Monday, July 31, 2023

"THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD SHALL RENEW THIER STRENGTH"

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

-- Isaiah 40:28-31

SONG: THE LORD'S PRAYER

The Lord's Prayer put to music.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUXN8oGaz-U

How censorship of the news happened in America

Exclusive: Joseph Farah explains timeline of Google's decision to punish certain websites

In 2016, it happened. That's when Google began instituting blatant censorship. Yes, in 2016, before Donald Trump assumed office – before the election was called.

"Google plans to prohibit fake-news websites from using its ad-selling software, a move that could crimp revenue at those sites." That's how the Wall Street Journal first reported the breathtaking news that Google would have full authority to censor the news Americans read, hear and view.

A Wall Street Journal article from November 2016 reveals Google's plan to censor news coverage. (Screenshot)

A Wall Street Journal article from November 2016 reveals Google's plan to censor news coverage. (Screenshot)

The company took the dangerous step immediately before Donald Trump was elected president – presumably with the permission of Barack Obama and without consulting the possible incoming leader of the nation.

It tuns out President Trump didn't coin the term "fake news." The news media did it. Big Tech did it.

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On Nov. 14, 2016, Google said "it is updating its policies to ban Google ads being placed 'on pages that misrepresent, misstate, or conceal information about the publisher, the publisher's content, or the primary purpose of the website. The policy would include sites that distribute false news," according to a nameless spokeswoman.

Here's what else the WSJ report said: "False news stories, particularly those that spread widely on Facebook Inc.'s social network, became an issue during the recent presidential election. Google experienced its own mishap on Sunday when a false story on a right-wing blog erroneously stating Donald Trump won the popular vote appeared atop some Google search results."

"Some media commentators have urged tech companies to try to prevent the spread of such misinformation," said the Journal report. "Google's move to block some of such sites' revenue could prove a significant step in response to the controversy."

Keep in mind, all this because of a story by a "right-wing blog."

"Google has long prohibited AdSense from being used on sites that promote hate speech or include pornography and violent content," the report said. "Its policies previously didn't include language about sites that spread false content. A spokeswoman said the change to the policy was imminent, and that it follows existing Google policies that ban advertisements that misrepresent what they are marketing."

The company came under increased scrutiny after the 2016 election. It would start "shutting out websites that traffic in misinformation from its third-party ad services," Mashable reported later that day. This was the Deep State at work.

"Moving forward, we will restrict ad serving on pages that misrepresent, misstate, or conceal information about the publisher, the publisher's content, or the primary purpose of the web property," an anonymous Google spokesperson said in a statement.

I didn't even recall reading these stories so long ago, but they explain a lot going on in the here and now.

The story, disturbing for anyone operating according to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, went on to say, laughably, that "the company said the update was intended to match similar policies it already has in place to block deceitful ads such as weight-loss scams or false drug promises."

Deceitful ads? False drug promises?

That was never what this was about.

"The move comes as last week's election results bring online platforms under increased scrutiny over how much responsibility they have to ensure the veracity of the news they help circulate," Mashable reported. "Facebook, which has born (sic) the brunt of this backlash, repeatedly surfaced demonstrably false news stories in its trending topics section in the months leading up to the election – a disproportionate number from right-wing conspiracy sites."

It added: "Critics say the social network should do a better job of vetting these kinds of hoaxes," noting that Google was appointed to play cop to Facebook.

"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly denied that hoaxes have any effect on public opinion among users, but it seems not everybody at the company agrees," the report said. "BuzzFeed reports that a group of 'renegade employees' have formed a task force to take on the scourge of fake news on the platform," it concluded.

BuzzFeed, a joke among serious new sites, went out of business on April 20, 2023. It was announced that BuzzFeed Media would be shuttering BuzzFeed News and focusing its news efforts into The Huffington Post, laying off about 180 workers.

And that's how real news is reported by the Wall Street Journal and Mashable.

You'll be hearing more on this in the days to come. I know Trump has a lot on his mind today as he continues to battle an array of lawsuits following the steal of his second run for the presidency and his campaign for a third run in 2024. 

We can report today that at least two important news sites have been notified they were "permanently demonetized" by Google – WND, the first independent online journalism organization, founded in 1997 as a conservative, Christian property – and Gateway Pundit, a popular conservative news site. This week WND observes the second year without Google ads, which pretty much decimates our website's advertising revenue.

That is why WND is hurting financially and actually in danger of being shut down by Big Tech's immoral and unconstitutional suppression of free speech – especially truthful speech – which in turn is why I am compelled to humbly but urgently ask you for your support.

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You won't believe what the CDC's new director has in store for you

Just when you thought U.S. was beyond pandemic insanity

The CDC will soon recommend annual COVID shots, much like the current annual flu shots, said Dr. Mandy Cohen, the embattled federal health agency's new director, in an interview Thursday.

President Biden picked Cohen, the former head of North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services, to replace the controversy-prone Rochelle Walensky to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost a month ago despite Republicans' objections.

Asked by a Spectrum reporter if the CDC were moving toward recommending one COVID shot per year for Americans, Cohen said, “Well, we’re just on the precipice of that, so I don’t want to get ahead of where our scientists are here ... but yes, we anticipate that what COVID will become is similar to flu shots, where it's going to be: you get your annual flu shot and you get your annual COVID shot.”

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"We're not quite there yet. But stay tuned: I think in the next couple of weeks to a month we're going to hear more from our experts on COVID shots. But we expect a booster coming for this fall and winter season," Cohen said.  "We've got to remember: the flu is circulating, RSV [respiratory syncytial virus] is circulating and COVID is circulating. But the good news is we have vaccines and treatment for all. We just need to use these tools."

Cohen said "early to mid-September is probably when we'll have the official guidance" on COVID. "But everyone should expect in this fall time to get a COVID shot and certainly to get a flu shot."

Congressional opposition

A Spectrum reporter wrote in June: "Fortunately for Cohen, the CDC is not a position subject to congressional confirmation." That is certainly true, as 21 House members and seven senators, including Ted Budd, representing Cohen's home state of North Carolina, wrote to Biden in June urging him to pull her nomination, citing her COVID policy actions in the state and her "history of engaging in partisan left-wing politics."

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In their July 13 letter urging Biden to withdraw Cohen's then-upcoming appointment, the 28 Capitol Hill lawmakers wrote that "Dr. Cohen is unfit for the position" at CDC.

"Throughout her career, Dr. Cohen has politicized science, disregarded civil liberties, and spread misinformation about the efficacy and necessity of COVID vaccinations and the necessity of masks during her time as the secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. She also has a history of engaging in partisan left-wing politics," they wrote.

"As secretary of the North Carolina [HHS], Dr. Cohen was a proponent of unnecessary, unscientific COVID restrictions on school children, stating in July 2021 that “Schools with students in K-8th grade should require all children and staff to wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Schools with students in 9th-12th grades should ensure that anyone who isn’t fully vaccinated, including students, wear a mask indoors,” the letter continued.

"After a North Carolina school district followed the science by declining to institute unscientific mask mandates and voted with an overwhelming majority to end 'contact tracing' and curtail other unproven and largely hysterical quarantine policies, Dr. Cohen threatened to bring legal action against the district. Dr. Cohen’s willingness to threaten the school district put politics over the well-being of children and is just another example of the litany of public health abuses the American people endured at the hands of bureaucrats throughout the COVID-19 pandemic," the letter, whose signers included Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mike Lee, R-Utah, stated.

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Nevertheless, in the Spectrum interview, Cohen said trust among North Carolinians grew during her tenure, and said the CDC job offer gave her the "opportunity to continue the work we were doing in North Carolina."

Asked, "Should school districts be requiring COVID vaccinations?" Cohen responded by saying different communities will approach COVID shots in different ways, but "what we want to focus on is giving everyone the information they need to make good, common-sense solutions."

Cohen, a mother of two girls who comes off as more folksy than her predecessor Walensky, sounded in the Spectrum interview very much like an advocate for COVID shots for young kids. But she kept the focus on measles vaccination, a less controversial subject than the experimental mRNA shots: "We want folks to know that there are serious illnesses that vaccines have prevented for many, many years -- things like measles."

The Epoch Times, in covering the Spectrum interview, reported: "The director, a strong proponent of the vaccines, didn't offer any safety or efficacy data or any other details but said she worries 'about parents not vaccinating kids' against COVID-19 and other viruses."

The CDC  did not respond to questions emailed to Cohen, "including what it would say to critics who note that there's a lack of clinical trial data supporting the shots," according to Epoch Times.

"Without that data, 'you can't really say what the potential benefit to people is,' Dr. David McCune, an oncologist, told the Times. "[McCune] noted that instead of efficacy data from trials, officials have been relying on antibody measurements, animal experiments, and observational studies to see whether the vaccines are effective. Observational data indicate the protection – against both infection and severe illness – wanes considerably within months, some papers have found that the more doses one receives, the more likely they are to be infected."

June 16 Epoch Times report on Cohen laid out her North Carolina record, which is in line with other states that applied overbearing mandates and policies for fighting COVID: "Cohen repeatedly promoted COVID-19 vaccines while in North Carolina's government while, typical of health officials, downplaying concerns about side effects. ... On Jan. 14, 2021, shortly after the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines were authorized, Cohen said in a statement: 'It's time to take action NOW. Stay home if you can. Avoid crowds. Wear your mask. Wash your hands. And when it's your spot, take your shot.'"

"She later said that she was 'protected against COVID' after receiving the since-pulled Johnson & Johnson vaccine and alleged the vaccines protected against getting infected and transmission," according to Epoch Times. But even when the FDA reported that the COVID vaccines failed to provide evidence for protection against infection or transmission, and when "evidence began emerging that the protection from the vaccines was waning," Cohen said they were 'remarkably effective.'"

According to the Times, in late 2021 Cohen was still denying there were any "serious side effects" from the COVID vaccines detected in the trials, but "by that time, officials around the world had linked potentially-fatal blood clotting to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and heart inflammation to the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines."

Joe Biden delivers remarks on the FDA giving full approval to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House photo by Adam Schultz)

Joe Biden delivers remarks on the FDA giving full approval to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House photo by Adam Schultz)

She also repeated the claim that vaccinated people were "much, much less likely to spread COVID," which later become the target of worldwide mockery as many COVID shot recipients contracted COVID.

"After the Pfizer vaccine was authorized for children aged 5 to 11, Cohen said parents should know that 'kids are vulnerable to COVID' and that they should 'take advantage' of the 'safe' and 'effective' vaccine," Epoch Times reported. "She also supported COVID-19 vaccine mandates, claiming that 'vaccinations are our way out of the pandemic,' and helped punish businesses that defied Gov. Roy Cooper's lockdown orders."

To the left of WHO?

Just the News reported in March that even the World Health Organization is scaling back COVIC vaccination recommendations for children: "The U.S. one-size-fits-all COVID-19 vaccine policy, which recommends 'up to date' inoculation at all ages regardless of risk level and provides the basis for ongoing mandates in low-risk settings, has become an even bigger international outlier."

The WHO's "Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization," or SAGE, is removing "healthy children and adolescents" from its default recommendations for primary series and booster shots, according to an official "highlights" summary from its meetings the week of March 20," JTN reported. "Recurring boosters beyond the first are no longer recommended by default for the 'medium risk group' of healthy adults under 60 and children and adolescents with comorbidities. SAGE said those should be targeted to older adults, younger adults with 'significant comorbidities,' immunocompromised individuals, frontline healthcare workers and pregnant women."

Asked by Spectrum what she wants people to think of when they hear about the CDC, Cohen said: "I want them to think that there is a trusted partner out there who is looking out for me, who's looking to protect my health ... being my trusted partner and giving me ... good, accurate information that helps me with common-sense solutions to protect myself, my family and my community."

IMPORTANT NOTE: To their horror, America’s ruling elites failed to knock out Donald Trump during his four years as president via the fabricated Trump-Russia collusion scandal – conceived and funded by the Hillary Clinton campaign, as the Durham report proves – or through two circus-like impeachment trials. Later came “January 6,” a demonstration-turned-riot by Trump supporters who passionately believed, with good reason, that the recent election – and therefore their country – had just been stolen from them. Members of Congress now want to constitutionally bar Trump from again seeking public office for having instigated “an armed insurrection” (no protester was armed) against America.

Then in March, Trump was indicted in New York on 34 counts of falsifying business records, and in June, still more indictments were filed against Trump – 37 federal criminal charges related to his handling of classified documents. Honest legal experts not in league with the Biden administration openly classify these indictments as somewhere between frivolous and idiotic, not to mention grotesquely politically motivated.

The Deep State’s never-ending persecution of Donald Trump, as well as the incredible back story of the totalitarian agenda Trump’s persecutors are attempting to implement in America and why Trump represents a mortal threat to their nefarious designs – is the focus of the blockbuster July issue of WND’s critically acclaimed monthly Whistleblower magazine, titled “THE PERSECUTION OF DONALD TRUMP: Why the ruling elites loathe – and fear – the 45th president.”

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DID A DRAG QUEEN TOP THE CHRISTIAN MUSIC CHARTS?

by  | Jul 30, 2023 | Deception among Christians, Mario Murillo Ministries

Have American Christians gotten so open minded that their brains have fallen out? It was just reported that a drag queen made the top of the Christian music charts. Did Christians do this?

No, thank God! It was, in part, a backlash against this tweet by Sean Feucht ““If you’re wondering the end goal of the deconstruction movement in the church, then look no further than former worship leader @derekwebb’s new collab with a drag queen. These are truly the last days.”

So what is really going on here?

According to Paste magazine this is what caused the rush: “In response to that missive from Christian musician and failed Congressional candidate Sean Feucht sent out to his 100,000 followers, fans made one of those collaborations, “Good Day,” hit the top spot on the Christian iTunes chart briefly last night. The album it’s on, Flamy Grant’s Bible Belt Baby, still sits at #1 on the album chart.”

Itunes is Apple. You know, that company that produces the best products Chinese children can make. They are also patently anti-Christian. They are the ones who chose the category for Flamy Grant’s song.

This is staged to make it look like the deconstruction movement (more on this later) is gathering steam in America. It is a George Soros-esque stunt.

I am not saying that Christian music is not corrupted. Too much of it certainly is.

I am not saying that Christian music is not corrupted. Too much of it certainly is.

Christian concerts that sell tickets for up to $2,000 are not—in my mind—Christian at all. They are a money grab. Period. And the documentary on Hillsong did not help the case for modern Christian music.

But Flamy Grant is not a case against Christian music. It is a tactic against the Church and the Word of God. Do not fall for it!

Let’s expose this insidious weapon. We will quote them in their own words and their own words will condemn them.

Flamy said ““I grew up super evangelical, fundamental in the Bible Belt,” Blake (aka Flamy Grant) says. “I was a worship leader up until last year really, the last decade in more progressive churches. I’ve always been interested in drag, but as a kid, I didn’t know it was drag. I just liked my mom’s clothes. It got pushed out of me. I realized that if I’m going to belong in that [Christian] community, I’d have to suppress it.”

Okay, so here is what wearies me: people who have had bitter experiences in church and then take it out on those who are totally innocent. There is nothing heroic about that. Why not make a clean break and at least be a sincere atheist? Why do you have to undermine the faith of young impressionable believers?

 

But Flamy Grant is not a case against Christian music. It is a tactic against the church and the Word of God. Do not fall for it!

Here’s the deal: according to some statistics the number of Gen Z who claim to be gender fluid has jumped 9,000%. Wait, what?  How is that possible? What is in our water?

Of course there is a fad! A lot of this is peer pressure. Many of these inflated numbers are the result of normal adolescent needs for acceptance. In other times it was clothes and hairstyle. Now you can get attention and sympathy simply by talking about your gender dysphoria.

And gender dysphoria is real and we need compassion for that. But it is cruel and short-sighted not to offer the power and love of Christ for that need. Especially when you consider that according to medical studies “transition procedures” have not affected suicide rates.

But it also wrong to stop parents from trying to talk sense in their own children  who are merely following a dangerous fad.

And gender dysphoria is real and we need compassion for that. But it is cruel and short-sighted not to offer the power and love of Christ for that need.

Dylan Mulvaney on a Bud Light can was not a backlash against transgender people. It was a backlash against a man who is a total fraud and everyone knows it. There is no hero there. He actually complained that Bud Light did not get back to him after he cost them a $24 billion loss. Oh brother.

The whole idea that there is a witch hunt is ridiculous. If you want instant backlash attack a transgender person. There is not a more protected minority than transgender. There is not a more celebrated announcement that you can make than to say you are changing gender.

The real trend is to lavish praise on them. Joe Biden proved this on the White House lawn when he said the unimaginable to a transgender group: “these are the bravest people I have ever met.” He said this within earshot of the Arlington National Cemetery. Where tens of thousands of brave Americans are buried—soldiers who gave their lives for their country.

Joe Biden proved this on the White House lawn when he said the unimaginable to a transgender group: “these are the bravest people I have ever met.” He said this within earshot of the Arlington National Cemetery. This is where tens of thousands of brave Americans are buried—soldiers who gave their lives for their country. 

President Joe Biden speaks at a Pride Month celebration on the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

You are not a hero because you are willing to don a dress.

This top of the “Christian music charts” is anti-Christian. That says it all. That tells you everything.

They continue to quote Jesus and use Him as a model for their nefarious mission. All the while they know that they are not rescuing anyone. They are simply getting revenge for their suppressed life while they were in the church by going after innocent youth.

Flamy sings the last verse: “I heard Jesus loved and spent his life with those who / Were abandoned by proud and fearful men / So if a church won’t celebrate and love you / They’re believing lies that can’t save you or them / ‘Cause you’re so beautiful by any name.”

They are simply getting revenge for their suppressed life while they were in the church by going after innocent youth.

Flamy is the one of those proud and fearful men he speaks against. Jesus accused the Pharisees saying, “You disregard and neglect the commandment of God, and cling [faithfully] to the tradition of men.” Mark 7:8

These artists know what Jesus taught. 

In Mark 10:6 Jesus said, “But from the beginning of the creation, God ‘made them male and female.’” 

Jesus believes there are only two genders. These artists do not. They are putting a trend above truth and they know it. That makes them the modern day Pharisees. They cannot use Jesus for their demolition derby against the Church.

They are putting a trend over truth and they know it. That makes them the modern day Pharisees.

Here is the bottom line: This glitter storm of deception was predicted. Using fake I.D.s for access to church was foreseen. 

2 Timothy 3: 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!

Indeed turn away from this nonsense. This is Satan—knowing his time is short—pulling out every last trick he has.

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What Confession Really Means

 

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Monday, July 31, 2023

What Confession Really Means

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“But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.  ”

—1 John 1:9 

It’s important that we know what it means to confess our sin, because our very forgiveness hinges on our understanding of it.

The Hebrew word for “confess” means to “acknowledge.” In the New Testament we could translate it “to agree with someone” or “to say the same thing as another.” 

We find the term in 1 John 1:9: “But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness” (NLT).

This is essentially saying that if we will agree with God about our sin, if we will acknowledge it for what it is, not make excuses for it, see it as God sees it, and turn from it, then we will be forgiven.

But here’s the problem. Some people believe they’ve confessed their sin when they really haven’t, because they think confession is merely acknowledging their sin. For example, they’ll sin, get caught, and then say, “Okay, I confess that sin. That was a bad thing. I won’t do it again.”

Later, however, they go out and do it again. So they say, “I did it again. I confess that sin.”

That isn’t confession. They’re simply acknowledging their sin. They’re recognizing what is obvious. Confession, on the other hand, means to see sin for what it is, be sorry for it, and turn from it.

There are people who think they’ve confessed their sin and that God has forgiven them when, in reality, God hasn’t forgiven them at all. That’s because they haven’t done it God’s way. They must take that sin to the cross and recognize that it’s offensive to a holy God. Then they must turn from it, stop making excuses for it, and be sorry enough to change.

If you’re willing to do this when you’ve sinned, then God will forgive you.

 
 

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