GameStop Stands by Employee who Allegedly Misgendered Customer

GameStop Stands by Employee who Allegedly Misgendered Customer



GameStop is standing by an employee who was cursed out by a transgender customer after the employee apparently used the wrong pronoun.


A now-viral video shows customer Tiffany Moore cursing out the employee, who Moore claimed said “sir” instead of “ma’am.” Moore then threatened the male employee by telling him to “take it outside.” Moore was born male but identifies as female. 


“I will show you a f—ing ‘sir,’” Moore said. 


The employee responded, “I’m going to ask you to calm down and stop cursing.” 


At one point, Moore walked away from the counter, kicked over a display, and walked back, demanding the corporate GameStop phone number.


The employee can be heard saying “sir” once in the video but called Moore “ma’am” several times after being corrected.  


“I’m sorry for that, ma’am,” the employee said. 


Moore left the store before getting the number and said, “You’re going to lose money over this.” Moore promised to tell the “entire LGBTQ community” about being “misgendered.” 


GameStop, though, said the employee acted properly. 


“GameStop prides itself on having a very diverse workforce, many of whom are members of the transgender community,” a statement reads. “We proudly support and serve everyone who enters our stores regardless of gender or gender expression. The incident that…

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Harvest Bible Chapel Announces that Lead Pastor James MacDonald Will Take an ‘Indefinite Sabbatical’

Harvest Bible Chapel Announces that Lead Pastor James MacDonald Will Take an ‘Indefinite Sabbatical’



Less than a week after dropping their lawsuit against three critics of the church, Harvest Bible Chapel has announced that its founder and lead pastor James MacDonald will be taking an “indefinite sabbatical.”


In a letter from the church’s elders posted to the Harvest Bible Chapel website, the elders wrote, “We have tried a variety of different strategies to address external criticisms over the past several years. It has become apparent that these efforts have failed to fully identify and address our personal failures, sins, and errors in leadership, thus perpetuating a continuation of the criticism.”


The letter continued, “In prayerful reflection upon all that has happened and how we got here, a private meeting of the Executive Committee of the Elders on Monday, January 14, led to the decision to be part of a peacemaking process that seeks both reconciliation and change where needed, which was reviewed by the entire Elder Board last night.”


As a part of the church’s “peacemaking process,” the board decided that Pastor MacDonald would be taking “an indefinite sabbatical from all preaching and leadership” at the Chicago-based church.


The letter continued noting that MacDonald will only be limitedly participating in the “peacemaking process” with the church. The Elders wrote, “He has recused himself fully from…

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Facebook set to introduce rules for employees about discussing religion at work

In an internal memo obtained by website Business Insider, the social network’s chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer said on Monday that the Facebook has developed “a set of ground-rules for open and respectful communication at work, and a central moderation model”.

Workers will be prohibited from attempting to change their colleagues’ religion under the new rules.

 

Speech deemed as harassment and any bullying will also be banned.

Most of the rules apply to Workplace – Facebook’s modified version of the Facebook app for internal communication.

Schroepfer added: “We’re keeping it simple with three main guidelines: Don’t insult, bully, or antagonize others.

“Don’t try to change someone’s politics or religion. Don’t break our rules about harassing speech and expression.”

The rules will also apply to “all work communications” including, “email, chat, tasks, posters, whiteboards, chalkboards, and face-to-face”.

The Silicon Valley tech giant has defended the guidelines following the Business Insider’s publication of the internal memo.

Facebook spokesperson Anthony Harrison said in a statement: “Openness is one of the best things about working at Facebook.

“And respect is core to who we are as a company. This policy is designed to encourage everyone who works here to keep sharing, debating, and questioning – with some simple guidelines to assure communication is…

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Chick-fil-A Opens on Sunday, Makes 14-Year-Old Autistic Boy’s Birthday Wish Come True

Chick-fil-A Opens on Sunday, Makes 14-Year-Old Autistic Boy’s Birthday Wish Come True



An Alabama Chick-fila-A opened their doors on Sunday to make a 14-year-old autistic boys birthday wish come true. 


According to the Christian Post, 14-year-old Elijah Sprague, who is diagnosed with both autism and cerebral palsy, only wished to work at a Chick-fila-A drive-thru for his birthday. Sprague’s Uncle Walt Gilstrap – the manager at their local Chick-fil-A – and the Store’s owner heard Sprague’s wish an opened up their store. 


WKRG reports that Sprague was able to hand out cookies to about 40 cars filled with friends and family through the drive-thru window.


After the teen was able to hand out cookies to his friends and family, everyone came inside the restaurant – which is normally closed on Sunday’s because of its Christian foundation – to celebrate Sprague’s birthday over a large cookie cake.


According to the Christian Post, Sprague was born 18 weeks early and was only expected to live for about one year. Rene Sprague, the boy’s mom, first met her son while working as a nurse in the NICU Sprague was placed in as a newborn. When Sprague was about six months old, Rene and her husband decided to adopt him despite all odds, and on Sunday he was able to celebrate his 14 birthday with his friends and family.


In an interview with CBS News, Rene thanked everyone for making her son’s birthday so special. She also…

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Asia is now the ‘new hotbed of Christian persecution’, report finds

Christian charity Open Doors’ annual World Watch List has found 245 million Christians globally experience high levels of persecution – up 14 per cent from last year.

Spokesperson for the charity, Tamsin Taylor told Premier Asia is becoming a new “hotbed” for persecution against Christians as one-in-three Asian Christians now suffer high levels of persecution.

 

“India (10th) and China (27th) have both seen a dramatic worsening in the situation for Christians and both of those have millions and millions of Christians in their population,” she explained.

“So it’s a really significant deterioration.”

India – the world’s largest democracy – entered the World Watch List top ten for the first time as Hindu extremists “act with impunity and violent attacks on Christians and churches rise”.

The charity explained this is driven by growing ultra-nationalism, which has brought waves of violence against India’s significant non-Hindu religious minorities.

The persecution of Christians in China is the worst it has been for more than a decade.

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Taylor said the government is to blame: “The government are cracking down on Christians in China.

“They want people in China to be loyal first and foremost to the Communist party and Christians are loyal first and foremost to Jesus. So, the Chinese government doesn’t like that very much.”

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California May Teach Kindergarteners There Are 15 Genders

California May Teach Kindergarteners There Are 15 Genders



Kindergarteners and other elementary-aged students in California’s public schools will be taught to reject “gender stereotypes” – such as about clothing, colors and toys – and to accept transgenderism as normative if proposed health guidelines are approved.


There would be no opt-out option for parents. 


One recommended book in the guidelines tells the story of a boy who wants to be a princess. Another recommended book teaches students there are at least 15 genders. That same book also tells children it’s impossible to know if a baby is a boy or a girl.


The guidelines are part of the California Department of Education’s proposed Health Education Framework. 


“Discuss gender with kindergarteners by exploring gender stereotypes and asking open-ended questions, such as what are preferred colors, toys, and activities for boys/girls, and then challenging stereotypes if presented,” chapter three of the proposed guidelines reads. “Throughout this discussion, show images of children around the same age who do not conform to typical gender stereotypes. Examples do not have to be exaggerated or overt. Simple differences, such as colors or toy preferences, can demonstrate acceptance of gender non-conformity.”


Details about the guidelines were first reported by Brenda Lebsack at EdSource.org. She is a member of the Orange Unified School District board of…

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Churches warned to handle security or risk closure

The Home department of the government of the Punjab province instructed churches in the region via a letter that missing the deadline would result in closures until the government’s safety standards are met.

Several churches have been attacked in the past, with hundreds of people being killed in these attacks as well.

 

However, Centre for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS) – the Christian charity dedicated to helping persecuted Christians in Pakistan, said the measure was unfair.

It a statement, CLAAS said: “But the government has failed to bring the perpetrators to justice and now instead of providing security to them, it is shifting its responsibility to the churches.

“The majority of churches are poor, and it will not be possible for many of them to make their own security arrangements, sadly resulting in some churches facing closure.”

The government has not issued guidelines on what the minimum security standards for churches are.

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Ohio’s New Governor Is Sworn into Office Using Nine Family Bibles

Ohio’s New Governor Is Sworn into Office Using Nine Family Bibles



Ohio’s new governor Mike DeWine was sworn into office on Monday with his hand on not one, not two, but nine family Bibles.


According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, during his midnight swearing-in ceremony at his Cedarville, OH, farmhouse, DeWine took the oath of office while his wife held nine family bibles, meant to represent each of their eight children.


CBN News lists each Bible’s personal significance to the devout Catholic. 


Reportedly, one of the Bibles was his late daughter Becky DeWine’s childhood Bible, one belonged to his great-grandmother Gertrude Budd, another was his grandmother Ruth Perkins Liddle’s New Testament Bible which was a gift from her father – a minister – on her 18thbirthday, 100 years ago, the fourth Bible was a U.S. navy Bible that belonged to his grandfather during the first of the Great Wars, the fifth Bible was passed down to his Aunt Mickey from her grandmother, another was a New Testament that DeWine and his wife brought back from Israel several years ago, the seventh Bible was a gift from the chaplain of the United States Senate Lloyd Ogilvie, the eighth belonged to his mother and the final Bible belongs to both DeWine and his wife Fran DeWine and was a 10th anniversary gift from Fran.


DeWine, the former Ohio Attorney General, shared a tweeting noting his excitement on Monday, he wrote, “Moments ago, I was sworn in during a…

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15 churches receive bomb threat letters

According to local press organisation, Sheffield Now, St Mary’s church in High Green got a letter that said: “Stop all your services straight away / If you don’t your church will be petrol bombed while in service. Continue behind closed doors, your congregation members will be stabbed one by one. Blood on your hands. (You have been warned)”.

South Yorkshire police have handed the investigation over to the West Midlands as all the letters had a postmark from that area.

They told Premier: “West Midlands Police is investigating after several threatening letters have been sent to mainly churches and supermarkets across the region and officers are aware of a few sent further afield over a period of months. Enquiries remain on-going.”

The Times report that seven churches in the West Midlands area have received letters of a similar nature. One primary school decided not to take the children to an Epiphany Mass at the church.

Fr Andrew Browne from St Mary’s Church in High Green said he was told that at least 15 letters had been received by churches nationally during the Catholic Bishops’ conference last week.

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Texas Church Pays Off School Lunch Debt for More than 200 Students

Texas Church Pays Off School Lunch Debt for More than 200 Students



One Texas Church band together over the holidays to donate $10,000 to pay off an entire school districts student lunch debt.


According to NBC 5, Royse City First United Methodist Church has a tradition of donating its Christmas Eve offerings to charity.


In 2017, the congregation decided to donate half of the offerings to their “sister school” to help families who had fallen behind on payments for their student’s lunches. 


After witnessing the impact the donation made in the previous year, the church decided to help the entire Royse City Independent School District in 2018.


In an interview with NBC 5, the church’s pastor Chris Everson said that helping the community is what the church is called to do. Everson said, “If the church does not impact the community the church is in, then the church isn’t doing its job.” 


“With us having the opportunity to make an impact, then we are doing what Christ has called us to do to – serve the least of these,” he added.


According to NBC 5, Everson had asked the church in the fall to consider the amount of money they spend on their Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners. He then asked each family to try to save that amount of money to put forward in a donation. Together the 200-member church was able to save more than $10,000 to be donated to the ISD.


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