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Posted on March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 Five Meanings of the Ashes We Receive Today As a boy, I remember wondering why so many people liked to rush to Church to get ashes smudged on their foreheads. Frankly, I had some revulsion at the idea. I didnÂ’t like it at all and would secretly rub them off when no one was looking. Today, though IÂ’ll admit I still donÂ’t like it too much, I behave myself and donÂ’t rub them off!I pray that this doesnÂ’t seem impious, but I still marvel at how many people pack into the church...

During her defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar amid accusations of anti-Semitism, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez retweeted a post from a supporter of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which the US has designated a terrorist organization. The head of the US Center for Palestinian Rights, on Tuesday shared an article questioning the influence of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in the face of accusations from Omar that the pro-Israel lobby was paying members of Congress. “AIPAC activist tells NYT the lobby is coming for Congresswomen @AOC @RashidaTlaib and @IlhanMN,” Yusuf Munayye tweeted. “They are three people who, in...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez skipped out on Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign kickoff in Brooklyn — but wasn’t invited in the first place, the socialist Democratic darling admitted in a new interview. Asked whether the fellow lefty extended an offer to have her at his rally on Saturday, Ocasio-Cortez said, “He didn’t actually.” “We’ve been in active conversation,” she continued in the interview on Sunday with NY1’s “Inside City Hall” host Errol Louis. “I’ve been speaking with him and several other 2020 candidates.”

An ex-adviser to President Trump has signaled he and as many as four others will not cooperate with the House Judiciary Committee's sweeping demand for documents. Michael Caputo, a former aide with the campaign who will be interviewed on Fox News’ “The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino” on Wednesday afternoon, has already told the committee he does not have any relevant records and that he “does not plan to testify in front of the panel,” according to the Washington Post. Caputo has also started off talks with four other people linked to the president who received a request from the...

“Get ready for her,” one panelist warns about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, “ she’s the candidate of the future.” Alisyn Camerota released more of her focus-group questioning of former Hillary Clinton voters to get a sense of where the Democratic Party may be heading. In this clip, the panel has respect for Nancy Pelosi as a party leader, but their enthusiasm for the frosh House member from Brooklyn bubbles over.WARNING: The word “badass” makes a dully predictable appearance. Alisyn Camerota asked a panel of 2016 Hillary Clinton supporters their thoughts on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.The panel praised her."Wow.""I love her.""What a woman.""I...

Marvel are reportedly looking to cast their first openly gay superhero, and fans have already suggested who could take over the role. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige hinted that the studio was working towards bringing a new LGBTQ character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe last year, and now it's been claimed that casting has opened. According to the That Hashtag Show, Marvel are on the hunt for an actor who will play the lead role in their 2020 feature film The Eternals.

Melania Trump slams media's coverage of 'idle gossip or trivial stories' during 'Be Best' speaking tour First Lady Melania Trump wrapped up her "Be Best" tour by telling the media to just be better. The first lady made the remarks during a town hall-style discussion in Las Vegas about the opioid epidemic that claimed nearly 48,000 American lives in 2017. Melania said she wished the media would spend as much time highlighting the heartbreaking crisis as it does "idle gossip or trivial stories."

CNN accused by National Association of Black Journalists of lacking diversity; Zucker refuses to meet with group The National Association of Black Journalists has elevated CNN to a “special media monitoring list” over concerns about a lack of diversity and the network’s president’s refusal to even discuss the lack of black executives at the liberal news organization. The NABJ specifically expressed concerns “about the lack of black representation within the ranks of CNN’s executive news managers and direct reports to CNN President Jeff Zucker,” The group noted that “Zucker has no black direct reports” and that the network doesn’t have...

Linda Sarsour, co-leader of the embattled Women’s March, attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as House Democrats draft a resolution condemning antisemitism following blowback from Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) latest anti-semitic remarks. Omar became the center of controversy after suggesting last week that lawmakers are pressured by pro-Israel groups to take a pledge of “allegiance to a foreign country.” “I want to ask, ‘Why is it OK for me to talk about the influence of the [National Rifle Association], or fossil fuel industries or Big Pharma, and not talk about a powerful lobbying group that is influencing policy?’” the Minnesota...

Jack Phillips is the Colorado cake shop owner who was sued by the state's civil rights commission  for not baking a cake for a gay wedding in 2012. The case went all the way to the Supreme Court where Phillips won his appeal against the civil rights commission by 7-2. In that decision, Justice Kennedy drew a clear line in the sand against the radical cultural left. In his decision he singled out a statement by Commissioner Diann Rice: I would also like to reiterate what we said in the hearing or the last meeting. Freedom of religion and religion...

It is the closest we may ever get to being face to face with a T. rex. The American Museum of Natural History has unveiled a new exhibition showing the giant through its life with a series of models it boasts are 'the most accurate ever created'. They range from a fluffy hatchling to a gigantic 43-foot-long model of the full grown killer - complete with feathers and 'useless' arms.

A day after telling a local New York television station, News 12 Westchester, “"I'm not running, but I'm going to keep on working and speaking and standing up for what I believe," Hillary Clinton seems to have had second thoughts. Someone (my guess is Hillary herself) told New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman that she didn’t really mean it:   Spoke to someone close with Clinton in contact with her today. They say she wasn’t trying to be emphatic and close the door on running when she spoke to a local reporter yesterday, and that she was surprised by...

Officials from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency arrested more than 20 illegal aliens in New York city who had been released from custody in accordance with sanctuary policies. New York authorities refused an ICE request to "hold" the illegals until they could be picked up. But ICE followed through and arrested the illegals anyway. Daily Wire: “The sanctuary city politics of this city continue to put the safety of New York residents at risk,” Thomas R. Decker, field office director for ERO NY, said in the press release. “We need our elected officials to stop the rhetoric. The...

An American woman who divorced her Saudi businessman husband is now trapped in the country with their young daughter because of the Kingdom's restrictions on women. Bethany Vierra, who is originally from Washington state, has been living in Saudi Arabia since 2011 when she moved there to teach at a women's university, the New York Times reports. The now 31-year-old met her future husband there and they married in Portugal in 2013. They have a four-year-old daughter together.

What if I told you there was a paper on climate change that was so uniquely catastrophic, so perspective-altering, and so absolutely depressing that it's sent people to support groups and encouraged them to quit their jobs and move to the countryside? What if I told you there was a paper on climate change that was so uniquely catastrophic, so perspective-altering, and so absolutely depressing that it's sent people to support groups and encouraged them to quit their jobs and move to the countryside?

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims that “the world is going to end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change.” The people at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change agree, saying that to avoid some of the most devastating impacts of climate change, the world must slash carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030 and completely decarbonize by 2050. Such dire warnings are not new. In 1970, Harvard University biology professor George Wald, a Nobel laureate, predicted, “Civilization will end within 15 or 30 years unless immediate action is taken against problems facing mankind.” Also in 1970, Paul Ehrlich, a...

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Chicago's new identification card, created with illegal aliens in mind, is being deemed acceptable by the State of Illinois for voter registration purposes. First, let me say without a shadow of a doubt that there is no instant "trigger" when an alien registers to vote, and the implication that an alien will therefore instantly be deported is risible. Even more risible is the assertion that checking a box attesting to citizenship will meaningfully deter illegal voting by aliens. That defies human nature. Since when has any fraudster been held back by the notion that he or she must lie on...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Old Testament) 1 Samuel 10 Saul Made King 9 As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all these signs were fulfilled that day. 10 When he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he joined in their prophesying. 11 When all those who had formerly known him saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, “What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?” 12 A man who lived...

It’s the natural progression of things: Millennials believe calling yourself a socialist is sexy.Remember the way-cool Sixties when guys used to attend protests and rallies to get laid, because young women could not resist such caring, passionate, liberal guys? Now there’s an app for that. But as in the way of all flesh the guys have had to up the ante on their care, passion and liberalism - all the way to socialism: Things have gotten so social with socialism that the young and restless now can consult a dating app called Red Yenta to find the fellow socialist of...