California Officially Becomes the First State to Offer Free Health Insurance to Some Undocumented Immigrants
California has officially become the first state to offer health insurance to some illegal immigrants.
According to CNN, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed several bills on Tuesday including SB-104 which will allow low-income individuals between the ages of 19 and 25 living illegally in the state of California to receive health insurance for free or at a discounted rate through the state’s Medicaid program – Medi-Cal.
According to USA Today, California legislators suggested a plan that also included providing free health insurance for undocumented immigrants over the age of 65 living in California. Reportedly, Newsome rejected this proposal on an account that it was too expensive.
As Christian Headlines previously reported, the bill was included in the state’s 2020 budget plan. The plan was proposed by Governor Newsom and is estimated to cost some $98 million out of the state’s total $213 billion budget. The law is set to go into effect in January 2020.
According to CNN, California lawmakers determined that in order to pay for the program, citizens who do not have health insurance will be penalized and required to pay a fee. The penalty fees will then be used to pay for health insurance for young adults living illegally in California.
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Ross Perot died yesterday morning in Dallas after a five-month battle with leukemia. He was eighty-nine.
Whether you live in Dallas or Denmark, you probably know of Mr. Perot through his two campaigns for president and his pioneering work in computer services that made him a billionaire.
But if that’s all you know of him, you missed the most significant part of him.
Write your own legacy
I met Mr. Perot and his wife, Margot, at various functions in Dallas over the years and know him primarily through my friendship with his son, Ross Perot Jr. But everywhere I travel in Dallas, I meet his legacy.
The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center was built in part through a $10 million donation from Mr. Perot, who insisted that the center be named not for himself but for his longtime business partner. Mr. Perot and his wife made contributions to medical care in our city exceeding $100 million.
His work on improving schools and caring for our nation’s POWs and veterans was groundbreaking. The rescue he organized for company employees imprisoned in Iran became the basis for Ken Follett’s 1983 nonfiction book, On Wings of Eagles, and a TV miniseries.
If you read the Dallas Morning News profile of Mr. Perot, you’ll get a sense of the man and his enduring significance to our city. If you read the Washington Post profile, you’ll see a much more negative, politicized agenda at work. (In fact, it’s hard for me to believe that the person who wrote the Post obituary ever met the man or his family.)
Therein lies my point today: if you want to leave your best legacy, write it yourself. Focus on who you are more than what you do. Care less about what the world thinks of you than what you can do for the world.
As Ross Perot told a reporter who asked what he wanted to be remembered for: “Aw, I don’t worry about that.” Be your best self and leave the results to…
Ken and Alison Orchard said they were not surprised at the decision to end disciplinary hearings against two sergeants and two constables.
They hit out at Devon and Cornwall Police for its “incompetence, negligence and sloppy practices” in relation to the death of their son Thomas.
“Strangely, we are not surprised, and yet deeply shocked,” they said.
“Despite their being charged with behaviour that could amount to gross misconduct, no further action will be taken against four police officers whose actions, together with others, in our opinion, directly led to Thomas’ death.
“And this is because of, what we believe to be, incompetence, negligence and sloppy practices from the very people and processes that were meant to protect our son.
“We are not surprised because, in our assessment, we have witnessed it again and again over the past seven years.
“We are not surprised because, to be honest, we never really had any faith in this tribunal, believing it to be an investigation held – only reluctantly after direction from the IOPC – by the police, for the police.
“However, we also remain deeply shocked. As a family we used to believe in the system; we believed that if something bad happened, justice would be served.”But no-one and no process that we have witnessed to date has fully explored – openly, honestly and constructively – the catastrophic failings surrounding…
Leadership skills and knowing who you are as a leader are important as you lead a revitalization. Today we discuss the 12 types of leaders in a revitalization.
Episode Highlights:
Church revitalizers are often already in place in a church. Instead of being placed there, they have to determine how to lead while already in their current role.
There are a lot of successful church revitalizers who aren’t the “charismatic, dynamic leader” type but are just persistent and faithful to the task.
Four keys for pastors looking to revitalize: preach, pray, love, and stay.
Revitalization need a goal or you’ll never know if it’s successful.
The five points we discuss are:
Why we cannot assess most pastors to be qualified for church revitalization
The strong leader personality is assumed to be the best fit
Too many pastors try to change their personalities to lead revitalization
In the past, most churches would grow regardless of the leadership personality of the pastor
A quick look at 12 leadership personalities for revitalization
Resources mentioned in this episode include:
Revitalize & Replant is sponsored by the North American Mission Board and ChurchReplanters.com. More than 10% of churches in North America are at risk of closing and the North American Mission Board is committed to reversing this trend by decreasing the death rate of existing churches while simultaneously increasing the birth rate of…
American Psychological Association Launches Task Force Encouraging Non-Monogamous Relationships
The American Psychological Association has launched a task force that will encourage “awareness and inclusivity” for any kind of sexual impulse, according to CBN News.
The APA has said the task force is dedicated to “Consensual Non-Monogamy” and is advocating for “people who practice polyamory, open relationships, swinging, relationship anarchy and other types of ethical, non-monogamous relationships.”
“Finding love and/or sexual intimacy is a central part of most people’s life experience,” the APA said on its site. “However, the ability to engage in desired intimacy without social and medical stigmatization is not a liberty for all. This task force seeks to address the needs of people who practice consensual non-monogamy, including their intersecting marginalized identities.”
However, Andre Van Mol, a California doctor and co-chairman of the committee on adolescent sexuality for the American College of Pediatricians, told the Christian Post that there is a “cult of affirmation” of people hoping to understand what he called “marginal sexual behavior.”
In 1973, the APA removed homosexuality from its definition of mental disorders. In 2009, it officially rejected conversion therapy for those with same-sex attractions.
“The Task Force on so-called ‘Consensual Non-Monogamy’ is more evidence that the American…
Pastor Neil Tomba cycled across the US last month on a three-thousand-mile Conversations Coast to Coast ride. His team began in Santa Monica, California, on May 25, and ended thirty-three days later, on June 28, in Annapolis, Maryland.
For a month, we rode side-by-side for miles on end.
Well, sometimes we rode single file when traffic and road conditions demanded it.
As we rode, we engaged people across the country with kindness, respect, and curiosity. We had conversations and talked about things that were important to them and to us.
We asked questions about where they live, what they value, what they think is important to their community, if they think about spiritual things, and what they think about Jesus.
We tried not only to show others how we can have kind and respectful conversations about faith and spiritual matters, but we wanted to use our experiences as a tool to educate and equip Christians to start conversations wherever they may be in life.
A favorite line from my days with Cru (formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ International) is the definition of successful conversations about Jesus: “taking the initiative in the power of the Holy Spirit and leaving the results to God.”
I believe that Jesus’ call in my life is to impact culture but to start with individuals by connecting with people on a heart level. To do that, we live side-by-side—not as superior people with all the answers.
Riding bikes, I discovered the effectiveness of side-by-side conversations instead of going all out for face-to-face confrontations.
Talking face-to-face
Starting a conversation with someone about real issues—issues of hope, purpose, and faith—takes some effort, but it’s worth it. I believe it’s what the Lord has called us to do, as believers.
Coming alongside another person and just talking can be comfortable. Nonthreatening. Just standing next to someone and listening…
In a video released by the Falsely Accused Individuals for Reform (FAIR), who advocate for justice and law reform for those falsely accused of sexual offences, Sir Cliff said: “It’s not just for celebrities, it’ll be for the everyday man in the street.”
He added: “I’d had this false accusation and I can only tell you what it would have done for me had I not been named.
“I was never charged, I was never arrested. It still bugs me that other people, men and women are going to find themselves in that same position.
“The only way to help them is to make a change in the law, the rules aren’t correct.”
Cliff called for a change in the law on sex-offence investigations, after accusations of child sexual assault made against the singer, were broadcast by the BBC.
The proposed Anonymity (Arrested Persons) Bill would make it illegal for those arrested for alleged sexual abuse to be publicly named until charges have been brought.
The parliamentary petition supported by FAIR, has been signed by over 24,000 people since it went live 13 days ago.
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