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10/16/2023
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Good afternoon! It's Monday, October 16, and today's headlines include the latest details on the Israel-Hamas war, NBC's "Grapevine" podcast, and an interview with the inspiration behind "The Burial."
Documents recovered from the bodies of dead militants at the sites of Hamas' attacks on Israel show that the terrorists were told to kill as many people as possible and specifically focus on elementary schools and youth centers. The written orders directed the militants to "achieve the highest level of human losses" and take hostages, per a report from The Wall Street Journal. Full Story.

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NBC News' new podcast, "Grapevine," takes aim at conservative Christians and what one of its reporters describes as the "spreading influence of Christian dominion theology." The six-part series, which vilifies Patriot Mobile, describes a "two-pronged fight to elevate Christianity and restrict [transgender] rights in classrooms," with one featured MSNBC segment warning of "an extreme far-right interpretation of Christianity." Read more.
A new law signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom will expedite the process for religious institutions and colleges seeking to build low-income housing on their properties. Newsom's signing of 56 laws to "streamline housing and expand tenant protections in California" comes amid the state's homelessness crisis. Read more.
Cindy Flash, 67, a Minnesota woman who protested Israeli military action in Gaza, was among the more than two dozen Americans killed by Hamas in Israel this month. Flash and her husband, 64-year-old Igal Flash, 66, were murdered in their home near the Gaza border. Read more.
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Hamas' mission is to obliterate Israel, writes Dr. Michael Brown. In this editorial, Brown discusses a report from The Atlantic on Hamas' founding documents, noting that—like ISIS—Hamas is a religion-based murder cult. "Both groups do what they do in the name of Allah, slaughtering the innocent in the cruelest, most demonic ways while shouting, 'Allah Akbar,'" he writes. "Raping women can also be done in Allah's name." Read more.
Author and Honor Summit founder and CEO Faith Eury Cho reflects on finding the connection between thanksgiving and experiencing friendship with God after the traumatic birth of her second child. "[T]here I was, in my fragile post-delivery state, begging Jesus to do what I knew would be easy for Him," she recalls. Read her story now.
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Stabbings occurred in France and China on Friday after Hamas called for a "Day of Rage." A man known to French authorities as a potential Islamic radicalization stabbed a teacher and wounded three others at his former high school, shouting "Allah Akbar" ("God is great") during the attack. Read more.
Dr. Tarek Abu Arar, a volunteer physician with United Hatzalah, was held hostage and shot multiple times by the Hamas terrorists who infiltrated southern Israel. The Muslim doctor said he was convinced he was going to die but heard someone yell, "Stop, stop, he is an Arab." The terrorists tied him up; after two hours, he found himself in the middle of a shootout. "I was praying for a miracle," he said. Read more.
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Jamie Foxx stars in "The Burial," which tells the story of an attorney who fought for justice against major corporations. In this interview with CP, Willie E. Gary, the real-life attorney behind the film, shares how his faith has sustained his passion for defending "the least of these." Watch now.
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