(PNP) Popular megachurch pastor and author John Ortberg, a mainstay speaker at Christian conferences, author of several best-sellers and pastor of the 4000 member Menlo Church in Menlo Park, California, has resigned after months of sustained scrutiny and scandal over how he handled a pedophile’s presence and role in his church.
Sen. Jeffries: Baptists must stop insidious, Marxist Critical Race Theory
(Capstone Report) Two new members of the Conservative Baptist Network Steering Council called Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality a cancer that Baptists must fight. Reminder: The Southern Baptist Convention’s infamous Resolution 9 approved the use of Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality as “Analytical Tools.” However, conservative Baptists believe these tools are dangers to the health of the church.
“There have been few times in American history when an effort such as the Conservative Baptist Network has been so needed,” said Sen. Peggy Jeffries (R-AR)…. Continue reading
The Top Ten Epic Moments During the House Judiciary Committee Hearing With AG Barr
“What makes me concerned for the country…the leaders of one of our great two political parties, the Democratic Party, are not coming out and condemning mob violence and the attack on federal courts”
(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) House Judiciary Committee Democrats found themselves outmatched by Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday, as they lobbed all sorts of allegations at him, asking him loaded questions and then refusing to let him answer them. The Democrat-run hearing was a complete circus, but the attorney general was a force to be reckoned with, not letting the Democrats get the best of him with their absurd allegations and false statements, and calling them out for it. Continue reading
Video: John MacArthur Interviewed on Tucker Carlson To Discuss Opening Church+ Defying Gov’t
(PNP) Grace Community Church Senior Pastor John MacArthur appeared on Tucker Carlson’s top-rated show to discuss his decision to open for service on Sunday and defy California’s church ban by having a packed house.
When asked why he believes he should re-open, Pastor MacArthur said:
First of all, and foremost, it’s a first amendment right. This is United States of America and the government can’t intrude in worship…. Continue reading
NAR Heretic, Todd White, Experiences Genuine Move of the Holy Spirit?
He goes on to praise well-respected gospel preachers — old and new — and speaks of how reading them has now helped him understand the gospel better than he ever has before.
(Jeff Maples – Reformation Charlotte) You may know of Todd White, the well-known New Apostolic Reformation heretic who claims to be a prophet while going around performing parlor tricks such as leg-lengthening to trick people into believing that what he does is a move of the Holy Spirit…. Continue reading
Barr to come out swinging on violent crime, Russia probe in first House Judiciary Committee appearance
(Gregg Re – Fox News) In his first-ever appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Attorney General Bill Barr will condemn the “grave abuses” in the “bogus Russiagate scandal,” while also highlighting Black-on-Black violence and defending law enforcement officers in no uncertain terms, according to a transcript of his prepared remarks obtained by Fox News on Monday night.
The attorney general’s unusually aggressive posture will be matched by similarly full-throated arguments from GOP lawmakers on the panel, including ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Fox News is told. Continue reading
DHS Secretary Wolf says Portland protests different from ‘normal criminal activity’
(Fox News) Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf defended on Sunday the federal government’s response to the protests in Portland and criticized local leaders for claiming the demonstrations are peaceful.
Speaking on “Sunday Morning Futures,” Wolf said the protests in Portland were different from the “normal criminal activity” that is being witnessed in cities like Chicago, Kansas City and other metro areas across the country. Continue reading
John MacArthur: Not An Hour To Fear, But Triumphant Hour For The Church
(Capstone Report) Pastor John MacArthur threw the gauntlet down to Leftist tyrants telling church members in his congregation and around America that this is not a time to fear.
“This is not a problem to be feared. This is a triumphant hour for the church to be the church,” MacArthur said. “Standing for the glory of our Lord is more important in this hour than I’ve ever known it in my life. For His glory, we will stand and meet and worship and preach the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.”
MacArthur received a raucous welcome at Grace Community Church in Los Angeles, California today, Sunday July 26, 2020. MacArthur’s church defied local orders banning the church service—and it appeared a large crowd attended with many of the attenders boldly not wearing a mask…. Continue reading
Escalation: State will fight John MacArthur & Grace Community Church
(Capstone Report) John MacArthur challenges Leftist Tyrants; State promises crackdown.
Conservative Pastor John MacArthur puts the People’s Republic of California on notice: Christ is head of the church and not Caesar.
Johnson says, ‘State & Local leaders plan to cut power to the church’
Compare Leftist love for riots, casinos and Black Lives Matter to how they persecute Christ’s Church. Continue reading
Bible left unread during the coronavirus pandemic
The number of people who regularly use the Bible — at least once a week — had held “fairly steady right up to COVID-19, and then COVID-19 has messed everyone up.”
(Emily McFarland Miller — RNS) People may be reading the news and “doomscrolling” through social media during the coronavirus pandemic.
But what they don’t appear to be reading is the Bible.
That’s according to the 10th annual State of the Bible survey released Wednesday (July 22) by the American Bible Society. Continue reading
‘This Is No Longer About George Floyd’: Portland Police Union Boss Claims Elected Officials Are Condoning ‘Destruction And Chaos’
“It is time to stand up. It is time to tell your elected officials that the city is under siege because of their inaction. Our elected officials have condoned the destruction and chaos of our city. They have invited privilege and entitlement to burn and destroy our buildings, businesses, and livelihoods.”
(Tim Pearce – Daily Wire) The president of the Portland Police Association ripped elected officials in Oregon for ceding the city’s security to violent rioters and looters. Continue reading
Declassified Documents Show FBI Used ‘Defensive’ Briefing In 2016 To Spy On Donald Trump
“I want to believe the path you threw out for consideration in Andy [McCabe]’s office—that there’s no way he gets elected—but I’m afraid we can’t take that risk,” Strzok texted Page on August 15, 2016. “It’s like an insurance policy in the unlikely event you die before you’re 40….”
(Sean Davis – The Federalist) Newly declassified internal Federal Bureau of Investigation documents prove the top U.S. law enforcement agency used a so-called defensive briefing of the Trump campaign in 2016 to spy on and collect information about Donald Trump himself…. Continue reading
John MacArthur Says His Church Will Not Comply With Government Restrictions on Worship
“Insofar as government authorities do not attempt to assert ecclesiastical authority or issue orders that forbid our obedience to God’s law, their authority is to be obeyed whether we agree with their rulings or not. In other words, Romans 13 and 1 Peter 2 still bind the consciences of individual Christians. We are to obey our civil authorities as powers that God Himself has ordained.”
(Reformation Charlotte) Sun Valley, California, took a lot of heat from critics after the elders decided to initially comply with shutdown orders and close the doors to their church temporarily in an effort to ward off the virus…. Continue reading
Portland mayor Ted Wheeler becomes latest liberal mayor spurned by protesters
(Adam Shaw – Fox News) Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Wednesday was booed, heckled and called a “fascist” by rioters in the city as he tried to attend a “listening session” about ongoing unrest — becoming the latest liberal mayor to be shunned by protesters with whom they had sought to show solidarity.
Wheeler, who for weeks has been backing the protests against efforts by federal law enforcement to stop rioting near federal property, joined protesters at fencing near the Hatfield Courthouse and tried to conduct a “listening session” — and was even hit by tear gas deployed by federal agents. Continue reading
‘Baby-Sitters Club’ Episode on Netflix Promotes Transgenderism
She reaches out to her friend Dawn about the matter, who then tells her, “[I]f someone tried to make you do everything with your left hand, it would be super weird; right? That’s how Bailey feels. The same way that you know that you’re right-handed, Bailey knows she’s a girl … We all want our outsides to match our insides.”
(Heather Clark – Christian News) The Netflix series “The Baby-Sitters Club,” based on the 1980’s and 90’s preteen books written by author Ann M. Martin, has included transgenderism in one of its storylines, depicting the main character, Mary Anne Spier, coming to accept — and eventually defend — a young boy who believes he is a girl. Continue reading
NY Planned Parenthood to scrub racist Margaret Sanger’s ‘harmful’ name from abortion center
“It was Margaret Sanger who laid the foundation for today’s liberal social agenda that has left a legacy of anguish, confusion, pain, and death during Planned Parenthood’s century in business. Their legacy of “birth control” is one of radical feminism, rebellion against God, racism, and eugenics that in recent years has expanded to include abortion on demand and sexual experimentation leading to brokenness, depression, regret, and worse.” — David Fiorazo
(Lianne Laurence – LifeSiteNews) Planned Parenthood says it is scrubbing the name of its eugenicist founder Margaret Sanger from its high-volume Manhattan abortion center in the wake of a scandal over employees’ allegations that the abortion giant is racist. Continue reading
Denver disgrace deepens as Michelle Malkin calls out perps and enablers of attack on Sunday’s aborted pro-police rally
Photo: Michelle Malkin’s Periscope video
(Peter Barry Chowka – American Thinker) On Monday, the day after the violent leftist attack on Michelle Malkin and her fellow conservatives at a pro-police rally in Denver, more information about the assailants came to light. For a refresher, my blog yesterday at American Thinker was the first draft of the history of this disturbing event. On Monday, an article by Lance Hernandez at KMGH-TV channel7 Denver identified the anti-police “counter protesters” who succeeded in violently shutting down the 6th annual pro-police rally, where Malkin was to be a featured speaker, as representing “the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and other Black Lives Matter supporters, including the Afro-Liberation Front.” In other words, revolutionary Marxist communists. Continue reading
#MeToo Goes After Fox News With a Vengeance
(Rick Moran – PJ Media) A former Fox News associate producer and a show guest are suing the network over allegations of rape and sexual harassment.
Jennifer Eckhart, a former associate producer on Fox Business, and Cathy Areu, a network guest, filed a federal lawsuit accusing recently-fired news anchor Ed Henry of rape and Tucker Carlson, Howard Kurtz, and Sean Hannity of sexual harassment. Continue reading
Tucker Carlson: New York Times Is Planning On Revealing Where My Family Lives To ‘Injure My Wife And Kids’
(Daily Caller) Fox News host Tucker Carlson revealed on Monday night that The New York Times is planning to publish a report on where his family lives after they had to move due to an attack on their home by Antifa and due to repeated death threats that they have received.
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO BELOW:
One more thing before we go tonight. Since this show began almost four years ago, I’ve really tried not to talk about myself on the air or even use the first-person pronoun. The last thing this country needs is more narcissism. It’s not very interesting anyway. Continue reading
Michelle Malkin beaten by BLM thugs and prevented from speaking at Denver pro-police rally
Photo: Michelle Malkin’s Periscope video
(Barry Chowka – American Thinker) Conservative author and activist Michelle Malkin was brutally assaulted and prevented from speaking as she made her way to the speaker’s platform at a pro-police public rally in downtown Denver on Sunday. The patriotic event, the 6th Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day billed as “family friendly,” was advertised in advance on social media including at Malkin’s Twitter, where she has 2.2 million followers.
Malkin was live streaming the event from her cell phone on Periscope Sunday afternoon as the situation deteriorated after masked thugs wearing Black Lives Matter t-shirts assaulted two speakers and then set upon Malkin…. Continue reading
Antifa Rioters Break Into Portland Police Union and Set It on Fire as Mayor Hamstrings Federal Troops
(Tyler O’Neil – PJ Media) On Saturday evening, two groups of antifa and Black Lives Matter rioters terrorized Portland, squaring off against police and federal troops. One group attacked the Portland Police Bureau’s North Precinct and the Portland Police Association (PPA) — the police union — while the other group targeted the federal courthouse and Justice Center, returning to set yet another bonfire at the ruins of the elk statue nearby. Antifa broke into the PPA and set it on fire. Before the violence began on this 51st day of unrest in Portland, Mayor Ted Wheeler (D-Portland) decided to hamstring federal troops, aiming to prevent local law enforcement from teaming up with them. Continue reading
Hallmark in ‘Active Negotiations’ to Include ‘LGBT Storylines’ in its Holiday Programming
“Hallmark will be working with GLAAD to better represent the LGBTQ community across our portfolio of brands,” it stated. “The Hallmark Channel will be reaching out to Zola to reestablish our partnership and reinstate the commercials.”
(Heather Clark – Christian News) The parent company of the popular Hallmark Channel, which is known for its romance movies, has revealed that the company is in “active negotiations” as it plans to include “LGBT storylines” in its “Countdown to Christmas” and “Miracles of Christmas” programming later this year. Continue reading
Filthy Rich Health & Wealth Televangelist Has Died
“In 2005, Cerullo was indicted, but never convicted, for filing a fraudulent tax return. The indictment accused Cerullo of omitting “at least $290,000 in income.” After the charges were filed, Cerullo’s TV network amended its articles of incorporation and Cerullo was dropped from the board of directors. Cerullo’s son David then took control of the TV channel.”
(Trinity Foundation) After preaching for 70 years, faith healer and televangelist Morris Cerullo has died at 88 years of age from pneumonia. Continue reading
Christian Author Matthew Paul Turner Comes Out as Gay, Announces Divorce
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Turner joins Joshua Harris in announcing that he’s homosexual. Both Turner and Harris, who have children, divorced their wives to live the gay lifestyle. Harris even marched in a gay pride parade shortly after leaving his family. Not to be outdone, Hillsong worship leader, Marty Sampson, renounced his faith altogether on Instagram last year. No doubt there will be more of this sort of thing happening in the visible Church in the near future.
Now to Kathryn Post’s report. She writes:
Christian author Matthew Paul Turner came out as gay via Facebook and Instagram and announced that he and his wife, fellow writer Jessica Turner, are divorcing. Continue reading
Study Finds a Third of Regular Churchgoers Didn’t Watch Services Online During Pandemic
(Heather Clark – Christian News) A study recently released by the Barna Group, led by longtime evangelical pollster George Barna, found that one-third of regular churchgoers questioned said that they did not watch services online and put church completely on pause during the apex of the pandemic. The number was even higher for those who identify as Millenials.
Barna published a report on Wednesday as part of its “New Sunday Morning” series, which analyzed church involvement during the pandemic. The research was conducted between April 28 and May 11 as 500 participants were asked about their church-related habits in the past month (late March – early April onward). Continue reading