Category: Religion

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Is your church a-political?

By: Diane Benjamin 15 Million Christians aren’t registered to vote (2019): https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2019/september/15m-christians-arent-registered-to-vote-churches-across-us-participating-in-voter-registration-sunday 40 Million Christians didn’t vote (2020): https://www.independentsentinel.com/if-the-40-million-christians-who-dont-vote-did-vote/ Romans 13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. I was told a pastor’s wife contacted local churches before […]

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Both Bloomington and Normal meet tonight

By: Diane Benjamin http://bloomingtonil.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=1164&Inline=True Bloomington will hear from Connect Transit tonight concerning their budget. You will hear it’s essential to lose at least $1 million a month. Next the Council will contemplate 4 Council initiatives. Brought by Jamie Mathy who is no longer on the Council. He wanted incentives from the City (your money) to […]

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Pride comes before the fall

By:  Diane Benjamin Yes, during a City Council meeting in both cities: Segments of government have been trying to remove religion from society for many decades.  Remember what the wall says at the History Museum? Your religious beliefs are to be kept in church, not in public.  Freedom of Religion is disappearing rapidly, it no […]

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Illinois bills to kill more babies

By:  Diane Benjamin The following bills are under consideration in Springfield.  Pritzker wants Illinois to be the abortion capital of the Midwest, taxpayers will be getting the bill.  One bill legalizes infanticide.  The other allows your child to get an abortion without your knowledge. What you can do: Join the rally in Springfield, IL against […]

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Nikita: Lying in Church

By:  Diane Benjamin If breaking the law by campaigning in churches isn’t bad enough, Nikita Richards must think congregations will fall for anything – including lies. Nikita really has nothing to run on, so she has created division and racial tensions by claiming discrimination and voter suppression.  She has to create her own fact to […]

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Pics from TODAY

By:  Diane Benjamin I thought it would be fun this morning to see how long it took to find bulk garbage on the curb in Bloomington.  Remember, residents only get pickups twice a year now.  Instead of going near downtown (where I heard the garbage piles are everywhere) I went just a few blocks west […]

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Durbin risks eternity for DNC

By:  Diane Benjamin I’ve been waiting for the press to notice, evidently they don’t care. Senator Dick Durbin is a member of a Catholic church in Springfield.  He has been banned by the Diocese of Springfield from taking communion for his failure to protect unborn life. Evidently church teachings do matter! A vote was taken […]

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Elect Hauman? WHY?

By:  Diane Benjamin Below is a brief recap of things I’ve written about previously: Comprehensive City Manger reports are no longer issued because Hauman thinks they are a waste of money.  Now citizens have no idea how tax receipts are trending.  See email HERE  This email also sounds like she doesn’t care about speakers at […]

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Nothing worse than lies

By:  Diane Benjamin Bloomington’s illustrious Mayor Renner was interviewed on WJBC yesterday.  Hear it here:  https://audioboom.com/boos/4222686-tari-renner-bloomington-mayor-2-24-16 Credit goes to Scott Laughlin for calling Renner out on the budget task force sham since all we’ve seen are massive tax and spending proposals ever since.  But, it’s only another $20,000,000.  If the population is still anywhere near […]

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Public Comment-the only interesting part

By:  Diane Benjamin The Bloomington City Council meeting didn’t have much on the agenda last night.  That usually means they are preparing big things for the next meeting.  Your wallet isn’t safe. Public comment showed the deep divide between citizens and the Council.  Think we are ignored by the people in Washington DC and Springfield? […]

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Letter rejected by the Pantagraph

From: Pantagraph Letters Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 9:50 AM To: Redacted Subject: RE: Letter to the editor I’m sorry but your letter has not been selected for publication. Thank you.   Dear Editor: In Genesis 4:10 “the Lord said, ‘What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.’”  If […]

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Freedom of Worship? Really? Update

By:  Diane Benjamin I came across an interesting article today about Bloomington.  It claims Bloomington, not Bloomington-Normal or McLean County, is in the top 10 small cities for educated millenials.  With 2 colleges and a major employer like State Farm, it probably is.  (Even if State Farm is moving jobs out). The article notes 40 […]

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1st Amendment attack

By:  Diane Benjamin The Bill of Rights was added after the Constitution was ratified.  Many States would not have signed the Constitution if the first 10 amendments were not promised.  The Rights of individuals took presidence over the rights of government. Amendment 1 Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the […]

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Something you probably didn’t know

By:  Diane Benjamin Christians are constantly attacked.  Some are afraid to speak up anymore.  It’s time to stop acting like a minority where forces want us mentioning God in churches only. I found this in a magazine.  Gallup reported the same results in 2012.   Funny how the same forces attacking Christians attack Jews.  That […]

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Public Prayer – GASP! oh the horror!

by Diane Benjamin Did you know the Constitution was written in secret?  The attendees were charged with NOT discussing any part of the deliberations until the document was complete.  Oh, and when they got stuck and couldn’t reach an agreement – they PRAYED.  This were men representing different states who had different religions.  Back in […]

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The Soldier and the Guardian Angel

After 65 years, a battalion commander returns to France to solve the mystery of his miraculous mission. By Daniel Ellis-Ferris, New York, New York As appeared in  The narrow underpass through the mossy embankment was still there, train tracks running on top and its formidable stone walls a bit weathered with time. General Albin Irzyk marveled […]

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Obama to Egyptian Christians: Don’t Protest the Brotherhood

June 25, 2013 By Raymond Ibrahim As Egyptians of all factions prepare to demonstrate in mass against the Muslim Brotherhood and President Morsi’s rule on June 30, the latter has been trying to reduce their numbers, which some predict will be in the millions and eclipse the Tahrir protests that earlier ousted Mubarak.  Among other influential Egyptians, Morsi recently called on Coptic […]

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Is taxes for religious activities illegal?

by Diane Benjamin Tuesday night the Bloomington City Council is being asked to provide a little over $21,000 to a group of ministers to operate a 12 week summer program for older youth.  The money will be used for rent (at 2 Westside churches), salaries, and really big utility bills.  See the meeting packet: http://www.cityblm.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=5206 […]

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War on Christians is NOW

Fundamental Transformation ATHEIST ACCUSES CHRISTIANS OF TREASON OVER BELIEFS That there have been those who oppose Christianity in all its forms and expressions at any time anywhere isn’t new. Those are personalities like Mikey Weinstein, of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, who recently said, “We face incredibly well-funded gangs of fundamentalist Christian monsters who terrorize their […]

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Interview that never aired

A SOCIALIST CATHOLIC REPORTER, CHRIS MATHEWS, CHALLENGES OUR NEW POPE AND GET HIS HEAD HANDED TO HIM ON A PLATTER.       LONG READ–WELL WORTH YOUR TIME. It is clear why the interview was never broadcast. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A CATHOLIC TO APPRECIATE THIS INTERVIEW WITH THE NEW POPE. The following is a transcript […]

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Christian Terrorists – UPDATE

Update emailed today:     Share on Facebook   Share on Twitter   Online Version Pentagon unblocks Baptist website to military personnel April 26, 2013 Dear Diane,Within hours of an AFA Action Alert, the Pentagon said it had resolved the reasons it blocked the Southern Baptist Convention website, http://www.sbc.net, from military computers. The block came just a few weeks after […]

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IS AMERICA STILL A GOOD COUNTRY?

Pat Buchanan: Nation is sharply divided on serious issues of morality “Not until I went to the churches of America and heard her pulpits aflame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease […]

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More reasons to get your kids out of Public School

ILLINOIS School district is slowly becoming sharia-compliant Like a slowly-spreading virus, Islam is worming its way into American education where it can do the most damage to young minds. One Skokie, Illinois school district banned Halloween so as not to offend Muslims. Now, another district is scrapping Veterans Day, and replacing it with the Muslim […]