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January 30, 2024
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| Pressure Swells for Biden to Strike after Attacks Kill 3 U.S. Soldiers: 'Stand Up and Fight Back' |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| For the men and women stationed at Tower 22 in the Middle East, it probably feels like they're serving at the end of the world. Surrounded by miles of desert near the borders of Syria, Iraq, and Jordan, the word "isolated" doesn't begin to describe the tiny outpost. With just 350 Army and Air Force members rotating in and out of the base, no one would have expected the base to be a target - until now. |
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| The Swiftian Candidate: How a Pop Star Might Impact the Presidential Election |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| One of today's most prominent celebrities, however, was largely silent on the subject of politics for much of her career, but now has the potential wherewithal to sway nearly a fifth of voters in 2024. According to a new survey, country star-turned pop icon Taylor Swift's endorsement would likely influence 18% of voters in America, including about 30% of voters under the age of 35. |
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| Rip Curl Stunned by Anti-Woke Current, Backtracks on Bethany Hamilton's Trans Replacement |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| Live by the transgender mob, die by the transgender mob. That message should've already made its way to most corporate board rooms, but a few stubborn holdouts seem determined to find out the hard way. Rip Curl is the latest brand to stick its toe in the unfriendly waters of the LGBT debate with this terrible idea: putting a 44-year-old man in its summer bikini campaign. Apparently, the numbskulls at headquarters thought showcasing a long-haired dude in a halter top would sell more surf gear than inspirational role models like Bethany Hamilton. They were wrong. R.I.P. Curl. |
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| Outstanding - Ep.67: The Future of AI In The Church |
| Podcast with Joseph Backholm, Joe Suh and Jared Bridges |
| This summary was not written by AI, or maybe it was...Artificial intelligence has been sweeping the internet and technology communities in recent years. Host Joseph Backholm is joined by Joe Suh, CEO and founder of pastor.ai, and The Washington Stand's Jared Bridges to discuss the church's use of AI. Have you ever had a question you wanted to ask a pastor, but one wasn't available? Enter pastor.ai, a chatbot that can be trained to produce resources theologically aligned with the teachings of a specific church or pastor. Joseph, Joe, and Jared wrestle with the pros and cons of AI use in the church and how this development in technology could adversely affect churchgoers' human connection and intentional community. |
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| Election Integrity Experts Warn of Dangers of Ranked-Choice Voting |
| by Dan Hart |
| As the 2024 presidential election approaches, election integrity experts are warning that ranked-choice voting poses perhaps the biggest threat to free and fair elections, noting that left-wing activist groups are heavily funding an effort to spread the practice throughout the country. |
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| Religious 'Nones' Are the Product of a 'Post-Christian, Religiously Confused Age' |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| The Pew Research Center recently released data about the religious "nones" in America. The poll tried to uncover more about this enigmatic group and what it is they believe. According to the results, 28% of U.S. adults fall into the religious "none" or "religiously unaffiliated" category, with 17% calling themselves atheist, 20% agnostic, and 63% "nothing in particular." |
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| International Court Half-Heartedly Vindicates Israel |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Americans usually pay little attention to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and rightly so. The U.N. arbitration board has little neutrality and even less power, often able to award nothing more than propaganda points. But, in a Friday decision, the ICJ issued a decision that was actually noteworthy - for what it didn't say. As an organ of the rabidly anti-Israel international organization whose members overwhelmingly sided with Hamas in October and demanded an immediate ceasefire, the ICJ's decision didn't fully side with Hamas and strikingly didn't call for a ceasefire. Perhaps the evidence failed to sustain the charade. |
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| Rep. Miller's Goals for the Family Caucus: Promote Core Values and 'The God of the Bible' |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| On Monday, Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) and the Congressional Family Caucus hosted an event to discuss the challenges that face the most important unit in society: the family. Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.), and Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) all spoke about the fundamental truths that strengthen a society - the reality of male and female, the science that backs up basic truths, and the God who authored them. |
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