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Amen and A-Women?

Jan 6, 2021John StonestreetCurrent EventsCurrent Events

*John Stonestreet, Radio Host and President of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview.*

On Sunday, Democratic Congressman (and, for the record, that’s the gendered term used on his website) Emanuel Cleaver closed his prayer opening the 117^th Congress of the United States by saying, “we ask it in the name of the monotheistic God, Brahma, and god known by many names by many different faiths. Amen and a-woman.”

Much fun has been had with the whole “amen and a-woman” part, from pointing out that “amen” is a non-gendered Hebrew way of saying “so be it” to changing words that include “m-e-n” or “m-a-n” and adding “wo” to them.

But there’s also the Congressman’s attempt to inclusively pray in the names of all the gods he could fit in. That was after he prayed: “May the God who created the world and everything in it, bless us and keep us. May the Lord make His face shine upon us and be gracious unto us. May the Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon us and give us peace…”

How intolerant of the Congressman. After all, not all religions offer a God who created everything, or Who looks on those He made with grace and peace.

Watch Jerry on “Arkansas Alive”

Oct 28, 2020Jerry CoxCurrent Events, Elections, VideoElections, Hate Crimes, Video

On Monday Family Council President Jerry Cox appeared on “Arkansas Alive” with Rev. Happy Caldwell.

Jerry and Rev. Caldwell discussed political party platforms, the upcoming elections, hate crimes legislation, and other issues.

Watch their conversation below.

U.S. to Ban Certain Products Made by Slave Labor in Xinjiang

Sep 22, 2020John StonestreetChina, Current EventsChina

Last week the Department of Homeland Security announced it is “cracking down” on products produced by forced labor in China’s Xinjiang province, “where the Chinese government is engaged in systemic human rights abuses against the Uyghur people.”

Among the products being seized and banned are computer parts and cotton products. And this time the DHS is naming names, like Hifei Bitland and Xinjiang Junggar Cotton and Linen Co., along with other hair and apparel product companies.

This is important news. For one thing, it means the Administration is enforcing Tariff Act provisions prohibiting the import of products made with forced labor. For another, it’s a clear signal to the Chinese Communist regime that it cannot get away scot-free with its genocidal persecution of its Muslim Uighur minority.

Let’s hope that other nations follow suit and bring economic pressure to bear on China. It may be the only way to get China to change its ways.