That's awful. I never saw anything about this in the news or online. I pray for all the women and churches in China.

I've only seen the first one. It was too Evangelical/Born Again for me.

I didn't like the theology, but appreciated the message.

May God have mercy upon him.

I was saved, and discipled through Christian radio in the late 80's early 90's . Many of those programs were Moody Network programs.

One more thing, this took me back to the late 2000s and early 2010s, where I binge watched documentaries on Discovery, National Geographic and History channels, back when the documentaries were focused on real history, instead of entertainment or sensationalism. Thank you @Dave Darling for bringing back my childhood memories of 2009-2012. My dad's parents overseas had a Panasonic Viera plasma TV, and when I was not hanging out with family members overseas, I watched documentaries on it. At the time, my parents only had LCD TVs which did not have the same picture quality as plasmas (but were more energy efficient), but we did have Dish Network at the time back when satellite TV was affordable. When we ditched satellite TV in 2012 or 2013, that was a sad day, but then Netflix had documentaries and good TV.

Now, in 2024, LCD TVs are better than plasma displays of the early 2010s, so when watching this documentary on my LED backlit 43" LG monitor that I use as a TV, this brought back the same memories. Call me an old soul, but my yesteryear(s) just got reignited. Alright, I am done talking about my younger years.

This fact checking article again goes back to the realities of how
the Pandemic made a hash of global supply lines, resulting in
a huge rise in inflation as the U.S. started to come out of the
Pandemic years. This has lead to persistently HIGHER prices in
some consumer goods, after the Pandemic, than before the
Pandemic.

Also, inflation was flat in the U.S., during the Pandemic years,
because no one had cash to spend. As soon as people began to have
cash to spend (after the Pandemic), then inflation went up.

The political candidates should STOP arguing that the effects of the
Pandemic, were actually caused by some President.

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I don't understand what the issue is? Do you feel you were lied to or is it a case that pro-choice candidate can't help the PLM?

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The issue is Trump is a liar.

The Harris - Trump debate was interesting for various reasons:

1) Trump remains unfit for office as he continues to be deceitful about the election and contemptuous of the rule of law when he does not benefit from the court results.

2) Various international claims are simply false: he could not end the war between Russia and Ukraine overnight except by forcing Ukraine to accept unacceptable terms. Israel would not cease to exist within two years of a Harris presidency.

3) His views on immigration were spiced with lies about Haitians eating pets. He suggested that American crime rates were up (They are falling) and that the countries these migrants came from the crime rates were down. The top three countries where migrants come from are Mexico (crime is falling), India (overall rates falling) and China (who can say what the crime rates are there?). The reasons crime is falling have little to do with immigration or emigration in each of these cases.

The things I would suggest Trump won in the debate were on the issue of abortion and Afghanistan.

His main argument on abortion was that the devolvement of the decision to the states was less divisive than having it all decided on a Federal level and then imposed on all states by federal law. Harris is blinded by her passion for this issue. But his victory on this point was also characterized by lies about executing babies. Harris could not overturn the Supreme Court decision without a majority in both houses and if she did so she would undermine the rule of law, the defense of which she has based her campaign on.

Biden did mess up the withdrawal from Afghanistan. This also revealed major failings in the Chinese whisper system of American intelligence and military when it comes to hierarchy which I hope have been addressed since then.

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Exclusive—Frank Pavone: The Trump-Harris Debate Shows Who’s Closer to the Public on Abortion​

The portion of Tuesday night’s debate centered on abortion was an object lesson in how this issue is treated by the radical left. Unsurprisingly, the moderators’ questions were designed to mis-frame the issue and to never pin Vice President Kamala Harris down on any limits she might support. (That’s because she doesn’t support any.)

Exclusive—Frank Pavone: The Trump-Harris Debate Shows Who’s Closer to the Public on Abortion

President Trump and the Republican Party are closer in their views to the average American voter, and Tuesday’s debate showed exactly that.

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Thank you. You gave me another reason not to vote for her.

He said something lewd about Kamala Harris at the debate, too. It is what the more disgusting candidates do.

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I wrote this song some time ago. I had posted it here on CF at some point, but realized the mix was not great, so I redid it and am reposting now. I wrote and performed this, every track and instrument. It's probably not the best, but I gave it my best, so I'm happy to share now with the community.

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My 3rd Party candidate has fears for the country as well. The American Dream was never really a thing, but it has become less attainable in 2024 compared to 50 years ago. The American Solidarity party is worried that Democrats could turn our country woke.

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So how does a vote for your 3rd party candidate prevent Kamala from turning our country woke?

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Please pray for the safety of house churches as they become increasingly important for persecuted believers. Pray for local established churches to see the importance of these places and to start supporting them in whatever way they can.
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Pray for Malaysian believers, whether from Chinese, Tamal or Malay backgrounds, to remain strong in their faith and to resist increasing intimidation. Leaving Islam has severe consequences from society and government and in law.
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Pray for tolerance to be shown by the public, some of whom have been urged on by radical groups, throwing petrol bombs at a number of large supermarket chains, creating tension and anxiety among the majority of the population and fear among the minority Christians.
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Pray for wisdom and discernment among the population, particularly Christian voters, as some radical groups attempt to sow disunity within the country, calling for bans and prohibitions. They claim these are in line with Islamic teaching.
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Pray for fairness and acceptance to be maintained within society, especially in light of the recent attempt by a halal chain of bakeries to ban the writing of ‘Merry Christmas’ on their products.
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Pray for the believers, particularly from Malay backgrounds, who are experiencing an increase in intolerance towards them.
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Pray for the Government of Malaysia as it attempts sensitively to handle the growing political pressure from local radical groups.
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I found something very interesting on Youtube, it is a documentary on the third crusade. King Richard the Lionheart of England squared off against the Muslim leader Saladin in holy war to control the holy city of Jerusalem. This is an awesome history lesson and is important to watch in order to understand current events in the middle east, the middle eastern arabs are still bitter about the crusades to this day! This video is 1hr and 30mins but is a good watch! The link to the video is below, you can paste the link into your web browser:
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Micah's prophesied in 3:

9 Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who detest justice and make crooked all that is straight

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12 Therefore because of you Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.

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More than a century later, Jeremiah affirmed that in 26:

18 Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. He told all the people of Judah, 'This is what the Lord Almighty says: "'Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, the temple hill a mound overgrown with thickets.'

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It was fulfilled in 2K 25:

8 On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard, an official of the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 9 He set fire to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down. 10 The whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke down the walls around Jerusalem.

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Micah prophesied the destruction of Jerusalem, and Jeremiah affirmed it and elaborated on it for the temple. It was fulfilled when Nebuchadnezzar attacked Jerusalem.

Since this is the propaganda thread I thought I'd throw this off topic response from another thread into this one:

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The Heritage Foundation has basically been a guiding force for Republican policy for decades.

Their newly released radical project 2025 was wildly unpopular on arrival, so Republican politicians are now distancing themselves from it.

The issue here is that the document was straight forward and honest about what intellectual conservative think tanks properly want to do.

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Well, when you delve into it though a lot of what we hear about 2025 is a lie they get away with telling because people don't read 900 page documents to find out what they actually say in context.

Social security is one. I get daily ads on how Trump is going to end Social Security, that's not even in project 2025... Same with abortion bans. Not even in project 2025. Yet the ads from Kamala all blame project 2025.


However, while conservatives mainly and generally agree on many general topics, each conservative has their own ideas as to how that main objective could be best achieved, or even if it needs to be achieved at all.

This is why we elect individuals after hearing what THEY want to do and how they, individually, want to do implement their agenda for their term in office.

We don't elect think tanks. It's the individual the people think have the best vision who wins, not any think tank.

Think tanks only give us stuff to think about .. at best.

Conservatives aren't a collective. We aren't Marxist's or communists. We are individuals operating as individuals do in a Republic.

That's why Trump's Agenda is called Agenda 47..

For many Christians in Vietnam, following Jesus can bring intense hostility and even violence. While historical Christian communities, like Roman Catholic churches, enjoy some freedom, both non-traditional Protestants and those who convert from indigenous religions face intense pressure and violence for their faith, especially in the remote areas of central and northern Vietnam.
Most believers belong to ethnic minority groups, like the Hmong, and face social exclusion, discrimination and attacks. Their homes are sometimes destroyed, and they’re forced to leave their villages. Church meetings face constant surveillance and frequent raids.
The past year has seen a slight drop in pressure on believers from their families and local communities. However, there has also been an increase in violent attacks on believers and church buildings, and in the number of church leaders arrested.

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Of all the things about which I preach, very few (if any) provoke as strong (and usually negative) a reaction as the call to forgive. I get more angry pushback after a Mass at which I preach on forgiveness than when I speak about chastity, greed, or any other challenging moral topic.

It would seem that the anger is rooted in two things: first, that the call to forgive implies some dishonoring or diminishing of the pain or injustice someone has experienced, and second, that it seems to imply that there is a requirement to stay in or resume relationships that are poisonous or dysfunctional. But forgiveness need not imply either of these.

Forgiveness is a concept that is often misunderstood. Many people interpret it to mean that they must stop having negative feelings about something that happened to them, or toward someone who hurt them. Many also think of forgiveness as a work they must do out of their own power, rather than as a gift to be received from God. No! Forgiveness is a work of God within us, whereby He acts to free us from the poisonous effects of bitterness and grief that often accompany the harm that was inflicted upon us.

Forgiveness is letting go of the need to change the past. Obviously, we cannot change the past; we cannot change what has happened. But we too easily think that ruminating over past hurts will somehow change what happened or even “get back at” the other person. It will not. Refusing to forgive is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. Clinging to our hurt and anger, understandable though it may be, only harms us.

Thus forgiveness is first for us, more so than for the other. In calling us to forgive, God is offering us the gift to be free of a great deal of poison and of a costly emotional state that robs us of joy and strength. Carrying anger and hurt is like lugging around bowling balls all day long. What a relief it is to just be free of that weight! And this is what God offers when He gives us the grace to forgive, to let go of the need to change the past, to let go of the desire for others to suffer because of what they have done to us.


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Pray that Jesus Christ somehow miraculously Stops the war and famine in Sudan:

COMMENTARY: We commemorate the Crucifixion on Good Friday, but on Sept. 14 the cross itself is praised.
St. Francis receives the stigmata, by El Greco, 1585-1590 (photo: Public domain)
Eight hundred years ago, around the feast of the Triumph of the Cross (Sept. 14), Francis of Assisi received the “stigmata,” the five wounds of Jesus in his own body. He bore the wounds until his death in 1226, two years later. The Franciscans mark the feast of the stigmata on Sept. 17.

St. Francis received the stigmata at La Verna, where the Franciscans maintain a shrine today, just nine months after he created the first Nativity scene at Greccio. The Franciscans celebrated the 800th anniversary of that last Christmas.

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I stood at the podium looking into a sea of faces at a loss for words. I had just concluded my remarks addressing the question “Is the Culture Toxic?” and I was fielding questions for the Q&A portion of our diocesan pro-life conference.

The very first question caught me off guard. After hearing my summary of the challenging and disheartening developments in medical research today, one audience member asked not about the precise moment that new life begins or the ethical ins and outs of reproductive technologies, but a question far more pressing and practical: “How do you stay joyful?” The incredulity in her voice was palpable.

I was thrown off by the unanticipated question. As I regained composure, I relayed to her the most joyous part of my life: my children. Their bright optimism and enthusiasm for each new day were always a stark contrast to the medical and ethical complexities I had just laid bare.

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Stay at the church you are at unless you have a very good reason to leave.

Pray that Jesus Christ sends forth Christians & Christian missionaries so that they are guided by The Holy Spirit to comfort & heal Syrian Refugees who are rejected by the world: