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The real divide in our time is between those who believe in a better future for us and our children, and those who don’t. Great to speak in Budapest today with @PM_ViktorOrban

KID: "How old are you?" TRUMP: "51." KID: "You're 51?! I thought you were 46!"

Teenagers are sharing photos of their AP U.S. Government textbooks, and the sheer amount of indoctrination is wildly disturbing. Apparently, Barack Obama is ideologically a right wing authoritarian. Hillary Clinton and George W Bush are entirely indistinguishable politically. Donald Trump is of course virtually the same as Hitler. @tedcruz is apparently more radically authoritarian than Fidel Castro AND Joseph Stalin..??!!?? @Linda_McMahon — can we expedite some major changes to American public education?

President Trump's conversation with the kids at the White House Easter Egg Roll is peak comedy 😂 Trump: "I could sign autographs for you guys. And then tonight, you could sell it for $25,000 on eBay!" Kids: "Could you sign mine?!" Trump: "[Granddaughter] Carolina's the only one that doesn't want my autograph...I would say Carolina has ZERO interest in my autograph." *signs a kid's drawing* "I think I'm going to sign this, that way I'll say I drew it. Look, I drew it! Look at what I did, everybody!" Kids: "Oh yeah!" *one kid asks about Biden* Trump: "Biden?!...He'd have an autopen following him, Joe Biden. He didn't sign anything. He was incapable of signing...So they'd follow him around with a BIG machine. Do you know what it was called? An AUTOPEN! And it'd have the autopen sign for him...Not too good, right?"

Trump while painting Easter Eggs with kids: “I could sign autographs for you guys, and then tonight, you could sell them for $25,000 on eBay!” “Biden would use the autopen... they'd follow him around with this big machine."🤣😂

There is a difference.

As a Protestant I asked why this passage was taken literally and not “I am the door”, the usual evangelical retort. I wished someone would have answered me like this: After multiplying loaves for the crowd, Jesus makes a shocking claim: “The bread that I will give is my flesh (sarx) for the life of the world.” (John 6:51) The Greek word sarx, meaning literal, physical flesh, is rarely, if ever, used metaphorically in Scripture. Even many Protestant scholars acknowledge that this language is unusually graphic and difficult to read symbolically. The crowd is immediately disturbed: “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” (John 6:52) If they had misunderstood Him, this was the moment to explain. Jesus often corrected misunderstandings, like when Nicodemus thought being “born again” meant re-entering the womb (John 3), or when the disciples thought He spoke of literal bread in Matthew 16. But here, Jesus does the opposite. He repeats and intensifies the teaching. “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you.” (John 6:53) In fact, He repeats this teaching six times in just ten verses, each time making it more explicit and direct. This repetition signals the importance of His words and indicates that He intends them to be understood literally rather than metaphorically. The Greek word for “eat” shifts to trogein, which means “gnaw” or “chew,” a term that implies a physical, bodily act. This Greek term is used nowhere else in Scripture metaphorically, further emphasizing the literal nature of His command. For a Jewish audience, consuming flesh and blood would have been scandalous, which underscores the radical nature of Jesus’ teaching. Remarkably, this is the first instance recorded in Scripture where a crowd walks away because of a teaching, highlighting the difficulty and gravity of His words. The result? Many of His disciples are scandalized: “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” (John 6:60) “Many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.” (John 6:66) Rather than back down, Jesus lets them leave. If He had merely meant a symbol, He had every opportunity to explain it away or soften His language. But He doesn’t. Instead, He turns to the Twelve and asks: “Do you also want to leave?” (John 6:67) Peter’s response is telling: “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” (John 6:68) Peter affirms the reality of Jesus’ words. The disciples understood exactly what Jesus was saying: He wasn’t offering a symbol of His body and blood; He was offering His actual body and blood, and they were ready to receive it.

🚨 BREAKING: Incredible moment as Artemis II pilot Victor Glover shares the Gospel mere MOMENTS before reaching the back side of the Moon, losing communication with Earth "Christ said, in response to what was the greatest command, that it was to love God with all that you are." 🙏🏻 "And he also, being a great teacher, said the second is equal to it, and that is to love your neighbor as yourself." "And so, as we prepare to go out of radio communication, we're still going to feel your love from Earth, and to all of you down there on earth and around earth, we love you from the moon." ❤️

This may offend some of you, but I mostly dislike overtly Christian entertainment. I find most of it a betrayal of both art and witness. Instead, I'd love to see a return of movies like Project Hail Mary that are quietly, subtly Christian. So subtle that you sometimes don't even realize you're being witnessed to. As an atheist kid growing up in a secular country, the only theology I got was from Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings. Star Wars introduced me to a tangible sort of spirituality (oh, how my heart ached for it) while The Lord of the Rings subtly poured the very soul of Christianity into my heart so that when I finally encountered the gospels it already felt familiar to me. There is great value in this kind of entertainment. It's almost paradoxical, but putting storytelling and art first produces a far more powerful Christian witness than putting the messaging front and center. (This is why so most "woke" entertainment fails.) Check out my article below if you wanna read my review of Project Hail Mary and how it's a Christian movie. open.substack.com/pub/sarahsalvi…

The highest quality video of the moon was just released… this is so beautiful.

🔥🚨DEVELOPING: The Artemis II crew filmed an 80s sitcom style video as they head towards the moon.

"We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.” - Pope John Paul ll

If you think the Catholic Church doesn't read the Bible the you should attend the Easter Vigil tonight. There will be a couple verses read.

I am proud to say that I am Catholic because I belong to the Church of great theologians like Thomas Aquinas, great artists like Michelangelo, great storytellers like J.R.R. Tolkien, great warriors like John Sobieski, and great scientists like Mendel. Most importantly, I can receive Jesus in the Eucharist. What makes you proud to be a Catholic

Sir Anthony Hopkins left atheism, found God and said: “The arrogance of the atheist is thinking we know” When asked in a CNN interview with Piers Morgan if he believed in God, former-atheist Anthony Hopkins replied wholeheartedly, "Yes, I do. I do."

Thousands of people became Catholic across the United States at the Easter vigil Mobile archdiocese – 603 Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau -200 Diocese of Phoenix – 1600 Diocese Tucson -530 Los angeles=- 8598 Youngstown 300 San Francisco - 700  Duluth 186 Atlanta – 3442 Washington 1755 Lansing – 940 Oklahoma- 1100 Tulsa – 1000 Cleveland – 1000 Orlando -900 Venice – 1072 St Augustine – 1263 Newark – 1701 Kansas City 733 Fort Wayne 787 San diego- 1846 Fort Worth 1550 St Louis – 1000 Richmond- 900 Wichita – 600 Portland – 1600 Nashville -872 Brooklyn – 1200 Cincinatti – 1096 Chicago -1000 Dallas – 2500 Galveston – 3000 Baltomore – 1200 Omaha – 700 Philadelphia -1100 New Orleans – 700 Detroit – 1400 Denver – 770 Shreveport- 257 Duluth – 186 Madison – 360 Greenbay – 175 Milwaukee – 270

Does anyone know why reformed, calvinists, evangelicals, etc. all celebrate Easter? The date of Easter is set by the Catholic Church. Why would they follow a Church they call pagan, the harlot, the seat of the anti-Christ, and the synagogue of satan? This really perplexes me.

Protestants: “Catholics are forbidden from reading scripture” Catholic Church readings for today: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 Philippians 2:8-9
Gospel of John 18:1—19:42 Total verses: 151 Also Protestants: “Don’t forget the Easter Bunny will be here on Sunday Service!”