About Marsha West

Marsha West is the owner and managing editor of Christian Research Network, Apprising Ministries (the late Ken Silva’s blog) and On Solid Rock Resources. She is also co-founder of Berean Research. For two decades Marsha was the owner and managing editor of Email Brigade website as well as the EMB News Report, a bi-weekly email report for conservative people of faith. For many years Marsha was a regular contributor to several blogs including CRN, RenewAmerica, News With Views and Web Commantary as well as popular websites she no longer endorses: American Family Association, Worldview Weekend, Stand Up For The Truth, The Christian Post and Christian Headlines. Although Marsha still blogs, her primary focus is CRN. Marsha also writes Research Papers (White Papers) on various topics that are published on CRN, Berean Research and On Solid Rock Resources. Visit Marsha’s other sites: On Solid Rock Resources https://www.onsolidrockresources.com/ Apprising Ministries http://apprising.org Marsha’s RenewAmerica Column http://renewamerica.com/columns/mwest Marsha’s Facebook Page http://facebook.com/marsha.west.77

Debunking Leftists Myths About Jesus – Jesus Was a Refugee

“Let’s clear the historical air. When Joseph and Mary fled to Egypt with Jesus, they were moving within the Roman Empire’s borders. Egypt was not a foreign entity but a part of the same imperial system as Israel.” 

(The Dissenter) In our ongoing series to debunk leftist myths about Jesus, we’ve already dismantled several: from the mischaracterization of Him as a socialist, a radical environmentalist, to an advocate of modern gender ideologies. These myths emerge from a fundamental error: overcontextualizing the Gospel, leading to a reshaping of Jesus into a figure more palatable to contemporary, often political leftist, sensibilities. Continue reading

For True Evil, Look Not to Israel or America but to Communism

“Young people and their elders who cheer the gleeful torture and murders of Oct. 7 do not understand what true evil is like. They could get a better idea at the Victims of Communism Museum.”

(Michael Barone – The Patriot Post) For those dismayed at how many college and university students and faculty, even, or especially, at selective and prestigious institutions, have been cheering Hamas’ Oct. 7 atrocities and calling, in only slightly veiled language, for the destruction of Israel and genocide of Jews, the question is how this vicious line of thought gained hold in American secondary and higher education. Continue reading

A Short History of Joe’s Long Record of Lying About Biden Inc.

“There was overwhelming direct evidence that Joe was a willing participant, at the very least, in creating the impression that influence trading was happening and plenty of circumstantial evidence that the elder Biden was getting a 10% cut for the troubles.”

(David Harsanyi – PJ Media) After being asked the other day why he’s interacted with “so many” foreign associates of his son Hunter and brother James, President Joe Biden responded by claiming the allegations were “a bunch of lies.”

This, of course, wasn’t the first time the president blatantly lied about his role in the family influence peddling business. Continue reading

Penn loses $100M donation after school president’s Hill testimony on campus antisemitism

(Charlotte Hazard – Just the News) The University of Pennsylvania lost a $100 million donation following school President Liz Magill’s congressional testimony Tuesday about how antisemitism and hate speech are handled on campus.

Attorneys for Ross Stevens, founder and CEO of Stone Ridge Asset Management, wrote a letter to Penn’s Senior Vice President, saying he would be withdrawing his donation.

“Mr. Stevens and Stone Ridge are appalled by the University’s stance on antisemitism on campus,” the letter reads. Continue reading

How Were the Universities Lost?

“All these radical changes explain the current spectacle of angry students citing grievances, and poorly educated graduates who have had little course work in traditional history, literature, philosophy, logic, or the traditional sciences.”

(Victor Davis Hanson – American Greatness) Americans knew previously they were intolerant, leftwing, and increasingly non-meritocratic.

But immediately after October 7—and even before the response of the Israeli Defense Forces—the sheer student delight on news of the mass murdering of Israeli victims seemed akin more to 1930s Germany than contemporary America. Continue reading

California’s New Gender-Neutral Toy Section Law Slated to Take Effect January 1

“This legislative thrust towards gender neutrality in toy aisles is emblematic of a deeper cultural and spiritual battle. It is a deliberate undermining of the traditional family unit which is foundational to a functioning and stable society.”

(The Dissenter) In the ever-evolving melange of the American social and political landscape, California governor, Gavin Newsom’s controversial two-year-old legislative move is about to hit the fan. This law, Assembly Bill No. 1084, may stand as one of the most profound markers of change in his career. Signed into law by Newsom in 2021, this legislation mandates a seismic shift in how retail stores present children’s toys and childcare items….

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The post-Christian media is enormously ignorant about Christianity

“…the [fact is that] media would like to portray ancient Christian beliefs held by the vast majority of Christians for 2,000 years as dangerous and radical – as “Christian nationalism” rather than simply Christianity.”  

(Jonathon Van Maren) One aspect of the post-Christian era in the West is that ordinary Christian views held by ordinary Christian people are almost entirely unknown to a growing portion of our populations. It should not be news that Christians in public positions hold beliefs that virtually all Christians have held for thousands of years and yet, because of the monumental ignorance of the press and several successive generations cut off from their civilizational inheritance by a derelict and deformed public school system, many seem to treat these revelations with shock.  Continue reading

Never Mind a Second Term, Can We Make It to the End of Biden’s First?

“The FBI isn’t focusing on who may be waltzing in from Mexico, because it’s still pretending that there is a right-wing domestic terror problem looming here in the United States. The Biden Justice Department is so unhinged that they’re insisting that the only people who haven’t made a habit of marching, looting, and burning things are America’s most pressing problem.” 

(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media) Although things have been shifting in China’s direction for years, the United States of America is still the superpower on the geopolitical block. In a better world, we would delay the ChiCom ascendancy for as long as possible, but that’s difficult to do with a weak, addled president whose brain is being run by a bunch of “America last” progressives. Continue reading

WaPo Editor Boldly Lays Groundwork for Trump’s Assassination

“…if we thought there was a 50 percent chance of an asteroid crashing into North America a year from now, would we be content to hope that it wouldn’t? Or would we be taking every conceivable measure to try to stop it, including many things that might not work but that, given the magnitude of the crisis, must be tried anyway?”

(Mary Dowling) In an opinion piece in the CIA paper, The Washington Post, Editor Robert Kagan – husband of the State Department political affairs undersecretary Victoria Nuland – says a Trump presidency is inevitable. Next to the headline is a picture of half Caesar bust, half Trump…. Continue reading

‘Makes Me Sick to My Stomach’: Transgender Racers Win Gold and Silver at Chicago Women’s Cycling Championships

(Warner Todd Huston – Breitbart) Outrage erupted after two male-born competitors took the gold and silver medals at a Chicago women’s cycling championship on Sunday.

The Illinois State Cyclocross Championships, held in the Windy City on December 3, featured over a dozen competitors across several divisions, both men’s and women’s.

But the finish line saw a pair of biological men racing as transgender women win the top two slots in the women’s singlespeed division, according to Reduxx. Continue reading

Sorry Catholics, Mary Has No Role in Salvation, and Believing Otherwise is Spiritual Suicide

“The concept of Mary as a distributor of grace or an intercessor with Christ finds no footing anywhere in the Scriptures. The role of Mary, as presented in the Bible, is one of humble obedience and servitude to God’s plan. She is a blessed figure, chosen to bear Jesus Christ, the God-Man, in the mystery of the hypostatic union—the union of Christ’s divine and human natures. Her role was uniquely important but not salvific.”

(The Dissenter) Throughout the entirety of Christian history, few figures have been as venerated and as controversial as Mary, the mother of Jesus. Her ascension to a position of near-divine stature within Roman Catholicism is a story steeped in centuries of tradition, theological evolution, and a departure from the biblical narrative. Continue reading

Weimar America: Normalizing Jew-hatred

“But now there are two new, venomous elements in the matrix….One is that the racist DEI industry assumes that all intersectional nonwhite communities are victims of white privilege and supremacy. Therefore, as permanently oppressed, they are declared incapable of being racist themselves. And so they can harass with impunity the supposed victimizers—in this case American Jews, who are declared culpable whites.”

(Victor Davis Hanson – American Greatness) Something eerie, something creepy, is happening in the world—and now in America as well. The dark mood is brought on by elite universities, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion industry, and massive immigration from illiberal nations and anti-Enlightenment societies.

At Hillcrest High School in Queens, New York, hundreds of students rioted on news that a single teacher in her private social media account had expressed support for Israel…. Continue reading

‘Bank Records Don’t Lie’: We’ve Got Some Damning New Info on Hunter and Joe Biden

“Hunter Biden’s business entity, Owasco PC, made direct monthly payments to Joe Biden. The bank records don’t lie.”

(Katie Pavlich – Townhall) House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer released new information Monday detailing payments made directly from Hunter Biden to President Joe Biden. The payments were made through Owasco PC, a company owned by Hunter and under investigation for tax evasion. The company was used to take in millions from foreign governments and individuals.

“Following subpoenas to obtain Biden family associates’ bank records, Chairman Comer issued subpoenas for Hunter and James Biden’s personal and business bank records…. Continue reading

A CNN Host Wasn’t Going to Let This Democrat Slither Away From the Mass Rape of Israeli Women

(Matt Vespa – Townhall) Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) found out quickly that she wasn’t going to be able to use CNN as her platform to bash Israel. To the network’s credit, when there’s a story this heinous—there’s no shying away from it. The progressive Left has been silent on the mass rape of Israeli women, which occurred on October 7. Hamas terrorists invaded southern Israel, where they murdered, raped, and burned at least 1,200 Israeli civilians.

UN Women finally acknowledged the mass rapes 57 days after the attacks but couched it in a two equal sides narrative…. Continue reading

Drag Queen Christmas Event to be Held in Bethel Church’s Redding Convention Center

“It turns out that this civic center, which is overseen by Bethel pastor, Kris Vallotton, along with other Bethel Church leaders, is hosting a Christmas event on December 10th featuring drag queens.”

(The Dissenter) Last December, according to a report at Ministry Watch, “Bethel members Tenessa Audette, 45, a first-time candidate, and Jack Munns, 64, who first ran two years ago, will now join Bethel elder Julie Winter on the 5-member council” in Redding, California, home of Bethel Church. Continue reading

BOMBSHELL: Report From First-Ever Audit Shows How Much Power Disney Had in Central Florida

“A newly released report (which I’ve embedded at the end of this column) of the first comprehensive audit of Disney and RCID shows the scope of Disney’s power and influence and how the company used RCID to benefit itself with little to no concern for the region as a whole.”

(Chris Queen – PJ Media) I’ve been a Disney fan my whole life. The company’s movies, TV shows, music, and especially theme parks have been a key part of my family’s life. That’s why it pains me to see the direction Disney has taken in recent years. Commitment to far-left cultural content and draining the fun out of the vacation experience for guests have tarnished Disney’s formerly immaculate reputation. Continue reading

Antisemitic Mob Descends on Israeli-Owned Restaurant in Philadelphia

(Paul Bios – Breitbart) An antisemitic mob of pro-Palestinian protesters descended on an Israeli-owned falafel restaurant in Philadelphia while reportedly shouting a litany of hateful chants on Sunday night.

“An antisemitic mob has descended on Michael Solomonov’s falafel restaurant in Philadelphia. They demand a boycott of Jewish goods. Michael Solomonov is a James Beard Award-winning chef. He makes some of the best hummus outside Israel, as well as outstanding lamb and other dishes,” announced commentator David Frum as he shared video of the chant. Continue reading

Perry Noble’s New Church Reaches Megachurch Status, Announces a Second Church Franchise in Greenville

“He was also widely known for several minor scandals, such as playing AC/DC’s ‘Highway to Hell’ for their Easter service, being rebuked by his denomination for bad theology when he called the 10 commandments “10 promises,” and to a lesser extent being the foil to reformed folk and discernment bloggers alike when he rebuked congregation members in his church who said they wanted to go “deeper” and dismissed them as “jackasses.”

(Protestia) Disgraced pastor Perry Noble has achieved what many thought impossible, starting a new church and growing it into a megachurch less than five years after being unceremoniously expelled from his old haunts, with plans for an expansion campus in the works. Continue reading

Tucker All In on Trump 2024: ‘I Will Lead Protests’ For Him

(Ben Bartee – PJ Media) Tucker Carlson recently made it abundantly clear whom he supports in the GOP nomination as well as for president in the 2024 general election.

His selection, for anyone who understands Tucker’s politics, shouldn’t necessarily come as a surprise, but perhaps the forcefulness with which he made his preference known might — a bit uncharacteristic for a guy who is usually understated in his public proclamations of support for political figures.

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Remembering These Heretics Who Met Their End and Now Fully Understand the Wrath of God

“The false teaching that comes from the mouths of these deceivers is merely a symptom of the unregenerate heart—for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”

(The Dissenter) Scripture is unambiguous in its condemnation of false teaching. The Apostle Peter equates it with heresy and apostasy, and warns of its destructive consequences, “But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.” (2 Peter 2:1Continue reading

ELCA and PCUSA Pen Open Letter Asking USA Govt. To DENY Israel Weaponry+ Accuses Israel of War Crimes

(Protestia) The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) and the Presbyterian Church (USA) have signed their name to an open letter pleading with United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to refrain from giving Israel access to weaponry support for their ground offensive in Gaza, all the while repeating terrorist talking points and regurgitating Hamas propaganda. The move comes just weeks after denominational heads blamed Israel for the terrorist attacks, suggesting they brought it upon themselves. Continue reading