Last week, we examined some of Donald Trump’s cabinet picks and found that many of them are actually more MIGA (Make Israel Great Again) than MAGA (Make America Great Again). Unfortunately, that trend has continued and requires further commentary.
Donald Trump shocked Washington by announcing Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz as his pick to be the next Attorney General (AG). As you may know, Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration for the AG role, and in his place, Trump nominated former Florida AG Pam Bondi.
South Dakota Governor signs bill attacking the First Amendment.
“Because Christianity is neither Romanism nor Judaism nor Islam, there is no need for the United States, a historically, if not currently, Christian nation, to be involved in the religious wars of the twenty-first century. But because of the influence of American citizens (and non-citizens) who are Jews, Catholics, and Dispensational Evangelicals, we are already involved. In fact, because of our foreign policy of interventionism developed in the twentieth century, and because of our more recent policy of pre-emptive war, the United States has become the primary target of militant Muslims worldwide. And not of Muslims only. Agents of both Israel and Rome are active in the United States, both gathering intelligence and influencing policy. The U. S. government is manipulated by foreign interests.Both Israel and the Vatican see the United States as their proxy in this religious war”[1](emphasis mine).
The bill, titled “An Act to require the consideration of the definition of antisemitism when investigating unfair or discriminatory practices,” reads,
In reviewing, investigating, or deciding whether an alleged violation of this chapter is antisemitic, the Division of Human Rights must consider the definition of antisemitism. For the purposes of this chapter, the term “antisemitism” has the same meaning as the working definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016, including the contemporary examples of antisemitism identified therein.
Nothing in this section may be construed to diminish or infringe upon any protected right under U.S. Const., amend. I or S.D. Const., Art. VI, § 5, or to conflict with any federal, state, or local discrimination law.
Pay special attention to the second paragraph. It notes, “Nothing in the section may be construed to diminish or infringe upon any protected right under U.S. Const., amend I….” This is typical of the double-speak of our time where it is almost a sure-fire guarantee that any statement by a politician, academic, or journalist almost certainly means the exact opposite of what it claims to mean. This bill is surely an attack on the First Amendment to insulate Jews and Israel from criticism.
“Hell is going to be filled with good religious people who have rejected the truth of Christ.”
Robert Jeffress
“President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at tackling anti-Semitism on college campuses on Wednesday – but one of the speakers at the event said that Jews are going to hell,” thus reported the Huffington Post on Thursday.
Yes, the HuffPo was in a state of high dudgeon that Donald Trump dared to invite to the While House a Christian minister, who actually teaches Christian doctrine.
In this case, the guilty party was none other than noted Southern Baptist minister Robert Jeffress. At times, I have been critical of Jeffress on this blog. I stand by my criticism. But today I come not to bury Jeffress but to praise him.
What triggered the outrage at HuffPo and several other news outlets? I’ll let the HuffPo’s headline speak for itself: “Pastor Who Says Jews Are Going To Hell Speaks At Trump’s Hanukkah Party.”
Lux Lucet 