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Alabama Judge Recognizes Personhood of Murdered Baby in Father’s Lawsuit Against Abortion Facility   
Mar 06, 2019 09:04 pm
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- A probate judge in Alabama has granted a teenager's request to represent his aborted son or daughter in his lawsuit against a local abortion facility. The teen says that the child was killed despite his wishes that his girlfriend keep the baby. "I'm here for the men who actually want to have their baby," Ryan Magers, 19 and the father of the...

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Walmart Releases ‘Love Is in the Aisle’ Video Depicting Two Men Meeting Up for ‘Blind Date’ at Store   
Mar 04, 2019 10:13 am
  "He's Pat. He's Andy. They're going on a blind date at their local Walmart to see if love is in the aisle," states a controversial video recently posted to social media by mega-retailer Walmart. The Facebook post is one of three "Love Is in the Aisle" videos released by Walmart in February, which depict single shoppers meeting up to go on a blind date at the...

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The Kind of Guy He Takes Home to Mother’: Cottonelle Latest Among Brands Using Homosexuality in Advertising   
Mar 06, 2019 05:18 pm
  Kimberly-Clark's toilet paper brand Cottonelle is the latest to use homosexuality in promotional advertising, as one of the commercials in its recently-released "DownThereCare" series centers on advising a man to give himself a "confidence boost" in meeting his partner's parents for the first time. "Down there, because today you meet the parents," the 15-second...

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 ‘Tiniest Baby Boy’ Leaves Tokyo Hospital  
 Mar 03, 2019 10:57 pm
  Photo Credit: Keio University Hospital (BBC) -- A baby boy who weighed just 268g (9.45oz) at birth has been released from hospital in Japan, and is believed to be the smallest boy in the world to have been successfully treated. The baby was born by emergency C-section in August, and was so small he could fit into a pair of cupped hands. The infant was...

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 Street Preacher Who Had Been Arrested Following Complaint of ‘Islamophobia’ Speaks: ‘God Has Been So Faithful’   
Mar 02, 2019 02:43 pm
  LONDON -- A pastor and missionary originally from Nigeria who had been arrested last Saturday in the UK after refusing to leave as a bystander complained to authorities that the man was "Islamophobic" is now thanking supporters and says that he was able to go back to the same spot where he was arrested and continue preaching without interruption. "I am well. I am...

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 Chair Says Idaho Bill to Outlaw Abortion ‘Adamantly Opposed’ by ‘Pro-Life’ Groups, ‘Hopes It Never Sees Light of Day’   
Mar 04, 2019 05:57 pm
  Photo Credit: Wikipedia/Fred Martin BOISE, Idaho -- An audio recording posted online on Sunday captures the pro-life identifying chairman of a Senate committee in Idaho telling a constituent that local pro-life groups are "adamantly opposed" to a bill that seeks to outlaw abortion in the state, and that he likewise finds it to be "detrimental to the pro-life...

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Colorado Drops Action Against Christian Baker Who Declined ‘Gender Transition’ Cake Order   
Mar 05, 2019 04:59 pm
  DENVER, Co. -- The Colorado attorney general's office announced on Tuesday that it will drop its action against Christian bakery owner Jack Phillips, and Phillips has consequently agreed to dismiss his lawsuit against the entity. The State had initially concluded that a complainant had standing against Phillips after he declined to make a cake for a "gender...

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 Abolition of Abortion in Texas Act Moving Forward as Bill Assigned to Favorable House Committee   
Mar 07, 2019 07:07 pm
  AUSTIN, Texas -- A bill that would outlaw abortion in Texas is taking its first steps forward in the state legislature as it has now been assigned to the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, which is chaired by a lawmaker who co-sponsored an identical bill to abolish abortion in 2017. Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen has...

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 Chinese Villages Setting Up Boxes to Report Christian Churches and Other ‘Illegal Religious Activities’   
Mar 05, 2019 02:35 pm
  Photo Credit: Bitter Winter (Bitter Winter) -- Religious belief is common among China’s rural population, representing the most significant base of believers. In an effort to attack religion at its core, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been mobilizing the masses to monitor and report each other using a variety of means. The latest tool is the revival of...

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RI House Committee Approves Bill Codifying Roe Into Law, Removing Criminal Penalties for Causing Death of Unborn  
 Mar 06, 2019 11:51 am
  Photo Credit: Daisy Laparra PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In a city that was founded in 1636 by Baptist theologian Roger Williams, and was named after "God's merciful providence," lawmakers in the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee have approved a bill that codifies the "right" to abortion under Roe v. Wade into law, and also removes a segment from the state's...

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Incredible drone footage shows a perfectly intact house surrounded by total devastation following the deadly Alabama tornadoes that killed 23 people
Mar 12, 2019 04:40 pm
Incredible drone footage shows a perfectly intact house surrounded by total devastation following the deadly Alabama tornadoes that killed 23 people
(Daily Mail) – Incredible drone footage shows a perfectly intact house surrounded by complete devastation after it narrowly missed being leveled by the deadly tornadoes that killed 23 people when it ripped through Alabama and parts of Georgia more than a week ago. The video was captured by photographer Matt Gillespie as his drone flew over Ellersie, Georgia. Gillespie shared the video on Facebook with the caption that it’s ‘insane that this house is still standing and thank God these residents are ok!’ The home appeared to be in the direct pathway of the storm, but it miraculously suffered little damage.

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Dick’s Sporting Goods to Remove Guns From 125 Stores
Mar 12, 2019 04:22 pm
Dick’s Sporting Goods to Remove Guns From 125 Stores
(WSJ) – Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc said Tuesday it will stop selling firearms at 125 of its stores, further pulling back from the business after the retailer decided last year to tighten its policies around gun sales. Dick’s has struggled with declining sales since its CEO Ed Stack made a public decision to stop selling guns to buyers under 21 and take assault-style weapons out of all stores after a fatal school shooting in Parkland, Fla.

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‘American Idol’ Departs from Hollywood by Celebrating Christian Faith
Mar 12, 2019 04:11 pm
‘American Idol’ Departs from Hollywood by Celebrating Christian Faith
OPINION (FaithWire) – “American Idol” might just be the most Christian-friendly show on TV. The show kicked off its seventeenth season earlier this month. And while the televised singing competition has changed a lot since the days of Simon Cowell’s brutal feedback and Randy Jackson’s overuse of the word “dawg,” “American Idol” has consistently celebrated Christian talent. ‘American Idol’ Star Turns to God to Win Life-Threatening Battle Far from simply tolerating contestants who love Jesus,

the show has frequently highlighted the inspiring faith stories that shaped their journeys.

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Researchers launch neutral-sounding ‘Q’ that’s neither male nor female to fight bias in smart assistants
Mar 12, 2019 09:22 am
Researchers launch neutral-sounding ‘Q’ that’s neither male nor female to fight bias in smart assistants
(Daily Mail) – Talk to Apple’s Siri or Amazon’s Alexa and you’ll notice a common trait: They both have female voices. While this can help make robotic assistants more relatable and natural to converse with, it has assigned a gender to a technology that’s otherwise genderless. Now, researchers are hoping to offer a new alternative by launching what they’re calling the world’s first ‘genderless voice.’ The voice, called ‘Q’, was created by researchers from Copenhagen Pride,

equality campaign organization EqualAI and Virtue, a creative agency under Vice, to be gender neutral.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6796065/Gender-neutral-voice-assistant-developed-combat-gender-bias-artificial-intelligence.html


Will Believers Be Tricked Into Taking the Mark of the Beast?
Mar 12, 2019 09:08 am
Will Believers Be Tricked Into Taking the Mark of the Beast?
OPINION (Charisma) – Revelation 13 clearly outlines a future in which no one may buy or sell anything unless they have taken the mark of the beast. But how will believers be savvy enough to avoid doing so? Pastor Mark Biltz, author of Decoding the Antichrist and the End Times, told Dr. Steve Greene on a recent episode of “Greenelines” on the Charisma Podcast Network that the question itself is a “slippery slope.” “Look at how dependent people are on technology right now,” Biltz says.

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China pledges to purge Protestant faith in China of any Western “imprint,”
Mar 12, 2019 08:58 am
China pledges to purge Protestant faith in China of any Western “imprint,”
OPINION (Ink Stone News) – A senior Chinese official who oversees state-sanctioned Christian churches has pledged to rid the Protestant faith in China of any Western “imprint,” calling for further “sinicization” of religion. Xu Xiaohong, chairman of the National Committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement, a government-controlled body that runs state-approved Protestant churches, on Monday attacked what Beijing perceived as “Western influence.” “[We] must recognize that Chinese churches are surnamed ‘China,’ not ‘the West’,” Xu told delegates to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great

Hall of the People in Beijing.

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250 scientists sign petition warning against cancer from wireless tech including the trendy in-ear headphones
Mar 12, 2019 08:51 am
250 scientists sign petition warning against cancer from wireless tech including the trendy in-ear headphones
(Daily Mail) – Apple’s popular wireless AirPods headphones may pose cancer risks to wearers, according to a United Nations and World Health Organization petition. Some 250 have signed the petition, which warns against numerous devices that emit radiofrequency radiation, which is used in WiFi, cellular data and Bluetooth. AirPods, in particular, are concerning because they sit deeply enough within the ear canal to
emit expose these fragile parts of the ear to dangerous among of radiation, some experts warn.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6796679/Are-AirPods-dangerous-250-scientists-warn-be.html

Giant underwater Jesus draws hundreds to frozen Lake Michigan
Mar 11, 2019 10:19 pm
Giant underwater Jesus draws hundreds to frozen Lake Michigan
(Fox News) – Unbeknownst to many, Lake Michigan is home to the only underwater crucifix in freshwater on record. And, for the first time in several years, it’s visible to the public eye. The 11-foot statue, onto which a 5-foot-5-inch figure of Jesus Christ is attached, is located about 260 yards from the shore of the town of Petoskey, in Northern Michigan. On Saturday, hundreds of people waited in the cold to spot the crucifix through a hole carved in the five feet of ice, below 22 feet of water, WPBN reports.

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Francis Chan Challenges Pastors to Stop Creating ‘Wave Pool’ Churches
Mar 11, 2019 10:12 pm
Francis Chan Challenges Pastors to Stop Creating ‘Wave Pool’ Churches
OPINION (CBN News) – Evangelist Francis Chan told pastors this week they must set aside their own personal agendas and allow Jesus to lead their churches. Chan spoke at the Exponential Conference Tuesday at First Baptist in Orlando, Florida, the Christian Post reports. “I realize that a lot of times I don’t act like He’s the head of the Church,” Chan admitted. “I don’t act like I’m just like an arm.

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Mom wants teacher fired for using Ouija board with kindergarten students
Mar 11, 2019 10:03 pm
Mom wants teacher fired for using Ouija board with kindergarten students
(WISN 12) – An outraged mother is calling on Milwaukee Public Schools officials to fire a kindergarten teacher who introduced the young students in her class to a Ouija board. The mom, who asked to not be publicly named, said the game was used on Friday in her 5-year-old’s classroom at Zablocki Elementary. “They were shutting off the lights and making it dark and talking to spirits. That’s not something that should be at school,” the mother said of the game, which is said to be able to channel spirits.

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Christians in Kazakhstan Fined for Praying Without Permission
Mar 11, 2019 09:50 pm
Christians in Kazakhstan Fined for Praying Without Permission
(CBN News) – Anti-terrorism officers assisted by local police raided two Baptist house churches in Taraz, Kazakhstan, during worship services on Feb. 10 and 17, fining the worshippers for conducting prayers without government permission. Three people were issued with fines ranging between one and two months’ worth of average wages and two other worshippers were issued with official fines, The Express reported.

Those in attendance the churches were warned against publicly practicing their faith – or risk further punishment. 
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Church as we know it is over. Here’s what’s next
Mar 11, 2019 09:35 pm
Church as we know it is over. Here’s what’s next
OPINION (Fox News) – Church, as we’ve known it for the past few generations, is over. Every church you’ve ever attended, or that you drive by on your way to a Sunday sporting event, was built on a physical attendance model that is location-centric. As a result, church leaders and pastors have spent time every week encouraging, inviting and pleading with people to come to a specific place at a specific time on Sundays.

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https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/churches-as-we-know-it-are-over-here-is-how-to-engage-the-faithful



World must prepare for inevitable next flu pandemic
Mar 11, 2019 09:26 pm
World must prepare for inevitable next flu pandemic
(Reuters) – The world will inevitably face another pandemic of flu and needs to prepare for the potential devastation that could cause, and not underestimate the risks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. Outlining a global plan to fight the viral disease and get ahead of a potential global outbreak, the WHO said the next influenza pandemic “is a matter of when, not if”. “The threat of pandemic influenza is ever-present,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s director-general, said in a statement.

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Christian meditation: What practices are New Age and what is biblical?
Mar 11, 2019 02:21 pm
Christian meditation: What practices are New Age and what is biblical?
OPINION (CP) – Meditation has risen in popularity in the U.S. by threefold since 2012. The custom has been around for thousands of years and is observed in nearly every religion but not many people know which forms of meditation actually come from the Bible. The Christian Post decided to take a closer look at the practice of Christian meditation and some of the latest apps for it, including Soultime and Abide.

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The US Government Will Be Scanning Your Face At 20 Top Airports
Mar 11, 2019 02:14 pm
The US Government Will Be Scanning Your Face At 20 Top Airports
(BuzzFeed) – In March 2017, President Trump issued an executive order expediting the deployment of biometric verification of the identities of all travelers crossing US borders. That mandate stipulates facial recognition identification for “100 percent of all international passengers,” including American citizens, in the top 20 US airports by 2021. Now, the United States Department of Homeland Security is rushing to get those systems up and running at airports across the country.

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Now Trump Is Taking Heat from Left After Serving Chick-fil-A to Athletes Visiting White House
Mar 10, 2019 10:08 pm
Now Trump Is Taking Heat from Left After Serving Chick-fil-A to Athletes Visiting White House
OPINION (FaithWire) – The president is taking heat from some on the left after he served Chick-fil-A to a group of athletes. On Monday, Donald Trump offered up fried and grilled chicken sandwiches from the quick-service restaurant to the champions on the North Dakota State Bison football team, according to CNN. Terry Gilchrist, feminist editor for The Advocate, rebuked Trump for giving the football players food from the “virulently anti-LGBTQ company Chick-fil-A.” And Bil Browning of LGBTQ Nation described Trump as

the president “who has attacked the LGBTQ community the most,” which is not entirely true, given his administration recently launched a global campaign to see homosexuality decriminalized, particularly in the Middle East.

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https://www.faithwire.com/2019/03/08/trump-taking-heat-from-left-after-serving-chick-fil-a-to-athletes-visiting-white-house/




Jetliner Crashes in Ethiopia, Killing 157 From 35 Countries
Mar 10, 2019 09:58 pm
Jetliner Crashes in Ethiopia, Killing 157 From 35 Countries
(CBN News) – A jetliner carrying 157 people crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ethiopian capital Sunday, killing everyone aboard and carving a crater into the ground, authorities said. At least 35 nationalities were among the dead. It was not clear what caused the Ethiopian Airlines plane to go down in clear weather on its way to Nairobi, the capital of neighboring Kenya. The accident was strikingly similar to last year’s

crash of a Lion Air jet that plunged into the Java Sea, killing 189 people.

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Pastors Knocked Out, Christians Killed as Persecution Spikes Dramatically in India
Mar 10, 2019 09:55 pm
Pastors Knocked Out, Christians Killed as Persecution Spikes Dramatically in India
OPINION (CBN News) – India is seeing a dramatic rise in persecution as more and more churches and Christians are coming under attack in 2019. The newest figures show cases of hate and violence against India’s minority Christians have jumped 57 percent in the first two months of this year. According to the Evangelical Fellowship of India, a total of 77 incidents were documented against Christians between January and February. Referring to two murder cases in two different Indian states in February, EFI General

Secretary Rev.

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Why You Should Keep Praying and Never Give Up
Mar 10, 2019 09:43 pm
Why You Should Keep Praying and Never Give Up
OPINION (Charisma) – Does God always answer our prayers? Jesus said, “”Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks, it will be opened” (Matt. 7:7-8). He even promised, “If you ask anything in My name, I will do it” (John 14:14). Jesus also gave a parable that had as its purpose that we should keep on praying and never give up (Luke 18:1-8).

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6 Christian movies coming to theaters nationwide this spring
Mar 10, 2019 09:38 pm
6 Christian movies coming to theaters nationwide this spring
(CP) – The success of faith-based films in recent years has led to a resurgence of Christian movies being made by Hollywood filmmakers. 2019 is expected to echo 2018 and be a blockbuster year for Christian films, as the Tim Tebow-backed production “Run the Race” has already brought in over $4 million

domestically at the Box Office. Last year, the film “I Can Only Imagine” brought in $17.1 million domestically during its opening weekend, and over $83 million in total, superseding expectations.

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Venezuela enters fourth day of blackout as Maduro blames U.S. cyberattack
Mar 10, 2019 09:31 pm
Venezuela enters fourth day of blackout as Maduro blames U.S. cyberattack
(Reuters) – Venezuelans woke up to a fourth day of an unprecedented nationwide blackout on Sunday, leaving residents concerned about the impacts of the lack of electricity on the South American country’s health, communications and transport systems. Socialist President Nicolas Maduro – who is facing a challenge to his rule by the leader of the opposition-led congress, Juan Guaido – has blamed the blackout on an act of “sabotage” by the United States at the Guri hydroelectric dam, but experts say it is the

outcome of years of underinvestment.

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6.2 magnitude earthquake rocks Pacific Island – 6,000 people affected
Mar 10, 2019 09:08 pm
6.2 magnitude earthquake rocks Pacific Island – 6,000 people affected
(Express) – The epicenter was located 134 miles south of Levuka, 260 km 162 miles southeast of Labasa and 192 miles southeast of Suva. There are about 6,000 people living within 62 miles. The quake was followed by a magnitude 4.8 at 8:23UTC at a depth of 354.3 miles. No tsunami warnings have been issued following the quake and no damage was reported.

Fiji lies in a complex tectonic setting along the boundary between the Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate.

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Activity at second North Korea missile site could be preparation for potential launch …
Mar 10, 2019 02:12 pm
Activity at second North Korea missile site could be preparation for potential launch …
OPINION (Daily Mail) – Following President Donald Trump’s stalemate talks with Kim Jong-Un, it appears North Korea may be preparing to launch a missile or rocket some time soon. Earlier this week North Korea sparked outrage after satellite images revealed the nation was ‘rapidly rebuilding’ its Sohae Launch Facility, a long-range missile launch site. New images reveal activity may have also resumed at a second site near Pyongyang,

known as Sanumdong, where intercontinental ballistic missiles and satellite-launching rockets are assembled.

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Was It OK for Trump to sign Bibles in Alabama visit?
Mar 10, 2019 02:02 pm
Was It OK for Trump to sign Bibles in Alabama visit?
OPINION (Fox News) – President Donald Trump was just doing what he could to raise spirits when he signed Bibles at an Alabama church for survivors of a deadly tornado outbreak, many religious leaders say, though some are offended and others say he could have handled it differently. Hershael York, dean of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary School of Theology in Louisville, Ky.,

said he didn’t have a problem with Trump signing Bibles, like former presidents have, because he was asked and because it was important to the people who were asking.

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WATCH: Egyptian Expert Skewers Iranian Official Who Threatened US, Israel
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A former Iranian defense advisor quickly regretted his recent appearance on Al-Jazeera after an Egyptian-American expert exposed the Islamic Republic for “destroy[ing] Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Lebanon.”

Egyptian-American political analyst Magdi Khalil, President of the Middle East Freedom Forum, slammed Iranian researcher Amir Mousavi, a former advisor to the Iranian Defense Minister, who recently claimed on Al-Jazeera that the U.S. “is finished” because its international prestige has diminished, making it a “rogue state.

Khalil quickly roasted Mousavi for his “laughable” comments, exposing the destructive and ultimately doomed path of Iran’s Shiite “resistance axis.”

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Iranian researcher Amir Mousavi, a former advisor the Iranian Defense Minister, said in a March 5, 2019 debate on Al-Jazeera Network (Qatar) about America's influence in today's world that the U.S. "is finished." He added that America's prestige throughout the world has diminished and that it is now a rogue state. Egyptian-American political analyst Magdi Khalil, President of the Middle East Freedom Forum, criticized Mousavi for his comments and said that it is “laughable” for Iran to claim the U.S. is finished. He said that there is a Shiite-Sunni war that people do not want to acknowledge, and that the Shiite "resistance axis" has already destroyed Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, and is on its way to destroying Lebanon, as well.
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President Trump fires back at ‘wacky nut job’ Ann Coulter: ‘I am winning’
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President Trump fires back at ‘wacky nut job’ Ann Coulter: ‘I am winning’
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After hearing criticism from former supporter Ann Coulter for months, President Donald Trump is finally firing back.

In a two-part tweet on Saturday, Trump called Coulter a “Wacky Nut Job” before asserting that, despite Coulter’s insistence otherwise, he is “winning” at the southern border. 

From Friends to Enemies
Coulter was one of the first major conservative personalities to come out in support of Trump.

When she told Politically Incorrect host Bill Maher that Trump was the GOP favorite going into the 2016 election, Maher’s entire panel just about fell out of their chairs in a fit of laughter.

Coulter’s support continued throughout Trump’s campaign and most of his time in office.

But after the building of the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border was delayed repeatedly, Coulter started moving in the other direction.

Apparently, that was the one major campaign promise she wanted to see fulfilled, and the fact he was unable to get it done has not sat well with her at all.

Coulter was already criticizing Trump at every opportunity when the president gave his State of the Union address earlier this year. Coulter called the speech “the lamest, sappiest, most intentionally tear-jerking SOTU ever.”

Trump Fires Back
Indeed, over the last month, Coulter has pretty much fired ever insult imaginable at Trump. Through it all, however, he has remained silent — until now.

Finally, on Saturday, Trump apparently reached his breaking point. He tweeted:


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 Wacky Nut Job @AnnCoulter, who still hasn’t figured out that, despite all odds and an entire Democrat Party of Far Left Radicals against me (not to mention certain Republicans who are sadly unwilling to fight), I am winning on the Border. Major sections of Wall are being built...

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 ....and renovated, with MUCH MORE to follow shortly. Tens of thousands of illegals are being apprehended (captured) at the Border and NOT allowed into our Country. With another President, millions would be pouring in. I am stopping an invasion as the Wall gets built. #MAGA

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Ongoing Feud
This feud is unlikely to end anytime soon. Now that Coulter knows she has his attention, she will probably go full boar and get him to engage with her as much as possible.

As far as she is concerned, his engagement proves her right. Plus, it’s free publicity.

But it will be interesting to see who Coulter and her supporters go to during the 2020 presidential campaign season.

Coulter is a devout conservative, so there is no chance at all she will throw her support behind a Democrat. But with the Republican Party not putting out another candidate to oppose Trump, it will be really interesting to see how this feud pans out.

Will Coulter’s fans stand by her side? Or will they stick with the president? Only time will tell.

4 Areas Satan Loves to Attack in Your Life
Mar 09, 2019 04:04 pm
4 Areas Satan Loves to Attack in Your Life
OPINION (Charisma) – Achieving deliverance from darkness can definitely be a battle, but by grace complete victory belongs to you, provided that you are prepared, well-clothed and well-armed with God’s every provision (see Eph. 6:11-18). In fact, most of your success in battle lies in the preparation. The actual engagement of deliverance does not have to be messy or difficult at all. Believe it or not, deliverance can be easy!


The Gospel of Deliverance – Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil (see 1 John 3:8).

Continue reading 4 Areas Satan Loves to Attack in Your Life at End Time Headlines.
https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/75464-4-areas-satan-loves-to-attack-in-your-life-1


Congregation Reports Seeing Jesus in the Smoke After Fire Destroys Church
Mar 09, 2019 03:48 pm
Congregation Reports Seeing Jesus in the Smoke After Fire Destroys Church
OPINION (Charisma) – A West Virginia church is choosing to praise the Lord after a fire consumed its building over the weekend. “We will fight the enemy and not let him hold us down,” according to a Facebook post on Freedom Ministries’ social media page. The post accompanied a remarkable photo on Facebook in

which one can see the face of Jesus in the smoke. “Our ministry team is working faithfully to process the recent loss of our facility and to move forward with rebuilding.

Continue reading Congregation Reports Seeing Jesus in the Smoke After Fire Destroys Church at End Time Headlines.
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Why Praying in Tongues Can Bring You the Breakthrough You Need
Mar 09, 2019 03:41 pm
Why Praying in Tongues Can Bring You the Breakthrough You Need
OPINION (Charisma) – What do you do when all hell breaks loose around you? You pray in the Spirit. What do you do when circumstances, events and relationships become a consuming fire of disappointment? You pray in the Spirit. What do you do when you have lost your way in the wilderness of life? You pray in the Spirit. What do you do when there are no words that describe your pain human?

Continue reading Why Praying in Tongues Can Bring You the Breakthrough You Need at End Time Headlines.
https://www.charismamag.com/life/women/40649-why-praying-in-tongues-can-bring-you-the-breakthrough-you-need



Millennials create a Bible for the Instagram generation
Mar 09, 2019 03:36 pm
Millennials create a Bible for the Instagram generation
(Fox News) – The two share the same name and passion for sharing Jesus with younger generations. So they created a Bible for millennials made by millennials. Bryan Chung, 24, a native of Los Angeles, met Brian Chung, 30, a Hawaiian who relocated to California 12 years ago, while the two were involved in the campus ministry InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at the University of Southern California. “A lot of people are

placing our books on coffee tables – it’s very visual,” Bryan told Fox News.

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New study reveals that Majority of churches in decline or flatlining and nearly half see dip in giving
Mar 08, 2019 01:40 pm
New study reveals that Majority of churches in decline or flatlining and nearly half see dip in giving
(CP) – A majority of churches have fewer than 100 people attending services each Sunday and have declined or nearly flatlined in membership growth, according to a new study from Exponential by LifeWay Research. The study, which was conducted to help churches better understand growth in the pews, showed that most Protestant churches are not doing well attracting new Christian converts, reporting an average of less than one each month. “The primary purpose of this study was to obtain a set of objective

measures on churches’ reproduction and multiplication behaviors today as well as to understand their core context of growth,” Todd Wilson, chief executive officer of Exponential, said in a release from LifeWay research. “By combining these measures, we can help churches think about multiplication.” The study found that 6 in 10 Protestant churches had plateaued or declined in attendance in the past 12 months and more than half saw fewer than 10 people become new Christians. 
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7 Ways the Holy Spirit Convicts the World of Sin
Mar 08, 2019 01:28 pm
7 Ways the Holy Spirit Convicts the World of Sin
OPINION (Charisma) – Much of the body of Christ today merely think about renewal, revival, awakening, and manifestations of God’s power when they think of the Holy Spirit’s function. Although we would all love to speak about revival and renewal in the church, we have to realize that the Holy Spirit has many other significant functions that are vital to both the church and world. Case in point, an often overlooked function of the Holy Spirit in today’s charismatic churches is His assignment to bring conviction in the hearts of people. Many preachers are merely trying to encourage,

motivate and inspire their congregation—when oftentimes the Holy Spirit desires to bring conviction to their church because disobedient lifestyle choices block God’s Spirit from freely moving and blessing. In John 16:8, Jesus said that when the Holy Spirit comes, He will convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. The importance of this function cannot be overstated! Without the Spirit’s illumination related to our sinful condition, fallen human beings will never be aware of their sinfulness because their minds have been blinded and their understanding has been darkened (See 2 Cor. 4:4 and Eph. 4:17-19). 
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80 Ethiopian Jews Return to the Land of Israel
Mar 08, 2019 01:23 pm
80 Ethiopian Jews Return to the Land of Israel
(JP) – Approximately 80 Ethiopian Jews arrived in Israel on Wednesday evening as part of the government’s commitment this year to bring more than 1,000 Ethiopians to Israel and integrate them into society. A.Y. Katsof, head of the Heart of Israel who has been raising money for Ethiopian aliyah, was among those who greeted the arrivals at the airport. He said that while waiting for them to come out of customs, “it was so exciting but sad at the same time.

I met Ethiopian Israelis in the waiting area who were going to see brothers, sisters, cousins, even grandparents for the first time.” The new immigrants kissed the ground as they disembarked from the airplane. “You could see how happy they were to have arrived in Israel,” he said, adding that “they erupted in dances of joy to have made it back to the Holy Land after 2,000 years of longing.” 
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New comic ‘JesusFreak’ depicts Jesus Christ as killer who beheads enemies with sword
Mar 08, 2019 01:15 pm
New comic ‘JesusFreak’ depicts Jesus Christ as killer who beheads enemies with sword
(Fox News) – The publishing company behind the popular “The Walking Dead” will soon release a controversial, 64-page full-color graphic comic that depicts Jesus of Nazareth as an action “hero” who deftly beheads his enemies with a whirling sword. “JesusFreak,” from writer Joe Casey and artist Benjamin Marra, is described as “a bloody, two-fisted tale of historical heroic fiction featuring a young Nazarene carpenter who is having some trouble finding his place within the violent world around him.” Casey told SyFy.com that the graphic novel looks to reconcile two vastly different ideas of Jesus – one being the historical persona of a carpenter from Nazareth and the other being the Son of God.

“It’s a story about a young man on a journey to find his own power,” the writer said, adding that he never went to the Bible for any reference, and instead he did a lot of research on the time period, the political maneuvering and the stakes involved during that time in history. “Believe me, it doesn’t spring from any religious background or any personal experiences. I’m just not that guy,” he added. “Honestly, if I worship anything, it’s the comic books that I read as a kid that inspired me to do this for a living. Those are what holds a lot of magic for me.” 
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Teacher Admits She Hasn’t Read Constitution After Telling Student to Remove Ash Wednesday Symbol
Mar 08, 2019 10:19 am
Teacher Admits She Hasn’t Read Constitution After Telling Student to Remove Ash Wednesday Symbol
(FaithWire) – One school district in Utah is on clean-up duty after a teacher made a fourth-grade student wipe the cross of ashes off his forehead, which he received at church to commemorate Ash Wednesday. When William — a Catholic — arrived at school, he quickly noticed he was the only one wearing an ash cross, according to KSTU-TV, so he was answering his peers’ questions about the religious symbol.“A lot of students asked me what it is,” he said. “I said, ‘I’m Catholic. It’s the first day of Lent. It’s Ash

Wednesday.’” Soon after he got to school, William’s teacher came up to him, gave him a disinfectant wipe, and told him to scrub the cross off his forehead. The young student tried to explain the significance of the symbol, but his teacher — who called the cross “inappropriate” — didn’t listen. “She took me aside and she said, ‘You have to take it off,’” William remembered. “She gave me a disinfection wipe — whatever they are called — and she made me wipe it off.” 
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Facebook Steps Up Crackdown On Anti-Vaccine Groups and Pages
Mar 08, 2019 09:46 am
Facebook Steps Up Crackdown On Anti-Vaccine Groups and Pages
(WHAS 11) – Social media giant Facebook says it will remove groups and pages that spread misinformation about vaccinations on its site. It’s the latest step Facebook and others are taking to stem the tide of misinformation on social media sites. Facebook said Thursday it will take its cue from global health organizations, such as the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which have publicly identified verifiable vaccine hoaxes.

If groups and pages spread those hoaxes, they won’t appear in recommendations or in predictions functions when searched for in Facebook. Ads with similar information will be rejected. And content that contains the misinformation won’t be shown on Instagram Explore or hashtag pages. Federal health officials have attributed a recent spike in the number of measles cases in part to misinformation that has made some parents shun the vaccine. 
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Rare Earthquake Shakes Western Florida Panhandle
Mar 08, 2019 09:30 am
Rare Earthquake Shakes Western Florida Panhandle
(Spectrum News 9) – A small earthquake hit the western Florida panhandle, an event that’s rare for the state. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 2.6 earthquake happened at the Florida-Alabama border just before midnight Wednesday, just east of Century, Florida. That’s in the extreme northwest corner of the state.

A magnitude 2.6 quake should not cause any damage, according to USGS. However, earthquakes are extremely rare for Florida. The last earthquake in Florida was in 2006, off the Gulf of Mexico. It was a magnitude of 5.9. In fact, the last 5 earthquakes all took place in the Gulf of Mexico between 1992 and 2006. 
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First cousins in love fighting for right to get married in Utah
Mar 08, 2019 09:24 am
First cousins in love fighting for right to get married in Utah
(News Channel 9) – A Utah couple said they’re in love, but they’re first cousins and it’s illegal for them to marry in their home state. Michael Lee and his wife Angie tied the knot in Colorado where it is legal to marry. The couple said their love story began with a crush in second grade. “It’s like second grade, I remember, I stopped her mother– I stopped her– I said I’m going to marry Angie, and she said ‘no I’m sorry you

can’t but you can be friends,'” Lee told KTVX. Family vacations would bring the two together, but social norms would draw them apart again. Michael said, “Life was unfair. Like why did the person I want to be with the most … Why did you have to be my cousin?” The couple reunited after 10 years this winter. They both recently became single and were ready to take the plunge. 
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North Korea Escalates Rhetoric Following Reports of New Nuclear Activity…
Mar 07, 2019 10:37 pm
North Korea Escalates Rhetoric Following Reports of New Nuclear Activity…
(US News) – North Korea on Thursday blasted new, smaller-scale U.S.-South Korea military exercises as an “open challenge” to the aspiration of Pyongyang, seemingly rejecting what had been a key compromise President Donald Trump made following a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last month. The fiery rhetoric followed numerous reports this week that North Korea has begun new activity to bolster its nuclear weapons program, despite White House assurances following the high profile

February meeting in Vietnam that Kim was committed to denuclearization. “The ill-boding moves of the south Korean military authorities and the U.S. are a wanton violation of the DPRK-U.S. joint statement and the north-south declarations in which the removal of hostility and tensions were committed to,” North Korean state news service KCNA wrote, using its preferred acronym for itself. The statement described the new downsized exercises as “an open challenge to the aspiration and desire of all Koreans and the international community for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.” 
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Venezuela hit by major blackout, government blames ‘sabotage’
Mar 07, 2019 09:33 pm
Venezuela hit by major blackout, government blames ‘sabotage’
(Reuters) – A major power outage hit crisis-stricken Venezuela on Thursday, according to Reuters witnesses, a problem the government of President Nicolas Maduro quickly blamed on “sabotage” at a hydroelectric dam that provides much of the country’s power. Electricity outages are frequent in Venezuela, where the economy is collapsing under hyperinflation, with chronic shortages of food and medicine and mass emigration of more than 3 million citizens. Critics say corruption and

underinvestment have left the country’s power grid unable to function, while Maduro says the problems are intentionally created by political adversaries. Crowds flooded a main avenue of Caracas. Many people said they expected they would have to walk several hours to their homes because the few buses on the streets were full and the city’s metro system was shut down. “The person responsible for this is named Nicolas Maduro,” said Pedro Fernandez, 44, a systems engineer in the Altamira neighborhood of Caracas, on his way by foot to the other side of town. READ MORE http://news.trust.org/item/20190307225559-ufcqu




House passes resolution condemning bigotry
Mar 07, 2019 09:18 pm
House passes resolution condemning bigotry
(NewsChannel 9) – The House has passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, discrimination against Muslims and other bigotry against minorities. The 407-23 vote Thursday was a bid to end dissension among Democrats over congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s latest remarks on Israel. Omar said the Jewish state’s allies pressure lawmakers to pledge “allegiance” to a foreign country. Some lawmakers wanted Omar

implicitly rebuked with a measure condemning anti-Semitism. But others said the resolution should condemn discrimination against Muslims, too. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Omar didn’t intend the remark to be anti-Semitic. Democrats have long been split over the U.S.-Israeli relationship. But the developments seem to highlight a divide that’s as generational as it is ideological. 
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Atheists speak out against Day of Prayer bill during Senate committee meeting
Mar 07, 2019 09:04 pm
Atheists speak out against Day of Prayer bill during Senate committee meeting
(WHAS11) – Supporters and opponents of House Bill 166, the Day of Prayer in Kentucky schools bill, spoke at a Senate committee meeting today. This bill would designate the last Wednesday of September as A Day of Prayer for students in Kentucky. The bill’s sponsor Republican Representative Gina Huff said it would allow students of all faiths to gather around campus and pray. “I think that if it’s in the statute, regardless of the administration of the school district, those students know that the last

Wednesday of September is the day that they have that they can join in unity it’s a global environment and pray,” Huff said. An atheist spoke out against the bill during the meeting, saying the bill would pressure students into praying regardless of their beliefs. “We are very concerned that teachers, state leaders and administrators will use this day of prayer to encourage or coerce students in our schools to publicly engage in these activities regardless of their own beliefs,” one opponent of the bill said. 
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Evangelical Christian University Blocks Pro-Life Speaker Star Parker from Appearing on Campus
Mar 07, 2019 08:50 pm
Evangelical Christian University Blocks Pro-Life Speaker Star Parker from Appearing on Campus
(CBN News) – The University of Northwestern at St. Paul – a noted Christian University – has barred pro-life speaker and Christian activist Star Parker from lecturing on its campus. Students at the university’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter (UNW YAF) had been working for months to host a prominent conservative to address their peers, only to have their own administration strike down their plans, the

chapter said in a press release. In an email to the chapter, a university administrator told the group their “main concern is that it is an open event.” Apparently “it would be different if you were having a speaker just come speak to your club. Speakers open to all UNW students would have more strictness.” The administrator also claimed Parker holds radical views that the campus community would not agree with. 
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California veterans home threatens to expel 84-year-old widow for leading Bible study group
Mar 07, 2019 08:44 pm
California veterans home threatens to expel 84-year-old widow for leading Bible study group
OPINION (Fox News) – An 84-year-old widow claims California officials are threatening to kick her out of a residence for veterans if she doesn’t stop hosting a longtime Bible study. Artis Breau and her husband moved to the Veterans’ Home of California in Yountville nine years ago. Breau’s husband, who died a few years ago, served as a Merchant Marine, Army, in World War II and then, during the Korean War he served in the Air Force.

The two met in the 1950s while she worked at the Pentagon as a civilian employee in the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army. She has been volunteering with the chaplaincy program and led Bible studies much of the last decade at an area of the residence known as the Holderman Building, which is a shared space for residents of the home. Recently, the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) notified Breau that she would face “involuntary discharge,” or expulsion, from the home if she doesn’t give up her status as a volunteer Bible study leader. 
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Christian band praises God after they escaped tour bus crash unharmed
Mar 07, 2019 09:19 am
Christian band praises God after they escaped tour bus crash unharmed
OPINION (CP) – Award-winning Christian rock band Seventh Day Slumber is giving God all the glory after they survived a tour bus crash in Hillsboro, Texas, over the weekend. “Please keep us in your prayers. We are all ok, just banged up. A few are still at the hospital being looked at. Also, please say some prayers for the firefighters. Those guys were so nice and this was pretty traumatic for them as well!” frontman Joseph Rojas wrote on Facebook Sunday morning along with a photo of the band’s

totaled tour bus. The bus slammed into the rear of a fire truck early Sunday morning on Interstate 35, Rojas said, as he detailed how their bus driver had nowhere to go when, after driving over a hill they were met with a fire truck in front of them and an 18 wheeler in the right lane next to them. “We had nowhere else to go. Our driver was going under the speed limit. We support all first responders and we pray for them and their families. This was unavoidable for us,” he said. 
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Gay UMC pastor to conduct same-sex weddings despite Traditional Plan passage
Mar 07, 2019 09:04 am
Gay UMC pastor to conduct same-sex weddings despite Traditional Plan passage
(CP) – An openly gay pastor in the United Methodist Church said he will conduct same-sex weddings despite the denomination’s recent vote to maintain its view that homosexuality runs counter to the Gospel and will enforce tougher punishments for violating church discipline. Pastor Mark Thompson, a 61-year-old father of three, is a pastor at Central United Methodist Church in Lansing, Michigan, who has lived openly as a homosexual for the past 10 years, according to WKAR.

Since the UMC Book of Discipline considers homosexuality “incompatible with Christian teaching,” Thompson said it has been hard for him to stay celibate and ignore his desire to be in a same-sex relationship. Although he will continue to refrain from being in a romantic relationship, Thompson doesn’t believe that other Christians who are same-sex attracted should be required to live celibate lives. 
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7 Reasons Pastors Stay Silent in Our Wicked Culture
Mar 07, 2019 09:01 am
7 Reasons Pastors Stay Silent in Our Wicked Culture
OPINION (Charisma) – Pastors are refusing to confront culture, sound alarms or to address today’s political crisis—and it may be time for them to step down. When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Are you he that troubles Israel?” And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and you have followed the Baals” (1 Kings 18:17-18). God is raising up a new generation of bold, prophetic messengers who are fearless, broken and undone by the weight of what’s happening in our world. They couldn’t care less if people leave churches they minister in. They aren’t looking for accolades or book deals. They are criers in the wilderness, a new breed of burning ones who aren’t into building churches, but they are very much into confronting culture and shocking the nations with prophetic unction.

We need bold, confrontational leaders formed after the spirit of Elijah, people who are commissioned and unafraid to expose the wickedness in the land. Sadly, it’s rare to find men and women of God like this today. Though I’m going to share seven reasons pastors are refusing to confront culture or to dive into politics from the pulpit, the honest truth is that I am so disturbed that I even have to write about this. How can supposed men and women of God just go on teaching generic Sunday school- style messages every Sunday morning when the escalating crisis in the world demands an immediate and Spirit-led response? 
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‘Radical Sex Ed Around Every Corner’: This Program Exposes Kids to Mermaid Boys and Transgender Stars
Mar 07, 2019 08:49 am
‘Radical Sex Ed Around Every Corner’: This Program Exposes Kids to Mermaid Boys and Transgender Stars
OPINION (CBN News) – The National Education Association (NEA) has partnered with the United States’ leading LGBTQ organization to teach children about same-sex attraction and gender dysphoria.  March 2 was the NEA’s annual “Read Across America Day” program – a day when teachers, schools, and libraries host events aimed at encouraging children to read.  This year, the NEA partnered with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the United States’ largest LGBTQ advocacy and lobbying group, to expose children to an array of LGBTQ-themed books.

“NEA believes diverse literature enables students to see themselves as the heroes of the story, while also showing them that all kinds of people can be the heroes too,” said NEA president Eskelsen García. “It is important that we emphasize books that are telling children of color or of different gender identities that they belong in the world and the world belongs to them.” NEA hosted a reading event at Ashlawn Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia last week and featured two of the LGBTQ-themed books it wants children to read. 
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More Americans under age of 40 having heart attacks…
Mar 07, 2019 08:45 am
More Americans under age of 40 having heart attacks…
(Market Watch) – Days after Luke Perry’s death at 52 from a stroke, a new study on heart-attack rates has another grim reminder that the young are far from invincible — and maybe even more vulnerable than they used to be. Heart-attack rates are rising for adults under age 40, researchers found after comparing data of heart attack survivors ages 41 to 50 with those survivors who were 40 and younger.

In fact, the proportion of heart-attack patients under age 40 has been climbing 2% every year for the last 10 years, according to findings slated for presentation at the American College of Cardiology’s annual scientific session later this month. The researchers tried to unearth the risk factors explaining the rise and said substance abuse might share part of the blame. 
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Russia passes law to jail people for 15 days for ‘disrespecting’ government
Mar 06, 2019 10:07 pm
Russia passes law to jail people for 15 days for ‘disrespecting’ government
(The Guardian) – Russia’s parliament has approved a controversial law that allows courts to jail people for online “disrespect” of government or state officials, including the president, Vladimir Putin. The law, which critics say is reminiscent of Soviet-era legislation used to target political dissidents, stipulates fines of up to 100,000 roubles (£1,155) for “indecent” online posts that demonstrate a “blatant disrespect for society, the country, Russia’s official state symbols, the constitution, or the authorities”.

Repeat offenders can be hit with fines of up to twice this sum, or 15 days behind bars. Alexander Verkhovsky, the head of the Moscow-based Sova Centre, which monitors abuse of anti-extremism legislation, said people could face prosecution for online comments such as “Putin is a bastard”, or jokes about parliament. Others expressed concern that the law was so vaguely worded that almost any online criticism of the authorities, including satirical memes, could be construed as “disrespect”. 
READ MORE https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/06/russian-parliament-outlaws-online-disrespect




Next severe weather outbreak may target central, southern US this weekend
Mar 06, 2019 09:17 pm
Next severe weather outbreak may target central, southern US this weekend
(AccuWeather) – Following a deadly outbreak of tornadoes in the Southeast, another severe weather and tornado outbreak may erupt in the south-central United States this weekend. A potent storm is forecast to move out of the Rockies and swing into the Plains this weekend. As this happens, the risk of severe thunderstorms will increase over the middle part of the nation, AccuWeather meteorologists warn.

Ahead of the weekend threat, cold air will prevent severe thunderstorm activity over the Mississippi Valley and South through Friday. However, the approach of the large storm and its circulation may change the current stable atmospheric conditions of the South Central states to an unstable situation by this weekend. “A number of things would have to fall into place for a severe weather outbreak, including a surge of warm and humid air,” according to AccuWeather Lead Long-Range Meteorologist Paul Pastelok. 
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Massive sinkhole closes zoo in Louisville, Ky
Mar 06, 2019 08:57 pm
Massive sinkhole closes zoo in Louisville, Ky
(WLKY) – A sinkhole has prompted the Louisville Zoo to close on Wednesday. The hole was found in an undeveloped part of the zoo around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Officials said no people or animals were injured and there was no damage to any buildings. Investigators estimated the hole is approximately 50

yards wide, 85 yards long and 50 feet deep. A zoo spokesperson said engineers are on site investigating. Crews from LG&E, Louisville Water and MSD are looking to determine if any utility lines were affected by the collapse. Officials are looking into whether an earthquake in Tennessee that caused the Louisville Mega Cavern to close had anything to do with the sinkhole. 
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Mass arrests of Chinese megachurch members continue; some ‘violently beaten’
Mar 06, 2019 05:32 pm
Mass arrests of Chinese megachurch members continue; some ‘violently beaten’
(CP) – Nearly 50 more members, including 11 kids, of a Chinese megachurch closed down by the communist government in December, were arrested at two different venues last Sunday, a watchdog group has reported. Following the closing of Chengdu’s Early Rain Covenant Church and the arrest of its pastor, Wang Yi, on Dec. 9 for “inciting subversion of state power,” government actors are continuing to harass members of the congregation as they gather for worship inside of homes. According to an update from

the church, multiple homes that were hosting prayer gatherings on Feb. 24 were surrounded by police officers who ultimately interrupted the proceedings. At two of the home church services, every person in attendance was detained. China Aid founder Bob Fu, a well-respected human rights activist who has on a number of occasions testified before Congress, tweeted that at least 11 of those who were arrested in Chengdu received a punishment of 10 to 14 days “administrative detention.” 
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Christian Mental Health Professional Reveals the Reason Behind Recent Surge in Suicides and Drug-Related Deaths
Mar 06, 2019 05:26 pm
Christian Mental Health Professional Reveals the Reason Behind Recent Surge in Suicides and Drug-Related Deaths
OPINION (Charisma) – America is in the midst of a suicide epidemic, reflecting deeper problems that go beyond mental illness. A new report released this week revealed that the number of U.S. deaths related to alcohol, drug use, and suicide are at an all-time high. The data analysis, conducted by public health nonprofits Trust for America’s Health and the Well Being Trust, used data from the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention dating back to 1999. Their findings show that 2017, the most recent year that data were available, reflected the highest level of these preventable deaths since federal data collection began in 1999. At the root of suicide, alcohol and drug abuse is the affliction of despair. A very basic conclusion we can draw, then, is that America is experiencing an uptick in despair, of which there are many causes. To help make further sense of this troubling surge, Faithwire reached out to licensed professional counselor and Dallas Theological Seminary graduate, Carly Graham. 
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‘Outrageous!’ Disturbing New Video Game Allows Players to Simulate Rape, Murder of Women
Mar 06, 2019 05:17 pm
‘Outrageous!’ Disturbing New Video Game Allows Players to Simulate Rape, Murder of Women
(CBN News) – A graphic and violent new computer video game that lets players simulate the rape and murder of women is coming under fire. The developer of “Rape Day” describes it as “a game where you can rape and murder during a zombie apocalypse.” “Rape Day is a visual novel where you control the choices of a sociopath during a zombie apocalypse,” reads a statement on the game’s website. “You can verbally harass, kill people, and rape women as you choose to progress the story.”

The game, which contains graphic depictions of sexual violence, allows players to click on outcomes to violent scenarios, which are illustrated with characters rendered in 3D. The game’s creator calls it “fantasy” stating: “Every good fantasy is a power fantasy. Even if it’s some odd-ball story about gaining the acceptance of the loss of control, it’s still a form of power.”  But many call the game evil and “outrageous.” 
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Why Are We Afraid to Preach About Sin?
Mar 06, 2019 10:36 am
Why Are We Afraid to Preach About Sin?
OPINION (Charisma) – I don’t like angry preachers. If a person mixes a sermon with hateful language, he’s in the wrong profession. Yet today we’ve jumped to the opposite extreme. Now we are so afraid of sounding angry that we stopped confronting sin altogether. We can’t preach about materialism because we might offend rich people in the audience—as well as the poor people who buy Lotto tickets every week. We can’t preach about fornication because there are people in the church who are living together. We can’t preach about adultery or homosexuality because our culture says it’s hateful to label those behaviors sins.

We can’t preach about domestic violence because there are deacons who sometimes hit their wives. We can’t preach about abortion because there might be pro-choice Democrats in the pews (or hypocritical Republicans who say they are pro-life but who secretly pay for abortions for their own daughters). And in the Trump era, we can’t challenge racist attitudes toward immigrants because evangelical Christians are expected to blindly support a wall to keep Mexicans out of our country. And the list goes on. In fact, some preachers are avoiding the word “sin altogether because it’s too “negative.” Church growth experts tell us that people want a “positive” message. 
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Is the Church Being Taken Over by Success-Seeking Pastors?
Mar 06, 2019 10:14 am
Is the Church Being Taken Over by Success-Seeking Pastors?
OPINION (CL) – Some are recognizing a trend in the church toward focusing less on humility, weakness and sacrifice, and instead prioritizing triumph, power and boasting of success. Authors Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel wrote about the trend in The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb. In it they write about pastoral pride with some personal confessions, “I have seen my thirst for power driving my ministry. I have viewed other pastors as competition and the church as a means of self-glory. I have acted in ways that place me alongside the power mongers I so readily critiqued.” J.D. Greear, pastor of The Summit

Church in Raleigh-Durham, N.C., sees the trend too and it worries him. He is so concerned that he had his staff read Goggin and Strobel’s book. In a recent article on his website he said the criticism hit close to home. Early in my ministry, I was praying for miraculous revival in Durham, where our church is. The Holy Spirit impressed upon me this thought: “What if I bring the revival you are asking for…but do it through another church?” I knew the right answer. I should have said, ‘Yes, Lord! You must increase and I must decrease!’ But the impulsive answer that bubbled up from my heart was much less flattering. 
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Canada sees exponential rise in trans-identified kids, referrals to gender clinics
Mar 06, 2019 09:05 am
Canada sees exponential rise in trans-identified kids, referrals to gender clinics
(CP) – Gender clinics in Canada are reporting an exponential growth in the number of children being referred to them for gender transitions.  According to The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, some children’s hospitals in Canada are reporting at least a doubling, if not more, in the number of children and teenagers seeking gender transitions. The outlet reports that the British Columbia Children’s Hospital reported receiving 240 referrals of children seeking gender treatment in 2018. In 2013,

only 20 children were referred to the hospital for that reason. The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto reports that the number of referrals they’re receiving also has doubled since 2013 when about 100 were referred for gender dysphoria. Stephen Feder, who co-directs the gender diversity clinic at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, explained that it’s getting hard to keep up with the increasing demand his clinic is seeing. READ MORE https://www.christianpost.com/news/canada-sees-exponential-rise-in-trans-identified-kids-referrals-to-gender-clinics.html



Seven Members of Same Family Confirmed Dead in Alabama Tornado
Mar 06, 2019 08:55 am
Seven Members of Same Family Confirmed Dead in Alabama Tornado
(FaithWire) – Authorities have confirmed that seven members of the same family are dead as a result of the fierce tornadoes that struck Alabama over the weekend. The Lee County Coroner’s office noted that all of the victims were from the town of Beauregard, which is thought to have been the epicenter of the vicious storm. The Stenson, Tate and Robinson families, who were joined together through marriage, lost seven members ranging between the ages of 38 and 86. The names of the victims are as follows: Eric Jamal Stenson, 38; Florel Tate Stenson, 63;

Henry Lewis Stenson, 65; James Henry Tate, 86; Maggie Delight Robinson, 57; Raymond Robinson Jr, 63; and Tresia Robinson, 62. Beauregard resident Olin Norwood knew many of the Stenson-Tate family members who perished in the deadly storm. He “thought a heap of them,” he said, according to AL.com.“It’s hard to try to say it right now, it really just hurts to think about it, to think about all of them gone, and the way they left,” Norwood said. “I know God don’t make no mistakes, and whatever He do, He do for the best. It wasn’t our time, it was their time to go, and that’s what He had planned.” 
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Nearly 1,500 pulses of lightning recorded off Southern California coast in 5 minutes
Mar 06, 2019 08:47 am
Nearly 1,500 pulses of lightning recorded off Southern California coast in 5 minutes
(LA Times) – A band of thunderstorms that stretched from southern Kern County past the Channel Islands was producing a dramatic lightning show Tuesday night in the Southern California sky. In one five-minute stretch alone, shortly after 8 p.m., the National Weather Service recorded 1,489 pulses of lightning off the coast, 231 over Santa Barbara County and 40 in Los Angeles County, said Kathy Hoxsie, a meteorologist with the weather service in Oxnard.

“It’s a lot,” she said. “We usually don’t get that.” Those numbers appeared to taper down later Tuesday evening. The storms were expected to move into Ventura and Los Angeles counties overnight. “It’s a lot,” she said. “We usually don’t get that.” Those numbers appeared to taper down later Tuesday evening. The storms were expected to move into Ventura and Los Angeles counties overnight. 
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3.4 earthquake reported near Maynardville, TN felt through Knoxville
Mar 05, 2019 04:49 pm
3.4 earthquake reported near Maynardville, TN felt through Knoxville
(WATE) – A 3.4 earthquake hit just north of Maynardville, Tennessee, on Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Many WATE 6 On Your Side viewers near Knoxville have reported feeling

the quake. Employees at WATE 6 On Your Side felt the quake as well. Earthquakes between 3.0 and 4.0 are often felt but rarely cause damage. You may also notice indoor items shaking. 
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China bans 23 million from buying travel tickets as part of ‘social credit’ system
Mar 05, 2019 04:34 pm
China bans 23 million from buying travel tickets as part of ‘social credit’ system
(The Guardian) – China has blocked millions of “discredited” travelers from buying plane or train tickets as part of the country’s controversial “social credit” system aimed at improving the behavior of citizens. According to the National Public Credit Information Centre, Chinese courts banned would-be travelers from buying flights 17.5 million times by the end of 2018. Citizens placed on blacklists for social credit offenses were prevented from buying train tickets 5.5 million times. The report released last week said: “Once discredited, limited everywhere”.

The social credit system aims to incentivize “trustworthy” behavior through penalties as well as rewards. According to a government document about the system dating from 2014, the aim is to “allow the trustworthy to roam everywhere under heaven while making it hard for the discredited to take a single step.” Social credit offenses range from not paying individual taxes or fines to spreading false information and taking drugs. More minor violations include using expired tickets, smoking on a train or not walking a dog on a leash. 
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Alarm bells in Washington as Russia and China team up for terrifying weapons system
Mar 05, 2019 02:10 pm
Alarm bells in Washington as Russia and China team up for terrifying weapons system
OPINION (Express) – Chinese military personnel is being trained to use Russia’s deadly S-400 Triumf missile system in another example of cooperation between the two superpowers which is likely to set alarm bells ringing in Washington. Chinese personnel will learn how to operate the state-of-the-art weaponry, according to Russian state news agency TASS. A military-diplomatic source said: “About 100 military servicemen from the People’s Liberation Army of China will undergo instruction at a Russian training center in the

operation and combat uses of the second regimental set of the S-400 system, to be provided to China in the second half of the year.” Russia’s federal service for military-technical cooperation declined to comment. China is the first foreign customer to purchase the S-400 Triumf system, with the contract covering two regimental sets. The first set was delivered last spring, and in December 2018, China successfully used the system at its proving grounds to hit ballistic and aerodynamic targets.
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Thousands Commit to Fast, Evangelize in Fulfillment of Lou Engle’s 7-Year-Old Prophetic Word
Mar 05, 2019 01:54 pm
Thousands Commit to Fast, Evangelize in Fulfillment of Lou Engle’s 7-Year-Old Prophetic Word
OPINION (Charisma) – Last weekend about 58,000 people gathered at The Send in Orlando, Florida, to receive a commission for evangelism. I attended the conference and was impressed with the humility I saw. Instead of highlighting one speaker, leaders worked together to let the Spirit move. So it was no surprise to me when thousands of people responded to invitations to evangelize and fast for awakening. Andy Byrd, director of The Send and member of YWAM Kona’s leadership team, told me in an exclusive interview that this conference—and the powerful response it received—was the fruit of several prophetic words. Be sure to listen to my interview with Andy Byrd at the end of this article to hear more exciting ways God is still moving through The Send.

“[The Send] really came about from a seven-year journey, a seven-year word to Lou Engle and The Call that there was soon going to be coming to a transition in America and to The Call from calling people to prayer and fasting to sending people in a spirit of prayer and in a spirit of fasting into evangelism and missions with power,” Byrd tells me. “And the mantle, the responsibility, the sense of passion that Billy Graham had to reach his generation, that that same passion was going to fall on an entire generation. So we’ve been on a seven-year journey to kind of walk that word out, and we’ve always felt and had words that it would begin in Orlando.” 
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Jonathan Cahn Issues Urgent Prophetic Message About New York, Sacrifices to Baal
Mar 05, 2019 09:49 am
WATCH https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=0MRkqVSrRDo&ab_channel=JonathanCahn-HopeoftheWorld
Jonathan Cahn Issues Urgent Prophetic Message About New York, Sacrifices to Baal
OPINION (Charisma) – The same week Jonathan Cahn and his wife welcomed their new son into the world, New York passed a horrific bill that would allow abortion up until birth. “To kill a child in its mother’s womb is evil,” Cahn says. “To kill a child in his mother’s womb up until the time of its birth is beyond evil.” To celebrate, New York lit up One World Trade Center in pink. “If you’ve read The Harbinger, you know that the

World Trade Center is one of the nine harbingers in the biblical pattern of judgment,” Cahn says. “A tower represents a nation, a civilization at its height and also it is the pride, it is the embodiment of the nation.” In a new video, Cahn explains the prophetic significance of the laws passed in New York and beyond, from abortion to infanticide. He also explains the mystery of the towers and how it all points to Baal. “The central key is that as America falls away from God,
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Scammers posing as pastors: Churches nationwide issue urgent warning
Mar 05, 2019 09:25 am
Scammers posing as pastors: Churches nationwide issue urgent warning
(CP) – Scams in which local pastors are impersonated in order to trick their congregants out of hundreds of dollars has permeated communities across the nation. Scammers impersonating trusted pastors have fooled a number of victims nationwide. As churches are speaking out about the trend, one state government is warning that the scammers may be using information available on church websites to get a leg up on tricking faithful churchgoers.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a consumer alert on Friday regarding persons who allege to be pastors and priests who text or email members of various churches asking them to buy gift cards that will benefit a charitable cause. The warning from Paxton comes as several churches in his state and other states have been targetted by the scam. 
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Fire destroys West Virginia church, Bibles and cross found untouched
Mar 05, 2019 09:14 am
Fire destroys West Virginia church, Bibles and cross found untouched
(WVNS) – Firefighters made an incredible discovery Sunday while searching in the rubble of a church fire. Firefighters responded to Freedom Ministries Church on Grandview Road in Daniels around 1 a.m. Sunday, March 3, 2019. Firefighters said as they were going through the wreckage,

they noticed not a single Bible was burned and the church’s cross was untouched. Beaver, Ghent, Mabscott and Coal City Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the fire. No injuries were reported. The cause is still under investigation. 
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‘I’ve Seen Jesus’: He Died, Made Three Trips to Heaven, and the People He Saw There Will Astound You
Mar 05, 2019 09:06 am
‘I’ve Seen Jesus’: He Died, Made Three Trips to Heaven, and the People He Saw There Will Astound You
OPINION (CBN News) – Landon Whitley was eight years old when he hopped into his parents’ Pontiac and took the very first of three trips to heaven. It started on a Sunday morning in 1997 – Julie Kemp, her husband Andy, and young Landon were driving home from church when an ambulance returning to its station broadsided their car in an intersection. Andy died instantly. Rescuers stabilized Julie but did not initially realize there was a third passenger in the car.

“They couldn’t see his body because of the damage that was done to the driver’s side of the car and Landon was sitting behind his dad,” Julie says. “And when they saw Landon’s shoe, it took a deeper search for his body. When they pulled Landon out from the back of the car, he was not breathing. And they all started working on him right away to bring him back.” 
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Bible Prophecy coming true? Third Temple in Jerusalem ‘on the table’ proves Jesus’ return
Mar 05, 2019 09:03 am
Bible Prophecy coming true? Third Temple in Jerusalem ‘on the table’ proves Jesus’ return
OPINION (Express) – Biblical prophecy of the end times is unfolding in Israel as promises of the Third Temple in Jerusalem pave the way for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, a preacher has shockingly claimed. Bible experts believe the return of Christ will be preceded by the building of a Third Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Rumors of the Temple’s imminent construction have now sent conspiracy theorists into an apocalyptic frenzy. Some prominent doomsday preachers believe Donald Trump

advisor Jared Kushner is in the Middle East at this moment to secure a peace deal, which includes the building of the Third Temple. A vocal supporter of this biblical theory is Christian evangelist Paul Begley from West Lafayette in Indiana, US, who believes biblical prophecy is being fulfilled right before his eyes. According to the firebrand preacher, the Third Temple in Jerusalem will house the Messiah in the days of the biblical apocalypse. Pastor Begley said: “You know, the Third Temple looks like it is on the table of this Middle East peace deal. 
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At least 22 dead, many injured, in apparent large tornado in Alabama, officials say; fatalities could rise
Mar 03, 2019 10:45 pm
At least 22 dead, many injured, in apparent large tornado in Alabama, officials say; fatalities could rise
(Fox News) –  At least 14 people were confirmed dead, and “many, many” injured when an apparent large tornado destroyed several homes in a southeast Alabama community Sunday, according to officials. WSFA reported that the Lee County sheriff said 14 fatalities occurred when at least two tornadoes that hit the county. An 8-year-old girl in Beauregard is among the dead, the news outlet reported. Lee County

Coroner Bill Harris said on Sunday evening that he expects more bodies to be found and the number of deaths to rise as search crews comb through rubble and debris. “We’ve still got people being pulled out of rubble. We’re going to be here all night,” he said. Alabama Emergency Management Agency spokesman Gregory Robinson said no deaths have been reported in the state beyond Lee County. 
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Are we on the verge of World War 3?
Mar 03, 2019 09:55 am
Are we on the verge of World War 3?
OPINION (Charisma) – One country with a large nuclear arsenal just bombed another country with a large nuclear arsenal, and the mainstream media in the United States barely reported on it. And the mainstream media also almost entirely ignored the fact that Russia just publicly accused the United States of preparing to invade Venezuela. Could it be possible that the relative peace and stability that the globe has been experiencing is about to be greatly shaken? Even though I warned about a potential conflict between India and Pakistan just a few days ago, I was stunned when I found out that India had just bombed Pakistan for the first time in more than 40 years:

On Tuesday morning, India launched an airstrike on Pakistani territory, reportedly targeting a militant training facility. The airstrike was in retaliation for a suicide bomb attack that killed dozens of Indian troops in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir, a disputed border region, earlier this month. India blamed Pakistan for the suicide attack, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to “avenge every tear that was shed” for the victims. That vengeance came on Tuesday in the form of an airstrike — the first time India has sent warplanes into Pakistani territory since the 1970s. The Pakistani military is the most important political entity in that entire nation, and this attack greatly, greatly embarrassed them. The Pakistani government is promising “to respond” to India’s surprise airstrike, and they have even called a special session of the group “that oversees the country’s nuclear weapons”: 
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Two-Month-Old, Pregnant Women Among Those Caught Up in Brutal Arrests at Chinese Megachurch
Mar 03, 2019 09:22 am
Two-Month-Old, Pregnant Women Among Those Caught Up in Brutal Arrests at Chinese Megachurch
(CBN News) – The Chinese government has continued its brutal crackdown on one of the country’s largest churches. Authorities arrested an additional 44 members of the Early Rain Covenant Church at two venues Feb. 24, including 11 children. Multiple reports confirmed one of those arrested was just two months old. According to China Aid, pregnant women were also arrested, and Senior Pastor Wang Yi’s own 74-year-old mother was beaten by police.

The group was detained at Chengdu Police Station and had their cell phones taken off them. During their period of detention, the group was not given any access to food and many of them were not released until the early hours of the morning. More from China Aid: “So far, 11 people have been sentenced to administrative detention. Those sentenced to 14-day detention are Zhang Jianqing, Wei Zhixue, Zhu Xiaoguang, Hou Hong’en, Luo Zhipeng, Yang Duli, Zhang Guanya, Huang Guangtai, and Tang Chunliang. Both A and Yang Jian were given a 10-day detention sentence.” 
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11 Ways to Rebuke Demons We’ve Accidentally Invited Into Our Homes
Mar 03, 2019 09:12 am
11 Ways to Rebuke Demons We’ve Accidentally Invited Into Our Homes
OPINION (Charisma) – Jesus taught us on several occasions and modeled to us the power of our words. As Christians we use words to create and call things forth in the positive, but do we realize the same power in our words activates the negative spirit realm. What do we do when we have spoken something we shouldn’t have? Does the demonic realm activate against our negative words or words that other people have spoken out against us? You bet! Death and life are in the power of the tongue (see Prov. 18:21), and that goes both ways. Jesus rebuked the demon and rebuked the storm.

Rebuke means to take authority over, and then He gave it a follow-up command. “He rose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace, be still!’ Then the wind ceased and there was a great calm” (Mark 4:39). “Jesus rebuked him, saying, ‘Be silent, and come out of him!’ When the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him and did not hurt him” (Luke 4:35). When Jesus rebuked in both cases, He gave a follow-up command. He was taking authority over the situation and speaking in the natural and spiritual what needed to happen. 
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The Clock Is Ticking. Are You Ready?
Mar 03, 2019 09:03 am
The Clock Is Ticking. Are You Ready?
OPINION (FaithWire) – A while back I was getting a lot of robocalls, so I found a feature on my phone that can block them. Before long I was blocking a lot of numbers. Then someone told me, “I called you five times. Why didn’t you answer the phone?” I was blocking people I actually wanted to hear from because I was getting messages from people I didn’t want to hear from. In some ways that’s like a lot of people when they hear that events in our world and in our culture today are signs of the times: “Oh, give me a break! I’ve

heard that before! They’ve been saying forever that Jesus is coming back, and nothing has really changed.” Actually, a lot of things have changed. I believe we’re living in the last days. Just look at the aggression of Russia on so many fronts recently and the provocative statements from President Vladimir Putin about their nuclear capabilities and a willingness to use them. Russia has developed a new intercontinental ballistic missile that can hit any target they choose. NATO calls it “Satan 2.” 
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Russia Suspends Nuclear Missile Treaty With USA…
Mar 04, 2019 02:08 pm
Russia Suspends Nuclear Missile Treaty With USA…
(WSJ) – President Vladimir Putin formally ordered a suspension of Russia’s obligations under a Cold War-era nuclear treaty with the U.S., his office said Monday, a death knell for the pact that heightens the threat of a new arms race. The Kremlin said the decision to suspend the agreement was made after the U.S. said it would stop abiding by the pact, the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which prohibited

the possession, production and flight testing of certain short and intermediate-range nuclear missiles. The statement didn’t acknowledge Washington’s accusations that Russia had broken its obligations under the INF treaty with the testing of its nuclear-capable 9M729 missile. Those accusations have been met by sabre-rattling from Moscow, with Mr. Putin warning that the unraveling of the agreement would lead to a new arms race. 
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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits southwest Colorado, near Utah border
Mar 04, 2019 01:57 pm
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits southwest Colorado, near Utah border
(FOX 31 Denver) – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit Dove Creek, Colorado, near the Utah border in southwest Colorado, on Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.

According to the USGS and various reports, shaking from the earthquake could be felt as far north as Grand Junction and as far west as Moab in Utah.
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Victorian bushfires may be worse than the Black Saturday blazes that killed 173
Mar 04, 2019 09:45 am
Victorian bushfires may be worse than the Black Saturday blazes that killed 173
(Daily Mail) – Firefighters have warned that the inferno raging through east Victoria could be worse than the Black Saturday bushfires almost a decade ago. Lightning sparked the fires in Bunyip State Park, about 65km east of Melbourne, on Friday night. Authorities initially thought the fires could be maintained, but then four separate blazes merged into one, burning out of control and resulting in evacuation orders for more than 20 suburbs. At least five homes have been destroyed as the out-of-control blaze continues to

threaten residents. Vic Emergency issued a dire emergency warning at 7 pm on Sunday for suburbs located between Bunyip and Tonimbuk, from the south to the north, and Tynong North to Labertouche, from the east to the west. ‘You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. The safest option is to take shelter indoors immediately,’ the warning said. ‘It is too late to leave. Leaving now would be deadly.’ Earlier on Sunday, residents in Bunyip, Budgeree, Dargo and Licola were forced to flee their homes as the fire continued to close in. 
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‘Cussing Pastor’ defends twerking contest held at church, tells critics ‘f*** you’
Mar 04, 2019 09:07 am
‘Cussing Pastor’ defends twerking contest held at church, tells critics ‘f*** you’
OPINION (CP) – Thaddeus Matthews, a controversial Memphis pastor better known as the “Cussing Pastor” for his profanity-laced messages which have attracted millions of viewers online, is defending his decision to host a sexually provocative twerking contest at his church, telling his critics “f*** you.” “This message is for all you hypoChristians who live hypocritical and f***ed up lives when you have the nerve to judge someone else. I look at many of you who have criticized the young ladies who were dancing in my gymnasium in my church. I look on your pages, you got your a**, your titties out. You got all type of trash in your life but you want to be the one to judge – f*** you,” said Matthews,

who leads the Naked Truth Liberation and Empowerment Ministries, in a video message posted on Instagram. “You motherf***ers who are out here judging, there is nothing in the Bible about dancing but it is judging. Again, f*** you.” Matthews, who launched his ministry about three years ago, building on a longtime career as a controversial broadcaster in Memphis, doesn’t consider his unorthodox ministry offensive to God and told The Christian Post in a recent interview that he doesn’t consider his use of expletives in his messages swearing. 
READ MORE https://www.christianpost.com/news/cussing-pastor-defends-twerking-contest-held-at-church-tells-critics-f-you.html



In 300 Days A 3 Minute ‘Ring Of Fire’ Eclipse Will Race Across Earth Just Hours After Christmas Day
Mar 04, 2019 08:49 am
In 300 Days A 3 Minute ‘Ring Of Fire’ Eclipse Will Race Across Earth Just Hours After Christmas Day
(Forbes) – Made any Christmas plans yet? How about a trip to the Arabian Peninsula to watch a ‘Ring of Fire’ as most of the Sun is dramatically eclipsed by the Moon at sunrise while North Americans are enjoying their last few hours of Christmas Day? Now just 300 days out, intrepid eclipse-chasers are already making plans because this won’t just any partial solar eclipse. At daybreak on December 26, 2019, there will be an annular solar eclipse, which occurs when a ‘micromoon’ covers most of the Sun.

Though not quite large enough in the sky to cover the whole of the Sun’s bright disc (as happened during the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017 in the U.S.) this eclipse promises to be a special event. Nicknamed a ‘Ring of Fire’, the event will be observable at sunrise on the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE and Oman), and later in the day in southern India, northern Sri Lanka, the Indian Ocean and Indonesia, ending at sunset in Guam in the Pacific Ocean. 
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Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Has Officially Moved
Mar 02, 2019 09:00 am
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Has Officially Moved
(Forbes) – Earth’s magnetic North Pole has drifted so fast that authorities have had to officially redefine the location of the magnetic North Pole. The extreme wandering of the North Pole caused increasing concerns over navigation, especially in high latitudes. Earth’s magnetic field is known to have wandered and flipped in the geologic past. Earth’s magnetic field is a result of spinning molten iron and nickel 1,800 miles below the surface.

As the constant flow of molten metals in the outer core changes over time, it alters the external magnetic field. What we’ve seen in the past hundred years is that the location of the magnetic North Pole has moved northward. That migration of the magnetic North Pole was switched into overdrive in the past few years, causing the pole to rapidly move. The increased speed with which the magnetic North Pole has moved prompted authorities to officially update its location. 
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Six shocking ways Christians are being persecuted across the globe
Mar 02, 2019 08:47 am
Six shocking ways Christians are being persecuted across the globe
OPINION (Express) – A persecution expert has revealed the six ways regimes are launching a brutal crackdown on Christianity in countries in the East. Senior Policy Officer of the Christian Persecution charity Open Doors, Dr. Matthew Rees revealed how they measure the ways that Christians are persecuted because of their faith. In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, Dr. Rees explained the persecution applies to

every aspect of a Christians life and revealed direct violence was not their biggest threat. He said: “The way Open Door works out what kind of persecution is we have six separate spheres. “Sphere one is family life- That is whether the family is putting pressure on an individual who has converted. “It happens a lot in countries like Afghanistan and Libya where unfortunately we have received reports over the years of honor killings which is particularly brutal.  
READ MORE https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1094086/Christianity-Crackdown-persecution-open-doors-india-north-korea



This Biblical Key Can Heal Your Body, Restore Your Life
Mar 02, 2019 08:41 am
This Biblical Key Can Heal Your Body, Restore Your Life
OPINION (Charisma) – Medical researchers generally agree that most people in the hospital are there because of a sickness that is psychosomatic. In other words, their physical symptoms and ailments are rooted in stress, anxiety or trauma of the mind and emotions. One of the pioneers in research concerning the effect of the mind on the body, Dr. Alex Carrel, stated, “Ninety percent of all sickness will never touch you and will normally leave your body if your mind is at perfect peace.”

This was not a faith statement, but a statement based on his scientific research for which he won a Nobel Prize in 1912 (Hyatt, 3 Keys to Answered Prayer, 10). S.I Macmillan, the medical doctor who wrote None of These Diseases, made the same point and emphasized that if we want to be physically well, we must live without anger, worry, frustration and fear. To make his point, he said, “It’s not what you are eating; it’s what’s eating you.” 
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New cancer-causing toxin found in recalled blood pressure pills
Mar 02, 2019 08:28 am
New cancer-causing toxin found in recalled blood pressure pills
(Reuters) – U.S. health regulators said on Friday a third cancer-causing toxin was found in some blood pressure pills recalled by India’s Hetero Labs Ltd a day earlier, adding to a global recall of commonly used drugs to treat hypertension. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is also looking into whether these types of impurities could be found in other classes of drugs, a spokeswoman for the regulator said.

The toxin, N-Nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid (NMBA), identified in 87 lots of Hetero’s losartan potassium pills, was not found in medicines that were previously recalled by a number of drugmakers. The FDA said Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd is expanding its voluntary recall to include 114 additional lots of losartan-containing medication due to unacceptable amounts of NMBA in the losartan manufactured by Hetero Labs. READ MORE https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-bloodpressure-fda-idUSKCN1QI4XF?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5c79e52c9ebbef00013d1ac4&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook




Powerful 6.9 quake strikes off Northern Japan on Pacific Ring of Fire
Mar 02, 2019 08:23 am
Powerful 6.9 quake strikes off Northern Japan on Pacific Ring of Fire
(Express) – A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has struck the north coast of Japan. The earthquake which was located 114 miles southeast of the city of Nemuro struck at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) put the original magnitude down to 6.2 from the initial estimate from the country’s Earthquake Early Warning System. Serious damage and casualties are

unlikely but in some areas, tremors and moderate shaking may have been felt. No tsunami warnings have been issued. The US Geological Survey (USGS) puts the magnitude at 6.0. A spokesman for USGS said: “There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage.” Japan sits on the deadly Pacific Ring of Fire which is known for its earthquakes and volcanoes. 
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Youtube claims no evidence of “Momo Challenge” on its platform
Feb 28, 2019 01:46 pm
Youtube claims no evidence of “Momo Challenge” on its platform
ATTENTION: The following report DOES NOT reflect the opinions of End Time Headlines

(The Guardian) – It is the most talked about viral scare story of the year so far, blamed for child suicides and violent attacks – but experts and charities have warned that the “Momo challenge” is nothing but a “moral panic” spread by adults. Warnings about the supposed Momo challenge suggest that children are being encouraged to kill themselves or commit violent acts after receiving messages on messaging service WhatsApp from users with a profile picture of a distorted image of woman with bulging eyes. News stories about the Momo challenge have also attracted hundreds of thousands of shares on Facebook in a

24-hour period, dominating the list of UK news stories ranked by number of interactions on the social network. There have also been claims that the material has appeared in a video featuring Peppa Pig among YouTube’s content aimed at children. But the Samaritans and the NSPCC have dismissed the claims, saying that while there is no evidence that the Momo challenge has initially caused any harm itself, the ensuing media hysteria could now be putting vulnerable people at risk by encouraging them to think of self-harm. The UK Safer Internet Centre called the claims “fake news”. And YouTube said it had seen no evidence of videos showing or promoting the Momo challenge on its platform. 
READ MORE https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/28/viral-momo-challenge-is-a-malicious-hoax-say-charities



Benjamin Netanyahu ‘to be indicted for corruption’
Feb 28, 2019 01:08 pm
Benjamin Netanyahu ‘to be indicted for corruption’
(Express) – Israel’s attorney general is seeking to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in three corruption cases, according to local media reports. The Israeli leader, 69, is reportedly accused of crimes including bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. He is suspected of wrongfully accepting gifts from wealthy businessmen and dispensing favors in alleged bids for favorable coverage by a newspaper and a

website. Israeli TV reported this afternoon that the country’s attorney general intends to indict Mr. Netanyahu following a series of long-running investigations. His right-wing Likud party labeled the reported charges “political persecution”. The incumbent PM, who is seeking to win a fourth consecutive term in the election April 9, denies any wrongdoing. Mr. Netanyahu will have the chance to persuade the attorney general not to indict him at a hearing, which is likely to take place after the election. 
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Doctors Warn Dad They Don’t Need Parental Consent to Inject Daughter, 14, With Male Hormones
Feb 28, 2019 12:40 pm
Doctors Warn Dad They Don’t Need Parental Consent to Inject Daughter, 14, With Male Hormones
OPINION (FaithWire) – A group of Canadian doctors has insisted that a 13-year-old does not need her parent’s consent before being injected with hormones that will aid her gender transition. The girl in question was attending a school district in Delta, British Columbia, when her father found out that administrators were treating his then-12-year-old as a boy. Unbeknown to the dad, Maxine had now become “Quinn” at the advice of her school counselor, with the district adamant that it was following official policy laid out in the BC Ministry of Education’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Policy. 

Under this policy, they said, Maxine’s father had zero right to know anything about his own daughter’s “preferred sex, gender, or name” while at school. At this, Maxine’s dad was understandably concerned. He noted that his daughter had struggled to cope with her parents’ 2013 divorce, and had since endured periods of depression. Maxine’s dad thought it possible that this transgender phase was simply an additional coping mechanism that his daughter had employed to cope with her emotional trauma. Indeed, she had previously gone through a temporary lesbian phase. 
READ MORE https://www.faithwire.com/2019/02/28/doctors-warn-dad-they-dont-need-parental-consent-to-inject-daughter-14-with-male-hormones/



Lauren Daigle Performs Her Grammy-Award Winning Hits on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Feb 28, 2019 12:35 pm
Lauren Daigle Performs Her Grammy-Award Winning Hits on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(CBN News) – Fresh off celebrations for her first Grammy Awards, Lauren Daigle just delivered a powerful performance of her God-focused songs for Jimmy Kimmel Live! Daigle sang “You Say” on-air, and recorded a web exclusive of “This Girl” on Tuesday. Her song “You Say” has been #1 on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs Chart for 31 weeks. The song won Daigle her first Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. Co-written with Jason Ingram and Paul Mabury,

the single has seen airplay on pop radio and hasn’t left the top ten of iTunes Top 100 best-selling songs chart in weeks. Daigle has seen criticism from some followers in recent months for efforts to appeal to a larger audience. Last year, some Christians shared the disappointment of her performance on LGBT activist Ellen Degeneres’ talk show, and her refusal to identify same-sex relations as a sin on the “The Domenick Nati Show.” 
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Every Ontario Elementary School Forced to Fly Gay Pride Flag
Mar 01, 2019 10:10 pm
Every Ontario Elementary School Forced to Fly Gay Pride Flag
(CBN News) – In June, every elementary school in Ontario, Canada will be forced to fly the gay pride flag to commemorate Pride Month.  Windsor Star reports that the Greater Essex County District School Board handed down the decision during a vote last week. Every board member except for one voted in favor of the policy. “When you’re in elementary school, and you’re just coming into adolescence, it’s a very

vulnerable time,” said the board’s vice-chairman Julia Burgess, who introduced the motion. “You may not have a lot of peers like you. The Pride flag tells them we have their back.” The board has flown the gay flag at its office and local high schools since 2016. Now, they believe its time to bring it to younger children. But not everyone was on board with the measure. Trustee Linda Quin was the only person who voted against the measure and warned that the board could “mislead” children about gender. 
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For the first time in 132 years, L.A. never reached 70° in the month of February…
Mar 01, 2019 10:03 pm
For the first time in 132 years, L.A. never reached 70° in the month of February…
(LA Times) – Home restaurant’s sprawling outdoor patio in Los Feliz, set under a canopy of large trees, was designed to take advantage of California’s temperate climate and typically sunny skies. But this February has been so cold that the restaurant scrambled to set up extra heaters outside the Craftsman-style house to keep diners and workers warm during the record-setting cold winter.

“We had three heaters going for a while and this month it just hasn’t been enough,” said Sam Yoo, a manager at the restaurant. “I’m trying to have the waiters and hostesses wear warmer clothing, but I have one heater set up right by the host stand so they don’t catch colds.” For the first time since forecasters began recording data — at least 132 years — the mercury did not reach 70 degrees in downtown Los Angeles for the entire month of February. 
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How scientists were left stunned by experiment on Jesus’ prophecies
Mar 01, 2019 09:54 pm
OPINION (Express) – Scientists conducted an experiment using the “science of probability” to calculate the likelihood of one man – Jesus Christ – fulfilling the 456 prophecies described in the New Testament. Biblical prophecies comprise of passages of the Bible that supposedly reflect the communications of God to humans. A number of these passages revolve around Jesus – who is said to be the son of God and the voice of Christianity.
According to a study carried out by Westmont College, in California, the Messiah can be directly linked to more than 450 prophecies in the New Testament. Biblical prophecies comprise of passages of the Bible that supposedly reflect the communications of God to humans. A number of these passages revolve around Jesus – who is said to be the son of God and the voice of Christianity. According to a study carried out by Westmont College, in California, the Messiah can be directly linked to more than 450 prophecies in the New Testament. 
READ MORE https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1093748/bible-news-scientists-stunned-experiment-jesus-spt/amp



5G can make digital humans look real and turn real people into holograms
Mar 01, 2019 09:27 pm
5G can make digital humans look real and turn real people into holograms
(USA Today) – Holograms. Emotive, life-like digital human beings. Washing machine repairs directed from miles away. The rollout of 5G wireless networks that will continue throughout 2019 and beyond promises a slew of new smartphones that will hum along much faster than the models they’ll eventually replace. But while zippier handsets compatible with the next generation of wireless are surely welcome, 5G’s

potential extends beyond them. Verizon, and some of the entrepreneurial startups it is working with, recently demonstrated a few of the fresh consumer and business experiences made possible or enhanced by 5G, at its 5G Lab in New York City, one of five such labs around the country. 5G works in tandem with other technologies, notably artificial intelligence, augmented reality and enhanced computer vision, which as the name suggests, is the machine’s ability to make sense of what it sees. 
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Group wants to ban WWII POW’s Bible from veterans memorial
Mar 01, 2019 09:15 pm
Group wants to ban WWII POW’s Bible from veterans memorial
(Fox News) – A Bible at the center of a Manchester VA Medical Center display has been targeted by an outside group for being “intolerable” and “unconstitutional.” The Bible, carried by a prisoner of war in World War II, was donated and displayed on the Missing Man Table memorial honoring missing veterans and POWs. But it was removed when the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) complained about its presence.

The VA then moved it to a display case, but Mikey Weinstein, the founder of MRFF, complained again, calling it even more objectionable. But veterans in the area say the Bible is a historical symbol, not an attempt to stuff religion down anyone’s throat. “That Bible is not just a religious artifact,” Paul Martin of the Northeast POW-MIA Network told WMUR. “What it means is this guy held on to love, faith, and hope, family, and trust in this nation — that they would do everything they possibly could to bring him home.” 
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Ex-transgender man, 33, who now identifies as an ‘agender Alien’ reveals they have had their nipples and eyebrows removed to look ‘less human’
Mar 01, 2019 09:07 pm
Ex-transgender man, 33, who now identifies as an ‘agender Alien’ reveals they have had their nipples and eyebrows removed to look ‘less human’
OPINION (Daily Mail) – A 33-year-old, who was born as a woman before transitioning into a man, has revealed that they think they belong to any gender, and is an alien. Jareth Nebula, from Edmonds, Washington, transitioned from female to male and changed their name at the age of 29. The barber’s shop receptionist, who also works as a model, has even gone as far as having their nipples removed in order to ‘feel less human’.

According to the Mirror, Jareth, who identifies as agender – which translates to ‘without gender’ – and prefers to be referred to with the pronoun they, named himself after the character played by David Bowie in the 1986 musical fantasy Labyrinth. Unlike the term gender-fluid – which refers to a person’s whose gender identity is not fixed, or a person who feel they are a mix of both genders – agender typically refers to being gender-less, without a gender, or gender neutral. 
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A huge, strange-looking fish washed up on a California beach. Scientists say it’s a first
Mar 01, 2019 09:01 pm
A huge, strange-looking fish washed up on a California beach. Scientists say it’s a first
(CNN) This is the extraordinary tale of how a massive, strange-looking fish wound up on a beach on the other side of the world from where it lives. The seven-foot fish washed up at UC Santa Barbara’s Coal Oil Point Reserve in Southern California last week. Researchers first thought it was a similar and more common species of sunfish — until someone posted photos on a nature site and experts weighed in.

What transpired after that surprised researchers from California to Australia and New Zealand. It turned out to be a species never seen before in North America. It’s called the hoodwinker sunfish. “When the clear pictures came through, I thought there was no doubt. This is totally a hoodwinker,” said Marianne Nyegaard, a marine scientist who discovered the species in 2017. “I couldn’t believe it. I nearly fell out of my chair.” READ MORE https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/02/28/us/hoodwinker-sunfish-north-america-trnd/index.html




Retail apocalypse rips through JCPenney, Gap, and Victoria’s Secret, 300 Closures in a single day
Mar 01, 2019 08:53 am
Retail apocalypse rips through JCPenney, Gap, and Victoria’s Secret, 300 Closures in a single day
(Business Insider) – Gap, JCPenney, and Victoria’s Secret announced more than 300 store closures over the course of 24 hours this week, sending a clear signal that the fallout from the retail apocalypse is far from over. Gap said Thursday that it would close 230 namesake stores over the next two years as it reported that the brand’s same-store sales fell 7% during the holiday quarter. The company also said it would spin off its

Old Navy brand. Earlier in the day, JCPenney said it would close 27 stores in 2019, including 18 full-
line department stores and 9 home and furniture stores. The department-store chain said same-store sales fell 4% during the fourth quarter. Victoria’s Secret’s same-store sales also fell during the holidays, dropping 3% during the quarter. The company said late Wednesday that it would close 53 stores this year, citing a “decline in performance.” 
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‘It’s Not Equal’: Parents Outraged as Transgender Athletes Continue to Dominate Girls’ Sporting Events
Mar 01, 2019 08:48 am
‘It’s Not Equal’: Parents Outraged as Transgender Athletes Continue to Dominate Girls’ Sporting Events
OPINION (FaithWire) – When allowing transgender athletes to compete in sports, the question always arises: Is it fair?  Some argue it’s unfair for a man to be allowed to compete in a women’s sporting event because male bodies are fundamentally different than female bodies. At present, 17 states allow transgender high school athletes to compete without restrictions, according to Transathlete.com, which tracks state policies in high school sports across the country. Seven states have restrictions that make it difficult for transgender athletes to compete while in school,

like requiring athletes to compete under the gender on their birth certificate or allowing them to participate only after going through sex-reassignment procedures or hormone therapies. The other states either have no policy or handle the issue on a case-by-case basis, according to The Washington Times. Recently, Terry Miller, a Connecticut high school transgender athlete transitioning to female, won the 55-meter dash at the state open indoor track championships, setting a new girl’s indoor record. Andraya Yearwood, another transgender athlete, placed second in the race. Selina Soule, an opponent sprinter, says fairness is the issue.  She missed out on qualifying for the New England regionals and a chance to run in front of college coaches, because of Miller and Yearwood. 
READ MORE https://www.faithwire.com/2019/02/26/itsnotequal-parents-outraged-as-transgender-athletes-continue-to-dominate-girls-sporting-events/




This Is the Kind of Preacher America Desperately Needs Right Now
Mar 01, 2019 08:43 am
This Is the Kind of Preacher America Desperately Needs Right Now
OPINION (Ministry Today) – As I’ve stated before, with rapid-fire changes within a culture saturated by political correctness and relativism, we are inclined to ask if there is any hope for America. If we continue down this slippery slope, there is little hope. Apart from a national spiritual awakening, it will be difficult to turn the Titanic around—the vessel has been struck; what’s inside is spilling out. But if God brings revival, if we once again set our hearts and minds on Him, there is tremendous hope. “Revive” means “to awaken, restore, renew or repair.” In churches across America, crowd appeal and

pleasing the masses tends to be the goal rather than calling out destructive lifestyles, which can result in revival and renewal. A.W. Tozer, in an article entitled “Prophetic Preaching,” hit the nail on the head when he wrote, decades ago: “If Christianity is to receive a rejuvenation, it must be by other means than any now being used. If the Church in the second half of this century is to recover from the injuries she suffered in the first half, there must appear a new type of preacher.” Tozer also said, “The proper, ruler-of-the-synagogue type will never do. Neither will the priestly type of man who carries out his duties, takes his pay and asks no questions, nor the smooth-talking pastoral type who knows how to make the Christian religion acceptable to everyone. All these have been tried and found wanting.” 
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2 tuberculosis cases reported at northwest Georgia elementary schools
Mar 01, 2019 08:38 am
2 tuberculosis cases reported at northwest Georgia elementary schools
(News Channel 9) – Officials say tuberculosis cases have been reported at two elementary schools in Georgia. The Floyd County School District tells news outlets that one case of TB was confirmed at Model Elementary, and another at Johnson Elementary. Both schools in Rome remain open and are being cleaned. District

Superintendent Jeff Wilson says two letters will be sent to students’ families with details and action-plans, one to those who may have had contact with people infected and another to those at less risk. A statement on the district’s website says the risk is low of contracting the infectious bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs. 
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Powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocks Southern Peru
Mar 01, 2019 07:47 am
Powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocks Southern Peru
(Express) – A Massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake has hit Peru, triggering mass evacuations amid tsunami fears. The Pacific Ring of Fire has been seen a mass of activity this morning, as some 46 earthquakes have shaken countries around the World. The most dangerous earthquake in Peru has sparked evacuation, as the United States Geological Survey (USGS) was initially concerned there may be a tsunami.

The effects were strong enough to be felt in Brazil, Bolivia and Chile. Peru officials have however rescinded a former Tsunami warning. Peru’s Ministry of the Interior and Public Security said the earthquake impacted the area of Arica and Parinacota, Tarapacá and Antofagasta. The USGS earthquake ‘pager’ has measured the earthquake and assigned a percentage chance to potential economic loss and fatalities. 
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India prepares for war, 14,000 bunkers are built along Pakistan border as the nations prepare their military
Feb 27, 2019 08:53 pm
India prepares for war, 14,000 bunkers are built along Pakistan border as the nations prepare their military
(Daily Mail) – India is preparing for war with the construction of 14,000 bunkers to protect families on the Pakistan border as Islamabad invokes the specter of nuclear conflict, telling India ‘better sense’ is needed. Earlier today Pakistan and India said they had shot down each other’s warplanes, in a dramatic escalation of the dangerous confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals. Pakistan said it downed two Indian jets in its airspace and captured two pilots, later amended to one: whom they then seemingly paraded –

blindfolded and bloodied – for the camera. On Tuesday evening, Islamabad used heavy caliber artillery to shell 12 to 15 places along the Indian side creating panic among the populace on the border where bunkers are being hastily thrown up to ease their fears. The downed pilot was named today as Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman and seen in a video of what appears to be an interview at a Pakistani Airbase, in which he refuses to reveal any information about his capture – or captors. 
READ MORE https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6750329/Pakistan-shoots-Indian-jets-carries-airstrikes-Kashmir.html


‘I Saw These Swirling Lights’: Double Lung Transplant Pastor Says He Died, Went to Heaven, Heard Jesus
Feb 27, 2019 07:13 pm
‘I Saw These Swirling Lights’: Double Lung Transplant Pastor Says He Died, Went to Heaven, Heard Jesus
OPINION (CBN News) – A Louisville, Kentucky pastor says he died on the operating table during a double lung transplant, went to heaven and even met his organ donor. Mike Olsen, the pastor of the Iona Community Church in Louisville, has battled Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, a terminal lung disease for five years. He had never smoked, yet the disease meant he couldn’t go anywhere without his oxygen tank. When diagnosed in 2014, doctors told Olsen he likely only had two years to live, according to WDRB-TV. IPF causes the

lungs to slowly deteriorate due to a build-up of scar tissue. The disease kills more than 30,000 people every year. There’s no known cause and no cure. While waiting for a transplant, Olsen turned his plight into a message for those suffering from IPF. He dedicated himself to promoting organ donation and IPF awareness. At present, more than 1,000 patients are on an organ transplant list just in Kentucky, according to organ donor associations. 
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China Infiltrating U.S. Education System in Propaganda Coup
Feb 27, 2019 07:03 pm
China Infiltrating U.S. Education System in Propaganda Coup
(WFB) – The Chinese government has infiltrated nearly every sector of the U.S. education system via a package of programs and monetary schemes that seek to indoctrinate American children and bring the Communist government’s propaganda into the classroom, according to a new report by a Senate investigatory body. The wide-ranging report by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has found that China has spent nearly $200 million on educational entities known as

Confucius Institutes. These programs have been instated in U.S. schools across the country with the mission of indoctrinating students and painting a sympathetic portrait of the Chinese Communist government, according to the report. The institutes are shrouded in mystery and have been the cause of much consternation on Capitol Hill and elsewhere as information about their reach and power in the United States becomes clearer. 
READ MORE https://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-infiltrating-u-s-education-system-in-propaganda-coup/




Atmospheric River Is Pummeling California’s Sierra With Feet of Snow, Topping February Records
Feb 27, 2019 01:35 pm
Atmospheric River Is Pummeling California’s Sierra With Feet of Snow, Topping February Records
(TWC) – Another atmospheric river event is pummeling California with feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, shattering February snow records at some ski resorts while also triggering flooding, rockslides and mudslides in lower elevations. Heavy snow continues to pound the Sierra, generally above 5,000 feet, while rain persists in the lower elevations of Northern California. Gusty winds are also expected into this evening in some locations.

Tuesday night into early Wednesday, numerous roadways were flooded in Northern California, including the Bay area. Several mudslides and rockslides were also reported, as were downed trees and power lines. Venado, California, measured 20.48 inches of rainfall through early Wednesday. As of Wednesday morning, 55 inches of snow fell in Boreal, with 54 inches at Sugar Bowl Ski. The combination of heavy snow and high winds prompted Interstate 80 to shut down overnight Monday night into Tuesday. 
READ MORE https://weather.com/forecast/regional/news/2019-02-26-california-sierra-feet-of-snow-february-records




Where Are We Today on the End Times Timeline?
Feb 27, 2019 09:52 am
Where Are We Today on the End Times Timeline?
OPINION (Charisma) – Jim Bakker says America today is calling evil good and good evil—and that’s a helpful clue for discerning where we sit on the end times timeline laid out in the Book of Revelation. Bakker discusses the end times, the church’s role and the terrifying judgments to come in this video clip from The Jim Bakker Show. 
MORE https://www.charismamag.com/video/40538-where-are-we-today-on-the-end-times-timeline






WWE Star Roman Reigns credits prayer for cancer remission: ‘God’s voicemail was full’
Feb 27, 2019 09:42 am
WWE Star Roman Reigns credits prayer for cancer remission: ‘God’s voicemail was full’
OPINION (CP) – Former World Wrestling Entertainment champion Roman Reigns made his return to the ring Monday night, months after having to relinquish his title in order to battle Leukemia. He credited the power of prayer for his speedy recovery. Reigns, whose real name is Joe Anoaʻi, announced in October that he would take a hiatus to fight blood cancer, which he has been living with since the age of 22. He vowed to “swing for the fences” and make a triumphant return one day.

That day came sooner than expected. It was Monday night in Atlanta, Georgia when he kicked off the company’s flagship weekly television program RAW with great news. The 33-year-old father of three told the chanting crowd that he did more than just swing for the fences, he “hit a home run.” He assured the fans that his cancer is in remission. “I am probably going to say this a lot but I am going to start out by saying thank you,” he told the crowd, followed by an ovation. “I miss y’all. … There is no other job like this. There is no other fanbase like you guys.” 
READ MOREhttps://www.christianpost.com/news/wwe-star-roman-reigns-credits-prayer-for-cancer-remission-gods-voicemail-was-full.html





Activists will target churches who counsel LGBT people, therapist warns ‘God’s Voice’ conference
Feb 27, 2019 09:38 am
Activists will target churches who counsel LGBT people, therapist warns ‘God’s Voice’ conference
OPINION (CP) – A psychotherapist has warned a Christian conference opposed to queer ideology that if LGBT activists successfully ban secular counseling for people with unwanted same-sex attraction, they will next go after religious counselors. A conference known as “God’s Voice: A Biblical Response to the Queering of the Church” was held Feb. 22-23 at Fairview Baptist Church of Edmond, Oklahoma. David Pickup, a

licensed therapist who is a board member at the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) and a practitioner of sexual orientation change efforts therapy, spoke at the God’s Voice conference last weekend. During his remarks, Pickup warned his audience that for the state legislators trying to ban SOCE therapy, “the next step is to come after you.”
READ MORE https://www.christianpost.com/news/activists-will-target-churches-who-counsel-lgbt-people-therapist-warns-gods-voice-conference.html



‘Momo’ Challenge Strikes Again After Mother Says Young Son Ordered to Plunge Knife Into His Neck
Feb 27, 2019 09:26 am
‘Momo’ Challenge Strikes Again After Mother Says Young Son Ordered to Plunge Knife Into His Neck
(FaithWire) – The horrific “Momo” challenge, which first made headlines last fall, is spreading once again. This time, in Europe. Lyn Dixon of Edinburgh, Scotland, told Daily Express her 8-year-old son was searching through YouTube recently when the infamous “Momo” figure splashed across his screen. The scary doll boasts bulging eyes, dark, stringy hair, and a menacing smirk. Ever since he saw the clip, Dixon said,

her son has been scared of the dark and cannot handle being alone for any length of time. Thankfully, though, he told his mother about the “Momo” figure and the accompanying challenge. “He showed me an image of the face on my phone and said that she had told him to go into the kitchen drawer and take out a knife and put it into his neck,” Dixon recalled. “We’ve told him it’s a load of rubbish and there are bad people out there who do bad things but it’s frightening — really frightening.” 
READ MORE https://www.faithwire.com/2019/02/26/momo-challenge-strikes-again-after-mother-says-young-son-ordered-to-plunge-knife-into-his-neck/



A man volunteered to have a chip inserted under his skin live on stage at a trade show this week
Feb 27, 2019 09:18 am
A man volunteered to have a chip inserted under his skin live on stage at a trade show this week
(CNBC) – A man volunteered to have a chip inserted under his skin live on stage at a trade fair in Barcelona on Monday, and another man who had already undergone the procedure showed off how he could make a payment with it using his smartphone. Edgar Pons said he decided to have the radio frequency identification (RFID) chip implanted because it contained credentials to open the door to his house.

“It is super, for me, very useful, because I have an automatic house,” he said, adding he was further motivated by the fact he could “withdraw it very easily, simply making a little cut and pressing it”. As Pons was undergoing the procedure, Alex Rodriguez Vitello, a physicist, engineer, curator and explorer at Barcelona-based technology company Alpha, said: 
READ MORE https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/25/mwc-2019-man-volunteered-to-have-a-chip-inserted-under-his-skin-live.html?__source=sharebar%7Cfacebook&par=sharebar




Israel preparing for cyber attack by Russia and China
Feb 27, 2019 09:13 am
Israel preparing for cyber attack by Russia and China
(JP) – After years of failing to develop a broad counter-intelligence strategy to cope with Russian and Chinese attempts to use cyber operations to spy on Israel, the defense establishment may finally be pushing back in a more unified fashion. The Jerusalem Post’s sister-publication Maariv reported on Saturday that the National Security Council (NSC) will present the security cabinet with a special report in the

coming days on the defense aspects of large foreign investments. The effort was reportedly one of several moves in which NSC chief Meir Ben-Shabbat, appointed in late 2017, has pushed for. The NSC advises the prime minister on national security issues. Part of the report, which was assigned to the NSC three months ago, will specifically address Russian and Chinese cyber spying and a counter-intelligence strategy.
 READ MORE https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israel-starts-counterintelligence-push-to-defend-Russia-China-cyber-spying-581728

Chinese authorities blow up Christian megachurch with dynamite
Feb 26, 2019 09:17 pm
Chinese authorities blow up Christian megachurch with dynamite
(Independent) – Chinese authorities have demolished a well-known Christian megachurch, inflaming long-standing tensions between religious groups and the Communist Party. Witnesses and overseas activists said the paramilitary People’s Armed Police used dynamite and excavators to destroy the Golden Lampstand Church, which has a congregation of more than 50,000, in the city of Linfen in Shanxi province. ChinaAid, a US-based Christian advocacy group, said local authorities planted explosives in an

underground worship hall to demolish the building following, constructed with nearly $2.6m (£1.9m) in contributions from local worshippers in one of China’s poorest regions. The church had faced “repeated persecution” by the Chinese government, said ChinaAid. Hundreds of police and hired thugs smashed the building and seized Bibles in an earlier crackdown in 2009 that ended with the arrest of church leaders. 
READ MORE https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-christianity-religion-crackdown-megachurch-chinaaid-golden-lampstand-church-linfen-communist-a8156031.html





All 6 Democratic presidential candidates vote for infanticide
Feb 26, 2019 09:06 pm
All 6 Democratic presidential candidates vote for infanticide
OPINION (CP) – There is no spin that can be put on this. No justification. No explanation that softens the blow. On February 25, 44 Democrat senators, including all 6 declared presidential candidates, voted against the Born Alive Protection Act. Put another way, they voted for infanticide. As reported on the National Review, “All six of the Democratic senators currently running for the 2020 presidential nomination voted against the bill: Cory Booker (N.J.), Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.),

Kamala Harris (Calif.), Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), and Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), along with Independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont.” The Democrats truly have become the party of death, joined enthusiastically by far-left Bernie Sanders. But none of this is surprising at all. When the god of abortion is threatened by affirming the sanctity of a baby’s life, inside or outside the womb, the Democrats will opt for death.
 READ MORE https://www.christianpost.com/voice/all-6-democratic-presidential-candidates-vote-for-infanticide.html





South African pastor facing lawsuits over alleged resurrection
Feb 26, 2019 08:57 pm
South African pastor facing lawsuits over alleged resurrection
(Fox News) – A viral stunt by a South African preacher may lead to several lawsuits, after the self-declared prophet claimed to have resurrected a man at his church in Johannesburg. A group of funeral directors have said they plan to sue Pastor Alph Lukau for a spectacle he put on in which he appears to convince churchgoers that he brought a man back from the dead. In a now-viral video, he can be heard shouting “rise up” to a man in a coffin.

The man then sits upright as onlookers cheer. The funeral directors, as well as other concerned parties, say Lukau staged the resurrection to manipulate South Africans into donating to the church. “There are no such things as miracles,” said a spokesperson for the Commission for the Promotional and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities, according to BBC. “They are made up to try to get money from the hopelessness of our people.”
 READ MORE https://www.foxnews.com/world/south-african-pastor-facing-lawsuits-over-alleged-resurrection



Officials confirm earthquake near Trenton, Georgia Tuesday afternoon
Feb 26, 2019 08:50 pm
Officials confirm earthquake near Trenton, Georgia Tuesday afternoon
(News Channel 9) – Officials with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) confirm an earthquake struck west of Trenton, Georgia on Tuesday afternoon. According to their report, the magnitude 2.3 quake happened at 1:24 p.m. ET 1.86 miles west of Trenton in Dade County.

The epicenter of the quake was near Lawson Road, according to the USGS. USGS officials say the earthquake happened 5.7 miles below ground. The USGS also reported a smaller, magnitude 1.5 quake happened minutes later, less than a mile away from the first. 
READ MORE https://newschannel9.com/news/local/officials-confirm-earthquake-near-trenton-georgia-tuesday-afternoon




UFO spotted on live TV in Cleveland? Video goes viral after cameras capture strange object in the sky
Feb 26, 2019 08:42 pm
UFO spotted on live TV in Cleveland? Video goes viral after cameras capture strange object in the sky
(WHAS 11) – It was a typical Thursday morning when something strange happened while we were live on the air. In fact, it happened so fast that none of us here at Channel 3 even noticed. Around 6:24 a.m. during our newscast on Thursday, Feb. 21, one of our cameras captured a streak of light quickly dancing through the sky before vanishing into the darkness.

It’s a bird, not a plane, not a UFO. That’s according to the experts at NASA we spoke to after examining the video ourselves. A viewer posted the moment on YouTube, and our footage gained a lot of attention. Thomas Wertman, from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) of Ohio, brought the video to our attention. 
READ MORE https://www.whas11.com/article/news/weird/ufo-spotted-on-live-tv-in-cleveland-video-goes-viral-after-cameras-capture-strange-object-in-the-sky/95-882a2f61-0fc0-4643-bc4a-28bdf4d2cc0d




United Methodist Church upholds position against homosexuality, same-sex marriage
Feb 26, 2019 08:26 pm
United Methodist Church upholds position against homosexuality, same-sex marriage
(CP) – The United Methodist Church will maintain its official position that homosexuality is contrary to Christian teaching, in a decision following days of contentious debate over the issue. For the past several years, the UMC has been embroiled in an emotional debate over whether to change its stance, as outlined in its Book of Discipline, labeling homosexuality “incompatible with Christian teaching.”

Delegates at the UMC special session of General Conference, representing all of the global denomination, voted Tuesday to reject a measure called the “One Church Plan,” which would have allowed regional bodies of the denomination to determine their position on homosexuality. Instead, delegates approved the “Traditional Plan” in a vote of 438-384. The Plan maintains the denomination’s stance against homosexuality, gay marriage, and the ordination of noncelibate homosexuals while promising to better enforce those rules. 
READ MORE https://www.christianpost.com/news/united-methodist-church-upholds-position-against-homosexuality-same-sex-marriage.html




PARENTS WARNING: Mother Discovers Shocking Suicide Tutorial in Middle of YouTube Cartoon Video
Feb 26, 2019 05:26 pm
PARENTS WARNING: Mother Discovers Shocking Suicide Tutorial in Middle of YouTube Cartoon Video
(CBN News) – A mother’s disturbing discovery on YouTube Kids has her issuing a warning to parents. According to Yahoo News, she was playing what she thought was “a simple, innocent cartoon” for her son but it was much more than that. She said a man known as Filthy Frank was edited into the video and was actually teaching kids how to slit their wrists and commit suicide. Various media reports say that fans of Filthy Frank are known to edit him into videos and this could possibly be the case with this cartoon.
The mom, who wants to remain anonymous, is a doctor and she wrote on the PediMom blog that not much surprises her “but this did.” “This video was intentionally planted on YouTube Kids to harm our children. He waited until parents’ guards were down, thinking their kids were just watching a harmless cartoon when he made his entrance four minutes and forty-five seconds into this video,” she wrote. 
READ MORE  http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2019/february/parents-warning-mother-discovers-shocking-suicide-tutorial-in-middle-of-youtube-cartoon-video





PayPal Partnering With Leftist, Anti-Christian SPLC to Blacklist Conservatives
Feb 26, 2019 05:08 pm
PayPal Partnering With Leftist, Anti-Christian SPLC to Blacklist Conservatives
OPINION (CBN News) – The CEO of PayPal has revealed the multi-billion dollar service partners with the leftist organization Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to decide who should be blacklisted from their company. Using “company corporate values” as their defense, PayPal has taken intentional steps to deny access to conservatives. It’s all a big cause for concern for Christians because the SPLC has taken an anti-Christian slant in recent years, targeting mainstream groups just because they hold biblical views about

sexuality and life. CBN News has reported extensively on the SPLC’s radical agenda to silence conservative Christian groups like D. James Kennedy Ministries and the Family Research Council. “There are those both on the right and left that help us. Southern Poverty Law Center has brought things,” PayPal’s Dan Schulman said in a Wall Street Journal interview. “We don’t always agree. We have our debates with them. We are very respectful with everyone coming in. 
READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/february/paypal-partnering-with-leftist-anti-christian-splc-to-blacklist-conservatives



PROPHETIC DREAM: The Fight For Life And The Nineveh Warning
Feb 26, 2019 05:00 pm
PROPHETIC DREAM: The Fight For Life And The Nineveh Warning
OPINION (Jeremiah Johnson) – On January 28, 2019, I had a prophetic dream where I was taken up to an elevated position over the United States and saw the word, “Nineveh” written over the landscape of the nation. I then was immediately taken into a large courtroom that was filled with all sorts of angelic beings. Many of them had beautifully colored wings while others had the features of humans, only taller in appearance. A gavel was suddenly slammed down in the courtroom and our attention was shifted to the case at hand.

The United States and Nineveh – A man in a suit quickly walked in carrying a briefcase that had, “The antichrist spirit” engraved on it. He approached the Judge and on the paper, he handed to him was clearly written, “ABORTION”. It seemed as if the angelic beings in the courtroom began to be filled with wonder and curiosity. It seemed that they were waiting for the Judge to make a ruling on the case so that they knew their assignments.

The Judge began to speak out loud in the dream and this is what He said, “The destiny of the United States in hanging in the balance as in the days of Nineveh. I once pronounced judgment on Nineveh and so I now pronounce judgment on the United States of America because they have tolerated the murder of My innocent ones for too long. However, I am sending my prophets in the likeness of Jonah from within and without. Yes, I am sending Jonah’s from foreign nations that will confront the antichrist spirit in the United States. Yes, I am also releasing My Jonah’s from within the United States who will contend against the antichrist spirit. Did Nineveh not repent from her wickedness and My hand of judgment relent? Can the United States not repent from her wickedness and My hand of judgment relent concerning this issue of abortion? You must understand that there are many watchmen in the United States that I have called to take a stand for LIFE and they have run from it just like Jonah. For this time and in these days, I shall call upon them once more!”

Lou Engle and the Grey/White Hairs – Immediately the dream shifted to a morgue where I was taken inside of a room and waited for a body in a bag to come out. The body was wheeled out before me on a bed and the bag was unzipped. Underneath was the body of Lou Engle. He had a very long white beard and had the appearance of a young physically fit man. I wept in the dream over Lou and shouted, “Lou, we need you! The womb of this nation needs you! The intercessors and the prophets need you! Judgment has been decreed upon the land as in the days of Nineveh, but the word of the Lord is that the judgment can be overturned! We must cry out for repentance and mercy in these days!”

Suddenly, one of the angelic beings who were in the courtroom earlier appeared with a gigantic golden key. The angel drove the key directly inside of Lou’s heart and a bolt of lightning hit the room. Lou jumped off the table with a staff in his hands. He looked at me in the dream and said, “Jeremiah, I once as a young man called the Nazarites forth in this nation, but now as an older man I will call forth the grandparents in this nation to fight for LIFE!”( I felt instantly in the dream that there was a direct connection in the spirit realm to grandparents in the United States championing this issue of abortion in their last days. They in their 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s are carrying specific authority to do so.) Lou continued and said, “I once called upon the long hairs (Nazarites), but now I will call upon the white and grey hairs.” (Grandparents/Older Generations)

The Fight for Life in the Black Community –  The dream shifted yet again as I found myself in a sea of people as far as my eyes could see in Washington D.C. Millions of Christians had gathered on the Mall in D.C. to fight for life. Lou took the stage with Will and Dehavilland Ford (African-American leaders) and they made a decree to everyone present in the nation. Will Ford declared, “Beyond political parties and racial affiliations, we will stand together for LIFE in these days.” I heard God immediately say to me in the dream, “The issue of abortion will divide the African-American race in the days ahead. Some will refuse to hear what I am saying, while others will be given a justice mandate like never before.”

One last time, the dream shifted to a newspaper article highlighting an African American woman who was raised up in politics in the years ahead that would force the black community to choose between life in the womb or political party affiliation and race. I heard God say, “You have been warned America. What will you do with the judgment of Nineveh upon your nation? Will you fight for life and see mercy fall upon you or will you remain silent and watch as great destruction and economic collapse fall upon your land?” Then I woke up.
Jeremiah Johnson
Jeremiah Johnson is a gifted teacher, prophet and author of multiple books. He travels extensively throughout the United States and abroad as a conference and guest speaker. Jeremiah has been a guest on Christian television and radio shows including The Jim Bakker Show, Sid Roth’s It’s Supernatural and “Ask Dr. Brown,” as well as on networks such as Daystar, TBN, and GodTV. For more information please visit jeremiahjohnson.tv. or check out the fivefold full-time school of ministry Jeremiah leads in Lakeland, Florida, called “Maranatha School of Ministry” at maranatha.school.
https://endtimeheadlines.org/2019/02/prophetic-dream-the-fight-for-life-and-the-nineveh-warning/



UK schoolkids to be taught LGBT ideology, question religious beliefs; parents may be overruled
Feb 26, 2019 02:43 pm
UK schoolkids to be taught LGBT ideology, question religious beliefs; parents may be overruled
OPINION (CP) – Students as young as five will receive lessons about LGBT relationships and gender reassignment — and head teachers can “overrule” parents who want to opt their children out of sex education classes, according to a new guidance issued by the U.K. Department of Education. The guidance also tells teachers to encourage students to question their religious beliefs about homosexuality. The new guidelines, published Monday, say that primary and secondary students should understand “that some

people are LGBT, that this should be respected in British society and that the law affords them and their relationships recognition and protections,” the Sunday Times reports. “Pupils growing up in families with LGBT members, or who are beginning to understand that they are or may be LGBT themselves, should feel that relationships education and RSE [relationships and sex education] is relevant to them,” it said. READ MORE https://www.christianpost.com/news/uk-schoolkids-to-be-taught-lgbt-ideology-question-religious-beliefs-parents-may-be-overruled.html?fbclid=IwAR2MVogjiKRutHn2r_pF7pgPsBYBBE3Ji7EjjKa4uh_MUW4SMaLZxoMk57U



‘Bomb cyclone’ strikes: 550,000 still powerless from fierce winds
Feb 26, 2019 02:17 pm
‘Bomb cyclone’ strikes: 550,000 still powerless from fierce winds
(USA Today) – Ferocious winds from a potent “bomb cyclone” roared across the eastern United States, and 550,000 homes and businesses were still without power Monday. At midday, nearly 80 million people were under high-wind warnings or advisories across parts of 14 states, according to the National Weather Service. At least 1,200 flights were canceled Monday, according to FlightAware. Wind gusts of up to 81 mph were reported from the storm, toppling trees and power lines. Giant chunks of ice spilled over the

banks of the Niagara River across from Buffalo on Sunday, creating bizarre, 30-foot-tall ice mounds. At one point early Monday, 650,000 were without power. The storm was the same system that earlier had brought snow to Los Angeles and Las Vegas, record snow to Flagstaff, Arizona, a blizzard and bitter cold to the upper Midwest and floods and deadly tornadoes in the South. It is called a bomb cyclone because it rapidly intensified after a dramatic drop in atmospheric pressure. 
READ MORE https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/02/25/bomb-cyclone-leaves-600-k-powerless-strong-winds-hit-80-million/2977448002/




Who You See Before You Die: Hospice Documenting Patients’ Mysterious Dream Experiences
Feb 26, 2019 12:59 pm
Who You See Before You Die: Hospice Documenting Patients’ Mysterious Dream Experiences
(KDKA) — Death is one of the mysteries of life. But the dreams of patients at Hospice Buffalo in New York State are revealing something incredible about the process of dying. Dr. Christopher Kerr and his team have been documenting dreams or visions of dying patients for years. They’ve found that the dreams are often comforting and make death less scary. It turns out, when we have little time left, many

of us may see the people we miss the most. They’ve recorded many of the interviews. A man named Horace explained one of his dreams: “My wife all of a sudden appeared.” A woman named Jeanne describes how vivid they are: “I remember seeing every piece of their face. I mean, I know that was my mom and dad and uncle and my brother-in-law.” She continued: “I felt good. I felt good to see some people.” 
READ MORE https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/02/25/hospice-buffalo-death-dreams-study/



Ice Tsunami Forces Residents To Evacuate Along Lake Erie
Feb 26, 2019 10:15 am
Ice Tsunami Forces Residents To Evacuate Along Lake Erie
(KDKA 2) – High winds continue to cause chaos across the East coast, and residents near Lake Erie are dealing with another problem caused by the winds, an ice tsunami.  Huge chunks of ice are being pushed off of the Niagara River, and onto lakeshore areas. Incredible video posted to social media by the Niagara Parks Police Service shows the ice stacked up along Niagara River Parkway, and falling onto the roadway.

That road was forced to close in some sections for drivers’ safety. Strong winds blowing ice over the retaining wall from the lake,” police said. “Drive with caution.” The National Weather Service in Buffalo posted warnings that wind speeds could reach up to 75 mph and cause extensive damage to trees and power lines. 
READ MORE https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/02/25/lake-erie-ice-tsunami/




Hollywood Gives Abortion an R Rating
Feb 26, 2019 10:05 am
Hollywood Gives Abortion an R Rating
OPINION (Charisma) – Hollywood, which worships at the altar of a woman’s “right” to abortion, is about to be shaken by a new movie. It is called Unplanned, and it tells the story of Abby Johnson, formerly a Planned Parenthood clinic director but today a passionate pro-life leader. The film, which cost $6 million to make, was “written and directed by Cary Soloman and Chuck Konzelman, the writers and co-producers of God’s Not Dead and God’s Not Dead 2, both of which were also distributed theatrically by Pure Flix.”

Remarkably, “The filmmakers say they made Unplanned in secret under an assumed name due to its controversial nature and that its plans to feature portions of several mainstream pop songs were scaled back after major labels refused to license music to them.” How dare they challenge the abortion industry. 
READ MORE https://www.charismanews.com/opinion/in-the-line-of-fire/75340-hollywood-gives-abortion-an-r-rating




We Are in a Last-Days Battle With Jezebel
Feb 26, 2019 08:53 am
We Are in a Last-Days Battle With Jezebel
OPINION (Charisma) – We are in a last-days battle for the true and pure prophetic to come forth. It is a battle between the demonic powers of Jezebel’s influence and the promised restoration of the spirit of Elijah. In the natural, biblical setting, Queen Jezebel manipulated King Ahab and pressured the prophets into hiding. Elijah came forth with an authentic prophetic mantle to dismantle the ruling false power. As it was in this historical context, there are parallel lessons for us to learn and apply in our day. It is time to expose Jezebel’s influence and for the authority and anointing of the true prophetic to disarm this fierce, dark force. Let’s look at Queen Jezebel’s background and the tactics she demonstrated.
 Look at 1 Kings 16:31
“The sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat were seen as minor for him to walk in, for he took Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians, as his wife and went and served Baal and worshipped him.” Ahab married her contrary to God’s command and opened the door to the “religious idolatry” of Baal worship, including acts of child sacrifice and licentiousness, including both heterosexual and homosexual fertility rites. CONTINUE https://www.charismamag.com/blogs/a-voice-calling-out/40513-prophet-we-are-in-a-last-days-battle-with-jezebel



One in four teenage suicides involves the internet
Feb 26, 2019 08:45 am
One in four teenage suicides involves the internet
(The Telegraph) – The internet played a role in a quarter of teenage suicides, an official inquiry has revealed – as its author accused social media firms of having shown “little concern” to stop self-harm online. Professor Louis Appleby, who heads the government’s advisory group on suicide, said the research into 595 suicides by young people aged under 20 showed 128 had used the internet in a way that was suicide-related.

This included searching for suicide methods, suffering online bullying or putting suicidal posts on social media, according to the inquiry which used clinical information to investigate reasons for the suicides between 2014 and 1016. Professor Appleby, who will shortly publish a major paper…READ MORE https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/02/25/internet-played-role-quarter-teenage-suicides-official-inquiry/

Has Immorality in the Church Left America Beyond Repair?
Feb 25, 2019 08:41 pm
Has Immorality in the Church Left America Beyond Repair?
OPINION (Charisma) – In the past 50 years (and even more so today), the cause of Christ has been ridiculed and maligned by forces that promote evil. God’s moral precepts have been met with derision and rebellion. Day after day, it seems the enemy has won another battle. As a result, God’s people have been increasingly filled with fear and anguish—particularly on issues of morality and the pressure government has placed upon them to participate in such atrocities (or at the least, to not oppose or speak against them).

Many years ago, the nation was visited by great darkness when the Supreme Court declared (in essence) that innocent, living human beings in the mother’s womb are not persons and can, therefore, be killed up to the moment of birth, all done under the guise of a “right to privacy.” Such horrors are reminiscent of the sacrifice of babies in ancient times at the altar of Molech. Then, babies were burned to death. Today, they are torn limb from limb while furiously trying to escape the abortionist’s forceps. Even with saline abortions, the fetus writhes in pain during the procedure and in most cases is not even afforded the mercy of a painkiller (even though science has shown that babies feel pain as early as eight weeks into the pregnancy).
READ MORE https://www.charismamag.com/life/culture/40522-has-immorality-in-the-church-left-america-beyond-repair


Australian Pastor Claims ‘Trump Blood Moons’ Show God Fulfilling Prophecy Right Now
Feb 25, 2019 08:36 pm
Australian Pastor Claims ‘Trump Blood Moons’ Show God Fulfilling Prophecy Right Now
OPINION (Charisma) – Did you know President Donald Trump was born in 1946 during a blood moon? And did you know the latest blood moon occurred on Jan. 20-21, 2019—the midpoint of Trump’s first term in office? An amazing video by Australian pastor Steve Cioccolanti explains these blood moons thoroughly. In a little over a month, that video has garnered over 1 million views. Cioccolanti’s video so fascinated me that I asked to interview him on my podcast about the prophetic connection between Trump and these blood moons.

Cioccolanti sees such a significant connection between Trump’s presidency and these lunar eclipses that he’s actually started calling them “Trump blood moons.” He says we as Christians must not pursue astrology, but God certainly uses astronomical signs at times to confirm prophecy, such as how the Star of Bethlehem confirmed the prophesied Messiah’s birth. Cioccolanti, of course, doesn’t compare Trump to Jesus Christ, but he does find it interesting that a total lunar eclipse occurred on the day Trump was born: Friday, June 14, 1946.
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Beer at Church? What You Need to Know About the Latest Congregational Trend
Feb 25, 2019 05:06 pm
Beer at Church? What You Need to Know About the Latest Congregational Trend
OPINION (Charisma) – Martin Luther, the famed 16th-century rebel monk and Protestant Reformer, is known to have had a penchant for a palatable pint of beer. He even once exclaimed, “Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep; whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us drink beer!” Perhaps it should come as no surprise then that the first known congregation founded expressly as a “brewery church” is a Lutheran outpost, part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and its Florida-Bahamas Synod. Castle Church Brewing Community describes itself as “Orlando’s newest premier destination brewery”

but also makes clear that while beer is its passion, “as a spiritual community, we exist for people first.” The community is the brainchild of co-founders the Rev. Jared Witt, now its pastor, and Aaron Schmalzle, its president, both in their 30s. The two began sharing their ardor for beer and fellowship in 2014 in Schmalzle’s garage, where he home-brewed, and soon a community of other folks had bubbled up around them. After small groups began to meet in homes, the pair started plans to found their own brewhouse.
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Texas ‘prophet’ followers call ‘Jesus in the flesh’ shown in sex tape with multiple women
Feb 25, 2019 04:57 pm
Texas ‘prophet’ followers call ‘Jesus in the flesh’ shown in sex tape with multiple women
(CP) – Self-styled Texas prophet and internet preacher Joshua Holmes, who went viral in recent months for his ministry theatrics that led many of his female followers to start calling him “Jesus in the flesh,” has been captured in leaked video recordings indulging in explicit sexual activity with two women who are not his wife. Media personality Larry Reid, first reported on his show last Wednesday that he was sent the explicit recordings. The recordings have also been shared on Twitter and YouTube and with The Christian Post. “This is a sex tape.

This is a sexual escapade captured on the phone,” Reid told his audience about the recordings. Holmes, a flamboyant young minister, whom many critics have dismissed as a dangerous departure from orthodox Christianity, has been defended by his followers as “Jesus in the flesh” as he professes healings and “money miracles.” The Christian Post previously reported on a 1-minute video promotion for his ministry showing women and men swooning with a wave of his jacket or what appeared to be a mere breath from his mouth.
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Tokyo warned as Karymsky and Shiveluch volcanoes spew ash plume
Feb 25, 2019 04:52 pm
Tokyo warned as Karymsky and Shiveluch volcanoes spew ash plume
(Express) – Two volcanoes in Japan spewed huge ash plumes earlier today. Here is everything you need to know as people in Tokyo is warned. Volcanologists in Japan monitor 50 of Japan’s earthquakes around the clock. But they still find it hard to predict when any of them may erupt. Forecasting volcano eruptions is a tricky task as each one is so different.

People in Tokyo are being warned about an ash plume that spewed about 9,000 feet (2,700 metres) into the air from the Karymsky volcano shot, at 10.35 UTC, on February 25. Explosive activity is still said to be continuing, according to Tokyo’s Advisory Centre. Elsewhere, the advisory centre said the Shiveluch also shot an ash plume around 13,000 feet (4,000 metres) into the air at 12am UTC last night.
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Robot ‘GOD’: AI version of Buddhist deity to preach in Japanese temple
Feb 25, 2019 04:18 pm
Robot ‘GOD’: AI version of Buddhist deity to preach in Japanese temple
(Express) – A Japanese robot has been created to preach the teachings of Buddha in colloquial language at the Kodaiji Temple in the ancient city of Kyoto. The humanoid robot is modeled after Kannon Bodhisattva, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy. The robot’s name is Mindar and it gave its first speech on the Heart Sutra, a key scripture in Buddhist teaching. The Japan Times reported that the teachings spoken by the robot offer a path to “overcome all fear, destroy all wrong perceptions and realize perfect nirvana.” As

Mindar gave its speech on the Heart Sutra and humanity, English and Chinese subtitles were projected on the wall as music played in the background. The chief steward of the temple in Kyoto’s Higashiyama Ward Tensho Goto during a news conference said: “If an image of Buddha speaks, teachings of Buddhism will probably be easier to understand,” He added: “We want many people to come to see the robot to think about the essence of Buddhism.”
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These So-Called ‘Christian Witches’ Say Bible Is ‘Book of Sorcery’ – Here’s What the Bible REALLY Says
Feb 25, 2019 01:52 pm
These So-Called ‘Christian Witches’ Say Bible Is ‘Book of Sorcery’ – Here’s What the Bible REALLY Says
OPINION (CBN News) – A group of so-called “Christian witches” is hosting their very first convention in Salem, Massachusetts – a city known for its notorious witch trials in the late 1600s. Rev. Valerie Love is the woman behind the event and says her “Divine assignment” on earth is to promote witchcraft. Love says she is an ordained minister of spiritual consciousness and recently founded the Covenant of Christian Witches Mystery School. She says she was born a witch but grew up as a Jehovah’s Witness and had to hide her identity. “For as long as I can remember I’ve always been ‘magickal’… seeing things that people said ‘weren’t

there’ or daydreaming in far-away worlds as a child and being constantly ‘snapped’ back to ‘reality’ by teachers and other big people,” she explains in a post on her website. “The word Witch engenders power in some and fear in others. The determining factor in what comes up for us when we hear the word ‘Witch’ is consciousness. One person is ecstatic about the possibilities of Magick while another is stricken with terror.” Love says she left behind the Jehovah’s Witnesses and found the freedom “to be the Goddess I AM today.” It’s worth noting that Christian theologians and church leaders do not consider the Jehovah’s Witnesses to be a Christian group, labeling it as a cult.
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Biblical Ways to Recognize the Antichrist and Evade His Deception
Feb 25, 2019 01:47 pm
Biblical Ways to Recognize the Antichrist and Evade His Deception
OPINION (Charisma) – Just about every Christian denomination in every country and culture has a different profile of Jesus—Hispanic, African, Caucasian and more. Plus, a Chinese, European and Native American mother and child would pop up in an internet search too. Author and pastor Mark Biltz says that humans must remember that we were created in His image and we shouldn’t try to create Him in our image. In advance of his soon-to-be-released book, Decoding the Antichrist and the End Times: What the Bible Says and What the Future Holds, Biltz questions if Jesus will even be recognized. “For that matter, how

will we recognize the two witnesses from the Antichrist and the false prophet when they are battling it out?” Biltz says. “These are very important considerations, especially if we don’t want to be deceived.” Replacement theology in the Christian view of the Messiah has taken Christians far off target, Biltz adds, and it affects their end-time theology. “The common view of the church replacing Israel has caused huge consequences,” he says. “Many Jews have a hard time believing in a Jewish Messiah that has replaced them. Many other Jews realize the truth that replacement theology is wrong and that the Messiah is still in a covenant relationship with them, as they have come to the understanding of wonderful saving grace.
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‘Don’t Take My Bible Away!’: Shocking Arrest of Peaceful Street Preacher Caught on Video
Feb 25, 2019 11:00 am
‘Don’t Take My Bible Away!’: Shocking Arrest of Peaceful Street Preacher Caught on Video
(FaithWire) – A street preacher has been arrested in London, sparking outrage online. In a video of the incident posted to Twitter, officers can be seen forcefully asking the African man to stop, before arresting him on a rather baffling charge of “breaching the peace.” “What are you doing here?” the officer asked the

preacher, who was heralding the Gospel near Southgate Underground station in London. “I am preaching,” he simply replied. “I am going to require you to go away,” the police officer stated. “Never,” the man responded. “Well then, then I will arrest you for a breach of peace,” the police said. “What breach of peace?” asked the Christian man.
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‘Endorse Same-Sex Relationships’ OR ELSE! Philly Forcing Catholic Agency from Foster Care
Feb 25, 2019 10:16 am
‘Endorse Same-Sex Relationships’ OR ELSE! Philly Forcing Catholic Agency from Foster Care
OPINION (CBN News) – Catholic Social Services in Philadelphia has been caring for foster children and placing them in homes for a solid century. But the city abruptly announced in March last year the agency can’t do that any longer. Much like the rest of the country, Philadelphia faces a challenge in finding homes for these children. In March, the city put out an urgent call for 300 new foster homes. At the same time, however, it demanded Catholic Social Services endorse same-sex relationships or get ousted from its contract to do foster care for the city.

“Catholic Social Services has been serving the city of Philadelphia for over a hundred years, and they’ve been doing that consistent with their religious mission since then. But the city has said, ‘If they want to continue working, they have to endorse same-sex relationships,’ which is the one thing they’re not able to do, consistent with their ministry,” Nick Reaves, an attorney with The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, told CBN News.
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Hundreds of live fish rain from the sky during mega storm in Malta
Feb 25, 2019 09:43 am
Hundreds of live fish rain from the sky during mega storm in Malta
(Mirror) – A huge storm in Malta caused such strong winds that it rained FISH across the island. Gale-force gusts and heavy downpours, coupled with the rough seas, caused the unusual phenomenon. The devastating storm has caused major damage and disruptions on the roads along the coastal area of the Mediterranean island. And the government issued a warning of ‘high threat to life and property’. The

gusts sent piles of sea bream flying off the sea and landed on the roads in Xemxija, near St Paul’s Bay in North Malta. A number of residents can be seen risking their lives to pick up the fish and collect them in piles. A man can be heard saying: “One of the fish farms must have broken open, and there are hundreds and hundreds of fish that have been blown ashore, and these people are here picking up the fish from the middle of the street.”
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After Putin’s warning, Russian TV lists nuclear targets in U.S.
Feb 25, 2019 09:39 am
After Putin’s warning, Russian TV lists nuclear targets in U.S.
(Reuters) – Russian state television has listed U.S. military facilities that Moscow would target in the event of a nuclear strike, and said that a hypersonic missile Russia is developing would be able to hit them in less than five minutes. The targets included the Pentagon and the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland. The report, unusual even by the sometimes bellicose standards of Russian state TV,

was broadcast on Sunday evening, days after President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was militarily ready for a “Cuban Missile”-style crisis if the United States wanted one. With tensions rising over Russian fears that the United States might deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe as a Cold War-era arms-control treaty unravels, Putin has said Russia would be forced to respond by placing hypersonic nuclear missiles on submarines near U.S. waters.
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CDC warns of severe flu strain ‘wave’
Feb 24, 2019 11:05 pm
CDC warns of severe flu strain ‘wave’
(UPI) – Americans aren’t out of the woods yet, as the flu season continues to spread across the country, health officials reported Friday. One major shift that’s occurred is in the viruses that are circulating. At the start of the flu season, the predominant strain was influenza A H1N1, but now a more severe strain, influenza A H3N2, accounts for nearly half of all the new cases, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“It looks like we are moving from an H1 wave to an H3 wave,” said Lynnette Brammer, lead of CDC’s domestic influenza surveillance team. “There’s still a lot of flu to come.” On the plus side, this year’s vaccine is more effective than last year’s was. According to Brammer, this vaccine is 62 percent effective against H1N1 and 44 percent effective against H3N2. For children aged 6 months to 17 years, overall vaccine effectiveness is 61 percent, according to the CDC. 
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Mystery as humpback whale found dead in middle of Amazon jungle
Feb 24, 2019 10:53 pm
Mystery as humpback whale found dead in middle of Amazon jungle
(Mirror) – A humpback whale has been found dead in the Amazon jungle miles from its natural habitat – leaving experts in Brazil baffled. The 36 feet long, ten ton marine mammal was discovered in the middle of the undergrowth on the island of Marajo off the Araruna Beach, at the mouth of the Amazon River. Scientists believe the creature died at sea and may have landed in the wooded area after rough seas and

high tides threw it inland, far from the ocean.Dirlene Silva, from the department of health, sanitation and environment (Semma) said to Brazilian media Journal O Liberal: “We only found the whale because of the presence of scavenging birds of prey. “The vultures were spotted circling above the carcass which was found hidden in the bush some distance from the sea.” A team from Semma went to the region to inspect the remains, believed to be a 12-month-old calf, and to gather information which could help to explain how the aquatic creature crash landed in the jungle.
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Brian ‘Head’ Welch reveals what Jesus told him about his rock star appearance
Feb 24, 2019 10:46 pm
Brian ‘Head’ Welch reveals what Jesus told him about his rock star appearance
OPINION (CP) – Guitarist and co-founder of the metal band Korn, Brian “Head” Welch attended the premiere of “Run The Race” and revealed a specific word God shared with him about his appearance. “We just got to step back out of the religious things and just think about who Jesus hung out with — the fisherman, the prostitute, all kinds of people and I fit right in that little group.

That’s who He goes after and saves, He loves everybody. We’re a story but the thing is, He cleans us on the inside,” Welch testified while on the red carpet of the Christian movie premiere in Los Angeles, California on Feb 11. The tattooed, dreadlock-sporting rocker believes being authentic is also a part of being a witness for Christ. “Nowhere in the Bible does it say you gotta start looking like everybody else,” he shared. READ MORE https://www.christianpost.com/news/brian-head-welch-reveals-what-jesus-told-him-about-his-rock-star-appearance.html



Actor Billy Porter made a statement in a tuxedo dress with a voluminous skirt on the Oscars red carpet
Feb 24, 2019 10:33 pm
Actor Billy Porter made a statement in a tuxedo dress with a voluminous skirt on the Oscars red carpet
(Insider) – Billy Porter mixed two classic red-carpet styles while attending the 2019 Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday. The actor donned a tuxedo dress, which featured a jacket-style top and a ballgown-style skirt. He accessorized with an oversized bow tie and a statement diamond ring. According to the Hollywood Reporter, his ensemble was designed by Christian Siriano, a fashion designer known for his gender-fluid and inclusive runway looks.

“My goal is to be a walking piece of political art every time I show up,” Porter told Vogue. “To challenge expectations. What is masculinity? What does that mean? Women show up every day in pants, but the minute a man wears a dress, the seas part.” And while Porter said that he always wanted to wear a dress, he “just didn’t know when.” As a result, the actor partnered with Siriano to create a look that mixed “the masculine and the feminine.” 
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2-year-old’s ‘miracle’ healing sparked worship anthem: ‘We believe in the power of praise’
Feb 24, 2019 05:29 pm
2-year-old’s ‘miracle’ healing sparked worship anthem: ‘We believe in the power of praise’
OPINION (Fox News) – A 2-year-old’s miraculous healing from a deadly disease sparked a worship anthem for Bethel Music, a worship group from Redding, Calif. Just days before Christmas, Jaxon, now 3, was airlifted to an intensive care unit with Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) caused by an E. coli infection, an illness that shut down his kidneys and caused seizures and other life-threatening complications. His parents stood by his bedside praying for weeks as he lay unresponsive, until one night the doctor informed

them they had to do surgery but that didn’t think their son would make it through the night. “I thought I’m losing my son,” his mother, Janie Taylor, stated. “Even if he makes it through this I don’t know if he’ll ever know me again. He was gone.” Joel Taylor, Jaxon’s father and CEO of Bethel Music, said they needed a Christmas miracle and sent out the news to his network. One of their friends, worship leaders Jonathan David and Melissa Hesler in North Carolina, received the devastating news and immediately had one response. 
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“Social Credit System” in China could rank people on anything from finances to jaywalking
Feb 24, 2019 05:23 pm
“Social Credit System” in China could rank people on anything from finances to jaywalking
(WZZM13) – It’s a futuristic and frightful concept cleverly captured in a popular episode of “Black Mirror” on Netflix. The premise is a system rating every person on everything they do, providing a numerical score that determines everything from where you live to how you travel and who you are friends with. But this disturbing dystopian drama is far from fictional in China, which is now in the process of developing a Big Brother-like “social credit system” that will assign a number to each of that country’s nearly 1.4 billion citizens.

“The Chinese government has embraced technology in a major way as one method of social control,” said San Diego State political science professor Lei Guang. Guang is also director of UCSD’s 21st Century China Center. He says this social credit system is an ambitious attempt by the Chinese government to pull together all kinds of personal information from finances to personal behavior. Community service or buying Chinese-made products, for example, could boost your score. 
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Father of ISIS Bride Sues US Government Over Daughter’s Right to Return
Feb 24, 2019 05:08 pm
Father of ISIS Bride Sues US Government Over Daughter’s Right to Return
(FaithWire) – The father of an Alabama college student who left the United States to join the Islamic State terror group is suing the U.S. government after officials announced they would be refusing her entry back into the country. In 2014, Hoda Muthana, now 24, withdrew from college and used her tuition money to purchase a ticket to Turkey before traveling to join the group in Syria. Now with an 18-month-old son,

and in light of the demise of the Islamic terror group at the hands of coalition forces, Muthana is demanding she be let back into the country. However, President Donald Trump has personally instructed officials, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, not to allow Muthana re-entry. “This is a woman who inflicted enormous risk on American soldiers, on American citizens,” Pompeo said in an interview with the Fox Business Network. “She is a terrorist. She’s not coming back.” 
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Christian Boy Credits ‘Black Panther’ and Jesus for Saving His Life after Near-Fatal Accident
Feb 24, 2019 05:03 pm
Christian Boy Credits ‘Black Panther’ and Jesus for Saving His Life after Near-Fatal Accident
OPINION (CBN News) – Millions of fans will be rooting for “Black Panther” at the 2019 Oscars awards ceremony this Sunday, but perhaps no one more than 11-year-old Xavier Cunningham. The breakout film is up for a total of seven awards, including best picture – the first time a superhero film has been nominated in the category. For Xavier, the movie stands alone and is already a golden winner. CBN News first met him last September, just days after he left the hospital surviving a near-fatal accident. He and two friends

had climbed into a treehouse not knowing it was infested with yellowjackets. After getting attacked, Xavier fell from the treehouse ladder face first onto a 17-inch meat skewer wedged in the ground below. “He had this metal-looking rod, what I thought was an arrow, coming out of his cheek,” Gabrielle Miller, the boy’s mother, recalled. Xavier remembered his mom’s shock: “She was like, ‘Oh my gosh! Who did this to you?'” READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/february/christian-boy-credits-black-panther-and-jesus-for-saving-his-life-after-near-fatal-accidentv




Scientists fear end to Mankind not ‘decades away’ but ‘much sooner’
Feb 24, 2019 04:52 pm
Scientists fear end to Mankind not ‘decades away’ but ‘much sooner’
OPINION (Daily Star) – The Roman Empire lasted around 500 years from the ascension of Julius Caesar to the deposition of teenage ruler Romulus Augustulus. By this timeline, the United Kingdom in its current form is middle-aged, with Ireland joining England, Wales, and Scotland in 1801. So how long do we have left? A study part-sponsored by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center was not optimistic. Led by mathematician Safa Motesharrei, it questioned the sustainability of modern civilization.

The study noted: ”The fall of the Roman Empire, and the equally (if not more) advanced Han, Mauryan, and Gupta Empires, as well as so many advanced Mesopotamian Empires, are all testimony to the fact that advanced, sophisticated, complex, and creative civilizations can be both fragile and impermanent.” The scarcity of resources such as water, agriculture, and energy was found to lead to decline. 
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Could we soon be able to detect cancer in 10 minutes?
Feb 24, 2019 04:46 pm
Could we soon be able to detect cancer in 10 minutes?
OPINION (The Guardian) – About seven years ago, researchers at the US DNA sequencing company Illumina started to notice something odd. A new blood test it ran on 125,000 expectant mothers looking for genetic abnormalities such as Down’s syndrome in their fetuses returned some extremely unexpected signals in 10 cases. Chillingly, it dawned on them that the abnormal DNA they were seeing wasn’t from the fetuses but was, rather, undiagnosed cancer in the mothers. Cancers of different types were later confirmed in all 10. “This was not a test developed for cancer screening,” says Alex Aravanis, then Illumina’s senior R&D director. “But it was evident that it might be possible.”

In 2016, Illumina created Silicon Valley-based spin-off company Grail, with Aravanis as a chief scientific officer. Backed by more than $1.5bn in funding, including money from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Grail is on a quest to detect multiple types of cancer before symptoms, via a single, simple blood test. The test looks at cell-free plasma to find fragments of so-called circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) sloughed off by cancer cells. 
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Deadly tornado devastates Columbus, Mississippi
Feb 24, 2019 09:35 am
Deadly tornado devastates Columbus, Mississippi
(AccuWeather) – Damaging thunderstorms accompanied by tornadoes and flooding caused significant damage across northern Mississippi, northern Alabama and central Tennessee. One person was killed after a tornado tore through Columbus, Mississippi, late on Saturday afternoon, according to the Associated Press. A dozen other people sustained injuries but were not hospitalized. There were spotter-confirmed

tornadoes on Saturday evening in Artesia, Leedy, and Burnsville, Mississippi. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said in a tweet Sunday morning that state emergency officials have been working with local responders during the storms. “So far one fatality has been confirmed and damage assessments are now underway. We are saddened by the loss of life but thankful it was not much worse. We are grateful this Sunday morning,” Bryant said. 
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90,000 Gather to Wage War Against Spiritual Inaction at The Send
Feb 23, 2019 10:43 pm
90,000 Gather to Wage War Against Spiritual Inaction at The Send
OPINION (Charisma) – If Christians want to pray for awakening and revival, then they need to actually go out into the world and get to work. That was the message of The Send, a charismatic mega-event that continued without ceasing for nearly 12 hours straight on a sweltering Saturday in Orlando, Florida. According to the event’s leaders, 90,000 people registered for and attended the free event, held in the Camping World Stadium. “We are here because we are crazy enough to believe that we are here for the greatest move of God in human history,” said Youth With a Mission’s Andy Byrd. Though The Send is not led by any one individual or ministry,

Byrd has been one of the event’s primary collaborators and acted as de facto emcee, transitioning speakers and artists on and off the stage. That’s a full-time job, particularly when the exhaustive guest list includes Byrd, Francis Chan, Daniel Kolenda, Bill Johnson, Hillsong Young & Free, Lou Engle, Todd White, Jeremy Riddle, Jesus Culture, Mike Bickle, Lindy & the Circuit Riders, Michael Koulianos, Matt Gilman, Banning Liebscher, Darwin Hobbs, Cindy Jacobs, Loren Cunningham, Dunamis Music, Teo Hayashi, Tasha Cobbs, Steffany Gretzinger, Heidi Baker, Yasmin Pierce, Marco Barrientos, Nick Brennt, Amy Ward, Claudio Freidzon, Ruddy Gracia, Dominic Russo, Ben Fitzgerald, Sammy Rodriguez, Brian Barcelona and Loren and Darlene Cunningham. 
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Thousands Gather in Orlando for New Jesus Movement
Feb 23, 2019 02:17 pm
Thousands Gather in Orlando for New Jesus Movement
(CBN News) – Thousands of Christians are converging on Orlando, Florida, this Saturday to seek God and to declare a new era of evangelism. It is all part of an event called The Send, a collaboration of national ministries that hopes to activate every believer into their evangelistic and missional calling.  Organizers include Youth With A Mission, Christ for All Nations, and Lou Engle of Lou Engle Ministries. Speakers include

Francis Chan, Daniel Kolenda and Todd White. Tasha Cobbs and Stephanie Gretzinger and Jesus Culture are among the musical artists set to perform. In an interview with CBN News, Engle, who for years has filled stadiums with a message of prayer and fasting through his former ministry, The Call, said, “We feel that we’re moving into an era in American history like the 70s. A new Jesus movement’s going to take place.” READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/february/theres-a-building-expectation-thousands-gathering-in-orlando-for-new-jesus-movement



Dangerous Severe Weather Event Expected In The Mid-South Today
Feb 23, 2019 02:13 pm
Dangerous Severe Weather Event Expected In The Mid-South Today
(TWC) Widespread flooding and severe thunderstorms, including the possibility of long-track tornadoes, are likely Saturday in parts of the South and Ohio Valley in what may be the most widespread severe weather event of this winter, so far. Moisture is expected to surge northward Saturday associated with Winter Storm Quiana, amping up the risk of both flooding and severe weather.

Continuing the streak of week-long rainfall, showers and thunderstorms continue to move through much of the South and mid-South, increasing the threat of flooding this weekend. A flash flood emergency has been issued for the Knoxville, Tennessee, area where up to 3 inches of rain has fallen over the last three to four hours with an additional 1 to 2 inches expected over the next couple of hours. 
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Warning issued over attacks on internet infrastructure
Feb 23, 2019 08:44 am
Warning issued over attacks on internet infrastructure
(Yahoo News) – Key parts of the internet infrastructure face large-scale attacks that threaten the global system of web traffic, the internet’s address keeper warned Friday. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) declared after an emergency meeting “an ongoing and significant risk” to key parts of the infrastructure that affects the domains on which websites reside. “They are going after the

internet infrastructure itself,” ICANN chief technology officer David Conrad told AFP. “There have been targeted attacks in the past, but nothing like this.” The attacks date back as far as 2017 but have sparked growing concerns from security researchers in recent weeks, which prompted the special meeting of ICANN. The malicious activity targets the Domain Name System or DNS which routes traffic to intended online destinations. 
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Shock Report Details How Young Children are Duping Their Parents and Viewing Porn at Alarming Rates
Feb 23, 2019 08:20 am
Shock Report Details How Young Children are Duping Their Parents and Viewing Porn at Alarming Rates
(FaithWire) – Porn is a topic that no parent wants to discuss with their child. But with the proliferation of social media usage among even elementary school children, now is not a time for blissful ignorance. In a recent column for The Boston Globe, Gail Dines explains what’s at stake when it comes to the mental health of youths who view porn. “As the president and CEO of Culture Reframed, a health-based

nonprofit dedicated to building resilience and resistance in young people to porn culture, I’ve spoken with thousands of parents at schools across the country, and many are deeply concerned about the time their kids spend in front of a screen,” she writes. “They worry that their kids might be surfing free porn sites such as Pornhub when they are alone. However, most parents are unaware that porn is also infiltrating mainstream social media sites such as Snapchat and Instagram.” 
READ MORE https://www.faithwire.com/2019/02/13/shock-report-details-how-young-children-are-duping-their-parents-and-viewing-porn-at-alarming-rates/?fbclid=IwAR36M7Gl_FPD4EOvGo8ZhLCFeC0LwAQJ80E4E5kdyjP0Qc8svAfxhqidLT8



Church administrator, wife steal $1.2 million from congregation for vacations, sports tickets
Feb 23, 2019 08:13 am
Church administrator, wife steal $1.2 million from congregation for vacations, sports tickets
(CP) – A Pennsylvania church employee and his wife were charged with stealing $1.2 million from the congregation and using the money for sports events, vacations, and other expenses. The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office said 50-year-old David Reiter of South Park was being charged with forgery, receiving stolen property, and theft.  David’s wife, 44-year-old Connie Reiter, is being charged with two counts of receiving stolen property, according to The Associated Press. Reiter allegedly stole

the money from Westminster Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh over the 17-year period that he worked at the church as a business administrator. The Reiters appeared before District Judge Ronald Arnoni on Tuesday. Mr. Reiter’s bail was set at $50,000 while Mrs. Reiter’s was set at $5,000. The couple will have a preliminary hearing on Feb. 28.  Westminster Presbyterian released a statement in which they explained that Reiter had been “a widely trusted, active member of the church” who “engaged in sophisticated forms of deception to hide his theft.
 READ MORE https://www.christianpost.com/news/church-administrator-wife-steal-12-million-from-congregation-vacations-sports-tickets.html



An Extremely Rare February Typhoon Is Approaching Guam
Feb 23, 2019 08:06 am
An Extremely Rare February Typhoon Is Approaching Guam
(Earther) – Snow in the hills outside Los Angeles, move over. There’s a new freak weather event in town. Typhoon Wutip is currently gathering strength just south of Guam, making it the first typhoon of 2019 and just the second one on record to spin up in this part of the Pacific in February, according to data kept by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The freak typhoon is just south of the island, but is

making a sharp turn northward and could clip Guam this weekend. As of late Friday night local time, Wutip was packing sustained winds of 120 mph, making it the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane pushing wave heights up to 41 feet according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Gusts are cranking up to 150 mph, and the storm is projected to maintain this level of intensity into Saturday before weakening a little as it continues to wend its way toward the northwest. 
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Why America’s Second-Biggest Protestant Denomination Might Break Up This Weekend
Feb 22, 2019 05:15 pm
Why America’s Second-Biggest Protestant Denomination Might Break Up This Weekend
OPINION (Charisma) – This weekend, leaders of the United Methodist Church (UMC) will convene to vote on whether or not the United States’ second-largest Protestant denomination will allow same-sex marriage and ordained LGBT clergy. The vote—which is the culmination of several years of interdenominational conflict—may fracture the UMC, no matter which side wins. The UMC has remained opposed to same-sex marriage and ordaining LGBT individuals as clergy,

even as several pro-LGBT clergy members have spoken out against this policy. Official UMC policy remains unchanged since 1972 when the denomination said “the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.” Yet Individual churches have begun to rebel against the larger organization. The Associated Press reported that ministers have in recent years come out as gay from the pulpit or conducted same-sex marriages at UMC churches. 
READ MORE https://www.charismanews.com/us/75305-why-america-s-second-biggest-protestant-denomination-might-break-up-this-weekend



Trump admin. finalizes federal rule barring funding of abortion through Title X
Feb 22, 2019 05:10 pm
Trump admin. finalizes federal rule barring funding of abortion through Title X
(CP) – The Trump administration has officially finalized a federal rule barring Title X funds from being used to support abortion, in a move celebrated by pro-life activist groups. The Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday that the new rule was finalized, forbidding “the use of Title X funds to perform, promote, refer for, or support abortion as a method of family planning.” “Pursuant to Congressional mandate, family participation is to be encouraged,

particularly in services involving adolescents. And, from the start, Congress was clear that Title X funds cannot be used to support abortion,” stated HHS. “This final rule ensures that grants and contracts awarded under this program fully comply with the statutory program integrity requirements, thereby fulfilling the purpose of Title X, so that more women and men can receive services that help them consider and achieve both their short-term and long-term family planning needs.” 
READ MORE https://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-admin-finalizes-federal-rule-barring-funding-of-abortion-through-title-x.html




Children’s pastor, decorated detective, commits suicide after child porn found on church computer
Feb 22, 2019 02:16 pm
Children’s pastor, decorated detective, commits suicide after child porn found on church computer
(CP) – A Florida police detective and children’s minister committed suicide after being investigated for having child pornography. Detective Vernon Allan Richardson, a beloved children’s minister and award-winning veteran officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, known for his work in helping to locate missing children, killed himself Tuesday as authorities investigated him for possession of child pornography, some of which was found on his church computer.

Pastor Ricky Baldwin of Riverstone Community Church in Jacksonville, told CBS 47that he didn’t know Richardson, 56, was under investigation for child pornography until his suicide. Richardson had been with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office for 17 years and served as Riverstone’s children’s pastor for eight years. “Never in a million years would you ever thought that was possible. That’s why it’s so hard to believe now,” Baldwin said.
READ MORE https://www.christianpost.com/news/childrens-pastor-decorated-detective-commits-suicide-after-child-porn-found-on-church-computer.html



Worse Than New York: Radical Abortion Law Will Make Illinois the ‘Abortion Capital of America’
Feb 22, 2019 02:04 pm
Worse Than New York: Radical Abortion Law Will Make Illinois the ‘Abortion Capital of America’
OPINION (CBN News) – Illinois is considering its most radical abortion bills yet. If passed, pro-life advocates say they could turn the state into the abortion haven of the Midwest, and maybe even “the abortion capital of America.”  The Reproductive Health Act (HB 2495 and SB 1942) enshrines abortion as a “fundamental right” and provides that a “fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent rights under the law.” The bills would do the following:

Repeal a 1975 law that includes criminal penalties for doctors who perform abortions.
Legalize abortions up until the moment of birth.
Eliminate all restrictions on where abortions are performed.
Require all private health insurance policies to cover abortion (even churches and other religious organizations).
Eliminate any restrictions on where abortions can be performed.
The law also allows non-physicians to perform surgical and medical abortions. It repeals laws that allow husbands to block their wives from aborting their child, eliminates requirements to investigate fetal or maternal deaths resulting from abortion, and allows minors to receive abortions without ever having to notify their parents.
 READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/february/worse-than-new-york-radical-illinois-abortion-law-will-make-state-the-abortion-capital-of-america




Pastor Plants Church Outside Planned Parenthood
Feb 22, 2019 02:00 pm
Pastor Plants Church Outside Planned Parenthood
OPINION (CBN News) – Pastor Ken Peters of Covenant Church in Spokane, WA, believes the church is the only hope for ending abortion in America. “We gotta put legs to our faith,” Peters said during an interview on the CBN News Program, Prayer Link. “We’ve gotta find that balance between being mean and nasty and yelling, we’ve got to find the balance between that and doing nothing,” Peters explained how God presented him with that balanced way.

“I felt like the Lord say to me right in the middle of a church service I want your next church campus to be the Planned Parenthood Campus,” he said.  “A few months ago, we planted a church right there at Planned Parenthood.” It’s called The Church at Planned Parenthood. Peters and members of his congregation go to the local Planned Parenthood and share a message of God’s love and hope. They host a full service complete with a worship band and prayer teams. 
READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/february/prayer-link-taking-church-right-to-the-gates-of-hell-pastor-plants-church-outside-planned-parenthood




YouTube leading to increase in Flat Earthers
Feb 22, 2019 01:55 pm
YouTube leading to increase in Flat Earthers
(WHAS 11) – YouTube is helping spread the conspiracy theory that the Earth is flat, new research from Texas Tech University surmises. But that’s due, in part, to people watching videos about other conspiracies. The researchers attended the world’s largest convention of Flat Earthers each of the last two years, according to The Guardian. They interviewed 30 different flat Earth believers. Twenty-nine of them said they did not believe the Earth was flat two years ago, but changed their minds after seeing

conspiracy videos on YouTube. The interviewees said they had been watching videos about other conspiracies surrounding things such as the moon landings and 9/11 when YouTube offered up the flat Earth videos to watch next. “Because YouTube’s algorithms recommend videos that are similar to what you are already watching, many people who were watching other conspiracy videos, found a flat Earth video in their recommended feed and proceeded down the rabbit hole,” researcher Alex Olshansky told ScienceAlert. 
READ MORE https://www.whas11.com/article/news/nation-world/youtube-leading-to-increase-in-flat-earthers-study-finds/507-34866b23-aa4c-440a-9b9d-9b40058434ef





60 arrested as police brace for Temple Mount violence in Israel
Feb 22, 2019 09:15 am
60 arrested as police brace for Temple Mount violence in Israel
(The Times Of Israel) – Security forces were gearing up Friday morning for anticipated violence ahead of Friday prayers at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount as police announced 60 people were arrested overnight on suspicion of planning violence. The Kan public broadcaster reported the arrested individuals were all residents of East Jerusalem. A spokesman for the police said the crackdown came after “calls for public disturbances” at Friday prayers. Police said in a statement they expect to make further arrests in the

coming hours, and that they would act to ensure prayers could take place as planned. Palestinian worshipers clashed with Israeli police at the site on Tuesday, trying to force their way into an area of the holy compound that has been closed for years. Police said 19 Palestinians were arrested. The incident followed a similar confrontation on Monday in which Palestinians tried to break the gate that Israel placed on the closed area last week after the Muslim Waqf religious council broke into the area and held prayers there. 
READ MORE https://www.timesofisrael.com/60-arrested-as-police-brace-for-temple-mount-violence-after-friday-prayers/




Locust Swarms Imminent In Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Feb 22, 2019 09:09 am
Locust Swarms Imminent In Egypt and Saudi Arabia
(JP) – The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned that an infestation of desert locusts in Sudan and Eritrea is rapidly spreading along both sides of the Red Sea towards Egypt and Saudi Arabia. According to an agency press release, heavy rains triggered two generations of breeding since October, leading to a substantial increase in the locust population. “The next three months will be critical in bringing the locust situation under control before the summer breeding starts,” FAO’s Senior

Locust Forecasting Officer Keith Cressman said. Earlier this year, the insects evoked biblical times when they showed up at holy sites in Mecca, covering some areas in darkness and sparking a thunderstorm of hail and fire on social media. “These locusts are normally present in low numbers in the desert and don’t cause a big problem. But following a large rainfall they can quickly multiply, eventually forming hopper bands or swarms of adults, composed of billions of individual locusts,” Cressman told The Media Line. 
READ MOREhttps://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Speak-Of-The-Bible-Locust-Swarms-Imminent-In-Egypt-Saudi-Arabia-581377





Vermont House passes sweeping no-limits abortion legislation
Feb 22, 2019 08:58 am
Vermont House passes sweeping no-limits abortion legislation
(WT) – The Vermont House overwhelmingly passed Thursday a sweeping, no-limits abortion bill that makes terminating a pregnancy a “fundamental right” and ensures access to the procedure at every stage of gestation. H.57 was approved by a vote of 106-36 after legislators defeated a dozen proposed amendments offered by Republicans, including provisions requiring a 48-hour waiting period, parental notification for minors and a cut-off at 24 weeks’ gestation except in medical emergencies.

“I trust women. Therefore I cast my vote in favor of codifying protections Vermonters already have in safeguarding this fundamental reproductive right,” said state Rep. Becca White, Hartford Democrat, in her floor speech. Meanwhile, Vermont Right to Life executive director Mary Hahn Beerworth blasted Democrats for rejecting “common-sense amendments to protect minor girls, to limit abortions on unborn babies in the later states of development .. 
READ MORE https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/feb/21/vermont-house-passes-h-57-no-limits-abortion-bill/




Fetal heartbeat abortion ban advances in Tennessee legislature
Feb 22, 2019 08:50 am
Fetal heartbeat abortion ban advances in Tennessee legislature
(News 9 Channel) – A Tennessee lawmaker says his bill to ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat has been detected does not include exceptions for situations involving incest or rape because he does not believe it’s appropriate. Republican Rep. Micah Van Huss told a House subcommittee on Wednesday he considers killing any child, including a fetus, as “evil.” The panel — made up of all men — agreed to advance the bill to be

heard by the full House Health Committee. Tennessee is among several states considering heartbeat bills amid hopes from some abortion opponents nationwide that a conservative U.S. Supreme Court majority will review the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling and uphold stricter abortion prohibitions. 
READ MORE https://newschannel9.com/news/nation-world/fetal-heartbeat-abortion-ban-advances-in-tennessee-legislature



Powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near Ecuador-Peru border
Feb 22, 2019 07:55 am
Powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near Ecuador-Peru border
(Fox News) – A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck near the border of Ecuador and Peru on Friday sending shockwaves as far as the Ecuadorean capital of Quito and coastal city Guayaquil. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage relating to the quake. “Preliminary reports of the quakes near Macas don’t show major damage,”

Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno tweeted, adding that the rattlers were felt “all over the country.” The earthquake occurred at around 5:15 a.m. local time. It struck 71 miles southeast of Palora in the Morona Santiago province and at a depth of 82 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Videos on social media showed chandeliers shaking and residents pouring out on the streets. 
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Chick-fil-A Founder’s Daughter: ‘We’re in Business to Glorify God’
Feb 21, 2019 03:54 pm
Chick-fil-A Founder’s Daughter: ‘We’re in Business to Glorify God’
OPINION (CBN News) – Chick-fil-A is one of the most successful food chains in the US, earning the dedication of patrons and the regular praise of fans on social media. It’s a company known for its commitment to traditional Christian values, and now the daughter of Chick-fil-A’s founder is revealing some valuable life lessons from her father and the source of the company’s impressive success.

Trudy Cathy White’s new book, “Climb Every Mountain: Finding God Faithful in the Journey of Life,” highlights her life as a child in the Cathy household and difficult experiences she has had to overcome. At the center of it all is her faith in Jesus Christ. So what’s behind the massive success of the Chick-fil-A company founded by her father S. Truett Cathy? She says it’s just God’s blessing. 
READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/february/chick-fil-a-founders-daughter-were-in-business-to-glorify-god


Homeschoolers Outraged at ‘Orwellian’ Iowa Bill That ‘Treats Them All Like Criminals’ – Mandatory Home Inspections
Feb 21, 2019 01:42 pm
Homeschoolers Outraged at ‘Orwellian’ Iowa Bill That ‘Treats Them All Like Criminals’ – Mandatory Home Inspections
(CBN News) – Homeschool advocates are speaking out about an Iowa bill that requires school and court officials to conduct health and wellness checks on families who homeschool.  HF 272, introduced by Rep. Mary Mascher, would make homeschool families who do not report to their school district subject to regular home visits.  “The board of directors of a school district shall conduct quarterly home visits to check on the health and safety of children located within the district who are receiving independent private

instruction or private instruction,” the bill reads.  The bill also says these home visits “shall take place in the child’s residence with the consent of the parent, guardian, or legal custodian and an interview or observation of the child may be conducted.” If parents do not give consent, then “the juvenile court or district court upon a showing of probable cause may authorize the person making the home visit to enter the home and interview or observe the child.” 
READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/february/homeschoolers-outraged-at-orwellian-iowa-bill-that-treats-them-all-like-criminals-mandatory-home-inspections




California Slapped with $399K Fine for Trying to Force Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers to Promote Abortion
Feb 21, 2019 01:31 pm
California Slapped with $399K Fine for Trying to Force Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers to Promote Abortion
(CBN News) – Four years after California passed a law forcing pro-life medical clinics to promote abortion, the Golden State is now being forced to make restitution. The Reproductive FACT Act, which was enacted in 2015, mandated that clinics post signs directing clients to a taxpayer-funded abortion program. The sign would read as follows: “California has public programs that provide immediate free or low-cost access to comprehensive family planning services (including all FDA-approved methods of contraception),

prenatal care, and abortion for eligible women. To determine whether you qualify, contact the county social services office at [insert the telephone number] .” Failure to comply resulted in a $500 fine for the first violation and $1,000 for each additional violation. Outraged, the pregnancy centers took their grievances to the US Supreme Court, arguing the law is a clear violation of their First Amendment rights to free speech and exercise of religion. 
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Colo. House passes LGBT-inclusive sex ed bill blocking schools from teaching abstinence only
Feb 21, 2019 01:26 pm
Colo. House passes LGBT-inclusive sex ed bill blocking schools from teaching abstinence only
(CP) – The Colorado House has passed a controversial bill requiring schools that offer sex education classes to either teach gay and lesbian issues and not focus on abstinence-only programs — or to provide no instruction on sexuality at all. The “Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education bill,” or HB1032, passed on a 39-23 vote on Tuesday, with one Democrat, Rep. Don Valdez of La Jara, voting “no” with the Republicans.  The legislation, which is backed by Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union, would not require schools to teach sex education — but those that do could no

longer offer “abstinence-only” curriculum. Instead, classes must focus on a wide range of topics, including consent, birth control and pregnancy, prevention of sexually transmitted disease, “healthy relationships” and sexual orientation. Additionally, a school’s sex-ed curriculum may not include “religious ideology or sectarian tenets or doctrines,” nor could it use “shame-based or stigmatizing language or instructional tools … or excluding the relational or sexual experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals.”  
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Japan on earthquake and tsunami alert after huge deep-sea fish found alive by fishermen
Feb 21, 2019 10:04 am
Japan on earthquake and tsunami alert after huge deep-sea fish found alive by fishermen
OPINION (Express) – Japan is on alert for an earthquake or tsunami after two giant deep-sea fish were caught on its coast in what many in the Asian nation regard as a doomsday warning. Two oarfish measuring between three to four meters long were caught in a fishnet after reports of them washing up dead. The creatures, which can grow as long as much as 11 meters,

are believed to be an indicator of doom in Japanese mythology. Japanese mythology says the fish, which live more than a mile underwater, come to the surface when a natural disaster is nearing. The Satomi Higa of the Yomitan’s fisheries cooperative association told CNN: “The two oarfish were swimming vigorously in the nets. “They looked mysterious and beautiful.” 
READ MORE https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1090197/japan-earthquake-tsunami-warning-oarfish-natural-disaster-doomsday-warning-omen




2019’s Most Sinful States in America
Feb 21, 2019 09:41 am
2019’s Most Sinful States in America
(WH) – Red states and blue states may like to point to one another as the source of all that is wrong with the U.S., but the truth is that each of the 50 states has its own virtues and vices. For example, Missouri has the worst drug use problem. And it certainly comes as no surprise that Nevada is the most gambling-addicted. But the cost of state sins is something we have to share as a nation. Gambling alone costs the U.S. about $5 billion per year. That’s nothing compared to the amount of money we lose from smoking, though – over $300 billion per year.

Harmful behavior on the individual level can add up to staggering economic costs on a national scale. Some states are more well-behaved than others. In order to determine the states that most give in to their desires, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 43 key indicators of immorality. Our data set ranges from violent crimes per capita to excessive drinking to share of the population with gambling disorders. Read on to see the full ranking, insight from a panel of experts, and a full description of our methodology.
 READ MORE https://wallethub.com/edu/most-sinful-states/46852/





‘Now I’d Die for Jesus’: Muslim Man Plotted to Kill Christian Cousin Before Christ Appeared in Dream
Feb 21, 2019 09:32 am
‘Now I’d Die for Jesus’: Muslim Man Plotted to Kill Christian Cousin Before Christ Appeared in Dream
OPINION (FaithWire) – A Muslim Egyptian man who planned to murder his Christian cousin has revealed his story of miraculous conversion. In a tale reminiscent of the Apostle Paul’s supernatural encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus, “Mostafa” told Open Doors USA that his family had ordered him to execute his own cousin because of his devout faith in Jesus Christ. Honoring his family, he thought, meant that he must complete this murderous task. So, one day, his cousin, “Mohammed,” was sitting in church

listening intently to a sermon. Mostafa crept in the back and sat lying in wait for his time to strike. But then, something supernatural occurred. Mostafa realized that he was not remotely offended by the words of the minister, nor was he repulsed by the voices raised in worship to Jesus. In fact, his heart was stirred by the whole experience. Quickly, he realized that killing his cousin was an impossibility, and he decided to confess to Mohammed on the spot. 
READ MORE https://www.faithwire.com/2019/02/21/now-id-die-for-jesus-muslim-man-plotted-to-kill-christian-cousin-before-christ-appeared-in-dream/




Woman Fights for Free Speech After ‘Jesus Loves You’ Valentines Banned by College
Feb 21, 2019 09:27 am
Woman Fights for Free Speech After ‘Jesus Loves You’ Valentines Banned by College
(CBN News) – One young woman’s lengthy battle to spread the Gospel at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is now dragging into its fifth year. Since 2014, Polly Olsen has handed out Valentine’s Day cards with biblically themed messages to students and staff on campus. During that time, she has often been met with resistance in the form of the school’s public assembly policy, which forbids the “displaying of signs

or mass distribution of literature with offensive content or that is likely to or intended to cause a disruption.”Finally, in February of last year, that tradition ended when security workers at NWTC stopped the 29-year-old from distributing the inspirational messages at the school’s student center.  They then warned that some may find the notes displayed on the heart-shaped cards offensive.
READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/2019/february/woman-fights-for-free-speech-after-jesus-loves-you-valentines-banned-by-college

EU governments back final copyright deal
Feb 21, 2019 09:09 am
EU governments back final copyright deal
(FT) – EU governments have backed a reform of European copyright rules, paving the way for the first update of the directive in nearly 20 years after a fierce lobbying battle between tech giants and the creative industry. The Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Finland and Luxembourg did not back a compromise text at a meeting of EU28 ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday, which was endorsed after gaining the support of a qualified majority of governments.

Under the compromise, tech giants like Google and YouTube will have to take out licenses with music labels and news publishers to host their content on their platforms. Internet groups will also have to scan and filter audiovisual content to make sure it doesn’t breach copyright law. In a statement, the Dutch, Italian, Luxembourgish, Finnish, and Polish governments said the copyright reform was a “step back” for Europe’s attempts to create a digital single market. 
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Feb 21, 2019 09:00 am
YouTube says it will recommend fewer videos about conspiracy theories
(The Verge) – YouTube said on Friday that it would promote fewer videos containing misinformation and conspiracy theories, a potentially significant step to reducing the service’s potential to drive viewers toward extremist content. In a test limited to the United States, the service said it would stop recommending what it calls “borderline content” — videos that come close to violating its community guidelines but stop just short.
While YouTube said the change would affect less than 1 percent of videos that are available on YouTube, the sheer volume of content available on the service suggests the effect could be significant. “We’ll begin reducing recommendations of borderline content and content that could misinform users in harmful ways — like videos promoting a phony miracle cure for a serious illness, claiming the earth is flat, or making blatantly false claims about historic events like 9/11,” the company said in a statement. 
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/25/18197301/youtube-algorithm-conspiracy-theories-misinformation


Pinterest Blocks Vaccination Searches in Move to Control the Conversation
Feb 21, 2019 08:53 am
Pinterest Blocks Vaccination Searches in Move to Control the Conversation
(WSJ) – Pinterest has stopped returning results for searches related to vaccinations, a drastic step the social-media company said is aimed at curbing the spread of misinformation but one that demonstrates the power of tech companies to censor discussion of hot-button issues.

Most shared images on Pinterest relating to vaccination cautioned against it, contradicting established medical guidelines and research showing that vaccines are safe, Pinterest said. The image-searching platform tried to remove the antivaccination content,
 READ MOREhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/next-front-in-tech-firms-war-on-misinformation-bad-medical-advice-11550658601

Self-proclaimed white nationalist planned mass terror attack
Feb 20, 2019 05:52 pm
Self-proclaimed white nationalist planned mass terror attack
(WP) – A U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant and self-identified white nationalist was arrested after federal investigators uncovered a cache of weapons and ammunition in his Maryland home that authorities say he stockpiled to launch a massive domestic terror attack targeting politicians and journalists. Christopher Paul Hasson called for “focused violence” to “establish a white homeland” and dreamed of ways to “kill almost every last person on earth,”
according to court records filed in U.S. District Court in Maryland. Though court documents do not detail a specific planned date for an attack, the government said he had been amassing supplies and weapons since at least 2017, developed a spreadsheet of targets that included House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and searched the Internet using phrases such as “best place in dc to see congress people” and “are supreme court justices protected.”
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Turkey and Greece struck by strong earthquake
Feb 20, 2019 04:03 pm
Turkey and Greece struck by strong earthquake
(Express) – Turkey has been hit by a strong earthquake, with witnesses reporting “terrifying” and “terrible” shaking as far away as Istanbul. The earthquake registered 5.1 magnitudes, with shaking felt in Western Turkey and parts of Greece. Istanbul, located hundreds of kilometers from the epicenter, was also rattled this evening. One witness said on Twitter: “It was felt in Kusadasi, it was really terrifying. Hope the last one

is not the quake before the big shock.” Witnesses have recorded their experiences on earthquake-tracking website EMSC-CSEM. One said: “Very terrible.” Another said: “It lasted for 30 seconds and was very fierce.” A third said: “Everything in my home rattled.” One resident of Karacabey, some 150 miles from the epicenter, said he did not experience strong shaking but did feel like he was “sitting on a boat in a wave”. READ MORE https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1090052/turkey-earthquake-greece-earthquake-canakkale-USGS



Your phone and TV are tracking you, and political campaigns are listening in
Feb 20, 2019 02:19 pm
Your phone and TV are tracking you, and political campaigns are listening in
(LA Times) – It was a crowded primary field and Tony Evers, running for governor, was eager to win the support of officials gathered at a Wisconsin state Democratic party meeting, so the candidate did all the usual things: he read the room, he shook hands, he networked. Then he put an electronic fence around everyone there. The digital fence enabled Evers’ team to push ads onto the iPhones and Androids of all

those attending the meeting. Not only that, but because the technology pulled the unique identification numbers off the phones, a data broker could use the digital signatures to follow the devices home. Once there, the campaign could use so-called cross-device tracking technology to find associated laptops, desktops and other devices to push even more ads. Welcome to the new frontier of campaign tech. 
READ MORE https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-campaign-tech-privacy-20190220-story.html




Jesus was a ‘sorcerer,’ Bible a ‘book of magic,’ say Christian witches ahead of first annual convention
Feb 20, 2019 02:05 pm
Jesus was a ‘sorcerer,’ Bible a ‘book of magic,’ say Christian witches ahead of first annual convention
OPINION (CP) – The first annual Christian witches convention is set to be hosted in Salem, Massachusetts, this April and will feature internationally recognized Prophet Calvin Witcher who agrees with the convention’s host that Jesus was a sorcerer and the Bible is really a “book of magic.” The Rev. Valerie Love, the force behind the event who describes herself as a practicing Christian witch and an ordained minister of spiritual consciousness, recently launched the Covenant of Christian

Witches Mystery School to help Christians tap into magic, which critics are condemning as “dangerous.” She insists there is nothing wrong with the idea of Christians practicing magic despite biblical warnings against it. In an extended discussion with Witcher approximately two months ago on reconciling the practice of witchcraft and Christianity, Witcher, whose website says he “brings God’s messages to humanity through powerful teaching and training, allowing non-traditional followers to hear the divine voice of hope,” said the Bible is a “huge book of sorcery.” 
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‘Super snow moon’ stuns as the biggest supermoon of 2019 lights up the sky
Feb 20, 2019 10:57 am
‘Super snow moon’ stuns as the biggest supermoon of 2019 lights up the sky
(Fox News) – Skygazers across the globe have been enjoying the “super snow moon” as the largest supermoon of 2019 lit up the sky. February’s full moon is known as the “snow moon” as a result of the heavy snowfall that often occurs at that time of year, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. As a result, the Feb. 19 supermoon has been dubbed the “super snow moon.” Supermoons occur when the Moon’s orbit brings

it to the closest point to Earth while the Moon is full. Photographers were already capturing stunning shots of the supersize Moon on Feb. 18 and early Tuesday morning. “When a full moon appears at perigee [its closest point to Earth] it is slightly brighter and larger than a regular full moon—and that’s where we get a ‘supermoon’,” explains NASA, on its website, noting that the phrase was coined in 1979. 
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Why We Need to Stop Fighting Over the Rapture, Hell and Beards
Feb 20, 2019 09:45 am
Why We Need to Stop Fighting Over the Rapture, Hell and Beards
OPINION (Charisma) – John Wesley followed a time-tested approach: “In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; and in all things, charity.” Wesley believed that the spirit of charity needs to take into consideration the limits of human understanding. He observed, “To be ignorant of many things and to be mistaken in some is the necessary condition of humanity” and therefore, “As to all opinions which do not strike at the root of Christianity, we think and let think.” (Expanded article here.)

So what are the essentials?For example, do they include a specific view of eschatology or hell? There are four biblically backed views of eschatology and four of hell and a lot of church splits have happened over these views. The church I was saved in had a church split over whether men should have beards or not! Is that really essential? Is that really worth starting a new denomination over? 
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Putin warns: Russia will target US with new weapons if it deploys missiles to Europe
Feb 20, 2019 09:35 am
Putin warns: Russia will target US with new weapons if it deploys missiles to Europe
(Fox News) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking during his state-of-the-nation address Wednesday, warned that Russia will aim new hypersonic missiles at the U.S. should it deploy new intermediate-range missiles in Europe. Russia’s new Zircon missiles, which Putin claimed fly at nine times of the speed of sound and have a range of 620 miles, are part of its ongoing effort to upgrade its defensive capabilities

against what it regards as an increasingly hostile U.S. The announcement follows the U.S.’ recent withdrawal from a key arms control pact. During his address, Putin rejected the U.S.’ claim that its withdrawal from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty was prompted by Russian violations of the pact. He charged that the U.S. made false accusations against Russia to justify its decision to opt out of the pact. READ MORE https://www.foxnews.com/world/putin-warns-us-russia-will-target-us-with-new-weapons-if-it-deploys-missiles-to-europe




Deadly Whiteout: 200M Americans in the Path as ‘the Super Snow Moon’ Coincides
Feb 20, 2019 09:31 am
Deadly Whiteout: 200M Americans in the Path as ‘the Super Snow Moon’ Coincides
(CBN News) – The latest winter storm is the biggest yet, hitting 39 states from the Plains to the East Coast with snow, sleet, ice, rain, and possible flooding. It’s the latest event in a week of turbulent weather that’s brought snow to some places it’s seldom seen. The powerful storm is poised to strike roughly 200 million people, and every state east of the Mississippi will be affected by over the next few days. Accuweather reports a “burst of snow” is arriving Tuesday night and six inches or more could fall in some areas of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

This week of crazy weather started with snow in Los Angeles, closing down Interstate 5. Some drivers were left stranded. “We were going to get a hotel but there’s no more rooms,” said Claudia Neri of Bakersfield, CA. Kay Baily also lives in Bakersfield. Her family thought they were taking a quick day trip. “We drove from Bakersfield to Thousand Oaks for a gymnastics event. My son made state so it’s worth it,” she told a local network. 
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‘Largest Sunday School in the World’ Has 221,000 Attendees
Feb 20, 2019 09:17 am
‘Largest Sunday School in the World’ Has 221,000 Attendees
(Charisma) – Abandoned on a street corner by his mother at the age of 12, young Bill Wilson sat and waited for her on that corner; he waited three days, but she never returned. A Christian man on his way to see his son in the hospital stopped and asked Wilson if he was OK. Anybody could have stopped, but thankfully it was a Christian man who did. Pastor Bill established Metro World Child, formerly Metro Ministries, in 1980 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, one of New York’s toughest neighborhoods at the time.

It was most commonly known for its history of gang violence, crime, drugs and poverty. In the earlier years of his work, Pastor Bill was beaten, stabbed and even shot. But he persevered and refused to leave the neighborhood, believing that the situation wasn’t hopeless. He persisted in doing Sunday school programs and reaching children with the hope of Jesus, eventually expanding into all five boroughs of New York City and many other places around the world as well. 
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Why are hundreds of dead dolphins washing up on French beaches?
Feb 20, 2019 09:05 am
Why are hundreds of dead dolphins washing up on French beaches?
(The Local fr) – Since the beginning of the year alone, a record number of up to 600 dolphins have washed up on France’s Atlantic coast. So what’s going on? What’s the story? Since the start of 2019, up to 600 dolphins have washed up on beaches along France’s Atlantic coast.  According to two different surveys, the numbers of carcasses found this year is between 400 and 600 – but even the lower estimate is

higher than any previous year at the same period. While dead dolphins wash up on beaches in France each year scientists say the situation is alarming. “If you compare these figures to last year’s over the same period, there are already more dead dolphins that the previous years, which were already recorded years,” said researcher Hélène Peltier from the Pelagis marine life observatory which carries out surveys. 
READ MORE https://www.thelocal.fr/20190218/why-are-hundreds-of-dead-dolphins-washing-up-on-french-beaches




Scientist warns Yellowstone volcano eruption would ‘Tear Out” guts from America
Feb 20, 2019 08:53 am
Scientist warns Yellowstone volcano eruption would ‘Tear Out” guts from America
OPINION (Express) – Yellowstone volcano is a dormant monster waiting to erupt and violently tear America apart just like Godzilla, a prominent scientist has warned. Yellowstone volcano is the biggest natural disaster threat facing the US and scientists are in awe of its potential destructive force. Fears of Yellowstone roaring back to life were heightened following the release of a report outlining the risk of supervolcanoes erupting in the near future. The report, dubbed Extreme Geohazards: Reducing the Disaster Risk and

Increasing Resilience, found a 10 percent chance of a supervolcano somewhere on Earth erupting by the end of the century. In the wake of the dire volcano report, renowned physicist Dr Michio Kaku warned Yellowstone volcano is an untamed beast waiting to let loose across America. Dr Kaku told Fox News: “Forget the image of Yogi Bear representing Yellowstone. “We’re talking about a sleeping Godzilla underneath Yellowstone, that if it erupts in a maximum eruption called Category 8, it can literally tear the guts out of the United States of America. 
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Super gonorrhea is start of drug-resistant STI boom
Feb 20, 2019 08:47 am
Super gonorrhea is start of drug-resistant STI boom
(The Sun) – “Super” gonorrhea may sound dramatic, but it’s a real and increasing threat. While “regular” gonorrhea (AKA the clap) is the UK’s second most common STI, the number of cases of the new antibiotic-resistant strain is slowly on the rise. Last year, the first recorded case was diagnosed in the
UK after a guy caught it having sex while on his holiday in South East Asia. A month ago, we had two new cases in heterosexual women from Britain. ITV’s resident GP and a founding GP of GPDQ, Dr Sara Kayat, says that what is more worrying about the most recent cases is that one was contracted in the UK and the other in mainland Europe. “The super STI is getting closer,” she said. 
READ MORE https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/8376421/this-morning-dr-sara-kayat-new-super-gonorrhoea-warning/

Trump administration pushes for end to worldwide criminalization of homosexuality
Feb 19, 2019 09:27 pm
Trump administration pushes for end to worldwide criminalization of homosexuality
(Fox News) – U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell is spearheading a bid by the Trump administration to decriminalize homosexuality in dozens of countries around the world. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino told reporters Tuesday that Grenell and his staff were holding a “strategy meeting” in Berlin with 11 activists from “different countries in Europe.” The initiative was first reported by NBC News.

“This really is not a big policy departure. This is long-standing and it’s bipartisan,” Palladino said. “I would say that this is a good opportunity to listen and to discuss ideas about how the United States can advance decriminalization of homosexuality around the world, and that’s been our policy.” NBC reported that the push is aimed in part at denouncing Iran over its human rights record. Grenell, who is openly gay, has become the most vocal critic of Tehran among Trump’s ambassadorial appointments. 
READ MORE https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-administration-pushes-end-to-worldwide-criminalization-of-homosexuality



Nasa releases picture of mysterious ‘dragon’ aurora rearing its head in the sky
Feb 19, 2019 08:58 pm
Nasa releases picture of mysterious ‘dragon’ aurora rearing its head in the sky
(Metro) – Nasa has released incredible pictures of an unusual ‘dragon’ aurora roaring silently in the sky over Iceland. The stunning natural wonder was caused by particles emited from the sun which smash into the atmosphere to cause a dramatic light display. Nasa wrote: ‘Have you ever seen a dragon in the sky? Although real flying dragons don’t exist, a huge dragon-shaped aurora developed in the sky over Iceland earlier this month.

‘The aurora was caused by a hole in the Sun’s corona that expelled charged particles into a solar wind that followed a changing interplanetary magnetic field to Earth’s magnetosphere. ‘As some of those particles then struck Earth’s atmosphere, they excited atoms which subsequently emitted light: aurora. ‘This iconic display was so enthralling that the photographer’s mother ran out to see it and was captured in the foreground. The dragon aurora is strange because it appeared during a time of low sunspot activity, 
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Russian satellite detects mysterious ‘explosions’ of light miles above Earth’s surface
Feb 19, 2019 08:50 pm
Russian satellite detects mysterious ‘explosions’ of light miles above Earth’s surface
OPINION (Daily Mail) – A Russian satellite designed to monitor the atmosphere for high-energy cosmic rays has detected mysterious ‘explosions’ of light miles above Earth’s surface, Russian scientists say. While numerous examples of unusual space weather phenomena have been spotted in the upper atmosphere before, the team operating the Lomonosov satellite say what they’ve found may be something entirely new. Despite

the occurrence of several powerful bursts, Russian scientists say there were no signs of storms in the area, according to Sputnik. The satellite, named after scientist Mikhail Lomonosov, launched in 2016 and is integrated with the Kanopus-B spacecraft. Its goal is to study high-energy cosmic rays, including gamma rays, magnetospheric particles, and transient light phenomena in the upper atmosphere. 
READ MORE https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6692297/What-Russia-spotted-Earths-atmosphere-Scientists-say-satellite-saw-explosions-light.html



Two quakes strike Alaska after 4.4 magnitude aftershock rattles Anchorage
Feb 19, 2019 08:23 pm
Two quakes strike Alaska after 4.4 magnitude aftershock rattles Anchorage
(Express) – Alaska has again been hit by earthquakes after a magnitude 4.4 aftershock hit the southcentral area of Alaska on Monday morning. The magnitude 4.4 aftershock is one of the largest to hit Alaska in recent weeks. An Alaska Earthquake Center seismologist said it is the strongest aftershock since a magnitude 4.5 quake struck on January 22. Monday’s huge tremor hit at 8:02 am local time (4.08pm GMT).

The aftershock struck at a depth of 39,7km (24,5 miles). Monday’s massive aftershock was followed by two magnitude 3.5 earthquakes on Tuesday. One quake struck at 6.59am GMT, some 9,3 miles north-northwest of Fishhook, Alaska. The other came a few hours earlier and struck 20 miles west of Middleton Island. 
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Are Alexa, Siri Setting the Stage for Antichrist’s Worldwide Domination?
Feb 19, 2019 08:09 pm
Are Alexa, Siri Setting the Stage for Antichrist’s Worldwide Domination?
OPINION (Charisma) – In today’s world, humanity is desperately seeking someone with a strong hand to take the helm and bring about world peace—a leader who has the ability to compromise and appease every faction to stop all the madness. But what character traits are truly needed to navigate the currents of public opinion that shape the world in which we live? For the past 2,000 years, people have anxiously tried to analyze who the Antichrist might be and when he might be revealed, says author and pastor Mark Biltz in

advance of his soon-to-be-released book, Decoding the Antichrist and the End Times: What the Bible Says and What the Future Holds. But, Biltz says, if people aren’t careful, they can get caught up in the debate—or worse, even be deceived. Decoding the Antichrist and the End Times takes an in-depth look at some of the deepest questions surrounding the Antichrist. And to complicate matters, Biltz says, we now live in an era when, for the first time, an artificial intelligence Antichrist—perhaps a human-computer hybrid that will demand to be worshipped—is possible. 
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Why You May Be Inviting Demons Into Your Home Without Realizing It
Feb 19, 2019 08:05 pm
Why You May Be Inviting Demons Into Your Home Without Realizing It
OPINION (Charisma) – There is power in the words we speak! I will never forget the first time I had a deep understanding of this. I was in a Christian conference, and the speaker was teaching about the demonic and word curses. He was instructed that we shouldn’t say slang phrases such as:

You’re going to kill me for this.
You’re making me sick.
They are sick, and I’ll catch it next.
I’m going to kill myself for doing that.
The flu is going around, so I’ll probably get it too.
I remember clearly as he was instructing that he broke the word-curses spoken over ourselves, and as he did and cast out the spirits associated with those curses, I felt three demonic spirits of death leave my body. I had been one of those people who would jokingly say, “You’re going to kill me for this.” It was an open door to the demonic world, and the forces of evil had infiltrated me with three demonic spirits of death in my soul. 
READ MOREhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-administration-pushes-end-to-worldwide-criminalization-of-homosexuality




Prophetic Warning Dream Reveals Why You Need to Pray for President Trump
Feb 19, 2019 09:47 am
Prophetic Warning Dream Reveals Why You Need to Pray for President Trump
OPINION (Charisma) – Warning dreams! We all have them, and right now many people are getting them—the kind where you wake up sweating, perturbed and not wanting to go back into that dream you just left. When it comes to presidents and “warning dreams,” I am probably the last to want to write about them. What is a “warning dream”? These are dreams that God uses to get our attention about something that can potentially happen that He doesn’t want to happen. These “warning dreams,” as I call them, show a possible reality that can change through prayer.
God is speaking to tell us to pray the outcome though. For example, in my travels, I have met hundreds of people who had dreams about the 9/11 tragedy decades before it happened. What did most of them do when they got their warning dream? They prayed. As tragic as that day was, can you imagine how much worse the outcome could have been if nobody was warned or had prayed at all before this dreadful attack? Many of those “9/11 dreams” were warning dreams. What I am about to tell you is also a warning dream. It is a call to action; a call to pray over all of our former presidents, government leaders, first responders and of course, President Trump. 
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Giant 280ft asteroid will skim past Earth today in close flyby travelling at 30,420 miles per hour
Feb 19, 2019 09:41 am
Giant 280ft asteroid will skim past Earth today in close flyby travelling at 30,420 miles per hour
(Daily Mail) – A massive asteroid believed to measure 280ftin diameter is set to fly past Earth this afternoon at a dizzying speed of 30,422 miles per hour. The asteroid, dubbed 2013 MD8, is expected to skim past Earth at just over 3 million miles away, or about 13 times the distance between Earth and the moon, at 12:55 pm (ET) on Tuesday. The huge space rock is expected to make a ‘close approach’ to Earth, but its trajectory should see it soar safely by.

NASA considers an asteroid to be ‘hazardous’ if they come within 4,600,000 miles of our planet. Asteroid MD8 falls under the category of a ‘near-earth object’ (NEO), which NASA describes as all asteroids and comets that orbit within 30 million miles of Earth. NASA tracks this and other near-Earth objects (NEOs) to keep track of any potential incoming threats. However, there is little to be worried about, even with MD8 being a near-earth-object. 
READ MORE https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6718609/Big-Ben-sized-asteroid-skim-past-Earth-TOMORROW-close-flyby-traveling-30-420mph.html


‘Set Your House in Order’: A Prophetic Call for the Church to Repent
Feb 19, 2019 09:34 am
‘Set Your House in Order’: A Prophetic Call for the Church to Repent
OPINION (Charisma) – I had an encounter with the Lord recently while pressing in through 40 days of new access for the year 2019. I had been using this time of consecration to gain a fresh prophetic perspective for the New Year, when I was pulled out of a dream through the stirring of the Spirit to see Jesus coming as one on the clouds with His magnificent power and glory. When my eyes first beheld the sight of our Savior appearing in all His splendor, I was overwhelmed with His love and the brilliance of His presence.

Almost spontaneously, as His radiant smile stretched across the light of His countenance, I cried out, “Lord, is that you? How will we know you?” He replied, ‘Holly, time is short.’ He then took me on a journey of understanding His heart for true restoration and redemption. And then He showed me how 2019 was a year of the comeback. “Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. Then He will send His angels and gather His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of heaven” (Mark 13:26-27).
 READ MORE https://www.charismamag.com/blogs/prophetic-insight/40387-set-your-house-in-order-a-prophetic-call-for-the-church-to-repent


Rare Mega-Storm in L.A. Area Could Cause 3 Times as Much Damage as Major Earthquake
Feb 19, 2019 09:22 am
Rare Mega-Storm in L.A. Area Could Cause 3 Times as Much Damage as Major Earthquake
(KTLA 5) – Scientists call it California’s “other big one,” and they say it could cause three times as much damage as a major earthquake ripping along the San Andreas Fault. Although it might sound absurd to those who still recall five years of withering drought and mandatory water restrictions, researchers and engineers warn that California may be due for rain of biblical proportions — or what experts call an ARkStorm.

This rare mega-storm — which some say is rendered all the more inevitable due to climate change — would last for weeks and send more than 1.5 million people fleeing as floodwaters inundated cities and formed lakes in the Central Valley and Mojave Desert, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Officials estimate the structural and economic damage from an ARkStorm (for Atmospheric River 1,000) would amount to more than $725 billion statewide. 
READ MORE https://ktla.com/2019/02/18/rare-mega-storm-in-l-a-area-could-cause-3-times-as-much-damage-as-major-earthquake/



Polar vortex may have killed significant levels of invasive species of insects
Feb 19, 2019 09:18 am
Polar vortex may have killed significant levels of invasive species of insects
(Fox News) – The intense polar vortex that blanketed the Midwest and made its way to the East Coast with deadly subzero wind chills and snow may have had one benefit: killing off some bad bugs. The dangerous cold snap caused more than two dozen weather-related deaths in eight states and hundreds of injuries, including frostbite, broken bones, heart attacks and carbon monoxide poisoning.

But the bitter cold across the Midwest also may have some harmful, invasive species, according to the National Pest Management Association. “While most insects will be equipped to survive a short period of very cold weather, like the recent polar vortex, it’s likely some will die from this extreme weather event,” said Dr. Brittany Campbell, entomologist with the NPMA, told AccuWeather. 
READ MORE https://www.foxnews.com/science/polar-vortex-may-have-killed-significant-levels-of-invasive-species-of-insects




February storms soak California with 18 trillion gallons of water
Feb 19, 2019 09:13 am
February storms soak California with 18 trillion gallons of water
(ABC7) – Rain, rain and more rain! ABC7 News Meteorologist Mike Nicco says California has been soaked by a startling amount of water during recent February storms. Eighteen trillion gallons of water have fallen in California in February, according to the National Weather Service. And the month isn’t over yet. “Let me put this into perspective,” said Nicco.

“Eighteen trillion gallons of water is equivalent to 27 million Olympic-sized pools or 45 percent the total volume of Lake Tahoe.” You want to be even more impressed? “If you weighed all that water, it would come out to 150 trillion pounds of water. That’s a lot of weight,” said Nicco. 
READ MORE https://abc13.com/weather/18-trillion-gallons-of-water-soak-california-during-storms/5144117/

Tennessee becomes first state in the South with hate crime law protecting transgender people
Feb 18, 2019 09:21 pm
Tennessee becomes first state in the South with hate crime law protecting transgender people
(Tennessean) – Tennessee has become the first state in the South with a hate crime statute protecting transgender individuals. State Attorney General Herbert Slatery issued an opinion Feb. 8 in response to a question posed by Rep. Mike Stewart, D-Nashville. “A defendant who targets a person for a crime because that person is transgender has targeted the person because of his or her gender within the meaning” of the current state law that outlines sentence enhancements for hate crimes, Slatery wrote.

Tennessee does not have an explicit hate crime charge, though the General Assembly in 2000 added a hate crime factor to judges’ sentencing rules for crimes targeting a person based on race, religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry or gender. Slatery’s decision affirms that transgender individuals should be covered under the existing law, but must still be tested in court in a case involving bias against a transgender victim.
 READ MORE https://eu.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/14/tennessee-transgender-lgbt-hate-crime-protection/2869223002/




Research Reveals ‘Belonging to a Church Is a Crucial Element’ for Longer and Happier Lives
Feb 18, 2019 09:09 pm
Research Reveals ‘Belonging to a Church Is a Crucial Element’ for Longer and Happier Lives
OPINION (CBN News) – New research shows that attending church at least once a week can lead to longer and happier lives – not only that, it can improve entire communities.  Timothy P. Carney, author of “Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse,” writes about what he’s discovered in a recent editorial for the New York Post.  Carney references Sioux County, Iowa as an example. The county is known for its strong Christian presence in the state. The Association of Religious Data Archives states the county has the highest portion of evangelicals and mainline Protestants in Iowa.

Carney’s research reveals the county rates low in problems such as drug overdose. On the other hand, Carney highlights how areas such as Pottawattamie County – Iowa’s least religious county – have the highest rates in the state for violent crimes, overdoses, and disability claims. Carney reports research from Deseret News and BYU that families attending church at least once a week are “very happy” and are more likely to eat dinner together daily and participate in family activities. The increased family time results in a healthier household. 
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Russia’s RT attacks Facebook for suspending 4 viral news channels that broadcast Kremlin talking points to millennials
Feb 18, 2019 08:57 pm
Russia’s RT attacks Facebook for suspending 4 viral news channels that broadcast Kremlin talking points to millennials
(BI) – The editor of the Russian state-owned broadcaster RT has attacked Facebook for suspending four viral video channels that broadcast Kremlin talking points to millennials. Facebook on Friday suspended Soapbox, which makes videos about current affairs; Waste-Ed, an environmental channel; Back then, a history channel; and In the Now, a millennial-focused news channel, CNN reported. Those channels publish videos critical of US and NATO foreign policy, American waste habits, and news issues like

Russia being barred from the 2018 Winter Olympics. While the videos do not overtly criticize the US and applaud Russia, they often play on tensions in the US. The channels’ videos garnered tens of millions of views on Facebook before the suspension, both CNN and RT reported. In response, RT’s editor-in-chief, Margarita Simonyan, tweeted Monday morning: “Facebook has blocked our projects with billions of views!!!” She also said Facebook blocked the pages without giving RT a chance to respond. 
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Russia tests Undetectable nuke which can stay aloft for days
Feb 18, 2019 04:05 pm
Russia tests Undetectable nuke which can stay aloft for days
OPINION (Express) – Russia today claimed huge success in new tests of its new nuclear-powered cruise missile Burevestnik – supposedly capable of flying for days on end as it probes weaknesses in Western defense systems. The boast follows reported teething problems on the military innovation designed to strike at “unlimited” range and with unprecedented ability to maneuver. The Burevestnik is seen by the Kremlin as a low-

flying “stealth” cruise missile incapable of interception by existing Western air defenses and delivering nuclear warheads anywhere around the globe. A Russian missile-producing source told TASS: “A major stage of trials of the cruise missile of the Burevestnik complex – tests of the nuclear power unit – have been successfully completed at one of the facilities in January.” The trials “sustained stated specifications of the reactor ensuring the missile’s unlimited range”, claimed the source. 
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Prophetic Warning Dream for American Church: Beware the Capsized Ship
Feb 18, 2019 04:00 pm
Prophetic Warning Dream for American Church: Beware the Capsized Ship
OPINION (Charisma) – In a recent dream, I watched a young, enthusiastic man work deep in the bowels of a massive ship. The gigantic ship was well built, and it reminded me of a battleship; something designed to withstand extreme weather or severe damage and still stay afloat. By looking at the design of this ship, I could see in the dream that it was able to cut through rocky waters at ultra-fast speeds. This massive ship, however, wasn’t a battleship at all; it wasn’t designed for the military. Instead, this ship was built tough with intricate technology at every level in order to carry the precious cargo that it held inside of it. The value of its design was equal to the value of what was within it.

The young man spent so much of his time in the bowels of the ship that he knew the different areas and compartments like a skilled cook knows their way around their kitchen. He had done this work for so long that it was easy to him. While he worked away deep in the heart of the ship, an older man soon appeared, working as well. They knew each other and often worked together, co-laborers and friends. They would go from compartment to compartment keeping the ship well-maintained. In the dream, I noticed that not only was the ship well-designed and built, but the inside of the ship was extremely clean and kept regularly. Everything had a place, and nothing was out of place. It would have made OSHA proud, maybe even jealous!
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Russia’s RT attacks Facebook for suspending 4 viral news channels that broadcast Kremlin talking points to millennials
Feb 18, 2019 08:57 pm
Russia’s RT attacks Facebook for suspending 4 viral news channels that broadcast Kremlin talking points to millennials
(BI) – The editor of the Russian state-owned broadcaster RT has attacked Facebook for suspending four viral video channels that broadcast Kremlin talking points to millennials. Facebook on Friday suspended Soapbox, which makes videos about current affairs; Waste-Ed, an environmental channel; Back then, a history channel; and In the Now, a millennial-focused news channel, CNN reported. Those channels publish videos critical of US and NATO foreign policy, American waste habits, and news issues like

Russia being barred from the 2018 Winter Olympics. While the videos do not overtly criticize the US and applaud Russia, they often play on tensions in the US. The channels’ videos garnered tens of millions of views on Facebook before the suspension, both CNN and RT reported. In response, RT’s editor-in-chief, Margarita Simonyan, tweeted Monday morning: “Facebook has blocked our projects with billions of views!!!” She also said Facebook blocked the pages without giving RT a chance to respond. 
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Russia tests Undetectable nuke which can stay aloft for days
Feb 18, 2019 04:05 pm
Russia tests Undetectable nuke which can stay aloft for days
OPINION (Express) – Russia today claimed huge success in new tests of its new nuclear-powered cruise missile Burevestnik – supposedly capable of flying for days on end as it probes weaknesses in Western defense systems. The boast follows reported teething problems on the military innovation designed to strike at “unlimited” range and with unprecedented ability to maneuver. The Burevestnik is seen by the Kremlin as a low-

flying “stealth” cruise missile incapable of interception by existing Western air defenses and delivering nuclear warheads anywhere around the globe. A Russian missile-producing source told TASS: “A major stage of trials of the cruise missile of the Burevestnik complex – tests of the nuclear power unit – have been successfully completed at one of the facilities in January.” The trials “sustained stated specifications of the reactor ensuring the missile’s unlimited range”, claimed the source. 
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Future of homeschooling less religious and more regulated?
Feb 18, 2019 08:58 am
Future of homeschooling less religious and more regulated?
OPINION (CP) – The homeschooling movement in America is experiencing potential changes in its religious makeup and new challenges from government regulation. Steven Craig Policastro, founder and executive vice president of the International Association for Creation, told The Christian Post that in recent years, the biggest change in state-sponsored resistance to homeschooling has been a “shift” from attempts to ban homeschooling to “extremely oppressive” regulations. “Opponents of home education have realized that

since they are unable to make homeschooling illegal, they can at least attempt to place extremely burdensome regulations on parent-led, home education to make it difficult or nearly impossible,” said Policastro. “There also are constant attempts by school districts all over the country to require things of homeschool students and parents that are not required by law. There are times in which the school districts do not properly know the law, but in other instances, the school board leaders do not care and they want their regulations mandated regardless of the law.” READ MORE https://www.christianpost.com/news/future-of-homeschooling-less-religious-more-regulated.html



US and China could spark Global War over ‘intensified game of chicken’
Feb 18, 2019 08:45 am
US and China could spark Global War over ‘intensified game of chicken’
OPINION (Daily Star) – Richard Heydarian, a foreign affairs expert, warned growing tensions between the US and China could set the world “on course for the moment of truth”. The two superpowers are at loggerheads over Beijing’s increasing militarisation of the South China Sea. Chinese officials have ordered the building of artificial islands and reefs, something the US believes is designed to undercut its naval operations in the region. Manilla-based Mr Heydarian, said:

“The South China Sea disputes are fast approaching a moment of truth as Washington embraces a full-spectrum strategy to challenge China’s expanding footprint in the area. “In particular, the US Navy is stepping up its freedom of navigation operations (FONOPs) and now only challenging China’s so-called grey zone activities in the disputed region. “If left unchecked, the intensified game of chicken between the two superpowers could very well ignite the next global conflict. 
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Perry Stone Shares Important Signs of Demonic Possession
Feb 18, 2019 08:37 am
Perry Stone Shares Important Signs of Demonic Possession
OPINION (Charisma) Demons attack people in many ways, says pastor, author and speaker Perry Stone. “I believe that there are individuals around the world that are demonized, and that’s a word that means controlled by an evil spirit,” Stone says. “Now I believe that there are many that are oppressed by demons, but they are not possessed by demons. I believe there are others that are vexed by spirits; there are others that have spirits of sickness, but they are not necessarily to the point of not being able to control their life or control the things that they do.” 
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Palestinians and Jordanians expand alliance to torpedo Trump’s peace plan.
Feb 18, 2019 08:32 am
Palestinians and Jordanians expand alliance to torpedo Trump’s peace plan.
(JP) – The Palestinians and the Jordanians have set up a joint council for the administration of the Temple Mount and other Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem in an effort to preemptively torpedo the advancement of US President Donald Trump’s regional peace plan.  Yoni Ben-Menachem, a veteran Arab affairs and diplomatic commentator for Israel radio and television and a senior Middle East analyst for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, revealed this information to Israel Hayom in an exclusive report.

Ben-Menachem told the Hebrew daily that the move constitutes “a violation of the Oslo agreement and seriously harms Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem.” Senior Fatah officials confirmed that cooperation has been accelerated ahead of the peace plan, which Trump said he will reveal shortly after the April 9 elections in Israel. 
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Mother Upset After Son Kicked Out of Class Over Pledge of Allegiance
Feb 17, 2019 10:55 pm
Mother Upset After Son Kicked Out of Class Over Pledge of Allegiance
(Bay News 9) – An 11-year-old Polk County student refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, and after explaining his reasons, he was kicked out of class and eventually arrested for being disruptive and disobeying commands to calm down and leave the classroom. He was also suspended for three days.

The incident happened at Lawton Chiles Middle Academy in Lakeland on February 4. The sixth-grader was arrested and taken to a juvenile detention center, charged with disrupting a school function and resisting arrest without violence. The student’s mother, Dhakira Talbot, said her son is in gifted classes and has been bullied at the school in the past. 
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Israel, Gulf States Commend Kushner’s Peace Effort
Feb 17, 2019 10:42 pm
Israel, Gulf States Commend Kushner’s Peace Effort
(WSJ) – President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, said that a show of unity among Israeli and Arab officials at a U.S.-backed conference here made him feel “optimistic” about prospects for peace in the Middle East, according to officials who witnessed the presentation behind closed doors on Thursday. But Mr. Kushner provided no details of the Trump administration’s peace plan, which he has been developing for more than two years, the officials said.

Mr. Kushner said in public comments later Thursday that he planned to present the document following Israeli elections in April. During Thursday’s session, U.S. officials including Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of causing instability and conflict across the Middle East, bringing together a group of countries including Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf nations that share that view. 
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Supreme Court Takes up Case of One Cross that Could Decide the Fate of Many
Feb 17, 2019 10:27 pm
Supreme Court Takes up Case of One Cross that Could Decide the Fate of Many
(CBN News) – The Bladensburg World War I Veterans Memorial in Maryland just outside Washington D.C. went up to honor the 49 men from the area lost in that war, their bodies buried near faraway battlefields. It’s in the shape of a big cross because crosses mark most graves of the war’s fallen across Europe. It’s not about religion, but recalling actual graves. Still, some say Bladensburg’s Peace Cross as it’s now called has to come down because it violates the so-called separation of church and state. That begs the question: what about other crosses at government-run locations?

When the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth District ruled against the Peace Cross a while back, dissenting judge Paul Niemeyer warned that ruling, “…puts at risk hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of similar monuments,” including “similarly sized monuments incorporating crosses in the Arlington National Cemetery.” So after the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in the case — The American Legion, et al. v. American Humanist Association, et al. — February 27, its ruling could have huge implications. 
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North Korean woman imprisoned for faith shares how God sustained her amid horrific abuses
Feb 17, 2019 10:19 pm
North Korean woman imprisoned for faith shares how God sustained her amid horrific abuses
OPINION (CP) – A Christian survivor of a North Korean prison camp describes the horrific torture she endured for her faith and how God stayed with her through the brutality. In an interview with persecution watchdog group Open Doors, a woman identified only as “Prisoner 42” shared how she became a Christian after fleeing to China in the midst of North Korea’s great famine. In China, she was captured and sent to a North Korean prison camp, where she spent one year in solitary confinement. When she arrived at the

prison camp, guards shaved her head and stripped her down to nothing. Each morning when they would call for her, she would crawl out of a door flap — typically used for dogs or cats — and keep her head bowed low because she was not allowed to make eye contact with the guards. She recalled how, for an hour, guards would ask her the same questions: “Why were you in China? Who did you meet? Did you go to church? Did you have a Bible? Did you meet any South Koreans? Are you a Christian?” 
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James Faulkner claims he was filled with ‘Holy Spirit’ in ‘Paul: Apostle of Christ’
Feb 17, 2019 10:15 pm
James Faulkner claims he was filled with ‘Holy Spirit’ in ‘Paul: Apostle of Christ’
OPINION (CP) – Actor James Faulkner, who’s best known for his role in the series “Game of Thrones,” says he was noticeably filled with the Holy Spirit as he portrayed Apostle Paul in the film “Paul: Apostle of Christ.”n Faulkner stars alongside Jim Caviezel in the Affirm Films movie that was among the top 10 films at the box office in 2018 during its opening weekend on Easter Sunday.b”It’s so important to a lot of people, I know people who it’s been there study.

They took their masters on Paul and I’m very pleased that the Catholic historians approved of my version,” Faulkner told The Christian Post on the red carpet of the Movieguide Awards on Feb. 8. The 70-year-old British actor noted how different it was being part of a faith-based film compared to the secular projects he’s worked on throughout his career. “I was out in Los Angeles last year for the SAG Awards for ‘Game of Thrones,’ which is a rather different field of entertainment. 
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Goats in the Midst of Sheep
Feb 17, 2019 07:54 pm
Goats in the Midst of Sheep
OPINION (Love Sick Scribe) – Can you tell the difference between goats and sheep? Did you know that in some parts of the world they appear identical? It is not as clear cut as one would think by a mere appearance at times. There is something troubling me as I observe our current situation in the church. I am not speaking of the world because many have given over to a debased mind and do not understand the truth. However, I see things within the church that cause me to weep for the bride of Christ. It is the willingness to browse and not graze in the spiritual sense. Allow me to explain what I mean because what I sense right now is a separation of the goats and the sheep within the church and discernment to recognize what is of God and what is not.

When I found myself thinking about the difference between goats and sheep, I did not look so much at their appearance as I did their feeding habits and predispositions. As I said before, there are goats that look like sheep and vice versa. Appearance is not enough. It ultimately comes down to diet. Sheep and goats forage very differently. Sheep are known for grazing. Grazers eat vegetation like green grasses and such, and when they eat, they eat at ground level, roots included. They eat what is nutrient rich. They tend to be more selective in what they consume. READ MORE https://lovesickscribe.com/2019/02/15/goats-in-the-midst-of-sheep/




Cyclone Oma may strengthen to category three as government issues red warning
Feb 17, 2019 03:04 pm
Cyclone Oma may strengthen to category three as government issues red warning
OPINION (Express) – Cyclone Oma is the Category 2 storm swirling around the northern provinces of Vanuatu, but could the cyclone strengthen to a Category 3 as it hovers over warm waters? Cyclone Oma is churning away as a Category 2 storm but could strengthen into a Category 3 system. The Vanuatu islands have been hit by damaging high winds, heavy rain, flash flooding and phenomenal sea swells

from the tropical cyclone which formed on Tuesday. Islands in Torba and Sanma Provinces of Vanuatu have been the most affected by the cyclone. The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) has said red alerts are in force for Torba, Sanma and Malampa provinces. Panama and Malampa Provinces have had their alert levels raised and Shefa Province is on yellow alert. 
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3.7 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Yountville, Felt in San Francisco
Feb 17, 2019 02:55 pm
3.7 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Yountville, Felt in San Francisco
(NBC Bay Area) – A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Yountville early Sunday morning, jolting people out of bed in San Francisco. The United States Geological Survey said the quake, which struck at 1:55 a.m., was centered about 4 miles away from Yountville, 5 miles away from Sonoma and 7 miles away from Napa.

The USGS first classified the temblor as a magnitude 3.8. Reports of the quake started showing up on Twitter and people in Napa, which is located near Yountville, as well as those as far away as San Francisco and Berkeley said they felt the quake. Several people on Twitter said the quake felt bigger in Yountville and Napa. 
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Tsunami warning issued after huge 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocks Papua New Guinea
Feb 17, 2019 02:47 pm
Tsunami warning issued after huge 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocks Papua New Guinea
(Express) -Papua New Guinea has been rocked by a huge 6.4 magnitude earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey has reported. Here is everything you need to know after a tsunami warning was issued. The earthquake hit at a depth of 367.93km, 47km northwest of the town of Namatanai at 2.35pm UTC today.

A tsunami warning is currently in effect for the surrounding area, according to the Mirror. No injuries have been reported, but it is not the first time the region has been struck by a quake over the last year. On February 26, 2018, an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck the islands. Up to 160 people were killed and many others were injured. 
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Travelers to be provided ‘nonbinary’ gender option by some airlines
Feb 16, 2019 09:28 pm
Travelers to be provided ‘nonbinary’ gender option by some airlines
(Fox News) – Travelers booking with certain U.S. airlines will reportedly soon be offered new gender options. The adjustment will provide passengers alternate choices when booking their tickets, The Associated Press reported on Friday. The modification is being put into effect as a means to promote inclusivity, according to the airlines. “Undisclosed” or “unspecified” will reportedly be among the new options made available.

The booking tools used to arrange flights on American, Delta and United airlines are currently being restructured with the new selection, which is expected to be changed in the coming weeks, they told The Associated Press. American Airlines spokesman Matt Miller was optimistic about the rollout while noting that the company has “a very diverse customer base.” 
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Transgender man in fight to be recognized as father of his child
Feb 16, 2019 03:42 pm
Transgender man in fight to be recognized as father of his child
(The Telegraph) – The Government is opposing a transgender man’s battle to have his child become the first in the UK legally not to have a mother. The individual – named only as TT for legal reasons – was born a woman but was legally recognized as a man by the Gender Recognition Panel. Subsequently, TT underwent successful fertility treatment and was confirmed to be pregnant, despite his new male status.

Following the birth of his child, the Registrar General said TT must be registered as its “mother” on the birth certificate as it was a legal requirement. The man has now launched a High Court battle against the Registrar General and it is understood that lawyers on behalf of the Government will on Wednesday begin…
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The Great Prayer Awakening That Ended Slavery, Saved America
Feb 16, 2019 01:43 pm
The Great Prayer Awakening That Ended Slavery, Saved America
OPINION (Charisma) – In 1857, four years before the outbreak of the Civil War, a Great Prayer Awakening swept unexpectedly across America. As if drawn by an invisible force, multitudes daily gathered in churches, halls, fire stations and auditoriums to pour out their hearts to God. In major and smaller cities businesses closed for noon prayer meetings and these massive prayer gatherings became front page news stories.

As pointed out in Part 1 of this series, the First Great Awakening breached the racial chasm in Colonial America and unleashed a “moral outrage” against slavery at a time when it was practiced and accepted throughout most of the world. Now, 100 years later, this Great Prayer Awakening would release the spiritual and moral forces necessary to end slavery and preserve the nation through a devastating Civil War. 
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From Echo to Ring doorbell and Fire TV, are you comfortable Amazon with controlling your smart home?
Feb 16, 2019 01:34 pm
From Echo to Ring doorbell and Fire TV, are you comfortable Amazon with controlling your smart home?
(USA Today) – Amazon acquired another startup this week, the maker of the beloved tech product Eero, a mesh router that improves dead Wi-Fi spots in the home. To that, you might have said, OK, so? Sure, it’s just another purchase by the world’s largest online retailer. But, more importantly, it’s an indication of how Amazon wants to go further than just making our homes “smart.” It wants to turn our dwellings into the “Amazon Home.” Think about it for a minute. Your guests are greeted at the door with a video doorbell from Ring,

a company Amazon bought in 2018. They enter a living room where an Amazon Echo speaker plays music as it waits for voice commands. Then they head to the kitchen, where an Amazon microwave heats up dinner – made from food bought at Amazon-owned Whole Foods, naturally – as you turn down the volume on the Amazon Fire TV Edition television. You ask Alexa to dim the smart lights, using the one smart product in the home not owned by Amazon (yet), the Hue system by Philips N.V. 
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