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PBS leaving Twitter after NPR departure PBS is the latest media company to say it’s getting off Twitter.The broadcaster joined NPR in saying it is no longer interested in sharing its content on the platform, after owner Elon Musk slapped a “government-funded” label on its account, which carries more than 2 million followers.... Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Abortion Ban Into Law Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed into law a ban on abortions after
15 weeks of pregnancy, a measure patterned on a Mississippi rule now under review by the Supreme Court. But the implications in a state like Florida are arguably more serious.... 'Unique' Christian wall paintings discovered in Sudan Archaeologists have uncovered a series of "unique" Christian wall paintings at a dig in Sudan. The excavation explored a complex of small rooms at Old Dongola, the one-time capital of the Nubian kingdom of Makuria and situated in present-day Northern State, Sudan....
Bible Engagement Stabilizes in 2023 After ‘Unprecedented Drop’ in 2022
The number of U.S. adults who are “Bible Users” stabilized in 2023 after an
“unprecedented drop” in 2022, according to a report published by the American Bible Society. An estimated 100 million people in the U.S. (39% of all adults) are Bible Users – they read, listen to or pray with the Bible on their own outside of a church setting at least 3-4 times a month. The percentage is unchanged from 2022, though this is three million fewer Bible Users than in 2022.... Supreme Court suspends abortion pill ruling temporarily The U.S. Supreme Court placed a temporary hold Friday afternoon (April 14) on a week-old
decision that suspended the federal government’s 2000 approval of the abortion pill. Associate Justice Samuel Alito ordered a stay of the federal court ruling out of Texas until 11:59 p.m. (EDT) Wednesday, April 19. Alito, who is assigned motions that arise from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, said a response to the emergency request by the Biden administration for the hold must be filed by noon (EDT) Tuesday, April
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Refugees from China’s Mayflower Church to resettle in Texas Almost all the
members of the Chinese Mayflower Church arrived in Texas as part of a resettlement move on Good Friday. Their arrival followed a three-year ordeal during which the members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church left China and landed in South Korea and then in Thailand while they looked for asylum in the United
States....
Easter weekend: ‘His Only Son’ earns around $11M at the box office According to Angel Studios, the movie “His Only Son,” which is based on the biblical story of God asking Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac, was estimated to earn $10.8 million at the box office by the conclusion of the Easter weekend. Angel Studio is also the distributor of the faith-based hit series, “The Chosen.” “His Only Son” was released on March 31 and it is the first film financed through crowdfunding to hit
theaters....
Bent over at Bethesda, listening to the night You’re not
swearing when you say it’s been a Hell of a year. You put it down on paper, and it doesn’t look like much. But things add up. Things bleed you, leave you weak. You find reservoirs of faith, but in all honesty, at times you’re diving deep and coming up with very little for the effort of holding your breath. “At least you’ve got peace that surpasses understanding,” the narrative goes. “Joy isn’t about
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DeSantis and Florida Legislature want to control pretty much everyone Hardly a constituency or demographic in Florida has escaped the legislative onslaught of Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Republican supermajority in the statehouse. Over the past year, bills have been introduced or signed to impose strict controls on public and higher education, restrict women’s reproductive rights and ban diversity and “woke’ culture, while promoting the carrying of firearms and raising what some describe as DeSantis’ personal militia
force.... On Good Friday 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. and 50 others were charged with violating a court order against mass demonstrations. He was arrested and taken to the city jail in Birmingham, Alabama,
where he was placed in solitary confinement. The freedom movement was at an early stage in Birmingham, and with King in jail, it suddenly faced a crisis... Religious
Addiction My friend Ty Gibson likes to say that religion is one of the best places to hide from God. I love that idea and fully agree. I’d also say, however, that religion is one of the best places to hide from ourselves.... On Celebrity Preachers and Plagiarism (Phillip
Powers) There is a reason that previous generations referred to the pulpit as “the sacred desk;” it is, no doubt, the same reason that the prophets of the Old Testament sometimes referred to “the burden of the Lord”. The responsibility of proclaiming the Word of God to the people of God is a serious and oftentimes heavy calling.... You’re probably familiar with the popular arcade game called Whac-A-Mole, where mechanical moles randomly pop out of their holes while you try whacking them with a mallet before they retreat. I grew up in a “reverse Whac-A-Mole” world, feeling like the only mole in a family of mallets.
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