Cardinal Timothy Dolan this week called New York legislation aiming to legalize medical assisted suicide “a disaster waiting to happen” after the state Assembly advanced the measure last week.

In a statement released on Tuesday, Dolan — the archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York — said: “For people of faith who believe in the sanctity of life from conception to natural death, the very idea of having a doctor give you a prescription to end your life prematurely is contrary to everything we cherish.”

“But one need not be religious to see that assisted suicide is a terrible idea. It is a classic Pandora’s box; once opened, its consequences cannot be contained.”

The New York State Assembly passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act in New York on April 29 in an 81–67 vote. If passed into law, the legislation will allow terminally ill adults to request medication to end their own lives.

Continued below.

National Weather Service offices around the country are on guard after recent threats to agency infrastructure — specifically Doppler weather radars — from a violent militia-style group, emails from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s security office show.

The group Veterans on Patrol, which the Southern Poverty Law Center defines as an anti-government militia organization, views the NWS’ network of Doppler radars as “weather weapons,” according to an internal NOAA email sent Monday and seen by CNN.




Previously in Veterans on Patrol:

essentialsaltes said:

What she and others didn’t know yet was that Veterans on Patrol is an anti-government group steeped in conspiracy theories and that ... the group was motivated to come to this small town because its members believed that the government was using the hurricane to move people here off lithium-rich land and stop them from getting it back, according to the group’s posts on Telegram, the messaging service.

On Sept. 29, an X user suggested that the supposed presence of lithium provided a motive for someone to “modify” the storm, to steal access to the mineral.

Groups such as Veterans on Patrol soon picked it up. “Isn’t it ironic how much lithium is available in the areas targeted by Helene?” the group asked in a Sept. 30 Telegram post.

[On Oct. 3, the group called for volunteers] “if you are willing to mobilize with North Carolina families and remove FEMA from North Carolina.”

Click to expand...

Pray that Canadian PM Mark Carney & American President Trump have a constructive face-to-face in-person meeting today based on respect:

Televangelist says Christians can create their own worlds

A pastor who regularly calls out false teachers on his popular YouTube channel says televangelist Jesse Duplantis’ teachings that Christians can create their own worlds and possess the same DNA as God is “flat out heresy” and “satanic.”

Chris Rosebrough, the pastor of Kongsvinger Lutheran Church in Oslo, Minnesota, and host of the Christian apologetics podcast "Fighting for the Faith," dissected Duplantis’ Jan. 5 sermontitled “Create Your World and Walk In It,” arguing that it lacks biblical grounding and promotes a dangerous, Gnostic-inspired theology rooted in the New Thought movement rather than Christianity.

Rosebrough began by highlighting Duplantis’ assertion that his prosperity and health stem from creating his own world, a claim he says originated in a conversation with his daughter, Jodie, when she was 10 or 11. Duplantis recounted, “She said, ‘How come everything you touch prospers?’ […] I say, ‘Well, that’s very easy, Jodie, I create my world and I walk in it.’”

Continued below.

John 1:5
"The Light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness did not understand it or overpower it or appropriate it or absorb it [and is unreceptive to it]." Amplified

Verse 4 tells us that the Life in Christ is the Light for all mankind. Where is the Life of Christ right now? Is it not in the heart of every born again believer? So the Light is also in the heart of every believer. Lord Jesus is God's living Word, John 1:1. As the Word becomes known to us in our hearts, so we receive light (psalm 119:130)

We should not be surprised or dismayed if unbelievers do not understand us. And no doubt and/or unbelief can overcome God's word. If we will stand on God's word alone, Satan can do nothing to overcome us.

Often, it seems as if we are not shining all that brightly. We need to remember first that if God says something, it is true no matter what. Those who are born again have Life and so they have the light. There may obstructions to the light. The sun still shines on the stormiest day, but clouds darken the sky. We may be clouded by unconfessed sin, or by unforgiveness. We come into the Christian life with many attitudes that need correcting and we know little of God's word or His ways. God will transform us as we ask Him to deliver us.

As we are cleansed from those things that hinder us (Hebrews 12:1),we will shine more brightly. We rarely see the change. Others will see. If someone says that you are different, be very careful. It is easy for pride to rise up and undo all the good work that God has done. Be quick to acknowledge that it is Jesus, not you.

Does it work? Yes. Some time ago, my wife and I went to a restaurant we've been to a few times. We were just being ourselves. The young waitress told us that we were to loveliest couple she had met. A waitress meets a lot of people. I immediately said that she was seeing Jesus, not me. We were the last customers and the kitchen was closed. We spent the next 20 minutes or so witnessing to the young woman. She had every excuse to leave us and start clearing tables. She was drawn to Jesus in us. If she knew me 20 years ago, she would have run and hid!

Let God change you and set you free from that which hides the Light of Christ that dwells in you now. It is peace and joy even when troubles come.

Pray that food & medical relief humanitarian aid quickly reaches Innocent Palestinians in Gaza ASAP:

FBI officials say they are growing increasingly concerned about a loose network of violent predators who befriend teenagers through popular online platforms and then coerce them into escalating sexual and violent behavior -- pushing victims to create graphic pornography, harm family pets, cut themselves with sharp objects, or even die by suicide.

The online predators, part of the network known as "764," demand victims send them photos and videos of it all, so the shocking content can be shared with fellow 764 followers or used to extort victims for more. Some of the predators even host "watch parties" for others to watch them torment victims live online, according to authorities.

The FBI has more than 250 such investigations currently underway, with every single one of its 55 field offices across the country handling a 764-related case, Scott told ABC News in an exclusive interview.

As [FBI Assistant Director] Scott described it, one of the main goals of 764 and similar networks is to "sow chaos" and "bring down society."

That's why the FBI's Counterterrorism Division and the Justice Department's National Security Division are now looking at 764 and its offshoots as a potential form of domestic terrorism, even coining a new term to characterize the most heinous actors: "nihilistic violent extremists."

Though charging documents don't identify the founder by name, federal law enforcement sources identified him to ABC News as Bradley Cadenhead, who is serving an 80-year-prison sentence in Texas after pleading guilty to several child pornography-related charges in 2023.

Hi everyone, I would greatly appreciate your prayers- for about 1-2 weeks now I have been throwing up every day, sometimes more than once per day. I need a miracle that this stops, please pray that the nausea and vomiting stops. Thank you!

Singer Adam Lambert will be playing Judas Iscariot in the upcoming Hollywood Bowl performance of "Jesus Christ Superstar" this summer, according to a Monday post on the Los Angeles venue's Instagram.

Lambert, 43, who rose to fame during Season 8 of "American Idol" in 2009, made his Broadway stage debut last year as a cross-dressing Emcee in "Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club," and will be starring in the classic Andrew Lloyd Weber musical at the Hollywood Bowl during its brief run from Aug. 1–3.

"For many Angelenos and concertgoers, the Hollywood Bowl is the premier summer destination for live music," LA Philharmonic President and CEO Kim Noltemy said of the show in a press release. "Each season, the LA Phil presents world-class artists in a truly one-of-a-kind setting, and this year is no exception."

Continued below.

In a bid to deescalate, India has already lowered duties on Harley-Davidson motorcycles and bourbon whiskey, both politically symbolic U.S. exports. But the new offer goes much further and directly addresses the White House’s core complaints.

This is fantastic for our country. India has been tough on the United States.

A Tennessee Lookout photojournalist on Sunday documented buses leaving a U.S. Department of Homeland Security facility in Nashville. Family members of the alleged detainees were also present, protesting the alleged detentions.
In a statement, Mellissa Harper, Enforcement and Removal Operations New Orleans Field Office Director, did not specifically confirm the Nashville action but said, “Protecting the safety and security of our communities remains a top priority for ICE. As part of our ongoing mission to uphold U.S. immigration laws, our targeted enforcement operations are specifically focused on individuals who threaten public safety or national security. These efforts help ensure that our neighborhoods remain safe and that immigration laws are enforced.”

Yesterday, I again thought I really gave my life to Christ. But today, I have reason to wonder if I'm saved. The issue has to do with pride. Can a Christian have a good feeling of accomplishment because of something they did, without being prideful?

Based off Psalm 37 and 46
An Original Work / February 29, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

God’s our refuge and our strength,
An ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear,
Though the mountains fall into the sea.
The Lord Almighty is with us;
God of Jacob is our fortress.
“Be still, and know that I am God;
Exalted I’ll be.”

Trust in the Lord and do good;
And delight yourself in the Lord,
And He will give you your heart’s desires.
Commit your way to the Lord.
Trust in Him and He will do this:
He will make your righteousness shine
Like the dawn, the justice of your
Cause – the noon-day sun.

Be still before the Lord,
And wait patiently for Him; do not fear.
Fretting only leads to evil.
Put your hope in Jesus Christ.
If the Lord delights in your way,
He makes your steps firm and steady.
The Lord upholds you with His hand,
So you will not fall.

Login to view embedded media

I was extremely angry over Archbishop Elpidophoros's "multiple spoons" blasphemy in 2020 during the covid hysteria. I am again angry and upset over this newest grave error. The core of this is a disbelief in God. ETA: Somebody on FB shared this website. I've never been to it before. The journalist speaks in harsh tones for which I'm not a fan of, but the crux of the issue is addressed.

President Trump is slowly dismantling the two-tiered justice system.

I received an early Mother’s Day present from my daughter yesterday, a St.Dymphna medal, which I wanted.. She lived in the 7th century. Question, I know that the RCC investigates everyone who becomes a saint very well before canonizing them. But how can we be assured that the stories of the Saints from that time period aren’t legends or partly legends? Even Catholic online says “one version“ of her story, making it indefinite.

AND 1 Cor 15:29 , Else what shall they that do which are BAPTIZED for the DEAD , if the DEAD rise not at all

Why are they BAPTIZED FOR THE DEAD ??

What say you ??

dan p

I've been praying lately and do ask for prayers on this too as well. I want to know what translation of the bible is best. I've been praying that I be guided into the translation thats best for my walk with God? I dont know if that means I'm also asking by extension the best preserved/literal/closest to the original manuscripts. I just want to know and am asking for advice and guidance along with some info. I'm inviting people on here to present their case for why the translation that they recommended is best. What makes you choose your translation? I'm asking for good solid evidence, thanks.

Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., were among the Democrats who drew accusations of hypocrisy on social media for expressing outrage at an AI-generated meme of President Donald Trump as pope, despite flouting core Catholic teachings.

Trump and the White House's official X account prompted debate over the weekend for a fake picture showing Trump adorned in papal garb and a crucifix while extending his finger. Trump joked to a press gaggle last week that he would be his own "number one choice" to be pope before noting he has "no preference."

While Trump's meme drew dismay from conservative Catholics, including Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who told reporters in Rome that "it wasn't good," some also suggested that the outrage Hochul, Lieu and other Democrats expressed was selective and fake, noting the litany of anti-Catholic incidents and sentiment during the Biden administration that went without criticism.

Continued below.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered senior Pentagon leadership to cut the number of four-star generals and admirals by at least 20% across the military, according to a memo signed by Hegseth dated Monday and obtained by CNN. A defense official confirmed the memo’s authenticity.

As of 2023, there were 37 four-star generals and admirals across the entire military.



This will mark the third time in the past few decades such cuts (or proposed cuts) have been made to top brass



In 2013, then–Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel ordered a 20% reduction in the number of top brass and senior civilians at the Pentagon by 2019. This initiative aimed to trim an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 positions and was part of broader efforts to reduce military bureaucracy and overhead costs.


In 2010, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced plans to cut 50 general and admiral positions and eliminate 150 senior civilian roles as part of a broader effort to instill a "culture of savings and restraint" within the Department of Defense.

null

I expressed such an idea some time back. With all of the Democrats efforts to keep illegals in the country a stronger incentive was needed rather than just telling them they would never be allowed back in the country if they did not self-deport. If they realize they will probably eventually be caught why not take the $1000 and have a chance to file legally for citizenship?

Catholic leaders and some members of the Church hierarchy in the United States have criticized President Donald Trump for sharing an AI-generated image of himself dressed as a pope.

Trump, who frequently shares memes of himself on social media, posted the image to Truth Social on Friday after joking that he would like to be chosen as the next pope. The White House subsequently posted the photo on its official X account.

The social media posts came just days after the president said he would “like to be pope” when a reporter asked him who he hopes is selected for the papacy in the upcoming papal conclave. As part of his response to that same question, he went on to say he actually had “no preference” while also touting Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York as a “very good” candidate.

Trump’s latest joke about the matter received pushback from some Catholic leaders, including Dolan, Bishop Robert Barron, Bishop Thomas Paprocki, and the entire New York Catholic Conference. As of the time of publication, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) had not issued a statement nor responded to a request for comment from CNA.

Continued below.

Hi everyone, I would greatly appreciate your prayers- I need prayer for my mother, she is on the way to the ER at the local hospital, she has had extremely dark and black stools for several days now and she is going to have it looked at. I checked online and apparently dark stools can be a sign of bleeding in the GI tract. Please pray for her healing and also for both of my parent's salvation, both are elderly and are not saved. Thank you!