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AG Barr Issues Statement on Mississippi Church Case: Government May Not Impose Special Restrictions on Religious Activity

Last week the Justice Department warned US Attorney General Bill Barr was monitoring government regulation of religious services.

Parishioners who attended a drive-in service at Temple Baptist Church in Mississippi were fined $500 each by police for violating ‘social distancing’ orders.

20 police cars swarmed King James Bible Baptist Church in Mississippi and pastor Charles Hamilton Jr., was told by a cop that his rights were suspended.

US Attorney General Bill Barr on Tuesday issued a statement on the Mississippi church case.

Barr said the government “may not impose special restrictions on religious activity that do not also apply to similar non-religious activity.”

“But even in times of emergency, when reasonable and temporary restrictions are placed on rights, the First Amendment and federal statutory law prohibit discrimination against religious institutions and religious believers. Thus, government may not impose special restrictions on religious activity that do not also apply to similar nonreligious activity. For example, if a government allows movie theaters, restaurants, concert halls, and other comparable places of assembly to remain open and unrestricted, it may not order houses of worship to close, limit their congregation size, or otherwise impede religious gatherings. Religious institutions must not be singled out for special burdens,” Barr said.

Barr called out the government officials in Mississippi who singled out churchgoers while permitting citizens to attend nearby drive-in restaurants.

“Today, the Department filed a Statement of Interest in support of a church in Mississippi that allegedly sought to hold parking lot worship services, in which congregants listened to their pastor preach over their car radios, while sitting in their cars in the church parking lot with their windows rolled up. The City of Greenville fined congregants $500 per person for attending these parking lot services – while permitting citizens to attend nearby drive-in restaurants, even with their windows open. The City appears to have thereby singled churches out as the only essential service (as designated by the state of Mississippi) that may not operate despite following all CDC and state recommendations regarding social distancing,” Barr said.

AG Barr said the DOJ will continue to ensure religious freedoms remains protected.

“The United States Department of Justice will continue to ensure that religious freedom remains protected if any state or local government, in their response to COVID-19, singles out, targets, or discriminates against any house of worship for special restrictions,” Barr concluded.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/20...pose-special-restrictions-religious-activity/

 

Meanwhile in Guam… US Air Force Lines Up B-52 Bombers on Runway in Show of Force

In a message to China, North Korea and maybe Russia, the U.S. Air Force puts B-52 bombers, tankers and drones on runway in Guam.

Via Lucas Tomlinson at FOX News.

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In a message to China, North Korea and maybe Russia, U.S. Air Force puts B-52 bombers, tankers and drones on runway in Guam



1:49 PM - Apr 14, 2020


Andrew McAlister@Drumboy44DWS
US military strategic deterrence demonstration elephant walk at Anderson base in Guam on April 13th. 5 B-52 strategic bombers, 6 KC-135 large tankers, Air Force RQ-4 & Navy MQ-4C & Navy MH-60S at the lead.



10:39 PM - Apr 13, 2020

 

I was thinking about this prophesy in Signs of the Times when it was predicted that there would be great civil unrest. I assumed the civil unrest would be political parties duke ing it out, or the Republicans vs the Democrats etc. But within the last week I am seeing civil unrest in public demonstrations against the government shutdowns. Michigan had a big rally this week marching in protest of the current governor and her rigid lockdowns. I see several other states are organizing protests and marches. Complete civil unrest from the virus. The virus creates more victims. I hope no one gets hurt or spreads the virus around worse than it is. We are being given so many conflicting reports on all of it . . .just an observation.

 

https://uncoverdc.com/2020/04/15/tyrant-governors-and-the-future-of-america/

There is a protest tomorrow in my state at the capital. I fully support it. To force people to stay in their homes, suspend their businesses and their lives then harrass them with Chinese drones when they dare to go out into public places is such a gross abuse of power it is ludicrous. There ought to be civil unrest and lots of it. These governors need to go.

 

The Chinese drones are crazy. What kind of people want communism? America needs to rise up. I do hear about more protests taking place. I support this as long as they are peaceful. The globalists would love nothing more than to see the masses come unglued and start physically fighting so they can martial law the masses.

I see the fear when I go to the grocery store. It's crazy. I ran into a friend the other day. She was all masked up and asked me where my mask was. She "schooled" me that Gov Ducey said to wear a mask and she practically ran away from the area. I said that a mask is voluntary and she just looked at me with fear in her eyes. I remember thinking, this is how the persecution will be, the shaming, the fear, the tattling, etc. Awful feeling but I will not capitulate to the fear and one world order.

I support the protests as well.

 

I wouldn't call a rally civil unrest. It's simply a call to return to order by citizens freely exercising their God given rights. There is a rally tomorrow in Olympia WA. I support it and hope that thousands turn out.

https://uncoverdc.com/2020/04/15/tyrant-governors-and-the-future-of-america/

By Daniel Bobinski

“It’s a pandemic, stupid! What about people’s right to live? You are putting others’ lives in danger by not complying. Sorry you are inconvenienced for about a month so we can save lives. And church is not essential.”

The above statement came in response to the article I wrote about the Easter service conducted in Idaho this past Sunday. I realize good people exist on both sides of the “shelter down” issue. That said, as an Idahoan and someone who seeks to preserve the principles upon which our country was founded, I want to offer a reasoned response.

As I’ve written previously, certain factions are taking advantage of this virus by waging a scorched-earth war on the American economy, and stirring up fear is one of their tactics.

Why didn’t we have a media frenzy during the H1N1 pandemic that occurred during Obama’s administration? Partly because the powers-that-be didn’t need to smear a President running for re-election nor destroy a wildly successful economy that ran counter to their stated goals. Not that Obama had a wildly successful economy to destroy.

Let’s look at a few numbers. As of Sunday evening, April 12, Idaho public health officials reported a total of 27 coronavirus-related deaths in the state. The Institute for Heath Metrics and Evaluation predicts that by August 4, a total of 61 Idahoans will have died from coronavirus-related issues.

By way of comparison, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported 58 deaths from the flu during the last flu season (2018-2019), 101 flu-related deaths the year prior, and 72 flu-related deaths the year before that.

According to the state’s own numbers, deaths from COVID-19 will not be any worse than what happens in Idaho during a regular flu season — but legacy media never put a microscope on every seasonal flu death in the past, so nobody ever panicked before.

Let’s talk about Constitutional rights
Whenever a state joins the Union, they agree that the Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land. With that in mind, allow me to quote from the Supreme Court in 1866:

“The Constitution of the United States is a law for rulers and people, equally in war and in peace, and covers with the shield of its protection all classes of men, at all times, and under all circumstances. No doctrine, involving more pernicious consequences, was ever invented by the wit of man than that any of its provisions can be suspended during any of the great exigencies of government.”

In other words, no matter what “emergency” the government faces (the great exigencies of government), the Constitution cannot be suspended. No governor or agency (such as the CDC or a State Dept. of Health & Welfare) can create a policy, declaration, or law that supersedes the Constitution.

Let me also quote the 5th Amendment to the Constitution:

“No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”

The key words here are, “No person shall … be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process … without just compensation.”

All that said, it means when a state’s governor issues a “stay home” order, people are being deprived of liberty. And when a governor says non-essential businesses must close, a person is being deprived of property. These things are being done without due process.

Due process requires that that laws be applied equally, so identifying “essential” and “non-essential” businesses violates that. Due process also includes an accusation, the gathering of evidence, a plea, and a fair public trial conducted in a competent manner with an impartial jury. With due process, the accused has the right to be present at the trial, be heard in his or her own defense, and be free to cross-examine witnesses.

None of this is happening, and a governor’s declaration is not due process.

Some have tried telling me the government has the right to quarantine people. I agree. But according to the CDC, “Quarantine separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick.” This is not what governors are ordering. The government also has the right to isolate people, but that action, “separates sick people with a quarantinable communicable disease from people who are not sick.”

These definitions do not match the “stay home” orders governors are issuing for their state’s entire citizenry, but the orders do fit the definition of house arrest:

“In justice and law, house arrest (also called home confinement, home detention, or electronic monitoring) is a measure by which a person is confined by the authorities to his or her residence. Travel is usually restricted, if allowed at all.”

continued..

 

Unrecoverable losses
People are losing their life’s investments in these shutdowns. Business owners often scrimp and save for years to start a business, denying themselves and their families many normal activities. But with these governors’ orders, thousands are losing those businesses. So no, this is not just about people sacrificing for “about a month.” On much a smaller scale, my own daughter had plans to graduate college by a certain time. Those plans are now ruined. Classes must be made up, and colleges don’t always run the same schedule of classes. She lost not just 30 days, but perhaps a year of her life to this. That may seem insignificant to some, but to her it’s devastating.

I’ve been near tears reading about single moms who’ve lost their jobs, unable to buy food for their children. I have acquaintances in professional fields who’ve shared stories of unfathomable loss already, both financially and physically. Requests for mortgage bailouts nationwide are up 78%, with more than 2 million homeowners now in forbearance, and more are sure to come.

In the weeks, months, and years to come, I’m sure we’ll hear and read many stories of how these unconstitutional “lock downs” devastated people’s lives. I’m not looking forward to hearing these stories.

I’m sharing this bigger picture because the real danger isn’t a month-long inconvenience, it’s the permanent loss of rights and the devastation to our society if tyrannical actions are not halted. If citizens do not push back against these flagrant violations (aka ‘taking’) of their rights that occurred from a governor’s decree, then politicians will be emboldened to suspend our rights for whatever reason they think they can get away with, whenever they decide to do it.

In response, people are now starting to file lawsuits against their governors personally and other state office holders for violating the 5th Amendment. Why?

Their businesses were deemed “non-essential” and shut down without probable cause.
Their businesses were shut down without due process.
They have not (and will not) receive just compensation.

With this bigger picture view, harsh, personal lawsuits may be the only actions that prevent similar encroachments of our rights in the future.

Putting lives in danger?
I keep hearing people say that by moving about, we are “putting lives in danger.” I am compelled to reiterate that the danger we’ve been warned about is overwhelming the healthcare system. To this I’ll share a quote from the COO of a medical facility, who recently told me, “We have everything we need to meet the demand. It’s p****** me off. We’re laying people off because our hospitals are empty.”

When Dr. Anthony Fauci and multiple reputable epidemiologists such as Larry Brilliant talked about the need to flatten the curve, they were very clear: It will not reduce the number of people getting the virus, but reduce the rate at which we get it.

And we do need to be exposed to it. Doctors are telling us that a very real problem occurs if we flatten the curve too much and prevent the population from reaching 50 – 66% exposure. If we don’t reach that number, we will likely see this virus return in the fall and the hype will start all over again. But maybe that’s what the globalists want.

Finally, in response to comments that “church is not essential,” it may not be essential to some. But I find it extremely arrogant to declare what someone else’s spiritual needs might be.

I’m presenting these facts to present a bigger picture. The heart of the matter is the future of America, and with that as the focus, I don’t think I’m being selfish. What I refuse to do is bow down to well-meaning but tyrannical government officials out of fear or a lack of personal responsibility.

I’ll end with a quote from Kim Reynolds, Governor of Iowa, one of nine governors who did not issue any kind of “lock down” order. She said, “I can’t lock the state down . . . people also have to be responsible for themselves.”

 

Don, so much truth stated here. My son and his wife who have given up so much to start and get there business off the ground are struggling with this lockdown. Between raising their child with another on the way, mortgage and business I have no words to comfort and it is everywhere. Truly sadness and fear for all involved.

 

I'm thinking everyone over reacted. 85% of the deaths are people over 65. And those younger have compromised immune systems. Why not just isolate the old and infirm for six weeks and let the immune systems if the young people take over? Just an observation I have. I have heard that all deaths being reported are covid deaths because the hospitals get re imbursed more money for them. I have heard local clinics laying off all their employees. I have my two personal Dr's calling me next week for phone chats because they can't see patients. They need the income! Our local food pantry for only people of my county has been so overwhelmed with need they had to move to the high school for distribution with cars lined up for miles. I don't want to see people dying of starvation or becoming homeless next.

 

I couldn't agree more Don, the lock downs are ruining people's lives. How awful for your daughter.
We are not controlling the virus, the virus is controlling us. There are now 22 million unemployed in the US, many of whom are still waiting to be paid. The big unknown is how many of these people will actually return to their jobs. I just spoke with my son who said he was both sad, and frightened to see so many small businesses in his NYC neighborhood board up, and move out. It is painful to see everything you've worked so hard for unravel before your eyes. His plan is to try to hang on as long as he can, but if there is no work he will likely be part of a mass exodus from NY. He sent me a selfie he had taken while standing in the middle of the Brooklyn Bridge. He was wearing a mask that he had purchased from a street vendor with ' I Love NY ' painted across it, not his stlye, but he had to settle for the statement mask. I was startled by his photo, and I could see fear in his eyes that I have never seen before. He had the look of those who lived through the Great Depression, beaten down, but still determined to fight the good fight. He is the face of so many Americans who have seen everything they worked so hard for stripped away in a matter of weeks because of a virus. Here in Massachusetts COVID cases are still on the rise, and we are not even eligible to enter phase 1. I live in an area of the state that is highly dependent on tourist dollars. The summer season begins on Memorial Day weekend, and if restaurants and hotels are not operating at full occupancy by then it will be disastrous for the local economy. COVID-19 is a destroyer, and fearful government officials are not helping the situation.

 

Yes, my son and his family are in western Mass, but most of his clients are from the Boston area. Prayers for all affected by this.

 

I would encourage everyone to write ALL their states representatives, not just your own districts, (I do this often and get a lot of responses) assemble peacefully at our capitals and let our voices be heard. It is heart breaking to hear of so many people who have sacrificed so much for so long to be wiped out by tyrannical and over reaching governors.
In WA we have 2 counties that make up 95% of all cases in the state yet the entire state is on house arrest and had our rights suspended. This has to end. Enough is enough.

 

Here is a perfect example of the chastisement befalling WA state and sitting on our state SC.

God help us.

[26] For this cause God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature. [27] And, in like manner, the men also, leaving the natural use of the women, have burned in their lusts one towards another, men with men working that which is filthy, and receiving in themselves the recompense which was due to their error. [28] And as they liked not to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient; [29] Being filled with all iniquity, malice, fornication, avarice, wickedness, full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity, whisperers, [30] Detractors, hateful to God, contumelious, proud, haughty, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

[26] "God delivered them up": Not by being author of their sins, but by withdrawing his grace, and so permitting them, in punishment of their pride, to fall into those shameful sins.

[31] Foolish, dissolute, without affection, without fidelity, without mercy. [32] Who, having known the justice of God, did not understand that they who do such things, are worthy of death; and not only they that do them, but they also that consent to them that do them.

 

These words of St Paul perfectly describe the current so called culture of our "elites" and they mean to push it on everybody. The last sentence ought to pierce the conscience: "they that consent..." we really are in the days of Noah and Sodom/Gommorah all over again.

 

I can't help but wonder what "they'll" do to raise the price of oil.

Oil crashes to lowest level since 1999
WTI plunged 39% to $11.04 a barrel
By Jonathan Garber FOX Business | https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/oil-price-crashes-lowest-level-since-1999
Prorating oil volumes keeping industry on life support: Parsley Energy CEO
Parsley Energy CEO Matt Gallagher says Texas needs to be vocal about oil proration and continue to be a leader in energy production during the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. oil prices tumbled Monday to levels last seen in 1999 as swelling inventories have storage facilities nearing their capacity.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures for May delivery cratered by as much as 39 percent to $11.04 a barrel. The contract, which expires on Tuesday, was trading at a nearly $10 discount to June.

The May contract is a “horror show” and “heading into the worst delivery situation in history,” Phil Flynn, senior market analyst at Price Group Futures, told FOX Business. “With demand still dead and OPEC+ cuts not hitting fast enough, the market looks like it has no bottom.”

CORONAVIRUS PRESSURES US MANUFACTURERS TO BRING PLANTS HOME FROM CHINA

Demand for crude oil is projected to fall by 29 million barrels per day this month, according to the International Energy Administration, as COVID-19 has forced countries around the world to issue “stay-at-home” orders to slow the spread of the disease. Lower economic activity means weaker demand for crude oil and its byproducts, including gasoline and jet fuel.

The sharp drop in demand has storage tanks in Cushing, Oklahoma, a key U.S. oil hub, filling up at an astounding rate. Inventories have ballooned by 48 percent to about 55 million barrels, according to a recent report from the Energy Information Administration. Capacity at the hub is about 76 million barrels, according to the EIA.

Oil supplies were swelling even before Saudi Arabia launched a price war against Russia on March 8 after the latter refused to join OPEC in slashing production, causing oil prices to post their largest single-day drop on record.

After more than a month of pumping out oil at elevated production levels, the world’s largest producers agreed on April 12 to historic cuts that will reduce output by 20 million barrels per day beginning May 1.

However, the production deal still won’t be able to offset the big drop in demand.

“To prevent inventories reaching capacity limits, lower prices are needed to trigger further production shut-ins in North and South America,” wrote the chief investment office of the global wealth management arm of Zurich-based investment bank UBS.

WTI has lost 82 percent of its value this year. [Emphasis added.]

 

Protests and rallies across US call for end to coronavirus stay-at-home orders
By Peter Aitken | Fow News | https://www.foxnews.com/us/protests-rallies-states-call-for-end-coronavirus-stay-at-home-orders
Protests across the country erupt over stay-at-home orders
President Trump defends protests against stay-at-home orders as there is a growing resistance; Congressman Brian Mast weighs in.

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Protesters gathered across the country on Saturday to vent frustrations at coronavirus stay-at-home measures.

Organized events in Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin took place even as the governors in some of those states have started to roll back the stay-at-home restrictions in question.

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Protesters carried signs that declared their jobs “essential for them,” among other slogans that invoked constitutional rights. Many people carried American flags and wore paraphernalia with President Trump and Vice President Pence. The protests and rallies have gained support as unemployment continues to climb across the country.

Around 22 million people filed for unemployment over the past month. Only essential businesses have remained open and operational during the various stay-at-home orders across the country, leaving many without work.

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The government started to send out stimulus checks this week, but several glitches and errors have made it difficult for Americans to receive their money.

TREASURY DEPT. WORKING TO IRON OUT 'GLITCHES' IN DIRECT DEPOSIT

Additionally, a $350 billion small business paycheck protection program has already run nearly dry. Small business owners are scrambling to find money to remain afloat.

In Ohio, perhaps the most prominent protest on Saturday, protesters called for Gov. Mike DeWine to immediately resign. DeWine extended the state’s stay-at-home order until May 1, but he recently reiterated his desire to reopen the state after the order expires.

“Ohioans have done a great job, a phenomenal job, fighting back, staying home, ensuring physical distancing. We’ve been doing all the things that needed to be done. I’ve never been prouder to be an Ohioan and I’m very grateful for what you have done. You have flattened the curve,” DeWine said in a statement this week.

The protesters demand an immediate repeal of the order so they can return to work.

While some of the protests were more traditional, others followed the example of “Operation Gridlock,” which took place in Michigan earlier this week. Protesters did not stand outside buildings but instead remained in their cars.

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In Maryland, drivers circled up around the capitol building in Annapolis, furiously honking their horns instead of chanting.

People lined the streets to take pictures or videos of the protests in various states, uploading them to Twitter.

The Texas “You Can’t Close America” rally followed Gov. Greg Abbott announcing a series of measures to start rolling back the stay-at-home order that has been in place for a month. Abbott is determined to get his state back to normal to avoid greater economic difficulty.

Critics have pointed out that reopening the country too soon could easily result in a second spike of the coronavirus, negating the progress made over the past month. Most governors, particularly Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, refuse to consider reopening their state until consistent, wide-scale testing is available.

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Edited to add:

And there was this horrible story in Nova Scotia, Canada this weekend.

Prayers for the dead, the injured and their loved ones. +



Gunman kills more than 16 in Canada's worst act of mass murder in 30 years
Apr 19, 2020
A gunman in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia killed more than 16 people, including a policewoman, during a 12-hour rampage, in the worst act of mass murder the country has seen in 30 years. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police [RCMP] said 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman shot people in several locations across the Atlantic province. It took police all night and into the morning to locate the gunman. ‘This was a very quickly evolving situation and a chaotic scene,’ said RCMP chief superintendent Chris Leather. Several bodies were discovered in the small coastal town of Portapique. Initial probes showed Wortman had also killed people in several other locations.

 

“Don’t mess with Texas”

 

China, Russia, And Covid-19

April 17, 2020 by sd





It was a bit curious, how last week China sent an aircraft carrier past disputed Taiwan while the U.S. grappled with the coronavirus. Also, reports that while the world, and particularly the U.S., was distracted, China carried out a small but prohibited nuclear test. What’s wrong with this scenario? Is there any reason for concern?

By all odds, if we believe government and academic calculations, and if the U.S. outbreak mimics the graph lines of other countries, the spread of coronavirus will calm down in a month or two and normalcy will begin to return. It will stand as an historic “jolt,” but no “apocalypse.” The economy may remain mired in a recession. But we’ll climb out of it.

At this point, we still don’t know which outbreak will prove to be the greatest: the Covid-19 virus pandemic (which is not to be trifled with) or the pandemic of panic — fear.

But what if the very worst scenarios played out, and coronavirus or some other future pathogen was unleashed upon North America with the same virulence as the 1918 flu pandemic or medieval plague (which killed at least a quarter of those living in Europe and Asia), with not just one but wave after wave of epidemic over the course of several years?

That would be an entirely new circumstance, and could lead, as could many other disasters, to the breakdown of our infrastructure and government, if enough officials died or took ill, if it became impossible to operate due to technological failure, or if the military were depleted of personnel.

If all that occurred — and it is anything but out of the realm of possibility — one could see the plausibility of certain supposed prophecies that have been stubbornly persistent through the past several decades, prophecies that foresee Russia and/or China invading or otherwise assuming control of the United States.

It seemed like far-out fantasy, before the coronavirus starkly demonstrated how quickly society can be disabled, if not dismantled. And — with famous men such as Prince Charles and U.K. leader Boris Johnson testing positive for SARS-coV-2 (the virus that causes Covid-19) — it is not unthinkable that a greater pandemic could take out ruling bodies and allow even for a full-scale incursion or invasion.

One of those who prophesied such was James Wilbur Chauncey, a retired Georgia businessman. It was way back in 1946, says Chauncey — now in his eighties — that he “died” of bacterial spinal meningitis (Meninococcal) — his vital signs disappearing to such an extent that a doctor told the nurses to prepare his body for the morgue and cremation (to prevent spread of the highly contagious and, back then, almost always deadly germ).

It was during a period of about two hours that Chauncey believes he was taken by Jesus and angels to various parts of eternity, where, among other things, he was shown the future of the U.S.

It was not a pretty picture.

“We went to the edge of paradise, like a cliff, and you could see the blue earth hanging there and when you wanted you could just zoom in on various places on earth,” claims this man who worked as a cost engineer for NASA, Disney, and the federal laboratories in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

“I could smell smoke and heard booming noises and it was like I was seeing over the Northeast toward Europe and I could see these armies moving from Russia over Syria and continuing southwest and southeast, bypassing Israel. They conquered all of Africa and Asia except for China, then they started across the rest of Europe and across to England. The English fought very hard. After England was decimated I saw missiles lobbed from boats at New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, and Atlanta and some other place but at this point they weren’t nuclear. That was followed by a landing of troops and I looked toward the other side of America when I heard some huge blasts and I looked toward Mexico and New Mexico. There were troops coming from Mexico and South America and they were Islamic. I kept getting that Russia has a pact with the Islamic countries. Chauncey, a retired businessman and engineer, and author of Eyewitness To Heaven, told us, “What’s going on with Russia and China is pretty much right on track,” he told us years ago.

Ned Dougherty, a former nightclub owner in the Hamptons, and another who had a near-death precognition (his on July 2, 1984), says he was shown the greatest threat — at least for our pondering — would supposedly come from China and a “two hundred million army” (see Revelation 9:16; [as depicted above in the London Star]). “The Lady of Light specifically told me, ‘Pray for the conversion of China,’” claimed Dougherty, for discernment. “‘The conversion of China to God is necessary for the salvation of the world.’”

Ironic it would be if a virus out of China eventually was the “invader” that brought the U.S. down. Or at least paved the way for actual Chinese hegemony.

It is an unlikely situation, right now. But what has occurred with the corona virus — the utter speed of breakdown — gives us pause. So does the way China is eyeing various regions around the world, especially Africa and even implanting itself in a major role in Italy, with tens of thousands of its people working there (which is why that nation has been so afflicted by Covid-19) and hundreds of Chinese companies in Africa. Maria Esperanza always said the day would come when the “yellow races rise up.”

As was written in Fear of Fire (2013), about potential future epidemics, “A disease like swine flu, bird influenza, hemorrhagic viruses (such as ebola), or most likely something entirely new and reconfigured would cause panic and the same kind of decimation as an instant cataclysm. The need for order—in the wake of that breakdown (which might kill leaders, destroy the communication grid, and totally disrupt the transportation of goods, particularly food and gasoline)—would be paramount.”

With 1.4 billion people, China is not to be taken lightly, nor is Russia, which as everyone now knows, has tried to meddle with our very elections.

Except with God, no one and no nation is secure from what seemed just months ago to be outlandish scenarios for the future.


https://spiritdailyblog.com/commentary/china-russia-and-covid-19

 

The intensity of the virus situation in each state varies widley. Even within states there are regions that are doing well, and some not so much. There was a sizable group protesting here in MA yesterday, but things are pretty bad here, so there is no way we are ready to open. I can see both sides of the situation. People are losing their livelihoods, and people are losing their lives. God help us.