![]() Inspired by this hatred, revolutionaries have regarded religion as the “enemy of progress and the mask of oppression” ever since, Horowitz wrote. “In a symbolic, revolutionary act, the Jacobin leaders of the French Revolution changed the name of the Cathedral of Notre Dame to the ‘Temple of Reason.’ Then, in the name of ‘reason,’ they proceeded to massacre the inhabitants of the Vendee region of west central France because its citizens were Catholics.”Ĭonsidered the first modern genocide, it was far from the last. “Since its birth in the fires of the French Revolution, the political left has been at war with religion, and with the Christian religion in particular,” wrote Horowitz, a former 1960s radical-turned-conservative and president of the David Horowitz Freedom Center. He warns that the rising attacks on Christians and their beliefs threaten all Americans - including Jews such as himself - because these are attacks on the founding principles of America. ![]() ![]() Their success, he argues, could destroy the very fabric of America’s political order and culture. In his new book Dark Agenda: The War to Destroy Christian America, New York Times best-selling author David Horowitz wrote that the liberal establishment and their radical allies envision a “godless, heathen American society” in which Christianity is banished. Article audio provided by the John Birch Society ![]()
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![]() Trent was cuffed in the back, eyes wide and glassy, face red, screaming my sister’s name. She was going to leave that worthless asshole Trent for good, and I was taking Tilly, and I wasn’t giving her back until she had her life sorted out.Ī muffled yell came from the patrol car. My older sister was going to rehab again and this time, she wasn’t discharging herself. Rebecca had shot up, smoked, and snorted shit up her nose for the last time. ![]() Unfortunately, my niece’s distress call tonight was not the first, but it was going to be the goddamn last. He understood the hell I was going through with my sister, how my hands were tied where my niece Tilly was concerned, and thankfully had always let me take her without involving child protection. I’d known Landon since high school he was a good guy, was good to me. I pulled up behind Landon’s patrol car and climbed out, slamming the door behind me. The neighbors were all out on the street, watching the drama unfold, enjoying every damn bit of it. There was a cop car in the front of their house, lights flashing. I turned onto my sister and no-good, piece of shit, brother in-law’s, street, and my stomach sank. ![]() ![]() And slowly, the stories of her roots begin to change how Gayle sees her future. Gayle is stuck cleaning up after Great, the old family matriarch who stays upstairs in her bed.īut the more she spends time with Cookie and Great, Gayle learns about her family’s history and secrets, stretching all the way back through the preachers and ancestors of the past. In a small town in Georgia, there is nowhere to go but church, nothing to do but chores, and no friends except her goody-goody, big-boned, kneesock-wearing cousin, Cookie. When fourteen-year-old Gayle gets in trouble with a boy-again-her mother doesn’t give her a choice: Gayle is getting sent away from New York to her family down South, along with her baby, José. ![]() This novel by a master storyteller and Newbery Honor-winning author is about one girl’s discovery of her family history-and her own place within it. ![]() Rita Williams-Garcia’s masterful and bold Coretta Scott King Honor Book is fresh, funny, and powerfully relevant. ![]() ![]() ![]() ‘Vanderpump Rules’ No Longer Needs Lisa Vanderpump Last year, Forbes ranked him the second most profitable dead celebrity (behind Michael Jackson), pulling in $33 million not just from various film, television, and other licensing deals, but reliable book sales that nearly reached six million in the United States in 2020. Seuss - born Theodor Seuss Geisel - died in 1991, although he remains one of the most popular and widely read children’s book authors. Seuss Enterprises’ catalog represents and supports all communities and families.”ĭr. “Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. “These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,” the statement reads. Seuss Enterprises said it came to this decision last year after reviewing its catalog with the help of a panel of experts, including educators. The six books are And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo, McElligot’s Pool, On Beyond Zebra!, Scrambled Eggs Super!, and The Cat’s Quizzer.ĭr. Seuss website Tuesday, March 2nd, which also marks the author’s birthday. ![]() ![]() The decision was announced on the official Dr. Seuss Enterprises, which oversees the work of the late children’s book author, said it will stop publishing and licensing six books because they contain racist and insensitive images. ![]() ![]() Becky Bloomwood has a fabulous flat in Londons trendiest. Now, whether you’re a fan or not, you’re going to love this complete list of Kinsella novels. BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Sophie Kinsellas Shopaholic to the Stars. After the initial success of her novel, she has written a few others before starting her Shopaholic series. Kinsella started her first novel at the age of 24, under her real name, Madeleine Wickham. Kinsella has also written numerous bestselling stand-alone novels including “Remember Me?” and “Twenties Girl”. The series includes eight other novels such as “Shopaholic Abroad” (also published as Shopaholic Takes Manhattan), “Shopaholic Ties the Knot”, “Shopaholic & Sister”, “Shopaholic & Baby”, “Mini Shopaholic”, “ Shopaholic to the Stars”, “Shopaholic to the Rescue” and “ Christmas Shopaholic”. Confessions of a Shopaholic (2000), a contemporary romance novel by Sophie Kinsella, follows a young woman whos shopping obsession leads her. Her first novel in the series, “The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic” (also published as Confessions of a Shopaholic) hit the UK bestseller list in September 2000. ![]() She is predominantly known for her Shopaholic series. Sophie Kinsella is one of my whole time favourite rom-com authors. ![]() |