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‼️ Next bitter primary The political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is quietly putting massive sums into helping the group's chair, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), win his primary. Why it matters: The spending signals how much peril Espaillat's allies think he is facing from democratic socialist challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier. The race in New York's 13th District, which covers parts of Upper Manhattan and the West Bronx, has attracted huge independent expenditures from outside groups and national media attention. Avila Chevalier has leaned heavily into her endorsement from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The big picture: This is one of several races pitting Mamdani against the NYC establishment, most notably House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is supporting Espaillat. Mamdani has endorsed NYC Comptroller Brad Lander in his primary challenge against Jeffries-backed Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) He is also backing State Assembly member Claire Valdez in the race to succeed Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), who is supporting Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. Jeffries has not endorsed in that race. Driving the news: Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.), who chairs the CHC's BOLD PAC, told us in a brief Capitol Hill interview yesterday that the group is "heavily invested" in helping Espaillat secure reelection. Sanchez confirmed in a follow-up interview that her group is routing most of its spending through another PAC, BOLD America. That group was launched in 2023 by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and former Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.) and Filemon Vela (D-Texas) to help elect Hispanic Democrats to Congress. A newly released Data for Progress poll commissioned by Justice Democrats, a group supporting Avila Chevalier, has her leading Espaillat 39% to 35%, according to Semafor. By the numbers: BOLD America is, by far, the largest spender in the primary, having invested more than $2.5 million in the race, according to its FEC filings. Avila Chevalier's biggest outside backer, pro-Palestinian super PAC American Priorities, has reported spending $500,000 on the race so far. Asked about BOLD America's spending on his behalf at the Axios AM Live Summit on Tuesday, Espaillat pointed to Texas businessman Hussein Mahrouq's financial support for American Priorities. "We've got to have campaign finance reform ... because as long as we have Citizens United, you'll have an unlimited amount of money coming in from a bunch of places," the Hispanic Caucus chair added. What's next: Early voting in New York begins Saturday, with primary day set for June 23. — Andrew Solender

👀 Trump blinks first President Trump has given lawmakers what they demanded on FISA, but only after leaving Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson without enough time to stop the surveillance program from lapsing. 🛑 Why it matters: Trump's decision to install Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence blew up bipartisan support for renewing Section 702 of FISA. Congress left town today with Section 702 headed for a lapse despite Trump finally naming Jay Clayton as the permanent nominee. The House failed this morning to pass a short-term patch through July 2. The Senate later rejected a unanimous consent request to do the same. 📲 Trump announced Clayton after the House vote, despite vowing yesterday that he would give Pulte time to purge the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. With the House out on recess next week, Section 702 will go dark for at least a week. Clayton's "intelligence, temperament and deep commitment to public service will make him a terrific DNI. Had this nomination been made a week ago, lots of pain might have been avoided," Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, wrote on X. 🥅 Between the lines: Democrats are now signaling they want to see Clayton formally confirmed before backing a reauthorization. They'd previously argued that Trump needed to nominate a full-time person for the post. The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mark Warner (D-Va.), said: "The president could have put forward a qualified nominee from the beginning. Instead, he waited until the House of Representatives went out of town, choosing a path that raises the risk of an entirely avoidable lapse in a critical national security tool." Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former SEC chair, was reportedly recommended to Trump by CIA Director John Ratcliffe. 📺 What's next: The Senate Intelligence Committee is expected to hold closed and open confirmation hearings for Clayton next Tuesday and Wednesday. The Senate will "probe the limits" of getting Clayton confirmed on or before June 19, when Pulte becomes acting DNI, Thune told reporters. 🦅 The bottom line: The White House didn't give Thune a heads-up on Clayton. Thune also wasn't present at the two White House meetings this week when Johnson had pushed to resolve the FISA standoff. — Kate Santaliz

Life Imitates Art (Kevin Carter / Getty)   View in browser No event at the Kennedy Center in recent months has drawn as much anticipation in Washington as the removal of President Trump’s name from the building’s facade. The date and time of the performance are not yet public, but residents and reporters are on alert to watch workers pull down the letters that were hastily added in December, when the institution was ungrammatically rechristened “The Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.” Already, as my colleague Janay Kingsberry reported last week, Trump’s name has been removed from the center’s website, as well as from “email signatures, email communications, letterhead, website, brochures, promotional materials, press releases, signs, references in contracts, MOUs, and other agreements.” These are signs of the center moving to comply with a judge’s ruling late last month that ordered it to revert to its statutory name. The re-renaming is a welcome win for the rule of law, but the precarious path ahead for the Kennedy Center is a useful metaphor for the United States in the Trump era as a whole. Removing Trump’s name is the easy part—a discrete step that a judge can straightforwardly mandate—but repairing the damage will be a much longer and more difficult process, assuming it’s possible at all. Trump remains in charge of the Kennedy Center, which means he could continue to wreak havoc, but he’s also threatened to just walk away, which would leave the center hollowed out and rudderless. Judge Christopher Cooper ruled that the center’s board had not been given sufficient information to approve the two-year closure announced in March, but, he added, “this Court is not to substitute its judgment for the Board’s as to whether a temporary but long-term closure is, all things considered, a good idea. The Court takes no position on that question.” And as Kingsberry has reported, there is not much Kennedy Center left to keep open. The Trump-installed leadership—the president fired half of the board, replaced it with loyalists, and appointed himself chairman; many staffers quit or were fired—has driven away artists and attendees, and has left the center without scheduled programming. When the Kennedy Center was dedicated, in 1971, speakers presented it as a symbol of the nation. Its current travails are likely to be a model for the nation too. Even a hypothetical future president who has respect for the rule of law and the separation of powers will have a difficult time fixing what is broken. Such a president can remove the Ultimate Fighting Championship arena from the White House lawn or even demolish Trump’s intended ballroom, assuming it gets built. But something will need to fill the hole in the ground where the old East Wing used to sit. More important, that president will need to fix what happens inside the White House, the West Wing, and the executive-office buildings by reconstituting the National Security Council, replacing partisan hacks, and re-creating the interagency process for policy making. That damage is less visible and less easily reversed. At the Pentagon, restoring the legal name of the Department of Defense will be easy, and so will taking Trump’s name off the “Trump class” battleship, the huge nuclear-powered naval vessel he proposed last year. But replacing the ammunition used in Trump’s unauthorized and aimless war in Iran will not. A pipeline of promising officers who had the misfortune to be female or nonwhite while serving under Secretary Pete Hegseth, and as a result had their career stall rather than being promoted, will take years to refill. A future attorney general—with White House endorsement—could work to restore the independence of the Department of Justice and prevent it from becoming a tool for pursuing the president’s personal vendettas. But he or she will have a much harder time restoring the presumption of trust from federal judges that has been squandered over the past 17 months, especially given how many experienced, nonpartisan lawyers have left the department, and how many attorneys with dubious qualifications have been hired. (As former Attorney General Merrick Garland can now attest, any restoration of principles at DOJ will also be fragile without accompanying changes to the law.) Unless Congress passes a law abolishing the Department of Education, which seems unlikely, the next administration can give up on Trump’s attempt to kill the department, but the loss of thousands of experienced civil servants at that and other departments will be challenging to reverse. An Ebola outbreak has spread quickly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in part because funding for U.S. work to monitor and contain the virus was slashed by DOGE last year—some of the many cuts that DOGE made while federal spending actually grew. A future president will likely be able to fire commissioners and other officers at bodies such as the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission—thanks, ironically, to Trump’s efforts to knock down protections around what used to be called “independent regulatory agencies.” The Supreme Court appears poised to approve Trump’s power grab, so unless Congress passes new legislation to reestablish the independent functioning of those bodies, they will forever be susceptible to political interference. Trump’s threat to walk away from the Kennedy Center suggests an additional danger: He could lose interest and doze off, as if at yet another Cabinet meeting or NBA Finals game, leaving parts of the government to fend for themselves. At one time, that might have been for the better, but in their already injured state, the neglect would probably not be benign.The successful legal battle to remove Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center is not hollow, but it is incremental. The hardest work, for both the Kennedy Center and the rest of the nation, remains ahead. Related: How Trump’s Kennedy Center takeover failed Trump made a bad bet on the Kennedy Center. ps:Like I've said many, many times, whatever this man gets his hands on he ruins!!!!!

🪱 The CDC is taking emergency measures to fight New World screwworm after the dangerous parasite was found in U.S. cattle after once being eradicated, Bloomberg reports. Gift link.

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📊 SpaceX's massive IPO, visualized Data: S&P Capital IQ Pro. Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals SpaceX's projected $1.77 trillion market cap would equal nearly the combined value of the 29 biggest U.S. IPOs since 2000, Axios' Madison Mills and Erin Davis report. That's based on those companies' market caps at closing time on the day they went public, adjusted for inflation. 💵 The Elon Musk-led company is set to list tomorrow on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol SPCX, with shares expected to be priced at $135. Go deeper ...

World Cup kicks off Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Stock: Getty Images The 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway this afternoon — starting what should be your new summer obsession, Axios' Ryan Deto writes. The U.S., Canada and Mexico are hosting this year's tournament. It's the largest World Cup ever, with nearly 50 nations competing. 11 U.S. cities are hosting matches, including the New York metro, Miami and Seattle. (Chicago notably didn't bid, citing the fiscal unknowns.) 🌎 The World Cup, held every four years, is the pinnacle of competition for global soccer. The 2022 tournament drew in over 5 billion viewers worldwide. It's been 32 years since the world's biggest sporting event was played on American soil. 🇺🇸 The U.S., led by forward Christian "Captain America" Pulisic, isn't considered a top contender this year. But home turf offers their best chance at victory in decades — and who doesn't love an underdog? 🏆 Meanwhile, soccer legends like Argentina's Lionel Messi and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo are playing in their final World Cup. French superstar Kylian Mbappé (12 World Cup goals overall) is chasing the all-time World Cup scoring record (16, held by Germany's Miroslav Klose). 📺 What we're watching: Today's Mexico-South Africa match (3 p.m. ET, Mexico City) kicks off the tournament. The U.S. starts tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET against Paraguay in L.A. Go deeper ... How to watch ... Full schedule.

Trump nominates US Attorney Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he is nominating Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of national intelligence. https://apnews.com/article/jay-clayton-pulte-trump-national-intelligence-director-b9a89bd3f1cb9c70fcca79de4c42cc99?

Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking NIne months into the Trump administration’s deadly campaign against so-called drug boats, there is a pattern to the strikes. And a glaring anomaly. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/10/trump-boat-strikes-human-trafficking-victims/? Congress Is Trying to Permanently Integrate U.S. and Israeli Defense Tech A controversial insertion in the National Defense Authorization Act currently winding its way through the House would permanently intertwine U.S. and Israeli defense technology, including artificial intelligence and autonomous systems. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/08/us-israel-224-ai-defense-budget/? ICE Defied Direct Order From Federal Judge and Re-Detained Elderly Palestinian Less than two weeks ago, in a scathing rebuke, a federal judge ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release a Louisiana grandfather who’d suffered a heart attack while in ICE custody. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/10/ice-deport-elderly-palestinian-immigrant/? They Were Serving the Longest Federal Sentence of Any 2020 BLM Protester. Then They Vanished in Prison. Incarcerated activist Malik Muhammad’s standing client call in March with their lawyer had been canceled without any real explanation. When Muhammad’s attorney, Lauren Regan, went to check their status on the Oregon Inmate Tracker, she found nothing. They seemed to have vanished without a trace. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/08/malik-muhammad-prison-oregon-south-carolina/? Democratic Socialist Overcomes GOP-Funded Opponent to Advance in Los Angeles Mayor Race The surprising and divisive mayoral campaign of right-wing reality TV star Spencer Pratt came to an end on Monday, when Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, claimed her spot on the general election ballot against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/08/la-mayor-results-raman-bass-pratt/? Momentum Builds to Rein In Domestic Spying Law — Whether or Not Bill Pulte Survives as Intel Chief For years, centrist Democrats like Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia dismissed claims that a key National Security Agency surveillance program could be abused to spy on Americans. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/10/nsa-surveillance-fisa-renewal-bill-pulte/? In California, a Former Biden Official Will Face Fox News Personality for Governor A longtime fixture of the Democratic establishment in California and a Republican former Fox News host will head to a runoff in the race to be the state’s next governor in November. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/09/california-governor-results-becerra-steyer-porter-hilton/? Graham Platner Wins in Maine, Turning Anti-Establishment Fight on Susan Collins Political newcomer Graham Platner won a bruising primary fight for the state’s Democratic Senate nomination Tuesday night, when voters easily picked him to take on Republican Susan Collins in November despite damage from stories delving into his past. https://theintercept.com/2026/06/09/graham-platner-primary-election-day-maine/?

Trump calls off latest threats to strike Iran, citing a breakthrough in talks to end the war DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had called off new military strikes on Iran, claiming a breakthrough in negotiations to end the war just hours after the American leader threatened to escalate the conflict by seizing control of Iran’s oil industry. https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-ceasefire-hezbollah-israel-11-june-2026-3c2c6d356a1e25b4d7edf66b2edba57d?

Man pleads guilty to killing a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband while posing as an officer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who pleaded guilty Thursday to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband admitted he spent months identifying elected officials to target and stalked them before driving to their homes in the middle of the night, dressed as a police officer, with the intention of killing them. https://apnews.com/article/hortman-hoffman-boelter-minnesota-political-attack-c3e9d3e92eafbb9cfa4995935769898c?

Trump’s Event Disaster Deepens With Embarrassing New Exodus Nothing showcases freedom quite like saying ‘No.’ American states are dropping out of Donald Trump’s “Great American State Fair.” The plan had been for every state to have pavilions on the National Mall, decked out to represent different people and cultures from around the U.S. as part of this summer’s celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. That dream has started to crumble now, after three states dropped out and with one still on the fence, officials citing a combination of costs and fears that the two-week D.C. festival would be overly partisan. Democratic Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has raised concerns about partisanship at America 250, and CNN reports that her state cited it as a reason for pulling out. “The State of Oregon will not be participating in the Great American State Fair due to both the cost of participating in the Fair and growing concerns that the event in Washington D.C. is shaping up to be a more partisan affair than originally presented,” said spokesperson Luke Harkin. Washington and North Carolina have also told CNN they will not take part in the event starting June 25, while Pennsylvania has yet to confirm its participation. A Freedom 250 spokesperson told CNN that plans were still being “actively finalized” but said that all states would be represented, whether or not they provided input. “What we can say is that every state’s story will be told in a way that’s authentic to its people, history, and culture,” they said, adding, “Whether represented by a governor’s office, a tourism board, or a beloved state company or organization, every community will be celebrated.” It follows the cancellation of a concert that was scheduled to open the event. Six of the nine artists pulled out just days after the announcement, with some also citing fears of partisanship. Among them were the likes of rocker Bret Michaels and country singer Martina McBride. Michaels wrote on Instagram, “Unfortunately, what was presented to us as a celebration of our country has evolved into something much more divisive than what I agreed to be a part of. “Concerns have also been raised regarding the safety of my fans, band, crew, family and myself, including threats that are completely unfounded and unforgivable.” Rockers Morris Day and The Time offered a little less, with Day saying on the same platform, “Contrary to rumor, Morris Day & the Time will not be performing at the ‘GREAT AMERICAN STATE FAIR.’” A red no-entry sign accompanied the messaging, while adding in the comments, “It’s A No For Me😎.” The Trump-founded 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization was created via a 2025 executive order, CBS News reported. The president has been a specter over the nation’s birthday, which also roughly coincides with his own 80th, and has left a MAGA footprint on the proceedings. Chief among them is the upcoming White House UFC event, which will feature a card of fights on the South Lawn of the People’s House. The Daily Beast has contacted the White House and Freedom 250 for comment. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-freedom-250-disaster-deepens-with-embarrassing-new-exodus/? ps:It's so sad and pathetic that this is what has become of this Country!!!!!

White House Chaos Leaks as Furious Trump Turns on His Allies The president feels he can no longer rely on those around him. Donald Trump is becoming increasingly irate with those close to him after a series of bruising setbacks, according to a report. The erratic 79-year-old is said to be “frustrated with everyone, from his own team to the Senate,” a top MAGA figurehead close to the White House told Politico’s Playbook. The issues that sparked Trump’s anger range from Republicans opposing his $1.8 billion “anti-Weaponization” slush fund, the mammoth $1 billion security bill for his White House ballroom vanity project, to GOP leaders refusing to fire the nonpartisan Senate parliamentarian as he demands. “He’s p---ed , and people are not recognizing the level of p---ed that he is,” the MAGA source told Politico. “He does not like being put in a box. When you put him in a box, then Trump’s going to blow the box up.” Trump has not had his own way as much as he would like in his second term. As well as the Department of Justice canning the $1.8 billion compensation fund, Senate Republicans stripped plans to add an additional $1 billion for security related to the president’s planned White House ballroom in order to pass a broader $70 billion immigration and border enforcement bill. Last month, it was also reported that Trump went on a tirade against Senate Majority LeaderJohn Thune and demanded that Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough be fired after the Senate rulekeeper said that the ballroom security funding could not be included in the immigration enforcement bill. Elsewhere, Trump is said to be even more determined to install controversial loyalist Bill Pulte as the director of national intelligence, despite his complete lack of national security experience, after having crunch talks with House Speaker Mike Johnson to address the concerns about his pick to replace Tulsi Gabbard. The White House has defended Trump’s pick of Pulte as the nation’s next top intelligence official. “Bill Pulte is a great selection, and he will do a phenomenal job,” spokesperson Davis Ingle told Politico, describing the president’s team as “world class.” Trump, increasingly walled off inside a thinly staffed White House operation, is now leaning on a tight circle of loyalists who have his ear, Politico writes. That includes Pulte, along with his personal counsel Boris Epshteyn and personal aide Natalie Harp. Harp has earned herself the nickname “Human Printer” for her habit of carrying around a portable printer, which she apparently uses to print off glowing online posts about the president so that he can read them without having to look at a screen. “Knives are out in some capacity,” a White House ally added. “I mean, people are stabbing people. Like, it’s chaos. The chaos is like creeping back.” Trump is also reported to have lashed out at his White House inner circle after his endorsed candidate in the Iowa gubernatorial primary, Randy Feenstra, lost last week. “He’s really angry about this Iowa endorsement—like really, really angry,” a White House ally said. “He’s really angry that his consultants and people pushed him to do that.” The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for further comment on this story. https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-chaos-leaks-as-furious-trump-turns-on-his-allies/?

MAGA Exile Stuns Kaitlan Collins With Trump Accusation Greene told CNN that she thinks the president is the one who should be considered a “traitor.” Former MAGA congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene left CNN’s Kaitlan Collins visibly stunned Wednesday after she leveled a shocking accusation against the president. The Georgia Republican was previously a loyal MAGA foot soldier, regarded as one of Donald Trump’s most reliable allies in Congress. She promoted his “Make America Great Again” agenda, defended him during both of his presidential campaigns, amplified his claims that the 2020 election was stolen, and worked closely with pro-Trump lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Trump himself repeatedly praised Greene, endorsed her congressional campaigns, and at one point called her a “future Republican star.” But their alliance began to fracture after Trump returned to the White House for his second term. A longtime advocate for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, Greene had echoed calls from across the MAGA movement for full transparency in the case of the late pedophile. Trump himself helped fuel those expectations during the 2024 campaign, signaling he would support further disclosures if elected. But when the administration later concluded that no additional Epstein files would be released, many Trump supporters accused it of abandoning a key campaign promise. Greene emerged as one of the loudest Republican critics, warning there could be “no going back” on commitments made to the MAGA base. The standoff culminated when Greene and three other Republicans joined Democrats in backing a discharge petition that forced a House vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, breaking with party leadership and helping push the measure over the threshold needed to advance. Facing mounting pressure, Trump eventually endorsed releasing the files, telling House Republicans they should support publication because they had “nothing to hide.” With the president’s backing, Republican resistance quickly collapsed. The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support and was signed into law, requiring the Justice Department to release its remaining Epstein-related records within 30 days. More than 3 million documents have since been made public. But it came at the cost of Trump’s support for Greene, with the president coining a new nickname for her: “Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Brown,” and threatening a primary challenge against her. But on Wednesday, Greene, 52, told CNN that she thinks the president is the one who should be considered a “traitor.” “They should be considered traitors,” Greene said of the people who did not back releasing the Epstein files. “They’re traitors. The ones that refuse to release the Epstein files want to cover up for pedophiles and rapists, and all sorts of disgusting things in these files. Those are the traitors to the American people, and they should be ashamed of themselves.” Collins then asked Greene if her remarks apply to the president. Greene responded: “I’m saying exactly that,” adding: “He told me on the phone that his friends would get hurt, and that’s why he’s against releasing the Epstein files.” The former congresswoman’s remarks appeared to shock Collins, who said: “It’s pretty remarkable to hear you say that you think the president is a traitor.” “What is remarkable to me is that this administration, people that we voted for demanding transparency, the man that campaigned all over the country claiming that he would be the one to drain the swamp, is the very man that fought to keep the Epstein files from being released,” Greene replied. “Then he, in turn, called me the traitor.” In response, White House spokesman Davis Ingle told The Daily Beast: “Marjorie Taylor Greene is a quitter who is pathetically trying to stay relevant by going on liberal media shows to bash President Trump. Unfortunately, Trump Derangement Syndrome has rotted former Congresswoman Greene’s peanut-sized brain.” Greene’s feud with the president eventually saw her resign from Congress. She previously said during a speech at the Ron Paul Institute in Texas in May that she got death threats after Trump called her a traitor. Greene said she reached out to the president about the threats. She said the president replied by telling her “that it was my fault and I deserve it. If my son gets killed, I deserve it because I was a traitor to him.” In April 2026, Greene called for Trump’s removal from office under the 25th Amendment, while also urging that the Republican Party be “burned to the ground.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-exile-stuns-kaitlan-collins-with-trump-accusation/? ps:Only shocking when you have blinders on!!!!!

If it is addressed, it will only be on paper. Contrary to official church teaching but accepted in practice. Adventism is extremely weak when it comes to disfellowshipping people. Even disfellowshipping is just on paper. The disfellowshipee can still attend church. When Paul said a person should be delivered unto satan, he wasn't referring to a bookkeeping adjustment. People were shunned, avoided, not allowed at the Lord's table. If they pay tithe and hold a conservative theology [except in the bedroom]it is likely they will become commonplace. They already are, in some places. Online ezines made up of either current or former SDA openly promote homosexuality, employ homosexuals, validate homosexuality. These are not merely rogue editors. Editors are accountable to boards comprised of people who support this agenda as well. When an SDA kinship spokesperson advocated introducing SDA youth to the LGBQT+ agenda, most, if not all, online chatters simply stared at the post, like cows looking at a new gate. Keep in mind that one of the founders of kinship was not an Adventist, not sure if he was even a Christian. He had a fetish, of sorts, for gay SDA. He must have been beside himself when kinship had its first homosexual gathering at a private and secluded camp in the mountains. It brought together people with SSA from all over the country. This camp was the same camp meeting place from which Dr. Ford had been uninvited just a few years before. This was prior to Glacier View. He was, at that time, a theology teacher at PUC, on leave from the chairmanship of the theology department at Avondale. This was a man who a former associate director of the BRI said was a great gospel preacher. Gospel preaching not allowed, homosexual debauchery, OK, in that conference.

So you agree that sin was transferred by confession and the laying of hands upon the sacrifice?

Roy Gane published an article in the JATS on OT ordination practices. The article discusses the placing of hand upon sacrificial animals and individuals. Prior to the death of Moses, God had charged Moses with placing some of his honor upon Joshua. He did so by placing his hands upon him. 18 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom [is] the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; 19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight. 20 And thou shalt put [some] of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask [counsel] for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, [both] he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation. 22 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:18 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom [is] the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/jats/vol33/iss1/10

If the sin was not transferred from the sinner, he would remain with it and have to pay the wages for it.

Will be praying for the families and the Philippines that God will be with them in there hour of need!!