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October 3, 2024
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| What J.D. Vance Said Right about Abortion at the VP Debate |
| by Ben Johnson |
| Even while comporting himself with Trump's national neutrality policy on abortion during Tuesday's vice presidential debate, J.D. Vance made a few important distinctions that deserve the notice, and praise, of the pro-life movement. |
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| Israel Vows Retaliation for Iranian Missile Barrage |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| As Israelis clean up the debris from the Iranian missile barrage Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised that Iran had "made a big mistake" and would "pay for" the attack. "We had 10 million people [practically the whole nation!] in shelters for about 45 minutes this evening, as Iran shot 193 ballistic missiles at Israel," said Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) senior contributing editor Caroline Glick on "Washington Watch" Tuesday. "It's been a rough day." Iran's attack was the most intense to date in a war approaching the one-year mark and came hours after "Israel sent ground forces into Lebanon for the first time - openly at any rate - during the course of this war," said Glick. |
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| We 'Need to Pray': Franklin Graham Gives Update on Hurricane Relief Efforts in North Carolina |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| Relief efforts continue after Hurricane Helene ripped through numerous U.S. states last week. Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina have all suffered fatalities and damage. But as first responders and volunteers assist in the road to recovery, it's becoming clearer by the day that the road ahead will be both long and strenuous. |
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| 'Sunday Scaries' or Sabbath Satisfaction? |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| A recent survey of 2,000 American adults found that a feeling called the "Sunday Scaries" is disturbingly common, afflicting "the average American" 36 times per year (out of 52 weeks in total). According to the survey, conducted by Talker Research in partnership with Pacific Foods, this "anxiety (32%) or dread (17%) over what to expect for the following week" begins at 3:54 p.m., on average. In answer to this stressed, fearful, anxious fact of our culture, Scripture blows a refreshing gust of biblical wisdom: it doesn't have to be this way. |
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| Report: 'Sinicization' Policies in China See Crosses Removed from Churches, Mass Arrests, and Genocide |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is attempting to remake religious belief in its own image, according to a new report. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) published a report last week addressing the "sinicization of religion" policy enforced by the CCP, which includes mass arrests and the removal of religious imagery from churches. |
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| Number of Homeschooled Children Increases in America |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| According to a recent report, homeschooling is on the rise across the U.S. The Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy's Homeschool Research Lab published data analysis last month looking at how homeschooling is faring across the nation. |
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| Virginia Teacher Fired over Pronoun Use Wins Settlement |
| by Dan Hart |
| In a settlement that experts say is a significant win for free speech, the West Point School Board in West Point, Va. agreed to pay more than $500,000 in damages and attorneys' fees to former high school French teacher Peter Vlaming after the Virginia Supreme Court ruled in December that he was wrongfully terminated for refusing to use pronouns that were opposite of a transgender-identifying student's biological sex. |
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| 'A Game Changer': Another Women's Volleyball Team Refuses to Play against Male Opponent |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| Both Southern Utah University (SUU) and Boise State University's (BSU) female volleyball teams made the decision to refuse competing against a team with a male-born player. San Jose State University's (SJSU) Blaire Fleming (born Brayden Fleming) is the 6'1 biological male competing on the SJSU female volleyball team - the individual various outlets have attributed to the school's undefeated winning streak. However, after reassessing their initial decision, the University of Wyoming (UW) has added itself to the list of schools demanding fairness and safety in women's sports. |
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| Jorge Olivera and Nancy Alfaya: A Marriage against Cuba's Dictatorship (Part 2) |
| by Yoe Suarez |
| When Nancy's husband Jorge was converted and baptized in April 1998, she experienced a collision inside the church. Jorge was already a well-known dissident figure, especially for his journalism. An Adventist leader named Ariel told him that to stay in the congregation, he had to abandon activism. |
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