Greetings everyone, Happy Easter, Happy Passover,
Religious Freedoms are being suppressed like never before in our lifetimes. Now we have a tiny, tiny taste of what the faithful see in other countries.
DOJ: 'Expect action' on government regulation of religious services amid COVID-19 outbreak
The Justice Department (DOJ) may take action next week against local governments that have cracked down on religious services as widespread parts of the country are shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, a DOJ spokesperson said Saturday.
“While social distancing policies are appropriate during this emergency, they must be applied evenhandedly [and] not single out religious [organizations],” DOJ Director of Communications Kerri Kupec tweeted.
Mississippi churchgoers fined $500 while attending drive-in service
GREENVILLE, Miss. (WREG) — Churchgoers who attended a drive-in service at a church in Greenville, Mississippi, were fined $500 for reportedly violating a curfew order from the mayor.
During Thursday night service at King James Bible Baptist Church, while parishoners sat in their vehicles listening to Pastor Charles Hamilton, Greenville Police surrounded the church parking lot.
'Thank God': Rand Paul praises judge's decision to overrule Louisville mayor and allow Easter drive-in church service
Sen. Rand Paul responded to news that a Kentucky judge overruled a decision by Louisville’s mayor to prohibit local churches from holding drive-in services on Easter Sunday, calling it a victory for the First Amendment.
“Thank God for a judge who understands the First Amendment prevents the government from prohibiting the free government exercise of religion," the Kentucky Republican said. “COVID-19 in Kentucky: Judge grants church's request to hold services."
Bonus Content:
Franklin Graham | The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special Ep. 90
Franklin Graham, Christian leader, President and CEO of Samaritan's Purse, and son of Evangelical leader Billy Graham, joins Ben this week to discuss his response to the coronavirus pandemic, his father's legacy, thoughts on how the Trump presidency has been going, and much more!
[CCP Virus] How the Coronavirus Outbreak Impacts Religious Freedom, Notably in China—Nadine Maenza
How the CCP Virus Impacts Religious Freedom, Especially in China—Nadine Maenza
Why did the recent double lung transplant on a coronavirus, or CCP virus, patient in China, catch the attention of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)?
Hint... Organ Harvesting of Religious Dissenters is common in China
Church of Cowards: A Wake-Up Call to Complacent Christians Hardcover – February 25, 2020
What Would You Surrender for God?
Christians in the Middle East, in much of Asia, and in Africa are still being martyred for the faith, but how many American Christians are willing to lay down their smartphones, let alone their lives, for the faith?
Being a Christian in America doesn’t require much these days. Suburban megachurches are more like entertainment venues than places to worship God. The lives that American “Christians” lead aren’t much different from those of their atheist neighbors, and their knowledge of theology isn’t much better either.
Matt Walsh of The Daily Wire exposes the pitiful state of Christianity in America today, lays out the stakes for us, our families, and our eternal salvation, and invites us to a faith that’s a lot less easy and comfortable—but that’s more real and actually worth something.
YouTube: (Dennis Prager Show Interviews Matt Walsh)
Matt Walsh on the Church of Cowards
Matt Walsh of the Daily Wire talks about his new book "Church of Cowards," where he assesses the current state of modern Catholicism and Christianity.