May 14, 2018: Religious Zealots Speak as U.S. Moves Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

 

5/14/18: The president formally announces movement of the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Jared Kushner speaks at the opening ceremony. Ivanka is all smiles. Pastor Robert Jeffress offers a heartfelt prayer. 

An Israeli newspaper quickly takes issue with the choice of Jeffress to speak. “If the Trump administration’s intention was to offend Jewish sensibilities with its pick of an evangelical minister to give a prayer at the opening of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, it succeeded.” 

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Hating Jews, Mormons, Hindus, Buddhists, Catholics, and Muslims.

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Jeffress, an Evangelical firebrand, has made it clear he believes Jews will someday roast in Perdition. Mormons, he says, are part of a cult. Turn up the flames for them too. Hindus and Buddhists are just as bad. He has labeled the Catholic Church “the genius of Satan.” As for Islam, you just know Jeffress is going to make Muslims in lands surrounding Israel feel better when he claims their religion is “evil,” “violent” and “false.”

Pastor Hagee and Vice President Pence.

 

Even worse, we learn that Reverend John C. Hagee gave the benediction. Hagee is the person you would pick if you wanted to stir anger among Muslims and convince them the U.S. would never be a fair broker in any Middle East peace discussion. “Islam in general,” Hagee has said, “those who live by the Quran have a scriptural mandate to kill Christians and Jews.” In the Reverend’s warped dreams 200 million Muslims want to “come to America or invade Israel to crush it.” 

Hagee once claimed God punished New Orleans and nearly drowned the city because a Gay Pride parade was scheduled. The day before the gays were set to march, Hurricane Katrina hit. 

God works in mysterious ways, drowning a thousand people, because gays wanted to ride on floats. 

Hagee has also insisted that the Holocaust was part of God’s plan. “How did it happen?” Hagee once asked. “Because God allowed it to happen. Why did it happen? Because God said my top priority for the Jewish people is to get them to come back to the land of Israel.” To set the stage, God thought it might be cool to have six million Jews tortured, gassed, or shot.

 

Hagee and Jeffress put their faith in Bible prophecy, which is fine. It just might not be the kind of belief on which you want to base your nation’s foreign policy. First, they believe, you’ve got to get the Jews back to the Promised Land. Then they retake Jerusalem. Next, you have a lot of hocus pocus. At least one theory involves Russians and Muslims attacking Israel but being defeated with the help of God and the Antichrist, an unexpected duo, like Batman and Beelzebub. The Jews realize the error of their ways. They accept Jesus and the Son of God returns, ushering in a thousand years of earthly bliss, followed by the less-than-blissful End Times. 

And it’s all good – if you’re a Christian, that is.

 

Has Trump given any of this a moment of thought? The tone-deaf President of the United States tweets: “U.S. Embassy opening in Jerusalem will be covered live on @FoxNews & @FoxBusiness. Lead up to 9:00 A.M. (eastern) event has already begun. A great day for Israel!” 

Then: “Big day for Israel. Congratulations!” 

 

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PALESTINIANS ERUPT in fury. Israeli defense forces respond with tear gas, rubber bullets and live fire. The BBC reports that at least 52 Palestinians are killed. Hundreds more are wounded. 

Good times. End times. 

No peace.

December 11, 2019: Lev Forgets a $1 Million Check - 70 Inspector Generals Issue Warning

 

12/11/19: The House of Representatives takes up articles of impeachment for discussion and “markup.” As before, Republican and Democratic lawmakers appear to be looking at entirely different evidence.

 

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Forgetting a check for $1 million from a Russian bank account.

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Let’s go with court documentation. Federal prosecutors have informed a judge that Lev Parnas, who worked with Rudy Giuliani in Ukraine, lied about assets to get a lower bail and should be jailed until trial. At the time of his first hearing in October, Parnas claimed he and his wife had assets of $450,000. 

Somehow, they forgot a check for $1 million, received in September, from a Russian bank account.

 

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DURING DEBATE Wednesday night over the structure and wording of the impeachment articles, Rep. Louie Gohmert decides to defend freedom by naming the whistleblower. Most news media sources refuse to repeat the name – which Gohmert revealed in reading off a list of witnesses he believed should be forced to testify before the House votes on the two articles. 

Louie doesn’t care if the whistleblower’s name is revealed because Louie is the president’s lapdog and has no problem fomenting civil war. 

Again, the battle lines are likely to break along party lines. If you like Trump and think the whistleblowers should not be protected, you might want to read the warning letter penned by 70 Inspector Generals, representing agencies across the federal government. 

If you’re a conservative, and truly fear Big Government, as conservatives used to claim, you should not forget that whistleblowers are often instrumental in revealing the crimes and machinations of corrupt officials.

 

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IN BONUS NEWS, President Trump holds a Hanukkah Party at the White House, which is a fine idea. It is not a fine idea to allow 12/11/19: The House of Representatives takes up articles of impeachment for discussion and “markup.” As before, Republican and Democratic lawmakers appear to be looking at entirely different evidence.

 

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Forgetting a check for $1 million from a Russian bank account.

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Let’s go with court documentation. Federal prosecutors have informed a judge that Lev Parnas, who worked with Rudy Giuliani in Ukraine, lied about assets to get a lower bail and should be jailed until trial. At the time of his first hearing in October, Parnas claimed he and his wife had assets of $450,000.

 

Somehow, they forgot a check for $1 million, received in September, from a Russian bank account.

 

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DURING DEBATE Wednesday night over the structure and wording of the impeachment articles, Rep. Louie Gohmert decides to defend freedom by naming the whistleblower. Most news media sources refuse to repeat the name – which Gohmert revealed in reading off a list of witnesses he believed should be forced to testify before the House votes on the two articles.

 

Louie doesn’t care if the whistleblower’s name is revealed because Louie is the president’s lapdog and has no problem fomenting civil war.

 

Again, the battle lines are likely to break along party lines. If you like Trump and think the whistleblowers should not be protected, you might want to read the warning letter penned by 70 Inspector Generals, representing agencies across the federal government.

 

If you’re a conservative, and truly fear Big Government, as conservatives used to claim, you should not forget that whistleblowers are often instrumental in revealing the crimes and machinations of corrupt officials.

 

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IN BONUS NEWS, President Trump holds a Hanukkah Party at the White House, which is a fine idea. It is not a fine idea to allow Pastor Robert Jeffress to speak. First, Trump calls Jeffress a “tremendous faith leader.” 

Jeffress returns the favor, calling Donald “the most pro-faith president in history.” 

Unfortunately, Pastor Jeffress has insulted almost every other religion represented at the party, except Zoroastrians. We have made note of this before, but he believes Mormons are a cult. He has labeled the Catholic Church “the genius of Satan.” As for Islam, you figure he doesn’t like Muslims, whose religion he calls “evil,” “violent” and “false.” Jeffress doesn’t like Hindus or Buddhists either. But this is a Hanukkah event. You’d have to assume an Evangelical firebrand, who has made it clear he believes all Jews will someday burn in Perdition, might not be the choice of “the most pro-faith president in history” to speak. 

Then again, Trump doesn’t really know much about religion. Or history, or government, or science. 

Or anything else. to speak. First, Trump calls Jeffress a “tremendous faith leader.” 

Jeffress returns the favor, calling Donald “the most pro-faith president in history.” 

Trump doesn't care about religion - Jeffress, right, hates most religions.

Unfortunately, Pastor Jeffress has insulted almost every other religion represented at the party, except Zoroastrians. We have made note of this before, but he believes Mormons are a cult. He has labeled the Catholic Church “the genius of Satan.” As for Islam, you figure he doesn’t like Muslims, whose religion he calls “evil,” “violent” and “false.” Jeffress doesn’t like Hindus or Buddhists either. But this is a Hanukkah event. You’d have to assume an Evangelical firebrand, who has made it clear he believes all Jews will someday burn in Perdition, might not be the choice of “the most pro-faith president in history” to speak. 

Then again, Trump doesn’t really know much about religion. Or history, or government, or science. 

Or anything else.