A pro-abortion offensive is underway in Europe

A pro-abortion offensive is underway in Europe

VERBATIM:  The campaign, which has taken the name “My Voice, My Choice”, has delivered a petition bearing one million signatures to the EU, demanding public funding of abortions.  In fact, Europe is almost totally pro-abortion, with protections for the unborn to be found in just a few countries such as Malta and Poland.  And the EU regularly pressures these few pro-life states to change their laws and allow women to terminate their pregnancies.  MH SRNN NEWS

Young people are going to church

Young people are going to church

VERBATIM:  A new poll from the Barna Group finds that for the first time in decades, members of Generation Z and Millenials are actually attending worship services in higher percentages than their elders.  Both cohorts are going to church about twice a month on average — which is MUCH more often than at any time since the two generations came on the scene.  Barna says “Younger adults are showing spiritual curiosity and a desire for belonging.”  MH SRN NEWS

The Pew Research Center is studying religious decline

The Pew Research Center is studying religious decline

VERBATIM:  And it reports that the first step in a country’s turn toward being more secular is when people stop going to church.  A new paper published in the journal Nature Communications — using Pew data — indicates that when worship service attendance drops, it eventually leads to people deciding that faith is less important in their lives and finally it leads to the abandonment of religion altogether.  Here in the U.S., church attendance has been declining for decades.  MH SRNN NEWS

Americans are coming up with their own concepts of justice

Americans are coming up with their own concepts of justice

VERBATIM:  A new poll from Orrick finds that 65% of potential jurors in this country “are willing to take matters into their own hands when the law does not support their idea of justice”.  Other polls indicate that a high percentage of U.S. adults have a dim view of the justice system and some counties are alarmed by the number of people who ignore jury summons.  There are numerous passages in the Bible that command people to deliver righteous judgement.  MH SRN NEWS

A vaccination bill has been introduced in Congress

A vaccination bill has been introduced in Congress

VERBATIM:  The legislation would bar federal funding to any school system in the country that refuses to grant religious exemptions to vaccination requirements.  Republican Congressman Greg Steube of Florida introduced the measure, saying “No student or their family should ever be coerced into sacrificing their faith or jumping through loopholes to comply with a vaccine requirement. The GRACE Act reaffirms our country’s commitment to protecting religious freedom.  MH SRN NEWS

A warning about gambling

A warning about gambling

VERBATIM:  The NFL season kicks off this week and over the course of the season, BILLIONS of dollars will be wagered and lost now that most states have legalized sports betting.  The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission is urging Americans NOT to gamble.  It’s also telling pastors that they need to speak out against gaming from the pulpit and prepare to help the problem gamblers that will likely begin to crop up in their communities.  MH SRN NEWS

A missionary is freed in Haiti

A missionary is freed in Haiti

VERBATIM:  Gena Heraty, who is from Ireland, was kidnapped last month by members of the country’s numerous criminal gangs who are always looking for ransom money.  Now comes word that Heraty has been released.  She had been working at an orphanage near Port au Prince and her abduction sparked international outrage.  Many Christian missionaries work in Haiti but the country has become increasingly lawless and dangerous in recent years.

Another Christian appeals to the Supreme Court

Another Christian appeals to the Supreme Court

VERBATIM:  Cathy Miller owns a bakery in Bakersfield, California and she doesn’t want to make cakes for gay weddings.  The state says she has to and has kept her in court for eight years.  Now Miller is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes of securing her rights.  Given some of the high court’s recent rulings, she should have high hopes.  In 2023 the justices decided in favor of a Christian web designer who also did not want to work on LGBT weddings.  MH SRN NEWS

Is America getting more rude?

Is America getting more rude?

VERBATIM:  A lot of people think so.  According to a Pew Research Center poll, 47% of adults say unkind behavior is on the rise in the country — 44% say it’s about as bad as it’s always been.  And what behaviors bug people the most?  The Pew study finds Americans are most unhappy with people who curse out loud in public places, wear clothing with obscenities on it, blast loud music, bring their dog to the office or smoke around others.  MH SRN NEWS

Another man is accused of using abortion pills to kill an unborn baby

Another man is accused of using abortion pills to kill an unborn baby

VERBATIM: Lawmen in Illinois have arrested Emerson Evans and charged him with slipping the pills into his girlfriend’s drink, causing her to have a miscarriage.  Despite the fact that Illinois is one of the most liberal states when it comes to abortion, intentional homicide of an unborn child carries a minimum sentence of 20 years in prison.  A growing number of similar cases are springing up across the U.S. and in parts of Western Europe.  MH SRN NEWS

A transgender problem at a religious school

A transgender problem at a religious school

VERBATIM:  Roanoke College in Virginia — which is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America — is accused of letting a man join the women’s swimming team.  The Virginia Attorney General is investigating whether the school is in violation of Title Nine and the Virginia Human Rights Act.  Officials at Roanoke College say they didn’t have a policy in place when the man joined the team and have since kicked him off, much to the relief of his female teammates.  MH SRNN NEWS

A new study looks at LGBT Americans and religion

A new study looks at LGBT Americans and religion

VERBATIM:  The Pew Research Center poll finds that less than half of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people say they identify with any particular faith — compared to 73% of the general population.  Less than one-in-five LGBT individuals say they attend worship services regularly or consider faith an important part of their life.  Meanwhile, strong majorities of the LGBT community describe themselves as spiritual and believe in the supernatural.  MH SRN NEWS

Franklin Graham will be packing his bags soon

Franklin Graham will be packing his bags soon

The popular evangelist is scheduled to hold a gospel festival in Belgium next month.  Graham will preach the good news at ING Arena in Brussels on September 27th.  He will be joined by a number of Christian recording artists and the event is free for anyone who wants to attend.  This will not be Graham’s final foray outside the U.S. this year.  He is scheduled to hold another gospel festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the weekend of November 7th and 8th.

Most transgender Americans are young

Most transgender Americans are young

Some critics of transgenderism have suggested that it’s really just a kind of fad and a new study from the Williams Institute at UCLA might support that idea.  According to the research, 75% of all Americans who claim to be transgender are under the age of 35 and most of them are actually adolescents.  Meanwhile, about 25% of Generation Z — people ages 13-to-28 — identify as LGBT.  Percentages drop sharply in older generations.

A warning about digital devices in the classroom

A warning about digital devices in the classroom

VERBATIM:  It comes from the Parents Television and Media Council and it takes aim at efforts by education leaders to increase the use of laptop, tablets and AI by students.  PTMC spokesman Melissa Henson says “These tools have led to increased distraction, declining core skills, and rampant exposure to harmful content—even on school-issued devices”.  Common Sense Media reports that over 40% of teens who viewed pornography at school saw it on a school computer.  MH SRN NEWS

A new poll on discipleship

A new poll on discipleship

VERBATIM:  It comes from LifeWay Research and it reveals that 52% of Protestant pastors are satisfied with the state of discipleship in their church.  But how do they really know?  When asked do you have a specific method for measuring discipleship in your congregation, only 30% of Protestant clergymen say YES.  LifeWay spokesman Scott McConnell says these results “highlight the need for a framework for thinking through how a church is approaching discipleship.”  MH SRN NEWS

Educators in Texas weigh in on the 10 Commandments

Educators in the Lone Star State weigh-in on the 10 Commandments

VERBATIM:  More than 17,000 people belong to a page on the social media platform Reddit called Texas Teachers and a lot of them are celebrating a court decision blocking a new law that requires the Decalogue to be posted in every state school.  A disturbing number of page members praised the ruling with statements including “Thank Satan” and “Hail Satan”.  Others suggested ways to get around the law if it is upheld, including ways of destroying the Commandments posters.  MH SRN NEWS

A warning from Christians in South Korea

A warning from Christians in South Korea

World population is headed downward

World population is headed downward

VERBATIM:  After decades of warning about the dangers of overpopulation, experts are now changing their tune.  A new report from the Pew Research Center indicates that in most places, the birth rate is dangerously low.  In North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Carribean women are not having enough babies to replace the number of people who die each year.  Africa is above the replacement rate but its annual birth rate is also in steep decline.  MH SRN NEW

A good news, bad news poll from the United Kingdom

A good news, bad news poll from the United Kingdom

VERBATIM:  The YouGov survey finds the number of young people in Britain who believe in a higher power has surged.  Four years ago just 16% believed — now it’s 37%.  The BAD news is that 37% is still awfully low and it’s worth noting that the question posed to British people ages 16-to-24 was “Do you believe there is a God OR GODS” — which suggests that some percentage of those who said YES don’t actually have faith in the God of the Bible.  MH SRN NEWS

Planned Parenthood is doing just fine

Planned Parenthood is doing just fine

VERBATIM:  According to a study by the American Life League, the nation’s largest abortion business continues to prosper despite repeal of Roe versus Wade, making about 450 million dollars a year in pro-life states alone.  Planned Parenthood has raised a huge national hue and cry over pro-life laws and restrictions on its taxpayer funding.  But the A.L.L. research indicates that the giant abortion provider is not likely to be going bankrupt any time in the near future.  MH SRN NEWS

COSTCO is staying out of the abortion business

COSTCO is staying out of the abortion business

A dispute over a parking space in upstate New York

A dispute over a parking space in upstate New York

VERBATIM:  At Grand Island High School outside Buffalo, seniors who can drive can pay 50 dollars for a designated slot in the parking lot and are then allowed to put their name on it and decorate it.  But the school said no when a Christian student wanted to put a cross on her space.  She has since engaged the legal group First Liberty, which has sent a letter of warning to school officials.  They claim if they allow the cross, they will have to allow Satanic symbols as well.  MH SRN NEWS

A Florida ministry takes on dangerous video game platforms

A Florida ministry takes on dangerous video game platforms

VERBATIM:  The Florida Faith Alliance is concerned about Roblox, Discord and other sites where children go to play games and might wind up in contact with a sexual predator.  The Alliance has begun a series of classes to help teach moms and dads what the dangers are and how to keep their kids safe.  Founder Lynn Barletta says “Parents, equipped with the right knowledge, become the frontline defense against predators.”  MH SRN NEWS