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Morning Brief 2025-08-15

August 15, 2025
Chris Brady

BOTTOM OF HOUR 1
GUEST: John Solomon
TOPIC: Stunning new FBI document from 2017 pulls back the curtain on the deep state: “protecting Democrats while inflicting harm on Trump and his followers.”

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Matthew Continetti
TOPIC: Continetti: “How Trump gained the upper hand with Putin.”

BOTTOM OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Nicholas Dunning
TOPIC: Anti-migrant parties top European polls as citizens demand change after years of unchecked immigration.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Allison Eide
TOPIC: Christian music that embraces the mess of real life.

News...

'Absolute proof of guilt!' Trump says newest FBI release should lead to prosecution of Obama officials
Citing a declassified email showing James Clapper pushing to override intelligence protocols to rush the 2017 Russia report, Trump said the document proves top Obama officials conspired to manufacture the collusion narrative and should face criminal charges.

A top Russiagate CIA vet just lost her clearance after Blaze News exposed her
Susan Miller lost her clearance after apparently trying to deceive the public about the Russia hoax and her role in it.

FBI classified leak inquiries into false Russiagate stories failed to hold anyone accountable
Under Comey and Wray, the FBI repeatedly failed — or refused — to identify the sources of classified leaks to the media outlets pushing bogus claims of Russian collusion.

Man accused of threatening to assassinate Trump, Bondi, and Miller freed by Biden-appointed judges
Rhode Island’s Carl D. Montague faces multiple felony charges for violent threats but remains out on a GPS monitor after two Democrat-appointed federal judges rejected DOJ motions to detain him despite his history of assault convictions.

Scott Bessent’s sudden visit to IRS office — with whistleblowers — sends strong message just days after sixth commish was ousted
Six days after President Trump ousted his sixth IRS chief of the year, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made a surprise visit to headquarters flanked by whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joe Ziegler, signaling a reform push and return for the pair who exposed the Hunter Biden tax probe cover-up.

Obama-appointed judge strikes down religious exemptions to ObamaCare birth control rule
A Philadelphia federal judge voided rules letting employers opt out of the ACA’s contraception mandate on moral or religious grounds, calling them arbitrary and beyond agency authority.

Little Sisters of the Poor are still fighting ObamaCare — as states force nuns to violate their faith
The very idea that an American citizen should be impelled to ask the state for an “exemption” to practice their faith is an assault on the fundamental idea of liberty.

Hunter Biden says he’s not backing down after Melania Trump’s lawsuit threat
Biden on Thursday asserted the claim he made was based on what he had read from journalists and authors, and the letter from the first lady’s attorney was merely a “distraction” from the children Epstein abused.

Average pension for NYC firefighters tops $170K a year: Report
A fiscal watchdog says 95% of 2024 FDNY retirees with 20+ years of service collect six-figure pensions, with some exceeding $400K — all tax-free in New York and paired with free city health care.

Michigan autoworker’s lost wallet found under car hood in Minnesota over a decade later
A Minnesota mechanic discovered a wallet wedged between the transmission and air filter of a 2015 Ford Edge, 11 years after its owner lost it on a Ford assembly line — with cash, IDs, and even a $250 gift card still intact.

DC...

Polling shows crime is one of Trump’s strongest issues
CNN’s Harry Enten said Americans now rate Trump far more favorably on crime than during his first term, with a 14-point net approval swing and a 27-point edge over Joe Biden, despite Democratic attacks over his federalization of D.C. law enforcement.

Top Democrats opposing Trump’s DC crime crackdown run America’s most dangerous cities
"This is what dictators do," says Gavin Newsom.

A man went to prison for assaulting me. DC Police crime stats show he was never arrested.
I was sexually assaulted by a homeless man in D.C. But if you look for my case in D.C. crime statistics, you won't find it.

This Democrat congresswoman called Trump’s crime crackdown ‘unjustified.’ She’s been assaulted in DC.
Rep. Angie Craig was violently attacked in a D.C. elevator in 2023 by a repeat offender with a dozen prior assaults but now says, “President Trump’s actions are totally unjustified and a waste of taxpayer dollars.”

A DC police sergeant exposed her superiors for misclassifying crimes to make stats look low. The city just quietly settled her lawsuit.
Records in the suit from police sergeant Charlotte Djossou showed that department leadership directed subordinates to file theft and violent crimes as lower-level offenses.

Sandwich-throwing suspect revealed as DOJ employee, fired after arrest
Pam Bondi said the man accused of hurling a Subway sandwich at a federal officer in D.C. worked for the Justice Department but has since been terminated and charged with felony assault.

Leftist Maryland county panics over Trump’s DC crime and homelessness crackdown
Montgomery County officials warn their shelters and food programs are already maxed out as Trump’s deployment of the National Guard clears D.C. homeless encampments, forcing those refusing shelter, treatment, or arrest to seek refuge in the suburbs.

Bowser bails for Martha’s Vineyard as Trump takes over DC crime fight
While President Trump federalizes D.C.’s police and deploys the National Guard to restore order, Mayor Muriel Bowser skipped town for Martha’s Vineyard, citing a “family commitment,” according to her office.

Politics...

Obama joins Texas Democrats in bid to block GOP redistricting maps
The former president praised lawmakers for fleeing the state to stall a Republican redistricting plan, framing their boycott as part of a larger national election fight.

Politico: Leaked chart reveals winners and losers in California’s Democratic gerrymander
The move could cost the GOP at least 5 seats in the house while additionally moving several "lean" Democrat seats to "safe" Democrat.

Poll shows Californians reject Newsom’s gerrymandering scheme
Nearly two-thirds of voters — including 61% of Democrats — want to keep the state’s independent redistricting commission, a blow to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to hand map-drawing power back to the Democrat-controlled legislature.

Newsom threatens: 2026 is about impeachment
You know the saying that so-and-so is living rent-free in your head? It can be said without any hesitation that Trump is currently relaxing in a luxury condo in Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s head.

Zohran Mamdani odds of becoming New York mayor hit record high
Betting platform Polymarket gives Zohran Mamdani an 82% chance of winning in November, far ahead of Andrew Cuomo at 10%, Eric Adams at 6%, and Curtis Sliwa at 1%.

Kingpin of politics or desperate to stay relevant? Obama reportedly calls rising socialist star
The New York Times reports Barack Obama phoned Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani after his NYC primary win, offering advice and linking him with top Obama-era advisers — a move seen as grooming him for bigger roles in the party.

Trump says Warren should take a drug test after hyped-up NYC rally
President Trump blasted Sen. Elizabeth Warren as a “liar” and “nut job,” mocking her past Native American claims and accusing her of acting “all hopped up” while endorsing a socialist mayoral candidate. He suggested “there’s no way somebody can act that way and be normal” without drugs.

Democrats are lying to themselves about why their party is collapsing
Democrats now find themselves in an approval death spiral because their strategy invariably emphasizes style over substance.

Jasmine Crockett says black voters avoid GOP because they ‘can’t hang out with the KKK’
"The reality is that, like, we just can't side with, like, the neo-Nazis and them!"

Book: Inside ‘Gold Bar’ Bob Menendez’s most brazen abuse of power — and how he helped cover up a journalist’s murder
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez helped Egyptian intelligence cover up its role in the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Shaheen’s unemployed Gen Z kids max out donations to mom’s House campaign
Four children of New Hampshire Democrat Stefany Shaheen, three unemployed and one fresh out of high school, each gave the $7,000 maximum to her campaign, federal disclosures show.

Half-naked South Carolina gubernatorial candidate caught on arrest video ranting at cop
Police footage shows Democratic hopeful William “Mullins” McLeod Jr. in his underwear during a May arrest for disorderly conduct, refusing orders, calling himself “Superman,” and vowing “when I’m governor” before the clip cuts off.

Economy...

Soaring wholesale prices mean higher inflation is coming
Department of Labor data released Thursday showed a spike in wholesale prices across the economy during July. Overall, the producer price index climbed by 0.9% last month (well above expectations) and 3.3% on an annualized basis. A few categories, such as food, saw particularly large increases.

Beyond Meat headed to Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The fake meat company has reported falling sales and dwindling cash.

Immigration...

DHS reveals ‘record-shattering’ winning streak on immigration
The Department of Homeland Security is taking a victory lap after a steady winning streak on immigration enforcement, according to a memo obtained exclusively by Blaze News.

LA mayor fumes after Border Patrol shows up near Newsom press event
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass accused federal agents of staging a “provocative act” by gathering near Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting press conference, claiming it was meant to “thumb their nose” at him.

DHS debunks media lies about ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
“No feces are overflowing from toilets. Just like no one has died. Incinerators are not being used for nefarious purposes. These types of smears are directly contributing to our officers facing a 1000% increase in assaults against them.”

ICE unveils new vehicles in Washington DC that include agency's name on it
The new vehicles are dark blue with “ICE” sprawled in large, yellow letters on the side of the cars, along with the phrase “Defend the Homeland” in all caps.

Israel...

Netanyahu's biggest gamble: A final push into Gaza to repair Israel's broken image
For Netanyahu, the calculation is now straightforward: Win the war quickly, and the rest will sort itself out.

Toronto film fest to screen Oct. 7 doc initially nixed over ‘copyright concerns’
Reversing course following an uproar, the event organizer apologizes for poor communication, says the movie on a father’s rescue of his son during the Hamas onslaught will premiere next week.

Murdered Hamas hostage Itzik Elgert tortured to death, autopsy reveals
The autopsy revealed that Itzik’s body arrived with extensive trauma, including multiple broken ribs, a fractured nose, and damaged toes – injuries suggesting brutal and sustained physical abuse.

Ukraine - Russia...

What you need to know ahead of Trump and Putin’s Alaska meeting
Trump says there's a 25% chance of the talks failing, adding that negotiating the end of the war is "like chess."

Canada...

Euthanasia now so popular in Canada, doctor-killers struggle to meet demand
Medical Assistance in Dying deaths made up 4.7% of all Canadian deaths in 2023 — over 7% in Quebec — with critics warning the practice is being pushed on non-terminal patients and demand expected to spike again when eligibility expands to the mentally ill.

Europe...

London Vietnamese restaurant shut down after inspectors find frozen dog meat
Health inspectors discovered meat labeled as goat that tests confirmed was dog, along with cockroaches and mice droppings, at Vietnamese restaurant Pho Na. The owner denied wrongdoing, claiming he didn’t know the meat was dog and never intended to sell it.

Asia...

Video: Boeing 747 wing strikes runway while landing in typhoon at Taiwan airport
A UPS cargo 747 from Hong Kong came in at a sharp angle during Typhoon Podul, then tipped and scraped its right wing along the Taoyuan Airport runway, showering sparks and damaging an engine after three failed landing attempts.

Entertainment...

Jimmy Fallon’s Greg Gutfeld interview scores biggest ‘Tonight Show’ audience since 2023
The Aug. 7 telecast, which welcomed Gutfeld and the Jonas Brothers to the NBC late night show alongside musical guest Good Charlotte, brought in 1.7 million viewers.

Delusional Jussie Smollett remains as shameless as ever as he points the finger of blame at everyone else
With the unmitigated gall of O.J. Simpson claiming he’s still looking for his ex-wife’s real killer, the disgraced “Empire” actor wants everyone to know who the real bad guys are.

Media...

Brian Stelter melts down as Trump makes the Smithsonian great again
After Trump ordered a sweeping review to purge leftist narratives from Smithsonian exhibits ahead of America’s 250th, Stelter likened the move to a “Stalinist purge,” warning of political appointees vetting museum content.

The New York Times goes full Karen on Mark Zuckerberg
The outlet reported that Zuckerberg’s on-property schooling arrangement for his children and a small group of others violates city code, focusing on neighbor complaints about drop-offs rather than the broader debate over education policy and school choice.

Health...

Trump signs executive order to secure US pharmaceutical supply chain
An empty reserve undermines national preparedness for health crises like pandemics and bioterrorism where rapid access to critical medicines is essential.

AI...

AI giants accused of stacking training data with left-leaning sources
The Media Research Center says top AI firms have contracts with leftist media over 10 times more often than with right-leaning outlets, warning the imbalance could violate Trump’s neutrality order and urging federal investigations into possible antitrust violations.

Using generative AI, MIT researchers design compounds that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
The team used two different AI approaches to design novel antibiotics, including one that showed promise against MRSA.

Science...

Space Force tests new deep-space radar to spot threats 22,000 miles out
The U.S. Space Force has tested its new Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability, proving it can track even small satellites in geosynchronous orbit — the high ground of space where China and Russia are developing tech to grab, disable, or destroy U.S. systems.

Sports...

NFL teams to again stencil social justice messages in end zones
What year is it again?

August 15, 2012 - The gaffe-tastic world of Joe Biden... How the Tea Party has evolved... What do some vets have to say to Obama?... CNN is destroying itself... Glenn tells a nightmarish story about Progressive insurance...

Why the White House restoration sent the left Into panic mode

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Presidents have altered the White House for decades, yet only Donald Trump is treated as a vandal for privately funding the East Wing’s restoration.

Every time a president so much as changes the color of the White House drapes, the press clutches its pearls. Unless the name on the stationery is Barack Obama’s, even routine restoration becomes a national outrage.

President Donald Trump’s decision to privately fund upgrades to the White House — including a new state ballroom — has been met with the usual chorus of gasps and sneers. You’d think he bulldozed Monticello.

If a Republican preserves beauty, it’s vandalism. If a Democrat does the same, it’s ‘visionary.’

The irony is that presidents have altered and expanded the White House for more than a century. President Franklin D. Roosevelt added the East and West Wings in the middle of the Great Depression. Newspapers accused him of building a palace while Americans stood in breadlines. History now calls it “vision.”

First lady Nancy Reagan faced the same hysteria. Headlines accused her of spending taxpayer money on new china “while Americans starved.” In truth, she raised private funds after learning that the White House didn’t have enough matching plates for state dinners. She took the ridicule and refused to pass blame.

“I’m a big girl,” she told her staff. “This comes with the job.” That was dignity — something the press no longer recognizes.

A restoration, not a renovation

Trump’s project is different in every way that should matter. It costs taxpayers nothing. Not a cent. The president and a few friends privately fund the work. There’s no private pool or tennis court, no personal perks. The additions won’t even be completed until after he leaves office.

What’s being built is not indulgence — it’s stewardship. A restoration of aging rooms, worn fixtures, and century-old bathrooms that no longer function properly in the people’s house. Trump has paid for cast brass doorknobs engraved with the presidential seal, restored the carpets and moldings, and ensured that the architecture remains faithful to history.

The media’s response was mockery and accusations of vanity. They call it “grotesque excess,” while celebrating billion-dollar “climate art” projects and funneling hundreds of millions into activist causes like the No Kings movement. They lecture America on restraint while living off the largesse of billionaires.

The selective guardians of history

Where was this sudden reverence for history when rioters torched St. John’s Church — the same church where every president since James Madison has worshipped? The press called it an “expression of grief.”

Where was that reverence when mobs toppled statues of Washington, Jefferson, and Grant? Or when first lady Melania Trump replaced the Rose Garden’s lawn with a patio but otherwise followed Jackie Kennedy’s original 1962 plans in the garden’s restoration? They called that “desecration.”

If a Republican preserves beauty, it’s vandalism. If a Democrat does the same, it’s “visionary.”

The real desecration

The people shrieking about “historic preservation” care nothing for history. They hate the idea that something lasting and beautiful might be built by hands they despise. They mock craftsmanship because it exposes their own cultural decay.

The White House ballroom is not a scandal — it’s a mirror. And what it reflects is the media’s own pettiness. The ruling class that ridicules restoration is the same class that cheered as America’s monuments fell. Its members sneer at permanence because permanence condemns them.

Julia Beverly / Contributor | Getty Images

Trump’s improvements are an act of faith — in the nation’s symbols, its endurance, and its worth. The outrage over a privately funded renovation says less about him than it does about the journalists who mistake destruction for progress.

The real desecration isn’t happening in the East Wing. It’s happening in the newsrooms that long ago tore up their own foundation — truth — and never bothered to rebuild it.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Trump’s secret war in the Caribbean EXPOSED — It’s not about drugs

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The president’s moves in Venezuela, Guyana, and Colombia aren’t about drugs. They’re about re-establishing America’s sovereignty across the Western Hemisphere.

For decades, we’ve been told America’s wars are about drugs, democracy, or “defending freedom.” But look closer at what’s unfolding off the coast of Venezuela, and you’ll see something far more strategic taking shape. Donald Trump’s so-called drug war isn’t about fentanyl or cocaine. It’s about control — and a rebirth of American sovereignty.

The aim of Trump’s ‘drug war’ is to keep the hemisphere’s oil, minerals, and manufacturing within the Western family and out of Beijing’s hands.

The president understands something the foreign policy class forgot long ago: The world doesn’t respect apologies. It respects strength.

While the global elites in Davos tout the Great Reset, Trump is building something entirely different — a new architecture of power based on regional independence, not global dependence. His quiet campaign in the Western Hemisphere may one day be remembered as the second Monroe Doctrine.

Venezuela sits at the center of it all. It holds the world’s largest crude oil reserves — oil perfectly suited for America’s Gulf refineries. For years, China and Russia have treated Venezuela like a pawn on their chessboard, offering predatory loans in exchange for control of those resources. The result has been a corrupt, communist state sitting in our own back yard. For too long, Washington shrugged. Not any more.The naval exercises in the Caribbean, the sanctions, the patrols — they’re not about drug smugglers. They’re about evicting China from our hemisphere.

Trump is using the old “drug war” playbook to wage a new kind of war — an economic and strategic one — without firing a shot at our actual enemies. The goal is simple: Keep the hemisphere’s oil, minerals, and manufacturing within the Western family and out of Beijing’s hands.

Beyond Venezuela

Just east of Venezuela lies Guyana, a country most Americans couldn’t find on a map a year ago. Then ExxonMobil struck oil, and suddenly Guyana became the newest front in a quiet geopolitical contest. Washington is helping defend those offshore platforms, build radar systems, and secure undersea cables — not for charity, but for strategy. Control energy, data, and shipping lanes, and you control the future.

Moreover, Colombia — a country once defined by cartels — is now positioned as the hinge between two oceans and two continents. It guards the Panama Canal and sits atop rare-earth minerals every modern economy needs. Decades of American presence there weren’t just about cocaine interdiction; they were about maintaining leverage over the arteries of global trade. Trump sees that clearly.

PEDRO MATTEY / Contributor | Getty Images

All of these recent news items — from the military drills in the Caribbean to the trade negotiations — reflect a new vision of American power. Not global policing. Not endless nation-building. It’s about strategic sovereignty.

It’s the same philosophy driving Trump’s approach to NATO, the Middle East, and Asia. We’ll stand with you — but you’ll stand on your own two feet. The days of American taxpayers funding global security while our own borders collapse are over.

Trump’s Monroe Doctrine

Critics will call it “isolationism.” It isn’t. It’s realism. It’s recognizing that America’s strength comes not from fighting other people’s wars but from securing our own energy, our own supply lines, our own hemisphere. The first Monroe Doctrine warned foreign powers to stay out of the Americas. The second one — Trump’s — says we’ll defend them, but we’ll no longer be their bank or their babysitter.

Historians may one day mark this moment as the start of a new era — when America stopped apologizing for its own interests and started rebuilding its sovereignty, one barrel, one chip, and one border at a time.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Antifa isn’t “leaderless” — It’s an organized machine of violence

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The mob rises where men of courage fall silent. The lesson from Portland, Chicago, and other blue cities is simple: Appeasing radicals doesn’t buy peace — it only rents humiliation.

Parts of America, like Portland and Chicago, now resemble occupied territory. Progressive city governments have surrendered control to street militias, leaving citizens, journalists, and even federal officers to face violent anarchists without protection.

Take Portland, where Antifa has terrorized the city for more than 100 consecutive nights. Federal officers trying to keep order face nightly assaults while local officials do nothing. Independent journalists, such as Nick Sortor, have even been arrested for documenting the chaos. Sortor and Blaze News reporter Julio Rosas later testified at the White House about Antifa’s violence — testimony that corporate media outlets buried.

Antifa is organized, funded, and emboldened.

Chicago offers the same grim picture. Federal agents have been stalked, ambushed, and denied backup from local police while under siege from mobs. Calls for help went unanswered, putting lives in danger. This is more than disorder; it is open defiance of federal authority and a violation of the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause.

A history of violence

For years, the legacy media and left-wing think tanks have portrayed Antifa as “decentralized” and “leaderless.” The opposite is true. Antifa is organized, disciplined, and well-funded. Groups like Rose City Antifa in Oregon, the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club in Texas, and Jane’s Revenge operate as coordinated street militias. Legal fronts such as the National Lawyers Guild provide protection, while crowdfunding networks and international supporters funnel money directly to the movement.

The claim that Antifa lacks structure is a convenient myth — one that’s cost Americans dearly.

History reminds us what happens when mobs go unchecked. The French Revolution, Weimar Germany, Mao’s Red Guards — every one began with chaos on the streets. But it wasn’t random. Today’s radicals follow the same playbook: Exploit disorder, intimidate opponents, and seize moral power while the state looks away.

Dismember the dragon

The Trump administration’s decision to designate Antifa a domestic terrorist organization was long overdue. The label finally acknowledged what citizens already knew: Antifa functions as a militant enterprise, recruiting and radicalizing youth for coordinated violence nationwide.

But naming the threat isn’t enough. The movement’s financiers, organizers, and enablers must also face justice. Every dollar that funds Antifa’s destruction should be traced, seized, and exposed.

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This fight transcends party lines. It’s not about left versus right; it’s about civilization versus anarchy. When politicians and judges excuse or ignore mob violence, they imperil the republic itself. Americans must reject silence and cowardice while street militias operate with impunity.

Antifa is organized, funded, and emboldened. The violence in Portland and Chicago is deliberate, not spontaneous. If America fails to confront it decisively, the price won’t just be broken cities — it will be the erosion of the republic itself.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

URGENT: Supreme Court case could redefine religious liberty

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The state is effectively silencing professionals who dare speak truths about gender and sexuality, redefining faith-guided speech as illegal.

This week, free speech is once again on the line before the U.S. Supreme Court. At stake is whether Americans still have the right to talk about faith, morality, and truth in their private practice without the government’s permission.

The case comes out of Colorado, where lawmakers in 2019 passed a ban on what they call “conversion therapy.” The law prohibits licensed counselors from trying to change a minor’s gender identity or sexual orientation, including their behaviors or gender expression. The law specifically targets Christian counselors who serve clients attempting to overcome gender dysphoria and not fall prey to the transgender ideology.

The root of this case isn’t about therapy. It’s about erasing a worldview.

The law does include one convenient exception. Counselors are free to “assist” a person who wants to transition genders but not someone who wants to affirm their biological sex. In other words, you can help a child move in one direction — one that is in line with the state’s progressive ideology — but not the other.

Think about that for a moment. The state is saying that a counselor can’t even discuss changing behavior with a client. Isn’t that the whole point of counseling?

One‑sided freedom

Kaley Chiles, a licensed professional counselor in Colorado Springs, has been one of the victims of this blatant attack on the First Amendment. Chiles has dedicated her practice to helping clients dealing with addiction, trauma, sexuality struggles, and gender dysphoria. She’s also a Christian who serves patients seeking guidance rooted in biblical teaching.

Before 2019, she could counsel minors according to her faith. She could talk about biblical morality, identity, and the path to wholeness. When the state outlawed that speech, she stopped. She followed the law — and then she sued.

Her case, Chiles v. Salazar, is now before the Supreme Court. Justices heard oral arguments on Tuesday. The question: Is counseling a form of speech or merely a government‑regulated service?

If the court rules the wrong way, it won’t just silence therapists. It could muzzle pastors, teachers, parents — anyone who believes in truth grounded in something higher than the state.

Censored belief

I believe marriage between a man and a woman is ordained by God. I believe that family — mother, father, child — is central to His design for humanity.

I believe that men and women are created in God’s image, with divine purpose and eternal worth. Gender isn’t an accessory; it’s part of who we are.

I believe the command to “be fruitful and multiply” still stands, that the power to create life is sacred, and that it belongs within marriage between a man and a woman.

And I believe that when we abandon these principles — when we treat sex as recreation, when we dissolve families, when we forget our vows — society fractures.

Are those statements controversial now? Maybe. But if this case goes against Chiles, those statements and others could soon be illegal to say aloud in public.

Faith on trial

In Colorado today, a counselor cannot sit down with a 15‑year‑old who’s struggling with gender identity and say, “You were made in God’s image, and He does not make mistakes.” That is now considered hate speech.

That’s the “freedom” the modern left is offering — freedom to affirm, but never to question. Freedom to comply, but never to dissent. The same movement that claims to champion tolerance now demands silence from anyone who disagrees. The root of this case isn’t about therapy. It’s about erasing a worldview.

The real test

No matter what happens at the Supreme Court, we cannot stop speaking the truth. These beliefs aren’t political slogans. For me, they are the product of years of wrestling, searching, and learning through pain and grace what actually leads to peace. For us, they are the fundamental principles that lead to a flourishing life. We cannot balk at standing for truth.

Maybe that’s why God allows these moments — moments when believers are pushed to the wall. They force us to ask hard questions: What is true? What is worth standing for? What is worth dying for — and living for?

If we answer those questions honestly, we’ll find not just truth, but freedom.

The state doesn’t grant real freedom — and it certainly isn’t defined by Colorado legislators. Real freedom comes from God. And the day we forget that, the First Amendment will mean nothing at all.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.