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August 10, 2023
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| Multiple FBI Offices Targeted American Catholics |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| New evidence is suggesting that the FBI's attempts to spy on American Catholics were more pervasive than originally stated and the agency's director may have lied under oath. According to a letter from Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) to FBI director Christopher Wray, documents that the federal law enforcement agency provided to legislators show that an FBI memo detailing plans to spy on "radical traditionalist Catholics" did not originate solely with the Richmond field office, as Wray insisted under oath. |
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| 'Wicked Time': Residents Attribute D.C. Crime Wave to No Fear of God |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Violence might have returned with the pandemic, but it hasn't subsided with it. The nation's capital suffered 16 homicides in the first week of August, bringing the total to 161 homicides so far in 2023 (28% ahead of the same time last year). Residents are weary of the violence. "We live in a very wicked time," complained Northeast D.C. resident Kenny Jones. He feared that his three sons - aged 14, 12, and eight - might get mixed up in the violence. Much of it is driven by young adults or teenagers, and young people are often either targeted or caught in the crossfire. |
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| 13 Fallen Soldiers 'Have More Integrity in Their Little Toes' than This Administration: Parents |
| by Abigail Olsson |
| At a forum hosted Representative Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) on Monday, Gold Star families of the fallen servicemen in Afghanistan had a public platform to testify. Since the suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, killing 13 U.S. servicemembers, the families have sought accountability and clarity regarding the disorderly withdrawal of American troops from the Taliban-infested country. |
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| Gen X Church Attendance Hit Hardest During COVID-19 |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| New research is showing COVID-19 and related church closures affected one generation more than others. According to the Cultural Research Center (CRC) at Arizona Christian University, Generation X stopped returning to church services at a higher rate than other generations between 2020 and 2023. In 2020, 41% of Gen. X attended Christian church services on a weekly basis; this dropped to 28% in 2023. Survey author George Barna, director of Research at the CRC, explained, "No generation endured greater spiritual turbulence than Gen X during ... the pandemic." |
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