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| | CDC: Lockdowns caused mental health woes, suicidal thoughts among kids | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good afternoon! It's Tuesday, April 5, and today's headlines include the results of a CDC survey on students' mental health during the pandemic, the story of a church that turned a KKK donation into an opportunity to advance racial equality, and details of Maverick City Music's Grammy win. | The results of a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have revealed the detrimental effects the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns had on the mental health of children and adolescents. More than 44% of students in the ninth through 12th grades experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, while approximately one-fifth of youths seriously contemplated attempting suicide, and 9% attempted suicide during lockdowns when many schools were closed in 2020. More than one-third of students experienced poor mental health, while nearly half of respondents reported suffering negative effects on their mental health due to the lack of connection with friends in the absence of in-person learning. Results also showed that a majority of teenagers endured put-downs, insults, and other forms of emotional abuse from a parent or other adult at home during the height of the lockdown. Continue reading.In Case You Missed It ...Hungary PM: Re-election validates 'Christian democratic, conservative politicsCP Voices: The dangerous legal structures of Hillsong Church | | P.S. Will you stand with us? Here's how you can help: Support us with a paid subscription to CP Magazine, Follow us on social media (Facebook, YouTube, Telegram, GETTR), and Subscribe to and Share our newsletters with your family and friends. We're only getting started—stay tuned, stay involved, and stand firm in truth with us. |
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| New Orleans church embraces racial equality | | In the 1920s, Algiers United Methodist Church of New Orleans received a small donation from the Ku Klux Klan. In 2020, the congregation learned about the $100 donation to the church in 1922 and decided to do something about it, donating nearly $1,700 over the next year to various groups that help minority neighborhoods and advance anti-racism efforts. Church historian Sarah A. Waits, who chairs the AUMC Diversity Task Force, told The Christian Post on Monday the figure was chosen as it was equal to the $100 donation in 1922 when adjusted for inflation. Waits also told CP that, to her knowledge, the congregation did not have any other ties to the KKK, explaining, "The KKK was at its most powerful in the early 1920s. Across the country, KKK groups were hosting public parades, supporting political candidates in local and statewide elections, and organizing a reign of terror among many nationwide." Continue reading. | | Also of Interest... | | Majority white Illinois church with no ties to slavery donates over $50K to reparations fund Idaho church replaces Robert E Lee stained glass window with first black female UMC bishopSBC must deal with 'stains' of racism, sex abuse to regain ‘moral credibility,' Ed Litton saysVirginia Theological Seminary pays first round of reparations checks from $1.7M fund | | South Carolina women's basketball coach: Championship was 'divinely ordered' | | Coach Dawn Staley praised God after her University of South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team secured the second national championship in the program's history on Sunday. When ESPN's Holly Rowe asked Staley how her team was able to persevere and stay patient, Staley replied, "I have to give glory to God, glory to God. I think people don’t really understand that our path was divinely ordered. And the order was for us to be national champions on this day." Continue reading. |
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| Christian conservatives, you cannot put your trust in Fox News | | Should Christian conservatives lean on Fox News? In this op-ed, Michael Brown calls the news service out for embracing liberal idealism despite their claims of conservatism, asserting the recent addition of trans-identified Caitlyn Jenner is "the death knell for Fox." Brown says people who want biblically based views must "go to people who base their lives on the Word of God." Continue reading. | | Embracing financial stewardship like the early church | | Despite Jesus frequently talking about being a good steward, the term "financial stewardship" is not often used in the daily lives of Christians, writes AdelFi President and Chief Executive Officer Abel Pomar. While many Christians associate the idea with concepts surrounding church budgets or nonprofit spending, Pomar writes that financial stewardship encompasses much more, explaining that Christians should "recycle Christian dollars" by "being intentional about Kingdom-impact where we spend, where we give, and with whom we do business or invest." Continue reading. |
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| Atheists pressure Tenn. town to dismantle cross display | | The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation, a national secular legal organization, has renewed its efforts demanding that Elizabethton, Tenn., remove three crosses that have been on display on nearby Lynn Mountain since the 1950s. There are some occasions when they are lit up. "I don’t know the facts of the funding and everything, but we did in 2018 look at land surveys to confirm that [the crosses] are on city property, and that certainly has not been argued," said FFRF legal fellow Karen Heineman in an interview with The Christian Post. The group says that it was contacted by two residents over the display due to the FFRF's advocacy efforts but stated that, while the city acknowledged their letter inquiring about the crosses, it has not responded since. Continue reading. | | Also of Interest... | | Kansas school cancels Operation Christmas Child after atheist group files complaintSheriff refuses to remove Bible verse from office: 'We need more Jesus'Texas hospital will remove pastor's banner, defends chaplain program after atheist group complainsAtheist group demands Pelosi drop prayer from Jan. 6 vigil |
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