Oct. 18, 2019: Elijah Cummings dies, Gal Gadot film, bioethics panel
Friday, Oct. 18, 2019:
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— Congressman Elijah Cummings dies
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Democratic congressman Elijah E. Cummings, who was well known for his devotion to civil rights activism, died on Thursday. He was 68.
Cummings, died from longstanding health problems, was a devoted member of New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore. Tributes poured in for the Maryland congressman, including from Franklin Graham and President Donald Trump who remembered him for his passion and strength.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/5-things-to-know-about-congressman-elijah-cummings.html
— Gal Gadot to star in film about Christian woman who rescued 2,500 Jewish kids from Nazis
“Wonder Woman” actress Gal Gadot will star in and co-produce a new thriller film based on the story of a Christian woman who risked her life to help save over 2,500 Jewish children in German-occupied Poland during World War II.
The film tells the story of Irene Sandler, a social worker who helped Jewish children escape the Warsaw Ghetto.
The film is being produced by Gadot’s new production company called Pilot Wave.
— Bioethics panel warns about human harms when ethics are ignored
The Heritage Foundation recently hosted a panel of bioethicists who warned about the grave human harms that result when sound ethics in the practice of science are either ignored or manipulated in pursuit of innovation.
The panel spoke of the harms inherent in such things as three-parent embryos, surrogacy, reproductive technology, gene editing, and embryonic stem cell research, and highlighted the deception that routinely frames these issues in major news outlets.
Jennifer Lahl, founder of the Center for Bioethics and Culture Network, said: “Most people, left-right, religious-nonreligious, they just think this is all great, it's progress, it's scientific advancement, it's developing cures, it's helping somebody have a child. And that's all that they're hearing. We can't get the media, overwhelmingly, especially the mainstream media, to present the negative, the downsides.”
— Black faith leaders reject calls for healing after Atatiana Jefferson killing
Black faith leaders in Fort Worth, Texas, where a 28-year-old black woman was shot dead in her home by a white police officer, say there can be “no healing” from the tragedy until the city addresses concerns about the way black and brown communities are policed.
Pastor William Timothy Glynn, president of Faith and Community Leaders United, and other community leaders called for change at the Fort Worth Police Department in the wake of the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson.
Jefferson's funeral will be held at The Potter’s House of Dallas this weekend.
— Katy Perry appeals plagiarism ruling
Pop star Katy Perry is appealing a ruling that her popular “Dark Horse” song plagiarized a 2008 Christian rap song called “Joyful Noise.”
The singer and those who collaborated on the song had been ordered to pay $2.78 million by a California jury for copyright infringement. They called the verdict “erroneous” and argued that it established a precedent that could “present serious harm to music creators.”
Marcus Gray, known as Flame, is behind the song “Joyful Noise” which features Lecrae.
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