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2024-11-06T02:13:19-07:00

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What of the Palestinians?

Last updated on: November 6, 2024 at 2:13 am By Rebecca Hamilton

So … what of the Palestinians? I recently wrote a post discussing the sudden onslaught of violent anti-semitism facing American Jews within the context of American far left and far right politics. But when you’re dealing with people, each side always has another side. Long, drawn out historic injustices always seem to become absolutely serpentine in their complexities. The current situation is a horror movie that the whole world is watching. Israel was attacked. The war truly is forced upon... Read more

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2023-11-07T08:01:47-07:00

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Jewish Americans are Stunned by Sudden Rise of Anti-Semitism

Last updated on: November 7, 2023 at 8:01 am By Rebecca Hamilton

I have read comments by Jewish people expressing their dismay that the far left has switched into rabid anti-semitism in such an addlepated one-step fashion. These Jewish people thought they were part of the far left, that these newly-minted anti-semites were their friends. Then … snap! … their “friends” are backing people who call for the annihilation of Jews. I have heard from other Jewish people who say that they are afraid to wear their Star of David jewelry. They are afraid... Read more

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2023-10-17T09:37:59-06:00

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Today is a Day of Prayer and Fasting for the Holy Land

Last updated on: October 17, 2023 at 9:37 am By Rebecca Hamilton

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has called for Christians worldwide to join together in a day of fasting, abstinence and prayer for peace and reconciliation in the Holy Land. This is the same Cardinal Pierbattista who offered to give himself as a hostage to Hamas in exchange for the kidnapped Israeli children. Our Holy Father, Pope Francis has echoed this call. You don’t have to be Orthodox Catholic or Roman Catholic to join this. You can be... Read more

2023-10-16T19:42:20-06:00

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Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem Offers to Exchange Himself for Hostages

Last updated on: October 16, 2023 at 7:42 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

“I am ready for an exchange, anything, if this can lead to freedom, to bring the children home. No problem. There is total willingness on my part,” Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, has offered to exchange himself for the child hostages Hamas is holding. Cardinal Pierbattista is the leader of the Latin Rite Catholics in Israel and Gaza. Christians are a minority in Gaza. While many of them are Orthodox and Roman Catholic, there are... Read more

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2023-10-12T14:03:13-06:00

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Once Again, America is the Arsenal of Democracy.

Last updated on: October 12, 2023 at 2:03 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Americans can be proud of the way President Biden has handled both the war in Ukraine and the current crisis in the Middle East. Franklin Roosevelt said “America is the arsenal of democracy.” That is true. We have been the arsenal of democracy for many decades. President Biden’s response to the ruthless invasion of Ukraine by Putin and the bloody attack on Israeli civilians last weekend has been to continue that role. He healed our damaged alliances with NATO and... Read more

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2023-10-11T11:15:28-06:00

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God help us to conquer the menace of evil.

Last updated on: October 11, 2023 at 11:15 am By Rebecca Hamilton

We are swimming in a sea of evil. The pillars of civilized society are shaken by corruption of faith and false idols of power. Here in America, our clergy sell the Cross for access to political power and money. Savage warfare in the mis-used name of God bears down on people in the Middle East, while equally savage warfare seeks to enslave Ukraine in the name of the avaricious dreams of empire of one sin-sick and evil man. We are... Read more

2024-11-15T22:55:06-07:00

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Israel, America and the Price of Political Chaos

Last updated on: November 15, 2024 at 10:55 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Israel has been attacked and hundreds Israeli citizens are dead. Many others have been taken hostage. The whole world has seen the videos of bleeding, terrified Israelis with hoods over their heads being shoved and slung around by Hamas “soldiers” triumphantly yelling “Allah Akbar.” We’ve seen the photos of the gutted buildings and bodies lying in the streets. I watched the speech given by the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations in which he said that this was going to... Read more

2024-11-06T02:35:46-07:00

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Called to Follow Jesus

Last updated on: November 6, 2024 at 2:35 am By Rebecca Hamilton

Following Jesus Christ, the real Jesus Christ, and living by the light of the Holy Spirit always leads to sanity. The Peace that Passes all Understanding is real. I have felt it. The forgiveness of sins is also real, but it is not free. It costs repentance, and that costs seeing yourself for what you are. It requires giving up the self-righteous nonsense of being your own god and following the real God. And that means, for most adults, a... Read more

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2023-08-25T11:36:15-06:00

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Is Trump’s Nomination for President Inevitable? Thinking through the Numbers.

Last updated on: August 25, 2023 at 11:36 am By Rebecca Hamilton

Trump has been the projected winner of the Republican presidential nomination since before he announced his candidacy. Talking heads in print news, network news, cable news, podcasts and the blogosphere, are sharply divided on most things. But on this they are unanimous: Polling shows that Trump will be the Republican Party’s nominee in 2024. They are so sure Trump will win that they are saying that Trump’s opponents are not running for the nomination, that they are actually auditioning to... Read more

2023-07-26T18:04:08-06:00

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Is ET Dipping and Dodging and Playing Footsie with Us?

Last updated on: July 26, 2023 at 6:04 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Today, the House held a bi-partisan hearing on UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), or, as we little folk like to call them UFOs. Several reputable military personnel testified under oath to events they said they personally had witnessed. Meanwhile, over in the Senate, Chuck Schumer has come up with legislation to declassify documents on the subject. The cherry on top is that a couple of years ago former President Obama allowed as how “there is something ‘very interesting’ about UFOs,” that... Read more

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