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RestoreMN Movie Night: Letter to the American Church April 30th 6:30 pm

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What:  RestoreMN Community Movie Night. Showing Eric Metaxes’ “Letter to the American Church”

Host:  RestoreMN Ramsey County-Shoreview Community Action Team (CAT)

When:  Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 6:30 pm

Where:  Vino Veritas Upper Room, 1080 West County Rd E, Shoreview, MN  Map

Misc:  Free Popcorn & Pizza.  The movie runs about an hour and then there will be a discussion after it.

RestoreMN is a nonpartisan non-profit group seeking to like the name says restore Minnesota.  Their About Page says the following:

“Restore Minnesotais a Christ-centered educational hub creating a united network of God-fearing, America-loving patriots who know it is time to take God-directed action and become the informed, authoritative leadership in every sphere of their local communities.”

They are presenting Eric Metaxes’ documentary “Letter to the American Church.”

Republican Party Plank:  Judeo-Christian Values

The Republican Party at it’s founding in 1854 had a lot of people who were of the Christian Worldview.  In the last century attacks on the Christian Church have been relentless.  The Establishment Clause starting in 1947 has been changed to make the Federal Government to be hostile to religions especially the majority of People of Faith:  Christians.  Under the Tim Walz Governorship Religious Freedom has taken a severe hit to the human rights policy, putting Religious Organizations across the spectrum at risk of being endlessly sued by fringe groups bent on silencing them or dictating to accepting beliefs not taught in their faith.

This is why our website is posting this event.  One can look to the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution, or more local to the MN Constitution’s Preamble:

We, the people of the state of Minnesota, grateful to God for our civil and religious liberty, and desiring to perpetuate its blessings and secure the same to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution

This Preamble is MN Law and it is the spirit of what the Constitution was written to guard and support.

See also Article 1 Section 16 in the MN Constitution about Freedom of Conscience and no ban on clergy serving in the State Government

HD 66B Republicans are not affiliated with RestoreMN. We did not get compensated for this posting. It’s a community event in which it is open to all who are interested.  — admin.

Faith, Recipes

Happy Varfrudagen (sounds like Vaffeldagen or Waffle Day) March 25th

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Waffle Day is a tradition that is celebrated in Sweden, and to a lesser extent elsewhere, on March 25.  Waffles are usually eaten on this day. The name comes from Vårfrudagen (“Our Lady’s Day“), which in vernacular Swedish sounds almost like Våffeldagen (waffle day).

Our Lady’s Day is celebrated on March 25 (nine months before Christmas), the Christian holiday of Annunciation.  It is the day that the Virgin Mary found out that she was to be Jesus’ mother.  The Archangel Gabriel told her this.  We believe that Jesus was not born in December due to a number of factors like how the shepherds were herding their flock, and that there was no mention of Hanukkah, which had been practiced for about 150 years or so.  Until the actual day is determined we err on the day as being December 25 as Jesus’ birthday, and the Immaculate Conception on March 25th.

Here is the American Swedish Institute’s Recipe for some great waffles.

Try their recipe to make your waffles extra crispy and delicious. Serve with jam in lightly whipped cream.

Recipe for Waffles

  • 1.25 cups cold water
  • 1.5 cups flour
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 2 cups of whipping cream
  • butter for the waffle iron
  • whipping cream
  • jam

Mix water, flour and salt until smooth. Whip cream until stiff and fold together with batter. Bake with butter in a waffle iron at full power and put them on a grid to cool. If you don’t have a waffle iron or sandwich press, cook them as you would pancakes. Beat the cream and place on waffles with raspberry, strawberry or cloudberry jam.

Wikipedia was used and the SC Times, and American Swedish Institute websites for this article. I am half Swedish and I enjoy this holiday. ~~ Publius Jr.