John W. Martens

DHS Twitter account responding to Maria Cardona

It’s genuinely alarming that the official DHS account is talking like this. This isn’t a parody account, it’s a federal agency using the tone of an online teenage bully to respond to fair public criticism.

Lucky you! I love not only her knowledge, but her lovely turns of phrase and great sense of humour.

Ancient Christianities, or How the God of Israel Conquered the West: A Conversation with Dr. Paula Fredriksen Podcast Episode · What Matters Most · 2025-10-08 · 1h 12m

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Paula Fredriksen brings not just facts but a deep understanding of ancient Christianity, Judaism, and Roman religions. She offers a compelling and comprehensive overview of the first centuries of early Christianity. It was a treat to host her on the podcast!

Certainly not a great show, but I found episode 5 excellent and I felt episode 8 compelling as well.

It turns out that I enjoyed this show a lot, especially when I could keep straight who were synths, hybrids, and cyborgs. I think those were the categories.

Ancient Christianities, or How the God of Israel Conquered the West: A Conversation with Dr. Paula Fredriksen Podcast Episode · What Matters Most · 2025-10-08 · 1h 12m

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It’s an honour to host the great Paula Fredriksen on the podcast. We discussed her most recent book, Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years, and her deep knowledge of Christianity and Judaism. Come and learn about “high frequency combat theology”!

They’ve lost the plot on tradition and therefore what is “traditional,” it’s very frustrating. Read ANY pope discussing THE POOR.

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News SHOCK CLAIM: RFK Jr. Says Children Circumcised Early Have Twice The Autism Rate Due To Tylenol Use

🧵RFK "HIV-doesn't-cause-AIDS" Jr. is now linking circumcision with autism.

This nonsense was posted by his anti-vax group Children's Health Defense years ago, and I looked into it.

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I should say, too, it was more a response to the newspaper.

Sorry I missed it in the thread!

It’s even possible it might have its basis in Scripture, both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament!

Ancient Christianities, or How the God of Israel Conquered the West: A Conversation with Dr. Paula Fredriksen Podcast Episode · What Matters Most · 2025-10-08 · 1h 12m

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It’s an honour to host the great Paula Fredriksen on the podcast. We discussed her most recent book, Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years, and her deep knowledge of Christianity and Judaism. Come and learn about “high frequency combat theology”!

El Paso bishop brings Pope Leo XIV desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown has met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican.

The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown met Wednesday with Pope Leo and brought him a packet of letters from immigrant families “terrorized” by fear that they and their loved ones will be rounded up and deported. apnews.com/article/vati...

Another tragic accident.

Look. Invading our own country is about as straightforward a case as you can have for impeachment. The GOP abandoning the Constitution is kind of the only story there is and it gets no coverage.

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

BREAKING: South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein's home is burning to the ground after an apparent explosion. @spencerhakimian Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) @AdamKinzinger The judge blocked the Trump admin. Steven Miller tweeted this: Stephen Miller @StephenM The issue before is now is very simple and clear. There is a large and growing movement of leftwing terrorism in this country. It is well organized and funded. And it is shielded by far-left Democrat judges, prosecutors and attorneys general. The only remedy is to use legitimate state power to dismantle terrorism and terror networks. 1:59 PM • Oct 4, 2025 • 1M Views

Judge Goodstein's husband and 2 others were rushed to the hospital. Domestic terrorism?

I've never considered myself particularly religious, but I've become increasingly convinced of the truth of a thing we might call a soul; primarily through my reading and study, but also from being made to bear witness to the behaviours of people whose have clearly deposed and abandoned their own.

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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

Bishops against Cardinal: The Plan to Censure Cupich The controversy surrounding the Archdiocese of Chicago’s plan to honor Senator Dick Durbin has rapidly escalated from a local dispute into a revealing test of the internal dynamics of the U.S. hierarc...

"This episode has brought to light a serious rupture in the US Church. Collegiality and fraternity have given way to hostility and open conflict."
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This is the President explicitly threatening to withhold federal funds from New York City if voters elect a candidate he opposes.

This is an unlawful attempt to coerce voters through federal financial threats and a textbook example of voter intimidation to influence the outcome of a local election.

What Happened to the University’s Commitment to Free Expression? Charley Kirk, uAlberta, and Me | Centre for Free Expression I was shocked when the University of Alberta administration informed me, one of its law professors, that I was being placed on non-disciplinary leave for my social media comments in the wake of Charli...

"Why would it bow to antidemocratic pressures by placing a professor on leave without their request, consent, or involvement? That any university would do this is beyond comprehension and is cause for alarm about the future of academic freedom in Canada."

Got it. Wow.

I can only think of Trump. Who’s the other?

Who needs legal precedent when it’s inconvenient? The law is what I say it is.

Man detained in Cato ICE raid wrongfully deported, separated from his family Body camera footage released from the raid shows agents referring to immigrants as 'animals.'

“They’re, they’re animals anyway. That’s what I would tell my kids all the time,” said the ICE agent, according to body cam footage. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...

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"Fostering the tradition of wisdom:" A Conversation with Dr. Paul Spilsbury

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The new President of Regent College in Vancouver, my friend Paul Spilsbury, and I had a conversation about theological education in 2025. A great conversation as to how he was drawn to biblical studies, his work on Josephus, and the task of a theological college.

The Life of George Soros George Soros is the founder and chair of Open Society—a network of foundations, partners, and projects in more than 100 countries. His commitment to the idea of open society—where rights are respected...

Do you want to know who George Soros really is? He’s a Holocaust survivor. He’s one of the world’s greatest philanthropists for progressive causes. It’s DESPICABLE that the “justice” department is going after him. They “claim” to care about Jews. Not true www.georgesoros.com/the-life-of-...