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‘Hard-Line Trump Hater’: President Addresses Woke Bishop
A prayer meeting held during the inauguration events for President Donald Trump has stirred significant controversy after Mariann Edgar Budde condemned the president from behind the pulpit using radical left-wing talking points.
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” Budde says. “There are gay, lesbian children in Democratic, Republican and independent families who fear for their lives. And the people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who labor in poultry farms and meat packing plants…”
Pastor Travis Johnson and Dr. Malachi O’Brien, who were present at the event, told Charisma Media that the room was full of godly people like Jentezen Franklin, Paula White-Cain and Robert Jeffress who have been praying for revival and for the gospel to preached to the ends of the earth. To see this kind of rebuke coming at Trump from behind the pulpit was far from what any of them expected to happen that day. Budde’s disgraceful sermon was a reminder to all of the Holy Spirit-filled people there that only those who love the Lord should be in church leadership.
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Don’t Overlook the Miracle of JD Vance
During President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony in Washington on Monday, he reminded everyone that God spared his life when a bullet grazed his ear during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania last summer. Trump has the scar to prove he would be dead today if he hadn’t turned his head to the right at the same moment the gun was fired.
“Just a few months ago in a beautiful Pennsylvania field, an assassin’s bullet ripped through my ear,” Trump declared in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. “But I felt then and believe so now that my life was saved for a reason. I was saved by God to make America great again.”
As Trump delivered his address, my eyes were drawn to a woman wearing a red shirt and a gold cross. She was seated among the dignitaries behind the president, but she’s not a politician or a famous billionaire. Her name is Beverly Aikins, and she is the mother of J.D. Vance, who on Monday became vice president of the United States.
BREAKING NEWS: School Shooting in Nashville Leaves 2 Dead, 2 Injured
In a tragic incident on Jan. 22, 2025, Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee, became the scene of a devastating shooting. A 17-year-old male student opened fire in the school cafeteria, fatally wounding a female student and injuring another, before turning the gun on himself. The injured student suffered a graze wound, while another required treatment for an eye injury at Vanderbilt Pediatrics.
This heartbreaking event is a stark reminder of the increasing prevalence of violence in our society. Such acts of aggression reflect a deeper moral decay, a spreading darkness that seems to overshadow our communities. The frequency of these tragedies suggests an alarming trend: the absence of spiritual guidance and the erosion of foundational values.
In times like these, it’s evident that many have strayed from the teachings that promote love, compassion and respect for one another. The absence of God in public discourse and personal lives has left a void, often filled by despair and misguided actions. This spiritual emptiness manifests in the form of senseless violence, as individuals grapple with inner turmoil without the anchor of faith.
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