| | Midterms: Evangelical priorities include gas prices, inflation | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good afternoon! It's Monday, October 24, and today's headlines include research on Evangelicals' top concerns ahead of November's midterm elections, a former Georgia pastor who committed suicide in the midst of a rape trial, and archeologists uncovering a tomb holding the remains of Saint Nicholas, the inspiration for Santa Claus, underneath an ancient church in Turkey. | | A survey overseen by Evangelical pollster George Barna via the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University has revealed that Evangelical voters are more concerned about economic issues in the lead-up to the midterm elections than they are about cultural issues. The survey, which was conducted in July, found that issues such as gas prices and inflation are more important than issues such as abortion and religious freedom. Nearly two-thirds (61%) of respondents stated that "inflation and rising cost of living" will have "a lot" of influence on their votes in the midterm elections, while just 13% indicated that such concerns will have "not much" or no influence on their voting decisions. A majority of respondents also cited "food prices and shortages" (60%) and "oil and gasoline policies, prices" (58%) as having "a lot" of influence on their vote in the Nov. 8 election. Meanwhile, less than half of survey respondents cited cultural issues such as "abortion and the right to life" (46%), "quality of public-school education" (42%), "national morality and changing values" (38%) and "religious freedom" (36%) as influential determinants of their vote in the midterms. However, respondents with a biblical worldview did rank religious freedom and abortion in their top five most important considerations. Continue reading. | | P.S. Make sure to listen to "Generation Indoctrination," a CP original podcast series that takes a deep dive into the transgender battle. Episode Two: Doctors Unveil Trans Scandal Inside Clinics And Medical Institutions: "Families Are Being Torn Apart" is out now—remember to give us a follow so you never miss an episode. Listen now on Edifi, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify. Don't forget to give "Generation Indoctrination" a 5-star rating. |
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| Salman Rushdie loses eye, use of hand after Islamic extremist attack in New York | | British author Sir. Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed multiple times allegedly by a Shia Muslim at a theatre in New York state in August, has lost sight in one eye and the use of a hand, according to his agent. The writer suffered three severe wounds to his neck and more than a dozen to his chest and torso in the attack because of a death edict issued years ago by Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Rushdie’s literary agent Andrew Wylie told the Spanish language newspaper El Pais, according to The Telegraph. Rushdie became the object of persecution when he wrote the novel, The Satanic Verses (1988), in which militant Islamists believed he "blasphemed" the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Wylie says the author, who promotes freedom of speech and is a vocal opponent of religious extremism, is still being hospitalized. Read more. | | Also of Interest... | | ‘You’re next’: JK Rowling receives death threat after showing support for Salman RushdieSalman Rushdie, free speech, Islamic extremism and ChautauquaSalman Rushdie, author of ‘Satanic Verses,’ remains hospitalized after stabbing attack in New YorkRushdie, blasphemy and our woeful indifference | | Pastor kills himself during rape trial | | Christopher Daron Smith, a 51-year-old Georgia pastor who was on trial for several charges, including the rape of a minor, killed himself during a court recess that was granted before the last witness was to be heard on Wednesday. Smith, the former pastor of Word of Truth Outreach Ministries in Columbus, took his own life behind his defense attorney's office at a government center courtroom during the five-minute recess. Smith, who faced life in prison if convicted, was on trial in Superior Court Judge Maureen Gottfried’s courtroom on two counts of aggravated child molestation, child molestation, sodomy and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, The Ledger-Enquirer reported. Read more. |
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| 3 things I’ve learned from being a father of three | | William Wolfe reflects on three lessons he has learned since becoming a father of three. From the importance of reading with your children to remembering to play with them, Wolfe concludes, "Put your phones down and pick the kids up." Read more. | | The haunting of Bishop Pike | | Robin Schumacher writes about controversial Episcopal Bishop James Pike who, in the mid-1960s, claimed that his son was trying to communicate with him from the afterlife after committing suicide. Schumacher discusses why the poltergeist-styled activity Pike experienced was not from God, writing that "the enemy doesn’t care which error-ridden trail (e.g., atheism or occultism) a person takes as long as it doesn’t lead him to Jesus." Noting that Pike was viewed as a heretic by some in his own denomination, Schumacher concludes that Pike "lacked the discernment to understand that the supernatural he was encountering was not the holy kind" and cautions that his untimely death in a desert by the Dead Sea just three years after he started seeking out mediums to communicate with his son should serve as a warning to Christians. Read more. |
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| Archeologists find tomb of Saint Nicholas, inspiration for Santa Claus, in Turkey | | Archeologists have uncovered the tomb that holds the remains of Saint Nicholas underneath an ancient church in Turkey. Nicholas, known as the inspiration for the Christmas character Santa Claus, died more than 1,600 years ago. Osman Eravsar, chairman of the Antalya Cultural Heritage Preservation Regional Board, called the find an "extremely important discovery," noting it marked "the first find from that period." Read more. |
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| Ben Shapiro calls out Kanye West's anti-Semitic remarks | | Conservative commenter Ben Shapiro has joined a growing list of people speaking out in the wake of rapper Kanye West's anti-Semitic remarks. West, who now goes by the name of Ye, has made numerous comments in interviews and on social media that have landed the rapper in hot water, including a now-deleted Tweet where he declared, "I'm a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I'm going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE." Daily Wire founder Shapiro, who is an Orthodox Jew, likened West's remarks to Nazi propaganda, noting that the musician is promoting conspiracies about Jewish people. West most recently claimed the term "anti-Semitism" has been used to allow people in the music industry to "get away with murder sometimes" and likened the industry to "modern-day slavery." Shapiro responded to West's statements in a video where he declared, "It's just pure unbridled anti-Semitism. There's just no other way to put it, there's no other way to read it. End of story." Read more. | | | | | | | | Thank you for spending part of your day with us. We look forward to seeing you again tomorrow! -- CP Editors |
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