Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced on July 31 that more than 60 Nebraska Army National Guard soldiers will be deployed to the U.S.–Mexico border in Texas to support Operation Lone Star. Mr. Pillen said in a press release that the troops will assist with securing the state’s border with Mexico for around four weeks, departing … Continued
Sometimes it feels hard to find comparable biblical language for present-day political problems. But Scripture speaks directly to one current US Supreme Court case—Tyler v. Hennepin County, for which oral arguments are scheduled to begin in late April. To put it bluntly: The state of Minnesota “devour[s] widows’ houses” (Luke 20:47). Its handling of property … Continued
A Nebraska megachurch has announced plans to expand its charitable ministries to include a food pantry and an automobile repairs shop for lower-income individuals. Brookside Church of Omaha, which boasts a congregation of around 3,000 people, will expand its ministry that provides clothes for the less fortunate to include a food pantry and an “Auto … Continued
A Nebraska church has helped raise over $500,000 to pay off the medical bills of local residents, with the proceeds going to help around 500 households in the surrounding community. First-Plymouth Congregational Church of Lincoln raised the total by Easter Sunday, receiving donations from around 10,000 people, many of whom did not belong to the … Continued
Wednesday is a big day in the Nebraska Legislature as debate is scheduled to begin on a heartbeat bill that could save thousands of unborn babies’ lives. After narrowly failing to pass the legislation last year, pro-life lawmakers said they have just enough votes, 33, to overcome pro-abortion Democrats’ filibuster and pass the life-saving legislation … Continued
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — It was a mundane, unanimously supported bill on liquor taxation that saw state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh take to the mic on the Nebraska Legislature floor last week. She offered her support, then spent the next three days discussing everything but the bill, including her favorite Girl Scout cookies, Omaha’s best doughnuts … Continued
Legendary poet Maya Angelou is famous for her quote “when someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” A far-left Nebraska state senator decided to declare war on religious families despite her protestations afterwards that she was merely trolling. State Senator Megan Hunt was so triggered over a Republican-backed bill that would bar young children from … Continued
A Nebraska lawmaker today will introduce legislation to ban abortion on unborn babies who have beating hearts. Today, Nebraska Senator Joni Albrecht unveiled legislation that protects unborn children from abortion when their heartbeat can be detected — typically around 6 weeks. The bill would add Nebraska to the list of 14 states that have abortion bans or … Continued
Nebraska has a better chance of passing legal protections for unborn babies in 2023 after voters elected more pro-life lawmakers to the state legislature this fall. The Omaha World-Herald reports both pro-life and pro-abortion lobbying groups expect to see pro-life legislation in the new legislative session. “It’s not clear that we have the votes we need … Continued
A federal court has ruled in favor of a Christian student organization that filed a lawsuit against the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, accusing the school of wrongfully denying funding for a guest speaker. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing Ratio Christi, a student organization that seeks to “advance, teach, and defend Christian beliefs,” had filed a lawsuit in the … Continued
As the debate about abortion remains intense following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in June, an abortion activist group has allegedly threatened a Catholic ministry center in Nebraska that it will carry out a mass shooting if an abortion ban passes. Kristan Hawkins, president of the pro-life group Students for Life of America, took to Twitter Saturday … Continued
A church and a Catholic ministry in Nebraska both received violent threats over the weekend, including a note that threatened to “shoot” pro-lifers with “AR14 rifles” from the radical pro-abortion group Jane’s Revenge. The Catholic News Agency reports the Newman Center at the University of Nebraska-Scott campus in Bellevue received the death threat Saturday morning ahead … Continued
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