| | Panel: Women will lose rights if trans ideology wins | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good afternoon! It's Monday, March 27, and today's headlines include details from the "Unmasking Gender Ideology" conference, Samaritan's Purse sending relief after a series of tornados kill at least 26 people in Mississippi and Alabama, and Hillary Clinton calling a law banning "adult cabaret" shows for kids "absurd." | | What is a human being? And what does it mean to be a human being? Those were the central questions considered at The Christian Post’s conference, "Unmasking Gender Ideology: Protecting Children, Confronting Transgenderism," where several professionals from various fields with experience fighting gender ideology came together to share their insights. The March 23 event, which was co-sponsored by First Baptist Dallas, tackled topics such as the dangers of gender ideology and its impact on the Church, the indoctrination and medical abuse of children in the name of "gender-affirming care," and the plight of incarcerated women who are required to share prison cells with men due to gender self-ID laws. | | The event was hosted by CP's award-winning social commentator and podcaster Brandon Showalter, who underscored the urgency of facing gender ideology in the Church. He pointed to the very origins of mankind in Genesis 1:27—where God made both man and woman in His image—as an illustration of transgender ideology’s "grave assault" on the Gospel itself. Meanwhile, panelist Mary Rice Hasson, J.D., a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, cautioned that the trans movement is a "danger to women," asserting that a decline in religion has spurred the transgender movement. Noting the sharp uptick in youth identifying as transgender in recent years, Hasson warned that the subjectivity of gender identity poses a serious threat to women: "Gender identity is a feeling. It's completely subjective—can't test for it, can't prove it, it's got to be declared. When you make that a legal category, what you're doing is you're insuring that women, in particular, are going to lose all those rights that go with sex discrimination laws." Continue reading. | | P.S. CP is proud to announce the release of "Exposing the Gender Lie," a free e-book in partnership with Summit Ministries. Click here to download your copy today. Also, don’t forget to listen to CP’s Generation Indoctrination podcast on your favorite podcast platform. |
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| Samaritan’s Purse steps in to help after devastating tornadoes | | Samaritan's Purse announced that supplies and equipment were headed to Mississippi and northern Alabama after a series of tornados swept across the area Friday night, leaving a 100-mile path of destruction in their wake. Powerful thunderstorms spawned multiple tornados, killing at least 25 people in Mississippi and one in Alabama. Homes and infrastructure were damaged, and thousands of central Mississippi residents from the delta to the Alabama state line were left without power. Samaritan's Purse said Saturday that two of its U.S. Disaster Relief units—tractor trailers loaded with relief supplies and equipment—were on their way to the affected areas, with the humanitarian relief organization adding that it was coordinating with local emergency management and leaders and churches to assess needs and plan a response. President Joe Biden announced a major disaster declaration for Mississippi on Sunday morning and directed federal assistance to bolster recovery initiatives. Read more. | | Hillary Clinton complains about law banning 'adult cabaret' shows for kids | | Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called a Tennessee law banning "adult cabaret" performances from taking place on public property or where children are present "absurd" and said she hoped such laws would go "the way of the dinosaur." Clinton's comments came during her attendance at the opening night on Broadway of "Bob Fosse's Dancin'." In response to a reporter's questions, the former first lady argued that Tennesse's Senate Bill 3 is "a very sad commentary on what people think is important in our country." The law defines an "adult cabaret performance" as shows that involve exotic or topless dancers, strippers, go-go dancers, or male and female impersonators providing entertainment that "appeals to a prurient interest." Drag shows are performances typically featuring men who dress up to impersonate women. Proponents of the legislation maintain the law seeks to protect children from sexually explicit content. Read more. | | Family of slain NJ politician call on killer to come forward | | Eunice Dwumfour, a Republican New Jersey councilwoman, was brutally murdered last month, and her family is urging her killer to turn themselves in. Dwumfour, a 30-year-old mother who recently married a pastor who lives in Nigeria, was fatally shot in her car outside her townhome on Feb. 1. During an emotional gathering at Sayreville Borough Hall, where Dwumfour served as a council member, her family called for justice and shared their grief. "I need justice for my daughter," her mother, Mary Dwumfour, said. "Please, God, help me." Her father stated that his daughter was "a very, very good lady ... who didn't have any problems with anybody." Dwumfour's husband, Peter Ezechukwu—a Pentecostal megachurch pastor who was also in attendance—reflected on his memories of her, saying, "I don't think I could ever forget about my lovely wife." The investigation is ongoing, with investigators exploring various angles, including her ties to the church her husband is affiliated with and other personal and professional relationships. Read more. |
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| The day I almost trashed my Bible | | Christian apologist and author Robin Schumacher discusses his one-time urge to toss his Bible in the trash after the death of his wife. However, an essay from A.W. Tozer reminded him of the truth of the Gospel. The first line of that essay reads: "If God has singled you out to be a special object of His grace you may expect Him to honor you with stricter discipline and greater suffering than less favored ones are called upon to endure." Schumacher reflects on the suffering of believers and the evidence that backs up the truth of the Gospel, writing, "[A]wful things are splashed all over the pages of Scripture and, far from a fairy tale, mirror the seemingly unfair reality we walk in each and every day. In other words, there is no existential mismatch between it and our lives. ... My Bible is staying out of the trash heap simply because what it says is true. And when it comes to believing what someone says about life, death, and what’s to come, I’ll listen to the Guy whose grave is still empty and am A-OK to be a 'fool for Christ’s sake' (1 Cor. 4:10)." Read more. | | Why so much anti-Jewish hatred? | | In this op-ed, Dr. Michael Brown explores the recent rise in anti-Semitism and historical inaccuracies pushed by Hebrew Israelites, a group that claims to be the true Israelites. Reflecting on the group's inaccurate 12 Tribes chart, Brown suggests that the group's insistence that Ashkenazi Jews and other Jews are "fake Jews" triggers hatred and anger toward the Jewish population due to the historical suffering of Black Americans in the past, as well as the reality that "antisemitism is demonic and needs no rational explanation." Read more. |
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| ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero released from prison | | Paul Rusesabagina, the real-life hero of the movie "Hotel Rwanda," has been released from prison after the Rwandan government commuted his sentence of 25 years on terrorism charges. The film told the story of a man who saved the lives of 1,200 people during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. NPR reports that Rusesabagina, a U.S. resident who was sentenced in Rwanda in 2021, was released from prison in the capital of Kigali, and U.S. Embassy officials moved him to the residence of Qatar's ambassador. He is expected to return to his family in Texas. Read more. |
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| Blac Chyna reveals lifestyle changes after finding Christ | | Former reality star and model Blac Chyna is opening up about the changes she has made since embracing the Christian faith. The star, who now goes by her birth name, Angela White, took to an interview with Daily Mail to share how her baptism in May 2022 was a turning point that motivated her to stop publishing X-rated content on OnlyFans. White charged as much as $50 per month, with additional package deals, earning approximately $2 million over the course of two years. However, she decided that sharing provocative content was not in line with her newfound faith. "… With me being baptized, that’s just not what God will want me to do. It’s kind of degrading," White, who was formerly engaged to Rob Kardashian, was quoted as saying. She has also been focusing on reversing previous cosmetic procedures, including breast reduction, removal of silicone fillers in her bottom and dissolving facial fillers. When it comes to her Christian beliefs and the skeptics who question her faith, she hopes that sharing her journey will inspire others. "If you don't like it, then you just don't like it. But I will tell you this, there is a God. Nobody can tell you what to do with your religion or your faith or this or that. I hope that me coming out will enlighten a lot of people and inspire a lot of people," she said. Read more. | | Lecrae opens up about pride, pursuing humility | | Multi-Grammy Award-winning platinum-selling artist Lecrae recently sat down with CP reporter Jeannie Ortega Law to discuss his "Final Church Clothes Tour," which kicked off March 17 and is headed for 26 cities across the Midwest, South, and East Coast before wrapping up on May 14 in Massachusetts. The artist spoke about pride and the importance of humility, saying, "We're about to do a devotional with everybody on tour, and that's actually what I was going to speak on is humility." He continued: "Humility is not something that you wake up just embodying; it's something you got to pursue." Reflecting on narcissism in society today, he noted, "Social media, everything, it's just like me, me, me, I, I, I, and there's not a lot of thinking about others as better than yourselves as Scripture tells us. There's not a lot of seeing God for who He is." Lecrae is set to appear in the "Road to Bethlehem" musical, a Sony film that also stars actor Antonio Banderas and Christian singer Joel Smallbone of for King and Country. Watch the full interview now. | | | | | | | | Thank you for spending part of your day with us. We look forward to seeing you again tomorrow! -- CP Editors |
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