Most Americans do not believe that Christian faiths should have to compromise their traditional beliefs to better adhere to leftist woke ideology, a recent Summit Ministries/McLaughlin and Associates survey found.
Among those who offered an opinion, a solid majority, 68 percent, said traditional Christian faiths should not be forced to “compromise their traditions and beliefs to align with liberal ideology around topics like marriage, transgenderism, and critical race theory.”
President Vladimir Putin blasted the West for trying to “tear apart” Russia and said his offensive in Ukraine aimed to “unite the Russian people”.
Meanwhile in Kyiv, a day after deadly shelling in southern Ukraine, residents held Christmas services on Sunday, defying Russian spiritual leaders who celebrate it on January 7.
Putin has used the concept of “historical Russia” to argue that Ukrainians and Russians are one people — undermining Kyiv’s sovereignty and justifying his 10-month offensive in Ukraine.
He said Russia’s “geopolitical opponents (were) aiming to tear apart Russia, the historical Russia,” Putin said in excerpts from an interview to be aired later on Sunday.
A Harvard visiting professor and modern slavery activist exposed the “appalling” cobalt mining industry in the Congo on a recent episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” that went viral. The video has already racked up over one million views and counting.
Siddharth Kara, author of “Cobalt Red: How The Blood of The Congo Powers Our Lives,” told podcast host Joe Rogan that there’s no such thing as “clean cobalt.”
“That’s all marketing,” Kara said.
Crosby likely did not know who Bowie was, while the Thin White Duke hated Little Drummer Boy, and nearly walked out. And yet magic was made
In 1977, few would have put Bing Crosby and David Bowie in the same room. Crosby, 74, was an old-school entertainer, a man famous for dreaming of a white Christmas. Bowie, meanwhile, had spent so long living on a diet of milk and cocaine that he couldn’t remember making Station to Station the year before. And yet, somehow, this odd couple wound up recording one of the best-loved – and most unlikely – Christmas songs ever made.
A partisan cell in Kherson spied on, undermined and even hunted down Russian soldiers. Now that Vladimir V. Putin’s forces are gone, people feel free to talk — and to brag a little.
On a foggy morning a few months ago, Valentyn Dmytrovych Yermolenko, an aging Ukrainian fisherman with a bad back and horrible knees, puttered down a narrow channel off the Dnipro River, his inflatable dinghy cutting through the mist.
His city, Kherson, had been taken over by the Russian Army, and on the floor of his boat, concealed under a fishing net in a black plastic tub, Mr. Yermolenko had hidden three disassembled automatic rifles.
As he took a bend in the river, he recalled, a Russian patrol boat materialized in front of him. A commander standing on the deck in crisp camouflage barked: “Grandpa! Where are you going?”
“The only thing that interests the PA is that events of this kind not be leaked to the media. Fatah regularly exerts heavy pressure on Christians not to report the acts of violence and vandalism from which they frequently suffer, as such publicity could damage the PA’s image as an actor capable of protecting the lives and property of the Christian minority under its rule. Even less does the PA want to be depicted as a radical entity that persecutes religious minorities. That image could have negative repercussions for the massive international, and particularly European, aid the PA receives.” — Dr Edy Cohen, “The Persecution of Christians in the Palestinian Authority,” BESA Center, May 27, 2019.
Vice President Kamala Harris gave dozens of migrants the cold shoulder after two busloads were dumped outside her DC residence on Christmas Eve – one of the coldest nights on record.
The group stood outside in the freezing 18 degree temperatures with some only wearing T-shirts, CNN reported. Some were given blankets and were placed on another bus headed to a local church.
It remains unclear who is responsible for sending the Christmas Eve migrants to the Naval Observatory on Saturday night in dangerously cold temperatures, but Texas Governor Greg Abbott admitted he had sent buses of migrants north, including to a location outside Harris’ home, back in September.
Galleries and museums used to delight us with their festive decorations. Now they prefer low-grade agitprop
Christmas trees in their full extravagant, sumptuous glory are perhaps still best sampled in London’s grander Victorian and Edwardian hotels. Without stretching to drinks or tea at five star prices, the capital’s galleries and museums used to be a reliable second best for this seasonal delight. For any children one had in tow, such baubles sugared the pill of being dragged around another exhibition. Sadly, this Yuletide inducement to early cultural immersion can no longer be offered, as these edifying institutions have either given up on Christmas or – worse – feel obliged to give us some “relevant” message.
Cattle are high-value currency in South Sudan. Men are desperate for a herd to use as a dowry, but their brides get little say in the matter
In the ten years that Dau Deng has been searching for love, one factor has thwarted his dreams again and again.
Cattle. Or rather, a lack of them.
With bold colours and twinkling lights, the setting for King Charles’s first Christmas Speech is a moving tribute to his late mother.
His Majesty recorded the message at the spot in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, where the world was afforded a last glimpse of the Queen’s coffin as it gently descended through the floor in the poignant final moment of her committal service.
Officials say a major crash involving a passenger bus on B.C. Highway 97C, near the Loon Lake exit of the Okanagan Connector, has sent 53 people to hospitals Saturday evening.
DriveBC, the communications arm of the B.C. Ministry of Transportation, first tweeted that there was a “vehicle incident” that shut the highway around 7 p.m. PT. At around 8:30 p.m. PT, B.C. Health Emergency Services tweeted that multiple sets of emergency responders were on the scene of the crash.
Interior Health, the local health-care authority, said in a statement at around 10 p.m. PT that they were not in a position to provide the extent of the injuries for those who were sent to hospital, including whether there were any fatalities. No cause was immediately provided for the crash.
Thousands of people convened in St. Peter’s Square in Rome on Sunday to hear Pope Francis deliver his Christmas Day speech.
The 86-year-old addressed the war in Ukraine while offering prayers for the war-torn country from the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
“May the Lord inspire us to offer concrete gestures of solidarity to assist all those who are suffering, and may he enlighten the minds of those who have the power to silence the thunder of weapons and put an immediate end to this senseless war!” he said.
📹HIGHLIGHTS | Pope Francis celebrated the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord with Mass during the night, held in St. Peter's Basilica. The Christmas Mass had around 7,000 people in attendance, according to the Vatican. #ChristmasEve #Christmas2022 pic.twitter.com/d8cPOQRUar
— EWTN Vatican (@EWTNVatican) December 24, 2022
Mysterious government agencies were involved in censoring content along with Twitter Inc. on the social media platform, journalist Matt Taibbi said in newly-released Twitter Files.
The files—which mostly were internal communications among Twitter executives and employees—show that unspecified agencies worked with Twitter before Elon Musk bought the company.
The agencies were usually referred to as “Other Government Agencies,” or OGA, inside Twitter.
Police and protesters clashed in Paris for a second day after a man on Dec. 23 opened fire at a Kurdish cultural centre and killed three people. A 69-year-old suspect shooter, who was wounded and detained, had since been removed from custody for health reasons.
The Paris prosecutor’s office said in an update on Dec. 24 that the suspect was moved to a police psychiatric facility. Questioning of the suspect was halted on medical grounds prior to his transfer. The man will be presented to an investigating magistrate when his health permits, according to the update.
Import the third-world
Become the third-world!!Kurds in Paris pic.twitter.com/BG1pVQtf7Z
— UK Justice Forum 🇬🇧 Latest Video News Updates! (@Justice_forum) December 24, 2022
La tension monte d’un cran avec des centaines de projectiles en direction des forces de l’ordre en marge de la manifestation kurde. pic.twitter.com/8alFyUxYY7
— Remy Buisine (@RemyBuisine) December 24, 2022
San Francisco’s taxpayer-funded open air Christmas market, hoped to be a wholesome holiday outing for families, is in fact a dystopian hellhole besieged by the city’s famed drug addicts.
At least that’s what concerned residents living near the market have revealed to DailyMail.com, with one property owner filming and posting to social media what she’s described to be a ‘horrible decline’ in the area.
Her clip shows a homeless person under a blanket just a few yards away from the Winter Wanderland market in the sunken Hallidie Plaza, near City Hall.
