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Youth Violence in Chicago, Illinois on the Weekend of 15 April (ABC News, April 16, 2023): “Both Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson responded on Sunday 16th. Lightfoot issued a statement, saying, in part, "parents and guardians must know where their children are and be responsible for their actions." The mayor said she has met with CPD leadership about how they plan to address large crowds as Chicago moves into the summer months.

Johnson said the "destructive activity" was "unacceptable," going on to say, "however, it is not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities in their own communities."

At least 18 people have been shot, one fatally, in Chicago shootings on the weekend of the 22nd of April, police said.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Remarks: Youth must respect the law and others and be held accountable for their actions. Parents must parent their children. Leaders must not pander youth violence. (Dr. Leon Threatt)

Lt. Governor Mark Robinson officially announces he will run for Governor of North Carolina. 

Remarks:  I fully support Lt. Governor Mark Robinson for Governor of North Carolina. He has shown that he is a man of genuine faith, unapologetic courage, and a love for our nation and state. (Dr. Leon Threatt)

NC House of Representative Tricia Cathum announces she is officially leaving the Democratic Party and joining the Republican Party. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

Remarks: This is significate for North Carolina politics. It’s clear that many Democrats can no longer support the extreme left they are witnessing in their own party. Ms. Cathum will be one of many who will leave the extremism of the Democrat party. (Dr. Leon Threatt)

(ReclaimingAmerica.net): “Anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has officially challenged President Joe Biden for the 2024 nomination of the Democratic Party. The 69-year-old environmental lawyer formally launched his 2024 presidential campaign at an event at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston on Wednesday, The New York Post reported. Kennedy, who in recent years made headlines as an outspoken critic of COVID-19 vaccines, is the nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the son of former US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated while running in the 1968 presidential election.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Remarks: The Democrat Party needs new leadership and new faces. I hope Robert Kennedy Jr. can bring some common sense to the Democrat Party. (Dr. Leon Threatt)

(The Epoch Times, April 21, 2023): “The U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday that mifepristone, an abortion pill, will be broadly accessible amid an ongoing legal battle over its regulatory approval. Mifepristone, approved in 2000 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is part of a chemical abortion process, and is generally taken with another drug called misoprostol to kill an unborn child in pregnancies up to 10 weeks. It is also sometimes used for women who have miscarriages. Chemical abortion, also referred to as medication abortion, comprises more than half of total U.S. abortions.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Remarks: This case was appealed to the Supreme Court by the Biden Justice Department. What if things were different and Mr. Trump was in the White House? Would the Justice Department have fought to keep this abortion pill flowing? Babies are killed when liberals are in leadership. (Dr. Leon Threatt)

“For God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (St. John 3:16 NKJV). 

“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” (Second Peter 3:9 NKJV).

(The Independent Star): “Rep. Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, declared his unwavering support for former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Despite the legal challenges that Trump faces, Jordan stated that he is “100% for President Trump.” Jordan praised Trump for fulfilling his campaign promises, and doing so despite opposition from the political establishment. Jordan expressed his admiration for all current and potential Republican candidates, including Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, but reiterated his full support for Trump. Jordan has been a staunch defender of Trump in the face of charges of felony falsification of business records, and has launched an inquiry into New York district attorney Alvin Bragg’s efforts to target the former president. Bragg has responded by suing Jordan over subpoenas he issued for documents pertaining to the investigation.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE 

Remarks: Rep. Jim Jordan is the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. At a time when many in Washington are jumping ship with Mr. Trump, it’s good to see many remaining faithful. (Dr. Leon Threatt)

(The Independent Star): “Former Attorney General Bill Barr claimed that former President Trump is the GOP presidential candidate “most likely” to lose in a hypothetical race in 2024 against President Biden. Barr during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” discussed the charges brought against Trump in a New York City Hush money case, pointing out that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) decision to not have a lot of transparency about the case most likely means that it is a weak case.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Remarks: We cannot let that happen. I am not sure of the answer to the challenges facing Mr. Trump, but I am absolutely sure we cannot afford Mr. Biden through 2028. I cannot see how the American Republic can endure much more of this evil Woke ideology. (Dr. Leon Threatt)

(ReclaimingAmerica.net): “Confirming what conservatives and gun rights activists have predicted would happen, Randi Weingarten, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president, has called for confiscating firearms from their owners in the US as Australia, New Zealand, and Scotland have done it. Weingarten, who chairs the second largest teachers’ labor union in the nation, spoke last week in the wake of the March 27 Nashville School Massacre in which a “trans man,” 28-year-old Audrey Hale, killed three kids and three staffers. The union leader addressed the AFT to declare that the United States should do “what other great democracies” have done to ban guns, as cited by Fox News. “Today, we renew our call for common sense gun safety legislation, including a ban on assault weapons. This is an epidemic,” Weingarten told the American Federation of Teachers.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE 

Remarks: It is tragic and heartbreaking to read and witness this ongoing assault upon innocent citizens by demonic inspired gunmen. But is gun confiscation the solution? Will that end the hatred and violence that has invaded our nation? (Dr. Leon Threatt)

(Gun University, March 19, 2019): “In 1996 Australia experienced a horrible mass shooting and subsequently enacted restrictive gun control. The mass shooting is referred to as the “1996 Port Arthur Massacre” and the anti-gun legislation they adopted the same year is called the “National Firearms Agreement.” …didn’t work!” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE  

(Fee Stories, October 5, 2017): “Basically, gun control advocates have built their entire case about Australian gun control on lazy data analysis, or perhaps no data analysis at all. If anything, Australia proves the complete opposite of what advocates of gun control want. A national gun confiscation scheme which reduced the civilian firearm stock by an astounding twenty percent and nobody can seem to find any clear evidence it caused a meaningful effect on the firearm murder rate? That’s not only embarrassing, it goes against everything they believe about the nature of the relationship between guns and murder rates.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE 

The Real Root Cause of Violent Crime: The Breakdown of the Family

(Imprimis, October 1995): “There is a strong, well-documented pattern of circumstances and social evolution in the life of a future violent criminal. The pattern may be summarized in five basic stages.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE              

Remarks: Gun control is not the real solution to the violence we are witnessing with the mass shootings. I will agree there must be some commonsense controls on assault weapons. The real challenges are not with the guns themselves, but who has the guns. With the gun in the hands of law enforcement and law-abiding citizens, our cities and communities are much safer. We must continue to work to keep the gun out of the hands of the criminally insane. (Dr. Leon Threatt)

(Liberty Counsel): “The UN is seeking total control over America. Joe Biden is about to give it to them. The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking control over water, food, commerce, shipping, travel, forced medical procedures, medical supplies, trade, abortion, and even mutilating surgeries on children!

We have a short time to stop this global governance and international “treaty” by forcing it to get two-thirds of the Senate. YOUR SUPPORT NOW can turn challenges into victories, preserving freedom for all our tomorrows.

Richard “Dick” Durbin (D-IL) admitted in writing that the World Health Organization (WHO) document we’ve been discussing is a “treaty.” He made this statement several times in written response to one of our supporters who urged him to stop the WHO. This is a significant admission. This month the WHO has been holding multiple meetings that include some of the most radical globalists coordinating efforts to strip Americans of freedom and our nation of its sovereignty. The American delegation is pushing hard to give WHO unfettered global authority.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Over 32,000 Fewer Abortions Occurred as a Result of Dobbs, Report Finds (The Washington Stand, April 12, 2023): “A new report released Tuesday revealed that in the six months following the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, over 32,000 fewer abortions were carried out in the U.S. compared to the average monthly number that occurred before Dobbs. While pro-life advocates are praising the news as compelling proof that pro-life state laws passed in the wake of Dobbs are saving lives, medical experts are also expressing concern that the decrease in surgical abortions is leading to an increase in dangerous chemical abortions.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE 

Remarks: Chemical abortions kills more children than clinic abortions! (Dr. Leon Threatt)

(NBC News, February 24, 2022): “More than half of U.S. abortions are now done with pills rather than surgery, an upward trend that spiked during the pandemic with the increase in telemedicine” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE 

(Alliance Defending Freedom, April 18, 2023): 

• April 7, 2023: A federal district court halted the FDA’s approval of chemical abortion drugs. The court scheduled its order to go into effect in seven days, allowing time for the Biden administration to appeal.

• April 7, 2023: A federal district court halted the FDA’s approval of chemical abortion drugs. The court scheduled its order to go into effect in seven days, allowing time for the Biden administration to appeal.
• April 10, 2023: The U.S. Department of Justice filed an emergency motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit asking the appeals court to stay the district court’s ruling.
• April 12, 2023: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit kept in place a portion of a federal district court’s order that protects the health and safety of women and girls by requiring the FDA to restore critical safeguards to chemical abortion drugs while the lawsuit proceeds.

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(Family Research Council, April 2023): “On March 27, 2023, three children and three adults were killed in a shooting at The Covenant School, a private Christian school and a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee. The assailant shot through glass side doors to access areas throughout the building, including the church office and the children’s ministry. Covenant released a statement that said, “Our community is heartbroken. We are grieving tremendous loss and are in shock coming out of the terror that shattered our school and church.”1 Research conducted by Family Research Council (FRC) indicates that criminal acts against churches have been steadily on the rise for the past several years, and the first quarter of 2023 has continued the upward trend. The first three months of 2023 saw approximately three times the number of acts of hostility perpetrated against churches in the same timeframe last year.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE 

Remarks: Jesus said, “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first” (St. John 15:18 NIV). Hate is a matter of the heart. We are living in some very dark and turbulent times, but we have hope and peace in Christ alone. We must prepare our hearts for the days of difficulty no matter what direction they come from. (Dr. Leon Threatt)

Summary of the Trump Indictment

It is my belief, observation and opinion that this 34 point indictment is a wayward attempt to stop President Trump from running for president in 2024. This follows their failed attempts of the past, Russian collusion, impeachment, income taxes reviewed, January 6th involvement, and more and more of the same.  

The evil demonic left can’t seem to understand that the majority of God loving and Constitutional devoted Americans will never surrender to their evil and sorted agenda. Attempting to silence and shame Mr. Trump will not end this Make America Great movement. Making America great again is bigger than one man. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

(The Epoch Times, April 1, 2023): “Former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented indictment has surged into the limelight and fueled public debate over whether this case is legitimate and shows no one is above the law or amounts to a political hack job meant to thwart Trump’s chances in the 2024 presidential election. Expectations are that Trump will be arraigned at some point in the coming week, with a spokesperson for the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg saying in a statement that it’s now coordinating with Trump’s attorneys the former president’s surrender.” 

What’s the Case About?

“Bragg empaneled a grand jury that has been investigating Trump’s involvement in a $130,000 payment made to Daniels. Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, said he made the payment to Daniels via a shell company that was then reimbursed by Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, and recorded as legal expenses. Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 to violating campaign finance law in connection with the payment. In his plea deal, Cohen claimed he made the payment at Trump’s direction and that he was reimbursed by the Trump Organization, even though he earlier claimed he paid the money out of his own pocket. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Remarks: This criminal indictment against former President Trump has many implications and consequences for our nation and our political system. We are witnessing one political party use America’s legal system to assault and oppress its political opponent. It clearly appears to be the ultimate weaponization of our criminal justice system. It has been said that if this was not directed towards Mr. Trump, this case would have never been seen as a criminal matter and certainly not as a felony. (Dr. Leon Threatt) 

(The Epoch Times, April 6, 2023): “House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has subpoenaed a former Manhattan prosecutor who pushed for an indictment against former President Donald Trump. The move came days after Trump pleaded not guilty to felony charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney’s office in a prosecution that has ignited outrage from Republicans.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE 

Remarks: I strongly believe we do need some GOP involvement to end this witch hunt against Mr. Trump. It is so obvious this indictment is politically motivated. (Dr. Leon Threatt)

(RepublicanJournal.org): “After news of the long-anticipated indictment against former President Donald Trump broke, people and politicians across the board began responding to the issue. Stormy Daniels celebrated the news along with progressives, while many conservative lawmakers called the move political persecution and used it as a prime example of how the Left has turned the US justice system into a weapon. Eric Trump, son of the 45th US president, recently shared his own reaction to his father’s indictment. On Saturday, April 1, Eric Trump told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that he was flying when the announcement hit, confirming a criminal indictment against his dad. He told the conservative news host that “people were coming up to [him], giving [him] hugs” and providing the former First Son “unbelievable” support. He went so far as to say the United States has “literally become a banana republic.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE 

Remarks: What is a Banana Republic? According to Merriam Webster: a small dependent country usually of the tropics, one run despotically (tyrannically, autocratically, repressively).

(The Epoch Times, March 30, 2023): “Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) blasted the indictment of former President Donald Trump. A New York grand jury voted on March 30 to indict Trump over allegedly misreporting a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels just weeks before the 2016 election. In a Twitter post, in addition to slamming the indictment, DeSantis, who is expected to announce his candidacy for the White House soon, said Florida will not help extradite Trump to New York. However, extradition is out of the governor’s control. “The weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda turns the rule of law on its head. “It is un-American. “The Soros-backed Manhattan District Attorney [Alvin Bragg] has consistently bent the law to downgrade felonies and to excuse criminal misconduct. Yet, now he is stretching the law to target a political opponent.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE 

Remarks: Governor DeSantis said, “The weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda turns the rule of law on its head. “It is un-American.” I believe this is exactly what we are witnessing. I would lean towards this indictment being more about thwarting Mr. Trump’s chances in the 2024 presidential election than any legitimate effort to ensure legal justice. This is part of the left’s agenda and strategy to seize power and political control.  We witnessed this kind of character assault before, Judge Robert Bork, Justice Clarence Thomas, Judge Roy Moore, and recently Judge Brett Kavanaugh. (Dr. Leon Threatt)

(The Epoch Times, April 5, 2023): “Former White House adviser John Bolton said the charges against former President Donald Trump were “even weaker than I thought” during an interview on Tuesday, coming after the Manhattan District Attorney’s office charged the former commander-in-chief with 34 counts of falsifying business records, as other critics of Trump claimed the case is a “disappointment.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Remarks: What is disturbing is that truth is not what the deep state and the criminal left is seeking. They have discovered that they can manipulate the outcome of a campaign just by muddying the waters. Create enough negative press to the point that some voters will be moved away from a candidate, and if they can sway the voters by two to five percent, they can win many elections. (Dr. Leon Threatt)

(The Collegian, April 6, 2023): “Every American, regardless of their political position, should be horrified and outraged by the historic indictment of former President Donald Trump, according to Associate Professor of Economics Charles Steele. “The persecution of President Trump by the legal system is designed to terrify anyone who considers seriously reforming it,” Steele said. “America will not recover if this stands.” On Tuesday, Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records. He was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on March 30, making him the first former U.S. president in history to face criminal charges. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg released a statement of facts alongside the indictment. “The defendant Donald J. Trump repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal criminal conduct that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election,” the statement reads. Professor of Politics Thomas West said the Trump indictment undermines traditional American values. “The Trump indictment is an outrage,” West said. “The NYC prosecutor is part of the radical leftist legal network that aims to destroy the older America and its representatives, such as Trump himself.” According to Steele, Trump is being treated differently than other politicians and government officials, including Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and James Comey, who are all guilty of wrongdoing but have never faced criminal charges.

“It is the use of the legal system to destroy perfectly legitimate political opposition,” Steele said. “There is one set of rules for people who the administrative state supports and another completely different set for its opponents.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Remarks: This indictment sent America towards a very dangerous path. It leans toward using our legal system as a political tool to defeat your opponent. This has become more prevalent than any time in American history. We are relying on the courts more and more to win our political positions. The final chapter of this political posturing will surely end poorly for the American people. (Dr. Leon Threatt) 

Critical Race Theory: What It Is and How to Fight It (Hillsdale College, March 30, 2021): "Critical race theory is an academic discipline, formulated in the 1990s, built on the intellectual framework of identity-based Marxism. Relegated for many years to universities and obscure academic journals, over the past decade it has increasingly become the default ideology in our public institutions. It has been injected into government agencies, public school systems, teacher training programs, and corporate human resources departments in the form of diversity training programs, human resources modules, public policy frameworks, and school curricula. There are a series of euphemisms deployed by its supporters to describe critical race theory, including “equity,” “social justice,” “diversity and inclusion,” and “culturally responsive teaching.” Critical race theorists, masters of language construction, realize that “neo-Marxism” would be a hard sell. Equity, on the other hand, sounds non-threatening and is easily confused with the American principle of equality." READ MORE... https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/critical-race-theory-fight/

(The Heritage Foundation, Lecture, July 12. 2022): “What is critical race theory? I will use here the definitions given by the architects of CRT. None other than Harvard professor Derrick Bell, long recognized as the godfather of CRT, put it this way: “As I see it, critical race theory recognizes that revolutionizing a culture begins with the radical assessment of it.”1 This idea that CRT was to be used to transform American society is indeed central to its devotees. This aspect of CRT is underlined by all its creators, from Kimberlé Crenshaw, the godmother, if you will, of the movement, on down. Another trait central to CRT is the idea that society is oppressive, that the rich and the powerful have manipulated concepts to create a reality that hides from the rest of us the fact that we are oppressed. All the critical theories believe that it is the job of their practitioners to open our eyes to our own subjugation and in that way to lead us to our liberation.

Richard Delgado of the University of Alabama’s Law School, chose to include in his primer on the subject, which is called Critical Race Theory: An Introduction. The first is that racism in America is systemic, not an individual sin or crime, but embedded in “the ‘ordinary business’ of society.”4 One can find racism in “normal science,” Delgado says, putting that term inside scare quotes. One can find it in “the usual way society does business.”5 The fact that racism is systemic is why Derrick Bell says that CRT must be revolutionary. If the system is racist, then the logical thing to do is eliminate the system.” https://www.heritage.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/HL1329.pdf

In his book “Fault lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism’s Looming Catastrophe,” Mr. Baucham exposes and communicates the religious nature of Antiracism and refers to it as the “Cult of Antiracism.” (Salem Books, 2001, pages 66,67 Washington, DC)

(Wikipedia): "Critical race theory (CRT) is a cross-disciplinary examination – by social and civil-rights scholars and activists – of how laws, social and political movements, and media shape, and are shaped by, social conceptions of race and ethnicity. Goals include challenging all mainstream and "alternative" views of racism and racial justice, including conservative, liberal, and progressive. The word critical in the name is an academic reference to critical thinking, critical theory, and scholarly criticism, rather than criticizing or blaming people. 

CRT is also used in sociology to explain social, political, and legal structures and power distribution as through a "lens" focusing on the concept of race, and experiences of racism. For example, the CRT conceptual framework examines racial bias in laws and legal institutions, such as highly disparate rates of incarceration among racial groups in the United States. A key CRT concept is intersectionality—the way in which different forms of inequality and identity are affected by interconnections of race, class, gender, and disability. Scholars of CRT view race as a social construct with no biological basis. One tenet of CRT is that racism and disparate racial outcomes are the result of complex, changing, and often subtle social and institutional dynamics, rather than explicit and intentional prejudices of individuals. CRT scholars argue that the social and legal construction of race advances the interests of White people at the expense of people of color, and that the liberal notion of U.S. law as "neutral" plays a significant role in maintaining a racially unjust social order, where formally color-blind laws continue to have racially discriminatory outcomes. 

CRT began in the United States in the post–civil rights era, as 1960s landmark civil rights laws were being eroded and schools were being re-segregated. With racial inequalities persisting even after civil rights legislation and color-blind laws were enacted, CRT scholars in the 1970s and 1980s began reworking and expanding critical legal studies (CLS) theories on class, economic structure, and the law to examine the role of U.S. law in perpetuating racism. CRT, a framework of analysis grounded in critical theory, originated in the mid-1970s in the writings of several American legal scholars, including Derrick Bell, Alan Freeman, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Richard Delgado, Cheryl Harris, Charles R. Lawrence III, Mari Matsuda, and Patricia J. Williams. CRT draws from the work of thinkers such as Antonio Gramsci, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, and W. E. B. Du Bois, as well as the Black Power, Chicano, and radical feminist movements from the 1960s and 1970s." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_race_theory

(The Carolina Journal, October 7, 2021): “With critical race theory influencing how our children are taught and treated in schools, the answer to this question is vital. Merely asking for evidence or reasoned arguments to support the assertion of “systemic racism,” however, is typically met with dismissive scoffing – no supporting evidence is needed. If you don’t see it, you must be racist. But if backed into a corner, the default response will rely heavily on so-called “disparities” in socio-economic status between the races. The fact that people of color suffer from disproportionate rates of poverty, and the related negative consequences that come with it, is proof enough.

As Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic wrote in their 2001 book, “Critical Race Theory: An Introduction”: “Poverty, however, has a black or brown face: black families command, on the average, about one-thirteenth of the assets of their white counterparts. … People of color lead shorter lives, receive worse medical care, complete fewer years of school, and occupy more menial jobs than whites.” In short, the mere existence of different outcomes between races in such categories is sufficient evidence to render a guilty verdict in America’s trial for systemic racism. But what if such disparities do arise absent discrimination perpetrated by the “system”?

As Thomas Sowell wrote in his book “Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality?”, if that can be shown as the case, then the critical race theorists’ assumptions about statistical disparities “lose their validity as evidence.” The reality of the human condition, as Sowell notes, is that, “Statistical disparities extend into every aspect of human life” and that “statistical disparities are commonplace among human beings.”

“There are many decisions wholly within the discretion of those concerned, where discrimination by others is not a factor – the choice of television programs to watch, opinions to express to poll takers, or the age at which to marry, for example. All these show pronounced patterns that differ from group to group,” Sowell continued.  Indeed, a more thoughtful and thorough analysis of the data reveals the presence of many factors that influence income and poverty statistics, a fact conveniently ignored by critical race theorists because it questions their contrived narrative.

FATHERLESSNESS AND CULTURE

For starters, there is a stark difference in household income and wealth between two-parent and single-parent homes. For instance, in North Carolina families are roughly five times as likely to be in poverty when there is no father in the home. The strong correlation between fatherlessness and poverty can’t be overestimated. That said, a racial breakdown of single-parent households may help to explain disparities in poverty rates. While no state data are readily available, national data are quite instructive. According to recent research, 64% of black children live in single-parent families, while 42% of “Hispanic/Latino” children do. Comparatively, 24% of “non-Hispanic white” children live in single-parent families. Life choices, not “systemic racism,” account for a significant share of disparities in poverty. Secondly, when evaluating claims of systemic racism, we can compare the levels of economic success among people of color. After all, racist systems and policies just see people of color and do not differentiate based upon different backgrounds.  As Sowell wrote, “Blacks may ‘all look alike’ to racists, but there are profound internal cultural differences among blacks.” 

As a result, comparing results for people of the same color but different culture is a valuable tool to provide an indication of other factors besides discrimination at work. For instance, in 2012, the U.S. poverty rate for Jamaicans was reported as 14.8%, Ethiopians 19.7%, and Nigerians 12.8%. All the rates were significantly lower than the rate of 28% for blacks as a whole. Furthermore, the median income for Jamaicans and Ethiopians noticeably outearned the median income for blacks overall. How were these people of color, often without the benefit of growing up in America, able to clear the “barriers” of a discriminatory “system” far better than other people of color? Culture unquestionably plays a role in income and poverty disparities as well, even in situations comparing people of color where “discrimination” can be ruled out. Several other factors having nothing to do with racism or discrimination, including differences in average age and career choices further explain differences in socio-economic status between the races.  There is simply no aspect of life in which outcomes will line up squarely proportional to the racial demographics of a society. To think otherwise is to ignore the diversity of the human condition.

Critical race theorists, however, cynically cling to these disparities as “proof” of their assertion of systemic racism. As leading critical race theory critic, Dr. James Lindsay wrote, “They only care about their own power and how they might get more of it by using the disproportionalities of society as a wedge and a lever.” Lindsay continues, “the label ‘systemic racism’ is just another arbitrary tool, another potential bit of calculated rhetorical malice, by which they might effect their intended ends.” Of course, nobody is here pretending that racism does not exist. However, charges of “systemic racism” are wholly unsupportable. Given that systemic racism is the very foundation upon which critical race theory and its activist component seeking wholesale social upheaval is built, it is vital to expose the concept for the meaningless political ploy that it is. READ MORE:… https://www.carolinajournal.com/opinion/exposing-the-faulty-narrative-upon-which-critical-race-theory-is-built/

(Hillsdale College, March 2022): "Sowell has long argued that the problems blacks face today involve far more than what whites have done to them in the past. It’s no mystery why black activists want to keep the focus on white racism. It helps them raise money and stay relevant. And it’s no mystery why politicians use the same tactics—it helps them win votes. But Sowell argued that it’s not at all clear that focusing on white racism is helping the black underclass. You can spend all day, every day pointing out the moral failings of other people, groups, institutions, and society in general. The question is whether that helps the people who most need help. 

Many of today’s activists go about their business with the assumption that the only real problem facing the black underclass is white racism. A good example of this is the recent focus on policing in black communities. Do racist cops exist? Absolutely. Do some cops abuse their authority? Of course. But are poor black communities as violent as they are because of bad cops? Will reducing police resources improve the situation? According to the Chicago Sun-Times there were 492 homicides in Chicago in 2019, and only three of them involved police. So if police use of lethal force is a problem in Chicago, it’s clearly a secondary problem. Young black men in Chicago or Baltimore or St. Louis may indeed leave the house each morning worried about getting shot—but not by police." https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/continuing-importance-thomas-sowell/

My Observation and Summary: 

1. Critical Race Theory has an origin and founding in Marxism. 
2. Critical Race Theory is not a movement of legal studies, systems, and institutions to correct and rectify racial injustices, but a new worldview.
3. Critical Race Theory is anti-Christian, anti-God, and anti-capitalism.
4. Critical Race Theory is in itself racist, divisive, and societally destructive.  
5. Critical Race Theory is a new religious ideology. It assumes as truth that which has not nor cannot be proven true. 
6. Critical Race Theory takes the disparities within the nation and cultures and declares that these differences are proof of system racism.
7. Critical Race Theory bring no solutions to its declared system of racism. Its only remedy is to dismantle and destroy the system. 
8. Critical Race Theory declares that America is historically and systemically racist and must be dismantled and reconstructed according to its definition of equality. 
9. Critical Race Theory is not solution based, but problem centered. It’s critical of the current racial climate without hinting of any solutions. Its only plausible solution to the ills is to dismantle the current.
10. Critical Race Theory makes whiteness the pervasive evil, the permanent oppressor, and all people of color the perpetual victims. 
11. Critical Race Theory refuses to consider other possible causes for the disparities within black and brown American other than systemic racism. 
12. Critical Race Theory loses its legitimacy with me first is its Marx’s origin, it’s void of real solutions, and its anti-God and anti-Christian perspectives.  

What Makes Critical Race Theory So Dangerous? 

It’s another gospel! It touts its information and perspectives as if it was fact and truth. It declares and conclude about people based on faulty or misrepresented information to support its conclusion. The predetermined conclusion is that America is a racist nation, and its founding leaders were racist and not worthy to follow. It appears to me the CRT has the intent of advancing Marxist ideology and to dismantle capitalism and the freedoms and liberties it accompanies.  (Dr. Leon Threatt)

These words are recorded in the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence. We must hold this declaration before us all as a standard and a commitment. 

“We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” 

Practical principals for personal empowerment:
1. Personal responsibility. “I am responsible for my life and my own choices!”

2. Hard Work. “Anything worth having is worth working diligently for!”

3. Character. “My character is the essence of my true self!”

4. Life of Excellence. “Whatever you put your hands to, give it your very best!”

5. Respect for others. “The respect we give is what we get back!”

6. Humility. “True greatness is found in genuine humility!”

7. Life management. “How we manage time, money, health, and relationships is vital.”

8. Learn a practical marketable skill. “Marketable skills can feed you for a lifetime.”

9. Marriage and not mating. “Marriage has a biblical blessing!” 

10. Connect with a Bible believing Church. “The wise seek accountability!”

11. Wise choices are a must. “The quality of our choices determines the quality of our life!” 

We read and hear about the income gap between people groups. What are some practical steps forward that will help everyone? 

1. Empower and elevate all, not just one ethnicity. When we all do better, the entire nation does better. 

2. Refuse to see yourself as a victim. Making no excuses. 

3. Return to skill labor professions. Encourage and incentivize skill labor certifications. Carpenters, welders, plumbers, heating & air, electrician, general contractors, nursing, and more. 

4. Make education a life-long commitment for your children and yourself. 

5. Empower your family with financial literacy. Economic quotient. 

6. Teach true American History, respect, and love for your nation. 

I believe it is. Then the question is, what needs to be done to elevate and restore the pillars of greatness within the black culture. What were those cultural attributes of greatness that sustained a people through slavery, Jim Crow, and the destructiveness of welfare? Here are several important perspectives that I believe are a must to continue the progress of a culture of people: 

1. Refuse to be a victim. Black is not a handicap. Refuse to use the race card.

2. Restore your spiritual roots and devotion within your family.

3. Break the blind allegiance to a failed political party. 

4. Pursue personal responsibility and character above entertainment and leisure. 

5. Guard what you give your attention to. (Music, sports, recreation)

6. Refuse to be manipulated with lies, propaganda, and misinformation. Search for the truth in a matter. READ!!!!

7. Restore the family! Incentivize marriage! Return to the family as a major priority!

8. Stop aborting the babies!!!!!

9. Focus less on blackness and more on personal responsibility, character, and personal growth. 

10.  Where there are isms change what you can, but refuse to be defined or limited by them. 

11.  Resolve conflicts peacefully. End the violence! 

12.  Commit to sexual purity. Fornication is sin! We must encourage purity through marriage. 

13.  Remember the Grace of God! We need His help. We must seek Him and His grace to restore the culture and the nation. 

America recognizes February as Black History Month. The nation is to take a moment and acknowledge those many Americans with Black heritage who have greatly contributed to the nation and world. 

Part of the intent behind the recognition of Black Americans in history is to educate, inform and encourage a culture and nation. Perhaps it is also to promote self-worth and Black pride. My hope and prayer is that it might also empower and elevate a people and a nation. 

It has been my commitment to encourage and elevate others no matter their ethnicity or gender. In such a racially charged period in American history, just how do we do that? I believe one undeniable way to do that is by communicating and demonstrating love, respect, and honor for all. It’s also imperative that we convey truth to our joined history and current ills troubling our nation and communities. We must love people enough to tell them the truth. I believe the Bible is the written Word and revealed Truth of God. “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (St. John 8:32 NKJV). 

We together make up the race of man, with many ethnicities and people groups. We come from the three sons of Noah—Ham, Sham, and Japheth. The seven billion plus people in the earth today came from these three. One race, one family, one earthly father. After the flood of Noah, the people built the Tower of Babel. Their intent was not pleasing to God, so He confused their language and dispersed them over the earth. 

Again, we see humanity working an evil plan of self-destruction. This time it’s a plan to divide and conquer. It’s a plan of lies, misinformation, and deceit, yet cloaked in promises of justice, equality, and reparations. How do we ensure equality, justice, and access for all? How do we make right the wrongs of the past? How do we strengthen and encourage people to move forward? 

Racial Reparations Coming to California? (ConservativeInsider.org): “In 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law forming a Reparations Task Force. This group of nine people has been traveling around the state trying to understand any negative impacts racist policies have had on Americans over the past few generations. Now, it seems the task force is revving up to announce some of the largest racial reparations ever seen before." Read more at https://conservativeinsider.org/racial-reparations-taskforce-calls-for-223k-each/?utm_source=iref&utm_placement=CInewsletter&utm_medium=email

$100 Billion in Slave Reparations To Be Funded by Taxpayers!?! (ReclaimingAmerica.net): “The city of San Francisco would have to pay at least $110 billion of taxpayer money to its longtime black residents if a recommendation by an advisory committee on slavery reparations is adopted, according to a report. The total sum of the “hefty reparations” in question is based on a conservative estimate after the committee published a draft report stating that San Francisco should pay $5 million in reparation to every one of its eligible black residents, The National Review reported. To be eligible to receive the sizable taxpayer-funded sum, making them multimillionaires, black city residents need to have identified as African American or black on public documents for no less than ten years.” Read more at https://reclaimingamerica.net/100-billion-in-slave-reparations-to-be-funded-by-taxpayers/

Remarks: Are reparations the real solution to the many ills troubling the Black community? How will reparations address the high percentages of abortions, Black on Black crime, the dismantled family, and spiritual and moral decline in the Black culture. This is not about elevating and empowering the Black community. This is far more about political postering and race baiting of the far left. It is also about affirming and embracing the Woke and Critical Race Theory ideology. This is not how we heal the wounds of a nation. It’s time to elevate all Americans, not just a select few.  (Dr. Leon Threatt) 

Rep. Jackson Lee Wants ‘Criticism of Non-White People’ Outlawed (TheLastPatriotNews.com): “In one of the more outrageous moves by an elected United States Representative, a Democrat congresswoman has initiated a House bill to criminalize criticism of people of color as a “conspiracy to commit white supremacy.” The author of the bill called H.R.61, “Leading Against White Supremacy Act of 2023,” is US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas. She introduced the legislation last Monday to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is supposed to “prevent and prosecute white supremacy inspired hate crime and conspiracy to commit white supremacy inspired hate crime.” The draft law defines claims that a person engages in a hate crime inspired by white supremacy “when white supremacy ideology has motivated the planning, development, preparation, or perpetration of actions that constituted a crime or were undertaken in furtherance of activity that, if effectuated, would have constituted a crime.” Per the bill’s logic, “conspiracy” to engage in white supremacy crimes includes publishing materials “advancing white supremacy, white supremacist ideology, antagonism based on ‘replacement theory,’ or hate speech that vilifies or is otherwise directed against any non-White person or group.” Read more at https://thelastpatriotnews.com/rep-jackson-lee-wants-criticism-of-non-white-people-outlawed/

Remarks: Has anyone in this leftist camp ever heard of the U.S. Constitution, specifically the First Amendment. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Under the U.S. Constitution, you have the right not to like someone, and the freedom to say it. (Dr. Leon Threatt)

If hate was wrong in the 1960s, then it’s wrong today! 

White Students Banned from University Art Club?!? (TheRedAlertNews.com): “An art club at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has excluded white students. This development has led other student organizations to adopt the same racial discrimination approach. The UNC Chapel Hill art club, which excludes white students because of their race, was started this academic year and is called “Earthtones,” The College Fix reported. “I think the idea of Earthtones is just to celebrate the brown people in our community and just pay homage to the beautiful color spectrum we create,” explained club member Eliyambuya Baker in an interview with The Daily Tar Heel, the campus newspaper. At the same time, a registration form for the “no whites allowed” art club claims that it is “free from tokenization, filtering, or exploitation.” “[The club is] an atmosphere that cultivates a community free from tokenization, filtering, or exploitation. We’re creating a living, breathing, network of artists of color to explore creative expression and learn from each other,” the Google sign-up form reads. The report pointed out that the Earthtones art club inspired other groups on the UNC Chapel Hill campus to exclude white students.” Read more at https://theredalertnews.com/white-students-banned-from-university-art-club/

Remarks: This racial bigotry was not the intent of the Civil Rights Movement. The fight then as it must be today is to ensure all citizens have equal access to all America has to offer. This venomous hatred pushed by today’s race baiters are no better than the Klu Klux Klan of the 1950’s and 1960’s. Hatred, discrimination, and bigotry is not confined to any one group of people. It’s a matter of the heart. Shame on you, NC Chapel Hill. (Dr. Leon Threatt)

Two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ dismantled the hate, strife, and the divide that held humanity in bondage. He took that hostility and enmity and nailed it to His cross and reconciling those who would believe and receive Him to the Father and to each other. 

“For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity” (Ephesians 2:14-16 NKJV). 

“Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,” (Second Corinthians 5:16-18 NKJV). 

“For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:26-28 NKJV). 

God is merciful, longsuffering, and compassionate. Because of Him and His great love, I am hopeful. I love my nation and so want to see it return to the Lord who made it the most powerful nation in human history. 

• I love and treasure America not for its perfection, but for what Almighty God planned and purposed for it and through it. There was a time that it sent more missionaries to the nations than any other. It still feeds the nations. It has consistently been the most humanitarian nation. 
• America affords the highest standard of living to the greatest number of people than any nation in human history. 
• Only in America can one bring his or her talents, products, or ideas to the stage of life and become independently wealthy.
• The greatness of any nation is to be viewed not only where it is, but also by the progress it makes through the journey. America has made great progress towards liberty, freedom, and opportunity. It has often learned from its mistakes, and prayerfully we will continue to grow in wisdom and common sense.  

Will America recover? I don’t know. It does not appear to have the will, want, and desire to turn from a path of self-destruction.

• America was fashioned and founded upon the Truth of the God of Israel. The only one and true God. What happens if and when America forsakes Him? 
• Many of the founding leaders of America devoted themselves and this nation to the God of Bible! “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance” (Psalm 33:12 NKJV).
• William Brandford, signer of the Mayflower Compact, “Having undertaken, for the Glory of God, and advancements of the Christian faith,” Mayflower Compact https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/mayflower-compact#section_7
• On April 30th, 1789, America had a Constitution and a newly formed government. On that day, the government, the House, and the Senate gathered for the Inauguration of our first president, George Washington. In his Inauguration Address, Washington gave a prophetic warning: “We ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and the right which heaven itself has ordained.”  Click here to read more.

• What is in this new Marriage Law? 
• What implications will it have on the America family? 
• Respect for Marriage Act: “This act provides statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages. Specifically, the act replaces provisions that define, for purposes of federal law, marriage as between a man and a woman and spouse as a person of the opposite sex with provisions that recognize any marriage between two individuals that is valid under state law. (The Supreme Court held that the current provisions were unconstitutional in United States v. Windsor in 2013.) The act also replaces provisions that do not require states to recognize same-sex marriages from other states with provisions that prohibit the denial of full faith and credit or any right or claim relating to out-of-state marriages on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin. (The Supreme Court held that state laws barring same-sex marriages were unconstitutional in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015; the Court held that state laws barring interracial marriages were unconstitutional in Loving v. Virginia in 1967.) The act allows the Department of Justice to bring a civil action and establishes a private right of action for violations. The act does not (1) affect religious liberties or conscience protections that are available under the Constitution or federal law, (2) require religious organizations to provide goods or services to formally recognize or celebrate a marriage, (3) affect any benefits or rights that do not arise from a marriage, or (4) recognize under federal law any marriage between more than two individuals.” https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8404
• Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel: Same-Sex Marriage. Child Bride Marriages. No Religious Freedom. “This is what is at stake if HR 8404 passes the House. The Senate approved an amended version of HR 8404. The amendment claims to protect religious freedom but, in fact, does nothing to protect Christians and other faithful religious adherents. HR 8404 forces every state to accept, honor and obey the crazy “marriage” laws of any other state. Beyond same-sex marriage, HR 8404 empowers a state to force its marriage laws upon other states and territories. A handful of states like California have no minimum age for marriage, resulting in the terrible abuse often referred to as “child bride marriage.” These marriages are often forced upon young minors who were sexually abused or forced into such relationships.” https://lc.org/newsroom/details/221207-update-final-vote-on-hr-8404

We must repent!!!!!! Can there be lasting sustained national awakening without the Church? Can the Church experience genuine spiritual renewal, revival, restoration without brokenness and desperation? 

Our Gracious God has been warning and calling America back to Himself, yet we the nation and church continue to defy and disregard His warnings.

The religious Church has become complacent and compromising. There is a Remnant.

⁃ Prepare for what is before us.

⁃ Share the hope we have in Christ Jesus.

⁃ The Lord is so merciful, long suffering and compassionate. He finds no delight in the death of the wicked. 

⁃ I believe 2023 is the Year of the Warrior. “Therefor I positioned men behind the lower parts of the wall, at the openings; and I set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, ‘Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses’” (Nehemiah 4:13,14 NKJV). 

Deaths and Injuries Continue: According to the CDC website,  “Reports of death after COVID-19 vaccination are rare. FDA requires healthcare providers to report any death after COVID-19 vaccination to VAERS, even if it’s unclear whether the vaccine was the cause. Reports of adverse events to VAERS following vaccination, including deaths, do not necessarily mean that a vaccine caused a health problem. More than 657 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the United States from December 14, 2020, through December 7, 2022. During this time, VAERS received 17,868 preliminary reports of death (0.0027%) among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine. CDC and FDA clinicians review reports of death to VAERS including death certificates, autopsy, and medical records.” https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/ensuringsafety/monitoring/vaers/index.html 

 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Takes Action To Prosecute COVID-Vaccine Makers?!? (TheRedAlertNews.com): In a stunning development, Florida’s popular GOP Governor, Ron DeSantis, just announced that he wants a grand jury to investigate the manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines with an eye toward bringing prosecutions to those the grand jury finds in the wrong legally. According to National Review in “DeSantis Announces Grand-Jury Probe into Alleged’ Wrongdoing’ by Covid-Vaccine Makers”: “Florida governor Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday his intention to empanel a grand jury to investigate “any and all wrongdoing” involving Covid-19 vaccines in the state. “DeSantis, a potential Republican presidential candidate, made the announcement during a roundtable discussion about vaccine accountability that he held with Florida’s surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who has previously expressed concerns about the safety of Covid mRNA vaccines and boosters. The roundtable was attended by medical and health specialists who raised similar concerns about the safety of the vaccines.”What does DeSantis want of the grand jury? “DeSantis said he intends to petition the Supreme Court of Florida to empanel the grand jury, likely in the Tampa Bay area. DeSantis did not specify what “wrongdoing” the grand jury would investigate, but he said the grand jury would come with legal processes to obtain information from vaccine manufacturers and “those who committed misconduct.” https://theredalertnews.com/alert-desantis-takes-action-to-prosecute-covid-vaccine-makers/ 

• North Carolina has become one of deaths desired destinations. According to Planned Parenthood, Abortion across the state has dramatically increased since the dismantling of Roe V. Wade. According to the Love Life Team in Charlotte, North Carolina, abortions on Latrobe Drive have gone from about 200 abortions a week to over 400 abortions a week. A number of states have passed legislation to restrict or limit abortion, yet North Carolina has done very little to protect the innocent pre-born.
• Tami Fitzgerald of NC Values of North Carolina stated: “‘What North Carolina needs to do is pass some legislation that will stop that and will actually save the lives of unborn babies, who are humans and deserve human rights,’ said Tami Fitzgerald, executive director of the North Carolina Values Coalition, a conservative and Christian pro-life advocacy organization.
• Fitzgerald was decrying a recent report that indicate women who live in more restrictive states are coming to North Carolina for abortions, which allows the procedure up to the 20th week of pregnancy. ‘I believe the right limit is when you can detect a heartbeat,’ Fitzgerald said.” Read more: https://www.whqr.org/2022-12-14/north-carolina-legislature-session-january-emboldened-gop-republicans