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In Vladimir Putin’s speech on February 24, announcing what would be a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine (in his official Orwellian euphemism, a “special military operation” in the Donbas region), a whole paragraph was dedicated to the West’s supposed undermining of “traditional values”: "Properly speaking, the attempts to use us in their own interests never ceased until quite recently: they sought to destroy our traditional values and force on us their false values that would erode us, our people from within, the attitudes they have been aggressively imposing on their countries, attitudes that are directly leading to degradation and degeneration,...

Is It Ever Right to Bend the Law? Msgr. Charles Pope • May 4, 2016 • Our relationship with God’s law is complex and we don’t often get it right. When it comes to God’s law we cannot forget that it is personal. That is, it is given to us by a loving God who wants to save us. Therefore, it is important to know both the law and the lawgiver, who is God.In the Deuteronomic code, each law is often followed by the phrase “I am the Lord.” It is as if the Lord is saying, “This is...

As mentioned, today's show on a rare Sunday is a continuation of yesterday's show. Hopefully I'll finish up in the 28th chapter of Deuteronomy. Today we'll deal a little bit more with the cursings but really we look forward even to the time of Satan's or Antichrist's tribulation as well. That's today at 4:30 Eastern time and archived after that.

Today's a day to talk about the drama and the unfortunate turn of events surrounding Rowan County Kentucky clerk Kim Davis. No doubt you've heard this story and no doubt you're aware that Kim Davis sits in a jail cell on contempt of court charges. I'll speak today a little bit about natural law, the law of nature's God, both in our Declaration of Independence and arguably what our entire country and concept of what is lawful sprung from. I'll also talk about why I think it was wrong for the Supreme Court to rule this way as well, and...

God’s Law is Personal and Loving By: Msgr. Charles PopeWhen we speak of God’s law, there is a danger that we might think of it as we think of any secular law. We usually think of secular law merely as a sort of impersonal code written by nameless legislators or bureaucrats. We have not met them; we do not know them or necessarily love or trust them. In effect, they are an abstraction in our mind called “the government,” or “the man,” or just “they,” as in, “They don’t want you to park here” or “They’ll arrest you for that.”But God’s...

Today we see an age of anomie—lawlessness. The laws of God are being ignored and His commandments jettisoned. Indeed, it is a lawless age in which we live—reminiscent of what Jesus said in parable about what would come when He went off to a far country. The citizens would hate Him, and they would cry out, “We will not have this man to reign over us” (Luke 19:14). The great question before the nations is: Will men and nations submit to having Jesus Christ, the Divine Creator of the world reign over them? God’s purpose in this world is to...

-SNIP- ...Investigators believe Field's husband became upset during a heated argument and violently attacked her. He left the house, but lost control of his vehicle on slippery pavement about four blocks away and crashed head-on into a tree in the 4600 block of Carson. -END SNIP-

“Fear of God” & voting: Contrary to popular rhetoric, voting is NEITHER a virtue NOR a commandment. Obeying God’s commandment that forbids putting anyone into power who doesn’t rule in the fear of God IS virtuous. Today’s Christian voters fear man over God when they worry about “wasting their vote” and voting “the lesser of two evils.” The “lesser of two evils” is always evil, and a vote is never “wasted” when it is cast in the fear of God: “The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” (Ps. 118:6). The modern...

Despite an economy languishing in high unemployment and low consumer confidence, more American companies are jumping on the bandwagon to provide support for homosexual and transgender employees. More than 300 firms have now received perfect 100 percent scores in this fall's Corporate Equality Index, produced annually by the Human Rights Campaign which ranks businesses on their "treatment" of employees who have chosen homosexual, lesbian, bisexual and transgender lifestyles. The list, which saw a 20 percent increase this year in the number of perfect scores, includes newcomers such as theater giant AMC Entertainment, Costco, Delta Air Lines, Food Lion and General...

In a prior post, I asked readers to guess the one Catholic ever named to a national Republican ticket. The answer was William Miller, running mate to the great Barry Goldwater in the 1964 race.   Here's another political trivia question with a religious link. Name the contender in this year's race who is technically excommunicated from the Catholic Church.ANSWER: According to the website of the Global Catholic Network the answer seems to be Palin. The site states that "once a person willingly repudiates Christ, embraces a heresy, knowing it to be contrary to divine and Catholic faith, or refuses submission...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Young children must be guided from a very early age with moral law so that they will have direction as they weather life's storms and resist its temptations, Pope Benedict XVI said. "God's law must be impressed on the soul from the beginning 'like on a piece of wax,'" the pope said, citing the teachings of St. John Chrysostom at his Sept. 19 weekly general audience. Early infancy "is in fact the age that is the most important" because it marks the time when "the great directives that point to the right course to (take in)...

People in England were shocked to learn that the four original terrorists who blew up subways and buses in London this summer were cricket-playing native sons of Yorkshire. Also, the bombers were not poor, they were not “marginalized,” they were not from disturbed or broken families, and they were not living in a culturally separate world. No, these four men were radical Muslims who believed fervently in the Koran. And, they rejected the Gospel of Jesus Christ, because they live in an anti-Christian atmosphere of anti-Christian prejudice and bigotry, not just in their Muslim community but also in England, where...

Yes... Just a couple weeks ago I got banned from this website for posting matierial on why holloween is evil and why Christians shouldn't celebrate and I found out that it got banned. People began shouting zot and told me to get out. I posted another article later on about a movement by Pastor Peter J Peters that we should make write in votes for Jesus Christ. I posted fine intelectual articles from a conservative Christian viewpoint All of which I might add were within the criteria made by Jim Robinson's statement. STILL BANNED! What is wrong with you people!?...

November 16, 2004 - There have been many contests for the soul of America, some predating the founding of the country but forming the bedrock America was built upon. Fortunately for us, ours is a legacy of builders, not adventurers. The treasures of the Aztecs and the Incas were not to be found on the North American continent, which I believe was one of the greatest fortunes of history for what would become the United States. The English colonies by and large attracted people intent on building a life, not personal fortunes. Our heritage is that of Puritans and Catholics...

R&L: The concept of natural law underpins the analysis in your latest book What We Can’t Not Know: A Guide. What is the natural law? Budziszewski: Our subject is called natural law because it has the qualities of all law. Law has rightly been defined as an ordinance of reason, for the common good, made by the one who has care of the community, and promulgated. Consider the natural law against murder. It is not an arbitrary whim, but a rule that the mind can grasp as right. It serves not some special interest, but the universal good. Its author...

Thursday, August 5, 2004 MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH Trooper kicks pro-lifer out of state Abortion images on truck barred, detainee called 'Jesus freak' Posted: August 5, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com Two pro-life advocates have filed a federal lawsuit claiming one was berated as a "Jesus freak" and "extremist" and the other kicked out of Connecticut by state troopers because of their provocative anti-abortion signs. After five days in Boston to demonstrate at the Democratic convention, Michael Marcavage and Dennis Green were driving a truck with panels that display large photographs of aborted children when they were...

Today during our church services we held a combined meeting of all of the adult men and women who were not involved teaching our primary aged (2-11) and youth aged (12-18) children. I wanted to report to FR about the meeting and the content and its impact. The meeting had been planned for some time to view the video" "Sex has a price tag" A lot of thought and prayer went into presenting this video and its content. We wanted the adult thoughts on this before we hold a meeting for all of the youth in our congregation. The video...

Candidate calls for Constitutional Amendment to protect marriageFebruary 4, 2004 Today, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that they will accept nothing short of full marriage rights for same-sex couples. In doing so, the court clearly demonstrated their radical gay marriage agenda by rejecting the Massachusetts state legislatures attempts to find a compromise. Responding to the Massachusetts ruling, U.S. Senate candidate Herman Cain said, “The courts have failed the American people. Congress needs to enact a constitutional amendment to protect the sacred institution of marriage.” Cain went on to say, “Liberal-minded judges have opened a floodgate of judicial tyranny that will...

The liberals who went after Roy Moore would like to do the same thing to anyone who stands up for God in the public square.When Alabama's judicial ethics panel voted to oust State Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, it provided the most vivid illustration yet of the great irony playing itself out in our day.Many in the United States legal system are engaged in an effort to destroy the very foundation on which our nation's laws are based. The Judeo-Christian system of morality has served as western civilization's legal foundation for centuries, yet today many judges believe they can...

Man's Law or God's Law -- Which Should Take Priority? The Boy Scouts are under fire again for taking a Bible-based stand against homosexuality. This time, it's a group of California judges. Pro-homosexual forces have been applying pressure to many organizations over the last few years to punish the Scouts for not allowing leaders who are homosexuals. In some cases, communities have voted to no longer fund the Scouts or allow them to meet on city-controlled property. Now comes word that San Francisco Superior Court judges adopted a policy in early July that prohibits them from even associating with the...