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“When you see alliances across international borders between religious right organizations and these authoritarian relationships. … I think the consequences are enormous for all of us. It’s more than just the story of the Fellowship. It’s the story of our democracy.”- Jesse Moss
Here’s an old thread by @kenklippenstein. His reporting covers some of those international alliances mentioned in the quote above.

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The President's speech at the #NationalPrayerBreakfast was disgusting. Self-serving, mean-spirited and targeting his "enemies," it was the opposite of prayer. At the heart of the believer's relationship with God is a profound humility before the Lord. And at the heart of the... Image
...Christian's relationship with Jesus Christ is a profound reverence for his teachings, including "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" (Mt 5:44). And the last place that one should flaunt one's vanity or ignore Jesus's teachings is in the setting of prayer...
Catholic leaders should boycott this event in the future if it continues in this vein. Because it is no longer the occasion for prayer with the President, and is no longer prayer in any meaningful way, but is an exercise in spite, contempt and vanity.
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#NationalPrayerBreakfast is held by Fellowship, aka The Family, & the International Foundation. Doug Burleigh (a lead now) & Doug Coe, deceased founder, Burleigh’s father-in-law) have ties to the Russian officials. 👇🏼medium.com/@ZarinaZabrisk…
Doug Coe had a close friendship with Boris Birshtein, an émigré from the USSR, allegedly a (double) agent of the KGB and Mossad” with confirmed organized crime connections.
Birshtein is known to be a partner of Semion Mogilevich and other bosses of Solntsevo organized crime group. He helped to install the puppet regimes around the world.
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So Epic, President @realDonaldTrump at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning!

Nancy Pelosi is sitting a few seats to the right lol.
Pres.Trump at National Prayer Breakfast

“My family, our great country, & ur @POTUS have been put through a terrible ordeal by some very dishonest & corrupt ppl...They know what they’re doing is wrong but they put themselves far ahead of our great country”
President @realDonaldTrump:

“I don't like people who use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong, nor do I like people who say 'I pray for you' when they know that that's not so."

Amen #NationalPrayerBreakfast
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#NationalPrayerBreakfast: Trump speaks now. The Kremlin infiltration thread. The National Prayer Breakfast is held by Fellowship, also known as The Family, and the International Foundation. Doug Burleigh is currently a leader of the National Prayer Breakfast.
Burleigh took over after the longtime leader Doug Coe, his father-in-law, who died in February 2017. Both Dough Coe and Dough Burleigh have ties to the Russian officials.
Doug Coe had a close friendship with Boris Birshtein, an émigré from the USSR and allegedly a (double) agent of the KGB and Mossad” with confirmed organized crime connections.
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At the heart of the #nationalprayerbreakfast is the Dominionist Movement(britannica.com/topic/Teavange…)highly influenced by a little know Calvinist, RJ Rushdoony.
Professor Michael McVicar has written extensively about Rushdoony in his book, Christian Reconstruction: R. J. Rushdoony and American Religious Conservatism indiebound.org/book/978146962….
William Volker Charities of Kansas City, MO effectively launched Rushdoony. An overview of his rise is referenced in McVicar’s essay, Aggressive Philanthropy: Progressivism, Conservatism, and the William Volker Charities Fund myweb.fsu.edu/mmcvicar/PDFs/….
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