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A court in India ordered the release of 11 Hindu men who gang-raped a pregnant Muslim woman in 2002 and killed seven of her family members. Themen involved in the Bilkis Bano case were freed on remission on Monday from Gujarat’s Godhra town jail as India celebrated the 75th anniversary of the end of British rule. The men were previously convicted in early 2008 and given life sentences for the rape of Bano, a then-21-year-old pregnant Muslim woman, amid the Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002. She was five months pregnant at the time of her rape. The riots in Gujarat, which...

[Catholic Caucus] Inviting Us to Participate in SinThe saying goes that the people get the government they deserve. A bad tree yields a bad harvest of leaders. This follows the natural law that God has placed in the world. He also directly intervenes—at least the bishops of the Church have, in the past, held this to be the case. When Joshua followed God’s instructions, the walls of Jericho fell. When the Hebrews and their high priest, Aaron, chose to worship a calf, God was harsh but merciful in response. In Joshua’s case, a course of action was directed by God,...

FNC's Tucker Carlson reviews what was learned this week in court about the "plot" to "kidnap" the governor of Michigan during the 2020 election to highlight why many conservatives are losing trust in the FBI and federal law enforcement: TUCKER CARLSON: By all accounts, Attorney General Merrick Garland was shocked to hear criticism of the raid on Mar-a-Lago last week. It turns out that Garland lives in such a tiny, airless world of left-wing activists and sycophants that it had never occurred to him that anyone might object to siccing the FBI on Joe Biden's political opponents. When woke Twitter...

Wow. Won’t be able to steam to @YouTube because of comments from a CURRENT GUBERNATORIAL candidate. On a show with all references provided. If this isn’t suppression of political speech, then nothing is. See you tomorrow on Rumble and #MugClub with updates.

President Joe Biden hasn’t blocked Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi from entering the U.S. to speak at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York City next month. Raisi will attend even after an Iranian military officer was charged this month with trying to assassinate former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. For weeks, Senate Republicans have been calling for President Joe Biden to block Raisi, who the U.S. sanctioned in 2019 for his role in executing children in 2018 and 2019. Earlier this month, The Department of Justice charged an Iranian military officer with trying to hire people...

Known as the Space Launch System (SLS), the vehicle was moved to Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the expected lift-off on 29 August. The debut outing is a test with no crew aboard, but future missions will send astronauts back to the lunar surface for the first time in over 50 years. The near 100m-tall (328ft) SLS rode an immense tractor to the pad. It started moving from its assembly building at Kennedy just before 22:00 on Tuesday, local time, and had completed the 6.7km (4.2 miles) journey by just after sunrise on Wednesday...

Students at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands are developing the world's smallest and lightest moon rover, called Lunar Zebro. Named after the Dutch phrase for "six-legged," Lunar Zebro will indeed have six legs instead of wheels, allowing it to climb taller obstacles on the moon than its wheeled counterparts can overcome. The rover will be the size of a standard sheet of paper and weigh about 5.5 pounds (2.5 kilograms). The project has been in the work for the better part of a decade, although it started with Earthbound implications. The Zebro Group was founded...

Irish Catholics demand big changes in church in report sent to RomeFormer president Mary McAleese describes the document sent to Rome as ‘explosive, life altering, church altering’Demands by Irish Catholics for major change in the church’s attitude to women, LGBTI+ people, those who are divorced or remarried, and single parents have been sent to Rome. They have also urged the removal of the mandatory celibacy rule for priests.In a covering letter sent with a report outlining the demands, Catholic Primate Archbishop Eamon Martin told Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, that it pointed...

Watching outgoing (tee hee) Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) compare herself to Ulysses S. Grant was really something. Watching her compare herself to Abraham Lincoln is now (at least so far) my favorite part of the 2022 election season.The self-regard! The hubris! The self-love!More like, the self-delusion.With narcissistic sociopaths like Liz Cheney, you never know if they truly believe what they say or whether they are just saying what they’re required to remain in good standing with the Mika-Joe-Jake-Anderson-Wolf-Rachel morons.You better tote that barge, girl. You better lift that bale.Watch as Liz Cheney compares herself to former Pres. Abraham Lincoln:C-SPANTo keep...

Ok, So now since they have weaponized the FBI, and are trying to terrorize voters by excessive force and charges, what's next? Did you get the memo? IRS bought millions of rounds. Next up, Militarize the IRS, turn them into a police force as well....prepare for armed audits and searches if you don't vote for the "correct" side.

How to make the church synodal? Inclusion, say respondents in 3 countriesThis is the official logo for the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. Originally scheduled for 2022, the synod will take place in October 2023 to allow for broader consultation at the diocesan, national and regional levels. (CNS photo/courtesy Synod of Bishops) WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholics on two different continents want more inclusion — including of women and LGBTQ Catholics — more adult faith formation and help with engaging young adults.The Vatican set a deadline of Aug. 15 for dioceses and Eastern Catholic churches to release...

THE REAL CAUSE OF SEVERE WEATHER "Mother Earth gets angry from time to time, and this legislation will help us address all of that,” joked Speaker Nancy Pelosi after passing the Inflation Reduction Act. WARNING: This column may be offensive to the godless. News Flash: God controls the climate not man, technology nor governments. Don’t believe godless scientists who blame climate change for natural disasters like, hurricanes, blizzards, tornadoes, droughts and wildfires. After all not all scientists agree. Here’s an undeniable truth: the Bible says that God controls the climate and weather and occasionally uses it to judge the world....

We've been told that 5G is a good thing. That it's going to change our way of life. What we haven't been told is that it's ushering in an era of permanent surveillance, and China is at its forefront. Telecom expert Jonathan Pelson ------------------------ Watching this now. I've already seen it but am playing it for my son. Jon Pelson is the author of Wireless Wars - China's Dangerous Domination of 5G and How We're Fighting Back Quite the eye opener to China's goals, how they've obtained so much in just a few decades and how our pols and business...

AS America grapples with a crackdown on abortion and a looming financial crisis, more young men are turning to vasectomies - and filming it for TikTok. Demand for vasectomies appears to have shot up dramatically in every corner of the US since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in July, which guaranteed a woman the right to an abortion. For most people, getting "the snip" is a decision you make in later life. It refers to male sterilisation and it cuts or seals the tubes that carry a man's sperm to permanently prevent pregnancy. Many men go for this...

"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life." "For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God." John,...

“The Mass Is Not Ended” — A Review-Essay by Cleto Moroni A new book by Cristina Siccardi, That Mass So Battered and Persecuted, Yet So Alive! has been released [so far in Italian only], dedicated to the Mass that some call Vetus Ordo, others “the Mass of Ages.” The issue is as thorny as ever. The essay asks some inescapable and radical questions. What were the real goals of the conciliar liturgical reform? What were the results? Why is fidelity to the Mass so important to Catholics, now nearly one and a half billion worldwide?In the most unjust trial...

I want to thank the now-former climate and conservation manager at the State Water Resources Control Board who last month quit his job, then widely distributed an email telling many of his co-workers what he truly thinks of them. He gave us the clearest proof yet that the water board is exactly what I and many others have accused it of being — loaded with activist staff who routinely undermine their own board members by presenting selective, misleading, or just inaccurate information and calling it fact. In the process of quitting, this ideological zealot outed his efforts to work as...

Former President Donald Trump called for dissolving the January 6 Committee in the wake of Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-WY) primary loss, deeming her defeat a “referendum on the never ending Witch Hunt.”“I assume that with the very big Liz Cheney loss, far bigger than had ever been anticipated, the January 6th Committee of political Hacks and Thugs will quickly begin the beautiful process of DISSOLUTION?” Trump said in a TruthSocial post on election night.“This was a referendum on the never ending Witch Hunt. The people have spoken!” he exclaimed:Indeed, Trump-endorsed Harriet Hageman secured a victory in the highly anticipated race...

The Biden administration wants Israel to review its “rules of engagement” during military operations in Judea and Samaria after the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, three Israeli and US sources briefed on the call told Barak Ravid of Axios on Wednesday. US pressure for Israel to review the guidelines is unusual, but comes as the Biden administration faces pressure to do more to ensure accountability in Abu Aqleh's death. The rules of engagement define the circumstances under which Israeli soldiers can use live fire. Abu Aqleh, an American-Palestinian Arab, was shot dead on May 11 while covering...

I first saw this on El Gato Malo's Substack a few days ago. This is not the way to notify the American public you were wrong. Especially on something this important.Steve Kirsch6 hr ago What happens when the scientific evidence is so clear about the spike protein from the COVID vaccines remaining in your body that the CDC has to admit they were wrong?They just delete the inaccurate statement and say nothing. Nothing! The mainstream press doesn’t pick it up at all of course. There was no press release or anything to let people know.Instead, the CDC relies on a...