| | 'Misgendering' a crime? Many millennials say yes | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good afternoon! It's Friday, July 21, and today's headlines include millennials' beliefs on "misgendering," a report detailing a female military recruit's discomfort showering with biological men, and an interview with Great American Media CEO Bill Abbott. | | Some 44% of millennials believe that "referring to someone by the wrong gender pronoun (he/him, she/her) should be a criminal offense," per a poll from Redfield and Wilton Strategies on behalf of Newsweek. Thirty-one percent disagreed, while the remaining respondents said they neither agreed nor disagreed or didn't know. Full Story. |
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| Female military recruit forced to shower with biological men | | A report shared by Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing last week detailed how a female military recruit was uncomfortable showering and sleeping beside biological men. However, she feared that vocalizing her concerns about the Department of Defense's policy would negatively impact her military career. Read more. | | Biden DOJ criticized for removing sex trafficking info from site | | Congressional Republicans and nonprofit leaders are criticizing the Justice Department for removing information from its anti-child sex trafficking webpage, which critics contend is an attempt to distance itself from policies they believe have exacerbated the issue. Archived posts in the WayBackMachine show the DOJ removed multiple sections about the sex trafficking of minors between April 21 and May 28. Read more. | | Mike Pence's abortion comments stir debate | | Former Vice President Mike Pence's recent comments saying he opposes abortion even when an unborn child is diagnosed with a terminal illness has re-sparked a debate on the ethics of abortion when doctors deem an unborn child to be "incompatible with life." A former Pence advisor noted that Pence's support for abortion bans does not include cases where the mother's life is at risk, including ectopic pregnancies. Read more. |
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| Did momentous event occur in predestination vs. free will debate? | | In this editorial, CP Executive Editor Dr. Richard Land discusses predestination versus free will in light of Dr. Robert Picirilli's book, God in Eternity and Time. A New Case for Human Freedom. "This Scripture-first approach has produced powerful and important insights into such thorny issues as God's will, human freedom and divine foreknowledge," writes Land, who gives the book his stamp of approval. Read more. | | The only way to change belief system about abortion | | Activist and influencer Reagan Scott writes about society's love of death, pointing to legislators not only supporting abortion but also legalizing the murder of the post-born via assisted suicide and euthanasia. "It’s important to recognize that the belief system which accepts and pushes abortion is the same belief system that supports euthanasia, which is why secular arguments to combat these systems don’t work," Scott explains. Read more. |
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| World Harvest Global brings crusade to the U.S. | | The Texas-based World Harvest Global, which held events in Guinea-Bissau, Zambia and Peru this year, plans to hold its first U.S.-based gathering in South Carolina in 2024. Its events in West Africa and South America reportedly resulted in 66,000 decisions for Christ. Read more. | | Stovall Weems sues over Celebration Church 'takeover' | | Celebration Church founders Stovall and Kerri Weems have filed a lawsuit against the Association of Related Churches and several of its executive team members—including Church of the Highlands founder and leader Chris Hodges—accusing them of "engineering" a takeover of the Jacksonville, Fla., church and damaging the Weems' reputations. The lawsuit comes more than a year after Stovall Weems was forced to formally resign from the church amid a legal battle with its board of trustees and officers over control of the congregation's assets. Read more. | | All NY Episcopal bishop candidates will allow gay marriage | | All four candidates for bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany, which recently garnered headlines for refusing to bless same-sex marriages, have indicated that they will allow the practice. The diocese has been without a bishop since William Love's resignation in 2021. Love issued an open letter in 2020 refusing to enforce a denominational rule requiring all dioceses to allow for the blessing of gay marriages. Read more. |
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| Great American Media CEO talks Pure Flix merger | | In this interview with CP, Great American Media CEO Bill Abbott shares how his company's merger with Pure Flix will honor "faith, family and country," with the media platform rivaling the likes of Netflix as it aims to be a beacon of light in a world that is "very, very dark and people have strong agendas." Watch now. | | | | | | | | | | | | Thank you for spending part of your day with us. We look forward to seeing you again on Monday! -- CP Editors |
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