| | University sues public school district over religious discrimination | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good afternoon! It's Tuesday, March 21, and today's headlines include details on Arizona Christian University filing a lawsuit against a public school district over alleged religious discrimination, five reactions to former President Donald Trump's social media statements regarding his potential arrest, Perry Noble's health update, and an NHL goalie boycotting pregame warmups over the team's pride night jerseys. | | Washington Elementary School District, a public school district in Arizona, recently severed ties with Arizona Christian University over the university's biblical views on marriage. The district, which had long partnered with ACU, decided to ban student teachers from the classroom. ACU is fighting back and has filed a complaint through the legal nonprofit Alliance Defending Freedom. In this episode of "The Inside Story," Christian Post reporter Leonardo Blair breaks down the legal battle and the religious freedom concerns at the center of it. "The most alarming or shocking part of this meeting was that, despite the recommendation of the staff of the district who are the on-the-ground players in this, the LGBT ... agenda-driven board, they decided that it was just not safe," Blair explained. "These student teachers have been in the classroom for 11 years without incident. And they decided that they just could not trust the student teachers not to be biased when they haven't had any sort of incident in the classroom before." Listen now. | | 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. Don’t forget to sign up for the Unmasking Gender Ideology conference on March 23rd in Dallas, Texas, which is set to feature a panel of experienced professionals such as Mary Rice Hasson, J.D., of The Ethics & Public Policy Center, Woman II Woman founder Amie Ichikawa, and Summit Ministries President Dr. Jeff Myers. Have you listened to CP’s Generation Indoctrination podcast? Listen now on your favoritepodcast platform. |
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| Perry Noble requests prayers following encouraging health update | | Perry Noble, the senior pastor of Second Chance Church in Anderson, S.C., recently shared that a lump he found on his abdomen several weeks ago is not malignant. Noble took to Facebook to reveal that the lump is believed to either be a "fatty tumor or a clump of scar tissue." The founding pastor of NewSpring Church in Anderson, S.C., requested prayers as he prepares for the next medical steps. The well-known speaker and author was fired from NewSpring in 2016 for alcohol abuse and other "unfortunate choices and decisions." After completing rehab, he returned to the pulpit seven months later against the wishes of his former church, speaking at Steven Furtick's Elevation Church in early 2017. That November, Noble announced his divorce from Lucretia, his wife of 17 years. He then launched his Second Chance Church in December 2017 and married his now-wife, Shannon Repokis, in May 2021. In a Facebook post last year, the pastor discussed his shortcomings, saying he didn't truly repent of his failures until he viewed the situation from a Christlike perspective. He recalled 2 Corinthians 7:10 was "HUGE for me after my colossal screw up in 2016." Read more. | | 5 reactions to Trump's tweet signaling his potential arrest | | Former President Donald Trump's assertion that he might be arrested Tuesday following a Manhattan grand jury's investigation into his alleged $130,000 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016 has prompted responses from key figures on both sides of the political fence. This article from CP highlights five reactions to Trump's comments, including Elon Musk declaring that Trump will be "re-elected in a landslide" if he's indicted, former Vice President Mike Pence calling a possible arrest of Trump "a politically charged prosecution," and Nancy Pelosi asserting that Trump's announcement was "reckless." Read more. | | Johnny Hunt confesses to kissing, fondling in defamation suit | | In a defamation suit filed in a federal court in Tennessee on Friday, former Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt admitted to "only kissing and some awkward fondling" between himself and the wife of a younger minister who accused him of sexual assault while on a beach vacation with his family 12 years ago. The lawsuit, which describes the incident as a "brief, inappropriate, extramarital encounter with a married woman," is against multiple parties, including the SBC, the SBC Executive Committee and Guidepost Solutions, which investigated the allegations against Hunt. At issue is Hunt being named in a 2022 report compiled by outside investigation firm Guidepost Solutions detailing the results of an investigation into allegations that SBC leaders intimidated whistleblowers and exonerated churches with credible claims of negligence of sexual abuse victims. Hunt's attorneys believe that naming him in the report was a strategic move to deflect from the SBC's "historical failure" regarding reports of child sex abuse and other sex crimes, with the lawsuit asserting that Hunt's encounter should not have been published. "By focusing on the allegation against Pastor Johnny—an allegation by an adult woman that involved noncriminal conduct—and by then taking aggressive action against Pastor Johnny, the Defendants sought to create the appearance that the SBC has learned from its previous mistakes and is now working to protect victims of sex crimes," the lawsuit states. Read more. |
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| The UC Davis version of ‘inclusion’ and ‘diversity’ | | Chancellor Gary S. May of the University of California, Davis released a video expressing the hope that no one would show up for an event featuring Charlie Kirk sponsored by a Turning Point USA's student group, with May asserting that "we can work together to neutralize and negate their influence." In this editorial, Dr. Michael Brown calls out May's doublespeak when it comes to free speech, his anti-Kirk sentiments, and the reality that "diversity and inclusion" only apply to viewpoints that are in alignment with the left. "I have no doubt that hostile, narrow-minded, bigoted, intolerant views against conservatism (and/or conservative Christianity) are expressed at UC Davis on a regular basis. And I have no doubt that students who hold to these conservative and/or biblically-based views feel isolated and marginalized. Once again, diversity and tolerance seem to be one-way streets, and this should be recognized whether or not one likes or dislikes Kirk and TPUSA," Brown asserts. Read more. | | 10 demonic strategies to destroy spiritual leaders | | In this op-ed, author, consultant, and theologian Dr. Joseph Mattera outlines ten strategies Satan uses to destroy pastors. On the list: Sacrificing their family on the altar of ministry, being motivated to succeed by American standards, and spiritual and emotional burnout. Read the full list now. |
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| Canadian city criminalizes drag queen protests | | The Calgary City Council in Canada voted 10-5 to pass a new bylaw last week prohibiting protests near city facilities. The Safe and Inclusive Access Bylaw, which went into effect immediately, came following a growing number of demonstrations at drag queen events held for children at libraries. The measure stipulates that protests targeting any race, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, age, place of origin, marital or family status, sexual orientation, or income source must not take place within 100 meters (328 feet) of a public library or city-operated recreation center entrances. The measure applies during operational hours and one hour before and after operational hours. In addition to prohibiting protesters from impeding anyone's entry or exit to a recreation facility, the term "harassment" under its existing Public Behaviour bylaw was amended to include "intimidation." Convictions under the bylaw are punishable by up to CA$10,000.00 ($7,310) or up to one year in prison. Read more. |
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| Christian university to pay $14M over student death | | University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Ky., has agreed to a $14 million settlement over the death of a 20-year-old student-athlete. Grant Brace, who was a member of the university's wrestling team, allegedly begged for water and was denied access to it during on-campus workouts. He died from a heat stroke after practice on Aug. 31, 2020. His family sued the university, arguing that his death was "tragic and entirely avoidable." The university says it could have defended itself against the lawsuit but elected to settle the matter to avoid a "long, difficult and costly" trial and that it hopes the settlement "will respect the Brace family's tremendous loss." Read more. | | Goalie boycotts pregame warmups over NHL pride jerseys | | James Reimer, 35, a goalie for the San Jose Sharks boycotted pregame warmups over the weekend, saying the team's decision to wear NHL pride-themed jerseys as part of an LGBT event that included the unveiling of an intersex flag and a drag queen performance went against the teachings of the Bible and his "personal convictions." In a statement released by the team on his behalf, Reimer explained that he has been a Christian for the duration of his NHL career "not just in title but in how I choose to live my life daily," saying, "I have a personal faith in Jesus Christ who died on the cross for my sins and, in response, asks me to love everyone and follow Him." Reimer, a Canadian, added that he has "no hate in [his] heart for anyone" and has "always strived to treat everyone that I encounter with respect and kindness" but chose not to endorse something at odds with his Biblically-based personal convictions. Read more. | | | | | | | | Thank you for spending part of your day with us. We look forward to seeing you again tomorrow! -- CP Editors |
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