
Alexander F. Venter
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Alexander F. Venter
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Following Jesus: Learning to live a life of love as a father, husband, friend, author, pastor. My resources available at https://t.co/jpc4hLOSoM




Pete Hegseth isn’t just blurring the line between church and state — he’s turning the Pentagon into a command center for a holy war. By bringing in pastors from the Christian Nationalist movement to preach about “overwhelming violence” and denying “mercy” to America’s enemies, Hegseth is announcing something unmistakable: The U.S. military is no longer being treated as an instrument of national policy. It’s being repurposed as an arm of his personal religious crusade. pbs.org/newshour/polit…

Yesterday, at another Christian prayer and worship service at the Pentagon, Christian Nationalist Secretary of War Pete Hegseth prays for God to "pour out your wrath" and "break the teeth of the ungodly," and sanction "overwhelming violence" against "those who deserve no mercy"

Israeli occupation Knesset's National Security Committee approved yesterday a final draft of a bill that would mandate the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners. The bill, which has been a key demand of far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, is now cleared for its final second and third readings in the full Knesset, which could happen as early as next week.  𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙄𝙨𝙧𝙖𝙚𝙡'𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩: •Targeted Application: The law specifically does not apply to Jewish Israelis. •Mandatory Sentencing: If convicted, judges would be required to impose the death penalty; they would no longer have the discretion to issue life sentences instead. •Execution Method & Timeline: Executions would be carried out by hanging within 90 days of a final verdict. •No Right to Appeal or Pardon: The current draft removes the right to appeal the sentence and bars any reduction or pardon once the penalty is imposed. •Judicial Threshold: In military courts, a simple majority of judges—rather than a unanimous decision—would be sufficient to hand down a death sentence. •Retroactive Power: The law could be applied retroactively to prisoners already in custody, including those detained during and after the October 2023 attacks. 

NEW: No modern pope has sustained a campaign of this scope against an active American military operation. In twenty-five days, the U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV has told Christian soldiers to promote peace, ordered Catholic politicians who perpetuate war to go to confession, called for a permanent ban on aerial bombing, and demanded a ceasefire — repeatedly, publicly, and without apology. thelettersfromleo.com/p/hatred-is-in…

Christian Nationalist congressman Andy Ogles just posted this with the following text: "This is a battle of good vs evil. We must reaffirm that our nation was built on Christian principles. ✝️ Join Us 🇺🇸"

INSANE: CCTV footage shows hundreds of Israeli settlers storming the village of Jalud in the West Bank before launching their pogrom, attacking Palestinian homes and setting them on fire in an attempt to burn people alive.

Israelis are now attacking the village of Jalud in Nablus, setting homes and cars on fire and terrorizing families there and you will never see this on CNN or FOX News where is the outrage?

"Jesus Christ has no advantage over Genghis Khan. Because if you are strong enough, ruthless enough, powerful enough, evil will overcome good." -Benjamin Netanyahu We have heard this lie before. The old heresy that the message of Jesus is beautiful but naive… that Jesus was great but not realistic… that the ethics of the Gospel are for individuals but not for dictators… it’s all very familiar. And it is a lie. Rebuke it. In the name of Jesus. Strength through power and force betrays everything we see in Jesus. Netanyahu and Trump may admire Jesus from a distance. But they are spending their lives pursuing the very temptations Jesus resisted in the desert from the devil himself. Jesus doesn’t want fans, he wants disciples. And… “Evil will overcome good” is a direct contradiction of the reoccurring biblical promise that love overcomes evil, and the command from God not to repay evil with evil but to wear evil down with love. Just like Jesus did.

The Israeli military has been deploying in Lebanon the techniques of healthcare destruction it developed in Gaza. In less than three weeks, 128 medical facilities and ambulances bombarded, 40 healthcare workers killed and 107 wounded. Medicide.

We commemorate the 11th anniversary of ISIS terrorists beheading 20 Coptic Christians and one Ghanaian Christian in Libya for refusing to renounce their Christian faith. They were given a choice: convert or die. For Middle Eastern Christians, this is not truly a choice, because the answer is always - we remain with Christ. May the martyrs of the Coptic Church pray for us.🙏🏼✝️









After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC. May God bless America.

Trump: "Cuba is a beautiful island. Great weather. I'll have the honor of taking Cuba. Whether I free it, take it. I think I can do anything I want with it." You elected a predator. Why are you shocked by the results? He treats countries like prey because that's what predators do
