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13+ min ago (859+ words) Theologically speaking, scholars generally regard the book of Hebrews to be second in importance only to Paul's letter to the Romans in the New Testament. No other book so eloquently defines Christ as high priest of Christianity, superior to the Aaronic priesthood, and the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets. This book presents Christ as the Author and Perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). However, both the authorship and audience are in question. VIDEO AT LINK................... The title "To the Hebrews," which appears in the earliest known copy of the epistle, is not a part of the original manuscript.... Theologically speaking, scholars generally regard the book of Hebrews to be second in importance only to Paul's letter to the Romans in the New Testament. No other book so eloquently defines Christ as high priest of Christianity, superior to the Aaronic…...

14+ min ago (1382+ words) Kristof begins his defense by citing'more than 600 retired Israeli security officials'who claim that'Hamas no longer poses a strategic threat to Israel.'This appeal to authority contains several fundamental flaws that undermine his entire argument. Second, Kristof's interpretation ignores the fundamental nature of Hamas as both a military organization and an ideological movement. Hamas's 1988 Covenant, which remains officially unrevoked despite claims of moderation, explicitly calls for the destruction of Israel and contains language that can only be described as genocidal in intent. Article Seven of the Covenant states: The Day of Judgment will not come about until Muslims fight Jews and kill them. Then, the Jews will hide behind rocks and trees, and the rocks and trees will cry out: "O Muslim, there is a Jew hiding behind me, come and kill him.''This is not merely political rhetoric but a…...

14+ min ago (746+ words) Donald Trump seems eager to end the war in Ukraine before opening a new front in Venezuela, while Vladimir Putin... Donald Trump seems eager to end the war in Ukraine before opening a new front in Venezuela, while Vladimir Putin is linking the two as a way to pressure Trump. Putin senses the U.S. president is understandably nervous about moving on Nicolas Maduro's viper's nest even with the massive U.S. naval and air armada assembled in the Caribbean. Trump may have to deal double blows in Ukraine and Venezuela to beat Putin at his own game. Despite Russian moves " or possibly to block further ones " he just announced this weekend that Venezuela's airspace was closed amidst reports that the U.S. was initiating electronic warfare to blind Venezuelan radar and communications. Russia's widely announced re-assignment this week of its top commander in Ukraine, Colonel…...

16+ min ago (393+ words) On Friday, President Donald Trump offered yet another devastating characterization of one of the Democrats" legion of America-Last, far-left politicians. All of Trump"s rhetorical cylinders were firing as he gave us this: "The worst "Congressman/woman" in our Country, Ilhan Omar, always wrapped in her swaddling hijab, and who probably came into the U.S.A. illegally in that you are not allowed to marry your brother, does nothing but hatefully complain about our Country, its Constitution, and how "badly" she is treated, when her place of origin is a decadent, backward, and crime ridden nation, which is essentially not even a country... On Friday, President Donald Trump offered yet another devastating characterization of one of the Democrats" legion of America-Last, far-left politicians. All of Trump"s rhetorical cylinders were firing as he gave us this: "The worst "Congressman/woman" in our…...

17+ min ago (484+ words) It is a robot head with teeth. You should put your little finger between his teeth while you talk. And if you lie, it will bite you. Emergency Underwear. A cardboard box that dispenses emergency underwear. Very useful for those occasions when you somehow forget your underwear in a place where you should absolutely never forget your underwear. For reasons I won't explain, it might also be useful for Nicol's Maduro right now. Potato Friend. It's a smiling potato made of wool holding a little sign with a heart that says: "I am a little potato who believes in you." Somewhere in the world, people may be overcoming terrible hardships thanks to this tiny potato. It's still better than gifting a Paulo Coelho book. Remote-Controlled Cockroach. Marketed for Halloween parties, because admitting that we all use it to scare neighbors…...

17+ min ago (321+ words) We can continue to welcome the best minds from around the world, but we should fund Americans first. Cornell University reports that 97 percent of its doctoral students are'fully funded. The same pattern holds across major research universities. The result is that over a five year space more than a million non-U.S. students are effectively educated in highly sought after doctoral programs for free underwritten by American resources. No other developed nation does this at such'scale.'In most countries, foreign students pay higher tuition than domestic students. Scholarships for non-citizens are rare and usually tied to explicit national interests. America stands alone in offering open-ended funding that includes tuition, health coverage, and salaries to foreign students who may or may not remain here after graduation. 'We have created a system that rewards global recruitment without requiring any justification that the position…...

17+ min ago (746+ words) There was a time, not long ago, when Republicans and Democrats breathed the same civic air. They fought like brothers in the backseat " elbows out, constant sniping " but still shared a similar path. They could argue tax brackets all morning, then agree by lunch that criminals should be jailed, children should be taught to read, and men shouldn't be competing in women's track. They shared the same basic vocabulary. Patriotism wasn't a slur, police weren't the enemy, and teachers weren't social engineers. A job was a means to self-reliance, not a lifestyle accessory. Welfare was a safety net, not a hammock. That era is gone, buried without ceremony. The divide now runs deeper than ballots. It's moral, behavioral, and biological. One side builds; the other dismantles. One sharpens the blade of restraint; the other waves the blunt instrument of indulgence....

19+ min ago (240+ words) Following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC by an Afghan refugee, many people are asking how we ended up with so many refugees from Afghanistan and why we had so little intel about them. First, we were forced to take in thousands of these people because of the disastrous way Joe Biden withdrew our troops from the country. Secondly, things were done so quickly and with such chaos that we did not have time to properly vet everyone. That, however, is not what we were told at the time. Then White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked about this by a reporter and she said that all of these people were being vetted and screened "thoroughly." Watch her speaking in the 2021 video below. It means they have not completed their paperwork, and we were working…...

20+ min ago (241+ words) And Minnesota is not alone. Its experience is simply the U.S. chapter of a much broader Western story. Which brings us to the question America avoids with almost pathological determination. Immigration is not a humanitarian gesture. It is a national transaction and the transaction must strengthen the receiving nation. When a community records some of the weakest outcomes in employment, income, education, language, and home-ownership, while being prominently represented in major fraud prosecutions, serious organized crime, extremist recruitment and, in Minnesota's case, alleged terror-finance pathways, the verdict is not ideological. It is empirical. Immigration is judged by outcomes, not slogans. And the outcomes of the Somali experiment in Minnesota, in Scandinavia, in the United Kingdom echo with one conclusion the political class refuses to say aloud: the experiment has failed. A serious nation does not avert its eyes from such evidence....

20+ min ago (163+ words) A Catholic priest I knew once joked that Anglicans are just dressing up as Catholics but with bad theology. According to a new study, a substantial number of Anglican clerics agreed with that characterization and decided to ditch the Anglican theology and embrace full communion with Rome. There is still, however, one great Anglican tradition worth pursuing: converting to Catholicism. Fearing punishment if his views were to become known, Campion fled first to Ireland and then to what is today France, where he entered into full communion with the Catholic Church and was ordained a sub-deacon. He traveled to Rome and joined the Jesuits and was ordained a priest in Prague in 1578. In 1580, Campion returned to England, on a mission to proclaim the truth of the Catholic Faith. READ MORE from S.A. McCarthy: Top Catholics Respond to USCCB's Immigration Message Bishops…...