AGENDA Weekly Brief Week of March 25-31 – Curtis Bowers

Dear Friends,

C.H. Von Bogatsky challenges Christians, “You have not been given only one promise, like Abraham, but a thousand promises! And you have been given the example of many faithful believers as a pattern for your life. Therefore it is simply to your advantage to rely with confidence upon the Word of God. Although He may delay in sending His help, and the evil you are experiencing may seem worse and worse, do not be weak. Instead, be strong and rejoice, for God usually steps forward to save us when we least expect it, fulfilling His most glorious promises in a miraculous way.”

1. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS INDICTED: On Thursday, a New York grand jury voted to indict Donald Trump on charges related to a 2016 payment to an actress. In his second statement, President Trump called those who indicted him “Thugs and Radical Left Monsters” and said, “THIS IS AN ATTACK ON OUR COUNTRY THE LIKES OF WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE. IT IS LIKEWISE A CONTINUING ATTACK ON OUR ONCE FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS. THE USA IS NOW A THIRD WORLD NATION, A NATION IN SERIOUS DECLINE. SO SAD!”

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) condemned the indictment and warned that Florida will not assist in any extradition request. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) called the indictment “completely unprecedented and… a catastrophic escalation in the weaponization of the justice system,” while Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) said, “No president of the United States has ever been criminally indicted…if they can come for him, they can come for anyone.” Attorney Rogan O’Handley called the indictment an attempt to “distract the country” from the innumerable misdeeds of the Biden regime.

For more, see Trump Indictment a Terrible Moment for America, Critics of Trump Indictment: ‘It’s banana republic time’,
and Attorney Robert Barnes’ short summary of the case’s weakness.

2. TRANS SHOOTER MURDERS SIX IN NASHVILLE SHOOTING: Three children and three adults were tragically murdered by 28-year-old transgender Audrey Hale at the Christian school she previously attended. The day before, trans radicals threatened violence in TN. Hale, the shooter, was under treatment for a “mental disorder.” Newswars documents that the trans community is sadly the “fast-growing group of mass shooters per capita” and that four recent mass shootings (in Colorado Springs, Denver, Aberdeen, and Nashville) were perpetrated by individuals identifying as trans or non-binary.

3. THE LEFT’S RESPONSE: Liberal media outlets apologized for “misgendering Hale” and referring to her by female pronouns, as she had recently identified as a male. Some mainstream media outlets blamed Christians, with the Daily Mail asserting, “Twenty years later, after being rejected by her Christian family when she came out to them as gay, Hale had turned into a killer.”

Twitter temporarily locked Marjorie Taylor Greene and other journalists out of their accounts for linking the violence to the planned “Trans Day of Vengeance” organized by Antifa in Washington, D.C. LGBTQ groups called on police not to release a manifesto written by the shooter, with one spokesman saying, “the real issue here is the ease of access to deadly weapons.” Attorney General Merrick Garland refused to accept Senator Josh Hawley’s recommendation to treat the shooting as a hate crime.

For more on the media’s response, see Fixed It For You: Here’s What The Vilest Headlines About The Nashville School Shooting Should Have Said.

4. THE SPIRITUAL REALITY BEHIND THE KILLING: Michael Snyder wrote, “This is what happens when you systematically suck all of the values out of a society.” Tucker Carlson said, “The trans movement is the mirror image of Christianity and therefore its natural enemy. In Christianity, the price of admission is admitting that you’re not God…Trans ideology claims dominion over nature itself. We can change the identity we were born with….failure to acknowledge a trans person’s dominion over nature incites and enrages some in the trans community.”

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) responded, “I honestly feel like this is some sort of demonic possession that has gotten into our world today. And it’s become accepted. This country needs a revival…All the laws and all the politicians pontificating back and forth are not going to solve it. Until we have a revival in this country, I’m afraid this is going to be more the norm than the exception.”

5. BILL TO BAN TIKTOK IS A TROJAN HORSE: Greg Price of the State Freedom Caucus Network calls the bipartisan RESTRICT Act “a Patriot Act for the internet” and warns, “The bill to ban TikTok is absolutely terrifying. It gives the government the ability to go after anyone they deem as a national security risk, at which point they can access everything from their computer to video games to their ring light.” Tucker Carlson states, “This is not an effort to push back against China. It’s part of a strategy to make America much more like China, with the government in charge of what you read and see and with terrifying punitive powers at their fingertips.”

For more details, read Bipartisan Bill to Ban TikTok Would Give Federal Government ‘Terrifying’ New Power Over Free Speech.

6. DE-DOLLARIZATION PAVES WAY FOR CBDC: In a Fox News interview, Monica Crowley, former assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury under President Trump, warned, “If Saudi Arabia decides to join with America’s enemies here and start trading oil in different currencies,” it will cause “a complete implosion of the global economic system, but certainly the American economic system.” Crowley further asserted, “They’re setting it up so that they can then come to the rescue by introducing central bank digital currencies,” which would mean “the government will have total access and control of everything you buy and sell and the ability to turn it off like that.”

In another threat to U.S. dollar and military hegemony, other nations, including Saudia Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Algeria, Argentina, Mexico, and Nigeria, are considering joining the BRICS economic alliance. China and Brazil have struck a deal to ditch the U.S. dollar for trade in favor of their own currencies.

7. RUSSIA AND CHINA: Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told U.S. lawmakers that in 50 years in the defense industry, “I don’t think I’ve seen anything more disturbing in my career than the Chinese’s ongoing expansion of their nuclear force.” Reuters reports, “Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, sending a warning to NATO over its military support for Ukraine and escalating a standoff with the West.”

8. BILLIONAIRE WARNS FEDERAL RESERVE IS PUSHING ECONOMY TOWARDS TRAIN WRECK: Billionaire investor Bill Ackman had strong words following the Federal Reserve’s recent interest rate hike of 25 basis points (0.25 points): “This is a big mistake. We are suffering from self-inflicted wounds. Yellen’s statement, combined with 25bps [0.25 points] puts even more pressure on the non-systemically important banks,” meaning the small banks. Ackman further declared, “Trust and confidence are earned over many years, but can be wiped out in a few days. I fear we are heading for another a train wreck.”

9. NEW REPORTS ESTIMATES CATASTROPHIC DEATH AND DAMAGE FROM COVID VACCINES: Phinance Technologies, a group co-founded by author and former BlackRock manager Edward Dowd, released a new report estimating that Covid vaccines injured 6.6. million people, disabled 1.36 million, caused over 300,000 excess deaths, and exacted $147 billion in economic damage in the United States in 2022. Dowd noted that individuals could later move into a more severe category and “Individuals with mild injuries from the inoculations could, over time, develop severe injuries to the extent of being disabled, or an extreme outcome such as death.” Regarding economic loss, Dowd said, “The knock effects such as lost productivity due to a worker being present but working at say 50%-75% of capacity is missed plus burn out from those picking up slack…The multiplier effects are massive.”

10. FAA STILL IGNORING COVID VACCINE DANGERS: The Children’s Health Defense reports, “The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a first-class medical clearance to a pilot whose medical history includes ‘possible’ vaccine-induced myocarditis, according to a letter leaked anonymously by a pilot.” CHD also reports that the FAA updated guidelines to give medical clearance to some pilots diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, “a rare neurological disorder connected to certain COVID-19 vaccines.” In a letter, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. called on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to investigate “the increasing number of incidents involving the incapacitation or vaccine-related injury of pilots” in 2021 and 2022.

11. ELECTION INTEGRITY NEWS: The Gateway Pundit reports that a new electronic system used in multiple states called TotalVote is even worse than Dominion, and “is connected to the Internet, uncertified, and can be accessed by numerous government and outside entities.” The Public Interest Legal Foundation found that for the 2022 Nevada U.S. Senate election, 8,036 ballots were rejected, and 95,556 ballots were sent to undeliverable addresses. The election was “decided” by only 7,928 votes.

Following James O’Keefe’s bombshell report on DNC money laundering in US elections, Maryland elections administrator Linda Lamone resigned, giving no other reason than “It’s time.” For more, see this week’s last selected video.

12. MORE TRANS NEWS: All-American college swimmer Riley Gaines blasted ESPN’s choice to honor male swimmer William “Lia” Thomas during Women’s History Month: “By allowing Thomas to displace female athletes in the pool and on the podium, the NCAA intentionally and explicitly discriminated on the basis of sex. Although the NCAA claimed it acted in the name of inclusion, its policies, in fact, excluded female athletes.” Elon Musk, an often absent father who himself has a transgender child, responded in agreement to Gaines’ tweet, “Shame on NCAA.”

Rair Foundation reports, “It will soon be possible to change your gender and first name as many times as you want in Belgium.” Minnesota and California are promoting dangerous “trans refuge” bills that could endanger children’s health and facilitate “state-sanctioned kidnapping.”

13. ISLAM IN SCOTLAND AND FRANCE: Humza Yousaf, a 37-year-old Muslim and the son of Pakistani immigrants, will be confirmed as Scotland’s first minister. Yousaf has ties to Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, and other jihad-linked groups. Four of eight of France’s best-selling children’s books on Amazon are Islamic. Muslims now make up 8.8% of the country’s population.

13. GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION AND HYPOCRISY: The New York Post reports, “Hunter Biden had an FBI mole named ‘One-Eye’ who tipped off his Chinese business partners that they were under investigation, according to an Israeli energy expert arrested in Cyprus last month on gunrunning charges.”

The IRS showed up unannounced at “Twitter Files” journalist Matt Taibbi’s home on the same day Taibbi testified before the Committee on the Weaponization of Federal Government. Biden Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, who has put proposed regulations that could ban half of gas stoves in America, admitted that she uses a gas stove.

15. NOTEWORTHY STORIES:

• A Saudi Arabian TV comedy program depicted Biden attempting to shake hands with a non-existent person, bumbling through a speech, and falling on the stairs of Air Force one.
• 56% of Americans believe college is “Not worth the cost because people often graduate without specific job skills and with a large amount of debt to pay off.”
• The Federalist reports that Republicans in Indiana are considering a massive $150 million-per-year public health plan to “fortify the power structure that allowed state bureaucrats to control citizens with error-ridden ‘science.’”
• Dr. Joseph Mercola reports that Ebola likely resulted from a lab leak and that, “Curiously, many of the same individuals, companies, and organizations involved in the Ebola epidemic have also been linked to the alleged creation of SARS-CoV-2.”
• Author, entrepreneur, and investor Robert Kiyosaki predicts, “The biggest bank that’s going to go down [next] is Bank of Japan.”
• Ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, France’s National Assembly is pushing a bill that would “allow AI video surveillance to be used to detect abnormal behavior,” reports France 24.
• National Geographic has decided to “permanently discontinue” the decades-long GeoBee, “to make way for new, transformative, and innovative geography education opportunities in which students around the globe can more equitably participate.”
• Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Democratic-controlled legislature repealed the state’s Right to Work Act, which had protected employees from funding unions against their will.
• The American Board of Family Medicine stripped Florida Dr. John Littell of his certification, claiming Littell made “false and misleading claims” online about Covid and the Covid shot.
• German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach has reversed his position on Covid vaccines, warning in a recent interview, “These are severe disabilities, and some of them will be permanent,” and calling for “a faster process of recognizing vaccine injuries.”

FAITH, FAMILY & FREEDOM REPORT

1. NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK COMBATS TRANSGENDER LIES: Ryan and Bethany Bomberger have released a new children’s book titled, “She Is She” to promote true womanhood in an age of gender lies. Bomberger said, “‘She is she’ apparently is a controversial thing to say. With this book, we want to celebrate the undeniable, biological, beautiful her. We want to celebrate femininity. We want to celebrate motherhood.”

2. CHRISTIAN WEATHERMAN PRAYS ON AIR: Local meteorologist Matt Laubhan warned the people of Amory, Mississippi, as a tornado approached their town: “So Amory, we need to be in our tornado safe place. We got a new scan coming in here as we speak. Oh man. Like north side of Amory, this is coming in. Oh man. Dear Jesus, please help them. Amen.”

3. KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE OVERRIDES GOVERNOR: Kentucky Democrat Governor Andy Beshear vetoed a bill that would protect minors from gender mutilation surgeries and give parents more rights regarding their children’s education. However, in a 76-23 vote in the Kentucky House as well as a 29-8 vote in the Senate, the veto was quickly overturned, and SB 150 now becomes law.

4. GEORGIA PROTECTS MINORS: Republican Governor Brian Kemp signed into law SB 140, banning transgender treatments on minors. Kemp stated, “As Georgians, parents, and elected leaders, it is our highest responsibility to safeguard the bright, promising futures of our kids – and SB 140 takes an important step in fulfilling that mission.”

5. IOWA STANDS FOR CHILDREN: Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (R) signed SF 538 and SF 482, bills banning gender “treatments” on minors and prohibiting males from entering female bathrooms. Reynolds asserted, “We need to just pause; we need to understand what these emerging therapies actually may potentially do to our kids.”

6. STATES RESTRICT CHILD ABUSE: Nationwide efforts continue to protect children from harmful gender practices, as 10 states have banned dangerous treatments on minors, while 21 others are considering outlawing such practices. Loud protestations and concerted efforts from leftist organizations such as the ACLU have been made to stop such bills, yet national support continues to grow.

7. TENNESSEE CALLS ON GOD: Following the tragic school shooting in Nashville, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) remarked that though the government could never fix the problem, revival most certainly could and commented, “I think our ministers and our communities of faith need to come together and start preaching about love from the Bible; it’s in the Bible, from the pulpit, and maybe that could go a long way towards [correcting the problem].” Republican Governor Bill Lee responded, “Prayer is the first thing we should do…” Let us pray for families who lost loved ones in the shooting.

8. SLOVENIAN FARMERS STAND STRONG: Over 5,000 Slovenian farmers turned out to protest their government’s failed agricultural policies and draconian regulations. Copying the efforts of Dutch farmers, the Trade Union of Slovenian Farmers promised to ramp up efforts if their protests remained unheard. Trade union spokesman Anton Medved explained, “The purpose of the protest is to represent the interests of farmers.”

9. ITALY AND HUNGARY KEEP BUGS OUT OF FOOD: The Italian government introdcued new guidelines regarding the consumption of insects and bugs in the country. Agricultural minister Francesco Lollobrigida declared, “What the decrees provide for is a label with the origin of the product, the risks associated with consumption, and the quantity of insect meal present.” Hungary has also taken steps to protect the populace, mandating foods containing bugs explicitly state their contents.

10. VACCINE MANDATE REJECTED: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals halted Biden’s vaccine mandate requiring federal workers to receive the Covid shot. Feds for Medical Freedom, claiming that the mandate was unconstitutional, attested, “Our members have always argued that federal law does not permit the federal government to force federal workers — or any law-abiding citizen — to inject their bodies with something against their will.”

11. J6 POLITICAL PRISONER JACOB CHANSLEY RELEASED: Better known as the QAnon Shaman, Jacob Chansley has been released early after only completing 16 months of his 41-month sentence. Albert S. Watkins, Chansley’s attorney, praised his release, stating, “It is appropriate this gentle and intelligent young man be permitted to move forward with the next stage of what undoubtedly will be a law-abiding and enriching life.” Though Chansley will be going to a halfway house, his new freedom will certainly be cherished.

12. LONDON CITIZENS WANT PRIVACY: Residents of London are protesting new invasive surveillance measures being put in place to reportedly help with climate change. The Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has ushered in security cameras, which police and governmental agencies have access to, and has the power to regulate emissions in regulated areas. Though 300 devices have already gone up, angry protesters have taken it upon themselves to destroy the mechanisms.

13. DUMB PHONES REGAIN POPULARITY: Dumb phones continue to grow in popularity in the U.S., bucking current global trends. Jose Briones surmises, “I think you can see it with certain Gen Z populations — they’re tired of the screens.” As smart phones become more popular worldwide, many Americans have reverted to dumb phones for privacy and a reduction in screen time.

14. COURAGEOUS SENATOR FIGHTS FOR LIFE: Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) declared he will remain steadfast in opposing the nomination of any federal military official until all taxpayer funding of military abortions comes to an end. In an article, Tuberville wrote, “Despite efforts to pressure me to drop my hold, I will continue to hold these nominees until the Department of Defense follows the law — or Congress changes the law.”

15. MARRIAGE IS A BLESSING: A new study from Global Epidemiology reveals that marriage not only positively affected those studied, but also lowered the risk of death and illnesses such as cardiovascular disease. Dr. Brendan Case and Dr. Ying Chen related, “Our findings…ought to serve as a wake-up call for a society in significant denial about this crucial element of flourishing.”

16. BRITISH STREET PREACHER VINDICATED: Dave McConnell, a street preacher serving in the U.K., had his unjust conviction repealed in a British court of law. Arrested in 2021 for not assigning the correct pronouns to a transgender person, McConnell was unfairly sentenced to pay 620 Euros ($672) and serve 80 hours of community service. Recounting his experience, McConnell contended, “No other street preacher, professional or member of the public must go through what I have.”

HYMN OF THE WEEK

Living for Jesus by Thomas O. Chisholm

Living for Jesus, a life that is true,
Striving to please Him in all that I do;
Yielding allegiance, glad-hearted and free,
This is the pathway of blessing for me!

Refrain:
O Jesus, Lord and Savior, I give myself to Thee,
For Thou, in Thy atonement, didst give Thyself for me!
I own no other Master, my heart shall be Thy throne;
My life I give, henceforth to live, O Christ, for Thee alone.

Living for Jesus Who died in my place,
Bearing on Calv’ry my sin and disgrace.
Such love constrains me to answer His call,
Follow His leading and give Him my all!

Living for Jesus, wherever I am,
Doing each duty in His holy Name;
Willing to suffer affliction and loss,
Deeming each trial a part of my cross.

Living for Jesus through earth’s little while,
My dearest treasure, the light of His smile!
Seeking the lost ones He died to redeem,
Bringing the weary to find rest in Him.

Refrain:
O Jesus, Lord and Savior, I give myself to Thee,
For Thou, in Thy atonement, didst give Thyself for me!
I own no other Master, my heart shall be Thy throne;
My life I give, henceforth to live, O Christ, for Thee alone.