A new poll of Evangelicals on global issues

A new poll of Evangelicals on global issues

Teenagers are interested in Jesus

Teenagers are interested in Jesus

VERBATIM:  According to research by the Barna Group, a Christian polling organization, 77% of teens in this country saly they are motivated to find out more about Christ.  Seven percent aren’t sure.  That’s good news for the future of the country and indicates that adolescents are an important mission field for the church.  Barna says “Generation Z tends to believe there’s something out there more powerful than them, but many remain hesitant to embrace religion.  MH SRN NEWS.

Bud Light still hasn’t recovered from a big blunder

Bud Light still hasn’t recovered from a big blunder

VERBATIM:  The popular brand of beer outraged the American public in 2023 when it partnered with a transgender influencer to push the product.  The backlash cost Bud Light nearly 30% of its sales and prompted the firing of three top executives.  Now a former Aneisser-Busch manager tells Fox News that the brand still hasn’t recovered entirely.  Anson Frericks says the problem is that a lot of customers have quit the beer forever and new customers are slow to adopt it.  MH SRN NEWS.

Google abandons DEI

Google abandons DEI

VERBATIM:  The world’s most popular search engine says it will no longer pursue a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program that, amongst other things, sought to promote the LGBT agenda.  Google joins numerous other leading corporations, including some of Silicon Valley’s biggest names, in stepping back from DEI even as President Trump declares war on the concept within the federal government.  Target made a similar announcement earlier this month.  MH SRN NEW.

Religious freedom activists have a message for Washington

Religious freedom activists have a message for Washington

People are reading the Bible in the Middle East

People are reading the Bible in the Middle East

VERBATIM:  Only about five percent of the people who live in that region are Christians but the super popular You Version Bible app has seen a 166% increase in downloads there.  That means a lot of Muslims are getting interested in Christianity and want to read the Bible.  In Egypt alone, where only 10% of the population is Christian, You Version downloads are up 94%.  As always, persecution and isolation only seem to increase the spread of the faith.  MH SRN NES.

The House will consider another pro-life bill

The House will consider another pro-life bill

VERBATIM:  The Life At Conception Act is sponsored by Missouri Republican Eric Burlison and it would establish that unborn babies are persons and protected by the 14th Amendment.  The Amendment, which was ratified in 1868, states that “No state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”  The Life Act has been introduced before, but never made it out of committee.  MH SRN NEWS.

A Virginia teacher gets her job back

A Virginia teacher gets her job back

VERBATIM:  Montgomery County Public Schools removed the woman from the substitute list after she posted comments on her private social media account expressing opposition to transgenderism.  Liberty Counsel, a Christian legal group, sent a demand letter to school officials, pointing out that they cannot fire a teacher for statements made privately off the job.  The woman has since been reinstated and the district avoided what Liberty Counsel called a “potentially costly mistake”.  MH SRN NEWS.

Another pro-life action by the Trump administration

Another pro-life action by the Trump administration

VERBATIM:  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has gotten the military out of the abortion business.  He has overturned the Biden era policy that funded travel for female service members to leave pro-life states and head to states where abortions are legal for the purpose of getting one.  President Trump has been busy since taking office in withdrawing federal support for abortion at many levels.  He has restored the Hyde Amendment and the Mexico City Policy.  MH SRN NEWS.

The governor of Virginia will defend homeschooling

The governor of Virginia will defend homeschooling

A new report on persecution of Christians in Egypt

A new report on persecution of Christians in Egypt

VERBATIM:  It comes from Coptic Solidarity and it reveals that Muslim radicals are expanding their program of kidnapping Christian women and girls and subjecting them to forced marriages.  The report states that “Many hundreds of Coptic women have been forcibly disappeared in the last decades in Egypt, but government officials and legislators in the West have been hesitant to speak out.”  Egyptian law enforcement has also been turning a blind eye to the problem.  MH SRN NEWS.

The Pew Research Center asks the world about religion

The Pew Research Center asks the world about religion

VERBATIM:  The question is simple:  Does religious faith HELP or HURT society?  And the answer is — it HELPS.  Most people in most of the 36 countries surveyed  say religion is a GOOD thing for their society.  72% of Americans believe that, as do 78% of the people in Mexico and 91% of those in Kenya.  However, less than half of adults living in Western Europe say that religion has been a help to their societies.  MH SRN NEWS.

A major religious freedom case north of the border

A major religious freedom case north of the border

VERBATIM:  The Canadian Supreme Court will consider a 2019 Quebec law that forbids government workers from wearing religious symbols while on the job.  That means no yarmulkes, no cross necklaces, no hijabs — nothing.  Critics say the measure is a clear violation of religious freedom, but that argument failed in the Quebec Supreme Court.  The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states that citizens can “express their religious beliefs through prayer, clothing, and other means.”  MH SRN NEWS.

A hard-fought victory for a pair of pro-lifers

A hard-fought victory for a pair of pro-lifers

VERBATIM:  The state of California has dropped its case against David Daleiden and Sandra Merrit after they used undercover videos to reveal Planned Parenthood’s trafficking in the body parts of aborted babies.  The two defendants, who work for the pro-life Center for Medical Progress, have been in court for 10 years as the state tried to punish them for making the recordings.  Daleiden says “Taking this case off the board will allow me to focus fully on our investigative reporting.”  MH SRN NEWS.

PepsiCo is making some changes

PepsiCo is making some changes

VERBATIM:  The giant soft drink maker, which also owns such brands as Quaker Oats, Doritos and Rice-a-Roni, says it is adopting a “viewpoint neutral advertising policy with respect to political or religious status or views.”  Pressure had been mounting amongst shareholders for the company to quit the Global Alliance for Responsible Media — a left-wing group that pushes big corporations to support the LGBT agenda and steer away from anything conservative or Christian.  MH SRN NEWS.

Target abandons the LGBT agenda

Target abandons the LGBT agenda

VERBATIM:  Some say the giant retailer really got the ball rolling on what has become known as “woke capitalism” when it announced in 2014 that it would allow men who are living as women to use women’s restrooms and changing rooms.  Today, with the winds of change blowing in the country, Target has announced that it is joining a growing number of major companies who are pledging to quit pushing the LGBT agenda on customers and supporting left-wing causes.  MH SRN NEWS.

A legal victory for a whistleblowing doctor from Texas

A legal victory for a whistleblowing doctor from Texas

VERBATIM:  Ethan Haim thought the public ought to know that Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston had been carrying out sex-change operations on children, even after officials there said they had stopped.  The doctor leaked documents to journalist Christopher Rufo and was sued by the hospital.  A judge has now dismissed the case against Haim with prejudice, meaning that he cannot be sued again on the same charges.  He could have been sentenced to 10 years in jail.  MH SRN NEWS.

The prosperity gospel is out of fashion with America’s pastors

The prosperity gospel is out of fashion with America’s pastors

VERBATIM:  A new poll from Life Way Research finds only 18% of Protestant clergymen are teaching their parishioners that God will bring them prosperity if they tithe more money to the church.  The people in the pews are a different matter, however, the survey reveals that 45% of Protestant churchgoers believe that to receive material blessings from God they have to do something for God.  That’s about twice as many as believed that a decade ago.  MH SRN NEWS.

Things are getting worse for Christians in Iran

Things are getting worse for Christians in Iran

VERBATIM:  Article 18 and three other international religious freedom groups are sounding an alarm about the Islamic Republic, where imprisonment of Christians for their faith increased 600% over the past year.  Time in an Iranian prison can amount to a death sentence, given the horrific conditions and regular torture.  The vast majority of Christians in Iran are converts from Islam, which puts them at odds with the government as well as friends and family.  MH SRN NEWS.

Another poll about transgenderism

Another poll about transgenderism

VERBATIM:  This one comes from the New York Times and Ipsos and it reveals that 49% of Americans believe that society has gone TOO FAR in accommodating people who are trying to live as the opposite sex.  21% think we haven’t gone far enough.  When it comes to men playing against women in sports, 79% say NO and that includes majorities of Republicans, Democrats and Independents.  71% say NO to puberty-blocking drugs for minors.  MH SRN NEWS.

A new Muslim terrorist group is operating in Nigeria

A new Muslim terrorist group is operating in Nigeria

VERBATIM:  The African country is already beset with TWO such organizations — Boko Haram and the Fulani herdsmen — and now Lakurawa has arrived.  It’s not actually a new group — it has been terrorizing neighboring Mali and Niger for a number of years.  But now Lakurawa has set its sights on Nigeria, killing numerous Christians in the country’s troubled northern region.  Tens-of-thousands of believers have died at the hands Islamic terrorists over the last decade.  MH SRN NEWS.

No more Gay Pride flags at U.S. embassies

No more Gay Pride flags at U.S. embassies

VERBATIM:  New Secretary of State Marco Rubio has forbidden staff at any American outpost in a foreign country from flying the LGBT pride banner or anything OTHER than the Stars and Stripes.  In a statement Rubio says “ “The flag of the United States of America unites all Americans under the universal principles of justice, liberty, and democracy. These values, which are the bedrock of our great country, are shared by all American citizens, past and present.”  MH SRN NEWS.

India has been creeping up the World Watch List

India has been creeping up the World Watch List

VERBATIM:  Every year Open Doors US puts out a ranking of the countries where it’s most dangerous to be a Christian and every year India comes in higher and higher.  In 2025 the giant nation just missed the top 10 worst, placing 11th on the list.  This is significant because India is a key ally of the United States, which sees India as a critical counter balance to China.  But that makes it harder for Washington to take New Delhi to task for persecuting Christians.  MH SRN NEWS.

Another warning about America’s birth rate

Another warning about America’s birth rate