1) “The Left Must Acknowledge Its Violence Problem” (Yoe Suarez, Washington Stand)
From the article — Joanne Chesimard (“Assata Shakur” to her revolutionary fans) died a few days ago in Havana, under the protection of Castroism. The former member of the Black Liberation Army had been living in Cuba since 1984 after escaping from prison, where she was serving a sentence for murdering a police officer in New Jersey. Shakur went from the FBI’s most wanted list to the pages of leftist American media, which applauded her as a revolutionary example.
The fashion and entertainment magazine Essence romanticized Shakur as if she were a runway model: “She is survived by a legacy of revolutionary thought which urges us to reflect on the lessons of power, beauty, and preservation that can be found through her physical representation.” The website Democracy Now! republished a letter from the woman “in memory of her life and her work.” The Chicago Teachers Union’s social media account honored “the life and legacy of a revolutionary fighter, a fierce writer, a revered elder of Black liberation, and a leader of freedom whose spirit continues to live on in our struggle.”
If the Left is willing to bring its murderers from the violent 1960s and 1970s, when “anti-colonial” and Marxist terror reigned, out of the basement, it’s no wonder they celebrate or justify today’s political violence. The Center for Strategic and International Studies defines left-wing terrorism as “that which is motivated by an opposition to capitalism, imperialism, or colonialism; black nationalism; support for LGBTQ+ rights; support for environmental causes or animal rights; adherence to pro-communist, pro-socialist beliefs or ‘anti-fascist’ rhetoric; opposition to government authority under the belief it is a tool of oppression responsible for social injustices; support for decentralized political and social systems, such as anarchism; or partisan extremism, where violence is justified against political opponents and parties perceived as advancing right-wing agendas.”
The last 12 months have exposed the Left as the protagonist of violence, although today its main stenographers misinform their own audience and remain in denial.
2) “Don’t Buy The Lie: Over Half Of US Adults Claim Religion Should Not ‘Influence Political Decisions’” (Ken Ham, Harbinger’s Daily)
From the article — Survey respondents were asked to either strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with the following statement (or they could select “not sure”): “Christians should not allow their religious beliefs to influence their political decisions.”
Over half (54%) of US adults agreed with this statement. Filtered for those with Evangelical beliefs, the number dropped . . . but only to 29%. That means nearly 1 in 3 supposed Evangelicals does not believe that their religious beliefs should impact their political decisions. They don’t understand what a truly biblical worldview is. Ironically, at the same time, 95% of the same group believe that “The Bible has the authority to tell us what we must do.” So the Bible has the authority to tell us what to do—unless it’s a political decision. That’s inconsistent nonsense!
This idea that our beliefs shouldn’t impact our politics stems from the lie that there is such a thing as neutrality. But there is no neutrality. Scripture makes this plain. Matthew 12:30 reads, “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.”
Politics is legislated morality. And morality is the result of your worldview. Leftists legalize the murder of unborn children, the genital mutilation of children and teens, and the perversion of marriage and sexuality because of their worldview (their religion). They believe that absolute personal autonomy is the highest good, and they legislate in accordance with this belief. They are not neutral, nor are they parking their religious beliefs at the door when they vote, propose legislation, or sign bills into law. They are actively employing their religion in the decisions they make.
Christians must do the same. We cannot leave our Christian beliefs—our biblical worldview—at the door when we engage in politics as a citizen or as a politician. We’re not neutral, and neither is the sphere we’re entering. We’re to seek the good of the nation we’re in and use our influence to be salt and light for such a time as this as we do the King’s business until he returns.
Related article: “Among Evangelicals, Essential Doctrines Lacking” (Decision Magazine Staff)
3) “The fact is that appeasing Islamism is the cause of the rise in anti-Semitism” (Bruce Newsome, TCW)
From the article — Western European politicians are in the habit of avoiding the fact that most deadly terrorists are Islamist. We should be able to admit this fact without being accused of denying that most Muslims are not terrorists, that most victims of terrorism are Muslims, and that non-Muslims too can hate.
For years, Britain’s government (going back through Conservative administrations too, in common with Democratic administrations in the US) has invented a myth that most violent extremists are white supremacists. British popular culture routinely depicts terrorists as white supremacists, and the victims as Muslims, lest any reality is called out by a politician, lobbyist or journalist as ‘Islamophobic’. Inevitably, exaggerating Islamophobia has made Britain’s government Islamophilic.
Both biases are discriminatory. They’re bad for social cohesion and for counter-terrorism. Britain’s government won’t take the counter-Islamist actions that are normative in other Western countries. For instance, it hasn’t banned the Muslim Brotherhood. It still consults the foul and unrepresentative Muslim Council of Britain. In July, it proscribed Palestine Action, but not because of any terrorism by Palestine Action, rather because it broke with the Labour Party.
Islamism has been allowed to normalise on our streets and in our institutions. For the last two years, most protests in Britain have been in support of Gaza and hence the terrorist group Hamas, which controls Gaza, and against Israel. Political assembly is fine. But these protests routinely feature chants in favour of Hamas, intifada, Palestinian expansion ‘from the river to the sea’, and the killing and rape of Jews.
Related articles: “Britain has abandoned Jews to this savagery: The writing was on the wall long before the horror in Manchester.” (Tom Slater, spiked!)…“How Did Oct. 7 Become a Distant Memory? What terrorists do best.” (Larry Elder, Front Page Mag)… “7 October: a war for the soul of the West: Two years on from Hamas’s fascist pogrom, the fight for civilisation has never felt more urgent.” (Brendan O’Neill, spiked!)…“The Spiritual War of Oct 7: There was a moment when I told myself, ‘I’m not going to pray to Allah.’” (Daniel Greenfield, Front Page Mag)
4) “Does God exist? Modern science shows He must, bestseller argues. A book by two French authors that challenges a longstanding academic consensus is being published in Britain next week” (Ben Spencer, Science Editor, The Sunday Times — London)
From the article — Science and religion have never been easy bedfellows. As Thomas Jefferson put it in 1820, priests “dread the advance of science as witches do the approach of daylight”. Five centuries of scientific breakthroughs — from Galileo to Darwin to Crick and Watson — have eroded our belief in the divine. But now, according to a new book, a “great reversal” is under way. Science, its authors argue over 580 pages, has come full circle and “forcefully put the question of the existence of a creator God back on the table”.
In a striking challenge to the academic consensus, two French authors, Michel-Yves Bolloré and Olivier Bonnassies, argue that the latest scientific theories lead to only one logical conclusion: an all-powerful deity created the universe and all life within it…
Both are also men of faith. Bolloré is a lifelong Catholic. Bonnassies, who did not find his Christian faith until his twenties, said he thought before his conversion that “believers were irrational people”, adding: “God, the Resurrection, the Virgin Mary — I found it crazy.” Yet it was logic, he said, that won him around: “The surprise was there were many rational reasons to believe in God.”
Despite their beliefs, they insist their book is not about spirituality. Bolloré, who has lived in west London for the past 15 years, said: “This is not a book about faith or religion. Who God is, what does he want, what does he think, what does he say: that’s very interesting, but it’s a question of religion. That’s not what this book is about.” Instead, the authors have written a critique of materialism — the theory that all reality, including our origins, thoughts and consciousness, can be explained solely by physical matter and physical processes.
5) “Why All Christians Should Reject Open Borders: Progressive Christianity takes a breathtaking leap from ‘God loves everyone’ to ‘therefore nations shouldn’t have borders.’” (John MacGhlionn, American Spectator)
From the article — he latest theological contortion from progressive Christianity has arrived, wrapped in the familiar language of divine grace and social justice. Writing for Sojourners, Yanan Rahim Navarez Melo argues that Christians must embrace open borders because God’s grace is “borderless.” The argument sounds spiritually sophisticated until you realize it’s built on the same flawed foundation that supports most progressive Christian causes: the complete abandonment of biblical wisdom in favor of contemporary political fashion.
Melo’s essay represents a dangerous trend among progressive Christians who consistently twist scripture to validate whatever cause captures elite liberal imagination. Today, it’s open borders. Tomorrow, perhaps, reparations for the serpent in Eden. The maddening method remains the same: find a theological concept, rip it of context, and use it to baptize progressive politics.
The fundamental problem with Melo’s argument isn’t his concern for the dislocated and dispossessed. Christian compassion toward the vulnerable represents one of faith’s noblest traditions. The problem lies in his breathtaking leap from “God loves everyone” to “therefore nations shouldn’t have borders.” It’s a theological card trick that would shame even a Vegas hustle
Other Important Reads from the Week:
* “Biden FBI Spied On 8 Republican Senators In Get-Trump Probe” (Shawn Fleetwood, Federalist)
* “The REAL costs of illegal aliens in America” (RushBabe 49)
* “Fatal crash report finds nearly half of deadly wrecks tied to illegal drug: THC levels in hundreds of crash victims far exceeded legal limits across all states” (Melissa Rudy Fox News)
* “90,000 Canadians Dead by MAID And Counting: Canada’s Quiet Genocide of the Vulnerable” (Kelsi Sheren, National Right to Life)
* “The Trouble With Progressivism: The progressive mindset views history as a series of mistakes to be overcome rather than a source of insight, and they tear down every fence without knowing why it’s there.” (Michael Smith, Patriot Post)