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Secularism and Atheism - The Only Acceptable Choices
It would seem that secularists and atheists see freedom from religion to not mean state compulsion to partake in religious observance and worship, as the first amendment states, but means they cannot even encounter religion. This suggests that religion is something that can only be done in utter privacy, but in public, atheism must reign.
Christian Pride - TheResurgent.com
Make no mistake about it – Bible-believing Christians are a minority in this world and in America now too. That is actually not a surprise, since Christ Himself said the way is narrow. But even so, we are being abused more and more every year. We are mocked in the media, marginalized in academia, and threatened in the world of commerce. The abuse is intended to silence us. And it seems to be working to a certain degree.
Telefaker Jim Bakker Claims the First Horseman of the Apocalypse Is Here
"You need to give me some answers. What is going on in this crazy world — there is such warfare amongst our own people, in America," he pleaded. He then said that he opened up his Bible, and God "brought me back to where I preach all the time, Revelation 6," namely the narrative about the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.
The Day After The Annapolis Shooting
My friend died today. She was murdered along with four other people while at work. A guy named Jarrod Warren Ramos entered her office building with a shotgun and did his thing. I spent hours worrying if my friend, Wendi Winters, a reporter for the Capital Gazette, was okay. And I realized that even if she was, there were still five people dead, and there were people out there just like me hoping that they were okay, too.
A New Tax Provision Is Coming to a Church Parking Lot Near You
"Tax practitioners who have evaluated Section 512(a) (7) generally believe that the result of this new provision is that tax‐exempt organizations that provide parking to their employees will be subject to unrelated business income tax on the cost of the parking provided.
Emerald in the Rough
The conservative movement, however, is not monolithic--which stands as one of its greatest strengths, and also sets it apart from an American Left that demands conformity on seemingly all things. That's why I've never advocated casting out fellow conservatives who haven't jumped on the Trump train. In the first place, Donald Trump is not an ideological conservative.
One Issue is Saving the Trump Presidency for (Some) Conservatives
It is almost all that we have gotten. The rest of the history of the administration has been a cluster of unforced errors, confusion, revolving doors, ill-advised tweets, bad optics and downright harmful policies. In just the past couple of weeks, we have seen: the president naively accept promises from an unwaveringly dishonest regime in Pyongyang, only to see North Korea upgrade their nuclear facilities.
Milo Yiannopoulos's Joke Is No Laughing Matter
If we end up losing our freedom of speech, it may not be because tanks from an opposing nation come rolling in to take it away. It may not even be because of politicians who have little regard for our Constitution, though that seems quite possible. No, if we ever lose our freedom of speech in this country, I’m afraid that the historians, with just a little research, will find that it was because we first lost our sense of responsibility.
Good Grief: Social Justice Left Takes Out “Little House on the Prairie”
I loved the Little House series, and I don’t remember a single thing about any questionable portrayal of the Osage Indians that peppered the books. Is it likely that a little girl living on the prairie with her solitary family had a different perspective of the large, and sometimes hostile Indian tribes that lived around her? Of course it is! Why wouldn’t we use that as a teaching moment to understand the dangers faced by settlers?
Vindicated: This is Exactly Why Christians Overwhelmingly Supported Trump - TheResurgent.com
That’s insane. Think about the draconian implications it would have for the future of even non-abortion-related speech if this were permitted: the state decides its policy preference, and then compels any person or group that disagrees to promote the state’s view. It’s blatant fascism, and yet the Supreme Court only struck it down by a 5-4 margin, with the man Trump appointed to fill Scalia’s vacancy being the deciding vote.
Escalation! - TheResurgent.com
Democrat leadership supposedly is rebuking Maxine Waters and these calls for an escalation in tensions. Nancy Pelosi verbally denounced it. But then you watch this video and see Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sit down in this circle of insanity, clearly endorsing the activist invasion. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held up a sign reading, “End Detentions Now.” And several other Democrat senators met with the protestors. These senators’ actions speak much loader than Pelosi’s words.
Red Hen Protesters LITERALLY Flinging......(well, you know.)
But this protest has gone way beyond peaceful.
Are We About To Have A Second Civil War?
That means that our worship services need to stop looking like pep rallies for whatever political party we support. It’s quite common for many American Christians to put their identity in the Republican Party. Others rightly point out how wrong this is only to devote themselves to the Democratic Party. If we are to be peacemakers, we must recognize the shortcomings of both parties and remember that our identity is found in the Lion of the tribe of Judah, not a donkey or elephant.
Justice Thomas Eviscerates Nationwide Injunctions
Imposing a nationwide injunction is an effective means to halt the execution of a policy throughout the entire nation. I’m not quite sure how a lone district court judge has de facto jurisdiction over the entire US. Any rational person, who is familiar with our system of government, might defer to the executive in this matter while still claiming that whatever policy is suspect.
Americans can't even pretend to care about World Cup Soccer.
I make no apologies for this. I was traumatized as a child by being forced to play soccer in "Physical Education" for an entire semester. We had the world's laziest PE teacher, and any other sport would have required him to, you know - ACTUALLY SUPERVISE US. But for soccer, he just threw out four orange cones and a soccer ball, then picked the two most popular girls in class and let them pick teams Lord of the Flies style. I was always picked last.
Justice: Rabid FL Vegan Who Harassed Anglers in Viral Video Charged For Attack
A viral video from last July showed rabid animal activists harassing law-abiding anglers in Cresent Lake Park in St. Petersburg. FL. The ringleader of this disgusting act of harassment Michael Leaming has been charged with a second-degree misdemeanor charge under Florida's statute of limitations (Florida Statute 379.105(1)(A)) for harassing these anglers. This motion was filed on June 14, 2018. He illegally took a tilapia fish from an angler and threw it back into the water on July 12 of last year.
Rumor: Ben Sasse weighing anti-property rights amendment to judiciary bill
Public Knowledge, EFF and Lessig disagree with the music industry and most conservatives with regard to property rights related to the music industry. However, it appears that they or others aligned with them may have misinformed Sasse, while advocates of CLASSICS ostensibly working on behalf of musicians and/or royalties funneling entity SoundExchange in relation to the bill may have failed to reach out to him with accurate information, or to stop the amendment from being filed.
Is Chuck Grassley about to obstruct judicial nominees over ethanol?
After putting Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court, the White House has managed to get six federal judges confirmed—four on the U.S. Court of Appeals and two on U.S. District Courts. Another 60 nominations are now filtering through the Judiciary Committee. Grassley knows and they're vulnerable. And Grassley knows how much he loves his ethanol, the demand for which is endangered by an administration threat to dial back the amount mandated.
The Defining Issue of the 2016 Election
I had a falling out with one of my best friends last year. We had managed to navigate our differing political views, respecting each other's opinions, agreeing to disagree, commiserating over the dumpster fire the 2016 election became. But then I finally did something to provoke him to address me with an unspeakable profanity and I said "That's it. We're done." And what would provoke 2 friends to cease speaking to each other?
BREAKING: Justice Anthony Kennedy Retiring
Kennedy was instrumental in holding the 5-4 majorities that held together for significant rulings this term such as Janus v AFSCME and NIFLA v. Bacerra. However it is almost assured that President Trump will appoint a more reliable Originalist to the bench in his second position on the bench.
Talk About Burying The Lede - TheResurgent.com
43% is nearly half and Snopes is now an authority on "facts" in a completely non-partisan way or something. Just like Politifact, who should have gotten five Pinocchios themselves yesterday for a hit piece on Ted Cruz. Perhaps Republicans avoid these sites because of the outright political bias that has been noted? Republicans also use Google to "verify" information at a lower rate. Shocking given what we saw during the election, I know.
BREAKING: SCOTUS Agrees With FDR – Government Unions Are Parasites - TheResurgent.com
If you’re a conservative (or even a moderate) working for the government, the Left doesn’t want you in its restaurants, but it most certainly wants you in its unions. And it insists. And many states back that demand with the force of law. So while you cannot be forced to actually join a public-sector union, many states require you to pay dues. Thus, public-sector unions have operated much like the Hotel California: you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.
An Open Letter to ESPN In Regards To Their Body Issue
Our culture is finally starting to realize the harm we are doing to women and men by sexualizing them. By making public what healthy societies only reserve for private settings, you are creating a blank canvas on which the motives of sexual predators can thrive. When young people learn to fix their eyes on the undressed athletes in your publication, we should not be surprised when they use those same eyes to undress regular human beings as a part of their daily routine.
Who Or What Do We Serve? And To What Ends?
I get it, it is near impossible to find common ground with those who not only hold diametrically opposed viewpoints, but who see those opposite of them as truly wicked doers of evil. Of course, it is made much easier to find common ground if our politics is not the center of our lives. It also seems possible that, the more we dig our heels in and refuse to find commonality with our fellow Americans, the more extreme our views of ourselves and everybody else become.
A Banner Day At the Supreme Court
The California Legislature included in its official history the congratulatory statement that the Act was part of California’s legacy of “forward thinking.” App. 38–39. But it is not forward thinking to force individuals to “be an instrument for fostering public adherence to an ideological point of view [they] fin[d] unacceptable.” Wooley v. Maynard, 430 U. S. 705, 715 (1977).
Tim Kaine fibs about his chances to rake in $$, schlongs fellow Dem senators
These are all details that point to an obvious conclusion: Kaine doesn't really need Democratic small dollar donors' money. He just wants it. And presumably a bunch of his more endangered Senate colleagues are going to want to hit him over the head with a frying pan if they read about this kind of hyperbole getting thrown around in a race where the latest polling has Kaine up by-- wait for it-- eighteen points over his opponent.
Steven Crowder Stirs It Up in Texas
In a twist of irony, however, the guy with a show called “Louder With Crowder” doesn’t do this by yelling at liberals or even trolling them too badly, but by simply asking them what they think—and challenging them to change his mind. The idea is to have an exchange of ideas, in which each side gets to learn a little something about the other, and maybe consider a few facts they didn’t know about before.
PolitiFact LIED about Ted Cruz on Illegal Immigrant Families. SHAMELESSLY.
But it gets worse. Dumber, even. The objection here is supposed to be that Cruz “leaves the inaccurate impression” that separation was the only option by assuming the “zero tolerance” detainment policy is required by law, or by the court ruling. In other words, that they have to be arrested, resulting in the Flores rule kicking in. This is where PolitiFact goes from biased to brazenly dishonest.
It's A Little Easier For Some Families To Get Marijuana - TheResurgent.com
But once again, the government is getting in the way and making it harder for families to get the help that they need. Much of the opposition from elected government officials to the medical use of cannabis oil has more to do with the threat of losing the support of the pharmaceutical industry than it does morality. It’s hard to make money off of a drug once people figure out that a better remedy can be grown on a farm.
Media: Citizens Reduced to Voting Wallets
But most importantly, if it is the case that citizens are just voting wallets, civic engagement might be required for one to understand the political implications for congressional action on trade.
Trump is Too Much Like Obama to Let Maxine’s Comments Go
Only a fool would have been surprised by this kind of response. President Trump is going to take every opportunity the left gives him to exploit their shrillest voices, their most unhinged statements, and attempt to paint their entire movement with a broad brush of contempt. And that’s exactly why he’s in office. It’s exactly what he was elected to do by a group of people who were fed up with having it done to them for 8 years.
No Twitter Beats “My Five-Year-Old Asked Me with Tears in Her Eyes” Twitter
If a child asks who won then I guess you have to tell them something. You know, like, who won. This actually happened at my house. On Election Day, my 7-year-old came home and told me that she got to vote in the school-wide election. And to give you an idea just how little we talk to our kids about politics, she told me she voted for Hillary Clinton. So the day after the election at the breakfast table, I told her that Trump had won. Her reaction? “He has a funny name.
Hollywood Stars Launch "Hunger Strike" Over Immigrant Family Separations
“[I wanted] to put faces with the stories,” she says, “[and] to actually be there and hug the children and play with them, see how sweet and loving they are but to see how tired and in pain they are — and see the fear in their parents’ eyes.”
GOP internecine war over trade could get bloody this week
Between Corker’s own actions, Flake’s, the Kochs weighing in, and tariff one-upsmanship between the U.S. and Europe getting underway, this may be a bloody week within Republican ranks on the Hill. Watch for fireworks over this issue which, up until the rise of Trump, was rarely hotly debated within the GOP, and was more a matter of contention between more centrist and leftwing, union-responsive Democrats.
Learning From One Of The South's Finest Traditions
Our nation is divided. Terribly divided. Frighteningly divided. Little kids are being treated as political pawns. Instead of listening to each other, we prefer talking louder. We can’t see past our own tribe. Even when our tribe is glaringly wrong, we double down in the error with them. Rather than examining the foolishness of our own tribe, we bark about how the other tribe started it. Instead of hurting with those who hurt, we assume that they had it coming.
An American Icon Flees to Europe, in Response to Trump's Trade War
The maker of the iconic American motorcycle said in a regulatory filing Monday that EU tariffs on its motorcycles exported from the U.S. jumped between 6 percent and 31 percent. The company said it expects the tariffs will result in an incremental cost of about $2,200 per average motorcycle exported from the U.S. to the EU. “Harley-Davidson maintains a strong commitment to U.S.-based manufacturing which is valued by riders globally,” the company said in prepared remarks.
Thank You Maxine Waters For The Clarity
Now, not to give President Trump a free pass here--but where are his tweets on this? At the time I wrote this, the president has been silent all weekend into early Monday morning. Maybe he'll tweet before this posts, and I would expect him to hit back. But why wait so long to do it?
Christian Satire Site Teases Ken Ham, Atheists Respond by Roasting Themselves
Each time the actors said phrases like “millions of years” or “aeons of evolution,” Ham would reportedly yell “INCORRECT,” “WRONG,” or “DECEIVERS!” at the film, before booing loudly and throwing popcorn and other snacks at the screen… “Yeah, we’ve had to remove Ham a few times,” a theater manager said.
We Should Not Be Surprised When This Turns Violent
The friendly, left-leaning media is always ready to find the weakest link to conservative causes when political violence erupts. Look at the 2011 shooting of Rep. Gabby Giffords. The New York Times editorialized that the man who shot Giffords was influenced by an advertisement made by Sarah Palin. In 2017, writing about “America’s Lethal Politics,” the NYT admitted their assertion carried no weight.
Left is Freaking Out about Justice Kagan, and That’s Very Revealing
That’s a great synopsis of the case, except of course the baker is not “anti-gay” and he did not refuse to make a cake for a same-sex couple. Other than that, Mark, well done. In another part, Stern actually complimented Justice Sonia Sotomayor for legally rebuking Kagan in one of her dissents – as though Sotomayor is even remotely close to being in Kagan’s intellectual zip code.
Disney-Marvel-Lucasfilm-Pixar-OmniCorp SMASH Puny Comcast in Bidding War for Fox
We are extremely proud of the businesses we have built at 21st Century Fox, and firmly believe that this combination with Disney will unlock even more value for shareholders as the new Disney continues to set the pace at a dynamic time for our industry. We remain convinced that the combination of 21CF's iconic assets, brands and franchises with Disney's will create one of the greatest, most innovative companies in the world.
The Tale of the Red Hen and Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sanders confirmed Saturday that she and her family were told to leave by the owner of The Red Hen in Lexington, Va. Facebook and Yelp users promptly flooded the restaurant’s pages with one- and five-star reviews, depending on their political leaning. But the D.C. restaurant, located in the Bloomingdale area of the District, was caught in the crossfire. “Great Food, great ethics,” one Yelp reviewer wrote. “If you think otherwise, you can go **** yourself.
Democrats: Check Yourself
Returning to the current cause-de-jour, it is absolutely correct that the Flores decision regarding children not being allowed to be detained more than 20 days with their parents is what led to this mess. It is also correct that the practice of detaining children separate from their parents began under the Obama administration. Those are not “Faux News” soundbite explainers. They are verifiable facts.
Amb. Nikki Haley Responds to UN Report on US Poverty: “New Phone, Who Dis?”
Sen. Bernie Sanders, a democratic socialist, defended the report against his own country, calling the scathing examination “totally appropriate”.
Goose-Stepping Towards The Election
“We can no longer say Trump’s the bad guy. If you vote for Trump, you’re the bad guy," Deutsch said on "Morning Joe." "If you vote for Trump, you are ripping children from parents’ arms,” he added. "“What the Democrats have to do is make the next election a referendum on not who Trump is, but who you are." “If you vote for Trump then you, the voter, you, not Donald Trump, are standing at the border, like Nazis, going ‘you here, you here,'” Deutsch said.
After 30 Years Of Data, Global Warming Alarmism Is Proven False
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Pat Michaels and Ryan Maue of the Cato Institute’s Center for the Study of Science note that back in 1988 James Hansen presented three possible scenarios. The first scenario was “business as usual,” which showed emissions accelerating at a rate typical of the 1970s and 1980s. Hansen estimated that the current trends would cause the earth to warm by 1° Celsius by 2018.
IRS Targeted Conservative Groups at the Urging of...a John McCain Staffer?!
Left unmentioned by the article is how McCain and his people didn't seem to be bothered all that much that it was only conservative groups who were victims of all this dirty dealing. As a crusader for getting big money out of politics, you would think that McCain would want to see to it that liberal 501 (c)(4) organizations got the same treatment--but since he was dealing with the Obama administration, he must've figured that was a lost cause and just took what he could get.
Melania's 'I REALLY DON'T CARE' Jacket Was a Message to the Oblivious Media
"Melania has learned how dishonest they are, and she truly no longer cares!" the president tweeted, and that's more likely true than all the ridiculous hot takes we're seeing from the media. Even that remark played as an "a ha!" moment by the one-note media: "Trump admits Melania wore "I really don't care" jacket on purpose after he spokeswoman claimed she didn't."
We Have No Border Solution Because We Care More About The Feels Than People
For years, Democrats did nothing about border security under President Obama. They could have forced open borders upon us, but they didn't because they knew it was "no sale" with most of the electorate. They also knew it wasn't a real solution and would bring a firestorm of ills upon our nation. Now it's all about selling the feels, just like gun confiscation. They don't really think it could ever be done, and in fact, they don't want it. But it does sell well when it's time to vote.
Conservatives Should Read "Leaving Cloud 9" - TheResurgent.com
In Leaving Cloud 9, Ericka documents how her husband and his younger sister were routinely abused and neglected by their mother at an Arizona trailer park called "Cloud 9" —an upbringing that was far from it. His mother's vices of choice were men or drugs, which were cyclical and more violent with each go. This pattern soon followed Rick in adulthood with divorce, unemployment, and drugs—culminating with being diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
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