A British woman who was fired from her school assistant position for raising concerns about LGBT and sex education appeared before a tribunal Monday and told the court she was “shocked” when she was dismissed.

Kristie Higgs, a Christian and a mother of two, had worked for six years as an assistant at Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire when she raised concerns on Facebook about the government’s Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) curriculum, which includes transgender and LGBT sex education. Her son attended the school, which is run by the Church of England.

According to Christian Concern, an anonymous person saw the Facebook posts and reported them to the school’s headteacher, who eventually dismissed Higgs. The mother reportedly was told the posts could “[bring] the school into disrepute.”

Christian Legal Centre is representing Higgs in her case to the employment tribunal.

“I have been punished for sharing concerns about relationships and sex education,” Higgs said in a news release. “I hold these views because of my Christian beliefs, beliefs and views which are shared by hundreds of thousands of parents across the U.K. My number one concern has always been the effect that learning about sex and gender in school will have on children at such a young age. I am determined to fight this case and to stand for Christians and all parents…

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden refused Monday to say whether he supports proposals by several prominent Democrats to add seats to the U.S. Supreme Court if President Trump and Republicans fill the vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Trump said Tuesday he would announce his selection at the White House Saturday.

Although the U.S. Constitution sets the rules for court appointments – the president nominates and the Senate confirms new justices – it does not offer guidance on how many seats the court should have, leaving that up to Congress. Since 1869, the court has had nine seats.

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (M.A.) said in a tweet that if Republicans fill the vacancy and Democrats take the Senate, “we must abolish the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court.” Such a move often is called “court-packing.”

Mitch McConnell set the precedent. No Supreme Court vacancies filled in an election year. If he violates it, when Democrats control the Senate in the next Congress, we must abolish the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court.

— Ed Markey (@EdMarkey) September 19, 2020

When asked if Democrats would add seats to the high court if they win a majority, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) said that “everything is on the table.”

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) also said she supports court-packing.

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In an interview with The Christian Post last Thursday, Evangelist Franklin Graham, President and CEO of humanitarian aid organization Samaritan’s Purse, discussed his upcoming prayer march, the current political atmosphere and national unrest.

“I think there’s kind of a boiling point here with many people. We have seen injustice on our streets and some of our communities. The frustration that people aren’t heard, that people are marginalized. It seems that all of this is boiling at the same time,” Graham said.

The evangelist added that politicians often exploit the current events, especially ahead of the upcoming presidential election. Nevertheless, Graham stressed that neither party can resolve the issues at hand.

“Republicans cannot fix it; Democrats cannot fix it. Only God can,” he asserted.

As God continues to be omitted from government, schools and society, Graham stated that it is a sign that the U.S. is “crumbling.”

“I don’t see our nation able to go much further unless we repent and call upon the name of Almighty God,” he said.

Regarding the state of many churches today, Graham also noted that it is difficult to determine whether or not the church will see another Great Awakening.

“For many in the church today, they’re comfortable and a lot of our pastors don’t want to rock the boat,” Graham stated.

The evangelist also discussed his upcoming prayer march, which will take place…

A Messianic Jewish rabbi believes the United States is in the midst of great shaking where the nation may soon pass the point of no return absent large-scale repentance.

In a Friday interview with The Christian Post, author Jonathan Cahn explained that his latest book, The Harbinger II: The Return, is a follow-up of sorts to his previous book, The Harbinger: The Ancient Mystery That Holds the Secret of America’s Future, which explains the template for national judgment and begins with a strike on the land. For the United States, he believes that strike was the events of September 11, 2001.

That would be followed by a window of time where a nation has time to repent and turn back to God. Yet when the window closes, divine judgment is imminent. Ever since the publication of The Harbinger, he has been calling for and envisioning an event like The Return, a gathering of mass repentance that began on Sept. 18 and will last until Sept. 28. A Global Day of Prayer is planned for Sept. 26, along with a prayer march in Washington, D.C.

Together with Kevin Jessip, who is the president of the Global Strategic Alliance, Cahn felt strongly that 2020 was the year for this event to…

Megachurch pastor and popular author David Platt will hold a special night of prayer for pastors this week as some church leaders he’s spoken with during the COVID-19 pandemic have told him they are struggling more than ever. 

“Most every pastor I talk to is struggling. Including some who don’t want to go on,” Platt, the lead pastor of McLean Bible Church in Vienna, Virginia, wrote on Twitter last Thursday.

“If you’re a pastor, I want to pray for and encourage you specifically.”

In a short video message included with his tweet, Platt says that pastors are struggling in a variety of ways. 

“Some say [they are] struggling more than they’ve ever struggled in life and ministry,” he stressed.

Some of them have even “served for decades,” the Radical author pointed out.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday night in her Washington D.C. home. She was 87 years old.

According to an announcement from the Supreme Court, Ginsburg’s death was caused by complications from her metastatic pancreatic cancer.

“Our Nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” Chief Justice John Roberts said regarding Ginsburg’s passing. “We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn, but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her – a tireless and resolute champion of justice.”

According to the Associated Press, in July, Ginsburg announced that she was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for lesions on her liver. This was her fifth battle with cancer since 1999.

Ginsburg was born in 1933 in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Cornell University in 1954. That same year, she married her husband, Martin. In 1959, Ginsburg graduated at the top of her class from Columbia University law school. She went on to serve as a law clerk to the Honorable Edmund L. Palmieri before becoming a research associate and then associate director of the Columbia Law School Project on International Procedure from 1961–1963. Ginsburg then served as a professor of law at Rutgers University School of Law from 1963–1972, and Columbia Law School from 1972–1980. In 1980, she was appointed as Judge of the U.S. Court of…

The producers of the hit Christian documentary series American Gospel have announced that they will release their own streaming service this fall.

In a statement on Friday, the producers explained that the streaming service will be known as AGTV and will feature “biblically-centered teaching” from a variety of sources, original programming, as well as their two American Gospel films.

“This is the riskiest thing we’ve ever done, but it will be the best way to get timely content to our supporters and provide like-minded material from filmmakers and ministries we trust,” the producers wrote.

“Everything on the network will tie in some way to our existing or future films,” Brandon Kimber, The Director of American Gospel explained.

Kimber will serve as the President and Chief Content Officer of the new streaming service.

AGTV will feature both a free section and a paid section on its platform, at under $5.99 a month.

“Free content will be provided by partners from Ligonier Ministries, Red Grace Media, Living Waters, The G3 Conference and White Horse Inn,” the announcement stated. “Kimber is still in talks with additional ministries.”

On the paid portion of the platform, the first two American Gospel films, Christ Alone and Christ Crucified will be featured. Additionally, extended versions of both films will be “formed into episodes with hours of additional round-table discussions,…

In Niles, Illinois, Romanian pastor Daniel Chiu of Logos Baptist Ministries, has been fined $800 for holding indoor church services.

According to The Christian Post, the city is claiming that Chiu violated an executive order from governor J.B. Pritzker restricting gatherings amid COVID-19.

Initially, Chiu was also handed four criminal charges for holding the gatherings, but after Christian legal firm Liberty Counsel jumped in, the city dropped the charges.

“It is beyond belief that a pastor would be charged with ‘disorderly conduct’ for peacefully and safely holding a church service,” Liberty Counsel founder and Chairman Mat Staver said according to The Christian Post. “Think about it — a pastor who survived communist Romania is charged with ‘disorderly conduct’ for holding a church service in America — the land of the free,” he continued. “This is shameful. The repression against the church under communism failed, and it will not succeed here in America.”

Liberty Counsel will now file a petition with the Supreme Court to get Illinois Governor’s Executive Order reviewed.

“While Gov. J.B. Pritzker removed ALL restrictions on churches and houses of worship when he was previously called to account to the Supreme Court, the High Court ruled that the governor failed to make it absolutely clear that he would not return to the prior executive order. This…