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Parishioners at St. Simeon Stylites witness icon leaking fragrant oil WINDSOR, Ontario (ChurchMilitant.com) - Parishioners at St. Simeon Stylites Catholic Church in Windsor, Ontario, are witnessing an unusual — and many parishioners say miraculous — occurrence in their church. The Melkite Catholic church, tucked into an unassuming neighborhood in the southeast part of the city just blocks from the Detroit River, houses an image of the Virgin and Child that has been leaking an aromatic oil for almost a week. The image is called the Holy Icon of the Inexhaustible Chalice. On Aug. 6, on the Feast of the Transfiguration...

To be fair, she seems more like planet than fitness. I love the way she screams "everybody saw him hit me!". Yeah....because she's the victim here. https://mobile.twitter.com/DevonESawa/status/1161444220021854209

Bus Operator Sparks Fury for Suspending Driver Who Wouldn’t Drive Gay Pride Bus Discrimination against religious beliefs in England NORWICH, England (ChurchMilitant.com) - A British bus company has been swamped by a wave of public outrage after it suspended a driver for refusing to drive a vehicle celebrating gay pride. "I am not driving this bus because it promotes homosexuality," the driver told passengers at Norwich Bus Station. He said they would have to "wait a minute" for him to swap buses. In a drive to promote gay pride, bus operator Konectbus lit up service numbers on various bus routes, including route 501, in...

'LGBT ideology represents a clearly defined system of thought and anti-values, which is also anti-Christian..'A Polish archbishop has defended his denunciation of gay and lesbian campaigners as a "rainbow pestilence", despite widespread condemnations, and urged Catholics to resist their attempts to "deprave the nation". "I didn't call for struggle or hatred against people - the Church never condemns people, only evil", Archbishop Marek Jedraszewski of Krakow told Poland's Catholic Radio Maryja. "LGBT ideology represents a clearly defined system of thought and anti-values, which is also anti-Christian and rejects the Christian notion that God created humanity in his image and likeness...

A decision on Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against his conviction on historical child sex abuse charges will be handed down at 9.30am on Wednesday, August 21. Pell, 78, the former Vatican number three, was sentenced in March to six years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting two choirboys in the 1990s. He was ordered to serve at least three years and eight months for the rape of a 13-year-old choirboy and sexually molesting another in the sacristy of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne when he was newly-installed as archbishop. Pell appealed the conviction in early June and a...

ORAN, Argentina - For some months now, the scandal surrounding Argentine Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, a friend of Pope Francis brought by the pontiff to Rome and given a key position in the Vatican’s financial colossus just as abuse charges were exploding back home, has taken center stage in terms of Vatican news. Few, however, are likely to have the perspective on the story as “Lucas,” the chosen pseudonym of a former seminarian who spent four years in the Diocese of Oran once led by Zanchetta, where the ex-seminarian now claims he was manipulated and pressured into covering up concerns about...

The clergy at a cathedral has been accused of being unprofessional and "poisoning the medicine" a church offers by installing a fairground ride. A full-size helter-skelter has been put in the nave of Norwich Cathedral to give people a different view of the inside of the building. The Right Reverend Dr Gavin Ashenden, former chaplain to the Queen, said the cathedral had made a "mistake". The cathedral said it was a creative way to share the story of the Bible. It took four people two days to build the 55ft (16.7m) fairground ride in the Norman cathedral. The cathedral said...

In an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner, conservative commentator and author Ann Coulter shared her thoughts on the current political environment, including topics ranging from President Trump and the Republican National Committee to the Democratic presidential hopefuls. Coulter began by slamming Trump for failing to fulfill his campaign promise of building a wall on the southern border. “[Trump] deserves to lose. We don’t deserve a Democrat though,” Coulter said before adding that she has “repeatedly” told Trump that he does not need Congress to build the wall. When asked what she is most satisfied with about the Trump presidency,...

White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said Wednesday that she would consider bringing back White House press briefings. Asked in an interview with Sinclair's Eric Bolling whether she would restore the briefings, Grisham said, “We’re going to talk about it. That’ll be ultimately up to the president.” “The president also, he’s so accessible, so right now I think that’s good enough,” she added. Grisham's Wednesday night interview was her first TV appearance since becoming the White House press secretary according to Sinclair. Grisham also said that Trump takes reporter questions by Marine One and has had press presence in Cabinet...

Construction for the U.S.- Mexico border wall in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge will be delayed until October after a legal challenge with conservation groups. According to court documents (from the "environmental" groups), construction was set to begin on Aug. 22 but has been pushed back 45 days.

Some time ago I made it a policy to not criticize Pope Francis. My attitude to the Vatican corruption, immorality amongst the hierarchy, financial skullduggery and Pope Francis’ ambiguous teaching was simply, “He’s the Pope. He’s from a different culture and background. What can we learn from him? Is he a great pope? Time will tell. Is he a bad pope? I give him the benefit of the doubt and realize, sometimes we have good popes. Sometimes we have bad popes. Why complain about the Pope if you don’t like him? You can’t do anything about it, so just get...

The First Light of Creation is described as 17, "good" [tov טוב]: I Saw Her Standing There Well, she was just seventeen You know what I mean And the way she looked Was way beyond compareSo how could I dance with another Ooh, when I saw her standing there? Well, she looked at meAnd I, I could see That before too long I'd fall in love with her She wouldn't dance with another Ooh, when I saw her standing there Well, my heart went "boom" When I crossed that room And I held her hand in mine Oh we danced...

Shares for the internet retailer Overstock have plunged more than 30 percent this week after its CEO issued a statement saying that he assisted efforts to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election. The e-commerce company's stock has fell by 36 percent since Monday, a figure that represents its biggest two-day hit in 11 years, Bloomberg News reported. The significant slide began after CEO Patrick Bryne came out with a statement about what he referred to as the "deep state." "Starting in 2015 I (operating under the belief that I was helping legitimate law enforcement efforts) assisted in what are...

“There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam.” AUG 13, 2019 10:00 AM BY HUGH FITZGERALD Ayatollah Khomeini famously proclaimed: “Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.” His own son said...

Moses was a prophet and a leader according to Abrahamic religions, but many scholars view him as a legendary figure rather than a real historic person. They do concede that a Moses-like figure could have existed in history, so is it possible to track this person down through historic records? It is the view of this writer that this is very possible and that in fact the Moses figure can be traced as that of the primary confidant of none other than Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut. The trail begins with Th Exodus.

(Video at Source)Wednesday on CNN’s “Newsroom,” 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said mandatory buybacks of assault rifles with the threat of criminal prosecution was a “strong” idea. Poppy Harlow said, “So on the assault weapons issue, you have talked openly about being in favor of an assault weapons ban. I’m interested if you are supportive of a mandatory buyback program for assault weapons. It was brought up first by Eric Swalwell, who was running for president in your party. Cory Booker has talked about that. Some are gone as far as to say not only should it...

Australia: Muslim who went on stabbing spree while screaming “Allahu akbar” was recent convert to Islam AUG 14, 2019 11:00 AM BY ROBERT SPENCER Yet another convert to Islam gets the impression that his new religion calls upon him to kill Infidels. Authorities the world over show absolutely no interest in this recurring phenomenon. “‘I didn’t think he’d go this far’: School friends of Sydney knifeman say he recently converted to Islam and was an ‘odd person with no friends,'” by Lauren Ferri, Charlie Coe, Hannah Moore and Daniel Piotrowski, Daily Mail Australia, August 13, 2019: Friends of the Sydney...

Via the Free Beacon, there’s some agita online today about Abrams floating another hair-raising theory of corruption at the polls after insisting without evidence for months that she’s the rightfully elected governor of Georgia. Although, interestingly, she seems to be backing off that last claim now — somewhat, allowing last night that “I don’t know that empirically I would have won” last year.Does that mean the rest of the party is now free to punt on the burning question of who the “real” governor is, or do racial politics require them to hug the “Stacey won” talking point tight...

As Donald Trump looks to fire up his base Thursday night in New Hampshire, GOP political strategists and activists say the president needs to tout his economic successes, push back at “socialism” and reintroduce voters to the “unique appeal” that catapulted him to office. Trump returns tonight to the Southern New Hampshire University arena in Manchester — the site of his election eve rally in 2016 — for a “Keep America Great” re-election campaign event set to begin at 7 p.m. “He has a unique appeal,” Republican strategist Mike Dennehy said. “We know that he has the ability to connect...

UK: Muslim hijacks police car, runs over police officer AUG 14, 2019 1:00 PM BY ROBERT SPENCER The Islamic State issued this call in September 2014: So O muwahhid, do not let this battle pass you by wherever you may be. You must strike the soldiers, patrons, and troops of the tawaghit. Strike their police, security, and intelligence members, as well as their treacherous agents. Destroy their beds. Embitter their lives for them and busy them with themselves. If you can kill a disbelieving American or European — especially the spiteful and filthy French — or an Australian, or a...