US Man Kicked Out of Gym for Message on T-Shirt

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US Man Kicked Out of Gym for Message on T-Shirt

A man in Florida was asked to leave a Planet Fitness gym on two separate occasions because other gym patrons found his pro-life t-shirts offensive.

Mike Amoroso’s first shirt read, “Abortion kills a person.” When a worker at the establishment asked him to change his shirt or leave, Amoroso complied. He came back the next day wearing a shirt with a softer pro-life message: “Pray to end abortion.” Again, Amoroso was told his shirt was offensive.

Amoroso said, “She told me, ‘I am very sorry. We have someone who is not happy with your shirt. Someone is offended by your shirt.’ I said, ‘You know, I wear them all the time.’ She said, ‘You’ll have to leave,’ and I left.”

Planet Fitness said that all of its gyms are independently owned and it would not claim responsibility for the incident which Amoroso says is in violation of Freedom of Speech.

“At Planet Fitness, we are committed to providing a comfortable and welcoming environment for everyone. The majority of Planet Fitness clubs, including this location in Orange City, FL, are owned and operated by individual franchisees. The dress code policy is enforced at the discretion of club staff and the local franchisee,” the company said in a statement.

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Young Pakistani Christian Girl Murdered Right Before Her Father by Muslims

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Young Pakistani Christian Girl Murdered Right Before Her Father by Muslims

Muslims in Pakistan took a young Christian girl and smashed her against some rocks, and she died right in front of her father, Akram Masih. Her and her father and mother, Parveen Bibi, were slaves to a Muslim brick kiln, and they were constantly beaten and cruelly abused by their slaver owners. The Christian girl was terribly ill and her parents begged their slave owners to loan them some money to pay for her treatment, but instead they murdered her before the father’s eyes. The daughter was very ill, and her brutal murder was recounted by her father who said:

They pushed her as well and she fell down on the nearby stones and she died on the spot. My daughter died in front of my eyes, they pushed my sick daughter, which led her to her death and I was helpless and was unable to do anything.

Her parents came to our organization, Rescue Christians, and told us of all their sufferings and how their daughter was killed, and our team in Pakistan rescued them by taking them to a safe house. As the father said:

About 10 days ago we met with team members of Rescue Christians. They came to us and we shared our entire situation with them. They promised us that they will surely help us. The RC team gave us the plan and during the night they managed our escape, and brought us to a safe place.

Rescue Christians conducted an interview with the mother and the father, here is the video of their horrifying story of slavery, persecution, and heartless murder:

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Jerusalem Synagogue Re-opens for Morning Prayers

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Jerusalem Synagogue Re-opens for Morning Prayers

The Jerusalem synagogue that was attacked by a pair of Palestinian assailants reopened today (Nov. 19) for morning prayers. The Bnei Torah Kehilat Yaakov synagogue attack killed four civilians and one police officer, the city’s deadliest mass murder in six years.

The four civilians killed were all rabbis; BBC reports that the men were killed by two Palestinians who carried a gun and meat cleavers.

Worshippers attended the morning prayers as usual on Wednesday, though the Bnei Torah Kehilat had a security guard posted at the entrance.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised that the Palestinians will face a penalty for their actions.

Netanyahu said he has “ordered the destruction of the homes of the Palestinians who carried out [Tuesday’s] massacre and to speed up the demolitions of those who carried out previous attacks.”

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ISIS to Iraqi Christians: ‘Obey, Pay, or Leave’

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Jerusalem Synagogue Attack; Rabbi Offers Prayers

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Jerusalem Synagogue Attack; Rabbi Offers Prayers

Lord Sacks, Britain’s former chief rabbi, has offered a prayer at a Vatican conference after militants killed at least four people in an attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem.

Religious leaders from all over the world – including Muslim and Jewish leaders as well as Christians – paused for a moment to pray while at a conference on marriage.

Two Palestinian men armed with a pistol, knives and axes stormed a seminary in West Jerusalem. Both of them were shot dead, police say.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to respond “with a heavy hand to the brutal murder”. US Secretary of State John Kerry described it as an act of “pure terror”.

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Pope To Raffle Gifts as Fund Raising Efforts for the Poor

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Pope To Raffle Gifts as Fund Raising Efforts for the Poor

Want a white Panama hat owned by the pope? Now is your chance.

Pope Francis is raffling off the Homero Ortega brand hat, a new four-wheel-drive Fiat Panda, bicycles, an espresso coffee machine, watches and other objects he has received as gifts in order to raise money for the poor.

A poster recently went up around the Vatican announcing the raffle of 13 objects as well as more than 30 unspecified “consolation prizes”.

In the past, most gifts given to popes have either been quietly given away to missions, church institutions, or have gathered dust in a Vatican warehouse.

Francis, the first Latin American pope, has made concern for the poor one of the hallmarks of his papacy. He recently ordered shower stalls to be built around the Vatican so that homeless people in the area could wash.

Tickets for the raffle cost 10 euros ($12.50) and the winners will be announced on January 8.

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Mayor Attacked by Pastors on Homeless Feeding Claims

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Mayor Attacked by Pastors on Homeless Feeding Claims

The mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is deliberately misleading people about a programme to feed homeless people, say pastors there.

The city has put a new ordinance in place which opponents say is aimed at clamping down on the distribution of free food by church-run charities, saying it encourages homelessness. One of those to fall foul of the legislation was 90-year-old Arnold Abbott, who faces jail because of the activities of his Love Thy Neighbour charity. The legislation says that outdoor food programmes must provide a portable toilet and cannot be within 500 feet of residences, and Abbott said it was impracticable for the charity to comply.

Now, Fort Lauderdale mayor Jack Seiler has claimed that adequate feeding arrangements have been put in place to ensure that no homeless person went hungry. He told the Local10 news station: “There are dozens and dozens of proper locations in the city of Fort Lauderdale. We’re working with some 70 churches, some 20-plus organisations – they’re all feeding on a regular and daily basis…Read More

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Liberty Counsel Launches Twelfth Annual Christmas Campaign

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Liberty Counsel Launches Twelfth Annual Christmas Campaign

Liberty Counsel launched its Twelfth Annual Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign, pledging to be a “Friend” to those who recognize Christmas and a “Foe” to those who censor it.

This year, employees from the Denver Post contacted Liberty Counsel after receiving a memo banning them from writing or using cards that say “Merry Christmas.” Often newspaper carriers will leave Christmas Cards in the mailboxes of those they serve. The Denver Post will provide its postal workers “Holiday Cards” to hand out and threatened anyone giving out different cards with firing. Federal regulations state that employers must make reasonable efforts to accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of their employees. It is ludicrous to threaten termination for wishing someone a “Merry Christmas,” a federal holiday.

Liberty Counsel has helped overturn a number of grinch-like decisions, including nativity scenes which were banned from public property, senior living centers banning elderly residents from singing Christmas carols, public schools which sought to ban students from wearing the Christmas colors of red and green, school officials who censored religious words from Christmas carols, companies which renamed Christmas trees to “holiday trees,” and Christmas parades renamed to “holiday” parades. In all of these situations, Liberty Counsel successfully educated and reversed these anti-Christmas sentiments.

As part of the annual “Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign,” Liberty Counsel publishes a “Naughty and Nice” list, which catalogs retailers who either censor (“naughty”) or recognize (“nice”) Christmas. The list is compiled from information gathered by individual consumers and is updated whenever new information is received. Liberty Counsel wants to give the gift of Christmas back to those who support it.

Liberty Counsel is an international nonprofit litigation, education, and policy organization dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and the family since 1989, by providing pro bono legal assistance and representation on these and related topics.

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Rick Warren Lays Out Plan for Christians to Defend and Promote Traditional Marriage

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Rick Warren Lays Out Plan for Christians to Defend and Promote Traditional Marriage

“There is always a danger in being the 28th speaker in a conference,” said Rick Warren during his speech today at Pope Francis’s marriage conference. “What’s left to say?”

Apparently plenty, as Warren’s speech—which he said he wrote from scratch the night before after yesterday’s speakers covered his previously prepared main points—was “probably the first time ever the synod hall resembled a revivalist meeting,” tweeted David Quinn, an Irish Catholic columnist. The Saddleback Church senior pastor reportedly received a standing ovation following his remarks defending marriage between a man and a woman.

“As Christians we seem to be known more for what we’re against than what we’re for. I want to change that,” said Warren. According to his prepared remarks obtained by CT, he explored why Hebrews 13:4 commands that “marriage is to be honored by everyone” and laid out an “action plan” for conference attendees. In true evangelical form, his eight steps are in mostly alphabetical order:

Affirm the authority of God’s word
Believe what Jesus taught about marriage
Celebrate healthy marriages
Develop small group courses to support marriage
Engage every media to promote marriage
Face attackers with joy and winsomeness
Give people confidence
Teach the purposes of marriage

“It is a myth that we must give up biblical truth on sexuality and marriage in order to evangelize,” said Warren in his conclusion, which noted how Saddleback recently baptized its 40,000th adult convert. “In the end we must be merciful to the fallen, show grace to struggling, and be patient with the doubting. But when God’s Word is clear we must not—and we cannot—back up, back off, back down, back out, or backslide from the truth…Read More

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Digital Platform Deal Announced by Microsoft and Real Madrid

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Digital Platform Deal Announced by Microsoft and Real Madrid

Real Madrid and Microsoft Corp have sealed an agreement to create a digital platform to connect fans of the European champions around the world.

Real president Florentino Perez and Orlando Ayala, a Microsoft vice president, presented the platform at a ceremony at Real’s Bernabeu stadium in the Spanish capital on Tuesday.

“Powered by Microsoft’s cloud solutions, we will offer fans exclusive, personalised and customised content and digital services,” Ayala said.

“So fans will be able to choose not only what content they want to access but also create their own customised versions of an experience whenever, however, and from wherever,” she added.

“And because sport is intrinsically community oriented, we’re setting up social and other digital ways for fans to share these experiences with friends and family in real time.”

Perez, who has transformed Real into the world’s richest club by income, said the agreement was “a powerful alliance” that was “capable of changing the relationship of millions of fans with Real Madrid”.

“In every country, on every continent, there will always be millions of Madridistas connected by a feeling that knows no borders,” added the construction magnate.

Real last month announced a long-term strategic partnership with Abu Dhabi fund International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) that will help fund a planned overhaul of their stadium.

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