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| American Airlines Flight Collides with Helicopter in Washington | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Washington, DC Jan. 29, 2025 - Added at press time, we have the collision of a U.S. Army Sikorsky H-60 helicopter with American Eagle Flight No. 5342 carrying 50 passengers and four crew members on a flight from Wichita, Kansas. Read more... |
| Deadly Los Angeles Fire
Toll Rises to 29 | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Los Angeles, CA. Jan. 27, 2025 - At least 29 people died as a result of wild fires that were fueled by severe drought and strong winds. Thousands of firefighters fought the infernal across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. Read more... |
| Thousands Return to Northern Gaza as Part of Ceasefire | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip Jan. 24, 2025 - There is a cease-fire deal which has concluded with the return of Gaza residents to the north for the first time since the beginning of the 15-month war between Israel and Hamas. Read more... |
| Tik-Tok Saved by Trump One
Day after Going Dark | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Washington, DC Jan. 20, 2025 - Trump gave a reprieve by executive order to TikTok after it was already shut down. He gave it 75 more days to sell the app to an American company. Read more... |
| Trump Is Back | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Washington, D.C. Jan. 20, 2025 - On this date, Donald Trump returned to power as the 47th president of the United States. In his inaugural address he promised that, “the golden age of America begins right now.” and “From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world.” Read more... |
| Deadly Attacks in
New Orleans and Las Vegas | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | New Orleans, LA. Jan. 01, 2025 - On January 1st , Shamsud-Din Jabbar, an American=born resident of Houston Texas, drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street, in New Orleans. Fifteen people were killed, including the perpetrator. Fortunately, Police shot the attacker and prevented further deaths. Read more... |
| The House Passes a Stop-gap Budget Bill on the Evening of the Last Day | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Washington, D.C. Dec. 20, 2024 - The House of Representatives passed a last ditch budget bill and sent it to the senate this evening which should pass in the senate without problems. The newest House proposal is a 118-page bill that contains most of the provisions that were put in place in the bipartisan bill that was agreed to on Wednesday. The bill includes $100 billion for disaster aid, $30 billion for farmers and a one-year extension of the farm bill, provisions that were under heavy debate prior to this week's votes. Read more... |
| Rebels Take Syria as Fifty-Three Year Assad Family Reign Ends | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Damascus, Syria Dec. 08, 2024 - Early this morning rebels took over Damascus and had the government turned over to them peacefully with Assad apparently nowhere to be found. It was reported that Assad's family had fled earlier to Russia and Russian state media reported that Assad himself landed in Moscow after having fled. This is a historic moment as the collapse of more than 53 years of al-Assad family rule has finally ended. Read more... |
| Texas State Board of Education Approves Bible Curriculum for K- 5 | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Austin, TX. Nov. 23, 2024 - CNN reports that public schools in Texas now have the option to teach a Christian biblical view as part of their K-5th grade curriculum. It is a part of the state developed curriculum called Bluebonnet Learning. School districts in Texas are autonomous in choosing their curriculum, however, the state offered $60 per student to accept this curriculum will be hard for most to turn down. Read more... |
| Matt Gaetz Withdraws Nomination | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Washington, DC. Nov. 21, 2024 - ABC News announced today that former Rep. Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name for consideration for Attorney General in President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming administration. "I had excellent meetings with Senators yesterday," Gaetz wrote in a post on X. "I appreciate their thoughtful feedback - and the incredible support of so many. Read more... |
| Mass Deportations Using the Military Confirmed by President-Elect Trump | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Washington, DC. Nov. 18, 2024 - According to ABC News, President-elect Donald Trump confirmed he would declare a national emergency in order to implement his campaign promise of mass deportations of illegal immigrants. Trump replied on social media that such reports of using military assets was indeed "TRUE!!!". Read more... |
| Trump Pick for Attorney General Will Be Challenged by Both Parties | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  | Washington, DC. Nov. 18, 2024 - President elect Trump's pick for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is seen as a surprisingly poor choice by members of both major political parties. He was under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct and possible illegal drug use, as well as other issues by the House Ethics Committee. Read more... |
| Trump Declared Winner of the 2024 Election | | View on Our YouTube Channel |  Washington, DC. Nov. 06, 2024 - The Associated Press declared Donald Trump the winner in Wisconsin at 5:34 am EST the day after the election, wrapping up his chances for the White House when it was determined that the remaining votes would not be enough to turn the tide towards Vice President Kamala Harris to overtake Trump. Trump had already swept the other two must-have states of Pennsylvania and Michigan in the "blue-wall" and Wisconsin sealed the deal.
Commentary
Also on this date, as editor of the former Independent Press of the seventies and now a licensed and ordained minister, I have decided there is a need for a truthful news source that Christians can come to other than politically motivated right-wing evangelical sources, Fox News, Newsmax and even more crazy right-wing internet sites. I provided some news and commentary on the McDowell Bible College supported Bible College Radio internet radio site. However, it did not have the audience that was hoped in that media. Christian PRESS (CP) was created to bring back into focus a moral outlook for the Christian world for both hardcopy and online media. Many good and well-meaning Christians have been deceived into following an immoral, corrupt, mendacious, authoritarian, anti-democratic and, when you realize the truth, irreligious leadership. They look with tunnel vision to one or two narrow issues they believe is important to them such as abortion or the immorality of the gay lifestyle, ignoring the character and moral foundation of the leader. Those deceived Christians chose a leader who rarely ever attended a church service. Even the church he claimed to have attended in his youth stated that he was never a member and voted that he would never be allowed membership due to his immoral character. In supporting this con man who would use anything, even religion, to gain power, these deceived Christians are willing to throw the baby out with the bath water. Fortunately, many Christians, including the staff of CP, still feel that character counts when choosing those who would be role models to our youth and examples to the rest of the world.
In 2019, the editor of Christianity Today, an evangelical magazine that was founded in the fifties by Billy Graham, came out against Trump. Galli wrote in the editorial, "The president of the United States attempted to use his political power to coerce a foreign leader to harass and discredit one of the president's political opponents," Galli wrote in the editorial. “That is not only a violation of the Constitution; more importantly, it is profoundly immoral." He put a crack in the evangelical support of Trump because he had the moral courage to stand up to that bully. However, he paid the price of having to step down from his position at the magazine. With 81 percent of evangelicals voting for the morally corrupt president in 2016, it was refreshing to see that not every Christian had drunk the Trump Kool-Aid.
I am not putting myself on the level of Mark Galli, as I have so much less to lose, but when I took on bigotry and hate in the seventies with Independent Press in Birmingham, Alabama, I received threats. I spent 20 years in the military and although I never served in combat, there was always the chance I would be called. I answer that call again. Christians need to start following the teachings of Jesus and God's commandments and refute this evil, deceiving, immoral Trump, or I worry about their very souls, much less the soul of our nation. You cannot support a wicked ruler and still consider yourself a follower of Jesus.
We know well the words of Jesus when he stated in Matthew chapter 7:
15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus you will recognize them by their fruits." (ESV)
and Mark 13:
5 And Jesus began to say to them, "See that no one leads you astray. 6 Many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and they will lead many astray." (ESV)
While Jesus stated that this would happen. Remember the more of Mark 13:
7 "And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must take place, but the end is not yet. 8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains." (ESV)
Those strong in Jesus Christ can avoid the worst. It is never too late to turn to truly Christian leaders who actually attend a church and pray to the Almighty. But how are you going to know if your only news source is Fox News or Newsmax (who have collectively spent billions of dollars in lawsuits for lying) or even less reliable sources on the internet.
Good Christians followed Hitler on to the path of the destruction of Germany. Years ago, an old Nazi told of voting for Hitler and enjoying the promise of a schnitzel in every pot and a Volkswagen in every garage, until he was no longer allowed to vote. A clergyman did not speak up about the horrible treatment of the Jews, because he was not a Jew. Then, it was too late and it was his turn to be sent off to the concentration camps. Christians around the world, even today, follow would be dictators until it is too late for them to change course. Now, good Christians in America have followed another would be dictator down the path to destruction - twice. They forget he instigated an attack on the Capital building and democracy itself, they have no memory of his numerous adulterous acts (none of which he has repented for - he does not believe he needs to repent), his deception during the pandemic that cost the lives of thousands, his numerous bankruptcies to steal from others, and finally, his seven trillion dollar deficit (the largest in history) that contributed to most of the inflation that he blamed on his successor.
But, it is not too late to turn back towards the Lord. To turn away from evil and to do what Jesus would do. America is not a theocracy. By taking rights away from one group so that you try and force your own beliefs on others, you risk losing your own rights in turn. Hillary Clinton once stated that abortion should be legal but rare and woke up to read a devotional each morning. She attended church regularly. Yet, Franklin Graham never mentioned any of that or the fact that her opponent never went to church when he sent out blatantly one-sided support for Trump to churches nation wide. Churches as nonprofits should never involve themselves in politics, yet they do, failing to remember the master's words, "...render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." (ESV) Trying to do the right thing about abortion and gays, churches and Christians have allowed a would be dictator to attack the basic precepts of this nation under God. Freedom of religion also means freedom from the domination of one religious denomination over another. That is a foundational concept we must always remember.
As the website is built and I begin the process of building the hard copy magazine, I will also put these news and commentary pieces on the Bible College Radio several times a day and on YouTube. I hope you will come back and read or view these issues of importance to all Christians from a biblical and moral perspective, all for His Glory.
Commentary from Larry Joe McDowell, Editor, Christian Press.
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