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It’s been an interesting few days. Ever since I wrote (first in The Atlantic and then on Sunday here in The Dispatch) in support of the Senate version of the Respect for Marriage Act, I’ve been subject to an absolute torrent of online criticism, mainly from fellow Christians. The culmination of the critiques came from Al Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, who took to the pages of World Magazine to pen a piece called “The Parable of David French.” “This is how conservatism dies,” he wrote. “This is how marriage is surrendered.” That’s dramatic! But it’s not...

We at PJ Media have long reported on the disastrous Biden Border Crisis that allows large groups of illegal aliens to stream into the country by the hundreds and thousands. But worse than the sheer numbers, we now know for certain many illegal aliens who have long criminal records in other countries are entering the United States’ southern border virtually undetected thanks to our inadequate vetting process. The Biden Border Crisis has gotten so bad it has prompted border state governors to take some drastic measures. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has invoked the Invasion Clauses of the U.S. and Texas...

It is an amazing clock making video, 1000 hours condensed into 12 minutes: Beautiful Clock

Long before the Nov. 19 shooting at an LGBTQ+ bar in Colorado Springs that killed five and injured at least 18, the city had a history as a flashpoint in American queer life. Located in the traditionally red El Paso County—home to three out of five military commands in the county, and a region former President Donald Trump won with 56.2% of the vote in 2016—Colorado Springs is home to many conservative evangelical groups including, notably, Focus on the Family. In the early 1990s, a time when gay rights were the subject of increasing restriction in many places across the...

Earlier today, Business Insider dropped a bombshell about Elon Musk having close and substantial financial ties to disgraced FTX head and über-extreme-ultra-mega crypto crook Sam Bankman-Fried: Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly owns a $100 million stake in Elon Musk's Twitter https://t.co/QrQI8lfz3F — Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) November 23, 2022 -snip There was just one teeny-tiny, itsy-bitsy little problem with Business Insider’s scoop: it wasn’t true. Elon Musk @elonmusk Replying to @BusinessInsider False. Also, Business is still not a real publication. Just give up. 3:15 AM · Nov 23, 2022

Kari Lake appeared on Steve Bannon’s War Room this morning to discuss a new complaint that her team filed against Maricopa County as they push forward to certify another rigged and stolen election. Lake told Bannon that she has “whistleblowers coming forward and at least one smoking gun in it.” She then revealed that her sources inside the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center witnessed Dominion employees were given “unfettered access” and they “walk around like they own the place.” .... Snip.... Today, Kari Lake filed the following application for an order to show cause and special action complaint against...

A Florida man is behind bars after threatening to burn down a hospital in a revenge plan aimed at getting the attention of the FBI. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said a family member of 56-year-old Glenn Schaeffer called deputies to report he left his home Monday night dressed in camouflage and possibly armed with a pipe bomb or Molotov cocktails. Patrol units located Schaeffer and attempted to stop him near US Highway 41 S and Pennsylvania Avenue, but he refused to exit his car and eventually fled. Later on, deputies made contact with Schaeffer again at his home in...

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), who is expected to become chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee next year, said he blames Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) for what he sees as lowered credibility of congressional probes. Schiff chairs the House Intelligence Committee and sits on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol — and the California lawmaker also led the first impeachment effort against former President Trump.

Former President Donald Trump said Arizona election needs redoing following a memo revealing widespread problems at Maricopa County voting sites. “This Election was a disgrace, everything was geared by Republicans toward Election Day, and then, when it finally came around, the Republican machines were systematically broken,” Trump wrote in a post on Gab on Nov. 22.

Explanation: Eight billion people are about to disappear in this snapshot from space. Taken on November 21, the sixth day of the Artemis 1 mission, their home world is setting behind the Moon's bright edge as viewed by an external camera on the outbound Orion spacecraft. The Orion was headed for a powered flyby that took it to within 130 kilometers of the lunar surface. Velocity gained in the flyby maneuver will be used to reach a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon. That orbit is considered distant because it's another 92,000 kilometers beyond the Moon, and retrograde because the...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A youth leader and soccer coach at several Charlotte-area organizations was charged with multiple child sex crimes on Friday, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Police charged 36-year-old Benjamin Damron with nine counts of indecent liberties with a child and one count of sexual battery. Officers said Damron used his position to take advantage of the victims and sexually assault them. Three total victims have been identified, all teenage boys, according to police. WCNC Charlotte is sharing Damron's arrest photo in the event there are potentially other victims who have not yet come forward. Investigators said that...

A first in Oregon history: More people are dying than being born for the first time in Oregon history. Young people and families with children are fleeing the state. They are fleeing the state because of the high crime, high taxes, and high cost-of-living. Earlier this year, Oregon was among the top 6 highest cost of living states (see below). These empty family homes are quickly bought by a massive of influx of seniors who are fleeing California where things are much worse. The Employment Department estimates that over 40,000 Californians move into Oregon annually. Roughly 1 in 4 Oregonians...

MAGA is a walking, talking anthem for restrained government, empowered citizens, free will, and personal liberty. The "Great MAGA King" — that's what Joe Biden and others have called Donald Trump, and it's hard not to embrace the frivolity of the moniker, even though that is not what Dementia Joe's handlers had in mind. SNIP When I enthusiastically endorse Decrepit Joe's title for Donald Trump, I do so not in any misguided belief that only Donald Trump can or should hold the Office of the Presidency. I do not believe that America should be a country for rulers, subjects, or...

Andre Bing, 31, has been named by Walmart as the shooter in Tuesday night's attack in Chesapeake Bing opened fire in the breakroom on Tuesday at 10.12pm as the night team gathered for their shift He shot 10 people in total before killing himself; two of his victims were found dead in the breakroom with him One of his victims was found dead at the store entrance and three others died in the hospital Another four people who were shot remain in the hospital today and it's unclear if they will survive Among the victims was 22-year-old store worker...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued general licenses (GL) for carrying out transactions for the supply of crude oil from Russia to Japan, Bulgaria, Croatia, and EU countries, which do not include states that border the sea, the agency reported on Nov. 22. In effect, these licenses pro-vide a limited legal method to bypass the current oil-related sanctions measures on Russia.

"And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. "Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil." Luke, Chapter 6 1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing...

We continue to see politicians drudge up long-debunked arguments about how gun control somehow reduces violent crime. It isn't true, which is why, for example, the infamous 1994 Assault Weapons Ban was allowed to expire. Finally, we're seeing courts and judges rule reasonably in favor of Second Amendment rights, and even demographics once considered "anti-gun" -- like young adults and people of color -- are warming to the idea of exercising their Second Amendment rights. But the question remains, why do politicians stick to such a rigid, repetitive script on guns? Casual observers would argue this is relatively new, with...

I apologize, the proposal began in 1991 for Russia to join NATO. But the final agreement with respect to Ukraine’s nukes was not in Belgrade but in Budapest. History has been rewritten to support the war against Russia for climate change. I have never seen any account of history that reports NATO invited Russia to join in 1991. Some people are so pro-Ukrainian that it is insane. They are really cheering for World War III and no doubt believed in COVID, Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq, and Hillary’s RussiaGate. They refuse to open their eyes to see that they...

The World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Wednesday that measles is rapidly spreading in multiple regions across the world. They agencies blamed the resurgence of measles on a decrease in childhood vaccination during COVID-19 and less monitoring of the illness, Reuters reported. Measles is considered extremely contagious and only preventable among a population if there is a 95 percent vaccination rate. There were around 40 million children who did not get a measles vaccine in 2021 because of increased difficulties in accessing medical treatments during COVID, the WHO and the CDC said...

A woman living in the county, who doesn’t wish to be named, purchased a handgun right before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her long-time boyfriend had passed away, and she felt she needed to protect herself. That is when the problem with her next-door neighbor started. The neighbor living near her allegedly threatened to kill her and burn down her house. Fearing for her life, she called 911. The Nassau County Police Department responded to the call and took care of the incident. She still feared for her life, knowing she would have to leave her home without her...