The Pilgrim Underground

Dispatches and Discernment From the Wilderness Way

30 August 2023

LPR's Issues Etc. Ignores Indictment and Calls to Remove Trumpite LCMS Pastor

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https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/thousands-urge-removal-of-lutheran-pastor-indicted-with-donald-trump https://www.msn.com/en-...
29 August 2023

Anti-Semitic Israeli Generals?

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https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-former-general-compares-palestinian-treatment-nazi-germany One would think this story would get ...
27 August 2023

Further Reformed Fragmentation

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https://julieroys.com/calvinist-activist-warns-white-nationalism-invading-reformed-churches/ I was encouraged to discover there are some w...
26 August 2023

Russell Moore Interviewed on NPR and the Growing Evangelical Rejection of Scripture

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https://www.npr.org/2023/08/05/1192374014/russell-moore-on-altar-call-for-evangelical-america I've written repeatedly about Russell Mo...
24 August 2023

The Now Less than Great Game: Extending Western Influence into Central Asia

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https://www.euractiv.com/section/central-asia/news/kazakh-expert-central-asia-needs-a-transnational-electricity-grid/ Investment is always...
22 August 2023

Trump's Threat to NATO

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/04/john-bolton-trump-nato-2024 Some in the name of anti-globalisation would be more than happ...
19 August 2023

Para-Feminism on the Defense

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https://julieroys.com/john-pipers-position-women-should-not-lead-parachurch-organizations-sparks-controversy/ I think it safe to say that ...
17 August 2023

The Georgia Indictment, RICO, and Rudy Giuliani

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I have not been watching all of the news coverage but I would hope that someone would point out the irony present in this situation. Giulian...
15 August 2023

Pakistan's Internal Affairs

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested again and has now been sentenced to prison. Ousted from office in April 2022, h...
13 August 2023

A Ukraine Miscellany XIX: Stalemate

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When this subject was last addressed at the beginning of June, the spring offensive was just getting under way. Two months later it has fizz...
12 August 2023

The Context of the Niger Coup

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Coups in Africa are by some estimates far from unusual. There have been many in recent years and while often mentioned, the news coverage in...
08 August 2023

Inbox: Christian Movie Reviews

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I have been asked from time to time about recommendations for Christian movies, what review sites to trust and the like. The answer is very ...
03 August 2023

A Pastor in Venezuela

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https://evangelicalfocus.com/world/22997/pastor-sentenced-by-the-venezuelan-authorities I wouldn't for a moment wish to defend the Mad...
02 August 2023

The Orlandi Documentary

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Emanuela Orlandi disappeared from near the Vatican in 1983 and while the popes and curia wish the story would go away, it lingers on. It is ...
29 July 2023

Francis to Mongolia

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https://www.centralasianews.net/news/273903602/pope-to-travel-to-mongolia-for-visit-to-tiny-catholic-community Two decades into the twenty...
27 July 2023

Armenia's Sacral Claims

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https://eurasianet.org/rift-widens-between-armenian-church-government This is a somewhat hopeless debate to wade into. There are glaring a...
25 July 2023

Interfaith Marriages in Indonesia

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https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Supreme-Court-bans-interfaith-marriages-58840.html Legally the issue cited in the article concerns the jur...
24 July 2023

Article 5 and Empire

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https://thehill.com/policy/international/3587018-senate-defeats-rand-paul-amendment-to-nato-resolution-clarifying-war-powers/ The US Estab...
23 July 2023

Clashing Dominionisms: Kuyperian Two-Kingdom Theology versus Theonomy

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https://theaquilareport.com/thoughts-on-the-churchs-true-nature-and-mission-a-partial-rejoinder-to-larry-balls-challenge-to-the-spirituality...
22 July 2023

Establishment Media Hagiography and the Defense of Atrocity

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https://www.npr.org/2023/06/20/1183140547/road-to-surrender-revisits-the-final-weeks-of-world-war-ii Once again a mainstream reporter appe...
20 July 2023

Bureaucratic Persecution in Italy

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https://evangelicalfocus.com/features/22760/the-harassment-of-italian-evangelical-churches Some of the events reported here are limited to...
17 July 2023

A Non-Aligned Movement for a New World Order

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https://consortiumnews.com/2023/06/19/emergence-of-a-new-non-alignment/ A New World Order is emerging but it's not the one predicted b...
09 July 2023

An Ugly Christian Life

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https://www.beautifulchristianlife.com/blog/3-things-a-christian-should-consider-before-serving-in-the-military Fesko begs many questions ...
05 July 2023

Christian Kids in State Colleges: Postscript

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This is a postscript to the Christian Kids in State Colleges piece even though these comments are largely restricted to primary and high sc...
02 July 2023

Self-Subversion: Evangelical and Right-wing Feminism

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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65428204 By all accounts, there is a spectrum to modern feminism. Some feminists hate men and turn towar...
30 June 2023

A Historical and Hypocritical Curiosity

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/06/far-right-politics-hitler-d-day The son of former CIA director Richard Helms is alarmed at...
28 June 2023

Loyalty Among Thieves

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At the end of May there was a telling episode that reveals something of Trump's character. He railed against Kayleigh McEnany his former...
26 June 2023

The Questions that Arise with Syria's Re-emergence

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https://thecradle.co/article-view/26056/syria-intends-to-join-brics-sco Now that Assad has his foot back into the door of the internationa...
25 June 2023

Moldovan Intrigues and Russian Threats

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https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/in-moldova-europes-leaders-strive-to-send-message-of-unity-towards-russia/ This articl...
24 June 2023

The Violence in Colombia Ignored by Western Media

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/17/ex-paramilitary-leader-testifies-about-assassinations-in-colombia When Western and even Christian...
22 June 2023

A Mega-Church Mess

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https://www.christianpost.com/news/lawsuit-against-david-platts-megachurch-revived-by-appeals-court.html This sort of article leaves one e...
17 June 2023

A Most Dangerous Deceit

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https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/the-greatest-crime-against-humanity-in-history-naomi-wolfs-11-revelations-from-pfizer-vaccine-documents/ ...
13 June 2023

Persecution in Uzbekistan

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https://evangelicalfocus.com/world/21528/police-raid-baptist-easter-service-and-detain-10-church-members-in-uzbekistan This reporting reli...
11 June 2023

Violence in Kosovo

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https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/05/29/clashes-northern-kosovo/ There are statements from multiple entities such as the EU and NATO con...
08 June 2023

BBC: Foxes Guarding the Hen House

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In recent years a number of mainstream outlets have produced watchdog shows that attempt to navigate the larger media world and its increasi...
06 June 2023

A Ukraine Miscellany XVIII: A New Phase in the War?

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It's clear that Kyiv is basically unable to mount the much vaunted spring offensive – at least not anything of significance within the s...
05 June 2023

Bellingcat and the NED

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https://mate.substack.com/p/elon-musk-is-right-bellingcat-is Even blind squirrels get acorns on occasion. Musk is certainly repugnant in e...
02 June 2023

Harry Truman is Not Fun

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https://www.npr.org/2023/05/11/1175403633/truman-committee-became-the-model-for-scrutinizing-giant-public-expenditures This interview was ...
01 June 2023

Orban's Mouth, the Fourth Reich, and The European Union (EU)

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https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/czechia-fumes-after-orban-compares-eu-with-hitlers-plans/ The European Union has always bee...
28 May 2023

Kiliçdaroglu: Running to the Right of Erdogan

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https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-elections-opposition-candidate-kilicdaroglu-refugees-expel To the surprise of many, Erdogan not ...
26 May 2023

The Habsburg Way of Lying

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https://taylormarshall.com/2023/04/981-habsburg-way-interview-eduard-habsburg-dr-taylor-marshall-podcast.html Listening to Taylor Marshall...
23 May 2023

A Travesty in London

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https://www.christianpost.com/news/rick-warren-appointed-first-ever-chancellor-of-spurgeons-college.html Aside from the fact that Rick War...
21 May 2023

Expanding NATO into the Indo-Pacific

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https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/news/eu-to-press-south-korea-to-provide-ukraine-with-ammunition/ https://www.reuters...
18 May 2023

The Symbolism of Miller Chapel

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https://religionnews.com/2022/01/27/princeton-theological-seminary-renames-chapel-titled-after-slaveholder/ It is commonly voiced within t...
17 May 2023

The Italian Debate over BRI

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https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2023/05/10/no-decision-on-new-silk-road-says-meloni_860265bd-722e-4898-9a26-7b168bec0453.html Meloni publ...

The Scam that is Angie's List

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I sincerely don't mean this in any kind of sense of bitterness but something struck me today – it's instructive one might say. I cau...
16 May 2023

Resistance to AUKUS

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https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/unions-protest-aukus-nuclear-sub-base-plans-at-port-kembla This is certainly a story that will ...
14 May 2023

The Information Gatekeepers and Assange

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Western Mainstream Media continues to largely ignore the situation with Julian Assange. He has now spent more than a decade effectively (and...
13 May 2023

Shameless Evangelical Liars and The Squad

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https://www.christianpost.com/voices/the-squad-shamefully-tries-to-inflame-another-summer-of-riots.html Are these serious people – or mere...
12 May 2023

Dividing Nigeria to Protect Christians

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Recently I've heard rumblings from within the Christian community that US foreign policy should support (or foster) the break-up (or div...
09 May 2023

VCY's Lamech Solution

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https://www.vcyamerica.org/crosstalk/2023/04/13/growing-violence-in-society/ I'm not going to waste a great deal of time interacting w...
07 May 2023

Persecution in Pakistan

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https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/4/9/how-death-and-despair-haunt-pakistans-christian-minority When it comes to the Subcontinent, mo...

Answered Prayers: A Final Update on My Son

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Once again I wish to thank all those who have prayed for my son's recovery from a broken back. Nine months after the accident, months in...
04 May 2023

A Harbinger of US Decline

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https://consortiumnews.com/2023/04/11/saudis-arent-afraid-of-us-anymore/ These are noteworthy developments to say the least. Riyadh still ...
01 May 2023

Almost Blacklisted by Google

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I recently had an interesting experience with Google. An article from 2016 was flagged by the Blogger platform as violating their community ...
30 April 2023

Dominionism and its Bestial Theologians

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https://billmuehlenberg.com/2023/01/17/douglas-macarthur-christianity-and-japan/ All I can say is 'wow'. The way that Bill Muehl...
27 April 2023

The Ghost of Woodrow Wilson

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https://apnews.com/article/russian-interference-florida-elections-americans-charged-32324ddc67b2f32b0cdab13db6f6acb4 During World War I, t...
25 April 2023

The Woke Fantasies of a Dominionist Fool and His Blind Pursuit of Fascism

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https://theaquilareport.com/wokism-and-silent-preachers-a-redux-of-hitlers-germany/ The fool speaks again. We have certainly wasted some i...
24 April 2023

Deceit and Delusion at American Family Radio (AFR)

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American Family Radio (a subsidiary of the American Family Association) recently sent out emails for its spring fund raiser. I call on reade...
22 April 2023

EU States Continue to Reject Kosovo Independence

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https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/greek-position-on-kosovos-independence-unchanged/ Though it aggravates the United States an...
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