| | Dr. Anthony Fauci says it’s “safe enough” for kids to return to school after the holiday break despite the omicron variant of the coronavirus infecting Americans at an “unprecedented” rate. His comments come as teachers unions in several states have lobbied for a temporary return to remote learning following the holiday break due to the rising number of omicron infections. Last week, Fauci explained that child hospitalizations are being overcounted, saying children are automatically tested for COVID and will be counted as a COVID-hospitalized patient “when in fact, they may go in for a broken leg or appendicitis or something like that.” |
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| | China’s anti-corruption watchdog has threatened Walmart Inc. with a consumer boycott, accusing the U.S. retail giant of “stupidity and shorted-sightedness” over its removal of Xinjiang-sourced products from its Sam's Club online app in response to the forced labor of religious minorities and the genocide of Uyghur Muslims. The Chinese government has been accused of imprisoning over 1 million Uyghur and other ethnic Muslim minorities in so-called “re-education” camps, otherwise known as concentration camps, where reports have revealed that they are severely tortured and forced to memorize Communist Party propaganda. The U.S. government labeled China's treatment of the Uyghurs as a “genocide” during the Trump administration, a designation that has been upheld by the Biden administration. |
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| | Joe McCuthen of SafeHouse Outreach Mission talks about displacement and shares how Christians can help people in need. McCuthen is accompanied by displaced persons who share their perspectives on these types of ministries and how they believe others can best help. Click the image to watch the video in full. |
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| | A 37-year-old Catholic priest was shot and killed by gunmen while returning home after leading a mass on Christmas Eve in Nigeria. The Association for Catholic Information in Africa said that Father Luke Mewhenu Adeleke's murder furthers "the concerns Christian leaders in Africa’s most populous nation have been expressing about insecurity in the country that seems to target followers of Jesus Christ." U.S.-based persecution watchdog group International Christian Concern has cautioned that the Nigerian government "continues to deny any religious motivation behind the attacks and has recently convinced the U.S. Department of State to do the same.” |
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| | Michael Brown encourages Christians to make 2022 the year of taking ground back, saying that believers don't have to simply accept defeat or live in hopelessness and pessimism. "[L]ook for ways to turn things right side up. To make a positive difference. To undo something Satan has done," Brown writes, saying he plans to keep a running tab of the victories as an encouragement to others. |
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| | The Chinese Communist Party, which has been criticized for targeting Christians and wielding its power of internet censorship through big tech companies, is putting even more restrictions on the religious freedom of its citizens with a new law regulating online religious content, which will be enacted in March, according to a report. The law mandates an “Internet Religious Information Service License” for any religious group that wants to disseminate religious content on the internet, stipulating that only “legally established” organizations can do so, hampering the abilities of groups that are not part of the five authorized religions in China. |
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| | Rapper Ice Cube has revealed that actor Chris Tucker, his co-star in the popular 1995 film “Friday,” didn’t appear in the sequels because of his Christian faith. "We were ready to pay Chris Tucker $10-12m to do ‘Next Friday’ but he turned us down for religious reasons. He didn’t want to cuss or smoke weed on camera anymore," the rapper tweeted. |
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| | Robin Schumacher writes about willful blindness, highlighting NBC anchor and correspondent Maria Shriver's tweet claiming that she did not understand Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal despite closely following the case. "Shriver’s attempt at feigning unfamiliarity with the truth in the Rittenhouse case reminds me of a quote from Aldous Huxley: 'Most ignorance is vincible ignorance. We don't know because we don't want to know,'" Schumacher writes. Click the image to continue reading. |
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| Medi-Share breaks down everything you need to know about health care sharing
Open Enrollment for 2022 runs from November 1 through January 15, 2022 and you’ll have the option to drop or change your health care. What if there was an option beyond the complicated, confusing (and expensive) world of health insurance?
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We’ve partnered with Medi-Share and despite its growing popularity, we’re always surprised at how many people haven’t heard of health care sharing or don’t know exactly how it works.
Our friends at Medi-Share have put together a fantastic article explaining what health care sharing is, how it connects you with a larger Christian community, and how it could save you a significant amount of money each month.
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