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We Are Fighting Demons More Than Democrats
by Minister Michael Brown
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HHS Sec Price: 'I Can Still Work on
liar- nObamaCare Repeal'
All hope isn't lost for repealing liar-nObamaCare, and in some ways, Congress won't even be necessary. The Washington Post relays the relevant details: "In his carefully calibrated testimony before House appropriators, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price made one thing clear Wednesday: The administration is still intent on dismantling parts of the Affordable Care Act even if Republicans lack the votes to rewrite it. Time and time again, Price invoked the pledge he has made repeatedly to lawmakers since President Trump selected him for his post. 'What we're committed to is making sure the American people have access to affordable coverage,' he [said]."
Let's break this down. Democrats left gaping holes in the so-called Affordable Care Act so big Price could drive a Mack truck through them. They did this by leaving a ton of the law's implementation to the agency in charge of the particulars. As Price noted, "Fourteen hundred and forty-two times the ACA said 'the secretary shall' or 'the secretary may.' " That clearly gives Price great discretion in determining how liar-nObamaCare actually works in practice. His guidelines will be almost entirely what is politically doable for the Trump administration.
One key thing Price may be working on is deciding what constitutes "essential benefits" in coverage. liar-nObamaCare mandates include what must be covered by insurance, and Price can scale some of that back. Not forcing older couples to buy insurance with maternity coverage, for example, would help slow down the drastic increase in premium prices. The Trump administration refers to the regulatory changes as "Phase 2" of liar-nObamaCare repeal. Let's hope things move forward even while Congress is stuck in neutral. ~The Patriot Post
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Dems Self-Destructing With, Ugly,
Nasty Partisan Thuggery
by Rick Wells
{rickwells.us} ~ Lou Dobbs has a few thoughts “on the Democrat partisan thugs in the Senate, who are about, they say, to filibuster a Supreme Court nominee... It would be for the first time in our country’s history. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch to the full Senate. “ "Republicans slamming Democrats,” notes Dobbs, “for their party line vote in that committee and their planned filibuster of the judge. ” After playing comments from Senators Ted Cruz and Orrin Hatch denouncing their petty partisanship, Dobbs says, “For its part the Democrat Party is out of excuses for what has become its ugly, nasty, partisan thuggery. “Dobbs notes, “The new DNC chairman, Tom Perez, stands as an example, demonstrating Democrat leaders now insist on going to the lowest common denominator in their politics and their tactics. How low, how ignorant must Dems be to hurl expletives at the President of the United States? That’s what Perez did, calling President Trump bully and declaring Mr. Trump didn’t win the election. And then resorting to profanity and vulgarity, claiming Republicans don’t give a s*it about people.”... http://rickwells.us/dobbs-dems-self-destructing-ugly-nasty-partisan-thuggery/
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On Campus: Minority Priorities
by Douglas Murray
{gatestoneinstitute.org} ~ The free speech wars on North American campuses appear to have arrived at their inevitable endpoint. For years, American and Canadian students have played around with a new form of morality in education... It is based not on a traditional concept of searching for truth or investigating and analysing ideas, but rather on the concept that the veracity of an opinion can be discerned by the person uttering it. In this way, a considerable number of people have apparently decided that a variety of "privileges" exist that make some speakers vital to listen to and others unnecessary, unless they agree to mouth a set of pre-ordained platitudes. This concept, coupled with the idea that minorities require special protection from speech, have now finally delivered the moral breakdown that was always waiting for it. The warning signs have been there for years... https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/10144/campus-minority-priorities
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Chemical attack in Syria
by David Rosenberg
{israelnationalnews.com} ~ An attack involving chemical weapons in the northern Syrian city of Idlib Tuesday morning killed roughly 100 people and left hundreds more injured... The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claims that fighter jets struck the town of Khan Sheikhoun, a suburb of the city of Idlib in northwest Syria. The attacks, say the Observatory, included use of chemical agents which killed dozens of civilians, including women and children. Social media sites including Twitter were inundated with pictures of people reportedly killed or wounded by the chemical attack... http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/227729?utm_source=activetrail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl
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liar-nObama And Johnson’s Invited
MS-13 Guests Horrifically Murder...
by Rick Wells
{rickwells.us} ~ It’s important for Americans to remember, when they hear of the depraved, gruesome offenses committed by MS-13 gang members and illegal aliens in general... that these are people who are here in our country largely through the efforts to subvert our laws of Hussein liar-nObama and Jeh Johnson. They, along with John hanoi-Kerry and liar-Hillary Clinton, are most responsible for the opening up of our nation to the criminal filth of Central America and other countries. The very people who were supposed to be most responsible for enforcement of our immigration laws are the ones who opened us up to the ravages of non-enforcement. They are the ones who encouraged the invasion that they oversaw, which allowed this thug foreign trash to take root in our nation instead of being repelled at the border or never having made the effort at all. Had word not been spread that it was easy to cross into America as a result of the refusal of the liar-nObama criminals to enforce the law and honor their oaths of office, they might never have tried... http://rickwells.us/obama-johnsons-invited-ms-13-guests-horrifically-murder-mutilate-american-teen/
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Adam Schiff Concedes: There’s no ‘Definitive’
Evidence of Russian Collusion with Trump
>by Philip Hodges
{eaglerising.com} ~ The Democratic ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff of California told CNN’s Jake Tapper that there’s still no definitive evidence that there was any collusion between Russia and Trump’s campaign... “Can you say definitively that there was collusion, that there were people affiliated with the Trump campaign who were working with Russians to time the release of damaging information about liar-Hillary Clinton that had been hacked, either from John Podesta or the DNC?” Tapper asked Schiff. “I don’t think we can say anything definitively at this point,” Schiff answered. “We are still at the very early stages of the investigation. The only thing I can say is that it would be irresponsible for us not to get to the bottom of this.” “We really need to find out exactly what the Russians did... http://eaglerising.com/42251/adam-schiff-concedes-theres-no-definitive-evidence-of-russian-collusion-with-trump-video/
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by Minister Michael Brown
{townhall.com} ~ I believe in political involvement. I believe in social action. I believe in taking responsibility for our world. I believe in rolling up our sleeves and getting involved and being agents of positive change. But I also believe that our greatest battle is a spiritual battle – not a political battle or even a social battle – and we do our country a disservice when we neglect the spiritual battle at hand.
Paul explained to the believers in Ephesus that “we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Eph. 6:12).
What? Organized cosmic powers of darkness? Demonic forces arrayed in heavenly places? We’re supposed to take this stuff seriously?
Absolutely. We ignore the spiritual realm to the peril of our own souls.
That’s why Paul exhorted his readers to “take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm” (Eph. 6:12-13). We are in a spiritual war.
Again, I am not downplaying earthly realities one bit.
I am not saying that we’re not fully responsible for our actions. We are, and we can’t say, “The devil made me do it.”
I am not saying that some Democratic policies are not downright evil or that some Republicans are not downright corrupt or that some of our government’s decisions are not downright dangerous.
And I am absolutely not saying that instead of voting and petitioning and speaking up and taking stands we should just stay home and pray.
But I am saying that we have seriously neglected prayer.
I am saying that we have focused way too much on natural things and not nearly enough on spiritual things.
I am saying that we – speaking on behalf of many Christian conservatives – have put too much trust in the Republican Party and, for some, even in President Trump. Our hope must be in the Lord, and only He can bring about the changes our nation so desperately needs.
Let’s remember that we have a common enemy, the devil, also known as Satan. He hates blacks and whites alike. He wants to destroy men and women alike. He despises gays and straights alike. As Jesus taught, “He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (Jn. 8:44).
He wants to destroy America along with every other nation on the planet, and he cannot be defeated in the ballot box.
We must do war against Satan and his minions, and we do it first through devoted prayer, which ascends to the throne of God and results in extraordinary divine intervention. We also do it by sharing our faith with others, preaching the gospel without compromise or apology, calling a lost world to turn to Jesus and be transformed. Yes, I really believe all this. Do you?
And we do by living out our faith – in our personal lives, in our families, in our church communities – without hypocrisy and without compromise.
That’s how America will be shaken, and nothing short of a great awakening will stop or even slow our nation’s headlong race to destruction.
Do we really think that the Supreme Court can stem the tide? That Congress can do it? That the president can do it? That passing a specific bill or enacting a certain law will reverse our course?
Again, we should get involved politically, and what our political and judicial leaders do is of great importance. But let’s not kid ourselves. There’s only so much these elected and unelected)officials can do. The real changes that need to occur in our country can only occur by the Lord, working in conjunction with His people.
Likewise, our national wounds and divisions are too deep for a human cure. We need the Great Physician.
When I speak like this, I understand that some will misread this column and hear ominous talk of “dominionism,” as if I’m calling for some type of forceful, Christian takeover of society. Be assured that that is the last thing on my mind.
What I’m calling for is simple and clear. It is for followers of Jesus to seek God’s face in prayer with a deep sense of urgency, asking Him to have mercy on our nation.
It is for us to humble ourselves before Him in deep repentance for our own sins and failings.
It is for us to renew our commitment to the Great Commission and to focus once again on winning the lost and making disciples.
It is for us to shine like lights in dark places, confronting evil and injustice, helping the poor and the hurting, making a tangible difference for good wherever God has placed us.
It is for us to live in the light of eternity, recognizing that what we do or don’t do in our time on earth will have implications in both this world and the world to come.
In short, it is for us to take the Bible seriously, and that means submitting to God, resisting the devil, and pushing back the forces of darkness by the power of the gospel.
Not only can it be done, with God’s gracious help, it must be done.
Are you with me?
We Are Fighting Demons More Than Democrats
{townhall.com} ~ I believe in political involvement. I believe in social action. I believe in taking responsibility for our world. I believe in rolling up our sleeves and getting involved and being agents of positive change. But I also believe that our greatest battle is a spiritual battle – not a political battle or even a social battle – and we do our country a disservice when we neglect the spiritual battle at hand.
Paul explained to the believers in Ephesus that “we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Eph. 6:12).
What? Organized cosmic powers of darkness? Demonic forces arrayed in heavenly places? We’re supposed to take this stuff seriously?
Absolutely. We ignore the spiritual realm to the peril of our own souls.
That’s why Paul exhorted his readers to “take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm” (Eph. 6:12-13). We are in a spiritual war.
Again, I am not downplaying earthly realities one bit.
I am not saying that we’re not fully responsible for our actions. We are, and we can’t say, “The devil made me do it.”
I am not saying that some Democratic policies are not downright evil or that some Republicans are not downright corrupt or that some of our government’s decisions are not downright dangerous.
And I am absolutely not saying that instead of voting and petitioning and speaking up and taking stands we should just stay home and pray.
But I am saying that we have seriously neglected prayer.
I am saying that we have focused way too much on natural things and not nearly enough on spiritual things.
I am saying that we – speaking on behalf of many Christian conservatives – have put too much trust in the Republican Party and, for some, even in President Trump. Our hope must be in the Lord, and only He can bring about the changes our nation so desperately needs.
Let’s remember that we have a common enemy, the devil, also known as Satan. He hates blacks and whites alike. He wants to destroy men and women alike. He despises gays and straights alike. As Jesus taught, “He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (Jn. 8:44).
He wants to destroy America along with every other nation on the planet, and he cannot be defeated in the ballot box.
We must do war against Satan and his minions, and we do it first through devoted prayer, which ascends to the throne of God and results in extraordinary divine intervention. We also do it by sharing our faith with others, preaching the gospel without compromise or apology, calling a lost world to turn to Jesus and be transformed. Yes, I really believe all this. Do you?
And we do by living out our faith – in our personal lives, in our families, in our church communities – without hypocrisy and without compromise.
That’s how America will be shaken, and nothing short of a great awakening will stop or even slow our nation’s headlong race to destruction.
Do we really think that the Supreme Court can stem the tide? That Congress can do it? That the president can do it? That passing a specific bill or enacting a certain law will reverse our course?
Again, we should get involved politically, and what our political and judicial leaders do is of great importance. But let’s not kid ourselves. There’s only so much these elected and unelected)officials can do. The real changes that need to occur in our country can only occur by the Lord, working in conjunction with His people.
Likewise, our national wounds and divisions are too deep for a human cure. We need the Great Physician.
When I speak like this, I understand that some will misread this column and hear ominous talk of “dominionism,” as if I’m calling for some type of forceful, Christian takeover of society. Be assured that that is the last thing on my mind.
What I’m calling for is simple and clear. It is for followers of Jesus to seek God’s face in prayer with a deep sense of urgency, asking Him to have mercy on our nation.
It is for us to humble ourselves before Him in deep repentance for our own sins and failings.
It is for us to renew our commitment to the Great Commission and to focus once again on winning the lost and making disciples.
It is for us to shine like lights in dark places, confronting evil and injustice, helping the poor and the hurting, making a tangible difference for good wherever God has placed us.
It is for us to live in the light of eternity, recognizing that what we do or don’t do in our time on earth will have implications in both this world and the world to come.
In short, it is for us to take the Bible seriously, and that means submitting to God, resisting the devil, and pushing back the forces of darkness by the power of the gospel.
Not only can it be done, with God’s gracious help, it must be done.
Are you with me?
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