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“What will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?” (1 Corinthians 15:29). The fact of the Resurrection often is a powerful testimony to draw people to saving faith in Christ. The apostle Paul knew that believers who face death with joy and hope can present powerful testimonies to unbelievers. The prospect of life in Heaven and a reunion with loved ones is a strong motive for people to hear and receive the gospel. When believers die, their spirits go immediately to be with the...

An Oklahoma state senator came under fire Friday after making comments about Vice President Kamala Harris, which have been described as offensive and misogynistic. Republican Sen. Nathan Dahm made the comments in an interview with KFOR’s sister station, KTUL in Tulsa, as he was talking about a bill he filed regarding paper straws. “You can’t use a paper straw for a milkshake but maybe Kamala Harris could because of her vast experience,” Sen. Dahm is heard saying in the recording.

The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted 216-208 last week to pass a bill that would grant statehood to Washington, D.C. During an interview on Newsmax, Texas GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert revealed the sneaky reason Democrats did this: unlimited power grab. Gohmert said Democrats' push for statehood for D.C. is based on an argument of "no taxation without representation."

A team of Stanford University scientists announced they have designed a "smart toilet" that identifies the user by the shape of their backside and monitors the health of their waste. Lead researcher Sanjiv Gambhir said he and his team developed the Precision Health smart toilet to recognize users and use algorithms to analyze the health of their urination and bowel movements. Gambhir said the toilet uses cameras and motion sensors to identify "a range of disease markers in stool and urine," including warning signs of various types of cancer. The researchers said the toilet identifies users by reading their fingerprints...

Speaking earlier retired US Navy captain and now defence consultant Carl Schuster demanded Western patrols sail to the South China Sea to hold back the Chinese navy. On Friday, President Xi Jinping launched the Hainan, a type 075 amphibious assault ship that will be deployed in the South China Sea at a ceremony in Sanya, in the Hainan province. The new ship, which is now China's largest assault ship, marks Beijing's most 'ambitious' amphibious assault ship with an estimated displacement weight of about 40,000 tonnes, according to reports. According to the South China Morning post the ship can carry an...

As Joe Biden nears his 100th day in office, a new poll reveals that his approval rating is downright laughable. According to a Washington Post-ABC News poll, Biden has a 52 percent approval rating at 100 days in office, which is the third-lowest since tracking began.

If you're in a public restroom, you may not want to hang around too long, because lots of airborne pathogens are hanging around, too. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science conducted flush tests in a public restroom with both a toilet and a urinal. "After about three hours of tests involving more than 100 flushes, we found a substantial increase in the measured aerosol levels ... with the total number of droplets generated in each flushing test ranging up to the tens of thousands," said study co-author Siddhartha Verma. He is an assistant professor of...

I know of a 40y/o female with Hashimoto's disease..When the immune system attacks the butterfly-shaped gland in the neck (thyroid).After her 2nd MODERNA SHOT she is NOW dealing with severe LESIONS over her body. She has been put on STEROIDS to combat this. When her mom was asked if this was reaction was the result of the vaccine..of course her mom said that the DOCTORS can't say WHY it happened!!!BUT directly from the CDC website YOU can read this "People who have autoimmune conditions People with autoimmune conditions may receive a COVID-19 vaccine. However, they should be aware that no...

Too many lawmakers have used presidential addresses to beclown themselves. Congress should do all of us a favor by depriving themselves of the opportunity.Bickering over a presidential speech to Congress this year began more than a week before the event. On April 19, Republican lawmakers wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, requesting she postpone Joe Biden’s first presidential speech to Congress until the House of Representatives is in session. (The House will be conducting committee work during the week of April 26-30.)Given widespread vaccination on Capitol Hill, they also asked Pelosi to increase capacity limits from a planned cap...

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday respectively met with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. Extending congratulations on China's success in fighting COVID-19 and achieving economic development, Trong called on the two countries to maintain and promote their traditional friendship, and advance the relationship between the two militaries of the two countries. Regarding the issue on the South China Sea, Trong said the two countries should properly handle the issue based on mutual trust and...

The high school cheerleader relegated to the JV squad for another year responded with a fleeting fit of frustration: a photo of her upraised middle finger and another word that begins with F. “F--- school, f--- softball, f--- cheer, f--- everything,” 14-year-old Brandi Levy typed into Snapchat one spring Saturday. Like all “snaps” posted to a Snapchat “story,” this one sent to about 250 “friends” was to disappear within 24 hours, before everyone returned to Pennsylvania’s Mahanoy Area High School on Monday. Instead, an adolescent outburst and the adult reaction to it have arrived at the Supreme Court, where the...

Michigan Democrat state representative Jewell Jones was arrested and charged with a DUI, resisting arrest, and weapons possession. During the arrest, he refused to provide his license to police officers, threatened to defund the police budget, and call Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, another Democrat, ostensibly to punish them for the arrest, new dashcam footage shows. When officers again asked him to produce his driver’s license several times, he said “I can’t do that” and was promptly taken to the ground by police. (Video in story)

A report by the Vatican's own newspaper reveals Pope Francis recently hung an image behind his desk depicting a naked Jesus Christ caressing his dead apostle Judas Iscariot. In an article titled "Judas and the Scandal of Mercy," L'Osservatore Romano dedicated the first three pages of its edition the day before Good Friday to a makeover of the disciple who betrayed the Son of God at the Passover. The author of the lead editorial, Andrea Monda, said the paper chose this year to honor the "most tragic and unsettling" figure of the Gospel.

The federal government will no longer fine illegal aliens who fail to depart from the U.S. and it plans to pursue the cancellation of any currently outstanding debts for people who previously incurred such financial penalties. "There is no indication that these penalties promoted compliance with noncitizens' departure obligations," Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement. "We can enforce our immigration laws without resorting to ineffective and unnecessary punitive measures." While U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had already stopped issuing such fines as of Jan. 20, 2021 — the day that President Biden was sworn into...

A three-year-old boy has been shot and killed at his own birthday party in Miami's Golden Glades neighborhood. Elijah LaFrance was killed on Saturday night, according to Miami-Dade police, who said a 21-year-old woman had also been shot but is expected to survive her injuries.

An Ohio bar is refusing to air NBA games until the league expels LeBron James for last week’s threatening tweet directed at a Columbus Police Officer. News got back to LeBron who then felt the need to respond. A Columbus Police Officer shot and killed Ma’Khia Bryant as she attempted to stab another teen girl. The officer was being credited as a hero for saving the life of the other teen.

In advance of this week’s State of the Union address, Washington Post staffers peppered the public with reasons to blame former President Trump for Joe Biden’s failures.“Trump’s shadow looms over Biden’s presidency and a divided nation.” So ran the headline of the latest piece of propaganda scribed by the Democrat mouthpiece publishing under the banner of the Washington Post. Line after line following that in last Thursday’s purported “analysis” cements the sad reality that journalism dies in broad daylight.In advance of this week’s State of the Union address, Washington Post staffers peppered the public with reasons for Joe Biden to...

The Supreme Court will decide a major NRA-backed gun rights case on whether New Yorkers can carry concealed handguns while in public. Why it matters: The challenge to a New York state law restricting the ability of residents to carry concealed handguns in public could result in the most consequential ruling related to the Second Amendment in over a decade.

Scottsdale, AZ – Today, Look Ahead America marks the launch of Look Ahead Arizona (LAAZ), an intensive voter registration and community organizing effort in the Canyon State. The field program has a budget of $2 million and will register, educate, and turnout to vote disaffected, patriotic Americans of rural and blue-collar backgrounds. The program will deploy twenty-five full-time field staffers and hundreds of volunteers throughout the state, and includes teams dedicated to helping First Nation, Black, and Latino communities register to vote.