Dec. 21, 2019: Trump, Graham react to Christianity Today; Nigeria pastor kidnapped; woman fired for 'anti-trans' tweet
Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019
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— Trump, Franklin Graham, 8 other evangelicals react to CT's call to remove president
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President Donald Trump and Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, have slammed evangelical magazine Christianity Today after Mark Galli, the publication’s editor-in-chief, called for the president’s removal from office.
In his response to the magazine his father founded, Graham revealed that despite the president’s shortcomings, his father voted for him and would not be in support of Galli’s opinion.
“Yes, my father Billy Graham founded Christianity Today; but no, he would not agree with their opinion piece. In fact, he would be very disappointed. I have not previously shared who my father voted for in the past election, but because of this article, I feel it is necessary to share it now. My father knew Donald Trump, he believed in Donald Trump, and he voted for Donald Trump.
— Black Democrats more likely the white democrats to say a person must believe in God to be moral: Pew survey
African Americans who identify as Democrats or lean Democrat in their political views are far less likely than white Democrats to say a person does not need to believe in God to be moral, according to a Pew survey.
A report released by the Pew Research Center on Tuesday found that while 89 percent of white Democrats said belief in God was not necessary to “have good values,” only 44 percent of black Democrats responded the same.
The report also found that far fewer black Democrats view the legalization of same-sex marriage in a positive light than Caucasian Democrats.
— Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap pastor amid spike in abductions
A bivocational pastor was abducted by gunmen in Nigeria earlier this week. Police in Adamawa state confirmed the kidnapping of pastor Kayode Shogbesan of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Yola.
The pastor’s abduction comes as kidnappings have increased in Adamawa state, which lies on the border of Cameroon, and as other pastors in the country have also been kidnapped this year by Islamic extremists.
— Woman ‘not worthy of respect' for saying 'men cannot be women,' UK judge rules
A British woman who was ousted from her job for writing on Twitter that men who identify as transgender are not women has lost her case before an employment tribunal that said her views are "not worthy of respect."
In a highly anticipated ruling, an employment tribunal decided that Maya Forstater, formerly a senior researcher at the London office of the think-tank Centre for Global Development, was fired with just cause for saying men who identify as transgender are not women.
J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, voiced her support for Forstater, saying women should not be forced out of their jobs for stating that sex is real, along with the hashtag #IStandWithMaya
— Bill Johnson explains why Bethel is praying for 2-year-old’s resurrection
Bill Johnson, senior pastor of Bethel Church, addressed critics who've accused him and his church of interfering with the sovereignty of God by praying for the resurrection of his worship leader’s daughter who was pronounced dead on Saturday.
Johnson explained that he and his church family believe God has called them to follow the precedent that Jesus set forth by commanding His followers to raise the dead.
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