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August 2nd, 2020
Portland protsters burning Bibles
While rioters previously attacked federal buildings, businesses, and even officers, this weekend, they found a new target: Bibles. A video posted to Twitter on Saturday shows rioters holding Black Lives Matter signs tossing Bibles into a fire. Bystanders stood and watched as the flames licked away at the pages of the books. Source: As They Turn To Burning Bibles, Portland...
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August 2nd, 2020
Dr. Deborah Birx
Dr. Deborah Birx on Sunday said the US is in a new phase in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, saying that the deadly virus is more widespread than when it first took hold in the US earlier this year. “What we are seeing today is different from March and April. It is extraordinarily widespread. It’s into the rural as...
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July 30th, 2020
student w remote-learning station
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, the discussion about returning to school is fraught, filled with questions about public health, what kids and families need, and how to operate socially distanced schools. Confronted with these challenges, nine of the nation’s 15 largest school systems, and thousands of others, have defaulted to full-time remote learning. At the same time, public-school officials have...
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July 30th, 2020
CDC Director Robert Redfield
Center for Disease Control Director Robert Redfield said in a Buck Institute webinar that suicides and drug overdoses have surpassed the death rate for COVID-19 among high school students. Redfield argued that lockdowns and lack of public schooling constituted a disproportionally negative impact on young peoples’ mental health. Source: CDC Director Compares Rate of Suicides to COVID-19 Deaths
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July 28th, 2020
Attny Gen Barr & Rep. Steve Chabot
Attorney General William Barr staunchly defended the use of federal law enforcement officers in cities facing violent riots during a Tuesday hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. Source: ‘Is That Ok?’: Barr Slams Democrats Downplaying Rioters Using ‘Projectiles That Have Penetrated Marshals To The Bone’ | The Daily Caller
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July 27th, 2020
BLM Protesters
In a few short years Black Lives Matter (BLM) has influenced blacks more than black Christians have. This explains the outrage over George Floyd’s homicide by former officer Derek Chauvin, and the deafening silence over high black abortion rates and black-on-black murders. BLM ignores real issues hurting black communities because black Christians do. Source: 6 Reasons Black Christians Must Denounce...
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July 24th, 2020
Washington Redskins Logo
The Washington Redskins have announced that after 87 years they will change their name. The team’s name and logo have long been targeted as offensive to some, and understandably so. Recent events created the momentum to make it happen. Will it stop there? Maybe not. Source: ‘Redskins’ Is Gone, But Changing ‘Washington’ Would Be a Much Bigger Job
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July 24th, 2020
Orchestra - B&W
During the tumultuous summer of 1969, two Black musicians accused the New York Philharmonic of discrimination. Earl Madison, a cellist, and J. Arthur Davis, a bassist, said they had been rejected for positions because of their race. Source: To Make Orchestras More Diverse, End Blind Auditions – The New York Times
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July 24th, 2020
sidewalk of people in masks
A large majority of Americans support states imposing face mask mandates punishable by fines or jail time, according to the latest Morning Consult poll released Wednesday. Source: Morning Consult Poll: Majority Back Mask Fines or Jail | Newsmax.com
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July 23rd, 2020
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Typically, when you’re sick, hurt, or not feeling well, you go to a hospital to see a doctor. In the near future, that won’t necessarily be the case: The United States medical system has become increasingly expensive and too often dangerous to one’s health. Source: Why Hospitals May Soon Become a Thing of the Past
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