Columbia Violated Student Civil Rights With ‘Deliberate Indifference’ About Antisemitism, Federal Probe Finds​

An investigation from the Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found Columbia University violated civil rights in its failure to address antisemitism on campus.

Even among those within the same faith community we find disagreements, debate and polemic. That, in itself, is not bad. We can actually help each other by giving voice to our own seeking and questioning.

The problem comes when we get locked into and extreme and it becomes a camp. "Left" and "Right", "Conservative" and "Progressive" seem the most common. And "Left" usually seems "Progressive" while "Right" usually seems "Conservative".

I find myself pondering the question of how people that share so much belief in common can come to such polar opposite conclusions. It carries into politics as well as religion.


It looks like the "General Public" is not as polarized as political parties. Extremes are 100 & 6. 40 and 42 on each side of the middle "Stressed Sideliners".
Also, between Ambivalent Right, Stressed and Outsider Left we have 37%. That leaves 28% leaning red and 35% leaning blue.

I don't think, we are as polarized as the media portrays us.

I was just messing around on Facebook and I came across Freddy Clark's page. He talked about how the early church believed that your each of our angels (like a personal guardian angel) looks similar or identical to each of us. This is backed up in the scripture:

Acts 12:12-15: “When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying. 13Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door. 14When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, “Peter is at the door!”

“You’re out of your mind,” they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.” - Acts 12:12-15

Whether this is just their belief or it is actually true remains to be seen, though I have heard stories about believers being seen at 2 places at once. I heard of a report once of a man being in North Carolina, while at the same time he was seen by thousands of people at a conference in Texas. He smiled, waved, talked to people, even talked about how his kids were doing and he did not go! It might have been his angel!

• Business Insider has been covering stories of federal workers fired by the White House DOGE office.
• Some readers told BI they had limited sympathy.
• They said their private sector careers hadn't guaranteed job security or retirement.

In April, I wrote about a federal worker who was five months shy of eligibility for a full pension of $6,000 a month when she was fired in the DOGE cuts.

I received nearly 100 emails from readers, and almost all expressed how little sympathy they felt.

"Welcome to the real world," several said.

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Biden’s cancer diagnosis fuels fresh doubts and distrust among Democrats

Former President Joe Biden‘s aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis has thrown a wrench in Democrats’ plans to move beyond his presidency and 2024 campaign.

Biden’s cancer diagnosis arrived amid heightened scrutiny of his cognitive health. The book Original Sin, set for release on Tuesday, details episodes of forgetfulness during Biden’s presidency and alleges that his aides sought to conceal these problems.

Former Biden diplomat says there’s ‘no question’ that ‘free Palestine’ slogan has become a call for violence​

A former Biden diplomat declared on Thursday that the "Free Palestine" slogan has become a "call for violence."

Following the murder of two Israeli embassy staffers earlier this week, former Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism under President Biden, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, told CNN that no matter what "Free Palestine" meant originally, it has become a slogan urging violent attacks against Jewish people.

"I think there’s no question, whatever its initial intent and whatever people were saying initially or meant it, it has become a call for violence, and not violence against Israelis — which is wrong — but violence against Jews," she told CNN "Inside Politics" host Dana Bash.

The European Union, which was formed for the primary purpose of taking advantage of the United States on TRADE, has been very difficult to deal with. Their powerful Trade Barriers, Vat Taxes, ridiculous Corporate Penalties, Non-Monetary Trade Barriers, Monetary Manipulations, unfair and unjustified lawsuits against Americans Companies, and more, have led to a Trade Deficit with the U.S. of more than $250,000,000 a year, a number which is totally unacceptable. Our discussions with them are going nowhere! Therefore, I am recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union, starting on June 1, 2025. There is no Tariff if the product is built or manufactured in the United States. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Senate votes to overturn California’s landmark ban on new gas-only car sales​

Because of its historically poor air quality, California has been an innovator in clean car policy, enacting the nation’s first tailpipe emissions standards in 1966. California was later granted the special authority to adopt vehicle emission standards that are more strict than the federal government’s under the Clean Air Act. But the state must seek a federal waiver from the U.S. EPA for any specific rule to be enforceable.

[California literally led the way, and when the federal government partly caught up in 1970, California was allowed to continue to do more for the last 55 years. IIRC, other states are allowed to use California's standards. A number of them do.]

In a 51-44 vote, the Senate overturned a Biden-era waiver that enabled California and a contingent of Democratic-led states to enforce zero-emission requirements for the sale of new passenger vehicles. After several hours of debate and testimony, legislators struck down a landmark regulation that aimed to drastically accelerate electric vehicle sales in California and nearly a dozen other states that chose to follow its lead, substantially reducing air pollution and planet-warming carbon emissions from tailpipes.

Republicans moved ahead with the votes despite the warnings from the Government Accountability Office and the Senate Parliamentarian that the waivers could not be overturned with the Congressional Review Act — a law that was meant to allow legislators to inspect and potentially block federal *rules adopted in the waning days of a previous presidential administration [and do so with a majority vote rather than the usual 60, thus making this move a crypto-"nuclear option"]. [*GAO and parliamentarian note the waiver is not a rule, but rather an order.]

If the measure is signed into law by President Trump and survives impending legal challenges, the vote would serve as a coup de grace to the state’s decades-long efforts to comply with federal smog standards in Southern California and meet California’s own ambitious climate goals. [That is, the state is still subject to smog standards, but its most effective regulatory tool for meeting them is being taken away.]

In separate votes, Republicans also rolled back additional California clean-air rules that require the state’s heavy-duty truck fleet to adopt cleaner engines and a growing percentage of zero-emission vehicles.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta vowed to defend California’s rules by filing a lawsuit alleging Thursday’s votes were an improper use of the Congressional Review Act.

‘Make America Smoggy Again:’ Governor Newsom responds to illegal Senate vote aiming to undo state’s clean air policies​

Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced today the state will file a lawsuit as Republicans in the U.S. Senate target California’s clean vehicles program – a move that will “Make America Smoggy Again.”​

“This Senate vote is illegal. Republicans went around their own parliamentarian to defy decades of precedent. We won’t stand by as Trump Republicans make America smoggy again — undoing work that goes back to the days of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan — all while ceding our economic future to China. We’re going to fight this unconstitutional attack on California in court.”​

California’s climate leadership​

Pollution is down and the economy is up. Greenhouse gas emissions in California are down 20% since 2000 – even as the state’s GDP increased 78% in that same time period.

We need to come together as a nation.

I'd like to know who was the guy in the passage below that was casting out demons in Jesus's name and how did he become a follower and receive his ability.

Mark 9:38-41
John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name,[f] and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. 40 For the one who is not against us is for us. 41 For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.

I thought that I would share my story about the brain healing I received from God. My name is Rachel Obanubi and I live in London UK. I am a Christian and have been since I was a child and I am 52 today. This is the first time this happened to me in my life in April 025. I am more than ok having autism in my life and have never asked God to remove this from me and would not, it makes me who I am as well.

I have been struggling hearing my own thoughts in my head being played back to me repetitively and I was hearing what other people said to me being played back in a repetitive echo in my brain too. I never had voices in my head unknown to me, let that be known. As I stress it was my thoughts I was hearing what I had said or written myself or what others had said being played back on an echo so repetitively in my brain. This appeared to be due to my sensory condition and autism. I have quite significant repetition in the brain with autism which I am diagnosed with. It has appeared in a head scan to. There was no issue at this point or something that needed recovery-but it tremendously worse during an incredibly severe overwhelming episode when the members in one body fell out of cohesion.

I had been taking medication for this as well Serqouel that gave me no remedy. My last brain scan of my head showed likely potential issues with repetition which is a feature of autism for some people. What happened is that I was having say an autistic thought and a thought from my everyday life and they were like meeting in my brain together and cross wiring. It was a bit of a mess and like they would communicate back and forth to each other. It got quite bad and it was like different parts of my brain the signals were faulty. The repetition at this point was not usable-if I said one thought it could 20 minutes to hear in my mind at which point I forgot what it was all about. The members in one body that Psalm 139 notes in my brain also were out of sync and didn't feel to be in a cohesive body. I got recovery for it and now it is now usable thanks be to God.

The work to repair it lasted for about 4 weeks. Once a week after church on a Sunday I would sit at home and it felt like my brain would start lightly spinning and it like it was being worked on. One intervention came at Church in the final week. It just got cold around me-the breath of wind The Holy Ghost was present and my brain started to be worked on as I sat and the cross interchanging of my thoughts just ceased and it is so much better. I am so grateful. All members in Psalm 139 today are united praise be to God. I was praying for it a while.

I receive the Eucharist and blood of Christ at Church and I have been going regularly for a while now. I still have autism as I wrote but my head is now more usable. God has made me a better model of myself, my sensory hearing has increased even and the original code master in Psalm 139 “For I am fearfully and wonderfully made” has perfected his own creation on me. I am so thankful to God and I am so lucky.

I was joking with God that my codes must have existed in the under the earth as said in Psalm 139 for the original master himself to blueprint it back onto my head. God has supported me by the presence of the Holy Spirit when I have been overwhelmed with my autism. I can feel it around me. He knows how to care for us.

God can work miracles and even so today as well. I wish you all well in your journeys.

Below is the findings from my MRI report in 2022 before things deteriorated with my repetition in my brain. The findings were consistent with repetitive issues in my brain that were inherent with autism.

“There are a few periventricular and subcortical white matter signal abnormalities bilaterally which are nonspecific but more than expected for patient of this age”.

From research-

“Periventricular WMH volume was not associated with age but was associated with greater restricted repetitive behaviours. Thus, findings demonstrate that periventricular WMH volume is elevated in ASD and associated with a higher degree of repetitive behaviors and restricted interests.”

Periventricular white matter abnormalities and restricted repetitive behavior in autism spectrum disorder - PMC

The white blotches are the repetition it is in the brain, a scan I had then things got worse then I got miracolous healing from God. Thanks be to God.

While President Donald Trump promised an end to drag performances aimed at children at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, the theater's upcoming season includes multiple shows featuring men dressing as women.

The Kennedy Center announced its 2025-26 season on Monday, including "Chicago," "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," "Mrs. Doubtfire" and Monty Python's "Spamalot."

"Chicago," which happens to be the longest-running American musical in Broadway history, is scheduled to begin performances at the center next spring.

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Under the Old Covenant that God had with his people Israel (the Jews) he had a very long list of laws which they had to follow and obey, which included many liturgical, ceremonial, sacrificial, purification, circumcision, dietary and Sabbath laws, as well as God’s moral laws. But when Jesus Christ died on that cross to deliver us from our slavery to sin, he did away with the Old Covenant law and he introduced the law of grace, instead. But this can be a very confusing subject if not read in full Scriptural context.

For…

The grace of God, which is bringing us salvation, is training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we wait for Jesus’ return. For Christ “gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.” “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (See Titus 2:11-14; Ephesians 2:8-10)

And…

By God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to righteousness in walks of obedience to God’s commands. We are no longer to permit sin to reign in our mortal bodies to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it results in death. But if obedience is what we obey, it results in sanctification and its end is eternal life with God (see Romans 6:1-23).

And…

Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).

Therefore, under the New Covenant, God did not do away with all of his commandments so that we are now “commandment free.” And he did not free us from having to keep (obey) his commandments, either. And if you read these Scriptures talking about the Old Covenant vs the New Covenant, it will become very obvious that what is gone are all the Old Covenant liturgical, et al, laws, but not God’s moral laws. God does not require of us circumcision, dietary restrictions, and the keeping of the Jewish Sabbath.

Those are the three that are mostly mentioned in the book of Galatians and in other books of the New Testament. But circumcision seems to be the one he mainly focuses on as being wrong to do as an add on to God’s grace, and that if they feel they must be circumcised (in a religious sense), that Christ will be of no benefit to them, for they have been severed from Christ, for they are seeking to be justified by law, and so they have fallen from grace. And many people are trying to say, then, that God no longer requires obedience to his commands, but he does. Yes, this can be very confusing!

So, to what can we compare this? What was Jesus’ complaint against the Pharisees? It was that, although outwardly they were very religious, for they honored many of the Old Covenant liturgical laws, inside they were full of wickedness. They went through the motions of religious practice, but much of it was to be seen by others as being religious. But they didn’t obey our Lord’s moral laws, and they neglected justice and mercy and faithfulness. Outwardly they appeared religious but inwardly were full of self-indulgence.

So, you can go through the motions of religious practice to appear religious on the outside, but if on the inside you are given over to the lusts of the flesh and to sinful desires and to immorality and idolatry and all sorts of wickedness, all your outward performance means nothing. It is for show only. For we are not saved from our sins and on our way to heaven based upon outward performance, but on whether or not our lives are surrendered to the Lord to obeying his moral laws and to living righteously, in his power.

So, what is “faith working through love”? Well, both the faith to believe in Jesus and the love (agape) come from God, are gifted to us by God, and are persuaded of God, and are not of our own doing, not of human flesh. And both faith and love must result in us dying with Christ to sin and us obeying his New Covenant commandments, or it is not biblical faith and biblical love. For this love and faith prefer all that is of God, that is holy, righteous, and morally pure and obedient to our Lord, and not what is of the sinful flesh.

So, to sum it all up. God’s grace is not a free ride to heaven based on lip service only, and it is not permission to now live in sin in walks of disobedience to our Lord and to his commands. We do not have to obey a long list of ritualistic laws which have no impact on our human hearts, but we must obey God’s moral laws – no hating, lying, cheating, stealing, committing adultery, being sexually immoral, and the like. We must now live holy lives, pleasing to God, in walks of obedience to his moral commands.

[Matt 7:13-14,21-23; Lu 9:23-26; Jn 10:27-30; Ac 26:18; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Co 10:1-22; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; Gal 5:16-24; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:1-17; Tit 2:11-14; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; 1 Pet 2:24; 1 Jn 1:5-10; 1 Jn 2:3-6,15-17; 1 Jn 3:4-10]

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An Original Work / May 13, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

I come before You, Lord, my Savior,
With humble heart and crushed in spirit.
I bow before You, I implore You,
Heal my broken heart, I pray.
Love You, Jesus, Lord, my master,
You are the King of my heart.
Lord, purify my heart within me;
Sanctify me, whole within.

Oh, Lord, I long to obey fully
The words You’ve spoken through Your Spirit.
I pray You give me grace and mercy,
Strength and wisdom to obey.
Father God, my heart’s desire,
Won’t You set my heart on fire?
Lord, cleanse my heart of all that hinders
My walk with You, now I pray.

Oh, Jesus, Savior, full of mercy,
My heart cries out for understanding.
I want to follow You in all ways,
Never straying from Your truth.
Holy Spirit, come in power,
Fill me with Your love today.
Lord, mold and make me;
Your hands formed me;
Live Your life through me, I pray.

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Faith Working Through Love
An Original Work / May 23, 2025
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Admittedly, I had to look this one up because this is a new one to me.

Anti-natalism is a philosophical position that argues against procreation, deeming it unethical or unjustifiable due to the inevitable suffering associated with life.
Definition and Philosophy
Anti-natalism posits that bringing new life into existence is morally wrong because it subjects individuals to unavoidable suffering, pain, and death. Proponents argue that since potential children cannot consent to being born, it is irresponsible to impose life upon them, especially when life can be filled with hardship and suffering

Having a foundation in Christ is vital for all personal relationships. Those who are serious about following Christ can and do look to the scriptures to get themselves through difficult, interpersonal, matters. When only one person has a foundation in Christ and the other does not, on what "foundation" is their relationship? The answer is - there is no foundation. As the Bible would describe, such a "foundation" is built on sand, which is no foundation at all.

Matthew 7:24-27
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

Kash Patel scraps FBI unit monitoring surveillance rules compliance​

Bureau’s office of internal auditing was set up to uncover misuses of Fisa surveillance during Trump’s first term

He has ordered the closure of the FBI’s office of internal auditing, a unit set up during Trump’s first presidency to uncover misuses of a contentious part of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa), the New York Times reported.

The office was established in 2020 by William Barr, the then attorney general, following criticisms that Fisa’s section 702 – which allowed for the electronic tracking of foreign nationals – had instead been used to surveil Americans they had been in contact with.

Patel, who was a vocal critic of the FBI before being confirmed as Trump’s nominee as its director, has frequently taken aim at Fisa, which has been more commonly criticised by left-leaning civil liberties groups.

Patel came to prominence as a Republican congressional staff member of the House of Representatives’ intelligence committee in 2018 by criticising the FBI’s applications under Fisa to wiretap a former Trump campaign adviser during the Russia [Russia Russia] investigation.

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Some context in the form of previous threads:

Theologically, I align most with the LCMS when it comes to the Eucharist. I have friends in other churches and enjoy visiting them—I value being ecumenical.

Sometimes when I visit, those churches offer the Eucharist. Many are somewhat Reformed and believe in the spiritual presence, but they don’t have strict guidelines—people can take it with different personal beliefs.

If I join the LCMS, is it still okay for me to receive the Eucharist in those churches when visiting? Or would that go against LCMS teaching?

My wife went through menopause upwards of ten years ago. Last month, however, she experienced some vaginal bleeding, like she was having a period. To make a long story short, she has been diagnosed with endometrial/uterine cancer, which will require a total hysterectomy.

We weren't planning on having any more children anyway (ha, ha), so that part doesn't bother us. The hysterectomy doesn't bother her, either; the question now is how aggressive is the cancer, how far has it spread, or what are the chances of it spreading?

She is scheduled at this point to go in for the total hysterectomy early next month----uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, cervix, lymph nodes, the whole nine yards, and once all that removed material has been biopsied, they will determine whether further chemo or radiation is warranted. The gynecological oncologist seems to be of the opinion that there won't be any complications with all this; hopefully that's so, but it remains to be seen.

If you could say some prayers for her, I would really appreciate it. She's doing okay with this; but she had leukemia as a child, and so she naturally has a certain amount of apprehension. I myself just don't want to lose her, if you know what I mean. But we won't know anything more until sometime after the 9th of June.

Thanks, guys, and blessings to one and all.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, an Evangelical Christian whose religious tattoos drew scrutiny during his confirmation hearings, led a Christian prayer service in the Pentagon auditorium during official working hours on Wednesday. The event featured Secretary Hegseth’s personal pastor from Tennessee, Brooks Potteiger, and included remarks describing President Donald Trump as “sovereignly appointed,” according to The New York Times.

The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols, a retired U.S. Naval War College professor and expert on national security, added: “The RSVP [on the invitation emailed apparently to everyone in the Pentagon] is a nice touch, so that they know who’s on board.”

In January, before he was confirmed, The Guardian reported that in “a series of newly unearthed podcasts, Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, appears to endorse the theocratic and authoritarian doctrine of ‘sphere sovereignty’, a worldview derived from the extremist beliefs of Christian reconstructionism (CR) and espoused by churches aligned with far-right Idaho pastor Douglas Wilson.”

Two Israeli Embassy staffers shot dead outside D.C.'s Capital Jewish Museum

Who is shooter Elias Rodriguez? Super-woke Chicago socialist was BLM supporter with no criminal history​

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth led a prayer during a voluntary event at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday that addressed Jesus as king and invoked His wisdom for guidance, prompting critics to accuse him of violating the U.S. Constitution.

"King Jesus, we come humbly before you, seeking your face, seeking your grace, in humble obedience to your law and to your word," Hegseth prayed. "We come as sinners saved only by that grace, seeking your providence in our lives and in our nation."

"Lord God, we ask for the wisdom to see what is right and in each and every day, in each and every circumstance, the courage to do what is right in obedience to your will. It is in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, that we pray. And all God’s people say amen," Hegseth added, to which some in the audience replied, "Amen."

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Did you vote for Trump, Harris, other, or not at all?

Hey, this came to me in a dream last night! Things have come to me in a dream several times now! My dream was this- the wise man stores up treasure for himself in heaven, while the foolish man stores up treasure for himself on the earth. Why is storing up treasure for yourself on the earth foolish? I believe it is because the scripture says there is going to come a day when nothing that happened on this earth will even be remembered anymore! This is the nature of wisdom! I think there is more to this that has not come yet, if it comes I will let you know!

Something small that came to me- the bible says that suffering is vanity. Why is suffering vanity? I believe the answer is that there will come a day when suffering is no more! Suffering and this present world and the way it is will only be here a short time and then it will end for eternity (in heaven)!

Hey, I have been pondering something- why does God use people? There is an answer, A good reason! I have been seeking God for the answer! If it does come I think it will be mind-blowing! I may have the answer. God has been using people from the very beginning! God uses people because He put mankind in charge of the earth, He gave mankind dominion over the earth, it is man's responsibility that the will of God is done on the earth. God does nothing on the earth without man's invitation, prayer. The earth belongs to God, but God has given man stewardship over the earth until Christ returns! There is a scripture- "Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?"-Luke 18:8 The bible says it is impossible to please God without faith. So this scripture means "will God be pleased with what man has done with His creation when He returns"? The Master of the house is away, on a journey, but He is coming back! He is going to repay his stewards what is due to each one for what they did with His property when He was gone!