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  • Woke Pastors Claim That God the Father Worships US

    03/18/2024 6:34:52 PM PDT · by Morgana · 10 replies
    Protestia ^ | March 18, 2024 | staff
    ermell Witherspoon and Royce Yeun are the impastors of Common Good Church in Bellevue, WA, one-two punch combination of Christ-hating heretics if there ever was one. Four years ago, Yeun preached a message titled “-Isms: Heterosexism,” which argued Christians need to “shift” their understanding of what the Bible says about queer affirmation. Their church swiftly did that very thing, coming to “fully affirm and celebrate our LGBTQIA+ siblings and believe that everyone— no matter their sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status— belongs here and can share in the worship, rites, sacraments, membership, and leadership of this church.” Four months...
  • AMERICA PRAYER VIGIL (March 15, 2024) *PRAYER*

    03/14/2024 9:33:45 PM PDT · by norsky · 18 replies
    March 14, 2024 | Free Republic Intercessors
    Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14) Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.
  • Ukraine arrests priest for branding ‘Azov’ Nazis

    03/06/2024 1:43:53 PM PST · by Navy Patriot · 9 replies
    The Press United ^ | March 6, 2024
    The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has arrested a cleric in the Cherkasy Diocese for allegedly making pro-Russian social media posts and defaming the members of “Azov” as Nazis, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) confirmed on Wednesday. Ukrainian authorities did not name the suspect, but the SBU had posted on its Telegram channel on Tuesday that it searched the residence of Archpriest Boris Brodovsky, suspecting him of “anti-Ukrainian and pro-Russian statements.” “We tried to contact him, but we can’t get through to him,” Archpriest Georgy Pogranichny of the Cherkasy Diocese told the media. “The SBU officers probably confiscated the phone...
  • Woke Church of England Posts Job for Anti-Racist Officer to ‘Deconstruct Whiteness’

    03/02/2024 11:55:37 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 17 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 03/02/2024 | Kurt Zindulka
    The Church of England has sparked backlash after posting a job for an anti-racism official who will be tasked with the mission of “deconstructing whiteness”. This week, the Church of England Dioceses in the West Midlands announced that it is looking for an “anti-racism practice officer” who will be paid £36,000 per year. The posting stated that the position would entail identifying “internal and external resistance to addressing issues of anti-racism in a way that develops understandings of equality and positions everyone to take an equal role”.
  • AMERICA Prayer Vigil March 1, 2024

    02/29/2024 8:30:40 PM PST · by norsky · 19 replies
    AMERICA Prayer Vigil Feb. 29 2024 | Free Republic Intercessors
    Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14) Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.
  • ‘We need to approach. Father God, just be with us. Forgive us our sins.’ Police Release Bodycam Footage of Lakewood Church Shooting

    02/27/2024 10:39:10 AM PST · by Morgana · 11 replies
    Protestia ^ | February 27, 2024 | staff
    Police have released bodycam and security footage of the shooting in Lakewood church, showing the chaos and terror of the encounter. On February 11, 2024 Genesse Moreno entered Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church with an AR-15 and opened fire, causing people to flee and take cover. Minutes later, she was dead and two people were injured, including the shooter’s seven-year-old son, who was shot in the head three times and remains in critical condition. As soon as the shooting begins, the off-duty officers instantly start towards the gunfire, with one saying, “We need to approach. Father God, just be with us....
  • Report: Attacks on Churches Increased 800% in 6 Years

    02/23/2024 12:16:21 PM PST · by Morgana · 13 replies
    Breitbart ^ | February 22, 2024 | Katherine Hamilton
    Attacks on churches have increased nearly 800 percent in less than six years, indicating that “hostility against U.S. churches is not only on the rise but also accelerating,” a Family Research Council (FRC) report found. Between 2018 and 2023, FRC identified 915 acts of hostility against churches in the United States by analyzing open-source documents, reports, and media outlets. In just the last year alone (between January and November of 2023), 436 acts of hostility against churches occurred, according to the report. “This was more than double the number of incidents in all 12 months of 2022, which was 195....
  • NYC Cathedral offers official Mass of Reparation to reconsecrate St Patrick's after outcry over trans activist funeral

    02/17/2024 7:21:25 PM PST · by george76 · 31 replies
    Post Millennial ^ | Feb 17, 2024 | Thomas Stevenson
    St. Patrick's Cathedral "only knew that family and friends were requesting a funeral Mass for a Catholic, and had no idea our welcome and prayer would be degraded in such a sacrilegious and deceptive way." The Archdiocese of New York which operates the St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City said that it shares the "outrage over the scandalous behavior at a funeral" earlier in the week for a trans activist and offered "an appropriate Mass of Reparation" to reconsecrate the cathedral. The funeral proceedings celebrated blasphemy, whoredom, and had prayers for access to sex changes. According to the statement,...
  • Senate Democrats Propose Bill That Would Criminalize Armed Church Security

    02/17/2024 10:10:38 AM PST · by Morgana · 60 replies
    Protestia ^ | February 17, 2024 | Paul Brown
    A recent Lifeway survey of Protestant pastors shows that armed congregants protect more than 50% of protestant churches. While these security arrangements vary in their level of sophistication on a church-by-church basis, nearly the same number of pastors who report the use of armed congregants report that there is an intentional plan in place to prepare for threats posed by an active shooter. Though various state and local laws currently regulate and limit the use of concealed carry weapons by church security teams in various locale, a proposed federal law would criminalize the preparations made by many armed church security...
  • The Media Is Covering Up Key Facts About the Lakewood Church Shooter's Motivations

    02/16/2024 10:25:29 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 24 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 02/16/2024 | Robert Spencer
    When Genesse Ivonne Moreno opened fire at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston last Sunday, establishment media reports had the typical focus: she was schizophrenic, possibly thought of herself as a man, yet was still able to buy a gun with no problem, and the real problem is that Texas has no red flag law. While there can be little doubt that Moreno was severely deranged, the media reports are ignoring elements of the story that shed light on Moreno’s motives. Now, why might that be? One reason is that the left’s favorite religion is involved. Moreno made a donation...
  • AMERICA Prayer Vigil (Feb. 16, 2024) [Prayer]

    02/16/2024 5:14:04 AM PST · by norsky · 19 replies
    Feb. 16, 2024 | Free Republic Intercessors
    Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14) Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.
  • Transgender woman who opened fire in church had ‘Free Palestine’ written on rifle

    02/13/2024 6:36:08 PM PST · by Roman_War_Criminal · 21 replies
    World Israel News ^ | 2/12/24 | Staff
    A transgender woman armed with an AR-15 rifle opened fire inside a Texas megachurch on Sunday afternoon, bearing the words ‘Free Palestine’ on her weapon, as reported by various media outlets. Accompanied by a young child, whose relationship to the shooter remains unclear, the woman made a false claim of possessing a bomb, later refuted by Houston police who found no explosives in her backpack or car during a thorough search. Prior to being subdued by law enforcement, the woman allegedly sprayed an unidentified substance on the ground, as per CNN reports. Authorities have emphasized a meticulous investigation to ensure...
  • Megachurch Shooter, an Alien Who Should Have Been Deported, Likely Voted in 2020 Election

    02/13/2024 6:32:21 PM PST · by Rummyfan · 26 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 13 Feb 2024 | Athena Thornea
    By now, you're aware that on Sunday afternoon, a deranged woman brought her young son and an AR-15 into Joel Osteen's Lakewood megachurch and opened fire. After the smoke cleared, the shooter, Genesse Ivonne Moreno, 36, had been killed by two off-duty officers. A 57-year-old man had taken a round in the leg; he was treated at a medical facility and released. And Moreno's seven-year-old son had been shot in the head. The boy remains in critical condition with a poor prognosis. It's unclear whether Moreno herself shot her child, but then, there are a lot of confusing details still...
  • The Lakewood Church Shooter Story is Not so Simple: It turns out it is the other subject the media often initially omits from a breaking news story - the shooter was transgender.

    02/12/2024 9:10:36 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 43 replies
    Hotair ^ | 02/12/2024 | Karen Townsend
    The news is breaking today that the person who walked into Lakewood Church in Houston on Sunday afternoon and opened fire was transgender. I have been waiting for more information about this shooting, as a Houstonian, and as a media observer. When the shooting was breaking news, one aspect of the story didn't sit well with me. It seemed as though local law enforcement and the media were not transparent with all they knew. It seemed like they were holding back. Frankly, I was waiting for the shooter to be identified as an illegal alien. It turns out it is...
  • Vanity: Illegal Alien Trans Lakewood Shooter Voted in 2020 Election?

    02/12/2024 7:31:11 PM PST · by TigerClaws · 33 replies
    Lakewood Church shooter, an El Salvadorian immigrant (likely illegal) was previously detained by ICE, but records show she also voted in the 2020 general election????
  • The shooter at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church has been identified as a transgender Bernie Sanders supporter

    02/12/2024 4:33:19 PM PST · by conservative98 · 18 replies
    X ^ | 2.12.24 | Collin Rugg
    JUST IN: The shooter at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church has been identified as a transgender Bernie Sanders supporter. Shocker. The individual was identified as Genesse Moreno who was previously known as Jeffery Escalante. Moreno, who is clearly unstable, allegedly brought a 5-year old to the shooting who was shot during the incident. The child is in critical condition. The gun that was used to carry out the mass shooting allegedly had "Palestine" on it.| Back in 2020, Moreno shared a photo of Bernie Sanders on Instagram with the caption: "I WANT HIM IN THE OFFICE as the US PRESIDENT."
  • Lakewood Church shooter identified after police descend on Conroe home

    02/12/2024 9:14:54 AM PST · by tuffydoodle · 91 replies
    Chron.com ^ | 2/12-2024 | Allyson Ackerman, Kennedy Sessions
    The shooter who entered Lakewood Church on Sunday with a long rifle and child in tow has been identified as Genesse Ivonne Moreno, according to multiple sources. The 36-year-old previously identified as Jeffrey Escalante and had prior arrests for assault, forgery, marijuana possession, theft, evading and unlawful carrying of a weapon, according to KHOU's Jeremy Rogalski. Accoring to a Texas Department of Public Safety records search, her criminal report dates back to 2005. Members of the FBI, Conroe Police Department, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Houston Police Department and Texas Rangers arrived at a Conroe home hours after the Sunday shooting...
  • Harrowing video shows worshippers fleeing Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church with small kids as two off-duty cops battle female shooter who opened fire on congregation

    02/12/2024 8:07:58 AM PST · by Morgana · 29 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | February 12, 2024 | Germania Rodriguez Poleo
    A harrowing video shows the moment worshippers at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church ran for cover as shots rang out in the Texas congregation. The footage captured the horrifying seconds after a woman in a trench coat shot up the Houston megachurch of the celebrity pastor - before being killed by two off-duty cops. The suspect entered the building during a Spanish-language sermon with a five-year-old boy shortly before 2pm and the child was shot and critically injured. Images from the scene show the chaotic moment terrified congregants run to safety after hearing several shots fired. Police Chief Troy Finner said...
  • BREAKING: Joel Osteen church shooter identified as Genesse Moreno, also went by Jeffrey: local media

    02/12/2024 8:21:12 AM PST · by conservative98 · 87 replies
    PM ^ | 2.12.24 | Libby Emmons
    The individual who walked into Joel Osteen's Lakewood, Texas church on Sunday and pulled out a gun was identified as Genesse Ivonne Moreno, 36. Moreno had a 4 or 5-year-old child when entering the church wearing a trenchcoat. Local news reports that multiple sources have said that Genesse Ivonne Moreno is suspected of being the "armed woman" who was killed at the church Sunday. Reports indicated that the shooter was female, but it has since been revealed that Moreno was male. Moreno was shot and killed by off duty officers, and the weapon was emblazoned with the slogan "Free Palestine."...
  • 'Evil will not prevail!' Joel Osteen says he's 'devastated' by shooting at his 16,800-seat Houston megachurch that saw female shooter killed and five-year-old boy critically injured - as cops raid house connected to suspect

    02/12/2024 3:46:11 AM PST · by Morgana · 31 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | February 12, 2024 | Stephen M. Lepore
    Celebrity pastor Joel Osteen has said he's 'devastated' by the shooting at his Houston megachurch after two off-duty cops killed the shooter. Two other people were shot and injured, including a five-year-old boy who was hospitalized in critical condition. Osteen wrote on X that his 'community is devastated by today's events and grateful for the swift actions of law enforcement.' 'In the face of such darkness, we must hold onto our faith and remember that evil will not prevail,' he added. 'God will guide us through the darkest of times. Together, we will rise above this tragedy and stand firm...