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“We were the guests of Sen. Grassley and Sen. McConnell. We went in the back door and they gave us secret little passes and all this. They put us in a holding room and both of those senators came out and Sen. Grassley said to us just before he left the room, he said, ‘Now, I believe in the power …

Just last week self-proclaimed Christian prophet Mark Taylor, who is the subject of a new movie produced by Liberty University, declared that Hurricane Michael was created by Democrats as “absolute retaliation” for the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Today he has a different story. “This is not coincidence that this is hitting the panhandle of Florida, folks. The …

“I actually was with Nikki Haley and interviewed before her announcement that she was going to be stepping down. She did a great job, I was impressed with what she did. I actually think that Michele Bachmann would make a great replacement for her at the United Nations. Michele, a former Congresswoman from Minnesota, a member of the House Intelligence …

Peter Montgomery reports at Right Wing Watch: Karen Pence, wife of Vice President Mike Pence, spent time this week in North Carolina campaigning for Mark Harris, a right-wing pastor who upset incumbent Rep. Robert Pittinger in the GOP primary in May. Karen Pence was seemingly brought in to help Harris deal with fallout from recent controversy over comments Harris had …

The Guardian reports: Donald Trump is a “good moral person” and an example to the nation, according to one of the most prominent evangelical Christians in the US. Jerry Falwell, who is credited along with other evangelical leaders with delivering a huge Christian vote for Trump in 2016, said he had “no doubts, no hesitations” about supporting the president. “He …

The BBC reports: The Christian owners of a Northern Ireland bakery have won their appeal in the so-called “gay cake” discrimination case. The UK’s highest court ruled that Ashers bakery’s refusal to make a cake with a slogan supporting same-sex marriage was not discriminatory. The five justices on the Supreme Court were unanimous in their judgement. The high-profile dispute began …

Self-proclaimed Christian prophet Mark Taylor, who is the subject of a new movie produced by Liberty University, today declared that Hurricane Michael was created by Democrats as “absolute retaliation” for the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Last week Taylor revealed that liberals had created Hurricane Florence because the storm would “flood out the evidence” of voter fraud by …

“God picked Kavanaugh like he picked Trump and he kept telling me, ‘I don’t care what they say, he is sitting on the Supreme Court and he is going to wipe out Roe v. Wade.’ He kept showing me, letting me see all of these millions of babies who had been aborted that are in heaven, they sang and celebrated. …

The Times reports: A anti hate-crime campaign endorsed by Scottish ministers and the police risks “stirring up” religious prejudice, according to a leading Christian charity. Billboard posters that have appeared across Scotland in recent weeks targeting prejudices such as racism and homophobia are part of the One Scotland campaign, run by the Scottish government and Police Scotland. However, the initiative …

Bloomberg reports: The devil is alive and well and working overtime to undermine the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis says. In fact, the pope is so convinced that Satan is to blame for the sexual abuse crisis and deep divisions racking the Church that he has asked Catholics around the world to recite a special prayer every day in October …

Reuters reports: A two-day referendum to change Romania’s constitution so same-sex couples cannot secure the right to marry failed to meet the required 30 percent voter turnout to be validated, a preliminary estimate from an opposition party showed on Sunday. Opposition Save Romania Union (USR) said they estimated voter turnout stood at 19.5 percent when polls closed at 1800 GMT. …

New York Magazine reports: While women screamed in the Senate gallery to protest the Supreme Court confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, who has been accused of sexual assault or misconduct by three women, Fox News contributor Todd Starnes tweeted that the protesters are animals who should be tasered, handcuffed, and dragged out of the building. Mass arrests did take place at …

Just in from hate group leader Tony Perkins: We applaud the U.S. Senate for putting an end to further delaying tactics and proceeding to a final vote on Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination. Long before the president even made his Supreme Court pick, both sides knew about a battle that would follow. But no one knew the depths to which the Left …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: Right-wing pseudo-historian David Barton appeared on Glenn Beck’s radio program yesterday to promote the new book he has co-written with right-wing pastor Jim Garlow: “This Precarious Moment: 6 urgent steps that will save you, your family, and your country.” During the broadcast, Beck managed to rope Barton into making an ad for Goldline, …

The Roanoke Times reports: A cardiologist and medical engineer spoke at Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine on Wednesday about an innovative new procedure, revealing a surprise patient: Jerry Falwell Jr. Falwell, president of Liberty University, revealed Wednesday he was born with a hole in his heart that has caused decades of migraines and two mild strokes in 2016. Last …

“Some people think that it was wrong to mock Christine Ford. I did my share of it, too. I think she’s a liar and I think she deserves mockery. I think she is the perpetrator. I think the more I’m learning about her, the more dangerous I’m hearing that she is. She’s not an innocent woman.” – American Family Association …

Via press release from hate group leader Tony Perkins: The rainbow didn’t just color the White House — it colored Barack Obama’s entire legacy. For eight years, Americans watched the 44th president’s obsession with LGBT activism eclipse every other urgent issue. And the U.S. State Department was exhibit A. No sooner had Hillary Clinton taken over as secretary than the …

Liberty University’s movie about “Christian prophet” Mark Taylor premieres tonight. Trailer below. Meanwhile, he has some thoughts about Hurricane Florence. Kyle Mantyla has the quote at Right Wing Watch: “I saw where North Carolina had done the voter fraud stuff for the machines, for this, that, and the other; they had caught it or something like that and they were …

Media Matters has a partial transcript: ENGEL: You testified in front of the Russian parliament, the Duma. BRIAN BROWN (WORLD CONGRESS OF FAMILIES PRESIDENT): It was a subcommittee, and I was asked to speak, and I willingly did. And I would do so again. ENGEL: Why would an organization of American Christian conservatives be in Russia helping Russian lawmakers craft …

The Washington Examiner reports: Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. implored conservatives and Christians to support “street fighters” over “nice guys” in order to defeat the Democratic Party’s agenda. Falwell, a staunch supporter of President Trump, referred to current Republican lawmakers as a “bunch of wimps” in a tweet Friday night. The tweet comes as Senate Republicans have given into …