(ChurchLeaders) After Pittsburgh notched its first victory of the 2021 NFL season on Sunday, team chaplain Kent Chevalier tweeted a photo of players kneeling midfield. But the group of Steelers, joined by members of the opposing team, the Buffalo Bills, weren’t protesting anything. Instead they were praying together, and Chevalier added the hashtag #DeflectTheGlory. Comments … [Read more...] about NFL Players Kneel in Prayer, ‘Deflect the Glory’ to God
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Manny Pacquiao Sues Popular Filipino Pastor in Libel Case
(RNS) Manny Pacquiao, the world champion boxer-turned-politician, is suing a popular evangelist in his native Philippines for libel. The lawsuit targets Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, a preacher popular with millions of Filipinos, who accused Pacquiao of embezzling public funds in building a sports complex that has been labeled a “white elephant.” “He used this deliberate falsehood … [Read more...] about Manny Pacquiao Sues Popular Filipino Pastor in Libel Case
NBA Players Won’t Be Required To Get COVID-19 Vaccination
(ESPN) NBA players will not be mandated to get vaccinated against COVID-19, league sources tell ESPN. The NBA and NBPA continue to negotiate aspects of COVID-related protocols and procedures for the upcoming 2021-22 campaign, but the NBPA has refused to budge on its demand that players not be required to take the vaccine, sources say, and any proposal that mandates … [Read more...] about NBA Players Won’t Be Required To Get COVID-19 Vaccination
Piers Morgan Says Watching Trans MMA Fighter Overpower Female Opponent Made Him ‘Sick’
(The Christian Post) After trans-identified MMA fighter Alana McLaughlin used a chokehold to defeat opponent, Celine Provost, in their match on Friday, popular English broadcaster Piers Morgan said watching the match made him "sick." Although Provost is a 32-year-old female that has over a decade of experience in competing in MMA, she lost her match to McLaughlin, a … [Read more...] about Piers Morgan Says Watching Trans MMA Fighter Overpower Female Opponent Made Him ‘Sick’
Tony Dungy Defends the Unborn: Jesus Told Us to ‘Help the Powerless and the Voiceless’
(Christian Headlines) Former NFL coach Tony Dungy last week engaged in an extensive social media exchange about abortion, questioning President Biden's position on the issue and arguing the Bible clearly sides with the unborn. Dungy, a well-known Christian who won a Super Bowl and serves as an NBC football analyst, posted more than 25 tweets about the issue – most of them in … [Read more...] about Tony Dungy Defends the Unborn: Jesus Told Us to ‘Help the Powerless and the Voiceless’