| | Iger says Disney doesn't sexualize kids, watchdog group disagrees | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good afternoon! It's Friday, July 28, and today's headlines include a watchdog calling out Disney CEO Bob Iger, World Aquatics' plans to launch an "open" category to protect fair competition, and research on excessive smartphone use and marital dissatisfaction. | | Disney CEO Bob Iger recently took to CNBC to assert that the company is not sexualizing children, calling any such notion "preposterous and inaccurate." The Parents Television and Media Council, a nonpartisan nonprofit, pushed back on Iger's claims, with Vice President Melissa Henson pointing to content on the Disney Channel and other company assets that suggest otherwise. Full Story. | | P.S. Don't forget to listen to the latest episode of "The Inside Story" with Billy Hallowell. In this episode, CP's Brandon Showalter discusses a father's battle to save his son from the "trans sanctuary state" of California. Listen now. |
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| World Aquatics eyes 'open' category for trans swimmers | | World Aquatics is moving forward with plans to implement an "open" category for trans-identified athletes to compete in as it seeks to protect "fair competition for our female athletes," said World Aquatics President Husain Al-Musallam. Read more. | | Study links smartphone use to marital dissatisfaction | | New research from the Institute for Family Studies suggests that a spouse's excessive smartphone use results in less sex and marital dissatisfaction, including among regular churchgoers. "Unhappy spouses might resort to using phones to escape and avoid communication with their partner. On the other hand, smartphones are engineered to be addictive," the researchers wrote. Read more. | | Hodges denies ‘engineering’ takeover of Celebration Church | | Church of the Highlands founder and Pastor Chris Hodges has dismissed claims in a lawsuit by Celebration Church founders Stovall and Kerri Weems that he, along with several other high-profile members of the Association of Related Churches, engineered a takeover of the megachurch for financial gain and damaged the couple's reputation. Read more. |
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| Is there a secret code in the King James Version of the Bible? | | Dr. Michael Brown recounts how, as a new Christian in the 1970s, he once thought the italicized words in the King James Version of the Bible were part of a secret code. "[R]emember that just days before, I was dropping large quantities of LSD and shooting heroin and smoking pot day and night," writes Brown, who adds that there are no hidden Bible messages as the Word of God "is rich enough as it is." Read more. | | Does 'E.T.' exist? | | Christian Post Executive Editor Dr. Richard Land writes about the testimony of witnesses before the Oversight Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives this week, whose comments suggested the U.S. government may be concealing details surrounding extraterrestrial life from citizens. Land explains why such findings would not disprove the Bible and reminds readers that God is in control. Read more. |
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