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Stephen Miller delivers heated remarks at Charlie Kirk's memorial service: 'We are the storm'

“We are the storm. And our enemies cannot comprehend our strength, our determination, our resolve, our passion.”

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller delivered remarks at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service.


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This is not what our country needs right now.

Ilhan Omar tangles with CNN host in fiery interview, rips 'hateful' Charlie Kirk


Not surprising. The country is getting to know Omar.
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Illinois director for Conservative Caucus spreads fake story of anti-Kirk message on Starbucks cup, forcing closure of shop; video exonerates workers

Chicago Starbucks Worker Did Not Write ‘Loser’ On Order Honoring Charlie Kirk, Company Says

A viral social media video this week claimed that employees at a Norwood Park Starbucks wrote “Loser” on a drink ordered in honor of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. An online furor followed, and the coffee shop even closed temporarily.

But Starbucks now says that time-stamped footage from the store at 6332 N. Northwest Highway does not show any of its workers writing that message. Instead, the note appears “to have been added after the beverage was handed off, likely by someone else,” a spokesperson told Block Club.

The controversy started with a post Tuesday from Jacqueline Garretson, who, according to her X bio, is the Illinois state director for The Conservative Caucus and previously worked as a staffer for failed Republican attorney general candidate Thomas DeVore.

“We’re looking for not corporate bureaucracy. I want immediate accountability; and if not, I will have this whole intersection lined with patriots today, I’m not even joking,” [her companion] told a Starbucks employee.

Citing Charlie Kirk murder, Tennessee pastor demands removal of 'Hate Has No Home' signs

"When you accuse someone of preaching hate, they are saying I hope somebody puts a bullet in your neck. That's what that means," [Andrew] Isker claimed in a live podcast Friday afternoon.

Isker derided what he described as “many foolish Christian leaders” who have urged people to follow the words of Jesus to love their enemies and to turn the other cheek.

“This great evil must not be tolerated. It must be rooted out and eradicated," he insisted.

That vengeance, he said, would come in the form of government crackdown, not from vigilante action.

[From his Facebook post to a Jackson County group]

The Hate Has No Home in Gainesboro/Jackson County signs did not bother me. I have always known I have opinions that some people will disagree with. It was no surprise that people would react strongly when the TV (falsely) told them that a Nazi had moved into the area.
But things have changed after yesterday. Gainesboro is my home now. I am not leaving. If the "hate" is me, and I am not leaving, "no home here" means the only way I don't have a home here is if someone kills me.
I don't think anyone who has these signs up supports radical leftist terrorism. I think you are decent Americans who disagree with my views. But you need to understand what your message is being associated with: it has been taken to mean you support violence against people you hate. If you really believe the rhetoric needs to be toned down, you will show it by putting these signs away.


[Sorry pal, just because you apparently take this criticism to mean that doesn't mean it does. It is by no means inciting or a threat. We are all allowed to opine that you are preaching hate.]

"I hope every scumbag journalist is shaking in his boots right now."

As Scripps News Nashville first revealed, Isker is leading an effort to establish a Christian nationalist community in Jackson County, Tennessee, about 90 minutes northeast of Nashville.

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'Gay beam machine': Right-wing pastor makes startling claim about airport scanners​

Andrew Isker, who co-hosts with C. Jay Engel what he calls "the number one Christian nationalist podcast in the world," shared his unconventional and homophobic views on the Transportation Safety Administration's security scanners in a video flagged by WTVF's Phil Williams, who has reported extensively on his ministry.

Isker and Engel moved to Tennessee with aims of creating a community so-called "Heritage Americans," who are depicted in their social media posts with images of Norman Rockwell's idyllic depictions of midcentury life, and they have explicitly stated their longing for the American way of life before women joined the workforce and civil rights "ruined everything."

"I had to be molested at the airport to go to Florida, right, just to get on an airplane, just because I'm not going to go through the 'gay beam' machine. I didn't let C. Jay do it, I wouldn't let him do it. I said, 'You're getting patted down, too, buddy. I don't want them turning you gay.'"

"It appears having a guy touch you all over place, on its face, seems worse, but you don't really know what those things are doing to you," Isker added. "They can just take a picture of me naked? Like, no."

Engel, his co-host, interjected to speculate the scanning process might somehow involve "virtual ██████████," a reference to the chemical compound produced by the ██████ of ████████ which plays a role in █████ lore about ████ ███ and alleged ███ ████████ ███.

Charlie Kirk's memorial service taking place today at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona

Charlie Kirk, conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, a well-known nonprofit organization, was tragically assassinated on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Thousands of people are expected to attend memorial services for Kirk today at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

WHAT TO KNOW​

  • A massive memorial service for Charlie Kirk, 31, founder of Turning Point USA, will take place on Sunday, Sept. 21 in Glendale, Arizona, at State Farm Stadium.
  • President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are anticipated to attend the memorial service for Kirk, whom both have described as a friend.
  • State Farm Stadium, home to the NFL's Arizona Cardinals, has the capacity to host 63,400 people — which can be expanded to 73,000 for "mega-events," according to its website.
  • Kirk is survived by his wife, Erika Kirk, a former Miss Arizona USA, and their two young children, born in 2022 and 2024.
  • Across the U.S., mourners have taken to social media since Kirk's murder to share prayers and tributes, while also holding vigils to honor his legacy and express support in the wake of the conservative activist's passing.
  • On Sept. 10, 2025, Kirk was tragically shot and killed during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University.

Charlie Kirk memorial service attendees traveled from all over US and world​


Charlie Kirk memorial service attendees traveled from all over US and world

People arrive at State Farm Stadium ahead of Charlie Kirk's memorial service on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Reuters/Cheney Orr)

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When culture calls biblical truth hate speech

Franklin Graham recently reminded us of something I’ve always admired about Charlie Kirk: he stood firmly on biblical truth, but he did it with compassion. He debated boldly, yet never with malice. He modeled what it looks like to stand on God’s Word while still loving those who disagreed. That’s what struck me most about Charlie’s ministry.

When culture calls biblical truth hate speech, Christians must remember that speaking God’s Word is the highest form of love.

Charlie Kirk’s legacy of truth with compassion​

Charlie never treated debates like a chance to humiliate others. He approached them as opportunities to present God’s truth. Franklin Graham said it best — Charlie stood unapologetically on Scripture, but he did it in a way that reflected Christ’s compassion. That’s rare today.

I’ve seen unbelievers circulate memes and half-quotes trying to paint him as harsh or hateful. But when you look at the full conversations, the truth is clear: Charlie’s goal wasn’t to win arguments at all costs — it was to point people back to God’s Word.

That’s the real lesson for us. The world will twist, clip, and distort, but what matters is faithfulness before the Lord.

When biblical truth is branded hate​


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Trump ends annual report on U.S. hunger amid rising food insecurity


The Trump administration is ending a decades-long effort to track food security at a time when many Americans are struggling to get proper nutrition or enough to eat.​
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Saturday it was terminating the annual Household Food Security reports, which were introduced in the 1990s to help state and federal officials decide on food assistance programs. The latest USDA report, published in September last year, found some 18 million U.S. households were food insecure at some time during 2023, a million more than in 2022......​
Kyle Ross, a policy analyst at the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, questioned the Trump administration’s claim that the USDA food security survey had become politicized, noting that it has been produced annually by Republican and Democratic administrations for around 30 years.​
“It is also not redundant, as this survey serves as the official data source of food insecurity statistics,” he said in an email.​
Ignorance is bliss, right? :doh:

And the tariffs are so helpful.....not.

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Border Czar Tom Homan caught accepting $50K bribe; investigation shut down under Trump

'Caught on camera': Senator says 'Pam Bondi knew' about reported 'brazen' bribery scheme

Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan is a hot topic after a blockbuster MSNBC report claimed Homan had accepted a $50,000 bribe from FBI undercover agents, and one senator says Pam Bondi and others knew about the scheme. Raw Story reported on Saturday about a MSNBC exclusive in which the outlet claimed that Homan had previously been investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. That caused U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to issue a stinging four-word response to Homan. ["Who's the illegal now?"]

That set the stage for Golden State senator Adam Schiff, who said,"Pam Bondi knew. Kash Patel knew. Emil Bove knew. And they made the investigation go away," Schiff then added. "A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft."


https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/tom-homan-cash-contracts-trump-doj-investigation-rcna232568

In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now the White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help the agents — who were posing as business executives — win government contracts in a second Trump administration, according to multiple people familiar with the probe and internal documents reviewed by MSNBC. The FBI and the Justice Department planned to wait to see whether Homan would deliver on his alleged promise once he became the nation’s top immigration official. But the case indefinitely stalled soon after Donald Trump became president again in January, according to six sources familiar with the matter. In recent weeks, Trump appointees officially closed the investigation, after FBI Director Kash Patel requested a status update on the case, two of the people said.

Undercover FBI agents posing as contractors communicated and met several times last summer with a business colleague who introduced them to Homan, and with Homan himself, who indicated he would facilitate securing contracts for them in exchange for money once he was in office, according to documents and the people familiar with the case. On Sept. 20, 2024, with hidden cameras recording the scene at a meeting spot in Texas, Homan accepted $50,000 in bills, according to an internal summary of the case and sources.

MSNBC asked legal experts about a hypothetical situation similar to the Homan probe. They said a person who promises to influence federal contracts when they become a public official can’t be charged under the federal bribery statutes until they are named or appointed to such a post. If the person did get the administration job and then reaffirmed his promise or communicated in some way about his plan to deliver on his agreement, investigators could make a strong bribery case.



So I guess he kept the money and never delivered, which makes him innocent?

Then again, that fits right in with Trump.

Hell doesn't exist and there is no eternal suffering, instead bad peolle just cease to exist

Not sure what board to post this in. Please feel free to move to another area of the board if it works better there.

So, I saw a post today that interested me and searched it up and found lots of similar results from other people. Apparantly hell isn't a real place and instead is a mistranslation. Apparantly awful people don't get eternal suffering and instead just cease to exist (similar to how life was for them before being born)

Here's the full post and explanation. It was reassuring to hear this as I worry about peolle I know going to hell and hate to imagine them being tortured. So it's nice to know such a place doesn't exist


perhaps you could start by realizing just how ridiculous the entire idea is and how it really isn't even supported by the scriptures.

This concept of “Hell” as a place of ‘eternal suffering in a lake of fire’ that Christians so often try to scare people with is all made up by humans and doesn't even exist in the 'old testament' and is not well supported by the 'new testament' either...

every single 'old testament' reference to "hell" is a mistranslations of the Jewish concept of "Sheol" which is distinctly different from what most people today refer to as "Hell".

  • 1: Sheol is temporary - not 'eternal'. you are only there until 'judgment day'.
  • 2: everyone goes to Sheol to await judgment day. (good or bad, believer or not).
  • 3: everyone in Sheol atones for their misdeeds in life. everyone, regardless of whether they "have faith" or not. You don't escape punishment for your misdeeds in life just because you 'have faith'. THAT was an invention (apparently of Paul).
  • 4: after judgment: the 'truly wicked' are annihilated: They 'cease to exist'. They are not "punished for the rest of eternity. (That view is not supported by anything in the bible outside of 'revelation' (and even that is pretty thin)
  • 5: after judgment: everyone else goes to "Olam Ha'Bah" (aka "the world to come"; "gan eden" or "the Garden of Eden). - This did NOT require belief in or worship of "YHWH" it was based on whether you were a decent person in life; not "blind faith".
outside of 'revelation" The "New Testament" does not refer to this concept of 'eternal punishment' at all. not once, not anywhere. It is ONLY mentioned in the "Book of Revelation" (aka "The Apocalypse of John") and even those references are pretty flimsy evidence.

every "New Testament" reference to "Hell" in modern translations are mistranslating one of three words. “Hades” (which means “the grave” and does not imply torment); "Tartarus" (which appears only one time in 2 Peter 2:4) and "Gehenna".

  • Tartarus is a specific reference to the pagan concept of the 'lowest level of hades'; The word “Tartarus” is arguably the closest word used to this concept of eternal torment but this word is only used in one specific verse: 2 Peter 2:4 which is talking about a place where "fallen angels" are sent and is never mentioned as a destination for humans. - Also note that this same verse clearly limits the time spent in that place to "until judgment".
  • Gehenna is an actual physical place in Jerusalem, it was (in the first century CE) possibly a trash dump, garbage we know dead bodies were taken there and burned in a 'eternal fire' (a constantly burning fire that was always burning garbage). it was considered a "cursed place" due to legends about people sacrificing children there. It was mentioned in a lot of parables; often 'jesus' talking about wealthy people ending up in Gehenna (just like all the poor people). essentially saying that all their wealth doesn't save them from eventually dying and being thrown into the trash heap. - The parables did seem to imply that “Gehenna” was some undesirable place but it’s very dishonest to claim that the word literally translates to the common concept called “Hell”.
The words translated into “Eternal Punishment” in Matthew 25:46 (for instance) is also a mistranslation. The word they translate as “eternal” there is “αἰώνῐος” which is more correctly translated as “lasting for an age”. If you note the same exact word is mistranslated to ‘eternal’ in modern translations of Jude 1:7 where Sodom and Gomorrah are supposedly destroyed by “eternal fire” - Those fires are clearly not burning today as we’ve never found any such remnants anywhere on earth of this supposedly never ending fire. The other part of that phrase for “Punishment” is also a poor translation of “kolasis” which was an agricultural term basically meaning “cut off” or “prune” - possibly suggesting the concept where you “prune away part of a plant and the rest of the plant gets stronger”. It could possibly refer to “punitive correction” as opposed to some eternal torment or possibly it refers to being ‘cut off from paradise/eternal life’ which is effectively what happens when you cease to exist. - you aren’t suffering but you are denied eternal life and entry to paradise ‘for eternity’ since you no longer exist.

Outside of Revelation the most common


Outside of Revelation the most common thing people tend to bring up to support this 'eternal suffering in a lake of fire' nonsense is the story from Luke 16:19-31 of "lazarus and rich man". That parable however does not suggest "eternal suffering" at all.

  • 1: Abraham, Lazarus and "Rich Man" are all in the same place. - That already sounds a lot more like "Sheol" than "Hell". the claim that all of them talking to each other is clearly not a reference to one being "in heaven" and the other "in hell" since these places are always depicted as separate.
  • 2: "Rich Man" is suffering but... he's complaining about "being thirsty".... if he were burning in a lake of fire I think he'd have bigger problems than 'parched lips'.
  • 3: Nothing about that story says anything to suggest that the suffering is eternal; it only implies that "Rich Man" is suffering currently, not what his fate would be down the road.


Then we have the claims from "Revelation":

  • 1: the "Second Death" is mentioned 4 times in this book; and described as the "Death of the soul"
  • 2: Revelation 20:6 states that only people named in the "book of life" (those "on the right") receive "eternal life" - this gift of eternal life is ONLY for the righteous people that pass into paradise.
  • 3: Revelation 20:10 states that the 'beast', the 'false prophet' (aka the antichrist) and 'satan' are cast into the lake of fire where they will "suffer for ever and ever" - note that none of these entities are 'human'.
  • 4: then in Revelation 20:15 - the people who's name did not appear in the 'book of life' (those "on the left") are also cast into the same lake of fire where they "suffer the second death". - Note the different language... it does not say "suffer for ever and ever" but instead states that they "suffer the second death" - this suggests that their soul dies.. which is "Annihilation" not "eternal suffering". How can there be "eternal suffering" for people that do not have "eternal life"? - (see note 2 above).


Nothing about "eternal suffering" is consistent with anything in the bible. "Eternal suffering" is sadistic cruelty without any purpose or benefit. - It makes no rational sense if they are also trying to claim that 'god' is benevolent, loving, merciful etc. - Totally logically inconsistent with this view.

John 2:2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
Romans 5:18 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men.
Romans 11:29-32 for God's gifts and his call are irrevocable. Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience, so they too have now become disobedient in order that they too may now receive mercy as a result of God's mercy to you. For God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.
In the early days of the christian church there were several competing views of the afterlife that are a lot more consistent with the rest of the bible:

  • Annihilation" is the belief that "after judgment" the "truly wicked" are annihilated; they 'cease to exist' and that's it... no further suffering; they are gone. end of story. This is exactly what the Jewish traditional view of Sheol mentioned above taught and is logically consistent with the 'old testament'.
  • "universal salvation" or "universalism" is the belief that eventually everyone is saved. - This view treats suffering/punishment in the afterlife as reformative/corrective/judicial - meant to correct the recipient and is finite in duration - once you have atoned for your sins you get to move on to paradise with all the other people that ever lived. These were both pretty popular views in the early christian sects prior to ~425 CE;
The early christian sects disagreed considerably about which of these three views was 'correct'. “Basil the Great” specifically commented in ~370CE that the dominant view (of the time) was a belief in a limited purgatory, and others (such as Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, Didymus the blind, Diodore of Tarsus and Theodore of Mopsuestia wrote extensively about Universalism. There were some (mostly in Northern Africa around the coast of modern day Tunisia/Algeria) that were advocating the view of “Eternal Torment” but it wasn't until 425CE that the church unified on this 'eternal suffering' doctrine (largely through the writings of Augustine of Hippo – who came to Rome from a city near what is now Annaba Tunisia). This became the official version the church went with and the other views were deemed "heretical" and banned along with any early christian scriptures that supported those opposing views (such as the "Apocalypse of Peter").

Sir Chris Hoy’s cycling challenge raises £1m


Sir Chris Hoy’s endurance cycling fundraiser has surpassed its £1m target before the event has even begun.

The six-time Olympic gold medallist founded the Tour de 4 challenge to raise funds for UK cancer charities after he was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer.

In a message to his fundraisers, Hoy said: “Just amazing everyone. Well done each and every one of you who’ve signed up and are working hard to raise valuable funds.”

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God bless Chris Hoy and his courage. He's handled his diagnosis with such courage and it's amazing to see hin continue to live his life and do inspiring things.

Prayers for him and his family right boe.

Leviticus 20, Charlie Kirk, and Homosexuality

I have been hearing repeatedly from numerous left wingers that Charlie Kirk advocated stoning gays to death, calling it "God's perfect law". Obviously this is referring to Leviticus 20:13, which tells the Israelites to put both men to death if they commit a homosexual act. Leviticus 20 also condemns incest, bestiality, and other sexual immoralities. This was part of the agreement for the Israelites to keep their new land God was giving them.

I have heard others say that particular verse was an "ancient mistranslation", as some people simply cannot accept the idea that God does not advocate for homosexuality. Anyway: We are not living under Levitical law, and I in no way believe for one moment that Charlie Kirk thought that we should be stoning gays to death in 2025 in the United States. But he believed in the Bible, and I don't doubt he called it "God's perfect law".

Of course these sentences sound harsh to modern ears, although I have no problem with them. God wanted His chosen people to be clean and free of immorality, and many Old Testament passages sound pretty rough - especially compared with the gospel, God's perfect solution to the problem of sin.

So this is what I want to ask you: Do you discount Leviticus 20? Do you think that God would never have said this? Do you think Leviticus 20:13 is the result of an "ancient mistranslation"? It seems pretty clear to me. As I've said, I have no problem with these verses, far be it from me to tell God how to conduct HIs business. The penalties are rough, true, but the wages of sin are death. You don't get much rougher than that. God has high standards, and only accepts perfection. Which is why we all need His son.

I'm just asking because it seems there are so many in the modern world who simply can't accept that there could be such violent consequences for breaking God's law. Or that certain things would even be in God's law.

Dispensationalist Only ANOTHER IMPORTANT MINSTRY OF HOLY SPIRIT !!

# 1 BY // EN. is. a. PREPOSITION

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# 4 ARE // ESTE. , is. in the PRESENT TENSE

# 5 WE //. HEMEEI , is a PERSONAL. POSSESSEIVE PRONOUN , in. the NOMINATIVE CASE. , in. the Plural

#. 6 ALL // PAS , in. the NOMINATIVE CASE in. the Plural

# 7 BAPTIZED // BAPTIZO. , in. the AORIST TENSE , PASSIVE VOICE , in. the INDICATIVE MOOD , in. the Plujral

# 8. INTO // EIS , is. a PREPOSTION

# 9 ONE //. HEIS. , in. the ACCUSATIVE CASE , in. the Singular , in. the NEUTER

# 10 BODY SOMA , in. the ACCUSATIVE CASE , in. the Signular . in. the NEUTER

# 11 WHETHER // EITE is a CONJNUNCATION

# 12 WE BE WAS ADDED

# 13 JEWS // IOLUDAIOS , in the NOMINATIVE CASE , in. the Plural

# 14. OR //. EITE , is a CONJUNCATION

# 15 GENTLES //. HELLON. in a NOMINATIVE CASE , in then Plujrfal

# 16 WHETHER // EITE , is a CONJUNCTION

# 17 WE BE , WAS ADDED

# 18 BOND // DOULOS , in. the Nominative Case , in. the Plujral

# 19 OR / EIKTE IS. A CONJUNCTION

# 20. FREE // ELEUTERO , in. the NOMINATIVE CASE , in. the Plural

# 21 AND // KAI , is a Conjunction

# 22. MADE TO DRINK // POTIZO , is an. AOTIST TENSE , in a. PASSIVE VOICE. is a INDICATIVE MOOD , Plural

# 23 INTO //. EIS. is a PRE;POSTION

# 24. ONE // HEIS , in the ACCUSATIVE CASE , is. a SINGULAR

# SPIRIT //. PNEMA. , in. the ACCUSATIVE CASE. in. the Signular. in. the NEUTER !!


And this is what the HOLY SPIRIT does when anyone is saved !!

And there are many different ways when. it comes to. salvation ??

# 1 Saved by Baptism !

# 2 SAVED by just believing ?/

# 3. Save by Grace

# 4. Saved by being born again ??

# 5 By being born of water and the spirit ?

# 6 And just. because it say. in. #. 7 says BAP[TISM // BAPTIZO. ,does this WATYER //. HYDOR as it iks not in Greek Text ??

So how are you place into the Body of Christ , by the HOLY SPIRIT ??



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Tom Homan Explains to Bill Maher Why We Can’t Give Amnesty to Illegals – And Gets Applause From Maher’s Audience (VIDEO)


Exactly. Are we a nation of laws or not?
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Homan recorded in bribe

The FBI recorded Tom Homan, the current White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash last year during an undercover investigation later dropped by the Trump administration, according to news reports.
Recorded.... that's the verb.

Oh...but Trump wanted it dropped eh?

No corruption here.
DOJ investigated Trump border czar Tom Homan for accepting $50,000 in cash: reports


Anyone on taking odds on the fbi agents getting fired?

Vivek Ramaswamy Snags Major Union Endorsement

The latest endorsement continues a trend of major labor unions endorsing Republican candidates after supporting Democrats for years. A number of the nation’s largest unions, including United Auto Workers (UAW) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, have praised the president’s tariff strategy.

The political climate is slowly changing.
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Fearful

Are you afraid of loss of free speech in your country now? Is it so terrible for a comedian to say "MAGA people are trying as hard as they can to make the Charlie Kirk assassin into anything but a MAGA adherent." Is that untrue, were MAGA spokes people doing that? Was the claim made that his assassin was a liberal extremist when no one knew (yet) what his views were or who he was.

Can a Christian in good faith play along with this whole thing?

The statement that “MAGA people are trying as hard as they can to make the Charlie Kirk assassin into anything but a MAGA adherent” reflects a contested interpretation of early reactions to the tragic killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In the immediate aftermath, prominent MAGA-aligned figures—including President Donald Trump and commentators like Laura Loomer—publicly blamed “radical left” ideology for the attack, despite limited verified information about the suspect’s political affiliations at that time. This rhetorical framing was echoed by others in the movement who called for government crackdowns on left-wing groups and invoked historical analogies to FBI surveillance of political radicals. Such responses suggest that some MAGA spokespeople did indeed attempt to distance the perpetrator from their own ideological camp and attribute the violence to opposing political forces, even before full details were available.

Subsequent reporting confirmed that the accused, Tyler Robinson, held views described by Utah Governor Spencer Cox and FBI officials as “leftist” and “radicalised”. Text messages released by law enforcement revealed Robinson’s intent and ideological motivation, including references to Kirk’s perceived “hatred”. While these revelations lend credence to the claim that Robinson was not aligned with MAGA ideology, the initial rush to politicise the event—by both MAGA supporters and critics—underscores the moral hazard of premature attribution. From a Catholic moral standpoint, such tragedies call for restraint, truthfulness, and a commitment to justice over partisan gain (cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, §§2477–2478). The dignity of the victim and the gravity of the act demand sober reflection, not opportunistic framing.

Multiple gunshot victims at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, NH

Multiple gunshot victims at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, NH

Police said multiple people were shot Saturday night at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, New Hampshire. Initially, police believed a second shooter was at large but they have since determined that is not the case.

It happened around 8 p.m. on Mountain Laurels Drive.

Armed man arrested at stadium ahead of Charlie Kirk memorial in Arizona: Officials

Joshua Runkles, 42, was allegedly posing as a law enforcement officer.

A man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly impersonated a law enforcement officer and brought a weapon to the stadium where Charlie Kirk's memorial service will be held on Sunday, according to officials.

Joshua Runkles, 42, has been booked on charges of carrying a weapon into a prohibited place and impersonating a police officer, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.


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Runkles was arrested at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, after showing "suspicious behavior," according to Arizona DPS.

Charlie Kirk memorial service set for Sunday with Trump, Vance to speak

Runkles is not a law enforcement officer, according to DPS. He was taken into custody by the DPS and booked into the Maricopa County Jail.

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Well Done, Charlie! (2 Timothy 4:6-8)

Well Done, Charlie! (2 Timothy 4:6-8)
In a night of worship, reflection, and hope, we gathered to honor the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. This service is both a tribute and a call to live boldly, love deeply, and be found faithful until the day we hear the words, “Well done.”

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I Plead the Fourth

I Plead the Fourth

The First Three Commandments


God asserts Himself in each of the first three commandments.

Exodus 20:1-3 And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.​
Exodus 20:4-6 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.​
Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.​

The Fourth Commandment

God asserts Himself three times in the fourth commandment.

Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.​
Exodus 20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:​
Exodus 20:10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:​
Exodus 20:11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.​

Lord of the Sabbath
  • In six days, God created the heaven and earth, and then rested on the seventh day, blessing and hallowing it.
  • In the fourth commandment, God says the Sabbath is His. He points back to creation.
  • Jesus says that, because the Sabbath was made for man (He points back to creation), He is Lord of the Sabbath.
A Day of Remembrance
  • The Sabbath day was blessed and hallowed at creation.
  • Leviticus 23:3 says that the Sabbath is a holy convocation.
  • The fourth commandment says to remember the Sabbath to keep it holy.
  • Exodus 31:16 calls the fourth commandment a perpetual covenant.
The Seal of God

The Seal of God is found in the fourth commandment.​
Name: The Lord​
Title: Creator (made)​
Territory: Heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is​
  • Exodus 31:13, and Exodus 31:17 call the fourth commandment a sign, and points back to creation.
The Last Call to Worship

The last call to worship points back to creation, just as the fourth commandment does.

Revelation 14:6-7 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

Revelation 14 continues...
Revelation 14:8-11 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
In stark contrast...
Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Conclusion

Scripture keeps pointing back to creation.
  • Exodus 20:8-11 The Sabbath commandment.
  • Mark 2:27-28 The Lord of the Sabbath.
  • Exodus 31:13-17 The Sabbath a sign and perpetual covenant.
  • Leviticus 23:3 The holy convocation.
  • Exodus 20:8-11 The Seal of God.
  • Revelation 14:6-12 The last call to worship.
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