Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, Trump's pick for US Anti-Semitism Czar, says the State Department is going to "have a whole division" dedicated to battling "anti-Semitism on the internet" and pushing social media to do "better on algorithms." Tech leaders, "many of whom are Jewish," have already "offered their assistance," he says. "The [Office of the Special Envoy to Combat Anti-Semitism] is going to be revamped entirely to be one of the highest-profile offices in the State Department because that's what the [Secretary of State Marco Rubio] wants and that's what the President wants." 🧃🔗

“We have many persecutors, both visible and invisible: Impure spirits are pursuing us, as do the heretics, the pagans, and the Jews. All those who want to live piously are constantly under the pressure of persecutions, so much so that one who is zealous for piety can hardly find a moment free from persecution. And perhaps, one can even conclude that when we do not suffer persecutions, it is probably because we are not living piously enough. For if the saying is true that, All who live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer prosecution (II Tim 3:12)- then the converse is true: that he who suffers no persecution has not yet burn to live truly, piously, in Christ Jesus.” Saint Ambrose, quoted in Psalm 118: A Commentary by St. Theophan the Recluse, pg. 208-209.

The foretelling of Christ's death, burial and resurrection is written into the Nativity Icon of Christ. His birth "And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger..." Luke 2:7 His death "And he bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud, and laid him in a tomb..." Mark 15:46

https://www.thejc.com/news/world/michael-jackson-and-the-jews-wd07zrg8 I know you do well at reading "between the lines" I think Elvis, Prince, Kanye, and Bieber are all sort of scapegoats to the music industry and its controllers.

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😂-The MLK stuff is interesting too.

Its a great listen, I can do without Cyprian and Andrew most of the time but nonetheless... 🤝

-Comb through Jonathan Pageau's older stuff, you can find him on YouTube @ The Symbolic World. Similarly, Seraphim Hamilton has some excellent videos on the topic as well. - A podcast titled "Lord of Spirits" is a great place to go for anything Old Testament related. Just know that a typical episode is ~3hrs. - A few books to consider: Hymns on Paradise by St Ephraim the Syrian, Life of Moses by St Gregory of Nyssa, and Genesis, Creation, and Early Man by Fr. Seraphim Rose.

From Michael Stefan over at substack: I think Christians should make a concerted effort to reframe Hanukkah as a Christian holiday about Jesus. I mean it’s the commemoration of the Maccabean Uprising, and that’s in the Bible (Books Of Maccabees) so why not? If Irving Berlin can write Christmas songs devoid of Jesus and boast about it, two can play that game. Some of the more noble among the Jews might become interested in Christianity that way, and some of the more villainous will scream in agony. Two birds with one stone.

Blessed Lord's day to all of you☦️ Divine Liturgy is incredibly difficult with a 17 month old 😌

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Same 🤡 I was wrong about everything!

Like all philosophy, stoicism reaches it's fulfillment in Christianity. Read the Cappadocians ☦️

Christian history is so incredible and much of it is lost here in the watered down west. At First Ecumenical Council in 325, Saint Spyridon the Wonderworker (Dec 12) disputed with a Greek philosopher who was defending Arianism. “Listen, philosopher, to what I tell you. There is one God Who created man from dust. He has ordered all things, both visible and invisible, by His Word and His Spirit. The Word is the Son of God, Who came down upon the earth on account of our sins. […] We believe that He is one in essence (consubstantial) with the Father, and equal to Him in authority and honor. We believe this without any sly rationalizations, for it is impossible to grasp this mystery by human reason.” After his conversation with St. Spyridon, the philosopher turned to his companions and said, “Until now my rivals have presented their arguments, and I was able to refute their proofs with other proofs. But instead of proofs from reason, the words of this Elder are filled with some sort of special power, and no one can refute them…”

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There is definitely creedence to this! Saint's feast days are celebrated on their dates of repose and of course the sacrament of baptism is littered with hymns throughout in reference to dying with Christ and being born new in His resurrection.