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DALLAS COUNTY HAS A CHOICE! INTERVIEW BY CHARLES LINGERFELT

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HIGH CRIME

BY CHRIS GRAHN HOWARD

THE MILLIONAIRES GET A BREAK BUT LOOK OUT BILLIONAIRES THE DEMOCRATS WANTS TO TAKE AWAY YOUR WEALTH

BY DAVID COLBERT

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THE LEFTS WAR ON RELIGION

BY PAUL McCABE

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HOW BOLIVIA CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE TO ACHIEVE TRUE DEMOCRACY

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INTERVIEW BY MATT SNAPE

WHY THE RED STATES MIGHT BECOME 2020 BATTLEGROUNDS FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP

BY MATT SNAPE

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Dallas County Has a Choice!

We Recommend Chad Prda!

Interview Conducted By Charles Lingerfelt, Associate Publisher of Christian Times Magazine.

I believe the citizens of Dallas County deserve a sheriff who will uphold the Constitution and the oath of office above all Else.

CHARLES: How Long Have You Lived in Dallas County?

CHAD PRDA: I've lived in Dallas County for 38 years and see no need to move on

CHARLES: What has Been Your Experiences in Law Enforcement and How Long?

CHAD

PRDA:

I

joined

the

Dallas

County

Sheriff's

Department as a clerk, before progressing through the CHARLES: Please Tell Us About Yourself

ranks until ultimately reaching the rank of detective. My 16 years with the Dallas Sheriff’s Department allowed me

CHAD PRDA: : I'm the father of four children and

to serve in the jails as a fire Warden and detentions

husband

I

training officer. Later becoming a sniper for the Dallas

attempt to honor my wife and teach my children respect

County Sheriff SWAT team, and an expert in Mobile

dignity and courage.

forensics and cellular mapping as a detective specializing

to

a

very

understanding

an

amazing

wife.

in child crimes.

CHARLES: Give us a Brief Summary of Your life .

CHARLES: In Your Opinion, What Qualifies You to CHAD PRDA: shortly after high school I attended the

Be Dallas County Sheriff?

DeSoto fire academy where I am change EMT firefighter certifications. After that I moved on to the Dallas County

CHAD PRDA: During my time with the Dallas County

Sheriff's

the

Sheriff's Department I have served in many positions and

ranks becoming a detective. My life has been one of

several different ranks. This gives me a unique insight

service not only with my family but in the church and in

into the department that can only be learned through life

my career as well. I am blessed to have the family and the

experiences. My personal life experiences have taught me

life experiences that have and have experienced. I would

Honor, Courage and Integrity. I will uphold my oath of

like to give back to the Lord and the community that has

office and remain true to that office regardless of political

given so much to myself and my family.

pressure.

CHARLES: Why Are You Running for Dallas County

CHARLES: Why Will You Be a Better Sheriff than

Sheriff?

Your Democrat Opponent?

Department

where

I

progressed

through

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CHARLES:

How

can

to bend to political pressure and circumvent the roles in

Dallas County in 2020?

we

defeat

the

Democrats

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in

the laws of this great state in order to achieve personal gains. I have lived my life in service of others and will

CHAD PRDA: By staying true to our beliefs and giving

continue to do so, upholding my oath and in respect and

the citizens of Dallas County hope for the future.

honor of this nation.

CHARLES: Are you in Support of Trump’s Border CHARLES: Why Do You Call Yourself a Conservative?

Wall?

CHAD PRDA: I call myself a conservative because I

CHAD PRDA: The border wall is one piece to a much

believe in the Lord, the Constitution, following the rules

larger puzzle. Border security should be at the highest

and the laws of this state and Nation; and above all else

priority of this nation and everyone within it.

treating everyone equally and respecting others as you would expect them to respect you.

CHARLES: What is your Favorite achievement of President Trump so far?

CHARLES: Why Are You Running as a Republican?

CHAD PRDA: Lowering the unemployment rate to an CHAD PRDA:

The Republican Party speaks to me,all

unprecedented

men and women are created equal and the Constitution

provide

should limit the government and empower the people's

government.

for

low

and

themselves

allowing rather

more

than

Americans

relying

on

to the

something I personally believe in and strive to uphold.

CHARLES:

When

You

Become

Dallas

County

CHARLES: What will be your first priorities when

Sheriff, Will You Be a Strong Constitutional Sheriff?

You are elected?

and why ?

CHAD PRDA: My first goal will be to increase morale

CHAD PRDA: When I take office, I will enforce the

within the department. Once we have stopped the mass

Constitution and uphold the rights of all citizens. The

Exodus currently ongoing within the department, I will

Constitution is one of the greatest documents ever written

then hire additional officers and place them back on the

in the history of mankind. I do not believe it needs to be

streets to uphold the rights of the citizens.

rewritten – I believe it needs to be re-read.

CHARLES:

What

is

your

assessment

of

President

Trump’s administration so far?

CHAD PRDA: I think President Trump's administration has done an outstanding job and I'm proud to call him my president.

CHARLES: Are the Democrats focusing too much on their impeachment Inquiry?

CHAD PRDA: Yes, I believe the Democrats have lost sight of what is important and are frantically making power grabs that are unnecessary and will never come to fruition.

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High Crimes?

By Chris Grahn Howard

The talking heads around the nation have been talking of impeaching President Trump.

However, the polls have

not shown any significant change in the last five weeks.

That alone is significant. One would expect to see some significant democrats

movement. have

cried

The "wolf"

reality too

here

many

is

that

times.

the

Think

"collusion"! They are only crying to their base and not the people in the middle that will decide the outcome of the 2020 election next November.

It is, in fact, those very

people that the Democrats are trying to influence. Mind you that in five weeks, there is no new information. Their plan was, I am confident, to dribble out details over the November and early December and then to lead to an impeachment vote.

Am I concerned? No, I don't think it will go very far.

What I do believe is that Trump has put himself in a tight spot. My most significant concern is that Trump may not have even realized his error until it was too late and that no one on his staff had the ability or freedom to intervene or correct the President. Side note; every elected official needs at least one person who can do this for them.

The higher the office, the more people that are needed.

There

are

no

simple

negotiations,

conversations at that level.

deals,

or

even

The President needs more

staff that have this ability; this is one of the issues with electing an outsider to the office.

Democrats would then

have him going into the election season against a wall.

That

may

prove

dangerous

for

them,

but

it

is

an

unenviable position for Trump to be in for sure. So, what is the play? What might be the outcome?

"High

crimes

and

misdemeanors"

are

how

the

Constitution defines impeachable offenses. Has President Trump committed these crimes? I doubt it. Most doubt it.

That is not the point of the exercise, is it? First, I wish that Trump had more people around him that he trusted enough to listen to that would better advise him.

President did put himself in a potential problem.

The

He has

made it difficult to defend him on occasion.

Worst of all, there is little if any willingness to see the Ukraine call for what it was, more on that later.

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The reality here is that the Democrats have every intent

46-48% of the American voting public will believe that

on

Trump was unfairly attacked and will take it out on the

dragging

this

out

into

the

election.

Forcing

the

President to both campaign and defend himself, in the

new President if there is one.

Senate, or the court of public opinion. It is not a constant search for the truth of some alleged crime; instead, it is a

Honestly, the best thing for the democrat party is for

tactic

besmirch

Trump to win reelection. I know, it sounds contradictory,

President Trump. However, as stated, Trump has made it

but having a victory over Trump in 2020 will cast doubt,

easy for them. This impeachment inquiry is nothing more

at

than

to

a

have

a

legal

harassing

venue

action

in

to

attack

political

and

guerilla

a

minimum,

over

a

questionable

campaign.

That

warfare.

President would be under a cloud that was both bigger

Ironically, they are still trying to undo the election of

and darker than the one currently over Trump. The other

2016 that Clinton had so aggressively asked of Trump to

fear is that if the democrat President is not a moderate,

agree to accept the outcome.

which is likely, the abrupt swing will cause real social upheaval in many communities. A Trump win may also

Let us play out the likeliest scenario. As it stands now,

cause some continued turmoil.

there is no real evidence of a crime at all, let alone an impeachable offense. I am assuming that status hold. It

Frustratingly,

may or may not hold. There is no evidence of perjury,

accomplished real change, real advancement and, most of

quid pro quo, collusion, or obstruction.

all, has fulfilled more actual campaign promises than any

The democrats

for

the

Dems,

President

Trump

has

will draw this out over Christmas and well into January,

recent President.

hoping to have enough "evidence" to impeach. Of course,

reelects President Trump. The Dems have no clear choice

the impeachment docs that will be released will be timed

other than they don't like Trump; this is a similar situation

with the first primaries; this not to be underestimated or

the

taken as a triviality. Timing is everything.

expect, at this point, the outcome will be the same.

GOP

faced

This single fact could well be what

in

2012

against

President

Obama.

An impeached president does little to change the outcome of

the

Republican

primaries.

Having

an

impeached

Republican president will motivate the Democrat base to vote and give money. The point of the exercise will be to make a case that, if nothing else, Trump will be too damaged to win a second term. No matter the lack of veracity, no matter the lack of evidence and no matter the lack of faith in the Constitution.

Remember that the

President has made this attack on him easy, as he often does.

Despite

these

missteps,

the

President

has

continuously surprised and confounded his followers and critics alike.

While

Trump

has

issues,

many

of

his

creation,

the

democrats have little substance and even less popularity for what little substance exists in their policies. Lack of realistic and substantive policies are the problem for the Dems. Not Trump or his missteps. The great irony for the democrats is that even if they can beat Trump at the ballot box, the damage that was done from a broken process, wrongful prosecution, and the continued lack of evidence could make next November very painful. At a minimum,Â

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The Millionaires Get A Break But Look Out Billionaires The Democrats Wants To Take Away Your Wealth

By David Colbert

Since the election of now President Donald Trump in 2016 Billionaires have been coming under attack. I find the

change

very

interesting.

I

don’t

believe

the

Billionaires are worried, but they are now in the scope of the Democratic Party.Frankly, I believe they are cutting off their nose to smite their face.

These men and women they are after are very wealthy and intelligent and will not long tolerate the attacks from the

Democratic

Party

Presidential

Candidates.

It

is

already starting to backfire as Former Republican Mayor of New York City Billionaire Mr. Bloomberg enters as a Democratic

Presidential

Candidate

enlarging

the

field

even more for the nomination.

Billionaire Tom Steyer’s first time on the presidential debate stage, and spent much of his seven minutes 13 seconds of speaking about himself and his ideas says the NY Times.

He also acknowledged that he is a very rich guy. He is also a long time Democratic donor who has pushed for impeachment of President Trump for years, he sought to position himself as the best person to expose what he described as the president’s failures.

When asked whether Billionaires should be taxed out of existence, he answered yes without hesitation. He also railed against a government that he said has been bought by big corporations.

Mr. Steyer is obviously not as rich as he would like to be, and used his time to attack Billionaire President Donald Trump. He is dying in the polls, mainly because nobody has ever heard of him. Those of us who vote, I mean.

These comments were made at the 6th Democratic Presidential Debate in Ohio.

The attack on Billionaires is an attack against their own supporters. We only need examine who is receiving the most support. The Democratic Presidential Candidates are apparently trying to lose the race against President Trump who is helping the American people instead of making them his enemy.

In 2016 a lot Billionaires deserted the Republican Party supporting the Democratic Party and now the Presidential candidates are seeking to Tax the Billionaires out of Existence. The Billionaires are finding out who are the snakes willing to bite them.

Tom Goldstein, a Political Scientist at Washington Center of

the

University

of

San

Francisco,

said

that

“Ads

attacking the wealthy can benefit both parties: “They’re both part of a global strategy of saying this other candidate is not one of us, because they’re with these rich outsiders”. And the strategy can work, so long as

a

party’s

own

wealthy

allies

can

stand

the

heat.

(www.npr.org)

Mark Zuckerberg found this out recently when he was called again before the House Intelligence Committee. No Billionaire is safe , not even liberal Mark Zuckerberg who was grilled about President Trump aide

with

his

Crypto

Currency,

for possible favors to A

president

who

he

doesn’t even like. He was one of those Billionaires that spoke

out

against

Republican

Presidential

candidate

Donald Trump now President Donald Trump.

I have been reporting on this Impeachment inquiry Farce on Straight Talk With David Colbert on CTM News Channel while the American people are being cheated by the House Democrats on legislation that would improve their quality of life.

The important issues are being set aside for a witch hunt being carried on by the House Democrats. We as a people governed by the people and for the people need to move on with the business for the people of this country.

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I appreciate President Trump for keeping his head for the

I think the Democratic Party has a image problem and I

most part, and attempting to continue his work for the

think they should work on it before it is damaged beyond

American people. He has secured his place in US History

repair, if not already. . I have a question for my readers.

as a President that is concerned with the American people

Are we the only ones who see this corrupt investigation

and the things they hold dear to their hearts, family,

as unsubstantiated? I left the Democratic Party many

religion and a better financial future for their families.

years ago, but I have never thought of them as being corrupt until now. I believe we cannot put anything pass

The Democratic Socialist Party has become the enemy

them and their desires for money and power. They only

we sleep with. I am hopeful that all the American people

care about themselves and say to hell with the American

will get out and vote to restore the Majority in the House

people. They have lost a lot of supporters.

to the Republican Party. I am praying for that to happen. I want President Trump to be able to continue bringing

President

monumental change to this country’s future.

minorities. I am proud of our President, not because I believe

Trump

he

is

has

perfect.

made

I

major

believehe

strides

has

in

helping

failures

like

I encourage every one to get out and vote with their

everyone, but he is trying with the office given to him by

conscience. The Democratic Presidential candidates are

the American people to speak for those who have felt

for late term abortions, open borders and free healthcare

disfranchised in this country.

for illegal aliens with “Medicare for All” a Trillion dollar healthcare plan worse than Obamacare. They also want

Thank you for reading this column. This is David Colbert

the tax payer to give welfarechecks to illegal aliens. I

saying God bless America and God bless the World

don’t know about you, but I work hard and I am a business owner. I am a American citizen and because my

Email

wife works a 9:00am to 5:00pm Job. I could not get

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Medicaid even though I was unemployed for several years; and finally realized I was a Entrepreneur in spirit.

So, now I don’t ask the government for anything, except to do what they were elected to do for the American people.

October was a month of lies and innuendos put out by Nancy Pelosi and The Democratic Party in the House Intelligence Committee lead by Rep. Adam Schiff or Shifty Schiff as he has been referred to by President Donald Trump.

The 2020 Presidential Election will determine whether our country continues to progress under President Trump or

gets

dragged

into

Socialism

by

a

Corrupted

Democratic Party Administration. We as the American people need to get out and vote for a working President.

He is the hardest working man in Politics, who is not a CareerPolitician. President Trump is one of the people and that is what I admire most about him.

The Saga of the Formal Impeachment Inquiry continues until

today.

I

believe

with

many

others

inquiries or coup will not pass in the Senate.

that

these

your

comments

direct

to

me

at:

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The Left’s War on Religion (This means you)

By Paul McCabe “In the beginning was the word,” the Bible tells us. The founders of America agreed, writing the 1st amendment to our Constitution clearly and unambiguously.

“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.”

“No law” means NO LAW, not even one, not any, zero.

Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.It lobbies

And the USA always has followed this unprecedented

financial

organizations

and seminal tradition for more than 230 years. We have a

operates

widely

set of freedoms that still dazzles the world and captures

ignorance of history has hit all-time highs. In turn this

the imaginations of millions. Now however it has become

lack of knowledge allows BDS and other pro-Palestine

clear that the left and others are at war with organized

groups

religion. This is true not only in the US, but in Europe

Accusing Israel of “apartheid”, they push an odd agenda

and the Near East.

which includes stopping the country from hosting the

to

thrive

on

and US

with

an

state

legislatures,

college

campuses,

anti-Israel

and

it

where

propaganda

line.

2019 Euro vision Song Contest. (In 2018 in Lisbon, an Israeli named Netta won.)Despite these efforts, in May of this year Israel hosted Euro vision for the third time.

The

first

two

Moslem

women

elected

to

Congress

–

Palestinian R. Tlaib (D-Michigan) and Somali-born I. Omar (D-Minnesota) -- created a diplomatic incident in August 2019 which attempted to make Israel look bad.

The government of Israel indicated that neither would be admitted

to

campaigns

the and

country biased

to

carry

on

“investigations”

disinformation of

conditions

there. Tlaib then announced that she only wanted to visit her

ailing

90

year

old

grandmother.

The

government

changed its view and said it would allow such a visit. In In recent years, the D party increasingly has been taken over by anti-Semitic politicians, like L. Sarsour, R. Tlaib, E.Warren, A. Cortez, and B. Sanders. This prejudice is best illustrated by the growth of the radical Boycott,

the

theatrical

and

hypocritical

fashion

so

typical

of

socialist and Islamists, Tlaib refused to go “in order not to submit to the oppressive and racist policies” of Israel.

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She is the same mountebank who, right after being sworn in as a member of Congress in January 2019, proclaimed that “We are going to impeach this mother**cker”.

In May 2018, President Trump accomplished what his three predecessors had called for: the transfer of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to the capital Jerusalem. The law mandating this was passed by the whole Congress in 1995.

Not a single D member of the House or the Senate attended the ceremony, held on the 70th anniversary of Israeli independence. This represents a stunning reversal of our historical policy of bipartisan support for that small country. The D party seems to have forgotten the courage and vision of its own President Truman, who in 1948 dramatically announced US recognition of the new State of Israel within 15 minutes. It was less than 20 years ago that the D party ran the national ticket of Gore-Lieberman in the 2000 election. The Jewish J.Lieberman, a strong supporter of Israel, was a moderate D who endorsed McCain in the 2008 election. What happened to that D party, which used to be a very large tent?

In August 2019 the DNC unanimously passed a first-ofits-kind resolutionto embrace American nonbelievers.The religiously

unaffiliated

Democratic

Party’s

“overwhelmingly

values,”

with

“70%

share

the

voting

for

Democrats in 2018, 80% supporting same-sex marriage, and

61%

saying

immigrants

make

American

society

stronger.”

The same policy resolution criticized religious Americans who make “misplaced claims of ‘religious liberty,’ to justify public policy that has threatened the civil rights and

liberties

of

many

Americans,

including

but

not

limited to the LGBT community, women, and ethnic and religious/nonreligious minorities.”

In September President Trump skipped the UN summit on the so-called “climate crisis” and instead chaired a very different event at the UN HQ building: the Global Call to Protect Religious Freedom.He was accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence, UN Secretary General António Guterres, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and the new US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft.

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The President expressed his disbelief that he was the first

Before his election as Vice President Mike Pence was

US president to come to the UN to speak up for religious

governor of Indiana. He passed large tax cuts, restrictions

liberty.

He

on

enjoyed

by

said,“Regrettably, American

the

citizens

religious

is

rare

in

freedom

the

world.

abortion,

and

the

landmark

Religious

Freedom

Restoration Act. In 2008 he told the press that he was "a

Approximately 80% of the world’s population lives in

Christian,

countries where religious liberty is threatened, restricted

order." It was widely and accurately reported that he

or even banned.” He called on all governments “to honor

brought millions of votes to the R ticket in 2016. These

the

millions

eternal

right

of

every

person

to

follow

their

conscience, live by their faith, and give glory to God.”

asked

end

Republican,

Midwestern

and

in

that

southern

states which the Trump-Pence combination won. These votes

flipped

Pennsylvania,

Ohio,

Michigan,

Wisconsin, Iowa, and Florida from D in 2012 to R in 2016 and contributed 99 electoral votes: the margin to

and belief, and increase prosecution for crimes against

win the White House with 306.

among

to

from

a

religious

communities,

countries

mainly

and

persecution, repeal laws that restrict freedom of religion

religious

Trump

conservative,

were

plentiful President

a

other

measures.He

announced an additional $25 million to protect religious

The

freedom,

religious

June

2019

issued

an

year-old cross-shaped war memorial that was at the center

persecution, and appointed a Special Envoy to monitor

of a dispute between an atheist group and a veterans’

Antisemitism.

organization. In a 7-2 decision the Court ruled that the

to

established

in

important religious liberty decision and let stand a 94-

Alliance

relics,

Court

an

Freedom

and

Supreme

religious

International

sites

U.S.

confront

40-foot WWI Veterans Memorial – often called the Peace He was following in another President’s footsteps. In

Cross – does not violate the establishment clause of the

1941 Roosevelt took a historic step and declared religious

First

freedom

American

Bladensburg Maryland and was completed in 1925. The

patriotism. FDR explained that we needed to preserve

majority opinion noted that “the passage of time gives

four essential liberties: freedom of speech and expression;

rise to a strong presumption of constitutionality” and that

freedom from want; freedom from fear; and the "freedom

“the Cross does not offend the Constitution.”

of

every

to

be

a

person

defining

to

characteristic

worship

God

in

his

of

own

everywhere in the world."

Freedom of Worship, by Norman Rockwell (1943)

Amendment.

It

sits

on

public

property

in

way— The atheists behind this lawsuit were actually a husband and

wife

team

in

Madison

Wisconsin

who

in

1978

registered the mockingly-named “Freedom from Religion Foundation.” One of the co-founders published her book Abortion Is a Blessing in 1975. Its website claims more than

30,000

members

and

that

it

is

“a

501(c)(3)

nonprophet nonprofit, works as an effective state/church watchdog

and

voice

for

freethought

(atheism,

agnosticism, skepticism).”

FFRF spends most of its time and money suing to stop religious activities in school districts and taking down Nativity scenes. (This is the “War on Christmas” which makes the news every December.) The organization filed six new lawsuits in 2018 and had another six lawsuits ongoing. In addition the group is involved in lobbying against

many

of

President

Trump’s

nominees

to

the

Federal courts. It strongly opposes any public funding of private schools.

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With IRS it filed tax forms in 2018 which named none of its donors of $5 million, but did note that the group advertised on MSNBC and CNN and that it held 60 meetings with members of Congress. The same forms certify that the “Co-Presidents” (who are married to each other)

were

paid

Reportedly

the

Democratic,

more

than

$232,000

membership

Socialist,

and

is

last

year.

overwhelmingly

Communist,

that

is

to

say

“progressive”.

In

October

this

year

Attorney

GeneralBarr

discussed

efforts by the Justice Department to assist faith-based organizations that fight for religious liberty. He warned about

the

“Among

“progressive”

the

militant

movement

secularists

in

are

U.S.

many

politics. so-called

progressives. But where is the progress? Those who defy the (leftist) creed risk a figurative burning at the stake: social,

educational,

exclusion

waged

and

professional

through

lawsuits

ostracism

and

savage

and

social

media campaigns” by the left.

Millions of voters in his home state of Texas know that this

bizarre

idea

is

unconstitutional.

He

needs

an

AG Barr quoted John Adams: “Our Constitution was

emergency class in US civics. Of the 1,679 religiously-

made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly

based hate crimes catalogued in 2017 by the FBI, 58%

inadequate for the government of any other.”For 50 years,

were against Jews. This was a year-on-year increase of

he said, militant secularists have been waging deliberate

23%, the second-highest number on record. Another 20%

war on the Judeo-Christian morality that underpins our

targeted Christians. Maybe the saddest example was the

system of government, with terrible consequences for the

attack on a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs Texas,

health

where 26 were murdered at Sunday services. It was the

of

our

society,

including

family

breakdown,

alienated males, drug addiction, depression, and suicide.

deadliest shooting in an American place of worship in modern history. The killer had a history of mental illness,

During

the

Eisenhower

administration

the

Congress

added the phrase "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance

a bad conduct discharge from the US Air Force, and many militantly atheist posts on his Facebook page.

and "In God We Trust" to our paper dollars. The Attorney General recently echoed what President Eisenhower said

In October 2018, a gunman attacked a synagogue in

at the time: "Our form of government has no sense unless

Pittsburgh, killing 11 and wounding seven worshippers.

it is founded in a deeply felt religious faith, and I don't

Another synagogue was attacked in Poway California this

care

Judeo-

year in April, on the last day of Passover, where one

Christian concept, but it must be a religion that all men

person was killed and three injured. The killer published a

are created equal."

bizarre

what

it

is.

With

us,

of

course,

it

is

the

letter

saying

that

Jesus,

Paul

the

Apostle,

Beethoven, Moon Man and Pink Guy inspired him to One

of

the

D

party’s

most

radical

and

clueless

commit the shooting.

Presidential candidates announced in a debate that he was in favor of ending tax exemption for churches which did

Assaults on religion are not new in the history of our

not agree with his policies. Yes, R. O’Rourke actually

republic. However we see a new phenomenon today: a

said

in

major political party, the D party, is leading the war

October. Legal scholars were stunned by the level of

against religious belief and activity in every form. In this

ignorance that his statement displayed.

nefarious effort it is surrounded and aided by an army of

this

on

national

television

a

few

weeks

ago

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litigious leftist lawyers across the land, Marxist educators at every level of U.S. school systems, anti-Semites, and fellow travellers. How did the liberal party of Jefferson, Jackson, FDR, and JFK somehow turn against centuries-old JudeoChristian traditions and the 1st Amendment? Why does the D party now side with the foul forces of evil and hatred?

Next month a second article will discuss the left’s war on religion around the world. The domestic and the international struggles are closely related, as both derive from the same poisonous ideologies.

Paul McCabe Colminist at CTM

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How Bolivia continues to struggle to achieve true democracy Bolivia has been crippled by protests recently due to their current leader, Evo Morales, clinging onto power. Bolivian citizen Mayra Jaldin agreed to be interviewed by Christian Times Magazine about the recent protests in Bolivia. She was born there and has been living in Brussels for the last eleven years.

She keeps in touch with her family in St Cruz.

MATT: Explain to readers in detail what is happening

in some cities. People go out and do collective things like

in Bolivia and how it came about.

yoga lessons, music, circus, dancing or just hanging out.

The government is going nuts.

They even said that they

MAYRA: Bolivia is living in a dictatorship. The current

would cut water ad they will close the cities so no trucks

president has been elected 3 times in a row, which is

with food would get in. They want to starve people! This

totally unconstitutional. The current president also called

shows how desperate they must be! It is almost funny.

for a referendum in 2016. He asked people to choose if

But people are still resisting.

they

wanted

him

to

present

his

candidature

for

the

presidential elections then. People said no! A total no!

MATT: How is the media in Bolivia helping your cause

But he kept going. And he did it! He won the last election

(this includes social media)? And are you getting a lot

by cheating and the whole world realised it. He keeps

more support because of it?

insisting he wants to stay in power forever, like a real dictator.

MAYRA: They ain't doing much. There are only a very few journalists that do something. The other ones belong

MATT: Why is the world not paying attention to what

to the government or they are paid by it.

is happening compared to the situation in Bolivia?

MATT: MAYRA:

Because it is new. Bolivia is a country with a

Should

there

be

sanctions

against

Bolivia's

undemocratic government?

very low profile and also there is less violence.

MAYRA: Of course! They have to be punished by law.

MATT:

Can

the

United

States

do

anything

to

help

What they are doing is a crime!

Bolivia?

MATT: Who would you like to see in power instead of MAYRA: I don't think that the US should do a single thing.

the current government?

They don't even care about what is going on in

their own country. And I don't really know if they are

MAYRA: I don't know, I just want my people to be okay

doing something to help us somehow.

and

comfy.

Carlos

Mesa

was

the

best

option.

The

majority of Bolivians vote for him, but only because he MATT: What impact are protests against the situation in

was the best option to kick Morales' butt out.

Bolivia having right now?

MATT: How do you think a situation like this can be MAYRA: A great impact!

The government is desperate.

In a couple of cities, life just stopped. There was no work, no cars, no schools, nothing at all. Today is the 7th day

prevented in the future? And what lessons do you think Bolivia should take away from this?

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Bolivians took to the streets after President Evo Morales announced his resignation.Credit...Juan Carlos Torrejon/EPA, via Shutterstock

MAYRA: Democracy is the only solution.

I don't know how to prevent a similar situation; I just know that people can

tolerate things until they go too far. Bolivians are brave people and I'm sure they will know how to handle another situation like this, even if I wish it would never be repeated again.

MATT: If this situation is not resolved, do you see a lot of people attempting to migrate to the US?

MAYRA:

Well, they must migrate but I don't think it would be to the US. It would be to other countries in Latin

America, Canada or Europe.

MATT: What other consequences could there be if this situation is not resolved?

MAYRA: Hunger and hate but also solidarity and unity. everyone soon.

Interview by Matt Snape Editor & Columnist CTM

It will be solved. I predict there will be peace and joy for

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Why the Red States Might Become 2020 Battlegrounds for President Trump

The Republicans have been able to depend upon the red

in two states in off-year elections. A staunchly pro-Trump

southern states for a while under its Electoral College

Kentucky

system, but changing demographics are threatening the

unpopular in the state, home to Senate Majority Leader

GOP’s dominance in these states.

Mitch McConnell.

The Lone Star State of Texas provided George W. Bush

Meanwhile, Virginia Republicans fighting to maintain

and Donald Trump with winning margins in the 2004 and

their one-seat margin in each of their legislative chambers

2016

2011,

lost them to the Democrats, who gained full control of

the

Democrats,

state government for the first time in 26 years. These

Texas’s

population.

elections were embraced by Trump and the GOP as key

presidential

Hispanics,

who

accounted

for

elections

traditionally 38.1

per

respectively. vote

cent

of

for

In

Worryingly for the President, a Gallup poll discovered

Governor

called

Matt

Bevin

was

deeply

tests of the President’s popularity.

only 39 per cent of Texans approve of the job Trump is doing. Certain electoral battles in this state have become

Trump’s 2020 performance in the red states depends upon

more marginal, like Senator Ted Cruz defeating Beto

who the Democrats select as their presidential candidate.

O’Rourke in 2018 with a difference of 2.6 points.

With

Elizabeth

Democratic Last Tuesday, the Republicans experienced setbacks

Warren’s

primary

races,

popularity many

in

surging her

in

the

party

are

wondering if her radical ideas may be what is needed

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to defeat Trump. But political commentator Charlie Cook told the Financial Times that many moderate Democrats are worried if they stray away from a moderate agenda, they will fail to defeat the Republicans.

Warren’s appeal as a single mother with radical policies like making college free, cancelling student debt and a host of other progressive ideas have appeal. At rallies in New Hampshire and Iowa, the Massachusetts Senator was introduced to crowds by young women whose experiences mirror those of Warren’s. In Iowa, she has 22 per cent support against 16 per cent for Joe Biden. In New Hampshire, she has a four per cent lead over the former Vice President. Polls show that many voters, including Republicans, are sympathetic to her ideas.

But the Massachusetts Senator faces hurdles. Cook says her healthcare proposals and wealth taxes would not be enough to fund her domestic policy programme. Her support among African Americans lags her popularity among white voters.

In red states like South Carolina, where black voters are critical, Biden leads her by 30 points to 19. But among AfricanAmerican electors, the gap increased to 39-12. A moderate Democrat like Biden can win in GOP states like South Carolina, which has voted Republican in every presidential election from 1964 to 2016, with the exception of 1976. This is why Trump should worry if the Democrats select the former Vice President as their 2020 candidate.

The President is trailing behind Democratic candidates like Biden in national polls and whilst his party can no longer take the red states for granted like it used to, in the swing states, he is performing better than expected. The New York Times conducted surveys in six states that Trump won most narrowly in the 2016 election- Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida, Arizona and North Carolina. The former Vice President beats Trump by just one percentage point.

But the President beats Warren and Bernie Sanders in these battlegrounds by just one point. Therefore, the Republicans’ 2020 campaign is in good shape so far, but it does add credence to the argument only a moderate Democrat can defeat Trump.

The Republicans’ best hope in winning 2020 depends upon the Democrats selecting a radical like Warren or Sanders.

Changing demographics and recent elections prove that the red states are gradually becoming more marginal. 2020 might prove to be the first year where the GOP has to treat every state as a potential battleground.

By Matt Snape