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The Taliban has already sent clear messages on what it intends to do with uncovered women, and now it has sent another message on how it will treat gay men. The penalty for homosexuality in Islam is death, so the Taliban is following Sharia, which is also implemented in several other Islamic countries. Under Islamic law: “When a man mounts another man, the throne of God shakes,” and “Kill the one that is doing it and also kill the one that it is being done to.” (Abu Dawud 4462 and al-Tirmidhi 1456)

After seeing Joe Biden in Afghanistan, what is Quad but a fancy naval parade for US allies? We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay,” said US President Joe Biden, hours after the bombings at Kabul airport killed nearly a hundred people, including at least 13 US soldiers at last count. His was a valiant attempt to sound angry, resolute and menacing. He ended up, regrettably for him and his nation, looking exactly like what he is: Sheep in sheep’s clothing. In polarised times, Biden’s committed voters might still have tears...

THE Delta variant strain of Covid-19 is causing a severe uptick in infection cases throughout the United States. The highly-contagious variant is accounting for over 80 percent of the nation's Covid-19 cases, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. How do they test for the Covid-19 Delta variant? Although there is no specific test for the Delta variant, it’s likely a positive Covid-19 result indicates you could be infected with the variant, according to Human and Health Services of Texas. The reason is because the majority of Covid cases in the United States are the Delta variant.

Lara Logan @laralogan · 5h Most Americans don’t understand what’s happening in Kabul - been on this all night again w no end. US citizens are fighting through enemy lines to get to the airport. When they show their blue passport to 82nd soldiers at the gate, many are turned away & sent back to the Taliban.

Walter Isaacson is the king of the blockbuster biography. The former CNN and TIME executive has written the definitive histories of iconoclasts like Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, and Steve Jobs. Isaacson was slated to headline the Mississippi Book Festival to discuss his latest nonfiction bestseller The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race. Though the annual event was cancelled for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic, plans are underway to present author talks later this year. Isaacson’s book spotlights Jennifer Doudna for her role leading the...

President Biden is mired in the most devastating month of his tenure in office — struggling to contain a deadly crisis in Afghanistan, an unyielding pandemic and other setbacks that have sent waves of anger and worry through his party as his poll numbers decline.

@glennbeck 1. Had @thewrap done ANY ACTUAL JOURNALISM, they would know ‘persecuted religious minorities’ is the mission of The nazerene fund. We began by saving Yazidis in Syria years ago. 2. Had they not been biased but honest and curious, they could have reached out or listens to the broadcast, where we said, our planes have flown anyone out that needed it. While our charter says one thing, our humanity demands another, don’t 3. Had they actually cared about any of our fellow humans trapped there, they would be there themselves, or raising money or even awareness. Monday I will...

In addition to antibodies and white blood cells, the immune system deploys peptides to fight viruses and other pathogens. Synthetic peptides could reinforce this defense but don't last long in the body, so researchers are developing stable peptide mimics. Today, scientists report success in using mimics known as peptoids to treat animals with herpes virus infections. These small synthetic molecules could one day cure or prevent many kinds of infections, including COVID-19. The researchers will present their results at the fall meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). ACS Fall 2021 is a hybrid meeting being held virtually and in-person...

A lengthy Facebook post from an Ohio nurse who is set to be fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine has nearly half a million shares, and more than 220,000 comments. “I’m an RN of 10 years and I am being fired December 1. I’m not political. I don’t watch the news. I do my job and I go home to my family. I love caring for others from every single walk of life and I take that responsibility seriously,” Melissa Rexroth said in a Facebook post written in the early morning last Saturday. WBNS confirmed that Rexroth is a registered...

The Taliban’s rapid takeover and America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan have set alarm bells ringing in nearby Iraq, the other “forever war” the US plans to exit within this year. Both parallels and differences between Baghdad and Kabul have been aired by Iraqi politicians and pundits in recent days, with many expressing shock and bewilderment at the suddenness of Washington’s Afghan collapse. “Nobody expected this kind of pull out,” Bayar Mustafa from the University of Kurdistan-Hewler in Erbil told Asia Times. “They even left all their personal weapons behind. What kind of withdrawal is that? It’s a big failure for...

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The best defense would have been a good offense for French General Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine — guillotined in Paris this date in 1793 for inadequacy in command of the French revolutionary armies fighting continental monarchist armies. You must be this tall to go on the General Moustache* ride, and poor results in the field at this time could leave you shorter. Losing to the enemy looked an awful lot like conspiring with the enemy, especially when there was a “Comte” in your name. Custine spent the winter of 1792-1793 coughing up French conquests across the Rhine. (In his...

The story of the blind beggar, found in Luke 18 is one that has recently had a powerful impact on my attitude toward prayer. The healing of Bartimaeus is the final miracle Jesus performed during His time on earth. I think it is profound that this miracle involved bringing sight to the blind. Jesus went to the cross soon after this miracle, and through His sacrifice, there has brought sight to all those who have received His great salvation and accepted Him as Savior. DURING THE TIME JESUS WALKED ON EARTH, THERE WERE A LOT OF BLIND PEOPLE. Blindness was...

It’s good to have slowhand on team freedom. Legendary singer and songwriter Eric Clapton has released a new song in defense of freedom as the totalitarian dictates of the various COVID authorities destroy the lives of people everywhere. WATCH:

Thousands of teachers are planning to gather in over 115 cities across the U.S. this weekend to protest legislation reining in critical race theory. The “Days of Action” and the “Teach Truth Pledge” event, hosted by the Zinn Education Project, will take place Aug. 27 through Aug. 29. The events across the country are advertised as raising “public awareness about the danger” of bills to counter critical race theory. Critical race theory holds that America is fundamentally racist and teaches people to view every social interaction and person in terms of race. In at least 27 states, legislators have introduced...

The remains of 13 American heroes are on their way back to Dover Air Force Base. Twelve US Marines, a Navy corpsman, US Army Soldier, and at least 160 Afghans were murdered by an Islamist suicide bomber in Kabul on Thursday. ..... Snip..... The White House declined to confirm if Joe Biden will meet the heroes when their plane lands at Dover Air Base. The Daily Mail reported:

Say what you will about President Joe Biden, he has stuck to his guns on ending America’s 20-year involvement in Afghanistan’s forever war. His decision not to delay our departure after Aug. 31 was fortified by hard intel that the terrorist ISIS-K was preparing attacks at Kabul airport. Thursday evening, the two bomb attacks occurred. It now seems inevitable that the withdrawal will be completed by Aug. 31, with all U.S. military forces following the last civilians out. Before this week’s attacks, the airlift had been going far better than in its chaotic first days. Some 100,000 Americans and Afghans...

Italy's largest seminary has become the first educational institution in the country to force mandatory vaccination and is threatening to expel seminarians if they are not vaccinated by September 12. In a letter, rector of Milan's Venegono Archiepiscopal Seminary Fr. Enrico Castagna ordered all seminarians: "You must all be vaccinated before returning from holiday." The COVID-19 vaccine is a conditio sine qua non ("condition without which not") for the 120 seminarians who are training for the priesthood in Italy's largest archdiocese. Vice rector Fr. Michele Galli justified the directive to The Daily Compass, noting the goal was "to return to...

The Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to dominate in Riverside County but new variants are emerging, including the Lambda variant, which is now in California. Experts say Lambda could be more infectious and resistant to vaccines than the initial coronavirus strain, but it isn't yet called a "variant of concern" in the U.S. or by the World Health Organization. Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist at University of California San Francisco, said the Lambda mutation is predominant in South America right now, making up 80 to 90 percent of new cases in Peru – but it's spreading in the...

American Military News reports U.S. officials are weighing the possibility of reopening the evacuated embassy in Kabul. According to those familiar with the discussions who spoke to The Washington Post, the request comes from the Taliban. You may recall the U.S. reportedly asked the Taliban to spare the U.S. Embassy earlier this month as its army invaded the Afghan capital and overthrew the sitting government. That was a great look. At the time, the State Department put out a statement that said, “We are withdrawing our forces from Afghanistan, but we are not withdrawing from Afghanistan. Although U.S. troops will...