06/20/2023
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Good afternoon! It's Tuesday, June 20, and today's headlines include Christian groups speaking out in recognition of World Refugee Day, details on the Fox News leak, and Hunter Biden pleading guilty to federal tax charges.
Today marks World Refugee Day, and Christian organizations around the globe are using the day to shed light on the plight of refugees and displaced individuals worldwide. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has reported a surge in the number of displaced persons globally due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order. Full Story.
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Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, has pleaded guilty to two federal criminal tax charges. The president's son, whose personal scandals have garnered significant attention, also entered a pretrial diversion agreement in which he pled guilty to one charge of "possession of a firearm by a person who is a user or addict of illegal drugs." Read more.
Leaked documents shared by The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh show that Fox News has embraced LGBT ideology. Concluding Fox News is no different than "any of the woke corporations it pretends to criticize," Walsh has suggested viewers boycott the media outlet. This article from CP highlights five things to know about Fox's embrace of LGBT ideology, including the potential role of its largest shareholders. Read the full list now.
A father in Clermont County, Ohio, shot his three young sons execution style with a rifle on Thursday and confessed to having planned the murders for months. The Clermont County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call from an unknown female screaming that "her babies had been shot." Police found Chad Doerman, 32, sitting on a step outside the home and detained him without incident. Officers attempted to save the boys' lives, but they died from their wounds at the scene. Read more.
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From retail stores receiving bomb threats for limiting their pride products to the hard-left transgender activists of "Trantifa," Dr. Michael Brown outlines several alarming signs that the radical left is becoming even more extreme. "[W]e don’t have to wonder about an alleged, dominionist takeover coming from the radical right. It's already here, in force. And it's coming from the radical left," Brown cautions. Read more.
In this op-ed, William Wolfe discusses American civil religion and why it is not "necessarily" at odds with Christianity. Wolfe asserts there are two standards that must be met to ensure that the two can operate in peaceful cooperation. First, civil religion must fall within the bounds of Christian ethics and values. Second, "at no point does participation in American civil religion rise to an idolatrous level." Read more.
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Most health insurance options were designed for someone who lives in one place and works one job. There are provisions for major life events, such as moving or having a baby, but these are considered exceptions to how coverage usually works.
But missionaries’ lives are much less standardized. They often travel in and out of the U.S., living in multiple places throughout the year. They might be professionally employed, or they may live off of support from a church. Some missionaries live overseas for just a month or two, while others commit to serving a specific community for years.
When all of these factors combine, the result is that missionaries have a much harder time than the average person finding — and keeping — affordable health care options for themselves and their families. Read More
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The Rev. Michael O'Brien, a Roman Catholic priest in Colorado who had been accused of sexual abuse, has been reinstated into service by church leadership after being cleared of all criminal charges earlier this year. O'Brien was put on administrative leave in 2021 after being accused of sexual assault when he served at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Aspen from 2002 to 2011. A criminal investigation found no wrongdoing. Read more.
The Rev. William J. Barber II, a nationally known progressive Christian leader who gave a homily at President Joe Biden's inaugural prayer service and is one of the driving forces behind the Poor People's Campaign, has announced his retirement from ministry. Barber, who preached a retirement sermon on Sunday, said he plans to continue focusing on civil rights activism. Read more.
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In this episode of "The Crossmap Podcast," Lydia Mclaughlin of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" discusses finding true freedom in Christ by pursuing biblical obedience. "There's this overwhelming peace that you experience just knowing you are in the will of God. And I believe when we know we're doing what we're supposed to do, the results really don't matter," she shared. Listen now.
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