[Adam Fag]

One such is the state of The Church in France.

https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=4648

Celine, a student of journalism at the University of Paris, declines an invitation to have dinner and drinks with some friends. As she explains with a somewhat mischievous smile, tonight she has a "rendezvous with Jesus." Every Wednesday after her classes, she goes to a little church near the Seine to meet with other members of a charismatic prayer group. "I've been going for three years now, to give thanks to God for the life He has given me and for His presence, which is with me every day," she says.

As night falls on the city, those who pass by Celine's church seem quite surprised to hear the buoyant melodies, the beat of tom-toms, and clapping, as music rises from their neighborhood church. About 50 young people sing psalms, share spontaneous prayers, or read from random Scripture passages. Even their physical posture is a bit unusual — palms raised toward the sky, arms constantly waving. One might think a band of evangelical Christians had somehow taken over the parish hall. Or is it just a little party of overzealous eccentrics?

In fact, it's neither. Small groups like this are part of the charismatic renewal that is today one of the strongest forces for the Catholic Church in France

[handmaiden]

Mr. Fag;

First of all, the Catholic Church in France is waaaay behind the curve. The "Charismatic Catholic" Trend swept through America in the late 1970s. A few discerning participants realized that Christ, not Catholicism, was the point and left the Catholic Church behind to join real Christian churches.

Second of all, speaking of discernment, this thread is dedicated to discussing Donald Trump and HIS gift of discernment. Why are you going about religious matters in France? Does anything that you have to say even pertain to Donald Trump? Please remember where you are-- This is The Landover Baptist Church website: Donald Trump is kind of a key figure around here.

Try going to a Muslim site and leaving Mohammed out of the discussion.

[Johny Joe Hold]

Trump is putting tariffs on anyone and everyone he dislikes. Most recently it is on countries doing business with Iran.

Today I sent a suggestion to him. It is to put a tariff on the Catholic Church and on all its members. A tariff fee on every Catholic and Catholic Church will make the point he is serious about being a Baptist.

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[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

The Fag fellow must be talking about Santo Daime cult (although Catholicism is all a cult). These foreigners pretending to commune with God are all high on the wacky baccy.

[Johny Joe Hold]

The Fag fellow must be talking about Santo Daime cult (although Catholicism is all a cult). These foreigners pretending to commune with God are all high on the wacky baccy.

It has taken a while, but President Trump has cleaned up Minneapolis. It is now safe to reenter that city which was so dangerous. You will recall not long ago it was crawling with immigrants, Somalis and liberal politicians. Trump is now redeploying 700 troops who brought peace there to other areas of the U.S. where help is needed. Well done, Mr. President

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[MitzaLizalor]

These foreigners pretending to commune with God are all high on the wacky baccy.

Satan, no doubt, is pleased that regulated marihuana products enable "the high" to reach more people, thereby introducing them to demon possession. Whether the weed itself is demonic may be a moot point¹ but the ensuing frenzy (often suppressed as an internal state) is the work of devils. Perhaps it's better that their antics are marshalled via regulation. The President remarked:

Originally reported by High Times²
“I’ve never been inundated by so many people as I have about this particular reclassification.”

Foreigners pretending to commune with God may or may not be "on" the wacky baccy. Other plant extracts similarly encourage demonic possession, whether by the molecule itself or its opening a channel of communication to the nether regions is not for me to say. A comparison is easy enough to make and I did so with my afternoon coffee, yesterday.

FOUND IN
FUNGUS		Psilocybin
THE "ACID"		LSD
THE AYAHUASCA		DMT
CACTUS JUICE		Mescaline
MARIHUANA		THC
WINE		Ethanol

As you can see, the molecule affirmed by God³ is very different from the others. And as we saw in Genesis, eating vegetation is one thing but processed extracts elicit altogether different reactions. Once a certain need⁴ had been established and a suitable remedy⁵ provided, things went swimmingly for a while. How unlike the frenetic response to similar needs by those on guilefully contorted molecules! God's molecule reminds us of prayer and responsibility. Satan's molecules channel the paroxysms of toadstool orgies, under the midnight sun.

They think it's the sun. But really it's blackest night. Under such conditions anything can be imagined – but nothing is real. Hallucinating catholics, sitting in silence or interminably singing, sound equally off-putting to me. Discernment enables me to consider that, yes, maybe a regulated environment is better after all, where the frenzy can go ahead but (since they're going to Hell anyway) revenues may be generated to offset the downside of getting high (can you even imagine a "priest" on the stuff?) managed responsibly by The President himself.

And thank you for teaching us how to use this word.

1. Genesis 2:15-16
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat

2. https://hightimes.com/news/politics/trump-reschedules-marijuana-but-wait-theres-a-catch/

3. Judges 9:13
And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

4. Genesis 2:18
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

5. Genesis 2:22
And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

[Johny Joe Hold]

It was uplifting to learn about the President's remarks at the 2026 National Prayer Breakfast. He said it is not possible to be a Democrat and a Christian. How true it is. Democrats are sin. Christians are against sin. Republicans are against sin. Thank you Jesus for our wonderful President.

Trump questions why any person of faith would vote Democrat. Christians are furious - nj.com

[Johny Joe Hold]

Here's something really weird. A FOX news guy says that when the President caps the interest rate on credit card debt at 10%, it's socialism. He goes further and needles the President by asking what the President would think if Manhattan camped the money he could make on his properties.

This guy does not understand economics or politics. When the President Trump has the government take over some firms, as he has done with chip maker, Intel, or dictates the interest rate, this is not socialism. The President does these things to be popular. By being popular he can keep Capitalism alive in the U.S. I don't know how to make this more understandable for this braindead FOX guy.

Socialism in a MAGA Hat Is Still Socialism | RealClearPolicy

[Johny Joe Hold]

There is so much bad press about the President today because foreign interests got into our Supreme Court and caused it to rule our President's tariffs were illegal. Not to worry. President Trump will demand resignations of these agents of foreign countries, replace them with real Americans and the tariffs will stand again.

What is dangerous today, however, are liberals like the lefty Governor of Illinois. He is demanding President Trump "cut the checks" of $2,000 to every American for the "damage" done by the tariffs. That communist Governor should stick to his knitting. There is so much sin in Illinois it would not fit on this page. Chicago alone has border to border drags shows and homer bars. Get to work Governor.

Pritzker tells Trump to ‘cut the check’ after tariffs ruling

[MitzaLizalor]

I'm sorry, I've never been to Illinois. Is that one of their gov't officers? The uniform does seem unusual.

[Johny Joe Hold]

I'm sorry, I've never been to Illinois. Is that one of their gov't officers? The uniform does seem unusual.

Sister Mitza--Chicago is so sinful it hides homer shows under the title "Gospel." Satan knows how to find his victims.

Gospel Brunch : House of Blues Chicago : Tickets-Center.com

[MitzaLizalor]

Chicago is so sinful it hides homer shows under the title "Gospel."

I was wondering whether to live there for a year or two, see what the place was like? Unlikely now in the light of your information. But was surprised that such a venue could be Gospel related in any way. Had a quick look and it seems your heads-up was the least of it. First, I was assailed with this and a WARNING → I didn't even make it ¾ minute into the first clip so that's where it stops.

6 seconds: “In Blues We Trust” huh? really? What about God?
34 seconds: Voodoo accessories! And this is Gospel?
40 seconds: Animist art? Zulu drumming?

What happens after that is anyone's guess. A nihilistic postmodern simulacrum of [insert belief system here] would not be surprising. Thinking this joint couldn't get any worse, I looked a bit more. Forget postmodernism. This is post-reality writ large! Very few comments from me will be necessary but there are one or two. Here is the second clip.

00:28 [LEFT] some sort of goth mime event
00:40 [LEFT] leg bandana in a shade of coral called "folly" – in case she forgets her leg?
01:42 [RIGHT] gentlemen offer (unsuccessfully) to chaperone "selfie" person
01:58 [RIGHT] geriatric turn on what I presume is an open mic
02:11 [MIDDLE] shameful display of inverted pentagram
03:18 [EXEUNT LEFT] after the hymns they all go off for a "prayer meeting" or something

"Something" being the operative word. From the preliminaries (and check out the return of the geriatrics for a male duet at 02:31) the somethings would be even more revolting than what we've already seen. So having reviewed, albeit briefly, what this Gospel hall puts on in the name of worship or entertainment or whatever they think it is, visiting Chicago NOT is an easy decision to make. Perhaps Boston would be better?