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Until Vatican II, popes throughout history have condemned Bible-believing followers of Jesus Christ as heretics for believing and teaching that salvation is through Christ alone.

Pope Innocent III  said, “Anyone who attempts to construe a personal view of God which conflicts with (Catholic) church dogma must be burned without pity.” (Source: Papal Bull, 1198 A.D.)

The foundation for the Christian faith is in God’s written word, the Bible, and not the Roman Catholic Church, whose teachings are antithetical to Scripture.

The Catholic Church teaches the Pope’s word is truth. “The Supreme Pontiff, in virtue of his office, possesses infallible teaching authority…” (Canon 749*).

In marked contrast, Scripture teaches every word of God is true. “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” (John 17:17).

The Catholic Church teaches that sacred images are acceptable and encourages “veneration,” or the act of bowing down before them. “The practice of displaying sacred images in the churches for the veneration of the faithful is to remain in force…” (Canon 1188).

Scripture teaches against making sacred images and bowing down before them. “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God” (Exodus 20:4-5).

The Catholic Church teaches the sacrifice of the cross must be continually offered. “Remembering that the work of redemption is continually accomplished in the mystery of the Eucharistic Sacrifice, priests are to celebrate frequently…” (Canon 904).

Scripture teaches that Jesus was offered one time as the perfect and complete sacrifice for sins, and He now sits at the right hand of the Father in glory. “When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.” (John 19:30). “And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man [Jesus Christ], after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God” (Hebrews 10:11-12).

The Catholic Church teaches priests are necessary mediators between men and God. “They [the priests] are in fact sharers of the priesthood of Christ Himself…to celebrate divine worship and sanctify the people” (Canon 835).

Scripture teaches that all believers are part of the royal priesthood having direct access to God. “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light” (1 Peter 2:9). “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all” (1 Timothy 2:5-6).

The Catholic Church teaches salvation begins at baptism. “Baptism, the gate to the sacraments, is necessary for salvation in fact or at least in intention, by which men and women are freed from their sins, are reborn as children of God, and configured to Christ…” (Canon 849).

Scripture teaches that salvation is by grace through faith in Christ alone. Nothing can be added to what Christ has already done that will merit God’s favor. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9). “This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.” (John 6:29). “And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace” (Romans 11:6).

Jesus told the Pharisees that they worship God in vain and transgress His commandments because they keep for doctrines the commandments of men (Matthew 15:3,9). Peter and Paul also warned that “false teachers” would become leaders in the churches and bring in “damnable heresies” and “doctrines of devils”. (2Peter 2:1-3, and 1Timothy 3:2-5). 

As an evangelical Bible-believing Christian, I disagree with virtually every doctrine and practice of Roman Catholicism.

I.M.Kane

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“[M]any leaders within Evangelical Protestantism in recent years have been working to help the Papal Dominion recover from the glorious Protestant Reformation. We call this effort the suicide of Non-Catholicism.

Unless a person does some serious research, he, many times, simply perpetuates the errors he himself has been taught, by men who think they are teaching the truth….A concerted effort has been made in the past 200 years to undo the truths of the Protestant Reformation, not just on the part of the Jesuits, and other Roman Catholic scholars; but on the part of those within Protestantism itself….Few thinking people will deny that great changes occurred within the once-Protestant denominations, across the board, in Europe and North America throughout the twentieth-century. The very term Protestant is all but gone, and the term non- Catholic is now used to describe the part of “Christendom” that has not yet joined Roman Catholicism.” Ronald N. Cooke

A Protestant View of Church History: The Early Church

by Ronald N. Cooke

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A few days ago I received a letter with an obituary of an acquaintance who had died a couple of months ago. For several years she was “on the wagon” and kept away from the drugs and alcohol by busying herself with church activities and AA meetings.

During those years of sobriety I would speak with her on the phone and would send her money periodically to help with her living expenses. The last time we spoke she was rambling, slurring her words, and dropping hints about needing money.

Somewhere in her disjointed ramblings, she mentioned that she had relapsed and was taking medication to help with her pain and suffering. Before saying goodbye, I told her, “I’m sorry, but I don’t know what to say to you anymore.”

I mention this story in passing because for the last ten years I’ve been doing everything I can think of to convey biblical and political truths to patriots and evangelicals on social media, and I’m sorry, but I don’t know what to say anymore because the truth doesn’t seem to matter to them.

It makes me think of what Paul wrote in his second letter to the Thessalonians regarding the prophesied Second Coming, “God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness” (2:11,12).

America’s patriots and evangelicals live in perilous times where the dawning of each new day is fraught with danger and brings with it an imminent risk of disaster. But rather than having ears for the actual truth itself, they seem to have itching ears for “the truths” they want to hear and with which they agree. They don’t seem to know that they are blind to the truth and being led by blind guides or care that they are being deceived by deceivers.

Lear’s lament rings just as true for the 21st Century and it did for the 17th. ‘Tis the times’ plague, when madmen lead the blind.’

Barack Obama and the Democrat Party have severed America’s ties from her Christian moorings and set her adrift on a sea of hostility, violence, and turmoil. This nation is now under God’s judgment, and she can’t be saved no matter how many times Donald Trump and his enthusiastic supporters say she will be made “great again.”

The truth be told, when Ronald Reagan died, America’s greatness died with him.

The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.

I.M. Kane

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Vote no trump

The man who said to vote your conscience and to vote for the candidate who best upholds Constitutional principles was resoundingly booed exiting the convention stage by party delegates.

Conversely the male who heads the PayPal corporation currently boycotting North Carolina because of its law restricting men from using women’s bathrooms and who shamelessly declared his pride for being a homosexual was applauded, cheered, and given a standing ovation by the delegates at the convention.

Those delegates who booed Ted Cruz and cheered Peter Thiel don’t belong to the party of Lincoln and Reagan nor do they represent its principles and values.

Those delegates belong to the Party of Trump and represent his progressive principles and New York values.

Trump has said on several occasions that he doesn’t need the party’s conservative base to win in November and doesn’t want their vote.

So I am honoring Mr. Trump’s request to not vote for him, and I encourage every principled conservative, evangelical, and patriot to do likewise.

 

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What Conservative, Evangelical, and Patriotic Americans Should Know about Donald Trump but Are Afraid to Ask

By Jerry A. Kane

The American public has been made privy to Donald Trump’s life throughout his adult hood. The media focus on Trump has been so pervasive it’s left behind a trail of headlines and feature stories that provides ample evidence he is unfit to be President of the United States. For those conservative, evangelical, and patriotic Americans who want to know the truth about Trump because they care about the survival of this Constitutional Republic, I’ve compiled a rather lengthy list of articles, commentaries, and videos for your perusal.

Although the list is large, it is by no means exhaustive. The news and feature articles are not gossip or rumor-based, Roger-Stone-fed National Enquirer hit pieces; they are based on facts and actual interviews conducted with the mogul himself and are posted online at newspaper and magazine websites.

Most conservative, evangelical, and patriotic Americans are not authoritarians or fascists, but the same could have been said about most conservative, evangelical, and patriotic Germans who lived in 1920s and 1930s Germany. And they ended up supporting Hitler and the Nazi Party because the Nazis promoted a religious, political, and national vision that they found appealing and agreeable.

Trump is a master showman and a marketing guru. Manipulation is what he does, and he sees nothing morally wrong in being dishonest and deceitful to promote himself.

“The final key to the way I promote is bravado. I play to people’s fantasies. … I call it truthful hyperbole. It’s an innocent form of exaggeration — and a very effective form of promotion.”—Donald Trump, The Art of the Deal

Trump followers see him as a political outsider, a larger-than-life messiah and superman standing for truth, justice, and the American dream. They believe he will overturn the tables of the moneychangers to “make America great again” and bring an end to the political corruption and cronyism in government.

The problem is Trump has been (until he decided to run for president last year) a crony capitalist, left-leaning Democrat with New York values who has endorsed and funded corrupt politicians and has used the corrupt political system to amass wealth and build an empire. The truth is Trump doesn’t have any conservative bonafides, and what’s worse he’s a congenital liar. Why any conservative, evangelical, or patriotic American would believe anything he says is mystifying.

Yet Trump has followers who are more than willing to proclaim his propaganda and repeat his lies and allegations with zero evidence any of them are true. His followers parrot his empty slogans and fascist ideas without question or second thought, and they zealously attack his critics as mortal enemies who must be destroyed.

Any conservative, evangelical, or patriot who musters the nerve to tell the truth about Trump is immediately branded a traitor to the cause and marked for verbal abuse on social networking and media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Trump has made it dangerous for conservative, evangelical, and tea party Republicans to criticize him. It matters little who they are or what they have actually done over the years to further constitutional principles or the conservative agenda. They must bow and kiss the Donald’s ring or suffer the stones and arrows of personal attacks from the slings and quivers of his followers and paid henchmen. The upshot is Donald Trump’s masquerade as a conservative Republican has succeeded in damn-near destroying the GOP’s conservative base.

For conservative, evangelical, and tea party Republicans to bow and scrape before a man who changes political parties as often as Hugh Heffner does girlfriends would be laughable on it’s face were it not so mystifying and heart wrenching. Why they would promote a man who proudly identifies himself with leftist New York values is nothing short of Churchillian, a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. The survival of this Republic rests on the faint hope that these conservative, evangelical, and tea party Republicans are merely ignorant and not willfully so. 

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”—Abraham Lincoln


ARTICLES AND COMMENTARIES


After The Gold Rush Marie Brenner reports on how the Trumps are still going for it all.

Donald Trump Really Doesn’t Want Me to Tell You This, But … I spent a long, awkward weekend with Donald Trump in November 1996, an experience I feel confident neither of us would like to repeat.—Mark Bowden

7 Takeaways from Vanity Fair’s 1990 Profile of Donald Trump Marie Brenner’s investigation of Trump reveals he hasn’t changed much in 25 years.

Military Strategist Explains Why Donald Trump Leads—And How He Will Fail Air Force fighter pilot John Boyd’s theory about confounding opponents with a constantly shifting battlefield applies to Donald Trump and all GOP aspirants.

2012 Republican Presidential Candidates Trump position on Gun Control

  • Trump believes that assault weapons should be banned, “who needs them except criminals and police?”
  • Trump wants a longer waiting period for hand guns, rifles and shotguns. We should be able to tell within 72 hours if a person has a record or mental issues that would prohibit ownership

Trump’s Fake 2000 Campaign: Gun Bans, Single-Payer Health Care, And Taxes Trump’s positions on issue when he considered running for president in 2000 as a member of the Reform Party did not match the current Republican line.

Trump: I’ve always had a good relationship with Nancy Pelosi and was close to Chuck Schumer in many ways Trump’s success is like a flashing road sign, “Republicans don’t actually care about most of the things they claim to care about.”

The #NeverTrumps – The REAL Anger in the GOP The author of the commentary explains his support for Ted Cruz and why he’ll never vote for Trump.

Yes, the Alt-Right Are Just a Bunch of Racists The commentary explains why the alternative right is racist and anything but right-wing.

Trump On Abraham Lincoln: Arrgghh The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward asked Donald Trump, “why did Lincoln succeed?” Trump knows nothing about the Constitution; it’s doubtful he could pass an 8th grade civics test.

Everything Awful About Donald Trump’s Campaign In One Tweet Trump’s younger son, Eric Trump, responded to presidential contender Ted Cruz’s trip to the Bronx.

Trump Admits Contents of Secret NY Times Immigration Tape: Amnesty Is ‘Negotiable’ Conservative critics of Donald Trump have long warned that Trump’s position on the issue is slippery, muddled and vague despite his blunt talk of building a wall and deporting millions. The Stream reported this week on the latest development: the secret, off-the-record portion of Trump’s behind-closed-doors meeting with the editorial board of the pro-amnesty New York Times.

Donald Trump Says He Favors Big Tariffs on Chinese Exports Trump told The New York Times he would put a massive 45% tariff on Chinese exports to the US and would propse new tariffs on Mexican imports.

Trump Vows “Forward Motion” On Gay “Equality While speaking with Bay Windows publisher Sue O’Connell Friday, Donald Trump spoke about his wishes to unite the country on gay and lesbian issues and promises “forward motion” on gay rights if elected president.

So … You’re a Christian and Voting for Trump? Why in the world any Christian vote for Donald Trump? Those voting for Trump either don’t know the facts or they are flat out ignoring them.

Pieper and Henderson: 10 reasons you can’t be a Christian & vote for Donald Trump A Christian who supports Trump either does not understand him and his positions, or supports him in spite of Christian convictions.

Kenneth Copeland Lays Hands and Prays Over Donald Trump Paula White set up an invitation-only meeting between Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and evangelical pastors, and plenty of Pentecostals were there to lay hands on the billionaire, make declarations over his life and pray.

Donald Trump: The Least Charitable Billionaire In The World Although Donald Trump has described himself as an “ardent philanthropist,” he ranks among the least charitable billionaires in the world.

Trump Gave $50k to McConnell to Defeat Tea Partier Bevin Part of Mitch McConnell’s victory was predicated on outside funding.At least $50,000 of it came from Donald Trump.

Donald Trump comes out swinging for Mitch McConnell, after Senate veteran says opponent Matt Bevin lied on his resume McConnell got some help from Trump in his attacks on Senate Tea Party candidate Matt Bevin

101 Of Trump’s Greatest Lies Donald Trump dubbed Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) Lyin’ Ted when it became clear that Cruz was a serious rival for his nomination; he called Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) an “even bigger liar” than Cruz. He dubbed Dr. Ben Carson a “pathological liar” and said former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s lies were almost as bad as Cruz’s. Trump has termed virtually every mildly adversarial media member a liar, too. But there’s only one truly massive liar in this race: Donald Trump.

The ‘King of Whoppers’: Donald Trump Trump stands out not only for the sheer number of his factually false claims, but also for his brazen refusals to admit error when proven wrong.

Donald Trump Keeps Saying His Campaign Is Self-Funded. But That Is Just Not True Recent quarterly Federal Election Committee filings from Trump’s campaign shows the candidate funded just $100,780, whereas donors have given over $3.8 million to his candidacy. Furthermore, it shows that the candidate has previously loaned, rather than donated, an additional $1.8 million.

Trump’s Delegate Problems Don’t Say Much About His Leadership Skills Cruz’s ability to outmaneuver Trump in Colorado doesn’t have anything to do with fairness. But it does suggest something about Trump’s temperament and his skills as a leader.

Trump and Drudge Are Lying to You About Colorado Delegates One of the critical differences between the left and the right in this nation is our conception of how Constitutional governance is supposed to work. Our nation was set up with a series of anti-democratic measures designed specifically to prevent the hot temper of the electorate from overwhelming the various protections written into the framework of the government. Not once in the founding documents does the word “democracy” appear — we are a Republic with some democratic institutions.

Donald Trump’s hit-squad spews death threats at Colorado GOP chair and Indiana delegates Colorado GOP Chair Steve House posted on his Facebook page that he has received over 3,000 calls to his home, some of which were death threats. Trump supporters evidently blame House, not Colorado law, for running a caucus instead of a primary and have posted House’s personal information online.

Trump’s Twitter Followed by Millions of Inactive or Fake Accounts Of Donald Trump’s 7.51 million Twitter followers, only 2.2 million were found to be legitimate active accounts.

Donald Trump: The Soros Connection Trump has a history of dealings with one of the solar system’s premier diabolical masterminds in George Soros

Big names back Trump tower: Soros, Deutsche Bank said to be in on 90-story building Donald Trump has lined up three New York hedge funds, including money from billionaire George Soros, to invest $160 million in his Chicago skyscraper

A Brief History Of Donald Trump Being Insecure About His Tiny Hands Donald Trump’s hands have been the subject of scrutiny since the 1980s, when Spy magazine, founded by Graydon Carter, started calling him “the short-fingered vulgarian,” apparently annoying Trump.

Donald Trump Won’t Stop Joking About Banging His Daughter “Yeah, she’s really something, and what a beauty, that one. If I weren’t happily married and, ya know, her father”

If This Awkward Family Photo Doesn’t Convince You Donald Trump Wants To Bang His Daughter, Nothing Will I’ll take ‘Photos I never wanted to see’ for one thousand, Alex.

The weird way Donald Trump talked about then-infant daughter Tiffany’s future breasts

‘Donald, what does Tiffany have of yours, and what does Tiffany have of Marla’s?’ Robin Leach asked.

‘Well, I think that she’s got a lot of Marla,’ Trump said. ‘She’s a really beautiful baby, and she’s got Marla’s legs.’

Then Trump motions to his chest and adds, ‘We don’t know whether she’s got this part yet, but time will tell.’


VIDEOS


Donald Trump –A Different Kind of Donald Trump Story

A must-see documentary that Donald Trump doesn’t want you to see


Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Donald Trump (HBO)

Donald Trump can seem appealing until you take a closer look.


Pamela Geller Schools Donald Trump On Freedom of Speech

Trump doesn’t understand freedom of speech, but Geller does.


Donald Trump Slams Pam Geller and Muhammad Cartoon Contest: ‘It is Stupid’

Trump calls Pam Geller ‘Stupid’ for holding a draw Muhammad Cartoon Contest that sparked a terror attack.


RWW News: Trump: Open Up Libel Laws To Sue Journalists

At a rally in Texas, Donald Trump said he wants to sue journalists for writing hit pieces about him.


REPORT: Trump Will Reign in the Press With Libel Laws

Despite the possibility of damaging the freedom of the press and undermining essential first amendment rights, Donald Trump said that he would be changing libel laws significantly as president.


No More Deals.

It’s Donald Trump and his cronies in government working together.


The Trump Tapes: Vol. 1

Donald Trump praises leftist Democrats


Alan Keyes: Only the Ignorant & Uninformed Buy Into Trump, He’s A Leftist Democrat

The former US Ambassador to the UN and three-time GOP presidential candidate gives his take on Donald Trump and Trump supporters.


CBS Investigation: Trump Network Scammed Vulnerable People during the Recession

CBS looks into The Trump Network, a multi-level marketing operation focused on nutritional supplements.


Is Trump University a fraud?

Multiple lawsuits have been filed against Trump University. CNN’s Drew Griffin takes an in-depth look into the lawsuits and what students claimed happened.


TRUMP: “I’m very capable of changing to anything I want to change to

Greta Van Susteren asked Donald Trump about his use of bad language on the campaign trail


Paula White, Kenneth Copeland and Others Lay Hands On, Pray for Donald Trump

Pentecostal televangelists and others lay hands on and pray for Donald Trump at the Trump Towers.


Donald Trump’s awkward sex comment toward daughter

Donald Trump played the Fave Five game with daughter Ivanka on the “Wendy William” program and in true Trump fashion, had a totally inappropriate answer.

 

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