| 04/12/2023 | | Presented by Upward |
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| | Four takeaways from Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal report | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good afternoon! It's Wednesday, April 12, and today's headlines include details from the Biden administration's Afghanistan withdrawal report, insights from CP's Gender Indoctrination conference, and a Nebraska church raising funds to wipe out the medical debt of 500 families. | | A year-and-a-half after the removal of United States troops from Afghanistan, the Biden administration is defending its actions surrounding its hasty pullout, which received immense condemnation from political opponents, allies and the American people. A poll conducted in Aug. 2021 showed that 70% of Americans disapproved of the president's handling of the pullout of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that month. This article from The Christian Post highlights four key takeaways from the Biden administration's document analyzing the impact of the pullout, with the administration using the report to try to make the case for why and how it acted appropriately. Continue reading. | | P.S.Get rewarded for sharing our newsletters! Sign-up for the CP referral program—the more you share, the more you earn. Scroll to the bottom of this newsletter to get started today! |
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| Medical professional: 'Medicine ... has been captured' by trans ideology | | During CP's Generation Indoctrination conference, Center for Bioethics and Culture founder and President Jennifer Lahl likened the medical realm's obsession with trans ideology to Nazi Germany, explaining, "[T]hink back to what doctors were doing at Nuremberg, during Nazi Germany. Think about the Tuskegge studies that were done for several decades in the United States on men with syphilis. … So this isn’t the first time ... where medicine has lost its way." Lahl discussed how the relationship between doctors and patients has transformed to that of "healthcare providers" and "clients" and cautioned that "medicine—like academics, like the media, like the cultural elites—has been captured." Read more. | | Nebraska church helps 500 families wipe out medical debt | | First-Plymouth Congregational Church of Lincoln, Neb., raised approximately $550,000 to pay off the medical bills of local residents during a 14-month campaign that concluded on Easter Sunday. Around 10,000 people donated to the cause, with the proceeds going to help around 500 households in the community. "This is like the Lord's Prayer in action to forgive us our debts," Senior Pastor Rev. Jim Keck said during his Easter sermon. Read more. | | Newsom's vow to stop doing business with Walgreens violates federal law | | California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office walked back the governor's claims that the state is "done" doing business with Walgreens after the pharmacy chain announced it would not distribute the abortion pill in states where it's illegal to do so. According to a report from Kaiser Health News, federal law requires the state to continue doing business with Walgreens through California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, which provides coverage to nearly 15 million low-income residents and people with disabilities. The state would violate federal Medicaid requirements, which allow patients to obtain medications at any approved pharmacy, should it stop covering Medi-Cal prescriptions filled at Walgreens stores. Read more. |
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| When (false) narratives trump reality | | In this editorial, New York Times bestselling author and Emmy-nominated journalist Jason Mattera reveals how the left shapes public policy around contentious subjects by perpetuating false narratives through selective language. Using the example of "gender-affirming care," Mattera explains, "People have adopted this phrase because, in part, 'gender-affirming care' sounds far more palatable to the human ear than, say, chopping off a teenager's healthy sex organ." Read more. | | Understanding pro-transgender sympathies | | Dr. Michael Brown discusses society's embrace of mass delusion in the name of transgenderism and explains the importance of understanding how today's young people have been heavily influenced by society at large, prompting confusion about their gender identity. Brown highlights those who have genuinely struggled with their identities, noting that believers must stand up for the truth but not treat trans-identified people like they are our enemies. "[A]s much as we oppose their activist agenda—and we should oppose it wholeheartedly and unreservedly—we must always care about them as fellow image-bearers of God and objects of His redemptive love," he explains. Read more. |
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| How to Stay Positive When Online Dating as a Christian | | Online dating can be a great way to meet new people– hopefully, your forever person–but it can also be challenging, frustrating, and discouraging. Whether you try a secular dating site or a Christian dating app, like Upward, you might feel like it’s not worth your time, energy, and effort. If you’re struggling with online dating as a Christian, here are four tips to help you stay positive, enjoy the process, and keep an open heart and mind. | | 1. Set Realistic Expectations for Online Dating as a Christian | | Wouldn’t it be nice if your first match was your only match because they ended up being the one? It sounds wonderful, and it’s definitely possible, but not very probable. To stay positive when online dating as a Christian, it’s important to set realistic expectations before you begin. Read more | | |
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| Canadian pastor jailed over Easter weekend | | Canadian Pastor Derek Reimer of Mission 7 Ministries spent Easter weekend in jail after publicly protesting drag shows for children at public libraries in Calgary, Alberta, marking his third arrest in five weeks. Video footage shows Calgary police officers arresting Reimer as he protested outside the Genesis Centre on April 4, five days before Easter. Reimer, who has become a vocal critic of drag queen story hours, called his arrest "outrageous" during an interview with Rebel News and claimed he was "nearly a kilometer away from the Genesis Centre, just preaching, making people aware of what was taking place there." He said the focus of his protest was the "pervert grooming hour" taking place there, referring to a drag queen story hour. Read more. |
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| Scientist discovers 'erased' 1,750-year-old Bible translation | | Medievalist researcher Grigory Kessel of the Austrian Academy of Sciences claims to have discovered a hidden ancient translation containing portions of the Gospel of Matthew, which are said to be the only known "remnant of the fourth manuscript that attests to the Old Syriac version" of the Gospels. His findings, which were published last month in the journal New Testament Studies, feature an interpretation of Mattew 11:30 to Matthew 12:26, originally translated as part of the Old Syriac translations nearly 1,500 years ago. Ultraviolet photography was used to find the ancient translation hidden underneath three layers of text. 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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