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Jewish anthropologist: 'Prelates placating evil as they appeased Hitler' VIENNA (ChurchMilitant.com) - An outspoken Jewish anthropologist is comparing the Austrian bishops' endorsement of the nation's totalitarian vaccine fiat to the Austrian Catholic hierarchy's support for Hitler under the National Socialist regime. "The Austrian bishops are yet again guilty of placating evil. They supported the Anschluss [Hitler's annexation of Austria], with Cdl. Innitzer flying the Nazi flag for Hitler," Karen Harradine told Church Militant. Austria has become the first Western democracy to mandate COVID-19 jabs for its entire adult population, with conscientious objectors facing fines of 3,600 euros ($4,080) per day...

The fine is now milder at € 2,000 (instead of € 7,200), but the amendment to the law against vaccination opponents is explosive in terms of democratic politics: Vaccination critics in Austria face a year of custody in the future. The amendment already passed the parliamentary committee. There should be their own detention rooms for the vaccination critics, the costs for food will be charged to “the obligated”. Quietly, and without wanting to attract a lot of attention, the government has now completed the current template for the enforcement of the planned vaccination requirement. Specifically, this is a corresponding change...

The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in Elim Romanian Church v. Pritzker, (Docket No. 20-569, certiorari denied, 3/29/2021). (Order List). In the case, the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a church's challenge to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's COVID-19 orders which restrict-- or in their latest form urge restriction-- on the size of worship services. (See prior posting.)

Now this is how a real man handles the Covid Nazis. Artur Pawlowski, the Pastor of the Cave of Adullam Church in Calgary, Alberta, Canada shouted down police officers who interrupted his church service during Holy Week.

Singers John Legend and Lizzo, and actresses Natalie Portman and Taraji P. Henson are among the Hollywood celebrities who’ve signed a letter pushing the defunding all police departments in the wake of the police involved death of Minneapolis man George Floyd. The open letter claims that in 2017, $194 billion was spent on the police by America’s various governments even as police have “continued profiling, harassment, terror and killing of Black communities.” - The letter — which was also singed by Common, Jane Fonda, America Ferrera, Brie Larson, ACLU executive director Anthony Romero — goes on to insist that the...