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One of the philosopher William James’s most popular books is Varieties of Religious Experience. Published in 1902 and subtitled “A Study in Human Nature,” the book is based on James’s Gifford Lectures in natural theology at the University of Edinburgh. It is impressive how many states of mind James is willing to group under the category “religious.” I suspect some people might cavil at the proposition that the book was really an exercise in theology, natural, supernatural, or otherwise. That said, James’s catalogue of heightened, or at least altered, states of mind does have the virtue of reminding us of...

Police evacuated homes Sunday near an air base in England used by the U.S. and arrested several men over suspected explosives offenses. Gloucestershire police said Sunday that residents of "a number of properties" in Whelford, western England, were taken to a nearby leisure center and that the situation has been "contained." Counter-terrorism police are now leading the investigation as is normal in similar situations. Whelford is near RAF Fairford, a base that American forces have used for strictly limited strikes during the war with Iran. After the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran on Feb. 28, the U.K. government...

Lists of very British things can be relied upon to have evergreen entries – tea, fish and chips, pubs, queues, small talk about weather – based on venerable stereotypes that nobody wants to debunk or discard. Less cited but still quintessentially British is the class system, which still persists in all its layers and fine gradations nearly thirty years after Labour deputy prime minister John Prescott (and not, as often claimed, John Major) proclaimed that "We are all middle class now." If I were to make a personal list of British things I would include comedies produced by Ealing Studios...

California’s growing number of wild wolves killed or injured dozens of farm animals across the state in 2026, so far, according to the latest report from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The CDFW updated its Wolf-livestock Depredation Investigations and Determinations report on Sept. 21. Of the 137 livestock depredation investigations performed this year, CDFW officials determined that 68 were wolf-related. “The goal of LDIs is to determine the cause of the animal’s injury or death,” the CDFW said. “LDIs involve assessment of physical and circumstantial evidence. Trained investigators examine the carcass or injured animal and search for signs...

This live countdown timer apparently appeared on 9/26/2026. There are various, unrelated, guesses floating around as to what it is for or what it means. The countdown points to Tuesday, 9/29, at 10 AM eastern. A Washington Sun article may be speaking of it, but makes no mention of a countdown timer.The website, dubbed America.gov, is still in planning stages, according to six current and former U.S. officials familiar with the matter. A multi-agency launch is tentatively planned for the end of September, one current official said, cautioning the timing could slide. Several prominent former members of Elon Musk’s Department...

Two veteran FBI agents overseeing counterterrorism operations in the nation's capital have been removed from their jobs and reassigned over the handling of an investigation involving Katie Miller, the conservative podcaster and wife of senior White House adviser Stephen Miller, according to two people familiar with the move. Michael Burgwald, the special agent in charge of counterterrorism matters at the FBI's Washington Field Office, and his deputy, Courtland Rae, were ousted from their positions by bureau leadership after investigators determined that allegedly harassing phone calls Katie Miller received from unknown individuals did not warrant further investigation, the sources said.

Government is not your friend. It cares about its own preservation, not yours. That’s why citizens who resist the government’s authority are tried for treason, while governments that resist the people’s authority award themselves immunity. Ostensibly, governments are formed to protect the lives and liberties of citizens. In practice, governments sacrifice their citizens’ lives and liberties whenever expedient (see, e.g., open borders and mass migration, COVID lockdowns and experimental “vaccines” that are neither safe nor effective, the “global warming” hoax and “green energy”-induced inflation, and the reckless European push for WWIII against the Russian Federation). Over the course of human...

On Friday's "Finnerty," European Parliament member Tarczynsky joined to discuss the success of Poland.

Friends, many of us have been called of God to be His watchmen for America in these last days, and all that we have said over the last twenty years - in light of our nation's EXPONENTIAL godless, immoral apostasy has come to be as the Lord has shown us! Everything is EXPONENTIALLY compounding today, as mockers mock, and haters hate (2 Peter 3). There are many biblically sound watchmen today who cry out to last days America, day in and day out; but truly, who will hear them (John 3:19-21)! From conservative to progressive, their hearts have waxed fat...

The Talk Shows Sep 27th, 2026 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian; Sen. John Kennedy (R‑La.); Rep. Jim Himes (D‑Conn.); Taiwanese Ambassador Alexander Yui. FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue; Gordon Chang, American lawyer, political analyst, author, and conservative columnist; Michael Pillsbury, GOP foreign policy strategist, government official, author; Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, founder and former pastor of Zion Church of Beijing; arrested in 2017 and released to American asylum in 2026; Grace and Bill Drexel, Grace Jin...

Rapper Nicki Minaj urged young Americans to get involved in the upcoming midterm elections and “vote red” while doubling down on her support for President Trump in an interview on Saturday. The Grammy-nominated hip-hop star said on “My View with Lara Trump” that young voters shouldn’t assume their voices don’t matter as Americans prepare to head to the polls Nov. 3. “Now is not the time to think that your voice will not be heard,” Minaj said. “Your voice will not only be heard, but your voice is very necessary right now for the country and for the world. We...

SAFE AM I SONG DEVOTIONAL Beloved, no matter what battles we face, the child of God is ETERNALLY safe and secure in Jesus’ RIGHTEOUS agape love. Though we live in a fallen world, face opposition from sinful man, and experience the attacks of Satan and his hosts, our ETERNAL Shepherd will never leave us. O dear friend, how wonderful is that blessed truth! Jesus’ agape love is ETERNALLY stronger than every fear; His ETERNAL promises never fail, and nothing in all ETERNITY can EVER separate us from the ETERNAL agape love of God found in Jesus, our precious Lord. Do...

The Trump Administration’s latest Supreme Court victory is a tribute to its persistence and innovation. It is, as well, a measure of the great changes in governance for which we owe thanks to Elon Musk and DOGE. Stymied by the congressional refusal to enact the SAVE Act, which would put teeth in the constitutional proscription against non-citizen voting in federal elections, the Administration kept searching for other ways to ensure that non-citizens did not vote in federal elections. Under a 1996 law, Section 1373(c), the federal government must provide state and local officials, upon request, verification of the citizenship of...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem🇮🇱 (9/27/26)[Prayer]Personalities Psalm 35Of David.1 Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.2 Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid. 3 Brandish spear and javelin[a] against those who pursue me. Say to me, “I am your salvation.”4 May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay.5 May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away;6 may their path be dark and slippery,...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 4,000–year–old tomb that belonged to one of ancient Egypt's most powerful officials – with a mysterious 'portal to the afterlife'. The discovery was made at the Bubasteion Necropolis in Saqqara, one of Egypt's most important archaeological sites. Hieroglyphs reveal the tomb belonged to a senior official named Sakhnetio-Btah, who lived during the time of the Old Kingdom.

...Boston is offering immigrants—including people in the country illegally—$575 to complete a city-sponsored course in community organizing and advocacy. ... Interested applicants are encouraged to apply regardless of their immigration status.” Run through Mayor Michelle Wu’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, Immigrants Lead Boston teaches participants how to organize their communities, engage government officials and advocate for change ... One of its stated political principles is unmistakable: “We must contest for power at all levels of government.” Boston’s alumni page gives concrete examples of the advocacy participants wanted to pursue. Viera Andrea Ilse described helping neighbors obtain driver’s licenses regardless of...

This is who Abdul El-Sayed is. He refused to disavow Hasan Piker, who had said that America deserved 9/11, he made excuses for the Muslim terrorist who tried to kill 100 Jewish preschoolers at a synagogue, and he continues attending events with outright supporters of terrorism. “I pray one day, Inshallah, Allah will bless us to raise an army and I’m serious about this. We were very close, recently. We had made intention to raise an army of 10,000 men in NY City. Muslim men to go fight…And the day is going to come, when that happens,” the ISNA speaker...

On Sept. 16, 2026, Toronto Superior Court Judge Anne Malloy announced her verdict that Bill Whatcott is “Guilty” of “Wilful Promotion of Hate.” This follows the five-day re-trial this past May on the flyer he passed out ten years ago at the 2016 Toronto Pride parade. The flyer was filled with Bible verses, medical information on health risks, political commentary, and images.The judge laid out her reasons in a shockingly hostile and vitriolic 43-page document filled with LGBTQ jargon. Sentencing will take place on December 16. Bill is free on bail until then. His likely prison time will be one...

There is a clip of the celebrated conservative economist and historian Thomas Sowell circulating on social media right now that is fascinating to watch. In the video, Sowell shares what makes him think that society as we know it might be doomed. He uses the example of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Sowell points out that people are so stupid that they called Kirk a fascist when all he did was talk to people and try to convince them of his ideas, while noting that it is fascists who shoot and kill people.

Strong crashing waves from the violent nor’easter uncovered a 19th-century shipwreck buried under Nantucket sand as the storm battered the East Coast with heavy rain, gale-force winds and coastal flooding. A pallet of waterlogged timber held together by rusted nails and strands of seaweed was discovered on a beach on the south shore of the famed Massachusetts Island Saturday, according to video shared by the Nantucket Current on Saturday. The wooden segment is believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a New Orleans-bound schooner that crashed on nearby Miacomet Beach in 1884. The ship, carrying cargo consisting of cotton and...