VP PENCE MET TO TALK ABOUT U.S. CHALLENGING CHINA ON RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION

Vice President Mike Pence gathered with an interfaith group of religious freedom activists this week to talk about how the U.S. can challenge China as the country continues the persecution of various religions. Pence met with about 15 advocates, including Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission president Russell Moore, as part of the International Religious Freedom … Continued

GOOD NEWS: GRASSROOTS “DAY OF HOPE” PLANNED FOR BALTIMORE NEIGHBORHOOD

[When the problem in Baltimore was cast in the public spotlight with national political bantering, the main people suffering were the Baltimore residents who have seen decades of decay, a divided and antagonistic relationship with law enforcement, and eroding hope. Baltimore doesn’t need political one-upmanship, but concrete answers.  Conservative activist, Scott Presler, brought in 170 … Continued

AFTER THE SHOOTINGS, LOOK TO CULTURE, NOT POLITICS

The nation must now endure another gut-wrenching tragedy, with 31 having been senselessly gunned downed in Texas and Ohio over a weekend. This following a week where three were gunned down in California. My appeal is to consider these tragedies a crisis of culture and not to turn them into politics, which is already happening. … Continued

HOUSE JUDIC. CHAIR NADLER TARGETS KAVANAUGH, TRUMP

U.S. House Judiciary Committee chair Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is renewing his effort to target Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanagh, asking the National Archives to release more information about Kavanaugh’s work in the White House under President George W. Bush. . . . Nadler goes on to complain that the Senate Judiciary Committee “received only … Continued

WHITE HOUSE LAUNCHES GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO DECRIMINALIZE HOMOSEXUALITY

The White House confirmed the launch of a global U.S. campaign to promote acceptance of homosexual acts last week after several months of confusion and misinformation surrounding the administration’s position on LGBT issues. (Editor’s note: This campaign began with Ambassador Richard Grenell, who defied the State Department directive against flying a rainbow flag at the … Continued

HOW TO OVERCOME THE HATRED OF THE WORLD

In these days of increased hostility and the war of words and beliefs, it’s very easy for believers to be discouraged. In our efforts to love the lost and be good witnesses to those who doubt, we can find it hard when people criticize, ridicule, and even mock us. Yet, if we are truly following … Continued

TRANS PUSHBACK?

. . . Trans (has become) trendy, especially among the young. The rate of self-identification with the opposite gender, or no gender, has mushroomed among school-age children. According to an extensive survey conducted two years ago, as many as 25 percent of California kids are questioning their biological sex. Given that teens naturally struggle with … Continued

GREAT IDEA TO HELP WEALTH GAP WITHOUT MORE DEFICIT SPENDING

Inequality is real and needs attention. According to the Urban Institute, average white household wealth in 2016 was $171,000 compared with average black household wealth of $17,409. Sen. Cory Booker wants government to make deposits into savings accounts for low-income children to the tune of up to $50,000 each. Sen. Kamala Harris proposes $100 billion … Continued

A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO MOURN

My heart twisted when I heard the news on Sunday—another mass shooting. A 19-year-old man opened fire at a garlic festival in Gilroy, California, killing three people and wounding 12 others. To compound the tragedy, two of the victims were a six-year-old boy and a thirteen-year-old girl. By the end of the day, 2 more … Continued

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