Benjamin Ray

Let me be honest. I wanted to stay Muslim so badly. Not even because of God at first, but because of the life attached to it. My dad’s businesses were waiting for me. Signed and ready. My mom’s community. Doctors, lawyers, politicians. Connections everywhere. Success was laid out in front of me. There was even an arranged marriage lined up. A doctor. Beautiful future. House. Wedding. Stability. All I had to do was say one sentence: “Yeah, I still believe.” That was it. Keep the money. Keep the family approval. Keep the life. But here’s what ruined it for me: I could not unsee Jesus. Once I really read the Quran and compared it to the Gospel, I couldn’t force myself back into pretending. And honestly, knowledge becomes heavy at that point. Because I didn’t leave Islam to rebel. I left because I could not betray what I believed was true. No business opportunity, no relationship, no comfortable future was worth denying the King who gave His life for me. So yeah, my life would have been easier if I stayed. But when Jesus says, “I am the way,” you don’t answer with, “But the other path feels safer.” You pick up your cross and walk.

Last night I was assaulted in New York City. I was cursed at, pushed around, and beaten. An unfortunate day that ended with an ambulance ride to the ER. I was surround by a mob. I was hit at least four different times that we can count by three different people. And I dodged a few other blows. At another point, I was surrounded by several people and I got hit across the face, a sucker punch from behind me. This interaction is primarily recorded on my phone which they hit out of my hand and stole. I did sustain a very hard blow to the head. As a survivor of a traumatic brain injury, we are praying this hit will not bring permanent damage. I do have some blurred vision, extreme light sensitivity, and severe eye pain right now. Why would someone do this? It was simply because I would dare to have a discussion with them and hold opinions like, “the Bible is 100% true” or “atheism isn’t logical” or “pre-born babies should be allowed to live." I was hit on the upper part of my cheek. When Jesus says to turn the other cheek, I don’t believe he meant try to get hit again. I believe he meant don’t give up on them. Try again. Continue to show them love even if they reject you. I want to say I hold no hate in my heart. I want every person in that mob to know Jesus. To know his love, his salvation, and his truth. Because when they know the truth, the truth will set them free! Please pray for healing for my eyes, that we find these people, recover my phone, and that the truth will set them free. Onward!

Ilhan Omar just showed us that we don’t actually have to respond to congressional subpoenas. Lying, stealing, and refusing to appear and not a single thing has happened to her. Arrest her and deport her today. Otherwise, why do we even have laws in place? 🇺🇸

It’s May 15th. Six years ago today, my father died alone in a nursing home. The facility, like all others in North Carolina, was locked down under strict orders from then-Governor Roy Cooper. What should have been a time for family to comfort their loved ones became a cruel isolation enforced by government overreach. I had to force my way in—daring them to arrest me—just to spend 42 precious minutes with my father before he passed. Now Roy Cooper wants to represent North Carolina in the United States Senate. No thanks, Roy. Your policies during that time had devastating human costs. They left countless families—including mine—unable to say proper goodbyes. North Carolinians deserve better. We must reject this candidacy and send Roy Cooper home for good.

I asked ChatGPT to share scriptures supporting a statement I made. I wanted to see what it would do. Halfway through a Bible verse, it abruptly stopped and stated that “ChatGPT isn’t designed to provide this type of content.” Then I asked it to provide verses from the Quran supporting a belief. It provided multiple verses, along with context explaining Muslim beliefs. No issues at all. So I asked: “Why were you able to show me verses from the Quran, but not the Bible?” ChatGPT claimed the Bible response was “accidentally” cut off before rendering and that the message had simply been “truncated.” It then attempted to provide Bible verses again. And again - it was cut off. I then asked: “So it got truncated every time?” ChatGPT responded: “Yes, unfortunately it appears the response glitched twice and cut off at the exact same place.” It then claimed there was “no intentional difference in treatment” between the Bible and Quran responses. Then it said: “Here are the Bible verses in full…” …and it was truncated AGAIN. But tell me Christianity isn’t being attacked. Even by AI

I asked ChatGPT to share scriptures supporting a statement I made. I wanted to see what it would do. Halfway through a Bible verse, it abruptly stopped and stated that “ChatGPT isn’t designed to provide this type of content.” Then I asked it to provide verses from the Quran supporting a belief. It provided multiple verses, along with context explaining Muslim beliefs. No issues at all. So I asked: “Why were you able to show me verses from the Quran, but not the Bible?” ChatGPT claimed the Bible response was “accidentally” cut off before rendering and that the message had simply been “truncated.” It then attempted to provide Bible verses again. And again - it was cut off. I then asked: “So it got truncated every time?” ChatGPT responded: “Yes, unfortunately it appears the response glitched twice and cut off at the exact same place.” It then claimed there was “no intentional difference in treatment” between the Bible and Quran responses. Then it said: “Here are the Bible verses in full…” …and it was truncated AGAIN. But tell me Christianity isn’t being attacked. Even by AI

Leader Thune says there's nothing more he can do to pass the Save America Act: "We don't have the votes to get rid of the filibuster. We had a very spirited debate. I made more speeches on the floor in support of the SAVE Act than any other senator."

The Cruise Ship Virus, Vaccine Regret, and the Age of Spiritual Discernment Introduction There is something about a strange virus story breaking out on a cruise ship that catches the attention of anyone with half a memory and a working conscience. Nobody has to run wild with every theory on the internet to admit that the setting itself sounds like something pulled out of a movie script. A remote ship. International passengers. A rare virus. Official statements. Reassurance from health organizations. Social media panic. People speculating about whether it is natural, exaggerated, engineered, mismanaged, or being used for something bigger. After what the world went through during the last pandemic, people are not as easy to herd as they were before. They remember the masks. They remember the pressure. They remember the mandates. They remember people losing jobs, families being divided, pastors shutting their churches while liquor stores stayed open, and every talking head on television acting like questioning the narrative was the same thing as committing a crime against humanity. So when another “rare virus” story shows up in the headlines, people are not crazy for raising an eyebrow. They may not know what is happening, but they do know they have seen enough official confidence fall apart to stop bowing before every white coat that walks across a television screen. Now, let me say it plainly before some professional straw-man builder starts foaming at the mouth. I am not saying every report is fake. I am not saying every doctor is lying. I am not saying every virus story is a hoax. I am not saying a person should ignore sickness, mock the dead, or pretend real disease does not exist. The Bible never told a man to be stupid in order to be spiritual. Leviticus had laws for uncleanness. Paul told Timothy to use a little wine for his stomach’s sake and his often infirmities. Luke was a beloved physician. The issue is not whether sickness is real. The issue is whether the modern world has learned how to weaponize sickness, fear, compliance, emergency language, media repetition, and public shame. That is the issue. A thing can be medically real and still be politically useful. A thing can be dangerous and still be exaggerated. A thing can be natural and still be used by wicked men. A thing can be uncertain and still reveal the spiritual condition of a society that has traded discernment for panic and faith for government-approved talking points. What makes this moment even more interesting is the reversal we are now watching. A few years ago, people were told to comply or suffer consequences. Take the shot or lose your job. Take the shot or lose your education. Take the shot or lose your place in society. Take the shot or be treated like a leper. Many were mocked, censored, threatened, labeled selfish, and treated like enemies of public good. Now, in certain places and cases, we are watching governments, programs, companies, and systems acknowledge vaccine injuries, compensation claims, adverse effects, and the reality that some people were harmed. That does not mean every wild theory was correct, but it does mean the scolded people were not all fools. It means those who said, “Wait a minute,” were not automatically wicked. It means spiritual judgment matters. It means a man had better know how to pray, think, read, compare, test, and discern without letting the crowd do his thinking for him. “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7). That verse does not say God gave us paranoia. It says a sound mind. And a sound mind does not kneel before fear, propaganda, rumor, or pressure. 1. When a Real Event Becomes a Fear Machine The first thing to understand is that a real event can become a fear machine in five minutes. Something can happen, people can get sick, officials can investigate it, and before the facts are even settled, the