Little more than half the vote in

Hilton staying in first would be mildly surprising, but we seem to be safe from a two Republican field.

Summary Romans 1:18-25

All of human kind has been shown God’s invisible attributes through his created works (his creation). So, if any of us chooses ungodliness and unrighteousness and uncleanness, in the lusts of our hearts, in exchange for the truth about God, and if we end up worshipping the created instead of the creator, he will not force himself upon us. But if we choose sin over righteousness, then we should not expect God to bless us with his heavenly blessings. He will judge us, instead, for we are without excuse in his eyes.

Romans 1:26-32 NKJV


An Uncomfortable Subject

Now, this is not a popular passage of Scripture, and it is one which people will often pass over, probably because it is uncomfortable, for it deals with subjects people don’t like to talk about, as a general rule. For we live in an era within the institutional church, in particular, where they are generally “soft-balling” the gospel in order to avoid confronting people with the truth of what God’s word teaches on such subjects as this. For they are trying to attract the world to their gatherings, so they may avoid passages like these.

But, contrary to what many people are teaching in the gatherings of the church (the body of Christ), or within these institutional market-driven “churches” of human origin, God is not okay with any of us living in sin, making sin our practice (our lifestyle). For Jesus gave his life up for us on that cross to deliver us out of our addiction to sin so we will now serve him with our lives in walks of surrender to him in obedience to his commands. So these “church” gatherings which are embracing immorality are anti-biblical.

Choose Sin, Choose Death

Now, this is not just covering the subject of sexual immorality, although that is certainly prominent here. But this is also speaking against all wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, envy, murder, strife, deceit, backbiting, hating, violence, betrayal, unforgiveness, and lacking in love and mercy, etc., as a matter of life practice. But please know that the Scriptures do not teach that if we sin once that we are now under the judgment of God (see 1 John 2:1-2). But God’s grace is training us to say “NO!” to all worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives, in this life (see Titus 2:11-14).

For 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).

So, God is not okay with us continuing in deliberate and habitual sin, and he will judge us, and he will condemn us if we choose to make sin our practice, and if righteousness, godliness, and obedience to our Lord and to his commands are not what we practice. For those who deliberately practice what is sinful in the eyes of the Lord are not only deserving of death, but according to the Scriptures, all who continue in habitual sin, and not in walks of obedience to our Lord in holy living, will not have eternal life with God.

[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]

Teach Them

Based off various scriptures
An Original Work / May 24, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Open up the blinded eyes of
Those who walk in sin’s darkness.
Turn them to the light of Christ
And to His righteousness.
Turn them from the pow’r of Satan.
Turn them to the peace of Christ,
So they may receive forgiveness
And eternal life.

Teach them to put off their old selves
And their former way of life,
And to put on their new self,
Reborn to be like Christ;
To not copy worldly customs;
Be transformed in life and mind;
Obey freely His word in them,
Pleasing unto God.

Teach them how to love their neighbors
Truly as they love themselves;
Be a witness; share the gospel;
Satan’s lies dispel;
Comfort all who mourn in sadness;
Share Christ’s love and joy today.
Do this through your life and witness
For your Lord always.

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Without Excuse
An Original Work / June 3, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

I wrote the article below on Islam back in 2016. Here we are a decade later and what is our relationship with Islam today? Places in the United States (as well as many other Western nations) have no-go zones and rule by Sharia Law. Violence against non-Muslims is on the rise especially in the Middle East and Africa. The recent fraud in Minnesota robbing the state of billions of dollars was primarily the work of Muslims from Somalia. Not only that, but some of that money went to fund the Somali terror group al-Shabob [source].

In 2018, William Kilpatrick wrote a letter to the bishops taking issues with their description of Islam as a "religion of peace." It isn't and no amount of naive dialogue will make it so. The goal of Islam is a universal caliphate ruling the world. That is not a judgment on individual Muslims, but on a political system disguised as a religion. Catholicism wants the universal reign of Christ the King freely chosen. Islam want the imposition of the caliphate by any means possible.

In his visit to Turkey and Lebanon last year Pope Leo said this:

“Dear friends, your presence here today, in this extraordinary place where minarets and bell towers stand side by side, yet both soar toward the heavens, testifies to the enduring faith of this land and the persistent dedication of its people to the one God,” he said, according to LifeSiteNews. The Pope added that in this environment, “may every bell toll, every adhān, every call to prayer blend into a single, soaring hymn… to lift a heartfelt prayer for the divine gift of peace.”

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Posted about June being dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and got asked a question about the meaning behind the Sacred Heart image.

Here's the breakdown:

Sacred Heart of Jesus Flames Jesus' burning love for us and its purifying and transformational power.

Cross The Crucifixion, the ultimate
sacrifice.

Wound & Blood The piercing of Jesus' side during This crucifixion. His precious blood spilled for our redemption.

Crown of Thorns Jesus' suffering and agony of the cross, which He willingly endured for our sake.

The Meaning Behind The Sacred Heart Image– The American Catholic

Part 1 of this article looked at how our pagan, secular society promotes sexual disorder by celebrating so-called Pride Month. This promotion profanes God.

Catholic families need to be counter-cultural in June. They should push-back against the godless culture and celebrate the month with a form of worship pleasing to our Lord.

One way to blot out so-called pride month from your family’s life each June is for you and your kids to refuse to patronize businesses that have embraced perverted sexuality. Through their “rainbow-marketing” these businesses are telling devout Christians, “You don’t matter to us.”

Good Christians should shun “Pride Month” by directing their energies toward bringing back the specialness of June as the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Focusing on the Sacred Heart is a form of devotion to Jesus, and especially to His love represented by His heart. The heart is the symbolic center of feeling and emotion, and it represents Jesus’ deep love and affection for us.

We can, of course, practice devotion to Jesus’s Sacred Heart all year long, but the Catholic Church designates June as the month specially dedicated to this practice. The dedication can take on many forms, such as saying a prayer to the Sacred Heart every day in June. A good prayer intention might be the conversion of all sinners promoting sexual deviancy.

Try a Novena​

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Devote June to the Sacred Heart, NOT Disordered Sexuality (Part 2) – Catholic Stand

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Pope Leo has expressed support for Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s cause, as he praised the soon to be blessed and noted the impact Sheen had on his own life.

Hosting the Pontifical Mission Societies in audience on Monday morning, Leo XIV gave a notable hat-tip to the longtime former US national director of the PMS – Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen.

“Archbishop Sheen was a light of faith, hope, & love that shone through the radio and television media for decades,” said Leo.

Continuing, the American Pontiff also testified to the positive impact that Sheen had on his own life, stating: “I myself am a witness of his evangelization when I was growing up.”

Sheen served as national director of the PMS from 1950 through 1966, during which time he raised millions of dollars in support of the Church’s missionary activities throughout the world. It was during this same time that he also launched his wildly popular television series “Life is Worth Living,” and only left his role at the PMS after he was named as Bishop of Rochester.

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Rural dioceses are experiencing new signs of life and deserve to be as much a part of the ‘Catholic revival’ conversation as their big-city counterparts.

America’s apparent Catholic revival appears strongest among the college-educated but may be leaving working-class people behind.

Does this also mean that the Catholic convert numbers are the highest in major metropolitan areas where the white-collar demographic tends to congregate, while more blue-collar rural dioceses are stagnating?

The answer, paradoxically, is No.

Leading up to Easter, the Register collected data on total conversions in dioceses across the country and compared the numbers to last year. While some dioceses that include major metros made the top 10 for percentage increase in conversions — St. Petersburg (84%) and Kansas City-St. Joseph (70%) — the list is dominated by more sparsely populated rural dioceses.

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Matt5 said:

There is no room for "better" in a world of equality. So DEI has got to go.

From the article:
“We don’t talk about that out of respect for those officers,” he said. Instead, he spoke broadly of the need to correct for years of “gender and demographic engineering” that he asserted had blunted the effectiveness of U.S. troops on the battlefield.

There you go. If you have to engineer for gender and demographics, then you aren't picking the best candidates based on merit. Hegseth is correcting the past by focusing more on merit. Weaker candidates now get rejected. Note that four out of the nine rejected candidates were white men.

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"Correcting the past" would involve booting the generals who were promoted in the past. If he's trying to correct the past by culling new nominees to rebalance the ranks in the way he'd like, then what he's doing is essentially affirmative action.

“The thing I fear the most is prosperity coming to Africa … Catholicism without suffering is not possible. Many today want Jesus taken from His Cross, but it is not possible. He remains fixed there as an example for Catholics until the end of time.” - Fr Alex Mugalaassi

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In The Lamb of God: The Story of Our Lady of Knock, Patrick O’Hearn and Fr. Donald Calloway have brought the story of Our Lady of Knock to life for children, complete with lovely watercolor illustrations by Ann Kissane Engelhart. Patrick mentioned to me that the authors struggled at first to find a publisher interested in the book because, well, not much happens.

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Locking them in jail for a year is okay, just as long as they're not exposed to any transgendered peepees while they're in there.

The entire people of God, therefore, has their part in living, preserving, and handing on the deposit of faith. The Catechism later states, “All the faithful share in understanding and handing on revealed truth. They have received the anointing of the Holy Spirit, who instructs them and guides them into all truth” (#91). The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth, and we learn from the New Testament that Truth does not impose itself but rather is “laid down” as in a deposit.

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Thérèse of Lisieux is justly famous for her “little way” of practicing “little virtues”—“making some small sacrifice” and “always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.” Catholic ethics teachers should also follow the “little way,” urging students to fight for the daily good with seriousness and rigor.

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The Blessed Trinity, as expressed in the Creed, is the foundation of the Catholic faith. The perfect love within the Godhead is an impenetrable mystery. Yet love between a man and a woman and within a family provides us with one of the clearest images of God’s interpersonal love.

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Michie said:

I’ll never forget the day I drove my girlfriend to Planned Parenthood.

Thirty-four years ago, my now-wife Tricia and I were newly engaged, and we discovered she was pregnant. Both of us were afraid, unsure of how this would affect our marriage. So, I did what many young men do and turned to someone I respected for advice: my father.

I considered my father to be a good man. I trusted his judgment. When he advised that Tricia obtain an abortion, it seemed like the solution to our situation. He was only trying to counsel us in a way that he thought was loving and wise. My father knew the pain of divorce and wanted to shield me from a pregnancy he believed could cause my relationship to break down. He wanted better for Tricia and for me.

Unfortunately, our decision to walk into Planned Parenthood would do anything but shield us from pain.

For years, Tricia and I carried shame and regret separately, in silence. When we procured that abortion, we didn’t fully understand the permanent weight of the decision we were making.

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I took my fiancée to Planned Parenthood. I regret it 34 years later.

This Father s Day, I want to encourage men to embrace the courage and responsibility that fatherhood requires

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Unfortunately, unwise decisions have far reaching ramifications.

It's good to hear that.

wing2000 said:

Will Donald get a ticket?

"At 6′3″, Trump has a BMI of 29.7, just under the 30.0 threshold for obesity. "

Trump’s Doctors Sneak Weight Reveal Into Shady Medical Report

The double-digits gain was tucked away in the late-night release.

www.thedailybeast.com

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A few years ago and I'd been enjoying the good life and had put on quite a few kilos. Had a check up with my doc and stood on the scales. 'Yeah, I know' I said. 'Really need to do something about that'.

'No' he said. 'Your weight's fine. It's just that you're 2 feet too short'.

Summary Acts 28:17-22

So Paul had been in prison for awhile because the Jews were accusing him falsely of something he did not do. Eventually he appealed to Caesar and then he went on a long trip to get to Rome. When Paul got to Rome he called the leaders of the Jews together, with whom he shared his story and his predicament. So, they scheduled a day and time to meet with him.

Acts 28:23-29 NKJV


And so he spoke to them about Jesus Christ from the law of Moses and the Prophets. Some were persuaded, and some disbelieved. And then Paul quoted them the words of Isaiah the Prophet, as quoted above. And he was letting them know that this was talking about them. For so many of them, although they had been taught about Jesus from the Old Testament, and Jesus Christ, when he was on this earth, had taught them the truth of who he was, and why he came, and of God’s requirement that they deny self, die to sin, and follow Jesus, they refused to believe that their Messiah had come.

And the words of Isaiah can and do apply to many people today who profess faith in the one true God – the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob – Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit – but who deny him by their actions, in practice. And many of them do indeed claim ignorance for things they truly are not ignorant of, because they don’t want to obey them. They don’t want to surrender their lives to Jesus Christ, to his control, to deny self, die to sin, and obey the Lord in practice. And so they pretend ignorance. But they will be judged by God and he will say, “I never knew you. Depart from me!”

So, please understand that the gospel of Christ is not an invitation to just profess him as Lord and to believe in his death and resurrection. It is not to just say some words in a prayer repeated after someone else who then proclaims you are now a child of God and you are guaranteed heaven as your eternal destiny. It is to die with Christ to sin and to be raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin, but now as servants of our Lord in walks of surrender to his will, in obedience to his commands, in living holy lives pleasing to God – all in the power of God.

[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]

Follow Him

Based off Luke 9:22-25
An Original Work / February 21, 2013
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Jesus, Son of God,
Died for us on a cross.

Anyone who would come to Him
Must deny himself and follow.
He must take up his cross daily;
Die to sin and self each day.

Father, God above,
Loved us so: gave His Son.

If you want to save your old life;
Keep on sinning, follow your ways,
You will lose your life forever;
Hope of heaven gone away.

Spirit of our God
Gives us life in God’s Son.

Nonetheless, if you die to self;
Forsake your sin; follow Jesus,
You will live with God in heaven,
And forever praise His name!

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Follow Jesus with Your Lives
An Original Work / June 2, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Sir Joseph said:

I'm really dissappointed to hear that since Testify To Love is the first song on my 3 album Christian music favorites collection. I can't or won't change that, but will try to ignore the source of an otherwise great song. Admittedly, I've got several Elton John favorites also in my collection and maybe even one Ty Herndon. I'm more repulsed by homosexuality than most but I don't let it stop me from appreciating their good work or treating the individuals with repect when I meet one.

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I don't like the cultural move to force normalization and acceptance of LGBTQ values on the US (and the world), but homosexuals are just sinners, like everyone else. The only difference is there is a group of activists dedicated to denying that homosexual behavior is sinful. But I can appreciate Elton John's skill in crafting and performing a song - besides which, in his case a heterosexual actually writes most of his lyrics.

I wouldn't throw someone out of a Christian band if they were struggling with homosexuality, but I probably would if they were trying to hold it up as normal, God-approved Christian behavior.

Trogdor the Burninator said:

I'll be honest, while there's quite a few things that worry me about this attack, the marking of the aircraft that was involved isn't one of them. I can't find a picture of the plane from any link in those pages, but beyond a few hundred feet, you aren't going to see who's air force it's from anyway.

I'll take a guess and say they had a coast guard or SIGNIT aircraft doing surveillance, and calling in the strike from something else at longer range, which is hardly newsworthy in and of itself.

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I suspect the subterfuge is for the benefit of whatever nation is allowing the aircraft to pre-deploy closer to the engagement zone.

It would also keep fewer military members out of the loop, 'cause military is more likely to have misgivings about the mission. I've suspected that it's more likely a CIA operation (or even a civilian para-mercenary group) than actual military.

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Al Mohler is reassuring supporters after recent public appearances sparked concern about his health, saying the medical episodes he has experienced are not life-threatening and are part of what God is using for his sanctification.

In what he referred to as an “unusual” video that he hadn't “planned to release,” Mohler addressed concerns about his health, saying, “God, who is sovereign, means this for my sanctification.”

“I appreciate how many people have reached out just to ask if I’m OK,” Mohler said while acknowledging that concerns about his health have stemmed from “episodes” that have taken place during his appearances at recent public events, which have caused him to “pause.”

“Clearly, I’m in distress,” he added. “The episode passes and I’m able to resume what I’m doing.”

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Spiritual Jew said:

That was the wrath of God the Father, not the wrath of Jesus.

Matthew 22:2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son, 3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come. 4 Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.” ’ 5 But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. 6 And the rest seized his servants, treated them spitefully, and killed them. 7 But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

Notice how Jesus differentiated between the king, who represents God the Father, and the king's son, who obviously represents Jesus. In verse 7 it indicates that the king, representing God the Father, "sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.". What happened in 70 AD was God the Father's wrath and was not a coming of Christ in any sense.

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You are correct. Thank you.

The Cinema Rex fire in 1978 by Islamic extremists did more than anything to overthrow the Shah.

Social media users blasted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after his office approved a plea deal that reduced jail time for Waco attorney Adam Hoffman, who had faced a possible life sentence in a child s**ual abuse case.

Hoffman, 49, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanour charges after prosecutors dropped a first-degree felony charge of repeated s**ual abuse of a young child. Under the agreement offered by Ken Paxton’s office, Hoffman would serve one day in jail and avoid registering as a sex offender.

A few years back.. Trump rewarded the prosecutor who cut a similar deal with Jeffrey Epstein by making him Labor Secretary:
While the handling of the case arose during Acosta’s confirmation hearings, it has come under fresh and intense scrutiny after the prosecutors in New York brought their charges on Monday, alleging Epstein abused dozens of underage girls in the early 2000s, paying them hundreds of dollars in cash for massages, then molesting them at his homes in Florida and New York. Epstein has pleaded not guilty to the charges; if convicted he could be imprisoned for the rest of his life.

Acosta’s lawyerly presentation was an effort to push back against growing criticism of his work in a secret 2008 plea deal that let Epstein avoid federal prosecution on charges that he molested teenage girls. A West Palm Beach judge found this year that the deal had violated the Crime Victims’ Rights Act because the victims were not informed or consulted.

Acosta defends Epstein deal amid calls for his resignation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to tamp down calls for his resignation, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta on Wednesday defended his handling of a sex trafficking case involving now-jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein, insisting he got the toughest deal he could at the time.

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Paxton is now hoping Texans will forget that his own party impeached him, his pending fraud case, and his move to help out a pedophile friend.