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30 minute discussion on why Catholic Christianity is thought by this Bishop to be the fullness of the Religious truth. He frames it with CS Lewis math problem, where there can be only one True answer, though at the same time- many answers can be close. A good 30 min. YouTube talk for Luke warm Catholics. Non-Catholics, well not so much. The rules don't allow this to be Caucused. Link:Why is Your Religion The Right One?

Republicans in the Florida legislature have approved $10 million to fly border crossers and illegal aliens to sanctuary jurisdictions. The legislation is expected to be signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). Late last week, Republicans in the Florida House voted to approve a bill that will authorize the state to spend up to $10 million transporting border crossers and illegal aliens to sanctuary jurisdictions throughout the United States. The Florida Senate approved the bill earlier last week and DeSantis is expected to sign the bill into law sometime before February 25.

Dark chocolate has a reputation as a relatively healthy treat, but research showing some popular bars might have potentially unsafe levels of heavy metals has many questioning how safe these treats are. Consumer Reports tested 28 popular dark chocolate bars from Seattle’s own Theo Chocolate to Trader Joe’s, Hershey’s to Ghirardelli, and even smaller brands such as Alter Eco and Mast. The study found cadmium and lead in every single bar. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Consumer Reports last month called on chocolate makers to commit by Feb. 14 to reducing levels of heavy metals in their bars. The...

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Monday that Ukraine is using up ammunition far faster than its allies can provide it and putting pressure on Western defense industries, just as Russia ramps up its military offensive. “The war in Ukraine is consuming an enormous amount of munitions and depleting allied stockpiles,” Stoltenberg said. “The current rate of Ukraine’s ammunition expenditure is many times higher than our current rate of production. This puts our defense industries under strain.” According to some estimates, Ukraine is firing up to 6,000-7,000 artillery shells each day, around a third of the daily amount...

video of former President Donald Trump "crashing" a wedding to briefly speak with the bride has gone viral on social media. The video was shared on Twitter on Sunday by commentator Ron Filipkowski and has since been viewed more than 210,000 times. It is not clear when or where the footage was filmed but some commentators have said it took place at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.

The beatings escalated after Rachael and Mo split. He would break in after midnight, the girls sleeping through his punching Rachael, choking her, telling her she was going to die. One night, he put a gun to her head. She was still shaking when the Portland, Oregon, police got there and told her she could request a no-contact order. “When I told him I was leaving him, he told me that he would kill me,” she wrote on the request, which stipulated Mo stay at least 150 feet away from her and the children. Mo ignored the no-contact order, showing...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Shots were fired on Michigan State University, and the shooter is still at large. The suspect is believed to be on foot. Public safety officers are telling community members on and off campus to shelter in place. East Lansing Public Safety is asking the public to avoid the Michigan State University campus. According to MSU Police and Public Safety, shots have been fired near Berkey Hall on the East Lansing campus. Those on campus are asked to secure-in-place immediately. Police are currently active on the scene. No information has been given about

Details are sketchy, but six shot, 2 dead on Michigan State campus

Palestine | Special Dispatch No. 10486 Palestinian Islamic scholar Sheikh Yousef Makharzah, who is affiliated with Hizb ut-Tahrir, said in a video posted on the Hizb ut-Tahrir-linked Al-Waqiyah TV YouTube channel on February 8, 2023 that Islam and fighting are "inseparable," that infidels are "insolent," and that the only thing that can keep them from seizing peoples' wives and property is fear. He also told his audience to "prepare" to "go and fight the infidels in America" because it is the center of global corruption... If You Do Not Go And Fight "The Infidels In America," They Will "Come...

[Image] No justice for Soad Thabet Gatestone Institute https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/19368/islamic-justice Islamic “justice” -- which usually finds Muslims in the right, and non-Muslims in the wrong -- or rather, tribal justice, has, once again, prevailed in Egypt. Not only have the Muslim men who stripped naked and publicly abused an elderly Christian grandmother been acquitted in a court of law; now she is the one facing serious legal charges to compensate her tormentors. As the nearly seven-year-old case of Soad Thabet, now 76, comes to its disgraceful close, it is important to recall the facts. On May 20, 2016, in al-Karm village,...

Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) have proposed their “DREAM Act” amnesty that would provide green cards and, eventually, naturalized American citizenship to nearly two million illegal aliens. Graham and Durbin, who hold powerful positions on the Senate Judiciary Committee, reintroduced the amnesty after repeatedly proposing the plan since 2017. (Snip) Durbin suggested that amnesty for DACA illegal aliens “is a matter of simple American fairness and justice” before thanking Graham “for his continued partnership in this important bipartisan effort.”

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~Happy Valentine's Day!Roses are red; Violets are blue. You’re sticky like taffy, And I’m stuck on you. Tomatoes are red, Broccoli is green. You’re the best Valentine I’ve ever seen. Lilacs are purple, Bananas are yellow. You’re soft and cuddly, Like a sweet marshmallow. Any color or flavor is fine, If you’ll just be my Valentine. Happy Valentine's Day to The Canteen and all our Troops! FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. Please...

TORY: As the anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine nears, Russian forces pounded the city of Bakhmut on Monday, in what NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said was the beginning of a major, long-feared new offensive: "The reality is we have seen the start already because we see now what Russia does now - President Putin does now - is to send thousands and thousands more troops, accepting a very high rate of casualty." Military officials said Ukrainian defenders, who have held on for months, were braced for new ground attacks.

In a little covered lawsuit by the group New Yorkers For Religious Liberty, Inc. et al -VS- The City Of New York, something very odd has surfaced.After imposing the vaccine mandate in 2021, New York City fired the unvaccinated workers then sent the FBI the names and fingerprints of the non-compliant city employees to register within the justice files of the federal government.New York City has recently abandoned the vaccine requirement {SEE HERE}, but the lawyers for the plaintiffs are continuing the lawsuit against the city because employment in the private sector is now impacted because the names of the...

A new report makes clear the ultimate goal: tiny, uncomfortable apartments and bicycles for all. Progressives’ dirty little secret is that everyone will have to make do with much less—fewer cars, smaller houses and yards, and a significantly lower standard of living. Governments, the report says, could reduce “financial subsidies for private vehicles,” such as on-street and free parking. They could also impose charges on pickup trucks and SUVs (including electric ones) and build more bike lanes. Urbanites who suspect the expansion of bike lanes in their cities is intended to force people to stop driving aren’t wrong. The Inflation...

Environment activist Erin Brockovich is calling on the Biden Administration to "step up" after a trail derailment in eastern Ohio led to a controlled release of toxic chemicals. On February 3, a train operated by Norfolk Southern Railway derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, and cause a major fire near the track. Around 20 of the 50 cars that derailed were transporting hazardous materials, including vinyl chloride, a toxic and flammable gas. Out of fear that the fire could cause an explosion, officials decided to conduct a controlled burn of hazardous materials, which began on February 6. However, the process still...

<p>If you watched the Super Bowl, you know that FOX News ran an ad for the Gutfeld! show, crowning Greg Gutfeld as the new king of late night TV.</p><p>FOX News has apparently been keeping a close eye on their ratings, and they know a winner when they see it. Gutfeld often beats the late night shows on network TV in ratings.</p>

Ukrainian Army continues to grow and have started forming additional brigades within the Ground Forces. * 23rd Mechanized Brigade – a new brigade of Ukrainian Ground Forces, currently at the stage of formation. * 31st Mechanized Brigade – another new mechanized brigade. According to the volunteers on social media, the first battalion is already deployed to the front, while the rest of the brigade is still being formed. * 32nd Mechanized Brigade is a completely new mechanized brigade of Ukrainian Ground Forces, currently at the stage of formation. * 48th Artillery Brigade is a new artillery brigade being formed in...

According to US officials, the Air Force F-16 that shot down an object over Lake Huron on Sunday missed its first attempt. “A second Sidewinder air-to-air missile was needed.” Fox News reported. It is unclear where the first missile landed.

Could your prescription pills affect the outcome of dental implant surgery? It’s a problem highlighted by a recent study from dentists in Spain. They found that people who were taking antidepressants — specifically, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) — at the time of their surgery, and for at least one year beforehand, had a more than 4.5-fold increased risk of their implants failing. The 170 patients in the study were taking some of the most commonly prescribed SSRIs in the UK, such as citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine and sertraline. A ‘failed’ implant is defined as the implant falling out...