Forge Roundup #2
No buzz, no controversy, only the Truth hammered out as only The Forge can do it. Truth, not Nonsense!
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Here’s a roundup of what’s been hammered out at The Forge this week, including a few pieces you didn’t know about.
Content: Three Articles - News Brief (Audio, 2.5 minutes) - Two Podcasts (one released from the Archive) and a short clip from the latest podcast =.
📝💻 ARTICLES
This is yet another analysis of a dishonest article over at LifeSite News (“LieSite”). It’s not just about the facts/missed facts, it’s about developing your mind’s eye to recognize a mis-truth disguised to look like the real Truth—not just in media, but in the world, and in the human order.
When a Headline Engineers Outrage [it must be LifeSite News]
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LieSite News is at it again! In a post on 𝕏 they claimed Pope Leo ‘scandalously’ “approved beatification for bishop who admitted to ‘lying down naked’ with youth”
Distrust of the Church and the Malady of Suspicion
The origins, causes, of Catholics’ distrust of the Church; and the real story behind it. This one is over at The Forge’s sister site, Stoking the Embers. Very important article intended to identify the “smoke of satan” that has entered the Church from the secular world.
🗞️News Briefs (2.5 minutes)
Pope Leo gives both Wisdom and pastoral warning; Notre Dame get USCCBs attention (will it matter?); 144 year old Basilica ‘lifts high, the cross’
These are posted to socials, not as posts at The Forge. So here’s a special delivery for ya!
The ✝️ Files (not really)
A short article with a lot of substance on my position on the existence of aliens, and my analysis of the media buzz.
The Media Is Buzzing About Aliens. Christians Shouldn’t Buy It.
It’s all over 𝕏 and making the rounds on TikTok and IG - Barack Obama recently joked in an interview that aliens are “real” — then seemed to backpedal saying he’s seen no evidence of extraterrestrial contact.
🎙️PODCASTS
You were notified about one of these already, but the second is a mystery to you…like aliens and UFOs (catching the hint)
Why Catholics Distrust the Church
This podcast is based on my article, but not a read-through of it. Here’s a clip that captures the drama, fire, and revelation in the episode. Full episode links are below
Get it at The Forge (audio or video)
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Released from the Archive
Do Aliens Exist? The Catholic Response
Re-published episode of an old podcast - Drawing from Scripture, theology, and the wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas, I take on one of the most intriguing questions in our time. I explore why belief in intelligent extraterrestrial life is not only unlikely but also theologically problematic. But this is also a lesson about angels and demons!
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-TJ Haines