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"Decreeing the Word of God Over the News of the Day"
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United We Stand Thursday, April 28, 2022
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>>> Be sure to read today's thoughts on repentance by Pastor Jeff Daly | National Day of Repentance. Go Here.
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Join our Bible Readathon, every night except Sunday morning, from midnight to 6:00 a.m. Call 508-924-5411 (no access code). Our moderator will welcome you and invite you to share in our reading. Praise God! His Word does NOT return to us void!
"So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; it will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it." (Isaiah 55:11)
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"Standing United Together . . . Under the Cross of Christ"
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The WHO’s toxic prescription for world government
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In October 2019, a group of globalists and U.S. and Chinese officials conducted an ominous tabletop exercise called “Event 201.” Among other things, it modeled how a coronavirus pandemic could be used to strengthen world government.
Within weeks, the CCP unleashed such a pandemic. As predicted by the Event 201 team, the World Health Organization assumed a prominent role in the response. We soon learned, however, that it was basically a shill for Communist China and its “model” of totalitarian mask mandates, lockdowns and inadequately tested vaccines.
The Biden administration nonetheless seems intent on greatly increasing the power of the World Health Organization to dictate responses to future pandemics. On May 22nd, votes are expected that would subordinate our national sovereignty and decision-making to the dictates of the WHO without the approval of the U.S. Senate.
Will we let that happen?
This is Frank Gaffney.
Center for Security Policy
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> > > You can read much more about this initiative by going here. Other sources are beginning to warn our people, too, of this threat to our democratic republic. Let us pray:
- Father God, only You know all the details of this global agenda to strip us of our rights as a free people, living under the Constitution of the United States of America. We thank You, O Lord, for watchmen on the wall who are alerting us to the danger of an imminent signing of the International Pandemic Treaty. Please protect each one under the shelter of Your wing, we pray. Amen and amen.
- "This far and no further, and here shall your proud waves stop!" (Job 38:11)
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Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Creating Nation’s First Office of Election Crimes
and Security
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Ballot harvesting 'is now a third-degree felony,' DeSantis said.
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During a packed April 25 press conference in Spring Hill, Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 524 into law, strengthening voting rules in the state and establishing the nation’s first Office of Election Crimes and Security at the Department of State, specifically formed to investigate and prosecute voter fraud.
While most legacy media news reports insist claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election are “unsubstantiated,” “false,” “baseless,” “unfounded,” or outright lies that have been “debunked,” other reports are surfacing with evidence of widespread fraud through ballot harvesting, the process of third-party volunteers collecting ballots and delivering them to local election offices or ballot drop boxes.
In an interview with The New York Post, Hans von Spakovsky, a former member of the Federal Election Commission, said much of the ballot harvesting operation in the 2020 election was funded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s “carefully orchestrated” $400 million-plus campaign to “convert official government election offices into get-out-the-vote operations for one political party and to insert political operatives into election offices in order to influence and manipulate the outcome of the election.”
On May 6, 2021, DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 90 (pdf), which strengthened voter ID rules, prohibited the mass mailing of unsolicited ballots, banned ballot harvesting, and prohibited the use of private donations—dubbed by DeSantis as “Zuckerbucks”—from being used to administer elections in the state.
While SB90 effectively banned ballot harvesting in the state of Florida, DeSantis said there was still concern that the penalties were not “severe enough,” and that a misdemeanor wasn’t a sufficient deterrent.
“In this bill we actually increase penalties for ballot harvesting,” he said on April 25, noting that “if you ballot harvest in the state of Florida, this is now a third-degree felony that you can be hit with.”
The measure the governor signed into law April 25 strengthens voter ID rules for mail-in ballots, requires the Department of State to develop more secure vote-by-mail ballot envelopes, and requires supervisors of election offices to clean their voter rolls every year. (Epoch Times) Read more here.
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- We say HalleluJah! Yes Jesus! Let truth and justice be the order of the day and may the penalties be paid by those who willingly commit crimes. We rejoice over the creative guidance You released to create the Office of Election Crimes. May they be strong, effective and vigilant, in Jesus name. We ask You to continue covering Governor DeSantis and his administration.
- "Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth." (Psalm 119:142)
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1. Yom Hashoah in Israel: Solemn ceremonies, determination to stay strong - World Israel News
Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day – Yom Hashoah in Hebrew – takes place in Israel on the 27th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, which falls each year at the end of April or early May. According to the Hebrew calendar, the date is from sunset to sunset.
This year – 2022 — Yom Hashoah is observed on the evening of April 27 and during the day of April 28.
The 27th day of Nisan was chosen because it marks the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943, when Jewish resistance fighters defied the Nazis and fought for freedom.
Memorial events take place across the country — most notably the state ceremony at Yad Vashem, Israel’s National Holocaust Memorial, at sundown. Holocaust survivors light six torches in memory of the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis. (Read more)
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2. As Israel begins observing Holocaust Remembrance Day, PM warns against 'dangerous sectarianism' - Israel Hayom
Israel began observing Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday evening with a state ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial.
During the event, President Isaac Herzog spoke first, noting that the "Jewish response to history is the commandment of remembrance: Remembering a deep and existential memory that provides history with meaning." He turned to Holocaust survivors who were in attendance and said, "Your memory is our memory and instilling it to younger generations is our task." He recalled the face he saw in a picture of a mother and her children in the Holocaust just before they are shot. "The picture is silent but the mother's screams can be heard," he said.
PM Naftali Bennett showed a "Page of Testimony" – a form that is normally filled out by relatives of survivors so that their experience would have a record. "I would like to read you from this form," Bennett said, noting the various fields. "Place of death: Auschwitz. Circumstances: Taken from her mother. Age at death: 30 minutes." (Read more)
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3. Syria claims: Israel carried out air strike near Damascus - Israel National News
Syria’s official news agency reported explosions that were heard over Damascus on Tuesday night.
Syrian television reported that the country’s air defense systems were activated following an Israeli air strike in the area of the capital.
The Saudi channel Al-Hadath claimed that the air strike attributed to Israel targeted a Hezbollah weapons shipment at a military airport south of Damascus. (Read more)
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4. Israel Captures 100 Smuggled Fragmentation Grenades from Lebanon Intended for Terror Attacks - Jewish Press
Israel’s Northern District Police on Monday night thwarted a major weapons smuggling attempt on the Lebanese border when it seized a shipment of 100 fragmentation grenades and two pistols that were allegedly intended to carry out terrorist attacks.
During the evening, IDF observations identified suspicious movement near the border fence. A police force was rushed to the scene and a search yielded a duffle bag containing the weapons. Hezbollah is suspected of being involved in the transfer of weapons into Israeli territory. A military source noted that this was an unusual smuggling involving types of grenades not seen before in the area.
The Enhanced Tactical Multi-Purpose (ET-MP) grenade was designed in 2016 by engineers at the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (CCDC-AC) at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. announced in 2016. The electronically fused grenade can be operated in either fragmentation or blast mode, which is selected just before use.(Read more)
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5. New US Armed Forces rules forbid soldiers from non-official travel to Israel, region - Times of Israel
Men and women serving in the US Armed Forces are restricted from traveling on leave to countries in the United States Central Command Area of Responsibility (AOR), which includes Israel, The Times of Israel has learned.
On September 8, 2021, exactly one week after Israel was officially moved into CENTCOM’s AOR, the Command published updates to its guidance on travel, signed by Chief of Staff Major General Patrick D. Frank. The revised Central Command Regulation 55-2 states that “unofficial travel into the USCENTCOM AOR is not authorized.”
According to the previous iteration of the document from June 9, 2020, unofficial travel — which includes leave — to countries in the AOR needed only permission from the first O-6 in the applicant’s chain of command. An O-6 is a captain in the US Navy and a colonel in the other branches of the US military. (Read more)
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1. DeSantis Signs Bill Ending Disney's Self-Governing District - All Sides
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Friday that would eliminate a private government district controlled by the Walt Disney Company by June 2023.
The Reedy Creek Improvement District was established in 1967 to allow Disney greater autonomy in building Walt Disney World, which would eventually become the largest single-site employer in the country. The loss of the special district could have significant tax implications for both Disney and nearby Florida residents.
The bill was widely seen as retaliation for Disney’s stated opposition to the Parental Rights in Education law, called the “Don’t Say Gay” law by opponents. While Disney was initially reluctant to take a stand on the controversial legislation, the entertainment giant eventually said its “goal as a company is for this law to be repealed by the legislature or struck down in the courts.” DeSantis signed two other bills on Friday: one subjecting Disney to a Florida law that allows people to sue tech companies for alleged censorship, and another — the “Stop WOKE Act” — which places limits on how schools and private businesses can discuss race, sex and nationality. (Read more)
- Heavenly Father, thank you for those who fulfill your purpose for government–to punish those who do evil and praise those who do good. Thank you for giving us a representative form of government so we can influence our public servants, or even become one ourselves. Let us be faithful stewards of this responsibility, for Your glory and the protection of the children whom You dearly love.
- “or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good.” (1 Peter 2:14)
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2. Supreme Court tackles case about praying football coach - Associated Press
— A coach who crosses himself before a game. A teacher who reads the Bible aloud before the bell rings. A coach who hosts an after-school Christian youth group in his home.
Supreme Court justices discussed all those hypothetical scenarios Monday while hearing arguments about a former public high school football coach from Washington state who wanted to kneel and pray on the field after games. The justices were wrestling with how to balance the religious and free speech rights of teachers and coaches with the rights of students not to feel pressured into participating in religious practices.
The court’s conservative majority seemed sympathetic to the coach while its three liberals seemed more skeptical. The outcome could strengthen the acceptability of some religious practices in the public school setting.(Read more)
- Father, we pray for coach Kennedy. We pray that You would preserve his religious liberty, as well as the religious liberty of every American citizen. Give wisdom to the justices as they rule on this important case.
- "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." (2 Corinthians 3:17)
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3. With California Looking to Legalize Infanticide, Pro-Lifers Are Resisting- Town Hall
Last month, shocking news came out that California was looking to legalize infanticide. It's not an exaggeration, as an amended version of the bill's text still reads that "Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or penalty, or otherwise deprived of their rights under this article, based on their actions or omissions with respect to their pregnancy or actual, potential, or alleged pregnancy outcome, including miscarriage, stillbirth, or abortion, or perinatal death due to a pregnancy-related cause."
As pro-abortion and pro-infanticide as the state's elected officials may be, there are many pro-life forces fighting against such legislation in the state.
Pro-lifers gathered in Sacramento on April 19, as Joan Frawley Desmond highlighted for the National Catholic Register. A major focus of reporting highlighted pro-life activists taking issue with the language that could open the state up to decriminalizing infanticide. The bill's text has been amended, with California Assembly Member Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland being cited as emphasizing as much. (Read more)
- Heavenly Father, our hearts break for the innocent victims of our depraved culture. Let the truth about this bill be exposed and awaken Your church to oppose the murder of unborn children, with one voice. Have mercy on us, Lord. Help us to shine as lights in the world, and even more so in the darkest environments.
- “Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter…” (Proverbs 24: 11- 12)
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4. Durham accidentally releases Fusion GPS emails that were meant to be under seal - Washington Examiner
John Durham obtained hundreds of emails from the opposition research firm Fusion GPS showing it was pushing unverified Trump-Russia collusion claims to the media throughout 2016. Unfortunately for Durham, during his battle against Democratic claims of attorney-client privilege, he appears to have released accidentally some of the emails he meant to file under seal.
The accidentally released emails are largely from Fusion co-founders Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch, as well as Fusion’s Jake Berkowitz, to a variety of reporters in 2016. The emails largely focus on Fusion pushing claims related to Alfa Bank, Carter Page, and Sergei Millian.
Durham said Monday: “These parties are advancing a highly novel, and seemingly broad, theory of attorney-client privilege, namely, that Fusion GPS’s political opposition research — which triggered a sizeable outflow of unverified derogatory information into the media, the government, and the public — was, in reality, confidential expert work intended to support legal advice regarding libel and defamation.” (Read more)
- Lord God we thank you for using Durham to expose all the corruption in this particular situation. We pray for him that he would hold true to Justice and righteousness and not lose heart or bow down to pressure or bribes. We declare Justice will be done in Jesus name.
- “Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.” (1 Peter 2:16)
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5. Elon Musk calls Twitter's Hunter Biden laptop censorship 'incredibly inappropriate' - Washington Examiner
Elon Musk has entered the chat about censorship of the laptop believed to have belonged to Hunter Biden.
Fresh off convincing Twitter to sell him the company for $44 billion, the billionaire tech mogul commented on a post about a Politico report on Twitter's top lawyer, whose team decides how to moderate content, crying while trying to reassure staff amid the takeover.
"Suspending the Twitter account of a major news organization for publishing a truthful story was obviously incredibly inappropriate," Musk said in a tweet Tuesday.
He was responding to a tweet from a reporter who called the lawyer, Vijaya Gadde, the "top censorship advocate at Twitter who famously gaslit the world on Joe Rogan's podcast and censored the Hunter Biden laptop story." That was an apparent reference to a 2019 interview in which Gadde rejected the notion that Twitter unfairly policed people based on ideology. (Read more)
- Lord we thank you for using Elon Musk to advocate for freedom of speech. However, we realize he stands for other values that are questionable. We pray Lord that the eyes of his heart would be enlightened that he may know the hope to which you have called him on the glorious inheritance of the saints and that he would come to know you. In Jesus name. Amen.
- “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.” (Ephesians 1:17)
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6. Financial records reveal Biden had $5.2million in unexplained income - The Daily Mail
J oe Biden agreed to pay son Hunter's legal fees for his deal with a Chinese government-controlled company, emails reveal. The revelation ties the president even closer to Hunter's overseas business dealings – and makes his previous claims that he never discussed them with his son, even less plausible.
Joe was able to pay the bills after earning millions of dollars through his and his wife's companies after he left office as vice president….. not required on his reports – but still leaves $5.2million earned by Joe's company and not listed on his transparency reports.
The 'missing millions' – combined with emails on Hunter's abandoned laptop suggesting Joe would have a 10% share in Hunter's blockbuster deal with the Chinese – raise a troubling question: did Joe Biden receive money from the foreign venture?
(Read more)
- Lord God we thank you for revealing corruption in our government and the individuals who are involved. We say your will be done and your Justice be done swiftly in Jesus name.
- "Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail" (Proverbs 22:8)
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7. Rep. Chris Smith's bill would reinstate troops who were discharged over vaccine - Washington Examiner
Rep. Chris Smith, a Republican from New Jersey, has introduced a bill that would pave the way for service members who were discharged for not complying with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate to be reinstated.
“My legislation will ensure that our brave men and women in uniform who were unjustly punished because of their personal medical or moral decisions receive the benefits they deserve and have the opportunity to continue serving our great Nation,” Smith said.
H.R. 7570, introduced Monday, would require military leaders to reinstate service members desiring to continue their service at the same rank and grade. (Read more)
- Lord God we pray over this bill that your will would be done in this situation. The discharge of these troops was to make an example of them and now our health officials have decided Covid is no big deal anymore. The injustice over the last two years is heartbreaking and we ask Lord you bring restoration to the lives affected in Jesus name.
- “For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal,” declares the Lord, “because they have called you an outcast: ‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares." (Jeremiah 30:17)
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8. Discovery+ Preps Show Exploring Teenage Drag Queens - Brietbart
Generation drag, a six-episode series due in June, will feature the drag queen journeys of five teens, each about 15-years-old. The show will follow the teens, and their families grappling with all things drag, as they are introduced to adult drag queens who help groom them for their big drag queen show.
The series will culminate in a full drag show performance at the annual “Dragutante” event held in Denver, Colorado.
The official trailer for the series shows the kids as they make their way to Denver and being doted on and encouraged by parents and adult drag queen performers.
Dragutante is an annual event that has been exposing kids as young as 12 to the life of drag since 2017. The event is sponsored by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and the ICRME – Imperial Court of the Rocky Mountain Empire.
The drag queen event explains that “parents, professional drag performers and LGBTQIA+ community organizations are helping to make a difference in the lives of the next generation of drag!” And to help children “fully realize their self expression on stage.”
(Read more)
- Lord God we as the body of Christ and as parents and grandparents will not stand for the normalization of this confusion and exploitation of young people. We pray for wisdom and strength on how to raise our children and families rooted in a firm foundation of who you created us to be. We pray for everyone who is currently lost searching for answers that you would intercept them right now and reveal your will and purpose to them in Jesus name we pray. Amen.
- “Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture" (Psalm 100:3)
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9. Hackers Tricked Facebook, Google into Handing Over Data Used to Sexually Extort Minors - Brietbart
Bloomberg reports that according to four federal law enforcement officials and two industry investigators, a number of major tech firms including Facebook, Apple, Google, Snapchat, Twitter, and Discord have been tricked into handing over sensitive personal information of users in response to fraudulent legal requests. This information was reportedly used to harass and in some cases sexually extort minors.
The data was reportedly sued to target specific women and minors and in multiple cases was used to pressure and blackmail them into creating and sharing sexually explicit content. Those perpetrating the attacks are reportedly successfully impersonating law enforcement officers making it almost impossible for victims to protect themselves from the attacks.
It is currently unclear how many times data requests have been used to sexually extort minors. The number of individuals affected by the attackers is currently being assessed by the tech firms and law enforcement officials. (Read more)
- Lord God, it is an absolute tragedy that these big tech companies can censor and throw off individuals they do not like because of their beliefs but can’t catch individuals committing sexual crimes against minors. We take a spiritual ax and we cut at the root of all sex trafficking and sex crimes against minors and children in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.
- "Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people, from the deceitful and unjust man deliver me!" (Psalm 43:1)
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10. Donald Trump appeals contempt ruling - Just The News
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday filed an appeal of a New York contempt ruling and a daily $10,000 fine for not complying with the state attorney general's subpoena.
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) "has satisfied its burden of demonstrating that Mr. Trump willfully disobeyed a lawful court order," New York Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron wrote in a court order on Tuesday, The Hill reported.
The Trump team filed the notice of appeal to the New York Supreme Court two days after the original contempt ruling.
Engoron held the former president in contempt on Monday for not complying with the subpoena for documents related to the Trump Organization's business practices. (Read more)
- Lord God we plead the blood of Jesus over Donald Trump, his family, his staff, and declare that weapon formed against him shall prosper. We come against these tactics to destroy him and his life even after his term as president that it ceases right now in Jesus name. Amen.
- "No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord." (Isaiah 54:17)
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Stupidocrisy: Free Speech Threat To Democracy
The Daily Jot, Bill Wilson, April 27, 2022
The puppet master of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama, wasn’t satisfied with undermining human autonomy and personal privacy with socialist healthcare. He is now going after free speech, although he calls it “disinformation.” In his speech to Stanford University sponge-brains last Thursday titled “Disinformation is a Threat to Our Democracy,” Obama attacked the First Amendment, saying that wild conspiracy theories like claims that COVID vaccines and treatments were ineffective and that the 2020 election was fraught with voter integrity issues should be regulated. In all, Obama said that what amounted to dissent against the government and Democratic Party narratives threatens democracy.
His solution is very similar to how he fixed the healthcare system—set up a government regulatory entity that determines what is disinformation and misinformation and then censors it or regulates it. Let’s remember how this worked in healthcare. The Centers for Disease Control controlled treatment protocols for COVID by paying hospitals bonuses (bounties) of about $100,000 per patient for CDC mandated treatments such as Remdesivir and ventilators. Virtually no other treatments were allowed despite multiple studies that indicated CDC treatments carried with them 50-80% mortality rates. CDC characterized legitimate scientific and experiential studies questioning CDC mandates as misinformation. Untold thousands died after these treatments, and the impact of vaccines not performing as indicated is mounting. Read More
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In Israel: Day Of Remembrance
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Tonight, Israelis will begin to observe Yom HaShoah, a national day of remembrance for the heroes and martyrs of the Holocaust.
Fighting the evil of anti-Semitism has always been a major priority of my work, including when I served as a Trump-appointee at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. At my urging, the commission held a seminar and a hearing on Capitol Hill about the growing threat of anti-Semitism and how to combat it.
Sadly, anti-Semitism is increasing in America. According to the latest report from the Anti-Defamation League, anti-Semitic incidents increased by 34% in 2021 to a record high. The number of physical assaults jumped 167% from 2020.
The ADL insists that "you cannot point to any single ideology or belief system" to explain the shocking increase in attacks. But it also notes that there was a "staggering increase" in anti-Semitic attacks "during the May 2021 conflict between Israel and Hamas."
Whatever the explanation, anti-Semitism is clearly a growing problem in Joe Biden's America. While we remember the first Holocaust, we must never forget that the Islamic Republic of Iran is insisting on another one. Iran's leaders have repeatedly called for a second Holocaust through the "annihilation" of Israel and its eight million Jewish citizens.
Gary Bauer
Wednesday, April 27th, 2022
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A Message from the National Day of Prayer Task Force:
"Just as You Were Instructed"
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Colossians 2:6-7 Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. NASB
Greetings!
We are just a week away from the National Day of Prayer on May 5th! Our staff, thousands of Task Force coordinators and ministry partners are praying through every detail as we prepare to assemble at thousands of gathering across America to join our hearts and voices in praise to, “Exalt the Lord Who Has Established Us.”
Today we continue to pray through our 2022 National Day of Prayer theme verses one thought at a time. This is a great way to study, pray and practice the Word of God; always making sure that we do not take anything out of context and remembering that it is not the goal to get through the Bible but for the Bible to get through to us. We are more apt to memorize verses we read and repeat as well as receiving wisdom, knowledge and understanding from the Spirit – but we will often miss the message, mission and even the joy, of the moments we attempt to hurry through. Read The Full Article Here
Will you please join me in prayer as we ponder these precious, and possibly painful, lessons we have received from Christ Jesus our Lord?
Jesus, You are our LORD, the Teacher who instructs us, disciples us daily, moment by moment in Your Word, through every test, opportunity, and decision. Thank You for instructing us, leading us to our destiny and for Your caring commands that keep us from destruction. Holy Spirit we cry out for Your help to recognize and respond to Your authority; to stay on the path of good works that has been prepared for us, to learn the lessons and heed them the first time instead of taking the painful path of pride and disobedience. Keep us on the path where You lead us in the light of Your Word and the love of Your heart, and the plans You have authored towards the reward of entering into Your joy. Help us walk just as we were instructed, not partially, but putting every lesson precisely into practice, passing every test, being built up in every trail and triumph as You faithfully continue to establish our faith. In Jesus’ powerful, marvelous, wonderful name we pray, Amen!
Serving Him with Gladness,
Kathy Branzell
President, National Day of Prayer Task Force
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Is 'Tornado Alley' shifting east?
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Where is 'tornado alley?' It may be time to update the original definition of the area that gets frequent tornadoes, which was created before the turn of the century.
On average, 1,200 tornadoes hit the United States each year, according to the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), and while twisters can happen at any time and in any state, the prevailing wisdom has held that most of the large twisters occur in Tornado Alley, an expansive area within the central U.S. designated by meteorologists in the mid-20th century. That definition may be changing.
The term Tornado Alley was coined in 1952 when two meteorologists studied severe weather in parts of Texas and Oklahoma. The research paper, titled "Tornado Alley," was published by two U.S. Air Force meteorologists -- Major Ernest J. Fawbush and Captain Robert C. Miller, who created the first tornado forecast in 1948.
Since then, the term has stuck around as a way to describe the area that encompasses parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota, where it was believed tornadoes are the most frequent. Read More
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Couple in their 90s share secret of lasting love after 80 years of marriage:
'We're firm believers in God'
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A pair of New Jersey high school sweethearts who married in 1942 are still together today, and are both now in their 90s. After 80 years together, they shared the secret to their full lives and longevous love. In February 2022, Frank and Tommie Otway celebrated their eight-decade milestone at an oyster bar in Orange City, Florida. Frank turned 99 years old on March 1, and had a “nice, quiet” party at home with family and their pastor. The couple are just as loved-up as ever. “I picked the right girl!” Frank told The Epoch Times. “She stayed with me. She’s the reason I’m here right now; she does a great job taking care of me.”
Frank, a former professional basketball player and U.S. Marine, and Tommie, who cared for their home and five children and volunteered at church, eloped on Feb. 6, 1942, before starting their family. Frank was 18; Tommie was 16. Frank recalled meeting his wife-to-be as a “good friend” of his sisters. Conveniently, they were also neighbors in the same apartment building; Frank’s family lived on the first floor, while Tommie’s was three floors up, on the fourth. Both recall a truly romantic first date to New York City. Tommie told the tale. “We walked about four to five blocks to the Lackawanna railroad station, got on the train, and went to New York,” she recalled. “He bought me a 5-cent orange drink, a 10-cent hotdog, and a 25-cent gardenia corsage. We went to the theater and watched the big bands, then walked to the train again and came home. We had a good time!”
He and Tommie endured immense heartbreak later in life, when all five of their children died as young adults. It was their faith that saved them. “We couldn’t have gotten along without the Lord after losing our children,” said Tommie. “We’re firm believers in God and all he has done for us; we’re very appreciative.” The couple’s strength has seen them reach their 80th wedding anniversary with love in their hearts and smiles on their faces. Today, Frank and Tommie have 20 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and their story is inspiring netizens worldwide to believe that love can last a lifetime. (The Epoch Times) Read more.
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- Lord, we praise You for blessing this couple in their life-long commitment to one another! Thank you for the treasure of wisdom they shared that JOY in a marriage is sustained when You are placed in the center. May the legacy of 'walking with God' continue with their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. We pray for continual blessing for the sanctity of biblical marriage among Your People and throughout our nation. In the powerful name of Jesus, Amen.
- 'My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end." (Psalm 119:112 )
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Nightly Prayer to HOLD THE LINE...
and Today's Prophetic Words
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We invite you to join a NIGHTLY prayer call with Rick Warzywak, Prayer leader for Transform Michigan. The call is focused on prayer over the Presidential election results and is EVERY NIGHT from 9-10pm EST.
Call 727-731-2247 no access code needed.
For more info, visit their website at: https://transformmi.com/
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O I Want to See Him
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Words and Music: Rufus Cornelius
Scripture: When He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. 1 John 3:2
Lyrics:
As I journey thro’ the land,
Singing as I go,
Pointing souls to Calvary—
To the crimson flow,
Many arrows pierce my soul
From without, within;
But my Lord leads me on,
Thro’ Him I must win.
Refrain
O I want to see Him,
Look upon His face,
There to sing forever
Of His saving grace;
On the streets of glory
Let me lift my voice,
Cares all past, home at last,
Ever to rejoice.
Refrain
When in service for my Lord
Dark may be the night,
But I’ll cling more close to Him,
He will give me light;
Satan’s snares may vex my soul,
Turn my tho’ts aside;
But my Lord goes ahead,
Leads whate’er betide.
Refrain
When in valleys low I look
Tow’rd the mountain height,
And behold my Savior there,
Leading in the fight,
With a tender hand outstretched
Tow’rd the valley low,
Guiding me, I can see,
As I onward go.
Refrain
When before me billows rise
From the mighty deep,
Then my Lord directs my bark;
He doth safely keep,
And He leads me gently on
Thro’ this world below;
He’s a real friend to me,
O I love Him so.
Refrain
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