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Oct 15 2021
News
UK Lawmaker David Amess Dies After Being Stabbed Multiple Times
British lawmaker Sir David Amess, of the Conservative Party, died Friday after being stabbed several times in his Southend West constituency.
Amess, the member of parliament for Southend West, was meeting with voters at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea on Friday.
Just after 3 p.m. local time, Essex police issued a statement in which it confirmed that a man had died at
HuffPostJan 23 2021
Analysis
Biden Is Catholic. He Also Supports Abortion Rights. Here's What That Could Mean
Joe Biden is only the second Catholic president of the United States. He's also a supporter of abortion rights — a position at odds with official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
For some Catholic activists, like Marjorie Dannenfelser, Biden's high-profile example of a Catholic who supports abortion rights is troubling.
"It's a negative example of a deep and important
NPR (Online News)Apr 29 2017
News
Methodist High Court Rejects First Openly Gay Bishop’s Consecration
The United Methodist Church’s highest court has ruled that the consecration of its first openly gay bishop violated church law, compounding a bitter rift over homosexuality that has brought the 13-million-member denomination to the brink of schism.
New York Times (News)Apr 12 2020
News
Coronavirus: Pope Francis urges people not to 'yield to fear'
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church was speaking at his Easter vigil service on Saturday evening in an almost empty St Peter's Basilica.
Members of the world's 1.3 billion Catholic community could follow a live stream of the service.
BBC NewsJun 02 2020
Opinion
Media Falsely Claimed Violent Riots Were Peaceful And That Tear Gas Was Used Against Rioters
The entire narrative the media glommed onto in lockstep was that Trump was a monster who tear-gassed peaceful protesters to do something meaningless. None of that was true.
Following days of violent riots and looting in cities across the country, Washington, D.C., announced a 7 p.m. curfew on Monday night. About the same time, President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Rose
The FederalistDec 25 2019
Opinion
Jeannie Cunnion: Why we shouldn't keep Christ in Christmas
My son, along with his 3-year-old classmates, lined up at the back of the church, nervously awaiting their procession down the center aisle to take their place on the stage. It was the annual Christmas concert at his Christian preschool, and after weeks of practice, it was finally time to perform “Feliz Navidad” and ”Jingle Bells” for the proud parents.
But first, the head pastor of the
Fox News (Opinion)Mar 30 2022
Analysis
The Empty Chair
Almost a decade ago, Clint Eastwood got up on stage at the Republican National Convention and spoke to an empty chair. Eastwood explained to the audience that the president was sitting in the empty chair. And then he addressed himself to the empty chair. It was weird. “So, so, Mr. President, how do you, how do you handle, how do you handle promises that you’ve made when you were running for
National Review (News)May 23 2020
News
Trump announces that houses of worship are ‘essential,’ calls on governors to open them up
President Trump on Friday announced that new Centers for Disease Control guidance will classify houses of worship as “essential,” as he called on governors to allow them to open “right now” after being closed during the coronavirus lockdowns.
Trump announced the policy for churches, synagogues and mosques, during a short briefing at the White House.
"The governors need to do the
Fox News (Online News)Mar 24 2020
Analysis
The Fox News moment that revealed a dangerously confused president
One moment during President Donald Trump’s Fox News appearance on Tuesday served as the starkest example yet of how much he does not understand the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic: He urged Americans to flock to churches on Easter Sunday, just 19 days away.
Trump told Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer he selected Easter as the day he wants businesses to reopen, saying he’d like to see
VoxDec 14 2020
News
New York gunman shot dead after opening fire outside cathedral Christmas concert
A man has been shot dead by police after opening fire from the steps of New York City’s Cathedral Church of St John the Divine just after an outdoor choir performance.
New York police department spokesman, Sergeant Edward Riley, said the gunman had fired on police, but no officers or bystanders were believed to have been injured in the late-afternoon violence on Manhattan’s upper west
The Guardian