| | Wednesday, November 03, 2021 |
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| U.S. | | Christian group sues Nebraska university over 'viewpoint discrimination' | | A Christian student group has filed a lawsuit against the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, accusing the school of wrongfully denying funding for a guest speaker. The group alleges that university officials engaged in "viewpoint discrimination" by refusing a funding request to host Christian philosopher and Notre Dame Professor Robert Audi for a lecture on whether it is rational to believe in God. |
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| Politics | | SCOTUS punts case of Catholic hospital sued for refusing hysterectomy on trans patient | | The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a case involving a Catholic hospital in California that is being sued for refusing to perform a hysterectomy on a trans-identified patient. The debate about whether or not faith-based organizations should be forced to take actions that violate their religious convictions has intensified in recent years as Congress has debated the Equality Act, which would codify nondiscrimination protections for the LGBT community into federal law. |
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| U.S. | | Ky. school district apologizes for lap dances at homecoming assembly | | A Kentucky school district has apologized in response to criticism over a skit that featured students giving teachers lap dances while dressed in bikinis and other revealing attire. Hazard Independent School District superintendent Sondra Combs, who stated the activities were directed by students, explained, "We strive to foster creativity in our students, but unfortunately, this time it was carried too far.” |
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| U.S. | | Missionaries remain captive as families of hostages plead with Biden | | The Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries urged continued prayers for their 17 missionaries being held captive by the 400 Mawozo gang in Haiti as families of 26 Americans being held hostage around the world recently pressed the Biden administration to push more aggressively to free their loved ones. In an open letter to Biden published by the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, the families of 26 American hostages being held in other countries, including Syria, China, and Rwanda, explained how they have been waiting much longer than the missionaries in Haiti to see their loved ones freed. |
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| Church & Ministries | | Darling sets sights on raising the next generation of leaders | | Dan Darling, the newly-named director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has said that in his new role, he hopes to help equip the Church to engage in an “increasingly complex and confusing culture.” In an interview with The Christian Post, Darling explained, "We hope to help host conversations about important cultural issues and to raise the next generation of Gospel-centered leaders." |
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| Voice | | Op-ed: No, Juan Williams, ‘parents’ rights’ isn't code for white race politics | | In his November 1 op-ed for The Hill, Fox News Analyst Juan Williams claimed that the “parents’ rights’ mantra in the Virginia gubernatorial elections is simply 'a code for white race politics.'” To the contrary, this really is about parents’ rights and about what is best for all children. To inject charges of white supremacy and racism is to miss the whole point of why so many parents are so upset, writes Michael Brown. |
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