christ is gently calling
You to follow Him in all ways.

Men deceiving: We’re believing
In our Lord, and interceding
For our nation and its people
To obey their God today.
He is our hope for our future.
For our wounds He offers suture.
He is all we need for this life.
Trust Him with your life today.

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Their Minds are Hardened
An Original Work / November 4, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Isaiah 43:10 Doesn't Say that YHWH wasn't "Formed"

In Isaiah 43:10 we read:
"“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord,​
“and my servant whom I have chosen,​
so that you may know and believe me​
and understand that I am he.​
Before me no god was formed,
nor will there be one after me."​

This doesn't exclude that the speaker from being formed. (The hebrew word used in the sentence is Yatsar.)
Which in my opinion is beautiful if the Creator himself is Formed just like humanity was according to Genesis 2:7:

"Then the Lord God formed a man from the​
dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils​
the breath of life, and the man became a living being."​
Also in this sense we are way closer to G'd as we dare to believe.

Jonathan Cahn Addresses Carlson/Fuentes Interview/J. Cahn Prophetic

Tucker Carlson Turns to the DARK SIDE & the Nick Fuentes Problem | Jonathan Cahn Prophetic​

We’ve crossed a rubicon, as the mainstreaming of Nick Fuentes. What does it mean? What is the warning? What does it mean for the future? Jonathan Cahn answers it for conservatives, for Christians, and for America.

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Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
4:30 – The Rise Of Germany (1920's)
7:35 - Who Is Nick Fuentes
10:34 - Nick Fuentes Believes Who Is The Enemy?
12:05 - The Idea Of Neo-Conservatism
13:51 - Judaism Is A Ethno-Religion?
16:12 - Tucker Carlson Insults Christian Zionist?
18:47 - Tucker Carlson Theology
19:20 - Tucker Carlson's Problem With Gaza
21:13 - Jewish People Are Unassimilable
23:46 - The Problem In America, According To Nick Fuentes
25:04 - Nick Fuentes Message To The Jewish People
27:57 - God Is Love
32:50 - Last Words For You
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Euthanasia

As I’ve mentioned before, my dad died of pancreatic cancer about 37 years ago and I saw how much he suffered. Being that sick and knowing what’s ahead would be terrifying for me. Just the thought of it terrifies me even now. And it seemed unbearable for him at the end, but he fought it bravely anyway.
What happens to a Catholic who chooses to be euthanized rather than suffer from that or some other horrible disease? Hell? What if a person is sorry for doing it but does it anyway? Or the person who plans ahead of a terminate diagnosis, but plans that IFthey were ever diagnosed with a terminal illness they woul do this? Hell?
I know Jesus suffered horribly and He knew what he was going to have to suffer through, so no need to remind me of that.

Healing and fear

I ask again for healing for my son Jakeb. Please ask God that if it is his will He heals him mind and body. That He gives him joy and happiness and the ability to thrive in life. Please pray that I can hear his laughter and that he feels better. Please ask God to stop my crippling fear. I ask in the name of Jesus. Thank you and God bless you. Carmen

Progressive Government is the Antithesis of Biblically Based Republics

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I have this discussion in a political thread, and I don't know if it is allowed on two threads at once. But this is really a theological issue of extreme importance. I think you will see this when you read it.

There are two main evidences to this. The Bible and history or nature. We’ll start with what is the easy way to learn it. The Bible. After the time of martial law during Moses and Joshua. They established Ancient Israel as a free republic. Although it may seem a little odd, this due to God’s purpose in separating the nation from others to bring the world his word and the Messiah though it. The Mosaic law was Ancient Israel’s constitution. There was no provision in it for imposed central government. It had 12 states, and each was to be self-governing. Their constitution said to choose or elect wise leaders to lead each state in keeping the law. Then there was the Levitical tribe of priests who had parcels in each state who were the pastors of their day. Tithes which were in essence voluntary taxes were to be given to them for their support since they were not given enough land to support themselves. But the taxes were not collected. They were voluntarily given, and the priesthood had no physical authority. They could only influence the public. Their military was 100% militia each state controlled its own militia. To show how loose or free to choose their own way this confederation of tribes was in relation to the nation. The tribe of Benjamin went total Sodom and Gomorrah at one point. This was hardly a theocracy as some would mistakenly compare it to theocratic monarchies.

Within this structure God would supernaturally ordain judges to influence or lead the tribes in time of war or oppression by foreign armies and bring them back to God when they went astray. The republic lasted 400 years. Then they decided they no longer wanted the personal responsibility necessary to maintain a free republic and voted God out and a king in. They said they wanted a king to fight their battles for them. God warned them sternly that their kings would enslave them, but they refused to listen. Take heed to this you Christian nationalists who desire a “Christian prince” to fight your spiritual and physical battles for your nation. This is the pattern upon which the United States was founded but adjusted to fit its circumstances. 13 independent states with their own constitutions, that like the mosaic law laid out the people’s religious responsibilities necessary for remaining free republics. You can see these religious responsibilities highlighted in each state constitution on this web page- The Original State Constitutions. Like Ancient Israel these responsibilities relied on personal religious devotion and also like ancient Israel’ s Levitical priesthood, pastors were to help this along. In fact some states required towns to hire a pastor of their denominational choice and build a meeting house for religious instruction. Public education was religious in nature, including university level and required by the states but run by churches. Almost every state had a favored Christian denomination, but all allowed complete religious freedom for all Christians. This freedom extended to super minorities of other religions but generally they were not allowed to hold law making offices.

Finally, just like Ancient Israel's republic had supernaturally ordained judges to bring revival, awaking or divine truth that had grown dim to light. The USA operated on the same level. America’s judges were the George Whitfield’s, the Wesley’s, the Jonathon Edwards and Charles Finney’s. Just to name a few. This is so important in understanding the difference between biblically ordained republics versus progressive government. Our government in the states or federally were never given the power to determine truth. In fact, the founders argued prolifically against government ever being able to have that power. Self-evident truth as stated in the Declaration of Independence was already determined in the Bible. It was to be ascertained by the people themselves, and government was ordained to do nothing more than to protect the process though which people could ascertain the truth themselves. This is precisely what Jesus meant when he stated his kingdom was not of this world. Truth cannot be imposed from the top down the way the world kingdoms operated. This was due to human beings being so easily corrupted by the love of money and Government is the easiest way for people to get their hands on other folks money. If government is given that kind of power it will not be truth they are imposing upon the population anyway. It will be lies that empower rulers and give them access to the fruits of the labor of the people. Progressive government turns a biblically based republic on its head. Government determines truth and imposes it. Its tendency is towards corruption exists simply because government now has the power to do so.
After this, these 13 states formed central government for two specific purposes. National defense and keeping peace between the states regarding trade, currency and other interstate relations. Before the states signed on to this a Bill of Rights was added to the federal constitution that greatly restricted its power over the states. First and foremost was the 1st amendment that deals with the most important part of what would be a successful republic. It’s religion, the religion of and about Jesus Christ and its relation to human government which really needs contextualized into the time 1st amendment was written rather than within the context of today’s popular thought. In the world the colonies just fought a war against. The state controlled religion through state run churches. It was not a matter of “the church” running the state which is how it is portrayed in modern education as propaganda. These state-run churches were created to control Christianity. A witness to this fact is that up until Northern Europe won the right in war for the general population to posses and own Bibles. The personal possession of the Bible without the specific permission of the authorities in supposedly Christian theocratic monarchies was illegal. It led to unauthorized preaching that if caught often led to the death penalty. It did not matter what the hierarchies in these state-run churches wanted because some of those hierarchies wanted the people to own Bibles. The state did not. The rulers had read it. They, just like every communist dictatorship that arose in the modern world understood the Bible in the hands of the general public was a threat to their rule. They were correct about this and history sure bears witness to it. Due to the commercial printing press that arose right when the Roman Empire finally fell in 1453 AD. Bibles began to be illegally mass produced making it far to difficult for the authorities to keep up with it. A Bible reading public led to the Dutch Republic where Bible ownership and reading along with the personal possession of a firearm was required for political participation. Yet right across the border you could still get burned at the stake for getting caught with an unauthorized Bible. The thinking that developed due to a Bible reading public led to the development and establishment of a free world and while that thinking was still developing, it migrated north America.

In North America the Bible was the basis of all public education. It was the main course of study and everything else surrounded it. It remained like this until progressivism began to get a foothold in the early 20th century. At that point the progressive movement started to chip away at public educations use of the Bible in non-sectarian public education. Their crowning achievement came in the 1960’s when in defiance of the 1st amendment a bastardized reading of the 14th amendment was used by a progressive supreme court declared itself, actually declare the state ruler, over the religious views of the people and their states. Republican led states should have immediately defied this ruling, and still should today. However, my assumption is since the courts had after one hundred years of effort by the Republican party to pass civil rights laws finally started to rule in favor of those efforts. Republicans did not want to upset the apple cart of actually being able to enforce the 14th and 15th amendments on states who were violating them. So, in my opinion, settled for allowing judicial supremacy over the religious\political views of the people. But as we can now all see, this came with a horrendous cost. You see, the progressive ideology, no matter how it is presented, as democracy or whatever. makes the state supreme. State supremacy is simply not possible when a population is intimately aware of the contents of the Bible. Hence the reason for all dictatorships, kings, emperors to keep it from the public. Progressive government which is by its very nature is corrupt due to its violation of the laws of nature and natures God has and will continue to try to keep the public an ignorant as possible about an accurate understanding of the Bibles teachings. And by the way will quote it extensively in a nation where it has influence for purely political advantageous reasons. They all have. So now we'll look at the 1st amendment within the context it was written rather than the context a progressive supreme court gave it that has now been popularized by progressive dominated public education systems.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.


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Fact-checking Trump's 60 minutes interview

The 60 minutes interview was one of confabulation or lies, or evidence of cognitive decline. He denies knowing anything about the pardon of Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire owner of Binance which means he was either lying, or confused, or he is letting other people sign his name (autopen) who are doing things without his knowledge.

But there is more. Here is some fact checking:


Here’s what I did manage to catch, in terms of brazen lies, all of which were left unrebutted, uncorrected, unchallenged, by O’Donnell:

  • “We had nine wars on our planet. I solved eight of ‘em.” I have debunked this nonsensical claim before.
  • “We have no inflation.” Inflation is at 3%.
  • “It’s at 2%. It’s-- it’s the perfect inflation.” Inflation is at 3%.
  • “Right now [grocery prices are] going down.” Grocery prices are up 1.4% since Trump came to office.
  • “A year ago, we were a dead country.” Not only did the US have the fastest-growing economy in the G7 in both 2023 and 2024, but the Economist magazine called it “the envy of the world.”
  • “11,888 murderers were let into our country.” Not only is this number inaccurate, but many of the non-citizens convicted of homicide either here or abroad came in during Trump’s first term.
  • “Washington, DC, was… almost like a crime capital of the world.” In 2023, per PolitiFact, “at least 49 other cities in the world had higher homicide rates.
  • “[Biden] hardly went anywhere. Guy couldn’t leave his bedroom.” Not only did Joe Biden visit roughly as many countries in his term of office as Trump did in his first term, but Biden was the first US president to visit an active warzone – Ukraine – not under the control of US forces.
  • “I made Middle East peace. For 3,000 years, they couldn’t do it.” There is no peace in Palestine, no peace deal in place, and it isn’t a 3,000-year-old conflict.
  • “Communist, not socialist. Communist. He’s far worse than a socialist.” Zohran Mamdani is not a communist.
  • “I can’t give them $1.5 trillion so that they can give welfare to people that came into our country illegally.” The Trump/GOP claim that Democrats want to give free healthcare to undocumented immigrants has been repeatedly debunked.
  • “They emptied their mental institutions and their insane asylums-- into the United States of America.” Asylum seekers don’t come from “insane asylums.” Obviously.


The interview was edited far more that the interview with Kamala Harris, and he lied about the edit that was done.
But apparently, he's special.

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