| | Judges orders Air Force to pay $230M to Texas church shooting survivors, families | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good afternoon! It's Tuesday, February 8, and we're here with details of a federal judge's ruling for the 2017 mass shooting at a church in Texas, a new report that is casting doubt on the U.S. State Department's official statistics on the number of Americans left behind in Afghanistan last summer, and a video interview with disabilities advocate Joni Eareckson Tada. | | U.S. District Court Judge Xavier Rodriguez ruled Monday that the U.S. government must pay around $230 million to survivors and family members of the victims of the 2017 deadly mass shooting at a Texas church. The judge, who previously concluded the Air Force was partially responsible for the shooting by failing to properly act on Devin Patrick Kelley's history of mental health issues, stated, "Had the Government done its job and properly reported Kelley’s information into the background check system — it is more likely than not that Kelley would have been deterred from carrying out the Church shooting." |
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| Watchdog: Christians forced to take Islamic re-education classes in Iran | | Intelligence agents in Iran’s Khuzestan Province have instructed 10 Christian converts who had been cleared of all accusations to participate in “re-education” classes led by Islamic clerics, according to a report from Article 18, a nonprofit watchdog that promotes religious freedom and tolerance for Christians in Iran. Article 18 stated, "So-called ‘re-education’ sessions have become much more common in recent years, even appearing in the list of ‘corrective punishments’ on official court papers." Agents of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps summoned more converts who didn't appear and were subsequently called to ask why they didn't show up. | | Also of Interest... | | Iran releases Christian convert imprisoned for ‘membership in evangelistic group’Iranian authorities deny early release for Christian convert imprisoned for reading the Bible Iranian authorities order pastor back to prison to serve 5-year sentence after temporary reprieve Listen: A voice of faith from inside Iran’s Evin Prison | | Church hosts 'scream night' for people frustrated with pandemic | | Duke Memorial United Methodist Church of Durham, N.C., held a "scream night" on Saturday evening where individuals were allowed to scream about their frustrations, especially regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, which drew around a dozen attendees, was organized by Rev. Laura Barnard Crosskey, a licensed psychologist who told The Christian Post that the church hosted the event because "our emotions have been building up over the last two years as many of us have been stuck at home without our normal outlets that let our emotions move through our bodies and our brains.” |
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| A man once adopted from an orphanage in India is chosen all over again | | You may be familiar with child sponsorship. Through Chosen, World Vision’s new invitation to sponsorship, it’s the kid who gets to experience the joy of choosing. This is what it means to be #chosen. Rosemary, who lives in Kenya, was not used to choosing. She and her grandmother and brother barely had enough food to eat, and she had to walk an hour to collect dirty water. “As I go to fetch water with my friends, we play and talk about homework,” she says brightly. The water is not clean and makes them ill. But it’s the only option they have. Read More | |
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| Senate report reveals Americans left behind in Afghanistan far exceed State Dept. claims | | A new report from U.S. Senate Republicans is casting doubt on the official statistics compiled by the U.S. State Department regarding the number of Americans who were left behind in Afghanistan following the Biden administration's withdrawal last summer. The report, “Left Behind: A Brief Assessment of the Biden Administration’s Strategic Failures during the Afghanistan Evacuation," stated, "The failure of senior Biden Administration leadership to plan for this fateful day resulted in a rushed evacuation of hundreds of thousands of Americans, third-country nationals, and Afghans. It left behind hundreds, possibly thousands, of American citizens, tens of thousands of Afghan partners, and a legacy of betrayal of American allies.” | | Fauci, NIAID spent millions on research using aborted babies | | Millions of dollars in taxpayers' money funded research using aborted babies’ body parts, according to a report from the White Coat Waste Project. The watchdog group discovered that the National Institutes of Health is "actively funding" more than $27 million in research approved to use Human Fetal Tissue and is expected to spend in excess of $88 million this year. The report also noted that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has spent the bulk of the $27 million thus far. | | Also of Interest... | | Tax Dollars Funding Creation of 'Humanized Mice' Using Aborted Human Baby Organs, Journals ShowPlanned Parenthood Caught Selling Aborted Baby Body Parts in Undercover Video: 'We Get Heart, Lung, Liver'Email records shed light on how FDA spent thousands on 'fresh' aborted baby partsWatchdog slams media over Fauci coverage as report appears to show NIH funded gain-of-function research |
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| WATCH: An interview with Joni Eareckson Tada | In this video interview with The Christian Post, disabilities advocate Joni Eareckson Tada reflects on suffering well and God's faithfulness throughout her life and ministry. Tada discusses the 45 years since releasing her bestselling book and the opportunities she has had since then to be a disability advocate and share the Gospel. "He can be trusted because He's not going anywhere. He's unchangeable ... as is His Word," she says of God. Click to watch.In Case You Missed It ...Actor Tyrese Gibson leaning on ‘mighty power of Jesus’ to heal mother in ICUBilly Graham’s granddaughter takes ‘critical first step’ to recovery after suffering heart attacks | | | | | Thank you for spending part of your day with us. We look forward to seeing you again tomorrow! -- CP Editors |
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