In the way of virtue, there is no standing still...

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.  -2 Peter 1:5-7

In the way of virtue, there is no standing still; anyone who does not daily advance, loses ground. To remain at a standstill is impossible; he that gains not, loses; he that ascends not, descends. If one does not ascend the ladder, one must descend; if one does not conquer, one will be conquered. -François de Sales

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Iran in upheaval: What the protests mean for Christians 

Iran is regularly cited as the place with the fastest growing Church in the world - albeit an underground one. Some people say it’s because Iranians have something within them that seems to make Christianity attractive. For one thing, many come from a Shia Muslim background, within which the concept of a coming saviour - in their case, Imam Mahdi - and even the person of Jesus (albeit only as a prophet) are already accepted theologies.

North Korea is worst country in the world for Christian persecution, but Nigeria is the deadliest    Nigeria - ranked 7th on the WWL - had the highest proportion of Christians killed for their faith. Out of the 4,849 recorded Christians killed worldwide for their faith during the reporting period, Nigeria accounted for a staggering 70 per cent of these deaths (3,490).

Digital curiosity about faith surges as Christians dominate online activity  According to the findings, Islam is the most searched-for religion, with more than 31 million people each month looking up information on Google. Yet it is Christians who are most visibly active on social media, with over 11 million Instagram posts focused on Christian faith alone.

   When individuals seek answers about Christianity specifically, the study notes that 21 million people per month turn to the internet for information about the religion.

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The Quest for PeakStupid...The Quest for PeakStupid....The overlooked value of social media is how it provides people with a global platform for broadcasting rank stupidity Young people in Iran are exposing the ridiculousness of their American counterparts, exposing the latter’s vapid sense of moral relativism and the belief that no one culture is better or worse than any of the others. The American young also like to pretend they’re living in The Handmaid’s Tale while leaving out the part where the author was addressing life under the ayatollahs, or that they are struggling under the yoke of a dictator while freely voicing and publishing their hatred of said dictator and anyone who even remotely supports him. Image

The Left’s Fake Wars and the Addiction to False Pretexts From Iraq to Minneapolis, false moral certainties have replaced facts, turning tragedy into pretext and unrest into strategy—fake wars waged at home with real consequences.

Behind the Protesters are the Ballot Harvesters...or everyone in politics the only thing that matters is hanging on to power The only thing politicians know is to promise goodies in order to get elected. The only thing dictators know is to license their regime thugs -- street gangs, drug cartels, you name it -- to prey upon the people: “nice little business you got here,” and so on. But there’s a problem. The supporters of the politicians come to take their goodies for granted: they demand more. The regime thugs of the dictator reduce the economy to rubble as they loot the “nice little businesses” to ruin.

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Santayana Was Right — Hitler Is Back! Today in New York, we are witnessing a replay of 1930s Germany  Today in New York, we are witnessing a replay of 1930s Germany. Newly-elected New York City Mayor Mamdani has stated positions that emulate Hitler. Mamdani’s support of “from river to the sea” is a call to eradicate Jews as surely as Hitler’s showers at Auschwitz and Treblinka weren’t about cleanliness. Mamdani’s day one Executive Orders cancelled  existing protections for Jewish religious freedom in NYC. With a stroke of his pen, Mamdani also scrapped the widely accepted definition of antisemitism without replacing it.

NYU Deletes Extremist Mamdani Housing Czar’s Information From Website As Cea Weaver Faces ‘Harassment’ Over Calls To ‘Impoverish the White Middle Class’ 

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Who Funds the Groups Harassing ICE Agents in Minnesota? The Left's Premier Foundations and Dark Money Networks Have Given Millions, Records Show

White House to end funding to sanctuary cities and states on Feb. 1  “Starting February 1, we are not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities because they do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens,” Trump said during his address at the Detroit Economic Club.

House Republicans Pass Reconciliation Bill Banning Welfare for Illegal Aliens He added, “It prevents illegal immigrants from obtaining all government handouts, cracks down on rampant fraud like the abuse and mess that we’ve seen in Democrat states like Minnesota, and reforms funding so only citizens count when they’re doling out federal funds to the states.”

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"Expert doctor" just spent 5 minutes in the Senate avoiding answering if MEN can get pregnant. Yes, biological men.

This is a must watch:

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— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 14, 2026