A Canadian teacher has taken down his own website after numerous outlets pointed out that the educator was allegedly selling the artwork of his students without permission.The teacher‚ Mario Perron‚ was reportedly outed by students at Montreal's Westwood junior high after they discovered their teacher had been posting their own art on his website. The art was allegedly available for purchase on mugs‚ phone cases‚ and clothing. A parent claimed that a student found the site by simply Googling the teacher's name.On his now-removed website‚ the teacher reportedly described himself as a "life-long student of art" and boasted that his works have appeared in private collections in Spain‚ Italy‚ and the United States.More than 90 pieces were visible on the site‚ which included names like "Julia’s Creepy Portrait" and "Charlotte’s Creepy Portrait‚" appearing to denote the names of the children who made them.The artwork pricing was set at $118 each‚ according to SCNR. He also sold T-shirts for $55‚ while the mugs and phone cases were listed for $41 and $35‚ respectively."Imagine your 13-year-old son coming home from school today with a story that his art teacher is selling students’ artwork online at $94 per drawing without their prior knowledge!? That is completely insane‚" parent Joel DeBellefeuille posted on X."I’m sure I’m not the only parent that wants answers‚" he added. Teacher accused of selling students' art without permission https://t.co/OXQbrM6FaC \n#artgate #quebec #saintlazare #canada — (@) "It’s unbelievable that he felt that he had the right to utilize and essentially exploit these children’s rights and their artwork for his own financial satisfaction‚" DeBellefeuille told CTV News.Another parent named Michael Bennet allegedly discovered artwork from both of his daughters on the teacher's website.“I’m extremely disgusted with this person. It’s extremely‚ you know‚ it’s unbelievable‚” Bennett said. “Is [the teacher] asking for these types of portraits to be done so it meets the market? I’m not quite sure on that aspect. However‚ I am not impressed at all with this person. I’m not impressed with the school‚ or the school board. … [My daughters] feel cheated‚" he added.The school district has opened in investigation into the matter‚ with a Lester B. Pearson School Board spokesman telling Law &; Crime that the school in question had received a legal notice. The notice was forwarded to the school's insurance company‚ according to Darren Becker‚ the board's director of communications.The teacher did not respond to inquiries from multiple outlets‚ including the Guardian and CTV News.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The Senate has passed a $95 billion “national security bill‚” but Glenn Beck believes it should actually be called a foreign war bill‚ as it does less for the border than it does for foreign countries. However‚ that’s not the end of it. Senator J.D. Vance is under the impression that this bill could give Democrats a powerful tool if Donald Trump were to win the 2024 presidential election — as there is a hidden clause within it. The hidden clause would give Democrats the ability to impeach Trump if he tried to stop funding Ukraine. “Using a weird archaic rule from the Impound Control Act‚ the Democrats argued in 2019 that because money had been appropriated to Ukraine‚” Vance explains to Glenn‚ “and because Trump had refused to spend the money as appropriated‚ he had actually violated the law.” Vance goes on to tell Glenn that what the Democrats have done with this law is appropriate money not just through the end of 2024‚ but into 2025 and 2026. “So if Trump again refused to give the money that was appropriated to Ukraine in exactly the manner prescribed‚ they would not have just a similar but the exact same argument for impeaching him in 2025‚” he says. “It would be absurd and spurious‚ and we would hopefully defeat it‚ but we shouldn’t give the Democrats weapons‚ because they might stupidly use them‚” Vance warns. Glenn isn’t pleased with this hidden clause nor the bill itself. “This is a wrong-headed bill‚” he says. “It will be discovered at some point: Who enriched themselves? What NGOs enriched themselves‚ what politicians enriched themselves‚ where did all this money go?” “It will be revealed; it’s just a matter of time‚” he adds. Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling‚ thought-provoking analysis‚ and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton claimed that she left her congregation because the church was talking to her about abortion‚ citing that she decided to leave her church at just 6 years old.Clinton made remarks at a fundraiser for her mother‚ former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton‚ and commented on accusations that her family aren't as religious as they have purported to be."I find it quite insulting sometimes when people say to my mom‚ my dad‚ or me ... that they question our faith‚" she said‚ according to Daily Fetched. The 43-year-old then claimed that it was during her time at Sunday school when she made a heavy ideological choice at the young age of 6."I was raised in a Methodist church and I left the Baptist church before my dad did‚ because I didn’t know why they were talking to me about abortion when I was 6 in Sunday school — that’s a true story‚" she continued. "My mother is very deeply a person of faith‚" the former president's daughter went on. "It is deeply authentic and real for my mother‚ and it guides so much of her moral compass‚ but also her life’s work."Clinton chalked up her stance on religion to the idea that there are different interpretations of the Bible but stated she takes issue with liberals who disapprove of her family's religious background."I recognized that there were many expressions of faith that I don’t agree with and feel [are] quite antithetical to how I read the Bible.""I find it really challenging when people who are self-professed liberals kind of look askance at my family’s history‚" she added.Clinton previously made headlines when she provided her stance on Roe v. Wade during a 2018 town hall on Sirius XM Radio."Optimism is a moral choice‚" she began‚ in regard to how she felt about the fight for abortion rights.“When I think about all of the statistics that are painful of what women are confronting today in our country and what even more women confronted pre-Roe and how many women died and how many more women were maimed because of unsafe abortion practices‚ we just can’t go back to that‚” Clinton told the radio hosts."That’s unconscionable to me‚ and also‚ and I’m sure that this will unleash another wave of hate in my direction‚ but as a deeply religious person‚ it’s also unChristian to me‚" she claimed.Clinton added that she had been compared to slave owners and Nazis at the time and stated that it was due to her being bold enough to say what the Supreme Court and Planned Parenthood had before her."Our ability to participate fully in our society — including economically — hinges on our ability to be able to make choices for our our bodies."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

What do Sam Smith‚ Doja Cat‚ Lil Nas X‚ Demi Lovato‚ and Megan Thee Stallion all have in common? Each of these artists – although they’re certainly not the only ones – have boldly embraced Satanic imagery in their art‚ be it through costumes‚ music videos‚ or song lyrics. While the media loves to write it off as mere theatrics and right-wing hysteria‚ former Disney star China McClain argues otherwise. “I’ve noticed a pattern in what is being represented. People think this stuff is just a game‚ [but] there is a reason why you see people dressed up as Satan” or with “upside-down crosses … or pentagrams on their clothes‚” McClain said. “There’s a reason why the entertainment industry is doing that‚ y’all. They know good and doggone well that God exists; they also know that Satan exists. They’re just counting on the fact that y’all don’t know that‚ but either way‚ the things that you take in – that they’re feeding you – those things affect you‚ whether you realize it in the moment or not‚” she warned‚ adding that the entertainment industry “is about influence.” “I’m not going to sacrifice honesty in order to be politically correct.” “Wow‚ good for her!” says Pat Gray‚ who’s encouraged that McClain is willing to “stand up and speak out‚” even though her boldness is likely the reason she’s no longer in the limelight. To hear more‚ watch the clip below. Want more from Pat Gray?To enjoy more of Pat's biting analysis and signature wit as he restores common sense to a senseless world‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

On the surface‚ Americans all value the same things. Life‚ liberty‚ equality‚ the rule of law‚ the pursuit of happiness — these terms form the basis of our shared moral language. If a nation is to forge a shared identity‚ it must share a moral vision‚ an understanding of what the people will be as a people. To arrive at that moral vision‚ a people must speak the same language‚ not just in the literal sense of speaking English‚ but they must all mean the same thing when they use specific terms. When progressives destroyed America’s shared Christian culture‚ they destroyed the foundational axioms of our language that allowed for moral discourse. Without a shared language with which to discuss basic truths‚ no unity of identity or purpose is possible. The great seal of the United States bears the Latin phrase E pluribus unum‚ out of many one‚ but we cannot become one if our fundamental ability to discuss moral truth has broken down. A crisis of moral discourse has seized our nation‚ and until it is resolved‚ the endless culture war that rages in every corner of public and private life will continue to tear us apart. In “After Virtue‚” the philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre describes a theoretical apocalypse. Imagine an advanced civilization that experiences a disaster so severe that its wealth of scientific knowledge is wiped out. Laboratories‚ universities‚ and scientific texts all vanish‚ leaving the people without the accumulated knowledge upon which they had previously relied. A group of politicians who blame science for the tragedy that devastated their civilization zealously crush what remains of the scientific community. After a few decades these politicians are removed from power and society begins to rebuild. All the actual scientists are gone‚ but those who are old enough to remember vaguely a world where science existed start a new movement. They attempt to resurrect science‚ but their understanding is seriously lacking. These men were only children when their civilization still possessed a mastery of science. The leaders of the new movement have no formal training or real knowledge of what science entails. They lack the necessary equipment and texts. They do not truly understand the theories involved. The concept of science that this post-apocalyptic society cobbles together is built on fragments‚ the faded memories of people who never truly understood what science was in the first place. This movement becomes vital to the culture of our imaginary civilization. Adults can be found arguing about scientific theories they do not really understand. Children learn to recite pieces of the periodic table as if they were sacred‚ but no one understands the context for this knowledge or how to apply it. The citizens refer to this knowledge as “science.” They treat their understanding of the subject as if were very important despite it being tragically disconnected from what science does. This broken and impoverished notion of science is treated as common cultural knowledge. Scientific terms like “photon” and “chlorophyll” enter common use‚ but no one understands their original meaning. No one understands that they are using the words incorrectly. Eventually‚ rival factions develop with entirely different interpretations of scientific knowledge. Society divides along these lines as each faction argues for competing interpretations of this central cultural ideology. The factions do not realize that their civilization will never be able to resolve these competing claims because they lack the critical information involved in the original concept of science. By now you can probably figure out where this is going. Alasdair MacIntyre is asserting that this is how our current civilization understands morality. We have a hard time perceiving that our own understanding of morality is broken because we are ourselves moral creatures. We all need a concept of morality to function‚ so even if our understanding of morality is broken and limited‚ we are required to treat it as complete because we do not know how to function any other way.Even the radical who thinks the current system is completely broken must act as if our society has the fundamental language necessary to understand morality. “For the modern radical is as confident in the moral expression of his stances and consequently in the assertive uses of the rhetoric of morality as any conservative has ever been‚” MacIntyre writes. “Whatever else he denounces in our culture he is certain that it still possesses the moral resources which he requires in order to denounce it. Everything else may be‚ in his eyes‚ in disorder; but the language of morality is in order‚ just as it is. That he too may be betrayed by the very language he uses is not a thought available to him.” It should be clear why a civilization that can no longer collectively define the words “man” and “women” would have a similarly difficult time defining shared concepts like justice or liberty. When progressives destroyed the shared Christian culture of America‚ they destroyed the foundational axioms of our language that allowed for moral discourse. That foundation is so shattered that Christians in the modern United States often have difficulty communicating these concepts to each other. Where there is no shared moral language‚ there is no shared moral vision‚ and where there is no vision‚ the people perish.

The New York Times recently hosted a focus group of undecided voters‚ proving just how badly President Joe Biden is perceived among moderate voters.A panel of 13 undecided independent voters‚ ages 22-64‚ confirmed the most important issue for voters today is the economy‚ including inflation and the cost of living. Only one voter feels positive about the direction of the economy compared to a year ago‚ and that person's justification centered on a cooled housing market.When the voters were presented with a list of five issues — the economy‚ the border crisis‚ abortion‚ "protecting democracy‚" and the war between Israel and Hamas — and asked which single issue most influences how they will vote in November‚ all but one member of the group said the economy."People want to stop seeing the debt ceiling climb and climb. We’re at $34 trillion. We want to be responsible with our fiscal spending. We want to see a net positive trajectory of how we’re tackling our debt. We’re sending money to Ukraine‚ Israel‚ what have you‚ but what about the things here?" said Kenneth from Texas."Shouldn’t our focus be on our country right now? That’s the direction we should be taking. We’ve given enough to all the other countries to help them. We’re going down fast and hard‚" explained Robin from New Hampshire.This finding should alarm Biden's campaign because poll after poll after poll has found that voters trust Donald Trump — not Biden — to handle the economy.Even worse‚ when the voters were asked to describe Biden‚ they used words and phrases like "a little bit senile‚" "puppet‚" "disingenuous‚" and "unfit for the presidency." The focus group also believes Biden has accomplished almost nothing — with the exception of the infrastructure bill‚ support for Ukraine‚ and promoting racial diversity."Has he done anything? Because I haven’t seen it‚" said Robin."I think his presidency has been very weak and divisive‚" said Hal from Florida."Yeah‚ nothing economy-wise‚" said Kim from North Carolina.Interestingly‚ the entire focus group agreed they don't want to hear more from Biden about abortion‚ the issue Democrats believe wins them elections. In the eyes of the voters‚ the issue is "solved" and a "diversion."To be fair‚ the voters didn't exactly praise Trump‚ though they celebrated his ambition‚ boldness‚ economic policy‚ and ability to drive important conversations.The most telling finding of the focus group came last. When asked by the moderator who they would vote for if the election were held today‚ 11 said Trump and only two said Biden.Biden‚ said Meaghan from Wisconsin‚ has been a "disaster." He's "not inspiring‚" added Henry from Georgia‚ and he is "controlled‚" said Lorraine from Pennsylvania.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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