Wednesday, September 09, 2026
Talarico('s) Pastor: ‘People in This Church’ Wish Would-Be Trump Assassin ‘Had Been More Successful’
Kyle Olson
September 08, 2026 5:00 PM
Townhall Media
Much has been made about Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico’s version, or perversion, of “Christianity.”
The Democrat nominee has called St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Austin home since he was two years old, he says. It has been led for 35 years by Rev. Jim Rigby, whom Talarico calls a “mentor.” Rev. Babs Miller is “Minister to the Parish,” according to the progressive church’s website. So, one might conclude Miller knows a thing or two about St. Andrews’ congregants and their beliefs.
“We still have people in this church who wish that the young man had not just nicked his ear, but had been more successful,” Miller said, according to a video obtained by Townhall Media.
She, of course, seems to be referring to Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old man who attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump as he rallied supporters in a Butler, Pennsylvania, field in 2024. Miller didn’t get more specific about which church members feel that way, so it’s unclear if they include Talarico.
Sources tell Townhall Media a trove of other videos that feature Miller and Rigby are forthcoming and indicate the true nature of Talarico’s religious beliefs.
“If you polled our members, and asked them if they were Christian, agnostic, or atheist, the vast majority would say agnostic or atheist because they don’t buy the religion that we got from the Puritans,” Miller said, according to another video reviewed by Townhall.
The inside look at Talarico’s church’s beliefs gives an unvarnished version of the “Christianity” he is offering to Texas voters.
He has sought to tone down his bizarre values as Election Day approaches, including the idea that God is “non-binary” and that “faith traditions all over the world” are “all equal pathways to truth.”
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Why is JD Vance talking about the Antichrist?
In a podcast episode, the vice president implied that the ‘End Times’ might be near
JD Vance kneels to pray during the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV Photo by Getty Images
By Mira FoxSeptember 4, 2026
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JD Vance said he might be bringing about the End Times, adding that he would not be “shocked if the Antichrist was walking among us.”
Vance was speaking on the Christian YouTube show The Bryce Crawford Podcast about his memoir, Communion, which covers his conversion to Catholicism from Protestantism.
Numerous Catholics online reacted to his statements with confusion and frustration, saying that the ideas about the apocalypse Vance voiced are not central parts of Catholicism. While Catholicism does discuss the idea of the Second Coming, a time in which Christians believe Jesus will return to Earth, the Catholic Church Catechism — the Vatican’s official statements and teachings about the fundamentals of the religion — says that “we are already at ‘the last hour’” ever since Jesus died; the Antichrist is mentioned only briefly as a “a pseudo-messianism by which man glorifies himself in place of God,” not as a specific person who will come to the world.
The Antichrist and Armageddon, however, take center stage in many Evangelical churches, where these concepts often drive other extremist ideas, such as labeling politicians the Antichrist — at one point during the Obama administration, a poll found that one in four Americans thought the president might be the Antichrist — as well as Christian Zionism, an attempt to get all Jews to return to Jerusalem to hasten the apocalypse, when many believe Jews will be sent to Hell.
As one snarky Catholic commenter put it, Vance’s apocalypse-heavy discussion of his Catholicism sounded like “three evangelicals in a trench coat.”
It also sounded a lot like Peter Thiel, the billionaire Palantir founder and Vance’s mentor, donor and former employer. Thiel has a famed obsession with the Antichrist; earlier this year, several Catholic institutions distanced themselves from a series of lectures Thiel gave in Rome on the topic. Vance cited Thiel as an influence on his conversion in an essay about why he chose Catholicism, despite the fact that Thiel is not Catholic.
Tuesday, September 08, 2026
When vulgarity becomes ordinary: What the F-word says about us
Unsplash/Icons8 Team
Why does seemingly everybody have to be using the F-word these days?
You hear it almost everywhere. It pours from television, movies, music, podcasts, social media, sporting events, workplaces, restaurants, and everyday conversations. People who would once have been embarrassed to say it in public now use it repeatedly, sometimes almost unconsciously.
The word is f@#k.
It is, in my estimation, the foulest and most vulgar word in the English language. Yet what was once considered almost unspeakable has become a conversational commonplace.
How did this happen?
The word itself is quite old. Its precise origin is uncertain, though etymologists generally link it to Germanic words associated with sexual intercourse or breeding. Despite popular legends, it did not originate as an acronym such as “Fornication Under Consent of the King.”
For centuries, however, the word remained socially taboo. Respectable writers, publishers, broadcasters, and ordinary people generally avoided it. Samuel Johnson omitted it from his famous dictionary, and from 1795 until 1965, the word did not appear in a single English-language dictionary.
That very restraint gave the word enormous rhetorical force.
Profanity of this degree certainly has its shock value. But when such obscenity is repeated constantly, something curious happens — eventually, it loses its ability to rattle us.
So, the F-word has undergone an extraordinary transformation in our time.
Seventh-day Adventists Answer Questions on Doctrine
Seventh-day Adventists Answer Questions on Doctrine
In anticipation of the most carefully scrutinized book we have published.
Seventh-day Adventists Answer Questions on Doctrine
June 1957
We are happy to announce that the new book Questions on Doctrine is about ready for release. Several references to this forthcoming publication have already appeared in THE MINISTRY. Of all the books we have ever published, none has had more careful scrutiny than this one. It is a group project, and not the work of one author, and it came into being to meet a definite need.
Some two years ago a group of sincere Christian scholars visited our headquarters to make inquiry about certain phases of our belief. That initial interview was but the beginning of some fifteen subsequent interviews. These were not just for a few hours, but sometimes as much as a whole week was occupied in the close examination of the Word of God. Our beliefs were being subjected to the most careful and exegetical study.
Up until that time these men, like thousands of other sincere Christians, looked upon Seventh-day Adventists as a "cult" holding beliefs that were at striking variance with the fundamentals of historic Christianity. They came expecting to find heretics, but were surprised when they discovered that we rang true on all the great cardinal doctrines of the Christian faith.
This editor's office in the General Conference building proved a hallowed spot where some six earnest men, sometimes more, sat around the table searching the precious Word of God. This editorial room is more than an office, for it is lined with books comprising the major part of the Ministerial Association library. Many of the theological sources for such investigation are here.
This experience seemed to us to be one fulfillment of a statement made by the messenger of the Lord many years ago:
Monday, September 07, 2026
The Wall That Made America Great and The Prophecy That Ends It
September 3, 2026 Gary Blanchard
Were Daniel and his three friends disobeying God when they refused to bow to the golden image, and when Daniel refused to stop praying to anyone but the king for thirty days?
Years earlier, the prophet Jeremiah had spoken to the children of Israel. He told them the Babylonians were coming and that, rather than resisting, they should “put their necks under his yoke.” In other words, they were to submit to Babylonian rule. This was not merely Jeremiah’s opinion. As a true prophet, he delivered a directive that came from God Himself:
“If, however, any nation or kingdom will not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon or bow its neck under his yoke, I will punish that nation with the sword, famine and plague, declares the Lord, until I destroy it by his hand. … But if any nation will bow its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will let that nation remain in its own land to till it and to live there, declares the Lord” (Jeremiah 27:8, 11, NIV)
Jeremiah repeated the same message to King Zedekiah: “Bow your neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and you will live” (Jeremiah 27:12).
So why, then, did Daniel’s three friends (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego) refuse the king’s command in Daniel 3, and why did Daniel himself refuse the king’s decree in Daniel 6? On the surface they appear insubordinate to the very authority God had told His people to accept. They would not bow to the golden image when commanded, and Daniel would not stop praying to God when ordered to petition only the king for thirty days.
Their response in the furnace episode is clear:
“King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.” (Daniel 3:16-18, NIV)
Daniel, knowing the decree had been signed, continued his lifelong practice of praying three times a day with his windows open toward Jerusalem (Daniel 6:10).
Christians and World Leaders Gather in Kyiv to Pray
More than 650 foreigners—including former US vice president Mike Pence—joined Ukraine’s National Prayer Breakfast.
48th Vice President of the United States Mike Pence speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast on August 23, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
CHRISTIANITY TODAYAUGUST 28, 2026
Global Images Ukraine / Contributor / Getty
Oksana Kravchuk emerged from her sleeping compartment on the train from Przemysl, Poland, to Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 22 and gazed out the window at the green pastures of her native homeland.
She hadn’t slept much during the 10-hour overnight train ride, even though she was tired after traveling from Seattle to Poland. Kravchuk had activated Ukraine’s Air Alert app, and its alarm sounded several times throughout the night to warn of possible attacks on Kyiv.
“It’s scary because of the bombings, but I know why I’m going,” said Kravchuk, who moved to the United States after Russia’s first invasion of Ukraine in 2014.
Kravchuk and her husband, Alex, are volunteer coordinators at Uniting for Ukrainian Kids, a Christian organization that brings the children of fallen Ukrainian soldiers to the United States for a three-week stay with host families to learn about the culture and attend a Christian camp. While in Ukraine, the couple was excited to make a surprise visit to the homes of two girls they had previously hosted.
They were also among more than 650 foreign guests from 17 countries who attended Ukraine’s third National Prayer Breakfast in Kyiv on August 23. Attendees began mingling in an outdoor courtyard at 8 a.m., greeting friends over coffee and pastries while classical music played in the background.
Last Day Events by Ellen G. White | Chapter 13 - The Latter Rain
Last Day Events by Ellen G. White | Chapter 13 - The Latter Rain
SDA Wisdom
Sep 4, 2026 #sda #adventist #sdachurch
🌧️ Last Day Events — Chapter 13: The Latter Rain
🕊️ The Final Outpouring of the Holy Spirit
*Last Day Events by Ellen G. White, presented by SDA Wisdom**, continues with Chapter 13, **“The Latter Rain,”* a powerful examination of the promised outpouring of the Holy Spirit before Christ’s return.
🌱 Just as the former rain caused the seed to germinate and the latter rain prepared the harvest, the Holy Spirit carries God’s people through spiritual growth toward maturity in Christ.
This chapter explores Pentecost as the beginning of the former rain and points toward an even greater manifestation of divine power near the close of earth’s history.
🔥 Yet receiving the latter rain requires more than simply waiting for a future spiritual awakening.
God calls His people to seek the Holy Spirit, humble their hearts, repent, surrender completely, put away strife, and actively labor for Christ.
✨ In This Chapter
- 🌧️ Discover the meaning of the **former and latter rain**.
- 🔥 Examine the extraordinary results of **Pentecost**.
- 📖 Understand the relationship between **revival and reformation**.
- 🙏 Learn why earnest *prayer and repentance* are essential.
- ❤️ Discover why Christians must **love one another and reject dissension**.
- 🕊️ Explore the necessity of **total surrender to the Holy Spirit**.
- 🌾 Understand how believers can prepare for the **latter rain**.
- 🌍 Discover why God calls His church to become **active laborers in Christ’s service**.
- ⚠️ Consider the warning that **not everyone will receive the latter rain**.
🌟 Prepare for the Heavenly Refreshing
The message is deeply personal: preparation cannot be postponed or accomplished for us by someone else.
Each believer is called to seek God individually, walk faithfully in the light already received, and allow the Holy Spirit to transform the character.
📖 *Watch Chapter 13 and prayerfully consider whether your life is being prepared for the latter rain.*
Sunday, September 06, 2026
Chick-Fil-A Fires Employee for Refusing to Work on Saturday Sabbath
Chick-Fil-A Fires Employee for Refusing to Work on Saturday Sabbath
Faith and Politics
Premiered Sep 4, 2026
In the first segment, our panelists discuss President Trump’s proclamation encouraging Americans to observe Shabbat 250 as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration. The discussion explores the significance of a presidential recognition of the Jewish Sabbath, its historical context, and the relationship between government acknowledgments of religious traditions and religious liberty.
In the second segment of the show, we explore the court case United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hat Trick, Inc. Panelists examine allegations that a Chick-fil-A franchise failed to accommodate an employee’s Saturday Sabbath observance, raising questions about employers’ obligations under federal law to provide reasonable religious accommodations in the workplace.
About the Show:
Faith & Politics is a show dedicated to discussing issues surrounding the intersection of Church, State and politics and the examination of whether you are allowing your faith to shape your politics or your politics starting to shape your faith. What do you do when God and government come face to face?
Panelists:
Judith Hawkins, Former Judge and Attorney in Tallahassee Florida; Blayre Marley, Director Legal Corporate Counsel for a Fortune 500 Company; Dr. Andrew Polk, Professor of History at Middle Tennessee State University; and Joseph Richards, General Counsel and Director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada.
About Us:
North American Division Public Affairs & Religious Liberty (PARL) is a ministry dedicated to proclaiming and defending the God-given gift of religious freedom which is integral to our identity as Seventh-day Adventist Christians. Learn more about PARL at www.religiousliberty.info
Here is what we’ll cover in this video:00:00 Show opener
00:34 Introduction
01:30 Pentagon Reduces Number of Recognized Religions
14:18 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops v. EEOC
26:30 Tell Me Something I Don’t Know
Pope Leo XIV Urges Ecological Conversion: “It Is Not Yet Too Late”
Pope Leo XIV Urges Ecological Conversion: “It Is Not Yet Too Late”
ByRaju Hasmukh
September 2, 2026
ByRaju Hasmukh
September 2, 2026
Pope Leo XIV (Credit Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV calls for ecological conversion, urging Christians to care for creation, aid the poor, and transform destruction into life.
News Room (September 2, 2026, Gaudium Press ) Pope Leo XIV has called on Christians worldwide to embrace an “authentic ecological conversion,” urging believers to renew their commitment to caring for creation, supporting the poor, and restoring harmony within the natural world.
Speaking during a Mass for the Care of Creation in the Garden of the Madonnina del Borgo Laudato Si’, located within the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo, the Pope marked the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation by reflecting on humanity’s relationship with the environment and its Creator. His homily also inaugurated the annual Season of Creation, a five-week period dedicated to prayer, reflection, and action for the protection of the Earth.
Drawing from the liturgical readings, Pope Leo emphasized that creation itself serves as a pathway to God. Referencing the Book of Wisdom, he encouraged the faithful to move beyond simple admiration of nature’s beauty and power and instead recognize the Creator behind it.
He noted that natural phenomena such as fire, wind, flowing water, and the stars evoke wonder, but their deepest significance lies in pointing humanity toward God. Likewise, he highlighted Psalm 18, which proclaims that the heavens and the firmament reveal the glory and handiwork of the Creator.
The Pope also reflected on a passage from the Gospel of Matthew, which speaks of the birds of the air and the lilies of the field. He said these examples reveal not only the beauty of creation but also God’s special concern for humanity. If God provides for plants and animals with such care, he explained, believers can trust in the divine attention given to human needs.
Set amid the natural surroundings of Castel Gandolfo’s gardens, the celebration underscored the Pope’s invitation to contemplation. He encouraged people to step back from the pace and noise of modern life in order to experience the harmony of creation more deeply.
According to Pope Leo, this practice of contemplation is not simply an appreciation of nature but the first step toward a profound spiritual transformation. He described it as an “authentic ecological conversion,” in which an encounter with Jesus Christ becomes evident in the way individuals relate to the world around them.
Pope Leo XIV calls for ecological conversion, urging Christians to care for creation, aid the poor, and transform destruction into life.
News Room (September 2, 2026, Gaudium Press ) Pope Leo XIV has called on Christians worldwide to embrace an “authentic ecological conversion,” urging believers to renew their commitment to caring for creation, supporting the poor, and restoring harmony within the natural world.
Speaking during a Mass for the Care of Creation in the Garden of the Madonnina del Borgo Laudato Si’, located within the Pontifical Gardens of Castel Gandolfo, the Pope marked the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation by reflecting on humanity’s relationship with the environment and its Creator. His homily also inaugurated the annual Season of Creation, a five-week period dedicated to prayer, reflection, and action for the protection of the Earth.
Drawing from the liturgical readings, Pope Leo emphasized that creation itself serves as a pathway to God. Referencing the Book of Wisdom, he encouraged the faithful to move beyond simple admiration of nature’s beauty and power and instead recognize the Creator behind it.
He noted that natural phenomena such as fire, wind, flowing water, and the stars evoke wonder, but their deepest significance lies in pointing humanity toward God. Likewise, he highlighted Psalm 18, which proclaims that the heavens and the firmament reveal the glory and handiwork of the Creator.
The Pope also reflected on a passage from the Gospel of Matthew, which speaks of the birds of the air and the lilies of the field. He said these examples reveal not only the beauty of creation but also God’s special concern for humanity. If God provides for plants and animals with such care, he explained, believers can trust in the divine attention given to human needs.
Set amid the natural surroundings of Castel Gandolfo’s gardens, the celebration underscored the Pope’s invitation to contemplation. He encouraged people to step back from the pace and noise of modern life in order to experience the harmony of creation more deeply.
According to Pope Leo, this practice of contemplation is not simply an appreciation of nature but the first step toward a profound spiritual transformation. He described it as an “authentic ecological conversion,” in which an encounter with Jesus Christ becomes evident in the way individuals relate to the world around them.
The Papacy, Climate Change, Evangelicals, and Secret Sunday Laws
Misdirection and Guile (Main Title)
Illinois Mom Accused of Killing 2-Year-Old Son After Becoming ‘Invested’ in Lindsay Clancy Case
“This is a tragedy for the Walsh family, all of whom are mourning the loss of this child,” an attorney for Corie A. Walsh said in a statement
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Corie Walsh.Credit :
Will County Sheriff's Office
An Illinois mother is accused of killing her toddler shortly after texting friends about Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial.
Corie A. Walsh, 40, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder on Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to online court records viewed by PEOPLE.
The charges are in connection with the death of her 2-year-old son, Barrett Walsh, NBC Chicago, ABC 7 Chicago, and Fox News reported, citing court documents.
PEOPLE reached out to attorneys for Walsh, but did not immediately receive a response.
Will County Sheriff's Office
NEED TO KNOW
- Corie A. Walsh, 40, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 2-year-old son, Barrett Walsh
- Walsh allegedly believed her son was the “anti-Christ” and had been following the Lindsay Clancy murder trial
- Her attorney claims she experienced a psychotic episode, and she remains in custody receiving medical treatment
An Illinois mother is accused of killing her toddler shortly after texting friends about Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial.
Corie A. Walsh, 40, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder on Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to online court records viewed by PEOPLE.
The charges are in connection with the death of her 2-year-old son, Barrett Walsh, NBC Chicago, ABC 7 Chicago, and Fox News reported, citing court documents.
PEOPLE reached out to attorneys for Walsh, but did not immediately receive a response.
The 1872 Declaration of Fundamental Principles...
The 1872 Declaration of Fundamental Principles: On the Contextual-Theological Significance of Adventism's First Statement of Beliefs
Tom de Bruin
Stefan Höschele
Description
The 1872 Declaration of Fundamental Principles is a milestone in the development of Adventist theology in several regards. It still enshrined the denomination's thinking of the period in a Millerite framework yet also indicated its move away from their Adventist competitors. It presented the movement's beliefs in a unique structure and thus became an important tool for Adventist dogmatic self-reflection; at the same time, it canonized the anti-creedal paradox of rejecting norms secondary to Scripture while producing precisely such a normative statement. Overall, the Fundamental Principles are a crucial witness to the contextuality of 19th century Adventist theologizing.
Description
The 1872 Declaration of Fundamental Principles is a milestone in the development of Adventist theology in several regards. It still enshrined the denomination's thinking of the period in a Millerite framework yet also indicated its move away from their Adventist competitors. It presented the movement's beliefs in a unique structure and thus became an important tool for Adventist dogmatic self-reflection; at the same time, it canonized the anti-creedal paradox of rejecting norms secondary to Scripture while producing precisely such a normative statement. Overall, the Fundamental Principles are a crucial witness to the contextuality of 19th century Adventist theologizing.
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