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One of the “Achilles tendons” of the proabortionist Democratic Party’s fervor for unborn child sacrifice (abortion) has been the condemnation of abortion by religious groups. The Democratic Party has long been perceived by many as a secularist movement towards atheistic socialism. However, that irreligious trend is changing, especially among self-identifying Christians. Increasingly, Christian pastors proclaim on social media about their support for abortion thus giving false witness that God is okay with abortion. Christianity, particularly the Catholic Church, has condemned abortion since its earliest days. That hasn’t prevented prominent “faithful Catholics” like our president to disregard immutable Church moral doctrine by not only approving abortion but actively supporting. Cowardly Catholic priests knowing this are still willing to sacreligiously provide President Biden the body despite fully knowing he is in the state of mortal sin. Many skirt the moral hypocrisy by claiming abortion is just one of many equally important moral issues such as climate change and what they claim constitutes social justice. Is it true that Christians and other religions can claim that abortion is not contrary to God’s natural and moral law? Is abortion merely one moral issue among many?

Mal Fletcher recently Posted here, asking if the Bible should be Partizan? My response, The Bible is Partisan…  Throughout Biblical History the two way influence Faith - Political Power is not an unusual narrative, Reformers Such as Luther & Tyndale used influence to Distribute the Bible in Common Language, a direct Challenge to the influence the Church & the Papacy had on the politics of its time, the US Constitution itself was written with Scripture in mind, Washington himself said in his farewell address: “ reason and experience both forbid us to expect that National morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.” Many Churches are Bowing to the Cult of Liberalism, abandoning the idea of prayer to Platitude's in praise of LGBQT ideology/voices.   So is the Rallying cry of “Make America Pray Again” any worse than the Concept of JIM ( the Jesus in me Campaign ) or the use of WWJD bracelets, The fact is that those of us with a Faith Should be Applauding the Promotion of Prayer / Bible Reading, The truth is that the OPPOSITION to Trump and his promotion of this Bible doesnt come from some position of moral Authority But rather a Political ideology,   in the US, Biden, the Left & a majority of the Social Collective who promote Globalism in all its “Tolerant” forms, Stand on ideals that promote Abortion LGBQT Principles including the passing of laws, For Example in California that decriminalised Sodemy of Children ( 9 -13 ) by consent!. manipulation & Mutilation of Children through Gender Surgery, the removal of children from families with Conservative & Christian principles opposed to thier Child being Indoctrinated To name a handful of issues,   The results are Evident! We have never been on a more dangerous tipping point as a society, never more in need of basic Christian teachings and Principles, Trump Just Promoted a Bible. and calls for his nation to Pray. & for his nation to be Blessed.   Whatever a persons thoughts or Beliefs as to his Motives, ok Trump isn't Perfect by a long Shot, but redemption allows for a person to be imperfect as long as that person is trying to Change their ways. The Bible says when there is No one to Speak God will cause the Rocks to cry out ,( luke 19:40)  Well lets be honest the Church hasnt been that vocal in Ages. Its Failing and doing so because it lacks Conviction, its more interested in Embracing Appeasment Social Justice ( like its Support of the Anti Family Anti Christian Marxist group BLM ) & Tolerance, GK Chesterton Wrote “ Tolerance is the Virtue of a man with no Convictions”. I simply ask you to look at yourselves, & decide, will I stand with the Liberal left and all they Promote? Or with a person who I might Find Personally Dissagreeable, but Promotes Pro Life, 2 Genders, No Transvestites reading to kids in Librairies, & the re-installation of Prayer & Bible reading in school God first folks. No matter how Uncomfortable you are with Anyones opinions. 

The central problem I see concerning what has happened to Christianity in the United States, is that it is much less about Jesus’ teachings and much more about Biblical interpretation particularly out of the Old Testament, and the belief in Biblical inerrancy. It is a weird fantasy because the Bible is a collection of stories, most written a century, or centuries after Jesus’ life, stories picked by clerical committees. The research study referenced in this article, a survey carried out by a Christian research organization, contains some very interesting insights. Here are some examples they collecteively present a profile of what Christianity has become in the U.S.: “Among the nine out of 10 who self-identify as Christian, the most common types of Christian church they attend most often were Catholic (31%), mainline Protestant (24%), evangelical (18%), independent or non-denominational (11%), and Pentecostal/ charismatic (7%). 88% of adult churchgoers believe it is important for Christians to have a biblical worldview. Only 6% believe it is not important. A majority of adults said they desire their church to offer additional worldview training on social and political responsibility (79%), abortion and the value of life (71%), and human sexuality (68%).”

I offer the study course on Basic Christian Beliefs free all the time to anyone who signs up for it to help educate Christians on the basic beliefs of the faith. It is accepted by most churches that accept the Bible as God’s Word. It includes worksheets with the Scripture they are taken from. I am also currently offering one of my study courses for free for a limited time, to a limited number of people. I will be offering others in the next couple months on a limited basis. The courses provide a clear separation between God's values and man's values and give students clear reasons to choose God's values. It would be good to introduce your members to them. Each course is in a series of short videos so you can show them one at a time and then discuss the content. Once you sign up for a course you can continue to access it. I am including a link to get the Value of Life free. Christian Values-The Value of Life- #2 Special offer free for limited time While the pro-abortion people say they care about the girl and want to help her, they show no regard for her. There are laws to protect patients undergoing surgical procedures, the pro-abortion facilities claim they are not bound by them because abortion is yet it requires cutting the placenta away from the womb which is a surgical procedure. Laws in all States require patients must be given information about surgical procedures and possible complications before they can make informed decisions. All surgeons and surgical procedures require the doctor be licensed to insure competency and facilities be licensed and inspected to insure they are clean and sanitary. All minors must have parental permission.  These are required in all States, however pro-abortion people claim abortion is exempt from those laws because abortion is not a surgical procedure, and have fought any attempt to enact those laws. Therefore, pro-life people have had to enact similar laws that specifically state they relate to abortion to protect women seeking abortions as long as it remains legal. The course is available until Aug 4 to the first 100 people who sign up. Feel free to share with your friends. It is only available at the following URL https://lnkd.in/gBn4_Jtu Rev Robert Barr Neighborhood Ministries NW Ohio

https://lnkd.in/ekDw7ArZ All of these private freedoms are under increasing assault from Republican legislators and judges who want to impose their own morality on everyone else. Republicans are increasingly at war with America’s fundamental separation of church and state.  According to a new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution, more than half of Republicans believe the country should be a strictly Christian nation — either adhering to the ideals of Christian nationalism (21 percent) or sympathizing with those views (33 percent). This point of view has long been prominent among white evangelicals but is spreading into almost all reaches of the Republican Party, as exemplified by the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling. It is also closely linked with authoritarianism. According to the survey, half of Christian nationalism adherents and nearly 4 in 10 sympathizers said they support the idea of an authoritarian leader powerful enough to keep these Christian values in society.

From the book “War on Children” J. MacArthur “Those who sacrificed children in Old Testament times did so for selfish and materialistic reasons. They thought sacrificing their children would guarantee their own security and prosperity. They believed the gods they worshiped with such sacrificial devotion would give them good fortune, and they were willing to burn their own children to death in order to escape the anger of the idol-god and gain whatever benefits they believed their imaginary deity would give them. People today still prioritize their own desires at the expense of their children. The number-one excuse women give for aborting babies is that they regard the duties of motherhood as an inconvenience and interruption to their own life plans. This is a form of idolatry not significantly different from the paganism of those who slaughtered children in ancient times. Although the objects they worship have changed, the principles are still the same, and the result is also the same. The prevalent idol is self. Witness the erosion of religious beliefs in our culture because religions are seen as restrictive. Each person wants to become his or her own deity. Consequently, children are sacrificed on the altar of self. Unborn children are offered to abortionists as a sacrifice to satisfy the parents' cravings for freedom, lust, pleasure, and selfishness. Born children are surrendered to secular education and the gods of knowledge and foolishness, allowing them to appear wise while behaving in an ungodly manner, after the example set by wicked teachers. Parents sacrifice their children to the priests of immoral entertainment, embracing the gods of perversion who lead vulnerable youths into darkness and the destruction of homosexuality, transgenderism, and pornography. Children are handed over to manipulative liars who control and exploit them through the media, acting as agents and high priests of moral corruption. Parents offer their children to feminists, beta males, woke propagandists and politicians, liars, racists, and deceivers-all as a virtue-signaling sacrifice to a worldly notion of "justice," often simply to gain acceptance from society's trendsetters. This is not how Christians are supposed to order their lives. At the end of the day, this is precisely why "the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God" (1 Corinthians 3:19).”

It’s not a matter of politics. It’s a matter of love and mercy. . ... [The] Magisterium teaches that "a well-formed Christian conscience does not permit one to vote for a political program or an individual law which contradicts the fundamental contents of faith and morals" (Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church n. 273) . “Christians, like all people of good will, have a grave obligation of conscience not to cooperate formally in practices which, even if permitted by civil legislation, are contrary to God’s law. Indeed, from the moral standpoint, it is never licit to cooperate formally in evil. [. . . ] This cooperation can never be justified either by invoking respect for the freedom of others or by appealing to the fact that civil law permits it or requires it.” - Pope St. John Paul II, Encyclical The Gospel of Life 74 . Did you know that Catholics have a moral obligation to not support, participate in, or advocate for abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, cloning, and same-sex marriage? Doing so is gravely sinful (and now you can’t say you didn’t know, because we’re telling you!). . FMI on Catholic social teaching and forming your conscience, go to ewtn.com/vote. . #EWTN #Catholic #Catholicism #CatholicChurch #Mercy #SocialJustice #HumanRights #MotherAngelica #PCPA #ProLife #ProWoman #ProFamily #ProScience #ProLifeGen #ProLifeGeneration

"THE-OC-RA-CY: A form of government in which one person or a group of people rules in the name of a deity or god (or multiple deities and/or gods)." *************************************** According to a new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution, more than half of Republicans believe the country should be a strictly Christian nation — either adhering to the ideals of Christian nationalism (21 percent) or sympathizing with those views (33 percent). This point of view has long been prominent among white evangelicals but is spreading into almost all reaches of the Republican Party, as exemplified by the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling. It is also closely linked with authoritarianism. According to the survey, half of Christian nationalism adherents and nearly 4 in 10 sympathizers said they support the idea of an authoritarian leader powerful enough to keep these Christian values in society. We can be truly free only if we’re confident we can go about our private lives without being monitored or intruded upon by government, and can practice whatever faith (or lack of faith) we wish regardless of the religious beliefs of others. A society where one set of religious views is imposed on a large number of citizens who disagree with them is not a democracy. It’s a theocracy.

The action taken by Louisiana legislators last week to deny access to abortions, even in cases of rape or incest, is abhorrent — and shows just how out of touch these extremist politicians are with the views of most Americans. As a Baptist minister and an advocate for reproductive and religious freedoms, our President & CEO, Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, believes that people have an absolute right to abortions and safe reproductive care — to make their own decisions about their own bodies and lives. It’s unconstitutional and wrong to use one particular narrow ideology to dictate to millions of Americans what decisions they can make — violating civil liberties and religious freedoms. Let’s be clear: these extremist politicians and their Christian nationalist backers do NOT speak for most people of faith, including most Christians. In fact, new polling this month from Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) shows that majorities across most religious traditions say that abortion should be legal in all or most cases. As an interfaith movement, we believe reproductive freedom IS religious freedom. Join us at InterfaithAlliance.org. . . . #ReproductiveFreedom #Louisiana #AbortionRights #Interfaith #ReligiousFreedom #ChristianNationalism #AbortionNews #Baptist

As parents, we have a profound responsibility to guide our children through the complexities of life, including religious instruction. By nurturing critical parenting skills in relation to religious ideas, we safeguard our children’s future well-being and preserve healthy family dynamics. Just as we teach our children to critically evaluate information in other areas of life, we must approach religious concepts with the same level of critical scrutiny. By doing so, we empower our children to make informed decisions, navigate the complexities of faith, and protect themselves from potential harm. Let us prioritise the development of critical parenting skills in religious instruction, recognising that our children’s lives and family dynamics depend on it. https://lnkd.in/g8NWwHTZ