False Christian teachings, trends….
After all the ranting about systemic racism, critical race theory, and other efforts to get people to think in terms of tribal divisiveness, the American ideal remains unifying and oriented toward individuals rather than groups. In fact, by 91 percent to 5 percent, Americans agree with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that the content of a person’s character is more important than the color of his or her skin.
Stephens was arrested after giving a Sunday sermon at the Fairview Baptist Church in Calgary on May 16 and was jailed for three days. About a week earlier, Calgary Pastor Artur Pawlowski and his brother, David Pawlowski, were arrested after holding a church service, and pastor James Coates of Edmonton’s GraceLife Church was detained in February. …Stephens described the COVID-19 measures—including travel limitations, lockdowns, and quarantine—as a form of “soft totalitarianism,” which goes against Canadians’ Charter rights as well as Biblical teachings. “They, in essence, see themselves as governors of every aspect of people’s lives, including in your home, who can go in your home or not, or how many can gather together for church or outside or indoors. It’s really quite astounding that they think they have the duty or responsibility to do this,” he said.
In a news release on May 26, Sheriff Richard K. Jones’ office said that it has notified the agency that it will no longer accept detainees at the Butler County Jail, effective immediately. Jones is also terminating a contract with ICE that has since 2003 allowed it to house illegal immigrants while they are awaiting immigration hearings, the release states. …“With the crisis at the border getting worse, it concerns me that the feds will ship detainees to my facility, then release them to the streets of my community under some technicality. It’s better to just end this arrangement now, than to let that happen,” Jones said in a written statement. He added: “Unlike this current administration, I’m still a firm believer that our government should strictly enforce the immigration laws and I will continue to promote that stance at every opportunity.”
Rashard Turner, the founder of a Black Lives Matter chapter in neighboring St. Paul, said he started the branch in 2015 but became disillusioned roughly a year after becoming “an insider” within the left-wing organization, according to a video released by TakeCharge—a group that rejects various provisions promoted by Black Lives Matter, including critical race theory-linked claims that the United States is inherently racist. “After a year on the inside, I learned they had little concern for rebuilding black families, and they cared even less about improving the quality of education for students in Minneapolis,” Turner said in the video.
The 5 minute J R Miller devotional in this post is about how thoughts and thought patterns reveal themselves on one’s face; he talks about what Jesus’ face must have been like; but his words suggest that we might learn to think thoughts of peace, love, kindness [fruit of the Spirit] that could make our faces more lovely despite the cuts we have from aging
The following 12 minute video talks about the importance of a gift from God, our conscience. It makes clear how our society seeks to misinform the conscience and shut it off. The conscience is the soul’s warning system; it plays a critical role in salvation and sanctification; it senses moral violation and provides appropriate direction if it has been informed appropriately.
Pro-Marxists like to deny that over a hundred million people were shot by firing squad, starved or otherwise brutally murdered during the 20th century by Marxist regimes who claimed they would be ushering in a utopian state. They like to claim that those who formerly practiced Marxism didn’t do it correctly, suggesting they have the wherewithal to do…. …The following 7 minute video, from the YouTube site, Ramble, shows Professor Jordan B Peterson responding to such denials of reality and arrogant claims by proponents of Marxism.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a Democrat, announced in May that he’s pushing to increase funding to the city’s police department—coming about a year after George Floyd’s death in police custody, which sparked the Black Lives Matter protests, riots, and arson attacks across Minneapolis.
“The violence needs to stop; it’s unacceptable,” he said earlier in May during a news conference, which came amid a massive spike in violence in the city.
The following 1 minute Sky News Australia video reports how Biden kept his campaign promise to those young voters who wanted “free stuff,” in particular, tuition forgiveness.
In the following 3 minute video, Sky News revealed that Biden waived sanctions so Russian could go ahead with their oil pipeline; they briefly speak about the impact that will have on Europe.