Loyal Defender

Sunday, March 01, 2026

March 2

3 Christians killed, police reject religious motive | World

Lucas Miles on X: "A few recent interviews with John Yep ( @USAYep ) are circulating the claim that Charlie Kirk ( @charliekirk11 ) was in the process of converting to Catholicism. That claim is not accurate, and it needs to be corrected. As the Senior Director of TPUSA’s Faith division and" / X

Iranian Christians Celebrate and Pray for the Hope of a Free Iran - Christianity Today

White House says it's "deeply unserious" to suggest Trump comments on judges may lead to threats. Here's what judges say. - CBS News

Prayer Points for Peace and Justice in Middle East | National Association of Evangelicals

March 3

Pastoral Meanderings: Whatever happened to Sweden?

State-mandated abortion law training now available for North Dakota doctors • North Dakota Monitor

California Mayor Refuses To Resign After Ex-Fiance Went To Prison For Being A CCP Spy

A Story Bigger Than Iran - by Garry Kasparov

Pardoned Capitol rioter who said Jan. 6 officer 'needs to be put down' is charged

Justice Department moves to drop defense of Trump's executive orders targeting law firms - CBS News

Trump Phone Reportedly Costs More, Looks Different, Isn't Made in America - CNET

Donald Trump Goes on Wild Truth Social Posting Spree to Try to Shift Iran War Blame (Trump likened Zelenskyy to P. T. Barnum in a “Truth Social” post. Mario Pawlowski commented on X, “He simply can’t control himself and for some mentally sick reason insult greatest leader of the 21st century, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.” Others have made similar remarks. Why call Zelenskyy P. T. Barnum?)

March 4

Pardoning Government Corruption | Cato at Liberty Blog

Opinion | With Iran, Venezuela military strategies, Trump Doctrine takes shape - The Washington Post

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus (for information purposes)

The abortion pill will cost Republicans the midterm elections

He Sounds Like He's Winging It

Reports: Iran to Elect Hardliner as New Supreme Leader - The American Conservative

As Iran Enters a New and Uncertain Chapter, Listen to the Church - Global Christian Relief

At Summit, Election Deniers Press for Trump to Take Over Midterms — ProPublica

State of War - Hardball with Chris Matthews

In Iran, Trump’s Luck Runs Out - The American Conservative (for information purposes)

Excerpts from a Judge’s Ruling in Favor of Minnesota Refugees - Christianity Today

The Syrian Pastors Who Stayed - Christianity Today

Portland couple, both 84, testify about tear gas, head injury at ICE protest hearing - oregonlive.com

March 5

Donald Trump Pardoning Mass Fraudster David Gentile Sparks Fury - Newsweek

Iran: The Nightmare Scenarios (for information purposes)

GAFCON meets in Nigeria to elect rival to Sarah Mullally | Church & Ministries

Trump's Unauthorized Strikes on Iran Take America's Imperial Presidency to New Heights | Cato Institute

Christians Are Persecuted in Every Muslim-Majority Country ━ The European Conservative (found out about this after it was reprinted in Christian News)

It’s Done - by Evan Gottesman - The Next Move

'This gives us our power back,' survivor of clergy sexual abuse says of scathing report | PBS News

Investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among RI Catholic priests

Sadie Robertson Huff reflects on Phil Robertson’s legacy | Entertainment

Conservative Anglican leaders meet in Nigeria to elect a leader, fueling concerns of schism

Many Muslims Believe That Donald Trump Is The Islamic Version Of The Antichrist

Christian media figures have claimed that the Iran war could signal “the second coming” or the “End Times” and said “we are watching incredible prophecy in this time come to pass” | Media Matters for America

Bethel pastor Bill Johnson says fake prophecy was ‘worth it’ | The Roys Report

Christians Divided on Iran War Cite Alarm, Prophecy - Juicy Ecumenism

The Incredibly, Unacceptably Weird James Talarico | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

Opinion | James Talarico won his Texas primary. This is his next challenge. - The Washington Post

March 6

A Curious Loathing, &c. - by Jay Nordlinger

Trump hosts NATION'S PASTORS in the Oval Office for a PRAYER GATHERING (John Fea reported on his blog, “…evangelicals gathered in the Oval Office to pray for Donald Trump as he leads the country through the bombing of Iran. Those in the room included Robert Jeffress, Paula White, Samuel Rodriguez, Johnnie Moore, Jenny Korn, Jentezen Franklin, Tim Clinton, Greg Laurie, Ralph Reed, and Gary Bauer.”

What a Good Marriage Sounds Like to Your Children

Beth Moore to end Living Proof events in 2027

Parents Can't Be 'Assigned At Birth' Any More Than Sex Can

Bishop Curry issues statement on Iran war | Living Lutheran

US Mosques Hold Memorials for Iran’s Supreme Leader | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

The Rot Is Real And There Is More To It

When Colombians Go to the Polls, Violence Will Be on the Ballot - GlobalPost

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Reveals He Was Staggered by Meeting ‘Truly Uninformed’ Donald Trump (for information purposes)

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter gets life in prison for child abuse : NPR

Report brings mixed views of U.S. support for international religious freedom | Baptist Press

USCIRF Releases 2026 Annual Report: Exposes Egregious Religious Freedom Abuses From Key Nations | USCIRF

Trump Dramatically Axes ICE Barbie by Giving Her Fake Job

Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump gets life sentence in molestation case | AP News

A gifted manipulator | WORLD (about Texas politician James Talarico)

Pete Hegseth Snaps at Press During Wild Pentagon Briefing

March 7

GOP lawmakers push DOJ for charges against Jan. 6 star witness Cassidy Hutchinson | CNN Politics

Duty To Warn: Hubris is ALWAYS Punished.

Evangelical leaders return to Oval Office to pray over Trump | The Roys Report

Lessons from the 1979 Iranian Revolution | National Review

ICE arrests Spanish-language news reporter in Tennessee | AP News

Who Bombed the Iranian School? - Newsweek

The Government’s Dubious Case That Iran Tried to Kill Trump - The American Conservative

“Mourning to dancing” | WORLD

The Leadership Virtue We Need but No Longer Reward

ICE arrested an Oregon shop owner who had her green card in her pocket: ‘They didn’t care’ | US immigration | The Guardian

Hegseth should drop the flippant bluster

Is Operation Epic Fury a just cause?

March 8

Jeffrey Epstein prison guard googled him minutes before his body was found: DOJ

SHAMEFUL: Trump-Vance DOJ Sides With Abortion Drug Dealers Again in Late Friday Filing - SBA Pro-Life America

Weekend Update #175: The Week In Which Ukraine Stood Up To Help The USA And The USA Stood Up To Help Russia

A Message From Amanda: The Epstein Survivor Who Was Deported By The Trump Administration Speaks Out

Opinion | Trump diplomats offend Europe - The Washington Post

March 9

Boy Scout’s current predicament is more than a funding dispute

U.S. Judge says Kari Lake broke law in overseeing Voice of America : NPR

3 problematic positions of James Talarico

There Is A Donroe Doctrine - by Phillips P. OBrien

The Oil Shock Arrives - Real Patriotism with Terry Moran

‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war | US military | The Guardian (for information purposes)

Russia Helped Iran Target U.S. Forces. Trump’s Response Was Indifference

As Persecution Of Iran's Christians Intensifies, Tehran Opens 'Holy Mary' Metro Station

Move to abolish ICE is a waste. Abolish Trump instead | Opinion

March 10

Childbirth shouldn't be a death sentence

Why Vladimir Putin is the biggest winner from the war in Iran – POLITICO

How foreign spies use sex to infiltrate the US

US senators demand probe into ‘appalling’ attack on girls’ school in Iran | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

NC church to pursue investigation of Acts 29 VP fired for sexual misconduct | The Roys Report

Georgia Senate passes bill targeting clergy sexual abuse

March 11

Are War Crimes and Ranged Fires The Future Of War?

Dr. Eric Mason on X: "The problems with Christian nationalism & why It’s one of the most dangerous false teachings of our day? 1. It Confuses the Kingdom of God with Earthly Nations The Bible consistently teaches that God’s kingdom is not tied to any earthly nation-state. • John 18:36 – Jesus" / X

March 12

Trump DOJ pushes to dismiss lawsuit opposing abortion pill | Politics

Zelenskyy to Trump: Put more pressure on Putin, ‘not on me’ – POLITICO

Bishop’s alleged brothel trips south of the border fuel missing money probe | Fox News

Iranian ministers, Gateway professor assess plight of Iranian Christians | Baptist Press

Erika Kirk tapped for advisory board role at USAF Academy | U.S.

Fox News Coverage of the Iran War is as Chaotic and Muddled as Trump's Mind (for information purposes – but this article includes a factual summary of many failed Trump business ventures and of the operational approach followed – nobody should take someone’s word at face value with that type of record)

Vietnam’s ‘Most Powerful Leader in Decades’ Takes on the Establishment - GlobalPost

Cuba Lacks Fuel, Food, and Power. Christians Provide a Lifeline. - Christianity Today

Iran, Russia target US while Trump fixates on Putin's praise | Opinion

Trump DoD Axed a Program Meant to Limit Civilian Casualties — ProPublica

Raising them twice | WORLD (grandparents raising children of adult parents)

President Donald Trump, 79, Demands Credit for Ending Wars as Iran Crisis Explodes

Beyond 'Trump’s War' - by Garry Kasparov - The Next Move

March 13

Dozens of U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered serious injuries, including burns, brain trauma and shrapnel wounds, sources say - CBS News

Faulty US targeting intel was to blame for strike on Iran girls school that killed 175: report (Controversial pundit Tucker Carlson asked, “Even if done accidentally, imagine how the U.S. would react if a foreign country blew up an American elementary school. Neocons and the media would rightly decry the attack as the worst thing since 9/11. So how come our country gets a pass when it does the exact same thing? Is killing children universally wrong, or only when our enemies do it?”)

Aimen Dean on X: "My dear Mr. President, I suspect you may be under the impression - or illusion - that because you started this war, you can also decide when it ends. That’s not quite how wars work, especially with the Islamic Republic. This isn’t a football match where the referee blows the" / X

Fox News Downplays Bad News in Trump’s Iran War Coverage

Gianl1974 on X: "“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response: A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, https://t.co/BRZnrATivo" / X (for information purposes)

Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ on X: "America’s own intelligence community just told its own president he is wrong. US intelligence reports, described as a “multitude” of consistent assessments shared with Reuters on 11th March, conclude that Iran’s leadership remains “largely intact” and is not at risk of collapse https://t.co/R9RUxKJlnU" / X (for information purposes)

Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ on X: "BREAKING: The war that was “won in the first hour” has cost $11.3 billion in its first six days. And that number does not include the munitions. Pentagon officials briefed a closed-door session of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defence on 11th March with the figure. https://t.co/BX7vuhDTHQ" / X

Iran War: Trump Has Never Been a Planner, and Now That’s Deadly - Bloomberg

Trump’s ego-trip war has collided with economic reality but he can’t undo the damage | Rafael Behr | The Guardian

Pastor Allen Jackson urges Christians to call out 'fake church' | U.S.

Chonda Pierce opens up about pastor father’s betrayal in new doc | Entertainment

Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ on X: "BREAKING: India’s External Affairs Minister called Iran’s Foreign Minister and asked for permission to use the Strait of Hormuz. He received it. That sentence should be read slowly. The world’s largest democracy, the fifth-largest economy, a nuclear-armed state with the fourth https://t.co/b21398Q9D8" / X

10 reasons Song of Songs is more than just about physical romance

Donor sues Sean Feucht for allegedly misspending $250,000 | The Roys Report

Trump keeps telling America he's winning in Iran. He's less clear in explaining how the war ends

Trump and the Putinization of the US Government

Leak Exposes Shock Trump Blunder on Worst-Case War Scenario

When War Becomes Holy - God's Politics with Jim Wallis

The Case Against Christian Nationalism - Providence

After Iran, the World Will Never Be the Same - The American Conservative

March 14

With March, comes gambling madness | Baptist Press

The who, what, and why of the attack that has shut down Stryker's Windows network - Ars Technica

Piers Morgan on X: "I loathe these posts that treat war like a video game. It’s deadly serious and a lot of people are getting killed, including innocent children and US servicemen/women. It’s not a game, Mr President @realDonaldTrump - please don’t treat it as such." / X

Aaron Rupar on X: "Trump at wartime https://t.co/tOBBKeu4l1" / X

Earth Hippy 🌎🕊️💚 on X: "International news is more accurate than US news. https://t.co/1yjKIoWJyS" / X

Pete Hegseth Demands Patriotic Press Coverage of Iran War

The Trump War Glossary: What He *Really* Means About Iran

Trump Offers Donors Access to “National Security Briefings” - MeidasTouch News

Illegal Immigrants Found A New Way To Get Released From ICE Detention

It's Jew Hatred, Stupid - by Evan Gottesman - The Next Move

John Perkins, civil rights activist and Bible teacher, dies at 95 | Church & Ministries

John Perkins, civil rights leader, influential Bible teacher, dies at 95

Colleges Are Becoming Abortion Clinics | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

March 16

Journalists sue Washington House over denied press credentials

0001966192.pdf (the Miami-based Inter American Press Association gives the United States its lowest rating ever for freedom of the press, citing the U.S. as “with restrictions” whereas other countries are rated as “with freedom of expression” and “low restriction”)

Trump-Vance DOJ Sides With Abortion Industry on Mail-Order Drugs Twice in a Week - SBA Pro-Life America

GOP states unite against Trump FDA for violating their pro-life laws with lax abortion pill rules | Just The News

The State of Louisiana v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration – ADF Media

The Sunday Poem - Real Patriotism with Terry Moran (about the White House war memes and the need for high personal character)

Phillips P. OBrien on X: "This Trump tweet is a work of art and needs to be kept for posterity. It turns out that the US has destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability. Yet, to combat a military with no capability he is left pleading with allies he has regularly insulted to save him in the Gulf. https://t.co/tnQDPMbNtL" / X

What Does the Ark Have in Common with the United States? | Answers in Genesis

Trump Solicited Donations Using Image From Ceremony for America’s War Dead

FCC chair threatens to throttle news broadcasts over ‘hoaxes’ about Iran war | Trump administration | The Guardian

Garry Kasparov on X: "Fascism doesn’t sneak up on you. It boasts in your face about war, attacking "internal enemies" and the free press, taking total power, and tells you that you must embrace it, not fight it. Consolidating and purging media into loyal hands is Putin's playbook." / X

Bad Fox Graphics on X: "This is a White House correspondent working for @RealLindellTV. The journalism is as good as a My Pillow commercial." / X

Senator Mark Kelly on X: "Trump clearly didn’t think this through before going to war with Iran. He didn’t think about how it would benefit Russia. He didn’t think about what it would cost the American people. He just didn’t think. When it comes to war, reckless decisions carry real consequences. https://t.co/BpfbXgLSDp" / X

Kerry Burgess on X: "You couldn't make it up. Trump spends a year mocking and insulting the Europeans, then starts a war of aggression, gets in way over his head, and comes begging for Europe to save his pathetic, worthless ass. https://t.co/Dx8uifYErN" / X

Anders Åslund on X: "I must admit that I find it difficult not to confuse the names of Trump and Putin because they tend to do exactly the same things: Repress, steal & kill civilians. This is an extraordinary embarrassment to the previously free & democratic US." / X

Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 on X: "If Trump could, he would hand Ukraine and all of Europe to Putin on a silver platter without batting an eye. And the naive European leaders applaud him because they don't believe Trump could be that diabolical—but he can." / X

David Pyne 🇺🇸 on X: "The fact that Trump didn't expect Iran to hit back massively against the US and its allies after being warmed it very likely would by both the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the NIC a week before he started his forever war against Iran suggests he doesn't even listen" / X

David Pyne 🇺🇸 on X: "Trump belatedly realizes that the US Navy can't break Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz so he begs for help from other countries from a position of weakness. Meanwhile, he hilariously claims his unwinnable forever war in the Middle East is bringing "everlasting peace."" / X

Embassy of the I.R. of Iran, Tokyo / 駐日イラン大使館 on X: "This is the most perplexed, self-defeating, and panicked statement a 'war president' could make. If '100% of Iran’s military capability' has supposedly been destroyed by the full military capacity of the American and Israeli aggressors: 🔹Where is the continued, formidable https://t.co/JokhA0XjYt" / X (for information purposes – from the Iranian Embassy in Japan)

Uncensored.AI on X: "Trump's an 80-year-old egomaniac who is losing a war he was guaranteed by his advisors he would win. He's now become absolute danger to the future existence of America. This is Trump effectively conceding defeat and trying to start a massive global conflict over the worlds 2nd https://t.co/rov5nLwCdl" / X

Pentagon tightens controls over Stars and Stripes after calling it “woke” : NPR

Throwing Bombs Is Bad and Illegal - by Ariane de Gennaro

Trump administration threatens news outlets over critical coverage of Iran | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Chris Rossini on X: "Trump has destroyed Iran so badly that he needs to pull in “many countries.” The peoples of the world need to risk their lives for his stupidity?" / X

John Jackson on X: "We need help. Like allies. The same ones we called names and threatened to attack. Because 100% of Iran’s capability is destroyed. Imagine being give this in 1998 and being told this was the U.S. president. You’d never have believed it. https://t.co/8eEVWK8jty" / X

Maze Love on X: "Here is a statement from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran: I believe him because this is what happens every time progress is made.. Israel attacks. “I do not know what Witkoff and Kushner conveyed to their boss. What I do know is that on February 26, when we met in https://t.co/m1Txhg98Ta" / X (for information purposes)

PanEuropeanMovement on X: "No. We won't come save your stupid ass after starting the dumbest military adventure in history. Own the mess you created big man https://t.co/x5NN80Snw8" / X

Daniel McAdams on X: "Why is the entire Middle East in flames? Because President Trump listened to this idiot instead of Thomas Massie and his own Intelligence Community." / X

Omar Baddar عمر بدّار on X: "This conman is claiming he "destroyed 100% of Iran's military capability," as the war continues to escalate. Throughout his entire life he's gotten his way through bullying & bullshitting, but this is one conflict where bullying & BS get you nowhere & he doesn't know what to do. https://t.co/UAPVrNW37F" / X

March 26

Newest Georgia 'Republican' Is A Corrupt Democrat Carpetbagger

Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen found guilty of hate speech | World

Hegseth quotes imprecatory psalm during Pentagon prayer service | Politics

DOJ admits ICE courthouse arrests relied on erroneous information : NPR

Sarah Mullally installed as first female archbishop of Canterbury | Church & Ministries (for information purposes)

From Trump, a Noxious Equivalence - by Jay Nordlinger

'The Doors Are Opening': Millions of Bibles Poised for Iran as Regime Crumbles | CBN News

By celebrating Mueller’s death, Trump steps on lazy lies he’s apparently forgotten

Errors of reasoning | WORLD

What Was Actually in the Mueller Report

Trump tells Republicans to pass voting law 'for Jesus' | Reuters (borderline blasphemous?)

From Bush to Trump, White House faith office persists at 25 years

Of Service and the Rage of a Small Man

The Mueller Report Was Not A Hoax - The Intellectualist

Chief Grave Dancer - John Dickerson

Who Was St. Patrick? | Answers in Genesis

#37 "Russia, If You're Listening...." - Craig Unger

Daly: Trump's Sick Remark About the Late Robert Mueller

Hegseth’s Christian rhetoric draws renewed scrutiny during Iran war | AP News

How To Win the Iran War - by Garry Kasparov - The Next Move

The Nightmare Before (Russian Orthodox) Christmas

Trump has damaged democracy at remarkable speed, reports find : NPR

The Dog That Hasn't Barked: What Did Trump Know About Epstein's Girls?

How Trump's Treasury is shifting sanctions to punish his critics and reward friends : NPR

How to Kill a Free Press Without Killing a Free Press

Yeesh, Who Would Have Thought That Allies Actually Mattered?

March 27

UMC agency supports legalizing trans surgeries for kids | Church & Ministries

‘Shoot on sight’: Iran's state media is threatening its own people

Pastoral Meanderings: One acquittal, one conviction. . .

Died: Chuck Norris, Icon of American Machismo Who Returned to Faith - Christianity Today

Why Am I Still United Methodist? - Juicy Ecumenism

Can This GOP Congressman Save Ukraine? - by Garry Kasparov

U.S. Can't Move Past Russia Hoax Until Its Enablers Are Punished (for information purposes)

Finland Convicts Christian For Saying Men, Women Are Different

Religious liberty crashes in Finland | WORLD

Gavin Newsom’s Extremely Odd Wife | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

Tehran’s ‘toll booth’: How Iran picks who to let through Strait of Hormuz | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Putin Is Helping our Enemy in Iran - by Michael McFaul

The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act Threatens Baptist Beliefs About the Bible and Religious Liberty - Center for Baptist Leadership

Trump’s strategy to get his way: declare one fake ‘emergency’ after another | Steven Greenhouse | The Guardian

March 28

Franklin Graham to CPAC: Get Trump 'Reelected-- I Love Him!

Franklin Graham says he 'misspoke' in CPAC speech | Politics

TBN Headquarters Is No More -- The Fate of an Orange County Eyesore — The Riddleblog

Hegseth Announces Changes To Faith Codes And Uniforms For US Military Chaplains

Free Speech for All? - Juicy Ecumenism

Päivi Räsänen: My Criminal Conviction Is a Terrible Blow to Free Speech in Europe | National Review

When The Bible Becomes 'Hate Speech': A Wake Up Call For Christians

Hungarian government files charges against investigative journalist, alleging espionage | AP News

Finland’s Top Court Split on Christian Politician’s Hate Speech Charges - Christianity Today

BREAKING: Finland's Supreme Court Acquits Parliamentarian on Bible Tweet, Convicts Her for "Insult" in 20-Year-Old Church Pamphlet on Separate Charge - ADF International

March 29

'No Kings’: Anti-Trump protesters rally against ICE, Iran war : NPR

A Not-So-Faithful Portrayal of the Women of the Bible | National Review

Millions turn out for "No Kings" rallies held worldwide to protest against Trump - CBS News

Russian drone strikes destroy Ukraine maternity hospital full of newborns: 'This was pure terror'

March 30

European allies say Russia is helping Iran more than the U.S. has acknowledged, sources say - CBS News

Finland is now openly persecuting Christians

Pentagon Pete Hegseth's Jesus War Talk Freaks Out Troops (for information purposes)

Dallas Jenkins says Easter should be celebrated like a BYU victory – Deseret News (Dallas Jenkins, creator of the miniseries “The Chosen,” has long been more sympathetic to Mormonism (LDS) than he should be, based on the official teachings of LDS.)

Trump officials cite white supremacists in bid to end birthright citizenship - The Washington Post

Finnish Censorship Is Already Here - by Jonathan Lange

Five Things Donald Trump Didn't Think Through Before He Started a War

Israel prevents Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem church - POLITICO

Bismarck faith leaders rally for immigrant rights in Palm Sunday demonstration • North Dakota Monitor

US News | CPAC International Faith Summit Highlights Religious Freedom | Christianity Daily

Israeli Police Block Latin Patriarch from Palm Sunday Mass - The American Conservative

The failure of church establishment on full display | WORLD

The race to make designer babies | WORLD

No Kings - John Dickerson

Trump Shares Letter About Getting Into Heaven - Newsweek

President Trump posts letter from Billy Graham's son about fate of his immortal soul

Will Trump bring peace, or more bombs? Shady speculators seem to bet right every time | Nesrine Malik | The Guardian

Garry Kasparov on X: "Likely thanks to Russian targeting info, if not weaponry. @SecRubio, do you still say that Russian aid to Iran is “insignificant” after the destruction of this $700m plane and how many US casualties?" / X

Dominik Hasek on X: "The US president is a supporter of the worst communists, dictators and criminals. He even calls the dictator and criminal Lukashenko a highly respected person. That's how low the office of the US president @realDonaldTrump has sunk. https://t.co/QGGqRmgbtM" / X

Joni Askola on X: "Anna Paulina Luna is a traitor who works for Russia. She is not even trying to hide it https://t.co/NO9CGdIZzG" / X

Christopher Miller on X: "“Highly Respected President Alexander Lukashenko…” That’s how Trump just described the Belarusian authoritarian ruler — often referred to as Europe’s last dictator — who rigged his 2020 election; brutally crushed the uprising that followed; has been implicated in kidnappings and" / X

Allie Beth Stuckey on X: "Pope Leo: “[Jesus] does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.” There is absolutely no biblical basis for this whatsoever. Christians should strive for peace, yes. We don’t revel in death and destruction. And a Christian could make a sound argument" / X

Rexie 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 on X: "@CBSNews https://t.co/9U927bEkhr" / X

Gandalv on X: "A UK Parliamentary report is now officially telling Britain to stop relying on the United States for its defence. Parliament! This is the special relationship. Seventy years of shared intelligence, shared bases, shared blood on shared battlefields. And Britain’s own lawmakers" / X

Gandalv on X: "Trump Said He Won. Iran Blew Up a $300 Million Plane. Here’s the thing about declaring victory in a war. It helps if the other side has actually lost. Trump has now announced that the United States has won this conflict thirteen times. Thirteen. Most people can’t win an argument https://t.co/exADFA9kCe" / X

Brian Kilmeade on X: "Is this what tough guys do? More like thugish criminals !! If hes not kidnapping kids he killing pregnant moms." / X

Rep. Melanie Stansbury on X: "OK, so let me get this straight—the Vice President of the United States is going to Hungary to actively campaign for an autocrat….k got it. https://t.co/H3bBOCkBH8" / X

Trita Parsi on X: "Former Swedish PM points out that Trumpo is ordering the US armed forces to commit war crimes and asks whether American troops will accept the orders to do so?" / X

Sunday, February 01, 2026

Interesting Links From February 2026

Mollie on X: "I’m so sick of Trump’s insults. I’m just done. I’m done. I’m DONE. Does he literally have not anything else?" / X (Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway was very critical of Donald Trump in early 2016 – this was reposted through Michael Mohr’s X account – Mohr was a Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod District President until recently)

Melania gets Ditched as Epstein Emails Expose Her - The MeidasTouch Podcast | Podcast on Spotify

The Five-Year-Old his Parents didn't Want, Trump's Wealth-Building Revolution & Media makes Violent Offender a Saint Week In Review - Verdict with Ted Cruz | Podcast on Spotify

Russian Missile Hits US Business in Kharkiv, Zelensky Warns of Shift to Logistics Strikes

An Islamic Scholar Finds the Truth - The Voice of the Martyrs

Statement regarding Rev. Michael Mohr - Concordia Seminary

CBS News Star Hire Busted Sending Vile Emails to ‘Outrageous’ Epstein

Trump, 79, Claims His Loyal Followers ‘Don’t Riot’

Trump weighs in on Eugene ICE protest, threatening ‘these criminals’ with consequences - oregonlive.com

NPR and PBS Never Needed Your Taxpayer Dollars | National Review

Trump is destroying America; he must be stopped (for information purposes – Religion News Service commentary)

The Pornography Free Pass | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

On Don Lemon’s arrest – The Way of Improvement Leads Home

February 2

The Assassination of Charlie Kirk and the First Amendment — Constitution Crossroads

Epstein files: FBI memo says Israel ‘compromised’ Trump, Epstein had Mossad ties | Middle East Eye

Vladimir Putin violates Trump's temporary winter truce, killing 5 Ukrainians in overnight airstrikes

The FACE Act is a weird, unjust law. I've gone to jail for it

Judges across the country rebuke ICE for defying court orders - POLITICO

The Trump Corruption Ledger (for information purposes)

Canada Looks an Awful Lot Like Venezuela. And Trump Has Noticed | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

UPDATED: CPJ condemns arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort over Minnesota protests coverage - Committee to Protect Journalists

A biblical response to the Minneapolis shooting

Bible verse trial: Finnish MP to speak to Congress on free speech | World

February 3

OMM calls for boycott of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show | Entertainment

DOJ’s Ethics Complaint Against Judge Boasberg Flops | National Review

Tulsi Gabbard hit with mysterious whistleblower complaint as office insists 'no wrongdoing'

7 times Trump admin. has been accused of erasing black history | Politics

25 Questions a Christian Man Should Ask Himself When Interested in a Christian Woman – Kindle Afresh (publicized on Reformed pastor Tim Challies’ blog)

25 Questions a Christian Woman Should Ask Herself When a Man Starts to Show Interest – Kindle Afresh (publicized on Reformed pastor Tim Challies’ blog)

False Teachers - by Michael Jensen

Quran Revolution founder sentenced to 80 years on child pornography charges

Trump Helps Putin Kill Ukrainians: A Case Study

No, The Guardrails Are Not Holding - by Phillips P. OBrien

Tulsi Gabbard Issues Formal Response to Whistleblower Complaint Claims - Newsweek

Pre-planning the Chaos - John Dickerson

February 4

7 false teachings about Jesus and salvation

Exclusive: White House Advisor Pushed Bulk Sales for Melania Movie - MeidasTouch News (Paula White-Cain, who some have criticized as being off base and shaky at best in financial integrity, is the White House Advisor)

(1) Why Steve Witkoff is Selling Out Ukraine? - Craig Unger

Ron Kenoly, writer of ‘Ancient of Days,’ dead at 81 | Entertainment

How Pro-Putin is Trump’s GOP? – RDI

We Watched Tucker’s Putin Interview So You Don’t Have To – RDI

It’s Time to Prepare for Trump 2.0 – RDI (December 14, 2023)

The NBA's Second Chance on Human Rights – RDI

JOHNSON: The Christian Case For Border Security - RVIVR (good that House Speaker Mike Johnson put out this statement)

African Methodist Episcopal Church statement on the removal of exhibits at the President’s House site

Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin 'kept his word'— despite seeming to violate one-week ceasefire

Notre Dame University Promotes Pro-Abortion Professor to Head Global Affairs School | National Review

Drake Maye Offers Advice to Patriots Teammates Before Super Bowl LX - Athlon Sports

A Brief Defense Against Objective Justification - Confessional Lutheran MinisteriumConfessional Lutheran Ministerium (some dispute this argument – they are welcome in the comments to explain why)

Jesus Did Not Serve Grape Juice - Christianity Today

Mike Johnson Mansplains Religion to the Pope (for information – Speaker Johnson’s statement is linked to here)

Donald Trump Has Built a Clicktatorship - The Atlantic (a genuine legal process involves more than just posting something on social media)

Life Under a Clicktatorship - by Don Moynihan

JOHNSON: The Christian Case For Border Security - RVIVR (House Speaker Mike Johnson detailed statement)

February 5

Why Alex Pretti Should Matter to Conservatives

Florida GOP governor candidate creates Tinder account to 'meet young female voters where they are,' asks for cash for more swipes (for information purposes – Tucker Carlson informed his premium readers of this, stating “We’re not sure if Fishback will become Florida’s next governor, but he definitely represents the future of the Republican Party. No more corporatism, globalism, or bowing down to the ruling class. Liberation is coming.” It sounds like Carlson is favorable to this guy.)

Melania Trump Shares Views on Abortion—and Donald's Reaction | TIME (Melania strongly believes in abortion rights)

Hail, Caesar? Hell, No - by Jay Nordlinger - The Next Move

Bezos orders layoffs at 'Washington Post' : NPR

The Most Erratic President in the World | National Review

Trump's Plan to Steal the Midterms--This Time With The Power of the State

Daly: Revisiting My Biggest Trump 2.0 Concerns

Brooklyn Tabernacle wins Grammy Award for ‘I Will Not Be Moved' | Entertainment

Mike Johnson says 'borders are biblical,' responds to Pope Leo | Politics

Don Lemon has no right to barge into your church | WORLD

Why Does A Narcissist Accept Humiliation? Epstein Might Be The Answer.

Trump to Honor Columbus With Statue at the White House. Good. | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

The Great Omission - Christianity Today

February 6

Russia breaks Trump-brokered energy ceasefire – POLITICO

New Epstein file dump reveals gushing emails between Melania Trump, Ghislaine Maxwell – Chicago Tribune

Seahawks coach says 'our identity is in Christ' before Super Bowl | Sports

Roll Call Factba.se - Remarks: Donald Trump Addresses the National Prayer Breakfast at the Capitol - February 5, 2026 (for information purposes only)

The way, the Trump and the lies: prayer breakfast displays US right’s devil’s pact | Donald Trump | The Guardian

Trump, at prayer breakfast, says he ‘probably should’ get into heaven

(1) Prayer Breakfast or Power Breakfast? - by Mary Geddry

The Need for Father-Scholars

WSJ's Gabbard Hoax Is Straight From The Russiagate Playbook (for information purposes)

At dueling National Prayer Breakfasts, a religious debate over Trump's immigration policy

Trump Condemned For Post Depicting Obamas As Apes: ‘Racist and Disgusting’ - Newsweek

DOJ: Lutheran Church Official Accused of Producing Child Pornography

Eric Halvorson Named 18th President of Trinity International University - TIU Newsroom

(3) Post | LinkedIn (Michael Wear comments on the National Prayer Breakfast)

Franklin Graham ripped for Super Bowl LX post as Kid Rock’s song about underage girls trends: "You are a powerless preacher' - pennlive.com

Larry Ziegler Obituary - Castle Rock, CO

February 7

Church business manager charged with allegedly embezzling $600K | U.S.

Trump announces event to 'rededicate America as one nation under God'

White House removes video of Obamas as primates on Truth Social

Patriots chaplain coaching players to be great husband, fathers | Sports

Lawrence campus transitions to ID card access for all buildings in response to safety concerns – The Lawrentian

CBN trims workforce, citing changing media landscape | The Roys Report

Witkoff Says Putin Open to ‘Permanent Peace’ Deal With Ukraine - The Moscow Times (for information purposes – is it credible that Putin is open to “permanent peace” deal with Ukraine? Many say no.)

Trump Ally Larry Elder Accuses Democrats of Hypocrisy Over Obamas Apes Post - Newsweek

Trump condemns, won't apologize for video depicting Obamas as apes | Reuters

Trump at the Pearly Gates

Racist video is merely the latest in a long line of Trump’s ugly social media posts | CNN Politics

RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Trip With Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell Exposed in Files (Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reported went fossil hunting with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in South Dakota)

Donald Trump, 79, Uses Bonkers Logic to Defend Massive Taxpayer Ripoff ($10 billion from the United States treasury?)

Brazen Trump Says He Approved Racist Obama Video—and Won’t Apologize (conflicting stories about this flap – who was the staffer?)

'Puppy Bowl' celebrates adoption and fun on Super Bowl Sunday (good option for Sunday evening)

February 8

If the Scarlet ‘R’ Fits … - by Jay Nordlinger

Trump revives racist imagery once seen as disqualifying

Social media post deemed racist receives Southern Baptist response | Baptist Press

Weekend Update #171: The Week Trump Helped Putin Commit Two War Crimes

The Kennedy Center Is Gone, Just Like Trump Wanted: Wolff

Trump’s Racist Post Deserves Outrage - Christianity Today

In Minneapolis, ICE-Hating Anarchists Are An Occupying Force

The Epstein scandal is taking down Europe’s political class. In the US, they’re getting a pass. - POLITICO

2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics Open Door For Gospel Outreach In Northern Italy

Can apes play pretend? Scientists use an imaginary tea party to find out | PBS News (for information purposes)

ERLC rebukes Trump post dehumanizing Obamas | Politics

February 9

State Department will delete all pre-Trump X posts : NPR (for information purposes)

Trump, 79, Targets U.S. Olympic Athlete, 27, in New Feud (for information purposes)

Trump Reacts to Winter Olympics Skier’s 'Mixed Emotions' Representing US - Newsweek (for information purposes)

Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison | World

Our tragic crisis of dignity | WORLD

Why Abortion Rates Are Up | Compact

Trump takes credit for a prisoner release that happened before he even ran for president | CNN Politics

China critic Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in jail after landmark Hong Kong trial - Yahoo News UK

'Blessed Are Those Who End Pregnancies' Pastor Redefines Jesus

Epstein Files Reveal Prosecutors’ Announcement Dated Before His Death

‘We all on Kalshi now’: Giannis Antetokounmpo and the quiet collapse of sporting trust | Milwaukee Bucks | The Guardian

Christianity's decline: A shift, not a revival

Trump Demands the Worst of Us - by Pedro L. Gonzalez (commentary for information purposes)

Is This the Politics We Want? - Michael Wear - The Dispatch

February 10

Family estrangement rising as 'Doormat Mom' Laura Wellington shares story | Fox News

Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years: Hong Kong Repression Tests U.S. Resolve | National Review

China Sentencing of Jimmy Lai an Insult to International Law | National Review

Raising Church-Loving Children - byFaith

Trump claims he secured 2014 release of persecuted Mariam Ibrahim | Politics

February 11

Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission Sued For Being Too Christian | The Daily Caller

“Safe and Loved” means Mom and Dad.

Not the time or place | WORLD

Al Mohler condemns Andy Beshear for affirming LGBT with Bible | Politics

VP Vance hails Armenia as bedrock of Christian civilization | World

Gospel Singer Sandi Patty Comments On Trump's Racist Post

Episcopal Pastor Is ‘Sad’ Her Daughters Might Not Have Access to Abortions One Day

Requiem for Communist Cuba’s Apologists | National Review

February 12

IRS improperly shared immigrant data with DHS enforcement officials - The Washington Post

If Ukrainians Were Dolphins - by Jay Nordlinger

Garry Kasparov on X: "Are even the largest American banks now rushing to bend the knee to Trump? After years of @Renew_Democracy sending donated money via our @Chase account to fund humanitarian causes in Ukraine, this week became a nightmare, especially for those most in need. Full report follows." / X

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter convicted of child sex abuse : NPR

IOC boots Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych from Olympics for wearing helmet honoring war victims - Yahoo Sports

Noam Chomsky, Apologist for Pol Pot, Called Jeffrey Epstein His ‘Best Friend’ | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

Pirro Taps Dance Photographer-Lawyer in Lawmaker Video Case (1)

Canada School Shooter Is Latest In Epidemic Of Trans Violence

Expression of Grief Over the Tumbler Ridge Tragedy | Trinity Western University

Don’t turn the military’s newspaper into a message platform | The Free Speech Center

February 13

Finding the Way Back From War - Mindy Belz - The Dispatch

Bondi's charade - by Julie k Brown

How You Can Help Ukraine Now

Conservative leaders sour on codifying Donald Trump's drug pricing policy

The Presidency as Protection Racket | Cato Institute

Trump 'Will Not Accept Any Result That Is Not A Victory,' 'Atlantic' Writer Says : NPR (October 1, 2020 National Public Radio “Fresh Air” broadcast)

'Election Meltdown Is A Real Possibility' In 2020 Race, Warns Richard Hasen : NPR (January 29, 2020 National Public Radio “Fresh Air” broadcast)

“If We Don’t Have Free Speech, Then We Just Don’t Have a Free Country” | The New Yorker

Pam Bondi’s Contempt for Congress | The New Yorker

RFK Jr. reveals he used to 'snort cocaine off of toilet seats'

Fox News: Let's Pretend Nothing Happened With Our Racist Glorious Leader (for information purposes – “Decoding Fox News” is a web site that regularly compares Fox News with Public Broadcasting System)

Three Cheers for Attorney General Pam Bondi | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

MyPillow fndr Mike Lindell spent majority of campaign funds buying his own book (I read and reviewed Mike Lindell’s “What Are the Odds” book, giving it two stars. I commented among other things, “[Lindell] had a number of run ins with the law, and was behind bars a couple of times. At one point he relates the story that he instigated the singing of ‘It’s a Small World After All’ in one of the jails he was in. The inmates at the whole facility joined in and it became ‘almost deafening,’ according to Lindell. The jailhouse psychiatrist told him, ‘We had a report you were leading the prisoners in a Walt Disney song.’”)

Harvest Christian Fellowship seeks to dismiss sex abuse lawsuits | Church & Ministries

Media Call Canadian Trans Shooter By His Preferred Pronouns

Nancy Guthrie Update: Sheriff Hits Back at Claim Evidence Withheld From FBI - Newsweek

Black History Is America’s History (from Jim Wallis)

What to know about how the SAVE America Act could change voting | PBS News

February 14

The Norwegian Nobel Committee Calls on Iran to End Cruel Abuse and Free Narges Mohammadi Immediately - Nobel Peace Prize

Has RFK Jr. kept the promises he made in order to get his job at HHS? : NPR

Jimmy Lai’s fate is a warning for Taiwan

The unintended hilarity of Pam Bondi's finger-wagging testimony - Los Angeles Times

Justin Giboney Wants Us to Stop Co-opting the Civil Rights Movement | Sojourners

The coming gambling tsunami

More than a Hallmark holiday | WORLD

February 15

Meet Luther Seminary‘s “queer theologian“ (as the seminary sells off its buildings) - EXPOSING THE ELCA

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by deadly 'dart frog' toxin, Europeans say (NBC News)

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny poisoned by highly lethal dart frog toxin, widow says

Kremlin calls accusations of Navalny accusation 'unfounded' and 'vulgar' | Fox News (February 2024 Fox News report about Navalny)

Alexei Navalny murdered by Russia with deadly frog poison: European countries | Fox News

UK wants action taken on Russia after Navalny frog poisoning, Cooper says (Russia still says Navalny not poisoned)

France: Navalny poisoning shows Putin ready to use nerve agents on own people | Reuters

Bipartisan bill would rename street near Russian envoy’s residence after Navalny

No, Donald Trump is not America’s Navalny - The Washington Post

Donald Trump has not condemned death of Alexei Navalny - The Washington Post

Trump is clowning his evangelical base

Opinion: Zelensky Should Kick the US Out of Peace Negotiations

Barack Obama Breaks Silence On Apes Video Shared By Trump Account - Newsweek

Calling evil good | WORLD

Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters

Exiled teacher reveals Vladimir Putin's indoctrination of Russian school kids in startling documentary

In Great Britain, Beating Cops With Sledgehammers Now Counts As ‘Peaceful Protest’ - The American Conservative

Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s Feminist Meltdown | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

Church of England Synod votes against blessing same-sex marriage | Church & Ministries

February 17

Opinion | Alexei Navalny’s ideas of freedom will outlive Putin’s ideas of tyranny - The Washington Post

Board of Peace, Global Grift? - by Casey Michel

Ex-White House Lawyer Skewers 3 Top Trump Officials: 'Those People Should Be Impeached' | HuffPost Latest News

Pastoral Meanderings: A book about my family. . .

Jimmy Lai’s fate is a warning for Taiwan

On This Presidents Day, Stop Worshiping the Imperial Presidency

Cities Church Isn’t Alone in Experiencing Hostility - Christianity Today

I'm a pastor and a journalist. Don Lemon was doing his job | Opinion

February 18

Trump remembers Jesse Jackson as 'good man,' 'force of nature' | Fox News

Chuck Schumer pushes Pride flag legislation after flag removed from Stonewall | Fox News

Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84 | U.S.

Rhode Island Ice Rink Shooting Suspect Identified as Trans, Feuded with Family over Gender | National Review

Trump is not 'exonerated' - by Julie k Brown

Trump Picks His Ex-Receptionist, 26, for Top Ballroom Job

Is marriage eternal?

Lawyers begin tracker to monitor abnormal DOJ criminal charges : NPR

Jesse Jackson as Religious Left Icon - Juicy Ecumenism

Glitter Ash Sacrilege: Progressive Church Mocks Ash Wednesday With LGBTQ Ritual

Lesbian Lutheran bishop tells Chuck Schumer he must defund ICE - EXPOSING THE ELCA

Jesse Jackson and White Evangelicals - by Daniel Silliman

Trump's DOJ keeps failing. It proves the system is working | Opinion

February 19

Talarico says abortion, gay marriage 'aren't mentioned in Bible' | Politics (false teaching by Texas Senate candidate)

Credit cards cancelled, Google accounts closed: ICC judges on life under Trump sanctions | International criminal court | The Guardian

Ben Sasse driven to tears expressing hope of Gospel amid cancer | Podcast

Watching ICE isn't a crime, but officers tell people it is anyway : NPR

The warning evangelicals preached and then forgot (for information purposes)

Munich, Rubio, AOC: What A Real Leader Would Say

Trump’s bid to name Penn Station after himself looks like a presidential shakedown | Mohamad Bazzi | The Guardian

Jesse Jackson, Complicated Man - The American Conservative

Judge Finds DOJ Lawyer in Contempt in Major Escalation

Learning From Jesse Jackson | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

February 20

Donald Trump, Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell in new un-seen pictures after President claims he ‘doesn’t know’ Duke | (for information purposes)

Yoon Suk Yeol: South Korea's ex-president jailed for life over martial law attempt

Prince Andrew's Arrest - by Julie k Brown

Why Prince Andrew’s Epstein Arrest Is King Charles’ Watergate

Lost-Not-Stolen-The-Conservative-Case-that-Trump-Lost-and-Biden-Won-the-2020-Presidential-Election-July-2022.pdf (referenced by columnist George F. Will)

Former South Korean President Yoon sentenced to life in prison for declaring martial law

Former Prince Andrew Reportedly In Police Custody In Connection With The Epstein Files | The Daily Caller

Anna Politkovskaya: Russian convicted of journalist murder gets pardon

Mike Huckabee: Betraying Christ(ianity) and the U.S. (for information purposes)

Look how much Canadians hate the United States now - POLITICO

How Epstein and Maxwell used an elite Midwest arts school to prey on girls : NPR

Former senator Ben Sasse strives to redeem whatever time he has left | Baptist Press

Justice Department Aide Scolds Prosecutors for Forgetting Trump Is Their ‘Chief Client’

Opinion | Why Trump and supporters still insist the 2020 election was stolen - The Washington Post

Exclusive: DHS admits ‘worst of the worst’ immigrants website had errors | CNN Politics

U.S. considers building pricey alternative to World Health Organization - The Washington Post

Philadelphia slavery exhibit restored amid court fight | 90.5 WESA

Terry Moran 🇺🇸 on X: "https://t.co/BCdaQSCtit" / X (commenting on Trump’s recently display of a picture of himself on the U.S. Department of Justice Building, former ABC TV newsman Terry Moran (a 1982 Lawrence University alumnus) likens Donald Trump to Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi leader who was executed by hanging in 2006)

How one country stopped a Trump-style authoritarian in his tracks | Vox (analysis of Brazil)

Hegseth rails against ‘Godless left’ in political speech to Christian convention | CNN Politics

Trump’s Eighteen Trillion Dollar Hoax | Cato at Liberty Blog

Trump labor secretary’s husband barred from department over sexual assault allegations, reports say | Trump administration | The Guardian

Preaching to the Grave Yard, Singing to the Choir

Ben Sasse and a Dying Breed of Politician - Christianity Today

Ash Wednesday protests and Masses make solidarity with immigrants a Lenten theme

David E. Anderson, former RNS editor and longtime journalist, dies at 84

February 21

Committing to Pray and Seeking the Peace of God – North American Baptists, Inc.

Trump's Board of Peace members pledge billions to rebuild Gaza | Politics

Christian org questions UAE's inclusion in Trump's Board of Peace | Politics

Judges decry treatment of nursing and pregnant detainees in ICE custody - POLITICO

Tucker Carlson alleges mistreatment, detention in Israel | World

What James Talarico gets wrong — and right — about Christianity

Decoding Fox News on X: "Greg Gutfeld thinks that Trump hasn't profited from the presidency. He's suing the government for $230 million for the FBI Mar-a-Lago search. He's suing the IRS for $10 billion. The Pentagon is spending $900 million to upgrade the "free" plane he got from Qatar. https://t.co/Pf22V330o3" / X (Is Gutfeld right about Trump not profiting from presidency?)

Marijuana: The time for national reckoning has come

Elon Musk And Jesus: The Dangerous Gap Between Agreement And Surrender

Trinity Western University Welcomes Trinity Evangelical Divinity School | Trinity Western University

Turning Point USA Chapter Not Welcome At Elite WI Private School

How Trump/USA Is Helping Putin Kill Ukrainians

Hegseth frames Trump policies as ‘biblical’ in address to Christian broadcasters

Trump throws a temper tantrum after tariff loss at the Supreme Court : NPR

February 22

Trump banner at Justice Department evokes authoritarian icons - The Washington Post

ICE Shackled Tourist Grandma, 65, and Held Her for Weeks

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian

Worship leader, 'American Idol' alum charged with wife’s murder | U.S.

The Complicated Legacy of Jesse Jackson - Christianity Today

Trump's pressure-free diplomacy prolongs Russia-Ukraine war

February 23

‘I’ve Changed My Life’: Corey DeAngelis Breaks Silence After Cancellation Attempt – Faithwire (he’s now a staffer at the Washington, D.C.-based Heritage Foundation as reported by numerous outlets)

Grants and contracts cut by Elon Musk and DOGE one year later

Trump Demand That Netflix Fire Rice Is a Warning to Corporate America - Business Insider

Jesse Jackson Was Populist, for Good and Ill - The American Conservative

Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped. | Reuters

Pastoral Meanderings: Flirtting with Jesus. . .

Portland protesters say Trump’s immigration crackdown is a repeat of one of America’s darkest chapters - oregonlive.com

‘It’s way beyond Ukraine’: Seattle rally precedes Russia invasion anniversary | The Seattle Times

February 24

Opinion | War with Iran could be imminent. Trump won’t say why. - The Washington Post

Resilient Zelensky tells BBC Putin has started WW3 and must be stopped

No, Mr. President, the Supreme Court Was Not 'Swayed by Foreign Interests' | National Review

Vatican Pushes For Christian Unity Across Denominations (this article is shared for information purposes ONLY, which, when I use this term, means that I don’t agree with the spin and thrust. The article says that the Vatican is talking up the Augsburg Confession, which makes no sense, given that the historic Lutheran statement of faith (based on Romans 4) is opposed to the historic Roman Catholic Council of Trent statement on justification. We will speak out against this deception and hopefully others will also, especially self-described conservative, confessional Lutherans)

Microsoft Copilot Artificial Intelligence search on Augsburg Confession (as with any AI search, research the underlying sources, of course)

Humans are justified before God not by their own works, but freely for Christ’s sake through faith, which God counts as righteousness.

Core Teaching

Article IV of the Augsburg Confession teaches that people cannot be justified before God by their own strength, merits, or works. Instead, justification is a free gift of God, granted for Christ’s sake. This occurs through faith, when believers trust that they are received into God’s favor and that their sins are forgiven because of Christ’s sacrificial death, which made full satisfaction for sin (Romans 3 and 4).

BookOfConcord.org+2

Role of Faith

Faith is central in Lutheran understanding: it is the instrument through which God imputes righteousness to the believer. This faith is not a work or merit of the individual but a trust in God’s promise and Christ’s atoning work. Through faith, believers are assured of forgiveness and reconciliation with God.

BookOfConcord.org+1

Christ’s Atonement

The article emphasizes that Christ’s death is the basis of justification. By His death, Christ satisfied the demands of God’s justice, making it possible for humans to be declared righteous. This underscores that salvation is entirely dependent on God’s grace, not human effort.

BookOfConcord.org+1

Scriptural Foundation

The teaching of Article IV is grounded in Scripture, particularly Romans 3:21–24 and Galatians 2:16, which affirm that righteousness comes apart from the law and is received through faith in Jesus Christ. The Augsburg Confession quotes these passages to highlight that works cannot earn justification, and that faith alone connects believers to Christ’s redemptive work.

stpaulsfulda.org

Theological Significance

This article was a primary point of contention during the Reformation, distinguishing Lutheran theology from Roman Catholic teaching, which emphasized works and merit in justification. Article IV asserts that justification is by grace through faith alone, forming a cornerstone of Lutheran doctrine and shaping Protestant understanding of salvation.

concordiamaplewood.org+1

In summary, Article IV of the Augsburg Confession affirms that justification is a divine gift, received through faith in Christ, independent of human works, and grounded in Scripture, highlighting the centrality of grace and Christ’s atonement in Lutheran theology.

Microsoft Copilot Artificial Intelligence search on the Council of Trent (excerpted) (as with any AI search, research the underlying sources, of course)

Key Reforms of the Council of Trent (1545–1563)

The Council of Trent was the [Roman] Catholic Church’s central response to the Protestant Reformation. Its reforms reshaped doctrine, discipline, and church life for centuries. Below are the most important changes, grounded in the sources retrieved.

📜 1. Doctrinal Clarifications

The council reaffirmed core Catholic teachings challenged by Protestant reformers:

Justification

Rejected sola fide (“faith alone”) and insisted that faith and good works cooperate in justification.

Purgatory and Indulgences

Affirmed the existence of purgatory and the Church’s authority to grant indulgences, while condemning abuses in their sale…

The Council of Trent: A Summary of Its Positions - BiblicalWorldview21.org (“Trent impugned the sole sufficiency of Christ to save a person from their sin and made salvation to be a cooperative effort of Christ and the person. In this way, works is added to the work of Christ for a person to be finally saved.” The Augsburg Confession, based on Romans 3 and 4 and other Bible passages, and the Council of Trent, are NOT compatible)

Lutherans and Catholics explore deep ecumenical potential of Augsburg Confession | The Lutheran World Federation (the Augsburg Confession is good on justification – but who really believes it? The Roman Catholics (who still stand up for purgatory and indulgences, etc. and the Council of Trent)? The mainline Lutherans who in general fail to point this out? Other Lutherans and Protestants who fail to point this out too?)

Mollie Hemingway | Keynote Speaker | AAE Speakers Bureau ($30,000-$50,000 for in person gig, $20,000-$30,000 for virtual, for Fox News contributor/The Federalist editor in chief and conservative Missouri Synod Lutheran activist)

2026 EFCA Theology Conference Resources — EFCA Helps

WH Torches CNN, MS NOW for Not Broadcasting Trump's Angel Family Day Ceremony

'The Faithful' series centered on biblical women takes on Genesis | Entertainment

Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ lawyer probing 2020 election fraud has access to sensitive US intel - POLITICO

Four Years into the War, Life Goes on for Ukrainians - Christianity Today

A Russian Drone Killed My Brother. Is the World Tired of Our Suffering? - Christianity Today

A Critical Legal and Moral Review of Ukrainian Atrocities - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Kristi Noem Repeatedly Claimed ICE Deported a Cannibal. It Was “Completely Made Up.”

Georgia church that hosted Trump accused of not reporting child molester

DOJ removed, withheld Epstein files related to accusations about Trump : NPR

Trial Date Set For SBC Pastor Who Created CSAM, Could Face Death Penalty

Trump Supporter Learns Hard Way ICE Doesn’t Just Target ‘Worst of the Worst’

This N.J. Trump voter’s husband was detained by ICE: ‘I thought they’d focus on criminals.’ - nj.com

February 25

Kash Patel defends against backlash to party with Olympic team | Politics

Trump is suing the IRS for $10 billion. Here’s what that actually means. - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Kim Jong Un reelected, teen daughter to serve as ‘missile chief’

How Rich for Trump to Impugn the Supreme Court as ‘Swayed by Foreign Interests’ | National Review

How the culture war hijacked Team USA’s Olympic hockey gold – The Way of Improvement Leads Home (for information purposes)

Eileen Gu: Profit Over Principle - by Uriel Epshtein

EXCLUSIVE: Erika Kirk To Be Trump’s Special Guest At State Of The Union

53 Missing Epstein Pages Raise DOJ Transparency Questions

Trump's properties remain an epicenter of his conflicts and corruption in second term - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Vermont stops forcing foster parents to adhere to LGBT ideology | Politics

Ben Sasse is dying. Here's how he sees politics now

Zelenskyy urges Trump to visit Ukraine in speech marking invasion anniversary | Ukraine | The Guardian

Trump would like the government he leads to pay him billions : NPR

At 4 years, ‘pure miracle’ Ukraine still standing against Putin’s war | Baptist Press

Revival Begins with Suffering, Not Celebrity - Christianity Today

Standing up for Sage | WORLD

February 26

Trump State of the Union fact check: Charlotte train murder | Charlotte Observer

UN General Assembly backs resolution for lasting peace in Ukraine but US abstains | The National

Pence calls for return to traditional conservatism, aid to Ukraine in visit to Susquehanna University | News | dailyitem.com

'Squad' member sports 'F--- ICE' pin on House floor during State of the Union | Fox News (Wherever they are politically, leaders should not be spouting out gratuitous obscenities. Politicians, journalists, social media posters across the spectrum are shamefully doing so, some regularly. It is unnecessary (and wrong) and detracts and does not add to the points argued for.)

Official Who Approved Payout To Russia Hoaxers Is Leftist Activist

Pastor David Platt’s Reflections on Praying for the President - Eternal Perspective Ministries

JD Vance, Stephen Miller Slam Democrats' Refusal to Stand for Americans

White House Staffer Exposed For Running Huge MAGA Suck-Up Account (who produces the unsigned “Johnny MAGA” X feed?)

A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account | WIRED

At SOTU, Trump Overstates and Inflates Presidential Power - Christianity Today

Former ICE instructor says agency slashed training for new officers - The Washington Post

Nonsense and heresy | WORLD

February 27

Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 on X: "The quiet moments are often the most important. Last night just before Cabinet members walked onto the House floor for the President’s State of the Union, we joined together in prayer, giving all thanks and praise to God, and praying for the clarity and strength to listen to Him, https://t.co/Hx8jTxi7fa" / X (Tulsi Gabbard is a Hindu, as are Vivek Ramaswamy, Kash Patel and Usha Vance (U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s wife). Many United States political figures (with little to no criticism) are now openly identifying as Hindu, which is NOT good. Historically it has been recognized that Hinduism is idolatrous and not compatible with authentic Christianity, yet, seemingly, few are saying this, including many who SHOULD be.)

What is Hinduism and what do Hindus believe? | GotQuestions.org (“…it is readily seen that Hinduism is in opposition to biblical Christianity on almost every count of its belief system. Hinduism as a religious system fails because it fails to recognize Jesus as the uniquely incarnated God-Man and Savior, the one solely sufficient source of salvation for humanity.”)

If Hell Exists, It Will Be Filled With Congressional Republicans (commentary for information purposes - hell exists – and Jesus is the only way out – John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.’” This transcends temporal political ideology – there will be unbelieving and wicked people of all worldwide stripes in hell, a sobering reality for all of us to take to heart)

Tracking retaliatory use of arrests, prosecutions, and investigations by the Trump administration (for information purposes – all these have been previously reported, of course)

Beyond Transactional | Commonweal Magazine

Idolatry in Primetime - God's Politics with Jim Wallis (for information purposes)

CBS Sets Out to Debunk Trump, Ends Up Proving Him Right

Sari Arho Havrén on X: "After Trump called Putin on Feb. 12, 2025, he claimed that both sides in the ongoing conflict “want peace.” The same day, Russian forces launched four missile strikes, 110 air strikes, 45 rocket strikes and 17 drone strikes against Ukrainian targets. In just one of those attacks," / X

‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ Should Be for All Americans - Christianity Today

Blame the Last Guy - by Garry Kasparov - The Next Move

A Palestinian American talks to Tucker Carlson about how US evangelicals misunderstand Israel

A So. Baptist leader converts to Catholicism: My response (“…as a sola fide, sola Scriptura Southern Baptist, I could never, even on pain of imprisonment or death, do what Dr. Johnson has done.”)

The American Revolution was cooked up in taverns | ShareAmerica

February 28

We ‘Obliterated’ Iran’s Nuclear Program. So Why Are We Going To War? (As have others, The Federalist raises questions about President Trump on this question.)

Tucker Carlson Nukes Fox News and Mark Levin With Bannon (“What they’re doing is what they always do, which is just turning up the propaganda hose to full blast and just trying to, you know, knock elderly Fox viewers off their feet and make them submit to where you want them to.” – Tucker Carlson, who was a star at Fox News for several years)

Robert Jeffress accepts NRB honor with call to faithfulness | Church & Ministries

Stacie-Marie Laughton enters guilty plea in federal child abuse case | Fox News (seemingly little coverage of this elsewhere)

ICE Is Devastating Some Latino Churches - Christianity Today

The Present Crisis - by Erick-Woods Erickson (We should not have a New Age witch as United States Surgeon General. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not a good guy, either, in my opinion.)

Attorney general announces indictment against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church | Baptist Press

A Discourse on Lawrence University Turning Point USA (this was also printed in the Lawrence University student newspaper, The Lawrentian)

Paula White Makes Disturbing Pitch For $100K: ‘I’m not gonna lay hands on people till you’re obedient’

Ukraine's elderly struggle through Russian airstrikes : NPR

A call to persevere in prayer for Ukraine, Evangelical Focus

911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center

Trump’s State of the Union message was common sense

Casey Means Deserves A Surgeon General Warning - Advancing American Freedom

DOJ acknowledges violating dozens of recent court orders in New Jersey - POLITICO

Trump Seeks to Extend Domestic Spying Powers He Once Condemned - The American Conservative

Amid anti-government protests, Iran’s Christians pray and… | WORLD