Random links of interest, concern or curiosity from the past week or so, that deserve at least a SHORT mention:

 
A Possibly-Gay Muslim Terrorist Slaughters Gays … And Straight Christians Get Blamed ~ If it weren’t so evil and destructive, we’d actually have to admire the Left’s audacious ability to spin any ugly truth into lies to further their progressive agenda.
 
Texas nationalists keeping close tabs on impending ‘Brexit’ vote ~ Now that the “Leave” (the EU) referendum succeeded in Britain will “Texit” be next?

(Daniel Miller, 42, the president of the Texas Nationalist Movement) said the reasons lawmakers have for wanting Britain to leave the European Union are nearly identical to why Texas nationalists want to secede from the U.S. Miller claims Texas could reach a higher potential if it wasn’t “shackled” to the federal government.

 
Who knows? These break-ups could become a trend ~ Brexit SPREADS across Europe: Italy, France, Holland and Denmark ALL call for referendums
 
And no wonder they want out ~
Bonfire of the EU laws: From crooked cucumbers to powerful vacuum cleaners, the barmy Brussels regulations we can now get rid of ~ The EU oligarchy is the nanny state on steroids ~

• Ban on curvy bananas and crooked cucumbers
• Incandescent lightbulbs
• “Drinking water does not prevent dehydration”
• ‘Diabetics’ banned from driving
• Jams, jellies and marmalade guidelines

 
Report: Medicare, Social Security Trust Funds Going Empty ~ Sometimes it’s good to be on the downhill side of life ~

The annual government report projects Social Security and Medicare’s main hospital trust funds will be empty in 12 and 18 years, respectively, requiring major tax increases or benefits cuts.

 
Here’s What Donald Trump Said About Jesus in that Playboy Mag that Jerry Falwell Jr. Posed in Front Of ~ Granted, it was a while ago…

Excerpt – Trump’s 1990 interview with Playboy:
PB: How large a role does pure ego play in your deal making and enjoyment of publicity?
DT: Every successful person has a very large ego.
PB: Every successful person? Mother Teresa? Jesus Christ?
DT: Far greater egos than you will ever understand.

 
Ego? Jesus? Who laid down His life for our salvation? Hello? (Perhaps the very concept of self-sacrifice is so foreign to the Donald that he assumes Christ’s actions were purely ego-driven? How sad.)
 
Ben Howe goes on ~

Is a president required to be a Christian? Of course not. But Trump’s continual claims about his own Christianity, and his continual rise in popularity among evangelicals, points to the same repeating pattern he’s shown this entire election: Trump says whatever he has to say and is whoever he needs to be in order to win […]
 
In this case, while I can’t know what is in his heart, by his fruit I will know him. And the only fruit that Trump has shown me is his devotion to who Trump believes is the most important and influential person in his universe: himself.

 
Pope’s rhetoric against ‘fundamentalist’ Catholics could help pave way for active persecution ~ Francis is really walking on thin theological ice… Some of the faithful are truly fed up ~ Lies Are Unbecoming of the Vicar of Christ, or his Surrogates

 
Air Force Base Silences Veteran for Using the Word ‘God’ in a Retirement Speech ~

“I have given more than three decades of service to the military and made many sacrifices for my country. To have the Air Force assault me and drag me out of a retirement ceremony simply because my speech included the word ‘God’ is something I never expected from our military.”
~ Oscar Rodriguez Jr., retired Air Force senior master sergeant

This is all the nefarious work of the evil – possibly demonic – Mikey Weinstein.
 

Obama Admin Under Scrutiny for Ignoring U.S. Law Banning Russian Arms Sale to Iran; White House stalls congressional inquiry into its failure to invoke ~ O’Ministration gets away with more lawlessness. Ho-hum ~

The Obama administration is stalling a congressional inquiry into its ongoing refusal to uphold a U.S. law that would sanction Russia for selling advanced missile systems to Iran, according to recent communications between the State Department and Congress exclusively obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

5 Things Christian Parents Must Do to Raise Godly Children in a Secular World ~ Natasha Crain writing at CrossExamined.org on why awareness and apologetics are crucial.