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The Impeachment of President Trump

I’m deeply troubled by what’s happening in Washington D.C., including the most recent development.

Today’s impeachment of President Donald J. Trump by Democrats in the House marks the continuation and deepening of a dangerous cultural and partisan divide in our country.

The process now moves on to the Senate, where Majority Leader McConnell has pledged to conduct a fair and speedy trial.

Scripture commands Christians to pray for “all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness” (1 Timothy 2:2), and so we must continue committing this entire uneven episode in our nation’s history to the sovereignty of an all-powerful and all-knowing God.

Topics: Current Events Tags: current events, government December 18, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

My Thoughts on Chick-fil-A’s Decision and the Leftist Mob that Pushed Them

News of Chick-fil-A’s decision to reprioritize their charitable giving and part ways with faith-based organizations like the Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes has understandably disappointed its legions of Christian supporters, including me.

Established in 1946 by S. Truett Cathy, the then fledgling chicken franchise grew rapidly throughout the United States, its business guided by their self-described mission “to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us.”

I’ve long loved Chick-fil-A, not just for its food but also because of the strong Christian principles the company has adhered to – even against the changing tides of culture whose forces have continuously harassed and bullied the restaurant chain over the course of the last two decades.

Topics: Current Events Tags: Chick-fil-A, current events November 20, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Victory in the Fight to Keep Seven-Year-Old James Younger from Being Transitioned into a Girl

By now you’ve likely heard that earlier this week, a Lonestar state jury ruled in an 11 to 1 decision that James Younger, the son of Jeffrey Younger, be transitioned due to the preferences of his non-biological mother, Dr. Anne Georgulas.

Simply put, officials had, in essence, mandated that a seven-year-old boy be put on puberty-blockers, pumped up with cross-sex hormones and eventually surgically castrated against the will of his father.

Thankfully, we received word on Thursday that the judge presiding in the case overruled the jury and granted joint custody to both the mom and dad.

Topics: Current Events Tags: current events October 24, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

We Can Counter Planned Parenthood’s Devious Plot to Influence Hollywood

It’s likely that you’ve never heard of Caren Spruch, but according to a recent article in the Washington Post, the 62-year-old is working quietly behind the scenes in Hollywood to advance Planned Parenthood’s deadly agenda.

According to her online bio, Ms. Spruch is the “director of arts and entertainment engagement” for an organization responsible for over 300,000 abortions each year in America.

If it sounds oxymoronic to you to put “abortion” and “entertainment” in the same sentence, you wouldn’t be alone.

Topics: Current Events Tags: current events, planned parenthood, pop culture October 11, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

President Trump Talks Life at the U.N.

Lost in this week’s
impeachment fever was President Trump’s stellar address to the 72nd
session of the United Nations General Assembly.

It was Mr. Trump’s third time speaking
before the world’s international body and the nation’s chief executive didn’t
mince words on a wide range of topics from North Korea to Iran and
the sovereignty of the United States.

Of particular interest to me
were his strong remarks concerning the sanctity of life:

“Americans
will never tire of defending innocent life,” he stated.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, current events, pro-life September 27, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Trump Administration is Right: Recreational Marijuana Use is a Growing Epidemic

As a resident of Colorado, a state that legalized recreational marijuana use in 2012, you get accustomed to all the so-called “jokes” about the popularity of the drug in the Rocky Mountain State.

Popular culture has been trying to destigmatize marijuana for years, and it’s often the punch line in movies, television shows and music.

The reality, though, is that the recreational use of cannabis is no laughing matter, most especially for young people and pregnant women.

Topics: Current Events Tags: current events August 29, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

‘The Hunt’ cancelation is welcome news – murdering political opponents isn’t entertaining or funny

As you may have recently heard, Universal Pictures announced Saturday it had canceled the planned September release of the film “The Hunt” about liberals hunting conservative “Deplorables” who fit the description of supporters of President Trump.

The cancelation was a victory for common sense and decency.

But as I wrote for Fox News, liberals have been – metaphorically speaking – “hunting” religious conservatives for years. They have been attempting to deconstruct our traditional values, as well as seeking to tear down all the institutions that so many of us hold dear.

Topics: Current Events Tags: current events, movies August 14, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Of Course Violent Video Games Desensitize Kids

As officials attempt to continue piecing together the motives behind last weekend’s horrific cold-blooded murder sprees in both El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, attention has turned once again to the role violent video games play in these types of attacks.

In remarks from the White House earlier this week, President Trump suggested they were likely one factor in a long list of many.

“We must stop the glorification of violence in our society,” he said.

Topics: Current Events Tags: current events, entertainment, parenting August 8, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

The World is Sick, Sinful and in Desperate Need of Revival

This weekend’s murderous rampages in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, that claimed a total of 31 lives, join an ever-growing list of incidents of mass violence in America.

Whenever horror of this magnitude occurs our focus almost always turns to motive. Although it’s impossible to make sense of the inexplicable, we still want to know what’s behind the evil.

For these two separate tragedies, less than 24 hours apart, the early evidence seems clear both murderers were driven by hatred.

Topics: Current Events Tags: current events, tragedy August 5, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Hero Father Drowns While Saving His Daughters

Would you risk your life to save your son or daughter?

I suspect almost every parent would answer in the affirmative but very few moms and dads are confronted with the reality of laying down their life for their child.

Fred Pepperman of Tennessee paid the ultimate price earlier this month when he jumped into a riptide off the Florida coast to save his three daughters from drowning.

The brave father succeeded in saving them but collapsed in the process and was unable to be revived.

Topics: Current Events Tags: current events, faith, tragedy July 29, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura