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Jinger Duggar Vuolo opens up about challenging false teachers, finding true freedom through Christ
- By Michie
In her latest book, People Pleaser: Breaking Free from the Burden of Imaginary Expectations, Jinger Duggar Vuolo takes readers on a vulnerable and deeply personal journey through her struggle with people-pleasing tendencies and her path to discovering true freedom in Christ.
The 31-year-old offers a candid examination of how her upbringing under the teachings of disgraced pastor Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) shaped her understanding of identity, relationships and faith.
For years, Vuolo’s life followed a rigid script. The IBLP’s teachings emphasized strict authority structures and outward appearances, placing an outsized burden on women to maintain harmony at all costs. Gothard, now 90, led the controversial church until 2014 when more than 30 women accused him of harassment and molestation.
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The 31-year-old offers a candid examination of how her upbringing under the teachings of disgraced pastor Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) shaped her understanding of identity, relationships and faith.
For years, Vuolo’s life followed a rigid script. The IBLP’s teachings emphasized strict authority structures and outward appearances, placing an outsized burden on women to maintain harmony at all costs. Gothard, now 90, led the controversial church until 2014 when more than 30 women accused him of harassment and molestation.
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Jinger Duggar Vuolo opens up about challenging false teachers, finding true freedom through Christ
In her latest book, People Pleaser Breaking Free from the Burden of Imaginary Expectations, Jinger Duggar Vuolo takes readers on a vulnerable and deeply personal journey through her struggle with
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The Truth That Dare Not Speak Its Name
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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The real division in political as in cultural and religious life is between those who accept that Christ is King over all nations and all men and those who do not.
The re-inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States—and his dismissal of Justin Trudeau as Canadian Prime Minister the week before; the apparent slow but certain push in Austria, Germany, and France by parties which the European establishment dubs “Far Right” (and darkly hints are Neo-Nazi, although their own views on the Man and the State are far closer to National Socialism than are those of their “upstart” opponents); and Britain’s vile Sir Keir Starmer’s floundering attempts to label opponents of child rape as racists all point to what appears a given direction: the breaking of the Left.
Far be it from me to rain on anyone’s parade; if you are ecstatic over these developments and smell some kind of success for the forces of good, may all your hopes come true. I myself am very glad that Kamala Harris is not president, that Justin Trudeau resigned, that change seems to be coming on the Continent, and that Sir Keir is increasingly being seen by his countrymen for what he and his minions are. But I would be lying if I told you I believe we are “nigh the Kingdom Comin’ and the Year of Jubilo.”
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The re-inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States—and his dismissal of Justin Trudeau as Canadian Prime Minister the week before; the apparent slow but certain push in Austria, Germany, and France by parties which the European establishment dubs “Far Right” (and darkly hints are Neo-Nazi, although their own views on the Man and the State are far closer to National Socialism than are those of their “upstart” opponents); and Britain’s vile Sir Keir Starmer’s floundering attempts to label opponents of child rape as racists all point to what appears a given direction: the breaking of the Left.
Far be it from me to rain on anyone’s parade; if you are ecstatic over these developments and smell some kind of success for the forces of good, may all your hopes come true. I myself am very glad that Kamala Harris is not president, that Justin Trudeau resigned, that change seems to be coming on the Continent, and that Sir Keir is increasingly being seen by his countrymen for what he and his minions are. But I would be lying if I told you I believe we are “nigh the Kingdom Comin’ and the Year of Jubilo.”
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The Truth That Dare Not Speak Its Name
By Charles Coulombe - The real division in political as in cultural and religious life is between those who accept that Christ is King over all nations and all men and those who do not.
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U.S. bishops criticize Trump’s executive orders on climate, death penalty, immigration
- By Michie
- OBOB General Politics Forum
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The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference on Wednesday criticized some of President Donald Trump’s initial executive orders on key issues including immigration and capital punishment, warning that harm could be done to “the most vulnerable among us.”
Trump upon taking office on Monday signed a series of executive orders that included tough restrictions on immigration, a directive in favor of the death penalty, a withdrawal from a key global climate pact, and an order affirming the reality of biological sex.
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) president Archbishop Timothy Broglio on Wednesday said in a statement that he took issue with some of the orders, calling them “deeply troubling.”
“Some provisions contained in the executive orders, such as those focused on the treatment of immigrants and refugees, foreign aid, expansion of the death penalty, and the environment, are deeply troubling and will have negative consequences, many of which will harm the most vulnerable among us,” Broglio wrote.
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Trump upon taking office on Monday signed a series of executive orders that included tough restrictions on immigration, a directive in favor of the death penalty, a withdrawal from a key global climate pact, and an order affirming the reality of biological sex.
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) president Archbishop Timothy Broglio on Wednesday said in a statement that he took issue with some of the orders, calling them “deeply troubling.”
“Some provisions contained in the executive orders, such as those focused on the treatment of immigrants and refugees, foreign aid, expansion of the death penalty, and the environment, are deeply troubling and will have negative consequences, many of which will harm the most vulnerable among us,” Broglio wrote.
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U.S. bishops criticize executive orders on death penalty, immigration
USCCB president Archbishop Timothy Broglio on Wednesday said in a statement that he took issue with some of the orders, calling them “deeply troubling.”
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How to watch the March for Life: EWTN’s live coverage
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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With tens of thousands of pro-life Americans gathering for the 52nd annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday, EWTN will provide live coverage of the event.
The national pro-life event marks the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, drawing together thousands to protest abortion and advocate for life. This year’s theme is “Every Life: Why We March.”
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The national pro-life event marks the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, drawing together thousands to protest abortion and advocate for life. This year’s theme is “Every Life: Why We March.”
Thursday: March for Life prayer vigil
5 p.m. ET: EWTN’s National March for Life coverage kicks off before the march with a night of prayer at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The National Prayer Vigil for Life is held annually on the eve of the March for Life, bringing thousands of pilgrims across the nation together to pray for an end to abortion. At 5 p.m. ET, EWTN will stream the opening Mass and Holy Hour of the National Prayer Vigil for Life as pro-lifers pray and prepare for the upcoming march.Continued below.
How to watch the March for Life: EWTN’s live coverage
The national pro-life event marks the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, drawing together thousands to protest abortion and advocate for life.
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Taliban releases 2 Americans held captive; family of Ryan Corbett 'praise God' for sustaining him
- By Michie
- General Politics
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The Taliban has freed two Americans held in Afghanistan as part of a prisoner swap. The release came in return for the handover of a Taliban figure serving a life sentence in the United States on drug trafficking and terrorism charges.
Ryan Corbett and William McKenty, the Americans who gained their freedom in the exchange this week, were transferred through Qatar before returning home, CBS News reported.
Afghan Foreign Ministry officials said they had traded them for Khan Mohammed, who received two life sentences in a 2008 trial in the U.S., according to The Associated Press.
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Ryan Corbett and William McKenty, the Americans who gained their freedom in the exchange this week, were transferred through Qatar before returning home, CBS News reported.
Afghan Foreign Ministry officials said they had traded them for Khan Mohammed, who received two life sentences in a 2008 trial in the U.S., according to The Associated Press.
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Taliban releases 2 Americans held captive; family of Ryan Corbett 'praise God' for sustaining him
The Taliban has freed two Americans held in Afghanistan as part of a prisoner swap The release came in return for the handover of a Taliban figure serving a life sentence in the United States on drug
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Was Jesus Dissing His Mother When He Called Her ‘Woman?’
- By Bob Crowley
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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The trouble with justifying the Greek term is that Christ was most likely speaking Aramaic.
How would Christ have addressed Mary in that language?
One commentator had this to say about the word in Aramaic.
How would Christ have addressed Mary in that language?
One commentator had this to say about the word in Aramaic.
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