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United We Stand Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026
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Announcing "The Contrast for America"
Speaker Mike Johnson has laid out a document that clearly defines the difference between the Democrat's socialist ("crazy") platform with the Republicans' common sense agenda. To read this document, "Contrast for America," please go here and pass this on to others who will vote next month to restore a "common sense" agenda for our nation.
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Introducing: PrayTheVote
Please find attached the link for PraytheVote:
-- an excellent resource to track elections in each state through November.
We trust that you will be richly blessed as you look over PraytheVote and consider incorporating this resource into your own daily time before our Lord.
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Bend school district honors slain teacher, praises staff member's courage during attack:
'Forever grateful'
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BEND, Ore. — The Oregon school district that lost three young students and a teacher in a mass shooting this week expressed profound grief on Saturday, praising the courage of the educator and staff member who risked their lives during the attack. "Our hearts are broken," the Bend-La Pine Schools district said in a social media post. "They responded to an attack on their school in a way for which we are forever grateful."
Among the victims was Megan Lambert, 25, a special education teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend. Lambert had just joined the district this fall for her first teaching job. The district remembered her as a bright light for her "students, family, and our community," adding, "She will be missed beyond words can express."
The district also praised Becky Drury, an inclusion educational assistant who was injured during the attack and is currently recovering. "We continue to wrap our arms around Becky Drury," the post stated. "In addition, a learning specialist responded with extraordinary courage and engaged directly with the shooter. We are so thankful for her safety and forever in her debt." (MSN) Read More Here |
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Abba Father, our hearts grieve over this tragedy. We are grateful for those who stood courageously for the protection of the children, saving many because of their brave actions. Although our hearts are saddened, we thank You for those who miraculously survived the attack and are now recovering. We ask for Your healing touch for all involved; the community, families who lost loved ones and especially children who witnessed the tragic event. Reveal Your tender mercy, comfort and peace to the community, as they mourn this heavy loss and seek You in direction for moving forward in unity, strength and love. In Jesus' powerful name- Amen.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." (Matthew 5:4)
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Bombshell Report Exposes True Cost of Radical Democrats’ Mass Amnesty – Open Borders Agenda
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President Donald J. Trump and Republicans have delivered the most secure border in American history, with illegal crossings plummeting to record lows and U.S. Customs and Border Protection now recording 16 consecutive months with zero illegal aliens released at the border. Meanwhile, Extreme Liberal Democrats are pushing to reopen the southern border, end mass deportations, and grant mass amnesty— imposing hundreds of billions of dollars in costs to hardworking American taxpayers and putting the safety of our communities at risk.
A new bombshell report by the Council of Economic Advisers reveals the true cost of Democrats’ extreme DSA policies – warning, if effectuated, these policies would cost American taxpayers $49 trillion over ten years.
The True Cost of Democrats’ Extreme Open Borders— Mass Amnesty Socialist Policies:
> > > Please go here to read details.
The contrast is clear: While radical Democrats push open-border policies, President Trump and Republicans are putting Americans first—securing the border, deporting the WORST OF THE WORST dangerous criminal illegal aliens, and restoring law and order. The American people voted for secure borders and rejected the radical Democrats’ lawless agenda that threatens public safety, economic security, the rule of law, and our way of life.
President Donald J. Trump will always put AMERICA FIRST, ensure Americans are protected, the border is secure, deportations continue, and the Radical Left running the Democrat Party will never turn the United States into a Communist country.
(Source: The White House) Read full article here.
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Lord God, we realize that being a United States citizen is a great honor and a great opportunity for all who choose to want to be a part of our great country. We just pray that there will be an increase in respect for those that want to become citizens that everyone really understands what it means to put aside our differences and become one and work together to make this nation special and free, in Jesus' name, amen.
“In this new creation life, your nationality makes no difference, nor your ethnicity, education, nor economic status—they matter nothing. For it is Christ that means everything as he lives in every one of us!” (Colossians 3:11)
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It’s Not a “Socialist Revolution.” It’s Misery, Starvation, and Death.
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A coordinated campaign is underway to sanitize, normalize, and romanticize one of history’s most dangerous and lethal ideologies. Newsweek is currently running a “little red test” that asks about oat milk, shorter workweeks, and tote bags — then scores readers on how ready they are for an “American socialist revolution.”
There’s nothing lighthearted about the reality that campaign is trying to hide. Socialist and communist regimes have killed some 100 million people through engineered famines, mass executions, and slave labor camps.
That same ideology is now being sold to Americans by the Democrat Socialists of America and the Radical Left that dominates the Democrat Party. Their agenda — Medicare for All, open borders, mass amnesty, abolishing police and prisons, and the Green New Deal chief among them — carries a staggering price.
A new report from the Council of Economic Advisers puts the ten-year cost of the socialist agenda at $49 trillion, or as much as $400,000 per American household — financed by massive tax hikes that slash wages by nearly 30%, shrink economic output, and drive inflation sky-high. Mortgage rates would soar past 12%, millions of jobs would vanish, and productivity would collapse as empty shelves, rationed care, and the slow grind of state control replace the abundance of American exceptionalism.
Socialism is a sick, perverse system that produces misery and death on an incomprehensible scale. Democrats are deliberately attempting to hasten the destruction of American prosperity, security, and freedom — and if given the chance, they’ll gleefully turn America into a third-world country.
President Donald J. Trump is said it best: “America the Beautiful will NEVER be a Communist Country!!!” (Read more) Source: The White House
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Mighty God, we declare complete failure of the socialist agenda, in Jesus' name. We cancel every socialist / communist agenda that is being pushed upon this nation by certain leaders and we speak out against it, in the authority of Jesus Christ. We forgive them and pray for them to find their way to you, Jesus, but may they have no opportunity to rule over our nation, in Jesus' name.
Do you not fear Me?' says the Lord. 'Will you not tremble at My presence, Who have placed the sand as the bound of the sea, By a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass beyond it? And though its waves toss to and fro, Yet they cannot prevail; Though they roar, yet they cannot pass over it. But this people has a defiant and rebellious heart; They have revolted and departed.'" (Jeremiah 5:22-23)
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Trump-Vance Administration Leads Nationwide Coalition in Fighting War on Fraud
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President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are aggressively shutting down the waste, fraud, and abuse that has drained billions from American taxpayers. As head of the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, Vice President Vance this week called on officials at every level of government to join him in a pledge to protect vulnerable Americans, keep taxpayer-funded benefits for Americans only, stop fraud before the money goes out, and hold fraudsters accountable.
From the Cabinet to the states to Congress, officials are lining up behind the pledge:
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: “The War Department is waging war against waste, fraud, and abuse. Proud to stand alongside @POTUS, @VP, and @WHFraudTF.”
Attorney General Todd Blanche: “I’m proud to stand with @POTUS Trump and @VP Vance in the fight against fraud. At @TheJusticeDept, we are committed to investigating and prosecuting those who commit fraud against the American people, no matter the size or scope of the scheme. We will not tolerate anyone who steals from hardworking, law-abiding Americans.”
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum: “Proud to support @VP’s Pledge to Protect Americans from Fraud. @Interior is cutting wasteful spending, terminating unnecessary contracts and streamlining bureaucracy to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly and deliver real value to the American people!” (Read more here)
Source: The White House.gov
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We pray, O Lord, that the corruption and fraud that has been done with our taxpayer dollars continues to be revealed and brought to the light. We pray justice would be done swiftly and that all that has been lost would be restored. We break all stealing, killing, and destroying in our government, local and federal, in Jesus' name. Amen.
“Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.” (Ephesians 4:28)
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Specialist Urban Violence Police Squad Deployed to Paris as Riots Continue
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Chaos broke out on the streets of Paris again on Sunday as the multicultural youth revolts saw further looting and arson, and a specialist police task force was deployed to the French capital to quell the unrest.
Following an evening of rioting across France, which saw over 2,000 people arrested and over 600 police officers, gendarmes, and firefighters injured, violent scenes were seen once again in central Paris Sunday afternoon.
According to Le Figaro, men in balaclavas, some of whom spoke Arabic words, looted the chic women’s apparel store Petite Mendigote on Rue Beaurepaire. The paper noted that the street had been targeted the night before, with the Franprix supermarket being looted on Saturday evening.
Meanwhile, Le Parisien reported that the elite CRS 8 police force, which specialises in urban violence, has been deployed to Paris for the second day in a row. Paris police said that the unit has been sent to the Place de la République, where several hundred rioters were seen clashing with officers.
The Macron government has faced heavy criticism for having failed to prevent the deeply destructive riots on Saturday, which are said to have cost businesses several hundred million euros in damage and lost revenue, as well as the damage done to public property, including the arson attacks on the Limoges City Hall and Lyon tourism office, both of which suffered heavy damage from fires set by rioters. (Breitbart) Read more here.
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Lord God, we lift up all of those who live in Paris that are suffering from these rioters, that you would comfort them and give them strength. We pray for the leaders in Paris that they would have wisdom and understanding to stand up and protect their citizens from this violence and put a stop to it. We pray that all of Europe will consider the error of its ways: accepting mass immigration, destroying their borders, and not protecting the sovereignty of their nations. Amen.
“Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.” (Psalm 19:12)
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1. Blue and White’s Benny Gantz pulls out of race, sealing precipitous political fall
- Times of Israel
Benny Gantz, the former IDF chief who was once in line to become prime minister, and whose Blue and White party previously topped polls, announced Monday that the party would not stand in the October 27 election, after surveys in recent months consistently showed it falling far short of winning enough votes to enter the Knesset.
Politicians who oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Gantz, as members of the premier’s coalition called for the withdrawal of other parties at risk of missing the electoral threshold. Those parties, meanwhile, began seeking to attract Blue and White’s few remaining supporters.
Gantz, 67, sought to distinguish himself in this campaign by refusing to align with either the pro- or anti-Netanyahu blocs. Instead, he pushed insistently for a broad Zionist government without Arab parties that would span Israel’s political chasm, something neither bloc was inclined to accept. (Read more)
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2. Right 'sounds alarm' over Gantz withdrawal as Left consolidates ahead of elections - Jerusalem Post
Israeli politicians on both sides of the political spectrum reacted to the news that Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz had withdrawn from the elections on Monday, just eight days before voting.
Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot, a former member of Gantz's party who also served as IDF deputy chief of staff under him, thanked Gantz for what he called the "correct and responsible decision to withdraw from the most consequential elections since the establishment of the State of Israel."
"I thank him for his many years of service to Israel's security and am confident that he will continue to contribute to Israeli society in the future," he stated. (Read more)
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3. Netanyahu promises Ben-Gvir will be minister in next government during Lod campaign rally - Jerusalem Post
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvirwill be part of the next government and will receive a ministerial position, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised during a campaign rally in Lod on Monday.
"Ben-Gvir will be with us," Netanyahu said in a video of the event shared on social media. "Ben-Gvir will be a high-ranking minister with us. Don't buy the spin."
Netanyahu's Likud party had previously used the term 'spin' to dismiss Ben-Gvir's recent claim that the prime minister had promised several European countries that he would not be included in the next government. (Read more)
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4. IDF exposes Hamas plot to blow up Gaza civilians to help terrorists escape
- World Israel News
The IDF on Monday revealed an internal Hamas document showing that the terror group considered planting explosive devices around camps housing displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite acknowledging the danger the plan posed to civilians.
The document, written in April 2024 and disclosed publicly for the first time, details proposals by Hamas’ engineering department for protecting the terror group’s leadership and operatives and helping them escape areas where Israeli forces were expected to operate.
According to the IDF, Hamas proposed planting explosives around displaced-person camps and detonating them as Israeli troops approached. (Read more)
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5. US ambassador to Israel calls West Bank settler attack on American photojournalist ‘terror’ - The Guardian
The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has denounced the settler attack that left the Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine badly beaten and needing surgery as a “despicable act of terror” and called for the arrest and prosecution of those responsible.
Levine, 63, an award-winning journalist who lives in Israel, was set upon last Friday by masked Israeli settlers who used clubs and other weapons to attack Palestinian people attempting to harvest their olives in occupied West Bank towns.
The photographer, who is in a hospital in Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv recovering from hand surgery, broken ribs and other injuries she sustained in the attack, said she was beaten for more than 10 minutes by the settlers, who also stole her camera, passport and phone. (Read more)
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1. 'We'll knock it out fast': Trump threatens Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site with strikes - Jerusalem Post
The United States is looking at Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site as a possible target for a future strike, US President Donald Trump confirmed during an interview with Newsmax on Thursday.
"We may have to go there," he said. "We'll take a shot at that one. We'll knock it out fast."
He added that there were no plans for US ground forces to take part in such an attack, saying "No, I don't see that. I don't see that."
However, Trump also did not confirm previous reports that the US would use a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb (MOAB), colloquially known as the "mother of all bombs," to strike Iran.
Instead, he emphasized that the MOAB was a non-nuclear weapon. (Read more)
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Lord, we pray that this war with Iran would end quickly. Reveal a solution that would bring peace.
"So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding." (Romans 14:19)
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2. Trump: Israel helping Saudi Arabia against Houthis, normalization closer than ever - Israel National News
US President Donald Trump said Friday that Israel has been providing assistance to Saudi Arabia in its confrontation with the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, while expressing optimism about the prospects for diplomatic normalization between Jerusalem and Riyadh.
Speaking with reporters outside the White House, Trump was asked whether Saudi Arabia should accept Israeli assistance in its campaign against the Houthis.
"Yeah, I do. I think they will. Israel has been very helpful to Saudi Arabia," the President responded.
Trump's remarks suggested that cooperation between Israel and Saudi Arabia has continued despite the absence of formal diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Asked whether Saudi Arabia's potential entry into the Abraham Accords was once again under consideration, Trump indicated that the prospects for an agreement had improved.
"Yeah, I think so. Maybe more than ever. The Abraham Accords is one of our great achievements. But Saudi Arabia is very happy to have Israel's support and our support," he said. (Read more)
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Lord, we thank You that Israel is helping Saudi Arabia against the Houthis. We also pray peace in that conflict.
"And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places." (Matthew 24:6-7)
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3. Police clash with protesters during huge demonstrations across France - CNN
• Huge protests: More than 160 people have been detained across France during demonstrations up and down the country. Officers have deployed tear gas in several cities during clashes with protesters, and a tourist office has been set on fire. Tens of thousands of students, trade union activists and more are taking part in a march on Paris.
• Police defiant: The body overseeing the Paris Police Force defended the actions of its officers and said it will “not back down in the face of rioters.” Anger among those on the streets has been fueled by tactics deployed by police in recent weeks.
• Simmering anger: The government has struggled to contain the student protests, which started in support of striking teachers at a suburban high school, before snowballing into a national crisis and attracting global attention, including from President Donald Trump.
Emmanuel Grégoire, the mayor of Paris, has condemned the violence taking place in Paris, calling for “calm and de-escalation.” While the right to protest is a “fundamental freedom” in France, this “must be exercised with respect for everyone, and without violence or vandalism,” he continued. (Read more)
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Lord, we do pray for calm and de-escalation in the protests happening in France.
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." (John 14:27)
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4. 93% of Protestant pastors don’t plan to endorse candidates from the pulpit: survey - Christian Post
Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, more than 90% of Protestant pastors do not plan to endorse political candidates, even if their churches would face no legal consequences, according to a new Lifeway Research study.
A Lifeway Research survey of over 1,000 Protestant pastors in the United States released Tuesday finds that 93% of respondents won't endorse any political candidates during worship services even after being told the Internal Revenue Service said last year that it wouldn't strip tax-exempt status of churches if their pastors or leaders make political endorsements.
By contrast, 5% of pastors surveyed said they do plan to endorse candidates during worship, while the rest said they were unsure whether they would do so.
“Since historically very few Protestant pastors had endorsed candidates from the pulpit, we were interested in whether the IRS ruling last year would change that,” Lifeway Research Executive Director Scott McConnell said a statement. “Were pastors simply obeying the tax law or was their neutrality in a worship setting their conviction?”
The survey of 1,003 Protestant pastors was conducted Sept. 2 to 24, 2025. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. (Read more)
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Lord, we pray these pastors would at least reveal the party platforms and what each stand for and what the Bible says about these issues.
"Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety." (Proverbs 11:14)
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5. Trump invokes executive privilege in Kennedy Center court fight - The Hill
The White House is asserting executive privilege to block some records of President Trump’s communications from being shared in an ongoing lawsuit over the future of the Kennedy Center.
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), an ex officio board member who is challenging plans to close the performing arts center for renovations and add Trump’s name to the building, is seeking documents about Trump’s involvement in decisionmaking.
In a Wednesday court filing, White House deputy counsel Joshua Hoyt invoked executive privilege over any “information, documents and communications” shared between Trump, his advisers and the Kennedy Center staff pertaining to its “management and operation,” as well as certain deposition testimony.
“The communications that Plaintiff seeks are those between the President, his advisors, and/or employees of the Kennedy Center who provided advice to the President and his staff concerning the President’s duties and the effective functioning of the Kennedy Center,” Hoyt wrote. “These communications were intended to be confidential and have remained confidential.” (Read more)
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Lord, we just pray these communications would be kept private and protected.
"Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do not reveal another's secret." (Proverbs 25:9)
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6. Bangladesh is battling measles. It's a 'real warning' to other nations - Reuters
SYLHET, Bangladesh - Bangladesh is battling to contain the world’s worst measles outbreak, a crisis exacerbated by weak data, inadequate outreach and vaccination gaps that experts say offers a warning to other nations about the deadly risk of falling immunisation rates.
Bangladesh, whose routine vaccination programme faltered in 2025, reported 202,000 suspected measles cases – 22,000 of them laboratory-confirmed – since the start of the outbreak in mid-March to October 9, the World Health Organization said. That’s more suspected cases than any other country this year.
So far, 1,147 people have died of the highly contagious disease, with 94% of reported deaths among children under five years old, the WHO said.
Bangladesh's experience shows the challenge of containing an outbreak when vaccination coverage falls below 95%, a level the WHO says is needed to prevent outbreaks. Bangladesh almost achieved that in recent years but in 2025 coverage dropped.
(Read more)
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Lord, we pray for Bangladesh and the severe measles outbreak they are experiencing. We pray that You would contain this outbreak in Jesus' name.
"In that hour he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he bestowed sight." (Luke 7:21)
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Noah and the Messiah: Saved from Judgment
The Daily Jot, Bill Wilson, October 19, 2026
Noach (Noah), Genesis 6:9-11:32, tells of a world so consumed by wickedness that God determined to destroy it by a great flood. Yet Genesis 6:8 declares, “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.” God instructed Noah to build an ark, preserving his family and representatives of His creation. After the flood, God established a covenant, marked by the rainbow. Humanity soon rebelled again at Babel, prompting God to scatter the nations. Yet His plan of redemption continued through Abraham, whose descendants would bring forth the Messiah. Within Noah’s story is a remarkable picture of God’s judgment, His mercy, and His promise of salvation.
The Hebrew name Noach is associated with rest and comfort. Noah’s father declared, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands” (Genesis 5:29). The Hebrew word Menachem, meaning comforter, is also identified in Jewish tradition with the Messiah. Jesus told His disciples that the Father would send another Comforter, the Holy Spirit (John 14:16). Peter draws a connection between Noah’s deliverance and salvation through Christ in 1 Peter 3:20-21. Eight souls were saved through water, foreshadowing baptism and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Significantly, Noah’s ark had one door. Jesus likewise declared in John 10:9, “I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved.” Read More
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After a Surge, Fewer Teens Identify as Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual
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Experts cite political, cultural, legal, and biological factors that could be driving changes in the data.
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The percentage of American high schoolers who say they are homosexual or bisexual has plummeted after years on the rise.
Based on data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, psychologist and researcher Jean Twenge found that “the decline appears to be driven almost entirely by girls.”
Girls identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual dropped 5 percentage points, hitting 22 percent last year. Among boys, that percentage fell by 2 percentage points to 7 percent.
“The trends are striking,” especially compared to data from a decade ago, Twenge, a professor at San Diego State University, wrote on her blog in late September.
Reasons for the decline in teen in lesbian, gay, or bisexual identification are not readily apparent. “I have to confess: I have no idea,” Twenge wrote.
Determining whether the numbers reflect the start of a trend requires further examination, she and other professionals say. (The Epoch Times) Read more here.
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Father God,
We rejoice with You over this article stating that there are fewer teens these days who are identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual.
Lord, we pray that as this abomination is faced with the truth that more teens and those who have been brainwashed and indoctrinated into this lifestyle will turn to You, repent of their ways, and be able to lead others away from the deception of Satan.
We pray for the families, Lord, of those who have fallen into the path of Satan's lies with these lifestyles and pray Your complete deliverance for them. Restore to each one the joy and peace that will come by the washing of Your Word in their lives and bring a revival that has never been seen before in our nation and across the world!
In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen and Amen.
"Seek the Lord, while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon." (Isaiah 55:6-7)
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Canadian prime minister: 4 service members killed, dozens injured in fire at Alberta military base
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Canadian prime minister: 4 service members killed, dozens injured in fire at Alberta military base
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday that four service members were killed and dozens more seriously injured in a fire at a military base in Alberta, describing it as one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada’s military on domestic soil.
Fire crews scrambled late Saturday as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area. The Canadian military said Sunday there were no indications that the incident was the result of terrorism, but the cause remained under investigation.
Speaking in a televised address, Carney said the families of those killed had been notified and that the situation was still evolving.
Carney said the service members killed and injured were participating in military training when the fire broke out Saturday.
Flags would fly at half-staff on federal buildings across the country in honor of those affected by the tragedy, he said.
Carney said those affected included reservists and soldiers from Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, one of Canada’s most storied military regiments. The personnel had come from bases across the country to train at Wainwright.
It was not immediately clear exactly how many people had been injured. Carney said the wounded were being treated in Wainwright, Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary.
A doctor at a hospital in the city of Edmonton, 180 kilometers (112 miles) northwest, told Canada’s national broadcaster that patients were taken to hospitals across the city as healthcare facilities around the base became “completely overwhelmed” by the number of people needing care.
“This number of patients would overwhelm the city of Edmonton,” Dr. Warren Thirsk, an emergency department physician at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, told CBC News. “It is more patients than any of us want to count right now. It’s a disaster. It’s a one in every 15- to 25-year disaster.”
(WTAE; Pittsburgh) Read more here
Note: Military rules out terrorism as cause
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Merciful Father,
We pray for comfort for the families of those service members and reservists who have died or who were injured in this horrific fire at the Alberta Military Base in Canada as they were participating in military training. Lord, we pray Your word over the many that have been injured, and declare that 'by Your stripes they are healed!'
Father, we pray that You would be with the doctors and hospital personnel as they treat the injured and let them not be overwhelmed by the massive disaster that they are witnessing. We speak 'peace be still' over the fierce winds in the surrounding areas as the firemen continue to put out the blaze. Give wisdom to the investigators as they search for answers about why this happened. In Your Almighty name, we pray. Amen.
"Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you." (2 Thessalonians 3:16)
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President Trump Endorses Great Warrior PM Netanyahu
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Please note: the following is a statement released by President Trump, endorsing P.M. Netanyahu in the upcoming election on October 27th.
This statement was released on Truth Social on Sunday, October 18th.
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To the Great People of Israel:
Bibi Netanyahu has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran, with its 51 year old chant, “Death to Israel, Death to America! We will destroy the Little Satan and the Big Satan.” What Country can survive when things such as this are allowed to be said, because eventually, they always end up being true? It would have been only a question of time until Iran would have put that ominous phrase into effect, but they have been systematically destroyed, both Militarily and Financially, and unless they change their ways, rapidly, we will soon finish the job. If Israel has the wrong Leader, which would be anyone other than Bibi, America will have to do this work ourselves, and I am not inclined to do so. Bibi Netanyahu has been Strong, Brave, and Brilliant in the face of tremendous opposition, including that coming from even Israel, itself. Despite all of that, he has endured and, in fact, he has thrived! I have watched Bibi under the most trying of times. Normal men or women in such situations would have wilted under the pressure — But Bibi did not wilt, he actually got stronger, and maintains that same Strength today. This is the kind of Partner that the United States of America is demanding of Israel, a Country for which it has done so much. Please let this Letter serve to represent my Complete and Total Endorsement of Bibi Netanyahu in his upcoming Race for Re-Election as Prime Minister of Israel. BIBI NETANYAHU WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Abba Father,
We lift up this mighty warrior, PM Netanyahu, to You and we ask for divine protection and wisdom for him as he enters this upcoming race for Re-Election as Prime Minister of Israel.
Thank You, Lord, for this huge endorsement from President Trump and the many wonderful things he has cited concerning the leadership of PM Netanyahu. We praise You, Lord, that You have given our nation the wisdom to always stand with Israel and we pray great success for PM Netanyahu as he carries out the plan that You have for his life and Your beautiful people.
In Your Mighty name, we pray. Amen and Amen.
"I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed." (Genesis 12:3)
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And Now . . . Lion of Judah: ROAR!!!!
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"The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man;
He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war.
He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud;
He shall prevail against His enemies."
(Isaiah 42:13)
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Sunken royal palace with Cleopatra link yields rare find tied to long-lost wonder of ancient world
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Landmark was one of seven ancient wonders before it was destroyed
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Archaeologists recently announced the discovery of an ancient ring in a submerged harbor linked to Cleopatra — and it sheds light on a long-lost wonder of the ancient world.
The discovery was made in the submerged royal harbor of Alexandria, Egypt, and announced this month by the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology.
The ring — called a "perfect object" by an expert in the field — was found at the site of a royal palace on the submerged island of Antirhodos, part of Alexandria's ancient royal quarters linked to Cleopatra VII, Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.
The bronze ring depicts the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, officials said.
The ring is the first known signet ring — a type of ring used to stamp seals — featuring the landmark.
Built in the third century B.C., the lighthouse guided ships for centuries before earthquakes destroyed it over several centuries — with its final collapse occurring around the 14th century.
The age of the ring is unclear, but it "features iconography similar to that found on some 2nd century A.D. coins," the Oct. 7 release said. (Fox News) Read More
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"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments.
His praise endures forever."
(Psalm 11:10)
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"Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior. In Your Name."
- Provided By: Billy Graham
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