The U.S. military announced earlier this week that for the first time in history, it has deployed its most advanced air and missile defense system to Israel.
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) will be used for an exercise with the Israel Defense Forces to determine just how quickly the U.S. can deploy its missiles worldwide.
“THAAD is the most advanced integrated air and missile defense system in the world, and this deployment readiness exercise demonstrates that U.S. forces are agile and can respond quickly and unpredictably to any threat, anywhere, at any time,” U.S. European Command said in a statement.
According to CBN News, this is not the first time Israel and the U.S. have worked together on military drills, but the two nations hope that this joint effort will strengthen collaborative efforts between them.
The effort with the IDF is expected to “enhance coordination” between the two military forces and “strengthen the ability to defend Israeli airspace.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said of the missile system, “The American THAAD system is considered among the most advanced systems in the world, and together with our defense systems, we are stronger in dealing with threats, close or distant, emanating from all areas of the Middle East.”
The missile system defends against incoming threats, such as ballistic missiles. It can intercept missiles…
President Trump to Sign Executive Order Demanding Colleges Protect Free Speech
Just days after a conservative man was punched in the face on the University of California Berkley campus, President Trump announced that he will be signing an executive order, demanding colleges protect free speech.
During his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, President Trump ensured the people in the room that he was in the business of protecting people’s constitutional rights. He said, “Today I’m proud to announce that I will be very soon signing an executive order requiring colleges and universities to support free speech if they want federal research funding.”
He continued as the crowd erupted with applause, “If they want our dollars, and we give it to them by the billions, they’ve got to allow people like Hayden and many other great young people and old people to speak.”
During his speech, President Trump invited Hayden Williams – the victim of the assault on the U.C. Berkeley campus last week – to join him on stage.
Trump said, “I turned on my television the other day and I saw somebody that was violently punched in the face, and I said that’s disgusting.”
He continued, “The man’s name is Hayden Williams.”
Trump welcomed Williams to the stage where he applauded his ability to “take a punch.”
Trump said, “Ladies and gentlemen, he took a hard punch in the face for all of us. And we can…
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Calls New Jersey Law ‘Religious Discrimination’
A case concerning whether the government can lawfully bar religious buildings from receiving historic preservation funds was declined for review by the Supreme Court on Monday.
The case rose from a decision made last year by the New Jersey Supreme Court that ruled a grant program unlawfully used state funds to make repairs to churches.
CNBC writes that the decision will stand since the Supreme Court will not review the case.
Petitioners against the law that now prohibits preservation funds from being distributed to religious buildings argued that the exclusions are unconstitutional discrimination against religion and violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
The new Supreme Court Justice, Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in this weekend, appointed to the court by President Donald Trump, and made a statement, in which he suggested that the issue will not remain closed.
The new Court Justice voted to deny the case on “technical grounds,” wrote CNBC, but said that the nature of the prevention of the funds raised “serious questions.”
“At some point, this Court will need to decide whether governments that distribute historic preservation funds may deny funds to religious organizations simply because the organizations are religious,” wrote Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
West African Court Faults Government of Nigeria for Failing to Stop Killings in Benue State
JOS, Nigeria, March 6, 2019 (Morning Star News) – The government of Nigeria failed to protect people massacred by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in predominantly Christian areas of Benue state in 2016 and should prosecute those responsible, a West African court has ruled.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice on Feb. 26 ordered the government to investigate the attacks that killed more than 300 Christians and destroyed property in the Agatu area, identify and prosecute the perpetrators and redress victims.
“The Nigerian government was in violation of its obligation to protect the human rights of these communities,” the three judges stated in their unanimous verdict.
The court also ordered Nigeria’s government to take urgent measures to protect Christians in the area by deployment of soldiers and police personnel to the affected communities. The suit states that in the past three years, Muslim Fulani attacks have killed 1,000 people and destroyed property in 15 counties, including the Agatu area.
The Rev. Solomon Mfa, a Catholic priest, along with 10 other Christian leaders in the area had filed suit against the Nigerian government at the court, which has jurisdiction over human rights issues for West Africa, as its companion courts, the European Court of Human Rights and the East African Court of…
United Kingdom to Block Porn Websites Starting in April
The United Kingdom will begin blocking pornography websites in April and requiring age identification by adults who want to access them – an action that supporters say will protect children across the country.
Websites that refuse to comply could face fines up to £250,000 or be banned altogether from the country, the Manchester Evening News reported.
The law requires viewers of pornography either to enter their credit card information or prove they are 18 and over by using a website such as AgeID, which confirms a user’s age.
Still, the system won’t be foolproof.
“It may make it harder for children to stumble across pornography, especially in the younger age range, but it will do nothing to stop determined teenagers,” Victoria Nash of the Oxford Internet Institute told the newspaper.
Others are concerned about privacy.
“You’re requiring people to effectively announce the fact they are looking at this material to the credit card authorities,” the Oxford Internet Institute’s Joss Wright told the newspaper. “And there’s serious security issues from requiring people to enter their credit card details into untrusted sites.”
Margot James, the minister for digital and creative industries within the government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, told Parliament last year that it has “taken longer than I would have liked” to…
Open Heaven 7 March 2019 Thursday Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Paid in Full
Topic: Paid in Full (Open Heaven 7 March 2019)
Memorise: “When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.”- John 19:30
Read: Matthew 26:26-30 (KJV)
26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.
30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
Bible in One Year: Romans 1-3, Isaiah 56
Open Heaven 7 March 2019 Thursday MESSAGE:
It is amazing to know that when the call was made in heaven for a Savior to redeem mankind from sin and death, Jesus willingly submitted Himself to go and pay the price for our salvation; it is such a touching experience when we consider what transpired in heaven as Christ presented Himself before the Father as willing and worthy to fulfill the righteous requirements of God’s judgment with regard to sin. The Holy Spirit reveals this to us, saying in Hebrews 10:5-7:
“5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: 6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.”
In His own words Jesus said in John 10:17-18:
“17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.”
To pay the price for our redemption, our Lord was sorely beaten, rejected, mocked and above all, nailed to the cross between two terrible criminals. This all happened to Him to fulfill what was written concerning Him. While hanging on the cross, He requested for water to drink but was offered vinegar instead, thereby fulfilling David’s prophecy about Him in Psalm 69:21, which says:
“They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.”
When all the righteous requirements of God for the salvation of mankind were completely fulfilled, He declared to heaven and earth, “It is finished” after which He willingly let go of His life. Beloved why look elsewhere for salvation when it has been fully paid for at Calvary? There is no salvation in no one else but Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12). Do you need salvation in any area of your life? I announce to you today that it is available in Jesus Christ. If you have already received His salvation, are you enjoying its full benefits? All you need to do to access salvation and its benefits is to turn to the One who paid your debt of sin on your behalf. Confess your sins to Him and appropriate the ransom which was offered for your sake and you will become guiltless and free.
Open Heaven 7 March 2019 Thursday Action Point:
Take out time to appreciate Jesus for all He did to pay the full price for your redemption, and lay claim to every benefit that His salvation gives.
Open Heaven 7 March 2019 Thursday Hymn 9: In Christ Alone
1.In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand.
2.In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
‘Til on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live.
3.There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ
4.No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life’s first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand.
Open Heaven 7 March 2019 Thursday Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC. Open Heaven 7 March 2019 Thursday Daily Devotional.
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Billy Kennedy – who alongside his wife Caroline has led the UK based network of new churches since 2009, will take on the role of Pioneer International Leader, while Ness Wilson take on his former role.
The leadership changes were announced over the weekend at the Pioneer Network’s annual leaders’ conference in Manchester.
Partnerships in other nations have led to the formation of Pioneer churches networks in Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Kenya, Europe and the USA.
“This is an exciting development for Pioneer as we respond to the opportunities that God is opening up for us internationally,” Billy Kennedy said in a statement.
“Ness is a proven apostolic leader who has been used by God to build a great church in Loughborough and is widely recognised for her leadership, strategic thinking and teaching gifts.”
“Push me DEEP”
What an incredible time we had together at #ALC19 as we dug deep together sharing and receiving wisdom and insight from many. Excited as we step forward into the next chapter with @NessWilson as leader of Pioneer UK and Billy Kennedy leading Pioneer International pic.twitter.com/d9aGTRvqzf
‘Moral Cowardice’? Biden Says Pence not a ‘Decent Guy’ After All
Former Vice President Joe Biden had to apologize recently after calling current Vice President Mike Pence a “decent guy,” and that’s not sitting well with conservative commentators.
The controversy began when Biden was speaking about foreign policy last month and the international community’s reaction to an earlier speech by Pence.
Biden called Pence a “decent guy” who “stood before this group of allies and leaders and said, ‘I’m here on behalf of President Trump,’ and there was dead silence. Dead silence,” CNN reported.
The comment about Pence wasn’t the focus of Biden’s speech, but it nevertheless became the source of criticism from some of the Left. Actor Cynthia Nixon, a lesbian, tweeted to Biden, “You’ve just called America’s most anti-LGBT elected leader ‘a decent guy.’ Please consider how this falls on the ears of our community.”
Another actress, Nancy Lee Grahan, wrote on Twitter, “Perhaps someone should inform Joe of the new rules. We no longer engage in BS political niceties like a lounge lizard. We tell the straight truth which can still be done respectfully.”
Biden soon responded and retracted his earlier comment.
“You’re right, Cynthia,” Biden wrote. “I was making a point in a foreign policy context, that under normal circumstances a Vice President wouldn’t be given a silent reaction…
A Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) criminalises any form of interaction with people going into the BPAS abortion clinic on Rosslyn Road in Twickenham, Surrey.
The ban, which would affect the pro-life group the Good Counsel Network, also includes “protests that affect residents in Rosslyn Road Twickenham and surrounding roads”.
It has been implemented by Richmond Council following a meeting on Tuesday.
The PSPO was approved by the council’s Regulatory Committee on 6th February, but required the ratification of the full council.
Activities which are now banned include protesting or engaging in any act of approval or disapproval to abortion services, such as graphic, verbal or written means and any form of counselling or interaction with residents or their visitors.
The Good Counsel Network argue that they never use images of aborted babies and were there to offer alternative advice to that offered by BPAS.
Intimidating or harassing a BPAS client or a member of staff is forbidden, as is recording or photographing a patient or staff member of the clinic or displaying any text or images relating to the termination of pregnancy.
If found in breach of these rules, a member of a pro-life group could be fined £80, reduced to £50 if paid within ten days.
The pro-life group Be Here For Me said Richmond Council could not substantiate the serious allegations made against…
Christian Baker Wins Again as State Drops Transgender Cake Case
A Christian baker who won a major religious freedom case last year at the Supreme Court claimed victory again Tuesday when the Colorado Civil Rights Commission announced it was voluntarily withdrawing a suit for his failure to bake a cake celebrating transgenderism.
Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, had won a landmark ruling against the commission at the Supreme Court in 2018 when, weeks later, the commission opened an additional case against him.
In the second case, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission claimed Phillips violated the state’s anti-discrimination law when he refused to bake a cake celebrating Autumn Scardina’s transition from male to female. Scardina wanted the cake to be blue on the outside and pink on the inside, but Phillips declined to make it due to his deeply held Christian beliefs.
Colorado’s attorney general announced Tuesday the commission reached an agreement with Phillips to voluntarily dismiss the case. For his part, Phillips and Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) agreed to voluntarily dismiss their federal lawsuit against the state. In January, a federal judge refused Colorado’s request to dismiss ADF’s suit.
“After careful consideration of the facts, both sides agreed it was not in anyone’s best interest to move forward with these cases,” said Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, a Democrat.
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