Megachurch Pastor Who Once Refused to Call Abortion Sin Switches Gears, Now Says It’s ‘Shameful and Demonic’

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Carl Lentz, pastor at Hillsong Church NYC, is backtracking on comments concerning abortion that he made in 2017 on “The View.”

Previously, Lentz refused to call abortion by its name: sin. “God’s the judge,” Lentz told “The View” co-host Joy Behar after she asked him if he believed abortion is a sin. . .

Lentz uploaded an Instagram post in which he called abortion “shameful” and “demonic” on response to New York’s passage of a brutal abortion law that allows abortions after 24 weeks’ gestation. You can read more about the new law here.

“I spent hours talking to lawyers and people who hold opposing views on this issue,” he added. “Although it is layered and there is language in it that some are claiming will protect mothers in peril, the only way I can describe where we are and where this is all headed … is evil, shameful and demonic.”

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Found this old photo recently, and I remember it taking me years to process that these LITTLE PEOPLE, had come into our world! A miracle, without a doubt. And I’m saddened and angry that we are now a state that has made it legal to have an abortion even into the last day of a pregnancy. I spent hours talking to lawyers and people who hold opposing views on this issue. Although it is layered and there is language in it that some are claiming will protect mothers in peril, the only way I can describe where we are and where this is all headed..is evil, shameful and demonic. I dont use those words lightly, but they are applicable here. Some have said this is strictly a “women’s rights issue.” i dont disagree. We simply believe that WOMEN IN THE WOMB deserve the right to life, deserve the right to breath. Laws like this say unless you have a voice, if somebody deems you “viable/non viable” you have no protection. Psalm 139, tells us otherwise. I have hope still, that God will help us raise our collective voices, to see this change. This cannot stand. …I know @hillsongnyc and many many other churches and organizations have been working hard for years to create options and help for those dealing with a pregnancy that is overwhelming for many reasons. And we will continue to do so. I’m also aware that often “pro-life politics”(while also supporting the death penalty, of course) have been quick to condemn abortion and the people that have them and then be invisible and hypocritical when it comes to helping women in need, in poverty, those who cannot gain access to proper medical care and creating policies that can help those that dont choose abortion. Those are facts. But this law, isn’t about politics. This is about generations of babies that have no defense. Despite this dark day, our future is STILL bright because we know where our help comes from. #occupyallstreets

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“Some,” he continued, “have said this is strictly a ‘women’s rights issue.’ [I] don’t disagree. We simply believe that WOMEN IN THE WOMB deserve the right to life, deserve the right to breath.” (Read more from “Megachurch Pastor Who Once Refused to Call Abortion Sin Switches Gears, Now Says It’s ‘Shameful and Demonic'” HERE)

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Rep. Tlaib Endorses Boycott of Israeli University

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When it comes to the Arab-Israeli conflict, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., endorses boycott of Israel at all costs — even disregarding over 7,000 Arab college students at an Israeli university.

The newly elected congresswoman was photographed this week endorsing a boycott against a prestigious university in Israel. But this is not simply another Israeli university. The school that Rep. Tlaib is attempting to isolate has the highest proportion of Arab students in the entire country.

The University of Haifa has the largest percentage of Arab students in Israel: 41.1 percent of the 18,000 students enrolled there are Arabs, according to a 2017 Israeli government study. Rep. Tlaib is targeting a student population that contains over 7,000 Arabs.

Tlaib, an ethnic Arab whose parents grew up in territories controlled by the U.K. and later Jordan, identifies as a Palestinian national. She has fully endorsed a total boycott of the State of Israel. She has referred to the country as an apartheid state, claiming that the country suppresses religious and ethnic minorities. However, Israel’s Arab population is thriving. The government study shows that Arab-Israeli enrollment in the university system continues to break all-time highs year after year, and the number of Arabs students attending universities in Israel has grown over 79 percent since 2010.

Rep. Tlaib’s obsession with the world’s lone Jewish state became clear on her first day in Congress, when her staff replaced Israel with “Palestine” on a map in her office.

Her boycott against Israel is hardly the only evidence of the Michigan congresswoman’s Islamic supremacist bigotry. She has frequently advocated for radical groups and individuals on the campaign trail and during her time in Congress.

Tlaib’s personal associations show a disturbing trend. She has been photographed with supporters of U.S.-designated terrorist organizations in Hamas and Hezbollah. Moreover, she regularly keynotes fundraising events held by the Hamas-tied Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). This weekend, she is scheduled to speak at a CAIR-Michigan fundraiser alongside a radical Imam who has described homosexuality as a “disease” and a “repugnant shameless sin” that should be punishable by death. (For more from the author of “Rep. Tlaib Endorses Boycott of Israeli University” please click HERE)

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Parents Learn Son’s ‘Crooked Smile’ Is Actually Symptom of Deadly Brain Tumor

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The heartbroken parents of a 3-year-old boy in the U.K. said that when they noticed that their son was flashing a new, crooked smile they simply thought that maybe he was imitating someone he had seen. . .

But Lacey said that Jack then started walking with his arms outstretched, as if to brace his fall or feel his surroundings, and also began blinking persistently. The boy also began suffering from night terrors, which led them to seek the help of a doctor.

Jack was sent to Sheffield’s Children’s Hospital where doctors discovered an aggressive brain tumor and diagnosed him with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). The highly aggressive and difficult to treat brain tumors are found in the pons area of the brainstem, which controls breathing, blood pressure and heart rate, according to Dana-Farber Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center.

DIPG accounts for 10 percent of all childhood nervous system tumors, and are typically diagnosed in children between the ages of 5 and 9, but can occur in kids of any age. Symptoms may first present as issues with eye movements, facial expressions, speech, chewing, swallowing, problems walking or weakness in the arms and legs. According to the center, prognosis remains very poor. . .

“We are broken,” Lacey said, according to The Sun. “The news has been the darkest time of our lives, I can’t even begin to think about him not being there. He hasn’t got any relatives who have passed away, there’s no one waiting for him.” (Read more from “Parents Learn Son’s ‘Crooked Smile’ Is Actually Symptom of Deadly Brain Tumor” HERE)

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Illegal Alien Kills Woman After Sanctuary Laws Protected Him From Deportation NINE TIMES

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An illegal immigrant with prior convictions and multiple arrests for offenses such as false imprisonment and battery has been taken into custody in the stabbing death of a woman in San Jose, California. . .

Police say Carlos Eduardo Arevalo Carranza, 24, stalked 59-year-old Bambi Larson before breaking into her home and killing her in her bedroom last month. Larson’s body was discovered by her son on Feb. 28, when he checked in on her after she failed to show up for work.

Carranza was arrested Monday after investigators linked him to the crime using DNA evidence from Larson’s home. He was also seen on security footage “stalking” the area near Larson’s home on the day of her murder and well as leaving the residence after the crime was committed.

The transient’s lengthy rap sheet goes back to 2013 when he was arrested for crossing into the U.S. at the southern border. He was deported back to Mexico but returned only to be arrested another 10 times with at least three convictions prior to Larson’s murder, according to the Daily Mail.

San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia revealed at a news conference that ICE had applied nine times for a detainer on Carranza, which would have allowed for the suspect to be held longer than his jail term in order to allow federal authorities time to investigate his immigration status. (Read more from “Illegal Alien Kills Woman After Sanctuary Laws Protected Him From Deportation NINE TIMES” HERE)

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Mother of 11-Year-Old ‘Drag Kid’ Says Child Protective Services Showed up at Her Home

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The parents of 11-year-old Desmond Napoles, a so-called “drag kid” known as “Desmond is Amazing,” have been investigated by authorities for alleged child abuse, confirmed mother Wendy Napoles via Instagram on Saturday.

As reported by The Daily Wire in December, Desmond, dressed in full drag, danced in a sexually suggestive manner on stage at a New York City-based gay bar called 3 Dollar Bill. As Desmond took off his jacket, howling men in the audience handed him dollar bills, as one might see at a strip club. The Daily Wire confirmed the existence of the disturbing “performance” but has chosen not to link to the exploitative footage.

Since the incident, authorities have been asked by concerned citizens to investigate the family for abuse. According to Life Site News, “Child Protective Services (CPS) investigated Desmond’s family, as did the New York City Administration for Child Services (ACS), the New York Police Department (NYPD), the Child Advocacy Center, the Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Department of Labor, and the District Attorney’s Office.”

The boy’s mother said in a post that authorities have claimed the abuse allegations are “unfounded.” Wendy evidenced this with screenshots of such determinations via social media.

“We have been accused of child abuse, exploitation & maltreatment to the point that we have been backed into a corner trying to defend ourselves,” she said, fashioning herself the victim. “We have been under a microscope since early December. I never thought I would have to breach my own privacy & confidentiality to provide proof that has been demanded of us out of malice,” she added. (Read more from “Mother of 11-Year-Old ‘Drag Kid’ Says Child Protective Services Showed up at Her Home” HERE)

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Former Priest Accused of Sex Abuse of Minors Found Shot to Death

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A former priest accused of molesting minors was found dead Saturday morning in what police say they are investigating as a homicide.

On Saturday, police conducted a welfare check on John Capparelli — a former priest and teacher in New Jersey who moved to Henderson, Nevada — and found him dead in the kitchen with a gunshot wound to the neck. . .

Capparelli, NBC reports, is one of over 180 clergy listed last month by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark as having been “credibly accused” of sexually abusing minors during his time as a priest. . .

The sex abuse claims against Capparelli date back to the 1970s through the early 1990s. “Though he was never convicted of a crime, multiple accusers said Capparelli made them wrestle in swimwear while he took photos,” NJ.com noted in its report on his death. “He was also linked to a fetish website that he allegedly ran from his home.”

After being laicized, Capparelli went on to be a public school teacher in Newark for about two decades, NJ.com reports. He had his teaching certificates revoked after reports about the allegations surfaced. Capparelli made headlines in May 2014 after his presence at an event in Wayne, New Jersey resulted in the suspension of the pastor who allegedly invited him as a personal guest. (Read more from “Former Priest Accused of Sex Abuse of Minors Found Shot to Death” HERE)

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It’s Twitter Official: Avenatti Dumps Stormy Daniels

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On Tuesday, celebrity lawyer and #Resistance hero Michael Avenatti announced his departure from representing porn star Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford. . .

“On February 19, we informed Stormy Daniels in writing that we were terminating our legal representation of her for various reasons that we cannot disclose publicly,” said Avenatti in a statement. “This was not a decision that we made lightly and it came only after lengthy discussion, thought and deliberation, as well as consultation with other professionals.”

Daniels, who claims she had unprotected vaginal sex with Donald Trump shortly after Melania Trump gave birth to their son Barron, did not address Avenatti by name but did make an announcement regarding her new representation about an hour before Avenatti’s statement was released.

“I have retained Clark Brewster as my personal lawyer and have asked him and his firm to review all legal matters involving me. Upon completion of Mr. Brewster’s review and further consultation with me, I anticipate Mr. Brewster will serve as my primary counsel on all legal issues,” wrote Daniels.

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‘Birth Strike’ Founder Argues Future ‘Too Frightening’ for Her to Have Children Due to Climate Change

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Climate change could trigger a “civilization breakdown,” a founder of the so-called “Birth Strike” movement warned on Tuesday night — saying she’s so afraid that she won’t have kids.

Blythe Pepino told Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” “I think where we are now is incredibly frightening. And, what I discovered when I made the decision and started talking about it to other young women around me was that we felt that we lost faith in the system and the authorities, because they weren’t really dealing with the situation. They weren’t managing the threat properly.” . . .

Pepino told Tucker Carlson her movement isn’t about stopping everybody from having children, but she and others are “too afraid” to do so.

“Yes, it is quite sad, but at the same time, Birth Strike itself is a hopeful act. What we’re trying to say is, ‘C’mon, we’ve got two options; either unite collectively behind action on this immediately because we’re already towards the collapse or we can resign ourselves to — I mean, it sounds crazy but it’s true — extinction,’” she added. (Read more from “‘Birth Strike’ Founder Argues Future ‘Too Frightening’ for Her to Have Children Due to Climate Change” HERE)

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Critics Used This Photo to Try and Prove the Trumps Were in an Unhappy Marriage…but They Missed the Context

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President Trump and first lady Melania Trump traveled to Alabama last week in the wake of a series of deadly tornadoes. They toured the devastation and offered what comfort they could to those affected. The natural disaster killed 23 people and destroyed homes for miles. Per usual, however, the media misinterpreted some photos that were produced from the trip.

In one particular picture, the president and Mrs. Trump are looking at something on the ground with pained faces. So, author Molly Jong-Fast, who contributes to The Bulwark, amused herself by joking that the two are in “martial bliss.”

That’s when Donald Trump Jr. reminded the critics that of course they look glum. They are touring a storm-ravaged community. In the supposed “martial bliss” photo that Jong-Fast mocked, they are paying respects at a gravesite.

The Trumps’ trip to Alabama also resurrected another “scandal” that some folks have found reason to peddle. The ladies of “The View” spent some time on Monday analyzing the “fake Melania” conspiracy in which theorists suggest that wasn’t really the first lady by Trump’s side this weekend.

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Alyssa Milano, Privileged Actress, Catches Major Liberal Backlash

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Alyssa Milano made the ultimate Twitter faux pas over the weekend which saw many social media users mocking the activist actress for her white cisgender privilege. . .

Milano celebrated International Women’s Day on Friday, tweeting support for her “transgender sisters.” . . .

While the tweet in itself was fairly innocuous, her response to a fellow social media user’s question caused slightly more controversy. . .

One social media user called Milano out for her “gross” and “condescending” response. Another explained that they felt Milano was benefiting from white privilege to be able to make such a remark. . .

Another social media user wrote, “[I]t’s actually not that woke or empowering to others for you to declare yourself a marginalised identity when you aren’t … come on dude.”

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