"On Tuesday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act into law"

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“Though other states have passed similar legislation recognizing the sanctity of unborn life, HB 418 has received unparalleled backlash…. After the bill passed the state Senate back in March, actress Alyssa Milano launched a petition signed by more than 40 actors who vowed to use their influence to push TV and film production out of the state.” - Fox

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'Alive from New York': Pro-lifers rally in Times Square

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“Estimates of 20,000 people gathered for an event called “Alive from New York” that was designed by Focus on the Family to celebrate the sanctity of human life in response to New York state’s radical new abortion law that allows abortion of viable babies right up until the moment of birth.” - BPNews

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The Manhattan Declaration 10 Years On

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“2019 is the ten-year anniversary of a statement that drew the line for Christians on three central issues: life, marriage, and religious liberty…. Half-a-million Christians signed on.” - BreakPoint

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One-on-One with Ronnie Floyd on the National Day of Prayer

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Floyd: “We are expecting thousands upon thousands of public gatherings across all 50 states that will pray for a ‘Love One Another’ movement to sweep over America — from our homes to our churches, communities, local governments, Congress, the White House and beyond.” - Christianity Today

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What Biblical Command Do Americans Consider the Most Important?

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“As part of the American Bible Society and Barna Research’s State of the Bible 2019, respondents were given five prominent biblical commands and asked which one was the most important.

Out of the options, American Bible users were most likely to choose ‘do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God,’ taken from Micah 6:8.” - Facts & Trends

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ADL study: Violence against Jews doubled last year

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“In all, 59 Jews were physically assaulted because of their religion in 2018, up from 21 in 2017. By comparison, there were 1,066 cases of harassment, an increase of 5% from 2017” - RNS

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Seventh-day Adventists affirm pacifism

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“This partnership with God through Jesus Christ who came into this world not to destroy men’s lives but to save them causes Seventh-day Adventists to advocate a noncombatant position….

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Pro-life bills meet divergent fates with governors

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“Governors in Indiana, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Ohio and Utah signed pro-life bills in late March or April, while heads of the executive branches of Kansas, North Carolina and Wisconsin vetoed or pledged to veto measures adopted by the legislatures of their states.” - BPNews

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