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Lots of folks like to envision "the big one" in California and all of the destruction that would ensue, but not too many think about the effect that Cumbre Vieja, or the "old summit" on La Palma in the Canary Islands, might have on the eastern US from the northeast to Florida.
The fear is that the Cumbre Vieja might fail, and if it does so in one complete collapse, the crumbling mountain falling into the ocean would cause a mega tsunami that would quickly spread across the Atlantic Ocean.
Here is a simulation of the tsunami:
So, not too worried about this here in the Rockies!!
There was a bit of a kerfuffle a while back at the funeral of President George H.W. Bush. President Trump and Melania declined to read along with the recitation of the Apostles' Creed while all of the other former Presidents and First Ladies joined in. I thought it a bit odd at the time, and awaited to see what the responses might be. I expected the hard-core, evangelical right wingers would be quick to give a pass, and I was not let down.
Franklin Graham compared Trump’s failure to recite the creed (which declares belief in
God the Father, Christ, and the Holy Spirit) to his own unwillingness to
sing in church.
Robert Jeffress opined "There are times in my own church services when I fail to sing the hymns
or recite the Scripture because I’m distracted by my own thoughts. I imagine the leader of the free world has a few
things on his mind, as well."
Good old boy Ted Nugent claimed "The president participated in a public ceremony in his capacity as
head of state, not as a Presbyterian. As such, he has no obligation to declare those theological
truths, or any others, aloud in public."
And Jesse Lee Peterson, a far-right radio host and
Christian pastor, has a defense for Trump’s seemingly
un-Christian characteristics. According to Peterson, the Creed is a
“phony act” that is not a “Christian thing to be reciting.”
But the video below takes the cake. It's worth watching the whole thing, but is essence, Melania has recruited The Donald to join the Remnant Catholic Church who claim to be the only true Christians. And as such, they cannot participate in any church rituals other than of the Remnant Church.
