Trump Administration to Release Part of Its Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan

Trump Administration to Release Part of Its Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan



The Trump administration will release part of its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan on June 25 and June 26.


According to CBN news, President Donald Trump will unveil the plan at the “Peace to Prosperity” workshop in Bahrain. The White House has said the plan could “radically transform” lives in the area.


“I look forward to these important discussions about a vision that will offer Palestinians exciting new opportunities to realize their full potential.  This workshop will engage leaders from across the entire Middle East to promote economic growth and opportunity for the people in this important region,” said United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin.


Jared Kushner, senior adviser to Trump, said the plan points to economic progress.


“The Palestinian people, along with all people in the Middle East, deserve a future with dignity and the opportunity to better their lives. Economic progress can only be achieved with a solid economic vision, and if the core political issues are resolved. We look forward to presenting our vision on ways to bridge the core political issues very soon,” Kushner said.


According to Politico, the plan will reportedly have four major parts: infrastructure, industry, empowering and investing in people and governance reforms.


Meanwhile, some Palestinian officials have already said the plan will fail.


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Jeremy Camp: The World’s ‘Only Hope’ Is Focus of New Song, Movie

Jeremy Camp: The World’s ‘Only Hope’ Is Focus of New Song, Movie



Jeremy Camp says the message behind his newest single mirrors the message of his forthcoming album and movie: 


True hope is found only in Christ.


Camp’s newest single, Dead Man Walking, was released Friday alongside an accompanying music video. 


His next album is scheduled to hit stores this fall, while the movie based on his 2003 song I Still Believe – a tune written after his first wife’s death to cancer – will film this summer and release in 2020.


Dead Man Walking is based on Colossians 2:13: “When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave all our sins.”


He recorded it and the album when he was dealing with a personal crisis. 


“I’ve always loved that Scripture,” Camp told Christian Headlines. “Before we gave our life to Christ, we weren’t really alive. We were dead. That was stirring in me. [The song] is a reflection back on what God has done in my life.”  


The video shows Camp meandering through a desert and in an abandoned building. At the end of the video, he discovers a cross atop a hill. The song includes the lyric, “You are the key to all of my chains / to all that I was, now I’m not a slave.”


The song and video, Camp says, have a lesson for the audience: “You’re going to be searching. You’re not gonna find it until you find…

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Christian charity says churches are filling hunger gap government should be preventing

The non-profit organisation says the UK is breaching international duties by ignoring families in hunger.

It is blaming the introduction of Universal Credit, cuts to welfare spending and a falling standard of living.

 

 

Jubilee+, a charity that equips churches to engage more effectively with communities and to help them increase their capacity to serve the poor, told Premier it has seen evidence of the Human Rights Watch’s claims.

Head of communications and policy for Jubilee+, Natalie Williams, told Premier: “We are seeing people struggling on a day to day basis in ways that we haven’t in the past.

“The food bank I’m involved with in Hastings has seen a 113% increase in referrals in the last two and a half years since Universal Credit came to our town, so these figures aren’t really a surprise to me, but I do think it’s deeply troubling.”

Natalie told Premier’s News Hour that churches are spending almost £400m a year on helping the poorest in their communities through a range of initiatives, from food banks to debt centres to education coaching and mentoring to tackling modern slavery.

She said: “I think there’s also a personal responsibility for us as Christians, if we know that someone is struggling, if we know that someone’s in need, and if we can afford to help, then to actually kind of live sacrificially and give to those in need around us as well.

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Abortion Restrictions Are ‘Against Christian Faith,’ Democratic Presidential Candidate Kirsten Gillibrand Says

Abortion Restrictions Are ‘Against Christian Faith,’ Democratic Presidential Candidate Kirsten Gillibrand Says



Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand says laws that restrict or ban abortion are “against Christian faith” and violate the tenant of free will.


The procedure, she added, should be funded by taxpayers. 


Gillibrand spoke Thursday in Atlanta at the Georgia state capitol, addressing new laws in Mississippi, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama that either restrict abortion when an unborn baby’s heartbeat is present or mostly ban it. 


“If you are a person of the Christian faith, one of the tenants of our faith is free will,” Gillibrand said, according to CBS News. She was backed by pro-choice advocates. “One of the tenants of our democracy is that we have a separation of church and state, and under no circumstances are we supposed to be imposing our faith on other people. And I think this is an example of that effort.” 


The Hyde amendment – which prohibits taxpayer funding of abortion – should not be renewed by Congress, Gillibrand said. She also has pledged only to nominate Supreme Court justices who support Roe v. Wade. Gillibrand is a U.S. senator from New York. 


R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, called Gillibrand’s free will argument “theological gibberish.” 


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Churches oppose post office closures

The National Rural Officer for the Methodist and United Reformed Churches, the Reverend Elizabeth Clark, says cuts to the post office network could be “quite devastating”.

Elizabeth Clark warned: “It feels as if it’s just another thing that’s gone. It could start to feel a bit siege-like. Everything is pulling out and leaving us.”

The survey has been carried out by the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters.

 

 

The Federation’s Head of Policy, Peter Hall, told Premier some businesses face closure while others would consider cutbacks in services or opening hours.

“In a small village the post office might be the only shop in the village. So if it closes there’s no alternative besides an outreach service.

“That’s a mobile van or opening up in another space like a church hall for a few hours each week.”

Elizabeth Clark says Christians should support local businesses by making sure they use them regularly.

“It’s no good lamenting that the shop’s closed if we never actually went in and bought anything there.

“Perhaps that’s part of our Christian duty, to support the services and facilities that are in our communities so that others can benefit too.”

But Elizabeth Clark thinks if a local post office is forced to close, the churches in the area should consider radical solutions. She praised communities which have agreed to provide post office services in church buildings.

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Amateur Photographer Captures Image of Jesus Shining through the Clouds

Amateur Photographer Captures Image of Jesus Shining through the Clouds



A photo posted to social media went viral last week because of its divine subject.


According to Fox News, Mónica Aramayo of San Salvador de Jejuy, Argentina, reportedly took a photo on her I-Phone of the sun shining through the clouds to form the image of Jesus Christ.


According to the outlet, Aramayo decided to post the image online because she wanted to share the rare moment with her followers.


The Florida Post reports that soon after Aramayo posted the photo it went viral.


Some people quickly drew comparisons of the clouded figure to the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, only 3,000 miles from the cloud sighting. Others criticized the photo, claiming that it was photoshopped.


On a tweet of the photo by the Florida Post, several people also questioned if it was simply an optical illusion.


One Twitter user who describes herself as a Christian and an old school hippie, commented, “I believe it is a cloud reflection of the statue in Argentina. It looks exactly like that. And we don’t know really what Jesus looked like. This is not a miracle, but a mirage.”


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Charity brings Christian communications into the 21st century

The Church Comms Improvement Project is offering churches across the country free website design, new posters and brand identities.

With many UK Churches stretched for resources and budget, the Christian Publishing and Outreach (CPO) initiative aims to improve media quality and engage more people with the gospel message.

 

 

CPO representative Jo Swinney told Premier: “Design and communication is not incidental it’s absolutely core to a church’s effectiveness and mission and outreach and its impact on its local community.”

She added: “Some churches still don’t even have a web presence. I think nowadays that’s the first port of call for a newcomer, a quick Google search and they’ll make a call as to whether it’s somewhere they want to go based on the homepage.”

The scheme which allows Christians to nominate a church in need of support, is working to remove some of the barriers that stand in the way of people encountering God’s love.

Ms. Swinney said: “It’s about not putting stumbling blocks in the way of people hearing a message that deserves the very best and the most brilliant and beautiful communication tools possible.”

Grants can be won by churches who apply and could be include training in media, physical resources or website support between the value of £50-£1000. 

 

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Trump Wants Exceptions in Abortion Bans, Urges Pro-Lifers to ‘Stay United’

Trump Wants Exceptions in Abortion Bans, Urges Pro-Lifers to ‘Stay United’



President Trump distanced himself Sunday from Alabama’s new law banning abortion, saying he prefers exceptions be made for rape, incest and the life of the mother. 


He also said his pro-life views mirror those of Ronald Reagan.


Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law Wednesday the Human Life Protection Act, which prohibits abortion except when it is needed to avoid a “serious health risk” to the mother. 


“As most people know, and for those who would like to know, I am strongly Pro-Life, with the three exceptions – Rape, Incest and protecting the Life of the mother – the same position taken by Ronald Reagan,” Trump wrote on Twitter.


“We have come very far in the last two years with 105 wonderful new Federal Judges (many more to come), two great new Supreme Court Justices, the Mexico City Policy, and a whole new & positive attitude about the Right to Life,” Trump added.


“The Radical Left, with late-term abortion (and worse), is imploding on this issue. We must stick together and Win for…

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Pope’s ‘amazing’ response to Archbishop’s cheeky request

The Right Reverend Justin Welby said he “very cheekily” asked Pope Francis to record a video message for Thy Kingdom Come, the international prayer campaign which has won support from a range of Christian denominations.

The Archbishop says the Pope’s spontaneous reaction was “utterly inspiring”.

 

 

In his message, Pope Francis says the Lord’s Prayer helps Christians to ask the Holy Spirit to fill their hearts.

“We all have a problem and that is our hearts tend to shrink, become smaller and close.

“We can’t solve that problem by ourselves. Only the Holy Spirit can solve it.”

Justin Welby used Twitter to ask people to share the Pope’s video message, which implicitly endorses Thy Kingdom Come.

 

Video of the meeting shows the Pope and the Archbishop in animated conversation. Pope Francis gestures with his hands to underline the message that Christians depend on the Holy Spirit to find the strength to face life’s challenges.

The Pope concludes his video message, “With my brother Justin Welby, we want to tell you that we walk alongside you in this prayer – Thy Kingdom Come.”

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