The Rise of the Lesser Magistrates

Many of the men and women honored at IFA’s Champions for Life banquet on Nov. 30, represent a bold breed of public figure.  Among them, Sam Brownback stood for religious freedom as U.S. Ambassador-At-Large under President Trump and for life as governor of Kansas.  Mississippi State Representative Becky Currie drafted the legislation debated before the … Continued

Christians at Risk as Nigeria Receives a Pass from U.S.

While closing up shop for the holidays, the U.S. Senate approved a new U.S. Ambassador for International Religious Freedom. And it may not be a moment too soon. The Biden Administration needs loud voices within its ranks for religious freedom now more than ever. Why do I say that? Well, around Christmas I cannot help … Continued

Endurance

As we finish out 2021 and prepare our hearts for the new year, let’s take a moment to reflect on where we have come from. As we prepare for the turn of the calendar, many will have thoughts on what they can do “new” this next year. Might I challenge you to hold fast to … Continued

Determine to Encourage Frontline Heroes

A hero is defined as a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. That is what teachers are to me. You may never realize what they go through if you aren’t one or don’t know one closely. I didn’t realize until I married a teacher, the stress, frustration, and unrealistic … Continued

The Legal Minds Behind IFA’s Appealing for Life

The Lord is using two attorneys, IFA, and a southern state to deliver a Word about abortion to the U.S. Supreme Court. William J. Olson (www.LawAndFreedom.com) Phillip Jauregui (www.JudicialActionGroup.com) crafted IFA’s distinctive brief in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. The brief uncovers the pagan foundation undergirding Roe v. Wade, and it warns the … Continued

Court Protects Christian Women’s Shelter in Anchorage

A federal court issued an order last week ruling that the city of Anchorage cannot enforce a city ordinance to require a faith-based women’s shelter to admit males and let them sleep alongside women who have suffered physical and sexual abuse. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys represent the Downtown Hope Center in Downtown Hope Center v. Municipality … Continued

Praise! Texas “Transgender Clinic” Shut Down

A top “gender clinic” in Texas that provided dangerous, experimental transgender drugs to children has shut down after months of pushback by conservative activists and local parents… In a statement to media outlets, Children’s Medical Center and UT Southwestern said that they will continue to accept new patients for evaluations of gender dysphoria, but will … Continued

China Creates “Brain-Controlling” Weapons

The U.S. Department of Commerce suspects a Chinese military academy and eleven of its associated research institutes are developing technology to support the Chinese military, including brain-control weaponry. On Friday, the Commerce Department added 37 Chinese, Georgian, Malaysian, and Turkish entities to the restricted Entity List. The Commerce Department took particular note of China’s Academy of … Continued

Answered Prayer: Biblical Sexual Standards Upheld

A federal appeals court last week upheld a California seminary’s expulsion of two students for violating the school’s sexual standards policy that forbids gay marriage. The judges ruled that a religious exemption to Title IX, written to ensure gender equality in education, allows the seminary to enforce its Biblical standards. Joanna Maxon and Nathan Brittsan, … Continued

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