Is There Hope In This Hopeless Church?

Update: 2023-07-13

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This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss the seeming hopelessness in a church that is disappearing… not to mention a world that hates real Christians more and more. Is all of this hopelessness really unprecedented? Let's look at history.

In current events, they found cocaine in the Whitehouse. France and Germany launching military satellites. Biden destroying chemical weapons. North Korea threatens to protect their air space. NATO denies Ukraine. Sound Of Freedom kills at the box office. CBS gay couple video goes viral. Biden cannot collude with social media. Virginia outlaws porn for kids. Michigan passes 'hate speech' bill. AGs warn Target about their pride display. Miss Netherlands is a man. Arizona AG will ignore Supreme Court ruling. Jan 6 defendants as Supreme Court to step in.

In the world of nonsense, Nevada plates revoked. Woman punches bear. Koreans learn to count.

Trivia Question: what covered the body of Job?

Show Notes:

Dan's Show notes:
Nevadan to Californian: Go back!
https://apnews.com/article/nevada-license-plate-recall-california-da72e2eb8a01b883c90e2dadc2d4766f

Spank a bear? How about punching one!
https://www.fieldandstream.com/survival/maine-woman-punches-bear/

South Koreans learn to count
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/28/south-koreans-become-a-year-or-two-younger-as-country-changes-system-for-counting-ages

Eric's Show Notes:

• Why exactly is NATO delaying membership for Ukraine?
○ https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/why-exactly-is-nato-delaying-membership-for-ukraine/
• ‘Sound of Freedom’ overcomes media opposition to a staggering $40 million opening week
○ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/sound-of-freedom-overcomes-media-opposition-to-a-staggering-40-million-opening-week/
• CBS News faces backlash for video celebrating homosexuals seeing ‘their’ newborn daughter
○ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cbs-news-faces-backlash-for-video-celebrating-homosexuals-seeing-their-newborn-daughter/
• Judge blocks Biden admin from colluding with social media to censor conservative speech
○ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/judge-blocks-biden-admin-from-colluding-with-social-media-to-censor-conservative-speech/
§ Biden Justice Department to appeal ruling stopping collusion with Big Tech on censorship
§ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/biden-justice-department-to-appeal-ruling-stopping-collusion-with-big-tech-on-censorship/
§ Biden admin loses appeal against ruling that stopped collusion on Big Tech censorship
§ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/biden-admin-loses-appeal-against-ruling-that-stopped-collusion-on-big-tech-censorship/

• Virginia passes ‘porn passport’ law to protect minors from sexually explicit content online
○ https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/virginia-passes-porn-passport-law-to-protect-minors-from-sexually-explicit-content-online/
• Illegal immigrant gets life in prison for raping 9-year-old who later got abortion
○ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/illegal-immigrant-gets-life-in-prison-for-raping-9-year-old-who-later-got-abortion/
• Michigan House passes ‘hate speech’ bill criminalizing criticism of transgender ideology
○ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/michigan-house-passes-hate-speech-bill-criminalizing-criticism-of-transgender-ideology/
• 7 state AGs warn Target that ‘Pride’ promotion may have violated child protection laws
○ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/7-state-ags-warn-target-that-pride-promotion-may-have-violated-child-protection-laws/
• Gender-confused man wins ‘Miss Netherlands’ beauty pageant
○ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gender-confused-man-wins-miss-netherlands-beauty-pageant/
• Arizona AG to keep enforcing ‘non-discrimination’ law after Supreme Court’s religious freedom ruling
○ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/arizona-ag-to-keep-enforcing-non-discrimination-law-after-supreme-courts-religious-freedom-ruling/
○ Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes described the Supreme Court’s June 30 decision as ‘profoundly wrong’ and vowed to continue prosecuting supposed ‘non-discrimination’ cases.
○ In the decision, the justices, 6–3, said the state of Colorado was not allowed under the Constitution to require a web designer to use a state-approved ideology when talking about marriage.
• January 6 defendant asks Supreme Court to review obstruction statute being used ‘to crush dissent’
○ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/january-6-defendant-asks-supreme-court-to-review-obstruction-statute-being-used-to-crush-dissent/
○ The nation's highest court is being asked to weigh in on the original intended meaning of the federal statute criminalizing 'obstruction,' which carries a prison sentence of 20 years.