California

“Aside from what the authors of this [Grace Community Church] statement may or may not believe, the statement itself makes no provision for the possibility that a Christian might choose another path and still be counted as faithful.” - 9 Marks

“In this, I am glad I do not live in California. I know many California churches are meeting and singing outside in order to be compliant. For us, it is our desire to be safe and responsible in worship. We have created distanced seating and limited occupancy. We have cut back on the amount of singing we do, but we cannot stop singing.” - T&D

“Last Monday between 300 and 400 protesters gathered on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. But they didn’t shout ‘defund the police’—they worshiped, sang, and prayed>….The demonstrators were protesting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to ban singing and chanting in churches.” - WORLD

“The order, issued on July 1, includes sanitation guidelines for church buildings, suggests shortened services, and temporarily prohibits items that move among congregants, such as offering plates. Churches aren’t the sole focus of the order, with venues such as bars, restaurants, theaters, and museums being shuttered for at least three weeks.” - C.Leaders

Planned Parenthood sued the makers of videos showing their personnel selling the “tissue” of aborted babies… “While the trial hasn’t started yet, this whole legal process has proved to be a huge mistake for Planned Parenthood, as it has already produced one insanely embarrassing revelation after another for them.

“California is out front with a diploma that requires lessons in cis-heteropatriarchy, black LGBTQIA, and hip hop resistance.” - TAC

“The California Department of Education has been praised by the LGBT community for approving new education guidelines that discuss the issue of gender fluidity with kids as young as five.” - Christian Headlines

“Evangelist Greg Laurie, who leads the multi-campus Harvest Christian Fellowship, was recently forced to remove billboards promoting his annual SoCal Harvest event from two popular malls in Southern California because they featured him holding a nondescript Bible in his hand that some people found offensive.” - CPost

“The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a regulation requiring crisis pregnancy centers to give women certain information concerning free or low-cost abortion services and disclose if the center was unlicensed to provide medical services was unconstitutional.” Jurist

A reluctant step into politics