What does Hamas really want?
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“Hamas does not care about how Jews behave. If Jews behave badly, Hamas does not care. If Jews behave nobly, it does not care. There is a reason. Hamas is an organization of Jew-haters.” - Jeffrey Salkin
Millions more Americans turned to Scripture during pandemic, study suggests
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“Over an estimated 10 million more Americans turned to the Bible in the past year than in years past, as one in four adults reported reading the Bible more frequently during the pandemic compared to last year, the American Bible Society’s 2021 State of the Bible report suggests.” - C.Post
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Do you think America's economy will be shut down or very severely hurt by cyber-attacks within the next five to ten years?
The recent shut down of a pipeline by a Russian gang of ransomware criminals has been an inconvenience. Imagine what would happen, for example, if all power plants across the U.S. went offline. There are, of course, many other possible scenarios.
Will we stay ahead of the game? Will we ever get to the point when everything has a manual override? And, if so, will it be in time?
What are your thoughts?
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Do you think America’s economy will be shut down or very severely hurt by cyber-attacks within the next five to ten years?
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Idaho defunds Planned Parenthood, abortion providers; Gov. Little signs pro-life law
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“House Bill 220, ‘No Public Funds For Abortion Act,’ was signed into law Monday by Gov. Brad Little, a Republican. The measure defunds outfits such as Planned Parenthood but excepts publicly-funded hospitals and abortions funded with Medicaid.” - C.Post
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Pew: 10 key findings about Jewish Americans
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“Jews in the United States are on the whole less religious than the overall public, at least by standard measures used in surveys. But Jewish Americans participate in a wide range of culturally Jewish activities as well as traditional religious practices.” - Pew
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Pew: Broad agreement in U.S. – even among partisans – on which news outlets are part of the ‘mainstream media’
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“Overall, a majority of Americans consider seven of these outlets to be part of the mainstream media.
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What is the “Greatest Threat to the Gospel”?
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“What this ‘greatest threat’ trope ignores is the clear teaching of Jesus that He will build His church and not even the gates of hell will prevail against it (Matthew 16:17-19). The gospel is never threatened because it is the Savior who ensures His kingdom will advance.” - LifeWay
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Study: Anti-Christian Bias Hasn’t Grown. It’s Just Gotten Richer.
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“New research nuances the American church’s ‘persecution complex.’” - C. Today
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The rise of pop-psychology: can it make your life better, or is it all snake-oil?
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“It is easy to criticise and sniff at popular psychology. Self-help psychology writers in particular can rub us readers the wrong way with their simplistic claims, pat answers to difficult problems, jargon-encrusted pronouncements and relentless positivity.” - The Conversation
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