All Activity

Yes, just have to dig a little and see who all he has as the members of his cabinet..... President Donald Trump’s Cabinet includes several prominent Catholics, making it one of the most Catholic administrations in U.S. history. If all nominees are confirmed, more than a third of Trump’s Cabinet would be Catholic National Catholic Reporter. Confirmed Catholic Cabinet Members Marco Rubio – Secretary of State, Florida Catholic, first Latino to hold the position Christianity Today. John Ratcliffe – Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), confirmed 74–25 Christianity Today. Sean Duffy – Secretary of Transportation, confirmed after leading his family in prayer before the Senate hearing National Catholic Reporter. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services; Catholic, credits faith for recovery from addiction, but supports legal abortion EWTN. Scott Turner – Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Catholic EWTN. Pete Hegseth – Secretary of Defense, though not Catholic, is part of the broader administration team Christianity Today. Doug Collins – Nominee for Veterans Affairs Secretary, former Southern Baptist pastor and chaplain Christianity Today. Other Catholic Administration Figures Elise Stefanik – Nominated as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations EWTN. Tom Homan – “Border Czar,” Catholic, former ICE Director EWTN. J.D. Vance – Vice President, Catholic, considered one of the most articulate Catholic politicians in modern times EWTN.

The core beliefs of followers of God go directly to these questions... Was He fully man (as well as fully God) or not..

It would be accurate to say that the other two "groups" (as in all Adventist groups in that article) believe that it was possible for Jesus to sin and eternally cease to exist. However the hairs are split on the question of nature doesn't much matter if the end result is identical, i.e. the anointed Christ, God the Son, the Lamb slain from the foundations of the earth - passes into permanent non-existence due to mutation from Holy God to sinner. I've been waiting for many years now for an SDA to explain how this works.

This episode starts with Jesus eating with His disciples in the house of Matthew with some of Matthew's peers. They are interrupted by a couple of Pharisees expressing their displeasure in seeing Jesus dining with sinners. Then it takes us to Nicodemus and his wife discussing a speech he will give and he brings up Hagar. Hagar is the one God sees. Jesus then talks to Eden and tells her He sees her. The theme of this episode is that God sees us in a compassionate way. In this episode, Nicodemus asks if He calls us. The picture of God drawn in the Bible is a loving God that has a tender heart and sees us. He sees the pain we experience. He sees the mistakes we make and how we are led astray. He isn't a God sitting on high looking at our sins so He can strike us down with a lightening bolt. It is sinners that He seeks to save. It was Jesus walking in the Garden of Eden that called out "Adam, where are you?" He calls us. He called everyone sitting at Matthew's table. He called the Pharisees that came to the door. He called Nicodemus. He called the Samaritan women. He calls you. He calls me. What we do with that calling not only decides our eternal destination but also decides how many we take with us. I posted another thread on this same episode entitled "Season 1 Episode 8 A Pastor's Wife" on April 22, 2023.

Human Nature of Christ

💰 Stat du jour Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios Nearly a million investors have lost $3.8 billion on President Trump's memecoin through the end of June, the N.Y. Times reports from an analysis by the crypto analytics firm Nansen (gift link). Trump walked away with a $636 million payout from the same crypto bet — part of a haul that last year brought him over $1 billion in crypto gains and $2.2 billion from his businesses overall. NYT gift link.

📜 Flashback: Always a boom in doom Graphic: Bruce Mehlman Bruce Mehlman, in his "Six-Chart Sunday" Substack post, notes today: "If you fear America's best days are behind us … fear not. Americans have always worried that we're in decline. So far, we've always found a way to improve, innovate & overcome." The great David Ignatius writes in a Washington Post column that the U.S. is "glowing and decaying all at once … The country still dazzles the world. But it no longer leads it the way it did." 🇺🇸 Ignatius concludes: "[H]ow lucky we are, still, to be part of the American story." (Gift link)

👶 Trump Accounts are live Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios The Treasury Department officially launched Trump Accounts, including an app that lets parents and kids securely access their accounts, see funds in real time, and contribute from a phone or tablet. Why it matters: Advocates argue the accounts, an IRA-style investment vehicle for kids, represent the broadest upgrade to America's social contract in a generation — starting infants with the financial infrastructure to invest for the rest of their lives. The accounts provide U.S. citizens born between 2025 and 2028 a government-funded investment of $1,000 that families can build on, with the aim of promoting investing and financial literacy from birth. (Reuters) What to know about Trump Accounts ... Get the app ... Read the announcement.

📷 America turns out for 250 Photo: Finn Gomez/Getty Images Fireworks mark the nation's 250th anniversary over the National Mall in Washington. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Crowds gather on the National Mall as fireworks close out Washington's Salute to America 250 celebration. Photo: Craig T. Fruchtman/Getty Images. The Macy's Fourth of July fireworks light up the Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan after the show began early because of severe weather.

How Americans are feeling about the country’s 250th anniversary, according to new polls WASHINGTON (AP) — Duane Mitchell has big plans for America’s 250th anniversary. https://apnews.com/article/poll-america-250-fourth-of-july-trump-dc30264ee64ce1cfdfb756c729165d9b?

The Declaration’s forgotten (non)signer: John Dickinson’s missing 1776 signature haunts his legacy NEW YORK (AP) — For a quarter century, Jane Calvert has been on a mission shared by few scholars of the Revolutionary War era. She has championed a founder mostly remembered, when remembered at all, as the man who wouldn’t sign the Declaration of Independence — the lawyer and statesman John Dickinson. https://apnews.com/article/john-dickinson-1776-declaration-independence-940e074f90c1a9e1ffe5eee6f253b897?

How Americans celebrated the bicentennial — with fireworks, a Freedom Train and Farrah WASHINGTON (AP) — In 1976’s “ Rocky,” heavyweight champion Apollo Creed arrives for the title fight dressed as George Washington, reenacting the crossing of the Delaware as models costumed as the Statue of Liberty lead the way. https://apnews.com/article/bicentennial-200-years-america-250-3645e76b264e0978a05717da44a23644?

Native Americans mark the US 250th with pride, pain and patriotism SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Swiftly marching toward westward expansion, the United States in the 1800s brought with it a tidal wave of displacement and cultural suppression for Native Americans. https://apnews.com/article/native-americans-250-history-4c953698465c5bfc957808c0415484d7?

Some paid the ultimate price to enact voting rights. Their survivors see America turning backward WASHINGTON (AP) — Holiday gatherings and major life events have come with an empty seat. Certain dates on the calendar meant time at a cemetery, standing before granite stones. https://apnews.com/article/america-250-voting-rights-supreme-court-south-51dde3f92534a35fcd3873312491abae?

Beyond the byline: Journalists share their brush with US history Flying commercial with former President Joe Biden. Meeting actor Bill Murray while covering Groundhog Day. In this new video series, AP reporters recount those on-the-job moments that felt like a bit of American history in the making. Watch more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Watch: AP Reporter recalls impact of a rural West Virginia newspaper closing after 100 years Watch: Reporter covering Groundhog Day in 1992 meets Bill Murray

Touring Trump’s Washington: How the president is putting his imprint on the nation’s capital A trip to the nation's capital is a summer vacation staple. We walk you through the changes President Donald Trump has made to the city since he returned to office. He has put his image and name on buildings, torn down storied structures, altered others, started massive construction projects and deployed armed military personnel. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ A Jefferson for every era, from Lincoln to Trump, and the contradictions that endure Trump is the frontman for his own party as rival groups vie to shape America’s 250th anniversary ‘Awesome.’ ‘Sad.’ ‘Let’s keep democracy going.’ Americans weigh in on state of a 250-year-old nation America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump’s presidency is testing how far it’s come

Trump Goon Says ‘Events of Last Decade’ Prove He Was Sent by God What do a parted sea, a virgin mother, and an 80-year-old president have in common? White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller says he’s conducted careful analysis and decided that God intervened to make Donald Trump president for the 250th birthday of the United States. In a bizarre, sycophantic post on X on July 4, Miller wrote that the presidency was in Trump’s hands because God had made it so. “It is impossible to review the events of the last decade and conclude that it is anything other than divine providence that Donald J. Trump is the President of the United States on the year of America 250, July 4th, 2026,” he claimed. Divine providence is a belief in God’s intervention in the universe. It implies that a higher being, creator or deity (depending on the religion) built the universe and continues to guide events, sometimes even directly interfering. The statement, which positions Trump alongside revered figures in both Christianity and Judaism, like Moses—whom God spoke to directly, gave his commandments, and parted a sea for—and the Virgin Mary—whom God impregnated with a son—is the latest in a long line of bizarre attempts by members of the Trump administration, and even Trump himself, to position the president as an almost Christ-like figure. Trump faced immediate backlash earlier this year when he posted an AI image of himself as Jesus, healing a sick person. He later claimed he thought the image simply showed him dressed as a doctor, in the classic long draped robes of Jesus, with glowing light emanating from his hands and angels behind him. The post also suggests that Miller, a 2020 election “truther” who has always maintained that Trump won that election, is now conceding he lost. If God had intervened over the past decade to make Trump president in 2026, one of “God’s” interventions would have had to be to make Trump lose in 2020. Miller’s hyperbolic worship of Trump is not new. In one incident in October 2025, Miller told Trump that the U.S. “was going to die” without him. Miller’s post met scathing responses on X. “You’re a deluded moron,” wrote one commenter. “It’s impossible to conclude that your post reflects anything but the promotion of a cult,” another said. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. https://www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-miller-makes-bonkers-claim-about-divine-president/? ps:I can't even think of what to say here! It's so Ludicrous!!

Trump, 80, Goes Off Script With Bizarre D-Day Analogy The president drew an extraordinary comparison between delivering a weather-delayed July Fourth speech and the Allied invasion of Normandy. President Donald Trump compared his determination to deliver a July Fourth speech after the National Mall was evacuated due to severe weather to U.S. soldiers storming the beaches of Normandy during World War II. The octogenarian made the wild analogy during a phone call with Fox News host Bret Baier on Saturday, as he vowed to go ahead with what was largely a political speech on the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. Trump appeared to liken the bloody but heroic D-Day beach assault that marked a turning point in the war to his determination to deliver a speech in the face of some thunder and lightning. Trump never served in the military; he received five military deferments during the 1960s, four for academic reasons and one for bone spurs. Trump told Baier that he was prepared to give his delayed speech as late as 2 a.m. Sunday. “Those veterans had to go through bad weather on D-Day,” Baier quoted Trump as telling him. “I’m going through bad weather. No matter what happens, I’m delivering this speech.” Trump added: “Maybe it will be a little bit shorter, but I’m going to do it whether it’s 10 or 11 or even 2 a.m… If they can storm the beaches on D-Day, I can deliver a speech.” One critic on X responded by addressing Trump directly: “But you couldn’t go to Vietnam.”Ultimately, Trump delivered his speech at 11 p.m. ahead of what he had promoted as the world’s biggest fireworks display. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-80-goes-off-script-with-bizarre-d-day-analogy/? ps:Pathetic!!

THIS DAY IN HISTORY July 5 1946 Bikini introduced French designer Louis Réard unveils a daring two-piece swimsuit—the bikini—at the Piscine Molitor, a popular swimming pool in Paris. read more Sponsored Content by REVCONTENT 1970s 1978 “Gang of 19” activists occupy Denver intersection to protest inaccessibility on the city’s bus system 1990s 1994 Amazon is founded by Jeff Bezos 21st Century 2003 World Health Organization declares SARS contained worldwide American Revolution 1775 Congress adopts Olive Branch Petition Arts & Entertainment 1954 Elvis Presley records “That’s All Right (Mama)” Asian History 1950 First U.S. fatality in the Korean War Black History 1852 Frederick Douglass delivers his “What to the slave is the Fourth of July?” speech Crime 1921 Trial starts for Chicago White Sox players accused of throwing 1919 World Series Inventions & Science 1996 Dolly the sheep becomes first successfully cloned mammal Natural Disasters & Environment 1911 Heat wave strikes Northeast, killing hundreds Sports 1975 Arthur Ashe becomes the first Black man to win Wimbledon U.S. Presidents 1865 Andrew Johnson signs off on the execution of Lincoln assassination conspirators World War I 1914 Germany gives Austria-Hungary “blank check” assurance

The Declaration of Independence is the founding document that formally announced the American Colonies' break from British rule. Adopted on July 4, 1776, it laid the philosophical and moral foundation for American self-governance, asserting that individuals possess inherent rights and that governments must be accountable to the people. While it didn't create a government or legal framework, the Declaration marked the birth of the United States as a sovereign nation. > Hear why the Continental Congress decided to declare independence, how the text took shape, and why it inspired more than a hundred independence movements worldwide. (More) > The Declaration has survived centuries of travel, damage, and preservation missteps. (More) The document was created amid escalating conflict between the Colonies and the British crown over taxation, representation, trade restrictions, and military control. The Second Continental Congress appointed a drafting committee led by Thomas Jefferson, with John Adams and Benjamin Franklin serving in key editorial roles. > Meet the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence—most of whom didn't put pen to paper until August 2, 1776—and see their original signatures. (More) > Watch how the Stamp Act of 1765 helped spark the American Revolution. (More, w/vid) Structured as a political argument, the Declaration opens with a statement of universal principles, followed by a list of grievances against King George III. It concludes by asserting the Colonies' complete independence from Great Britain. Its claim that governments exist by popular consent—and can be changed if they fail—has shaped revolutions abroad and reform movements within the US for centuries. > The document was a calculated appeal for foreign allies. (More) > Congress approved independence on July 2, leading many founding fathers to believe that would be the date of American Independence Day. (More) Discover more: > The British refused to pose for a portrait of the negotiations to end the Revolutionary War, leaving the painting permanently unfinished. (More) > What "National Treasure" got right—and wrong—about the Declaration. (More) > See how the National Archives protects America's founding documents. (More)

If after I heard the best case you could put forward for observing a Gregorian Saturday as the Sabbath and said I was going to put my stock in what the Catechism of the Catholic Church said and not worry about going to Church on Saturday and finished up with "we shall see at the end of time whether the Catechism of the Catholic Church was from God or man" - what would be your response to a statement like that?

This is like saying; If Christ couldn't have sunk and drowned when He walked on water His walking on water was a charade. Or, If there wasn't a possibility that Jesus could have been eaten by a lion or a bear or bit by a venomous snake and died when He spent all that time in the wilderness the whole being driven into the wilderness was a charade. Or, If there wasn't a chance that Christ could have developed a chance of becoming a drunkard when He changed the water into wine the miracle was a farce and a racket. Yesterday at Mass the following Responsorial Psalm JUMPED out at me. "The Lord is Faithful in all of His words / and holy in all of His works". Psalm 145, 13. Additionally Hebrews 7, 16 (and nearly 200 other Scriptures) categorically refutes the Arian notion that Christ's eternal life was a reward for a legal bar that He was able to grind through and pass. This reality is why ALL Protestant Denominations; Catholic and Orthodox Churches hold impeccability as a Doctrine. Restorationist groups such as Jehovah's Witnesses, Christadelphians and Seventh-day Adventists see it another way - i.e. in Restorationist groups Christ was mutable (capable of mutation whereby the possibility existed that Christ could have sinned, fallen and if that had happened would have passed into eternal non-existence. This Arian rubric is the bedrock / foundation of the creature-christ doctrine for without it the Arian structure collapses. Think of all the statements in the Gospels that Jesus made prior to His death on the Cross about what was GOING TO HAPPEN and that there was no possibility His success wouldn't happen. For Arius and Ellen White's hypothetical to be realized God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, the holy Angles, the Old Testament Prophets ALL would have been proven to be liars, and this just isn't reasonable to believe. It's only reasonable if one makes up a "shake-N-bake" God that fits in with a specific theological NEED one has.

Did Vance once post 'Black Lives Matter' and 'No human is illegal' message? Social media users claimed the post symbolized Vance's political evolution, from being anti-Trump to running as his vice president. Claim: In June 2023, U.S. Vice President JD Vance posted on X: "In this house we believe: Black Lives Matter. No human is illegal. Prigozhin is a Liberal reformer. Love is love." Rating: Correct Attribution Context Although the post is real, a spokesperson for Vance said it was intended satirically. For example, Yevgeny Prigozhin — who Vance called a "liberal reformer" in the post — was a Russian oligarch who staged a mutiny in June 2023, weeks before his death. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/vance-black-lives-matter-joke/? ps:Power and greed change a lot of people for the worse!!!!! Did Martina Navratilova say 'respect is earned, not given' in response to Trump? Navratilova, an 18-time Grand Slam singles champion, made the remark in response to one of President Trump's June 2026 speeches. Claim: Retired tennis star Martina Navratilova said, "Respect is earned, not given," in response to U.S. President Donald Trump saying, "You have to respect the president. If you don’t respect the president, you're going to have a problem." Rating: Correct Attribution Context Navratilova made the remark on social media in response to a post that contained video of Trump's statement, as opposed to an in-person discussion with Trump. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/martina-navratilova-respect-trump/? 13 stories about the Founding Fathers for America's 250th birthday There's a certain aura about the nation's founders that has created a lot of false rumors. https://www.snopes.com/collections/founding-fathers-america-250/?

📈 Stocks' shining quarter Data: FactSet. Chart: Matt Phillips/Axios U.S. stock investors brushed off any concerns from the Iran war to send major indexes to their best quarter since 2020, Axios' Matt Phillips writes. In the second quarter of 2026, which ended on June 30, the S&P 500 index rose nearly 15%, the Nasdaq Composite jumped more than 21%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased nearly 13%. The second quarter also had the largest IPO ever — the debut of SpaceX, which saw its shares soar, slump and then rise again. Read on.