(Heather Clark – Christian News) “In the strong name of our collective faith, amen” was how Silvester Beaman of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Delaware ended his benediction on Wednesday during the Biden-Harris inauguration. His avoidance of using the name of Jesus in the prayer was noted by at least one pastor, who refuted Beaman’s choice of words online.
“It must be said: there is no such name,” wrote Mike Riccardi, the pastor of Local Outreach Ministries at John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. Continue reading
(Howie Carr) Thank you, Mr. President, for everything you’ve done.
(Tyler O’Neil – PJ Media) On Wednesday, former President George W. Bush — very much an opponent of former President Donald Trump — reportedly identified “the savior” who may have been ultimately responsible for Trump’s defeat: House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.).
41 And having sat opposite the Treasury He was observing how the crowd put copper coins into it; and many rich people were putting in much. 42 A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins which is a penny. 43 And having summoned His disciples He said to them, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow put in more than all the others who put into the Treasury; 44 for everyone else put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she had to live on.” Mark 12:41-44 (translated from the NA28 Greek text)
(Tyler O’Neil – PJ Media) At noon, Joe Biden took the Oath of Office and became the 46th president of the United States.
(Paula Bolyard – PJ Media) On Tuesday afternoon, on his last night in office, President Trump declassified a cache of documents related to the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.
(Doug Badger – Daily Signal) COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to surge. The seven-day moving average of daily confirmed new cases eclipsed 260,000 on Jan. 9, the highest rate yet recorded. The U.S. is expected to reach the grim milestone of 400,000 COVID-related deaths later this month, around the anniversary of its first confirmed case.
(Matt Margolis PJ Media) On the eve of his inauguration, Politico published an article that contains an anecdote 
“It’s anyone’s guess as to what the Supreme Court will do over the next several weeks. If the past is prologue, the majority will again shirk their constitutional duties by seeking some procedural excuse rather than consider the overwhelming evidence before the court. The highest court will follow the lower courts’ craven lead.”
(Leah Barkoukis – Townhall) In his opening monologue on Monday, Fox News’s Tucker Carlson said the Democratic Party is using the militarization of the nation’s capital as a clear political weapon.
(Collin Rugg – Trending Politics) According to a bombshell new report dropped by Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe, China interfered and “sought to influence” the 2020 presidential election.
(Jonathan Davis – Trending Politics) People who hated President Donald Trump’s prolific use of Twitter before the speech Commies at Jack Dorsey’s brainchild banned him likely did not appreciate the fact that it was his way of talking directly to the American people without the manipulating filter of the ‘mainstream’ media.
“With their failed prophecies about Trump’s reelection, NAR prophets have disappointed the people, damaged the reputation of the Church, and have fostered greater suspicion of Christian leadership. YouTube videos mocking all evangelicals because of their failed prophecies have received millions of views, such as this one titled “Evangelicals Freak Out.” The NAR prophets have made it much more difficult for Christians to share the gospel going forward.”
(Leah Barkoukis – Townhall) BNN’s Oliver Darcy was quick to support the suggestion by former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos as to how conservative media voices should be dealt with, agreeing that the next target ought to be the cable providers themselves.
“The devastation caused from the quarantine of healthy Americans has been far worse than the Wuhan virus. More than 49 percent of San Francisco’s small businesses are gone forever. In New York City, the devastation has reached over 60 percent, which is also the statistic for the entire nation. Think of it…60 percent of all small businesses destroyed. Small businesses are owned by America’s middle class…those who support Donald J. Trump.”
“In the wake of the denomination’s seminary leaders’ recent denunciation of Critical Race Theory, an ideology rooted in Marxist thought, McKissic recently announced that he is pulling his church out of the Southern Baptist Convention….”
“Millions were misled by experts who virtue signaled their way into shaming perfectly healthy people into altering their behavior to extreme degrees for almost a year — and it was all for nothing.”
(Newsmax) White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, while insisting Thursday President Donald Trump was “legally elected” in November, said the Democratic Party “did violence” to the country by attacking the president and impeaching him in a “travesty” during the last remaining days he has in office.
“Later in the advertisement, the homosexual man knocks at the door of his partner’s home. As he opens the door, the two embrace, and the man with red lipstick — and now apparently blue eyeshadow — is seen putting his arm(s) around him in shots that follow.”
