Politics

• U.S. State Department Urges Americans in Haiti to Leave the Country amid Rising Violence The U.S. State Department is encouraging all Americans in Haiti to “depart now” as violence continues to rise in the Caribbean nation. Nov 12, 2021

  

  U.S. State Department Urges Americans in Haiti to Leave the Country amid Rising Violence
• ERLC Urges President Biden to Allow Faith Leaders to Offer Input on the Ethics of A.I. Development Earlier this week, The Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) urged President Joe Biden to allow faith leaders to provide input on the ethicality of artificial intelligence (AI)... Nov 12, 2021

  

  ERLC Urges President Biden to Allow Faith Leaders to Offer Input on the Ethics of A.I. Development
• Biden Admin. to Reverse Trump-Era Religious Liberty Protections for Contractors This week, the Biden administration announced a plan to reverse a Trump-era policy that supporters said protected the religious liberty of federal contractors and put them “on an equal footing” with other contractors. Nov 12, 2021

  

  Biden Admin. to Reverse Trump-Era Religious Liberty Protections for Contractors
• Houthi Rebels Seize U.S. Embassy in Yemen, Take Employees Hostage On Wednesday, Houthi rebels reportedly stormed the U.S. Embassy, seizing it and taking employees as hostages. Nov 12, 2021

  Houthi Rebels Seize U.S. Embassy in Yemen, Take Employees Hostage
• Judge Recognizes Hippos as ‘Persons,’ yet the Unborn ‘Still Have No Rights’: Pro-Life Group A prominent pro-life group is criticizing a U.S. federal court for its landmark recognition of a group of hippopotamuses as “persons” even as – the group notes – courts have yet to grant preborn human babies “the same legal... Nov 10, 2021

  Judge Recognizes Hippos as ‘Persons,’ yet the Unborn ‘Still Have No Rights’: Pro-Life Group
• At Least Some of the 17 Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti Are Still Alive, Biden Official Confirms According to an anonymous senior Biden administration official, at least some of the 17 American and Canadian missionaries who were abducted in mid-October by the 400 Mawozo gang in Haiti are confirmed to still be alive. Nov 10, 2021

  At Least Some of the 17 Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti Are Still Alive, Biden Official Confirms
• Abortion Doctor, at Hearing, Won't Say if Procedure Kills 'Something That's Alive' While speaking to a House committee last week, a Texas abortion doctor repeatedly dodged questions about the ethics and morality of the procedure, telling a U.S. representative that such an inquiry could lead to violence... Nov 10, 2021

  Abortion Doctor, at Hearing, Won't Say if Procedure Kills 'Something That's Alive'
• Biden State Department Labels Abortion Rights a 'Human Right' in Updated Report The Biden State Department this month kept its promise to promote legalized abortion around the world when it updated its annual Human Rights Report to also include a section on each country about "reproductive rights." Nov 09, 2021

  Biden State Department Labels Abortion Rights a 'Human Right' in Updated Report
• Some Churches Got Mega PPP Loans. A Few Got Tiny Ones. More than 123,000 religious groups were approved for Paycheck Protection Program loans, according to data from the Small Business Administration. Of the 123,083 loans to religious groups, only about 13,000 were for more than... Nov 09, 2021

  Some Churches Got Mega PPP Loans. A Few Got Tiny Ones.
• Appeals Court Stops Biden Vaccine Mandate: 'Grave Statutory and Constitutional Issues' Raised Opponents of the Biden administration's vaccine/testing mandate received a major victory Saturday when a federal appeals court temporarily blocked the new rule and ordered both sides to issue new briefs. Nov 08, 2021

  Appeals Court Stops Biden Vaccine Mandate: 'Grave Statutory and Constitutional Issues' Raised