The Fruit of the Spirit: Introduction

(Robb Brunansky – The Cripplegate) The fruit of the Holy Spirit addresses a critical concern in our day – the importance of cultivating virtue. Virtue is a word not often used, but it basically means moral excellency. It speaks to the moral fabric woven throughout our lives. To be a person of virtue means to live according to biblical convictions. Virtue speaks to the character and quality of the heart.

We don’t hear a lot today in the church about virtue, character, or moral excellency. There might be many reasons for this omission but let me suggest a couple…. Continue reading

Of Parades and Protests

“That leads me to the other glaring irony: Countries with kings don’t allow “no kings” protests. That pesky fact undermined the entire premise of the agitators.”

(Nate Jackson – The Patriot Post) On Saturday, President Donald Trump celebrated the 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army, as well as Flag Day, with a military parade in the streets of Washington, DC. Irony abounded as left-wingers across the country staged coinciding “no king” protests against Trump while pretending to be patriots, sometimes holding American flags (some of them upside down), Constitution placards, and such…. Continue reading

The Last Days of Tehran

(Bill O’Reilly) It is likely over for the Islamic terrorists in Iran, but they don’t know it yet.  The Israeli Air Force was able to bomb multiple sites in that country without resistance.  The Iranian air defense system does not exist.

The first round of Israeli bombing was a tap, a warning.  President Trump would not sign off on massive civilian casualties, and Netanyahu listened.  Mr. Trump still believes the Mullahs might stop their suicidal policies and make a deal.

Inshallah. Continue reading

The Democrats’ War on Small-Town Values and Property Values

“In all these states and across the country, small-town Americans need to fight back. There is no constitutional right to live in a wealthy town with single-family homes and leafy, quiet streets.”

(Betsy McCaughey) Across the U.S., Democrats are waging war to crush a lifestyle they abhor. Call it small-town America: single-family neighborhoods, quiet streets, town centers stamped with their own historic character, and almost no signs of the vagrancy and homeless encampments that plague cities.

Democrats want you to have none of this. If you’ve worked for years to save up for a home in one of these havens, forget about it. Continue reading

The Rogue’s New Gallery of Left-Wing Scoundrels

“Recently, during the LA riots, the left went completely crazy as the entire Democrat Party and California state officials sided with violent protesters and illegal aliens. The open border rioters soon got the message that left-wing California officials were on their side.”

(Victor Davis Hanson) The entire career of race-baiter Al Sharpton was founded on falsehoods about the Tawana Brawley scam.

Nearly everything the left told us about the Trayvon Martin fight was false.

The “hands up, don’t shoot” Ferguson fable and the Covington Kids myth were quickly exposed. Continue reading

Oops! Mossad Did It Again

(Stephen Green – PJ Media) Like so many others, I spent last night glued to the news — here at PJ Media and on X — marveling at the breadth, depth, and mind-blowing precision of Israel’s initial strike on Iran. No surprise here: Mossad and Israeli special forces were the real stars of the show.

According to an Israeli official today, Israel built a drone base deep inside Iran as part of their preparations — and then unleashed them to deadly effect.

This is where I remind you that it’s only in the last two years or so that the deadly efficacy of drone warfare was proven beyond a doubt…. Continue reading

Let California Collapse — and Let the Rest of America Learn

“It is important to understand what’s really happening here: California has positioned itself in ideological opposition to national sovereignty and law enforcement. The leadership in Sacramento and Los Angeles has chosen to prioritize ideological virtue signaling over practical governance, turning California into a testing ground for utopian policies divorced from reality.”

(Armstrong Williams – The Patriot Post) California has long prided itself on being a symbol of progressive governance, a supposed beacon of tolerance, opportunity and inclusivity. But behind the glittering curtain of Hollywood dreams and Silicon Valley innovation lies a troubling reality — a self-inflicted crisis stemming from policies that defy economic logic and common sense…. Continue reading

Everything Trump Does Triggers the Press

“It wouldn’t have mattered if Trump had brought a petting zoo with him and spent the afternoon watching the troops with baby goats and talking about their favorite flavors of pie — the MSM would have retold it as a Stalinesque horror story.”

(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media) On this week’s episode of “Two Americas”: Gavin Newsom is the Great White Democratic Hope, and Donald Trump is Hitler Pol Stalin.

It’s always surreal watching the Democrats react to anything anymore. They’re clinically insane, so those of us who aren’t have a difficult time figuring out the color of the sky in their world…. Continue reading

Christianity Today Podcasts Sponsored by Pro-LGBTQ Therapy Platform

“Dr. Tim Clinton, president of the American Association of Christian Counselors, the largest Christian counseling association in the world, told me that it’s not just poor spiritual stewardship for CT to send Christian listeners to BetterHelp, it can also be dangerous.”

(Clear Truth Media) The legacy media has long recognized Christianity Today (CT), the magazine founded by Billy Graham in 1956, as Evangelicalism’s “flagship” publication. And for many decades, it provided incisive, thoughtful reporting from a Christian worldview…. Continue reading

Group at the center of initial anti-ICE protests funded by California, federal government

California’s taxpayers have no clue that they are financing far Left anti-American organizations that are involved in destroying LA!

“State of California financial documents show that CHIRLA received a significant portion of its recent operating budgets from both state and federal government funding for immigration services…“During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, the Organization received government contract revenue of $33,966,572 including $32,526,542 or 96% from the State of California to provide immigration related services,” the group’s most recent financials reads. A similar percentage of revenue from the State of California was recorded in the prior year’s statements.” 

(John Solomon – Just the News) The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) staged one of the first Los Angeles rallies last week protesting the ICE raids in the city, in part sparked by the arrest of the Service Employees International Union president who was accused of obstructing immigration warrants. Continue reading

Jon Voight Eviscerates Gavin Newsom

Watch the video.

(Catherine Salgado – PJ Media) Jon Voight has proven once again that he’s not only wiser than most of Hollywood but also than the most powerful Democrat politicians.

As Gov. Gavin Newsom simultaneously downplays the need for the National Guard and blames Trump for the riots, Voight is fed up. “You’re a fool blaming Trump,” he told Newsom in a new video posted online that he addressed specifically to the Democrat governor. Newsom is a “lying dog” who transformed this political struggle into “good against evil,” Voight added. Continue reading

Mexico Is Complicit In The L.A. Riots, And There Should Be Consequences

“The president of Mexico has sided with the rioters waving Mexican flags over and against federal authorities attempting to enforce U.S. immigration law on American soil.”

(John Daniel Davidson – The Federalist) There’s a lot to say about the rioting and mayhem underway in Los Angeles right now, including the striking prevalence of Mexican flags among the rioters. Iconic images have been circulating online for days of masked men waving Mexico’s flag amid burning vehicles and wreckage, giving the riots a decidedly sinister flavor, as though all this is at least partly the work of foreign powers attempting to undermine the sovereignty of the United States. Continue reading

Rick Warren Goes on Catholic TV to Call for Unity Between Catholics and Christians

“Warren, like so many of his empty-minded kind fail to understand, is that while Catholics may say they believe in these things, in practice and in definition, they are completely different. Catholics may say they believe Christ died on the cross for our sins, but to them, that simply means that Christ made it possible for them to earn their salvation through good works—something the Scriptures clearly teach is a damnable belief.”

(The Dissenter) Rick Warren, the former pastor of one of the largest former Southern Baptist churches in history, is now joining Catholics on Catholic television stations to lecture us on unity. Continue reading

Union Chiefs, Jayapal, Pledge ‘Solidarity’ with Illegals, not Americans

“Jayapal is a leading advocate for more immigration — regardless of the impact on Americans — because new migrants often depend on government aid and so mostly vote for the Democratic Party.”

(Breitbart) Progressive union leaders are ditching ordinary Americans as they embrace illegal migrants in Los Angeles, just eight months after voters elected a president who declared his solidarity with ordinary Americans.

“In the labor movement, we were built on this word, and that word is ‘Solidarity,’” union leader Liz Shuler announced Monday at a raucous rally on Capitol Hill, adding Continue reading

Three Telltale Signs of ‘Christianity’ Gone South

(Greg Koukl – Stand to Reason) If you want to quickly spot any form of “Christianity” gone south, watch for three specific telltale signs—a hat-trick of errors that, in whole or in part, characterize virtually every single Christian-sounding group that is off the reservation.

When you encounter a group you suspect may be theologically questionable, find out their answers to this trio of key questions. First, “Who or what is your spiritual authority?” Second, “Who is Jesus?” Third, “What must I do to be saved?” Continue reading

‘Choose a Side, America’

“You can’t have leftists without indulgent liberals, liberals without a true north. Liberals who are afraid to drive a stake in the ground and declare that they will not sell their fellow man out for a few atta boys at the club or a knowing nod from a colleague.”

(Victoria Taft – PJ Media) Tom Homan, the “Border Czar,” may have set the scene best when asked by a reporter to respond to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s claim that President Donald Trump’s ICE raids were responsible for the riots taking place in Los Angeles.

Homan responded in his typical just-the-facts fashion: Continue reading

Destructionism: The Left’s New Plan

Remember the BLM riots of 2020? Newsom and his fellow Destructionists called them “mostly peaceful.” Billions in damages, dozens of deaths, and neighborhoods gutted. No accountability. No prosecution. And certainly no apology. Compare that with how Jan. 6 protesters were hunted down across state lines, or how parents protesting school boards were labeled “domestic terrorists.”

(Kevin McCollough – Townhall) They don’t stop it.

They don’t prevent it.

They don’t even *pretend* to care anymore.

I call them Destructionists—and California Democrats have perfected the model. Continue reading

Harvard Is the Enemy

“Stroll on the Harvard campus. You look in vain for the Stars and Stripes. Instead, you see Islamic flags featuring a green field, a white crescent moon and a star. You listen in vain for the national anthem, the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” or “Yankee Doodle.” Instead, you hear the antisemitic chant “From the river to the sea” calling for the destruction of Israel.”

(Armstrong Williams – The Patriot Post) During his 2024 campaign, President Donald Trump correctly assailed elite universities like Harvard as controlled by “Marxist maniacs and lunatics.” He received a popular mandate to take them down. They deserve it.

The bill of indictment against Harvard is long. It is teaching students to hate America, to become modern-day Benedict Arnolds…. Continue reading

Homosexuality Losing Support; Christianity Resurging

“After decades of steady decline, the share of Americans identifying as Christian has stabilized. One reason is the unexpected religiosity of Generation Z — young adults born after 2000 — who are not abandoning religion at the rate their parents did. For some, faith has become a form of rebellion against a culture that rejects traditional values.”

(Paul Dragu – The New American) It’s June, and for most Americans that means there are few places to hide from LGBTQ propaganda. Pride parades have begun marching, social media feeds are churning out a daily barrage of articles promoting them, and Big Entertainment is hard at work touting the monumental accomplishments of gays, lesbians, bis, trans, and every other sexual “minority” group whose contribution to society is being brave enough to act on its abnormal sexual inclination. Continue reading

Throwdown: Simone Biles Goes Full Mean Girl on Riley Gaines – Sage Steele, Others Show No Mercy in Turn

(Sister Toldjah – Red State) I did not have “Simone Biles attacks Riley Gaines” on my bingo card this week, and yet here we are.

Biles, of course, won 11 Olympic medals in women’s gymnastics, with seven of them being gold, while Gaines was a champion collegiate athlete in women’s swimming and became a fiercely outspoken critic of having men participate in women’s sports after having to compete against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas. Continue reading

Dear Brandon Lake, Bubba Ain’t as Dumb as You Think

“When a man walks into church—even skeptical, even tired—he’s not looking for himself. He’s looking for something bigger. Transcendent. Weighty. And when we open with “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty”, we’re not alienating him. We’re inviting him into heaven’s soundtrack (Rev. 4:8).”

(Mike Edwards – Clear Truth Media) Brandon Lake [popular Christian worship singer, award winning songwriter and pastor who collaborates with heretical Bethel Redding] wants us to think about “Bubba”—the guy who got dragged to church by his wife and doesn’t get all the Christianese. He’s not ready to sing “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty” yet. Brandon’s conclusion? Maybe we should tone it down for Bubba’s sake. Ease him in. Sing something he can “find himself” in. Continue reading

Sure Test of the Christian Profession Is One’s Reaction To Scripture

(Iain Murray) The first and invariable result of the new birth, according to Christ, is ‘sight’ (John 3:4). By this rebirth an individual comes to belong to the number of whom it is written: ‘They shall all be taught by God’ (John 6:45). He possesses an enlightenment which sets apart the teaching of God from all the teaching of men; for this person the promise ‘You shall know the truth’ is a reality (John 8:32).

This is not to say that becoming a Christian is primarily a change of opinion: it is far more profound. The Christian has received a new nature. Included in that nature is a capacity for truth, an affinity with truth, and a love for truth…. Continue reading

Bono the Clown Raised Millions for Food Relief That Went to Back Warlords & Buy Guns

Bono, U2’s frontman, is a professing Christian. But is he an authentic believer … or a counterfeit? Read the articles below to find out.

(Mary Dowling) Huh? What? Mike Benz reveals that Bono helped raise $100 million for food relief in Ethiopia in the 1980s, but only $5 million went to food. The other $95 million or so went to the government to cause and escalate a civil war. It paid for CIA-Backed warlords and guns. Continue reading

While Trump and Musk Spatted, SCOTUS Hemorrhaged Unanimous Decisions

(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media) Well, that escalated quickly.

My colleagues here at PJ Media and most of our sister sites wrote volumes about the bromance brouhaha that erupted yesterday, so I’m going to lead off with something else.

Also, it’s been a long couple of weeks, and I would like to finish up on a happy note, which the Battle Royale was not (although, as my friend Matt Vespa wrote over at Townhall, the memes were a rollicking good time). Continue reading