Jan. 24, 2020: Trump to speak at March for Life, high court hears public funding of religious schools case, Lois Evans saw Heaven
Friday, Jan. 24, 2020
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— Trump to be first president to address March for Life in person
President Donald Trump will address the annual March for Life in person on Friday, making him the first sitting president to do so.
Previously, Trump addressed the pro-life rally via video message.
This year marks the 47th annual March for Life where tens of thousands of people converge in Washington, D.C., to defend the unborn.
— Supreme Court hears arguments on tax credits for religious schools
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday on a case centered on whether religious schools in Montana can qualify for a state tax credit on scholarships.
Montana’s state constitutional amendment prohibits government funding of any religious entities, including schools. Parents of children who attend religious schools are suing the state to allow for the tax credit to be used for private religious school scholarships.
The parents argue that the amendment is religiously bigoted.
— Pastor who pushed to establish community’s only homeless shelter praised by governor
A pastor who pushed to build a new homeless shelter in Wisconsin after his community’s only one shuttered in 2018 was praised by the state’s governor in his State of the State address this week.
Rev. Dave Mowers, rector of Trinity Church in Baraboo, is serving as president of the board for the Baraboo Area Homeless Shelter, which is set to open in the spring after the completion of renovation work on the facility.
Gov. Tony Evers thanked Mowers for expediting the new shelter.
The rector commented, “Jesus cares about those folks, so for me that’s been the only motivator that I needed.”
— Tony Evans reveals wife glimpsed Heaven before death
Pastor Tony Evans of Dallas, Texas, revealed that his late wife, Lois Evans, “saw a glimpse” of Heaven before she died last month.
Evans explained, “As she got closer to Heaven, she said, ‘They want to give me an award. They’re just waiting to play the song.’She got a little glimpse of forever …”
Lois Evans died at the age of 70 after battling a rare form of cancer.
— Chinese Christian details how government harassed family after shutting down church
A Chinese Christian is currently in the U.S. after fleeing China over a year ago due to harassment from the communist government.
Stephen, whose real name will not be disclosed for security reasons, detailed to The Christian Post how his underground church was raided and shut down by government officials in 2018. The church’s pastor and other church members were arrested.
He was asked by police officials to sign a document vowing he would no longer attend the church or contact any of his friends from the church. After he refused to do so, he said he and his family were harassed by police and they later fled to the U.S.
Stephen told his story as Open Doors USA revealed its 2020 World Watch List, where China was ranked as the 23rd worst country when it comes to Christian persecution.
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