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“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who do His commandments” (Psalm 111:10). Saving faith is obedient faith. The wisdom of God resulting from the fear of the Lord leads to obedience. When we fear the Lord, we submit to His wisdom and commit ourselves to keeping His commandments. In the New Testament Jesus said the same thing: “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments” (John 14:15). We aren’t always as obedient as we ought to be, but the pattern of our lives turns from disobedience to a submissive...

(There is 10 listed so I'll both body of thread and body of comment) 1. “Immediately reissue my 2020 executive order, restoring the President's authority to remove rogue bureaucrats.” 2. “Clean out all of the corrupt actors in our national security and intelligence apparatus.” 3. “Totally reform FISA courts which are so corrupt that the judges seemingly do not care when they're lied to in warrant applications.” 4. “Expose the hoaxes and abuses of power that have been tearing our country apart.” 5. “Launch a major crackdown on government leakers who collude with the fake news to deliberately we false...

Public schools continue to be ground zero for culture wars. An essential mission for many educators throughout the country is the indoctrination of their students. The newest arrival on the propaganda front is Israel. In August, one of the topics of a United Teachers of Los Angeles meeting was “How to be a teacher & an organizer. . . and NOT get fired.” History teacher Ron Gochez elaborated on stealth methods for indoctrinating his students. He talked about transporting busloads of kids to an anti-Israel rally—during the school day—without arousing suspicion. “A lot of us that have been to those...

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is warning that the United States may be entering an era of 'fascism and authoritarianism' as the country prepares for President-elect Donald Trump to return to power. The 35-year-old socialist-leaning New York congresswoman hopped on Instagram Wednesday to speak with her liberal followers about the election results where she painted an extremely bleak picture for the country's future. The leading member of the House Democrats' progressive 'Squad' said the U.S. is entering a political period that will have consequences 'for the rest of our lives.' 'We find ourselves I believe in a time where there are lets...

Elie Mystal is a man who writes for 'The Nation'. He is very mad at white women right now. Even white women who voted for Kamala. They did not do enough. He can't tolerate even an 'ally' right now. His latest meltdown should be used as the greatest example of why people are fleeing the cult of Leftism. No matter how much you fall at their feet and wrap yourself in sackcloth and roll around in ashes, they won't be happy.

Once, feminism was about being strong and invincible; now, though, it’s about being a screaming, crying, vindictive, emotional mess. We’ve been watching leftist women decompensate for eight years now. After all, there’s the endlessly lovely meme of the screaming woman in green on the day of Trump’s inauguration, along with all the ridiculous women parading around in pink “pussy” hats. The George Floyd riots gave us a whole new gallery of crazed women as they raged at black police officers, decrying those men’s racism. But we’ve never before had a parade of crazy like the one that’s swept social media...

Libs of TikTok has found a white woman who most definitely didn't vote for Trump and is also pro-gun because she says she's going to buy a Glock and shoot white men in the street. Only at nighttime, though. But your skin has to be really white and you have to be a man

How in the world did I miss this statement by Kamala? Tyrus left speechless by Kamala Harris' new word salads

Vice President Kamala Harris’ failed presidential bid has political strategists second guessing many of her campaign choices, including her selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. "The choice of Walz was only one of many disastrous mistakes but symptomatic of one larger problem — the Democratic Party leadership is too scared to say no to the hard-left progressive wing of the party," Julian Epstein, longtime Democratic operative and former chief counsel to the House Judiciary Committee, told Fox News Digital. "This hard left opposes commonsense solutions that [Pennsylvania] Gov. [Josh] Shapiro supports — charter schools, for example....

Despite all those elitist voices demanding we fall in lock step with the long march to woke-Marxist utopia, what prevailed decisively was Common Sense, rooted in good old-fashioned conservative Christian values. I unashamedly confess to never being prouder -- or more surprised -- than I was Tuesday when voters overwhelmingly rejected four more soul-deadening years of evil. I had all but given up on the grand American experiment in self-governance. But today, I am prouder than ever of its people, who unmistakably chose good over evil at the ballot box. Before expounding further, however, I must warn against resting on...

Michael is back, and this time the “creepy porn lawyer” appears to be cozying up to President-elect Donald Trump. Despite having nothing nice to say about Trump over the past several years, and even helping adult film actress Stormy Daniels sue him, Avenatti oddly congratulated Trump on November 6.

Few have expressed glee at Donald Trump’s election win like Europe’s far right. “We have big plans for the future!” posted Hungary’s Prime Minister Vikor Orbán, an influential Trump friend and ally, calling it “a much needed victory for the World!” The Netherlands’ Geert Wilders, an anti-Muslim firebrand who is sometimes labeled the “Dutch Trump,” urged his Washington counterpart to “NEVER STOP, ALWAYS KEEP FIGHTING AND WIN ELECTIONS!” In Italy, right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has softened her approach since taking office, heralded the “unshakable alliance, common values and historic friendship” between Washington and Rome. And Alice Weidel, co-chairperson...

In Canada, PM Justin Trudeau’s gun ban is in trouble. Delay has followed delay as the government finds resistance to the leftist gun ban plans. In 2020, Canada’s Liberal government, headed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, signed an emergency order to “freeze” handgun sales, imports, and transfers.Under increasingly strict restrictions on handgun ownership and use, most handguns in Canada are required to be kept locked up and unloaded, except when being transferred while locked up and unloaded to an official range, where they may be loaded and shot before being unloaded, locked up and transported back to where they are...

Once you start digging into the Deep State, what you discover is remarkable continuity when it comes to attacking Republican presidents over the last many decades. One of the happy unintended consequences of the Russia Hoax of 2016 was that it exposed Americans to the mendacity, amorality, and chicanery of our Deep State and Intel Community (“IC”). Another was learning about the Falstaffian character Stefan Halper. Halper’s role in the hoax—the FBI used him to surreptitiously question Page, Papadopoulos, other others—sent me down a rabbit hole leading to Carter, Nixon, and JFK. Stefan Halper was a legacy hire: the nephew...

VLADIMIR Putin's infamous "Torture General" has been killed by Ukrainian forces after heading up a grim prison camp. Major-General Pavel Klimenko, 47, was riding a motorbike in the war zone when he was hit by a kamikaze drone near the town of Krasnohorivka. The wounded commander was taken to a local hospital in occupied Donetsk and later died from head injuries, according to reports. He had been inspecting military checkpoints and observation points when he and his group came under attack. Klimenko ran a Donetsk brigade and formed a vile torture camp where anti-war Russians were beaten and starved. Other...

Video on X Cleveland City Councilman Richard Starr, who represents Ward 5, said it was disappointing to see such low voter turnout in his ward, but he was not surprised residents failed to show up at the polls. “Look at what the neighborhoods have been since George Bush got elected, since Barack Obama got elected, since all these different leaders, the neighborhoods remain the same," Starr said.

8 November 2024 Friday of week 31 in Ordinary Time St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, Chicago, ILReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First readingPhilippians 3:17-4:1Our homeland is in heaven, and from heaven comes Christ to transfigure usMy brothers, be united in following my rule of life. Take as your models everybody who is already doing this and study them as you used to study us. I have told you often, and I repeat it today with tears, there are many who are behaving as the enemies of the cross of Christ. They are destined to be lost. They make...

Mayor Eric Adams is ending his administration’s controversial program supplying migrants in city shelters with prepaid debit cards to pay for groceries. The pilot program distributed the preloaded Mastercards to asylum seekers at hotels-turned-shelters with a family of four receiving about $350 a week to cover the cost of groceries and baby supplies. The city hired New Jersey-based tech startup, Mobility Capital Finance, in a $53 million one-year “emergency” contract that drew backlash when the city failed to conduct a typical bidding process before picking the company. But with the one year up shortly, the Adams administration decided against renewing...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed lost her reelection bid Thursday night to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie following years in which the liberal city struggled with sky-high crime and deteriorating quality of life.Breed, whose tenure began in 2017, said she called Lurie, a venture capitalist, to concede the election two days after voters went to the polls in the rank-choice election...An ongoing drug crisis has killed hundreds of people while crime, including relentless shoplifting and property crime, has diminished the quality of life for residents and frustrated businesses.Homeless encampments also became a familiar and heartbreaking sight under Breed...Lurie, 47, warned...

Israeli soccer fans attacked by Arabs.Hundreds of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans report being attacked by Arabs as they left the stadium where Maccabi's game against AFC Ajax took place. At least 10 fans injured, two people unaccounted for. An Israeli who was present at the scene: "The police only arrived after half an hour."