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“We have human beings that are the rulers of the blackness of this world. These are human beings that are in line with the devil. We have wickedness in high places. “These are the clones that are not human. Some of them are governors of [indecipherable] and some of them are presidents of different countries. “Some of the leaders like …

Carl Trueman writes for the Christian Post: “Deathwork” is a term used by sociologist Philip Rieff. It refers to the act of using the sacred symbols of a previous era in order to subvert, and then destroy, their original significance and purpose. It is one thing for someone unaware of the biblical narrative and the sacred significance of the rainbow …

The Associated Press reports:  Polish lawmakers held an emotional debate Thursday on proposed legislation dubbed “Stop LGBT,” which would ban pride parades and other public gatherings deemed to “promote” same-sex relationships. The lawmakers are due to vote Friday on whether to reject or continue work on the proposal, which is a citizen’s legislative initiative that was submitted to parliament by …

Playbook reports: Remember when Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game out of Atlanta in protest of Georgia’s new law imposing restrictions on voting? Well, consider it payback time. Heritage Action is launching a new six-figure ad buy to air in Georgia and D.C. during Game 3 of the World Series tonight — when the Atlanta Braves will play host …

The Associated Press reports: Hours after arriving in Rome, President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis on Friday at the Vatican, where the world’s two most notable Roman Catholics plan to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change and poverty. On the eve of Biden’s visit, a leading U.S. conservative cardinal and Francis critic, Cardinal Raymond Burke, penned an impassioned …

Posted to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: If this surgeon wants a job—I hope he’ll call us at Samaritan’s Purse! We need good, Christian physicians in our medical response projects. Dr. Jeffrey Horak is a Minnesota surgeon who was fired after he spoke up at the local school board meeting to say that the decision for children to wear masks in …

The Daily Beast reports: The 15th annual exorcism conference, held in Rome this week after a one-year hiatus due to COVID, has turned up all sorts of new pandemic problems facing the world’s exorcists. Those in attendance at the five-day conference, hosted in a Vatican-owned pontifical university, shared stories about the increase in calls they’d received over the last year. …

Posted today to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: The U.S. State Department has issued its first passport with X for gender, rather than M for Male and F for Female. They plan to issue more such passports in the months to come, with no requirement for any medical certification of a person’s gender. I hope countries will reject recognizing this passport …

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò writes to US bishops: The presence of graphene in the doses that have been administered, reported by numerous laboratories that have analyzed its content, suggests that the forced use of so-called vaccines – together with the systematic boycott of existing treatments of proven effectiveness – serves the purpose of contact-tracing all vaccinated human beings throughout the …

Politico reports: Liberty University’s new president, Jerry Prevo, told a top university official this year that he wanted the large Christian school to become a more effective political player with the goal of helping to influence elections, according to a call recording shared with POLITICO. “Are they getting people elected? Which is one of our main goals,” Prevo told Sctt …

“I believe Apophis is the asteroid that is talked about in the book of Revelation, chapter eight. It is what is called ‘Wormwood’ in the bible. I believe that Apophis is carrying an alien microorganism on it in which a virus is being sustained. “I believe it’s going to make coronavirus look like a walk in the park. On impact …

Posted to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: Even though he has personally taken the coronavirus vaccine and supports it, Gov. Dunleavy is NOT implementing government vaccine mandates in Alaska. So he’s inviting police officers who’ve lost their jobs because of mandates by their state or local governments to come and go to work there! Gov. Dunleavy said, “Across the country, members …

Religion News Service reports: A conservative Catholic bishop in Texas praised a speech by actor Jim Caviezel this week, lauding remarks that included criticism of Pope Francis and were delivered at a conference connected to QAnon. Bishop Joseph Strickland, who heads the Diocese of Tyler and is known for his controversial brand of conservatism, tweeted out a link to a …

The Washington Post reports: The family of former education secretary Betsy DeVos was misled by Elizabeth Holmes when the former Theranos chief executive convinced the billionaire dynasty to invest $100 million in the biotech start-up, a representative with the family’s office testified Tuesday. Holmes, who is on trial for criminal wire fraud in San Jose, handpicked the DeVos family and …

From the Texas Teachers Association: Rep. Krause’s letter demanding that school superintendents provide him with lists of books dealing with certain subjects on their school bookshelves is disturbing and political overreach into the classroom. Nothing in state law, not even in HB3979 or SB3, gives a legislator the authority to conduct this type of witch hunt. This is an obvious …

The Texas Tribune reports: A Republican state lawmaker has launched an investigation into Texas school districts over the type of books they have, particularly if they pertain to race or sexuality or “make students feel discomfort.” State Rep. Matt Krause, in his role as chair of the House Committee on General Investigating, notified the Texas Education Agency that he is …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: “And thou profane, wicked president of my people,” Shane Vaughn preached, speaking on behalf of God. “I got a message for the president of my people, or the resident of my people: You profane homosexual-loving, abortion-loving president, those that took the children and confused them about who they were, you profane president whose …

Posted to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: What’s happening in Canada should concern freedom-loving people everywhere. It is extremely disturbing as it relates to pastors and churches being targeted. Pastor Tobias Tissen of Manitoba was arrested and jailed for two days related to a health order banning outdoor gatherings of more than 5 people. Then he had to spend an extra …

The Texas Tribune reports: Texas’ transgender student athletes will be restricted from playing on K-12 school sports teams that align with their gender identity under a bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Monday. House Bill 25, authored by state Rep. Valoree Swanson, R-Spring, will require student athletes who compete in interscholastic competition to play on sports teams that correspond …

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports: The fall play at a high school in southwest Ohio was canceled suddenly, reportedly because of concerns that a character in the play was gay. Students at Hillsboro High School still were in rehearsals for “She Kills Monsters,” which was scheduled to open in less than a month at the school’s new auditorium, WCPO Channel …