Day: June 24, 2021

Biden, Pelosi Could Be Denied Communion After US Catholic Bishops’ Vote: Epoch Times

Catholic bishops based in the United States voted to approve the drafting of a “teaching document” that may rebuke President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and others for their support of abortion.

More than 73 percent of bishops—or 168 to 55 with six abstentions—this week cast their ballots during a U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) conference to report on the meaning of the Eucharist in the church. The move could potentially set up the denial of communion to Biden, Pelosi, and other elected officials who are Catholic. …Bishop Donald Hying of Madison, Wisconsin, said on Thursday that many Catholics are confused about a president who attends Mass regularly but supports “the most radical pro-abortion agenda in history.”

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Romans 7:9 Commentary For Consideration

Thoughts from Bible commentators John Gill and Albert Barnes are used to explain Romans 7:9 and to reveal the state of professed believers before true conversion. These statements further clarify what other posts in this blog explain: those posts are The Sinner’s Prayer; The Beatitude Life; and posts that contain Jonathan Edwards 5 stages of the Struggle of Faith. These will be linked for those who have not yet seen them. Ultimately, all these posts confront the false doctrine of decisionism used broadly by evangelicalism during the past 120 years, under which many wrongly believe themselves to be converted

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Critical Race Theory Feud on Full Display at School Board Meeting: Epoch Times

…He said that he had attended the equity training three times: March 2020, fall 2020, and spring 2021. He and other teachers were told early in the activity that “cultural competence was eventually going to be part of our evaluation process.” “To me, that meant ‘accept it. Or this could affect how we grade you and your job performance.’ It seems like it will lead to firing if they need to.” …“What we’re doing is we’re shining the light on what this board is doing. This board has had a secret enemies list. And the enemies list is designed to intimidate and to punish people who stand up against critical race theory and who stand up against this transgender madness that’s going on,” Black told The Epoch Times. “So anyway, I gave my speech. And when I gave the speech, everybody just went crazy. And the board retreated.”

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