A new poll on forgiveness

A new poll on forgiveness

VERBATIM:  It comes from the American Bible Society and it reveals that 40% of Americans say they have a hard time forgiving people who do the wrong.  A lot of people have a hard time forgiving themselves as well — 26% of men and 33% of women.  Even more troubling, 20% of people who self-identify as Christians and attend church regularly believe that they have committed sins that not even God will forgive.  MH REPORTING

Planned Parenthood goes all-in

Planned Parenthood goes all-in

VERBATIM:  In an Instagram post that is drawing ridicule from both right and left, the nation’s largest abortion business states that “People of all genders need abortions”.  It’s apparently an effort to burnish the organization’s credentials as a supporter of the LGBT agenda and some critics say to promote its transgender services.  Planned Parenthood is fast becoming the naton’s leading provider of puberty-blocking hormone shots for children.  MH REPORTING.

The two-state solution may be dead

The two-state solution may be dead

VERBATIM:  For decades, diplomats have promoted a vision of a Palestinian state existing side-by-side with Israel in peace and harmony.  But a new poll from the Pew Research Center finds most Israelis and Palestinians don’t believe it will ever happen.  56% of Israelis say peaceful coexistence with the Palestinians is impossible and 68% of Palestinians feel the same way about the Jewish state.  Meanwhile, the Israel Hamas war remains unresolved.  MH REPORTING

The leading cause of death in Scotland is abortion

The leading cause of death in Scotland is abortion

VERBATIM:  Last year about 16,500 people in the country died of cancer.  Heart disease took 7,000 and dementia about 6,600.  But there were nearly 19,000 abortions in Scotland in 2025 — a record high — making abortion the malady most likely to end a life there.  Michael Robinson of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children is calling for  the “urgent reassessment of our public health priorities and a renewed commitment to protecting vulnerable lives”.  MH REPORTING

Two Minnesota women are suing Planned Parenthood

Two Minnesota women are suing Planned Parenthood

Pro-life advocates in the United Kingdom are celebrating

Pro-life advocates in the United Kingdom are celebrating

VERBATIM:  Experts said a much-debated assisted suicide bill would pass the House of Commons, but instead the measure was defeated by margin of just 16 votes over the weekend.  Pro-lifers and advocates for the disabled campaigned hard against the legislation, pointing out that vulnerable communities were likely to be victimized by it.  This is the second time this year that an assisted suicide bill has been considered and rejected by the British Parliament.  MH REPORTING

Some Democrats are abandoning their transgender allies

Some Democrats are abandoning their transgender allies

VERBATIM:  With the midterm elections looming and polls showing that Americans do NOT want to see males competing against females in sports, a growing number of Democratic candidates are flip-flopping.  Perhaps the most prominent is James Talarico, who is in a close race with Republican Ken Paxton for one of Texas’ two U.S. Senate seats.  He told Fox News that he now opposes men in women’s sports “if it endangers safety or fairness.”  MH REPORTING

A Canadian doctors group makes a shocking proposal

A Canadian doctors group makes a shocking proposal

VERBATIM:  The Quebec College of Physicians thinks the government should allow doctors to kill infants who suffer from “severe pain, extreme deformation or a fatal diagnosis.”  The QCP tells the Daily Mail that it wants the Canadian government to extend its physician-assisted suicide law to include such newborns.  In fact, the government has expanded assisted suicide several times since its inception in 2016.  Next year mentally ill people will be eligible.  MH REPORTING

Who is attending youth group at church?

Who is attending youth group at church?

VERBATIM:  A new poll released by the Barna Group finds that 57% of self-identified Christian teenagers have shown up for youth group over the past three months.  Boys are more likely than girls to be there — 63% to 52%.  The poll also indicates that as teens get older — 17 and 18 — they are less likely to attend youth group at their church.  Barna says the question of whether youth groups are doing a lot to activate adolescents’ faith is harder to answer.  MH REPORTING

A new report on young adults and faith

A new report on young adults and faith

VERBATIM:  It comes from the Church of England and it reports that Millennials and members of Generation Z often get interested in Christianity through social media and other online content.  But the study also finds that it takes a personal encounter for a young adult to take the next step and accept Christ.  Church officials say this shows how important personal evangelism continues to be, even in the age of the internet.  MH REPORTING

A warning about Netflix

A warning about Netflix

VERBATIM:  One Million Moms, a Christian conservative family organization, says the ratings that the streaming platform uses do not clearly reflect the content of the shows.  OMM says “Children should not be exposed to this inappropriate content, and Netflix seems to be hoping parents are not paying attention.”  Moms and dads are being encouraged to keep a close eye on what their kids are looking at on streaming platforms and don’t blindly trust the ratings.  MH REPORTING

Latinos are moving away from religion

Latinos are moving away from religion

A religious freedom battle is underway in Europe

A religious freedom battle is underway in Europe

VERBATIM:  A growing number of people on the Continent who were baptized in the Catholic Church as children are now declaring themselves non-religious and are demanding that the church erase their baptismal records.  The claim is that the records violate the European Union’s data-protection law and the Court of Justice of the European Union is considering the case.  Catholic officials say the EU has no authority over internal church documents.  MH REPORTS

Americans have a negative view of Islam

Americans have a negative view of Islam

VERBATIM:  A new poll from the Pew Research Center finds that 51% of the general public thinks that Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence by its followers.  76% of Republicans believe that as do 29% of Democrats.  The survey also reveals that 42% of Americans think that Muslims have had a negative impact on the country, versus 17% who say they have had a positive impact and 40% of respondents who say it has been neither good nor bad.  MH REPORTING

Is your church welcoming to disabled people?

Is your church welcoming to disabled people?

VERBATIM:  According to the latest poll from LifeWay Research, most Protestant pastors would answer that question with a “yes”.  73% strongly agree that their congregation is very welcoming to the disabled and another 25% somewhat agree.  The survey also reveals that 76% of clergymen believe that all churches should make changes to their buildings — if need be — so that disabled visitors feel comfortable when they attend.  MH REPORTING

Male golfers are winning a lot of female golf tournaments in Canada

Male golfers are winning a lot of female golf tournaments in Canada

VERBATIM:  Rachel Elser and Veronica Ivy — two men who are living as women — have taken the trophies at the Fort McMurray Club Championship, the Miskanaw Ladies Open, the B.C. Mid-Amateur and B.C. Mid-Master this summer.  Outrage is building, led by the group Women and Girl Alberta, which is calling on Canadian tournament authorities to bar males from competing against females.  Most major international sports governing bodies are doing just that.  MH REPORTING

Most Americans see anti-Semitism rising

Most Americans see anti-Semitism rising

VERBATIM:  The Center Square Voters Voice poll reveals that 56% of the general public believes that hatred of Jews is increasing in the U.S.  Six percent say it’s going down and 23% think it’s about the same as it always has been.  Eric Fingerhut who heads the Jewish Federations of North America says he’s not surprised by the poll numbers, adding that they are “consistent with what we are seeing and hearing every day.”  MH REPORTING

Women are traveling for abortion

Women are traveling for abortion

VERBATIM:  A new study from the Pew Research Center looks at how many women are seeking the procedure outside of their state of residence in the wake of the repeal of Roe versus Wade by the Supreme Court.  About 17% of women travel to another state for an abortion these days, up from 11% when Roe was the law of the land.  Since the repeal, a number of states including California, New York and Illinois have sought to make themselves abortion destinations.  MH REPORTING

Texas Republicans want to change divorce law

Texas Republicans want to change divorce law

Cohabitation is becoming the norm in this country

Cohabitation is becoming the norm in this country

VERBATIM:  The Pew Research Center reports that 77% of all American adults in their 30’s or 40’s have lived together with a romantic partner without the benefit of marriage.  37% have done this more than once.  And the percentages hold remarkably steady across various racial groups and education cohorts.  Cohabitation has simply become normalized across the nation.  Pew also reports that most cohabiting relationships last about 18 months.  MH REPORTING

Christian leaders in Iraq don’t believe the prime minister

Christian leaders in Iraq don’t believe the prime minister

VERBATIM:  Ali al-Zaidi is calling all believers who fled the country during the ISIS years to come back.  Local clergymen say — maybe not yet.  They point out that security concerns — which drove Christians out of Iraq — still haven’t been addressed.  ISIS is gone but the Christian minority is still being persecuted by Iraq’s huge Muslim majority and the government isn’t doing much to address the problem.  One Christian leader says until safety returns, believers WON’T.  MH REPORTING

Atheists go after prayer

Atheists go after prayer

VERBATIM:   The Freedom From Religion Foundation is campaigning against prayer walks which a number of public schools across the country have established to promote unity and bless students as a new academic year begins.  Threatening letters from the Foundation have convinced school systems in Georgia and Oklahoma to stop promoting local prayer walks.  The Foundation spends most of its time trying to scour any vestiges of Christianity from the public square.  MH REPORTING

Planned Parenthood is directing the legal war on life

Planned Parenthood is directing the legal war on life

VERBATIM:  According to a piece in the Daily Caller, right after the Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade, officials with the nation’s largest abortion business contacted attorneys general in blue states.  Planned Parenthood provided them with a 14 point plan for using the law to protect and promote abortion in their states.  The Daily Caller reports that the AG’s have gone ahead and applied much of the Planned Parenthood blueprint, including working to amend state constitutions.  MH REPORTING

A lot of Californians are taking their own lives

A lot of Californians are taking their own lives

VERBATIM:  In the past five years the number of people taking advantage of assisted-suicide in then state has soared150%.  Other states which have legalized the practice are also reporting a surge.  In Canada, where lawmakers continue to expand the groups of people who are eligible, the numbers are skyrocketing.  Pro-lifers and disability advocates warn that a so-called “right to die” can very quickly become a duty to die for the old, sick and disabled.  MH REPORTING