It would be an interesting turn of events if all the stuff being released actually resulted in anything. Beyond the usual there's unidentified things flying around defying physics.

A federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama handed President Donald Trump a significant legal victory on Friday, rejecting a last-minute effort to block a highly anticipated UFC event scheduled to take place on the White House South Lawn this weekend.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta denied an emergency request from two Virginia residents who sought a temporary restraining order to stop UFC Freedom 250, a major mixed martial arts event tied to celebrations surrounding America’s upcoming 250th anniversary. The plaintiffs argued that the event violated federal regulations and would damage the character of historic public spaces, including the White House grounds and the Lincoln Memorial.

Judge Mehta, however, concluded that neither plaintiff had demonstrated the legal standing necessary to pursue the case in federal court. In his ruling, Mehta found that the individuals failed to show they would suffer a concrete and particularized injury as a result of the event.

“The threatened injury must be certainly impending to constitute injury in fact,” Mehta wrote while explaining why the plaintiffs’ concerns did not meet the threshold required by law.

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The UK is going down like a slowly sinking ship. There's parts of the UK now that are completely controlled by Muslims and even the police won't go into those towns. It's no wonder people are taking to the streets in protest... it's getting insane. Their rules are all over the place and it's slowly turning into 1984 George Orwell style.

A U.S. Apache helicopter crashed Monday near the Strait of Hormuz, adding new strain to the violent, unsteady ceasefire. The crash prompted a first-of-its-kind rescue, as the two-man crew was taken from the water off the coast of Oman by an unmanned, AI-powered drone boat.

However, this innovation in maritime rescue operations was soon overshadowed by the U.S. military’s assessment that the helicopter was shot down by an Iranian drone — Iran’s most direct attack in weeks against the U.S. military.

According to details revealed by President Trump himself, there seems to be no doubt that Iran was responsible for downing the helicopter. Trump said that the Iranian drone “lodged between the two pilots” and caught fire, but that it did not explode. Trump described the survival of the two pilots as a “miracle.” In other words, Iran not only shot at an American helicopter, but it tried to kill American soldiers, whose lives were only saved by Iran’s faulty tech.

Days earlier — June 3, to be precise — The Wall Street Journal reported that “President Trump has told aides privately that he would consider ending the ceasefire with Iran if Tehran kills American troops.”

The attempt to kill American troops that followed days later could be a coincidence, but there is another interpretation: someone in Iran does not want the ceasefire to hold.

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In light of the recent Stock market listing of Elon Musk's SpaceX company, Please pray that financial investors, advisors & entrepreneurs are given Godly Wisdom of Luke 14:25-33's wise tower builder & warrior king in regard to investing money because merely throwing money around in withOut careful evaluation & assessment in the hope of greater gains in the future might just be greed:

O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus: You know the longings of our hearts, and you desire that we enjoy friendship with you. From your pierced side, you have poured out the wellspring of life, for which we thirst. Your heart burns with a love for all people to return to a right relationship with you. We celebrate the abundant gifts you have given this nation, founded on the self-evident truths that our Creator has endowed all people with the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We make reparation for the offenses against you and against human dignity that have taken place in this nation. May our hearts be united to yours, so that our families and communities enjoy peace and happiness; may broken relationships be reconciled, injustices repaired, and the wounds of our land be healed. May your holy Catholic Church serve as a sign, pointing all people to your infinite love. O Desire of Nations and Center of History, we ask you to bless these United States of America. Who live and reign with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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Hello everyone, I am from Pakistan and I am working on a small community support initiative.
We are currently focusing on helping children with basic education support and food assistance for poor families in our area.
I am doing this work at a very small level, step by step, and I will keep sharing updates here.
Please keep us in your prayers.

June is one of the most beautiful months in the Catholic year. Having journeyed through the splendor of Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, and Trinity Sunday, the Church now turns our attention to mysteries that are at once profound and deeply personal. Corpus Christi and the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart invite us to contemplate not merely the works of Christ, but Christ Himself. The Church places before us the Eucharist and the Sacred Heart as living reminders that Christianity is not simply a philosophy to be understood or a moral code to be obeyed. It is an encounter with the living God who desires communion with His people.

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I am pretty sure you're all wasting your time on the abortion debate.

I think you're adding to abortions by focusing on them.

Best bet is to change the narrative to being in favour of goodness and families.

1 Corinthians 11:23-29 NKJV


Taking Communion

What this is talking about here is what is commonly referred to as “taking communion.” Different gatherings of what are called “churches” do this in different ways. And for some gatherings, and for some people, this is just another religious exercise that they go through routinely, and not all of them are following the same exact schedule or the same exact routines and traditions. But what often gets lost is the real reason for this, and what purpose it serves in the lives of those who profess faith in Jesus Christ.

For this isn’t just about remembering that Jesus Christ gave his life up for us on a cross to die for our sins, and that he was resurrected from the dead so that we could live through him and have eternal life in him. This is about us, by faith in Jesus Christ, participating with Christ in his death and in his resurrection by us dying with him to sin and us being raised with him to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin, but now as slaves to God and to his righteousness, in walks of obedience to God’s commands.

And the purpose is not just to proclaim the Lord’s death, but also his resurrection, and the purpose for them both. We are to be those who are sharing with the people that Jesus Christ gave his life up for us on that cross to put our sins to death with him in order to free us from the control of sin over lives. And he was resurrected from the dead that we might now live through him in walks of surrender to him in obedience to his commands in holy living, by God’s grace, in the power of God, and for the glory of God.

Examine Yourselves

Now, as far as I can remember, I have most always taken this seriously. When I participated in taking communion, I took that time to examine my own heart and life before God, to pray to the Lord to show me any areas of my life which needed to be changed, and I repented of any known sins, if I knew of any. I took that time to pray and to meditate on what this means, not just on what it meant for Jesus to give his life up for us to free us from our sins, but what that change in my life should look like in daily practice.

And I believe that is really the purpose of it all, to get us to examine our own hearts, to think on what Jesus did for us and what that means for us and what change that should bring about in our lives because of what he did, and because he brought us to faith in him. This is a time for prayer and self-examination and reflection on Jesus’ sacrifice for us on that cross in order to deliver us out of addiction to sin so we would now serve him with our lives in doing whatever he has for us to do, as his followers.

But eating the bread and drinking the cup in an “unworthy manner” is not just about taking communion when you know you are holding on to sin in your life. This is about any acts we do where we might go through religious exercises, and where we might give the impression that we are true followers of Christ, but where we might be holding on to sin and not living for the Lord. Those who do this are regarded by God as guilty of the body and blood of Christ who eat and drink judgment upon themselves.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

Live For Jesus

So, live for the Lord. Do all that he says for you to do. Deny self. Die to sin. And walk (in conduct) with God in obedience to his commands, and let righteousness and godly living be what you now practice. And be real! Do not fake it! Don’t just go through the rituals. Be who God created you to be. Follow Jesus wherever he leads you. And be one who shares the good news of the gospel of Christ with the people of this world, and with the worldly church, too. For many profess him, but the minority truly follow HIM.

Lord, Move Me

An Original Work / October 16, 2011
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Be my desire, my heart set on fire,
Lord, move me to worship You only, I pray.
Fill with Your Spirit, my heart overflow.
Lord, may I long for You; Your word to know.
Teach me to walk with You, Lord, in Your power,
And may I serve You, Lord, right now in this hour.

Lord, how I want to obey You forever.
Help me to hear You, Lord, so I will not stray.
Teach me to love You; adore You always.
Envelope me, Lord, with Your grace today.
Meet me in my need, and show me Your mercy.
Forgive me for all things, as I humbly pray.

Counsel me, lead me, direct me, and guide me,
So I follow You, Lord, where’er You lead now.
I love to hear You speak Your words to me.
I am so grateful that You set me free.
Wash me, and cleanse me, and make me like You, Lord,
And I will live with You for eternity.

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In an Unworthy Manner
An Original Work / June 13, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Archimedes created a photochromic solution that changed white cloth into another color at a certain time of day. Alexander the Great ordered that each of his men wear this treated cloth around their wrist, to facilitate in synchronized attacks. The battalion became known as Alexander's Rag Time Band.

It occurs to me that if a foreign country dropped such leaflets on us, about half the people would believe it. Well, maybe about a third.

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He never got cold feet w/ regrets. He was either a madman or knew what he was talking about!

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He operated in the power of God and not in his own flesh. And that is the only way that he survived all the abuse and persecutions which he faced because he spoke the truth that so many did not want to hear. And it is the same today. If we are true servants of the Lord Jesus Christ, and if we are out here in the world sharing the truth of the gospel of Christ with the people, we will face persecutions and mistreatments and rejections. And the only way we are able to survive is in the strength of the Lord and not in our own strength.

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Maybe water? The Columbia River starts in Canada - how much will wind up in the US?

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…and will it be tariffed?

A proposed rule to mandate monogamy among ordained clergy, including those in homosexual relationships, has prompted pushback from three committees of the Presbyterian Church (USA).

The overture, which was submitted by the Presbytery of Sierra Blanca in New Mexico to be considered at the PCUSA's General Assembly later this month in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, would amend the denomination's Book of Order to require clergy "in any relationship of a sexual nature" to be "living in a monogamous one."

According to "advice and counsel" appended to the overture, the proposal has been met with resistance from the PCUSA's Advocacy Committee for Women and Gender Justice, the Advocacy Committee on LGBTQIA+ Equity and the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy.

The Advocacy Committee for Women and Gender Justice said they could not support the overture requiring monogamous relationships "because it extends beyond the Church's call to form disciples into an attempt to regulate the private lives and relational structures of individuals in ways that risk harm rather than healing."

Citing the Book of Order's affirmation that "God alone is Lord of the conscience," the Women and Gender Justice committee said "that the role of the Church is not to impose uniformity of personal life but to cultivate communities marked by justice, accountability, and love," and argued that the overture "frames moral character through a narrow relational mandate that does not, in itself, prevent harm."

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chilehed said:

From the moment you entered this thread you've ignored the facts, ignored the law, and made things up. Your gaslighting is obvious to everyone.

I see no reason to continue with you. Sleep well if you can.

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lol You are yet to explain why you think the shop owner showed intent. The moment you entered this thread you ignored the facts of the case and made up some fictitious course of events that did not happened or stated that things that are in the article did not happened.

I can sleep just fine.

Gene must have inherited good genes ... but perhaps his dry wit and sense of humor helped abit, too! ​

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Gene Shalit, longtime 'Today' show movie critic, dies at 100​

NEW YORK — Gene Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the "Today" show over four decades who was known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns, has died. He was 100.

Shalit's family announced the death Friday to NBC News, saying in a statement that he "passed away peacefully today after 100 years of an amazing life."

Here is a site you may want to look through on this... Who Changed the Day of Worship From Saturday to Sunday? Why?

I do!
(That's me in the picture ... j/k! lol)

To be clear, my only objection, and its less of a rejection and more of a regret, is that the Latin word Lucifer has become the default Western “proper name” for the devil rather than the original Hebrew word “Heyel” or, most appropriately, simply referring to him as “The Adversary” (which is what Satan means).

It is regrettable because early Christian martyrs who died for Christ were named Lucifer or the Greek equivalent (Luciphoros) and there is even a Paschal hymn called the Exultet which refers to Christ as the light bearer.

Additionally the idea that the word is the proper name for the devil is really very strong in the English language, less so outside of Western Europe. The popularity of Milton’s Paradise Lost and later countercultural media further contributed to the unpleasant diabolicization of “Lucifer” and the eradication of collective memory of the Christian contexts of the name - references to Christ as the bringer of light (the true bringer of light; in this respect the devil is an imposter) and early Christian martyrs and the fourth century bishop St. Lucifer of Cagliari, who was by no means a devil worshipper (indeed, he was an admirer of Origen, and Origen was one of the first Christian theologians to highlight how Isaiah 14 was referring not just to King Nebuchadnezzar but to the devil).

Conversely, while we have managed to, through countercultural media, load the word Lucifer with an absurd amount of diabolical implication, we have also managed to ignore through popularization the strong connection between dragons and the devil. This largely happened in the late 20th century. For example, in 1959 we see Sleeping Beauty which had a clearly diabolical dragon being controlled by Maleficient, a diabolical female character, defeated by Prince Philip whose sword featured a prominent cross. Walt Disney was actually Christian and consistently referred to the devil as “that old dragon”, for example when talking about his animation of “The Night on Bald Mountain” by the Russian composer Mussorgsky. But by the 1970s we started seeing massive numbers of friendly dragons in the media and the dragons were a major theme in “The Game of Thrones” for example.

Meanwhile among my Romanian Orthodox friends, with the exception of one strange youth who was less Orthodox Christian and more of a hardcore Romanian nationalist who admired the man (despite him being ethnically German-Hungarian), Prince Vlad the Impaler also known as Vlad Dracul, a real historical figure who inspired “Dracula” but who was not actually a vampire (but he was a monstrous war criminal whose atrocities were so horrifying as to cause the Turkish Sultan to turn back in horror, and given the Ottoman Empire’s later enthusiasm for atrocities (performed by mercenaries called the “Bashi Bazouks” which means “broken heads” in the context of “evil demented people’”, its possible that they may well have gotten the idea from Vlad Dracul - at any rate, my Romanian Orthodox friends thought the name referred to the devil and only on reflection recalled that Dracul could also mean “dragon” in a more generic sense, but by default, Dragon and Devil are essentially synonymous among the Romanians and were historically largely synonymous even in English, as we see from the speech of Walt Disney.

The use of “Lucifer” to translate the Hebrew word “Heyel” was a deliberate choice by Latin translators of the Vetus Latina and later of St. Jerome in translating the Vulgate, in that it preserved the masculine gender associated with Nebuchadnezzar.

However I would argue that another viable translation in the present day would be “Venus” provided one was clear one was referring to the planet, which is actually the planet being referred to by Heyel, and also to idolatry and false gods generally, and not specifically just to the deity Venus, but if we look at Psalms 96:5 “The gods of the gentiles are idols” and the more interesting Septuagint translation (which may well be, like so much of the Septuagint, an older alternative reading) “The gods of the nations are demons” which is rendered as “devils” in some translations such as the Challoner Douai Rheims. Both are correct, since the false gods worshipped by non-Christians are in all cases idols of the devil or of diabolical origin or confusion. Thus linking the word explicitly to a pagan deity via the planet named after that deity that Heyel was referring to would be an interesting and literally accurate way of translating Isaiah 14:12, to render the word Lucifer as “Venus.” But it would be necessary in doing so to clarify the rationale of the translation and also to avoid appearing to feminize Nebuchadnezzar (while sexual immorality including sexually ambiguous hieratic temple servants did exist in ancient Babylon, as far as I am aware Nebuchadnezzar was not himself effeminate or homosexual, although he might well have engaged in homosexual activity as this kind of decadent behavior was common in antiquity, but without definite proof we don’t want to imply that in the context of Nebuchadnezzar. In the case of the devil however, since being a fallen angel he is not a being capable of reproduction, it could serve as a poignant reminder that the gods of the gentiles are demons (which we Christians need to remember as an evangelical imperative - the fact is that some liberal Christians who have de-emphasized the propagation of the faith are greatly misguided - although conversely it would not be productive as a means of conversion to try to convince non-Christians that they are engaging in diabolatry, even accidentally, indeed that would cause so much offense as to shut them down and preclude conversion in many cases.

In the Orthodox Church we like to avoid negative proselytism altogether.

Evangelist and YouTuber Bryce Crawford recently documented his experience attending the West Hollywood Pride Parade in Southern California.

Crawford said that this is the third time he has attended the event. Throughout his video, Crawford emphasized that he wanted to have “respectful conversations” about faith.

Among those whom Crawford engaged in conversation were counter-protesters who stood near a group of Christians that held signs denouncing the event. One woman to whom Crawford spoke said that she believes “Jesus was a pretty righteous man” but that Jesus “weeps at what many—not all—but many Christians have done in his name.”


“The Christians that I know, the people that I hold dear to my heart, follow his Word,” she added. “And they’re some of the most amazing people I’ve ever known in my life and I am so blessed to have in my life. Because they really practice what he preached.”

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Former Avalon member Melissa Greene, who is featured on the new version of “Testify to Love” with founding Avalon member Michael Passons and country singer Ty Herndon, says that Christian music and gospel music have been “built, honestly, on the back of so many queer people.” Greene, Passons, and Herndon appeared on Jen Hatmaker’s podcast this week, where they discussed their spiritual journeys and how they are “reclaiming” the hit song.

“I just want to note one thing,” said Greene after explaining how her spiritual beliefs changed in the time since her youth, when she attended a Baptist megachurch, until now.


“The one thing that bothers me is, Michael said, you know, a few minutes ago, Christian music, gospel music, southern gospel music, it has been built, honestly, on the back of so many queer people,” she said. “Literally, it still is. It still is.”

“So obvious,” Hatmaker agreed, as Passons noted, “Songwriters, producers.”

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