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Biden’s Anti-Christian Easter Stunt Leaves No Doubt About Democrats’ Descent into Paganism


BY: SHAWN FLEETWOOD | APRIL 01, 2024

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While millions of Christians throughout the world celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ this weekend, the Biden administration was busy hawking the demonic ideology of transgenderism.

On Good Friday, President Joe Biden, who claims to be a “devout Catholic,” issued a proclamation declaring March 31, 2024 — the same day as Easter Sunday — to be the “Transgender Day of Visibility.” Because, as everyone knows, we don’t have enough faux holidays commemorating the rainbow mob, right?

“Today, we send a message to all transgender Americans: You are loved. You are heard. You are understood. You belong. You are America, and my entire Administration and I have your back,” Biden wrote.

Like clockwork, White House officials and prominent Democrat politicians celebrated the declaration. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul took her LGBT obsession a step further by issuing her own proclamation dubbing March 31 a “Transgender Day of Visibility” and illuminating 13 state landmarks in so-called “trans colors” in recognition of the made-up holiday.

Biden’s declaration came the same day it was revealed that children were prohibited from submitting Easter egg designs with “religious symbols” for the administration’s 2024 “Celebrating National Guard Families” event. According to the guidelines, submissions “must not include any questionable content, religious symbols, overtly religious themes, or partisan political statements.”

An Anti-Christian Pattern

Make no mistake. The White House was sending a message to faithful Christians across America this Holy Week: Your beliefs are no longer welcomed here.

During his presidency, Biden has effectively declared war on Christianity. From prosecuting peaceful pro-lifers protesting outside abortion facilities to infiltrating and surveilling Catholic churches, he and his administration have gone to extreme lengths to persecute Americans who worship God instead of government.

Recall when a trans-identifying shooter murdered innocent Christians, including children, at a Nashville Christian school last year. It wasn’t the victims’ families or their Christian faith the White House and Democrats uplifted after the horrific attack, but the (reportedly anti-white) shooter and “transgender community.” In the weeks following the shooting, Democrats across America’s conquered institutions — from legacy media figures to “Saturday Night Live” — rushed to paint trans-identifying individuals as the victims of transphobic Republicans Why? Because transgenderism is one of the main tenets of Democrats’ pagan faith, meaning any narratives and facts undermining it must be stamped out.

The same worldview underlies the Biden administration’s “Transgender Day of Visibility” stunt, leading the neo-pagans to dismiss and desecrate the holiest day of the Christian calendar.

That’s because Christianity is antithetical to the pagan religion of leftism, which has all its own dogmas, sacraments, rituals, and judgments.

  • Child sacrifice is sacred.
  • Antiracism is a creed.
  • Wrong-sex hormones and mutilative surgeries are the way to (your) truth and life,
  • and neopronouns are regular recitations.
  • Faithful leftists give to the poor by giving to the state.
  • Affirmations of sin are daily expressions of self-worship.
  • “Pride” is a spiritual celebration.
  • And wrongthink is confessed through struggle sessions and punished through cancel culture.

The only religious element the left’s neo-paganism doesn’t offer is grace or hope. And unlike Christians, who worship a God who explicitly claims to be the Truth and thus defines it, leftism disregards the idea of objective truth altogether. That’s why, for example, Democrats insist people can change their sex by simple declaration.

Democrats Embrace Paganism

Without objective truth, however, there is no shared understanding of “right” and “wrong,” leading to the justification of immoral behaviors and actions. We see this with the normalization of pedophilia with terms like “minor-attracted persons.”

Or consider Democrats’ defense of surgically and chemically mutilating healthy bodies beyond repair. Similar to how they justify killing unwanted preborn children — and not only justify but celebrate with campaigns like “shout your abortion” — leftists employ subjective arguments like “my body, my choice.” They contend it’s good and compassionate for people to reject their God-given physical embodiment and remake themselves into their own image. Notice the left’s warped religious appeals — and implications.

My colleague John Daniel Davidson further examines these phenomena in his new book, Pagan America: The Decline of Christianity and the Dark Age to Come. According to Davidson, America’s devolution stems from its embrace of modern secularist ideals and simultaneous abdication of Christianity. He writes:

[T]he radical moral relativism we see everywhere today represents a thoroughly post-Christian worldview that is best understood as the return of paganism, which, as the Romans well understood, is fundamentally incompatible with the Christian faith. Christianity after all does not allow for such relativism but insists on hard definitions of truth and what is — and is not — sacred and divine.

The modern Democrat Party champions all the pagan impulses of leftism. Its members regularly disregard objective truth and morality, all while touting their pain-inducing policies as “kind” and “compassionate” — and there’s no tolerance for beliefs that reject their paganism.

Christians must confront and defeat this unholy takeover of American society. Otherwise, they risk sacrificing what’s left of the country to the evil forces seeking to destroy it.


Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood

Abortion Activist Leads Prayer at Missouri Legislature, Prays to “Loving Mother God”


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by Carole Novielli | Jefferson City, MO | LifeNews.com

http://www.lifenews.com/2014/09/25/abortion-activist-leads-prayer-at-missouri-legislature-prays-to-loving-mother-god/

The head of a pro-abortion organization was invited to the Missouri House Chamber to open them in prayer before the induction of women’s right to vote activist Virginia Minor, into the Hall of famous Missourians.

Rev. Rebecca Turner has been Executive Director of Faith Aloud since June of 2001.

Faith Aloud is a group of religious people who believe in abortion for every person. They describe themselves on their website this way, “We are people of diverse religious beliefs, denominations, and practices. Our mission is to eliminate the religious stigma of abortion.”

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Faith Aloud is known for some of their social media memes giving thanks for abortion. They organize the 40 Days for Prayer to Keep Abortion Safe and Legal

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On their website they describe the event which mocks the pro-life 40 days of prayer, to “be grateful that abortion is safe and legal in the United States, and to be mindful that we are moving toward a future where everyone [sic] feels supported in their reproductive decision-making, safe in their relationships, and comforted and strengthened by their faith.”

Ironically, Rev. Rebecca Turner, began her prayer, “Loving mother God…from whose womb we came into being…”

Apparently – the Rev. Turner is grateful she came from her God’s womb but advocates for the ability to destroy others in their mother’s womb.

Actually- the rest of the prayer is creepy and I cringed listening to it – but- if you want to hear it – it is below:

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LifeNews Note: Carole Novielli is the author of the blog Saynsumthn, where this article originally appeared.

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5 Things To Remember Before You Quit And Say, ‘I’m Done With America’


Read more at http://clashdaily.com/2014/07/5-things-remember-quit-say-im-done-america/#RXQmjpxpV9SWUrWA.99

Written by Doug Giles on July 20, 2014

We have been torn apartHave you ever looked at all the schlock we’re currently mired in thanks to BHO’s “fundamental transformation” of America and thought, or actually said, “Screw it. I’m done. I officially don’t give a crap anymore.” I have. And I prize myself as being somewhat of a scrappy-faith-filled dude. I hate to admit it, but sometimes I get sick and tired of being sick and tired.

As a 51-year-old, I remember the good old days when we had at least quasi-legit leaders who gave a nominal flip about the continuation and betterment of this grand experiment called America. I recall how their affinity for our sacred principles afforded us a pretty good life, in relative peace, where we could pursue happiness while being left the heck alone. But now, with our current crapmeisters at the helm … eh, not so much as each side of the aisle seems pretty determined to destroy us, to the lining of their own pockets and power.

After I have these little pouting sessions of pathetic wussiness, I realize two things: 1). I’m being a hamster; and 2). Historically, that’s pretty much the crumble of the cookie, in that things usually turned repugnant before they turned around. Indeed, in the very formation of our blessed union we tend to forget King George’s oppressive hell spawned a defiant and free rebel nation; and that didn’t happen with ease or overnight.

For example, take the biblical narrative of the rise of King David and the renewal Israel had under his governance. I love bringing the Bible into this because the left so hates the Scripture. Please note that, before Israel’s heyday via David, they had hell to pay because of the damage done by lousy leaders.

Here’s a brief breakdown of what preceded that epic, Davidic transformation of morphing from being the Philistine’s redheaded

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step-child to being a free people under God:

1. Things got bad … real bad. Saul’s corrupt leadership, that was spawned by Israel’s decadent desires, effectively drove their country into the gutter and allowed their enemies an upper/oppressive hand. Sound familiar? And it got bad, folks. I’m talking real bad, as Israel became a cartoon of what she was originally intended to be. In this dilapidated state of Philistinian dominance, including Israel’s corruption and cowardice, arose a new leader named David. What appeared to be “the end” for Israel was actually only the beginning of a new day. Chew on that for a while.

2. New leaders emerged. For ancient Israel to extricate themselves from the slough of despond they were in, it demanded that new, principled leaders replace the sucky ones. Everything rises and falls on leadership. If things truly blow then it’s time to blow out the bosses. Oh, and by the way, transformational leadership will not be what you’re used to. David came out of left field. No one expected him to be chosen. No one thought he could fell the foul toad called Goliath, and those who did want to give him a shot tried to arm him with all the crap they had that didn’t work. The leaders we need will not be who we’d expect or pick. They will be unorthodox.

3. Motives for leading changed. David wasn’t trying to be a king. He didn’t have as a five-year plan that one day fair maidens cp 08would sing his praises and feed him grapes. He wasn’t trying to be a conservative star. He wasn’t trying to make a career out of this event. David’s motives were God and country. He wasn’t attempting to be the next Big Shiznah or the most popular slingshot artist in Israel. He just wanted to slay giants and save a nation.

4. Enemies were called out. David’s rise to power when Israel was nothing but a craven quail entailed the verbal scathing of the enemies of Israel. Check out how he vocally dealt with Goliath’s threats prior to his taking care of business. David wasn’t sweet or politically correct about what he thought about those who were Israel’s oppressive enemies.

5. Supernatural strength was fetched. David built himself up in God. If some dork thinks he’s going to change America because he’s fit and glib or she’s got freshly dyed blonde hair and new, fake boobs, they’re gonna get their butt handed to them by demonic forces that currently rule this roost. Youth and zeal are no match for age and treachery unless God be on your side. Yep, the new leaders who were the agents of godly change sought God for supernatural wisdom and strength; and they prayed in no uncertain way that God would waylay the enemies of truth, righteousness and justice.

So, little kiddies … we need to cheer up. You and I can’t curl up in the fetal position and wet our big diaper since things seem bad right now, because that’s exactly what the enemies of our nation would like us to do, namely … check out. Give up. Lose heart. Instead, we must realize the historical pattern of things usually gets real frickin’ bad before it gets better.

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Pastors or Pansies? Equipping Christians to Engage Our Era’s Culture


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If you were to ask around, what do you suppose most people would say a pastor’s job is?  To “marry and bury” might come up, and that is among his duties.  But there must be something more than that, right?

In some places, you might get an answer of being “relevant”.  Others might see him as an administrator over all of the daily goings-on of church life.  Sort of a CEO of the church, whose word is law?

Maybe the guy handcuffed by the demands “prominent families”, or perhaps the workhorse responsible for so many odd jobs that his own wife and kids are neglected.  Is that what being a pastor is all about?

No.

Emphatically, no.

The name, pastor, should say it all; it means “shepherd”.  To understand the role the pastor plays, consider how a shepherd helps his flock.

If you see Ezekiel’s rebuke of the leaders of his generation (Ezekiel 34), you will get a sense of how God sees that role.  Feed the sheep. Strengthen the weak, gather the lost, heal the sick, protect them from predators.

Why?  What is the objective behind “shepherding the sheep”?  Ephesians 4 answers that question.  (paraphrasing:) To equip the saints for the work of the ministry, to build up the body of Christ, resulting in a mature, unified faith and knowledge of the Son of God.  To build up right relationship with God, and each other in love, so that we are not swept away by those who will certainly come to deceive and cheat us.

Is the pastor’s function to give us a list of do’s and don’ts?  Nope.  It is to tell us how special we are and how wonderful he wants life on terra firma to be, with a big house and a fat wallet?  That’s missing the point.  Is it to entertain, amuse and tickle your funny bone?

None of those things.  But in the anything-goes affirmation society we have built for ourselves, the real answer won’t fly with many “Christians”.

The pastor’s job is to help you grow up.  To give you solid food that will sustain you for the journey.  To teach you how to recognize hazards on the way.  To help you understand the tactics that will be used against you, and properly counter them.  To help you connect with another unit of Mature Ones, to go out and find others who need helping, protection, or direction, and become a Provider, rather than just the Provided-For.  Basically pastors help ordinary people get up and join the fray.

Is that what we see today?  Are they offering solid food, or candy-floss?  Are we taught about real hazards, or does he blow sunshine up our backsides, too afraid of upsetting the Dear Ones?  Does he help the flock to understand the adversary’s tactics, or is he ignorant of them himself?  Is he there to groom children for maturity, or does he extend his congregation’s childhood indefinitely, offering a diet of pablum that cannot possibly sustain?

Look around.

See how many congregations and denominations are empty shells of what they once were.  How many have fallen to Compromise, Pietism, Pragmatism, Relativism, or Liberal Theologies.  How many are split, or so consumed with self-centered pursuits that they hardly remember the word “Gospel”, let alone how to preach it.

The enemy does not intend to fight fair, or give advance warning.  It’s our job to be alert.  Do not be ignorant of the enemy’s schemes.  There’s another wave coming.  Are you ready?  Or will you stand back and watch your flock become another trophy on Screwtape’s mantlepiece?

It’s time to stand up and give a solid defense of the gospel.  To take public stands on current issues.  It will not make you popular, but you were not called to be popular.  A servant is not above his master, so remember how Christ was treated.

Here is just one example of what we need to be ready.  This summer, while churches vacationed, and had covered-dish dinners, a determined group of 50 hand-selected people got focused training on how to flip the Church’s opinions on marriage — from the inside.

They were required to read 1,100 pages of dense academic reading material even before they could attend the seminar. They are not intellectual lightweights, they are not unprepared, and they are not to be easily dismissed.  Matthew Vines and company have a plan they intend to execute.

Says Vines, “we need to participate in the discussion on two levels,” he said. “We need to have the academics, the facts, the hermeneutics on the issue, but we also need to be winsome. We need to be engaging. We need to be kind in our approach to it. It’s not simply about winning the factual debate. It’s about winning both the mind and the heart.”

If pastors do not make their sheep ready for such threats, they should re-read Ezekiel 34, and see what God has to say about shepherds who fail to protect their flocks.  Or better still, the previous chapter, and its warning to those who fail to sound the alarm when a threat was coming.

Christ condemns those preachers who merely entertain “itching ears”.  He reserves his praise for those he finds faithful to the Master’s call.

Which one are you?

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