| | Chick-fil-A in hot water over diversity and inclusion agenda | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good afternoon! It's Thursday, June 1, and today's headlines include conservatives calling out Chick-fil-A, details on a Virginia man who has been arrested and charged with the murder of a New Jersey councilwoman, and a Christian Major League Baseball player apologizing for supporting a boycott of Target. | | Chick-fil-A has hired a vice president to drive its diversity, equity and inclusion agenda, prompting conservatives to accuse the popular fast-food chain of going "woke." Conservative media personality Todd Starnes is among those to call out the company's DEI push, tweeting, "So Chick-fil-A has a diversity, equity and inclusion division. Well, that explains the fried cauliflower sandwiches and kale salad. #woke#chickfila." Missionary Spencer Smith also questioned the chain's promotion of an effeminately dressed male employee on its social media. Full Story. | | P.S.Volume 5 of CP Magazine, "'Unmasking Gender Ideology' Panel Warns 'Women are going to Lose' Rights if Trans Ideologues Win," is here! If you'd like to help support Christian journalism, this digital-only offering runs just $19.99 annually—or get your free copy when you sign-up for a free Christian Post account. Sign-up to download your flipbook or PDF copy today. |
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| Kohl's sells LGBT gear for children | | Kohl's is the latest retailer to face scrutiny over its LGBT merchandise for children. The Kohl's website features a dedicated pride page with rainbow iconography and a statement that reads, "We are committed to amplifying and affirming the voices of the [LGBT] community, celebrating the joy that comes from living authentically and unapologetically not just this month, but all year long." Clothing on the retailer's website includes a "little kids" t-shirt with the transgender pride flag and a pride "baby bib" with a rainbow and the words "PROUD OF MY FAMILY." Read more. | | Man arrested in shooting death of NJ councilwoman | | Rashid Ali Bynum, 28, has been arrested and charged with murder nearly four months after Eunice Dwumfour, a pastor's wife and Republican New Jersey councilwoman, was gunned down in her car outside her home in Sayreville. The Virginia man was listed in Dwumfour's cellphone contacts under an acronym for Fire Congress Fellowship, an entity related to the Nigerian megachurch where Dwumfour served as a pastor. The nature of the relationship between the two remains unclear. Read more. | | 11-month-old dies in hot car while parents attend church | | An 11-month-old girl died in Palm Bay, Fla., after she was left in a hot car for three hours while her parents attended a worship service at the Mount of Olives Evangelical Baptist Church. Police are investigating the child's death, calling it "an unfortunate incident." No arrests have been made. Read more. |
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| America turning into secular wasteland | | The Providence Forum's Jerry Newcombe addresses how a misreading of the Constitution in America is leading to the country's demise. Newcombe points to several facts about the Founding Fathers—including the Declaration of Independence saying that God is the source of our rights—and asserts, "The founders did not intend for there to be a separation of God from government. They simply did not want one national denomination holding the reins of power." Read more. | | Chick-fil-A has been woke for years. You just didn’t want to believe it | | The Washington Stand's Suzanne Bowdey unpacks Chick-fil-A's moral compromise, noting the company departed from the biblical values it claims to adhere to years ago. "[W]ith the chain going full-woke, even hiring a vice president of DEI to prove its allegiance to the Left, conservatives are finally forced to face facts. Chick-fil-A hasn’t been true to its values for years," Bowdey writes. Read more. |
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| An impossible choice: Hunger or conflict | | Conflict kills… but so does hunger. In the Central African Republic (CAR), displaced children like 8-year-old Melvina are forced to weigh the odds of which life-threatening situation they will be subjected to. Sometimes the risk of going out to find food is too dangerous due to ongoing conflict, but the risk of suffering malnutrition is just as worrying. Read More | | |
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| SWBTS launches investigation over possible misconduct | | Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary leaders have approved a motion for board officers to launch "an investigation of possible misconduct" of trustees Andrew Bunnell and Aaron Sligar. The move comes in response to allegations made by Bunnell and Sligar accusing leadership of financial mismanagement and lacking integrity, which the board denounced as "unsubstantiated and egregious." Read more. |
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| Christian MLB player apologizes for boycott support | | Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass apologized for sharing a video that outlined "the Biblical Reason Christians Should Boycott Target" as a story on his Instagram account ahead of Tuesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. "I made a post that was hurtful to the pride community," Bass said, adding that he apologized to his teammates and plans to utilize his team's resources "to better educate myself to make better decisions moving forward." Read more. | | | | | | | | | | | | Thank you for spending part of your day with us. We look forward to seeing you again tomorrow! -- CP Editors |
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