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For the past seven decades, an insidious heresy has infiltrated the American Church, causing it to become greedy, idolatrous, proud, cowardly, and blind.

Dubbed "The 501(c)(3) heresy," it has spread like an engineered Chinese virus to every corner of the American Church leaving few pastors, churches, seminaries, Christian Schools, or Christian organizations untouched.

As the American Church has crumbled slowly from within and failed in its mission to be the spiritual conscience of the nation, America has crumbled as well. Now the Deuteronomy curses God warned about are being poured out in a calamitous crescendo as the nation edges closer toward destruction.

Everywhere, the corrupt fruit of "The 501(c)(3) heresy," proliferates. Prayer (Engel v. Vitale, 1962), the Bible (Abington Township v. Schempp, 1963) and the Ten Commandments (Stone v. Graham, 1980) have been removed from America's public schools. Murdering babies was legalized (Roe v. Wade, 1973) and continues in the states (Dobbs v. Jackson, 2022). Homosexual marriage was instituted (Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015). Drug addiction has become an epidemic. Comprehensive sex education in schools sexualizes and perverts children. Crime, murder, pornography, rape, and child sex trafficking are running rampant – and America is now the greatest debtor nation in the history of the world.

So what exactly is "The 501(c)(3) heresy?" that has caused such destruction? Here are its chief tenets:

• The American Church should be a-political, staying completely out of the public square.
• Tax Exempt Status is to be prized over speaking the Truth, being salt and light – and all else.

But how did this doctrine of demons begin and then gain a stranglehold over most of the American Church like a mighty serpent crushing its victim to death before devouring it?

In 1954, then U.S. Senator (and future president) Lyndon Johnson snuck a small tax code amendment into the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. This amendment threatened churches (and other 501(c)(3) non-profits) with the loss of their tax-exempt status if they involved themselves in the political arena. Johnson introduced this amendment to settle a personal vendetta he had against a conservative non-profit group that opposed him politically in Texas – and to silence them.

Popularly known today as the Johnson Amendment, this 31-word addition to the 501(c)(3) non-profit tax code mandated that churches and other 501(c)(3) non-profits must "refrain from endorsing or opposing political candidates or contributing money to their campaigns." Any violation of these provisions would jeopardize a church or non-profit's tax-exempt status, according to IRS guidelines.

Here are the 31 words of the Johnson Amendment that were added to the 501(c)(3) IRS tax code: "…and which does not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office."

Churches were suddenly faced with the dilemma of choosing between the Biblical mandate of speaking Truth to power (such as John the Baptist condemning Herod for taking his brother's wife) and its consequences (John the Baptist lost his head) – or remaining silent politically and protecting their cash.

For the first time in American history, churches began to pull back politically, choosing money over Truth – and the heretical "we don't talk about politics" church was born.

Soon, many compromised churches and non-profit organizations across the country began priding themselves on their skillfulness at avoiding political and cultural issues. This fine art of "apolitical moral piety" has now spread to the majority of American churches and Christian organizations.

No longer is the church the moral gyroscope of the nation that God intended. Instead, pastors and churches have chosen to hide behind their "we just talk about Jesus" religious rhetoric – and let the country go to hell.

Nowhere in scripture is the church commanded to be silent on moral or political issues. Period. Despite 501(c)(3) restrictions on religious free speech, pastors are still free to engage in every kind of political speech, as long as they are willing to risk their precious tax-exempt status – but few have been willing.

Further, there is little talk at most churches of a Christian's responsibility in the public square – and little encouragement of congregants to even register and vote their conscience in elections.

This is astounding as the IRS 501(c)(3) guidelines state: "…Activities intended to encourage people to participate in the electoral process, such as voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives, would not be prohibited political campaign activity [at churches] if conducted in a nonpartisan manner."

Extending tax-exempt status to churches can be traced back at least as far as 457 B.C. when King Artaxerxes of Persia gave Jewish priest Ezra the order to rebuild the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. In King Artaxerxes' royal decree, he stated, "You are also to know that you have no authority to impose taxes, tribute or duty on any of the priests, Levites, musicians, gatekeepers, temple servants or other workers at this house of God." (Ezra 7:24)

A vibrant church guarantees vast benefits to a righteous government, and more than pays the state back for the revenue it would have gained from taxing churches and non-profits; but tying a church's tax-exempt status to political silence is a diabolical infringement on constitutionally protected free speech.

The Johnson Amendment violates the political free speech rights of Christian pastors and non-profit organizations guaranteed under the First Amendment – and needs to be repealed by Congress or struck down by the courts. Though the constitutionality of the Johnson Amendment has never been properly tested in court, it would certainly fall if brought before the Supreme Court.

The chilling effect of the Johnson Amendment on free speech in the American Church has been profound and breathtaking. Its progeny, the 501(c)(3) heresy, has transformed the once vibrant and powerful American Church into a mostly fearful, greedy, and misguided band of heretics that have lost their saltiness – and as Jesus states in Luke 14:34 are not even fit for the dung heap.

Let the American Church corrupted by The 501(c)(3) heresy be on notice and be reformed before it's too late – or one day soon, we may be holding church services in Chinese, behind barbed wire fences!

Note: Please forward this article to every Christian pastor, Christian church, Christian school, and Christian organization you know – and help put an end to The 501(c)(3) heresy once and for all!

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A focus group of women from Wisconsin, a swing state that is not exactly a hotbed of conservatism, has delivered a devastatingly negative assessment of Kamala Harris.

Harris is the presumptive Democrat party nominee for president this year after Joe Biden's abrupt decision to remove himself from the race after he essentially had gotten the support of enough delegates to win the nomination.

Harris, appointed "border czar" by Biden, accomplished little on that project, as millions of illegal aliens flooded into the U.S. under the Biden-Harris open borders practices.

There's little else to attribute to her vice presidency, which has focused on promoting abortion and transgenderism.

The focus group, interviewed by MSNBC's Elise Jordan, who's known for her harsh comments about Republican nominee President Donald Trump, left Harris' reputation in tatters.

The comments included: "I don't get a good feel for her."

And, "I think she's an idiot."

And, "She's not real smart."

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With Joe Biden's departure from the race for the Democrat party's nomination for president in the 2024 election, pundits naturally are turning their attention to Kamala Harris, his vice president.

But she's been an unrelenting source of pro-abortion ideology as vice president, and even before she was a California senator, when she was attorney general in California.

"Harris is bought and paid for by Planned Parenthood," explained Operation Rescue's chief, Troy Newman. "Short of a celebratory conversion to Christ, she will never stop extending her political power to facilitate the abortion cartel's profit-driven goal of killing as many babies as possible."

He pointed out drug traffickers are given a free pass while Americans are dying of fentanyl overdoses.

Murderers and rapists are allowed across the border.

"But that's her style," Newman said. "Kamala has spent decades nurturing a financially beneficial relationship with Planned Parenthood, the abortion giant that kills hundreds of thousands of innocent vulnerable human beings every year."

Her campaign coffers previously received over $81,000 from five California Planned Parenthood affiliates that were implicated for some of the worst wrongdoing in the 2015 Center for Medical Progress) video exposé.

Newman was a founding board member of CMP, which released undercover videos showing the behavior of those in the abortion industry, including one abortionist who wanted more money for the body parts of unborn babies because, "I want a Lamborghini."

OR reported, "In a shocking turn of events, Harris used her position to protect her pet campaign contributor. Instead of ordering an investigation into Planned Parenthood, she ordered a raid on the home of David Daleiden, one of the undercover investigators who exposed the organization's appalling practice of manipulating abortions to sell intact organs of murdered children. During the raid, the original work products obtained during the CMP undercover investigation were improperly seized."

The report confirmed Harris "radically supports the cold-hearted murder of preborn babies through all nine months of pregnancy without a single limit, and she opposes the existence of pregnancy resource centers that support women and families through unexpected pregnancies."

"We must commit ourselves to intercessory prayer and show up en masse in November to support Donald J. Trump and J.D. Vance at the ballot box. We must be watchful and do everything within our power to preserve election integrity. If we don't, we will have Kamala Harris, or someone just like her, pushing for a radical, globalist population-control agenda at the expense of innocent preborn babies," Newman explained.

A report in 2021 from Live Action News pointed out that Daleiden and others were targeted with both criminal and civil cases for their revelations about the profit motive in the abortion industry.

At that time, Fox News reported a campaign organized by Harris invaded Daleiden's home to take his computers, then provided private information to the National Abortion Federation.

The report noted: "After [Judge] Orrick issued an injunction against the release of any new videos, Harris met with Planned Parenthood executives. Daleiden has alleged that Planned Parenthood General Counsel Beth Parker told Harris she wanted access to his computers. E-mail exchanges also show Harris and Planned Parenthood working together to get a search warrant to obtain CMP's full, unedited videos. She further worked with Planned Parenthood to craft a bill which would make recording undercover conversations with 'health care providers' a crime, with the parties passing copies of the bill back and forth before submitting it."

Two weeks later, Harris ordered that raid on Daleiden, seizing computers and more.

"From there, Harris gave NAF lawyers access to the unreleased videos," the report said.

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Some of the assassination survival rhetoric from the right about President Trump is disturbingly messianic in tone. We witnessed similar talk from the Israelis during his first term of office, which is more understandable from the Jewish perspective of God-ordained deliverers – their history being filled with fully human and humanly flawed "saviors" from Moses through Judges to the return from Babylon by the intervention of the Persian King Cyrus. Indeed, Trump was equated with Cyrus on a special commemorative coin.

From the Christian perspective, however, the true messiah is Jesus Christ, not a flawed human but a perfect God in human form, and it is only the Antichrists – such as Antiochus IV Epiphanus in the time of the Maccabees (Daniel 11) and the still future end-times Antichrist of Revelation who claim the messianic mantle for their imperfect, demonic selves. Indeed, in Christian eschatology, the entire world (except for "the elect") will be fooled into thinking the next/final Antichrist IS the Christ – the chief Christ imposter of the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24:3-26:1, Mark 13, Luke 21:7-36) and the White Horse prophecy of Revelation 6 (all of Revelation being Christ's expanded version of the Olivet prophecy as explained to John at the close of the Apostlic Age.) All prophecy is properly understood from the viewpoint of the Holy Land, the Israelis will be among but by no means even a majority of those bedazzled masses.

One of my oft-repeated themes in my columns is that I think Donald Trump is a modern equivalent to the Judges of Israel during the pre-monarchic Israelite Republic under the administration of the House of Israel. These were political/military "deliverers," but none of them were "the messiah." When, after 400 years, God wrenched power away from backslidden Israel and its capital Shiloh, and transferred it to the House of Judah in Jerusalem, the first true Judean King (conforming to the prophecy of Jacob in Genesis 48:10) was David, a Christ figure, but also not the Christ. However, a chorus of prophets states that the true messiah will sit "on the throne of David" in the Millennial Kingdom (e.g. 2 Samuel 7:10-13, Ezekiel 37:24-25, Luke 1:32-33.)

That still future event is the second coming of Jesus Christ, but it is preceded by the seven-year reign of the Antichrist (whose identity as Antichrist is hidden for the first 3 ½ years).

Preceding David in Bible history as the first transitional monarch of the new order was King Saul – a Benjamite, not an ethnic Judean; an initially competent King who descended into mental illness under the dominion of a familiar spirit whose chief mission was to destroy David. The similarity to the Biden/Trump relationship is remarkable. (Even more so if one contemplates Barack Obama in the role of the familiar spirit). Additionally, the assassination attempt on President Trump's life has its parallel in 1 Samuel 10:6-11.

"And it came to pass as they came when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine [Goliath], that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music. And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul, hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousand. And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousand, and to me, they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied amid the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand. And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice."

Trump's "Goliath" is the deep-state lawfare campaign exemplified by special prosecutor Jack Smith whom Trump conquered immediately before the Butler PA rally, clearing his path to the presidency as the post-debate Biden-demeaning media (the minstrel women) began finally admitting Trump was the far stronger candidate. The javelin was the would-be assassin's bullet, which barely nicked him. It's not a perfect analogy, but the key elements align.

Notably, David escaped Saul's javelin twice, the second time recorded in 1 Samuel 19, so we may see another failed attempt on Trump in the weeks or months ahead if my analogy holds tightly. Further, the biblical narrative sees Saul dead before David attains the throne, which may be fulfilled in my highly speculative observation/prediction that the elites' best-case scenario for keeping Trump out of the presidency is for Biden to die in time to be replaced by Michelle Obama as Barack's new and improved Avatar. As I said, this add-on is highly speculative but plausible – and not fatal to the core comparison is wrong.

What does this all mean if Trump's second term fulfills the role of David in the biblical model? From the Jewish perspective, he could very well be perceived as the Messiah whom they eagerly await in Israel with virtually all pre-conditions having been met to receive him – including the elusive "red heifer."

I can easily see Trump endorsing the building of the third temple just as he bucked world opinion in moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (earning the Cyrus comparison). And I can easily see that coming as a part of a global peace deal to end WWIII, which start seems ever more likely as the elites' last geopolitical move to try to keep Trump out of the White House. NATO/Ukraine provocations aimed at triggering an "intervention"-justifying Russian escalation are increasing dramatically. See this link, for example, which source admittedly has a pro-Russian bias but is usually careful and well-reasoned in his analysis and documentation. Importantly, this is also the official MAGA viewpoint.

Christian perspectives are divided about the end times, so in the millennial view of Roman Catholicism (in which the Millennial Kingdom of Christ is purely symbolic of the RCC itself) and the post-millennial view of much of the Protestant Reform movement (in which the millennium ended a thousand years after the ascension of Christ – putting the burden on the church to bring about its promised peace and harmony) there is no inherent conflict in seeing Trump as a human "savior" figure, so they might go along with it.

But to the futurists like myself who take the millennial prophecies in the Bible literally, the timeline of a Trump "salvation" of Israel, America and the world from the iron grip of evil globalist forces (the "principalities and powers") seems disturbingly to coincide with the emerging pre-MK Antichrist Kingdom – a conclusion I shrink from fully adopting personally despite the "math" I've outlined above because its implications are just too horrible to contemplate – and because I could be wrong on any or all of it.

I'm therefore going to vote for Trump and support him vigorously – while keeping a wary eye on his actions relative to the ticking prophetic clock of judgment. But I'm also going to watch for a possible near-term usurpation of Trump by my actual candidate for Antichrist, Obama, who has yet to make his big move in the electoral drama unfolding before us.

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JERUSALEM – In a move which surprised precisely nobody, the International Court of Justice in the Hague delivered a non-binding ruling Friday claiming Israel's rule in "the occupied Palestinian territory since 1967" is "illegal," and it is obligated to bring its "unlawful presence" in that territory to an end "as rapidly as possible."

As if Israel did not already have enough on its collective mind with a full-blown nine-month-long war with Hamas, as well as daily drone, rocket, and missile strikes from Iranian proxies in Lebanon and Yemen, even the country's political rulers viewed the likelihood of this opinion with a significant degree of trepidation.

Although the opinion is not binding, there are fears it could hold sway with the International Criminal Court, which is thought to be close to issuing arrest warrants for both Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and its Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as further erode Israel's standing – as well as support for it – in other international bodies and arenas.

Israel did not take part in the hearings, instead submitting a written contribution describing the questions the court had been asked as "prejudicial" and "tendentious."

The ICJ's Lebanese President Nawaf Salam – who has a long-recorded history of bias against Israel – delivered the opinion, in which he said, "Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and the regime associated with them, have been established and are being maintained in violation of international law."

The court further said Israel's obligations include paying restitution for harm and "the evacuation of all settlers from existing settlements."

The case stems from a 2022 request for a legal opinion from the U.N. General Assembly, predating the war in Gaza. The ICJ clarified its definition of "occupied Palestinian territory" including Gaza, Judea and Samaria, and east Jerusalem.

However, the majority of the opinions did not relate to Gaza – and did not include judgment on Israel's actions in the coastal enclave since the onset of the war – although the court rejected Israel's claims that because it had unilaterally withdrawn from the area in July 2005, it should no longer be deemed responsible. The ICJ explained Israel still retained some elements of control over Gaza, particularly about land, air, and sea access.

The court also ruled Israel had contravened both Articles 3 and 4 of the Geneva Convention. The former deals with the International Convention on the Elimination of Forms of Racial Discrimination, otherwise known as CERD, which prohibits racial segregation and apartheid.

The ICJ opinion argued Israel's "transfer of settlers in the West Bank [sic] and east Jerusalem, as well as Israel's maintenance of their presence, is contrary to the sixth paragraph of Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention."

There might be jeopardy attached to this finding and could form the basis of ICC war crimes charges against Israel in the future. It could also be used to implement sanctions against individual Israelis or Israeli entities and companies, which could make doing business highly problematic.

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called the opinion "historic" and urged states to adhere to it.

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Imagine for a moment that you knew everything about everyone. I'm not so sure that I would like to be omniscient if I could be. I would hate to know what people think of me sometimes. But if you knew what the future would be – and if you were a betting person – I'm sure you would bet on a winner, not a loser.

God, being omniscient, chose us. Before our parents were born before their parents were born, and before our first parents ever were on planet Earth, God Almighty, in the councils of eternity, chose us to be his children.

But why? What merit or quality did God see in us that caused him to choose us?

I hope the answer doesn't disappoint you. God's choice is not based on anything that you or I did. You don't deserve it. I don't deserve it. And I think the reason God chose us is the same reason he chose the nation Israel.

He said to the Israelites, "The Lord did not set his heart on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other nations, for you were the smallest of all nations! Rather, it was simply that the Lord loves you, and he was keeping the oath he had sworn to your ancestors" (Deuteronomy 7:7–8 NLT).

Why did God choose us? Because he loves us. That's mind-bending when you stop and think about the fact that God knows all things.

So, do we have any influence as to who gets chosen?

The greatest theological minds have debated this for centuries, and there are good people on both sides of this theological conversation. But I'm not going to worry about who the so-called elect are. Rather, I'm going to preach the Gospel. And I believe the ones whom God has chosen will believe.

If you want to know whether you're one of the chosen ones, then believe in Jesus Christ, and you will confirm it.

The Bible tells us, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved" (Romans 10:13 NLT), and "Let anyone who hears this say, 'Come.' Let anyone thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life" (Revelation 22:17 NLT).

The apostle Paul spoke of how much he cared about his fellow Jews and his desire for them would believe in Jesus. He wrote, "My heart is filled with bitter sorrow and unending grief for my people, my Jewish brothers and sisters. I would be willing to be forever cursed – cut off from Christ! – if that would save them" (Romans 9:2–3 NLT).

Paul was effectively saying that he'd be willing to go to Hell if they could go to Heaven. I'm so glad that we don't have to trade our salvation for the salvation of someone else. Salvation already has been purchased for everyone who asks Jesus Christ to forgive their sins and come into their lives.

No matter who they are, everyone needs to hear the Gospel. Of course, people think that down-and-outers need Jesus, and they do. Thank God that we are never so down or so out that he won't reach out and save us. But the up-and-outers need Jesus, too.

What's more, religious people need the Gospel as much as nonbelievers do. Some people think that because they were raised in a Christian home, they're Christians by default. No, they simply were raised in a Christian home. Some of the worst sinners are raised in Christian homes. That's because they rebel against it. On the other hand, some of the greatest saints come from Christian homes as well. It depends on the person.

We love to blame our parents for what's wrong in our lives. But we do have a say-so about the course we take in life, regardless of how we were raised or not raised. We need to have our faith. We can't live off the faith of our parents or the faith of anyone else. We need our relationship with Jesus Christ.

One of the easiest places to get a heart that is hardened toward the Gospel is in church. The same sun that softens the wax hardens the clay. And as we hear the truth of the Gospel, we decide whether we will be responsive or resistant to it.

Every time we hear the Gospel and don't respond to it, our hearts can get a little harder. In a sense, we can develop an immunity to the Gospel. Don't let that happen, because everything you're looking for is available to you in a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

It's the missing piece that people are searching for in life.

Addressing believers, the writer of Hebrews said, "Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. You must warn each other every day, while it is still 'today,' so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God" (Hebrews 3:12–13 NLT).

That's why every generation needs to hear the Gospel. I think the challenges and pressures young people face today are, in many ways, unprecedented. And I think a lot of that has to do with social media.

I was an early adopter of smartphones, but I believe that in many ways, they are ruining our lives and having a detrimental effect on young people. We've never been more connected yet disconnected at the same time.

Experts have described Generation Z, those born from the late 1990s to the early 2000s, as the loneliest generation. They communicate through texting more than through face-to-face conversations. Perhaps that's one reason anxiety and depression are so high among members of that generation.

The psalmist David wrote, "Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power" (Psalm 145:4 NLT).

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. The answer is Jesus – for every generation.

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Millions of Americans are praising God that President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, during his 2024 campaign for the White House.

But the exact time the former commander-in-chief was struck by a bullet in his ear has some Christians and conservatives taking note, as they see a connection to one of the most famous verses in the Bible.

The first shot rang out at 6:11 p.m. Eastern time.

And the verse that’s highlighted is Ephesians 6:11, which states: “Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil.” (CSB)

Conservative talk show host Jack Posobiec is among those who took to X to point out the connection, stating: "The bullets were fired at 6:11 pm. Ephesians 6:11."

He also included a photo of a Fox News video screenshot, pointing to the time of 6:11.

Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA responded to Posobiec, stating:

"Armor of God. The next verse is this: 'For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.'"

The Scripture-fest continued with Posobiec continuing the thread with: “Therefore, put on the armor of God, that you may be able to resist on an evil day and, having done everything, to hold your ground” (Ephesians 6:13).

The sixth chapter of Ephesians is famous for its armor of God metaphor as believers are told to arm themselves with a belt of truth, breastplate of righteousness, shield of faith, helmet of salvation, feet strapped with the preparation of the gospel of peace, and the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God.

The verse specifying the “shield of faith” actually says by employing this weapon, “you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one” (Ephesians 6:13 NKJV), with a bullet fired from a wicked person’s gun certainly fitting that description.

Interestingly, the even more precise time the first shot was fired was 6:11:33 p.m.

Many Christians believe Jesus Christ Himself died at age 33 when He saved all humanity from the death penalty.

Not all brethren, though, are thrilled with the 6:11 p.m. connection to Scripture.

One professor of apologetics and church history responded to Posobiec, saying: "As I have explained to others, this is absurd abuse of Scripture. Please, stop it. It is highly disrespectful to God's Word.

"The chapter and verse divisions are later, uninspired additions. The current verses were added in 1551. They are not inspired, and it is simply absurd to connect the time this took place (in a particular time zone, during DST even) with a particular text of Scripture based upon the uninspired division of Ephesians into particular chapters and verses. It would be easy to look up all sorts of other '6:11s' in the Bible that would demonstrate the foolishness of this activity. Please, just stop it."

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A settlement has been reached that will hold accountable the pro-abortion radicals who attacked Heartbeat of Miami, a faith-based ministry that provides life-affirming programs and support to women and couples facing unplanned pregnancies, according to First Liberty Institute.

"While we cannot publicly discuss the specifics of the settlement quite yet, the vandals associated with Jane's Revenge who sought to injure, intimidate, and interfere with access to Heart of Miami, and several Florida pregnancy resource centers, will be held to account," the organization announced.

A case was launched last year by First Liberty and volunteer lawyers from Lawson Huck Gonzalez to seek accountability from those who defaced and spray-painted threatening messages on the private property.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody also filed an action that included $170,000 in penalties against each individual under the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances.

First Liberty said, "It's the first instance of a state attorney general using the FACE Act to hold violent protesters accountable."

"This case is a reminder that no one should suffer violence for simply providing faith-based counseling and baby supplies to women and their babies," explained Jeremy Dys, counsel for First Liberty.

Such centers are charitable groups that are motivated by their religious beliefs to help pregnant mothers and families. They care for parents by providing diapers, wipes, formula, baby food, blankets, and clothing. Some offer guidance for raising children.

But following the release of the Dobbs Supreme Court decision that overturned the long-faulty Roe v. Wade abortion "rights" case, many such centers were vandalized and threatened.

Offenders "spray-painted threatening messages such as 'If abortions aren't safe, neither are you,' fire-bombed buildings, broke windows, doxed staff, board, and volunteers … and disrupted private events."

First Liberty explained its case "claimed that Caleb Freestone and Amber Marie Smith-Stewart, as representatives of Jane's Revenge, vandalized Heartbeat's building with spray-painted threats on July 3, 2022. Annarella Rivera then allegedly joined Caleb Freestone on September 17, 2022, to hack their way onto Heartbeat's guest list, giving them access to Heartbeat's annual gala where they shouted obscenities, disparaged Heartbeat's staff, volunteers, and supporters, and leafletted the venue with propaganda."

A report at the Post-Millennial explained it was the first time a state has prosecuted “these types of attacks carried out by Jane’s Revenge and Antifa, both far-left groups…”

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U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., long known for his intolerance of U.S. Supreme Court decisions, now has announced a scheme to subvert its recent ruling on presidential immunity.

Schumer says he wants Congress simply to designate actions by President Donald Trump as "unofficial" so he could face whatever charges Democrat prosecutors would want to bring.

The immunity fight was prompted by Democrats' lawfare against Trump, and their multiple civil and criminal legal cases that often are based on the flimsiest of grounds.

The high court's ruling was fundamental. It said that for official acts that are part of his constitutional duties, the president has absolute immunity, for some other acts he has presumed immunity, and for private actions, no immunity.

Not good enough for Schumer, who once took a microphone during an abortion rally outside the Supreme Court and personally threatened several of the justices and recently appeared the fool by posting online images of him grilling hamburgers, and putting a slice of cheese on uncooked meat.

Schumer plans to hold a vote and with that, reverse the court's decision.

Legal expert Jonathan Turley pointed out that the plan is "more politically than legally compelling." And he noted, "The decision is based on constitutional law and simply declaring whole areas 'unofficial' will not negate the ruling."

Schumer, from the Senate floor, attacked the Supreme Court, stating, "They incorrectly declared that former President Trump enjoys broad immunity from criminal prosecution for actions he took while in office. They incorrectly declared that all future presidents are entitled to a breathtaking level of immunity so long as their conduct is ostensibly carried out in their official capacity as president."

He claimed the court effectively "placed a crown on Donald Trump's head."

He said he would declare Trump's "election subversion acts" as unofficial so they would not involve any immunity.

He also said he'd continue to work to put limits on what courts can do.

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A newly launched fact-checking website has come online just in time for tonight's presidential debate between President Donald Trump and incumbent Joe Biden.

And it's not the common fact-checker in today's media, which mostly targets conservatives, Republicans, and Trump.

This one, FactCheckBiden, in fact, bluntly warns readers "Joe Biden is lying to you."

Then it provides the receipts, through links to sources.

For example, under the category "Made-Up Stories Biden Has Told As President," it lists his multiple claims,, including that he used to drive an 18-wheeler.

"Biden **rode** in an 18-wheeler once nearly 50 years ago. He's never driven one," it explains.

"Biden claimed he 'had a house burn down with my wife in it' and said they 'almost lost a couple of firefighters,'" the documentation explains. "In 2005, Biden’s house had a 'small' fire that was contained to the kitchen and 'there were no injuries.'"

His claim to being "raised in the Puerto Rican community?" "No evidence."

"Biden said he remembered 'spending time' and 'going to' the Tree of Life synagogue after the 2018 shooting." The truth: "The synagogue said Biden never visited."

Biden also has claimed he was "appointed" to the Naval Academy, talked with an Amtrak conductor about traveling a million miles, and was a full professor.

The truth: No records of an appointment, the conductor died before the conversation happened, and never taught a class.

Recently, Biden has made multiple claims about his conversations with foreign leaders, during periods when they were already dead.

He's also said he "could have been an All-American” football player when he played college ball for part of a semester.

He also said he hit a ball 368 feet at a congressional baseball game. The records show he went 0-2.

Getting granular about some of his re-election claims, the site points out, "Biden did not 'create' 15 million jobs."

"Biden continues to baselessly claim that he has 'created' 15 million jobs. He still has no idea about the difference between a job recovered and a job created, or he’s simply choosing to lie. The United States has seen a net gain of roughly 2.4 million jobs since right before the pandemic struck. In February 2020, before the pandemic hit, 158.7 million people were employed in the United States. Currently, as of January 2024, 161 million people are employed in the United States. The job recovery began under President Trump, who oversaw the recovery of 16.6 million jobs."

The Washington Examiner said the site is to give real-time updates on Biden's claims during the Thursday night debate.

"We are holding Joe Biden accountable," the website continues.