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The European Union has expressed its “strong rejection” of the Qur’an in Sweden, and called the act “offensive, and disrespectful and a clear act of provocation.” “This act in no way reflects the opinions of the European Union… Manifestations of racism, xenophobia and related intolerance have no place in Europe,” a statement from the bloc said. The group’s statement added that the Qur’an burning was made even more deplorable at a time when Muslims were celebrating Eid Al-Adha. “The EU continues to stand up for freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression, abroad and at home. Now is...

Authorities are giving Local 10 News another inside look at a drug called “pink cocaine” and why it is the number one narcotic federal officers are busting on our international passenger air border. Customs and Border Protection Watch Commander Bryan Picado oversees enforcement teams at Miami International Airport. “We have special equipment to test whatever products they are bringing to see if it is what it is or if it is narcotics,” he said. Federal officers are trained to intercept illegal drugs there. “Out of all the different narcotics is there one drug that seems to be the most prolific...

Tracking the Mexican Cartels' drug network in the United States is top priority for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as the agency reports most of America's drugs containing fentanyl stem from the southern border. "The Jalisco new generation Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel, these two cartels are driving the drug overdose epidemic," said Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley of the New Orleans Field Division, which oversees drug investigations in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Alabama. Even though New Orleans is nearly 700 miles away from the Mexico border, Byerley said the greater New Orleans area is a gateway for drugs...

When the 'police' told her that they needed her help to lure a hacker out, she used her hard-earning savings as bait. But the 35-year-old woman, surnamed Li, was swindled $18,000 on Monday (Jun 26) after it turned out that the so-called cops were part of a scam. In an interview with Shin Min Daily News, Li, who works at a construction company, shared that she received a call from her office landline at around 1pm that day. Claiming to be a Singtel employee, the man told the woman to download a software after 'discovering' an abnormality in her laptop's...

In 1963, Marlon Brando marched with Charlton Heston for Civil Rights and in the 1970's, after his triumph in The Godfather, he refused Hollywood's Oscar. Brando died in 2004 on this date, the 1st of July, 19 years ago. For me his greatness is in showing just how hard it can be in the modern world to be a man. Its in his own words: “Most of my childhood memories of my father are of being ignored. I was his namesake, but nothing I did ever pleased or even interested him. He enjoyed telling me I couldn’t do anything right.”...

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A Wyoming school district is being sued by the parents of a teenage girl after they allegedly allowed her to self-identify as a boy without their knowledge. Sean and Ashley Willey, of Rock Springs, are the parents of a teenage daughter who identified as a boy during her freshman year of high school. The Willey's lawsuit, filed in April, alleges how school district staff used a male name and pronouns for their child without informing them for a period of six months during 2021 and 2022. The Willeys, who are both teachers, only discovered the school district's actions when Mrs...

As North Point Community Church pastor Andy Stanley continues to be embroiled in a series of controversies featuring the revelation of widespread LGBTQ-affirming pastors, church leaders, and sentiment within their churches (see endnotes), Stanley is going through a sermon series where he outlines the fundamentals of the faith that must be believed to be a Jesus follower. In the seventh installment of this eight-part series, Stanley defends his ‘Fundamental List.’ He compares it to the Apostles Creed, acknowledging that while the Creed may be more ‘theologically robust,’ it was also formulated when the church was sanctioning activities that were ‘unchristlike.’...

A Lutheran pastor announced on Facebook that he was going to be preaching “AGAINST the text” that contains the Great Commission, declaring that he’s doing so “in solidarity with the millions around the world who have been the targets of this non-reciprocal and colonial discipline.” Clint Schnekloth is the impastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lafayette, AR, an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) church that promotes the full inclusion of LGBTQ folks and Queer Camps for children. Claiming to have common cause with Episcopalians and “Unitarian Universalists,” the church is committed to “offering open space for doubts and...

When the initial protests started in France over the death of “French George Floyd” Nahel M, a 17-year-old Muslim killed by police, corporate media was all over it. But in recent days as the protests turned into riots, then full-blown insurrection (the real kind, not the J6 false version), corporate media suddenly has many other things to cover. What happened? It’s obvious. Open borders and forced multiculturalism have been exposed for their inevitable outcomes and American corporate media doesn’t want us to see what’s in our future. Here are a few videos detailing the carnage. Keep in mind, I have...

Arkansas-based minister Mike Keller, who is associated with the Duggar family, is currently in the hot seat. This follows the emergence of clips on the internet showing him delivering a wild, wild sermon that is illogical and ignorant at best and steeped in racism at worst. Keller is the father of Anna Duggar and the father-in-law of convicted pedophile Josh Duggar, who is currently serving a 12.5-year sentence for possessing CSAM. Showing his poor judgment, Keller previously penned a letter to the judge, pleading for leniency towards Duggar. He described him as “very gentle, kind and polite to everyone” and...

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For years, Focus on the Family has promoted the teaching that Christian wives are obligated to give their husbands sex. Now, they seem to be reversing course—while also deleting references to the researcher that first exposed the harm of so-called “obligation sex.” Author and researcher Sheila Wray Gregoire had previously called out Focus on the Family (FOTF) for promoting obligation sex. Gregoire’s survey of 20,000 evangelical women and 2021 book, “The Great Sex Rescue,” concluded that Christian teachings requiring women to have sex with their husbands, regardless of women’s emotional and physical needs, increase sexual pain and harm marriages. On...

A Brooklyn brute landed himself in the doghouse Friday after cops found the owner’s helpless pooch dangling from a fifth-floor banister, law enforcement sources said. Cops collared sicko Shatik Bennett, 26, at his East Flatbush apartment just before 6 a.m. when the NYPD’s Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad found the helpless adult pit bull, Romeo, swinging from the elevated railing by a leash that was attached to a collar. Bennett was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals after a tipster alerted cops that Bennett was allegedly abusing Romeo to make him “tough,” sources said. “The dog is a sweetheart. Once we...

The border crisis has raised concerns. A large majority of Americans view human trafficking in the U.S. as a significant issue, a new survey has found, as concerns rise about the increasing number of people prosecuted for the crime nationwide. About 80% of voters in the U.S. believe human trafficking is a “major problem” in the country and that not enough is being done to address it, according to a June national poll from the Convention of States Action and the Trafalgar Group. Only 5.7% of people said human trafficking is not a major problem and that they think enough...

President Biden is bringing his embattled son, Hunter Biden, with him to Camp David for the second weekend in a row, defying aides who’ve warned him of potential political fallout from being seen too often with the alleged tax cheat. White House pool reporters spotted the 53-year-old first son on Friday climbing into the presidential SUV as it departed the White House enroute to Fort McNair, where the presidential travel party will helicopter over to Camp David in Maryland. NBC News reported on Wednesday that the president has refused to listen to political advice from his closest aides on limiting...

Two news directors at a Michigan NBC affiliate were ousted on Thursday following the circulation of an internal memo calling for scaled-back coverage of Pride Month events and directing the station’s journalists to “get both sides” on LGBTQ issues, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN. The email, sent earlier this month by Stanton Tang, news director of Grand Rapids-based WOOD-TV, and Amy Fox, the station’s assistant news director, said the “polarizing” nature of Pride events had upset some of its conservative viewers, CNN previously reported. “We need to recognize that some stories related to LGBTQ issues are...

Since the release of tools like ChatGPT, artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to permeate industries worldwide, transforming the way we work and live.To gain insight into this rapidly evolving landscape, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu and Sabrina Lam - using data from MSCI - has ranked U.S. industries by their estimated share of employment that could be exposed to AI-driven automation.Data and HighlightsThis analysis comes from a March 2023 report published by Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research. The authors estimated automation exposure for over 900 U.S. jobs using the O*NET occupational database, which provides details on the types of tasks each...

Over the past few years, the transgender movement has pushed its way into every nook and cranny of American culture, and major institutions and authorities have tried to force all people to go along with it. But now, the tide is turning.It started quietly, with biological science and objective reality being given a backseat to internal feelings and chosen identity. To become a member of the opposite sex, all one needs to do is declare it to be so and others will be forced to acknowledge it is so.Next came the reengineering of language. The word “sex,” which defines a...

In his newest Twitter monologue, Tucker Carlson forcuses on Biden Assistant HHS Secretary Rachel Levine, who has risen to a high-ranking position in government and became a trans woman later in life. Tucker points out that we are forced to accept this person’s delusions or accept the consequences. He also notes that Levine’s personal journey was partially about obtaining power. The Daily Caller has details: Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson mocked Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary for health in President Joe Biden’s administration, in Friday’s episode of “Tucker on Twitter.” Carlson called out Levine, who was born Richard “Rick” Levine,...