IT'S not surprising that "Pope" Francis is seeking close ties with Lutherans. He and Martin Luther have a great deal in common. “I really like good Lutherans, Lutherans who really practice their faith in Jesus Christ. What I don’t like are lukewarm Catholics and lukewarm Lutherans”.  --- Jorge Bergoglio, Oct. 13, 2016 “Certainly God is great and almighty, good and merciful and all that one can imagine in this sense, but He is stupid.”         --- Martin Luther

AT Christ of Chaos, Dr. Thomas Droleskey strongly condemns the indecent language of Donald Trump and those who dismiss it as mere “locker room talk:”

No matter Donald John Trump’s remarkable thrashing of the Republican political establishment, committed as it has long been to conserving the welfare state, plundering the national treasury, refusing to protect the innocent preborn or to secure our borders, and to engaging in one needless, immoral, unjust and unconstitutional war after another, none of this will matter to him at the moment of his Particular Judgment as he is accountable for the example that he sets for others. A presidential candidate whose throat is an open sepulcher in public helps to reinforce the acceptability of profanity and indecency that is so widespread today in every aspect of what is called “popular culture.” The innocence of children is thus further undermined and reinforced.

No one can “make America great again” by speaking profanely.

Sure, there is a lot of hypocrisy from those who adhere to the false opposite of the naturalist “left” about Donald John Trump’s vulgarity and indecency.

So what?

There is also a lot of hypocrisy from those who adhere to the false opposite of the naturalist “right” as thy seek to excuse Trump for saying things that they would never tolerate in a William Jefferson Blythe Clinton.

Also, see Dr. Droleskey, in the post “Jorge’s Kind of Catholics,” on the scandal of the “anti-Catholic” e-mails released by Wikileaks.

Update: While I also condemn Trump’s vulgarity, I do not share Dr. Droleskey’s view that we must not vote for him. (more…)

FATHER William Jenkins, of the Society of St. Pius V, argues that it is morally permissible -- and may even be obligatory -- for Catholics to vote for a candidate such as Donald Trump. Stick with this lecture; it is a compelling examination of the presidential election.

  SEE Mike King's chronology of the events leading us to global war: Donald's Trump's openly stated desire to get along with Russia and avoid World War 3 has earned him the contempt of the Globalist elite. One of the most intense propaganda campaigns in history has been aimed at Trump. During the final stretch of the campaign, the New York Times has been running as many as 10 attack items in a single day! Trump's peaceful foreign policy, and not his controversial statement, is the real reason he is under attack. Donald Trump, as flawed as he is, represents the last chance to avoid the coming war for Globalism and Zionism.

  ON "transgenderism," Joe Sobran wrote: I don’t pretend to speak for the entire transphobic community, but my own strong belief is that transphobia is not a matter of choice. I was born this way, and there is nothing “wrong” with it. "Diane Speaks His Piece," Joe Sobran And here's the deceased columnist on Hillary and Bill: Hillary and Bill are like members of a trapeze act who hate each other’s guts, but can’t let go: if one falls, the act is finished.

JOHN HALPIN of American Progress wrote in 2011 to John Podesta, Hillary's current campaign chairman, expressing his view of Catholics. These comments are idiotic; they are hard to take seriously. But here's one: It's an amazing bastardization of the faith. They must be attracted to the systematic thought and severely backwards gender relations and must be totally unaware of Christian democracy. [bold added] You decide who has backwards gender relations:  

HERE IS TRUMP yesterday -- strong, forceful and clear -- on the latest Wikileaks revelations from Hillary's emails: 'We're protecting the borders of foreign countries,' he said, forecasting a new Clinton administration. 'But not our borders.' 'These Wikileaks emails confirm what those of us here today have known all along: Hillary Clinton is the vessel of a corrupt globalist establishment that's raiding our country and surrendering the sovereignty of our nation,' he said. 'This criminal government cartel doesn't recognize borders but believes in global governance, unlimited immigration and rule by corporations.' Emails by her campaign chairman John Podesta talk of Soros-funded subversion of the Catholic Church. There's no surprise here (see report from FoxNews, if you can stand a few minutes of Me-GYN Kelly) but probably many are not aware of it. This sort of thing has been going on since Vatican II. (Actually, it's been going on for 2,000 years.) George Soros is a major influence at the Vatican. See more by Elizabeth Yore at The Remnant. I expect this will make no serious difference in the "Catholic" support for Hillary.  

THE SPIRIT OF INNOVATION — creative, determined, inspired — flourishes unabated in small towns and big cities across the land. Here is but one example: (more…)

SUSAN-ANNE WHITE writes from Northern Ireland:

I cannot understand why you are recommending that your American readers vote for Donald Trump. To say that this is hypocritical on your part is an understatement. You have written at length about his immorality and his support for the LGBT lobby etc. He is an adulterer and as pro-LGBT as he could possibly be and he also seems to waver on the Muslim and immigration issues. He and Hillary Clinton are evil and mirror images of each other. I fail to see how anyone could vote for either of them. The “lesser evil” argument still involves voting for evil yet, incredibly, some in America are claiming this about Trump. (more…)

HAVE you ever wondered why there are not more female inventors? Why not more women like the remarkable Hedy Lamarr, the Hollywood actress who co-invented (with a man) a secret communications system based on work done by her husband (whom she divorced)?

The reason is less obvious than you may think. It has little to do with the copiously documented superiority of men in mechanical skills and their competitiveness. It also has little to do with the fact that women have been busy taking care of inventors and giving birth to and raising inventors.

The real reason is that for far too long people have been comparing the ideas of inventors to “light bulbs.” This persistent metaphor has discouraged women, whose ideas are more like seeds — not light bulbs. There’s a huge difference, as you know, between a “light bulb” and “a seed.” One takes genius; the other involves lots of care. Male inventors were simply switching on bulbs — and that was pretty easy. Words kill. The wrong words kill the ideas and initiative of invisible inventors.

The New York Times reports:

Researchers found that we find an idea more or less exceptional depending on the metaphors used to describe it. And not just that: Those metaphors had different effects depending on the gender of the idea’s creator. (more…)

HERE'S a plan in five steps. These solutions are not promoted by the political establishment of either the U.S. or Europe.

ANTI-GLOBALIST EXPATRIATE writes:

James Palmer describes life in China:

My time in China has taught me the pleasure and value of craftsmanship, simply because it’s so rare. To see somebody doing a job well, not just for its own reward, but for the satisfaction of good work, thrills my heart; it doesn’t matter whether it’s cooking or candle-making or fixing a bike. When I moved house some years ago, I watched with genuine delight as three wiry men stripped my old apartment to the bone in 10 minutes, casually balancing sofas and desks on their backs and packing the van as tightly as a master Tetris player.

But such scenes are an unusual treat. … Instead, the prevailing attitude is chabuduo, or ‘close enough’. (more…)

  STEPHEN BASKERVILLE writes at The Daily Caller: This election will be remembered as a metaphor for our civilization.  Though many people dislike both candidates for diverse reasons, one underlying subtext has now emerged into the open that shows there is still a very clear difference: the power of sexual indulgence to determine our politics. The consequences of uninhibited sexual freedom are now as explicit as a pornographic movie. Both candidates are not only products but pioneers of the Sexual Revolution, and together they personify its political dynamic. On the one hand, Trump epitomizes the personal hedonism of the Sexual Revolution – the side dominated by men.  (He is not the first, but his case is the most politically critical – more than, say, Ted Kennedy or Bill Clinton.)  This side of the Revolution came first chronologically.  Playboy magazine and its imitators came on the scene in the 1950s.  This represents sexual freedom for its own sake, with no pretense at any larger principles. Shortly after, we began to see the political side of the Revolution.  This began with the “free love” of the beat and hippy generations, which transformed unlimited sexual freedom into a political statement: an act of rebellion against all authority.  This soon transformed itself into the more aggressive and authoritarian feminism. Read the rest of Baskerville's article "The Sexual Revolution Triumphant" here. He ends with this: Trump has one chance, and so do the rest of us.  The only way…

HILLARY Clinton’s accusation once again in yesterday’s debate that Russia has interfered in the presidential election — a claim based on evidence that has not been publicly vetted — was wildly irresponsible.

But then what struck me most in the second round of the presidential boxing tournament (1-1), which is looking more and more like reality TV, was that both candidates seem determined to make enemies abroad. [Read the full transcript here.] With Hillary, it’s Russia. With Trump, it’s Iran.  Trump is hellbent on wrecking the Iran agreement, the chance for lasting peace with that country. And Hillary was even more belligerent toward Russia. (more…)

I HAD BEEN away from the news, due to pressing obligations, for a couple of days so when I tuned into last night’s presidential debate and heard Anderson Cooper — CIA-trained propaganda artist extraordinaire — mention the explosive release of audio clips of Trump making insulting comments about WOMEN!!! I had no idea what he was talking about. Cooper could hardly contain himself; it took only a few minutes for him to launch into the topic of this great threat to national security. It was clear the incident was some variant of The Big, Bad Misogynist.

Hillary said earlier of the clips, “This is horrific.” So you knew it had to be relatively trivial. House Speaker Paul Ryan said he was “sickened:”

“Women are to be championed and revered, not objectified. I hope Mr. Trump treats this situation with the seriousness it deserves and works to demonstrate to the country that he has greater respect for women than this clip suggests,” Ryan said in a statement.

No, Mr. Ryan, women are not always to be championed and revered. We live among sexually aggressive women whose everyday clothing is the fashion equivalent of Trump’s crude, trashy talk.

Odd how those who have no problem with much, much lewder things on an average episode of Saturday Night Live are suddenly scandalized by crude language. There’s no need to defend that language to note the glaring hypocrisy. This is life in the gynocracy. Constant outrage over the offended honor of women who despise feminine honor.

I recommend Heather MacDonald’s take at City Journal on this hypocritical hysteria. She writes: (more…)

JORGE BERGOGLIO’S recent statement on “transgenderism,” made during another in-flight press conference, is a marvel of doublespeak. This stuff is torture to read, but it shows Mr. Humble Pie — also known as “Loose Lips Jorge” — as the crass manipulator and artful mutilator of truth that he is: (more…)

GABRIELE KUBY, a German sociologist and author of The Global Sexual Revolution, responds to "Pope" Francis's latest on the "transgendered." (Warning: Bergoglian blasphemy and gobbledygook at its worst. May cause nausea.) Kuby is a compelling speaker on the issue of "gender dysphoria." As she explains, medical treatment does not solve the problem and often make things worse. It's not surprising so many people have "gender dysphoria." What else would you expect in a culture that advocates androgyny?