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St. Robert Bellarmine: Herald of Republics? — Part IEditor’s Note: This year marks the 400th anniversary of the death of St. Robert Bellarmine, one of the Church’s most celebrated and prolific theologians, who was born in 1542 and went to his eternal reward on Sept. 17, 1621. In honor of this anniversary, CFN is pleased to publish the following scholarly treatment of a question that has gained attention in certain Catholic quarters, namely: Was Bellarmine a herald of republics? The author, Ryan Grant (founder/president of Mediatrix Press), has translated several of Bellarmine’s major works into English and in the process...

The national organization of public school boards is calling on the Biden administration to protect its members from “angry mobs” of parents who protest against COVID-19 restrictions placed on students and the teaching of critical race theory, characterizing the protests as “domestic terrorism.” The National School Boards Association (NSBA), which represents more than 90,000 school board members in the United States, wrote in a Sept. 29 letter (pdf) to President Joe Biden that the federal government must “deal with the growing number of threats of violence and acts of intimidation occurring across the nation.” The letter moves on to cite...

The problem with believing progressive B.S. about the “side of history” is that sometimes “progress” hits a sand bar. Like this week for the Dems. So what do they do? Rage against our constitutional order, as noticed here over and over again. But we may look back on this week as the week when Biden’s presidency hit the rocks and sank.

Biden national security adviser pushed collusion claims after they were debunked. An attorney for the Clinton campaign exchanged emails with Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan regarding a discredited theory of Trump-Russia collusion at the center of an ongoing special counsel investigation, the New York Times reports. Attorney Marc Elias exchanged emails with Sullivan and other Clinton campaign officials on Sept. 15, 2016, regarding a purported link between the computer servers of Donald Trump’s real estate company and the Russian oligarch-owned Alfa Bank, the Times reported. Elias and Michael Sussmann, partners at the firm Perkins Coie, shared the data with...

The audience in the Senate gallery oohed and aahed as Shiva Ayyadurai drew its attention to a “verified and approved” stamp that appeared behind a triangle on the image of an early ballot envelope, unsubtly suggesting that it might have been pre-printed that way. “It’s almost as though it was imaged on there. I don’t want to say Photoshopped, but put on there. But it’s quite fascinating. I’m sure there’s some explanation for this,” Ayyadurai said. The remark elicited laughter from an audience largely composed of audit supporters who believed, without factual basis, that the 2020 election was rigged against...

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday he was retiring from politics, a surprise move that fuelled speculation he was clearing the way for a presidential run by his daughter. Sara Duterte-Carpio is currently mayor of Davao, the Philippines' third-largest city, and filed on Saturday to contest the role again. She has previously said she would not run for national office next year. "Today, I announce my retirement from politics," Duterte said as he accompanied his ally Senator Christopher "Bong" Go of the ruling PDP-Laban party to register Go's candidacy for vice president in next year's election. But political analysts...

Estranged Weiner spouse makes fashion splash Huma Abedin, the longtime Hillary Clinton "aide" and estranged spouse of Anthony Weiner, is modeling expensive clothes on the internet, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Perhaps in an homage to her boss (and long-rumored lover) of more than two decades, Abedin donned a variation of Hillary's signature pant suit for Argent, a feminist fashion brand for woke professionals. In one photo, the model is posed next to what appears to be an old person's walker—just like the one Hillary used to support herself during a now-infamous photo shoot for People magazine in 2015....

1. Fox News admits that Vax is more harmful to children than COVID citing VAERS.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbpNboboDb0 and 2. Senator mentions on-air that Pfizer vaccine is NOT approved by the FDA.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WGaAYVa80Y

Amid a record hot summer in large parts of Northern Hemisphere, beset by devastating fires, floods and hurricanes, Antarctica was mired in a deep, deep freeze. That’s typically the case during the southernmost continent’s winter months, but 2021 was different. The chill was exceptional, even for the coldest location on the planet. The average temperature at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station between April and September, a frigid minus-78 degrees (minus-61 Celsius), was the coldest on record, dating back to 1957. This was 4.5 degrees lower than the most recent 30-year average. ...Scientists stressed the record cold over the South Pole...

House Democrats are in disarray. Members of the ruling party are struggling to negotiate among themselves over how many trillions of dollars the federal government should spend on infrastructure projects and the radical transformation of the American economy. Left-wing activists led by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D., Wash.), a serial staff abuser, are acting like kindergartners. They're throwing a tantrum because Sens. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D., Ariz.) refuse to give in to their demands—e.g., spend more. As a result, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) has started to treat them like kindergartners. During a private meeting of...

OPINION: This article contains commentary which reflects the author’s opinion Reminder : The purpose of the articles that you will find on this website is to EDUCATE our opinions and not to disinform or grow hate and anger! Dozens of cargo ships anchored off the coasts of Los Angeles and New York face shocking wait times of up to four weeks and railyards and trucking routes are hopelessly clogged due to the lack of manpower to unload goods – with an expert warning that the government needs to intervene or face spiraling inflation and unemployment. The backlog of billions of...

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Oct. 1. We have the usual quiet along the lines to-day our troops occupying undisputed the line to which they advanced on Saturday last. Our scouts have discovered rebels at Occoquan, Fairfax and Springfield. They appear to have all gone from the neighborhood of Chain Bridge. It is generally believed, now, that their retrograde movement on Saturday has no significance, as they evidently had so few men in front of our lines that their withdrawal does not in any way change the relations of their main body to our front. I think reliable information has been obtained that...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Friday that school children will be required to take a coronavirus vaccine to attend in-person classes, once the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves inoculations for their particular age group. “Once the FDA approves the vaccination in different cohorts starting with 12 and above, grades seven to 12, we will begin to apply that requirement in the next term, either Jan. 1 or July 1, whichever comes sooner,” Newsom stated during a press conference. “Our schools already require vaccines for measles, mumps and more. Why? Because vaccines work. This is about keeping our kids...

IKEA has removed hidden security cameras from its warehouse in Peterborough, England, after an employee spotted one in the ceiling void while using the toilet. Workers at the Swedish flat-pack furniture giant were concerned that they may have been spied on while in the bathroom. The discovery was made last week when the lights were switched off. A member of staff spotted what appeared to be a small red light between the panels of a suspended ceiling. When they investigated, they found the hidden camera. When they looked further, they found a number of other cameras above both the men's...

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What We Believe CAN Be Consciously Chosen. By JAG October 2, 2021 "We cannot consciously choose what we believe."__ Internet Poster The Bible specifically contradicts and repudiates that claim. Christendom's core Bible verse, John 3:16, assumes that humans can choose what they believe. "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." We CAN choose to believe that John 3:16 is the truth and get the gift of eternal life ~ or we can choose not to believe John 3:16 is true and...

Jan Markell welcomes Pastor Billy Crone back. Those who are warning about the dangers and sophistication of artificial intelligence say we are summoning up demons. Jan and Crone examine that for the hour. The advancement of this technology is stunning, frightening, and apocalyptic. The Antichrist will have this at his fingertips and will micro-manage the world with it. The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand! Maranatha!

.@POTUS says this is a pandemic of the unvaxxed. Data from England show 63% of Delta deaths in last 7.5 months were fully vaxxed. Why won’t @CDCgov share US data with the American people? What is the justification of mandates and refusal to recognize natural immunity? https://twitter.com/SenRonJohnson/status/1443777704994672644

John Kerry, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, AOC, and others advocate carbon taxes as well as climate control taxes. They are against beef/pork because of methane gas produced. Why not honor these folks and expect to live on a "bug diet" such as a "stink bug diet" to honor Nancy Pelosi. A "maggot diet" to honor Joe Biden and/or John Kerry. Some of these "carbon proposals" will hurt the poor and the middle class. Let us name special bug dishes after some of these politicians.

U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- One stunning revelation in the FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2020 is that armed private citizens fatally shot more criminals during the commission of felonies than police, a fact that seems to be avoided by the establishment media.According to the FBI’s expanded homicide data for 2020, law enforcement used firearms 298 times in fatal line-of-duty shootings, while private citizens killed 343 suspected felons “during the commission of a felony.”The data, which updates figures posted for 2019 last year, shows that in 2019, police and private citizens killed the same number of felons (334) during the commission of crimes....