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The Vatican may learn the hard way that the Communist Chinese government does not honor its agreements. Beijing may attempt to extort even more concessions from the Vatican, just as the Chinese regime demands ever more surrender of sovereignty from western companies that do business in China.
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It is also highly dubious that the Vatican will purchase peace by this pact: the regime will continue to persecute the Church. If the Communist regime is true to form, thousands more crosses will be taken down from Christian churches, especially in areas that have a high Christian population.
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The courageous elders of Chinese Catholicism, who have endured decades of government persecution and regime efforts to divide the Church, may be seen by their flocks as having been bypassed by the Vatican. Many, if not most, Chinese Catholics are likely to view this agreement as a cynical political betrayal by the Vatican rather than a faith-based decision.
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“In light of this dismal record, it seems that prudence and caution would seem to be the order of the day in Vatican negotiations with the totalitarians in charge in Beijing, at whose most recent Party Congress religion was once again declared the enemy of Communism.” — George Weigel, Catholic author and political analyst.
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Scripture of the Day
Mark 14
3. And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
4. And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
5. For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
6. And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
7. For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
8. She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
9. Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
The Problem of Evil: A Christian Response
Well worth your time, very informative.
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This is a long explanation for why there is evil, and how it is understood in a Christian Worldview.
Sources:
God and the Problem of Evil – William Rowe
Blackwell’s Companion to Natural Theology – JP Moreland and William Lane Craig
Why Does God Allow Evil – Clay Jones
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophical Theology – Michael C. Rea
The Nature of Necessity – Alvin Plantinga
Letters to a Christian Nation – Sam Harris
The Problem of Pain – CS Lewis
Mere Christianity – CS Lewis
The Rape of Nanking – Iris Chang
Ordinary People and Extraordinary Evil – Fred E. Katz
How Can We Commit The Unthinkable? – Israel Charny
Shantung Compound – Langdon Gilkey
https://ourworldindata.org/ethnograph…
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146…
Milgram Experiments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdUu3…
https://www.simplypsychology.org/milg…
https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com…
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases…
Darwinism and Christianity Redux – Michael Ruse
The Denial of Death – Ernest Becker
How Long, O Lord?: Reflections of Suffering and Evil – D. A. Carson
Free of Charge – Mirslov Volf
Exclusion and Embrace – Mirslov Volf
2011 Ligonier Conference – R. C. Sproul
https://www.ligonier.org/blog/2011-li…
https://www.premierchristianradio.com…
Divine Action – Keith Ward
Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview – William Lane Craig and JP Moreland
The Rebel – Albert Camus
The New Problem of Evil – NT Wright
https://vimeo.com/10785299
A Nationwide Epedemic
Know The Warning Signs

More than 40% of men today suffer from it—and their loved ones pay the price.
Are you or a loved one suffering from toxic masculinity? Know the warning signs so you can seek help:
- Even the faintest whisper of facial hair – If you have a mustache, schedule a check-up. If you find a goatee on your face, consider going into the emergency room. If you have a full-grown beard, well, it’s probably too late for you.
- A belief that men and women are at least a little bit different – Should you be infected with the cancerous idea that men and women are even the slightest bit different from one another, you could have toxic masculinity. If you’re a woman who believes this, then you suffer from an even worse disease called internalized misogyny.
- Throwing a professional wrestler off a steel cage right through the announcer’s table – Men who suddenly look around and find that they’re tossing a professional wrestler off a steel cage to plummet right through the announcer’s table are at high risk of developing toxic masculinity. If a man in your life is suffering from this symptom, encourage him to stop wrestling in the WWE immediately.
- Eating meat on occasion – A disease like toxic masculinity can quickly change your diet. If you find yourself leaving your vegan avocado quinoa toast smoothies untouched in favor of wolfing down some bacon-wrapped bacon, you might have toxic masculinity.
- Holding the door open for a woman once in a while – It looks innocent enough: a woman approaches, and you hold the door so she doesn’t have to open it again. Seems like common courtesy, right? WRONG. It’s one of the first warning signs of toxic masculinity, and you need to do better if you’re going to beat this thing. One way to reduce your toxic masculinity is to slam the door right in a woman’s face and scream, “EQUALITY!!!” through the glass when she glares at you.
- Yelling stuff about freedom and charging into battle wearing blue face paint – If you find yourself charging into battle against the English wearing blue face paint in the 14th century, you might be beyond medical help. Do all of society a favor and get yourself drawn and quartered so no one else catches this contagious illness.
- Being a man who doesn’t hate himself – This is the most telling sign. If you’re a biological male and you don’t hate yourself, toxic masculinity is already coursing through your veins. If there’s going to be any hope of recovery, you need to begin hating yourself today.
If you or your man are showing one or more of these symptoms, contact your medical professional today. Get help, before it’s too late.