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CURIA OF POMPEY, ROME — As details from the recent Senatorial scuffle continue to be investigated, official sources from the Senate say that Senator Gaius Cassius has come forward, bloody knife in hand, to affirm that the senators of the Roman Republic "applaud former Dictator Julius Caesar for his decision to do the right thing and step down." Cassius and his fellow senator Marcus Junius Brutus, who were both present at a hastily organized retirement party for Caesar, said that the former Emperor who had not been seen for the last six days displayed "true patriotism" in selflessly bowing out....

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Cupich silent on abortions happening at DNC as he leads prayer for ‘unity and peace’Cardinal Cupich was silent on Catholic teaching on life issues and abortion during his invocation at the Democratic National Convention, at which Planned Parenthood is offering free abortions.Cardinal Blase Cupich remained notably silent on Catholic teaching on life issues and abortion during his invocation at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, at which Planned Parenthood is offering free abortions and vasectomies.Cupich’s prayer invocation was delivered to the assembled participants at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on August 19, in which he notably avoided mentioning...

From: dvan7 11:13 AM To: All (1 of 1) 5365.1 Evangelicals for Kamala? My goal here is not to discuss all of the political issues, but to show how critical this election is and what part evangelicals must play in it. Written by Larry Ball | Friday, August 16, 2024 The evangelical world still holds a powerful weapon in its hands. Because of the electoral college, what really matters in elections is what happens in each states. In 2020 Biden beat Trump in Arizona by 10,935 votes. In Georgia, Biden won by 14,152 votes. In Wisconsin, Biden won by 20,546...

An explosion of violent crime in the United Kingdom has made England and Wales into what one economist calls "the rape capital of Europe by a sizeable margin." The figures are "pretty grim," according to UK economist and podcast host Philip Pilkington. "Looks like Britain is becoming a pretty unsafe place."(The UK publishes separate crime statistics for England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.)The rate of increase is staggering, too. Reported rapes are up 63% in just five years.In the city of Bournemouth, where anti-immigration protestors were rounded up by authorities two days ago, rapes increased from 98 in 2010...

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” host Joe Scarborough offered his thoughts on the Democratic National Convention in Chicago a night earlier. Scarborough touted the DNC as a “joyous occasion,” which he said was something the GOP “feared.” “You look at a convention like that — you can’t calculate it,” he said. “You have, in two Republican candidates, two guys who at least publicly, in their public persona, project misery. They are not happy. They’re always looking for retribution. They are looking for people to blame. They are looking for a reason to be upset.” “They are looking for a reason,...

I give England until the end of 2025 at the latest before it is no longer recognizable. Don't laugh; I give the U.S. until the end of 2027 at best, but that is a whole other column. The Church of England has apparently joined the pronoun movement. Of course, none of this should come as a surprise to anyone, but it is still a shame. According to a report in the Telegraph, the Church has decided to stop using the word "church" in order to be more modern. I don't know what word they will use. Lodge? Club? Association? The...

A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that voters and election officials cannot cure or count mail-in ballots that are returned without the required secrecy envelope, often referred to as “naked ballots.” In a decisive ruling, Judge S. Michael Yeager of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas dismissed a petition seeking to challenge the Butler County Board of Elections’ rejection of mail-in ballots that lacked the required secrecy envelopes—often referred to as ‘naked’ ballots. The case arose when two Butler County residents, Faith A. Genser and Frank P. Matis, both failed to include the mandatory secrecy envelopes when submitting their mail-in...

Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts has fired 10 employees following anti-Israel protests at the school earlier this spring. “College leadership has made the difficult decision to eliminate ten staff positions to help us realize our necessary cost savings,” announced an Aug. 13 email sent by the college’s leadership. “We are grateful for the contributions these dedicated staff members have made to the College, and we have made arrangements to support them in this transition.” School President Jay M. Bernhardt initially announced the plans for the staff reduction on June 18, citing dropping enrollment in the college. Bernhardt attributed the falling...

As the November election approaches, voters are faced with a critical choice between two vastly different visions for America’s future. On one side stands Donald Trump, whose presidency demonstrated a profound commitment to both environmental protection and economic vitality. On the other side, Kamala Harris, who represents a continuation of the Biden administration's policies, which have, over the past four years, weakened America's economic standing and environmental progress. To understand why Donald Trump deserves the backing of both the working man and the businessman, it's essential to examine the tangible benefits his administration brought to environmental and economic policy—and why...

Anne Milgram, a former New Jersey attorney general and current Administrator at the Drug Enforcement Agency, went on CBS’s “Face the Nation” yesterday, revealing that “for the first time,” transnational drug cartels, namely the Sinaloa and Jalisco syndicates, were trafficking fentanyl under the guise of prescription medication. Per Milgram, via a report at Newsmax:‘[F]or the first time, the cartels are hiding fentanyl in other drugs.‘They’re making them look like real prescription medicines, which are all fentanyl and filler. And so this is just a dramatically changed landscape that we’ve now pivoted to address and take head on.…‘[T]his is the cheapest...

If you had insomina last night, watching Joe Biden's televised appearance at the Democratic National Convention would have been the place to kill it off. It was boring as hell, devoid of content, Joe Biden mechanically repeating the same crap he's been repeating for the past three years and as a professional bore, telling all, in a pathetic bid to claim that his presidency was somehow a success. The economy is up. Crime is down. The border surge never happened but is now fixed. The budget is under control. Inflation is conquered. His family is wholesome. He did his King...

The Ukrainian parliament has approved a law that would allow authorities to ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which Kiev has repeatedly accused of having ties to Russia, according to an MP. The legislation also outright bans the Russian Orthodox Church and all affiliated religious institutions.

During the 2020 election, the DNC announced a partnership with the Action Network, a leftist nonprofit, aimed at raising money to “elect Democrats up and down the ballot”. Now the Action Network is boasting that “in the first 24 hours after President Biden endorsed Vice President Harris, organizations raised over $70 million using Action Network.” “Action Network has been foundational to the DNC’s fundraising and organizing success over the years,” a DNC official gushed. Action Network was also crucial to the fundraising of Antifa. Going by the International Anti-Fascist Defence Fund on the Action Network, the mostly peaceful but also...

Night 1 of the DNC was a horror story. Call it the Night of the Democrat Undead. Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden returned from the land of political oblivion to haunt the stage by giving the same speech they had given before and that had failed to win them the support of the nation and the party. Joe Biden raved about democracy while Hillary Clinton once again claimed that “it takes a village.” It takes a village alright. In theory this was supposed to a party unity night with two key failed presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, advancing...

A Minnesota man driving to couple’s therapy with his now-arrested ex-girlfriend told police that after a rocky morning spent arguing at home and then announcing he wanted to break up with her while they were in the car, things really took a turn for the worst when she allegedly forced him out of the vehicle and then “floored it” in order to run him over. Veronica Roleen Gast, 30, faces second-degree assault charges, according to a police affidavit obtained by Law&Crime on Wednesday. She is also charged with criminal vehicular operation – bodily harm, gross negligence, and domestic assault. The...

Representatives of the jihadist terrorist organization Hamas condemned the terms of an alleged “bridging proposal” to move it towards a ceasefire with Israel on Monday. Hamas representatives told various media outlets that the provisions U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that day were a “coup against” a previous Hamas-friendly proposal Israel rejected. Blinken was in Israel on Monday to discuss what he called the “last opportunity” for an end to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ongoing self-defense operations in Gaza, Hamas’s stronghold territory used to launch the unprecedented October 7 attack on the...

Today I am happy to show off another audio book release, Arthur J. Stansbury's Elementary catechism on the Constitution of the United States: for the use of schools, a book as it says, was always intended for young children in schools. This book is written as a catechism form, which for those Christian readers need no introduction here, a catechism form is often used in religious instruction. The book's author, Arthur Stansbury was an American Presbyterian minister and newspaper reporter who was also a noted lithographer, poet, and children's author. It's important to understand the context here. This is a...

More documents have surfaced indicating just how much Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) adored Chinese communism, claiming that it offered a society where "everyone shares" and the state provides free clothing and food to its citizens. Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris has spoken of “equality of outcomes” or “equal outcomes," and has toted an economic plan that includes price controls which have led people to label her plan "Kamunism." Christopher F. Rufo posted on X: “Wow: The Free Beacon dug up this old news article in which Tim Walz defines 'communism' as a system in...

A grand Pran Pratishtha ceremony was held in Texas, on Sunday, August 18, where a 90-foot-tall Hanuman statue was inaugurated. A grand Pran Pratishtha ceremony was held in Houston, Texas, on Sunday, August 18, where a 90-foot-tall Hanuman statue was inaugurated. This is the third tallest statue The statue was named ‘Statue of Union,’ and it commemorates Lord Hanuman’s role in reuniting Sri Rama and Sita. The temple has been built at the Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land, Texas. The visionary behind the project happens to be His Holiness Sri Chinnajeeyar Swamiji. The website of Statue of Union says...

Britain’s far-left government, under prime minister Keir Starmer, is preparing to introduce a blasphemy law that will criminalize criticism of Islam, following civil unrest sparked by uncontrolled illegal immigration and the Islamization of the United Kingdom. The National Secular Society (NSS) warned Tuesday that “adopting an ‘Islamophobia’ definition will inflame, rather than dispel, community tensions and division” and “undermine the right of those oppressed by fundamentalist religion to speak out, including women, LGBT people, and those who hold different religion and beliefs.” The NSS letter to Angela Rayner, deputy prime minister and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government,...