(ChurchLeaders) This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a controversial bill known as the Equality Act. The proposed legislation, officially known as H.R. 5, would substantially expand discrimination protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Opponents, however, warn that it threatens religious liberty, harms women and girls, … [Read more...] about Explainer: What You Need to Know About the Equality Act
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Eighteen State AGs Urge Biden To Reverse Cancellation of ICE Operation Targeting Sex Offenders
(Fox News) Eighteen state attorney generals pleaded with President Biden Thursday, to reverse a recent decision by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to shelve an operation that targeted illegal immigrants with sex crime convictions. Operation Talon was suspended late last month, after being operational for just a few weeks before the Trump administration vacated the … [Read more...] about Eighteen State AGs Urge Biden To Reverse Cancellation of ICE Operation Targeting Sex Offenders
Dallas Pastor Promotes False Claims of ‘Stolen’ Election With Event at His Church This Week
(The Dallas Morning News) A Frisco pastor who made headlines for exhorting his congregation to “go to war” to keep Donald Trump in office is promoting an event furthering false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from the former president. The event, titled “How the 2020 Election Was Stolen,” is scheduled for Wednesday night at Pastor Brandon Burden’s KingdomLife … [Read more...] about Dallas Pastor Promotes False Claims of ‘Stolen’ Election With Event at His Church This Week
Private Bill Seeks Freedom for Man Living in Missouri Church
By JIM SALTER Associated Press O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) U.S. Rep. Cori Bush introduced legislation Monday to grant permanent residency to Alex Garcia, a Honduran immigrant who has spent more than three years inside a Missouri church to avoid deportation. Bush, a freshman Democrat from St. Louis, announced a private bill that would allow the married father of five to emerge from … [Read more...] about Private Bill Seeks Freedom for Man Living in Missouri Church
U.S. Reaches 500,000 Deaths From The Coronavirus
(NBC News) The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 500,000 on Sunday, according to an NBC News tally — a milestone that underscores the grave threat the virus still poses even as more people are vaccinated. The coronavirus has killed more than 2,462,000 people worldwide, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. More than a fifth of all deaths worldwide … [Read more...] about U.S. Reaches 500,000 Deaths From The Coronavirus