UMC Pastor Adam Hamilton Wins Kansas Democratic Senate Primary

UMC Pastor Adam Hamilton Wins Kansas Democratic Senate Primary

United Methodist megachurch Pastor Adam Hamilton has secured the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Kansas after defeating 10 other candidates in a crowded primary field. During the campaign, he also set a Kansas fundraising record by bringing in nearly $3.7 million in his first 62 days.
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    The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that it has opened an investigation into the Minnesota Department of Education following reports that “MyGender Dolls” were being made available to children as young as 4. “The dolls – developed via a taxpayer-funded University of Minnesota program — feature removable, interchangeable internal and external genitalia, gender-neutral names, and clothing (including undergarments) for both sexes.”
  • Maryland Church Faces City Countersuit Over Ministry Shelter for Homeless Guests
    Officials in Ocean City, Maryland, have filed a countersuit against a local Episcopal church as the two sides continue a legal dispute over the congregation’s operation of a barracks-style shelter for homeless people. The mayor and city council submitted an answer and counterclaim against St. Paul’s By-the-Sea Episcopal Church on July 20 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, responding to a lawsuit the congregation filed in June.

1 Killed, 29 Injured in Berlin Pride Festival Attack by Man Who Tried to Join ISIS

German authorities say a man who drove a van into people near Berlin’s pride festival before attacking others with a machete had previously attempted to travel to Syria and join the Islamic State. One woman was killed, and 29 people were injured in what officials described as an act of Islamist terrorism.
  • Fort Worth Police Chief Vows Accountability After Officer Confront Street Preachers at Pride Event
    A Texas police chief said officers mishandled an encounter with street preachers outside a city pride event last month, as the U.S. Department of Justice raised concerns that the incident could involve civil rights violations.
  • Catholic Teacher Says She Lost Job After Answering Students’ Questions on Abortion, Faith
    A Catholic teacher from the United States who was working in Scotland says she lost her job after responding to students’ questions about American life, including abortion, President Donald Trump and transgender issues. Sarah Morse, 66, has filed a case against Arbroath High School, which is operated by Angus Council, alleging discrimination
  • Christian Nurse Cleared in Pronoun Dispute Calls Ordeal “Devastating”
    A British Christian nurse is speaking publicly after regulators cleared her in a case involving a pronoun dispute with a convicted male pedophile patient who identified as female, following earlier claims that she could pose a risk to the public. The Nursing and Midwifery Council concluded that registered nurse Jennifer Melle had no case to answer, following an earlier January decision by the National Health Service Trust to abandon its disciplinary proceedings against her over media interviews.
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  • Appeals Court Rules Maine Can Enforce LGBT Policies on Christian School to Qualify for Tuition Program

    A federal appeals court has ruled that Maine may require private schools to comply with the state’s LGBT nondiscrimination policies before families at those schools can qualify for a public tuition assistance program. The ruling in Crosspoint Church v. A. Pender Makin et al., a case involving whether Crosspoint’s Bangor Christian School must follow the Maine Human Rights Act for enrolled families to qualify for state tuition benefits.

  • UMC Pastor’s First Senate Ad Says Democracy Is “For Sale to the Highest Bidder”

    United Methodist megachurch pastor and author Adam Hamilton has launched his first television advertisement in his campaign for a Kansas seat in the United States Senate. Hamilton, who serves as lead pastor of Resurrection Church in Leawood, Kansas, is one of several candidates competing for the Democratic nomination.

  • Fort Worth Police Say Officer’s Warning to Street Evangelists at Pride Event Was “Not Accurate”

    The Fort Worth Police Department in Texas said an officer’s warning to a street evangelism group during a recent LGBT pride event did not accurately reflect the department’s position after video of the encounter spread online. The city of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Police Department reviewed the incident, which occurred June 27 at Trinity Pride Fest in downtown Fort Worth

  • California Pastor Dies, Wife Severely Injured in Venezuela Earthquakes; GoFundMe Launched

    A California pastor was killed and his wife was seriously injured after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela last Wednesday, leaving his family and congregation mourning his sudden death. Pastor Romildo Delima, who led Worship Church Ministries in Riverside, California, was in Venezuela with his wife, Carlha Nacarid, when the earthquakes hit the South American country.

  • LAUSD Drops Requirement for Teachers to Affirm LGBT Student Identities

    Public school teachers in Los Angeles will no longer be required to affirm the gender identity of trans-identified or nonbinary students as part of mandatory district training, according to Liberty Counsel. The Christian legal organization announced Friday that the Los Angeles Unified School District had revised language in its LGBTQ+ cultural training certification after receiving objections from Christian educators.

  • California Parents Sue School District Over LGBT Lessons After Supreme Court Ruling

    California parents have filed a federal lawsuit against a school district, alleging officials refused to let them opt their young children out of LGBT-related classroom instruction despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on parental rights. Justin and Rose Taylor sued the Sunnyvale School District on Monday, arguing that elementary students are still being required to take part in LGBT-themed lessons without advance notice to parents or an opportunity to opt out.

  • Appeals Court Sides With LCMS in Governance Dispute With Concordia University Texas

    A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in its legal dispute with Concordia University Texas, finding that the denomination cannot be forced to violate its own governing structure in order to pursue litigation. In a 2-1 decision, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a lower court improperly interfered with matters protected by the First Amendment's church autonomy doctrine.

  • Texas Judge Wins $640K Legal Victory After Refusing Same-Sex Weddings on Religious Grounds

    A Texas judge who declined to officiate same-sex weddings because of her Christian beliefs has prevailed in a lengthy legal battle, securing both monetary damages and protections against future disciplinary action.
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