Are Gene Edited Cows or Humans What We Really Need?

Are Gene Edited Cows or Humans What We Really Need?: F. William Engdahl for Journal NEO Scientists using the “second generation” of genetic manipulation technology have used gene-editing to alter the DNA of breed of cattle so that they supposedly do not grow horns. At around the same time another group of scientists claim to have injected human cells into monkeys to create chimeras, as in the ancient Greek myths of beings part lion, part snake. Earlier this year a group of Chinese researchers claimed to have deliberately gene-edited monkey…

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HOW IS THE HOLY SPIRIT OUR HELPER?

HOW IS THE HOLY SPIRIT OUR HELPER? by Michael Horton for Core Christianity Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. (John 16:7) In his teaching on the Holy Spirit, Jesus began by telling them that judgment would begin within the church. Although the world will judge the church, Jesus said that the ruler of this world had already been…

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How to Date Someone with Different Political or Religious Views

How to Date Someone with Different Political or Religious Views from Making Sense of Manliness Politics and religion are two of the most divisive and emotive topics in our communities today. Every politics and religion enthusiast is trying to outdo their opposition, desperate to appear superior to the other. And while that is legal and acceptable in the society, what happens when love is caught in the wrangles? Better put; how difficult or easy is it date someone who holds religious or political views that sharply contradicts yours? Well, please…

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How Vanity Fair’s Instagram Mommy Murfer Celebrates Traditional Living

How Vanity Fair’s Instagram Mommy Murfer Celebrates Traditional Living By Melissa Langsam Braunstein for The Federalist What’s perhaps most countercultural about Courtney Adamo, an heiress who can afford to live as she pleases, is how much she reflects traditionally conservative ideals about family life. Growing up, it was all about fiction for me. I loved vicariously visiting new places and gaining insight into how others live and might think. These days, I don’t have time for novels, but I do have Vanity Fair profiles. VF’s recent profile of Instagram influencer Courtney Adamo and…

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Calling Is Not Called?!

Calling Is Not Called?! We here the phrase, a lot, “what is my calling?” or “find your calling.” Some form of this phrase is used quiet often in our lives, especially, when we are younger or when we are speaking with younger people.  This is one of those phrases that everyone presumes the meaning, and depth, is understood. The question is – who understands the true meaning and depth of what is being said and, more importantly, what is being heard. This is one of the more fascinating looks at…

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Abby Johnson, the Inspiration for the Unplanned Movie, On the Growing Pro-Life Movement (Video)

Abby Johnson, the Inspiration for the Unplanned Movie, On the Growing Pro-Life Movement Video by American Thought Leaders / The Epoch Times At the Western Conservative Summit, we sat down with Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood Director who became increasingly disturbed by what she saw within the organization. She eventually transformed into a vocal pro-life advocate, and her story inspired the film Unplanned. Video Source

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Trump policy partially defunding Planned Parenthood can take effect while case proceeds: court

Trump policy partially defunding Planned Parenthood can take effect while case proceeds: court by Calvin Freiburger for Life Site The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals gave another procedural win to the Trump administration Thursday by reaffirming its policy that threatens to cut a tenth of Planned Parenthood’s federal tax funding may be implemented while the legal case on its merits proceeds. In February, the administration finalized a rule that will require “clear financial and physical separation between Title X-funded projects and programs or facilities where abortion is a method of family planning,”…

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Focus on the Family’s Jim Daly On the Importance of Family, Marriage, and Having Children (Video)

Focus on the Family’s Jim Daly On the Importance of Family, Marriage, and Having Children Video by American Thought Leaders / The Epoch Times At the Western Conservative Summit, we sit down with Jim Daly, an author, broadcaster, and president of Focus on the Family. We discuss the importance of family, strong marriages, and cherishing the blessing of children, especially from a traditional Christian perspective. We also explore what he sees as “ideological warfare” with the left. Video Source

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What Happens When You Risk It All?

What Happens When You Risk It All? by Randolph Jason for Gospel News Network Our country was founded by men and women that were brave and stood tall. Did they make mistakes? Lots of mistakes. Did they build one of the greatest IDEA’s ever published? Absolutely. What’s usually overlooked when people discuss the Constitution and the Bill of Rights is the fact the Founding Fathers actually took most of the concepts and ideas from ancient Greece, the original Republic. The United States is not a democracy, it is a Constitutional…

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