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“Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them” (Matthew 9:36). Examples in the gospels of Jesus’ compassion are notable. When He saw Mary and others weeping for the deceased Lazarus, “He was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled” (John 11:33) and wept with them (v. 35). The phrase “deeply moved in spirit” connotes physical as well as emotional and spiritual anguish. As He saw Lazarus’s friends and family grieving, He entered into real crying with them. When arrested in the garden, Christ was more concerned about the disciples than Himself: “If you [soldiers] seek Me, let these go their...

One international student after another told the University of Central Missouri this summer that they couldn’t get a visa, and many struggled to even land an interview for one. Even though demand was just as high as ever, half as many new international graduate students showed up for fall classes compared to last year. The decline represents a hit to the bottom line for Central Missouri, a small public university that operates close to its margins with an endowment of only $65 million. International students typically account for nearly a quarter of its tuition revenue. “We aren’t able to subsidize...

Forget thoughts and prayers, stop grooming future trans killers. After Robert ‘Robin’ Westman shot up a Minneapolis church, local authorities and law enforcement refused to discuss the transgender child murderer’s motive, but instead spent a lot of time prattling about the weapon as if the rifle had climbed off the shelf and then opened fire. Much as with Audrey ‘Aiden’ Hale, the transgender child murderer who attacked the Covenant School in Nashville a few years ago, killing three children and three staff members, there is an active coverup of what would make a young man or woman want to murder...

The video had not been released publicly until widow Sabine Taasa, who also lost her oldest son to the terrorists, became determined “to show all the world the truth that October 7 happened in Israel.” -snip Shot on home security footage, the terrifying encounter showed Sabine’s 46-year-old husband Gil desperately rushing his sons, Koren, 12, and Shay, 8, out of their home in Netiv HaAsara, a community just north of Gaza, as Hamas soldiers stormed the building around 6:30 a.m. The trio, in just underwear, attempted to flee to the home’s bomb shelter in the backyard — but were immediately...

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Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. was released Sunday from a prison in northern Mexico where he was sent in August after being deported from the United States. The boxer, son of Mexican boxing great Julio César Chávez, is awaiting trial on accusations of involvement with cartels and illegally trafficking arms into Mexico. Chávez was released after a judge in the northern Mexican city of Hermosillo said he wouldn’t have to remain in custody while awaiting trial, but that he was prohibited from leaving Mexico, a federal agent told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized...

The United States is strengthening its naval presence in the waters off Venezuela to counter threats posed by drug cartels. More than 4,000 personnel will be deployed to the area, amid growing tension between Washington and Caracas. The U.S. government has not indicated any intention of a land incursion into the South American nation. The news follows confirmation last week of three U.S. Aegis guided-missile destroyers being deployed to the waters. Then, more recently, Venezuela announced it would send military vessels to the Caribbean Sea and elsewhere to help combat drug trafficking. According to the U.S. Navy’s new chief of...

The Oregon Duck lost his head in the run up to the team's opener against Montana State on Saturday. No, it wasn't out of excitement for the game. The mascot was running out on the field at Autzen Stadium when he tripped and the head of his costume flew off. The headless Duck sprinted back into the tunnel while a helper grabbed the head and ran after him. Moments later the Duck returned to the field, fully restored. It is not the first time the Duck has had a wardrobe malfunction. He also lost his head when he tripped on...

“We’re not like them. We’re not like Israel, we’re not here to cause fights” Protestors attempted to disrupt Kneecap‘s Rock en Seine performance this weekend – see what happened below. Yesterday (August 24), the Irish rap trio took to the Rock en Seine stage following weeks of tension due to their controversial remarks aimed at Israel. Following the group’s explosive set at Coachella earlier this year – where they hit out at Israel and several governments for their support of Israel in the Israel-Palestine conflict – calls were made to remove the group from several festival bills across the...

A process server and private investigator reached out to me with disturbing video footage of him being attacked by a trans activist in Aurora, Colo. The incident happened on June 1, but process server Craig Smith decided to go public after the Minneapolis trans mass shooting. The individual in the video is a leftist activist who goes by “Amber Lynn Estes.” His prior name was Brandon T. Estes. When Smith attempted to serve him court papers, Estes pretended not to be the person listed and then turned his anger on the server. Estes is being taken to family court for...

Newsdump Alert: Israel Plans Aid Cutoff In Northern Gaza In Conjunction With Escalation Of Gaza War... Newsdump Alert: Former Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Shot Dead... ...I've heard Hell described as isolation and for me shutting off others offering the blank stare too often my true story. I say hello to folks everyday whoever they happen to be even the 'trans' people out there although I get the blank response more often... Back in the day Rush had a parody of James calling the Special Prosecutor who looked into the Clinton's... Fast Forward to today and wow James Carville has some pretty...

The Rev. Hunt Priest, founder of the ‘Christian Psychedelic Society’ Ligare, was deposed from the Episcopal Church’s ministry by Bishop Frank Logue of Georgia earlier this week, concluding a 13-month Title IV disciplinary process. The action followed a complaint by the Rev. Joe Welker, a Presbyterian pastor and former Ligare intern, who accused Priest of endorsing illegal psychedelics, particularly psilocybin, and leveraging his priestly authority to promote Ligare’s mission, which the diocese deemed outside sacramental ministry. In 2015, Priest was reading the progressive Christian magazine The Christian Century when he came across an advertisement for a study by researchers at...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Randy “Duke” Cunningham, whose feats as a U.S. Navy flying ace during the Vietnam War catapulted him to a U.S House of Representatives career that ended in disgrace when he was convicted of accepting $2.4 million in bribes, has died. He was 83.

Toward the end of the last Ice Age around 8,500 years ago, melting glaciers caused sea levels to rise as much as 6.5 feet per century. This altered life in northern Europe, as hunter-gatherer communities were forced to move inland and rising waters submerged existing coastal settlements. Many of them would be lost forever. The Associated Press reports that Danish underwater archaeologists have located a Mesolithic coastal settlement about 25 feet below the surface of the Bay of Aarhus. Divers have excavated an area of around 430 square feet. The investigation has uncovered animal bones, stone tools, arrowheads, a seal...

US President Donald Trump says he will issue an executive order to require voter identification from every voter. “Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!” Trump says on Truth Social. “Also, No Mail-In Voting, Except For Those That Are Very Ill, And The Far Away Military,” he adds.

"offense to France as a whole" President Macron On Prime Minister Netanyahu's Linkage Of Palestinian State Recognition To Antisemitism French President Emmanuel Macron rejecting the accusation of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that France's decision to recognize a Palestinian state fuels antisemitism... The French foreign ministry calling in US Ambassador Charles Kushner when he raised the notion that France was falling short in dealing with antisemitism... Jordan Bardella now literally the point man for the National Rally with Marine Le Pen sidelined by a corruption conviction and a ban on running for public office... An Elabe poll this weekend puts...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the “horrific murder” of Andriy Parubiy, 54, a leading figure in Ukraine’s pro-European protest movements who was shot and killed in Lviv on Saturday. A former speaker of parliament, Parubiy also previously served as secretary of the National Security and Defence Council.A former Ukrainian speaker of parliament who was a leading figure in the country's pro-European protest movements of 2004 and 2014 was shot dead on Saturday in western Ukraine, officials said. Andriy Parubiy, 54, who also previously served as secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, was killed in the city of Lviv....

Conservative activist Scott Presler is sounding the alarm for Republicans, warning that unless the party immediately changes its strategy, November could bring devastating losses. In a late-night video, Presler said he wasn’t trying to spread doom and gloom, but reality. “I’m not here to bring you a happy video. I’m here to give you a dose of reality,” he began. "I'm here to tell you, Republicans are gonna lose everything this November unless we change things and quickly." Presler pointed to three key battlegrounds—Virginia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania—where Republicans are in danger of losing everything. “You’re gonna lose the governorship...

The Duval County Sheriff's Office, Jacksonville, Florida, busted five people who cheated on their commercial driver's license exams using hidden cameras and earpieces.

Praying daily since 2015:And this is the confidence we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His Will, He hears us. —1 John 5:14 Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate...