Is the speed of light truly a constant? Or can it vary? If so, in what kind of situations, or how much can it vary?

I'm asking for someone in another thread, told him I would bring it here and ask some honest questions about it here.

He posted this article: https://www.universetoday.com/14955...ure-the-speed-of-light-in-a-single-direction/

He claims the speed of light can vary with direction basically, can only be measured when being reflected off a surface, or in two directions/ways, and that we can't actually measure or determine it, and other things like that, etc.

I always believed that it was/is a constant, but are the situations where it can vary?

And if so, what are they, and how much?

Now he also believes that the earth is not very old, 6 to 12 thousand years or something like that, and he is using this article to support some of his claims, etc.

And since I'm not an expert, I told him I would bring those questions here, etc.

I argued that it was a constant, but then I googled it and found out that may not always be true, etc.

Anyway, can you guys pick this apart and sort this out for me please, etc?

But in maybe layman's terms preferably, etc.

Either way, I told him that what I found out or what I got from you guys on here was probably not even going to get anywhere close to supporting his claims, but I told him that I would link it for him in the other thread, etc.

Thanks in advance.

Take Care/God Bless.

Christian dad of 4 gunned down in front of family by Muslim neighbors​

By Christian Daily International/Morning Star News, Tuesday, July 16, 2024
A Pakistani soldier stands guard on the roof of a Methodist Church during the Easter service in Quetta on April 21, 2019. | BANARAS KHAN/AFP via Getty Images
LAHORE, Pakistan — A Catholic father of four children was gunned down by Muslim neighbors last week after he objected to their harassment of Christians in the area, his family said.

Marshall Masih of the Patiala House area in Lahore was the sole breadwinner for his elderly parents, wife and four children — the oldest 10, the youngest 18 months old. He was 29.

Marshall Masih was killed on July 10, 2024 in Lahore, Pakistan. | Christian Daily International-Morning Star News courtesy of family
His sister Goshi Yaqoob, 33, said his family was asleep at 4:25 a.m. last Wednesday when four armed Muslims led by Muhammad Shani and Azam Ali entered their house from the rooftop after cutting the iron grill.

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“The assailants broke the door of my brother’s bedroom on the first floor of the house and held him and his family hostage on gunpoint,” Yaqoob told Christian Daily International-Morning Star News. “They then opened indiscriminate fire on him, riddling his body with 16 bullets in the presence of his wife and minor children.”

Yaqoob was at her parents’ house at that time. The sound of gunfire and the screams of her sister-in-law and children woke her up, and she rushed to their house, where she saw four men heading to the roof. She went to her brother’s bedroom.

“I was horrified to see his blood-soaked body lying on the floor while his wife and children were huddled in a corner crying frantically,” she said, breaking down in tears.

Neighbors awakened by the screams helped the family take the critically injured Masih to the hospital, where he died from bleeding and the wounds to his organs, she said.

Masih, known as Bunty, had filed a police complaint against Shani two and a half months ago after repeated, unsuccessful attempts to dissuade him and his cohorts from regular aerial firing in the area and harassing Christian women, she said.

“Though the police arrested Shani and recovered illegal weapons from his possession, he was freed after a day without any case,” Yaqoob said. “Instead, the police pressured my brother to stop pursuing the matter. The Muslims were offended that a Christian had taken a stand against their criminal activities, and by killing him in cold blood, they have shown that our lives do not matter.”

Christians held a protest outside the office of the Punjab province chief minister the same day demanding swift justice.

“But our pleas have fallen on deaf ears, and so far none of the accused murderers have been arrested,” she said.

Her father, a retired sanitation worker, is 75 and recently underwent heart surgery, and the family is concerned about the future of Masih’s children and young widow.

“My brother was the sole provider for the family, but with his untimely death, we are clueless as to how his young widow and four children will survive now,” she said. “Our entire world has crumbled after this incident.”

She appealed to the provincial government and to Christians for support.

“We are in dire need of help. My father’s meager pension cannot support the family, especially the education and wellbeing of the children, as well as the legal battle to bring the killers to justice,” she said. “I appeal to the government to give education scholarships to the children and urge my fellow Christians to help us in whatever way possible so that we can get justice from the courts.”

Masih ran a small grocery store out of his house and had a good reputation among the 20 Christian families living in the area for more than three decades, his sister said.

“We are three sisters, and Masih was our only brother, the youngest of the four siblings,” she said. “He was a God-fearing Catholic who worked very hard to provide a livelihood for our parents, both of whom are heart patients, and his family.”

Rise in violence

There has been an increase in violent crimes against Christians in Pakistan since attacks on multiple churches and homes of Christians in Jaranwala on Aug. 16, when two brothers were falsely accused of blasphemy. Some of the attacks have also been attributed to the Israel-Palestine conflict following the Hamas terrorist attack on Oct. 7, as Christians are seen as being sympathetic towards Jews.

On Nov. 9, 20-year-old Christian Farhan Ul Qamar was allegedly shot dead by a Muslim Muhammad Zubair in his house in Talwandi Inayat Khan village, Pasrur tehsil of Sialkot District, Punjab province, in the presence of his parents. Qamar’s father said Zubair showed hatred for Christians and Jews, mistakenly referring to the family as Jews as he ranted at them before allegedly killing the Christian.

A 14-year-old Christian boy was gunned down by Muslims in the Mandiala Warraich area of Gujranwala District, Punjab province, on Feb. 5, in an attack purportedly motivated by the Jaranwala incident.

The victim, Sunil Masih, was standing in the market with some family members when the assailants arrived on motorcycles. They allegedly shouted that no Christian in the area should be left alive and opened fire, killing Masih on the spot while others barely managed to save their lives.

Pakistan ranked seventh on Open Doors’ 2024 World Watch List of the most difficult places to be a Christian, as it was the previous year.

I want to share what I have so far learned.

Water is one of the most important things a prepper will need, we can only live without water for around 3 days. It is very important that the sources of water we are drinking are clean, even if we are very dehydrated, drinking from a stagnant pond of water can give us Giardia, parasites making us very sick and that will only dehydrate us further if that happens. Don't think a simple Brita Filter will purify the water, they won't be able to filter out pathogens. You would need a more advanced water purification system to make the water safe to drink. If you live near an ocean, the ocean water will actually dehydrate us further because there is too much salt in sea water.

When it comes to our body needing sources of energy, carbohydrates will take the least amount of water for our body to digest, if you did not know our body uses water for digestion, fat will take the most water to digest. So, if supplies are limited when it comes to water, and you decide to eat it is best to consume foods that are higher in carbohydrates than fat instead.

If you ever do come across a clean water supply, it is recommended to NOT drink any more than 700ml to 1 Liter of Water in one sitting, our kidneys will not be able to process any more than that amount depending on the person per hour. and any excess water will go to waste as our body doesn't store water like it stores fat.
Drinking large amounts of water in one sitting can even cause overhydration, somebody has died by drinking 6 liters of water within 3 hours.

I know many foods and drinks can be high in water content, such as milk is 90% water, and fruits such as watermelon, kiwi, pineapple, along with other fruits are very high in water. They hydrate you as you eat them.

Lastly physical activity, being in a hot climate, sweating, and even talking will require you to drink more water compared to somebody who is sedentary.

This is not a complete guide; I am learning a little bit as I go. Any suggestions welcome or tips. I hope you learned something new.

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Perhaps near RNC would be a better descriptor. Suspect appeared suspicious....wearing a ski mask (I bet he's never gone skiing before) and carrying a bag that appeared heavy.

I'll say it....guy keeping two masks, gloves, illegal weapon, hanging around outside RNC checkpoint....

Seems like authorities were right to be suspicious and likely prevented another attack.

Thoughts?

As with all early stories like this one, use your brain to determine the viability of this information. i.e. make of it what you will

HUGE SHORT POSITION FILED BY Austin company on TRUMP ORG DAY BEFORE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT!

There is lots of information in the supplied links within the story regarding viability. Worth a cursory glance, at the very least.

Broader takes on the whole issue:

Trump stock shorted heavily day before assassination attempt

An exceptionally high level of short interest of DJT stock has been reported in days leading to Donald Trump's assassination attempt.

finbold.com

The "soros backed" company and "clerical error" in the same sentence, caused me to do this:

https://c.tenor.com/HXhebrvaTmQAAAAC/spock-eyebrows.gif

I'm choosing to talk about this in OBOB in fellowship with you all who have in some cases been long time CF friends. I really do not care to venture outside of this specific forum for any reason, and many of you know why.

I was laying down to go to sleep last night after watching more of the GOP Convention. Kai's cute speech about her grandpa, JD's awesome speech, just a good night. I've been all in on Trump since 2016. But last night when I was in that in-between phase of sleep, I heard 5 words spoken that made me jump out of bed: Beast, Head Wound, Miracle, Careful. And the image of Trump's bloody face with his fist raised to the sky with the American flag in the background came to my mind and stayed stuck there for some time. I immediately opened my Bible to Revelation 13 to read about this again. The dragon whom the world worships gave power to the beast, who has the mouth of a lion, who received what appeared to be a fatal head wound, but he miraculously recovered and all the world marvelled. He was given power for 42 months, almost the term of the presidency. My heart started racing. It's an absolute miracle that Trump, appearing to be shot in the head, was only grazed on the ear, and he rose triumphantly, as the whole world calls it a miracle. Many people are seeing a different Trump now, and many who weren't before are now sympathetic to his side of things. The world's leaders released positive statements about Trump, hoping and "praying" for his protection and healing, calling for unity. The Democrats are toning down some of the rhetoric, and turning on Biden. Trump is smashing him in the polls.

And then the "mouth of a lion" caught my attention and I remembered Trump's sometimes foul mouth, and I remembered how Donald Trump Jr on several occasions last night called his father a lion, said that he had the heart of a lion.

Now, the whole world doesn't love and worship Trump (yet???? ever???? I'm just sharing my experiences from last night), and I can't see a world in which the LGBT and abortion Leftist Dems are the actual good guys (my opinion), but this shocked me to my core and I thought I would tell you all about it. I couldn't sleep for quite some time.

1 Peter 1:5 (NKJV)
who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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What is this being kept through faith that this scripture is addressing…?

It would be, being kept from the doings of unrighteousness, for we are not kept in our sins, but kept from our sins, for if one is not being kept from their sins, that one is not being kept by the power of God being brought forth by that one’s faith…..

For faith in the power of God actively working in one’s life is the only thing that can keep one from the doings of unrighteousness…. For we are saved to something, and that something is the doing of righteousness…. For this is the will of God in everyone’s life, that righteousness would be manifested in all of one’s doings….

Seeing it is only the faith of the believer that can accomplish this task, for faith in the power of God actively working in one’s life is the salvation offered in Christ….. For this is what we are called to, to actively believe in the power of God to keep us from all unrighteousness….

For the issue being; does the believer want to be freed from all unrighteousness or just certain sins at certain times, not hating sin so much that they would willingly enter into death to be freed from all of them… But when a believer, any believer would willingly enter into their death in Christ to be freed from any and all sins at any and every moment of time, that one will be kept by the power of God according to that one’s faith….

For experiencing this new life spoken of in scripture is found in the doing of righteousness in the time of this life….. For when one walks in all the righteousness that one sees, that one is walking in the will of God to that degree, and that one, is being kept by the joy and the peace of Christ’s life growing and being manifested in and through that one as that one’s very new life….. For this being the new birth coming to life, which can only be brought to life by faith in the power of God brought forth by the believer’s faith in their death and resurrection with Christ….

Oh to the increasing of that faith, that the new life might be brought forth….


Unto Him be all things, a fellow follower, Not me

Do I like Slate? No. If you want...I can pick another article showing Hunter is now a regular part of White House meetings, but I picked this one because it describes Hunter more aptly than others.

Gatekeeper.

Why would Hunter Biden be gatekeeping his father's face to face time? Easy. This election is crucial to him and his father staying out of jail. Remember those FBI whistleblowers? Recall the IRS whistleblowers? Remember the HHS whistleblower? Recall the special prosecutor who decided against pressing charges for the classified documents? Even if we ignore the litany of times Biden has failed to do his sworn duties....there's absolutely nothing stopping a full investigation into his multiple shell companies should Trump win. Why would Trump bother? Because he's been investigated and charged with everything imaginable except crucifying Jesus. The evidence for prosecuting him for the illegal docs already exists....Trump would only need appoint a prosecutor willing to go forward with the charges. The DOJ was protecting Hunter extensively (literally warning his lawyers when the IRS agents were acquiring warrants to search his property) and limiting the scope of the investigation to Hunter when the evidence led to Joe himself. This was all laid out in their whistleblower testimony.

About half of the Democrats in office want Joe to step aside so someone with better chances can step in....and he won't do it. At the same time, Hunter and to a lesser degree, the first lady have been gatekeeping personal conversations with Joe. He's an old man, with an old brain....it probably wouldn't be too difficult for upper level Democrats he respects to convince him to step aside for the party....so his family is by his side reminding him they could all face serious prosecution if he doesn't win. If we're being completely honest....he may get prosecuted by a Democrat president who wants to give the appearance of accountability and end the stigma the party has drawn by relentlessly prosecuting Trump by sacrificing Joe.

Hunter has been a dark cloud over Biden's administration since before day 1. He's been kept at arm's length this entire term. Now he's apparently sitting by his daddy's side ever since the disastrous debate performance. Why? For moral support lol? Perhaps for his solid legal advice which foreign companies across the globe have been paying millions (which then get "loaned" to the Big Guy)?


It seems rather obvious to me that the Democratic Party has backed themselves into a corner. They can no longer hide Biden's deficiencies and by some polls, 2/3rds of Democratic voters want him to step aside.

Well folks....don't be surprised if he doesn't. He can't. If he does, he risks being eaten by the same wolves he's sent after Trump.

Thoughts? If you think I'm wrong....why do you think Hunter is now staying by his father's side?

Here's a video showing the head of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, avoiding specific answers to questions from Republican senators. Then she left. Note age is not always a determining factor for a politician, Senator Marsha Blackburn at age 72 was able to run after her.

I am not impressed with it. I see it as inflationary and nothing is mentioned about debt or the deficit which will harm the country in the future. All this shows he is ignorant of economics like the rest of the politicians and the status quo.

How do you help American workers by giving corporations a tax cut? Lowering the Fed funds rate to 1% probably through QE will enable corporations and investors to buy up assets, thus making it hard for Americans to own homes or pay rent, not to mention all the zombie companies created with virtually free money.

"On rates, Trump says Powell can stay on to the end of his term as Fed Chair, “especially if I thought he was doing the right thing.” But what does that mean? For one, that the Fed shouldn’t be cutting rates before the election. “It’s something that they know they shouldn’t be doing,” he says. Not because Trump read the IMF brief, but because he doesn’t want Powell to give Biden a boost. Welcome to the future of monetary policy which, to be fair, is also much of its past: we just pretend it hasn’t been. It seems that questions will linger about Fed independence, at least in terms of more pliable staffing, should Trump win.
On taxes, the message is also stimulatory. Ttump wants to renew his 2017 tax cuts, at a cost of $4.6trn, and reduce corporate tax to 15%. How that doesn’t blow the federal deficit out to peak WW2 levels in peace time remains to be seen – unless the Fed is leaned on to cut rates; on which, Trump also just talked about a 1% Fed Funds rate, and how that made government spending and tax cuts much more workable."

This is such a bad idea because of inflation. Why continue an economic war with China when we need them more than they need us.

"Moreover, the other centrepiece of Trumponomics remains tariffs. As Bloomberg puts it, ”He keeps circling back to William McKinley --who he dubs “the Tariff King”-- for raising enough revenue through tariffs during his turn-of-the-20th-century presidency to avoid instituting a federal income tax, without appropriate credit. “McKinley made this country rich,” Trump says. “He was the most underrated president,” while his successors squandered his legacy on costly government programs and threw away an important tool for economic statecraft. “I can’t believe how many people are negative on tariffs that are actually smart,” Trump says. “Man, is it good for negotiation. I’ve had guys, I’ve had countries that were potentially extremely hostile coming to me and saying, ‘Sir, please stop with the tariff stuff.’”
Clearly, those thinking Trump won’t use tariffs, or will only impose token ones because of inflation, are not reading the room correctly, just old textbooks. Trump says he intends to raise tariffs on China to 60-100%, and on the EU too, to an unspecified level, and will impose a 10% across-the-board tariff on imports from other countries."

This is letting the fox in the henhouse. Elites think elites have all the answers and he chose Jamie Dimon sadly.

Pointedly, Trump makes clear that this time round, he means business. “Now, I know everybody. Now, I am truly experienced.” He floats Jamie Dimon as a potential Treasury Secretary, as sharp a contrast with the other name touted, former USTR Robert Lighthizer, as possible. One would deliver go-go asset growth; the other is all about tariffs and production. Which is it to be? Or can it really be both?

I forgot to add the link: It's Impossible To Model The Dynamics Of Trumponomics | ZeroHedge

Is there something you dont think you understand,
do you feel a moral obligation to try for conversion,
just like to argue or...??

Meet the RNC delegates who have adopted Trump’s bandage for their own ears​

Inspired by Trump, they seek solidarity with him.

“It’s a new sign of unity within the party,” said Joe Neglia, a Republican delegate from Arizona who says he was the first to make an ear covering out of white paper and affix it to the side of his head. “When I saw him come out Monday night — that magical moment — I thought, ‘I have to do something,’ and this is what I could do.”

[Another AZ delegate] estimates that at least half of Arizona’s 40-plus-member delegation is now wearing bandages.
“It’s a sign of solidarity,” he said in an interview on the convention floor.

Arizona delegate Liz Harris said she went to the only Walgreens she could find open at 11 p.m. after the convention was gaveled closed for the day and bought gauze pads and surgical tape, which she proudly displayed on the floor Wednesday night.

And when she heard that some people online had referred to their trend as cultish, she scoffed.

“It’s in solidarity,” she said, echoing Berland, the Arizona delegate.

Just as Harris was saying she wished others might use her newly purchased medical supplies, fellow Arizona delegate Michael Schaffer walked up with an unadorned right ear.

“We’ve got a patient,” she said excitedly, as she began unraveling tape and ministering to his naked ear.

Hello folks, I guess I should give a short bio. I am Married father of 2 whom just celebrated 20 years of marriage, I served in the military for 20 years and I am an assistant pastor of the Praise community fellowship of Monticello Maine. Oh and I am a Musician/ recording artist and my music is on all platforms under Pastor John's studio. I believe in a pre wrath rapture, I believe that the gifts of the spirit are for today including tongues, and I believe that the sabbath is on Saturday and should be honored.

As a former soldier I had to ask myself what kind of conflicts I would be prepared to get involved in. I had to learn drill, to obey orders, and do all the things you HAVE to do or people around you die.

We rehearsed basic moves again and again and again. We would be jogging and our Corporal would yell "Contact!" and the whole platoon would yell "RUN DOWN CRAWL OBSERVE AIM FIRE!" Again and again - until I heard it in my dreams.

The Secret Service agents have their own drill - and the President is meant to follow the same drill. The creator of this next meme thinks it shows how awesome Trump is. Let me set them straight.

Shots were fired from a rifle - so he pauses long enough for MORE SHOTS to be fired from cameras!

Except, we have a live contact! More rounds could be coming down range. They should have been out of there by then! Follow the drill!

Trump wasn't just risking his own life - but the lives of the agents around him. Yeah - what a hero - he can punch the air and let the agents pay with their lives for this photo shoot opportunity! If I were an agent in that situation I would be tempted to quote Trump's lines about NATO members struggling to pay 2%.

"You don't want to obey the drill - you delinquent? No I will not protect you and in fact I will encourage them to do whatever the h.... they want!"

And stand back and let whatever happens, happen!
Hey - it's only fair. He said this about whole countries who would not pay - potentially encouraging major new wars.
It's only fair if he cannot even obey the drill.

Agents are the heroes in this shot - not Trump! They're LITERALLY shielding him with their bodies.
Yet people want to think Trump is the hero as he puts them at further risk?
I ask you - is this the most misdirected meme you've ever seen?

Trump sneakers, with photo from assassination attempt, on sale for $299 on Trump site

What are people's thoughts on this? This sits, at BEST very weirdly with me.

It's been announced today that Joe Biden has "Covid" possibly his great disappearing act is now taking place?

NEWSWEEK​

Joe Biden COVID Diagnosis Could Be Final 'Nail in Coffin': Analyst​

July 17, 2024

Secret Service Snipers Were Aware Of The Gunman On The Roof "20 Minutes" Prior To Him Firing The First Shot At President Trump?

ABCNEWS 3:20 Clip

Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, and his wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance, look on as he is nominated for the office of vice president on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Image

Following former President Donald Trump’s selection of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate, the Republican lawmaker’s wife has received renewed attention now that her husband, if elected, would become the second in command.

Usha Chilukuri Vance and her husband have been married since 2014. She is an accomplished attorney and the daughter of Indian immigrants.

In a Monday announcement posted to Truth Social, Trump revealed that he chose Usha’s husband as his vice president after “lengthy deliberation.” Trump highlighted Vance’s military service and educational background, promising that his running mate “will be strongly focused on the people he fought so brilliantly for, the American Workers and Farmers in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, and far beyond.”

Continued below.

Evolutionists ignore the fact that along with man evolving, we are the only species on the planet that has also evolved evil. Pain, suffering and death occurs with all creatures. But for mankind, we discriminate, enslave, lie, steal, cheat, murder, have wars, and on and on. Not only do we do things to others, but we do evil things to ourselves. And both internal and external traits of evil grow with each generation. Some psychologists believe evil evolved with evolution. But if this were true, then mankind would be devolving, not evolving-which is a Christian position. Despite the insistence of some that mankind has evolved from the same source and are just like all the other animals, there is no explaining how evil evolved. Evolutionist tend to ignore the issue.

Mankind is unique to this world and generates evil apart from any other animal on the world. And if evolution was correct, and mankind came from the same source as all other living creatures, then evil wouldn't/shouldn't exist.

So how did evil evolved?

The White House said that Biden is heading to Delaware and will self-isolate and "continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time."

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Why? Because the gun lobby got laws into place that prevent the ATF from creating a searchable digital database, forcing them to manually sift through paper records (or photo scans of paper records).


Some back story and details:

I wonder how the folks opposed to government waste and inefficiency feel about this.

Hello all, I have recently accepted Jesus Christ into my life and have working towards being a better follower of God. I must confess I went from being a nihilistic atheist to an edgy satanist, I then began following Asatru which if you don't know is a neo Pagan faith centered on the Norse gods and ancestral worship. While I was involved I began to realize how truly foolish these previous beliefs truly were. They all centered around a selfish individualistic view of the world and I was truly in a dark place. I came to reject all of these false hoods and begin to learn about God. It has truly impacted my life in profound ways and I am dissapointed in myself for rejecting His words for so long. I am trying to rectify my heathen, nihilistic, and edgy satanic past with becoming a Christian and acknowledging my definite blasphemous past. Its not an excuse but I have been sober since September 20th 2023. Once I was sober I begin to radically shift my thinking and life had meaning once more. My thoughts became way more clear and this I feel is when I began to seek God. How do I rectify my past spiritual failings with God? Any thoughts on this matter. Thank you

Tucker Carlson believes the attempted assassination of Donald Trump is evidence of an ongoing "spiritual battle" in the United States. Speaking at a Heritage Foundation event at the Republican National Convention, Carlson shared his view that "deeper" forces, like evil, are behind attacks like the one that occurred at Trump's campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. "I think what happened on Saturday — the assassination attempt against President Trump — reminded a lot of people of this or awakened a lot of people to this," Carlson said on Monday.
"There is a spiritual battle under way," he added. "There is no logical way to understand what we're seeing now in temporal terms. You just can't. These are not political divides. There are forces — and they're very obvious now; they've decided, for whatever reason, to take off the mask — whose only goal is chaos, violence, destruction."

According to Carlson, the forces that he identified are "dedicated to the destruction of people," and he believes they have a common enemy: Christians.