(Stephanie A Potts – Midwest Christian Outreach) The death cult of Santa Muerte appears briefly in TV and movie cartel/crime stories, like AMC’s Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, as a powerful, ambiguous figure related to death, protection, or dark forces. There are even darker programs, such as the 2022 film Santa Muerte or the Penny Dreadful: City of Angels series, where she’s a major character. Within film and TV, her portrayal varies, from a narco-saint aiding drug lords to a more neutral psychopomp guiding souls, reflecting her complex role in popular culture as a folk saint for the marginalized and dangerous. But why should we care? This is just entertainment, right? Continue reading
Author Archives: Marsha West
Radicalizing Americans & the New Normal
(Mary Dowling) The 19-year-old who torched the largest synagogue in Mississippi was a normal kid. He used to tweet about baseball and went to church. According to Mississippi Today, Steven Pittman was a “was a multi-year honor roll student and varsity baseball player at St. Joseph Catholic School in Madison.’
He was playing baseball in college, and now he will be going to prison for a very long time.
The suspect, Stephen Spencer Pittman, was turned in by his father, who said his son had laughed as he confessed to the fire that damaged the synagogue, investigators said. Continue reading
A New Nick Shirley Video Shows Grift That Is ‘Ten Times Worse’ and Will Cause ‘World War III’
(Victoria Taft – PJ Media) U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was told over the weekend that a new Nick Shirley video being released soon – maybe even as early as Monday — is “ten times worse” than the “Quality Learing Center” daycare scam.
In Shirley’s previous video, he and his source, David Hoch, who has been investigating this billion-dollar-plus scam for years, discovered multiple daycare centers in one building without children in them for years.
Watch the videos on the site.
And this is where Hoch says is the heart of the ongoing continuing criminal enterprise. Continue reading
The Rebellion
(Bill O’Reilly) Less that 24 hours after 37-year-old Renee Good was shot dead by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, two U.S. Border Patrol officers approached a van parked in Portland, Oregon. The agents ordered the two occupants out of the vehicle. They refused. The foreign nationals then allegedly tried to run down the officers, who shot and wounded the pair. They are now in federal custody and expected to survive.
Reaction was swift and predictable. The Border Patrol guys were condemned by Oregon officials almost across the board…. Continue reading
Bob The Baptist’s Bunk History: Anti-Christian Nationalist Retelling Of Young Restless Reformed
(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) The anti-Christian Nationalists were soyjacking over a video with a thesis that the Young Restless and Reformed movement devolved into the Manosphere. It was a bold take, but is it correct? Short answer: This is incredibly bad history.
Bob The Baptist is an up-and-coming anti-Christian Nationalist YouTuber who places a pretentious amount of production value in his commentary, invoking levity that balances whining and near-tears. Being one of the Joel Webbon hate channels has amassed 3000 subs with his latest video putting him over 3k. Continue reading
When Politics Ruin the Music: My Disillusionment With One of My Favorite Artists
“I don’t expect celebrities to agree with me on everything, but I also don’t care for politics to invade my music (even when I agree with the sentiment).”
(Chris Queen – PJ Media) Sometimes, encounters with celebrities we admire can disappoint us. My friend and colleague Sarah Anderson told me a story about meeting Atlanta Braves legend Chipper Jones at an autograph-signing event years ago. Continue reading
The ICE Cop Video Is Out and Polite Society Now Demands Apologies From the Following Riot Fans
Tim Walz says it was a “BRAZEN ACT” for the ICE agent to defend himself from a radical Liberal trying to kill him. He’s INCITING MORE VIOLENCE! “This is a brazen use of force. They want us to bend the knee. They want us to capitulate.”
(Victoria Taft – PJ Media) The line to the confessional starts over there. In the front you can see Jacob Frey, kneeling; there’s Tim Walz, the governor, who’s gesticulating apace; another governor, this one from Oregon, who had an Antifa terrorist in her employ, is watching Walz to see what she should do; and that Philly sheriff who embarrassed law enforcement everywhere with her pronouncements on who the “real, not made up” cops are has bogarted the mic. Over there are the commies, Mamdani and that Seattle scarecrow, who are waiting their turn for Open Mic Night at the American Apology Tour. Continue reading
BREAKING: Up-Close Footage of Assault on ICE Officer in Minneapolis
(Catherine Salgado – PJ Media) UPDATE, 2 p.m. Eastern: The Department of Homeland Security has attested that the footage is real.
Original story:
The cellphone footage multiple outlets posted on X shows the near-deadly assault on a federal immigration officer that caused him to shoot his assailant in self-defense, with the video being from the officer’s point of view.
Alpha News and Townhall published what is apparently cellphone footage showing up close and personal how Renee Nicole Good, a terroristic leftist activist radicalized by other rioters, deliberately rammed her car straight into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer standing in front of the vehicle as he told her to get out of the car.
Watch the video on the site. Continue reading
The GOP Has One Chance to Win the PR War Over the ICE Shooting. Here’s the Playbook.
“It looks like the ICE officers had all the time in the world to move out of the way. But when you watch it again in real-time, you realize that the ICE officer had to make a life-or-death decision in the blink of an eye. A 4,000-pound Honda Pilot in the hands of a criminal, with its wheels spinning on icy roads, posed a clear and present danger to the officers.”
(Scott Pinsker – PJ Media) Let’s begin with the bad news: The probability of further violence is still sky-high, and more people will almost certainly die. Protesters are radicalizing by the minute.
But the good news is, this is a winnable PR war for the GOP. Continue reading
The SBC SATF Revelations only reveal a Rotten Leadership Class
“Conservative Southern Baptist leaders never apologized for their destructive promotion of Social Justice, Critical Race Theory, or any number of poorly constructed and divisive resolutions filled with half-truths that were foisted on messengers at the annual meetings.”
(Marshall Albritton – American Reformer) In light of the recent disclosure of discovery materials and an expert report in the defamation lawsuit against the Southern Baptist Convention, Guidepost Solutions and others, people are going to witness again a negative behavioral trait that is common to many religious leaders. Continue reading
Wolves Wear Smiles
“It got me thinking about when evil is hidden by outward beauty, or kindness in good deeds, or even just lots of smiles (i.e. Joel Osteen), how few people discern. I hear so often that so-and-so cannot possibly be a false teacher because she is so kind…nice…joyful.”
(Elizabeth Prata – The End Time) On old TV show The Twilight Zone one of the most famous episodes was The Masks (1964). In New Orleans during Mardi Gras, a dying millionaire father calls his brutish, oafish, vain, greedy family to his side one last time before he dies. They arrive by train from Boston, giddy at the notion of inheriting millions but not caring their dad was dying. Dressed to the nines and looking lovely, the family gathers to the father’s side. Continue reading
Here’s What Dems Don’t Want You to Know About the Woman Who Attacked ICE Agents
“Of course, anyone who has watched the videos of the incident could see that Good attempted to run over the ICE agent. As for whether Good was even a part of the effort to impede ICE, the witness did not hesitate.”
(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) On Wednesday, an anti-ICE protester thought it would be a good idea to attempt to run over ICE agents in Minneapolis. She learned the hard way that attacking a federal law enforcement officer is not a good idea, and officers wound up shooting and killing her. Continue reading
Jen Wilkin Sets Herself Up as a Preaching Coach for Men
(The Dissenter) Jen Wilkin, a female preacher at Matt Chandler’s church—a Southern Baptist church—who has also publicly described menstruation as a “parable of the cross” is now being presented as a preaching coach for pastors. Not for women’s Bible study leaders. Not for curriculum writers. For pastors. For men charged by God to stand before the church and preach Christ with authority.
There’s an event promo posted on the site, then…
That alone should stop people in their tracks. Continue reading
Nick Shirley Drops Another Video, and It Will Blow Your Mind
(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) Independent journalist Nick Shirley’s back at it, and his second Minnesota fraud video packs the same explosive punch as the first.
That original 42-minute bombshell ripped the lid off Somali-run daycares that are raking in millions from taxpayers while sitting empty, while the Walz administration did nothing to stop it.
The legacy media have been aggressively trying to discredit Shirley and his reporting, but he’s not backing down…. Continue reading
Christian Author Phillip Yancey Confesses to Adultery, Will Retire from Writing
“His wife, Janet, to whom he’s been married for 55 years, also said in a statement…”
(Protestia) Christian author Philip Yancey has confessed to having an 8-year-long affair with a married woman and will retire from writing and ministry as a result, according to a story in Christianity Today.
Yancey is perhaps best known for his books The Jesus I Never Knew and What’s So Amazing About Grace? He has sold more than 15 million copies and his books have been translated into more than 40 languages. He told CT in a statement: Continue reading
A Call to Stand Against the Obsessive Hatred of Jews
Editor’s Note: Christian Research Network publishes a range of political and faith-related perspectives. CRN does not hold or endorse a specific eschatological position – what God has said in Scripture regarding final things.
“For the conservative political movement and churches in America to keep evil away and push forward good, they need to be united in righteousness and not link arms with Satan, taking part in his destructive plans.”
(Seth Brickley – TruthScript) A danger has arisen on the political Right that many of us never saw coming. Some of those with whom we linked arms in the fight against Social Justice are now committing grievously serious ideological errors, as with the Leftist dogma that engulfed America several years back. A campaign has gained steam that casts both Israel and Jewish people in a strongly negative light, driving vitriolic hatred toward them. This is in contrast to how most Christians and political conservatives have traditionally viewed these people. Continue reading
Warning: Tara Leigh Cobble, The Bible Recap, & D-Group
(Michelle Lesley) First, Michelle explains her criteria for doing research on authors, pastors, and Bible teachers that she receives a lot of questions about asking if she recommends them. Not long ago a number of readers asked about Tara-Leigh Cobble, host of The Bible Recap, a daily podcast, The God Shot, a daily radio show, as well as D Group. Here’s Michelle’s recommendation (scroll down until you see the article).
Tara-Leigh Cobble, or “TLC” as she likes to be called, “began her ministry as a singer-songwriter, performing her own songs and leading worship around the globe. After her first book was published, she added speaking to her repertoire. As a musician, writer and speaker, she spent more than a decade touring internationally before creating D-Groups and finding a home and community for herself in Dallas, Texas.” Continue reading
The PR Fallout of Tim Walz’s Political Demise: The Somalia Scandal Is About to EXPLODE
“The mainstream media won’t be able to cover for the Dems. More than anything else, that’ll be the ultimate PR fallout of Tim Walz’s political demise: The Somali fraud scandal is going to explode BIG TIME.”
(Scott Pinsker – PJ Media) The article starts off with a short, quick pirate joke that you can read on the site.
It’s the perfect segue to a PR analysis of Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), who went from a 2028 presidential frontrunner to political roadkill over the last 10 months. As recently as early March, mainstream media outlets like The New Yorker published such fawning fluff-pieces as “Tim Walz Might Run for President in 2028 If You Ask Him Nicely.” Continue reading
JD Hall, Joel Webbon Announce Book Together
“We are living in an era where loyalty and courage are prized virtues instead of winsomeness or niceness.”
(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) In a Friday news drop, Joel Webbon not only released the first installment of his interview with Nick Fuentes, he and JD Hall also announced their book as well. challenges the myth of the hyphen in Judeo-Christian, tracing how it reshaped Christian identity, redefined the Church’s witness, and bound modern faith to political Zionism. Continue reading
Adios, Maduro
“Ironically, at the same time the US Special Forces were physically removing Nicolas Maduro and his awful wife from their supposedly secure Caracas compound, the 34-year-old daughter of actor Tommy Lee Jones collapsed in San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel. Dead. Fentanyl-laced narcotics.”
(Bill O’Reilly) Over the years, I’ve discussed America’s drug problem with President Trump. In his first term, I had dinner with him at Mar-a-Lago and asked whether he was considering military action against the Mexican drug cartels, which have damaged the USA big time. Mr. Trump hesitated, saying the blowback would be considerable. Continue reading
Now We Know Why Democrats Are Defending Somali Fraud
“Make no mistake, Democrats’ resistance to federal investigations into the Somali fraud points to a corrupt, mutually beneficial arrangement. Somali-run childcare centers and meal programs siphon off taxpayer money, then recycle some of it back into Democratic campaigns. Appeasing a reliable voting bloc plays a role, but the real payoff is money and power for the Democratic Party. Democrats have spent years building an elaborate ecosystem that turns public programs into campaign-funding pipelines, all at taxpayer expense.”
(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) Have you ever wondered why Democrats are so aggressively defending rampant fraud in Minnesota? Why Gov. Tim Walz so desperately wants to handle the investigation on his own? There’s a simple explanation: it has nothing to do with protecting vulnerable communities or fighting discrimination. Democrats are shielding these schemes because they profit directly from them. Continue reading
President Trump: Nicolás Maduro ‘Captured and Flown Out Of’ Venezuela
“Maduro, who has maintained himself in power through a series of sham presidential elections, is actively wanted by U.S. authorities on multiple narco-terrorism charges. The U.S. has an active $50 million bounty on information leading to Nicolás Maduro’s arrest and/or conviction.”
(Breitbart) U.S. President Donald Trump announced Saturday morning that Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been “captured and flown out of the country”, a message that came after a series of explosions hit Caracas. Continue reading
‘Ten-year stain:’ Bondi asks prosecutors to probe Obama-Biden lawfare as criminal conspiracy
(John Solomon – Just the News) Attorney General Pam Bondi told Just the News that she has asked prosecutors to investigate the Obama-Biden era of lawfare as an ongoing election-meddling conspiracy that protected Democrats from criminal investigation and infringed the civil rights of Republicans like President Donald Trump and his supporters.
Recovering from eye surgery, Bondi made the revelation in written answers Sunday to questions submitted by Just the News, signaling she agrees with FBI Director Kash Patel, who earlier this year penned a memo predicating an investigation looking at the weaponization of intelligence of law-enforcement powers dating to the Russia collusion case as an ongoing conspiracy. Continue reading
Bank It
“The press extinguished due process a long time ago, headlining anything lurid with little perspective or restraint. The evil lawyers understand that no fact-finding will take place as they hawk their blackmail techniques on television. You people know who you are. Have fun spending the blood money. But remember, the reaper will have something very special in store for you.”
(Bill O’Reilly) As I get older, my predictions get better. Why? Because, as Gloria Estefan sings, there is a rhythm of the night. A pattern of behavior. A balance in the universe. So, let’s take a look at 2026.
Up top, no human being can accurately assess what President Trump will do…. Continue reading
Recovering Civilizational Protestantism
“Civilizational Protestantism rested on a confidence that Christian faith was no mere private consolation or a sectarian preference, but a moral inheritance capable of ordering the common life. Its builders believed that Christianity could produce better leaders, more humane institutions, and a more just society. This confidence did not require perfection or coercion. It required the conviction that Christianity, rightly lived, was a blessing to the nation—and therefore something that ought to be publicly expressed, publicly defended, and publicly institutionalized.”
(Josh Abbotoy – American Reformer) On a recent visit to the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, it struck me that it would be impossible for any branch of American Christianity to reproduce such a thing today. American Christianity—the soul of our nation—is fractured and insecure about its place in public life. Continue reading