Three Million Brazilians Show Up to Massive ‘March for Jesus’ in São Paulo

Three Million Brazilians Show Up to Massive ‘March for Jesus’ in São Paulo



Some three million Christians turned out for an enormous “March for Jesus” in the Brazillian city of São Paulo last week.


President Jair Bolsenaro was in attendance at the vast religious gathering, which was held to give people an opportunity to pray and worship the Lord in the public square.


Every year, the March adopts a spiritual theme; this year, the theme was “The Rescuer,” based out of 1 Timothy 2:5-6, which reads:


“For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.”


“These themes are a reference of what Christ represents for us,” the organizers noted in comments cited by Evangelical Focus. “He rescued us from the empire of darkness and carried us into His mighty light. It is for Him that we march.”


The March’s president, Estevam Hernandes, kicked off proceedings outside a city centre metro station, by delivering a powerful public prayer.


“We cry out for Brazil, for the families, for the end of corruption, for the afflicted hearts, our country belongs to Jesus Christ,” he bellowed over the sprawling crowds. “To Him all honor, glory, power and majesty. As it says in Psalms 33: ‘Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord.’”


Praise and worship marathon


After several hours, the colossal…

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How to make Plantain & Bean Hummus

Beans and plantains are a foodie match. Their tastes and flavours, textures complement each other so well.

As one gets older, it’s advised to make plant proteins the primary source of protein, and in Nigerian cuisine, beans (cow-peas) features prominently on the list of vegetables with high protein content. Beans also have high fibre, not forgetting other minerals and vitamins.

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Church could be forced by council to demolish new £920,000 hall

Bowthorpe Road Chinese Methodist Church were served an enforcement notice after its new extension was built 4.5m closer to homes than it should have been.

Catherine Hutton, superintendent minister for the Norwich Methodist Circuit, told Eastern Daily press: “We noticed there is a distinct lack of community buildings in the area, and the hall was erected to fill that gap while also providing a place of worship.

 

“It will be heartbreaking if we have to take it down. It will be a real loss to the community and the church as we have not yet been able to realise its potential.”

The church, which has a regular congregation of 160 people, has appealed the notice but could be required to demolish the building if it is unsuccessful.

The council gave the church planning permission in 2016 to demolish the former church hall and build a new one on the site.

However, an enforcement investigation began after neighbours noticed the distance between the hall and its boundary was not correct.

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The church went on to make a new application seeking permission for where the hall had been built but this was turned down by the council’s planning committee.

The city council has stated that the building is “considered dangerous”.

Edmond Tsui, the church’s pastor said the congregation raised £300,000 for the hall, while the rest was funded through…

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Melania Trump Announces That Stephanie Grisham Will Be the New White House Press Secretary

Melania Trump Announces That Stephanie Grisham Will Be the New White House Press Secretary



First Lady of the United States Melania Trump announced Tuesday afternoon on Twitter that Stephanie Grisham will be replacing Sarah Sanders as the White House Press Secretary.


“I am pleased to announce @StephGrisham45 will be the next @PressSec & Comms Director! She has been with us since 2015 – @potus & I can think of no better person to serve the Administration & our country,” Mrs. Trump wrote on Twitter. 


“Excited to have Stephanie working for both sides of the @WhiteHouse. #BeBest,” she added.


Current White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders applauded the decision on Twitter noting that Grisham would do a “phenomenal job.”


Sanders – who announced earlier this month that she would be leaving the White House at the end of June – wrote, “@StephGrisham45 will be an incredible asset to the President and the country. I’m sad to leave the WH, but so happy our team will be in such great hands.”


She continued, “Stephanie will do a phenomenal job. Proud to have another mom and a great friend…

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Queen meets Christians and other faith groups at Buckingham Palace

At a reception held at Buckingham Palace, the monarch greeted 160 representatives of different beliefs and faiths from across the UK.

A smaller group of 12 volunteers and community workers had the chance to discuss with her their efforts to bring about positive change in their neighbourhoods.

 

 

They said the Queen took time to quiz them on their work in supporting people from a variety of backgrounds and encouraged them to work together in future now they had met each other.

Rachael Cox, from Celebrating Sanctuary Birmingham, who develop community engagement projects with refugee communities and asylum seekers, said the Queen seemed “empathetic” during the discussion.

“She was very interested in all of our work with refugees and asylum seekers in particular,” she said.

“She seemed very empathetic to the situation they’re in and the difficulties that they face.”

 

 

Pastor Dai Hankey, from Cardiff, called the Queen “genuinely buzzing” to hear the community leaders networking amongst themselves.

Following his conversation with the monarch, he said: “She was very aware. You get the impression that people who live in palaces aren’t aware of the outside world, but she really does know what’s going on in the world and…

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2 Killed, 13 Injured in Fatal Church Charter Bus Crash

2 Killed, 13 Injured in Fatal Church Charter Bus Crash



Two people were killed and 13 others injured Sunday after a charter bus carrying the group to a national youth conference crashed in Colorado.


According to The Christian Post, the group of 15, five adults and 10 children, was headed to the Steubenville Youth Conference.


Colorado State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Blake White said the bus hit an embankment under a bridge on Interstate on 25 and veered off the highway.


The driver, who has not been identified, may have had a medical issue that could have contributed to the accident, police said. He was ejected from the bus and killed.


The second person killed in the accident has been identified as Jason Paul Marshall.


Police said the 13 other passengers are in hospitals with minor to critical injuries.


“It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that a group from New Mexico, which attended this weekend’s Steubenville of the Rockies Conference, were involved in a tragic and fatal bus accident. We ask you to please pray for everyone involved and their families,” the Steubenville of the Rockies Youth Conference announced in a post on Facebook late Sunday.


The Steubenville of the Rockies Youth Conference is hosted by the Archdiocese of Denver and is an outreach of Franciscan University of Steubenville. The university puts on some 25 conferences for teenagers every summer.


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Pregnant mentally ill woman at centre of overturned abortion case ‘has already named baby’

The woman’s Catholic mother earlier this week won a legal battle after doctors said the pregnancy should be terminated.

A judge on Friday gave specialists permission to terminate the pregnancy.

But Court of Appeal judges on Monday overturned that decision after the woman’s mother mounted a challenge.

 

 

Judges have heard that the woman, who is in her twenties and 22 weeks pregnant, has the mental age of a child aged between six and nine.

They were told that she had been diagnosed with a “moderately severe” learning disorder and a mood disorder.

Lawyer Laura Hobey-Hamsher, who represented the woman’s mother, said the woman has already chosen a name.

“There is no question that the questions faced in this case are some of the most difficult faced by judges,” said Ms Hobey-Hamsher, who works for law firm Bindmans.

“Ultimately, the Court of Appeal disagreed with the analysis previously carried out, and the woman at the heart of all of this will now be able to meet the baby, who she has already named.”

She went on: “All of those involved in her care can put the past behind them and turn their attention to where it is needed most: The pregnancy, and the safe delivery of a healthy baby.”

Mrs Justice Lieven had initially analysed the case at a hearing at the Court of Protection, where issues relating to people who lack the mental capacity to make decisions are considered, in…

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‘Why Should Families Have to Have a Child with a Severe Disability?’: CNN Host Pushes Back against Discriminatory Abortion Ban

‘Why Should Families Have to Have a Child with a Severe Disability?’: CNN Host Pushes Back against Discriminatory Abortion Ban



In an on-air interview, a CNN host questioned the Indiana attorney general on why families should not be allowed to abort children with severe disabilities.


“Why, why would you want a family to have to have a child with a severe disability?” Alisyn Camerota, anchor of CNN’s morning show New Day asked attorney general Curtis Hill, according to Life Site News. The interview came in light of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning part of a 2016 Indiana law made by the general assembly that banned abortions based off of race, sex, or disability.


“Well, the issue that the general assembly faced was not with regard to the question you pose,” Hill defended the bill that was overturned. “It’s the question of the rights and consideration of the unborn child in terms of discriminatory actions of eliminating that opportunity at life.”


“Making a decision based solely on race or disability certainly is a discriminatory practice,” he continued. “And no decision in terms of whether or not to have a child should be based on that solely. And that’s what the general assembly chose to do in its ban.”


The host rebutted, saying that many abortions currently occur because of “severe abnormalities of a fetus.” She questioned why anyone would want to take that choice away from a family.


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