DAVID IMMEL

Left: Emir Balat giving the one finger ISIS salute after an attempted bombing in NYC. Right: Zohran Mamdani’s guest giving the one finger ISIS salute as they celebrate Ramadan at City Hall in NYC. Why is no one calling him out on this?

# 📜✨ NEW SONG: “Honor Is Not Worship, KAREN” — Honor isn’t a PIE… it’s a FLAME. Some folks treat honor like a zero-sum pie: If you give *any* honor to Mary or the saints, you must be taking a slice away from Jesus. But Catholics don’t think of glory like pie. We think of it more like a flame. Lighting another candle doesn’t “steal” fire from the first—it fills the room with more light. And that’s the point: when a saint shines, it’s not competition with Christ… it’s evidence that Christ is real, powerful, and still sanctifying people. That’s why the Church uses three different words: • **Latria** = adoration / worship — **God alone** (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) • **Dulia** = honor / veneration — the honor given to God’s friends, His saints • **Hyperdulia** = the *highest* honor beneath worship — given to Mary because she is the Mother of the Son And here’s the easiest analogy: You can honor **Michelangelo** by praising *Michelangelo*… and you can honor him by standing in awe before the **David** or the **Pietà**. Admiring the artwork doesn’t detract from the artist. It magnifies him. Same thing with Mary and the saints: honor given to the “work of grace” magnifies the “Artist.” 🎶 **“Not a Goddess, Karen”** — a catechetical snark-track for converts, cradle Catholics, Scripture nerds, and anyone still stuck on “Catholics worship Mary.” 💬 Comment with your favorite analogy: **PIE** 🍰 or **FLAME** 🔥?