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ICE Launches Operation Midway Blitz in Honor of Katie Abraham to Target Criminal Illegal Aliens Terrorizing Americans in Sanctuary Illinois


I'm glad they included photos. If you see them please report them to ICE.
All illegal aliens are criminals.
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Rosie O’Donnell Says Security Told Her Not to Come Back to the U.S. for Daughter’s Graduation Due to Trump Feud: He’ll ‘Use Me to Rile His Base’

Classy joke for Christian Forums! Making fun of people's weight has always been a standard go to.

I'm surprised Christians would laugh at a joke like that...
Because they tend to be funny
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Why is this forum so politically active?

There are days where looking at new posts could leave one confused about whether this is a political forum that sometimes talks about Christianity or a Christian forum that sometimes talks about politics. I have fantasized what CF could be like if political discussion and some other forums not directly related to Christianity just went away. The political nature and associated acrimony found therein has made CF a less attractive place for me to visit.
Yes, I agree.

Every time I see a Christian posting news articles, I cringe and sigh. I think there is an endorphin rush when these people see that there are views, comments or reactions to the news articles and they are addicted to that feeling.

I wanted to become a paying member to this site but I can't in good conscious contribute to a site that seems to contravene Christian values even amongst the Christians.

The disgusting comments around the death of Charlie Kirk in the secular forum are just vile and it's being allowed on a 'Christian' forum. It's okay to have an echo chamber for Christianity. That's presumably what this site was originally intended to be or correct me if I'm wrong?

It would be nice to see Christians resist the engagement of these secular keyboard wars, and even infighting around media and politics, and focus on Christ.

I will pray because I am very disappointed that this isn't the Christian haven I thought it would be given the name of the forum.
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Street preacher Ray Comfort says woman falsely accused him of 'chasing' her after sharing the Gospel

Technically, bananas exist because of evolution!

No! Bananas gross me out, but I do love banana cake and banana bread! Lol
Have you ever had a banana snow cone or banana ice cream? Both are good.
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In shocking move, Israel strikes Hamas leadership in Doha, capital of Qatar, for 1st time

Israeli negotiators have visited Qatar in the past. This action shows that Israel is not interested in peace.
I thought that they had visited Qatar, which begs the question that if they thought Hamas were in a building there, why didn't they liaise with the Qatari authorities to bring Hamas to justice?
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Leo XIV defends crying: ‘It can even be the extreme form of prayer’

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I am trying to start fresh in life, but I am experiencing immense obstacles

Thank you for your continued prayers, everyone! Things are going pretty well for me, so far. I just started physical therapy for my torn meniscus in my left knee today so that's got me feeling hopeful that I'll be able to start going on longer walks here soon.
Continued prayers!
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2025 Fall Foliage Forecast Map: ‘Autumn Is a Second Spring When Every Leaf Is a Flower’...

The 2025 Fall Foliage Map is the ultimate visual planning guide to the annual progressive changing of the leaves. While no tool can be 100% accurate, this tool is meant to help travelers better time their trips to have the best opportunity of catching peak color each year.

Why Do Autumn Leaves Change Their Color?​

Some consider it to be the most incredible time of the year. Gorgeous colors vibrantly encoring the end of summer as the trees put themselves to bed for the long sleep of winter. The Great Smoky Mountainsfloods with thousands upon thousands of annual visitors all hoping to achieve a breathtaking view of the beautiful renaissance of nature.
Family playing in fall leaves - SmokyMountains.com

The Science Of It All​


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Catholics crush abortion in the Dominican Republic

“Then Jesus said to those Jews, who believed him: If you continue in my word, you shall be my disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (Gospel According to Saint John 8:31-32.)
That magnificent promise, first voiced by Our Lord, is emblazoned on the Dominican Republic’s flag. In fact, while many nations’ flags bear Christian symbols—most notably crosses—the Dominican Republic’s flag is the only one in the world with a picture of the Bible and a printed scriptural quotation.

On July 31, 2025, the Dominican Congress lived up to those words, blocking a law that would have allowed abortion for the first time in the nation’s history. The vote, 159 to 4, wasn’t even close. The bill was then sent to President Luis Abinander, who signed it on August 3.

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Love of many will run cold

Well you know how, when the going gets tough, people start eating people, because they don’t invest in self sufficient agriculture, relying on, credit institutions and central planning…

But besides that, I have to admit my love runs cold throughout the day, since we don’t live in a world based on compassion, but we have different categories of ’jobs’ working for their own end… and I don’t even know how to make it in this world with a purely compassionate approach.

I mean, go fish for a coin? Is this sarcasm?

Maybe this is just the situation until Caesar comes back, to straiten things out?

Gleb Podmoshensky

Please stop criticizing ROCOR - especially on baseless grounds. St. Herman’s Monastery left ROCOR before they completed their investigation, and likewise Holy Transfiguration Monastery left and formed the unfortunate schismatic HOCNA jurisdiction to stop a justified investigation into former Elder Panteleimon.
Baseless grounds? Really?

-St Herman's in Platina: Gleb Podmoshansky molests people and goes into schism. ROCOR does not inform the authorities.
-Holy Transfiguration in Brookline: Panteleimon molests people and goes into schism. ROCOR does not inform the authorities.
-Christ of the Hills in Plano, TX: Benedict Green and his ilk form a pedophilia factory disguised as an Orthodox monastery complete with a fraudulent "weeping" icon and was eventually shut down by the federal authorities. ROCOR still does not inform the authorities.

More recently, there has been a ROCOR priest who, according to the OrthodoxChristianity subreddit, has been sexually assaulting his own wife and children. It has been reported to his diocesan bishop, who happens to be Metropolitan Nicholas, but has anything been done? No. Has any investigation been conducted? No. Have the authorities been notified? Despite my encouragement to do so on the subreddit, no.

Much more locally here in the Washington DC area we have the clergy at the ROCOR Cathedral whom I have heard personally tell inquirers, "Do not go to the OCA parishes because they are all bad priests." Back home in Washington State, the Hawaiian Myrrh-Streaming Icon of the Mother of God may visit the ROCOR Cathedral there, sure, but not once in my long memory have they ever invited the local non-ROCOR clergy to venerate Her. Instead they hide Her and keep Her to themselves like a candle in the cabinet.


No, I will not stop criticizing ROCOR, nor will I stop criticizing any other jurisdiction including my own because they need the criticism. We are called to be obedient and respectful, yes, but not controlled. As far as ROCOR goes, I will ease up on some criticism when they learn to hold their clergy accountable. Here we have three monasteries and at least one publicly known priest who have all molested and/or assaulted people and not been held accountable. The OCA may not be perfect, but at least we defrocked our bishop after he was found guilty of pedophilia in a court of law. At least we held our rogue priest accountable for participating in the January 6 Insurrection who then ran off where all other Orthodox renegade clergy go with open arms: ROCOR. And at least we require background checks and psychological testing for future clergy unlike ROCOR who made a man a priest who had been fired by the Philadelphia Police Department for racism and excessive police brutality against the city's black citizens (the former priest at an ex-girlfriend's ROCOR parish in PA). If ROCOR were truly as obedient to the Church canons as their clergy and laity claim, than they would be part of the OCA. Perhaps if ROCOR held their clergy accountable and acted more like a part of the Orthodox Church and not the arrogant organ of the Russian World that she has become than I would not have so much to criticize her for.
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'Willfully blind': Christians condemn Tucker Carlson's claim Judea and Samaria are like Narnia, 'not real'

Christian supporters of Israel are pushing back against Tucker Carlson’s claim that using terms like Judea and Samaria instead of the West Bank is like referencing the fictional world of Narnia, along with other remarks the political pundit made during a podcast with a recently fired U.S. State Department press officer.

The former Fox News host released on Friday his interview with Shahed Ghoreishi, a contractor who had previously worked for the Bureau of Near East Affairs. During the interview, Ghoreishi reiterated his claim that the State Department had fired him following disputes over the language and terminology used in statements about Israel.

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It is silly and ignorant to even say that. Judea and Samaria are spoken of many times in Scripture for 1000s of years...
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Heavily armed ‘Angel of Death’ from Alabama charged with threatening SoCal church to "do the Lord's reaping"

What is going on in this country. Im beginning to wonder if there is demonic piece of what is going on in this country. The exceptional violence of the seemingly mentally ill is reminiscent of possession. I'm no expert on the matter for sure, just beginning to wonder.
Yep
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The Frequent Appearance of Blood Moons: An Astronomical Phenomenon, or a Warning of the Last Days?

According to astronomical news, on September 7–8, 2025, a total lunar eclipse lasting 82 minutes will occur. This rare blood moon will be visible in many parts of the world.

In recent years, blood moons have appeared repeatedly, like constant warnings to the world:

On April 15, 2014, the first of a tetrad of blood moons made its stunning appearance, dyeing the sky blood red.

On October 8, 2014, the second blood moon appeared, and the alarm bells continued to ring.

On April 4, 2015, the third blood moon followed, with unusual sights becoming frequent.

On September 27–28, 2015, the fourth blood moon coincided with a supermoon.

On January 31, 2018, the rare “super blue blood moon” trifecta appeared in the sky.

On January 21, 2019, the “super blood wolf moon” shook the night sky, with a red moon being accompanied by a “wolf moon”—another rare celestial event.

On May 26, 2021, a blood moon once again coincided with a supermoon.

On May 16, 2022, the “flower blood moon” rose in the east, and people once again witnessed the moon turn to blood.

On March 13–14, 2025, another blood moon appeared—the full moon known as the “worm moon” turned blood-red.

Are these recurring blood moons really just astronomical phenomena? Or are they reminding us that the great catastrophes are drawing ever closer?

Many prophets believe that the appearance of blood moons signifies extraordinary and great events to come. There are also many Bible experts who firmly believe that the appearance of blood moons is the fulfillment of the prophecy in the Book of Joel 2:29–31: “And also on the servants and on the handmaids in those days will I pour out My Spirit. And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah comes.” Also, in Revelation 6:12, it states: “And I beheld when He had opened the sixth seal, and, see, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood.” “The great and terrible day” mentioned in the prophecy refers to the great catastrophes. We have all seen disasters growing in scale over the past few years, with frequent occurrences of such disasters as earthquakes, famines, plagues and floods which are truly horrifying; the world situation is in turmoil and constantly changing, and there are frequent eruptions of wars, violent incidents and terrorist attacks which continue to escalate; the global climate is getting warmer, and extreme weather and various astronomical wonders are occurring frequently. The signs of the last days prophesied in the Bible have appeared one by one. The frequent appearance of blood moons is not a spectacle, but a warning of the last days!

In desperation I cried out for God and it turned into a song

Sometime during the lockdowns in Michigan I was getting pretty depressed and shut in. During my prayer time one day in the winter I just starting singing out to the Lord. The words were kind of a blend of several old songs I remembered singing in Church as a child. The rhythm of the song kind of resembles 'Nothing but the blood of Jesus' . . . So it's a kind of mash up of my many worship memories. Enjoy~ and find more of my music on youtube if you like it! I am always looking for collaborators to work with!

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