| | SCOTUS sides with Christian football coach | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good afternoon! It's Monday, June 27, and today's headlines include the Supreme Court's ruling in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, a Virginia pregnancy center that suffered damage in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and a women's rally protesting biological men competing in women's sports. | | The United States Supreme Court has ruled that Bremerton School District in Washington State wrongfully punished high school football coach Joe Kennedy for praying on the field after games. In a decision released Monday morning, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Kennedy was discriminated against by the Bremerton School District. Justice Neil Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the court, being joined by Chief Justice John Roberts, and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Amy Coney Barrett, and Brett Kavanuagh. | | "Kennedy prayed during a period when school employees were free to speak with a friend, call for a reservation at a restaurant, check email, or attend to other personal matters. He offered his prayers quietly while his students were otherwise occupied. Still, the Bremerton School District disciplined him anyway," wrote Gorsuch. Justice Sonia Sotomayor authored a dissent, being joined by justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan, in which she argued that "this Court consistently has recognized that school officials leading prayer is constitutionally impermissible." Read more. | | P.S. Volume 2 of CP Magazine is here! If you'd like to help support Christian journalism, this digital-only offering runs just $19.99 annually—or get your free copy when you sign-up for a free Christian Post account. Sign-up to download your flipbook or PDF copy today. |
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| Virginia pregnancy center first target by Jane's Revenge post-Roe | | Pro-abortion activists attacked Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center in Lynchburg, Va., marking the first pro-life pregnancy center to face vandalism following the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade. An image shared to the Lynchburg Police Department's Facebook page shows the words "Jane's Revenge" spray-painted on the ground in front of the facility, with the "A" in the phrase written using the symbol for the anarchist movement. The same symbol was also spray-painted onto the side of the building. Other damage includes graffiti stating, "If abortion ain't safe you ain't safe" and "Vote blue LOL." Jane's Revenge has demanded pro-life organizations disband and declared "open season" on such groups, prompting calls from lawmakers to investigate. Last year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security included both pro-life and pro-abortion groups on a list of "domestic violent extremists" that "pose an elevated threat to the homeland in 2021." Read more. | | Also of Interest... | | 'We will fight': Planned Parenthood protests as pro-life groups celebrate Supreme Court overturning 49 years of RoeList: Churches, pro-life offices torched, vandalized by abortion activists since Supreme Court leak | | Together '22: Hall tells crowd to 'go out there and love' | | Evangelist Nick Hall urged hundreds gathered at the Cotton Bowl in downtown Dallas for the Together ‘22 evangelistic event to truly "see" those around them and "go out there and listen, go out there and love" in an increasingly polarized society. During the event, which saw hundreds of people gather at Fair Park for a revival marking 50 years since Billy Graham hosted Explo '72 in the same venue, Hall told the crowd, "The most important thing to tell people about Jesus is to make a priority to listen, to slow down and see people around you." The multi-day event also featured musical performances from Christian artists such as Jeremy Camp, Lecrae, and Chris Tomlin. Read more. | | Texas pastor killed in road rage incident | | The Rev. Ronald K. Mouton Sr. of East Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, was shot and killed by another driver as he was driving on the Gulf Freeway on Friday afternoon, Click 2 Houston reports. No suspect had been arrested as of early Monday; police are offering a reward of $5,000 for any information leading to an arrest in the case. The pastor's obituary described him as being "a gracious servant, a leader, and a friend" who was "known and loved by many." Read more. |
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| Fools are just killing us | | Robin Schumacher discusses a recent Bill Maher episode where the host highlighted a TikTok account that showed Americans failing to answer basic questions. Asserting that people's lack of knowledge means "unlearned and unwise people make all sorts of bad decisions that boomerang back not only on them but on everyone else as well," Schumacher contends it's time to embrace critical thinking, reject cancel culture, and evangelize so more people have the mind of Christ. Read more. | | Religious liberty in foreign relations makes America safer | | Despite many companies embracing fair-trade practices, each year millions of Americans still unknowingly purchase goods made by the forced labor of religious minorities, writes Joshua Campbell. A 2020 report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute identified 82 global brands where forced labor of Uyghurs—a Muslim minority in China’s Xinjiang province—is implicated. Household names on the list include Microsoft, Nike, and Apple. Read more. |
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| Medieval Christian prayer beads found on Holy Island | | Archaeologists have uncovered Christian prayer beads dating from the eighth to ninth century on an ancient island in the United Kingdom known as "Holy Island" and say the discovery will give an insight into how people in medieval Britain lived and expressed their faith. Made from salmon vertebrae, the beads were clustered around the neck of one of the earliest skeletons, possibly that of a monk, on the island of Lindisfarne, off the northeast coast of England, The Telegraph reported. Dr. David Petts, the project co-director and a Durham University specialist in early Christianity, says the beads may have been used for personal devotion. Read more. | | CofE will oppose assisted dying bill ahead of synod | | Ahead of a scheduled meeting of the Church of England's leaders next month, William Nye, the secretary-general of the Church of England General Synod, says the Church of England will adamantly oppose a proposed bill seeking to legalize assisted suicide in the United Kingdom. The Assisted Dying Bill, which would enable terminally ill adults to end their own lives, was introduced by Baroness Molly Meacher last year. Meacher serves as the chairwoman of the group Dignity in Dying. She said in late April there is enough support in Parliament to pass the legislation. Read more. |
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