MOSCOW—A Moscow court fined Alphabet Inc.’s Google 3 million roubles ($400,386) on Monday for not deleting content that is deemed illegal, part of a wider dispute between Russia and the U.S. tech giant.
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Retired Christian male
Judge Blocks Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers – Epoch Times
A federal judge on Nov. 29 halted the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers, although the ruling only applies to 10 states. The mandate, promulgated earlier this month by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), required approximately 17 million workers to get a jab or face termination. …The request came from Missouri and nine other states, which asserted that the health care worker mandate was unlawful in part because it was arbitrary and capricious, which is prohibited by the Administrative Procedure Act.
Supreme Court Rejects Massachusetts Hospital Workers’ Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit – Epoch Times
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a group of workers who sought exemptions from their Massachusetts-based hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Their request was denied by Justice Stephen Breyer, the justice assigned to handle emergency matters from Massachusetts, who offered no comment. The legal challenge was filed by eight employees of Mass General Brigham Inc., who were placed on leave or terminated for not getting the vaccine.
Holiness, by J C Ryle, Sanctification, Part 3A
This post is the first of two about sanctification; it consists of passages copied and pasted from chapter 3 of J C Ryle’s book, Holiness. The contemporary evangelical church errs greatly in its understanding of basic doctrines of the faith: regeneration, repentance, faith, justification and sanctification. This mini series based on Ryle’s book will provide information about those topics for Christians who want to walk in the narrow way. Most of the church today is on the broad way, according to, for example, what Jesus taught in Matthew; and what Paul taught in Romans and Galatians. Ryle’s book is biblical.
Holiness, by J C Ryle, SIN, Part 2
The purpose of this post is to provide a biblical definition of sin. I believe this is important because mainstream Christianity focuses on grace, believing they can ignore the Old Testament, sin, hell-fire preaching…. If you have read through the Bible, then you know that they are making up their way as they go along. They are on the wide road that leads to destruction, according to Jesus in Matthew 7. When Jesus opened His ministry in Matthew 4, His first words were, Repent and believe the gospel. To repent of known sin, one must know how to define it first of all….
Agenda Weekly by Curtis Bowers for November 21-27
This issue of Agenda weekly Brief covers the following topics: LEFTIST REACTION TO THE RITTENHOUSE VERDICT; TRUTH ABOUT THE WISCONSIN PARADE MASSACRE; BIDEN VS. TRUMP AND DESANTIS ON ENERGY; “CONSERVATIVE” BRITISH PRIME MINISTER QUOTES LENIN TO SUPPORT “BUILD BACK BETTER”; TOP BAYER EXECUTIVE CALLS MRNA VACCINES “GENE THERAPY;” SCOTTISH VACCINE PASSPORT APP SHARES DATA WITH AMAZON; and several topics under the heading of THE FREEDOM AGENDA
Holiness by J C Ryle, Introduction, Part 1
“I ask, in the first place, whether it is wise to speak of faith as the one thing needful and the only thing required, as many seem to do nowadays in handling the doctrine of sanctification. Is it wise to proclaim in such a direct, blatant, and absolute way, as many do, that the holiness of converted people is by faith only, and not at all by personal exertion? Is it in harmony with God’s Word? I doubt it.” [If you do not know that holiness is required by the Lord; or what that looks like in practical, real life, then this book is a requirement for you to enable you to walk the Christian pilgrimage through this vanity fair we live in.]
Naturally Immune People at Little Risk of Reinfection, Severe Disease From COVID-19: Study – Epoch Time
The studied population contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, between Feb. 28, 2020, and April 28, 2021.
Reinfections were counted if a person tested positive at least 90 days after their first infection. After excluding approximately 87,500 people with a vaccination record, researchers found those with immunity from having recovered from COVID-19 had little risk of reinfection and severe cases of the disease. Just 1,304 reinfections were identified. That means 0.4 percent of people with natural immunity and without a vaccination record got COVID-19 a second time.
A Tax Gift to the Rich Divides Democrats – Epoch Times
President Joe Biden repeatedly said he would raise taxes only on the rich to pay for his Build Back Better plan, but now he’s backing a tax break for millionaires and billionaires, contradicting his promises. …The plan allows taxpayers to deduct up to $80,000 of state and local taxes against their federal income taxes, a sharp increase from the current $10,000 cap. This means many among the rich would pay lower federal income taxes than they currently pay. …Under the House plan, roughly one third of the tax benefits would go to the richest 1 percent and three-quarters would go to the richest 5 percent, according to an analysis by the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. …Sanders criticized Democrats over their “hypocrisy.”
DOI Pushes for Higher Fees for Offshore, Onshore Oil and Gas Companies – Epoch Times
The DOI report (pdf), issued in response to Biden’s Jan. 27 executive order, was quietly published on Black Friday after months of delays. DOI Secretary Deb Haaland claimed in March that the report would be released in “early summer.” Oil prices and gasoline prices have become a hot-button issue, with many blaming the Biden administration’s freeze on oil and gas leasing, shutdown of the Keystone XL pipeline, and other policies for helping to drive up those costs in recent months. “So, begging OPEC+ for more supply, raiding our strategic reserve to try to lower prices at the pump, and now increasing leasing fees on U.S. producers. Yep, makes perfect sense—if you’re a Democrat,” wrote Dan K. Eberhardt, CEO of Canary, on Twitter in response to the DOI report. …Biden administration is sending mixed signals