Christians are cheering Australia’s social media ban

Christians are cheering Australia’s social media ban

VERBATIM:  Clergymen, pro-family groups and others have been warning for years that social media is corrupting the spirits, minds and bodies of the world’s young people and they are all congratulating Australia’s government for taking action.  Though it won’t be implemented for a year, the ban will cover all children under the age of 16 and will levy large fines on tech companies that break the law.  Social media is blamed for introducing kids to pornography and gambling amongst other things.  MH SRN NEWS.

A post-election analysis of the people who voted for Trump

A post-election analysis of the people who voted for President Trump

VERBATIM:  It comes from the Pew Research Center and it finds that those who cast their ballot for Mr. Trump, be they Republicans, Independents or even Democrats, are more conservative on social issues than the general population — or even than the President himself in some cases.  Over 90% of them do NOT accept transgenderism.  60% believe people should emphasize marriage and family and 89% favor legal gun ownership.  MH SRN NEWS.

The Naughty and Nice list is out

The Naughty and Nice list is out

A new study of religion and support for Israel

A new study of religion and support for Israel

VERBATIM:  Simply put, the LESS religious America becomes, the LESS supportive it is of the Jewish State.  That’s what the Gallup organization concludes in its latest analysis.  It seems that Christianity in the U.S. is a bulwark for Israel and as the nation has begun to abandon the faith it is also abandoning its ally in the Middle East.  Gallup polls indicate that atheists, agnostics and those who follow no particular religion are much more supportive of the Palestinians.  MH SRN NEWS.

America’s pastors are struggling with porn

America’s pastors are struggling with porn

VERBATIM:  According to research from the Barna Group, 18% of Protestant clergymen say they are currently struggling with the temptations of pornography.  49% say they struggled with it in the past and 33% say it’s never been a problem.  Amongst younger pastors — under the age of 45 — 26% say they are currently fighting an attraction to porn.  It would appear that the easy access provided by the internet is afflicting clergy as much as laymen.  MH SRN NNEWS.

Franklin Graham is packing his bags one last time

Franklin Graham is packing his bags one last time

VERBATIM:  The popular evangelist will hold his final overseas gospel festival of 2024 in Can Tho Vietnam on December 3rd and 4th.  Graham is teaming up with more than 200 Christian churches in the Mekong Delta to put on the two-day event at Can Tho Stadium.  Graham says “God loves the people of Vietnam.  I look forward to sharing this message of hope and am especially thankful to the leaders of this country for welcoming me back.”  MH SRN NEWS.

A leading insurance company goes all-in on the LGBT agenda

A leading insurance company goes all-in on the LGBT agenda

A victory for religious freedom in Australia

A victory for religious freedom in Australia

VERBATIM:  The government has decided to withdraw a bill that would have given a media watchdog power to monitor digital platforms and require them to keep records about misinformation and disinformation on their networks.  Christian leaders and free speech advocates warned that the legislation would have made it dangerous to quote the Bible on hot button social issues such as homosexuality.  MH SRN NEWS.

Cuba is persecuting Christians

Cuba is persecuting Christians

A new agency targets Planned Parenthood

A new agency targets Planned Parenthood

VERBATIM:  Elon Musk has been tapped by President Trump to head the Department Of Government Efficiency and one of its first actions may be to cut federal funding of the nation’s largest abortion business.  Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene — who all serve in the new agency — have reportedly placed Planned Parenthood on a list of groups that are benefiting from taxpayer dollars and are liable to be cut.  MH SRN NEWS.

Americans prepare for Thanksgiving

Americans prepare for Thanksgiving

VERBATIM:  We’ve come a long way from that first celebration in 1621 when the Pilgrims gathered to thank God for enough food to last the winter.  But there will be similarities.  According to the Pew Research Center, 91% of Americans WILL mark the holiday and 74% will be doing so with family, friends and other people.  65% of us will say grace or some other kind of prayer at our Thanksgiving gathering and a few even plan to attend church services that day.  MH SRN NEWS.

Christmas stamps are out

Christmas stamps are out

VERBATIM:  And once again the Postal Service has opted to make reference to the real reason for the season.  Amongst its 2024 Christmas offerings is a stamp depicting the infant Jesus in the arms of his mother.  It is a copy of a madonna and child painting rendered in the 1600 by Italian artist Giovanni Batista Salvi and is currently held by the St. Louis Art Museum.  Postal Service spokesman Sheila Holman says the stamp is “a beautiful remind of the season’s roots.”  MH SRNN NEWS.

A warning to churches from the ATF

A warning to churches from the ATF

VERBATIM:  The Boston Bureau of that agency is urging houses of worship in Massachusetts and Rhode Island to beef up their security after several attacks.  Churches in Franklin, Kingston and Woonsocket have been the target of arsonists recently and the ATF fears there will be more incidents.  The bureau says congregations should install security cameras, keep in close contact with local law enforcement and consider organizing regular patrols of their church neighborhood.  MH SRN NEWS.

Democrats have a God problem

Democrats have a God problem

VERBATIM:  That’s the opinion of a man who worked very hard to get Kamala Harris elected this year.  Christopher Hale is the founder of Catholics For Harris and in an opinion piece for Newsweek, he says “The Democratic Party has increasingly aligned itself with secular values, often sidelining religious voices in the process. This has alienated many religious voters, who feel their beliefs are not only unrepresented but actively dismissed.” President Trump won the Catholic vote on Election Day.  MH SRN NEWS.

A Virginia teacher is fighting for her faith

A Virginia teacher is fighting for her faith

VERBATIM:  American First Legal is suing the Fairfax County School System for seeking to force the unidentified teacher to use transgender student’s preferred pronouns.  The plaintiff says this would violate her sincerely-held religious beliefs.  Lawsuits like this one are cropping up all across the country as school districts seek to promote transgenderism and people of faith resist.  Lawyers say religious freedom is at stake, as is freedom of speech.  MH SRN NEWS.

A lot of Americans are getting their news from social media influencers

A lot of Americans are getting their news from social media influencers

VERBATIM:  According to a new poll from the Pew Research Center, about 20% of adults turn to such people for news content and 40% of people under the age of 30 do so.  And what the Pew study reveals is that on the major platforms — X, TikTok, Instagram and the like — the biggest single group of influencers are those promoting the LGBT agenda.  Pro-Palestinina influencers come in second.  By contrast, there are very few pro-life advocates on the platforms.  MH SRN NEWS.

Smoking pot is on the rise in the U.S.

A lot of Americans are smoking pot

VERBATIM:  It’s nowhere near a majority but it’s about twice as many as before states began legalizing the drug.  The latest from the Gallup organization finds that 15% of adults admit that they use marijuana regularly.  It was just 7% a decade ago.  Men smoke more than women, young people more than older folks and twice as many Democrats as Republicans.  Experts — including clergymen — have warned that legalization will lead to more drug use.  MH SRN NEWS.

Americans weigh-in on where we come from

Americans weigh-in on where we come from

VERBATIM:  According to the latest Gallup poll on the topic, 37% of adults believe that God created man in his present form.  34% think that humans evolved from lower life forms but that God guided the process.  And 24% say that people evolved and God had nothing to do with it.  That 37% of Americans who believe Genesis is the smallest percentage in more than 40 years of polling.  The percentage that think God was not involved is the highest in 40 years.  MH SRN NEWS.

A Democratic congressman is under fire

A Democratic congressman is under fire

VERBATIM:  There are mounting calls for Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts to resign after he questioned his party’s devotion to transgenderism.  In an interview with the New York Times, Moulton said ““I have two little girls, I don’t want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete, but as a Democrat I’m supposed to be afraid to say that,”  The congressman added that transgenderism might be part of the reason for the Democratic defeat on Election Day.  MH SRN NEWS.

A new look at giving from the Barna Group

A new look at giving from the Barna Group

The 10 Commandments are on hold in Louisiana

The 10 Commandments are on hold in Louisiana

VERBATIM:  The state has a law that requires all public schools post the Decalogue in every classroom but a federal judge has suspended the legislation while a challenge plays out in court.  The American Civil Liberties Union is representing a group of families who believe the 10 Commandments law is a violation of the so-called separation of church and state.  The Commandments were to be displayed along with the Mayflower Compact and other documents.  MH SRN NEWS.

Pro-lifers need cash

Pro-lifers need cash

The annual Christmas Wars begin in Britain

The annual Christmas Wars begin in Britain

VERBATIM:  Debenhams department store has removed a holiday sweater bearing the words “A Gay In A Manger”, complete with a crib and a rainbow flag.  British clergymen and Christian ministries threatened a boycott.  It seems every year at this time, LGBT groups try to co-opt the holiday or atheist groups try to ban any presentation of the real meaning of Christmas or Satanists seek to set up pagan statues next to the manger.  And so the Christmas Wars begin.  MH SRN NEWS.

A court battle over transgenderism will continue

A court battle over transgenderism will continue