IT's about the Marxist agenda in destroying America.
But, for the record here is the 4th Commandment:
"You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them.--- EXODUS 20:4"
It's the oldest sin in the book, that Christendom has to come to terms with. That is making statues of Christ, and his mother Mary! Giving Mary god hood!?
The most guilty is the Roman Catholic Church!
I was raised in the Roman Catholic faith, and saw first hand the rituals they preform like saying hail Mary! Bow the knee to a statue of a likeness of Mary, and Christ!
Please read the following article: The Roman Catholic Church: Catholicism and the Bible.
Can the teaching and practices of the Roman Catholic Church be found in the Bible? What about the authority of the Pope, church councils, tradition, and church law?
Do the Scriptures authorize the teachings of Catholicism about the Mass (Eucharist), transubstantiation, purgatory, indulgences, abstinence, celibacy, Lent, confession to priests, communion, immaculate conception, the perpetual virginity of Mary, and prayer to saints and Mary? Is the Catholic church really the one true church according to the Bible?---Gospel Way
And this article: Innocent Statues or Idolatry?--by Mike Thomas
" The ultimate flaws in religious icons are in elevating humans to the status of praise (“saints”) and in depending on these artificial images to give us special guidance in life. There is no more power in that cross around a person’s neck than in the chain used to hold it. It’s just a chunk of metal that has been fashioned in such a way to satisfy human superstition, which in the first century was called idolatry (I Corinthians 10:14). The faces on the statues may have changed, but the sinful motive in praying to these images remains the same. "
Why did I bring this up?
The article below brought this topic to mind. The Bible records what happens to nations who builds statues of false gods, and worship them. You can read 1&2 Samuel, and 1&2 Kings to see what happened to the people of Israel who were worshiped idols, they lost their nation, and God use the Babylonians to destroy Jerusalem, thus their nation because of idolatry.
And the Roman Catholic Church is guilty of idolatry.
Thankfully people like Martin Luther, started church reform, and other churches of Christianity sprung up, they took away the statues, the painted murals and so forth began worshiping God the correct way.
Just imagine, Mary, the mother of Jesus of Nazareth saw a statue of her, and people kneeling down to it, and chanting "Hail Mary"! Mary, being a Jewish woman living in the 1st Century would say about it! She would be appalled by it! She, would demand to have that thing torn down I would think! What about Christ Jesus, Himself would respond seeing a statue of HIM! He would immediately destroy it!
So, just maybe without knowing it, this Marxist, is doing God's will?!
I know the motives of this Shaun King isn't about doing God's Will, only his twisted Marxist agenda of destroying our culture, way of life, and freedoms. But, God at times uses bad a character like King to do His will. Something to ponder!
Related news story: Shaun King’s Demand We Smash ‘White European’ Jesus Images Is Bigoted And Ignorant
The Son of Man who suffered and died for the sins of all mankind is not at all constrained by our petty differences and fights over skin tone.--The Federalist
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WORLD NEWS HEADLINES:
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After nearly two years and 2,280 deaths, the world’s second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is finally over, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
The decision by the United States to authorize sanctions targeting staff at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is “a direct attack to the institution’s judicial independence”, UN human rights experts said on Thursday.
The internet and new digital tools are being manipulated as never before to infringe on people’s right to free assembly, the UN’s top rights official said on Thursday, in a call for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology during peaceful demonstrations.
Innovation and experimentation are helping a coffee farm in the US state of Hawaii to prosper in a competitive market, an approach which has helped the company to get through the global COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 35 million people around the world now suffer from drug addiction, according to the latest annual report on the scourge, from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released on Thursday, which also analyzes the far-reaching impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global drug markets.
The UN Secretary-General has called on Israel to scrap plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, a move that could occur as early as next week.
A massive dust storm currently blanketing many parts of the Caribbean, posing a significant threat to regional health, has revealed the importance of having effective warning systems in place, the World Meteorological Office (WMO) said on Friday.
Syrian communities devastated by years of civil war now face an “unprecedented” hunger crisis, just as urgent action is needed to prevent COVID-19 from spreading, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
Millions of children in the heart of the world’s worst humanitarian disaster could be pushed to the brink of starvation, due to huge shortfalls in humanitarian aid funding amid the coronavirus pandemic, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
Torture is an “egregious abuse of human rights”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, the International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture.
New records for extreme lightning bursts, or ‘megaflashes’, during 2019, have been made official, more than doubling the size and duration of the previous record flashes, the UN’s weather agency, WMO, announced on Thursday.
UN PRESS RELEASES:
From the US Mission to the UN:
" The United States cares deeply about the people in the region and we believe that the status quo hurts both the Israelis and the Palestinians, and that no one benefits from the existing situation – a perpetual limbo of suffering, lost opportunities, reliance on foreign assistance, and repeated cycles of violence, war, and destruction."
" U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, and U.S. Special Representative for Iran and Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Brian Hook, virtually briefed the UN Security Council on a proposed resolution to extend the arms embargo on Iran. Conventional arms restrictions under UN Security Council Resolution 2231 are set to expire on October 18. Special Representative Hook noted that the Security Council should be united over its concern with Iranian arms transfers, and that it has maintained arms restrictions on Iran since 2007. He updated Security Council members on the full range of Iran’s malign activity, including its September 2019 direct attack on Saudi Arabia. Given that Iran has neither abided by current restrictions nor demonstrated a change in its threatening behavior, Special Representative Hook and Ambassador Craft called on Security Council members to extend the arms embargo."
" The United States remains fully committed to assisting Afghanistan achieve a political settlement to the conflict. Recent developments reflect the promise of peace and the critical challenges that must be overcome to end a conflict that claims Afghan lives every single day. The Afghan government and the Taliban have taken important steps toward intra-Afghan negotiations that include the Afghan government, other Afghan leaders, including civil society and women’s groups, and the Taliban."
June 25th marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War. The United States will never forget those from the United States, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and other countries under the United Nations Command who laid down their lives in the name of our shared values of freedom and democracy. The U.S. commitment to the defense of the ROK remains ironclad. The alliance continues to work toward our shared goals of securing peace, stability, and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific. We have formed a robust economic relationship and collaborated in the areas of science and health, most recently in our cooperation in responding to and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. We honor those American and ROK troops, and all who stood with them, for their bravery and sacrifice in the Korean War.
NATIONAL HEADLINES:
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IMPROVING OUTCOMES: President Donald J. Trump is taking monumental action to strengthen America’s foster care and adoption system, promoting better outcomes for children and families.
The alliance between the United States and South Korea is a special bond built on mutual trust, shared values and an enduring friendship, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said.
A Houston pharmacist and his wife were sentenced today for their roles in an approximately $21.8 million Department of Labor (DOL) - Office of Workers Compensation Programs and Federal Employees Compensation Act fraud scheme.
United States Settles Disability Discrimination Case Involving Residents and Prospective Residents of a Senior Housing Community
The United States announced yesterday that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has approved a consent order resolving allegations that three defendants — Heritage Senior Living LLC; Westrum Hanover LP; and GAHC3 Bethlehem PA ILF LLC — violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against residents and prospective residents with disabilities at Traditions of Hanover (Traditions), a senior housing apartment complex in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The Justice Department yesterday filed a statement of interest in Hawaii federal court in support of a lawsuit filed by Nevada and California residents who own property in Hawaii challenging a measure by Gov. David Ige in response to COVID‑19 that mandates a 14-day self-quarantine for individuals entering Hawaii.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today the Department of Education has approved four additional career and technical education (CTE) plans. Arkansas, Mississippi, Nevada and Tennessee are the latest states to have their CTE plans approved under the new, bipartisan Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V), which was signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on July 31, 2018.
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2020 – Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) forged a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) by signing the National Programmatic Agreement among the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Programs, National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation for Sequencing Section 106 (USDA-RD NPA).
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is joining the global public health community to mark the end of the Ebola Virus Disease (Ebola) outbreak in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The DRC Ministry of Health (MOH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) officially announced the end of the outbreak that national and international response partners have been fighting since August 2018.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Fintepla (fenfluramine), a Schedule IV controlled substance, for the treatment of seizures associated with Dravet syndrome in patients age 2 and older. Dravet syndrome is a life-threatening, rare and chronic form of epilepsy. It is often characterized by severe and unrelenting seizures despite medical treatment.
WASHINGTON - The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it is awarding $962,160 in funding to HUD Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) agencies in New York, Louisiana, Rhode Island, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California, Texas, Indiana, Florida, Nebraska, Hawaii, South Carolina, Maryland, Michigan, Connecticut, and New Jersey to support activities related to COVID-19. The awards to the nineteen organizations are part of $1.5 million in Partnership and Special Enforcement Effort funds being provided to FHAP agencies through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) of 2020, which President Trump signed into law to provide federal agencies with the resources needed to combat COVID-19.
The location will be the 46th EnVision Center to be named.
Videos emphasize the joy of reading and the importance of educational advancement.
Trump Administration moves to suspend foreign worker visas as nation undertakes economic recovery following COVID-19 closures.
OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION:
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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) voted to support the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, a comprehensive bill he helped introduce with the Congressional Black Caucus focused on structural changes to combat police brutality, raise standards, and address racial injustice.
Port Angeles, WA - Last Thursday, Rep. Kilmer joined in introducing legislation to provide financial relief to struggling outdoor recreation industries and make historic investments in Conservation Corps and Public Lands Service Organizations. The 21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act, introduced by Kilmer and Reps. Joe Neguse (CO-02), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), and Deb Haaland (NM-01), provides critical funds to support the natural resource management and conservation workforce that underpins the health of our public lands. Additionally, the legislation bolsters wildfire prevention and preparedness to protect the health and safety of communities during the unparalleled combination of threats posed by wildfire season and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cantwell: When it comes to civil rights, Americans “want justice” - “a report… is not enough”
only has 31 available affordable units for every 100 extremely low-income renter households.
Bill to expedite renaming efforts comes after the Republican-led Senate Armed Services Committee passed bipartisan version of proposal to rename bases and all military assets within three years
“…Republicans who truly want more accountability and justice in our laws and in law enforcement should begin working with Democrats on meaningful, long-overdue changes…”
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WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against four steel, aluminum, and iron companies operating within Iran’s metals sector, including one subsidiary of Mobarakeh Steel Company — Iran’s largest steel manufacturer.
The state of California demonstrates its reluctance to foster a good business environment on a regular basis and with seeming alacrity, and one bugaboo du jour among the Golden State’s policymakers is the area of alleged misclassification of independent contractors. The upshot of their position is that employers deliberately fail to categorize such contractors as employees to avoid the extra costs and liability that attach to an employer-employee relationship.---US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday released the results of its stress tests for 2020 and additional sensitivity analyses that the Board conducted in light of the coronavirus event.
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel announced today a time-limited settlement offer to certain taxpayers with pending docketed Tax Court cases involving syndicated conservation easement transactions. Taxpayers eligible for this offer will be notified by letter with the applicable terms.
WASHINGTON, DC – With school and summer activity schedules greatly altered as America continues to re-open in the wake of the coronavirus, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) today issued two Field Assistance Bulletins to clarify issues relevant to the pandemic’s effects on the workplace.
Bees and other pollinators, including birds, bats, butterflies, moths, flies, wasps, beetles, and small mammals, play a critical role in our food production system. A healthy pollinator population is vital to producing marketable commodities.
The Federal Trade Commission will require casino operator Eldorado Resorts, Inc. to divest casino-related assets in the South Lake Tahoe area of Nevada, and the Bossier City-Shreveport area of Louisiana, to settle charges that Eldorado’s $17.3 billion agreement to acquire Caesars Entertainment Corporation likely would be anticompetitive in those markets.
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ALL WASHINGTONIONS MUST WEAR MASK UNTIL CURE IS FOUND!
Related press release: Inslee announces statewide mask mandate
Beginning June 26, every Washingtonian in an indoor public space, or in an outside public space when unable to physically distance from others, will be legally required to wear a face covering.
Related news stories:
Washington governor announces misdemeanor charges for people who don't wear masks---Washington Times
Starting Friday, individuals in Washington state who don’t wear face masks in public could face a misdemeanor charge, Gov. Jay Inslee announced.
Gov. Inslee orders masks to be worn in public to help stem spread of coronavirus---Seattle Times
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee Tuesday announced a statewide mandate requiring facial coverings in public to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, as cases again begin to rise in Washington.
MESSAGE FROM SHERIFF BENEDICT REGARDING MANDATORY FACE COVERING ORDER
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In a press release on FB:
Gov. Jay Inslee and Secretary of Health John Wiesman have announced a statewide mandatory face covering order will take effect Friday, June 26.
The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office will continue to focus on education and engagement regarding state orders related to the coronavirus crisis. While violations of the state orders are misdemeanors, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office has not detained, cited, or arrested any violators.
The statewide face covering order is a public health and safety measure. It is not a mandate for law enforcement to detain, cite or arrest violators.
The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office will continue to communicate with and encourage citizens to make safety-focused decisions and follow all health-based directives.
The statewide mandate requires people over the age of 5 to wear face coverings generally while they are in any indoor or outdoor public space.
Masks will not be required outdoors when people can stay more than 6 feet apart from each other, while indoors at home with others, or while alone in a vehicle.
While children under 5 are exempt, the order recommends kids between the ages of 3 and 5 wear facial coverings.
Also exempt from the governor’s order: people who cannot wear a mask for medical reasons, or people when they are communicating with someone who is deaf or hard of hearing.
The order will recognize times when people can remove their masks, such as when they are eating at a restaurant or engaged in a recreational activity either alone or with members of their household.
Together, we will continue to address the public health threat of COVID 19, as we also work to safely reopen our economic, social and civic systems.
We trust our residents, businesses, elected leaders, health officials, and each other to do what is necessary during this unique time of shared medical vulnerability and gradual return to social and economic normalcy.
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Over wearing mask policy!
In an emailed press release from the Washington State COVID-19 task force, retired general James Mattis released the following on the policy which Gov. Inslee announced earlier this week regarding face coverings
" Retired Gen. James Mattis urges Washingtonians to stay united, wear face coverings to fight COVID-19
Camp Murray, WA — As communities across the state experience spikes in the number of positive COVID-19 cases, former U.S. Defense Secretary, Gen. (R) James Mattis is urging Washingtonians to follow physical distancing recommendations and wear face coverings to help slow the spread.
“The good news is we’re making progress,” Mattis says in a public service announcement. “And that is good news but we’re not at the end of the road. Make sure we’re wearing the face masks and we keep the social distancing. And let’s not go out more than we have to.”
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Inslee and Wiesman announce pause on county progressions to Phase 4Gov. Jay Inslee and Sec. John Wiesman announced today the Washington State Department of Health is putting a pause on counties moving to Phase 4 though the “Safe Start” phased approach. Rising cases across the state and concerns about continued spread of the COVID virus have made Phase 4, which would essentially mean no restrictions, impossible at this time. Eight counties were eligible to move from Phase 3 to Phase 4 before the pause. "Phase 4 would mean a return to normal activity and we can’t do that now due to the continued rise in cases across the state," Inslee said. "We all want to get back to doing all the things we love in Washington during the summer, and fully open our economy, but we aren’t there yet. This is an evolving situation and we will continue to make decisions based on the data." "The best thing Washingtonians can do to slow the spread of the virus and save lives is to wear facial coverings, continue to maintain physical distancing and good hygiene practices," Wiesman said. "Now that testing supplies are available, it is critical to get a test if you have any symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 or have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19." Wiesman sent a letter to local and tribal health leaders throughout the state on Saturday. The letter states: "Dear Local and Tribal Health Leaders, "I am writing to let you know Governor Inslee and I have decided to pause progression to Phase 4 statewide. "We decided to prohibit any counties from moving into phase 4 at this time due to increasing COVID-19 activity across the state and significant rebounds in COVID-19 activity in several other states. The changes between Phase 3 and Phase 4, especially with regards to gathering size and occupancy rates, could further increase the spread of COVID-19 in our state, even in communities that have very low rates of disease. The progress we’ve made thus far is at risk, therefore we are making the prudent choice to slow down our phased approach to reopening. "In the next couple of weeks, I will work with Governor Inslee and his team to assess the need for a modified approach for moving beyond Phase 3. I will communicate that decision to you when we have more information. Counties that are currently able to apply to move from Phase 1 or 2 are still able to apply when eligible. "Thank you for your continued work to protect the health of Washingtonians during this unprecedented time." From an emailed press release |
In Other state news....
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that Monsanto will pay $95 million to resolve Ferguson’s lawsuit over the company’s manufacturing, marketing and distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). This is Washington’s largest independent state environmental recovery against a single entity.
Convergent sent 75,466 collection letters pushing Washington consumers to “settle” old debts without disclosing that the statute of limitations had expired.
Washington’s Office of Crime Victims Advocacy announces final grant awards from federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding for crisis services, advocacy and outreach in 20 tribal communities.
Initial regular claims for unemployment benefits increased slightly from the previous week.
OLYMPIA – With summer heating up, now’s a great time to get out on the water, and the 2020-2021 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet is your essential guide to fishing statewide.
OLYMPIA – Recreational shrimpers realized high catch rates in the Discovery Bay district this year, reaching annual quotas in just two days.
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in cooperation with partner agencies, is implementing the following changes in burn restrictions on DNR-protected lands. Check with local jurisdictions for additional restrictions and use of residential fire pits.
****EDITORIALS & LOCAL MEETING AGENDA'S****
This next election could bring about the destruction of all we hold dear if we refuse to fight---Patriot Post.
They Knew They Were Pilgrims: Plymouth Colony and the Contest for American Liberty, by John G. Turner
We saw it in the 1930s. And on a larger scale, we’re seeing it now.---American Spectator
Democrat Rep. Pressley: ‘Black Lives Matter Is A Mandate,’ ‘Pay Us What You Owe Us’--Daily News Wire
(CNSNews.com) - Former NFL Star Burgess Owens, who is now running for Congress in Utah, sent out a tweet on Thursday noting the difference between the peaceful civil rights demonstrations the Rev. Martin Luther King led in the 1960s and the violent demonstrations that have occurred in the United States recently.
LOCAL MEETINGS & AGENDA'S
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He became the ultimate sacrifice
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Matthew 16:25 NKJV
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