Pete Hegseth: I love Jesus Christ, White House & Biden denials he would pardon Hunter, 10th anniversary of S. Korean missionary imprisonment

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10^th anniversary of South Korean missionary’s imprisonment

Last Wednesday, December 4^th marked the tenth anniversary of South Korean businessman and missionary Choi Chun-gil’s arrest and imprisonment in North Korea, reports Church in Chains.

Like the two other South Korean missionaries detained in North Korea for over a decade, Kim Kuk-gi and Kim Jong Uk, Pastor Choi, age 65, is serving a life sentence with hard labor and is being held incommunicado, with no family contact since his arrest.

Hebrews 13:3 says, “Remember the prisoners as if chained with them.”

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom reports that Pastor Choi was involved in transporting religious and humanitarian goods for North Koreans and was arrested on December 4, 2014 after he was allegedly lured into going to North Korea.

His arrest was announced on March 26, 2015 by North Korea’s state news agency KCNA, along with the arrest of Kim Kuk-gi, a Presbyterian pastor and missionary. KCNA described them as “heinous terrorists.”

According to Open Doors, North Korea is the most dangerous country worldwide in which to be a Christian.

The 5 times White House Press Secretary said Biden wouldn’t pardon Hunter

In the lead-up to President Joe Biden’s full and unconditional pardon of his son, Hunter, on December 1^st, listen to the five times White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked whether he would do so.

Here’s Reporter #1 on July 27, 2023.

REPORTER #1: “Is there any possibility that the President would end up pardoning his son?

JEAN-PIERRE: “No. I just said, No. I just answered.”

Here’s reporter #2 on September 15, 2023.

REPORTER #2: “Would the President pardon or commute his son if he’s convicted? So, I’ve answered this question before. It was asked of me not too long ago, a couple of weeks ago, and I was very clear, and I said, No.”

Here’s Fox News Channel reporter Peter Doocy on December 13, 2023,

PETER DOOCY: “First briefing since Hunter was indicted again in Los Angeles. Why doesn’t President Biden just pardon him?”

JEAN-PIERRE: “I’ve been very clear. The President’s not going to pardon.”

Here’s reporter #4 on July 25, 2024.

REPORTER #4: “You’ve also said several times the President would not pardon or commute the sentence for his son, Hunter. I just want to make sure that that is not going to change over the next six months. The President’s saying he would not …”

JEAN-PIERRE: “It’s still, it’s still a no. It’s still a no.”

REPORTER #4: “It will always be a no.”

JEAN-PIERRE: “It’s still a no. It will be a no. It is a no. And I don’t have anything else to add. Will he pardon his son? No.”

And here’s reporter #5 as late as November 7, 2024.

REPORTER #5: “His son, Hunter, is also up for being sentenced next month. Does the President have any intention of pardoning him?”

JEAN-PIERRE: “We’ve been asked that question multiple times. Our answer stands, which is no.”

Biden himself insisted he would not pardon his son Hunter

For over a year, President Joe Biden himself insisted that he would not pardon his son Hunter Biden.

Listen to this June 6, 2024 exchange between ABC’s David Muir and the president.

MUIR: “As we sit here in Normandy, your son, Hunter, is on trial, and I know that you cannot speak about an ongoing federal prosecution, but let me ask you, will you accept the jury’s outcome, their verdict, no matter what it is?”

BIDEN: “Yes.”

MUIR: “And have you ruled out a pardon for your son?”

BIDEN: “Yes.”

MUIR: “You have.”

Then, at the June 13^th, 2024 United States-Ukraine Bilateral Security Agreement, Biden was asked again whether he would pardon his son Hunter.

Listen.

REPORTER: “You’re going through something that so many American families go through, the intersection of addiction and the criminal justice system, but you’re not like most families. Was your son able to get a fair trial? Do you believe the Justice Department operated independently of politics?”

BIDEN: “I’m extremely proud of my son, Hunter. He has overcome an addiction. He’s one of the brightest, most decent man I know. I am satisfied that I’m not going to do anything. I said I’d abide by the jury decision. I will do that, and I will not pardon him.”

Exodus 20:16 says, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”

CEO Killer from Atlanta and wrote “deny,” “defend,” “depose” on bullets

Two additional clues now about the masked gunman who stalked and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4^th. First, he traveled to New York City from Atlanta by bus days before Thanksgiving. And second, with permanent marker, he wrote the words “deny,” “defend,” and “depose” on the 9mm ammunition found at the crime scene, reports the Associated Press.

Those words echo a phrase which is commonly used by lawyers and insurance industry critics to describe tactics used to avoid paying claims. Plus, it sounds a lot like the title of a book by Jay Feinman — Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You can Do About It.

The CEO Killer remains at large.

Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth: I love Jesus Christ

And finally, President-elect Donald Trump is standing by his decision to nominate Fox News personality Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense amid concerns that an alleged drinking habit might impact his ability to do the job, reports The Christian Post.

On Truth Social last Friday, Trump said Hegseth is “Princeton/Harvard educated – with a Military state of mind. He will be a fantastic, high energy, Secretary of Defense, one who leads with charisma and skill. Pete is a WINNER.”

Appearing on Megyn Kelly’s podcast, Hegseth talked about what Trump wants at the Department of Defense.

HEGSETH: “If you wanted another general or another Admiral or an executive or a CEO or a politician or a lawyer to run the Defense Department, we’ve tried that before. [Trump] said, ‘I want a war fighter. I want lethality, lethality, lethality. I want readiness, accountability, standards, war fighting. Pete, that’s you. That’s me. Clean house of the woke crap, all that stuff, all the climate stuff, and the [Critical Race Theory] and the [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion] and the genderism and the transgender: Get rid of it. Let’s bring the Pentagon back to the people, the People’s Pentagon for war fighters.’”

Hegseth explained why the media is slamming his nomination.

HEGSETH: “What you’re seeing right now with me is the art of the smear. It is the classic art of the smear. Take whatever tiny kernels of truth, and there are tiny, tiny ones in there, and blow them up into a masquerade of a narrative about somebody that I am definitely not.”

And Hegseth publicly declared that he and his wife love Jesus Christ.

HEGSETH: “They’re interested in smearing someone who supports Donald Trump’s agenda. It’s really clear. I’m in the middle of it, but I’m surrounded by a great team. I got a wonderful wife. We love this country. We love Jesus, Christ, our Savior. And we’re going to fight.”

After his conversion in 2018 following his marriage to his third wife, today he and his wife are members of Pilgrim Hill Reformed Fellowship.

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