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Transtifa Strikes Again

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Transtifa strikes again, earlier on this blog I wrote of the radicalization of a section of the Trans community.  In fact, they have partnered with Antifa to form another radicalized and extreme left wing organization spreading chaos and death.  Why are radical leftist so prone to violence?  That is a question I have no definitive answer to, but as a Christian I believe the answer is found in hopelessness, and anger.  Just as most, if not all violence is a way of spreading fear to gain their end goals.  Notice it seems trans violence is mostly focused on schools and children. A most vulnerable and easy target. Another event that proves our battle is spiritual. Jesus Christ is our only hope. I lift up prayers for this small community in Canada.  Rh

Canada Reels From Mass School Shooting

A transgender 18-year-old former student killed eight people and woundedroughly 25 others in one of Canada’s deadliest mass shootings, police said, striking a small British Columbia town of about 2,400 people.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police identified the shooter on Wednesday as Jesse Van Rootselaar, who fatally shot a 39-year-old woman believed to be his mother and an 11-year-old stepbrother at home before storming Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, where more were killed. The school victims included five students, ages 12 to 13, and a female teacher.

Police said they had visited the family home multiple times over mental health concerns and had previously seized firearms. Van Rootselaar dropped out of school about four years ago and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Copied from Flyover Daily News

A Christian Nation1607

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Secularists  contend that we are not a Christian nation. They argue that we don’t have righteousness in our roots. The unbelievers in the political far left would unequivocally state, “This nation was not raised up by God.”

No wonder secularists want to steal America’s God-given history. We shouldn’t be surprised that a former President once said we were not a Christian nation, contending that we were also a Muslim nation, a Hindu nation, an atheist nation, and so on. Karl Marx once said, ‘The first battlefield is to rewrite history.’ The demons in Karl Marx knew the power of history. And demons today inspire anti-Christ forces in America to try and rewrite our history, as well. As Believers, what we must do is stake our claim to the fact that God birthed America and we are in covenant with Him. If we war using this truth, He will fight for us and defeat the giants.

It’s important to know that we have a God-given history. He raised up this nation. It’s also important to know the reason why. When Robert Hunt landed on the shores of Cape Henry in 1607, he made the following statement—prophesying, though he may not have called it that. He planted a cross on the beach and said, “The Gospel will go forth from these shores, not only to this land, but to all the nations of the earth.”  This is God’s destiny for America!!

It was Israel that gave us the Gospel—the Messiah, Jesus Christ who came from the land of Israel.  America was raised up and given the mantle to trumpet that Gospel and the message of Messiah. There has never been a nation with as great a destiny to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom and of salvation. That is our destiny. Our primary destiny is not simply to be the strongest or the richest nation on earth; to the contrary our strength and wealth were given to us in order to fulfill God’s mandate for America.

We have never asked anything for our involvement in the World.  First on the scene and last to leave.  We give money, time and the blood of our military to secure freedom.  If America falls, so falls the whole world for we are the last bastion of freedom and liberty.  God bless the United States of America.

Pro Pot Lies Go Up In Smoke

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Pro-Pot Lies go Up in Smoke

“The New York Times Editorial Board has just admitted what Eagle Forum has known for years: America has a marijuana problem. The lies that Big Weed has been peddling are going up in smoke,” said Kris Ullman, President of Eagle Forum.

The New York Times admits that many of the pro-legalization crowd’s predictions have proved untrue. Daily marijuana use has not gone down but has tripled.  Marijuana addiction and dependence are not “relatively minor problems” but have led to increases in cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, marijuana-linked paranoia and chronic psychotic disorders, and THC-related auto accidents.

“We commend the New York Times for acknowledging the problems created by easy access to recreational and medical marijuana. We agree that the United States ‘has recently gone too far in accepting and even promoting its use,’” Ullman continued. “That is why Eagle Forum has made educating and advocating against marijuana use a top priority for 2026.”

There are many things that governments can and should do to regulate marijuana. THC potency should be limited, not marketed like candy, and not sold as medicine without full FDA approval. Pregnant and nursing mothers should avoid marijuana entirely. Young people, especially young men, need to be told the truth about the risks of permanent harm to brain development. At a minimum, marijuana should carry black-box warnings about lifelong risks, and no one under 25 should be allowed to purchase it or work in the industry. Foreign nationals and corporations should not be allowed to own marijuana farms or processing operations in the United States. And State and local governments should enforce their laws against the public consumption of marijuana, just as they do for alcohol. The smell of weed is a public nuisance. Article from EagleForum.org

Artificial Intelligence; a lesser god?

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AI is going nowhere, it is here to stay.  The AI revolution is moving way too fast for comfort. The technology is, to coin a movie title, fast and furious.  From technocrats to governments to everyday people, AI is here to stay, but the ramifications are still unknown.  For one, many companies are looking to replace workers with AI. What will that do for the economy? Others look to AI as a lesser god that can bring unlimited knowledge and power to the human race. Below is a nice article that tackles some of my concerns as a Christian.   Has the genie been let out of the bag? Rh

AI And The Antichrist: As Artificial Intelligence Becomes More Powerful, Serious Spiritual Questions Arise

Hath God Said??  Ai & Doctrines of Devils

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Since the garden of Eden the age old lie has been played with the question, hath God said?  “If doubt can be applied to holy scriptures, then is it really true?”  Also doubters will quickly add the question, “but does it apply to today?”  When we begin to doubt the authenticity of the Word, it is the first step on a slippery path to deception and the making of doctrines of devils.  (1 Timothy 4:1)  I have a post concerning AI from a renowned Pastor scheduled for tomorrow, but this post is too important not to post.  So Part 1 today and Part 2 tomorrow.  Be blessed! Rh

Developers Design AI Talk To Each Other—And They Immediately Made Their Own Religion

A Potpourri  of Middle Eastern Prophetic News  (nation against nation)

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  • Iran Conflict 

Official Saudi News Agency:

During a conversation between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, bin Salman emphasized that Saudi Arabia will not allow the use of its territory and airspace for military actions against Iran.

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With this, Saudi Arabia joins the United Arab Emirates, which issued a similar statement the day before yesterday.

(Abu Ali)

The front page of the conservative Iranian newspaper Al-Mashari today was devoted to threats against the United States and Israel:

“Trump and Netanyahu will be put on trial and punished. This is Iran – a mistake will be met with a response.”

The headline further stated:

“No American soldier in the region will be safe. Dozens of American bases in the region will be Iran’s first targets. Iran’s missiles will crush the infrastructure of the occupied territories. The Iranian Navy will sink U.S. warships. Israel’s military bases, as in the 12-day war, are within the range of our missiles.”

 The rumors of the failed coup in China:

Out of the 7 members in the Central Military Commission in China, the supreme body responsible for building and deploying military power, 2 remain who have not been arrested or disappeared.

A network of more than 80 doctors in 12 provinces in Iran estimates that the number of deaths in the clashes surrounding the protests in Iran is higher than 30,000. According to the report, the estimate is based on the conclusion that the deaths officially recorded as related to the suppression of the protest likely represent less than 10% of the actual number of deaths.

(The Guardian)

  • China

The rumors of the failed coup in China:

Out of the 7 members in the Central Military Commission in China, the supreme body responsible for building and deploying military power, 2 remain who have not been arrested or disappeared.

“But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:”
‭‭II Timothy‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭24‬:‭6‬-‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
The Greek word for nation is “ethos” which means ethnic groups, races or “tribes.” What we see in many areas are just that. Tribal warfare from the Middle East, Russia vs. Ukraine, to Chinese aggression against Taiwan, to the impending and constant skirmishes in America. (Just my take.) Rh

Sorry Mr. President; We Can’t Be “Flexible” on Tax Payer Funded Abortion

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IMO this is a hard fact that if any politician turns his or her back on the pro-life stance, they have lost my vote. I will NEVER vote for someone who sanctions murdering babies in the womb!! That is my red line in the sand and millions of other Americans stand with me. Rh

President Trump’s suggestion that Congressional Republicans be “a little flexible” on the Hyde amendment is just the latest backstep from the pro-life positions that once had people referring to him as “the most pro-life President in history.” The Hyde Amendment prohibits the use of federal funds for abortion and has been inserted into appropriations bills since 1976. Rep. Henry Hyde was the first to insert the language and the issue has been hotly contested ever since.

During the Clinton Administration, Republicans shut down the government rather than support spending bills that did not contain Hyde protections. During Affordable Care Act debates in the Obama Administration, pro-life Democrats—now extinct in the nation’s capital—threatened to kill the bill unless Hyde protections were in place. It was even a defining issue of the 2020 presidential election. Former President Joe Biden had supported the Hyde Amendment for decades in Congress but abandoned that position when it became a requirement for gaining the Democratic nomination for president in 2020.

The amount of political capital invested in preserving the Hyde Amendment until now is part of what makes President Trump’s suggestion to become “a little flexible” peculiar. Republicans control everything in Washington, D.C. Why abandon hard won territory when you’re still in charge?

Maybe the president spoke loosely. After all, less than a year ago—on Jan. 24, 2025—he signed an executive order titled “Enforcing the Hyde Amendment,” which vowed to uphold Hyde and to reverse actions by the Biden Administration that had undermined Hyde’s intent. If the issue was meaningful enough to warrant an executive order a year ago, why is he now preparing people to surrender it? 

Nevertheless, the pivot is not completely surprising. Trump has been retreating from orthodox pro-life positions ever since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade. A series of state ballot measures in which the abortion industry prevailed—even in conservative states—appears to have convinced him that the pro-life cause is a loser, and we all know how the president feels about losers. At the Republican convention in 2024, the Trump team stripped the Republican platform of its clear pro-life positions. As president, he has become a vocal advocate for in vitro fertilization, which results in the death of more than 90% of the embryos it creates, and the administration has recently defended Biden administration rules related to abortion drugs.

But abandoning the Hyde Amendment would arguably be even more troubling because it is a moral minimum. It is the reasonable middle ground even Joe Biden supported for decades. The Hyde Amendment is not fundamentally about abortion, but conscience rights. It doesn’t limit anyone’s ability to have an abortion; it simply prohibits the government from forcing taxpayers to pay for their neighbor’s abortions. The Hyde Amendment is not an extreme position, opposition to it is.

The president’s statements were made to House Republicans at their annual policy retreat in Washington, D.C. On the heels of the longest government shutdown in history, President Trump understandably would like to avoid another. In addition, healthcare debates are expected to dominate 2026, and Hyde Amendment language is always a sticking point in every healthcare debate. Given the slim Republican majority in the House, made even smaller by the recent death of Congressman Doug LaMalfa, it makes sense to get in front of predictable political disputes. But in this case, President Trump seems to have miscalculated what’s negotiable and what isn’t, and in the process insulted the voting bloc arguably most responsible for both of his presidential campaign victories.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has responded to Trump’s statements by saying he will not allow taxpayer money to be used for abortion, and he is not alone. The reason this has been a red line issue for generations is because people care. Thankfully, not everything for everyone is negotiable, and no amount of encouragement to be “flexible” from the president will change that. While Trump may not understand the resolve, President “art of the deal” should be better at reading the room.

Joseph Backholm is a Senior Fellow for Biblical Worldview and Strategic Engagement at Family Research Council.

Assault on Religious Freedom

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It never ends, as long as their are believers, the enemy will try to destroy the faith. Our fight for truth must not waver. My concern is why does someone working at a church need or want an abortion Below is an article from “Decision Magazine.” Rh

Appellate Court Hears Case of Church Forced to Provide Employee Abortion Coverage

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit heard oral arguments in Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland v. Kuderer, a case involving a Washington church seeking a religious exemption from a law requiring the church to provide abortion coverage to employees.

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) defended Cedar Park Church in the Jan. 8 hearing, during which ADF Senior Counsel Rory Gray argued that the law violates the church’s free exercise of religion. 

“The church’s religious belief is that it is facilitating abortion by covering it through the church’s plan. There is absolutely no argument otherwise that there would be no abortion coverage here but for Cedar Park seeking out an insurer, negotiating the terms and signing a contract,” Gray said during the hearing. 

The Kirkland, Washington, church provided an abortion-free health plan for church employees, but in March 2018, Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 6219 into law, which requires employers offering maternity care coverage to also provide abortion coverage. Violators face fines and criminal penalties such as imprisonment. 

Surgical abortion coverage was added to the church’s insurance carrier health plan, in compliance with state law. 

The church, which believes all human life is valuable and should be protected from conception to natural death, has been fighting for an exemption for six years. In 2019, the church filed suit against Washington state officials, asking for an exemption from the mandate. 

The complaint argues that the law imposes a substantial burden on Cedar Park’s religious exercises while coercing the church to violate its religious beliefs, since denying mothers’ maternity care violates their religious beliefs, and there are no other insurance options they qualify for that do not require abortion coverage. 

“SB 6219 imposes a burden on Cedar Park’s ability to recruit and retain employees and places Cedar Park at a competitive disadvantage by creating uncertainty as to whether it will be able to offer group health insurance in the future,” the complaint reads. 

The case has been volleyed back and forth between courts. A district court dismissed the case. The 9th Circuit then reversed the lower court’s dismissal, with the district court responding by ruling that the church’s free-exercise rights had not been violated by the enforcement. In November 2023, Cedar Park Church appealed again to the 9th Circuit, with a three-judge panel siding with the state in March 2025 before withdrawing its opinion four months later and scheduling a rehearing.

During the Jan. 8 rehearing, Gray argued that the mandate not only violates the Free Exercise Clause but is also not neutral and not generally applicable, treating some secular institutions differently than churches on the issue of exemptions. 

“It’s unconscionable for the government to force any church to pay for abortions,” said Gray said in a press release. “The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed that the government can’t compel religious organizations to act in violation of their sincerely held faith convictions. Cedar Park, which celebrates and protects life from conception to natural death, has fought long enough to practice what it preaches, and we are urging the court to finally resolve the matter and rule in favor of religious freedom.”

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Trans Athletes

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The question before the Supreme Court is essentially this, is there a difference in boys vs. girls.  Most with just an average intelligence would say yes, of course.  But the high minded intelligence of the liberal mind is not able to understand the question and most certainly not give an answer.  Our latest Biden appointee to the Supreme Court, when asked by a senator “what is a woman”, did not know. 

I am blabbergasted and dismayed  that in the year 2026, with all the knowledge that we have accumulated, that even having the discussion on what is a woman, is not grounds for dismissal from any and all positions in our government!

BELOW are a couple of Justice Thomas questions to the ACLU lawyer before the hearing at the Supreme Court.

  • Justice Thomas sprung a killer question on the ACLU lawyer: “What remedy are you seeking?” Strangio, flummoxed by such a seemingly simple question said an injunction. Justice Thomas then asked “practically, you would get different treatment based on sex?” and the trap was laid.
  • Strangio said the plaintiff (a girl who identifies as a boy) would be allowed to get drugs for “a typical male puberty” despite having a “birth sex [of] female.” That answer made clear that girls who identify as boys would get a right under the Constitution to testosterone, but boys who identify as boys would not, which is…sex discrimination!  Genius.

So much for equal protection under the law.

The Luciferian radical leftist desire is to feminize the male population.  Destroy the American family and sow seeds of chaos.  Simply put ever since the fall in the Garden of Eden mankind has been in a questioning mode against the absolute authority of Almighty God.  If they so even believe in a higher power, which most don’t.  

Liberal white females are the root of much of this problem.  Their disdain and outright contempt for the male species has caused a  rebellion against males in general, and in particular the order of God’s creation. But let’s not negate the stupidity of liberal males in government, in particular the august mentality of the Governor of Minnesota who puts feminine hygiene products in the boys bathrooms, or men who claim to breast feed their bought and paid for new babies.  The mental gymnastics, or should I say the mental instability involved is astonishing.

Let’s put this in perspective: a quick trip to a mental health professional could have solved this whole problem long ago. But alas, it was not so. 

Listen to Serena Williams explain it:

“Men’s & women’s tennis are completely different sports. If I played Andy Murray, I’d lose 6-0, 6-0 in 5 minutes….It’s true.

He would kill me. Men are a lot faster, serve harder, & hit harder. I only want to play girls.”

As a father to daughters who played sports, one an NAIA softball player, I can tell you I am all in on women’s sports, but not against men, nor am I for trans of any kind sharing bathrooms, showers or sports.  The differences between men and women are a wonderful thing.  Together we are better for it.  Hmmm….God said the “two shall become one.”  Once again God was right!

Qatar is biggest foreign funder of US colleges, per Education Department

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“Every single dollar given by our adversaries comes with strings attached,” Rep. Tim Walberg told JNS. “Enough is enough.”

AARON BANDLER jns.org

It’s not Israel that’s influencing US policy, it’s the Muslim and Arab world through big payments to our institutions of higher learner. That money comes with big strings attached. Now you know why collage age young people rally for Palestinians. They believe the lie and propaganda. Rh

Jan. 8, 2026 / JNS)

Qatar has been the largest source of foreign funding for U.S. higher education institutions, according to data displayed in a new U.S Department of Education portal.

The portal, which went live on Jan. 2, explains that, under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, federally funded universities are required to disclose, twice annually, any gifts and contracts from a foreign source that are worth at least $250,000 in a calendar year.

Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee, told JNS that “our college campuses are being flooded with foreign cash, but every single dollar given by our adversaries comes with strings attached.”

“America’s adversaries exploit these financial ties to steal research, spread divisive propaganda, push indoctrination and undermine free speech,” Walberg said. 

“Enough is enough,” he added. “The Trump administration is making the reporting of foreign funds easier and more transparent so we can protect our students and the integrity of American education.”

Kenneth Marcus, chairman and CEO of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and a former assistant U.S. secretary of education for civil rights, told JNS that he’s “glad that the Trump administration is bringing greater transparency to the enormous amount of foreign money that’s coming into our higher education system.”

According to the dashboard, Qatar was the source of around $6.6 billion to U.S. universities, followed by Germany ($4.4 billion), England ($4.3 billion), China ($4.1 billion), Canada ($4 billion) and Saudi Arabia ($3.9 billion).

Of the schools that received funds from Qatar, Cornell University topped the list with $2.3 billion, followed by Carnegie Mellon University ($1 billion), Texas A&M University ($992.8 million) and Georgetown University ($971.1 million).

“In particular, this portal already shows huge amounts coming in from Qatar,” Marcus told JNS. “It is hard to imagine that this amount of money doesn’t imply some amount of influence, and it’s fair to ask what kind of influence Qatar is obtaining in exchange for its money.”

Overall, the data shows that the value of contracts and gifts from all foreign countries has been $62.4 billion to 527 U.S. colleges and universities.

Brandy Shufutinsky, director of the education and national security program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told JNS that she has questions about the data, such as whether universities are required to report the specific funding entities within a country.

“For example, if an international non-governmental organization or governmental department gave funds to an American university, does that university have to disclose the name of that NGO or governmental department?” she said. (JNS sought comment from the Education Department.)

She also asked whether the portal provides information on how foreign funding is used.

“The idea for the portal should not only be to increase transparency around Section 117, but to allow users to truly understand the level of foreign funding and influence taking place in the American higher education system,” Shufutinsky said.

Linda McMahon, U.S. education secretary, stated that “after years of neglect by the Biden administration, the new portal will assist our institutions of higher education in fulfilling their statutory responsibilities and enable us to protect our national security by facilitating improved compliance.”

According to the portal, Yeshiva University in New York has received $1,097,897 in foreign funding, and Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion in New York received $1.5 million. Both received foreign funding solely from Canadian sources. Yeshiva had three such gifts and the rabbinical college had two.

The Michigan Jewish Institute, a Chabad-affiliated organization in the Detroit area, received a single $250,000 contract from an Israeli source between 2011 and 2013, according to the portal. The institute shuttered in March 2016.

The portal reported a total of $62,4 billion total disclosures to the Education Department up until Jan. 31, 2025, including 117,152 total reports from 194 countries to 527 U.S. colleges and universities.

Brandeis University, which “is animated by a set of values that are rooted in Jewish history and experience,” was listed in the portal as having received $7,816,216 in foreign funding in 17 transactions from the United Nations ($3.9 million), Malaysia ($1.4 million), Hong Kong ($821,000), United Kingdom ($570,000), France ($420,000), Canada ($405,000) and Switzerland ($250,000).

About half of the funding for Brandeis came from restricted contracts (55.9%) and 30.1% were gifts and 14% were restricted gifts.

According to the most recent disclosure file, dated Feb. 28, 2025, Israel had 1,323 transactions for a total of $419,454,891.24 to about 105 institutions. The largest three were contracts to Brigham Young University: $7 million in 2018, $6.5 million in 2020 and $5.2 million in 2019