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Over the past few weeks, we've looked at the promised Anointed One, Jesus the Messiah, who's called Christ. From the time of humans' fall into sin in the Garden of Eden, God promised Eve that her seed [a descendant] would bruise the head of Satan (Genesis 3:15). In previous articles, we've discussed how Jesus was God's Prophet, Priest, and King, and the anointed Messiah is all of these, wrapped into one person.
While some enjoy athletics, others enjoy shows about dance competitions or reality shows where someone wins a million bucks for outwitting and outlasting the rest.
While I also enjoy many of those as well, elections are a particular interest of mine. What campaign led to a win? What fell short?
From local elections to the presidency, I watch the outcomes, because the only way to really know what worked is by seeing who won and who lost.
The recent conviction of 45 Hong Kong demonstrators is seen differently in the U.S and Asia. 208 demonstrations, ranging from peaceful to violent, were carried out in Hong Kong between March 2019 and September 2020.
The earlier “umbrella revolution” in 2014 mainly focused on requirement that candidates to lead Hong Kong had to first be interviewed by Beijing to ensure they were not proponents of violating the “One Country, Two Systems” arrangement. On August 31, 2014, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress had required this screening of candidates for Hong Kong’s chief executive position.
Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo has joined Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in opposition to fluoride in the water supply. Dr. Ladapo cites controversial studies that claim the additive poses a risk to developing brains.
I shall resist the temptation to draw a link between such studies and our politicians.
There’s a Japanese proverb that says, “One kind word can warm three winter months.” If the rhetoric of recent days is any indication, we’re in for a frigid winter.
Recently, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, co-hosts of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, shocked viewers when they chose to “restart communications” with Donald Trump. Since 2020, Morning Joe has been less about “news” per se and more about relentless attacks on the 47th President of the United States. Referring to Mr. Trump as a “fascist” and comparing him to Hitler was music to the ears of their far-left audience. When Scarborough informed viewers of the Mar-a-Lago meeting, Morning Joe got iced.
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