| | Supreme Court weighs if race should factor in college admissions, hears affirmative action cases | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good afternoon! It's Tuesday, November 1, and today's headlines include the Supreme Court hearing arguments on whether educational institutions can consider race in student admissions, Liberty University seeing a record number of fall enrollments, an open letter from hundreds of Southern Baptist pastors calling for an amendment banning female pastors, and Live Action founder Lila Rose's return to "The Dr. Phil Show." | | The U.S. Supreme Court held oral arguments Monday in the cases of Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College. At issue are race-based affirmative action policies for the two institutions, with SFFA arguing that these measures have led to discrimination against white and Asian students. The academic institutions and their allies argued that the policies were necessary to help foster diverse campus communities, which would benefit minorities and the overall student body. The court first heard arguments on UNC's affirmative action policy. Following a brief recess, the justices heard arguments on Harvard's policy. For the latter, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recused herself, as she spent six years on Harvard's board of overseers, which often debated the school's affirmative action policy. | | Some have speculated that the cases might lead to the overturning of Grutter v. Bollinger, the 2003 case in which a five-justice majority upheld a University of Michigan Law School policy that used race as a factor in admissions. A majority of SCOTUS justices concluded that the policy was lawful because racial preferences were just one of several parameters for admission. In authoring the majority opinion, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor stated that "race-conscious admissions policies must be limited in time" and predicted that "25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today." Continue reading. | | P.S. Get rewarded for sharing our newsletters! We are excited to announce 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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| Liberty U breaks student enrollment record | | Liberty University welcomed more than 130,000 students for the first time this fall through its residential and online programs. The campus had a record-breaking 15,800 students, and its online program saw 115,000 students enroll to pursue a degree online. The school, which is based in Lynchburg, Va., also saw 18,400 students enrolled in its K-12 Liberty University Online Academy. "God continues to bless Liberty University, and we are grateful to have started this year off strong with our largest student body ever. Our Christian mission, world-class academics, and NCAA Division I athletics have allowed this amazing institution to rise and become a top choice in the nation. It’s an exciting time to be on campus," said Interim President Jerry Prevo. Read more. | | Hundreds of Southern Baptist pastors call for amendment to ban female pastors | | More than 700 Southern Baptist pastors are calling on the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) to prohibit women from serving "as a pastor of any kind" at SBC-affiliated churches. In an open letter to the SBC's Executive Committee, Pastor Mike Law of Arlington Baptist Church in Arlington, Va., urged the board to amend the convention's constitution to include verbiage requiring that Southern Baptist churches not "affirm, appoint, or employ a woman as a pastor of any kind." The letter, which cited passages of Scripture on the topic of pastoral roles, stated that while churches often use modified titles like "co-pastor," "worship pastor," or "youth pastor," these roles "all trade on the office of 'pastor.'" Read more. | | Steve Douglass, former president of Cru, dies at 77 | | Steve Douglass, the former president of Cru and Campus Crusade for Christ International, passed away at the age of 77 on Saturday due to complications from cancer. "Even though we all rejoice that Steve is with Jesus, this is a tremendous loss for the family and Campus Crusade for Christ/Cru," said Cru President Steve Sellers in a statement shared with The Christian Post. "A great missionary statesman has gone home." Read more. |
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| A lesson from women in Iran on human rights | | Archbishop and Dignity Freedom Network founder Joseph D’Souza discusses the uprising of Iranian women following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death in the custody of Iran’s morality police and why Islam, "like all religions, must contend with modern times and the incessant, innate human quest for fundamental rights." D’Souza asserts that the world must not turn the Iranian women's struggle into an attack on their religion or on those who choose to wear the hijab. "As a matter of human freedoms, doesn’t the right to wear or not to wear a religious symbol be decided by the women themselves and not by the State legislature? Will religions put blanket restrictions on dress codes in countries like France and the UK? Can a Christian woman be prevented from wearing a cross? Or a Sikh prevented from wearing a turban?" D’Souza asks. Read more. | | Mainstream media, campaign cover-ups and Honest Abe | | Much as the mainstream media concealed President Joe Biden's declining cognitive abilities in 2020, and continues to conceal that decline today, the media is now failing to report on the cognitively impaired Democratic politician John Fetterman, says Dan Delzell. In this op-ed, Delzell discusses why mainstream media's health cover-ups for politicians are dangerous and why politicians and journalists should follow the example of Abraham Lincoln, who came to be known as "Honest Abe." As Lincoln said in a lecture to young lawyers, "Resolve to be honest at all events; and if in your own judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer." Similarly, Delzell says, "If you cannot be an honest journalist, resolve to be honest without being a journalist." Read more. |
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| London train station's Halloween tradition to stop following complaint | | A woman who has a tradition of erecting an array of life-size Halloween decorations and figures outside a London train station to raise funds for charity says she will no longer make the displays due to a complaint being made and police being called. Booking officer Denise Janes has fundraised over $450,000 (£400,000) for charity as part of her vibrant and elaborate displays, The Daily Mail reports. However, after receiving complaints that her displays are "un-Christian," Janes says that, despite being an "unsung hero," she will not make them in the future. This year's display featured a fake body being run over by a car driven by a skeleton, as well as decapitated heads, clowns and dolls. Read more. |
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| Lila Rose returns to 'Dr. Phil Show' | | Live Action founder Lila Rose returned to "The Dr. Phil Show" in an episode that aired Wednesday where she raised concerns about the harms of abortion on women's mental health. The pro-life advocate refuted claims by abortion activists that the pro-life movement doesn't help pregnant women, despite the numerous pregnancy centers that offer support to mothers and their families before, during and after birth. Rose informed McGraw that her organization would soon publish a white paper that includes metadata from "dozens of studies across the world" to analyze the impact abortion has on women’s mental health. Read more. | | Also of Interest... | | Lila Rose debates Dr. Phil on when life begins: 'If it's not a human, why do you have to kill it?'Planned Parenthood received record gov't funding amid abortion increase, decline in health servicesLila Rose calls on lawmakers to help make America 'a friendlier place for families' | | 'Celebrity Evangelist' ministers to ‘Halloween’ Director John Carpenter | | Pastor Dylan Novak of Henard's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rogersville, Tenn., has devoted his life to sharing the Gospel with celebrities. Novak, who goes by the name "Celebrity Evangelist" on social media, recently shared evidence of God's existence with horror film creator and "Halloween" director John Carpenter. Novak first met Carpenter in 2018 and gave him a Bible and a letter. Recently, Novak shared that he again had the opportunity to meet with Novak, and this time he brought Lee Strobel's books, The Case for a Creator, The Case for Christ and The Case for Faith, as resources, as well as tracts and a letter. Novak asked his followers to "please be praying that Mr. Carpenter accepts the truth of Jesus before it is eternally too late." 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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